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niek2004 · Jan 07, 2008, 06:48 PM // 18:48

just wondering why ectos are so bloody cheap atm, why they dont drop much in UW anymore and if the prices will go up again.

Coridan · Jan 07, 2008, 07:27 PM // 19:27

how much they running right now? still buy for 5.5k? if so it has been that way for a long while now.

Doubt that ectos will ever again achieve the 10k range

Jetdoc · Jan 07, 2008, 07:28 PM // 19:28

There is absolutely no reasons why ectos will rise in price. If anything, over time, they should fall in price as more and more people exit the game and demand goes down.

Diddy bow · Jan 07, 2008, 07:28 PM // 19:28

Unless some new use is added for them they will not rise again.

Jhadur · Jan 07, 2008, 07:41 PM // 19:41

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Unless some new use is added for them they will not rise again.

A full suit of chaos armour

~ Dan ~ · Jan 07, 2008, 07:46 PM // 19:46

You only think the current price is too cheap because you were used to ecto's being 10k+. Whereas if you viewed 10k+ as way too much, the current price is just about right.

Your view will probably depend on how much money you have, or how often you farm UW...

niek2004 · Jan 07, 2008, 08:22 PM // 20:22

i farm a lot of uw, i remembered ectos 13k and me getting lots of them, now they never seem to drop for me [1 each 2 runs] + prices went down. maybe becouse of bots? as i see a lot of MO/W guys with those funny names like "Cat Strong Girl"

Pyro maniac · Jan 07, 2008, 08:23 PM // 20:23

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Originally Posted by niek2004

i farm a lot of uw, i remembered ectos 13k and me getting lots of them, now they never seem to drop for me [1 each 2 runs] + prices went down. maybe becouse of bots? as i see a lot of MO/W guys with those funny names like "Cat Strong Girl"

bots mostly have got names like:
adfasdasdf asdfasdfasd
asdfdashgg ghgf
asasd yutyuyu
iutitutu errt

well you get the point ..

Wyat Hawke · Jan 07, 2008, 08:30 PM // 20:30

While we are at it, is it even worth to farm UW anymore? You have to pay 1k to get in, and you're probably just getting an ecto every fourth run or so. Isn't with the current point just better to farm something else?

dicksbain · Jan 07, 2008, 08:36 PM // 20:36

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Originally Posted by Wyat Hawke

While we are at it, is it even worth to farm UW anymore? You have to pay 1k to get in, and you're probably just getting an ecto every fourth run or so. Isn't with the current point just better to farm something else?

I agree it doesn't seem worth it at times. I'll have a bunch of 0 ecto runs. Of course, this last weekend I had a 4 ecto run...and my SS counterpart got nothing (I gave him one at the end cuz I felt bad). As with all farming, I guess it's just luck sometimes.

royal mercenary · Jan 07, 2008, 09:24 PM // 21:24

i guess the droprate of ectos went down, so a small chance they raise a 500gold max

Memphis Rain · Jan 07, 2008, 09:30 PM // 21:30

Solo/team smite runs has been LOW on the list for a while, seems more and more people are doing solo E/A tomb runs now, just killing the dryders/riders at the beginning of area 1 for ectos.

Tempast · Jan 07, 2008, 09:51 PM // 21:51

imo i blame the bots >_< theres just so many of them...

Adam144 · Jan 07, 2008, 09:55 PM // 21:55

Yup, UW runs don't seem worth the effort anymore, unless you do Full Runs. IMO they are much more profitable than solo runs.

a) you don't have to pay entry
b) you're guaranteed at least 1 ecto if you finish
c) if you're good at terra tanking, you can solo the bone pits to speed your party's run - I get 2-3 ectos every time I do that.

cerb · Jan 07, 2008, 10:55 PM // 22:55

Ectos probably wont go back up again, we all thought they would when they first dropped below 10k but it never happened. As for the drop rates, if you only do first room + smites then yes I agree you probably won't get much, whereas if you do quests your drop rates might be much better. I always do at least Ice King every run, sometimes Unwanted Guests/Escort of Souls. Doing Ice King adds maybe 5 minutes to your run and has very good drops.

In fact, I don't remember the last time I did not get at least one ecto during a run. Usually it ranges between 1-4.

Qwertyfied · Jan 08, 2008, 12:00 AM // 00:00

Ecto's will only go up if ecto drop rate is reduced (won't happen), or some farming builds are nerfed. Or possibly if a new use of ecto's comes into play, but again i don't see that happening.

RLBadKarma · Jan 08, 2008, 03:44 PM // 15:44

Noticed last night at the traders, ecto's selling for 6k!!

Qwertyfied · Jan 08, 2008, 04:50 PM // 16:50

Oh, they're at 6 right now too, not seen them that high in ages

jeutie · Jan 08, 2008, 04:56 PM // 16:56

I was trading in ruby's...

ecto was worth 5.5 @ merch, and well ruby's too

Dark Interception · Jan 08, 2008, 04:58 PM // 16:58

I was doing smite runs with the E/Me everyday to get my chaos gloves and got 70 ectos in 1 week .. so I guess some of you are just unlucky?