been searching the forums trying to find out if the 30% drop rate is per node or across all nodes....been farming for a certain toon(ship) and i wish i could say the rate has been terrible which would be an improvement from its current abysmal but mostly non existent drops(3of24), with the best day 7of24...but on a few other nodes, they are above average(5of8)should ic a return to normalcy on each node? or will that rate get spread out over multiple nodes?

It's the same for every node. The game doesn't hate you, you just hit a bad streak.I'm farming Canderous right now - yesterday I got 16 shards, today I got 5. Just luck of the draw.

You are looking at a small sample size and judging statistics that way will always show highs and lows that seem to defy the average. each node has a 30% drop rate, and it will all prove out at the end.

ok, thanks for the support....i might have to actually start to track to be sure im not just focusing on the negative...

As far as I can tell, the drop rate is the same for each node (with one possible exception--see below). I've tracked 35 different characters, total of over 8000 attempts. My total drop rate was 2781 of 8247, or 33.7%, roughly 1 in 3. Individual drop rates for specific nodes have varied from 22.2% up to 43.8% (counting only populations of >=50). Statistically, getting low total drops on small populations is more probably than on large populations, so this has to be considered when figuring out how probable a given result is. With that perspective, of all the results for all the nodes I've tracked, I find that results from only 2 nodes fell below a 2% probability of occurring: Darth Sion (27.1%; 69 of 255; probability of getting this low or lower = 1.8% or 1 in 54), and Xanadu Blood (22.2%; 32 of 144; probability of getting this or lower = 0.13%, or 1 in 772). The first doesn't seem outlandishly improbable given I've got 35 populations (it's not that improbable to hit 1 in 54 odds after trying 35 times), but the second is either some serious bad luck or else the drop rate on Xanadu Blood really is lower.Granted, I've only tracked 35 nodes, but of those, only the one seems improbable. I'm still collecting data on Xanadu Blood, so we'll see if my drop rate increases.

My IG-2000 is at 29.7% of 175 tries, so a little lower than average, but not statistically abnormal. My XB is getting worse--down to 21.6%. I know, "Never tell me the odds." Well, I'm gonna anyway: 1384 to 1. Curious to see if my XB drop rate improves magically now that the OT Millenium Falcon event is over.

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Vaderizer
Seasoned Newcomer
6 years ago
It's the same for every node. The game doesn't hate you, you just hit a bad streak.

I'm farming Canderous right now - yesterday I got 16 shards, today I got 5. Just luck of the draw.
NyKynoe
6 years ago
You are looking at a small sample size and judging statistics that way will always show highs and lows that seem to defy the average. each node has a 30% drop rate, and it will all prove out at the end.
inoanduno
6 years ago
ok, thanks for the support....i might have to actually start to track to be sure im not just focusing on the negative...
OldBaldOneKenob
6 years ago
As far as I can tell, the drop rate is the same for each node (with one possible exception--see below). I've tracked 35 different characters, total of over 8000 attempts. My total drop rate was 2781 of 8247, or 33.7%, roughly 1 in 3. Individual drop rates for specific nodes have varied from 22.2% up to 43.8% (counting only populations of >=50). Statistically, getting low total drops on small populations is more probably than on large populations, so this has to be considered when figuring out how probable a given result is.

With that perspective, of all the results for all the nodes I've tracked, I find that results from only 2 nodes fell below a 2% probability of occurring: Darth Sion (27.1%; 69 of 255; probability of getting this low or lower = 1.8% or 1 in 54), and Xanadu Blood (22.2%; 32 of 144; probability of getting this or lower = 0.13%, or 1 in 772). The first doesn't seem outlandishly improbable given I've got 35 populations (it's not that improbable to hit 1 in 54 odds after trying 35 times), but the second is either some serious bad luck or else the drop rate on Xanadu Blood really is lower.

Granted, I've only tracked 35 nodes, but of those, only the one seems improbable. I'm still collecting data on Xanadu Blood, so we'll see if my drop rate increases.
OldBaldOneKenob
6 years ago
My IG-2000 is at 29.7% of 175 tries, so a little lower than average, but not statistically abnormal. My XB is getting worse--down to 21.6%. I know, "Never tell me the odds." Well, I'm gonna anyway: 1384 to 1. Curious to see if my XB drop rate improves magically now that the OT Millenium Falcon event is over.
inoanduno
6 years ago
haha....im thinking so does hate me if its per node....that particular farm is only two weeks in but got another almost as bad two months in(only been doing one refresh on it)...farming calculator needs a tweek for my kinda luck
Lochaber1984
6 years ago
Some definitely feel like they give you a higher rate. Fallen bastilla i always seem to get no less than 4/8 per refresh. But like with many things it could be confirmation bias
inoanduno
6 years ago
right John_Matrix1985...there are others that are above the average....thus my question...i wanna know just to know because complaining gets nowhere fast...but if its a real problem for support...
btw...it woulda been cheaper crystal wise to buy the shipments at 100 per shard...:-(
APX-919
6 years ago
I wonder if some nodes start out "cooler" than others, that is to say with lower odds initially.

Some nodes, like the veteran Han/Chewie, seemingly go through long dry spells before catching up. Others like the KRU/Silencer node go through shorter spells. It may be observer bias since everyone wants KRU and he is on a low energy node so dry spells are shaken off and the vets have very little use outside of getting JTR and are on a high energy node so dry spells are more painful.

Ultimately that 30% shard rate seems consistent so it all averages out.
inoanduno
6 years ago
thanx OldBaldOneKenobi, xb is one thats been low for me.....the abysmal one has been(done with that crystal pit for quite awhile) on ig2000 node....no doubt it all evens out...ino a few who got my shards...lol