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dr_ishmael
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@mvnla2 I’ve been doing quite a bit of research into items (in addition to everything else about this game) and I discovered something that ties into your last statement.

I got at least 2 3* items that were not as good as the samd 3* item I obtained from the caves.

Yep! All 3* items from the GPM are weaker than 3* crafted items of the same level. I still have some gaps in my GPM data, unfortunately, so I can’t figure out the exact formulas, but on average:

  • 0-star GPM items are 14.5% stronger than 0-star crafted items.
  • 1-star GPM items are 6.6% stronger than 1-star crafted items.
  • 2-star GPM items are identical to 2-star crafted items.
  • 3-star GPM items are 6% weaker than 3-star crafted items.
  • Set items are 10-20% stronger than 3-star crafted items.

I also have some GPM data, although mine is all from Rainbow Riot. I purchased some LC a few weeks ago to get Sea Dog and Thunderbird, and spend the leftovers on my next RR. I’ve also been spending most of my LCs from the Golden Pig on RR as well.
(I have 12 non-RR rolls recorded, but that’s not a significant sample size.)

Dr Ishmael's Rainbow Riot GPM rolls

Total rolls: 74

Stars  Qty  Freq
0      7    9.5%
1      7    9.5%
2      19   25.7%
3      28   37.8%
Set    13   17.6%

It looks like besides increasing the chance for set items, Rainbow Riot also skews the odds towards more stars on non-set items.

[edit 16-dec-2014 – removed 2 set-item rolls from stats because they were “full bar” guaranteed set-item rolls]