I can make almost every run successful. Cool head and a lot of practice makes me kill the graspings with almost no risk.
As you start, use Djiin's haste, wait for it to almost recharge and run up each stair without aggroing the Attxes. This way will make (if any) nightmares on the stair to pop up. Kill them. then hit Djiin's haste again and go get the quest and come back. If by chance you aggro any Attxe upstairs they'll loose aggro as you run back.
Next step, get the 3 graspings groups separately if possible. As soon as you accept the quest come to the middle and cast:
Mantra of Earth
Stone Striker
Storm Djinn's haste
Stone flesh aura
By that order. Stone flesh aura in last because it's the armor that goes away first. Run up and down the left starway. You will aggro both the Attxes and the Graspings but since you're running the Attxes will stay behind. Pull the graspings a little beyond the starting point, wait like 2-3 sec for them to use their interrupts and cast SV.
2 seconds later cast Sandstorm, Earthquake and Aftershock. After that all grasping will run away but one. That one will die due to the Sandstorm, and then quickly recast your 3 armors.
The graspings will be back, wait for 2-3 sec for them to use their interrupts and cast SV, 2 sec later earthquake and Aftershock.
This always work. Do the same for the other 2 groups.
---------
Other story:
Quote:
Originally Posted by disarm76
Well, if that percentage is true then considering there's about 40 (maybe more) smites each run:
40*20 runs= 800 smites
800*2%=16 ectos, not 7!!!!
My 20 runs tell me:
800*x=7 <=> x=0,875%
There 0,875% chance of a smite dropping an ecto!
It's a ridiculous percentage...
Quote:
Originally Posted by MrSlayer
I stick with the Rt/Me build. Still works fine
.
And your maths is lame guys...
2%...percent meaning per hundred (cent = 100)
. Dunno what you are all off about but lets look at it LOGICALLY.
100 Smites = 2 ectos (using 2% - so 2 ectos per 100 kills)
100 kills ----> 2 ectos
800 kills ----> n ectos
100n = 800 x 2 <=> 100n = 1600 <=> n=1600/100 <=> n=16 ectos in 800 kills.
Since 800 kills means 800/40 = 20 runs
Where the flaw in my math?
---------
As for the '20 runs is not enough to see':
I did 4 more runs after that initial 20 and got 1 more ecto.
So now, I'm at 24 runs --> 8 ectos
24 runs mean 24*40 = 960 smites
960 smites --> 8 ecto
100 smites --> n ecto
960n = 100 x 8 <=> 960n = 800 <=> n = 800/960 n=0,833(3)
I am at 0,83% chance per smite. The percentage is dropping not rising as it was supposed.
No wonder the ecto price is rising.
) still doable with the same set of skills. yes, you are right on the part to put av up after their interrrupts. (attack if you aren't sure they used it). your enchants shouldn't be off by that time, or you wait too long (attacking 1 or 2 times is enough). when sv is up, immediatly begin with your combo (I lure 2 groups which makes up loose energy quicker, so if you take on 1 group maybe wait a few secs).
) you will get 2% of them dropping ecto. When a single person farms, you are taking a sample of those smites. It might just so happen that you picked 40 smites that didn't drop any ecto, but there is also the chance that you will pick 40 smites that all have ecto (that would be an awesome smite run). I had a run where I had 5 ecto drop, but I've also had my fair share of zero ecto runs. All of this is from a statistical standpoint of course, assuming it was truly random, not taking into account the massive anti-farm code hole that you would be digging, should you farm 100 bajillion smites, and other things that may effect drop rates.
