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idicious · Jul 06, 2008, 04:48 PM // 16:48

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Originally Posted by Zidane Ortef

and BTW u can pay to get max kurzick so why not just do that 50-100g per run

Because it still takes some 250 hours of being run

Got r7 atm for Imbagon and it takes forever.

crazybanshee · Jul 06, 2008, 04:50 PM // 16:50

/notsigned, as this would make it possible to have ldoa and survivor on the same toon, which can't happen. sorry, I'd love to get it on mine as well but no way.

Freeze_XJ · Jul 06, 2008, 06:17 PM // 18:17

I'd like to see a way to get ectos to the 10K mark where they belong (heck, every idiot runs in FoW nowadays), but this is not the way to do so. Old chars are just not viable for surv/LdoA titles, so if you really want em, make a new char. Besides, it'd mean that we can once again get anything if we grind/ebay long enough, and the idea of GW that i fell for was 'skill, not grinding'. They're really dropping that lately, and i see no reason to encourage em to do so.
/notsigned

Konig Des Todes · Jul 06, 2008, 06:40 PM // 18:40

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Originally Posted by Evil Genius

OMG WOW I hadn't thought of that. Now all I have to do is trade my 600 ectos for Black Dye and get whole Guild Wars community to adopt black dye too. /sarcasm

You two people think your so original and superior. The idea of a replacement to ectos as an over 100k commodity isn't new - I remember reading a thread ages ago (pre Z-key days) suggesting lockpicks instead. It had (mainly) widespread support but has it happened? No.

Heres one in mid May suggesting Z-Keys.
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ks+%2B+ ectos

The funny thing is that you think I was being original. I knew I wasn't. If I was voicing my truest opinions I'd say stop complaining, ANet doesn't care about the Ecto prices, they only nerfed the UW run to get people like you to shut up.

The reason why people don't change the item to trade is because not enough people care. If people were to start selling their ectos and buy Black Dyes, or even White Dyes, those prices will drop. We can't have a singular item to invest in which is what people don't seem to get. Instead of just investing in ectos, invest in ALL ideas for 100k+ trade items (Ecto, Black Dyes, White Dye, zkeys, Celestial Sigils, but probably not lockpicks)

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Originally Posted by Skye Marin

That's the odd thing about Ecto. Right now it's ~3.5k each, but if all the ecto folks are hanging onto were traded back to the trader, the average price would probably be closer to ~2k. If the trading commodity beyond 100k was changed, that's when we'd really see the price of Ecto drop.

And that's what all those that don't farm UW on a sin want. I don't care either way but switching the object for 100k+ trades is probably best for everyone. People who want FoW for whatever reason can then get it easier, those who want a high priced item for trades can get that, those who want to hoard their ectos can still hoard their ectos until they realize doing so won't matter so they trade in for whatever is the "biggest thing" at the moment.

If people really want a stable economy, then they need to invest in more then just Ectos. Invest in multiple items, even amber and other items that are now junk. If everyone invests only in ectos, of course they will drop, because so many people buy/farm them. It's a wonder why people don't get this, they complain that the economy is screwed up the arse but they only make things worse by only investing in Ectos. It's not like the prices of ectos will automatically boom up, even with a gold sink.

If people only rely on ecto prices going up to "fix the economy" (which isn't enough) then once a few new ecto sinks are put in, the prices won't rise until people buy the ectos from the traders, not the players. Want ectos to go up? Hack a rich person's account, sell all his ectos, then buy just as many, or more. If everyone were to sell a majority of their ectos then buy them back, whether the same amount of ectos or use the same amount of gold, then the prices will go back up. People will lose their money but they get what they want, high priced ectos.

Nothing will happen by just standing around and complaining, or by farming ectos. Things will only get worse. If you people really want things to change, sell your ectos and buy other things like White/Black Dye and Celestial Sigils. Until then, stop complaining PLEASE.

Don Doggy · Jul 06, 2008, 09:15 PM // 21:15

/notsigned
Why should people have to pay for a chance to obtain a title they could never achieve? It is a good idea that has been mentioned before but nobody is going to pay for it.

Kanyatta · Jul 06, 2008, 10:04 PM // 22:04

In my opinion, this just wouldn't work. Yes, we do need an ecto sink, but another "WTB MAX TITLE" isn't the best way to go about it.

/notsign

romeus petrus · Jul 06, 2008, 11:28 PM // 23:28

/notsigned

Ectos supply needs to be reduce (ie nerf [shadow form]). Last we need is another pointless title that you can buy.

Miss Puddles · Jul 07, 2008, 03:33 PM // 15:33

this seems like a good idea, but begs the question...

would we also be able to get a chance at other titles we already lost out on? say, LDOA?