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Thread: Colonize 100 city buff... worth it?

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    Default Colonize 100 city buff... worth it?

    Has anyone here gotten the buff for colonizing 100 cities? It apparently gives you a 6% increase in item drop rate, as opposed to the usual 4% if you've colonized only 10 cities.

    100 cities is a lot of colonizing! Is it worth it? I'm about to start farming level 10 NPC for medals to get to Prinzessin and wonder how much easier it might be to get there if I have the higher drop rate.

    Thanks

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    Quick answer...yes I have it...and as a result I still don't get loot. Gems/Medals are always plentiful regardless of buff...keep dreaming if you actually want good loot though. And before you ask I also have the 8% which has the same result. 41 more colonizations away from the 400 so will report findings then.

    Elvirtue

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    Thanks for letting me know! I don't care about loot so much, I just wanna get to Prinzessin (Marquis right now).

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    Quote Originally Posted by mmccauley View Post
    Thanks for letting me know! I don't care about loot so much, I just wanna get to Prinzessin (Marquis right now).
    ... reminds me about those painful lv 10 NPC farming ...

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    I think players misunderstand the buff, its not 6 or 8% increase (out of 100%) in getting drops, its 6 or 8% increase on CURRENT percentage, which varies a lot depending on what the drop is. As stated in multipl thread the materials and amulets are so low in drop rate that this buff will have no decernable effect, while it will give a small boost to medal and gem drops. So if you suddenly expect to be flooded with amulets, mick scripts and lost armour scripts once you hit 400 colonies (wow) you will be disappointed.
    And if I am wrong in this regard, please let me know, but I do not think so.
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    I got the 6% buff, and I don't misunderstand it. I just attack tons of NPCs per day, in the long run it will likely make you a couple extra medals/gems/items, which makes it completely worth it. Just attack a couple of tiny prestige players, dont colonize them, repeat after 8 hours.

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    Prior to the change in drop rates, you could really tell the difference between who had the loot bonus and who didn't. Now, it's harder to tell. You'd have to do a pretty accurate study and I have long since tired of that type of research where Evony is concerned. However, as a definite governor or limiting factor in the game, anything that increases medal drop rates should be high on the priority list. The fact that this encourages indiscriminate colonizing in a "no bullies" world seems to be a non sequitir to me, of course. I use a tag and release program since you get the point without needing to suppress and actually colonize.

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    and dont forget tht if u actually suppress some cities while ur at it u can get a nice resource boost (assuming they are active) plus there is the prestige bonus for having so many colonies for those who care about prestige
    TY kailbomb

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    except this buff is IMPOSSIBLE to get when colonized...

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