May 14, 2008, 01:32 AM // 01:32
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#41
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Major-General Awesome
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Aussie Trolling Crew HQ - Event Organiser and IRC Tiger
Guild: Ex Talionis [Law], Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] ̖̊̋̌̍̎̊̋&#
Profession: W/
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Runes on heroes? Nice joke.
No need to put anything on them, it doesn't change the speed at which you win, if you already know how to win the game.
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May 14, 2008, 01:34 AM // 01:34
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#42
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Malta
Guild: [CuTe]
Profession: E/
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I don't rune my heroes at all, and the weapons they get are /bonus ones, I managed so far so why bother with runes.
- Ganni
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May 14, 2008, 01:34 AM // 01:34
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#43
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Sep 2007
Profession: R/
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All my heros use /bonus for weapons unless a build requires something specific. As for runes/insigs, only on my main toons. All of my Warrior's and Ritualist's heroes are tricked out with the best (except sup vigor)
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May 14, 2008, 01:34 AM // 01:34
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#44
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: May 2007
Guild: Forever Knights
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13 PvE characters, all heroes are runed and have weapons.
Weapons are a combination of /bonus, collector, greens and golds. I don't buy weapons for heroes, they use whatever I have laying around on a mule.
Runes are mostly minors and insignias that I buy.
Every time a character gets a new hero, I immediately run to the rune trader and dig in storage to hook them up right away. Since I spend the majority of my gametime these days with my heroes, it's worth it to me to invest a little bit in them. Not like I have much to buy anyways.
Last edited by Velise_Snowtorm; May 14, 2008 at 01:36 AM // 01:36..
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May 14, 2008, 01:38 AM // 01:38
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#45
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Blighty
Guild: The Legion of the Blue Blade
Profession: R/Mo
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I don't normally, but with me heading for Canthan Vanquisher I recently bought a few vitae and survivor mods for a couple of my heroes. i also pimped out my minion bomber's staff:
20/40 +20% Enchant Req9 Death Magic - Boneclaw Staff.
melikes...
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May 14, 2008, 01:39 AM // 01:39
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#46
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Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Wasting away again in Margaritaville
Guild: [HOTR]
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Everyone is all runed up. It's one of the few places in the game where you can buy a gain in stats, and stats come before shiny armors and stuff.
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May 14, 2008, 01:57 AM // 01:57
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#47
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Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Mar 2007
Guild: Our Crabs Know True [LOVE]
Profession: R/
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I purchased insignias and 1 rune for Razah when I first got him to try out a new build. I bought 1 Superior Death rune for Olias on my Mesmer.
All the other runes/insignias have come from drops I find. Only a handful of my characters have runes/insignias left to add to a hero.
None of my heroes have Superior Vigor. I use Minor or Major (depending on what I was fortunate enough to find). If I find a Superior Vigor, I either use if on one of my characters (if I have gotten new armor) or sell it.
Weapons are the same. Many have greens, rest of golds or purples. Most of my heroes have better weapons and armor than the average player. It just takes time to acquire the stuff, not money.
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May 14, 2008, 02:00 AM // 02:00
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#48
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: PST
Profession: W/
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Out of all of my heroes, only my Monk's Ogden has a Sup Prot, Sup Smit, Maj Divine to smite for her ..
Rest = no runes, no insignias. I don't find them necessary for success when H/H ing.
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May 14, 2008, 02:05 AM // 02:05
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#49
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The Greatest
Join Date: Feb 2006
Profession: W/
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fenix
Runes on heroes? Nice joke.
No need to put anything on them, it doesn't change the speed at which you win, if you already know how to win the game.
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That's kind of like saying there's no need to put anything on yourself, because it doesn't change the speed at which you win if you already know how to win the game, don't you think?
Unless of course you're soloing everything in PvE, which I bet you could because you're awesome. <3
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May 14, 2008, 02:13 AM // 02:13
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#50
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: AZ
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I had spare Sup Vigors, so they go on my 3 necros that are fully runed/getting gully runed as I get drops. Other heros I use sometimes get major vigors and insignia as they drop for me.
Farmed over 20 woe spreaders a long time ago so they go on my death necros and most other used ones have greens I have spare - the others will get BMP weapons if I ever get around to them.
I have bought the odd rune (such as a sup death) but never insignia, just rely on drops.
A couple of chars on my account with heros are all runed up just to store the runes on there in case I need them.
Last edited by Lycan Nibbler; May 14, 2008 at 02:15 AM // 02:15..
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May 14, 2008, 02:31 AM // 02:31
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#51
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Academy Page
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Mars ... aka Country Victoria
Guild: Guardians of the Azure Sky
Profession: R/Mo
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I try and mod Heroes as I can afford it, my main characters heroes have all fully modded armour and decent weapons.
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May 14, 2008, 02:35 AM // 02:35
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#52
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Banned
Join Date: Jan 2008
Guild: Team Apathy [aFk]
Profession: W/P
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/bonus weapons and +1 runes
not worth the money for all of the attunement /sup vigors imo
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May 14, 2008, 02:37 AM // 02:37
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#53
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Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Feb 2008
Guild: Back off Cynn Mhenlo is mine
Profession: E/Mo
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I buy attribute runes for the heroes i use and then put whatever insignias/heatlh or mana runes i find on them.
I also use whatever i find weapon/mod wise for their weapons.
But they certainly don't lack and ive come off cheap to gear em too. Found a kepkhets for my prot hero and used an EOTN end game fire staff for vekk.
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May 14, 2008, 02:39 AM // 02:39
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#54
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Major-General Awesome
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Aussie Trolling Crew HQ - Event Organiser and IRC Tiger
Guild: Ex Talionis [Law], Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] ̖̊̋̌̍̎̊̋&#
Profession: W/
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Arkantos
That's kind of like saying there's no need to put anything on yourself, because it doesn't change the speed at which you win if you already know how to win the game, don't you think?
Unless of course you're soloing everything in PvE, which I bet you could because you're awesome. <3
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Very true. You DON'T need anything on yourself to win the game, because if you think about it, if you run certain builds there is almost a built in no-fail mechanism, as the builds have enough offense and defense with rune-less attributes. I am quite confident that someone could finish Legendary Guardian and Vanquisher without using a single rune or insignia on themselves or their heroes.
And yes, I solo everything in PvE with Frenzy and Lion's Comfort. And a screenie of you for inspiration <3
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May 14, 2008, 02:42 AM // 02:42
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#55
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Look out!
Profession: E/
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In general, if I get a rune or insignia that I can use on a hero, I'll put it on the hero. The only one I ever actually bought for a hero was the mm insignia that made them cast 25% faster mm spells. That's it.
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May 14, 2008, 02:45 AM // 02:45
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#56
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Pre-Searing Vanquisher
Join Date: Jun 2005
Guild: Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]
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Only what I identify and salvage myself. I don't ever go out of my way to pimp my heroes. I have a hard enough time saving money for things I want for my own characters.
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I like pizza.
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May 14, 2008, 02:49 AM // 02:49
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#57
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Desert Nomad
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Yes I do, Guild Wars is serious business.
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May 14, 2008, 02:53 AM // 02:53
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#58
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Academy Page
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I didn't at first, but gradually started putting them on my primary character's heroes (the ones I use, anyway) as the appropriate things dropped. I haven't bought anything as expensive as a Superior Vigor (not necessary, in my opinion), but I have bought things appropriate to the hero builds I'm running, like a Superior Death Magic rune for my MM, with other runes and insignias to balance it out. My other favorite tactic is going around to characters I've stopped playing to see what I can gather off their corpses. Runes have gotten incredibly cheap and require no effort to acquire (unlike other things in the game that require boss farming, material-gathering, chest-running and the like). With that in mind I don't see why anyone wouldn't want to maximize the effectiveness of their heroes' builds. The weapons I give them aren't *super awesome mega power* though. They get /bonus items until I come across a suitable green or a nice but unsellable gold.
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May 14, 2008, 03:32 AM // 03:32
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#59
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Los Angeles
Profession: E/
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I've only gotten things when my heroes have really needed it (think MM with sup death rune). I typically don't buy or check my stash of runes in storage and I always end up buying new ones. I guess I should since those runes have to go one way or another. I typically give my heroes collector weapons or whatever they come with. I might occassionally give them some decent weapons, but rarely.
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May 14, 2008, 03:37 AM // 03:37
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#60
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GW Retiree
Join Date: Nov 2005
Guild: Sg Unknown [KATE]
Profession: W/
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I am too cheap for a superior vigor rune on errr 9 x (3 to 10) heros. Only major vigors for them. Greens and other runes are cheap
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