(Help) Ectoplasm

[Coitus Cooper]

where can i farm ectoplasm from? im lvl 63 in veteran so spined cove is too low lvl :( steps of torment require skeleton key which need ectoplasm to craft so that doesnt seem to be very good either. where to farm in the new expansion content?

[powbam]

I always felt Spined Cove was a good spot. After that, Arkovia/SoT.

Hah... That's what I get for barely scanning yer post after working all night. Sorry bout that.. 3rd shift and my brain is scrambled eggs right now.

[Coitus Cooper]

Originally posted by powbammetalhead deluxe:

I always felt Spined Cove was a good spot. After that, Arkovia/SoT.

Hah... That's what I get for barely scanning yer post after working all night. Sorry bout that.. 3rd shift and my brain is scrambled eggs right now.

its np. :) thanks anyway

[The_Mess]

Originally posted by Wis:

where can i farm ectoplasm from? im lvl 63 in veteran so spined cove is too low lvl :( steps of torment require skeleton key which need ectoplasm to craft so that doesnt seem to be very good either. where to farm in the new expansion content?

Ecotoplasm drops aren't linked to your character's level, they'll always drop from the right enemies. So Spined Cove always works out a good spot to farm.

[Coitus Cooper]

Originally posted by The_Mess:

Originally posted by Wis:

where can i farm ectoplasm from? im lvl 63 in veteran so spined cove is too low lvl :( steps of torment require skeleton key which need ectoplasm to craft so that doesnt seem to be very good either. where to farm in the new expansion content?

Ecotoplasm drops aren't linked to your character's level, they'll always drop from the right enemies. So Spined Cove always works out a good spot to farm.

im pretty sure a lvl 63 killing lvl 20 mobs wont drop much ectoplasm though

[The_Mess]

Originally posted by Wis:

Originally posted by The_Mess:

Ecotoplasm drops aren't linked to your character's level, they'll always drop from the right enemies. So Spined Cove always works out a good spot to farm.

im pretty sure a lvl 63 killing lvl 20 mobs wont drop much ectoplasm though

Wrong, they do still drop. Of course though the RNG being an RNG means you wont always get a complete ectoplasm in one run, but usually you will.

[Coitus Cooper]

Originally posted by The_Mess:

Originally posted by Wis:

where can i farm ectoplasm from? im lvl 63 in veteran so spined cove is too low lvl :( steps of torment require skeleton key which need ectoplasm to craft so that doesnt seem to be very good either. where to farm in the new expansion content?

Ecotoplasm drops aren't linked to your character's level, they'll always drop from the right enemies. So Spined Cove always works out a good spot to farm.

ooo thanks. i just went into steps of torment and the mobs are lvl 50.. and they still dropped some ectoplasm. what about kilrian's component? he didnt drop it :(

[The_Mess]

Kilrian's shatter soul drops roughly 1 in 2-3 runs these days, so with a shadow strike build that has a high cooldown reduction and run speed you can very quickly farm up his component.

[Coitus Cooper]

Originally posted by The_Mess:

Kilrian's shatter soul drops roughly 1 in 2-3 runs these days, so with a shadow strike build that has a high cooldown reduction and run speed you can very quickly farm up his component.

the drop rate doesnt change even if he's lvl 50 and im 63?

[GlassDeviant]

You should be able to farm Spined Cove or Arkovia/SoT on Elite at 63.

[Coitus Cooper]

Originally posted by Zombielord Ativan:

You should be able to farm Spined Cove or Arkovia/SoT on Elite at 63.

yes thank you :)

[The_Mess]

Originally posted by Wis:

Originally posted by The_Mess:

Kilrian's shatter soul drops roughly 1 in 2-3 runs these days, so with a shadow strike build that has a high cooldown reduction and run speed you can very quickly farm up his component.

the drop rate doesnt change even if he's lvl 50 and im 63?

Nope.

The only stuff that's affect by your level and wont drop if your 12 levels above the enemy is ancient hearts etc and aether crystals, sigils and Ugdenbloom flowers.

[powbam]

It would appear they changed it so you can actually farm low level areas for low level items and components now. I haven't poured over the patch notes overmuch (not sure if it is mentioned in them) but I've seen some recent comments that seem to confirm this and I just took a level 36 thru the Spined Cove (low 20's mobs) and was getting ecto's just fine.

[Coitus Cooper]

thats great. i mean... that means i went 3 runs without a kilrian shard; not great! .. thanks guys

[The_Mess]

Originally posted by Wis:

thats great. i mean... that means i went 3 runs without a kilrian shard; not great! .. thanks guys

Eh, that's the RNG for you.

If you were to record the number of Kilrian runs vs shatter soul drops over 30, preferably more runs (over the statistical minimum, but this allows for very low probability outcomes to not shew the mean as much) you'd find out that not getting drops is pretty normal. Heck, when I was trying to work out the drop rate for blood of chthon from the depraved scantury, I'd have spots where in 2-3 runs I get no blood dropping or I could have a set of runs where multiple bloods would drop.

[Tasty Wabbits]

Originally posted by powbammetalhead deluxe:

It would appear they changed it so you can actually farm low level areas for low level items and components now. I haven't poured over the patch notes overmuch (not sure if it is mentioned in them) but I've seen some recent comments that seem to confirm this and I just took a level 36 thru the Spined Cove (low 20's mobs) and was getting ecto's just fine.

Personally it seems like to me that the drop rates do slow down when your way over leveled for an area. But, it is still possible for them to drop. That just what it seems like to me and I don't know for sure or not if that really is the case.