rugal nuker · Dec 13, 2005, 05:15 AM // 05:15

lets say,do a dual uw run,how do the game decides who this ectos goes too when a ecto drops? and can a person get 2 ectos in a roll?

Mathias Deathwater · Dec 13, 2005, 05:16 AM // 05:16

I'm pretty sure it's just random, you can get two of anything else in a roll, so I don't think ectos are an exception, just rare.

eom · Dec 13, 2005, 05:19 AM // 05:19

it's 50/50 depending on your character name --- if it starts with a-m, you get it.

rugal nuker · Dec 13, 2005, 05:30 AM // 05:30

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Originally Posted by eom

it's 50/50 depending on your character name --- if it starts with a-m, you get it.

>.< wtf?

please tell me u r kidding ^^

Valerius · Dec 13, 2005, 05:37 AM // 05:37

it's completely random... if u have 2 players in the group... 50% chance the item that drops is urs... has nothing to do with ur name...

lyra_song · Dec 13, 2005, 05:50 AM // 05:50

i was doing a duo with my me/ne (21 second SV, 29 dmg SS) with leslie from xD and after the end of one run:

Les: 4 Phantom Keys, 1 ecto
Me: 3 Gold Weapons

Sereng Amaranth · Dec 13, 2005, 09:47 AM // 09:47

I know for a fact that my elementalist cannot get shards.

Lord Cooper · Dec 13, 2005, 10:15 AM // 10:15

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Originally Posted by rugal nuker

and can a person get 2 ectos in a roll?

[random comment] i had 2 cheese in a roll once... [/random comment]

FrogDevourer · Dec 13, 2005, 11:06 AM // 11:06

All your ectos are belong to me.

Seriously it's random just like all drops.

chippxero · Dec 13, 2005, 11:11 AM // 11:11

Spin 4 times while in combat clockwise for ectos in UW and 2 times anti-clockwise in FoW for shards.

Pompeyfan · Dec 13, 2005, 03:20 PM // 15:20

The game checks to see if I'm in the party - then assigns the ecto to someone else.

Mordakai · Dec 13, 2005, 03:23 PM // 15:23

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Originally Posted by Pompeyfan

The game checks to see if I'm in the party - then assigns the ecto to someone else.

LOL.

In a related question, how many monsters do you usually have to kill to get an Ecto drop?

I was in the UW for 3 hours on Friday night, and not a single Ecto dropped for anyone in the party.

Ruin · Dec 13, 2005, 03:27 PM // 15:27

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Originally Posted by Mordakai

LOL.

In a related question, how many monsters do you usually have to kill to get an Ecto drop?

I was in the UW for 3 hours on Friday night, and not a single Ecto dropped for anyone in the party.

It's not a matter of how many. It's completely random. You could get an ecto from the first Aatxe you kill, or some random monster in the furthest reaches of the UW.

quickmonty · Dec 13, 2005, 03:28 PM // 15:28

The other night an ecto dropped on the stairs with the first group of ataxes.

I got both ectos that dropped that run (4 man team)

Vilaptca · Dec 13, 2005, 03:59 PM // 15:59

I heard it checks how many you have in storage, and then gives it to already has the most.

Maxiemonster · Dec 13, 2005, 04:37 PM // 16:37

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Originally Posted by Vilaptca

I heard it checks how many you have in storage, and then gives it to already has the most.

Yep, I've got over 500 Ectos in my storage already, and I get about 5 each run, since I get all that drop.

Dec 13, 2005, 05:15 AM // 05:15	#1
rugal nuker Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Sep 2005 Profession: E/Mo	how do the game make choice on who to assign ectos to? lets say,do a dual uw run,how do the game decides who this ectos goes too when a ecto drops? and can a person get 2 ectos in a roll?

Dec 13, 2005, 11:06 AM // 11:06	#9
FrogDevourer on a GW break until C4 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: In your shadow Guild: Servants of Fortuna	All your ectos are belong to me. Seriously it's random just like all drops. __________________

Dec 13, 2005, 05:16 AM // 05:16	#2
Mathias Deathwater Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: In a maze of twisty passages, all alike Guild: Fifteen Over Fifty	I'm pretty sure it's just random, you can get two of anything else in a roll, so I don't think ectos are an exception, just rare.

Dec 13, 2005, 05:19 AM // 05:19	#3
eom Krytan Explorer Join Date: Nov 2005 Profession: W/N	it's 50/50 depending on your character name --- if it starts with a-m, you get it.

Dec 13, 2005, 05:37 AM // 05:37	#5
Valerius Desert Nomad Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Canada Profession: R/	it's completely random... if u have 2 players in the group... 50% chance the item that drops is urs... has nothing to do with ur name...

Dec 13, 2005, 05:50 AM // 05:50	#6
lyra_song Hell's Protector Join Date: Oct 2005 Profession: R/Mo	i was doing a duo with my me/ne (21 second SV, 29 dmg SS) with leslie from xD and after the end of one run: Les: 4 Phantom Keys, 1 ecto Me: 3 Gold Weapons

Dec 13, 2005, 09:47 AM // 09:47	#7
Sereng Amaranth Desert Nomad Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: The Amazon Basin [AB]	I know for a fact that my elementalist cannot get shards.

Dec 13, 2005, 11:11 AM // 11:11	#10
chippxero Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: norfolk Guild: Super Anti Rabbit Squad [SARS] Profession: Mo/Me	Spin 4 times while in combat clockwise for ectos in UW and 2 times anti-clockwise in FoW for shards.

Dec 13, 2005, 03:20 PM // 15:20	#11
Pompeyfan Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Isle of Wight Guild: DVDF Profession: R/	The game checks to see if I'm in the party - then assigns the ecto to someone else.

Dec 13, 2005, 03:28 PM // 15:28	#14
quickmonty Ancient Windbreaker Join Date: May 2005	The other night an ecto dropped on the stairs with the first group of ataxes. I got both ectos that dropped that run (4 man team)

Dec 13, 2005, 03:59 PM // 15:59	#15
Vilaptca Pre-Searing Vanquisher Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]	I heard it checks how many you have in storage, and then gives it to already has the most.