Hey guys,
As you all know, with the new update, access to the original UW and FoW are disabled. There seem to be reports that ectos are now being dropped in the new Tombs (which is now a PvE area)
As it stands right now, the Merchant sells ecto for 9k, buys for 7k. People are selling at around 7-8k.
How do you think this update will affect the overall price of ectoplasm and obsidian shards? I know those whom are regretting selling stacks of 25 ecto for 7.5k each, and those who predict prices will still drop and are eagerly selling them.
What do you think?
Update : Effect on Price of Ectos + Shards?
free4all
XtrmEend
Ecto's do drop alot in that place, we had 1 group of those ghostly knights, that group dropped 3 ecto's...
Dav85
ehm.. .actually fow and udw from temple of the ages still works. it was a bug fixed with a patch 3 hours ago...
anyway ectos price will go down to 4-5k i presume since they are common now inthe new underworld/ex tombs
anyway ectos price will go down to 4-5k i presume since they are common now inthe new underworld/ex tombs
Shanaeri Rynale
About as common as in the normal UW. Had 2 ecto drop on a Black Hole run
generik
All I can say is the new ToPK will make demand for candy canes spike 
MechFighter
what are you people talking about?
I just did a run for 2 hours with 7/8 (1 dropped out) in the Tombs UW and only 1 ecto dropped from a Dryder
So why would people panic about ecto prices?
IMO it will go this way
Tombs UW = free but less ecto drops
ToA UW = pay but a higher chance of ecto drops
I just did a run for 2 hours with 7/8 (1 dropped out) in the Tombs UW and only 1 ecto dropped from a Dryder
So why would people panic about ecto prices?
IMO it will go this way
Tombs UW = free but less ecto drops
ToA UW = pay but a higher chance of ecto drops
xBakox
Not to mention ToPK UW is 10x harder. So you cant really farm ectos there which should keep ecto prices at about the same.
TwilightOblivion
because with the new greens in the tombs, that place is gonna get farmed a lot more. Green farmers from SF and ecto farmers from ToA will join together to make some sort of diabloical new farming team, that will most likely disclude elementalists (why god, why must they disclude us?)
{IceFire}
i want the shadowblade.... :*{
Aaelos
Well... I did a complete run there today, we lost one player after the 1st map, and another one had to leave about halfway through the final map. Nobody got a single ecto in the whole run.... However, I was still happy because between us we netted 6 or 7 of the new green items 
MoldyRiceFrenzy
im confused they made tombz into a farming place now... omg ive been downloading all day 2kb/sec and im only 28% after logging onto my skye unknow character...
metalone
Just did a full clear, 6 greens dropped at the end, 2 per purple darkness , I got no green but I got the only ecto that dropped. Not exactly worth the 2 hours it took to finish.
Ailyrr Merlena
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generik
Mesmers are pretty handy
calamitykell
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*pfft* try being a mesmer.
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Fluffyx
Byebye 1.5million play fissure armor.
With the way these ectos are dropping they will be as low priced as shards soon
With the way these ectos are dropping they will be as low priced as shards soon
Theos
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Originally Posted by Fluffyx
Byebye 1.5million play fissure armor.
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Guardian of the Light
Meh I don't care about echos and shards never a fan of FoW armor. Fell free to panic don't mind me.... ^_^
Fluffyx
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By the time they are that low, Factions will be out and everyone will be rolling head over heals for that new expensive armour.
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Theos
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Originally Posted by Fluffyx
That is if they add something comperable to FoW armor.
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death fuzzy
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Originally Posted by TwilightOblivion
because with the new greens in the tombs, that place is gonna get farmed a lot more. Green farmers from SF and ecto farmers from ToA will join together to make some sort of diabloical new farming team, that will most likely disclude elementalists (why god, why must they disclude us?)
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Gildor Took
they should make that u can't get fow anymore so ppl like me feel special
funbun
How do you guy get such goos items? Whenever I farm places like this I get nothing for drops.
Fluffyx
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I am quite sure they will, they need to give people something to work towards
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I mean without buying it who honestly could for all those ectos and shards. SCARYYY.
Sliceman
I wouldnt sell ectos at low prices just yet,for all we know new armor could introduced that could be double the worth of Fissure Armor,and this might be a 1 weekend only thing.
Manic Smile
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Originally Posted by TwilightOblivion
because with the new greens in the tombs, that place is gonna get farmed a lot more. Green farmers from SF and ecto farmers from ToA will join together to make some sort of diabloical new farming team, that will most likely disclude elementalists (why god, why must they disclude us?)
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noblepaladin
The reason why ecto prices are dropping so fast is that they are a bit overpriced. Before, most people valued it at 10k gold, a nice number, in order to trade expensive items. After green items came out, people didn't trade for "godly" weapons for over 100k gold any more. It's possible to get a cool looking weapon (that doesn't look like collector's, which most people think are ugly) with perfect stats for well under 100k. After people stopped using Ecto as the standard currency, the 1 ecto = 10k standard broke and the price has been creeping down. Even at 8k gold each, most people don't even think about trying to buy the Fissure armor.
However, the smart would have invested in Rubies and Sapphires. Supposedly they can randomly drop from any monster, but they are so rare that I haven't ever seen one drop yet (however, I have gotten several monsterous materials). If there is something that can be done with sapphires or rubies, you can bet that the value of those two will sky rocket. But it seems a little too late to invest in them now as their price is almost as much as Ecto.
However, the smart would have invested in Rubies and Sapphires. Supposedly they can randomly drop from any monster, but they are so rare that I haven't ever seen one drop yet (however, I have gotten several monsterous materials). If there is something that can be done with sapphires or rubies, you can bet that the value of those two will sky rocket. But it seems a little too late to invest in them now as their price is almost as much as Ecto.
The Herbalizer
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Hockster
Hard to say. I remember, not too long ago either, when ecto was approaching 20K each.
Ivan
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However, the smart would have invested in Rubies and Sapphires. Supposedly they can randomly drop from any monster, but they are so rare that I haven't ever seen one drop yet (however, I have gotten several monsterous materials).
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I also think that investing in bling-bling could be worth, unless the rumor of including jewelry as new items in Factions is just a... rumor.
Former Ruling
Ectos were down to 7.5k last night.
Nesty_Angel
i still want a fow helm from the warrior....... if ectos go down to 5k lol i'll begin buy XD