What do you guys do with your mediocre weapon upgrades? - Guild Wars Forums

ItsFreakinSteve · Feb 06, 2007, 07:27 AM // 07:27

I have 28 weapon upgrades that I want to get rid of right now, the only one worth while is a Vamp Bowstring 5/-1. Everything else ranges from Fire Axe Hafts, to lightning hilts, to random armor upgrades... I have no idea what to do with all of them, I would feel stupid selling them all to the merchant because some of them could be worth 500-1000g depending on who would want them. So I was just curious what you do with your unwanted upgrades...

Hockster · Feb 06, 2007, 07:33 AM // 07:33

Unwanted gets dropped on the ground, or dumped at the merchant. Unless it's a gold item I never even bother to pick it up, so that eliminates a lot of the clutter.

Perynne · Feb 06, 2007, 07:58 AM // 07:58

I check the Buy-forum over here if anyone wants them, and then sell off the excess unless the mod is something worth holding onto. Pretty much only max upgrades or very close to max are ever worth anything, plus vampiric and zealous mods. Sometimes I give my excess mods away for free to players who haven't progressed far in the game yet.

The amount of money you get out of mods all depends on how much time you're willing to spend selling them.

Sometimes you get lucky with a mod that you'd normally never manage to sell, if just the right person looking for a mod like that comes along.

sh4d0whunta · Feb 06, 2007, 08:04 AM // 08:04

i just sell em all in a big load for about 10k ussually theres a buyer if theres not dont waste your time just when your in a town just advertise it if no buyers just dont bother just keep doing that

onerabbit · Feb 06, 2007, 02:38 PM // 14:38

i ussualy merch them kind of items, only ever sell things that are easy to sell, no one really wants the ele dmg hilts etc

Savio · Feb 06, 2007, 03:06 PM // 15:06

My crappy upgrades go to my heroes. They aren't gonna complain that their stuff is imperfect.

Kook~NBK~ · Feb 06, 2007, 03:10 PM // 15:10

Lots of people have Weapon Mod sales. Just advertise that you've got lots of weapons mods for sale in one of the market town. I'd also put an ad in the Party formation window for a specific item, such as the 5/1 vamp bow string. (People DO look in there when they're in the mood to buy stuff)

Mournblade · Feb 06, 2007, 03:45 PM // 15:45

I have a storage character to hold any mods that I might want to use in the future (elemental, perfect fortitudes, perfect vamps, etc.) The rest get dumped on the merchant or to hero weapons if they are decent. (I usually don't even try to salvage a mod unless its worth keeping or selling though)

c_ras · Feb 06, 2007, 03:51 PM // 15:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Savio

My crappy upgrades go to my heroes. They aren't gonna complain that their stuff is imperfect.

This is exactly what I do. I usually give heroes crappy weapons or stuff that I know either won't sell or weapons that will take too long to sell because of its value. If I see a pretty low mod on it, I just replace it for a little bit better imperfect one that I have stashed away so that they won't complain TOO much. I do this, unless they have a green. If they do start to complain, I just flag them into the Sulfur fields. They quickly learn...........especially Koss!!!

aindrei · Feb 06, 2007, 07:45 PM // 19:45

What do you do with the runes? I've got lots of runes and it seems to be hard to sell them to other players. Should I just sell them to the Rune merchant?

Painbringer · Feb 06, 2007, 07:56 PM // 19:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Savio

My crappy upgrades go to my heroes. They aren't gonna complain that their stuff is imperfect.

Exactly my heroes rule with there + 28 health and 17% Sundering mods

Mournblade · Feb 06, 2007, 08:36 PM // 20:36

For runes - I use whatever I can to improve myself or my heros, then I check the rune trader to see if they are worth anything, then I either sell them to the rune trader or the merchant, depending on who offers more. (Sometimes I keep Superior runes on a storage character in case I want to use something different one day)

Jetdoc · Feb 06, 2007, 09:18 PM // 21:18

Honestly, it simply takes too much time to try to market items that fetch less than 1K on the market. In the time you spend trying to sell it, you could've made that much money by just playing the game.

Just merchant them, IMO.

DarkGanni · Feb 06, 2007, 09:27 PM // 21:27

With elemental weapon mods normally I try and make a weapon for a specific Place/Mission. Incase of other mods like +20% skeletonslaying i use that one when i go to FoW.

w00t! · Feb 07, 2007, 03:28 AM // 03:28

1) Runes go to heroes, unless they can be sold for 1p or more.

2) Mods go on heroes too. If they're worth > 1p I sell them on gwguru auction.

3) If none of my heroes need the item, then I ask my guild if anyone wants it. If not, I sell it to the merchant.

Morgenstern · Feb 07, 2007, 05:45 AM // 05:45

Spam Guild and Local chat for a minute, if not, merch. Runes generally sell to guild, and semi good upgrades in local.

ScorchedSun · Feb 07, 2007, 05:50 AM // 05:50

Hmm, I just got Nightfall two days ago and I keep forgetting that I can upgrade heroes' equipment. Before I just sold mediocre upgrades to the merchant, but now they have more useful places to go. Thanks

Vandal2k6 · Feb 07, 2007, 09:49 AM // 09:49

At which point do you all declare them crap?

What I mean is, if you've got a sword upgrade that gives +13^50, would you dump this or try to sell it to other players? Is 13 as low as you'd go or is it 14, 15? Unless it's max I really can't be arsed trying to sell it. Is it worth me doing so though and at what level should I set the cut off?

Mournblade · Feb 07, 2007, 02:31 PM // 14:31

I wouldn't bother selling a mod on the market unless it was perfect or one-off at best.

Feb 06, 2007, 07:27 AM // 07:27	#1
ItsFreakinSteve Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Profession: E/N	What do you guys do with your mediocre weapon upgrades? I have 28 weapon upgrades that I want to get rid of right now, the only one worth while is a Vamp Bowstring 5/-1. Everything else ranges from Fire Axe Hafts, to lightning hilts, to random armor upgrades... I have no idea what to do with all of them, I would feel stupid selling them all to the merchant because some of them could be worth 500-1000g depending on who would want them. So I was just curious what you do with your unwanted upgrades...

Feb 06, 2007, 03:06 PM // 15:06	#6
Savio Teenager with attitude Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]	My crappy upgrades go to my heroes. They aren't gonna complain that their stuff is imperfect. __________________ People are stupid.

Feb 06, 2007, 07:33 AM // 07:33	#2
Hockster Banned Join Date: Jul 2005	Unwanted gets dropped on the ground, or dumped at the merchant. Unless it's a gold item I never even bother to pick it up, so that eliminates a lot of the clutter.

Feb 06, 2007, 07:58 AM // 07:58	#3
Perynne Site Contributor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Finland Guild: Runners of the Rose [RR] Profession: R/	I check the Buy-forum over here if anyone wants them, and then sell off the excess unless the mod is something worth holding onto. Pretty much only max upgrades or very close to max are ever worth anything, plus vampiric and zealous mods. Sometimes I give my excess mods away for free to players who haven't progressed far in the game yet. The amount of money you get out of mods all depends on how much time you're willing to spend selling them. Sometimes you get lucky with a mod that you'd normally never manage to sell, if just the right person looking for a mod like that comes along.

Feb 06, 2007, 08:04 AM // 08:04	#4
sh4d0whunta Academy Page Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New Zealand Profession: W/Mo	i just sell em all in a big load for about 10k ussually theres a buyer if theres not dont waste your time just when your in a town just advertise it if no buyers just dont bother just keep doing that

Feb 06, 2007, 02:38 PM // 14:38	#5
onerabbit Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: Thanks to all the guru [mods]	i ussualy merch them kind of items, only ever sell things that are easy to sell, no one really wants the ele dmg hilts etc

Feb 06, 2007, 03:10 PM // 15:10	#7
Kook~NBK~ Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A little chalet outside Drok's Guild: Natural Born Killaz	Lots of people have Weapon Mod sales. Just advertise that you've got lots of weapons mods for sale in one of the market town. I'd also put an ad in the Party formation window for a specific item, such as the 5/1 vamp bow string. (People DO look in there when they're in the mood to buy stuff)

Feb 06, 2007, 03:45 PM // 15:45	#8
Mournblade Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Guild: Dawn Treaders [DAWN] Profession: W/Mo	I have a storage character to hold any mods that I might want to use in the future (elemental, perfect fortitudes, perfect vamps, etc.) The rest get dumped on the merchant or to hero weapons if they are decent. (I usually don't even try to salvage a mod unless its worth keeping or selling though)

Feb 06, 2007, 07:45 PM // 19:45	#10
aindrei Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Feb 2007 Guild: Sky Profession: R/Mo	What do you do with the runes? I've got lots of runes and it seems to be hard to sell them to other players. Should I just sell them to the Rune merchant?

Feb 06, 2007, 08:36 PM // 20:36	#12
Mournblade Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Guild: Dawn Treaders [DAWN] Profession: W/Mo	For runes - I use whatever I can to improve myself or my heros, then I check the rune trader to see if they are worth anything, then I either sell them to the rune trader or the merchant, depending on who offers more. (Sometimes I keep Superior runes on a storage character in case I want to use something different one day)

Feb 06, 2007, 09:18 PM // 21:18	#13
Jetdoc Hell's Protector Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: The Eyes of Texas [BEVO] Profession: D/A	Honestly, it simply takes too much time to try to market items that fetch less than 1K on the market. In the time you spend trying to sell it, you could've made that much money by just playing the game. Just merchant them, IMO.

Feb 06, 2007, 09:27 PM // 21:27	#14
DarkGanni Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Malta Guild: [CuTe] Profession: E/	With elemental weapon mods normally I try and make a weapon for a specific Place/Mission. Incase of other mods like +20% skeletonslaying i use that one when i go to FoW.

Feb 07, 2007, 03:28 AM // 03:28	#15
w00t! Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sorrow's Furnace Hot Tub Guild: RoS Profession: Mo/Me	1) Runes go to heroes, unless they can be sold for 1p or more. 2) Mods go on heroes too. If they're worth > 1p I sell them on gwguru auction. 3) If none of my heroes need the item, then I ask my guild if anyone wants it. If not, I sell it to the merchant.

Feb 07, 2007, 05:45 AM // 05:45	#16
Morgenstern Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Zealand Profession: W/R	Spam Guild and Local chat for a minute, if not, merch. Runes generally sell to guild, and semi good upgrades in local.

Feb 07, 2007, 05:50 AM // 05:50	#17
ScorchedSun Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2005 Location: Southern California Profession: Mo/Rt	Hmm, I just got Nightfall two days ago and I keep forgetting that I can upgrade heroes' equipment. Before I just sold mediocre upgrades to the merchant, but now they have more useful places to go. Thanks

Feb 07, 2007, 09:49 AM // 09:49	#18
Vandal2k6 Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Manchester, UK Guild: The Manchester Marauders Profession: W/Rt	At which point do you all declare them crap? What I mean is, if you've got a sword upgrade that gives +13^50, would you dump this or try to sell it to other players? Is 13 as low as you'd go or is it 14, 15? Unless it's max I really can't be arsed trying to sell it. Is it worth me doing so though and at what level should I set the cut off?

Feb 07, 2007, 02:31 PM // 14:31	#19
Mournblade Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Guild: Dawn Treaders [DAWN] Profession: W/Mo	I wouldn't bother selling a mod on the market unless it was perfect or one-off at best.