Curse

Torqual · Apr 18, 2007, 02:02 PM // 14:02

Good point above about the unID's on sale with all the mods stripped off. I get a whole load of perfect mods off the golds AND purples from the chests I open, and I share these with guildies and/or heroes and enjoy customising collector items to make new weapon-based builds.

Paying such money for 1400 for a gold which (due to the seller)

> Won't be a sup vigor rune
> Won't be req 8 or 9
> Will have the mods taken off
> Only the ugly skins

...means your chance of hitting the jackpot and getting that 30k-40k item is much reduced.

Plus by buying these items you are creating a market for bots... again, your choice, no-one asked my opinion etc.

Hell Raiser · Apr 18, 2007, 02:28 PM // 14:28

Time = Money. You can buy 7 golds MUCH faster than you can run 7-21+ chests. That's the only reason I would buy unIDs.

PS: Mods really don't matter, people are only buying them for the title.

TRUEgamer · Apr 18, 2007, 02:58 PM // 14:58

The beautiful thing about getting golds from chests instead of buying them for a set price each is that you can also work towards the treasure hunter title in the process.

You can't get treasure hunter points by buying and IDing golds.

Avarre · Apr 18, 2007, 03:13 PM // 15:13

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Originally Posted by TRUEgamer

You can't get treasure hunter points by buying and IDing golds.

You can't get ten thousand rares from ten thousand chests either.

Mordakai · Apr 18, 2007, 03:13 PM // 15:13

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Originally Posted by bilateralrope

Just be glad you weren't involved in a scam like this one from Eve Online.

Not to get too far off-topic, but here's a better explanation: http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/26703

I don't know Anet's offcial stance on "scams", but here it EVE's:

Quote:

"A scam is the act of obtaining goods from other players through misinformation, confusion, pressure or by taking advantage of basic trust. Players enter into business dealings with others at their own risk and are strongly urged to exercise good judgment and common sense when trading. Scams that relate to issues such as password scams or account theft scams are more serious and will result in an immediate ban."

So, it sounds like as long as your not stealing someone's account, you can do whatever you want in EVE.

Enko · Apr 18, 2007, 03:24 PM // 15:24

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Originally Posted by Torqual

Good point above about the unID's on sale with all the mods stripped off. I get a whole load of perfect mods off the golds AND purples from the chests I open, and I share these with guildies and/or heroes and enjoy customising collector items to make new weapon-based builds.

Paying such money for 1400 for a gold which (due to the seller)

> Won't be a sup vigor rune
> Won't be req 8 or 9
> Will have the mods taken off
> Only the ugly skins

...means your chance of hitting the jackpot and getting that 30k-40k item is much reduced.

Plus by buying these items you are creating a market for bots... again, your choice, no-one asked my opinion etc.

this isn't exactly true. all of the weapons I use for my characters and all of my heroes all came from buying unids while I worked on my wisdom title. these weapons include some great skins such as platinum wands, staves, celestial shields, storm bows, etc. I also got enough superior vigors to outfit 10 characters and their heroes with sup vigs. sure chances of getting these types of items are lowered since the items have already passed through someone else who probably tried to screen things out but you'll eventually get some good items.

Maximumraver · Apr 18, 2007, 03:29 PM // 15:29

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Originally Posted by Artkin

Look BEFORE you buy!

Agreed! We've had 3546346887 topics about people being scammed. Making a topic won't Un-scam you.

kumarshah · Apr 18, 2007, 03:45 PM // 15:45

K, I already said in the FIRST post that it was my fault too, but I am just warning others. I don't see why some people have a problem with that. Next time I see some scam on the horizon, I will just shut up. wtf.

And yeah, I do chest runs too (just started) but also buy unid'd golds as they are easy to get.

Mercury Angel · Apr 18, 2007, 04:05 PM // 16:05

Since this has gotten a little personal, and the scam is not particularly new, going to close this. Particularly since these kinds of threads of a history of turning sour, as did our 'official scam list' thread.

I suggest checking out Guild Wiki's segment on common scams if you're interested though.