Curse

Order Of Thy Sword · Dec 24, 2005, 04:08 AM // 04:08

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Originally Posted by AncientPC

The question is did they dropped for you?

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

Yes, and Im sure you know what build Im running.

Manic Smile · Dec 24, 2005, 04:39 AM // 04:39

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Originally Posted by AncientPC

"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.

lmao...this by itself should get stickyed for a while...lmao

ghostlyranger · Dec 24, 2005, 05:28 AM // 05:28

ectos is hard to get, if after 2 or 3 run it still dun drop. then i will stop going uw.

if i got a ecto drop that day, i will continue going down uw, coz its most probably will drop again.

ya, and i got 2 ecto from last smite run.

Kai Nui · Dec 24, 2005, 05:48 AM // 05:48

I remember I used to play Runescape. What I'd always do is end up buying items low, for example in GW, 3 ecto at 8.5k each for a total of 25.5k, and then sell them for 10k or trade them for something for 10k that I wanted like a green item. So I'd get up to 30k, yielding a 4.5k profit -- if you're lucky. But like the stock market, the more you have in shares, the more profit you get. That's why when it goes up and down a few cents it can make or break some people. if you have 100 ectos at 8.5k each, that's a total of 850k. Now if you can sell them for 10k each, you're getting 1 mill. That's a 250k profit right there. So starting out is a pain in the ass, but there will be people out there who can miraculously afford this crap, and since armors do use 100+ ectos and people will want to have all their different 15k armors, then it's possible. Extreme farmers who don't sleep and ebayers are probably going to be your buyers at that point, but then again, it depends on what you decide to do with what you have. Play fairly, buy from ebay, or start farming until you can afford around 20 ectos and merchant your way up? There really aren't any good ways to go about making cash in this game. There's a distinctive 2 level barrier, and it's hard to cross over to the rich side. Just be sure you don't waste your money. Look for items at low prices, take a chance and buy. Also realize that the new betting you can do on this site is good aswell as there are other things to merchant. Black dye is one of the more easier things, as well as silver dye. But don't limit yourself to that, Char Hides, collector items, etc are also good. You don't have to farm them either, you can buy them from people. And most of the time you'll find desperate people, so offer dirt low and sell sky high. You can always take breaks to farm and play, but if you're already doing that for money, you're not going anywhere.

-me, a GW rich indivdual at 15. Proud of my sincerity and honesty in the game to get to where I am today.

Funk_Styles · Dec 24, 2005, 05:59 AM // 05:59

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Originally Posted by AncientPC

"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.

well actually, i was doing a oro run and my retarded fiends lagged a little behind and aggro'd a group we were trying to avoid, and one of the monks died, so they all blamed the necromancer

Rc The Mad · Dec 24, 2005, 08:02 AM // 08:02

Hmm... I do probably three UW runs a day average since I'm trying to save up ectos for my armor. Very rarely do I *not* get an ecto on a run. I probably get at least one ecto per run 80% of the time, sometimes two. I've gotten three in a run once but that's rare, as is getting none for me.

Maybe it's the things you kill. The only creatures that drop ecto are Aatxes, Dryders, Smites, and Keeper of the Souls. Nothing else will drop ecto for you.

Do the clear the chamber quest, then clear all the smites, and you should find yourself an ecto or two. I'm in the same boat as the guy that said he got 117 ecto in three weeks. That can definately be done. So far I have 76 ectos saved up in the past month going for 120, and I don't spend every minute I play guild wars in UW either.

Sk8tborderx · Dec 24, 2005, 10:11 AM // 10:11

Everything in UW can drop an ecto, not only certain things (except chained souls or whatever they are). If you want to get the most out of an UW run go clear out the chaos planes, they have a much higher drop rate there than just the smite runs. If you want a crystaline sword clear out the spawning pools, they don't drop a lot of ectos but you do have a chance at a crystaline, I have seen them drop there before.

The Herbalizer · Dec 24, 2005, 10:59 AM // 10:59

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If you want a crystaline sword clear out the spawning pools, they don't drop a lot of ectos but you do have a chance at a crystaline, I have seen them drop there before.

Hate to break it to you but they only come from chests or hoh.

Ajantis · Dec 24, 2005, 11:44 AM // 11:44

Try clearing the chaos planes with a pug..

With a 2 man team we kill all the aatxes/smiters/coldfires, everything till the behemoths..

With a pug, I'm lucky to even make it to the smites -_-

Medion · Dec 24, 2005, 12:09 PM // 12:09

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Hate to break it to you but they only come from chests or hoh.

Many people think some stuff can only be found in one place, but sometimes it may drop somewhere else as well.

For example, whether you believe it or not; I got an ecto in Kryta, Not UW. But maybe Anet changed that because it has been long ago.

I think the advice of Kai is the best btw, you can easily earn a lot of money in trading. I however also advice you to not go trade weapons as their prices drop like hell sometimes.

AncientPC · Dec 24, 2005, 05:50 PM // 17:50

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Originally Posted by Ajantis

Try clearing the chaos planes with a pug..

With a 2 man team we kill all the aatxes/smiters/coldfires, everything till the behemoths..

With a pug, I'm lucky to even make it to the smites -_-

I know what you mean. Half the 8-playered pugs I'm in take the fuggin UW quest that triggers the Aatxes.

Rc The Mad · Dec 24, 2005, 05:57 PM // 17:57

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Originally Posted by Sk8tborderx

Everything in UW can drop an ecto, not only certain things (except chained souls or whatever they are). If you want to get the most out of an UW run go clear out the chaos planes, they have a much higher drop rate there than just the smite runs. If you want a crystaline sword clear out the spawning pools, they don't drop a lot of ectos but you do have a chance at a crystaline, I have seen them drop there before.

No, everything in UW does not drop ecto. As I stated before only Aatxes, Dryders, Smites and Soul Keepers drop ecto. Possibly more very deep in UW, but I can guarantee that Darknesses, Coldfires, Nightmares, and Behemouths do not drop ecto.

Also, it clearly states in the "beginners guide to the underworld" sticky thread in the PvE section that only these four drop ecto.

Sk8tborderx · Dec 25, 2005, 06:34 AM // 06:34

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Originally Posted by The Herbalizer

Hate to break it to you but they only come from chests or hoh.

That is not true at all, most people think that only because they have not seen them drop before. Someone also tried telling me that ectos did not drop in FoW right after I just got done with a run and had 1 drop for me. (banshees can drop ecto). I also never said they drop all the time, I have cleared the spawning pools 20-30 times now and only have seen 1 drop. I have also gotten an ecto to drop in the bloodstone fen bonus, it was a while ago and don't know if the ravengers can still drop them but I did just get a storm bow from them the other day.

Mustache Mayhem · Dec 26, 2005, 02:33 AM // 02:33

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Originally Posted by Sk8tborderx

That is not true at all, most people think that only because they have not seen them drop before. Someone also tried telling me that ectos did not drop in FoW right after I just got done with a run and had 1 drop for me. (banshees can drop ecto). I also never said they drop all the time, I have cleared the spawning pools 20-30 times now and only have seen 1 drop. I have also gotten an ecto to drop in the bloodstone fen bonus, it was a while ago and don't know if the ravengers can still drop them but I did just get a storm bow from them the other day.

Preist TuX · Jan 02, 2006, 12:19 PM // 12:19

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No, everything in UW does not drop ecto. As I stated before only Aatxes, Dryders, Smites and Soul Keepers drop ecto. Possibly more very deep in UW, but I can guarantee that Darknesses, Coldfires, Nightmares, and Behemouths do not drop ecto.

Also, it clearly states in the "beginners guide to the underworld" sticky thread in the PvE section that only these four drop ecto.

In my 3-man build we have seen ecto's drop on the mindblades multiplial times. Next run i'll give a screenie.

greenlantern · Jan 02, 2006, 03:02 PM // 15:02

Last night I got 4 ecto from one run in UW and I got 1 ecto from a short run. Nothing special just an exploration run. Ecto is very low in price now days for some reason too, if the drops are low, should the prices be high?

MoNo · Jan 02, 2006, 03:15 PM // 15:15

i 2 man uw and i have about 70 ectos 1 sometimes 5 sometimes rare if nothing drops
i've been ids soloing too about 20 so far ids=ftw +50 k each now they are going for 40 and 30 k

and if anybody needs help or wants to duo uw i'm a 55 by the way
ign mono lific = war/?
ign mono the monk monk/mes

Neriandal Freit · Jan 02, 2006, 03:16 PM // 15:16

Yeah, that is usually how i think things work, or people just come into money and start buying. Also, then you ahve the guilds (and i know who you are...) awho all bunch a Ecto and go about trying to jack the prices (like they did a month ago.)

handsome henry · Jan 03, 2006, 07:47 AM // 07:47

I don't see how you can complain about random drops, I've hit 3 ecto before even getting to smites before and I've gone 3 runs without getting one.

Party bigger than two+expecting to get an ecto=newbie

Neriandal Freit · Jan 03, 2006, 01:00 PM // 13:00

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Originally Posted by handsome henry

I don't see how you can complain about random drops, I've hit 3 ecto before even getting to smites before and I've gone 3 runs without getting one.

Party bigger than two+expecting to get an ecto=newbie

And, of course, even then, it's not a guarantee. I've been on a two man run with a monk who decided to take me for the hell of it (lonesome.) and i think maybe I got only one if that, if any.