There was not one piece from the boss that everyone had (assuming the boss would have dropped 2 of the same item).
I thought if everyone had a Rare drop from a mob, that would force the mob to drop something different from it's loot list. Isn't that the logic behind getting everyone in your group Dobson Bandanas when camping the Carmine Dobsonflies to receive more Voyager Sallets? Or is the Bandana trick an urban legend?
CG on that cheap imp putting out.
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