Ettins are generous today

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Senator Tom
Senator Tom
Banned
#1
four or five runs
frickett
frickett
Krytan Explorer
#2
Wow what a haul, I'm no good at farming.
Frits
Frits
Academy Page
#3
I got a Superior Healing 10 minutes ago! Best Ettin drop I have had for weeks.
Levi Garett
Levi Garett
Old School Nub
#4
Bring a standard salvage kit and salvage those majors into tanned hides. Unless it's Vigor or Abs of course....

Saves a ton of room for other golds, etc.
Kazamafury
Kazamafury
Krytan Explorer
#5
The first day I ettin farmed, I got 3 sup monk runes in a few runs. After that, it all went south. =(


AMAGAWD DONT HIDE THE BUILD! I WANT TO KNOW ITZ!!!111 It's not like its a unique build that no one has ever conceived of. Instead of making a silly thread showing off what you got but not offering anyone else help.

Here's the build I use:
Flurry, Evis, Executioners, Disrupting Chop, Heal Sig, Watch Yourself, Dolyaks, Sprint
The watch yourself might be overkill though. Best way to deal with Ettins is Flurry them till they are at about 2/3s life (that is usually soon they will heal sig), then quickly Eviscerate and Executioners causing the Ettin to not only continue to attack but it feels it no longer needs to Heal Sig or Endure Pain making the kill much quicker.
Star Alfur
Star Alfur
Wilds Pathfinder
#6
A guildie is telling me that she got a Superior Smite and Major Healing from a BLUE armour. =O
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Solberg the Exiled
Lion's Arch Merchant
#7
I have been hearing of some rumors after the most recent update that now blue aromr can drop major runes, and gold armor can drop superior runes. Dunno if that's true or not, I'll have to go ettin farming and take look, but if it is the case, I would expect the rune price to take a HUGE plunge.
boxterduke
boxterduke
Furnace Stoker
#8
Quote: Originally Posted by LeviGarrett
Bring a standard salvage kit and salvage those majors into tanned hides. Unless it's Vigor or Abs of course....

Saves a ton of room for other golds, etc. Thats exactly what I do, from an hour run or so you can get 500 tanned and thats 5k
Levi Garett
Levi Garett
Old School Nub
#9
Quote: Originally Posted by Kazamafury
The first day I ettin farmed, I got 3 sup monk runes in a few runs. After that, it all went south. =(


AMAGAWD DONT HIDE THE BUILD! I WANT TO KNOW ITZ!!!111 It's not like its a unique build that no one has ever conceived of. Instead of making a silly thread showing off what you got but not offering anyone else help.

Here's the build I use:
Flurry, Evis, Executioners, Disrupting Chop, Heal Sig, Watch Yourself, Dolyaks, Sprint
The watch yourself might be overkill though. Best way to deal with Ettins is Flurry them till they are at about 2/3s life (that is usually soon they will heal sig), then quickly Eviscerate and Executioners causing the Ettin to not only continue to attack but it feels it no longer needs to Heal Sig or Endure Pain making the kill much quicker. It's not the build that's hindering your drops. It's farming fatigue aka anti-farm code.

If you ever notice your drops are crap you have a few options:

1. Change areas. I usually change "continents" IE go from the desert to the shiverpeaks for example.

2. Change charachters and farm someplace else. Or do some quests/missions on that other charachter that you had rushed to the forge and ascended at level 5.

3. Do a mission with the same charachter. I solo gates of kryta for fun with my I-Monk. Works like a charm. Mission takes about ~15 minutes and I kill all the undead and all the drakes on the way.

This is my theory of course. Flame as you wish. It works for me. There are TONS of different theories on anti-farm code. Some people do some crazy things to say the least.
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murphyj
Ascalonian Squire
#10
So where might one find these oh so Generous Ettins?
mint
mint
Krytan Explorer
#11
thanks for the heads up....the ettins are dropping the goods for me as well

You can find them west of beetletun, murphy
Levi Garett
Levi Garett
Old School Nub
#12
Quote: Originally Posted by mint
You can find them west of beetletun, murphy West or East? I believe the Exit is "Nebo Terrace" in Bettletun
mint
mint
Krytan Explorer
#13
you're right...I meant east.

How do I always get those two confused
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The Purified
Frost Gate Guardian
#14
Blues are turning Purple....
Purple are turning Gold...

ANd Ettins are dropping tons of golds...sometimes 2-3 per run...

Oh wait..another new update just now..I wonder what they fixed? LOL
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Lex Talionis
Lion's Arch Merchant
#15
Yep got 5 superior abs runes from purple armors. But theyre down to crap. 48k to buy it at trader and he pays me 30k for mine
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SincorpDeath
Wilds Pathfinder
#16
they nerfed them now.
mint
mint
Krytan Explorer
#17
I don't think they're nerfed....I did another run after the patch and picked up 4 more superiors, one being superior absorption
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Eclair
Desert Nomad
#18
I think they fixed it, got like 4 purples and all turned out to be minors except 1 major, and 4 golds and only 1 sup from it =/
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Grinder
Ascalonian Squire
#19
Last night was terrible for runes. 3 runs and 1 major vigor rune, no other runes. But one ettin dropped a gold longbow with a +30 health mod on it
Age
Age
Hall Hero
#20
Keep me informed and I hope it will stay this way for unlocks as I need some more Sups.