Forum:Does the "+2 Team Find Rare Items work for Crawmerax - and if so, how best to use it?

So I've finally worked up a method of killing Crawmerax solo (fairly) reliably on my Level 61 Siren, but so far the loot has been disappointing. 20ish runs, no Pearlescents, and most of the items have been worse than I got from my Armory runs (did find a nice Draco, though). Most of the weapons seem to be Level 58 to 60, and nothing to write home about.

I've got a +2 Team Find Rare Items Catalyst Mod, and I normally equip it just before I deal the killing shot. I've also tried wearing it throughout the whole encounter. It didn't seem to make any appreciable difference (except the fight goes a lot slower with it on - no +60% SMG damage like my Mercenary Mod). However, from other threads it does seem that the +2 Team Find Rare Items does boost loot quality, on average.

So, has anybody got any advice on whether I have to equip it from the start (i.e. before I enter Crawmerax's Lair until the end of the fight), or can I just equip it for the final shot and still get the improved loot? Outbackyak 13:58, July 12, 2010 (UTC)