Ectos

Taisayacho

Taisayacho

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

England (GMT)

The Imperial Guards of Istan [TIGI]

R/

So I've been farming the hell out of UW lately, and was wondering about drop rates. Which have a higher drop rate, Bone Pit thingies, Chaos Plains thingies, or Aatxes?

I'm asking this because one run I only got three ectos from Chaos Plains, so I decided to go on to bone pits, killed four things (threshers) and got three ectos straight off (I didn't continue, I had to log off). Sometimes I also seem to get tons of ectos from Aatxes and none from anywhere else.

Anyone got any info? Thanks in advance.
-Tai

Molock

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Qu??bec

Legacy of Angels [Halo]

E/

Chaos plains probably. More foes and can be farmed quickly.

Covah

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Ontario, Canada

Catching Jellyfish With [소N트T ]

Me/Rt

Aatxe I think have the highest drop rate of ecto (4%) but since they are at the very begining they are over farmed. Since chaos planes is harder to get too some people don't farm it. There are alot more guys and thus more chances of ecto. Same with bonepits, other then clearing groups the bonepits wasn't farmed that much before the perma SF came, so more ecto.

You best bet is to just continue farming the chamber + pits + planes and getting 5-8 ecto per run. Aatxe have the highest drop rate.

Taisayacho

Taisayacho

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

England (GMT)

The Imperial Guards of Istan [TIGI]

R/

cool, thanks, that's pretty much all I need to know.

Doom3221

Doom3221

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2008

Order Of The Phoenix Dragon [Rage]

Mo/Me

The Ecto Drop RATE % changes everyday you dont know if its good or bad but you have to farm it before you can know how the percentage is whether its sucky or good.

Xx Da Best Xx

Xx Da Best Xx

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2008

LA

Im pretty sure Aataxes have the largest drop rate, but for some reason Mindblade Spectres seem to drop the most out of all of them. I guess just because theres so many of them.

Omnidragon42

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

Pantheon of Shadows [dei]

W/A

I'm pretty sure the droprate from mindblades is similar to smites (about 2%), you just get more ecto because there's

4x 3+6+9 = 72
3x 3+6+9 = 54
2x 3+6+9 = 36
3x 3 = 9

171 Mindblade specters to kill per run, which percentage-wise means 3-4 ecto, and that seems about right.

Wanted But Feared

Wanted But Feared

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2008

Rather Not Say

Exiled For A Reason [xiLe]

N/Me

how do you actually figure out the drop rates?

Espadon

Espadon

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2007

USA [GMT -5]

State of the Nolani [gusy]

A/

The seed rates really fluctuate, usually the drops are really corny and sometimes they're great. What I hate most are the behemoths totally blocking the way to the Chaos Planes and wasting an entrance into UW. It's not so much the money that's a concern, but rather if I'm accumulating too many instance entries and therefore affecting my later drop rates. :\