Sep 06, 2010, 09:09 PM // 21:09 | #1 |
Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: Sep 2010
Guild: We are the Forgotten
Profession: Rt/Mo
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Hard mode or Normal mode in the underworld
Will you get better drops when you are farming in Hard mode rather than Normal, many people have asked me this and i just can't answer them....
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Sep 06, 2010, 09:59 PM // 21:59 | #2 |
Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Apr 2009
Profession: N/
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I believe (but please correct me if I'm wrong) that the chances of getting more valuable 'normal' items are higher in HM. With 'normal' items I mean the normal weapons/shields/bows/etc... that drop in the UW. The chance of getting a purple or gold version of those items is higher in HM. In HM you also have a chance of getting a lockpick dropped which is a pretty decent drop imo. But as for the other drops( read Globs of Ectoplasm) I don't think the drop rate is any higher in HM. But this is a discussion that goes on since the moment HM was introduced...
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Sep 06, 2010, 10:15 PM // 22:15 | #3 |
Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: Sep 2010
Guild: We are the Forgotten
Profession: Rt/Mo
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that was the thing i was most concerned with, all i do is farm ectos now. thanks for all the help
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Sep 06, 2010, 10:57 PM // 22:57 | #4 |
Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Mar 2010
Profession: E/
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I'm under the impression that rare crafting materials drop in HM better than in NM. (leather vs tanned hides, linen vs cloth). But I don't know if that also applies for ecto vs glitter.
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Sep 06, 2010, 11:18 PM // 23:18 | #5 |
Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: Sep 2010
Guild: We are the Forgotten
Profession: Rt/Mo
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well i am talking to a couple of people and they said it might be that instead of dust you will get ecto and some say a rare drop is just a rare drop you wont get more if your in HM than NM....
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Sep 06, 2010, 11:25 PM // 23:25 | #6 |
Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Fissure of Woe
Guild: [LOD]/[GS]/[DL]/[LOD*]
Profession: N/P
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The ecto drop rate is no different in NM than HM. If farming ectos is your goal, stick with NM. However, if your goal is unids, lockpicks, etc, go with HM.
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Sep 07, 2010, 01:09 AM // 01:09 | #7 |
Never Too Old
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests
Guild: Order of First
Profession: W/R
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When I farm for Nicholas' items, I get the common drops I am after much quicker farming in NM. Globs of Ectoplasm are a common drop.
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Sep 07, 2010, 01:55 AM // 01:55 | #8 |
Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Sydney, Australia
Guild: Haze of Light [pure]
Profession: R/
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Ectos drop same in both. If you can do both with equal ease do HM for better other drops, picks, golds, whites, blues etc all worth more. But the ectos will drop in same rate.
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Sep 08, 2010, 12:53 PM // 12:53 | #9 |
Jungle Guide
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: 55?? 57' 0" N / 3?? 12' 0" W
Profession: N/Me
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Wouldn't hardmode mean that you could get a tome instead of an ecto?
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Sep 08, 2010, 02:49 PM // 14:49 | #10 | |
Hell's Protector
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Canada
Guild: Brothers Disgruntled
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There are drops, such as lockpicks and tomes, that you can only get in hard mode, and generally speaking the gold weapon and armor drops you get are better in HM. But, if you are farming for ectos, it's probably best to do that in NM. One thing I'm not sure of is if the added drops (lockpicks, tomes, etc.) reduce the chances of getting a ecto in HM, but I don't think so. Last edited by Quaker; Sep 08, 2010 at 02:52 PM // 14:52.. |
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