I didn’t even get a single skin by a machine yet.
Until now I got 3 skins from Rivals, 3-4 Exp weapons (didn’t really count as they were only “old” ones and got shredded…) and I think only 1 Exp weapon from base assaults (also “old”…)
So more or less “nothing”… at least for me as I’m not using my pet runner any more… Kind of *meh *
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Quite weird…
Well we cant use the Pet for more than 30/50 minutes, because it goes missing after deploying a few times and you need to restart the session to get it back.
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Quite weird, too.
I’ve no problems with my companion.
But from time to time the onscreen informations about what I picked up (including the big splash screen) and the rewards for base assaults don’t show up any more.
Sometimes even all control points disappear from the map.
It’s really weird that so many issues appear and affect so many people in so many different ways.
Wiped out all remaining bases in all regions.
No more experimental. Oh, no, stop, I got klauke. 
I got some apparel by some rivals, which I’m not sure if I already had them. And some bicycles colors…and some of them multiple times.
Edit:
Took a shot of my reapers loot. 
The most valueable were the 4 adrenaline shots.
No ammo, no weapon, no exclusive skins and just 1 uranium.
I used: 300x .50 cal, 3000x 7.62, 240x 7.62 shock, 70x HEDP, 10x exp meusser.
Especially the 240 rounds shock ammo costed more than it’s worth to have fought the reaper.
I am busy leveling up the farmlands in a new world. Not getting bases in this one. Hopefully having more rivals to farm will help up the odds.
It certainly does seem much more difficult to spawn rivals though. Absolutely certain it was easier pre Showdown update.
it is so hard to get skins for machine and weapons
That is exactly the same loot I got from my reaper! What are the chances of that?
Just wiped out three bases, one of each level.
First a L2 - only materials as reward
Second a L3 (upgraded from 2 to 3 in the process of destroying the first L2) - only material rewards… again…
Third a L1 (which spawned during the L3) - WOOOW a weapon… an Exp PVG90… 
plus the odd materials for sure…
All in all somewhat of a *meh * moment again…
Whatever a happy new year to all of you 
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Yeh, yesterday took out 5 bases, did 2 base defense and took out 8 rivals and guess what, almost not even “Normal” weapons.
Got a normal AG4 from a base assault and nothing else.
Base defense got me no weapons besides “Normal” weapons from Tanks and Harvesters.
From those 8 rivals, not even one Exp weapon.
On the other hand there is too much 50 cal ammo now, even runners drop them which is ridiculous (yeh i read the Update patch still ridiculous).
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I agree. You can’t shoot that much as you get new of them. At least with the exp pvg, I don’t know how it would be with an exp AI76… Haven’t got one yet.
It’s the same with HEDP and LG7V. Which isn’t that bad for doing base assaults with my augmented structure destructor RPG7. 
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If you think it’s ridiculous amount of .50 cal and want some more ludicrously, try to run around with the m/49 or RLG-7 launchers. Not passing half a region picking the ammo before you get overloaded. 
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Using the Al-76 I’ve found my sweet spot with 9x39 and .270. 9x39 beeing my laser and .270 for big hunting. But carring AT-WAD just give some 9x39 and with a Hunting riffle you just get about enough, not more. And then you looted a m/49 by misstake and got instant overload of GRG ammo and no more 9x39 or .270.
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Btw what I noticed, I get those fancy bow ties somewhat often from Rivals or those “fancy” haircuts from the winter event…
Maybe those are blocking the other loot table(s)… 
P.S.: got an Exp Älgstudsare from a L1 base assault… → shredded…
Edit: Update: two more Rivals russian speznas class wolves on the north coast… one 5c SVG , one fancy trousers (or sth like that…) and at least one pet paint… Very far away from Exp weapons and even more far away from the new ones… 
Why am I still doing this ?
Did a random base assault, all Farmland locations is either my bases or FNIX bases.
My choice landed on the Dirt track and why not - let’s spawn a new Reaper while I’m there.
Walk in the park - All machines did run of to fight some Firebirds nearby. And I got my first Exp.Sjöqvist!
Loaded it with some buckshots I got from looting the rest of the Dirt track buildings and went after the FNIX class Hunters and Runners that was still fighting the two Firebirds, and it’s… useless?
Is there a known combo of ammo and choke/muffler/or just nothing that works or is it just a space filler in the Plundra box?
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Yeah that shotty is basically a small game weapon if that. I used birdshot and a 5* choke with it and was far from impressed. I also dont think the devs understand the physics of shotgun ammo. People use 12ga. slugs to hunt deer. Birdshot would just give them a rash. A one ounce lead plug is going to do much more damage a lot further than birdshot. Same with buckshot. If I had to choose what to be hit with of the three it surely wouldnt be a slug…it will delete a large portion of you. But I digress.
Last night I dropped all of my 9mm weapons and took the Alg. and .44 Mag so I could gather more .270 and .44 ammo. I must have about a half a million rounds of 9mm sub. And yes…I agree with you that the .270 in the Exp. AI-76 is wicked…as is the .44 if closer to the target. That went well for ammo but then all I was getting in weapons drops was the Kpist…like 4 of them. I was getting “Kpissed”. It’s like the game was demanding I have a 9mm sub.
I’ve been scarfing up all the downed runners I can find…actually really good for ammo now.
With the Exp. AI-76 running .50 cal…just imagine the Exp. .44 Magnum’s recoil if it was on full auto. But if you get up close and personal with a tank or harvester it’s a beast.
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I still havent got the Exp. Sledgehammer or the Exp. Meusser …where are the sources for these?
Maybe the Vultures specifically? Also…why is there no way to see how many Vulture and Reaper kills you’ve got in the stats list? Are they just classified as tanks and firebirds?
I found that good locations and places to loot more .270 is Russian soldiers and fortifications at the farms in north Farmlands and when you from there go further to Marshland and North Coast regions. You’ll find several hundreds + some valuable Stim’s at the same time.
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Those are exclusive drops from tyrants.
Exp sledgehammer from reaper, exp Meusser from vulture.
In the current state of the game and its droprates I would say it’s almost impossible to get them now. Just with a great bunch of luck, maybe about 100 times more than before.
Because the stats have been abandonend by the devs after landfall update. Landfall update brought some changes in the layout of the menu… Because we got the 4 worlds. But none of the existing issues with the stats have ever been solved, neither before landfall, nor after that… And landfall update (or the 4 worlds) brought new issues, too.
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