Abyssal Banner(Water Rift Epic Reward)

[intrinsc]

Does anyone have an amount of these you can count on one hand? I mean, I have no idea why Trion has made it possible for people to collect multiple of these. They guarantee you a water rift on a tear, but why do I need 5 of them?

Here is my love letter to the devs.
http://i51.tinypic.com/i5qcqq.jpg

Anyone else have a bunch of these?

[vertigale]

Toss out the other four? :x

I don't think the number of abyssal banners you possess affects your chances of getting the Murdantix mount or not. It's pretty much all luck of the draw. At least it's not another Rigid Hide Patch or Glinting Nugget ;P

[intrinsc]

I know it doesn't affect chances. I'd just like other purples. Seems kind of a waste to grind water rifts all day and keep getting these.

[Anuhart]

More is the question, why do you still have 5 of them? Everyone else just dumps them.

It isn't too rare so you can expect to get a lot. Just like those energy things etc that get thrown straight out of the bag.

As for the guarantee a water rift, for real? Nice one, I never knew that. At least I have a use for the one I kept. Thanks.

[Anuhart]

So how come the second try I get a death rift?

[intrinsc]

So how come the second try I get a death rift?

Because Trion hates you? Just kidding! My guess would be because Waves Of Madness is a Water versus Death plane event. I've used it three times on tears and all three times got water.

[Anuhart]

Well, yeah. But I have had maybe 10 or more water rifts in a row without.

[CarnivaleR]

I find this claim to be suspicious, as the banner does not indicate any such perk. Also the story quickly changed from 'it only spawns water rifts' to 'it only spawns water/death rifts.' Aside from the OP, where does this claim originate?

I am dubious.