Drop rate for Elemental Swords? - Guild Wars Forums

King Sasuke · May 07, 2008, 09:38 PM // 21:38

So is there a drop rate for it and is it a better rate than an ecto becuse i think an ecto is what 2%?

Carboplatin · May 07, 2008, 09:44 PM // 21:44

ectos definitely have a better drop rate.

Ghostcell · May 07, 2008, 09:51 PM // 21:51

yeah ummm ecto drop more then ele swords, but you can buy a q9 ele sword for about 15k these days.

King Sasuke · May 07, 2008, 10:01 PM // 22:01

oh really i thought it was a lot more than that

isamu kurosawa · May 07, 2008, 10:16 PM // 22:16

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Originally Posted by King Sasuke

oh really i thought it was a lot more than that

Hasn't been for along time. I have a r9 and r10 one sitting in storage because i cant sell them.

King Sasuke · May 07, 2008, 10:17 PM // 22:17

great........

The forth fly · May 07, 2008, 10:23 PM // 22:23

ive got loads from the raptor cave in gwen.I got 4 in 1 day when farming for shamrock ales

Kronos Ledaloth · May 07, 2008, 10:40 PM // 22:40

when i farm ales and on the next weekend sweets i got about 20 ele's sword

crazybanshee · May 07, 2008, 11:13 PM // 23:13

Yeah the price of ele swords has completely tanked since raptor farming hit it big. I usually get 3-10 per weekend of intense raptor farming, and have taken to giving most of them to guildies because I can't sell them and they're clogging my inventory.

Yang Whirlwind · May 08, 2008, 10:06 AM // 10:06

I have had 4 Ele swords in total drop for me - in several weekends of Raptor farming! (one didn't even have an inscription slot)

Not worth the bother these days - you make a lot more from the event items/golds/dyes/etc. you get from the farm than from the Ele swords

Alex the Great · May 08, 2008, 10:16 AM // 10:16

i got 1 ele sword from raptors, after 1 week of farming. It had deathbane and no inscription slot, so i merched it.

Darkobra · May 08, 2008, 10:34 AM // 10:34

Two elemental swords from raptor farming from me. Twice on the same day. Considering how rare it is for me to even play Guild Wars, you can guess how easy it is to come across them.

Monk of Demise · May 08, 2008, 12:14 PM // 12:14

OMG...over easter and pattys day i did nothing but farm raptors, equivalent to about 5 days of continuous farming and not a single ele sword

I've had much more luck with ectos,

take_me · May 08, 2008, 12:25 PM // 12:25

Ye... in early January I had like 6-7 Ele Sword within a few days...
Then on the next events not a single one.
Got 2 on the last event.

Farming Ectos is definitely better... at least if there's no event^^

CagedinSanity · May 08, 2008, 02:38 PM // 14:38

I bought one from a guildie at like 1/3rd of the price.
I think I salvaged it for a mod. It didn't look that good anyway.

Kaleban · May 08, 2008, 04:20 PM // 16:20

You have to wonder what ANet was thinking, knowing what builds are out there to make a spot SO easily reached and farmed, and then to put a skin like that in the drop table. I mean come on, at least it kind of made sense for shape shifting bricks to drop them, perhaps they were hidden inside.

But I've never seen a velociraptor hold any type of sword, unless we assume they are like bull sharks that eat anything. I'd still hesitate to open up a raptor's gut to look for a sword though, again, unless I'm on Hoth and its the only way to save my friend from freezing...

I wonder what would the outcry be if Ectos and Crystalline Swords were added to the Raptor drop table? Makes just as much sense as 100k+40 ecto Elemental swords...

Zamochit · May 08, 2008, 04:26 PM // 16:26

Well Ive spent one solid weekend farming raptors there for the birthday event and I recieved seven elemental swords drop over three days. r9 ,2x r10,2x r11, r12 and a r13.

I guess its just luck but they are so common now they arent really that valuable I would rather get a black dye drop than a r10+ elemental sword now.

May 07, 2008, 09:38 PM // 21:38	#1
King Sasuke Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2007 Profession: A/E	Drop rate for Elemental Swords? So is there a drop rate for it and is it a better rate than an ecto becuse i think an ecto is what 2%?

May 07, 2008, 09:44 PM // 21:44	#2
Carboplatin Jungle Guide Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: [PIG] Profession: W/A	ectos definitely have a better drop rate.

May 07, 2008, 09:51 PM // 21:51	#3
Ghostcell Krytan Explorer Join Date: Nov 2006 Guild: =VX9= Profession: N/Mo	yeah ummm ecto drop more then ele swords, but you can buy a q9 ele sword for about 15k these days.

May 07, 2008, 10:01 PM // 22:01	#4
King Sasuke Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2007 Profession: A/E	oh really i thought it was a lot more than that

May 07, 2008, 10:17 PM // 22:17	#6
King Sasuke Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2007 Profession: A/E	great........

May 07, 2008, 10:23 PM // 22:23	#7
The forth fly Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2008 Location: england Profession: Mo/	ive got loads from the raptor cave in gwen.I got 4 in 1 day when farming for shamrock ales

May 07, 2008, 10:40 PM // 22:40	#8
Kronos Ledaloth Forge Runner Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Italy Guild: Spirits From Hell [SH] Profession: E/P	when i farm ales and on the next weekend sweets i got about 20 ele's sword

May 07, 2008, 11:13 PM // 23:13	#9
crazybanshee Desert Nomad Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Look out! Profession: E/	Yeah the price of ele swords has completely tanked since raptor farming hit it big. I usually get 3-10 per weekend of intense raptor farming, and have taken to giving most of them to guildies because I can't sell them and they're clogging my inventory.

May 08, 2008, 10:06 AM // 10:06	#10
Yang Whirlwind ~ Retired ~ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark (GMT +1) Profession: E/	I have had 4 Ele swords in total drop for me - in several weekends of Raptor farming! (one didn't even have an inscription slot) Not worth the bother these days - you make a lot more from the event items/golds/dyes/etc. you get from the farm than from the Ele swords

May 08, 2008, 10:16 AM // 10:16	#11
Alex the Great Jungle Guide Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: America.....got a problem with that? Guild: [Lite] Profession: W/	i got 1 ele sword from raptors, after 1 week of farming. It had deathbane and no inscription slot, so i merched it.

May 08, 2008, 10:34 AM // 10:34	#12
Darkobra Forge Runner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Scotland Guild: Type like an idiot, I'll treat you like an idiot Profession: E/Me	Two elemental swords from raptor farming from me. Twice on the same day. Considering how rare it is for me to even play Guild Wars, you can guess how easy it is to come across them.

May 08, 2008, 12:14 PM // 12:14	#13
Monk of Demise Academy Page Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA Guild: Droknars Arena Dogs Profession: Mo/R	OMG...over easter and pattys day i did nothing but farm raptors, equivalent to about 5 days of continuous farming and not a single ele sword I've had much more luck with ectos,

May 08, 2008, 12:25 PM // 12:25	#14
take_me Furnace Stoker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Europe Guild: Country Roads [HOME]	Ye... in early January I had like 6-7 Ele Sword within a few days... Then on the next events not a single one. Got 2 on the last event. Farming Ectos is definitely better... at least if there's no event^^

May 08, 2008, 02:38 PM // 14:38	#15
CagedinSanity Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Away from you. Profession: W/	I bought one from a guildie at like 1/3rd of the price. I think I salvaged it for a mod. It didn't look that good anyway.

May 08, 2008, 04:20 PM // 16:20	#16
Kaleban Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hot as hell Florida Guild: [Wckd] Profession: Me/	You have to wonder what ANet was thinking, knowing what builds are out there to make a spot SO easily reached and farmed, and then to put a skin like that in the drop table. I mean come on, at least it kind of made sense for shape shifting bricks to drop them, perhaps they were hidden inside. But I've never seen a velociraptor hold any type of sword, unless we assume they are like bull sharks that eat anything. I'd still hesitate to open up a raptor's gut to look for a sword though, again, unless I'm on Hoth and its the only way to save my friend from freezing... I wonder what would the outcry be if Ectos and Crystalline Swords were added to the Raptor drop table? Makes just as much sense as 100k+40 ecto Elemental swords...

May 08, 2008, 04:26 PM // 16:26	#17
Zamochit Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jul 2006 Profession: N/A	Well Ive spent one solid weekend farming raptors there for the birthday event and I recieved seven elemental swords drop over three days. r9 ,2x r10,2x r11, r12 and a r13. I guess its just luck but they are so common now they arent really that valuable I would rather get a black dye drop than a r10+ elemental sword now.