Curse

Transluecent51 · May 20, 2008, 01:00 AM // 01:00

I had bad runs and didnt repeat in succession to really qualify for the anti farm code. Did mine probably 20 mins apart. Went to GH, stuff like that. Still bad runs. No ecto runs tho...seems I'm the only to manage that so far?

Yobs · May 20, 2008, 03:13 AM // 03:13

Well I did one run last night for 10 ecto

...plains and pools. Ele hasn't been anywhere else for a while but I did spend all weekend in Alliance Battles and not farming. maybe that has something to do with it?

Also remember its all just random so there will always be no ecto runs and nothing to say they will not be consecutive. Dumb luck plays the biggest role.

Yobs

NeHoMaR · May 20, 2008, 04:01 PM // 16:01

Aatxes are the reason I don't farm ectos

I hate that bitches! plus 1k entrance.

Mr.Kotte · May 20, 2008, 04:24 PM // 16:24

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Originally Posted by NeHoMaR

Aatxes are the reason I don't farm ectos

I hate that bitches! plus 1k entrance.

Easily avoidable, either with heros or run skill

Trader of Secrets · May 20, 2008, 04:30 PM // 16:30

True that. If you are scared to farm ectos just because a slow moving cow that gives up easily is along the path, you are missing out.

Abedeus · May 20, 2008, 05:16 PM // 17:16

And since there are some builds that can farm them AND smites, use them! Because, like, Aatxes have 4% chance to drop ecto. 4 times more than smites ;d And are easier to kill thx to no self-heal.

Jhadur · May 20, 2008, 07:45 PM // 19:45

Been trying this today and have yet to reach the chaos plains

Twice on the trot was blocked at entrance to mountains also had AAtxe not breaking agro and a random charged blackness in the middle of the mountains all by himself.
I'll try this again tomorrow

Transluecent51 · May 20, 2008, 08:19 PM // 20:19

Apparently no nerf then. I blame my horrid luck. Thankz for the feedback peeps.

Within Power · May 20, 2008, 10:25 PM // 22:25

The so called "Farm Code" i believe is also known as Loot scaling, and if it is loot scaling then Ecto has nothing to do with it, ecto was remvoed from loot scaling long ago, i dont know if its luck but i done 1 run cleared chaos plains and got 1 ecto, i done a run after and i got 4 ecto a ruby saphire and a white dye. and then the next run i got 2, its completely unpredictable in my case, regardless i always get more then 1 ecto in my runs.

Some of us dont have nightfall, or heroes!

ejp · May 20, 2008, 11:03 PM // 23:03

What is the most up-to-date build for this i will be using cupcakes and heros so no GoC and no FDH

thebullion24k · May 20, 2008, 11:29 PM // 23:29

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Originally Posted by ejp

What is the most up-to-date build for this i will be using cupcakes and heros so no GoC and no FDH

You can do what I do and use a celerity and a cupcake (I make so much more profit so I could care less).

In return I use lava font and aftershock instead of FDH and GoS...

I use lava font to kill the mind blades and aftershock for an explosive spike for the dreams and graspings...

With this, I can clear chambers and plains in roughly 25 minutes... But that's mainly because I sometimes pull 4 dreams, but most of the time it's 3.

Lawliet Kira · May 20, 2008, 11:50 PM // 23:50

DOes this still work with the FDH nerf

ejp · May 21, 2008, 12:11 AM // 00:11

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Originally Posted by thebullion24k

You can do what I do and use a celerity and a cupcake (I make so much more profit so I could care less).

In return I use lava font and aftershock instead of FDH and GoS...

I use lava font to kill the mind blades and aftershock for an explosive spike for the dreams and graspings...

With this, I can clear chambers and plains in roughly 25 minutes... But that's mainly because I sometimes pull 4 dreams, but most of the time it's 3.

doable w/o essence and can u post a ss or put it in code on forums im a visual type of guy

MisterT69 · May 21, 2008, 12:16 AM // 00:16

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Originally Posted by Avatar The Element

DOes this still work with the FDH nerf

You don't even need to put [flame djinn's haste] in your bar anymore, just bring a cupcake for the speed boost. This allows you to add more damage, most popular (and powerful) imo is [lava font] and its the 4 sec recharge that makes this such a useful spell

ejp · May 21, 2008, 01:10 AM // 01:10

i have now wasted about 20k and been unable to make it to the 1st group of obsidians can someone who takes the left path w/ heros show me?

Yobs · May 21, 2008, 04:18 AM // 04:18

You leave the hero's flagged in the chamber, they don't come with you as it looks like your taking them in your post. I guess you could take them to kill the aatxe and 3 grasps you run past but why bother? Basically you have to watch the aatxe and grasping patrols (look right and press control key to see who is who on your minimap) in the large room you run through and when its clear (just after the 2 aatxe leave the tunnel to this room is a decent run time for smites) get your running shoes on and go fast.

Or how about spending a few minutes after killing the grasps in the chamber just watching the aataxe and grasp patrol in the adjacent room and learning their pattern and then calculating when would be the best time to run...there is a HUGE window for you to run through unscathed. This would be faster than posting here as well....do people not look at these things...obviously not? You only have to avoid the grasps (don't even need to dodge these if using a cupcake or run stance) and not get caught by aatxe in the tunnel, they are easily run around out in the open.

Yobs

Washi · May 21, 2008, 10:02 AM // 10:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by ejp

i have now wasted about 20k and been unable to make it to the 1st group of obsidians can someone who takes the left path w/ heros show me?

The question is why would you take the left path? Go right.

Master Mayhem · May 21, 2008, 12:45 PM // 12:45

I wasted 15k on running to chaos and getting used to it.

One my first proper run i got 4 ectos, today i did half a run and got 4 ectos + 1black dye. My runs average around 40mins.

Gonna do more after my exams

joshuarodger · May 21, 2008, 03:15 PM // 15:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by ejp

i have now wasted about 20k and been unable to make it to the 1st group of obsidians can someone who takes the left path w/ heros show me?

i easily wasted 25-30k before i was able to clear the chamber, then get the run through the mountains down, then get the skill timing down in the chaos planes, then get the proper aggro time for a decent time to clear the planes. this was all before the video in the OP was posted too. watch the video and do almost exactly what he does. pay attention to patrols in the room across the lake from the first chamber (where you kill grasps). when the coast is clear, just go and don't stop until you have to wait for the blacknesses at the entrance to the mountains. if you do aggro the group of grasps, they will break aggro when you reach the "safe spot" as long as you didn't stop running. then all you have to hope for is no bad behemoth spawns in the mountains. then you're almost guaranteed 3 ectos, in my experience. i now have over 500k in storage and 27 ectos, which i haven't gotten around to selling yet.

fushichou · May 22, 2008, 11:35 PM // 23:35

Bah, not only was I barely getting to grips with this build, by the time it starts working for me, GoC gets nerfed permanently to 1 spell. Now what?