Drop and Gain

good	good drop	good gain
low	low drop	low gain
better	better drop	better gain
normal	normal drop	normal gain
Other adjectives: standard, original, considerable, open, small, actual, massive, big, enormous, huge, slight, early, major, possible, minor, extra, significant, sudden.

Common collocations

amount	drop amount	gain amount
level	drop level	gain level
health	drop health	gain health
money	drop money	gain money
Other words: weight, items, armor, points, weapons.

This was partially subverted by the availability of "crimson" and "platinum" tokens in the cash shop, which were used in place of silver tokens, allowing players to continue playing (platinum tokens granting boosts to experience gain and drop rates).

Source: Video Game / Vindictus
The Castlevania: Chronicles of Sorrow games have the Soul Eater Ring, which causes enemies to drop their souls more often, allowing Soma to gain their powers.

Source: Random Drop Booster
In the remakes Dragon Quest III, once you beat the Final Boss for the first time and gain access to the Endgame Plus content, you're allowed to drop off The Hero at the tavern in Portoga.

Source: Can't Drop the Hero

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