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W/Mo

Joined Jun 2007

Mar 21, 2008 at 10:11 PM • #1

Hey, i just started to do a bit of ecto farming in UW today with my W/Rt. I did 4 runs and only got 4 ectos, but i also got a crap load of event items. I used to get atleast 2-3 ectos per run when doing that farm, but one per run is almost not even worth doing it. Do the event items drop in place of ectos, or other rare items?

Talarian

Frost Gate Guardian

The Ninth Legion [TNL]

Joined Feb 2008

Mar 21, 2008 at 10:16 PM • #2

How is getting 1 ecto per run not worth doing it? Covers your costs and a fair bit more...

Don't know about the event items replacing others, but I'd guess that they do, assuming the system first works out whether there will be a drop, then what that drop does from a pre-determined list.

Dallcingi

Desert Nomad

The Black Parades [死人死]

Mo/

Joined Nov 2006

Mar 21, 2008 at 10:17 PM • #3

Nothing replaces anything

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

[ban]

Joined Oct 2005

Mar 21, 2008 at 10:24 PM • #4

Event items are exempt from loot scaling and do not replace any regular drops. Instead, they are added in addition to whatever normally drops. This can be observed when a foe drops two items, both a regular drop for that area, plus an event item.

General DS

Frost Gate Guardian

Fate Worse than Death

Joined Sep 2006

Mar 21, 2008 at 10:28 PM • #5

i also do the w/rt farm, and i only get 1 ecto every 30 or so runs, don't complain. items are not replaced

Talarian

Frost Gate Guardian

The Ninth Legion [TNL]

Joined Feb 2008

Mar 21, 2008 at 10:34 PM • #6

I guessed wrong

Tokolosi

Frost Gate Guardian

Joined Mar 2006

Mar 21, 2008 at 11:16 PM • #7

Quote: Originally Posted by General DS

i also do the w/rt farm, and i only get 1 ecto every 30 or so runs, don't complain. items are not replaced Okay, I highly doubt this..

To the OP: I think they just add the event items to every mobs loot table, they dont have to take something out to put something else in..

Covah

Forge Runner

Catching Jellyfish With [소N트T ]

Me/Rt

Joined Aug 2006

Mar 22, 2008 at 12:10 AM • #8

enemies can drop an item and an event item.

masta_yoda

Banned

most hated players in the [game]

R/Mo

Joined Feb 2007

Mar 22, 2008 at 12:14 PM • #9

Quote: Originally Posted by Tokolosi

Okay, I highly doubt this..

To the OP: I think they just add the event items to every mobs loot table, they dont have to take something out to put something else in.. called sarcasm.

on topic: i usually get 1 ecto every 2-3 runs so u should be happy

Yawgmoth

Furnace Stoker

Joined Apr 2005

Mar 22, 2008 at 12:18 PM • #10

Both event items are completely separate from the usual drops. So 1 single mob can drop even 4 items, I've seen that happen last weekend - a crap white + ale + clover + a skill tome! Yes, skill tomes also are treated separately from the usual droptables.