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elvandar01 · May 01, 2005, 09:51 AM // 09:51

Someone already selling a Fiery Dragon Sword of Fortitude on eBay for 0.99cent starting bid lol...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ayphotohosting

Person selling it is Desdren Tyran I believe...wow

DeadDestroyer · May 01, 2005, 09:55 AM // 09:55

Eh, its bound to happen though I really wish it woulndt. I hate people who are able to buy their way into the game,so they can feel better. Kinda sucks the world has to work this way.

Ashleigh McMahon · May 01, 2005, 09:55 AM // 09:55

Heh, pretty lame, i have a lightning sword of absorbsion.

12-23 dmge( air) and reduces damage from foes attacks, also +40 health.

It looks like a normal brutesword, though.
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If someone had a normal fiery dragon sword, could they add rune to it, or a hilt or w/e, to upgrade it?

Regards, Ashleigh.

the_buffoon · May 01, 2005, 02:28 PM // 14:28

Well, people who buy their way into the game are sad gits, and the people who supply them are even worse. Work your way through the game, don't buy your way to prominence.

Pevil Lihatuh · May 01, 2005, 03:57 PM // 15:57

gotta wonder about the people sad enough to spend £50 real money just to get 1 mil fake game money. heck if they want it that bad its cheaper to learn how to hack that money! or there's always that really weird idea of playing the game... *rolls eyes*

Lazek Phoenix · May 01, 2005, 04:56 PM // 16:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ashleigh McMahon

Heh, pretty lame, i have a lightning sword of absorbsion.

12-23 dmge( air) and reduces damage from foes attacks, also +40 health.

It looks like a normal brutesword, though.
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If someone had a normal fiery dragon sword, could they add rune to it, or a hilt or w/e, to upgrade it?

Regards, Ashleigh.

Wait there are 23 damage swords now? Do you have a screenshot?

QTFsniper · May 01, 2005, 04:57 PM // 16:57

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Originally Posted by Pevil Lihatuh

gotta wonder about the people sad enough to spend £50 real money just to get 1 mil fake game money. heck if they want it that bad its cheaper to learn how to hack that money! or there's always that really weird idea of playing the game... *rolls eyes*

Do you know something even worse? Items arent that game breaking in Guild Wars

haha.. I love it

TwinRaven · May 01, 2005, 05:37 PM // 17:37

Useless...I've picked up a bow and modified it better than that...can't imagine selling such a thing! Yeah, the sword looks cool, but will you gain godlike mastery from it? No.

As for people paying for "advancement" in the game through better weapons and such...bah, stats keep 'em from getting full benifit from the weapons till they earn the right to use it through skill points...

I typically feel kinda bad salvaging high end swords and hammers and other odds and ends I can't use as a ranger...so...I, well...don't hate me...GIVE them away! I look for a lower level player and whisper to them..."here's what I got____need it? It's free. If they get a-scart (scared) I promise no curses, no strings...you'd be surprised at how many people will tell you to go away (about one in four)...but the trusting ones get rewarded with some pretty cool stuff...Sometimes they say, "No thanks, got a hammer." I say, "stats?" they say, "9-18" I say, "mine's 14-28" they say, "OMG what do you want for it?"...I say, "didn't I just tell you it's free?" I get a lot of joy from it...

Don't get me wrong here, I mean, God bless capitalism, but trying to sell an in-game item for real cash is real low. Especially in this game...it won't do anyone any good, unless they want to look cool dying.

Vynn · May 01, 2005, 05:45 PM // 17:45

I recently sold a hammer for 25G - Blunt Damage was 7-11

Don't hate me either :P

Ashleigh McMahon · May 01, 2005, 05:55 PM // 17:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by TwinRaven

Useless...I've picked up a bow and modified it better than that...can't imagine selling such a thing! Yeah, the sword looks cool, but will you gain godlike mastery from it? No.

As for people paying for "advancement" in the game through better weapons and such...bah, stats keep 'em from getting full benifit from the weapons till they earn the right to use it through skill points...

I typically feel kinda bad salvaging high end swords and hammers and other odds and ends I can't use as a ranger...so...I, well...don't hate me...GIVE them away! I look for a lower level player and whisper to them..."here's what I got____need it? It's free. If they get a-scart (scared) I promise no curses, no strings...you'd be surprised at how many people will tell you to go away (about one in four)...but the trusting ones get rewarded with some pretty cool stuff...Sometimes they say, "No thanks, got a hammer." I say, "stats?" they say, "9-18" I say, "mine's 14-28" they say, "OMG what do you want for it?"...I say, "didn't I just tell you it's free?" I get a lot of joy from it...

Don't get me wrong here, I mean, God bless capitalism, but trying to sell an in-game item for real cash is real low. Especially in this game...it won't do anyone any good, unless they want to look cool dying.

i have no screenshot, sorry

Regards, Ashleigh.

Empirism · May 01, 2005, 06:15 PM // 18:15

yea, this is really sad...
just like diablo, buy items with cash, use some ridiculous scripts or programs to play game behalf of you. *just cant stop laughing*

for all the people who think of buying items or anything, go ahead! waste your money. in this game it doesnt mean much

Pevil Lihatuh · May 01, 2005, 07:32 PM // 19:32

its when the account buying starts, like with UO.

"Buy my 1337 account; 4 lvl 20 chars!!!!1 All with yellow items!!!1! Just £100!!!!!!"

Conquest · May 01, 2005, 07:38 PM // 19:38

Yea, news of this really sucks, but it was bound to happen. GW should do what Sony did with Everquest and try and get Ebay to ban the selling of accounts and equipment.

SSE4 · May 01, 2005, 07:47 PM // 19:47

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Originally Posted by Pevil Lihatuh

gotta wonder about the people sad enough to spend £50 real money just to get 1 mil fake game money. heck if they want it that bad its cheaper to learn how to hack that money! or there's always that really weird idea of playing the game... *rolls eyes*

Well for Guild Wars it is, indeed, pointless. However I think it's narrow-minded to think of it as totally bad. In Final Fantasy XI (When I played it) I played for months (Translating to around $60 in monthly fees) and I had to stop my adventuring every hour to go and try and get gil. On the other hand, someone could spend say, $50 for 1 million gil, and be set well into the mid-level range. That would save them the good $100 of monthly fees (And time spent) running around mining or doing other tedious tasks to get the gil they need to buy equipment. They can just "jump in and enjoy". Keep in mind, in my time playing, I did not make 1 million gil.

On the other hand, you don't need to pay for Guild Wars, so the entire system is just bent. There's no need to do anything like that, because everything can easily be attained in-game and they don't need to pay a monthly fee, stopping the idea of time = money.

Conanthor · May 01, 2005, 08:12 PM // 20:12

Guys relax, I played DAOC for 3 years and people bought accounts all the time there on ebay and sold them, and plats and armor. What difference it make. If you are saying they are hacking into the game and "creating" an item which does not even exist for anyone else then that is different then what you all are talking about.

I personally would not buy stuff or accounts, i mean what is the point. If someone is too lazy to play the game then fine. BTW Macroing happens in Daoc as well and I am sure happens in any game that has control from a mouse, keyboard. No new thing.

Bgnome · May 01, 2005, 08:24 PM // 20:24

moved to riverside

Richtus · May 01, 2005, 08:50 PM // 20:50

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Originally Posted by Conquest

Yea, news of this really sucks, but it was bound to happen. GW should do what Sony did with Everquest and try and get Ebay to ban the selling of accounts and equipment.

Until they started allowing it with a special website for just such a thing.

Jesso · May 01, 2005, 08:56 PM // 20:56

Meh, it wsa bound to happen. Why *play* the game when you can just buy your way to |33tness

JYX · May 01, 2005, 10:03 PM // 22:03

...problem is...here you can't

that sword isn't anything special...and its absolutely useless on a lot of sword builds ( off the top of my head: IW build / smiting build / disruption build ). Is it going to give you an edge in PvP? Doubt it...it dosen't even have a good special attribute (like longer enchantments, thats a nice one). Whoever decides to "buy their way to 1337ness" is going to be very disappointed.

Pevil Lihatuh · May 01, 2005, 11:46 PM // 23:46

lol they tried to stop it with the customising thing... but that only works for the normal stuff you have... if you get a 1337 item you're not gonna customise it if you're the kinda person who sells them