08-15-2004, 09:26 AM
The entire term for magic find is, in example,
50% Better CHANCE of Getting Magic Items.
Magic items, includes, all Blue, Yellow, Green, AND Gold items. Each character has a BASE magic find % of 100%. So if you have 322% from your items, it is actually 422%.
The whole thing is based on chance, which means that it is all about luck. Magic find reduces the chance of the item being dropped to it being a Low Quality, Normal Quality, Or superior item. YOU CANNOT CHANGE THE ITEM THE MONSTER DROPS!!! It is totally random. All magic find does is improve the QUALITY of the item that is dropped. That means if pindle were to have a preset item drop of a Colossus Blade, magic find increases the chance of it being a Unique (like grandfather), a set (Bulkathos blade), a rare, or a magic item. Magic find also DOES NOT change the chance of the item being ethereal or not, or the mods ON the item. Those are completely RANDOM!
So if you find diddly squat with 700 MF compared to a person with 500 MF, there is NO REASON for you to be lowering your magic find, as it is all about luck. 500 MF is not, in any way, shape or form, better than 700MF.
50% Better CHANCE of Getting Magic Items.
Magic items, includes, all Blue, Yellow, Green, AND Gold items. Each character has a BASE magic find % of 100%. So if you have 322% from your items, it is actually 422%.
The whole thing is based on chance, which means that it is all about luck. Magic find reduces the chance of the item being dropped to it being a Low Quality, Normal Quality, Or superior item. YOU CANNOT CHANGE THE ITEM THE MONSTER DROPS!!! It is totally random. All magic find does is improve the QUALITY of the item that is dropped. That means if pindle were to have a preset item drop of a Colossus Blade, magic find increases the chance of it being a Unique (like grandfather), a set (Bulkathos blade), a rare, or a magic item. Magic find also DOES NOT change the chance of the item being ethereal or not, or the mods ON the item. Those are completely RANDOM!
So if you find diddly squat with 700 MF compared to a person with 500 MF, there is NO REASON for you to be lowering your magic find, as it is all about luck. 500 MF is not, in any way, shape or form, better than 700MF.