You guys are insanely lucky to get 16/hr. I did 6 pony runs last night with a friend. All elite/champ/clouds done with average 285 MF including NV stacks. I manage to get 18 rares total. Lol. Can't wait to always get one instead of seeing 2-4 blues drop 80% of the time.
That will be the main reason why ponies will be the most profitable thing to farm after the patch.
Read the two previous posts above: no more clouds.
Clouds aren't the reason for it. Read the NV change. Those ponies are considered act4 elite pack monsters which are on par with Inferno Diablo loot wise. They will ALWAYS drop rare item off them which has extremely high potential to be level 63.
It's the same as going for a full act 3 clear now...ilvl doesn't change between act 3-4
Indeed. But pony level doesn't have those annoying ranged mobs (soul rippers, heralds of pestilence, fallen shamans, quilboars etc.) which makes it much less risky to run.
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The damage enemies will do in act 2,3 and 4 will be reduced in 1.0.3 and not in ponyland. Therefor as a melee i see no benefit of going after the ponies
I believe I read somewhere (here) that ponies are hard coded NOT to drop the highest gear so if it is better gear you are farming then this would not be the best place to farm.
I believe I read somewhere (here) that ponies are hard coded NOT to drop the highest gear so if it is better gear you are farming then this would not be the best place to farm.
This is definately not true, I've gotten the best gloves I've ever seen for a DH here as well as many other high tier items worth millions. It was profitable before now its just better.
I believe I read somewhere (here) that ponies are hard coded NOT to drop the highest gear so if it is better gear you are farming then this would not be the best place to farm.
This is definately not true, I've gotten the best gloves I've ever seen for a DH here as well as many other high tier items worth millions. It was profitable before now its just better.
Well I stand corrected. I will have to spend more time fighting pink ponies then.
I believe I read somewhere (here) that ponies are hard coded NOT to drop the highest gear so if it is better gear you are farming then this would not be the best place to farm.
This is definately not true, I've gotten the best gloves I've ever seen for a DH here as well as many other high tier items worth millions. It was profitable before now its just better.
Well I stand corrected. I will have to spend more time fighting pink ponies then.
You will soon go insane and laugh manically when you see all these annoying ponies go splat when you think of the annoying bronies around...or is that just me and how I handle the brightness of the area?
Also:
How long do you all think it will take before they nerf ponies to dropping crap or to have NV stacks drop when you go into the portal or some other nonsense?
I'm really excited to see how profitable it is now with the buff to rare pack drops. usually 5 rare packs in there so 5 extra free rares will more than make up for the clouds not being affected by MF.
I believe I read somewhere (here) that ponies are hard coded NOT to drop the highest gear so if it is better gear you are farming then this would not be the best place to farm.
This is definately not true, I've gotten the best gloves I've ever seen for a DH here as well as many other high tier items worth millions. It was profitable before now its just better.
Well I stand corrected. I will have to spend more time fighting pink ponies then.
You will soon go insane and laugh manically when you see all these annoying ponies go splat when you think of the annoying bronies around...or is that just me and how I handle the brightness of the area?
Also:
How long do you all think it will take before they nerf ponies to dropping crap or to have NV stacks drop when you go into the portal or some other nonsense?
I really hope they don't nerf it, they cannot continue to nerf everything that everyone is farming.
I believe I read somewhere (here) that ponies are hard coded NOT to drop the highest gear so if it is better gear you are farming then this would not be the best place to farm.
This is definately not true, I've gotten the best gloves I've ever seen for a DH here as well as many other high tier items worth millions. It was profitable before now its just better.
Well I stand corrected. I will have to spend more time fighting pink ponies then.
You will soon go insane and laugh manically when you see all these annoying ponies go splat when you think of the annoying bronies around...or is that just me and how I handle the brightness of the area?
Also:
How long do you all think it will take before they nerf ponies to dropping crap or to have NV stacks drop when you go into the portal or some other nonsense?
I really hope they don't nerf it, they cannot continue to nerf everything that everyone is farming.
I gotta be honest I farmed Whimsyshire for about 2 weeks, and the only exceptional rares I found was an 1100 dps bow and armor. You can find top of the line armor in A1 inferno if you had good luck on rolls/stats. I switched to seigebreaker runs and have just noticed that the loot in general was much better and less spotty. I don't know exactly how to explain it, but whimsyshire is very spotty for loot.
I did the "switch to MF" before popping all the clouds and would normally get 1-2 rares out of the clouds. So, to me, it just seems like it will wash and come out even.
I'm curious to see just how much acts II,III,IV were nerfed in the latest patch and also whether ponies were nerfed as well. Farming speed will play a big role in my decision
With the equal change to Champs/Elites dropping MORE rares (1 guaranteed) and Siegebreaker only dropping 1 now, and there being what.... 3-4 champ packs total in Whimsyshire, and that all the objects do not produce items anymore, only the Pots of Gold (aka Chests) will.... AND MF doesn't affect objects/chests.... Siegebreaker runs will yield more equipment, for sure, since Whimsyshire is smaller, fewer elites, and same loot.
With the equal change to Champs/Elites dropping MORE rares (1 guaranteed) and Siegebreaker only dropping 1 now, and there being what.... 3-4 champ packs total in Whimsyshire, and that all the objects do not produce items anymore, only the Pots of Gold (aka Chests) will.... AND MF doesn't affect objects/chests.... Siegebreaker runs will yield more equipment, for sure, since Whimsyshire is smaller, fewer elites, and same loot.
Where I am getting 3 rares per elite packs in whim, and having reflect damage on seigebreaker? I see your logic there.
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Indeed. But pony level doesn't have those annoying ranged mobs (soul rippers, heralds of pestilence, fallen shamans, quilboars etc.) which makes it much less risky to run.
This is definately not true, I've gotten the best gloves I've ever seen for a DH here as well as many other high tier items worth millions. It was profitable before now its just better.
You will soon go insane and laugh manically when you see all these annoying ponies go splat when you think of the annoying bronies around...or is that just me and how I handle the brightness of the area?
Also:
How long do you all think it will take before they nerf ponies to dropping crap or to have NV stacks drop when you go into the portal or some other nonsense?
I really hope they don't nerf it, they cannot continue to nerf everything that everyone is farming.
I gotta be honest I farmed Whimsyshire for about 2 weeks, and the only exceptional rares I found was an 1100 dps bow and armor. You can find top of the line armor in A1 inferno if you had good luck on rolls/stats. I switched to seigebreaker runs and have just noticed that the loot in general was much better and less spotty. I don't know exactly how to explain it, but whimsyshire is very spotty for loot.
I did the "switch to MF" before popping all the clouds and would normally get 1-2 rares out of the clouds. So, to me, it just seems like it will wash and come out even.
Where I am getting 3 rares per elite packs in whim, and having reflect damage on seigebreaker? I see your logic there.
Level 60 DH Inferno 4/4