Are lower rquirement weapons considerably more expensive? - Guild Wars Forums

Huntertan · Apr 14, 2011, 01:45 AM // 01:45

How would a r10 crennelated sword be against a r7 crennelated sword with the same mods?

loopysnoopy · Apr 14, 2011, 02:40 AM // 02:40

I'm going to give you the short answer

A R7 means only 7 in sword and if this said sword, is same as a R10 ie mods and damage the R7 sword will be very expensive and very rare.

Hope that answers your Q

LifeInfusion · Apr 14, 2011, 02:48 AM // 02:48

The R7 would cost buttloads of ectos. The R10 would be a few platinum.

R7 does same damage as R10 assuming you're not bad at warrior and run 12+ weapon (ideally 14 with 13 str).

Besides, the staggering amount of people that don't customize R7s makes me cry inside. You might as well customize a max white to get +20% unconditional rather than +15% conditional.

yayowars · Apr 14, 2011, 03:16 AM // 03:16

I can understand the "oooh that looks rare" logic, which to some justifies the high prices

But IMO, you're not going to run a build with R7-8 sword/axe/hammer(lol)/etc, because you will do considerably less damage from the skills (or heals), sure you could do that, but why?.
You could think that "well, I'm going to be able to use it at max capacity from an earlier level, since it requires less points into X attribute," but you wont be below 20 for too long, and in most cases it's not too difficult to get the extra 15(?) attribute points.

But hey what do I know... NOTHING, that's what.

Verene · Apr 14, 2011, 05:54 AM // 05:54

A low-req weapon with max stats is not actually any better than a r9/r10 weapon, but it is significantly rarer. Hence they sell for much, much more.

Rushin Roulette · Apr 14, 2011, 07:34 AM // 07:34

I collect low requirement items. They are purely Epeen (not that I have ever bragged about them apart to other collectors maybe).

There is absollutely no difference in damage between a req. 7 Crystaline 15-22 15^50 Sword and a req. 11 15-22 Elemental sword with a 15^50 inscription. The rarity of the item is the only reason for the price difference between 1K and insane amounts of Ectos/Armbraces.

Its the same with bikes you would use in real life to travel 3 miles to work. You can have the 100$ cheap Walmart bike which works fine on roads or a 5000$ professional racing bike... both will get you to work, both do the same thing (on the short 3 Mile ride you would be needing it for), but the 4900$ difference is purely peen if you dont use the racing bike professionally.

Voodoo Rage · Apr 14, 2011, 09:20 PM // 21:20

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Originally Posted by Shady Guy

customizing a q7 seems the foolish thing to me, unless you literally own everything in game you could ever want. Since you have no actual reason to use it, you have no reason to customize it. All it does is ruin the weapon.

Yep, I'm that point where I'm just rich enough to buy the high end weapon but not so rich that I'll customize it. All of my melee toons are running around with fairly cheap weapons that I was able to in good customized without losing sleep over it.

Quaker · Apr 15, 2011, 03:32 PM // 15:32

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Originally Posted by Shady Guy

customizing a q7 seems the foolish thing to me... All it does is ruin the weapon.

In what possible way does it "ruin" the weapon. The weapon still works perfectly fine. It only affects it's possible resale value, which is basically of no importance to you once you have enough gold. I mean, why would you ever need to sell it? There is no point to simply hoarding huge amounts of gold.
Not customizing it only makes it a free gift for an account hacker.

TheUndertaker · Apr 15, 2011, 05:18 PM // 17:18

What about for ppl running a /W secondary. Would there be builds that use a lower number in sword and therefore, require a sword like this, making it cost more?

Gabs88 · Apr 15, 2011, 11:13 PM // 23:13

Basically, everytime something goes down 1 level in requirement it gets at least 8 times more expensive xP

**Marty Silverblade** · Apr 16, 2011, 01:18 AM // 01:18

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Originally Posted by TheUndertaker

What about for ppl running a /W secondary. Would there be builds that use a lower number in sword and therefore, require a sword like this, making it cost more?

No. If you're using a sword and not a Warrior primary, you're running a bad build. If you're a Warrior and not running 14 Swordsmanship, you're also running a bad build. If you plan to use a weapon as a primary source of damage, you're going to be pumping as many points into it as you can.

Apr 14, 2011, 01:45 AM // 01:45	#1
Huntertan Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Apr 2011	Are lower rquirement weapons considerably more expensive? How would a r10 crennelated sword be against a r7 crennelated sword with the same mods?

Apr 14, 2011, 02:48 AM // 02:48	#3
LifeInfusion Grotto Attendant Join Date: May 2005 Location: in the midline Profession: E/Mo	The R7 would cost buttloads of ectos. The R10 would be a few platinum. R7 does same damage as R10 assuming you're not bad at warrior and run 12+ weapon (ideally 14 with 13 str). Besides, the staggering amount of people that don't customize R7s makes me cry inside. You might as well customize a max white to get +20% unconditional rather than +15% conditional. Last edited by Kamatsu; Apr 15, 2011 at 09:27 PM // 21:27.. Reason: removing slightly offending text

Apr 14, 2011, 02:40 AM // 02:40	#2
loopysnoopy Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: England Guild: The Ministery Of Cookies (MC) Profession: W/Mo	I'm going to give you the short answer A R7 means only 7 in sword and if this said sword, is same as a R10 ie mods and damage the R7 sword will be very expensive and very rare. Hope that answers your Q

Apr 14, 2011, 03:16 AM // 03:16	#4
yayowars Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Oct 2010	I can understand the "oooh that looks rare" logic, which to some justifies the high prices But IMO, you're not going to run a build with R7-8 sword/axe/hammer(lol)/etc, because you will do considerably less damage from the skills (or heals), sure you could do that, but why?. You could think that "well, I'm going to be able to use it at max capacity from an earlier level, since it requires less points into X attribute," but you wont be below 20 for too long, and in most cases it's not too difficult to get the extra 15(?) attribute points. But hey what do I know... NOTHING, that's what.

Apr 14, 2011, 05:54 AM // 05:54	#5
Verene Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jan 2009 Guild: [SOTA] Profession: D/	A low-req weapon with max stats is not actually any better than a r9/r10 weapon, but it is significantly rarer. Hence they sell for much, much more.

Apr 14, 2011, 07:34 AM // 07:34	#6
Rushin Roulette Forge Runner Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Right here Guild: Ende	I collect low requirement items. They are purely Epeen (not that I have ever bragged about them apart to other collectors maybe). There is absollutely no difference in damage between a req. 7 Crystaline 15-22 15^50 Sword and a req. 11 15-22 Elemental sword with a 15^50 inscription. The rarity of the item is the only reason for the price difference between 1K and insane amounts of Ectos/Armbraces. Its the same with bikes you would use in real life to travel 3 miles to work. You can have the 100$ cheap Walmart bike which works fine on roads or a 5000$ professional racing bike... both will get you to work, both do the same thing (on the short 3 Mile ride you would be needing it for), but the 4900$ difference is purely peen if you dont use the racing bike professionally.

Apr 15, 2011, 05:18 PM // 17:18	#9
TheUndertaker Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005	What about for ppl running a /W secondary. Would there be builds that use a lower number in sword and therefore, require a sword like this, making it cost more?

Apr 15, 2011, 11:13 PM // 23:13	#10
Gabs88 Desert Nomad Join Date: Jan 2011	Basically, everytime something goes down 1 level in requirement it gets at least 8 times more expensive xP