I don’t know if this will be ever addressed when game breaking bugs are flying everywhere.
First, I would like to ask for a clear confirmation by devs that luck stat is working properly and as intended. There is no method for us to check (due to a lack of stats page), and it really feels like it doesn’t work most of the time.
Second, the amulet perk bug is an ongoing bug which, for some reason, is left out of your “known bugs” list. What ppl figured out is that your luck% stat on amulets will work for only 1 node. After gathering the 1 node, your luck stat on amulet will actually set your luck value to null (which is 0). So the only way to get your luck stat working is to take the amulet off and put it back on after every node.
My sample size might not be big enough, but through multiple testing I am confident that this bug is real.
Without swapping out amulets I got 0~9 legendary mats off my logging route on average.
With swapping out amulets I got 20~25 legendary mats off my logging route on average.
Same went for orichalcum as well, but 15~20 legendary mats with amulet swapping.
Recall on your experiences, didn’t you get much more legendary mats before you got your amulet? The first node of the day (or first node after switching to gathering gear) would be super lucky and you don’t get anything after that?
I agree with your findings; the largest luck buff from armor (amulets), does not seem to be working or is doing the opposite in terms of luck. Do not equip amulets for any type of luck.
Same issue with amulet that gives you health, each time u change location (fast travel, going inside expedition) you have to take it off and then back on to get the healing effect back.
Some ppl are telling me, that this is still bugged… But they said, its more like the amulet gives negative luck, instead of positive…
I have often problems with luck… Sometimes I make 300 smolderhide+scarhide in an hour, sometimes just 20-40…
Its absurd and this cant bei just a “bad day”. I have 3 trophies, pvp flag, full luck equipment (with amulet) and the best buff food…
Today I farmed lvl 60 bears (for rich bear flanks) and I just got 4 after 40min…
Iam pretty sure, luck is kinda bugged and this amulet stuff should be checked…
edit
I used a 40min run to test 4x 10 min intervals:
after 10 min: 46/12 (58; +58) no amulet
after 20 min: 52/34 (86; +28) amulet
after 30 min: 84/42 (126; +40) no amulet
after 40 min: 101/42 (143; +17) amulet
So double the legendary hides without my 9,5% skinning luck amulet…
I made a full run without amulet (40min): 109/106 (so 215) => way more than the 4x10 run before… And I even had competition this time…
Today I tested it again… 20 min with amulet: 0 Scarhide, 0 Smolderhide
Changed amulet: Next animal dropped Scarhide and I got in the 20 min that were left from my buff food 78 Scarhide and 60 Smolderhide…
I made another 40min and changed amulet every few animals and ended with 173 / 121 legendary hides.
Its just super confusing, how Iam supposed to farm, to get the luck I should have… ^^’
I have (now) 580-600 GS skinning items (all 6), a great sickle, the best buff food and 1 minor, 1 basic and 1 major trophy and pvp activated.
20 min without any legendary hide (they are not THAT rare…) is absurd Needs to be a bug and its always like that, if I start to skin with the amulet…
Out of curiosity have you done any testing on something with a simpler drop pool. Like with stone instead of t5 leather. I ask because this might have nothing to do with the amulet and everything to do with the loot list calculation.
Yeah this is a witch-hunt. You have absolutely no evidence to support this claim. Luck is called luck for a reason. No need to cry wolf because you’re not getting rare drops every 5 nodes.
Needs to be a bug and its always like that, if I start to skin with the amulet…