Gradual Reduction in MF Effectiveness

[LiquidDamage]

I agree.  :)

If you are going to test whether MF is working properly, you must count high durability items as failed uniques/sets. However, if we are trying to find out if "good" items drop less over time, we must not count high durability items as "good" items.

Sorry, this looks like a misunderstanding. When I put "good" in quotes, I mean that they SHOULD be good, from a quality perspective- i.e. did your MF actually make the drop better. I don't actually mean that the item is useful.

In other words, a normal durability rare Colossus Blade with 400% ED, dual leech, and 30% IAS would be a heck of a lot better than a Hellplague, but for determining MF effectiveness from a quest drop, the Hellplague is "good", and the Colossus Blade isn't.

The origin of this topic was about MF having reduced effectiveness over time, as the title says. I originally used "good" to mean that the item was supposed to be a set or unique. I wouldn't put it in quotes if I actually was referring to the item being good. We agree on all points (including the conclusion that the perceived reduction is psychological).