Chaos Plains - Nerfed?
Super Igor
Chaos Plains has always been best place to farm ectos tbh, getting 5-7ec ts a run was aweasomeuntill, recently after taking a large brek from I noticed that the drop rate wen dramatically down...2-3 a run which is crap...I made another week break....without farming at all and the drop i stil the same....so fix'd yes??? If yes farm your head off untill it becomes second Ice wastes. :P
Lest121
Nerf???? Nah more like Over farmed+Luck, same crap happen when W/rit burst onto the scene, for a couple of weeks i had great runs then my luck turned to shit, u should have never taken a break, now everyone is creating a sin.
Stormlord Alex
Just bad luck
Ultimate Sacrifice
Definatly bad luck, first few times I tried farming Chaos Plains my Ecto rate was only 2-3 per run, last 2 recent runs I had 7 ecto then 8 ecto.
RotteN
last 2 runs for me gave 7 and 5 ecto's, so it's just bad luck.
Mr.Kotte
I got 11 last day. Got 2 the run after
Its all based on luck imo..
(a friend of mine got 15 last day on one run, i hate that prick)
Its all based on luck imo..
(a friend of mine got 15 last day on one run, i hate that prick)
Super Igor
Ok, just bad luck then, need to do bit more runs and see, its just that during my "break" there were several updates were hey might have hindered the ecto drop rate, seems not.
admk
meh...i just had zero drop for me!
and you guys thought you had bad luck. lol
needless to say i promptly hit that little x in the top right corner and come to guru to cool off for a bit
and you guys thought you had bad luck. lol
needless to say i promptly hit that little x in the top right corner and come to guru to cool off for a bit
Super Igor
here what Im talking about...0 ecto drop is impossible there...was.
Blu
There's always gonna be a small possibility for getting no ectos. Theres 9? Dream Riders (Not including the groups of 2 Riders+Wailing Lord) so thats 162 mindblades. Say they have an around 5% chance to drop an ecto, in theory that should net you aproximately 8 ectos but though you usually get somewhere around that many, your luck can make you several ectos richer/poorer.
Dronte
Heh.. conspiracy threads arent funny, stop making them.
ITS RANDOM!
ITS RANDOM!
cerb
omg stop posting threads about nerf every time you get nothing. Do you SERIOUSLY think A-Net would say "Hey let's nerf Chaos Plains, it's overfarmed", right after they extended Shadow Form duration? It was already overfarmed before that.
When I was writing Art of Underworld I have went in UW about 50 times in 2 weeks, at least 3 times a day. At the end I would get nothing. I've even done a FULL UW RUN and got less than 6 ectos total (me + partner). But you know what? I took a break from the game, tried it once more a month later, and got about 10 ectos just doing Labyrinth/Smites and my way to the Chaos Plains.
When I was writing Art of Underworld I have went in UW about 50 times in 2 weeks, at least 3 times a day. At the end I would get nothing. I've even done a FULL UW RUN and got less than 6 ectos total (me + partner). But you know what? I took a break from the game, tried it once more a month later, and got about 10 ectos just doing Labyrinth/Smites and my way to the Chaos Plains.
Nazar Razak
Every time somebody makes a "OMG FARM NERFDDD!" thread. God Kills a Retard.
Funny how this forum is still alive.
Funny how this forum is still alive.
snodaard
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Originally Posted by Dronte
Heh.. conspiracy threads arent funny, stop making them.
ITS RANDOM! indeed, i think we need to make a sticky with the name: IF YOU GET no [fill in the thing you are farming for] ONCE YOUR FARM ISN'T NERVED.....
to make sure those treads won't show op every single day....
ITS RANDOM! indeed, i think we need to make a sticky with the name: IF YOU GET no [fill in the thing you are farming for] ONCE YOUR FARM ISN'T NERVED.....
to make sure those treads won't show op every single day....
Kiluna
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Originally Posted by Super Igor
Chaos Plains has always been best place to farm ectos tbh, getting 5-7ec ts a run was aweasomeuntill, recently after taking a large brek from I noticed that the drop rate wen dramatically down...2-3 a run which is crap...I made another week break....without farming at all and the drop i stil the same....so fix'd yes??? If yes farm your head off untill it becomes second Ice wastes. :P
It's called (bad)luck. Even if something have 90% change to drop, you can have 60 kills out of 100 without the item you was after. Changes for that to happen are small, but it can still happen.
dread slayer
I alwayz thought lootscale affected the ecto dropz....so it took me 45 mins to kill them wit my modded a/e...............now i think ima kill them all quickly bu recenly my runs alwayz give me 1-2 ectos so i have real bad luck...
shadows of hob
Again, it is just luck.
I have done 30+ runs now and an average of 3-4 ecto's a run. Sometimes 0-1 and sometimes 6-7.
I have done 30+ runs now and an average of 3-4 ecto's a run. Sometimes 0-1 and sometimes 6-7.
ShadowsRequiem
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Originally Posted by Mr.Kotte
I got 11 last day. Got 2 the run after
Its all based on luck imo..
(a friend of mine got 15 last day on one run, i hate that prick) Lol wasnt it you that had the record of 13 b4 Oo
My last run from yesterday gave me 7 ectos
Its all based on luck imo..
(a friend of mine got 15 last day on one run, i hate that prick) Lol wasnt it you that had the record of 13 b4 Oo
My last run from yesterday gave me 7 ectos
N1ghtstalker
man just bad luck go QQ more
i did that chaos planes run once and i got 1 ecto and i'm not whining about it
i just think "ain't my lucky day" and go on with my life
gg
i did that chaos planes run once and i got 1 ecto and i'm not whining about it
i just think "ain't my lucky day" and go on with my life
gg
Chthon
Yesterday I was starting to think the same thing. I had several runs in the 0-3 range. Then I had a run with 11. Just luck methinks.
Trylo
take a day off. really! i was farming ~5 per run one day, then ~3 one day, then i took a day off, went out to lunch with some friends... next day i get 10 two runs in a row! magic i tell you!
Nightow
Yesterday, a run with 3 ecto drops maybe 3 golds.
This morning, 8 ecto drops in a single run plus 5 golds.
Yeah.... it's just a matter of luck.
This morning, 8 ecto drops in a single run plus 5 golds.
Yeah.... it's just a matter of luck.
Kusandaa
Luck.
I've done a couple runs at 3 ectos, then BAM. 6, 8 and 5 the runs after. Done 2 runs yesterday, 3 and 5 ectos respectively. Not bad. Haven't gone in today, don't really plan on it. Need a break from farming.
I've done a couple runs at 3 ectos, then BAM. 6, 8 and 5 the runs after. Done 2 runs yesterday, 3 and 5 ectos respectively. Not bad. Haven't gone in today, don't really plan on it. Need a break from farming.
ReZDoGG
I have been asking the same question to other sins, It definately seems the drop rate is not as consitent as it was... I mean you can still get 6-7 ectos in a run, but it doesn't happen as often. I did 3 runs last night, and they were my worst ones yet. First run I got 1 ecto, second run 2 ectos, and third run 3 ectos. I might be just because of the time I was farming UW at, as I was usually farming during the day instead of night, and I was gettin an average of 5-6 ectos a run. I was getting 20+ ectos in 4 runs the day before update, and now im getting at most 11 or 12 in 4 runs. But Im gonna do a few runs today, and see how that goes. If I am still getting 2-3 a run, then something definately was changed. It just seems they made it less consitent with the higher number of drops per Mindblade clear. In otherwords, changed the drop rate. I also noticed on my brothers computer that there was a download while going into ToA... So I knew something was up. I didn't get the download myself, since I had done a image update. There wasn't anything mentioned on updates that would have to do something with ToA. But then again, I didn't check to see if there was an download going into UW either, so I am not sure. I would think you need that download to happen while loading UW. I dunno, we'll see, eventually people will notice something different.
Mac Sidewinder
I did 5 runs this morning and got 3, 3, 5, 8, 7 for an average of 5 per run. It's all luck and I don't think they changed the drop rate at all. But I've always wondered if the time of day mattered (co-insiding with the number of people in the zone).
Ultimate Sacrifice
Just did a few more runs today, seems to be the same for me. On my first run today I only cleared the First Room of Aatxe with MoR + Font and got an ecto but screwed up and died, same goes for the run after. Then I did another (Aatxe in the 3 rooms + Terrorwebs in second room + all Mindblades) run which netted me 5 ecto and a Sapphire. Third run I got 6 Ecto. So it's been the same for me since pre-update.
admk
I agree with all the previous posts, i think it's all about luck and the roll of the dice.
Mind you, the run before my "all whites, no ecto" effort i had 4 ecto drop from the first rider/spectre group. Got a bit excited and forgot to maintain SF while bunching up second group and died...so i'm thinking the crap run was more a punishment for my retarded gameplay
Mind you, the run before my "all whites, no ecto" effort i had 4 ecto drop from the first rider/spectre group. Got a bit excited and forgot to maintain SF while bunching up second group and died...so i'm thinking the crap run was more a punishment for my retarded gameplay
Rock And Roller
I think the real question is what is the best way to get ectos in the chaos planes. I get anywhere from 0-8 ectos per run. I’ve only gotten 0 once. I see many people try to go for speed in these runs. 18-30 min runs and such. But I’ve pulled 36 mindblades at once before and only gotten 100 gold drop L Lately I have been killing group to group. Doing that way, I have seen my drops improve as long with my ectos, but my runs become longer. What is the best way?
stef247
Yesterday I didn't even get one until killing the last 2 popping mobs, but in combination with them and the dryders you're able to kill I got 6 ectos in 5 minutes...Keep farming! (and: even if you don't get ectos you get tons of golds, lps and other stuff, including UW scrolls so you still amortize your runs..Not counting the ectos, I get about 5k each run gained through selling white crap, golds and salvaging..
stef247
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Originally Posted by Rock And Roller
I think the real question is what is the best way to get ectos in the chaos planes. I get anywhere from 0-8 ectos per run. I’ve only gotten 0 once. I see many people try to go for speed in these runs. 18-30 min runs and such. But I’ve pulled 36 mindblades at once before and only gotten 100 gold drop L Lately I have been killing group to group. Doing that way, I have seen my drops improve as long with my ectos, but my runs become longer. What is the best way?
you gotta be very careful since the mobs become very big (~40 in your vicinity)..If you aggro another mob while you halfway killed the other one, they will scatter and never melee you again..
I had the scattering problem resulting in me killing them in packs of 2-3 but they didnt drop sht..I'd strongly recommend you to pull them all and wand some.(maybe I just imagine this but for me, it helps.)
Never ever kill the mob with a blast of Cry of Pain!
Get their health down and let them die by the ether nightmare degeneration...You may wand some to death which works very good for me!
ps sorry for the double posting
I had the scattering problem resulting in me killing them in packs of 2-3 but they didnt drop sht..I'd strongly recommend you to pull them all and wand some.(maybe I just imagine this but for me, it helps.)
Never ever kill the mob with a blast of Cry of Pain!
Get their health down and let them die by the ether nightmare degeneration...You may wand some to death which works very good for me!
ps sorry for the double posting
You just got tomahawked
+1
i mean yeah just bad luck
i mean yeah just bad luck
Lhim
The first runs for quite a while, when everybody seemingly had a good ecto droprate, I had about 2-3 ecto's each time. Only recently almost every run I get about 5+ ecto's. If anything I would think the updates improved the ecto droprate
XzDazedzX
overfarmed.
fin.
fin.
Mr. Undisclosed
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Originally Posted by deank81
The first runs for quite a while, when everybody seemingly had a good ecto droprate, I had about 2-3 ecto's each time. Only recently almost every run I get about 5+ ecto's. If anything I would think the updates improved the ecto droprate
Same here, in fact I just got my first 9 ecto run today
Horus Moonlight
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Originally Posted by XzDazedzX
overfarmed.
fin. Wrong.
It's just luck or lack thereof.
fin. Wrong.
It's just luck or lack thereof.
An Saighead Is Gear
yup, definitely hasn't been nerfed, I've been having consistent runs of 5 ectos or more today.
Nightow
lol, I was trying to show a friend the run earlier and no lie, we had like 3 ectos drop from a single mob of mindblades. We were both like "wtf?"
Resident
You're just unlucky. In fact shadow form is what should be nerfed.
kvndoom
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Originally Posted by Nightow
lol, I was trying to show a friend the run earlier and no lie, we had like 3 ectos drop from a single mob of mindblades. We were both like "wtf?"
I've had that happen a few times. It's really nice to see all 18 of them blow up and 15k just laying on the ground at your feet! "Why, thank you!"
I Is Special
Did a run today and I got two ectos. One from an aataxe in the first room, the 2nd from a terrorweb in pools. No drops from mindblades :'( I hate my luck.