Curse

HawkofStorms · Oct 28, 2007, 04:58 AM // 04:58

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Originally Posted by shmek

The botters hold on to them to make a new bot when the old bot gets deleted after farming for a week or two.

Nah, its just that there isn't a lot of mobs of pure monks. There are plenty of large groups of sins, paragons, rangers, warriors, basically every profession that can be farmed (think vermin farming for sin tomes, termite farming for warrior ones, shrieker farming for paragon ones). How many large groups of just monks do you see? Not many. Usually there are only one or two monks in a group playing a supporting role, not whole mobs full of them.

CyberMesh0 · Oct 28, 2007, 06:04 AM // 06:04

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Originally Posted by Sasuke The Betrayer

most people would just pay 1k for a SOC and cap the skill, saving 7-10k..

Most people are too lazy to cap themselves, therefore they must have tomes to make things easier.

TheLichMonky · Oct 28, 2007, 06:07 AM // 06:07

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Originally Posted by Sasuke The Betrayer

most people would just pay 1k for a SOC and cap the skill, saving 7-10k..

I wouldnt, because then I would have to :

1. Make sure my character was that far.
2. Cap the skill.

garethporlest18 · Oct 28, 2007, 06:09 AM // 06:09

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Originally Posted by TheLichMonky

I wouldnt, because then I would have to :

1. Make sure my character was that far.
2. Cap the skill.

#2 being the worst in most cases.

TheLichMonky · Oct 28, 2007, 06:12 AM // 06:12

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Originally Posted by garethporlest18

#2 being the worst in most cases.

Lol yes Lennert, btw GET TO GROTTO NOW

**cosyfiep** · Oct 28, 2007, 06:37 AM // 06:37

I must have missed something, but the regular tomes are pretty useless if you have another character that has already unlocked the skill---I noticed that my mo/n unlocked all the nf necro skills so that my necro only had to get to yohlon haven (I think it was) and all of the necro reg skills were available to her...of course if you can get the tomes for cheap then you dont need to spend the 1plat for the skill, but still, thats not much of a savings. Now elite tomes I can understand (especially some of the stupid places to have to cap).

TheLichMonky · Oct 28, 2007, 06:39 AM // 06:39

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Originally Posted by cosyfiep

I must have missed something, but the regular tomes are pretty useless if you have another character that has already unlocked the skill---I noticed that my mo/n unlocked all the nf necro skills so that my necro only had to get to yohlon haven (I think it was) and all of the necro reg skills were available to her...of course if you can get the tomes for cheap then you dont need to spend the 1plat for the skill, but still, thats not much of a savings. Now elite tomes I can understand (especially some of the stupid places to have to cap).

Not true, I got all my characters every skill ( elite and non ) for every 2ndary, You never know when your going to need to run a Vow of Silence sin xD

CHunterX · Oct 28, 2007, 06:44 AM // 06:44

Why the hell would you pay 1k for a tome when you could just go to Lions Arch and pay 1k and buy the skill directly?

TheLichMonky · Oct 28, 2007, 06:59 AM // 06:59

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Originally Posted by CHunterX

Why the hell would you pay 1k for a tome when you could just go to Lions Arch and pay 1k and buy the skill directly?

Maybe you made a new character that doesnt have the skill points, and no one else is selling for 500g keke

Agyar · Oct 28, 2007, 07:20 AM // 07:20

Saturated market. Supply versus demand sets the price, not the price of skills at the trainer (it has an effect on the price yes, but it doesn't dictate them).

placebo overdose · Oct 28, 2007, 07:28 AM // 07:28

really i think it comes down to supply and demand people want them but more people need to sell them so they lower prices to beat the competition which leaves it at an average price of 600g

Steboy93 · Oct 28, 2007, 08:32 AM // 08:32

Skill trader=1k+skill point

Skill Tome=500g+1,000 balthazar faction

Sasuke The Betrayer · Oct 28, 2007, 08:38 AM // 08:38

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Originally Posted by TheLichMonky

I wouldnt, because then I would have to :

1. Make sure my character was that far.
2. Cap the skill.

Then again, that would mean you'd have to do that for ALL elite skills you want, and you end up doing the storyline do cap the skills, to save a good 100k+ really. I get tomes for things like Maw, or Savannah Heat, as I simply don't want to go out that far.

a toddler · Oct 28, 2007, 10:10 AM // 10:10

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Originally Posted by CHunterX

Why the hell would you pay 1k for a tome when you could just go to Lions Arch and pay 1k and buy the skill directly?

Factions or Nightfall-only skill perhaps?

william1975 · Oct 28, 2007, 10:55 AM // 10:55

I don't like trading as it is, so i still tend to just go and buy a skill from a skill trainer, have so many skill points on my main that i don't miss them.

I use tomes as i find them on my primary characters as i have fully unlocked all the skills with PvP playing on and off.

If i was desperatly wanting to save money however i would certainly consider buying a bunch of tomes for 500g each. and if i had no skill points then i would also consider it in order to put it on a younger character

-Loki- · Oct 28, 2007, 10:57 AM // 10:57

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Originally Posted by CHunterX

Why the hell would you pay 1k for a tome when you could just go to Lions Arch and pay 1k and buy the skill directly?

If you have only Factions, but have PvP packs for Prophecies and nightfall, then it's the only way to get those skills on your PvE character.

prism2525 · Oct 28, 2007, 01:24 PM // 13:24

55HP in Gates of Kryta = good Necro, Warrior, Mesmer and sometimes Ele tomes.

Solas · Oct 28, 2007, 02:07 PM // 14:07

yeah if somone is selling the mfor 500g i'd prob buy them, because

:50% cheaper
:EAsier then traveling to area
:Saves Time

so it really is the better option for me

Dante the Warlord · Oct 28, 2007, 02:08 PM // 14:08

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Originally Posted by Shadowfox1125

He means a tome that lets you get a Signet of Capture, which you would then use to cap an elite. It won't happen, but it would be a nice idea.

Yea exactly, I would rather fish for the skills myself, instead of paying 10k for an elite O_o. 500g, heck 700g would be better then that stupid 1k cost :-(. Plus you can't get it from skill quests.

CyberMesh0 · Oct 28, 2007, 02:20 PM // 14:20

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Originally Posted by -Loki-

If you have only Factions, but have PvP packs for Prophecies and nightfall, then it's the only way to get those skills on your PvE character.

If you only have the PvP unlock packs, they shouldn't be available for your PvE character at all.