If you're Going to Quit GW.... - Guild Wars Forums

Jade · Mar 18, 2009, 09:24 AM // 09:24

Why would you have a "Huge Quitting GW Sale"? I see these posts all the time in both high and low end sell forums. I can't for the life of me think of why, if someone were going to stop playing gw, that they would sell all of their stuff. If I were going to quit for good I would just give all my stuff to a buddy so that he could enjoy it. But if you're not going to play anymore why would you need the gold and/or ectos that your "Quitting GW Sale" would get you?

IxiRancid · Mar 18, 2009, 09:27 AM // 09:27

I would do the same if I was to quit. Just because there is a big chance that I would return some day, and perhaps the stuff I own now would lost it's value by then.
Which would give me a gold/ecto boost when I decided to play again -> get all my FoW armors in a week or so and then quit again

Lourens · Mar 18, 2009, 09:51 AM // 09:51

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Originally Posted by Jade

Why would you have a "Huge Quitting GW Sale"? I see these posts all the time in both high and low end sell forums. I can't for the life of me think of why, if someone were going to stop playing gw, that they would sell all of their stuff. If I were going to quit for good I would just give all my stuff to a buddy so that he could enjoy it. But if you're not going to play anymore why would you need the gold and/or ectos that your "Quitting GW Sale" would get you?

Same Buddies for life =)

Kamara · Mar 18, 2009, 10:30 AM // 10:30

Few reasons I can think of:

* Easier to give someone boat load of ectos than have them store a kijillion items and sell them off. When a friend of mine quit GW she gave me all her stuff. It filled about 9 mules.
* Wants to get consumable titles or high Z-rank before leaving
* Plans to come back some day, knows things fall in value, wants to get rid of stuff now

Tyla · Mar 18, 2009, 10:48 AM // 10:48

If they were quitting Guild Wars, then it wouldn't matter. Items usually have a use in play, so it's sort of a service, if you will.

NuclearSlug · Mar 18, 2009, 11:30 AM // 11:30

When I quit playing Ultima Online years ago, I stood around town and made little trivia games for giving away my rare items. For example, the first person to bring me 3 bottles of wine got the deed to my house and everything in it. I also dropped random bits of armor and gold in town and waited to see how long it took someone to snatch it up. It was enjoyable to pass things along to others that were either new to the game or didn't have much.

But for GW, since you don't have to pay, I'd simply stop where I was at in case I decide to pick back up later or in case anything I had could tie into GW2.

Missmelady · Mar 18, 2009, 01:52 PM // 13:52

Alot of people when the quit sell there accounts to others using a website strictly for selling accs. Yes its against the Eula but on these sites you can get an extra 10 bucks if you have a high zrank title or another example is alarge number of ectos on an account will sell for more then an account with little ectos but alot of rare high end items. Does this make sense to you?

Pleikki · Mar 18, 2009, 02:55 PM // 14:55

Well id sell my stuff when quit as then other ppl could enjoy my items too, and theres allways change for prices to drop for some items, but for items i know they wouldnt (probably), id keep em

TheDragonmaster · Mar 18, 2009, 03:48 PM // 15:48

IfI had loads of expensive minipets, armbraces, rare oldschools, high end skins or other things that would bring massive ammounts of money, then by all means would I sell them before I did quit.

That way I could buy ectos from players for all the gold, and then sell them all to the rare material trader, dumping the price of ectos a fair bit and thus costing other people in the game a sickening ammount of money in total.

Griefer for life.

Proff · Mar 18, 2009, 04:02 PM // 16:02

Real life cash I suppose.

Lourens · Mar 18, 2009, 04:03 PM // 16:03

Many people I know where just standing in Temple of Balthazar open trade if they liked what was offered they accepted sometimes way under the actual value of items ..

ac1inferno · Mar 18, 2009, 04:08 PM // 16:08

If I quit, it would be easier for me to just not log on anymore than it would be for me to give everything away in multiple trade sessions. =P

Loki Seiguro · Mar 18, 2009, 04:58 PM // 16:58

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Originally Posted by Kamara

Few reasons I can think of:

* Easier to give someone boat load of ectos than have them store a kijillion items and sell them off. When a friend of mine quit GW she gave me all her stuff. It filled about 9 mules.
* Wants to get consumable titles or high Z-rank before leaving
* Plans to come back some day, knows things fall in value, wants to get rid of stuff now

Reason # 1 and 2 are the reasons I use. I've done maybe 3 quiting GW sales, took vacations everytime for about 3 months each. Also things do fall in value so if you are planning on quiting GW or taking a vacation then selling your items is the smart thing to do. Elemental swords were like 80k for req9s when I left and when I can back they were like 5k.

Hailey Anne · Mar 18, 2009, 04:59 PM // 16:59

Maybe theyre not actually quitting? maybe theyre using this as a way to try and get some cash to give to another account. They sell all there stuff from 1 account then sell the account itself.

Elder III · Mar 18, 2009, 10:32 PM // 22:32

sell your loot and give the money to a friend - it's far nicer than having multiple mules full of stuff dumped on you that it takes 3 weeks to sell off... trust me....

byteme! · Mar 19, 2009, 12:57 AM // 00:57

There are certain people with enough liquid assets that can be turned into "real life money". I mean think of the amount of cash you can get if say you had 50+ million in assets. This seems like an impossible amount of money but it isn't. There will ALWAYS be people in every walk of life that will have things that you can't get or are unwilling to work for. This usually results in stupid threads about people wanting this and that because they feel entitled to it somehow, but that's for another thread.

Mar 18, 2009, 09:24 AM // 09:24	#1
Jade Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005 Location: Canada...... Eh!	If you're Going to Quit GW.... Why would you have a "Huge Quitting GW Sale"? I see these posts all the time in both high and low end sell forums. I can't for the life of me think of why, if someone were going to stop playing gw, that they would sell all of their stuff. If I were going to quit for good I would just give all my stuff to a buddy so that he could enjoy it. But if you're not going to play anymore why would you need the gold and/or ectos that your "Quitting GW Sale" would get you?

Mar 18, 2009, 09:27 AM // 09:27	#2
IxiRancid Academy Page Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: W/E	I would do the same if I was to quit. Just because there is a big chance that I would return some day, and perhaps the stuff I own now would lost it's value by then. Which would give me a gold/ecto boost when I decided to play again -> get all my FoW armors in a week or so and then quit again

Mar 18, 2009, 10:30 AM // 10:30	#4
Kamara Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ponie Hill, Lion's Arch International Guild: Blinkie Kaulitz Armie Profession: E/	Few reasons I can think of: * Easier to give someone boat load of ectos than have them store a kijillion items and sell them off. When a friend of mine quit GW she gave me all her stuff. It filled about 9 mules. * Wants to get consumable titles or high Z-rank before leaving * Plans to come back some day, knows things fall in value, wants to get rid of stuff now

Mar 18, 2009, 10:48 AM // 10:48	#5
Tyla Emo Goth Italics Join Date: Sep 2006	If they were quitting Guild Wars, then it wouldn't matter. Items usually have a use in play, so it's sort of a service, if you will.

Mar 18, 2009, 11:30 AM // 11:30	#6
NuclearSlug Academy Page Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Irontoe's Lair Guild: [JAGG] Profession: R/A	When I quit playing Ultima Online years ago, I stood around town and made little trivia games for giving away my rare items. For example, the first person to bring me 3 bottles of wine got the deed to my house and everything in it. I also dropped random bits of armor and gold in town and waited to see how long it took someone to snatch it up. It was enjoyable to pass things along to others that were either new to the game or didn't have much. But for GW, since you don't have to pay, I'd simply stop where I was at in case I decide to pick back up later or in case anything I had could tie into GW2.

Mar 18, 2009, 01:52 PM // 13:52	#7
Missmelady Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Wisconsin Guild: Our Gostly Solo Caps Profession: Mo/	Alot of people when the quit sell there accounts to others using a website strictly for selling accs. Yes its against the Eula but on these sites you can get an extra 10 bucks if you have a high zrank title or another example is alarge number of ectos on an account will sell for more then an account with little ectos but alot of rare high end items. Does this make sense to you?

Mar 18, 2009, 02:55 PM // 14:55	#8
Pleikki WTB q8 15^50 Weapons! Join Date: Nov 2006 Guild: ???oo ???ugs ???lan [?????????]	Well id sell my stuff when quit as then other ppl could enjoy my items too, and theres allways change for prices to drop for some items, but for items i know they wouldnt (probably), id keep em

Mar 18, 2009, 03:48 PM // 15:48	#9
TheDragonmaster Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2008 Profession: R/	IfI had loads of expensive minipets, armbraces, rare oldschools, high end skins or other things that would bring massive ammounts of money, then by all means would I sell them before I did quit. That way I could buy ectos from players for all the gold, and then sell them all to the rare material trader, dumping the price of ectos a fair bit and thus costing other people in the game a sickening ammount of money in total. Griefer for life.

Mar 18, 2009, 04:02 PM // 16:02	#10
Proff Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2007	Real life cash I suppose.

Mar 18, 2009, 04:03 PM // 16:03	#11
Lourens Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2006	Many people I know where just standing in Temple of Balthazar open trade if they liked what was offered they accepted sometimes way under the actual value of items ..

Mar 18, 2009, 04:08 PM // 16:08	#12
ac1inferno Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boston Guild: We D Shot Your Stances [GODS] Profession: A/W	If I quit, it would be easier for me to just not log on anymore than it would be for me to give everything away in multiple trade sessions. =P

Mar 18, 2009, 04:59 PM // 16:59	#14
Hailey Anne Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Sep 2007 Profession: A/E	Maybe theyre not actually quitting? maybe theyre using this as a way to try and get some cash to give to another account. They sell all there stuff from 1 account then sell the account itself.

Mar 18, 2009, 10:32 PM // 22:32	#15
Elder III Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ohio Guild: I Will Never Join Your Guild (NTY) Profession: R/	sell your loot and give the money to a friend - it's far nicer than having multiple mules full of stuff dumped on you that it takes 3 weeks to sell off... trust me....

Mar 19, 2009, 12:57 AM // 00:57	#16
byteme! Forge Runner Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: On Earth Profession: W/P	There are certain people with enough liquid assets that can be turned into "real life money". I mean think of the amount of cash you can get if say you had 50+ million in assets. This seems like an impossible amount of money but it isn't. There will ALWAYS be people in every walk of life that will have things that you can't get or are unwilling to work for. This usually results in stupid threads about people wanting this and that because they feel entitled to it somehow, but that's for another thread.