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    Will I ever get a showstopper?

    Before a bunch of people post that it's a crappy gun... I know it's not the greatest gun, but I still want it. I've probably done the Lexington mission 500 times and nothing. The crazy part is that on my 4th run after the recent patch I got the Barrett Chest piece which I really wanted.
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    Originally Posted by xMarTiiniix Go to original post
    The crazy part is that on my 4th run after the recent patch I got the Barrett Chest piece which I really wanted.
    Prepare to be hated, lol.
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    You have a X percent chance on every run.

    Running the mission 500 times does not increase your chances 500-fold. As far as UbiRNG is concerned, you are running the mission for the first time every time.
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    Originally Posted by BBC-Abaddon Go to original post
    You have a X percent chance on every run.

    Running the mission 500 times does not increase your chances 500-fold. As far as UbiRNG is concerned, you are running the mission for the first time every time.
    Duh... I didn't say anything about increasing my chances. Thanks for the unrequested math lesson though. If I flip a coin 9 times and it lands on heads what are the chances it will tails when I flip it the next time?...
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    Originally Posted by xMarTiiniix Go to original post
    Before a bunch of people post that it's a crappy gun... I know it's not the greatest gun, but I still want it. I've probably done the Lexington mission 500 times and nothing. The crazy part is that on my 4th run after the recent patch I got the Barrett Chest piece which I really wanted.
    The truth is, it's not a crappy gun. It's just most people seem to not know how to build one.

    It's one of those weapons that truly benefits from a 4 piece Striker set with the highest enemy armor damage setup you can dish out, and as much critical hit chance you can get on every gear, mods and weapon attachments.

    If you don't have these, and you don't have Responsive rolled on one of the attributes, then yes. It won't be very effective.

    It's a very close engagement weapon that needs to utilize it's full-auto feature as much as possible. Carry tactical Link as your signature talent. And make sure to try very hard to not miss your shots to properly proc the guns damage bonuses.

    My 229 Showstopper attains a 460K dps at 102K+ base damage when fully proc'd from Striker's 100% damage bonus.

    I'm trying to get a new 256 GS Showstopper. Been grinding Lexington nonstop since 1.5 dropped to get my 5th. No luck yet.
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    Originally Posted by xMarTiiniix Go to original post
    If I flip a coin 9 times and it lands on heads what are the chances it will tails when I flip it the next time?...
    50/50 old chap, 50/50, which incidentally is astronomically better odds than landing a showstopper ROFL

    To properly address your original question, probably not. Best advice is to stop looking so hard and maybe you'll get lucky. Statistically, as said, probably not.
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    Ah this is something I have wanted for a long time as well. Ever since I used it during the Special Report live stream for Update 1.3 (seems like only yesterday) I've wanted one on my main character. Haven't been lucky enough to see one yet thought.

    /gabelikes
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    I actually got one from doing Warrengate on challenge difficulty about 2 weeks ago. Didn't realize it could drop there. Also got 2 Tenebraes that same day. Needless to say, I was a little bit shocked
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    Originally Posted by navygamer Go to original post
    I actually got one from doing Warrengate on challenge difficulty about 2 weeks ago. Didn't realize it could drop there. Also got 2 Tenebraes that same day. Needless to say, I was a little bit shocked
    It drops everywhere. It's just Lexington seems to be the shortest challenge mission to run.
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    Originally Posted by xMarTiiniix Go to original post
    Before a bunch of people post that it's a crappy gun... I know it's not the greatest gun, but I still want it. I've probably done the Lexington mission 500 times and nothing. The crazy part is that on my 4th run after the recent patch I got the Barrett Chest piece which I really wanted.
    Got barretts chestpiece on 3Rd run and then showstopper on 4th, was a good day.
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