Talk:Dab of Destabilized Ectoplasm/Drop Rate

This looks excellent! Good job on doing the dirty work. I set it up so that you may enter your own total number of dabs. I entered my own info to demonstrate how to use the input method. Want to port over the rest of the info? If not, I'll do it later tonight.:D Vormmor (talk) 00:50, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

Ok, I've moved all of the data over. I think I've got it all right, but someone double checking my math might be a good idea, the previous table was not well-built for transferring. I can create the drop rate pages for the other two if ya want, but there isn't any firm data for the glob in the talk page,but maybe people would add to it. Elementalmen 04:44, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

This is really nicely done! Thanks for building the original table and porting the info over. I'll double check the math when I get home to my desktop. Probably will do another 25 or so tonight as well. Vormmor (talk) 05:13, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

Double checked all the math. Everything was correct except for Chieftain Alex's ecto number. Should have been 19 instead of 15. It is now 100% correct. :) Vormmor (talk) 09:11, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

Just got my first drop of 2 Chunks of Crystallized Plasma! Confirms that it can indeed happen for those skeptics out there. It dropped along with 1 Glob of ectoplasm. Vormmor (talk) 07:42, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

The other two as well?

I don't suppose we can get the other two (clump and glob, I think) put onto the same page, can we? I would kind of like to see them all in one place (if possible). Daddicus (talk)

You can use {{Drop rate lookup table}} for all three later in a summary page. I'd do that in your userspace (or a form?).--Relyk ~ talk < 02:44, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

OK, I'll wait until the other two are created. Thanks! Daddicus (talk)

Ya, I'm going to assume the progress on getting the other two up will be significantly slower, as people will probably be far less inclined to do "research" with that much at stake. I opened a number of the 4 gold ones and two of the 100 gold ones on the first night but I unfortunately did not think to record the drops. Lost 250 gold so probably won't be doing that again. :P Vormmor (talk) 05:13, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

I can make the drop rate tables for the other two, but I'm not willing to gamble my money away, even in the name of science. I can also add in the data on the Clump page. Elementalmen 15:12, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

Made drop rate table for clumps. Working on other one now. Not sure if I'll get it done before work but I'll finish it after. :D Vormmor (talk) 23:21, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

Update: Glob drop table is now done as well! Won't be adding any info of my own to that one though. :P Vormmor (talk) 10:44, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

What is the expected earnings per black lion chest key used?

When using a BL key to open a chest for this item (that is the current seasonal item)? --175.140.169.134 16:39, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Well, given the current drop research, they are about break-even at 40s+5 ectos, so that's the expected return on average. Orenwolf (talk) 18:22, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Possible Anomaly

The dabs we have been getting during the current event so far have all produced exactly one each of ectos and gunk. Could these be different than normal dabs? If so, should we document them separately, so they don't throw off the numbers? Daddicus (talk) 21:06, 14 April 2017 (UTC)

There appears to be only one Dab of Destabilized Ectoplasm on the API at the moment, so I'm not sure how the code would differentiate between those from the BL chests and the others. Could the entire drop table have been changed? (and ignore my story here, it was fabricated for the sake of creating a problem). G R E E N E R 21:19, 14 April 2017 (UTC)

One way to tell would be if it's the same item ID. If you /wiki <shift-click> the item it will search the wiki for that item code. If it's not a new one it'll bring you to the page, and we could easily say that it's just a fluke --Gimmethegepgun (talk) 21:21, 14 April 2017 (UTC)

I don't have a key right now, but that's a good idea. I will let you know if I get one before anybody else does.

For now, I think we should leave the page alone. I've only opened three dabs since the event started, so random chance is still a possibility. Daddicus (talk) 22:05, 14 April 2017 (UTC)