Jan 31, 2010, 12:54 PM // 12:54 | #1 |
Krytan Explorer
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Old school items ?
A few questions regarding Old school items .
Why do people pay so much for these items ? Could someone give me an example of one and compare it with a current one ? How can you differentiate an old school item from a normal one ? |
Jan 31, 2010, 01:53 PM // 13:53 | #2 |
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An oldschool item has no inscription slot, whereas a "normal" item has one.
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Jan 31, 2010, 01:56 PM // 13:56 | #3 |
Furnace Stoker
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Old school usually refers to items from prophecies and nightfall, dropping without inscription slots. These are rare to get with perfect inherent mods (like 15^50). Sometimes people use it to refer to items that don't drop or drop extremely rarely (like req7 or req8 items from these campaigns).
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Jan 31, 2010, 01:59 PM // 13:59 | #4 |
Grotto Attendant
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With the release of Nightfall, Anet introduced inscriptions to fully mod a weapon. Items that drop in Prophecies, Factions, UW and FoW to date don't have an inscriptions slot, meaning the inherent mod can't be changed.
The chance of getting a 'perfect' 15^50 inherent mod on say a Prophecies Mursaat Hammer is small. People will gave good money for such a weapon, although it is in no means better than any given hammer from Nightfall, with a ''Strength and Honor'' Inscription added. Bow with inscription and 'oldschool' bow. Last edited by Arduin; Jan 31, 2010 at 02:14 PM // 14:14.. |
Jan 31, 2010, 02:17 PM // 14:17 | #5 |
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Right . If there isn't any difference, why would people pay 1500e + 10arms (theres an offer for a q8 crystalline old school in high end) for an oldschool ? when you can buy the normal one for much lesser ? Do values of old school items increase ?
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Jan 31, 2010, 03:03 PM // 15:03 | #6 |
WTB q8 15^50 Weapons!
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Oldschool is mostly used for item Which is no longer possible to get
As for Non inscriable Crystallines And r8 crystallines, those are no longer possible get you can get inscriable r9-13 ones tho.. And ppl like me. and collectors. Dont wanna use any inscriable items, and only non inscriable (oldschool) and are willing pay 10 x price of inscriable one for non inscriable version of same item. Its just for Nostalgic reasons, and theyre kind of cooler. Hope u understood someting from what i said
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Jan 31, 2010, 03:04 PM // 15:04 | #7 | |
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The chance of getting X item with an inscription slot and putting a perfect mod on it is much much greater than the chance of getting that item with the same mod that isn't an inscription. Due to this rarity the price is much higher. The people that buy these items are usually collectors and it is very possible that there is only one req8 old school Crystaline Sword with that mod still floating around and that is why people want it. |
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Jan 31, 2010, 03:29 PM // 15:29 | #8 |
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1.they are rare and don't drop anymore
2. They are req. 8 and non-inscribable 3. all new stuff have inscriptions and usually req. 9 or higher |
Jan 31, 2010, 03:31 PM // 15:31 | #9 |
Grotto Attendant
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So we got
Right? Last edited by Arduin; Jan 31, 2010 at 06:37 PM // 18:37.. |
Jan 31, 2010, 03:37 PM // 15:37 | #10 |
Lion's Arch Merchant
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+ oldschool items look so much cooler without those ''inscription'' words continued with like "Strength and Honor"
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Jan 31, 2010, 04:42 PM // 16:42 | #11 | |
WTB q8 15^50 Weapons!
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Yeah except r8 Do still drop. r7 dont And Yes, theyre basically same for use, except r7 weapons are useful for some builds etc..
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Jan 31, 2010, 10:13 PM // 22:13 | #12 | |
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but others wouldnt know you have an old school item if you dont say so right ?
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Jan 31, 2010, 10:32 PM // 22:32 | #13 |
Furnace Stoker
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+ most good skins only come "oldschool", so good inherent mods make them worth A LOT in some cases.
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Jan 31, 2010, 10:52 PM // 22:52 | #14 |
Krytan Explorer
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How/who determines how much an old school item should be worth ?
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Feb 01, 2010, 05:30 PM // 17:30 | #15 | |
Furnace Stoker
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I'm not a fan of overusing the word 'oldschool' to describe just about every non-insc weapon. Instead I like to call them *Original* rares.
For example an Original perfect +30/+10 (vs Fire) Magmas Shield is a true masterpiece that's very appealing to collectors but there's nothing 'original' about an identical one that's inscribable - someone just spent 5k on mods and made it himself. Quote:
It's all about supply and demand, in case of some oldschool rarities the supply can be extremelly low since many don't drop anymore or aren't farmed anywhere as much as they were 4 years ago. |
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Feb 01, 2010, 10:20 PM // 22:20 | #16 |
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how would you know if there is supply of it in game ? or if there is a high/low demand for it ?
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Feb 02, 2010, 05:16 AM // 05:16 | #17 |
WTB q8 15^50 Weapons!
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From seeing if other ppl sell/buy em and farm those areas, if your intrested in knowing some "oldschool" item value, u should ask from the Price check corner.
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Feb 02, 2010, 09:32 AM // 09:32 | #18 | |
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If they're old school, they don't drop anymore so what do you mean by
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Feb 02, 2010, 12:09 PM // 12:09 | #19 |
Furnace Stoker
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Have you read your own thread? Only r7 don't drop any more. r8 and uninscribables still drop.
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Feb 02, 2010, 12:21 PM // 12:21 | #20 |
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so you can still get old school items ? o.o i don't get this -.-
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