Are you KIDDING me?

[TheOz]

Can I have some of your luck? J-Just a little?

I am over 3100 ego - got my first at 1646 - Don't think I am lucky at all - just persistent.

Did I mention that I only really use 1 of them? The rest don't fit my playstyle.

[Mclovin913010]

I'm pretty unlucky myself, but do you understand how percentages work? They wouldn't be legendary if they were easily dropped.
You're angry for not recieving a legendary but at the same time you're not appreciating what it's like to have acquired a legendary either.

If you havn't acquired a legendary before, then, well, keep gritting your teeth and then blow all your rage out when you finally do get a legendary.

Then come back to complain some more 'cause it's inevitable.

I think they should be called "elusive" rather than "legendary" weapons, unless the elusiveness of the weapon IS legendary...... I need an aspirin!

[hagndaz]

There's a saying that's popular on the Borderlands 2 forum, "random is random". A lot of the legendary items have 0.xx% chance of dropping. Some people have 100's of legendaries, some have 2. The difference between the two games loot systems is that with Borderlands 2, is that you know exactly which boss will drop the desired weapon. The other thing is that the same legendary has many variations, so even if you finally get the weapon you're looking for, it may not have the ideal stats. Another similarity is that the player's have created a decent economy through trading desired weapons back and forth. Some players may have been lucky enough to have a weapon they weren't looking for drop and the trade forum is used as intended so everyone can make reasonable trades.

Like Defiance, the Borderlands 2's currency is just as useless as Scrip, so the desirability of different weapons to use for what you're trying to accomplish is the driving factor of the economy.

I'm not comparing game type or gameplay between the two games, Im just using it to explain what I feel is an ideal economy for weapon rarity and desirability. This is hard to implement in Defiance because there is no variation between weapons or a location/boss to farm for the desired weapon. Random is random, and you're never guaranteed to find any legendaries. All you can do is grind away and pray.

[N3gativeCr33p]

There's a saying that's popular on the Borderlands 2 forum, "random is random".

That's a popular phrase around almost any game's forums... which include loot in the gameplay.

[Smoky]

Tier 2 have like 2% chance for legendary item, Tier 3 have 4% and Tier 4 have like 6% or something like this.
So dont tell me you will have more legendary stuff from Tier 4.

The thing with Tier 4 boxes is most of the time I get 3 blue's and 1 green. You only get 3 weapons from Tier 3 and you won't get 3 blue's every time, that's for sure. I get more purples and blues from Tier 4's...also I do get legendary's from time to time...I think I've gotten 8 legendary's so far. But I've bought a ton of Tier 4 boxes too.

[Zydrate]

I'm terrified that my first Legendary won't even be a gun I use (I only consistently use two or three). And I don't even know how to trade in-game yet.

[Muffins]

The thing with Tier 4 boxes is most of the time I get 3 blue's and 1 green. You only get 3 weapons from Tier 3 and you won't get 3 blue's every time, that's for sure. I get more purples and blues from Tier 4's...also I do get legendary's from time to time...I think I've gotten 8 legendary's so far. But I've bought a ton of Tier 4 boxes too.

Worst case I ever got from Tier 4 was 1 blue, 3 greens.
But today I got 3 purples, 1 green!

[hagndaz]

That's a popular phrase around almost any game's forums... which include loot in the gameplay.

This is true, but that's the only other loot based game I've played with multiplayer. Some people need to accept it and cross their fingers like the players of those other games.

[N3gativeCr33p]

This us true, but that's the only loot based game I've played with multiplayer. Some people need to accept it and cross their fingers like the players of those other games.

Oh, I completely agree... but these four games are the first ones that I think of whenever I hear "random is random".

Borderlands
Borderlands 2
DC Universe Online
Defiance

[Hope499]

My buddy pulled 14 oranges last night lol

Total is now over 50 oranges pulled, from T2-tier 4