How often do ectos per run in uw?(and what affects it?) - Guild Wars Forums

rugal nuker · Dec 11, 2005, 03:48 AM // 03:48

Lets say,a 8 man farm in underworld,what will be the total ecto? and a 2 man farm,55 monk+ss necro,will the total ecto decrease?

Normally how many ecto will u guys get total per run when u dual uw farm?3 per run?or whatever?

Excer · Dec 11, 2005, 03:54 AM // 03:54

well its qutie random actually. when i do uw i usually do 4 or 8 man trap teams. by just doing a spider run, its like 2 to 3, and spider run with smites is like 6 or something

master_ranger_matt · Dec 11, 2005, 04:01 AM // 04:01

i do 3 man trap and usually its 1 per person, even with smites.

Valerius · Dec 11, 2005, 04:08 AM // 04:08

doing 2 man smite runs with 1 monk and 1 necro... 2-3 ecto's will usually drop

quickmonty · Dec 11, 2005, 05:43 AM // 05:43

2-3 with 4-5 man trapper team

Sol_Vie · Dec 11, 2005, 05:55 AM // 05:55

I was in the UW for a good 4-5 hours the other night with an eight man group (assembled on here) and only one ecto dropped. Of all the chests we found only one was a gold chest and I got the only semi decent item- a rare eternal bow. It was pretty disappointing. =\

Hugh Snyder · Dec 11, 2005, 06:04 AM // 06:04

Today I did four 3-man trapper runs and 0 ecto's dropped. All 4 runs, none of us got one.

Shimus DarkRaven · Dec 11, 2005, 06:06 AM // 06:06

As much as people want to nail a statistic to this, it's purely random.

One time, when I went down, 4 dropped, none for me, but then on next run at UW, I got two, and others got 0. It's purely random.

--The Shim

Skuld · Dec 11, 2005, 08:13 AM // 08:13

Well I went trapping for the first time with my new guild and there was 4 trappers and a warrior came along to watch, i think we got 2 right at the begining from the aataxes where you spawn, one from a smite and then 1 just as we were folding from one of those spectre things on the field. that was in about 3 1/2 hours

D.E.V.i.A.N.C.E · Dec 11, 2005, 08:19 AM // 08:19

Me and a friend split them when we dou UW; most of the time we can get 1 each; there have been a few runs of 0 ecto droped but its random really.

I would think a healthy "farm elsewhere while you dont have favor" is a good idea.

Triple Evel · Dec 11, 2005, 11:19 AM // 11:19

well i go solo with one smite monk i got 5 in a run once ... but normally its 3-4 ...

Pompeyfan · Dec 11, 2005, 04:01 PM // 16:01

In over 100 UW trips in 6 month's (1 lasting 8 hours) I've had 6 ecto drop for me in total - the last 2 month's ago

reetkever · Dec 11, 2005, 09:03 PM // 21:03

Let's see, I see ecto's drop quite often, not for me though ><

We're always 4 or 3 man trapping, and an ecto always drops (almost every run).

last week I've seen 8 ecto drops, and 1 for me :P

(I got 1 from a friend of mine for free, because she felt sorry for me (ecto's kept dropping for her and other teammate but not for me :S)

In my life I've had 3 ecto's selling the first one to the merchant (I still have the other 2)

chanji · Dec 11, 2005, 09:18 PM // 21:18

i solo uw and avg 2 ecto a run sometimes i get zero sometimes 5 but on avg 2 a run. based on my last 100 runs hehehe

Shimus DarkRaven · Dec 11, 2005, 09:22 PM // 21:22

To the OP: Seeing as nothing "effects" drop rates in general, as you can't use henchies and each player has their own chance in a group for a drop. As pertaining to your title of the post: Random. That's it. Reiterating myself on that point more then twice is so..gaudy, but eh! 8 man or a Solo build for UW, it's...random

--The Shim

allience · Dec 12, 2005, 12:10 AM // 00:10

hm on average it's 1 ecto per run IF u do 2 man run and u SHARE drops.
sometime 0 ectos drop. most i saw drop in a run was 5.

if i farm ectos i only do 2 man runs. me and my partner always share. in 3 months i gathered ~110 ectos, doing 2 hour UW daily. so since drops were shared, around 220 ectos droped in 3 months.. i'm prety sure i can do uw with my eyes closed now and i'm NOT proud of that =/

jonnybegood · Dec 12, 2005, 12:23 AM // 00:23

I have doen about 20 trap 3 man runs, i have yet to see an ecto drop ever.

I pwnd U · Dec 12, 2005, 12:34 AM // 00:34

out of the couple of smite and solo runs ive done ive gotten 0 being in a group ive only ever gotten 2 so it must be random as heck. cause usually on 1 ecto drops when i go

Capitan Del Queso · Dec 12, 2005, 02:26 AM // 02:26

It really depends on luck. One time with a guild trap team of 6, we killed eveything that can drop an ecto and only one ecto dropped the whole damn run. The next run, we cleared em all like last time and one person got one, and one other person got 2. That was it.

Kyle · Dec 12, 2005, 04:00 AM // 04:00

Ive heard that only aataxe drop ecto.

Confrim? or Deny?

Dec 11, 2005, 03:48 AM // 03:48	#1
rugal nuker Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Sep 2005 Profession: E/Mo	How often do ectos per run in uw?(and what affects it?) Lets say,a 8 man farm in underworld,what will be the total ecto? and a 2 man farm,55 monk+ss necro,will the total ecto decrease? Normally how many ecto will u guys get total per run when u dual uw farm?3 per run?or whatever?

Dec 11, 2005, 03:54 AM // 03:54	#2
Excer Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2005 Profession: W/Me	well its qutie random actually. when i do uw i usually do 4 or 8 man trap teams. by just doing a spider run, its like 2 to 3, and spider run with smites is like 6 or something

Dec 11, 2005, 04:01 AM // 04:01	#3
master_ranger_matt Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah.... no im not mormon Guild: Radicals Against Tyrants [RAT] Profession: R/Me	i do 3 man trap and usually its 1 per person, even with smites.

Dec 11, 2005, 04:08 AM // 04:08	#4
Valerius Desert Nomad Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Canada Profession: R/	doing 2 man smite runs with 1 monk and 1 necro... 2-3 ecto's will usually drop

Dec 11, 2005, 05:43 AM // 05:43	#5
quickmonty Ancient Windbreaker Join Date: May 2005	2-3 with 4-5 man trapper team

Dec 11, 2005, 05:55 AM // 05:55	#6
Sol_Vie Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Boston, MA Guild: Blood Of Orr [BoO]	I was in the UW for a good 4-5 hours the other night with an eight man group (assembled on here) and only one ecto dropped. Of all the chests we found only one was a gold chest and I got the only semi decent item- a rare eternal bow. It was pretty disappointing. =\

Dec 11, 2005, 06:04 AM // 06:04	#7
Hugh Snyder Academy Page Join Date: May 2005 Location: The Vault Guild: Urban Knights Profession: Me/	Today I did four 3-man trapper runs and 0 ecto's dropped. All 4 runs, none of us got one.

Dec 11, 2005, 06:06 AM // 06:06	#8
Shimus DarkRaven Desert Nomad Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Titusville, PA <nowhere> Guild: KOD <Knights of the Dragonrose><Guild Officer> Profession: W/Mo	As much as people want to nail a statistic to this, it's purely random. One time, when I went down, 4 dropped, none for me, but then on next run at UW, I got two, and others got 0. It's purely random. --The Shim

Dec 11, 2005, 08:13 AM // 08:13	#9
Skuld Furnace Stoker Join Date: Sep 2005 Guild: Thousend Tigers Apund Ur Head [Ttgr] Profession: A/	Well I went trapping for the first time with my new guild and there was 4 trappers and a warrior came along to watch, i think we got 2 right at the begining from the aataxes where you spawn, one from a smite and then 1 just as we were folding from one of those spectre things on the field. that was in about 3 1/2 hours

Dec 11, 2005, 08:19 AM // 08:19	#10
D.E.V.i.A.N.C.E Jungle Guide Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: Mo/	Me and a friend split them when we dou UW; most of the time we can get 1 each; there have been a few runs of 0 ecto droped but its random really. I would think a healthy "farm elsewhere while you dont have favor" is a good idea.

Dec 11, 2005, 11:19 AM // 11:19	#11
Triple Evel Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2005 Guild: Order Of Noble Excellence {ONE} Profession: N/	well i go solo with one smite monk i got 5 in a run once ... but normally its 3-4 ...

Dec 11, 2005, 04:01 PM // 16:01	#12
Pompeyfan Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Isle of Wight Guild: DVDF Profession: R/	In over 100 UW trips in 6 month's (1 lasting 8 hours) I've had 6 ecto drop for me in total - the last 2 month's ago

Dec 11, 2005, 09:03 PM // 21:03	#13
reetkever Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Dec 2005 Profession: Mo/E	Let's see, I see ecto's drop quite often, not for me though >< We're always 4 or 3 man trapping, and an ecto always drops (almost every run). last week I've seen 8 ecto drops, and 1 for me :P (I got 1 from a friend of mine for free, because she felt sorry for me (ecto's kept dropping for her and other teammate but not for me :S) In my life I've had 3 ecto's selling the first one to the merchant (I still have the other 2)

Dec 11, 2005, 09:18 PM // 21:18	#14
chanji Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Sep 2005	i solo uw and avg 2 ecto a run sometimes i get zero sometimes 5 but on avg 2 a run. based on my last 100 runs hehehe

Dec 11, 2005, 09:22 PM // 21:22	#15
Shimus DarkRaven Desert Nomad Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Titusville, PA <nowhere> Guild: KOD <Knights of the Dragonrose><Guild Officer> Profession: W/Mo	To the OP: Seeing as nothing "effects" drop rates in general, as you can't use henchies and each player has their own chance in a group for a drop. As pertaining to your title of the post: Random. That's it. Reiterating myself on that point more then twice is so..gaudy, but eh! 8 man or a Solo build for UW, it's...random --The Shim

Dec 12, 2005, 12:10 AM // 00:10	#16
allience Krytan Explorer Join Date: Nov 2005 Profession: Mo/Me	hm on average it's 1 ecto per run IF u do 2 man run and u SHARE drops. sometime 0 ectos drop. most i saw drop in a run was 5. if i farm ectos i only do 2 man runs. me and my partner always share. in 3 months i gathered ~110 ectos, doing 2 hour UW daily. so since drops were shared, around 220 ectos droped in 3 months.. i'm prety sure i can do uw with my eyes closed now and i'm NOT proud of that =/

Dec 12, 2005, 12:23 AM // 00:23	#17
jonnybegood Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: huh? Guild: The Final Exodus[FX]	I have doen about 20 trap 3 man runs, i have yet to see an ecto drop ever.

Dec 12, 2005, 12:34 AM // 00:34	#18
I pwnd U God of Spammers Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: in the middle of a burning cornfield... Guild: Scars Meadows [SMS] (Officer)	out of the couple of smite and solo runs ive done ive gotten 0 being in a group ive only ever gotten 2 so it must be random as heck. cause usually on 1 ecto drops when i go

Dec 12, 2005, 02:26 AM // 02:26	#19
Capitan Del Queso Academy Page Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pacific Time Zone Guild: Pheonix Ascension	It really depends on luck. One time with a guild trap team of 6, we killed eveything that can drop an ecto and only one ecto dropped the whole damn run. The next run, we cleared em all like last time and one person got one, and one other person got 2. That was it.

Dec 12, 2005, 04:00 AM // 04:00	#20
Kyle Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: Legends Of Teh Industry [XXX]	Ive heard that only aataxe drop ecto. Confrim? or Deny?