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Lab Monke · Dec 23, 2005, 05:57 PM // 17:57

OK, This bothers me! I have been to UW a few times and only have 2 ecto to speak of ... why are people running around with lots of them ? I think it's totally unfair that you can go down to the Underworld , POON it for a couple hours & get zilch! I mean if you are down there for hours being successful you should get more ecto drops than what I've seen. 2, I mean 2 is all I get after maybe spending 20 hours in UW. What am I doing wrong ? Well, what is my guild doing wrong ? They haven't had the kind of success other ppl are having either. It just boggles me that somebody is walking around saying 105 ectos for 9.5K each... If that's the way it's gonna be for me than I'll just farm the furnace and sell the green weapons. I have a high success rate getting green drops. Besides, if it's gonna be that hard to ecto to get armor that isn't even better specs (just looks different) why are they that hard to come by ?

Ristaron · Dec 23, 2005, 06:00 PM // 18:00

Because life sucks.
I gave up after getting NO ectos after 10 runs into UW.
In fact, there was only one ecto dropped for that group, and it was for the party asshole who then proceeded to lord it over everyone.
That was right before we all purposefully died, went back to Temple, and booted his ass from the party.

Witchblade · Dec 23, 2005, 06:02 PM // 18:02

Ectos were very easy to get a while ago .. before screwing the things

i drop +- 80 myself in a week and lotsa items

looks like now the only way is either one by one in lucky drop with yer guild or buying em +-10k a piece at the trader :/

Lab Monke · Dec 23, 2005, 06:32 PM // 18:32

See, I can understand if they are $10K/per but you could get 4/5 on average if you were down there 2hrs. I mean that's a long time and u should get something in return for fighting the best of the best monsters. But, that's BS if you don't get any on a 2hr trip. After all you need 105 to get Fissure Armor ?

So after 20hrs of UW and 2 ecto I am on pace for 43.75 days of UW to get 105.. pfft..

Witchblade · Dec 23, 2005, 06:34 PM // 18:34

120 ectos for most of the armors

Big.Wayne · Dec 23, 2005, 06:37 PM // 18:37

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Originally Posted by Lab Monke

OK, This bothers me! I have been to UW a few times and only have 2 ecto to speak of ... why are people running around with lots of them ? I

Hi,

well if they dropped for you then *gratz!* I been on many UW trips and not one single ecto has dropped for me

Having said that I now I have heaps of them because I found other ways to make gold/plat and simple bought them.

I can understand your frustration, but hang in there and it should work out

dargon · Dec 23, 2005, 08:05 PM // 20:05

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Originally Posted by Witchblade

120 ectos for most of the armors

Nope, just the warrior, they are the only ones with a head piece.

Amity · Dec 23, 2005, 10:04 PM // 22:04

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Originally Posted by Big.Wayne

I been on many UW trips and not one single ecto has dropped for me

Your singing my song

VGJustice · Dec 23, 2005, 10:17 PM // 22:17

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Originally Posted by Ristaron

Because life sucks.

Best answer ever. Personally, I don't think I'm ever going to get the FoW armor, but I still go with trapper groups. I get other stuff there as well. If I get an ecto (I've gotten 2 in 4 trips, go me) then that's cool, money in the bank. If not, well, I had a fun time trapping, or maybe I got some other cool stuff, like a Stormbow or 2.

I've seen a whole trip where the best item anyone got was a purple hammer. Sometimes, you just get nuthin, other times you make out like a bandit.

AncientPC · Dec 23, 2005, 10:30 PM // 22:30

3 full party UW runs + 5 two man UW runs = 0 ectos.

Don't complain about the drops.

twicky_kid · Dec 23, 2005, 10:32 PM // 22:32

Let me put it this way for you. I do not farm UW all day long and have been playing since release (7 months) and I have found 4 ecto total.

Question is do you really care about FoW armor?

Order Of Thy Sword · Dec 23, 2005, 10:40 PM // 22:40

Wow, I must be lucky, three weeks ago I had 0, started a new "character" and boom 3 weeks later I have 117 ecto.

Sir Skullcrasher · Dec 23, 2005, 11:31 PM // 23:31

ectos is the things of the past. We got X-Mas shards and items to collect not to mention a new chapter early next years so why bother going to UW with a crappy group to get at least 1 ecto?

MMSDome · Dec 23, 2005, 11:59 PM // 23:59

ive been in UW for at least 48 hours and have not gotten a single ecto. The best i ever got is 1 ruby but thats it.

AncientPC · Dec 24, 2005, 12:29 AM // 00:29

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Originally Posted by Order Of Thy Sword

Wow, I must be lucky, three weeks ago I had 0, started a new "character" and boom 3 weeks later I have 117 ecto.

The question is did they dropped for you?

I have plenty of ectos but it's not from farming.

disposable-hero · Dec 24, 2005, 12:59 AM // 00:59

i dont see the problem i get one every 3/4 runs. Using a good trapper team can get about 3 smite runs in and hour take some keys and get some gold/purp items to sell on the way easy money.

It's all down to luck and party size. Only once seen an ecto drop in a full party run. Secret is use a small 2/3/4 man party for money making plans like this.

snapp · Dec 24, 2005, 01:33 AM // 01:33

I gone on a bunch of UW runs and have only ever seen 2 ecto drop, none for me of course. Still I go on, broke as a joke and wishing I were rich.

Just let it go, nothing you can do is really going to change the way things are.

I know it's frustrating

Sk8tborderx · Dec 24, 2005, 02:42 AM // 02:42

You can thank the bots and solo monks for the crappy ecto drop rate. Ectos used to drop as much as shards and as soon as the solo monk came out all the bots were using the build and A NET nerfed the drop rate. (only for smite runs). The drop rate for ectos is still really good in the chaos planes and the spawning pools. It is hard to get a good group though that knows how to clear those areas because everyone only wants to do the smite runs or spider runs.

AncientPC · Dec 24, 2005, 03:43 AM // 03:43

"I'm dead!"

Blame the monk.

"I can't beat this mission!"

Blame the monk.

"I can't find monks for my party!"

...Blame the monk.

"Ectos aren't dropping as much!"

Blame the monk.

"I didn't get what I wanted for Christmas!"

Blame the monk.

Hodor · Dec 24, 2005, 03:55 AM // 03:55

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Originally Posted by AncientPC

Blame The Monk

I might start a char named that