key hunting questions

Keith wrote:
> 1. Does MF matter? I don't know if I should suit up with all my mf, or
> leave it in the stash and use my better gear when doing key runs.

I don't think it matters. I have read nothing confirming that it does. I
have lots (400+) of MF with my sorc, and she doesn't find any more keys
than my trap assassin that only has 200 MF.

> 2. Does party size influence the chance to drop a key?

Yes. There are forums that discuss this. I think at least one other
person has to be near you when you make the kill, however.

Personally, I've found that key running with friends is actually less
productive, since it doesn't affect drop rates *that* much, and it
usually makes the run *take* longer, because the monsters are tougher
when two people are in the game. The only benefit for sure is that you
get more experience.

> 3. Is there any reason (other than bad luck) for keys not to drop? I've
> been doing runs for 2 days and have a handy collection of hate and
> destruction keys, but the countess hasn't dropped a single key for me.
> Sometimes she'll throw a little gold my way, but no keys at all. Seems
> kinda weird, that's all.

I've had cold streaks on all three key-droppers. It happens. The base
chances of a key dropping are supposed to be 1/34. Sometimes you can get
more than one to drop, however. In any case, you can have hot and cold
streaks with those odds.

I've had two keys drop in 3 runs, and no keys drop in 52 runs.
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