Loot Fairy Tracker

Thanks to whoever found Looty at Riddle of the Gnome Lords
URRL(r) - Pwindle's Boots 3rd pair

 

URRE(R) @ Riddle of the Gnome Lords

White Katana

 

Highway Robbery

#2 UtURE (E) Atlatl Of Zuma, Yolop's Talisman

Riddle of the Gnome Lord

#1 UURtR (E) Nanahut's Morningstar

 

Riddle

(1) U15 U14 R15 E16 Rt13 Demon's Golden Blade
(2) Ut13 R15 Rt13 E15 R13 Gleaming Glaive

 

G-nome UURE (R)
Robe Of Useful Things

 

Riddle of the Gnome Lords

1) UUEE(R) Robe Of Useful Things,Mail Of St. Aulx
2) UURR(R)

 

UURR(R), but I did the other Gnome level as well, which yielded me an Orb Of Eex

 

Highway #2: 3 U martial skill, 1 U treasure, 1 R treasure, 3 R staff, (1 R weapon)
Riddle #1: 16 U divine armor, 15 U elf skill, 15 R arcane item, 15 R divine armor, (13 R divine item)

 

2nd Riddle - URRR(e) Missed out on a 7th White Katana

 

Riddle

#2 UUtRRt(R)

 

Loot Fairy at Rescue from Shieldhaven Prison

UUtRR (E) Nifty Halberd

 

Confirmed, updated Tracker. UURR(R)

 

UURR(e) (Stookster's Amulet)

 

UURR(R) @ Shieldhaven

 

Shieldhaven

(1) U6 U3 E6 L6 R3 Icicle Shield, Asmod's Telekinetic Chain
(2) U5 U5 Rt5 R3 Rt5

 

Can anyone who works with Blue Manchu check in the code if the loot faerie SET the rewards to U+U+R+R+(R+) or if it increases the rarity of whatever loot table is currently being used?

The reason I ask is that I have been delaying completing some of the treasure hunts in order to get the gold chest upgraded by the faerie. However, this may actually be a bad idea if the loot faerie sets rarities as opposed to upgrading them.

 

I might be wrong, but I have the feeling the loot fairy doesn't apply to golden chests altogether. For instance, completing a quest whenever the fairy is at a given location doesn't grant any better reward.

This is only my own opinion though, I haven't tested this myself.

 

Shieldhaven - UURR (Rt)

My experience with the Fairy on first playthrough of a freshly bought hunt is that you get whats promised plus the fairy boost - however that is done.

 

It's better to complete treasure hunts for the first time BEFORE fairy gets there because fairy will improve very little there.
And Fairy won't improve quests at all.

 

The LF does indeed increase rewards to a minimum of UURR(R) for the Regular Adventure, it does not affect quests at all. However, with treasure hunts on the first ever play-through, on the last battle you are guaranteed a certain epic item. So now you have quasi-competing loot effects when the LF is at the treasure hunt for the first play-through. I suspect what the fairy gives is UUR_(R*) or better, with the blank being replaced with the guaranteed epic and the R+ of the club slot being actually overridden by an E because of the guaranteed epic. This would of course result in an actual drop of UURE(E), or better, where the bold E is the specific treasure hunt epic.

Since the question is whether to wait or not here's the two possibilities of playing the adventure twice:
Don't Wait
1st time (First play, no LF): CCUE(E)+
2nd time (LF): UURR(R)+
Total: CCUUURRE(RE)+

Wait
1st time (First play and LF): UURE(E)+
2nd time (Nothing special): CCUU(U)+
Total: CCUUUURE(UE)+

So essentially a R and (R) get dropped to a U and (U) by waiting, assuming you plan to play the adventure again just for the heck of it.
If you plan to only play the adventure one time ever then it is actually a significant upgrade to wait and combine them. (This would also be the case if you only plan to ever play the adventure when the LF is there.)