Or do they all have the same chance to spawn? I’ve been curious about this for a while now and thought I’d ask the community.
No…
That’s what I thought but I wasn’t sure. Thanks.
If I remember correctly, the Torgue shotgun barrel, AKA the quad one, can only appear on blue and purple guns. That would make it rarer than other parts.
The Quad barrel can appear on Blue or higher rarity shotguns. For example, the Twister and the Butcher both have a Quad barrel. But yes, it is rarer than other parts. Something also extremely rare, is a Legendary weapon without a Scope or Sight. The one that comes to mind is the Longbow Sniper Rifle, which can also spawn without an accessory something also extremely rare for a Legendary weapon. However a Sniper Rifle without a Scope seems counterintuitive.
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[quote=“Poisd2Strike, post:5, topic:610416”]Something also extremely rare, is a Legendary weapon without a Scope or Sight. The one that comes to mind is the Longbow Sniper Rifle, which can also spawn without an accessory something also extremely rare for a Legendary weapon.
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The Buffalo and Elephant Gun sniper rifles also never have a scope, but I don’t know if I’d call that “rare”, exactly, since all 3 are designed not to have a scope. Unusual, certainly, but somehow “rare” doesn’t seem right (at least in my mind).
A Thermogenic Longbow is the variant / prefix that has no accessory. See Max Stats for Sniper Rifles.
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Yeah that’s what it would be named according to the prefixes in the game, but can it actually spawn legitimately ?
I’ve farmed about 20 longbows (the Blockhead doesn’t spawn as often as I would like) and none of them had that prefix.
Not saying it’s not possible, but I’ve never even heard of one.
Well, the Longbow Variant wiki page has several Longbow variants / prefixes pictured and 2 of them have the Thermogenic prefix (a level 19 and a level 44). While it is entirely possible they were created with a 3rd party utility, I can’t really see someone going out of their way to create one with that prefix given the a) low level and b) already a sniper with no scope, so (logically) why not just add a scope. Also, I recall watching an Angry Joe video where Joe was playing the Tiny Tina DLC with some other people. They were in the forest area that players go to to farm the Bee shield, when Joe got a Thermogenic Longbow as a world drop. If I can find the video, I will edit this post and post a link to it.
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I think he said he got it as a world drop, while playing and recording in the video itself. But I could be wrong. He may have already had the item. The video can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUkX_KfidlM . I will watch it again, to see if he got it as a drop while playing / recording the video or if he had gotten it at some time prior. I am almost 100% positive that the Longbow had the “Thermogenic” prefix, but watching the video again should clear that up.
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I’d be really surprised if that is true honestly.
Nevertheless, I got a Thermogenic Longbow just now myself @Chuck80. Seriously, after 4 kills (actually 5 but I couldn’t see a kill as a Badass Creeper went into hiding). I am convinced (well, sort of as explained in later posts) they have a much higher drop rate than ordinary bosses. This is already my 4th Longbow in just 14 kills.
It sounds to me like some parts generation fail from the game.
Something like: The game tries to generate the gun with an impossible prefix, it then fails, so the game generates a new prefix… if it fails a few times, the gun spawns without an accessory even if it’s not supposed to be possible.
I have no computer science background, so my explanation is probably riddled with layman’s terms, but that’s probably the gist of it.
Did you know Fabled Tortoise has a chance to have 2 Bodies?
That’s RNG, that fickle mistress.
You need a MUCH bigger sample to be able to call things like that IMO.
Though 4 in 14 is pretty high for a legendary drop… What does @HeyCarNut think of this ?
Trust me, I know that VERY well (part of the reason why a certain topic of mine exists).
I got 4 Saturn drops in a row, (Hive, then 3 Corrosive Invaders on OP8 in a row…) a few days ago, then it normalized itself. The chance of 4 1:10 chances happening in a row is 1:10^4 or 1:10000. Randomness at it’s best.
It’s just a hunch and I am at the beginning of my data hunting anyway, I am not really sure of it.
Yeah, I know you know your stuff BH
But every time someone (anyone) proclaims that the drop rates are this or that, I feel the need to reiterate the point about RNG … there are new players reading this
Ah, good point there. I probably should have made that more clear indeed.
I find it strange that the Blockhead is so much rarer though. If they are in the same lootpool they should have an equal chance of dropping but (1 Blockhead vs. 4 Longbows) my experiences apparently really doesn’t feel like that. But alas, we do need a larger sample size which I am working on.
Assuming I don’t give up and never return to it…
Also, to get a bit back on topic, what’s the deal with Infinities anyway? They have accessories and elements fiendishly rare, just like blues (those who farmed Sand Hawks know what I mean). I know the Bitch has the elemental problem too, not sure about the accessories for them.