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This is really a question for staff, or anyone that's been in my situation.

What's the chance of getting a drop? Are clothing drops more common than others? How rare is a MooShu blade? Does getting a drop increase the chance of getting a different drop? Decrease the chance?

I'm asking these questions because I've defeated Oyotomi and Defiler 56 times ( Yes, I'm keeping track ) and I've gotten 3 amulets, 1 ring, countless clothing, and no blade. This information would be useful to see if I'm actually getting closer to getting my blade. And I'm going to keep battling him until I get that blade.

Since the "teachers" aren't replying (what are they going to say, really, except 'some things are rare'?), I'll add my two cents.

The likelihood of a drop is the same every time you roll the dice. I fought Lord Nightshade close to 100 times, literally, before he finally gave up a dark fairy. In the meantime, I had enough copies of his wardrobe to outfit an army of liches. ;)

I've fought Alicane Straightarrow at least that many times and he still hasn't given up a fairy. I've got both of his staves, and three closets full of elf-prince clothing, though... ha ha! (But not his necklace, yet, darnit!)

Basically, there's nothing you can do to improve your chances. If it's a 1% chance for a pet (or sword or whatever) then it's always a 1% chance. You don't increase your odds by doing it more often or by already owning any particular item. You just pull the handle on the slot machine and hope that it comes up cherries.

I've complained about the Pavlovian game model already, so I'll save a repeat of the complaint. I just wish that the devs had opted for some innovative reward system instead of designing a gateway game that's training our young gamers to expect the same old raiding-for-drops gameplay that we've already had for years.