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SimplyAmazing · Apr 14, 2009, 07:24 PM // 19:24

i've only done smite runs with a warrior a long long long time ago, and it was pretty much worthless getting 0-2 ectos a run.

whenever i RoJ uwsc's i get 0-1 ectos (not including chest), but w/ RoJ i swear i get better chest drops

when i solo uw w/ my sin, i get anywhere from 4-9, most i've gotten in one "run" was 11

when i uwsc w/ my sin, i get anywhere from 0-5 ectos depending on what area i do, if i do chamber or vale, i'm lucky to get 1, if i do pools/plains/wastes i get 0-5

when i 600 it, i clear almost everything, if we're not going for chest i skip mountains and vale, and i get anywhere from 0-9 ectos, but it takes a very very long time.

it's all about luck and how much you've been grinding the place i suppose.

Mr.Kotte · Apr 14, 2009, 08:04 PM // 20:04

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Originally Posted by Tyrael_Eveningsong

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Ice Wastes or Chaos Plains, Kotte? I've never gotten 9 ectos from a single Wastes (Smites) run, but I've seen plenty of pink gooey Globs drop in the Chaos Planes (Ecto Wonderland) from Mindblade Spectres and Banished Dream Riders.

I meant chaos planes, tired chits is tired.

riktw · Apr 14, 2009, 08:11 PM // 20:11

up to 9 for planes with this build;
http://pvx.wikia.com/wiki/Build:A/E_Planes_SC

Noob73 · Apr 14, 2009, 10:50 PM // 22:50

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Originally Posted by riktw

up to 9 for planes with this build;
http://pvx.wikia.com/wiki/Build:A/E_Planes_SC

Almost the same build for me --> Chaos Planes --> 0-2 for the run.
What's wrong with me?:/
Tryed to clear smites in Wastes with 600\smite(hero) but it was really boring and the result was 0-1.

BadgerznPie · Apr 15, 2009, 01:52 AM // 01:52

This is why I farm the first level in tombs in HM for ecto dropping stuff. The run usually takes 2 minutes, give or take, which means you can do a lot more runs which means I usually get ~3ish ecto in the time of a wastes run(0-2 a run, I used w/rt, which is pretty slow). Of course, that just depends on my luck. But atleast I don't waste the entry fee on a run with no ecto( although in UW you usually make that back, but not always).

Snow Bunny · Apr 15, 2009, 02:12 AM // 02:12

For those of us who don't have the time to grind up SS or Vanguard rank...does the burning speed build still work?

Scarn · Apr 15, 2009, 02:14 AM // 02:14

That it does.

bronkz · Apr 15, 2009, 08:15 PM // 20:15

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Originally Posted by Noob73

Almost the same build for me --> Chaos Planes --> 0-2 for the run.
What's wrong with me?:/
Tryed to clear smites in Wastes with 600\smite(hero) but it was really boring and the result was 0-1.

Same here, 2 runs and 1 Ecto a run...

T1Cybernetic · Apr 15, 2009, 09:06 PM // 21:06

Yeah same here, i only get 1 or 2 and sometimes (3) if i am very lucky no matter what i farm in the underworld

Sucks for us i suppose

riktw · Apr 15, 2009, 10:36 PM // 22:36

eeuh lolwut, i think i am lucky or so xD
i use this build:
http://pvx.wikia.com/wiki/Build:A/E_Planes_SC
run takes about 40 min, and that i die becouse of noobness.
did 2 runs about 30 min ago, got 8 ecto's on the first one and 5 on the other.
doe that run 6 times now, never got lower that 4.

would be lame if i get 1 ecto, getting in UW costs 1K, and con costs 3.5K.
50 win for full clear means 2 cons, so 8K costs.
want to try and get clear in 30 min, so costs would be 4.5K

bronkz · Apr 15, 2009, 11:16 PM // 23:16

If you need 40mins, do you use BU?

_Nihilist_ · Apr 16, 2009, 03:00 AM // 03:00

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Originally Posted by kupp

...Tyrael_Eveningsong, what on earth are you running or what are you doing to get so many from smites alone?...

A variant of the W/Me Enduring Visage build. I use a build very similar to the one posted on PvXWiki with a few minor changes to suit my playstyle and equipment.

I usually get 0-2 ecto per run, but I have had a few fortunate runs where I got up to 4. The best run I've done so far netted me 4 ecto, 2 gold items (one from a Phantom Chest in the Wastes), over 100 piles of Glittering Dust from drops and salvaging Phantom Residue/Demonic Remains, and around 3k worth of merchant-fodder; the run takes me an average of 20 minutes to complete. I could do it faster with an Echo/WW Attack or Hundred Blades build, but I do the run to relax, not as a power-farm, so I'm not worried about time efficiency. Also, by killing 1 by 1, I get more than enough merchant-fodder to pay for each run, and I don't have to worry about Coldfires, as I can kill pairs of them easily with the build I use, but if I used either of the mass-kill builds, aggro'ing a Coldfire Patrol means the end of the run.

bronkz · Apr 16, 2009, 05:35 PM // 17:35

So, i have done it again 2 times today.

Result= 2runs, 0 Ectos
Waste of Money and Time: 1 hour, 4k

I get about 2k from selling crap @merchant, and pay 3k for con and 1 for entry...

Thats not what i call profitable...

_Nihilist_ · Apr 16, 2009, 06:10 PM // 18:10

bronkz, what are you running? If you are running a Monk 600/Smite team with a Hero, you do realize that your Hero is "assigned" drops, right? Could be that you are getting Ecto from kills, but they are rolled as your Hero's drop, meaning you'll never even know that it dropped.

bronkz · Apr 16, 2009, 06:56 PM // 18:56

I´m running the Solo Chaos Planes A/E Build

_Nihilist_ · Apr 17, 2009, 11:45 PM // 23:45

Planes solo can easily net 6 ecto/run. I've seen runs net as many as 9, heard reports of up to 11.

Again, it's all random as to what you get as drops, don't get frustrated, just keep trying.

T1Cybernetic · Apr 19, 2009, 07:25 PM // 19:25

My best run ever was last night with 5 ecto dropping from 1 hour of steady easy normal mode questing (slowlo) farming and 4 of those dropped from the same group, what about that

Here is the pic attached.......

The forth fly · Apr 20, 2009, 11:25 AM // 11:25

with my 600 or my Warr i get 1,2 a run with the touch ranger build off pvx i get 3,5,i rlly miss the old chaos planes farm the most i got from that was 11 (i Know some 1 who got 12 in 1 run)i farmed a stack in 3 days

Snow Bunny · Apr 20, 2009, 02:13 PM // 14:13

I've done this run 4 times in the past week.

No ecto.

peace outttt