See Enemy Weapon Drop Before Kill (New Locs)

[Matt]

This bug is located at the Alter of Storms (and possibly other places) in the Blasted Lands. The mobs walking around there tend to have a bug with weapon drops. If the mob is going to drop a weapon or offhand, you will see them carrying it around instead of their normal default staff, sword, etc.

This is very useful to scan around for epic drops, seeing as the Krol Blade and Glowing Brightwood Staff have the potential of dropping here! Thus, you can run around scanning the mobs, and if one is holding a Glowing Brightwood instead of their boring staff or sword, you are guaranteed the staff when you kill it!

[Scarmaker]

Thats really useful! No more killing and hoping for it! I'll just look with the eye from now on!!

[lithrin]

anyone tried and tested this, does it work?

[Dwarpy]

I never noticed this before in-game. Has anyone tested to see if it's true and not a client-side bug?(which would be totally AWESOME to that client)

[UnrealEck]

Tried it, and it works definately. Not had anything nice drop yet though. All you do is look at the mobs. Some don't carry any weapon (Thugs), some carry a single dagger (cultists) and some carry staves (starts with an E). If you see any mob with a weapon different from what they have usually, then that will drop 100% garanteed.
For example, if you see a thug (usually just fists and no weapon) with a sword, then that means that sword will drop. So if you see a thug with a krol blade model, you are garanteed a Krol Blade will drop when you kill him.
Or if say, a Cultist (usually has a single dagger) has a stave, then he will drop a stave when you kill him.

[testtest]

Same thing in Sering gorge :P the elite mobs with the cave..

Sorry my bad english

[Dwarpy]

Thanks for that update test.... I wonder if there are any more places with this bug?

[Shanaar]

Wow, that is quite nifty, i'll go looking for something like that in a minute:P How rare is it for a mob to be carrying, say Krol Blade? will it be just as rare as the droprate?

[KuRIoS]

it will be as that is the droprate and they drop what they wear

[case]

the dudes in blasted lands arent even called cultist or thugs or anything like that just so u know

EDIT: thers thugs and cultists at the serpents coil if thats what ur talkin bout

[Cypher]

Please don't double/triple post, edit your first post.

[UnrealEck]

the dudes in blasted lands arent even called cultist or thugs or anything like that just so u know

EDIT: thers thugs and cultists at the serpents coil if thats what ur talkin bout

No, I said Blasted Lands becuase that's what I meant. They are [something] Cultist, Thug, and numerous others.

[firelobster]

He's right, there are cultists and thugs, name is "Shadowsworn"

[Trustdale]

Same thing with the ugly orge in Deadmines.. if he carries a sword instead of the hammer, u'll get a Sword..

[Tory]

Did they fix this with the recent patch? Or is it still going strong?