OK So I'm farming UW and I (as a joke) say in guild chat that there is someone who works at Anet who controls the Ecto distribution, and that he is not giving me any drops.
My guildie seems to take a very serious attitude towards this and claims that Ectoplasm is affected by loot scaling. I tell him it's not, because it's a rare crafting material.
He says that on the european guild wars site they updated it about a month ago.
So, who's right in this situation?
Loot Scale question
jon0592
Healers Wisper
last I heard it wqas supposed to be exempt from loot scaling. I havent seen a update that changed this.
October Jade
I'm not sure either side can be entirely validated empirically, but the last I heard ecto was exempt from lootscaling for the reasons you stated. I find it difficult to believe your guildmate, because these forums would have been ablaze upon release of that statement. I don't remember that ever occurring.
wetsparks
If ectos were all of a sudden loot scaled I would expect their value to sky rocket like they did when loot scaling was first introduced and they weren't loot scaled.
Mortal Amongst Mere Gods
I've never heard anything about rare mats. being an exception from loot scaling, so I should assume that they're scaled much the same as anything else.
I Might Avenge U
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Originally Posted by wiki
Loot scaling was introduced in the April 19, 2007 game update. The amount of drops you get are scaled to your party size.
The following are affected by loot scaling: * Common (white) items * Gold The following are exempt from loot scaling: * Skill Tomes * Scrolls * Dye * Rare materials, such as Ectoplasm * Gemstones from the Domain of Anguish * All other rare (gold) items * All unique (green) items * Special event items |
Targren
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Originally Posted by I Might Avenge U
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jon0592
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Originally Posted by I Might Avenge U
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I Might Avenge U
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Originally Posted by Targen
Where do blues and grapes fall? Scaled or not scaled?
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I have no Idea what Europeans speak (English?), but check out this list, and see if there's a site that may have your answer..
http://guildwars.com/community/fansites/
Yang Whirlwind
I feel very sure that Ecto's haven't been put back on the list of lootscaled drops.
I remember those few days when they were loot scaled: Ecto prices skyrocketed! These days the prices seem to hold around 5-6K - for a while when they were lootscaled they were at 11-12K
I'm currently farming Destroyer Cores for my Destroyer Gauntlets - and they surely haven't been lootscaled (thank the gods!)
Cheers!
I remember those few days when they were loot scaled: Ecto prices skyrocketed! These days the prices seem to hold around 5-6K - for a while when they were lootscaled they were at 11-12K
I'm currently farming Destroyer Cores for my Destroyer Gauntlets - and they surely haven't been lootscaled (thank the gods!)
Cheers!
October Jade
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I have no Idea what Europeans speak (English?), but check out this list, and see if there's a site that may have your answer..
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Then again, perhaps it's more cause for concern than humor.
Yang Whirlwind
I have a guildie who currently grind ecto's in UW - seems like the droprate is the same as it been for a while.
3 guildies went in last night to cap a spider for one of them - got 3 globs between 'em.
All is well in glob-land!
3 guildies went in last night to cap a spider for one of them - got 3 globs between 'em.
All is well in glob-land!
Rushin Roulette
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I have no Idea what Europeans speak (English
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I still havent noticed much change in the amounts of Gold/purple/blue drops, only that im getting the same amount of them but more non-maxed stuff. As for ectos.... only got one of them to drop for me since I played FoW (although with around 20 runs it isnt too much to count on in terms of a baseline
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Bouldershoulder
So...correct me if I am wrong, but, Jon is saying that someone controls the Ectoplasm Distribution, as in manually controlling if you're going to get an ecto or not? I can imagine not...it might be just that the person changes the drop rate of it or something...but I don't know, so I am asking. :P
Mohnzh
Jon said he was joking. No, no one is manually controlling whether or not you get an ecto drop. They are only controlling whether or not Jon gets an ecto drop.
IslandHermet
Cant say on this but here is some evidence supporting the ecto loot scaleing
before update dual UW runs with my friend doing 3 monument quests and killing everything but the trappers=3-5 ectos each each run, After update 2-4 same UW runs and only 1 ecto each, no Loot scaleing HUH. enough to make me stop UW runs untill they fix this.
before update dual UW runs with my friend doing 3 monument quests and killing everything but the trappers=3-5 ectos each each run, After update 2-4 same UW runs and only 1 ecto each, no Loot scaleing HUH. enough to make me stop UW runs untill they fix this.