Character level to find High Runes

Blubbalutsch wrote: 3 years ago

Players, yes because the chance of nodrop decreases, Monster type yes, because certain types like the mentioned ghosts are unable to drop equipable items but where did you get the information that difficulty, act and monster level (after the point where they can drop

El Runes, of cause) affects the rune drops? How much better is the drop chance between an Act 4 and Act 5 Hell monster for example? Please don't get me wrong, i don't want to be offensive, but this information is new to me. I always thought that runedrops have a constant dropchance, like Charms, Gems, Jewels, and Scrolls.

Actual drop chance as well as what items are possible to drop depends on the monster's TC (treasure class), which can change based on the area they appear in. This can get quite complex to calculate. At a fundamental level (as far as I understand it anyway), each monster type inherently belongs to a TC, but many base monster types can appear in multiple areas with wildly different area levels, which affects their monster level and in turn their also their TC.

https://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Item_Generation_Tutorial wrote:

In NM or Hell, if a monster's level is higher than the level of his base TC, and there is another TC in the same group which is higher level but still equal to or less than his monster level, it will upgrade to that TC.

That's why, for example, a Hungry Dead that appears in

Stony Field on Hell is level 68 and drops from TC66 (TC69 if they are a unique/champion), but the same Hungry Dead base monster type that appears in

Mausoleum is level 85 and drops from TC84 (TC87 if they are a unique/champion). Generally speaking, a higher level Treasure Classes means that the monster can drop higher quality base items, including runes.

(that link btw, is an excellent resource to get fundamental grasp of the drop system in D2)

I'm far from an expert on the subject, so if I got anything wrong, feel free to correct me