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jonnybegood

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

huh?

The Final Exodus[FX]

07 Aug 2005 at 20:32 - 1

The other day i solo killed almost every thing from LA to Toa(temple of ages ).
I camed a crap load of gear and 7k , so get there with my ranger , join a team with a bunch of people , turns out we got our asses chewed up , spit out and handed to us on a plate. so i go in again i pay the 1k , 8 of us go in and we do just fine , and i see no drops sept for glittering dust and gold. im like wtf , so after that i make a 5 traper team wit my guild. We own every thing like it was a pitbull and a palmeranian. but still no drops but dust and a lil money. we clear out UW and we get bored.

so the day is over and i have the 7k gettin there and lost bout 2k going in UW. How is it that i get more money going there then actually goin in. did they nerf the place cause the monk solo build? or has it allways been like dis.
im really upset , its like there is no point fightin for favor!

WHATS DA DEAL??

Mugon M. Musashi

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

France (Paris)

BUG

Mo/W

07 Aug 2005 at 20:36 - 2

nerfed

jonnybegood

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

huh?

The Final Exodus[FX]

07 Aug 2005 at 20:40 - 3

thats a shame , we have to pay for how they made the game. atleat nerf the monk its not UW thats the prob its the MO.

Krank

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

W/

07 Aug 2005 at 20:43 - 4

i realised this would happen

I dont even go into UW or fissure anymore, nor do i even attempt the HoH

Once is enough for me

vandalt

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2005

Philadelphia

Eville Crusaders

Mo/

07 Aug 2005 at 20:43 - 5

i don't understand why everyone expects good drops every time. i got 9 ecto in 3-4 hours or so, the drops aren't nerfed. sometimes you'll get 2 ectos from smites and sometimes you won't get any. the drops have declined since the game came out, but nothing significant has changed in the drops in weeks. ecto still costs the same to buy and sell as it has for weeks now, just keep trying.

killer toast

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

im a guild RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO so not gonna waste time

W/Mo

07 Aug 2005 at 20:47 - 6

yes i agree with vandalt the drops are random... really random one time i got a black dye and a couple of ectos and a gold sword then i get dust and remains you just have to keep doing it until you get some half decent drops

Mugon M. Musashi

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

France (Paris)

BUG

Mo/W

07 Aug 2005 at 20:52 - 7

and what about monsters that drop nothing at all ?

jonnybegood

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

huh?

The Final Exodus[FX]

07 Aug 2005 at 22:47 - 8

ive done 15 smite runs in UW and absolutely nothing of any valuable has droped for me except for 2 blue dyes , wich were 3 days apart.

November Raine

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

Pulaski, Wisconsin

(Leader of)The Blue Sentinels [TBS]

W/Mo

07 Aug 2005 at 22:52 - 9

keep trying, my first attempt at the uw i got an ecto and a gold max dmg storm bow (at the time i didnt know that storm bows where expensive and the mods werent very good so i sold it to the merchant...luckily i knew about ecto and now i get about 1 ecto for every 4 or 5 runs...so i gave up and i just farm in other places

Linkie

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2005

Norway

P/W

07 Aug 2005 at 23:05 - 10

The deal is proper english.

hobo13

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

Brutananadelweski clan

N/

08 Aug 2005 at 00:00 - 11

Quote:

Originally Posted by killer toast

yes i agree with vandalt the drops are random... really random one time i got a black dye and a couple of ectos and a gold sword then i get dust and remains you just have to keep doing it until you get some half decent drops

back in the first month the game was out, ecto could drop in piles. back when no one knew about the fissure armor ecto dropped alot, so did good max dmg weapons, none of the pre searing crap dropped guild wars was fine the way they made it, A-net should stop going and nerfing everything just because people go there alot.

why else do people go to the UW? either to try to beat it for exp and bragging rights, or drops. and for a while now, you could get better drops in the great northern wall than in the UW.

Kyle

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Legends Of Teh Industry [XXX]

08 Aug 2005 at 03:17 - 12

I go in UW for the storm/eternal bows for my ranger. Yet to get 1. Only seen 1 drop out of alot of runs and nearly clearing out. All i get is remains. its nice money but i want items that i can use. O well ill just keep trying.

DrSLUGFly

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

European Server or International

08 Aug 2005 at 03:40 - 13

It's the Underworld... you expected Crystal Dinnerware of Giantslaying to drop?

lostiees

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

08 Aug 2005 at 04:11 - 14

I solo the underworld all the time on my monk. find 2-3 ectos per, tons of useless eternal shields/bows and tons of halfmoons and storm bows i sell to merchant..

XENOGEARSHARINGAN

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

AUDE

R/

08 Aug 2005 at 04:34 - 15

ijust like to say thanks to all monks becouse of them im rich lol

since they started finding out how to solo underworld iv got so rich i have 1mil and im trying to find out how to hold more lol. i would give it to my guild but they might keep it lol

Moltov joss

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

D/

08 Aug 2005 at 05:57 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by XENOGEARSHARINGAN

ijust like to say thanks to all monks becouse of them im rich lol

since they started finding out how to solo underworld iv got so rich i have 1mil and im trying to find out how to hold more lol. i would give it to my guild but they might keep it lol

Invest it in ectos if you havent already.

jonnybegood

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

huh?

The Final Exodus[FX]

08 Aug 2005 at 06:08 - 17

wait are half moons worth something?

aB-

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

08 Aug 2005 at 06:19 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by lostiees

I solo the underworld all the time on my monk. find 2-3 ectos per, tons of useless eternal shields/bows and tons of halfmoons and storm bows i sell to merchant..

Doubtful considering a complete clear of the UW will net 0-2 ectos on average. You may get 2-3 ectos in one run, but consistantly? Finding that many ectos means I'm either seriously unlucky or you are seriously lucky.

Sho Kasaki

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2005

In my bed =)

Super Secret Ninja Stuff [SSNS]

08 Aug 2005 at 06:41 - 19

Or that he's full of crap...but, I haven't reached the Underworld yet, so I can't say exactly.

It just sounds like everyone is tired of the game not spoon-feeding them helpful items to me...sure, they can be nerfing certain territories, but that just means you have to work harder. It may try your patience, but that's when you just stop playing for a little bit and then come back.

Kyle

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Legends Of Teh Industry [XXX]

08 Aug 2005 at 07:15 - 20

Quote:

Originally Posted by lostiees

I solo the underworld all the time on my monk. find 2-3 ectos per, tons of useless eternal shields/bows and tons of halfmoons and storm bows i sell to merchant..

Ill take all those storm bows and eternal shields/bows off ur hands for you. I still havnt gotten any of those to drop for me in all my UW visits. all i go there for. Forget ecto. I want storm/eternal bow for my ranger cuz it looks sick.

Angryhob0z

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

Me/N

08 Aug 2005 at 09:32 - 21

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonnybegood

thats a shame , we have to pay for how they made the game. atleat nerf the monk its not UW thats the prob its the MO.

so why would you nerf the monk build because someone, obviously smarter than you, came up with an insane build that by all means should not work but does? that just doesnt make sense, along with the complete and utter annihilation of every single good item drop? so far anet hasnt done things that made much sense to us, but they have their reasons. im not saying they are right...but if they think nerfing everything will stop botters, more power to them, it just makes the day they change everything back to normal and are forced to admit what they did was wrong even though they keep telling us its for us...its for us...allll that much sweeter

Zenos

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

09 Aug 2005 at 18:31 - 22

Quote:

Originally Posted by lostiees

I solo the underworld all the time on my monk. find 2-3 ectos per, tons of useless eternal shields/bows and tons of halfmoons and storm bows i sell to merchant..

That is the same thing I get. (S)He is not full of crap. I seem to get better drops if I take on a bunch at once. If I only grab a couple all I get are remains and dust. Might just be coincidence though.

I also get half of my ectos from the Aatxes instead of the smites.

zixaq

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2005

Shadow Tactics

N/Me

25 Aug 2005 at 00:20 - 23

I've noticed a huge change in UW drops, but for the better actually. Before, with my ranger, I did 4-5 man trapping groups regularly, in dozens of runs, only saw 1 storm bow drop and maybe 3-4 ectos (none for me). I started using a variation of the 105 monk a month or so ago to do solos, and I average about 1 ecto per run, and at least 1-2 eternal bows/shields and storm bows. Yeah, almost all my ectos come from aatxes too.

Divine Elemental

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Near Your House

I Used To Own [ IUTO ]

25 Aug 2005 at 00:48 - 24

its droped nerf
abuse it itll lessen

MissTrixie

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

Cruel Intentions

E/Mo

25 Aug 2005 at 05:40 - 25

Quote:

Originally Posted by aB-

Doubtful considering a complete clear of the UW will net 0-2 ectos on average. You may get 2-3 ectos in one run, but consistantly? Finding that many ectos means I'm either seriously unlucky or you are seriously lucky.

I must beg to differ, my smite monk build netted me 2-3 sometimes even 4 globs a run. I got my friend his fissure armor within days. Some days I would do 6 runs and have 15 globs. Now, it's nothing. I get zip, but it's ok, I am bored senseless with UW and to be frank quite bored with GW as a whole unless they get some new stuff in. But it is more than possible, I did it many many times.

Thock

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Achieving Deficiency [aD]

25 Aug 2005 at 09:28 - 26

i farm giffs and rolls and one thing ive noticed is drops are signifigantly better at night. usually between 12am-4am eastern standard time. [edit: so maybe the same applies here]