User blog comment:Hoohah/Piggie and Rare Drops/@comment-68.151.107.152-20100822222728

the game has the strangest ways of giving items. I farmed ian for some rubies to make the high sieglinde, and guess what? i own 3 now with no pig. But i have only 2 rath spikes +. I think the game determins what you want (ie looking at the wep constantly, or putting the items in you memo pad) and makes them more difficult to get. you know, to make you play more. ive done so much offline farming i have 400+ hours and only hr 46