Quote Hey folks,



If you haven’t read it yet, we recommend you head over to the “Tier 4 in Game Update 5.2” thread and learn about the new Tier of gear coming next Update. Along with the new Tier of gear, we are making quite a few changes to what gear drops in Operations. For endgame PvE players we know there is a desire to gear primarily through Operations.



The first change we are making is specific Unassembled Gear Pieces will now drop on each Operation boss in the game (except Golden Fury and Colossal Monolith). This means when you kill a boss in an Operation, you will know exactly what is going to drop and you can plan to run specific Operations if you are seeking a specific slot. Click the spoiler tag(s) at the bottom of the post for a full list of what drops where.



The second change is bosses will no longer have a random chance to drop Unassembled Gear Pieces. Each boss in an 8-player Operation will drop 1 piece and the last boss will drop 2; this number is doubled to 2 and 4 respectively in 16-player. Previously with Game Update 5.1, each boss except for the last boss only had a chance of dropping gear pieces.



The third change is with the introduction of a new Tier (Tier 4), we needed to ensure Operation players had a way to acquire this gear directly. This is especially true since Tier 4 will help substantially in being able to clear Veteran Mode Tyth along with future Gods from the Machine bosses, and all other Master Mode bosses. Here is a basic breakdown of where the gear will drop:



For existing Operations (Tier 1 will no longer drop in Operations) Tier 2 Legendary Gear - Story Mode

Tier 3 Legendary Gear – Veteran Mode

Tier 4 Prototype and Artifact Gear – Master Mode (Non-final bosses)

Tier 4 Legendary Gear – Master Mode (Final bosses) For Gods from the Machine Operations: Tier 3 – Story Mode

Tier 4 – Veteran Mode

As you can see there a lot of changes with Operation gear drops in 5.2! Let us know your thoughts on these changes.



-eric



Below is a list of each Operation and what drops from each boss – note that this work is still in-progress and details may change before the release of Update 5.2:

Spoiler Annihilation Droid XRR-3 – Belt

Gharj – Gloves

Ancient Pylons – Earpiece

Infernal Council – Boots

Soa – Offhand Karagga’s Palace Bonethrasher - Bracers

Jarg & Sorno - Boots

Foreman Crusher - Earpiece

G4-B3 Fabricator - Legs

Karagga – Chest Explosive Conflict Zorn & Toth – Implant

Firebrand & Stormcaller – Relic

Colonel Vargath – Helm

Warlord Kephess – Chest Implant in Master Mode

Terror From Beyond Writhing Horror – Belt

The Dread Guard – Relic

Operator IX – Helm

Kephess – Implant

Terror From Beyond – Offhand Legs in Master Mode

Scum and Villainy Dash’roode – Bracers

TITAN 6 – Gloves

Thrasher – Implant

Operations Chief – Legs

Olok the Shadow – Relic

Cartel Warlords – Chest

Dread Master Styrak – Mainhand Boots in Master Mode

The Dread Fortress Nefra - Belt

Draxus – Gloves

Grob’thok – Earpiece

Corruptor Zero - Legs

Brontes - Offhand Gloves in Master Mode

The Dread Palace Bestia – Bracer

Tyrans – Boots

Calphayrus – Helm

Raptus – Relic

Dread Council – Chest Earpiece in Master Mode

The Ravagers Sparky - Belt

Quartermaster Bulo – Boots

Torque – Earpiece

Master and Blaster – Legs

Coratanni – Mainhand Temple of Sacrifice Malaphar – Bracers

Sword Squadron – Gloves

Underlurker – Helm

Revanite Commanders – Implant

Revan – Mainhand Golden Fury and Colossal Monolith Chance to drop any slot The Gods from the Machine Tyth - Relic Eternity VaultKaragga’s PalaceExplosive ConflictTerror From BeyondScum and VillainyThe Dread FortressThe Dread PalaceThe RavagersTemple of SacrificeGolden Fury and Colossal MonolithThe Gods from the Machine



Here is a list of each gear slot and what bosses drop it:

Spoiler Ancient Pylons – Eternity Vault

Foreman Crusher – Karagga’s Palace

Dread Fortress – Grob’thok

Torque – Ravagers Implant Zorn & Toth – Explosive Conflict

Kephess – Terror From Beyond

Thrasher – Scum and Villainy

Revanite Commanders – Temple of Sacrifice Bracers Bonethrasher – Karagga’s Palace

Dash’roode – Scum and Villainy

Bestia – Dread Palace

Malaphar – Temple of Sacrifice Belt Annihilation Droid – Eternity Vault

Writhing Horror – Terror From Beyond

Nefra – Dread Fortress

Sparky – Ravagers Relics The Dread Guard – Terror From Beyond

Firebrand & Stormcaller – Explosive Conflict

Olok – Scum and Villainy

Raptus – Dread Palace

Tyth – The Gods from the Machine Helm Colonel Vorgath – Explosive Conflict

Operator IX – Terror From Beyond

Calphayus – Dread Palace

Underlurker – Temple of Sacrifice Chest Karagga – Karagga’s Palace

Kephess – Explosive Conflict

Warlords – Scum and Villainy

The Dread Council – Dread Palace Gloves Gharj – Eternity Vault

TITAN 6 – Scum and Villainy

Draxus – Dread Palace

Sword Squadron – Temple of Sacrifice Legs Fabricator – Karagga’s Palace

Operation Chief – Scum and Villainy

Corruptor Zero – Dread Fortress

Master & Blaster – Ravagers Boots Jarg & Sorno – Karagga’s Palace

Infernal Council – Eternity Vault

Tyrans – Dread Palace

Bulo - Ravagers Mainhand Revan – Temple of Sacrifice

Styrak – Scum and Villainy

Coratanni – Ravagers Offhand Terror From Beyond – Terror From Beyond

Brontes – Dread Fortress

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