harharharhar wrote on Dec 18
th, 2013 at 11:34am:
It looks like they were so scared of the .001% of people who duped that they just decided to make Festivult stupid and not worth participating in.
What is more likely:
1) decided to make Festivult stupid and not worth participating in and spent resources to achieve EXTREME PREJUDICE
2) did a half-assed job testing the new barter-box turn-in and now it's broken because turbine
3) both 1 & 2
4) Turbine didn't change any of the drop rates - some people have crummy luck
5) Big Change of Guard!
Comparing some results from 2010 (
https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/291258-Gold-Coin-extras-Turning-Tracke... ) to Item's recent turn in of 3997 gold coins, I'm inclined to believe that it's 1, 2, and 5.
From Titan channel:
Quote:3997 Gold coins
no tomes. 9x Pearl of Power X, 5x Brooch of Shielding, 5x Stone of Good Luck, 3x Dwarven Thrower, 3x Sun Blade, 2x Blood of Dragons BTA, 1x Anti-Mummy Elixir BTA, 1x Medium Guild Renown Elixir BTA, 1x +5 Green Steel Dwarven Waraxe, and 1x +5 Green Steel Light Hammer
33 special items total, .8%