Curse

cgruber · Feb 22, 2008, 12:39 PM // 12:39

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Originally Posted by fowlero

For everything most items except shields its basically rarity. But for defense on monks getting the 16 AL instead of 8 AL without too much investment is very nice, 7 attribs instead of 8 in tactics makes a nice difference.

Which is exactly why I save all the Q7 15AL inscriptable shields I find regardless of what color they drop. Also make for a VERY nice caster defense in PVP as you cannot make these.

Josh · Feb 22, 2008, 12:43 PM // 12:43

Oh c'mon, surely someone wants to finish that sentence off in the way I'm thinking and not just me?

Sub Frost · Feb 22, 2008, 12:50 PM // 12:50

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Originally Posted by Josh

Oh c'mon, surely someone wants to finish that sentence off in the way I'm thinking and not just me?

Gaile take this tormented sword and... use it, because im so happy about there price!!

no?

mr_groovy · Feb 22, 2008, 01:50 PM // 13:50

Yeah I would like to know too.

Gaile take this tormented sword and use it where the sun doesn't shine......

Ravenheart Gloom that is

Count Feanor · Feb 22, 2008, 02:12 PM // 14:12

Gaile, take this Tormented Sword and proclaim it a bane to all your enemies and bathe in their virtual blood! Track down botters and leechers and stab them until their ruin is stained across the countryside!

Ku Ku · Feb 22, 2008, 02:18 PM // 14:18

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Originally Posted by Danax

I dont see the point in R7 weapons...If you have 7 attribute points in that line, you're probably going to use those skills or weapons, and will need more points...like a sword for example.

edit: and its not like its that hard to level up and get more points anymore.

Example: Req 7 bow. I can wield my bow and have silly amounts of points for spliter barrage, or fire damage... etc

GloryFox · Feb 22, 2008, 03:22 PM // 15:22

Gaile Take this Tormented Sword and...
stick it in a rock for the next true human king of Ascalon?

HayesA · Feb 22, 2008, 03:42 PM // 15:42

I dunno... would be "interesting" to know for sure. But do you know the slipside to this whole thing? This Dev, John I suppose is his name, may get around to nerfing those drops. ;-) There are pros, and there are cons to having the administration know stuff.

Just like they're pros, and cons, to letting the mass of guild wars know farm locals, and farm builds. ;-)

Jetdoc · Feb 22, 2008, 03:56 PM // 15:56

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Originally Posted by Danax

I dont see the point in R7 weapons...If you have 7 attribute points in that line, you're probably going to use those skills or weapons, and will need more points...like a sword for example.

I use a solo Warrior build quite often that requires a minimum investment in Swordsmanship as it relies more on Tactics-based skills.

Yet, the additional damage from at least meeting the requirement in the sword is nice...and wasting those extra attribute points when they could be invested elsewhere makes a req 7 worth a bunch more than a req 9 weapon.

kosh · Feb 22, 2008, 05:05 PM // 17:05

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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

One: We have never "not cared" about dupers. Ever. We acted on incident reports and did extensive investigations to remove duped items -- and dupers -- in the armbrace incident some months ago. Did we catch all the dupes? Perhaps not, but we know we removed a lot of them. We will likewise act on reports of this sort of thing as quickly and as thoroughly as we are able. It's important to you; it's important to us.

Two: We can't look at someone's account and say "Hey, he has lots of stuff = He must be a duper = We will ban him immediately!" We did a thorough investigation at the time of the incident and for some time afterward. As I said, we banned a number of people then, and we took a goodly number of armbraces out of the economy at that time. But to go in months later and indict someone because he/she has a nice inventory is like arresting someone because he passes through a city where a crime once took place.

Three: Sensational posts without at least some connection to truth are pointless. Yes, I know, forums thrive on just such threads.

However, saying there is a dupe on Live, in the here-and-now, just doesn't do anyone any good unless it is true. We feel there is not a live dupe right now, but we're more than willing to look into the matter with any assistance whatsoever from the community. Find out details and report them to [email protected] if you think there's duping going on. Please don't wave the "there are lots of XX, therefore there is an active dupe" flag unless you're darned sure it's true!

Four: Sometimes, things drop in price for a perfectly natural reason: because they are more abundant. It's part of that whole "Supply and Demand" theory. As several have pointed out here, with some skills being very powerful, it only makes sense that players are more successful, meaning they're nabbing more prime items.

Gaile Take this Tormented Sword and...all the dupe items that were left in the game and shove it. see that for "we got most of the dupers"

You can't see me · Feb 22, 2008, 05:12 PM // 17:12

The sad part is that even with A-net confirmation people still still be arguing about this.

Shakkara · Feb 22, 2008, 05:20 PM // 17:20

I need to know if and where those things drop...

Squishy ftw · Feb 22, 2008, 05:27 PM // 17:27

Gaile Take this Tormented Sword and gtfo already.

Altho I doubt this is what has been said, since it was probably some gaile fanboy..

distilledwill · Feb 22, 2008, 05:31 PM // 17:31

Gaile Take This Tormented Sword And Give It A Good Buff, I Spilled Beans On It!

Lord Sojar · Feb 22, 2008, 05:40 PM // 17:40

"Take this Tormented Sword Gaile, and give it Rahja."

Hey thanks Gaile! <3

D8tura · Feb 22, 2008, 05:54 PM // 17:54

Gaile take this tormented sword and turn it into the "sword of a thousand truths"

Rekiara Malevu · Feb 22, 2008, 06:01 PM // 18:01

"GAILE TAKE THIS TORMENTED SWORD AND...
ACCEPT YOUR RIGHTFUL PLACE AS EMPRESS OF THE INTERNETS ~plural so you know it's real~!"

Either that or

"Give us more information about / fix / nerf / buff / add / remove <hot topic of the day>"

aapo · Feb 22, 2008, 06:39 PM // 18:39

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Originally Posted by Faer

What, people still care about this old debate? Imagine that.

- Because it's around the only things left in the game that is imbalancing PvP in favor of PvE players? If weapon has maximum mods it should have req 9, simple as that.

Um Yeah · Feb 22, 2008, 07:15 PM // 19:15

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Originally Posted by aapo

- Because it's around the only things left in the game that is imbalancing PvP in favor of PvE players? If weapon has maximum mods it should have req 9, simple as that.

Um, it's really not imbalancing PvP. At all. Because nobody uses 7/anything less than 14 in a weapon att. Ever. If you're referring to shields, the 8 armor doesn't make an entirely huge difference, and the number of people with the money to have perfect req7 shields is so small that it is not a problem...at all.

Ouchie · Feb 22, 2008, 07:44 PM // 19:44

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Originally Posted by GloryFox

Gaile Take this Tormented Sword and...
stick it in a rock for the next true human king of Ascalon?

Now this would be interesting- I would love to see a bunch of warriors trying to pull it out of a rock somewhere