Curse

litmusman · Aug 24, 2006, 09:01 PM // 21:01

I've been wondering why Black Pearls dropped (by Ikunanjis or Creeping Carps) in the Jade Sea are not considered valuable items when, in the real world economy, they are a lot more expensive than Sapphires and Rubies.

In GW, the gems cost around 2.5k each while the Black Pearl is only valued at 30g.

To prove my point, here's a literature on Black Pearls from http://www.asianpearls.net/aboutpearls.html

Black Pearls

Judging from the prices of "black pearls," pearl connoisseurs find dark gray very appealing. In April 1990, for example, a single strand of 27 black pearls was sold for $880,000 at Sotheby's in New York. This was more than $32,000 per pearl. Black pearls are not necessarily black. More often than not they range from a medium to very dark gray.

For the sake of "consistency", I hope ANet would someday include the pearl on the list of rare crafting materials.

Carlos Da Jackal
A/W

G.S. · Aug 24, 2006, 09:15 PM // 21:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by litmusman

I've been wondering why Black Pearls dropped (by Ikunanjis or Creeping Carps) in the Jade Sea are not considered valuable items when, in the real world economy, they are a lot more expensive than Sapphires and Rubies.

In GW, the gems cost around 2.5k each while the Black Pearl is only valued at 30g.

To prove my point, here's a literature on Black Pearls from http://www.asianpearls.net/aboutpearls.html

Black Pearls

Judging from the prices of "black pearls," pearl connoisseurs find dark gray very appealing. In April 1990, for example, a single strand of 27 black pearls was sold for $880,000 at Sotheby's in New York. This was more than $32,000 per pearl. Black pearls are not necessarily black. More often than not they range from a medium to very dark gray.

For the sake of "consistency", I hope ANet would someday include the pearl on the list of rare crafting materials.

Carlos Da Jackal
A/W

GW =/= Real World

An armor with pearls might look nice though...