Old school items ? - Page 2 - Guild Wars Forums

Dzjudz · Feb 02, 2010, 12:37 PM // 12:37

Read the two posts by Arduin:

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Originally Posted by Arduin

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.

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Originally Posted by Arduin

So we got

Oldschool stuff that doesn't drop anymore (req 7 and unconditionals)
Oldschool stuff that still drops
Newschool stuff featuring the inscription system

With only the unconditionals being better because they haven't got a downside, but otherwise everything is basically the same.

Only req7 items don't drop. Other old school items still drop (req8/uninscribables).

Let's take the example of the Mursaat Hammer. You can get this in an old school version and a new school version. The old school (uninscribable) drops in prophecies. You can get an inscribable version from the zaishen chest for example. A req9 15^50 old school will be worth more than a req9 inscribable from the zaishen chest. You can ask why and you'll get the same answer that have already been posted: they are rare (supply/demand) and collectors seem to like old school items.

Lusciious · Feb 02, 2010, 01:05 PM // 13:05

oh right . thanks for the explaining

also, thanks for putting up with my ignorance xD

Pleikki · Feb 02, 2010, 01:09 PM // 13:09

Yeah so, Some ppl use Oldschool for non inscriable. Some use it for items that no longer come. as non isncriable crystallines, dwarvens, serpents(tyrian skin), r7 items and unconditionals and few Nerfed mods as Prenerfed staffs (10/10) and Shiel mod 3/10% (nowadays 5/20).

Non inscriable(oldschool) items, as Non inscriable magmas shields, still drop. and are really rare, only dropping from 1-2 locations in prophecies
. So if ppl would start farming those spots, sure few would showup. probably causing little price drop on em. But for now, noneone rly farms in propecies and cantha, so skins from those with good stats are expensive.

Xunlai Guru Agent · Feb 03, 2010, 03:50 AM // 03:50

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Originally Posted by Lusciious

but others wouldnt know you have an old school item if you dont say so right ?

Some of us buy/collect these for ourselves, not to show off.

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Originally Posted by Lusciious

how long do you spend admiring at your old school weapons ? lol

You don't want to know.

dhake · Feb 24, 2010, 04:20 PM // 16:20

Hello everybody..

Can you help me and say is it Oldschool Oni Blade?

And how much can I get for it? Of course I can change this +33%Cripled if it make this sword cheaper

Thanks

Dzjudz · Feb 24, 2010, 04:42 PM // 16:42

Yes that is old school. For pricing info, go to the Price Check Forum and make a thread there.

take_me · Feb 24, 2010, 06:32 PM // 18:32

Oni Blades are always "oldschool" (I don't like that word ^^)

_Nihilist_ · Feb 25, 2010, 07:30 PM // 19:30

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Originally Posted by take_me

+ most good skins only come "oldschool", so good inherent mods make them worth A LOT in some cases.

This is completely subjective. What is a "good" skin? That depends on who you ask. "Rare" and "Good" are often used as interchangeable terms, which they aren't.

A skin can be both Rare and Good, it can also be one or the other. IMHO "Rare" defines the supply/availability of a given skin, "Good" describes aesthetic appeal in relation to how it looks; "Rare" or not, the Crystalline Blade skin is not a skin that in my personal opinion looks appealing, therefore it is not "Good", which is why I'd never try to obtain one for one of my characters, regardless of its rarity.

In a game with the amount of players that GW has vocabulary is always going to be constantly shifting, though it would be nice if the community at large could get a handle on standardized labels (which is all it is, to be honest) when it comes to items. This is why one person's "Old School" is another person's "Uninscribable" and is yet another person's "Does Not Drop Anymore". Words like "Good", "Better", and "Best" should probably be limited to things that can be quantified, like base damage, requirement, and mods for specific purposes. Even then, people will still argue.

code · Feb 25, 2010, 07:52 PM // 19:52

So do req7 items really not drop anymore or are they just so extremely rare like Gaile said, and people don't farm the right areas for them?

Quaker · Feb 26, 2010, 04:01 PM // 16:01

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Originally Posted by _Nihilist_

What is a "good" skin? That depends on who you ask.

I always get a chuckle out of threads that ask "what's the coolest skin" type questions. The easiest answer is to just point them to a list of every skin available.

Commander Kanen · Feb 26, 2010, 04:08 PM // 16:08

On a Old, OLD!!! school weapon you can get +15% damage with no downside. now those are ??ber rare.

Feb 02, 2010, 01:09 PM // 13:09	#23
Pleikki WTB q8 15^50 Weapons! Join Date: Nov 2006 Guild: ???oo ???ugs ???lan [?????????]	Yeah so, Some ppl use Oldschool for non inscriable. Some use it for items that no longer come. as non isncriable crystallines, dwarvens, serpents(tyrian skin), r7 items and unconditionals and few Nerfed mods as Prenerfed staffs (10/10) and Shiel mod 3/10% (nowadays 5/20). Non inscriable(oldschool) items, as Non inscriable magmas shields, still drop. and are really rare, only dropping from 1-2 locations in prophecies . So if ppl would start farming those spots, sure few would showup. probably causing little price drop on em. But for now, noneone rly farms in propecies and cantha, so skins from those with good stats are expensive. __________________ -->My Buy Thread!<--

Feb 02, 2010, 01:05 PM // 13:05	#22
Lusciious Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: I'm from Singapore but i live in Shanghai ATM Guild: Order of [Thay] Profession: N/	oh right . thanks for the explaining also, thanks for putting up with my ignorance xD

Feb 24, 2010, 04:42 PM // 16:42	#26
Dzjudz Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz	Yes that is old school. For pricing info, go to the Price Check Forum and make a thread there.

Feb 24, 2010, 06:32 PM // 18:32	#27
take_me Furnace Stoker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Europe Guild: Country Roads [HOME]	Oni Blades are always "oldschool" (I don't like that word ^^)

Feb 25, 2010, 07:52 PM // 19:52	#29
code Academy Page Join Date: Feb 2010	So do req7 items really not drop anymore or are they just so extremely rare like Gaile said, and people don't farm the right areas for them?

Feb 26, 2010, 04:08 PM // 16:08	#31
Commander Kanen Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Mar 2008 Guild: [DVDF] Profession: P/	On a Old, OLD!!! school weapon you can get +15% damage with no downside. now those are ??ber rare.