The_Dragon_Reborn Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Has anyone who has been training on monsters that drop gems for the past few days (since the bracelet update) noticed that they are dropping more? I trained from 60 - 68 defence on Moss Giants, and in this time I got roughly 7 uncut gems from them. So far, on my first trip today, I have 5 already. I think that Jagex has increased the drop rate of uncut gems...by a lot. I'm going to be training at Mossies for a while, so I'll do some more experiments. What do you think? Has anyone else experienced this? ~~Let The Dragon ride again, on the winds of time~~I've always felt as if I'm the only person who can understand the concept of sarcasm on the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoswellCrash Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 There are lots post about Jagex trying to make dragon cheaper, bringing attention to the QK as to get more d chains into circulation.. And gems and d sq left has are in the same drop type I believe.. maybe they are trying to increase the drop rate of the shield :-k Or what she said :-w (Below) - Twitter | RuneScape FB Group | My PC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stilev Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 its probaly all in your head... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold_Tiger10 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 its probaly all in your head... I agree. :lol: here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leebrave Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 you want gems? go fight Goraks guranteed 5-7 each trip Gorak Chronicles Ended, thinking of something new for next week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dragon_Reborn Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 its probaly all in your head... I don't think so. I train on Moss Giants a lot, and gem drops are seldom. 5 in one trip is quite a lot to be honest. ~~Let The Dragon ride again, on the winds of time~~I've always felt as if I'm the only person who can understand the concept of sarcasm on the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoffmanbmxx Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 the only thing i notice is that gem drops are more common in rs2 than rsc.. 120+ combat 1800+ total | level 76 rscwhip drops: 31abyssal heads: 1dark bows: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilleus Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 its probaly all in your head... I don't think so. I train on Moss Giants a lot, and gem drops are seldom. 5 in one trip is quite a lot to be honest. I believe you.....Seems to fit in etc......Why not....I havent been on rs for a while so i wouldnt know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meb Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 its probaly all in your head... I don't think so. I train on Moss Giants a lot, and gem drops are seldom. 5 in one trip is quite a lot to be honest. I got about 300k defence xp yesterday and noticed no difference in the rarity of gems. Retired 2146 overall - 136 combat - 6 skillcapes Plus I think the whole teenage girl thing will end soon (hopefully), because my girlfriend is absolutely in love with him(she is 18), and im beginning to feel threatened by his [Justin Bieber] dashing looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocacolabottle Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 And gems and d sq left has are in the same drop type I believe.. maybe they are trying to increase the drop rate of the shield :-k I got a Left half yesterday :anxious: Anyways it would make sense that they would increase the gem drop rate with all the new jewellery, don't think they did though. 99 Slayer since August 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyMcNabb Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 it is all in your head... you should probably see someone about that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dragon_Reborn Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 its probaly all in your head... I don't think so. I train on Moss Giants a lot, and gem drops are seldom. 5 in one trip is quite a lot to be honest. I got about 300k defence xp yesterday and noticed no difference in the rarity of gems. Maybe it was just a really lucky run... Other people there at the time were saying that they were getting an awful lot of gems too. It might have just been a unique bug, like this time when me and 3 other people got back-to-back rune med drops at Lessers. Oh well, I thought I had just stimbled upon something interesting. ~~Let The Dragon ride again, on the winds of time~~I've always felt as if I'm the only person who can understand the concept of sarcasm on the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_tallest1 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 For what it's worth I noticed a largish amount of gem drops from Cave horrors yesterday. I've never fought them prior but getting 7 gems in a trip seemed odd at least to me since I very seldom get more than 2 in any given stint of killing things. A change in the drop rate didn't occur to me. I was more annoyed at having to decide what I wanted to keep and what to drop. 571st to 99 Fm Nov. 4 '06 - 315th to 99 Crafting Mar. 3 '07 - 3410th to 99 Fishing Sept. 18 '0726378th to 99 Cooking Oct. 16 '07 -.- 99 Thieving Dec. 29 '07 - 1343rd to 99 Farming June 5 '081807th to 99 Agility Nov. 8 '08 - 3094th to 99 Smithing Feb. 14 '092012 total - 91 combat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwrm22 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 its probaly all in your head... I agree. :lol: painfull... 12 saphires and some mossgiants in your head... i hope they realy increased the drops... i like gems :wink: ^^ click my sig for my lesser ranging guide ^^jwrm22: 4816th > 99 cooking 100% f2p !1172 total! + 140mil in items.i dont play anymore... i think rs is ruined Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celestrana Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Has anyone who has been training on monsters that drop gems for the past few days (since the bracelet update) noticed that they are dropping more? I trained from 60 - 68 defence on Moss Giants, and in this time I got roughly 7 uncut gems from them. So far, on my first trip today, I have 5 already. I think that Jagex has increased the drop rate of uncut gems...by a lot. I'm going to be training at Mossies for a while, so I'll do some more experiments. What do you think? Has anyone else experienced this? That's an interesting observation, although it's been a very long time since i've killed any Moss Giants. Here's some suggestions to help with your experiment: 1. Kill 1000 Moss Giants, using your melee equipment with not gem drop boosting items such as an Amulet of Glory and/or Ring of Wealth 2. Kill 1000 Moss Giants, melee, with one gem/rare drop boosting item such as an Amulet of Glory OR Ring of Wealth 3. Repeat #2 but this time use the other gem/rare boosting item. If you used the Amulet of Glory in #2, use the Ring of Wealth this time. 4. Again kill 1000 Moss Giants, melee, this time using both gem/rare boosting items. The reason why I'm suggesting that you kill 1000 Moss Giants each time is because a large sample set will help you determine the probability of a gem dropping from a Moss Giant. Also, each setup will help you find out how each gem/rare drop boosting item affects the gem drop rate. By the way, #1 is considered your "control" data set because the gem drop rate will not be influenced by external sources. This will also help you compare results from #2 to #4. EDIT: I think the glory only helps gem chances whilst mining. I have noticed an increase in the amounts of uncuts from lesser demons recently. Ah that's right! Thanks for the clarification. So to change the experiment parameters, remove the Amulet of Glory and only use #1 for the control set and use a Ring of Wealth for the experiment set. Again, having a very large sample set will increase the accurracy of the drop rate. Knowledge is Power; a Tip.it guide answers many commonly asked questions.~Celestrana: Making of a Hero ~ (Visit my blog, today!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swordwindtrtrtrt Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 ^I think the glory only helps gem chances whilst mining. I have noticed an increase in the amounts of uncuts from lesser demons recently. GF TIF. 9 November 2006 - 22 January 2008, when I could no longer stand the painted turd that is the Tip.It community. Only posting in rants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brave Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 The answer is definately yes and by about 50% (I keep records of all drops I get). For example Banshees (which I kill a lot of for their Pure Essence drop). Before the update I got, on average, 1 gem per 100 kills, now I am getting, on average, 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brave Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Has anyone who has been training on monsters that drop gems for the past few days (since the bracelet update) noticed that they are dropping more? I trained from 60 - 68 defence on Moss Giants, and in this time I got roughly 7 uncut gems from them. So far, on my first trip today, I have 5 already. I think that Jagex has increased the drop rate of uncut gems...by a lot. I'm going to be training at Mossies for a while, so I'll do some more experiments. What do you think? Has anyone else experienced this? That's an interesting observation, although it's been a very long time since i've killed any Moss Giants. Here's some suggestions to help with your experiment: 1. Kill 1000 Moss Giants, using your melee equipment with not gem drop boosting items such as an Amulet of Glory and/or Ring of Wealth 2. Kill 1000 Moss Giants, melee, with one gem/rare drop boosting item such as an Amulet of Glory OR Ring of Wealth 3. Repeat #2 but this time use the other gem/rare boosting item. If you used the Amulet of Glory in #2, use the Ring of Wealth this time. 4. Again kill 1000 Moss Giants, melee, this time using both gem/rare boosting items. The reason why I'm suggesting that you kill 1000 Moss Giants each time is because a large sample set will help you determine the probability of a gem dropping from a Moss Giant. Also, each setup will help you find out how each gem/rare drop boosting item affects the gem drop rate. By the way, #1 is considered your "control" data set because the gem drop rate will not be influenced by external sources. This will also help you compare results from #2 to #4. EDIT: I think the glory only helps gem chances whilst mining. I have noticed an increase in the amounts of uncuts from lesser demons recently. Ah that's right! Thanks for the clarification. So to change the experiment parameters, remove the Amulet of Glory and only use #1 for the control set and use a Ring of Wealth for the experiment set. Again, having a very large sample set will increase the accurracy of the drop rate. One slight problem with this he can't compare drop rates NOW with drop rates lbefore the update (unless he has a time machine) :wall: :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr0phet00 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 ^I think the glory only helps gem chances whilst mining. I have noticed an increase in the amounts of uncuts from lesser demons recently. I agree..the AoG only increases gems while mining. Frankly, I'm not convinced that the RoW increases the drop rate of gems either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celestrana Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 One slight problem with this he can't compare drop rates NOW with drop rates lbefore the update (unless he has a time machine) :wall: :lol: Yes, very true but at least we can determine the current drop rate. It's not a total loss. And yes, I realize this data is useless if we can't compare it to the past drop rate. #-o Knowledge is Power; a Tip.it guide answers many commonly asked questions.~Celestrana: Making of a Hero ~ (Visit my blog, today!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napasaran Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Gem drop rate has increased since last update, so has half key rate. Before that update I got average 1 half key per 2 abyssal demon slayer tasks, now i get 2-3 half keys per task. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o_knames Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 If I'm not mistaken, Jagex has adjusted drops in the past to account for new updates and the subsequent [bleep]e in demand. It's like changing respawn rates when a new quest comes out involving a particular beast. I'm not saying that's what's going on here, but I do think it's a possibility. Maxed total levelsRemaining for Completionist Cape: Livid Farm spell (Borrowed Power) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBowser Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Jagex has, undoutably increased Gem Drop rates, or else, in theory, gem prices would increase 2 times what they were before, as there are now 2 times more things to make. It is be the same with half-keys. As a result, drops that are under 400gp will be droped, as people will pick gems in their place. So, mayby we will finaly be able tp go to non-members and buy gems from random people, as they will have more gems. Wonder what they will do about onx, though. Let the prices soar? That's what it takes to be a hero, a little gemof innocence inside of you that makes you wantto believe that there still exists a right and wrong,that decency will somehow triumph in the end.--Lise Hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made0f12une Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 I get about 5-8 gems per hunter level now, where before I use to only get coins ^^ClicK^^"I backed my car into a cop car the other dayWell he just drove off sometimes life's ok...Alright already we'll all float onAlright don't worry we'll all float on" - Isaac BrockDays Hunting:4 - Kingly Imps Caught:2Money Earned: 4.5-5m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikemaster25 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 That'd be nice as they are good exp to cut, worth a fair penny...and are helpful in making amulets and the such :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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