diff --git a/src/engine/gameManager/ConfigManager.java b/src/engine/gameManager/ConfigManager.java
index ec745dd7..833fdeec 100644
--- a/src/engine/gameManager/ConfigManager.java
+++ b/src/engine/gameManager/ConfigManager.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ package engine.gameManager;
 
 import engine.Enum;
 import engine.net.NetMsgHandler;
+import engine.server.MBServerStatics;
 import engine.server.login.LoginServer;
 import engine.server.world.WorldServer;
 import org.pmw.tinylog.Logger;
@@ -80,8 +81,10 @@ public enum ConfigManager {
     MB_MAGICBOT_RECRUIT,
     MB_MAGICBOT_ADMINLOG,
     MB_MAGICBOT_BOTVERSION,
-    MB_MAGICBOT_GAMEVERSION;
-    
+    MB_MAGICBOT_GAMEVERSION,
+    //drop rates
+    MB_STUFF_ACQUIRED_NORMALLY,
+    MB_STUFF_ACQUIRED_FROM_HOTZONE;
     // Map to hold our config pulled in from the environment
     // We also use the config to point to the current message pump
     // and determine the server type at runtime.
@@ -93,8 +96,13 @@ public enum ConfigManager {
     public static LoginServer loginServer;
     public static Map<ConfigManager, Pattern> regex = new HashMap<>();
 
+    //drop rates pulled form config file
+
+    public float amountOfStuffYouGetInHotzones;
+
     // Called at bootstrap: ensures that all config values are loaded.
 
+
     public static boolean init() {
 
         Logger.info("ConfigManager: init()");
@@ -112,7 +120,6 @@ public enum ConfigManager {
             // compile regex here
 
             regex.put(MB_LOGIN_FNAME_REGEX, Pattern.compile(MB_LOGIN_FNAME_REGEX.getValue()));
-
       return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/engine/server/world/WorldServer.java b/src/engine/server/world/WorldServer.java
index 0e663827..1eaa33e8 100644
--- a/src/engine/server/world/WorldServer.java
+++ b/src/engine/server/world/WorldServer.java
@@ -482,6 +482,15 @@ public class WorldServer {
 
 		Logger.info("Running garbage collection...");
 		System.gc();
+
+		//set rates from config file
+		Logger.info("Setting rates based on conf file...");
+		MBServerStatics.EXP_RATE_MOD = Float.parseFloat(ConfigManager.MB_STUFF_ACQUIRED_NORMALLY.getValue());
+		MBServerStatics.GOLD_RATE_MOD = Float.parseFloat(ConfigManager.MB_STUFF_ACQUIRED_NORMALLY.getValue());
+		MBServerStatics.DROP_RATE_MOD = Float.parseFloat(ConfigManager.MB_STUFF_ACQUIRED_NORMALLY.getValue());
+		MBServerStatics.HOT_EXP_RATE_MOD = Float.parseFloat(ConfigManager.MB_STUFF_ACQUIRED_FROM_HOTZONE.getValue());
+		MBServerStatics.HOT_GOLD_RATE_MOD = Float.parseFloat(ConfigManager.MB_STUFF_ACQUIRED_FROM_HOTZONE.getValue());
+		MBServerStatics.HOT_DROP_RATE_MOD = Float.parseFloat(ConfigManager.MB_STUFF_ACQUIRED_FROM_HOTZONE.getValue());
 		return true;
 	}