Curse

WasAGuest · May 23, 2006, 02:59 PM // 14:59

Only when it's in my characters hands do I notice what it looks like. Do I care what it looks like? I guess it depends on whether it's themed to look like what my character is wearing...

If I'm wearing Kurzick armor, then an Amber weapon looks better... do I care about stats over looks? Yup... Do I buy weapons from others for stats or looks? Nope. I never buy from other players, never have. I don't support inflated prices for drops. If I can get a collector item for 5k and some materials and within a day or so, find and mod it with just drops for a max cost of 6k (materials/kits) then paying 100k for an item someone got lucky finding... nah. Not worth it.

Do I sell the drops I find? Not often. I can't be bothered standing in town saying "WTS". Too boring so the merchants get lots of really good gold drops from me.

Don Zardeone · May 23, 2006, 03:05 PM // 15:05

Most of the people who buy the high-end good looking stuff buy it so they can look good when you're looking at them in observer mode.

What would you prefer looking at:
A warrior in glads and a gladius attempting to poke people? Or a warrior in full fow with a fellblade or a gothic axe charging at the enemy like a warlord?

They do it so you have more fun while watching tv =P

morte · May 23, 2006, 03:18 PM // 15:18

Personally, I guess that I am vain, because I like the look of a weapon as well as the stats. I will farm for the perfect looking weapon and if it has perfect stats then so much the better, but if not I will use substandard until I find the perfect one.

Vanquisher · May 23, 2006, 03:38 PM // 15:38

It's only worth having cool stuff if it's perfect. Of course, different people take perfect to mean different things, for example req 13 15^50 Weapons aren't considered perfect for some stupid unknown reason, and people refuse to take Staves to which they don't meet the requirement, either. Why? I don't know. It's not really like you're going to be wanding much.

TAZTG · May 23, 2006, 04:44 PM // 16:44

Its about the Stats to me.. I have a Collectors Long Sword with a Barbed and Fortitude Mod added. Its just hard getting perfect mods, but close to perfect is fine with me.

I do have a few nice greens 2 Axes and Victos Blade.. Have to spoil myself on occasion.

chessyang · May 23, 2006, 05:12 PM // 17:12

collectors FTW !!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by taztg

Have to spoil myself on occasion

same here
only wasting my gold for a nice phoenix blade now and fellbade (cuzz of slight price drop now)

oh ya and some guy paid me 2k for a item to get a collectos shield!! what a deal that day!

lyra_song · May 23, 2006, 05:15 PM // 17:15

I usually start everything with a collector item and upgrade to more desirable skins later on.

I keep the collector stuff and give them to guildmates/newbs when they are replaced.

Tazzo · May 23, 2006, 05:20 PM // 17:20

i agree collectors 4tw to start but i do spoil myself too ,But do this with armors first weapons last as weapons looked at last before your armor

Divinus Stella · May 23, 2006, 05:45 PM // 17:45

I dont care too much about skins, most of my characters are casters so its all about stats, id much rather have an ugly FFS on my monk than a +5energy vanity sword as i care more about performance.
I think the only skin id prefer over the collectors one is the platinum staff.

When i make a warrior i'd like to get some unique skins rather than the basic war axe or green items, as all of the warrior greens are sub-standard and you can pick up a high req 15^50 and zealous/defensive mods fairly cheaply.

Nexium · May 23, 2006, 05:52 PM // 17:52

well warriors have nice weapons i think warrior's they have Glowing axes Fiery/icy sword's cool shield's they are pretty much only ones worth geeting just cause they are cool just started as Ele and havent found any cool staff/wand all we seem to get is an stick whith an rock in it weee

id like too se staff/wand that glow like chaos axe or something like that..

makosi · May 23, 2006, 06:08 PM // 18:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by chessyang

collectors FTW !!!

same here
only wasting my gold for a nice phoenix blade now and fellbade (cuzz of slight price drop now)

oh ya and some guy paid me 2k for a item to get a collectos shield!! what a deal that day!

/agree. These staves are great for a quick Healing Seed or Heal Party. Brohn's Staff is nonsense... so are his one-handed pieces of junk.

Vahn Roi · May 23, 2006, 06:20 PM // 18:20

Blue weapons function just as well as golds and greens, infact getting a gold staff that has the same stats it's collector mirror is extremely rare. How many people have you seen with a gold 20/20 staff of the same attribute that doesn't clash with the req. attribute? I am a blue user and I continue to be one even with new characters. The only green I have is K's Refuge and I keep it becuase I found it on my first queen farm and I didn't have the money to build the collector's equivolant at the time. (which would have costed about 60k)

I must say something about greens before Factions though. In some cases, it was actually cheaper to buy a green than to build it's mirror using a collector's weapon as a base (monks really got the shaft though, there were maybe 2 green staves worth using)

Upgrade componants are also getting cheaper, which I for one am happy about.

As for buying golds/greens for the skin; whatever floats your boat mate. I spend my money on pretty things too, but my expenses are set for the most part. And besides the green lovers have been making me rich for a while now (do you think anyone would buy Shiro's blades if they were blue and a different name?)

Mournblade · May 23, 2006, 06:59 PM // 18:59

The only collectors exception i've found so far (please correct me if i'm wrong!) is a 16 armor, req9 STR shield with -2dam/+45hp while enchanted. =(

Mr_eX · May 23, 2006, 07:18 PM // 19:18

Gold weapons are prestigious and unique. Collector and green weapons open up perfect stats to everybody who either can't afford good gold weapons or don't want to spend the time farming for them.

Personally, I'm content with my mix of green/collector/weaponsmith weapons, offhands, and shields. Not all of the greens have useful mods (i.e. Villnar's Claw has energy +3 while hexed...useless) but if you mix and match you can come up with some interesting combinations and double-up on some mods (Brohn's Holy Rod + 20/20 healing ankh = 40% skill recharge on Healing Prayers.)

jackie · May 23, 2006, 07:30 PM // 19:30

Gold is a colour that has same effect on me than licking frogs while paddling through Amazon Riiiiver ^_^

I've propably never used collector items

& have constant urge to make my chars look unique and cool (for my taste of course)

dreamhunk · May 23, 2006, 07:39 PM // 19:39

I have to have both stats and it has to look good. That is my style.

Batou of Nine · May 23, 2006, 08:15 PM // 20:15

Dude. If people make the cash, they can spend it how they want. Who cares if they grind all the time to make the cash, its how they want to play. Others could care less and thats just dandy too! However, to those who took a discriminating stance on things like "I dont pug with people who have rare skins, cause my collectors has better stats!" BS, all around. If they had the cash to GET that ubar expensive rare skin to begin with, then chances are they had plenty more to customize it to perfection.

My personal stance is a balance. I only have PvE characters, so when i want to PvP with them, they usually have collector items for any build needed. At the same time i have many rare skin items and sometimes they fit the role of the build i use in PvP. And since i never go for rare skin items purely for the looks, i always make sure i am purchasing good base stats.

All in all, the rare skins i buy are for me. I like the look, and i would like to have that look and i have the cash for it, so why not? I truthfully dont care if others dont notice, cause i like how it looks =D. It was well put, concerning personal preference::

Quote:

Originally Posted by broodijzer

I care about my own weapon skins. I think it's more fun playing with an awesome looking character than with some wooden-stick char. Other people may not care about it, but I do.

Enjoy.

Cash · May 23, 2006, 08:39 PM // 20:39

to me the skins are a reward. when i start a char, ill get them all the collector items i need with my runner. once that char is built up, ill start looking for better looking skins.

UndeadRoadkill · May 23, 2006, 09:39 PM // 21:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by broodijzer

I care about my own weapon skins. I think it's more fun playing with an awesome looking character than with some wooden-stick char. Other people may not care about it, but I do.

I agree, I've never gottena weapon (or fancy armor, for that matter) to impress anyone else, I got it because I want to like the way my character looks. It's the character I'm going to be seeing the most out of any other, so I'd rather they look cool.

That said, I don't spend ridiculous amounts just for vanity-skin weapons. More likely, I'll wait for drops or buy something reasonably priced.

Eviance · May 23, 2006, 09:48 PM // 21:48

The only green weapon I am uber gah gah over is my Drago's Flatbow... You couldn't make me sell that thing for any amount of money. I love the way it dwarfs me and can shoot from UW to hit Ascalon.
When I wanted a good staff for my MM, I went and got the collectors 20/20 outside (Elona I think o_O) and put a +5energy mod and either an armor or a 30hp mod on it. Basically its the same as the green drop but a LOT cheaper.

I wanted an IDS but I never got one... and I have a Bulwark but unlike most I waited first for the price to drop and then I spammed a WTB for 80k when they were still selling for 100k+ - A guy messaged me and said 85k and I said... Hmm.. I guess. Made a nice deal, and had I been smart I would have resold but I never knew what new updates would change and I didn't want to chance supply and demand.

I would love to have a Yakslapper, just cause I think that is the best name ever for a weapon

Yeah I am weird hehe