Velks BP Gems Nerfed

[Charmbreak]

Any luck on getting these to drop from velium hunters or stalkers? Haven't had a single drop recently, seems like they've been nerfed but don't see anything in the notes

[Sorn]

The BP gems don't drop from those, do they? I think they come from BM camp or something...

[Charmbreak]

Definitely have dropped from velium hunters and broodmaster/broodmother, farmed a bunch in the past. Drop rate seems incredibly nerfed though unless i'm having horrible luck

[Baler]

Velks has the most dog shit drop rate for velious gems.
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[Speedi]

Definitely have dropped from velium hunters and broodmaster/broodmother

This is correct.

Can't comment on recent drop rates. It's been months since I went back there.

[Dolalin]

According to this EQ clerics thread, there should be a 10%ish drop rate of BP gems on hunters (let's say 5% to account for exaggeration). Is that not in the ballpark for P99?

http://eqclerics.org/forums/showthread.php?t=3039

[eudaimonia_etc]

I farm the BM camp a good amount and I haven't noticed any change in the drop rates of the velium hunters/brood master/brood mother. RNGesus giveth, and RNGesus taketh away (i.e. variance is a bitch).

[Red_Messiah]

On opening night gems were dropping like candy, don't know which gems were for which piece but I was in a group that got the 2nd pair of SCHWs and we walked out with a lot of gems.... a lot...