I did not play on original AK, but do the trash mobs in SolRo Tower drop ornate patterns or am I wasting my time?
Wasting your time. Ornates were added to the loot table a week or two after the last database update AK received. This thread can provide more insight - https://www.takproject.net/forums/index.php?threads/tower-of-solusek-ro.17981/#post-96964
But if we want to add this change I think it wouldn’t be game breaking and make the zone actually more used for exp groups. I would vote for the change.
I enjoyed the zone on live often for xp and it would be nice to see others grouping for xp here. If more found the zone worthwhile, I would also xp here more.