Has crafting stuff stopped dropping in chests?

[LuckyCuss]

Been loot running all morning and have not had a single drop of crafting materials. Does it not drop now?

[Noopleh]

I am positive it still does. Found a +1 Flaming Burst, Silver, Large Guild Augment Greatsword in a chest.

[Sleepsalot]

I would NOT call this Crafting Items... Essences are Crafting Items....

Sleeps

I am positive it still does. Found a +1 Flaming Burst, Silver, Large Guild Augment Greatsword in a chest.

[Goldeneye]

Ran a shroud, epic bigtop, and epic into the deep this morning - I didn't get any crafting ingredients... though could just be probability.

[LuckyCuss]

Ran a shroud, epic bigtop, and epic into the deep this morning - I didn't get any crafting ingredients... though could just be probability.

I have opened near 50 epic chests this morning without a single crafting drop.

If it's just probability I'm guessing the probability of a crafting drop is something south of a snowball's chance in taming the flames.

[Zarquine]

I did Framework a few times and in 5-7 chests per run, nothing... Did a few other quests... Nothing...

Now I see this:

"The Cannith Crafting system is temporarily unavailable. We apologize for the inconvenience."

I wonder if there is any connection...

[somenewnoob]

I think previosuly the essence was replacing a regular loot slot in chests, not being "added". They changed it this update so it wasn't replacing regular loot anymore and now just has a chance to drop in addition to loot like guild renown stuff does. It wouldn't surprise me if it was bugged and not dropping at all now. Haven't been IG yet since so can't say for sure.

[game5551]

No essences for me either with chests from about 15 quests today. Do you think:
1) the festival coins are now replacing the essences and we will get the essences back after it is over
2) part of the crafting changes means no more essences drop in quests
3) its a bug and will be fixed

[Calebro]

It probably has something to do with the fact that crafting is temporarily closed.
Flip the switch to turn crafting off and the mats stop dropping because they've also been turned off via that same switch.
That's my guess.

[Gkar]

Not a single crafting drop in chest or end rewards tonight.

It probably has something to do with the fact that crafting is temporarily closed.
Flip the switch to turn crafting off and the mats stop dropping because they've also been turned off via that same switch.
That's my guess.

That's certainly possible.

[redspecter23]

It probably has something to do with the fact that crafting is temporarily closed.
Flip the switch to turn crafting off and the mats stop dropping because they've also been turned off via that same switch.
That's my guess.

That was my guess as well. Remember back when the crafting hall was added to the game, but the door was closed as it is now. It was ready to go, just not turned on yet and materials were not dropping in chests at the time. It's probably a switch for the whole thing on/off.

The best way to confirm is just to run one of the quests that always had essences in the end reward. Vale or Orchard. If they don't drop on that list, I'd be very confident that they are simply turned off right now.

[LuckyCuss]

It probably has something to do with the fact that crafting is temporarily closed.
Flip the switch to turn crafting off and the mats stop dropping because they've also been turned off via that same switch.
That's my guess.

I opened about 30 chests before crafting was closed down and no crafting items dropped.

[Arnhelm]

I thought the release notes clearly stated essences would not longer drop in chests.

Edit - Release Notes are here - http://compendium.ddo.com/wiki/Relea...tch_1_Official

[BOgre]

I just read that twice and i don't see that anywhere...

[Arnhelm]

I just read that twice and i don't see that anywhere...

Items

• Crafting ingredients are now generated separately from normal loot, and will no longer take up a normal loot slot in chests.

[somenewnoob]

From what I understand, since they had to "turn off" crafting, the essence dropping was part of that.

[BOgre]

That means that an essence won't replace normal loot, but have it's own slot. That is, if a chest is set to generate 10 items, up till now essences have been included in that 10, so if you get an essence or two there would be less regular loot. The update was intended to make the normal amount of loot pop, PLUS additional slots for essences when and if they appear. It doesn't mean that essences won't drop in chests.
However, this particular change may be responsible for the bug. who knows.

[Dolphious]

That means that an essence won't replace normal loot, but have it's own slot. That is, if a chest is set to generate 10 items, up till now essences have been included in that 10, so if you get an essence or two there would be less regular loot. The update was intended to make the normal amount of loot pop, PLUS additional slots for essences when and if they appear. It doesn't mean that essences won't drop in chests.
However, this particular change may be responsible for the bug. who knows.

That's how I interpreted at first also, but given the reality that essences are not dropping in chests (even before crafting was indefinitely suspended) at all maybe that was a convoluted way of saying that they wouldn't drop.

[edit] well don't I look dumb now, ninja by the dev.

[Cordovan]

That means that an essence won't replace normal loot, but have it's own slot. That is, if a chest is set to generate 10 items, up till now essences have been included in that 10, so if you get an essence or two there would be less regular loot. The update was intended to make the normal amount of loot pop, PLUS additional slots for essences when and if they appear. It doesn't mean that essences won't drop in chests.
However, this particular change may be responsible for the bug. who knows.

Correct.

[game5551]

Correct.

Thank you