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Bud Austrene
Secure Haven
#1 - 2013-03-05 20:57:45 UTC
Is there a skill that increases the amount (value) of loot found in lvl 4 missions?

I have two mains that do lvl 4 missions fairly often and each have the same salvage skill.
But one seem to get 30 percent more salvage according to the noctis cargo total.

For instance, last night, each did the mordus headhunter lvl 4 mission.
One got 36 million in loot and the other got 26 million.

They are not twins and do not have identical skills but they are pretty close.

Does anyone know if the loot is totally random?
I know salvage is connected to the salvage skill, but what about loot?

Yes I am an alt. I see no reason to make it easy for bullies and greifers

Holgrak Blacksmith
Prophets of Motav
#2 - 2013-03-05 21:10:00 UTC
It's random, and there aren't any skills to improve loot/salvage quality. Also, you can't base your findings on one example.
Zhilia Mann
Tide Way Out Productions
#3 - 2013-03-05 21:16:35 UTC
Bud Austrene wrote:
I know salvage is connected to the salvage skill, but what about loot?


Amount and type of salvage is not in any way linked to the salvage skill. At all. And it never has been. I have no idea how so many people have this impression. It's simply not true.

Loot and salvage are both quite random. Sometimes you get a lot. Sometimes you don't.
Bud Austrene
Secure Haven
#4 - 2013-03-05 21:20:05 UTC
Holgrak Blacksmith wrote:
It's random, and there aren't any skills to improve loot/salvage quality. Also, you can't base your findings on one example.


I did not really have "finding", I was just noticing that there was a large difference.
And you are right that I should not come to any reliable data with just one instance.

I will be monitoring this and will come to a conclusion when i have more data.
But just in case, I thought I would ask here so that if there was a skill, I wouldn't have to miss out on so much loot if it were true.

Yes I am an alt. I see no reason to make it easy for bullies and greifers

Prekaz
The Exchange Collective
Solyaris Chtonium
#5 - 2013-03-05 22:16:13 UTC
Bud Austrene wrote:


For instance, last night, each did the mordus headhunter lvl 4 mission.
One got 36 million in loot and the other got 26 million.




In related news, random events are random.
Mia Restolo
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#6 - 2013-03-06 15:33:37 UTC
All drops/salvage are random and based on loot tables associated with the rat type, not related to any skill.

The salvage skill only improves the odds of accessing the salvage in the wreck so it saves you time while salvaging. Rather than lots of salvager cycles with bad skills, you succeed with far fewer cycles with good skills. Salvaging skill has no effect on the amount, type, or if there's any salvage at all.

Randomness with the drops easily covers the value difference between different runs of the same mission, there's some meta 4 mods that sell for millions.
Bud Austrene
Secure Haven
#7 - 2013-03-06 17:34:11 UTC
Zhilia Mann wrote:
Bud Austrene wrote:
I know salvage is connected to the salvage skill, but what about loot?


Amount and type of salvage is not in any way linked to the salvage skill. At all. And it never has been. I have no idea how so many people have this impression. It's simply not true.

Loot and salvage are both quite random. Sometimes you get a lot. Sometimes you don't.


You are right. I did think that the salvager skill increased the amount and i now know better.

Thank You

Yes I am an alt. I see no reason to make it easy for bullies and greifers