UW smite run nerfed?
zamial
Yesterday I was doing some smite farming. I either had a string of bad luck or I believe the run to have been nerfed. I had 7 ectoless runs in a row, also when ecto did drop I never received more than 1 in a run, this was taken on about 25 runs. I am only wondering if others are experiencing this or was it a run of bad luck? The only reason I am posting this is I also have noticed a spike in the price of ectos, at the trader, and 7 dry runs in a row is not random.
I MP I
Sounds like bad luck imo.
I pwnd U
I haven't noticed a trend, of course I haven't played UW much lately. But what used to work is, as I said earlier, go farm a different place with your monk. Then go back and try it.
shru
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1st of all I play mostly on weekends, I needed some cash and was doing runs in between doing things in RL. I am not mad, upset, or looking for sympathy. I am not a bot. I work full time and am in school full time and have a girlfriend. I was wondering if others have noticed this trend. BTW I fear the sun it burns.
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Just stop farming for a bit and go do some missions/vanquishing and see if your drops don't reset.
Pyro maniac
bad luck
25 runs isn't that much ...
25 runs isn't that much ...
Nazar Razak
Infact, i was very lucky yesterday with my 55/SS runs. Did only 4 runs, but got 6 ectos in total. Sounds like bad luck to me.
Rushin Roulette
Nope, I havent noticed any drop in ecto rates. Did a "short" UW run of about 6 hours with a 4 man guild group to see if we could clear the UW (damn 4 ponyriders + exhaustion got the better of us in the end)
As that wasnt actually fast or in any way a farming run, we still recieved 8 ectos and about 25 golds (including Scrolls).
Ecto drops are still random... it just sounds like bad luck you had there.
As that wasnt actually fast or in any way a farming run, we still recieved 8 ectos and about 25 golds (including Scrolls).
Ecto drops are still random... it just sounds like bad luck you had there.
vortexified
Not quite sure, just did 8 UW runs and got only 1 ecto and few other drops (e.g. white crap, 1 purple, 1 gold). Somehow seems like it's been nerfed, to me at least. I usually get 1 ecto per 3 runs at worst.
Rushin Roulette
Just remembered. Had another run earllier as 55/SS duo
My partner had 2 ecto, 3 key and a black dye drop for him, whereas I only had one gold and 2 Lockpicks drop.
My partner had 2 ecto, 3 key and a black dye drop for him, whereas I only had one gold and 2 Lockpicks drop.
cokecan77
over the past few days, randomly did 25 uw smite runs
1. 2 ectos
2. 4 ectos
3-12. 0 ectos
13-25. 1-2 each run
make your own theory.
only 25 runs, gotta be patient, wheter the rate is low/dropped/same it's still worth it.....just frustrating when you go almost ten runs with no ecto.
1. 2 ectos
2. 4 ectos
3-12. 0 ectos
13-25. 1-2 each run
make your own theory.
only 25 runs, gotta be patient, wheter the rate is low/dropped/same it's still worth it.....just frustrating when you go almost ten runs with no ecto.
zamial
thanks for the info. I will chalk it up to bad luck.
Taurus
Here's my theory on UW smite runs :
-From your 1st to 5th run you get an average of 1.5 ectos per run.
-Starting from run #6 you start getting UW scrolls, and when that starts to happen, you stop UW'ing and go do something else. What also happens is that you get 1 sapphire ( I always get 1 in the same spot ), means the same thing as the UW scrolls.
-If you continue on farming, I also found out that my lack of concetration causes me to screw up the runs due to "boredoness".
To sum it up : do not farm UW more than 2 hours, its no profitable.
-From your 1st to 5th run you get an average of 1.5 ectos per run.
-Starting from run #6 you start getting UW scrolls, and when that starts to happen, you stop UW'ing and go do something else. What also happens is that you get 1 sapphire ( I always get 1 in the same spot ), means the same thing as the UW scrolls.
-If you continue on farming, I also found out that my lack of concetration causes me to screw up the runs due to "boredoness".
To sum it up : do not farm UW more than 2 hours, its no profitable.
Washi
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Here's my theory on UW smite runs :
-From your 1st to 5th run you get an average of 1.5 ectos per run. -Starting from run #6 you start getting UW scrolls, and when that starts to happen, you stop UW'ing and go do something else. What also happens is that you get 1 sapphire ( I always get 1 in the same spot ), means the same thing as the UW scrolls. -If you continue on farming, I also found out that my lack of concetration causes me to screw up the runs due to "boredoness". To sum it up : do not farm UW more than 2 hours, its no profitable. |
Seriously how do you people come up with this stuff?
Zapper901
This exact same thing has been happening to me. In fact, I was going to make a thread about it soon. I have done 40 runs and gotten only 11 ectos. This is over the past 3 days. I have been using the W/Me Tripple Chop build. I went 8 runs without getting any ecto, and only on 1 run have I recieved two. However, some alliance members were duoing HM UW and got 6 ectos from the Aataxes alone in 4 runs.
TrippieHippie89
honestly i do 4 uw runs a day on my w/rt 2 in the morning when i wake up, and 2 at night before i go to bed...i ALWAYS get 1 ecto per run(seriously cant remember my last ectoless run) and sometimes i get 2 ectos per run or a ruby or sapphire or something like that...idk but this seems to be the best set plan for me farming wise as 20k per day(approx) isnt bad at all 
Kusandaa
Did 3 W/Rt runs yesterday out of boredom; 2 runs where I got 2e each, one dry run. Went in with an 8-man group, didn't get one either.
My record is 19 consecutive dry runs... I was on the verge of giving up.
My record is 19 consecutive dry runs... I was on the verge of giving up.
Johny bravo
Did A-net nerf Elite tome farming
I was farming bosses yesterday and went 25 runs without getting an elite tome. did Anet nerf the drop rate OMG WTF Q Q
Seriously why is it everytime someone has a run of bad luck its - Did Anet nerf XXX.
Sometimes you have bad luck, sometimes you have good luck.
Bad
Took me 30+ runs soloing Ghail to get ghails staff for my necro - Did they nerf boss drops?
I did a UW clear and didn't get a single ecto until the end chest. - Did they nerf UW clears?
I have vanquished whole areas w/o a single gold (including chests) - Did they nerf Vanquishing
It happens stop crying everytime you have a dry spell
Good
Took me 4 runs to get 2 Obsidian Edges in FoW
10 ectos in a UW clear
I was farming bosses yesterday and went 25 runs without getting an elite tome. did Anet nerf the drop rate OMG WTF Q Q
Seriously why is it everytime someone has a run of bad luck its - Did Anet nerf XXX.
Sometimes you have bad luck, sometimes you have good luck.
Bad
Took me 30+ runs soloing Ghail to get ghails staff for my necro - Did they nerf boss drops?
I did a UW clear and didn't get a single ecto until the end chest. - Did they nerf UW clears?
I have vanquished whole areas w/o a single gold (including chests) - Did they nerf Vanquishing
It happens stop crying everytime you have a dry spell
Good
Took me 4 runs to get 2 Obsidian Edges in FoW
10 ectos in a UW clear
A Poet Named Virgil
I went on a 55/SS run yesterday and a total of 8 ectos dropped (5 for 55, 3 for me).
It's just random. Next thing you know you'll get two ectos dropping from one Coldfire and Nightmares shards. Who knows?
It's just random. Next thing you know you'll get two ectos dropping from one Coldfire and Nightmares shards. Who knows?
Mr.Kotte
I never get ectos from smites anymore, I've probably gotten 1 or 2 in 50+ runs
Abonai Laguna
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I never get ectos from smites anymore, I've probably gotten 1 or 2 in 50+ runs
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Using the Sandstorm build?
Taurus
Here's a couple of yes/no questions to see if you're having bad luck or not :
- Are you screwing up in the earlier runs ?
- Are you farming on a weekend with other collectable drops ( birthday cupcakes, three leaf covers ... ) ?
- Have you been farming for more than 2 hours ?
- Have you farmed anything else before going to UW ?
By observation ( over and entire month, 2 hours/day ), I've noticed that those might be factors in reducing the ectos drop rate.
- Are you screwing up in the earlier runs ?
- Are you farming on a weekend with other collectable drops ( birthday cupcakes, three leaf covers ... ) ?
- Have you been farming for more than 2 hours ?
- Have you farmed anything else before going to UW ?
By observation ( over and entire month, 2 hours/day ), I've noticed that those might be factors in reducing the ectos drop rate.
thebullion24k
Bad luck =/= Nerfed
It is possible to get 2 ectos every run for a day...
It is possible to get 0 ectos every run for a day...
Though it isn't likely, it is still damn possible.
It is possible to get 2 ectos every run for a day...
It is possible to get 0 ectos every run for a day...
Though it isn't likely, it is still damn possible.
kdz
for 2 weeks (only on weekdays, 9-10 runs/day: so in about 90-100 runs), I didn't get a single ecto with my VwK warrior.
I don't know, if it's been nerfed, or just a string of a bad luck, but I've fed up, took my ele to Chantry, and started to farm mindblades: 3 ecto was the least, I've got from them, but I got 5-6 in average
I don't know, if it's been nerfed, or just a string of a bad luck, but I've fed up, took my ele to Chantry, and started to farm mindblades: 3 ecto was the least, I've got from them, but I got 5-6 in average
Abonai Laguna
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for 2 weeks (only on weekdays, 9-10 runs/day: so in about 90-100 runs), I didn't get a single ecto with my VwK warrior.
I don't know, if it's been nerfed, or just a string of a bad luck, but I've fed up, took my ele to Chantry, and started to farm mindblades: 3 ecto was the least, I've got from them, but I got 5-6 in average |
kdz
MrSlayer
My Lipgloss is Cool
OMG GUYS! Anet totally nerfed farming. Me and some guildies went and killed some Ravengers (with a blood spike team) in NM. We made it there, killed like three of them and didn't get ANY ECTOS WTF!!?!?!?!?!!?! Anet must have nurfd farmings.
/sarcasm off
Just because your drops have sucked, doesn't mean the farm has been nerfed, or that drop rates have gone down. MAYBE they have, but threads like this won't prove/disprove that. All you'll get are people agreeing and whining, people whining at the people who are agreeing and whining, and people like me; pointing out the pointlessness of these threads, and whining about all the whining.
If you want to really test the droprate, get 100 people. Have them all run the same build, and kill the same things. Have each of them do 10 runs then find how many collective ectos you got. 25-100 runs are NOT enough to draw conclusions. 1000+ are enough to make reasonable assumptions.
I solo UW with my necro, my warrior and my ele. I've had more 0 ecto runs than I care to count, but I've had 5-6 ecto smite runs as well. If Anet nerfs ecto drops, you won't see the trader go from 5.5 to 6k like they are now. If Anet nerfs the drops, they'll do it hard and you'll see ectos go up to 10k+
TL;DR Stop making these threads
MLiC
/sarcasm off
Just because your drops have sucked, doesn't mean the farm has been nerfed, or that drop rates have gone down. MAYBE they have, but threads like this won't prove/disprove that. All you'll get are people agreeing and whining, people whining at the people who are agreeing and whining, and people like me; pointing out the pointlessness of these threads, and whining about all the whining.
If you want to really test the droprate, get 100 people. Have them all run the same build, and kill the same things. Have each of them do 10 runs then find how many collective ectos you got. 25-100 runs are NOT enough to draw conclusions. 1000+ are enough to make reasonable assumptions.
I solo UW with my necro, my warrior and my ele. I've had more 0 ecto runs than I care to count, but I've had 5-6 ecto smite runs as well. If Anet nerfs ecto drops, you won't see the trader go from 5.5 to 6k like they are now. If Anet nerfs the drops, they'll do it hard and you'll see ectos go up to 10k+
TL;DR Stop making these threads
MLiC
Dronte
Its funny to see like 5 threads like this every week.
Cmon guys.. Its RANDOM!
Cmon guys.. Its RANDOM!
okashii
and on the 5th day Jesus said to Joseph :
"Thou shall never underestimate the randomness of drops"
"Thou shall never underestimate the randomness of drops"
zamial
ok thanks for the sarcasm This was looking like it was effecting 5 guild members as well. close please
My Lipgloss is Cool
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ok thanks for the sarcasm This was looking like it was effecting 5 guild members as well. close please
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okashii
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Originally Posted by My Lipgloss is Cool
Wow! 6 people having bad drops at the same time?! They must have nerfed it! I retract my previous sarcasm in light of this new information
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IattackU
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read this post, and there you go, there is your answer. plus A, B, C, D, and Bob are cool.
okashii
yeah there is like a 2% chance that Bob the unique Crawler will spawn and when he does he always drops an ecto :P
Washi
Me luvs bob, please spawn more mr bob 
lilDeath
Maybe Mr Bob-and-his-Buds can be stickied for future Q's and ZzZz's
/sign
/sign
CE Devilman
yep U got a big flag Up U a..
Monk In The Box
Two days ago I was doing a 55/SS combo for Uw and kept continuing for about 6 runs and was ecto-less. After that I just gave up. So I think it might be nerfed or I am always having bad luck.
Kaleban
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Two days ago I was doing a 55/SS combo for Uw and kept continuing for about 6 runs and was ecto-less. After that I just gave up. So I think it might be nerfed or I am always having bad luck.
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Its human nature to ascribe things we don't understand (statistical probability) with a paranoid idea that the man (i.e. ANet) is out to get us.
I'm pretty sure they don't have some guy in front of a big "Drop Chance Dial" constantly moving it about when only certain players are farming UW.
Chance. There is no force, so luck does exist lol.
Paul thy god
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Same...
Using the Sandstorm build? |