Lab Test 5 - Expedition Volunteer Reward Chest (UPDATED)

[Juji]

~Updated~
Number of Chests Opened: 20,000
Important Note - All Eternal equipment and regular enchant scrolls have been excluded in the list.
Items Received:
Earring of Antharas - 2
Gemstone R-Grade - 7962
Blessed Enchant Armor Scroll R - 537
Blessed Enchant Weapon Scroll R - 64

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~Request by mixa~
Testing: Fellowship Support Compensation Box (changed to Expedition Volunteer Reward Chest)
Question: What you get by opening 100 (not more) of these boxes.List the all items recieved.Provide a larger sample if you find a good reason to do it.
Reason: I wonder how many of these I need to open for an (Blessed)Antharas' Earring.Note: Name and Item Contents were changed for Tauti Update
Number of Chests Opened: 100
Items Received:
Blessed Enchant Armor Scroll R - 5
Enchant Armor Scroll R - 39
Enchant Weapon Scroll R - 3
Gemstone R-Grade - 37
Unidentified Eternal Helmet - 1
Unidentified Eternal Leather Helmet - 1
Unidentified Eternal Gloves - 1
Unidentified Eternal Shield - 2
Unidentified Eternal Sigil - 1
Unidentified Eternal Ring - 2
Unidentified Eternal Necklace - 1
Unidentified Eternal Gaiters - 1
Unidentified Eternal Tunic - 1
Unidentified Eternal Shoes - 2
Unidentified Eternal Boots - 2
Unidentified Eternal Leather Boots - 1

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Number of Chests Opened: 1,000
Items Received:
Blessed Enchant Armor Scroll R- 31
Blessed Enchant Weapon Scroll R - 1
Enchant Armor Scroll R - 396
Enchant Weapon Scroll R - 33
Gemstone R-Grade - 378
Unidentified Eternal Circlet - 13
Unidentified Eternal Helmet - 6
Unidentified Eternal Leather Helmet - 10
Unidentified Eternal Gauntlets - 8
Unidentified Eternal Leather Gloves - 7
Unidentified Eternal Gloves - 10
Unidentified Eternal Shield - 11
Unidentified Eternal Sigil - 9
Unidentified Eternal Ring - 20
Unidentified Eternal Necklace - 10
Unidentified Eternal Earring - 8
Unidentified Eternal Gaiters - 3
Unidentified Eternal Leather Leggings - 4
Unidentified Eternal Stockings - 5
Unidentified Eternal Tunic - 2
Unidentified Eternal Shoes - 15
Unidentified Eternal Boots - 14
Unidentified Eternal Leather Boots - 6

*Results may vary depending on the test sample size*

[SoulMagicX]

Where do these chests come from?

[Juji]

Where do these chests come from?
Balthus Knights - Antharas Expedition Campaign

[BurnCycle]

Didn't the test failed the purpose? (for Anthy earring?)

[MichalisKrdm]

Every game is made with lines of code. As this item exists, there must be some lines allowing it to exist. Why don't you simply post the part of the item's code that mentions the boxes rewards with any needed text style change ?

[Juji]

Didn't the test failed the purpose? (for Anthy earring?)

Every game is made with lines of code. As this item exists, there must be some lines allowing it to exist. Why don't you simply post the part of the item's code that mentions the boxes rewards with any needed text style change ?
The Fellowship Support Compensation Box no longer exists in-game. The rewards in the new box are completely different than before.

[BurnCycle]

The Fellowship Support Compensation Box no longer exists in-game. The rewards in the new box are completely different than before.

So there's no Antharas Earring reward anymore? I did know the reward was changed, didn't know they removed the Antharas Earring chance.

[FinalKamael]

Wow so no earing drop now? Worthless raid now.

[Yidao]

This seems to be a change specific to the English version. The Powerwiki page for the Expedition (원정대) Volunteer (지원) Reward (보상) Chest (상자) was last changed on February 17, so it's clearly reflecting the Tauti state of affairs:
http://power.plaync.co.kr/exe/ln2/doc.php?mode=history&doc_no=46135
That page does still list the Antharas Earring (안타라스의 귀걸이) as possible reward, and no Unidentified Eternal armor:
http://power.plaync.co.kr/lineage2/%EC%9B%90%EC%A0%95%EB%8C%80+%EC%A7%80%EC%9B%90%EC% 9D%98+%EB%B3%B4%EC%83%81+%EC%83%81%EC%9E%90

Juji's test is unequivocal. A fundamental, obviously deliberate change has happened in our version. I guess that's what we have to live with.

[BurnCycle]

This seems to be a change specific to the English version. The Powerwiki page for the Expedition (원정대) Volunteer (지원) Reward (보상) Chest (상자) was last changed on February 17, so it's clearly reflecting the Tauti state of affairs:
http://power.plaync.co.kr/exe/ln2/doc.php?mode=history&doc_no=46135
That page does still list the Antharas Earring (안타라스의 귀걸이) as possible reward, and no Unidentified Eternal armor:
http://power.plaync.co.kr/lineage2/%EC%9B%90%EC%A0%95%EB%8C%80+%EC%A7%80%EC%9B%90%EC% 9D%98+%EB%B3%B4%EC%83%81+%EC%83%81%EC%9E%90

Juji's test is unequivocal. A fundamental, obviously deliberate change has happened in our version. I guess that's what we have to live with.

Maybe there was some misleading info to Juji? Maybe the boxes he opened weren't enough for the drop?
I find it strange that a big change like that was made from Korean to English version.

[Juji]

I opened 2,000 more boxes and did not get the earring. That powerwiki link is for the old box.

From our Tauti patch notes:
"The reward for the Balthus Knights - Antharas Expedition Campaign has increased: in addition to an Expedition Volunteer Reward Chest, you also get an Expedition Volunteer’s Crystal Pouch."

http://www.lineage2.com/en/game/patch-notes/tauti/hunting-zones/

[Yidao]

Maybe there was some misleading info to Juji? Maybe the boxes he opened weren't enough for the drop?
I find it strange that a big change like that was made from Korean to English version.

That was my first thought too. But the clincher are the Unidentified Eternal armors - they don't have them in Korea. The Koreans have (or used to have) Blessed Eternal jewelry instead. That means this was really a major, intentional change, not just the Antharas Earring accidentally slipping off the drop list (like some time ago the Vale Master Transformation Sealbook in the Tower of Insolence).

The Koreans get the Crystal Pouch too, in addition to their Volunteer Chest:
http://power.plaync.co.kr/lineage2/%EC%9B%90%EC%A0%95%EB%8C%80+%EC%A7%80%EC%9B%90%EC% 9D%98+%EC%88%98%EC%A0%95+%EC%A3%BC%EB%A8%B8%EB%8B% 88

By the way, the un-instanced Antharas and Valakas have been made easier in Korea last Wednesday:
http://lineage2.plaync.co.kr/board/update/view?articleId=510303 (under "Hunting Grounds"/사냥터)
That's Glory Days, so maybe we will see this around Christmas on our servers :)

[mixa]

That's exactly what I`ve wanted to see.The test did not fail to deliver what it was meant for, for the sole reason that I wanted to know if you can get an earring from a reasonable amount of runs.

It has turned out that either the earring reward no longer exist or the chance is so low, that it makes it unobtainable in practice.

[Diego_Vargas]

Pre-tauti you could get the earring, i Found this post on another fan site with a pic of getting the earring.

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/9093/lewl4s.jpg

[mixa]

//nerf nerf nerf nerf

[Shunsui]

Pre-tauti you could get the earring, i Found this post on another fan site with a pic of getting the earring.

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/9093/lewl4s.jpg

You forgot to mouse over your duelist spirit to show the OE there buddy.

[Illogical]

That was my first thought too. But the clincher are the Unidentified Eternal armors - they don't have them in Korea. The Koreans have (or used to have) Blessed Eternal jewelry instead. That means this was really a major, intentional change, not just the Antharas Earring accidentally slipping off the drop list (like some time ago the Vale Master Transformation Sealbook in the Tower of Insolence).

I want to point out, it's not first time that NCWest totally removes a certain drop. In Freya and High 5 patches Zaken (the 78+ one) was able to drop Zaken Earring with a very low chance. Rumors went that chances increased when Zaken was killed in under 6 minutes after entering the instance. The Earring never ever dropped on NCWest servers because the Earring was never added to the drop listing until the very end of High 5, while in Korea and Russia the Earring was obtained quiet alot of times.

By changing the drop tables and reward tables for Antharas by removing the epic jewel (former) botters and rich RMT-ers are the only ones able to buy and have Antharas and after the current Draco event all the Antharas owners made it Blessed due to the item. Antharas became an useless raid without the epic.

[AMERICANplayer]

Could it be a bug in our version, as-in not as intended?
I mean if korea has been getting it why don't we?
It certainly doesn't make any sense why they would make that raid not worth doing.... look at those drop rates, what's the point now?
Established servers have lots of anthy's floating around, now with the event every server has them in it, why not let players have a shot at getting one themselves?....
no sense

[mixa]

Could it be a bug in our version, as-in not as intended?
I mean if korea has been getting it why don't we?
It certainly doesn't make any sense why they would make that raid not worth doing.... look at those drop rates, what's the point now?
Established servers have lots of anthy's floating around, now with the event every server has them in it, why not let players have a shot at getting one themselves?....
no sense

I've to totally agree, its almost near to no point doing this instance if you have no chace of getting an earring.I'm starting to believe that this chest we have now is not working "as inteded".Sending support ticket.

[KPATOC]

No exp, no Earring, just unid eternal garbage - (censored) it.

[Laby]

No change regarding those chests in Glory Days so ? :)

[Juji]

No change regarding those chests in Glory Days so ? :)
I'll double check and do a bigger test.

:rolleyes:

[Laby]

Thank you \o/

(If you want some help I could still open the boxes if you want to spawn them in my inventory :D)

[Juji]

I have updated this test. There was no change to the item in Glory Days. The test sample size that was originally used with this test was too small. The earring can be received with a very low chance.

CHECK FIRST POST!

[Laby]

Thank you Juji :D

1/10 000 chance. Yup the game is heading old Lineage 2 style :D

[Archmage132]

Juji I see a lot of misleading info in this Thread and am wondering if the "Normal" Antharas Earring IS indeed available. Just a simple yes or no answer plz, ty.

[Juji]

Juji I see a lot of misleading info in this Thread and am wondering if the "Normal" Antharas Earring IS indeed available. Just a simple yes or no answer plz, ty.
Number of Chests Opened: 20,000
Important Note - All Eternal equipment and regular enchant scrolls have been excluded in the list.
Items Received:
Earring of Antharas - 2
Gemstone R-Grade - 7962
Blessed Enchant Armor Scroll R - 537
Blessed Enchant Weapon Scroll R - 64