01-31-2004, 06:14 PM
You're not unlucky, the runes are just extremely rare.
I have noticed better runes dropping after say, lvl80, but how much does your Clvl factor into a rune-drop?
It doesn't.
Does MF have an effect on rune-drops?
No.
Does Area lvl have an effect?
afaik, the only effect it has is on the top rune that can drop. 82 and above can drop zod.
Running countess/meph/baal is not a great idea for finding top runes. The countess very rarely drops runes above lum or so, and after ist, they become almost impossible to find. Mephisto and Baal both drop mostly items. Basically, your best bet is to run an area with lots of monsters that you can kill quickly. River of flame is a good choice, because I believe the ghost type monsters (the mana drain flyers) have a higher than average chance to drop runes and Hephasto drops them often also. I haven't found any runes but I've only done a few runs.
Also Stones of Jordan are extremely rare as well. Andariel has a pretty good chance to drop unique jewelry so you can try running her. However, the chances of it actually being a SOJ are very small (I'd guess 1 out of every 100+ unique rings).
I have noticed better runes dropping after say, lvl80, but how much does your Clvl factor into a rune-drop?
It doesn't.
Does MF have an effect on rune-drops?
No.
Does Area lvl have an effect?
afaik, the only effect it has is on the top rune that can drop. 82 and above can drop zod.
Running countess/meph/baal is not a great idea for finding top runes. The countess very rarely drops runes above lum or so, and after ist, they become almost impossible to find. Mephisto and Baal both drop mostly items. Basically, your best bet is to run an area with lots of monsters that you can kill quickly. River of flame is a good choice, because I believe the ghost type monsters (the mana drain flyers) have a higher than average chance to drop runes and Hephasto drops them often also. I haven't found any runes but I've only done a few runs.
Also Stones of Jordan are extremely rare as well. Andariel has a pretty good chance to drop unique jewelry so you can try running her. However, the chances of it actually being a SOJ are very small (I'd guess 1 out of every 100+ unique rings).