Forum talk:Help me find out if the +2 rare item finder works on chests!!!!!

Guys, I had a thought that maybe the contents of chests are determined whilst the level is loading, so I proceeded to do 2 runs of Knox's fortress using the...ahem...countdown bypass, one whilst zoning in with a +2 rare items mod equipped whilst it loaded (then removing it before I opened the chests) and one without equipping when zoning but equipping it before opening the chests. I'm going to do a few more runs to get better data, but here are the rough results so far:

Using +2 Item to zone in then removing it before opening, 76 red chests, only weapons counted

White: 12

Green: 49

Blue: 35

Purple: 35

Gold: 9

No +2 item when zoning but equipped before opening, 83 red chests, only weapons counted

White: 21

Green: 59

Blue: 42

Purple: 21

Gold: 6

It's still a bit early to jump to conclusions, but there's a definite increase in purple and gold item drops when you switch zones whilst wearing the +2 item.