Have the loot stats and mechanics of a Ferumbras changed?

Question

As a long-time lover of this game, I've never been online for the Ferumbras boss invasion. Has the boss always had the current loot stats of highest damage dealer getting the hat or was it different back then? Do you guys think the current situation is fair?

Answer 1

To win the Ferumbras hat  on Raid   you will need to be the one who deals more damage/heals more/ block more damage from the boss. The best loot has usually the person who makes the biggest dmg... usually... 

About two years ago  Ferumbras' hat was looted by a level 150 RP on Vita, the highest level fighting for it was a 622 RP.

Considering that we have better weapons with critical hits, still, more and more hlvl players, kill Ferumbras on a raid takes only a few seconds. You will be able during that time to hit the boss 2-3 times. max. Even 150-200 Lvl paladin with a good weapon could hit the boss with good critical hits and wins the Hat. Even if this is related to dmg you still need luck. 

In my opinion "old" bosses like Ferumbras should have more HP and loot should be more random. But cipcoft said that they dont want to change bosses like Ferumbras or Orshabal in any way.