Empire Central Bus drop rate.

[ShawnBB]

Spent almost 8M buy in, drop rate seems extremely low so far. 3000 energy for 1
:( :( :(

[Dr BoneCrusher]

It drops at the rate stated in the spread sheet over time it is very streaky give it time

[enahs1]

Statistically it is 1 every 1200 energy

[ShawnBB]

Thanks guys, just ask for a confirmation that the rate is still the same, might drop tons of them later then.

[Swingle007]

I dunno, I gave up on it the other day after we got the update....I think they really dropped the rate on them....it was a really noticeable dip for me. Almost posted up to ask if others noticed it as well. I was getting one or two from every full meter for 2 weeks straight, and then all of a sudden I went like 5 full meters in a row with zero drops after the scratchers hit. I assumed it was just one more Funzio change we got no word on. :-(

[cookie monster]

Are you better off fighting people to get armored police trucks? They have the same numbers?

Just wondering.

[enahs1]

Armored police van 4/19
Empire Central bus 15/17

[PawnXIIX]

I know how you feel, I got my first one after spending 4000 energy, but I'm getting them very quickly now. This morning I got back to back ECBs before I went to work with just 400 energy.

It's just luck. The fewer you get off the bat, and the more you try for, the more they will drop in the long run. Statistics are all about the long run, because you will inevitably reach the true statistic of the true drop rate from the law of averages.

[RijilV]

yeah... I've gotten about 80 of them so far - originally focused on the UWV (333 of them was pretty straight forward). the ECB drops suck - luckily for me I only need 6 or so more before I'm replacing Yamaha's (which is clearly not worth the drop rates).

Personally if you are in need of vehicles I think the Yamaha's are worth the RP - I got mine over 6 months ago and I stillam a 100,000 RP away from replacing them. (1,217,250 RP total until RP items no longer give me AT gain).

[Capt Planet]

I got like 150 or 160 of the buses and realized that in terms of defense, I was only getting 8 defense points and like 6 attack. Got burnt out of the low drop rates and small stat increases and just focused on Ma Sheng for getting better melee items and a guaranteed drop. In terms of other vehicles, I stopped farming and started focusing on saving up for exceleros.

[PawnXIIX]

I almost have as many buses as NATO masks, and it hasn't even been a long time lol...the drop rate isn't exactly bad but you just get so many chances with it. Without energy timeout boosting items or goodfella you get over 1 try per hour :)

[mnju_03]

I gave up on this a long time ago.....looks like I should give it a try, again...

[Bea]

I'll quite often get zero from a full energy bar, then sometimes it'll drop 3 in a row.

[PawnXIIX]

Dumped a full energy bar on the cascade, got nothing.

2 hours later I got one on the first try. It's really on and off.

[Coladonato]

Dumped a full energy bar on the cascade, got nothing.

2 hours later I got one on the first try. It's really on and off.

If you use the original M4-A1 method you will have better success. I've just recently started farming these and am doing pretty well

[Coladonato]

I dunno, I gave up on it the other day after we got the update....I think they really dropped the rate on them....it was a really noticeable dip for me. Almost posted up to ask if others noticed it as well. I was getting one or two from every full meter for 2 weeks straight, and then all of a sudden I went like 5 full meters in a row with zero drops after the scratchers hit. I assumed it was just one more Funzio change we got no word on. :-(

I've also noticed a drop in the amount of buses I'm getting after the update. I think they changed the drop rate. I'm trying to watch it real closely now to see if this is true

[KFC]

Are you better off fighting people to get armored police trucks? They have the same numbers?

Just wondering.

Go for a cup of tea in Chinatown........for police truck......works for mr

[Gaming Will]

I just got 3 with 2000 energy.

[fuzzy]

Correct me if wrong.

This opens up at the "Red Light District" level 103

If you guys are pulling good numbers maybe I should level up?

[Bea]

If you use the original M4-A1 method you will have better success. I've just recently started farming these and am doing pretty well

Sorry, but what was the 'original m4 a1 method'?

[Mr BigBenga]

Sorry, but what was the 'original m4 a1 method'?

Simple and strange: drop rates items changes throughout the day.

[fuzzy]

Sorry, but what was the 'original m4 a1 method'?

A cut from the thread posted by khung003 12-21-2011

My looting process:
- I loot the place 1 to 3 times, if it does not drop M4A1, I just leave, attack/rob some guys or quit CC & sharpen my mind with my favorite game, thank to M4A1s, I find out nearly all of its secrets, 47/50 secrets, I doubt if anyone can be smarter than me in this game ...muhahaha...

- After I while I log in CC, go straight to Boardwalk and try from 1 to 3 times, if it does not drop M4A1s, repeat the process, leave, walk around, relax or sharpen my mind again...

- If it does drop M4A1, NO greedy. Just repeat the process, try 1 to 3 times, because there are no guarantee there will be M4A1 in the next 20 taps. NO GREEDY, just strictly follow the process, I want to have 10 not 1 or 2.

- That's all folks! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.


Link to thread

http://www.funzio.com/forum/showthread.php?15281-How-I-loot-the-M4A1s

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[Bea]

@fuzzy @mr bigbenga

Thanks 😄