Has 8-7 loot been reduced again? (Answer: No)

[zephyr1]

@IvyTheTerrible

“Reduced again”

When was it reduced the first time?

I’ve seen a couple references to a nerf in Version 1.6, which was released in August 2017 (yes, 2017, as in 2.5 years ago), e.g.:

@Gryphonknight

Version 1.6 appears to have nerfed s1-8-7 and s1-7-7 to make Recruits I & II more attractive.

@Revelate

As stated these changed in 1.6 when 8-7 explicitly took a 10% nerf and is still a source of confusion today.

@Revelate

Speaking of undocumented changes; could you please comment at to the rationale for reducing the items dropped in 8-7 for version 1.6? Ballpark ~10%

@Revelate

PS: the 10% reduction in item drop rate in 8-7 is absolutely real though, still looks like it may be one of the best zones for pure farming, which means the great 1.6 loot fix was another nerf for those of us that need consumables :(.