Maybe it’s just me but with the increased loot drop, I’m afraid globs of ectoplasm are going to start dropping in price what do you guys think?
I just logged on and had 3 rares drop from frozen maw, and i have never in my life had that happen, so that is why i am concerned.
Yes they should drop like a stone with all the rares from world events, but I’m on an epic run of 0 ectos from master salvage kits atm. I hate RNG.
I’m not sure it’s RNG… I have a run of 1 ecto from 25 uses of BLK’s… that has a chance of:
0.000003% chance of happening… seems unlikely it’s due to RNG. I think they may have nerfed ecto drop rates to compensate for the increased drops. So ecto prices might not plummet as much as I originally thought.
Lets start this train early with this patch. We did not nerf ecto rates of any kind, we’ve never nerfed ecto rates, if we change ecto rates, it will be in the patch notes I promise you.
PS. Your math is incorrect, salvages are independent statistical events.
Not even close. 
Yes, I can be sure since there are no DR systems that touch salvaging.
I always think it’s hilarious when a dev/mod comes out and makes such a fallacious comment as to rule out with almost 100% certainty a bug could have been introduced with the patch….like their track record is perfect.
I think it’s hilarious when I’m looking at a million post patch salvage results and you tell me I’m wrong.
It changes pretty drastically relative to a couple of different factors (like time of day), but it doesn’t take long.
and it’s hard to tell which one Mr. Smith is referring to, since he drops into troll mode when the conversation veers towards private information only he has.
You’re right, that response isn’t necessary. I’ve gotten a bit frustrated sometimes when I spend time to come here and talk to people and get a lot of accusations, but that’s not an excuse for having a short fuse. I apologize and will be more tolerant in the future.
Side note – I do miss the “Post Here to say how awesome John Smith is” thread.
lol, as a side note it wasn’t me who changed the name of that thread to that, I changed it to something dry and economic and the owner changed the name (though I do appreciate the support).
The number of rares sold before patch was hovering at 12k total. Now it has increased to 35k. There is no way people could farm so much and so fast within the short period of time so the increase can only mean one thing; investors are dumping their stock.
You shouldn’t make assumptions like this, they aren’t necessarily true. Many times I’ve expressed how massive this market is, and that the orders don’t represent supply or velocity.
I passed by Maw yesterday while doing my dailies. Wasnt in time for the event but I saw one player linking a single rare and the rest saying he is lucky. ..
Exotic you mean. Rares are 100% or extremely close to it.
Nope I meant rare.
1. I’m pretty sure the maw has a virtually 100% rare drop for participating.
2. When I said those assumptions aren’t necessarily true, I meant they aren’t true. Over 10,000 unique sellers of ectos in the last 24 hours alone. What you are seeing is a supply shift, not an push up the supply curve.
Hey John, can you tell me the current ecto rates when salvaging rares, depending on the salvage kit used?
I could, I won’t.
John, how do you feel about the recent protest against Zomorros?
http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/19ov2s/mystic_forge_protest_on_anvil_rock/
I don’t wan to answer a “feel” question, could you phrase a question differently to be more precise on what you’re asking?
Lets start this train early with this patch. We did not nerf ecto rates of any kind, we’ve never nerfed ecto rates, if we change ecto rates, it will be in the patch notes I promise you.
Answering the crazies but not the real questions again
Simple question mode: does the vendor coin value of a rare affect the ectoplasms-outcome of salvaging it?
Pleeeeeeeease?
Sorry, you aren’t getting salvaging secrets out of me.
One is information on the game, one is telling you the mechanics of the game, they are two completely different things.
