Random EQ System

From HoloMud

"Random EQ" is equipment that may be generated when a mob loads. As it's name implies, random equipment may be generated with random statistics reflected by various prefixes and suffixes attached to a generic equipment piece. The upper limit of the generated statistics, and the quality of the base item, is determined by the level of the mob it loads on.

For example, a level 2 janitor droid might only be able to load some weak footwear with many detrimental stats. High level Darth Vader on the other hand might be able to load footwear with +20HP. However, as mob level only determines the upper cap of Random EQ, Darth Vader might possibly also load the same bad footwear as the Janitor droid.

It is possible that several pieces of random EQ can generate simultaneously on one mob.

Keep in mind, random EQ is not generated on a mob's death. However some procs to predetermined mobs will effect the generation of random equipment, the "Demophon politician's vote" for example.

In addition to the standard form of generating random EQ, some player skills like "invent" or "rebuild hull" may also generate random EQ (the quality of which is determined by various factors).

Finally, as random EQ is generated randomly, Immortals are unable to generate a specific piece that may have been lost erroneously.