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Elfoe · Apr 20, 2008, 08:36 PM // 20:36

Well, really, i think it may be worth of it, but of course it depends on what character.
I would only buy Obsidians for Ele, Monk and Necro.
And, what do you do with money in GW, if u have nice looking and perfect weapons? Nothing. Or, u can buy, for example, Zaishen keys, it's fun, but not really worth it.
Really, it's your choice, if u like the skin and gather money fast, then buy.

FrAnt1c² · Apr 20, 2008, 08:41 PM // 20:41

Im just too lazy to do the stupid quest, so meh ...

Accursed · Apr 20, 2008, 09:02 PM // 21:02

If you have the money, you should go for it.

Squishy ftw · Apr 20, 2008, 09:06 PM // 21:06

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Originally Posted by Leeds

Hey All,
I thought id start a thread about is Obsidian Armor worth the cost and time you spend buying it because im going to start collecting and i see soo many people with it please share you opinions

It's worth it if you like the looks of it enough to pay whatever it is it costs nowadays.

makosi · Apr 20, 2008, 09:22 PM // 21:22

I think obsidian armour sets get a lot of stick because they look horrid on other people in towns because of the low textures. It can be somewhat off-putting.

Some of the lighting, reflections and detail are often only noticable when you wear the set yourself.

P.S. Please fix the butt of the female mesmer skirt.

Cale Roughstar · Apr 20, 2008, 09:22 PM // 21:22

It is worth it if you want it. After all it is a game, and if buying it will give you warm fuzzies, that is what it is all about eh? Personally, I havent bought any yet because none of the FoW sets really stand out for me. All of my level 20 characters have the best looking armours (imo) for their profession, and I am quite happy with that.

**cosyfiep** · Apr 20, 2008, 09:46 PM // 21:46

I look at armor....if I like it I see what I need to get it.....for the most part many of the armors out there are ok---easy to get and ok to look at, fow armor on the other hand, its ughly and very hard to get....so in the end NOT worth it....

crazybanshee · Apr 20, 2008, 09:51 PM // 21:51

If you like it, get it.

None of us can tell you what you like. I got my female ele fow because its pretty much that or bikinis, and I just can't wrap my head around a bikini being armor.

Tachyon · Apr 20, 2008, 09:58 PM // 21:58

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Originally Posted by Malice Black

You tried entering the UW, or even Tombs?

Loads of times, way too many to remember in fact. I just never get any dropping for me at all. To tell the truth, it's one of the reasons behind why I've gone back to playing EVE.

Age · Apr 20, 2008, 10:04 PM // 22:04

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Originally Posted by Savio

Is it really that hard to form your own opinion of an armor and decide for yourself if you like it? Unless you're buying it solely to try to impress others, in which case it lost whatever prestige it had ages ago.

Yeah.It has but some might want it for their Hall of Monuments I still want my 1 set.I haven't gotten a drop down there yet UW only in the TomPs possibly because I haven't gone down that often.

Kusandaa · Apr 20, 2008, 10:08 PM // 22:08

I say get Obsidian armor if you like it - it's a rather big investment for most players, so be sure to like it... and not to impress others.

I got some sets, can take a really short time (farmed my paragon's in a week) or a long time (4 months to get my derv's set). Depends of the time you want to invest in it mostly.

Kook~NBK~ · Apr 20, 2008, 10:11 PM // 22:11

If that's the armor you'd like to have for your character, go for it! Don't worry about what other people think, they're not the ones constantly looking at your character. If they are, then I'd be avoiding that other person like the plague!

For each of my characters (except mules), I looked over all of the armor available and picked what I liked best for them, whether it's 1.5k druids armor for my ranger, Vabbian for my Dervish, or a mixed set of glads armor for my Warrior, etc. And with each new set that's came out, I've checked them over to see if there's anything I liked better.

Age · Apr 20, 2008, 10:22 PM // 22:22

Yeah.I also like some of the EotN armour if it wasn't for ranks I would probably have gotten a set for my Ranger Norn perhaps.That includes my Ele I really like Norn on Eles.

ShadowsRequiem · Apr 20, 2008, 10:55 PM // 22:55

Its pretty cheap today so IF you like it and have the money why not?

Plus the female monks armor makes stuff move around a lot....... like you're hiding some bowling balls in your bra >_>

guildwars hero22 · Apr 20, 2008, 10:56 PM // 22:56

what else do u spe nd money on crap titles? weapons thats go down in value? buy the armour it owns

{IceFire} · Apr 21, 2008, 12:10 AM // 00:10

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Originally Posted by Azagoth

No, it's not worth it! Especially considering I've being playing for 3 years (something like 5000 hours) and haven't had one single drop of Ecto yet!

Age · Apr 21, 2008, 12:20 AM // 00:20

The only and last pics you will see of my chars will be in last addon all in EoTN armours.

^Grow up please.

Alleji · Apr 21, 2008, 12:47 AM // 00:47

My necro's FoW - hell yeah.

My monk's - waste of money simply because I stopped playing her.

{IceFire} · Apr 21, 2008, 01:34 AM // 01:34

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Originally Posted by Age

^Grow up please.

I refuse on the basis that INTERNETS IZ SRS BZNESS!

LifeInfusion · Apr 21, 2008, 01:58 AM // 01:58

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Originally Posted by dunky_g

depends on if you like the skin.

i wouldn't farm for it if i only wanted to get it to look 1337

Seriously speaking it is a very large money sink.

Statwise I'd go for 1k armor..until they released Hall of Monuments there was no reason to get 15k armor whatsoever other than taste.

Obsidian armor doesn't have a special statue either and that is presumably more expensive than all the other armors.

That said, only get it if you (as a player) fall into one of these categories:
- don't need anything else weapon/skill/rune/insignia wise (you could get 15k or 5k or 10k armors and just spend it to max titles like sweet tooth, party animal, drunkard seeing how they are money sinks as well)
- have a lot of extra money to spend
- are infatuated with a particular set of Obsidian armor
- maxed out your gold
- do UW AND FOW on a regular basis and don't need to buy any ecto/shards for a set (it wouldn't be that much more expensive to you than the 15k armors in that case, though it is a loss since you could have sold them)

I do shake my head when people with Obsidian armor don't even bother getting the skills for their profession, have nonmax weapons and no runes, and put all their resources into their armor with the same stats as 1k armor.