One thing that I have noticed that seems to help boost the drop rate of Rare items, is doing Missions Solo. Alot of people don't realize that there are actually two different types of statistics on weapons. Their are Modifiers and their are Upgrades. Modifiers are statistics that are static, or will always be present guild wars gold, on the item. These can consist of Damage bonuses, Energy bonuses, and various other bonuses.

Keep in mind, this was split between the party, not reserved just for me. Going Solo, before and after the Loot Balancing Update, I found two to three guild wars gold items pre LBU and I find one to two guild wars gold iems post LBU. It is argued that a party of all Players has the same chance as a party of one. But, after much testing, I disagree. I went with Drake hunting parties probably 10 times before I could solo them, this being before the Loot Balancing Update, and found maybe one guild wars gold item and one to two Purple items per trip. Almost every Drake drops a Purple Rare if it fails to drop a guild wars gold.

Upgrades are interchangeable statistics that can be replaced by swapping them with another Upgrade Component. You might ask how can you tell if a statistic on a weapon is a Modifier or an Upgrade then? Every Weapon has two slots available for upgrades, though it may already be filled in items RL 1, 2, or 3. RL or Rarity Level is explained below.