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AndrewSX · Mar 24, 2012, 08:09 PM // 20:09

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Originally Posted by Bright Star Shine

I know, but my guild and the guilds I know have no interest in partaking in such an activity unfortunately.

Yeah, i guessed that...

Btw, i think that "chesting" could be possible in Deep, and maybe Urgoz.

Observed some times a chest spawn right in the first aspect room (second if you consider the 4 starting ones) or the following one(where you use recall for activate plugs). With a hero team could be easily possible to clear quite fast the starting room, and the 2 following ones for search that chest, resign and start again. Pure speculation basing about what i've seen tho.

Same for Urgoz, sometimes is possible to have a chest spawing before the first serpent guardian, get it and resign.

Not sure about efficency/spawing rate tho.

EFGJack · Mar 24, 2012, 08:57 PM // 20:57

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Originally Posted by AndrewSX

Same for Urgoz, sometimes is possible to have a chest spawing before the first serpent guardian, get it and resign.

Not sure about efficency/spawing rate tho.

Tried that back when Factions came out. It often took 15 attempts to get a chest to spawn, sometimes more. Totally not worth it unless you're desperate or if the spawnrate for the chest has been changed.

undead living · Mar 25, 2012, 10:11 PM // 22:11

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Originally Posted by Bright Star Shine

To be honest, Exalted's are not rarer than Kappa per se, but there isn't a good farm to chest run them. If you want to farm them, you'll need to actually participate in the Deep/Urgoz to get them. But once there, they're easier to acquire. The problem with farming them really is that when you want to do an Urgoz/Deep run, most guilds resort to SC'ing them and skipping almost every group, leaving very few to kill for drops.

I would also like to argue that Echo fits the same bill, they're not really that rare, most of them are just complete and utter shite.

^This Exalted are rare from chest because of that reason, no real efficient way to farm them. Kappa shields are rare from chest, I have never seen a drop from them, but i get more of them from killing kappas. and thats right I get tons of Echos, but finding one with a good mod is pretty rare.

tenderpoison · Mar 27, 2012, 12:17 PM // 12:17

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Originally Posted by undead living

and thats right I get tons of Echos, but finding one with a good mod is pretty rare.

Hey there. Was reading this and then I was like oO...Tons? Rly? What am I doing wrong? Not that I tried like 10k chests or anything even close to that, am just getting close to opening 200 chests in Morostav Trail and haven't seen at least one mono purple Echo...so where are the tons you're talking about dropping or what am I doing wrong here? Btw - am zoning from Vasburg, getting killed, ressing in the middle of the map and looking for a chest or two around the res point and sometimes running to the area where Arbor Earthcall is, so am opening like 2-3 chests / run. Is my luck that bad or am I doing the wrong run / wrong area?

Some ideas / suggestions?

AndrewSX · Mar 27, 2012, 08:43 PM // 20:43

Echos are dropped manly from chest near Kirins (Konruu zone in MT for example) than Wardens.

You were chesting in the wrong place. I guess you got a nice bunch of GotH then.

beautifull dagger · Mar 27, 2012, 10:21 PM // 22:21

never knew iridescent aegis was such rare shield drop from chests. Found a q9 tact +29 20% blind one 2 weeks ago. Found it while running maatu keep if i'm correct.

undead living · Mar 28, 2012, 04:49 AM // 04:49

I got 2 echos in 1 run. 1Q9strength purple monomod and a q9 gold tactic dual mod. I got screenies. I'd say in an hour of running I get 0-3 of them. Compared to 0 Kappa and etc..

Bright Star Shine · Mar 28, 2012, 02:28 PM // 14:28

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Originally Posted by AndrewSX

Echos are dropped manly from chest near Kirins (Konruu zone in MT for example) than Wardens.

You were chesting in the wrong place. I guess you got a nice bunch of GotH then.

I thought Wardens couldn't drop Echo's, just like Outcast can't drop Emblazoned/Embossed?

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Originally Posted by tenderpoison

Hey there. Was reading this and then I was like oO...Tons? Rly? What am I doing wrong? Not that I tried like 10k chests or anything even close to that, am just getting close to opening 200 chests in Morostav Trail and haven't seen at least one mono purple Echo...so where are the tons you're talking about dropping or what am I doing wrong here? Btw - am zoning from Vasburg, getting killed, ressing in the middle of the map and looking for a chest or two around the res point and sometimes running to the area where Arbor Earthcall is, so am opening like 2-3 chests / run. Is my luck that bad or am I doing the wrong run / wrong area?

Some ideas / suggestions?

When running Pongmei, I get about 1 Echo/100 chests opened. But note that this is 100 chests in Pongmei, this isn't 100 Echovald related chests in Pongmei. If I had to take a safe bet, I would say that about 40/100 are echovald chests, that would be 2/5 chests in Pongmei being Echovald chests on average, which makes a good average imo. This might be a slight overestimation, so let's say 1/50-1/60 chests as a worst case scenario.

AndrewSX · Mar 28, 2012, 04:18 PM // 16:18

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Originally Posted by Bright Star Shine

I thought Wardens couldn't drop Echo's, just like Outcast can't drop Emblazoned/Embossed?

Ye, experienced that too here.

That's why i said him that chesting near Sunreach Warmaker won't yeld much echos, those are (should be) warden chests.

superraptors · Mar 28, 2012, 10:44 PM // 22:44

wardens do drop echos and other shield skins, its just its hard to get from them because you get armors from their chests as well.

artemis-fowl · Apr 01, 2012, 11:57 AM // 11:57

look what i've found
magmas in shiverpeaks!
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/805/gw022n.jpg/

Glorg · Apr 01, 2012, 12:35 PM // 12:35

because you have this quest : http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Defend_Droknar%27s_Forge

artemis-fowl · Apr 01, 2012, 12:54 PM // 12:54

yes, but it may be good place to farm them
didn't try so far, but will do

superraptors · Apr 01, 2012, 01:21 PM // 13:21

hells -> granite

Glorg · Apr 01, 2012, 01:44 PM // 13:44

you can also drop magmas in mineral springs with this quest, but the run takes 7-8mn for 4-5 chests so hells precipice > shiverspeak

Lil Leena · Apr 16, 2012, 09:28 AM // 09:28

Forgive me if this has been asked on numerous occasions but...I need 5k chests, is the best place out of Boreal Station or is there somewhere better?

Thank you in advance for any input

Glorg · Apr 16, 2012, 10:00 AM // 10:00

Boreal station is ... boring

, sure you've a good rapport chest/minutes but you drop just crap in nm.

you have some good rapport to
-hell's precipice
-pongmei valley
-witman's folly => crap drops
-boreas seabed (with quest the alchyon job) is fun (0-3 chest 1-2mn)
...

superraptors · Apr 16, 2012, 10:36 AM // 10:36

boreal is pretty profitable, you will definitely get even but you will never get anything that is exceptionally rare and potentially worth hundreds or even thousands of ectos.

Glorg · Apr 16, 2012, 10:39 AM // 10:39

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Originally Posted by superraptors

boreal is pretty profitable, you will definitely get even but you will never get anything that is exceptionally rare and potentially worth hundreds or even thousands of ectos.

in 15.000 chests on tyria and cantha, my best drop was an echo sold 60e xD

superraptors · Apr 16, 2012, 10:56 AM // 10:56

don't worry you gotta believe in miracles like me.