The drop rate of obsid shards v high? - Guild Wars Forums

Charqus · Mar 07, 2006, 06:29 PM // 18:29

I was in fow just b4 and while we were doing the very first quest i got 3 obsid shards!
In the next 5 mins i got one more and then i got an err 7..
Before i got err 7, 11 shards had dropped... This seems very unusual why are they dropping so frequently?? or maybe its just my bad look

(forgive me if this has been mentioned before but search is down....)

RaabTheGuru · Mar 07, 2006, 06:46 PM // 18:46

I've heard the same thing about Obsidian Shards. I never go to the FoW for lack of interest in farming, but those I know that do say the shards are dropping like rain.

I've also heard that Ectoplasms hardly drop at all anymore. I used to farm UW but it's gotten so tedious and tiring that I refrain from doing it anymore.

Maybe the developers are trying to change the prices of certain materials.

I, for one, don't see shards or ecto's being used in Factions all that much. Some people think rubies and sapphires are going to be used for armor crafters, but I beg to differ. I have a feeling there's going to be new materials introduced, such as the Mud Brick and Clay brick which there already is a crafter for.

I just think people are wasting their time buying and saving all their rubies/saphhires/ectos/shards hoping that they're going to be an integral part of the factions campaign. I might be wrong, but for the average player, obtaining quantities of those is not only tiresome and time consuming, but some just don't even know where to find them or what they even are.

Maria The Princess · Mar 07, 2006, 06:57 PM // 18:57

dude, when factions will arrive people will forget those shards and ectos.... theres gonna bo soooo many new items, so if u get em, unless u need armor of them for a current character, just sell em, im sure money will be more usefull then outdated crafting materials.

EF2NYD · Mar 07, 2006, 07:32 PM // 19:32

Yes, sell them for 1k or less so people who know better can buy them.

Kook~NBK~ · Mar 07, 2006, 08:24 PM // 20:24

I think the Ectos have started dropping more regularly than they have in the past week or so. Last night I was on a Tombs run and got 2 ectos. Last week, we did 5 or 6 runs and didn't see one. I've also noticed the price ath the traders has stopped going up.

Haggard · Mar 07, 2006, 11:33 PM // 23:33

yeah there was an extreme halt in ecto drops for a few days, i think nearly everyone noticed it.. but then they came bouncing back (6 ectos, 2 black dyes, 2 14^50 weapons, 5 keys from a single smite run)

Maria The Princess · Mar 23, 2006, 12:31 AM // 00:31

thats how u know ectos will fall in price! more of them dropping, means more on market, therefor cheaper prices.
remember when they were 9k each? why do u think there 7k now?
so sell for 7k each now rather then 3-4k each later (duh)

rice626 · Mar 23, 2006, 02:47 AM // 02:47

When i was out getting my fow armor i got 2 shards from the same mob..my group was like wow lucky..but then again they all got at least one too..

Solberg the Exiled · Mar 23, 2006, 04:39 AM // 04:39

it's all luck I'd say. Drop wise, I have had one time when I got 4 shards in a row (Yes it did happen, 4 shard dropped from a mob of 2 warriors and 2 monks, and out of 8 people, they all dropped for me) But I also have had runs where the entire team got absolutely no shards at all.

Poison Ivy · Mar 23, 2006, 05:25 AM // 05:25

It's entirely random I belive...Even Galie herself mentioned it in the forums, somewhere.

Arya Nibelrund · Mar 23, 2006, 09:00 AM // 09:00

Yes i think it's totally random too... sometimes you have good runs in a row, some other times you get nothing at all. Over and over again. I mostly do FoW now (normal questing no runs) and the shard % is totally unpredictable, even in the same day you might have extremely different results.

Reflex Dragonfire · Mar 23, 2006, 09:15 AM // 09:15

Also depends on the time that you are farming, when there are a lot of people farming u will get far less drops to keep the market in balance.

the wolf bane · Mar 23, 2006, 09:30 AM // 09:30

true, i hardly ever get shards when i go, maybe its cos i always go in district 1? i may have to change district and group up in there or something, in total ive had about... 20 shards, i have been at least 40 times to fow, so yes, it is random i think

Gonzo · Mar 23, 2006, 09:48 AM // 09:48

Saterday the merch price for shards was 4.5k, yesterday it was down to 3.5k. The droprate has increased (or so I hear from most of my guildies) I myself get at least 2 drops each (spidey farming) run.

fiery · Mar 23, 2006, 02:35 PM // 14:35

Seeing Factions coming out soon, I expect drop rate for rare items to drop more frequenlty for seeing its a major farming place.

Mar 07, 2006, 06:29 PM // 18:29	#1
Charqus Krytan Explorer Join Date: Nov 2005 Profession: Mo/	The drop rate of obsid shards v high? I was in fow just b4 and while we were doing the very first quest i got 3 obsid shards! In the next 5 mins i got one more and then i got an err 7.. Before i got err 7, 11 shards had dropped... This seems very unusual why are they dropping so frequently?? or maybe its just my bad look (forgive me if this has been mentioned before but search is down....)

Mar 07, 2006, 06:46 PM // 18:46	#2
RaabTheGuru Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern California Guild: Wizards Anomyous [WoA] Profession: N/Me	I've heard the same thing about Obsidian Shards. I never go to the FoW for lack of interest in farming, but those I know that do say the shards are dropping like rain. I've also heard that Ectoplasms hardly drop at all anymore. I used to farm UW but it's gotten so tedious and tiring that I refrain from doing it anymore. Maybe the developers are trying to change the prices of certain materials. I, for one, don't see shards or ecto's being used in Factions all that much. Some people think rubies and sapphires are going to be used for armor crafters, but I beg to differ. I have a feeling there's going to be new materials introduced, such as the Mud Brick and Clay brick which there already is a crafter for. I just think people are wasting their time buying and saving all their rubies/saphhires/ectos/shards hoping that they're going to be an integral part of the factions campaign. I might be wrong, but for the average player, obtaining quantities of those is not only tiresome and time consuming, but some just don't even know where to find them or what they even are.

Mar 07, 2006, 06:57 PM // 18:57	#3
Maria The Princess Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: Aequitas Deis	dude, when factions will arrive people will forget those shards and ectos.... theres gonna bo soooo many new items, so if u get em, unless u need armor of them for a current character, just sell em, im sure money will be more usefull then outdated crafting materials.

Mar 07, 2006, 07:32 PM // 19:32	#4
EF2NYD Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jun 2005	Yes, sell them for 1k or less so people who know better can buy them.

Mar 07, 2006, 08:24 PM // 20:24	#5
Kook~NBK~ Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A little chalet outside Drok's Guild: Natural Born Killaz	I think the Ectos have started dropping more regularly than they have in the past week or so. Last night I was on a Tombs run and got 2 ectos. Last week, we did 5 or 6 runs and didn't see one. I've also noticed the price ath the traders has stopped going up.

Mar 07, 2006, 11:33 PM // 23:33	#6
Haggard Desert Nomad Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Urmston, Manchester, UK Guild: Greener Pastures [DVDF] Profession: W/Rt	yeah there was an extreme halt in ecto drops for a few days, i think nearly everyone noticed it.. but then they came bouncing back (6 ectos, 2 black dyes, 2 14^50 weapons, 5 keys from a single smite run)

Mar 23, 2006, 12:31 AM // 00:31	#7
Maria The Princess Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: Aequitas Deis	thats how u know ectos will fall in price! more of them dropping, means more on market, therefor cheaper prices. remember when they were 9k each? why do u think there 7k now? so sell for 7k each now rather then 3-4k each later (duh)

Mar 23, 2006, 02:47 AM // 02:47	#8
rice626 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Oct 2005 Guild: One Dasterly Dangerous Guild Profession: W/Mo	When i was out getting my fow armor i got 2 shards from the same mob..my group was like wow lucky..but then again they all got at least one too..

Mar 23, 2006, 04:39 AM // 04:39	#9
Solberg the Exiled Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: Xen of Onslaught Profession: N/	it's all luck I'd say. Drop wise, I have had one time when I got 4 shards in a row (Yes it did happen, 4 shard dropped from a mob of 2 warriors and 2 monks, and out of 8 people, they all dropped for me) But I also have had runs where the entire team got absolutely no shards at all.

Mar 23, 2006, 05:25 AM // 05:25	#10
Poison Ivy Forge Runner Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Toronto Guild: Hopping Profession: Mo/A	It's entirely random I belive...Even Galie herself mentioned it in the forums, somewhere.

Mar 23, 2006, 09:00 AM // 09:00	#11
Arya Nibelrund McLovin!!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: Farming Zaishen [keYs] Profession: Mo/	Yes i think it's totally random too... sometimes you have good runs in a row, some other times you get nothing at all. Over and over again. I mostly do FoW now (normal questing no runs) and the shard % is totally unpredictable, even in the same day you might have extremely different results.

Mar 23, 2006, 09:15 AM // 09:15	#12
Reflex Dragonfire Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Netherlands Guild: White Squall [WS] Profession: Mo/	Also depends on the time that you are farming, when there are a lot of people farming u will get far less drops to keep the market in balance.

Mar 23, 2006, 09:30 AM // 09:30	#13
the wolf bane Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: satans hitmen Profession: W/Mo	true, i hardly ever get shards when i go, maybe its cos i always go in district 1? i may have to change district and group up in there or something, in total ive had about... 20 shards, i have been at least 40 times to fow, so yes, it is random i think

Mar 23, 2006, 09:48 AM // 09:48	#14
Gonzo Jungle Guide Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Netherlands Guild: Defenders of the Blackblade [DotB] Profession: W/	Saterday the merch price for shards was 4.5k, yesterday it was down to 3.5k. The droprate has increased (or so I hear from most of my guildies) I myself get at least 2 drops each (spidey farming) run.

Mar 23, 2006, 02:35 PM // 14:35	#15
fiery Banned Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: maryland Guild: InYurFace Gaming [IYF] Profession: R/	Seeing Factions coming out soon, I expect drop rate for rare items to drop more frequenlty for seeing its a major farming place.