Difference between revisions of "Smart drops"

Latest revision as of 05:44, 27 May 2014

Smart Drops are part of the Loot 2.0 system introduced to Diablo 3 in Patch 2.0.1. This system was refined through further patches and is active in Diablo 3 and Reaper of Souls today.

While technically "smart drops" only refers to items that drop, it is often used as shorthand for all item finds to which Smart Loot applies, including items obtained via crafting, gambling, from Horadric Caches, etc.

See the Smart Loot article for full details on this core game system.
See more Reference terms.

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-'''Smart drops''' are where a dropped item has a chance to roll the appropriate item type and [[mainstat]] for the class that finds it. <ref name=randomdrops>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/new-diablo-3-legendaries-d3v-content-patch-loot-2-0-and-more#more-371967 Smart drop chance] - CM, Blizzard Entertainment, 02/11/13</ref>
+Smart Drops are part of the [[Loot 2.0]] system introduced to Diablo 3 in [[Patch 2.0.1]]. This system was refined through further patches and is active in Diablo 3 and [[Reaper of Souls]] today.
+While technically "smart drops" only refers to items that drop, it is often used as shorthand for all item finds to which Smart Loot applies, including items obtained via crafting, gambling, from Horadric Caches, etc.
-Blizzard have explained why they are random and not guaranteed to be smart drops. <ref name=randomdrops/>
+* See the [[Smart Loot]] article for full details on this core game system.
+* See more [[Reference]] terms.
-<blue>The rationale behind making smart drops a chance rather than a guarantee is two-fold. The primary goals are:
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-a) give players the opportunity to find off-class drops so that they can share them with other characters on their accounts as well as friends and followers, and
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-b) improve the overall item hunt, yes, but still maintain the innate randomness that's core to Diablo itemization. If all drops were smart drops, the pool of possible items for your character would narrow significantly.
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-Instead, we're working to strike a good balance between smart drops and normal drops so that you're not starved for upgrades, but also not overly full of them either.</blue>
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