Could you ever buy elite skills? - Guild Wars Forums

Zodiac Meteor · Mar 04, 2009, 02:51 AM // 02:51

I was arguing with my friend saying, "You were never able to buy them." (Zodiac Meteor) My friend says that's not right. "You could buy skills, but it lasted for a month or something from release."

We made a bet on who is right and who is wrong.

Which one of us is right? Me or my friend?

Edit: Buying, as in from skill trainers.

go cubs · Mar 04, 2009, 02:53 AM // 02:53

well as far as i know...only way you can "buy" is by the elite tomes and unlocking them

Bluefeather · Mar 04, 2009, 03:21 AM // 03:21

from skill trainer? i never heard of it.

notskorn · Mar 04, 2009, 03:43 AM // 03:43

Yea you could buy them in ventari's refuge in the beta I think. Pretty sure you had to capture them after release though.

Zodiac Meteor · Mar 04, 2009, 04:16 AM // 04:16

Is there a link to it? Some proof on wiki?

Pleikki · Mar 04, 2009, 05:29 AM // 05:29

Nope i doubt you can find anything about it, maybe some discuss in here at guru, ive myself tried find many things what happened at relase but couldnt find.

Vesio · Mar 04, 2009, 03:27 PM // 15:27

never played the beta, but have been playng since release, and as long as i've been playing you've always had to capture them.

take_me · Mar 04, 2009, 03:32 PM // 15:32

Wasn't the something called "Skill Charm". I remember something like that vaguely, but couldnt find anything about it.

Parson Brown · Mar 04, 2009, 04:03 PM // 16:03

No, you never could buy them.

Actually, it used to be much harder to get elites. Someone mentioned skill charms. You used them like signets of capture, except for that they copied whatever skill the boss used last, so you had to cast it as the boss was using his elite, then hope he didn't use another skill before the cast was done! Or else you got some useless skill and had to buy another charm!

notskorn · Mar 04, 2009, 07:10 PM // 19:10

I couldn't find any proof but I'm 99% sure that my warrior build in the beta had earth shaker (elite) and healing hands (before it was elite) and that I never used a capture signet until the game went retail. You could also buy certain kinds of skill charms that would give you a random skill and I remember that I did this once and got martyr right from the vendor.

DarkFlame · Mar 04, 2009, 11:13 PM // 23:13

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Originally Posted by Parson Brown

Actually, it used to be much harder to get elites. Someone mentioned skill charms. You used them like signets of capture, except for that they copied whatever skill the boss used last, so you had to cast it as the boss was using his elite, then hope he didn't use another skill before the cast was done! Or else you got some useless skill and had to buy another charm!

^ That's not the skill charms, that's the original cap sig. You had to cap the skills while the bosses used them, rather then picking the skill off a list after you killed it.

Skill charms where player crafted, think Star of Transference meets Tomes. A player could make them and sell them to allow another player learn a specific skill(or at least thats what I recall of them).

@Op As of release, skill trainers did not offer any elite skills. You had to cap them yourself, and the lack of tomes meant unlocking with Balth faction only had significance for PvP only chars.

Parson Brown · Mar 05, 2009, 01:33 PM // 13:33

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Originally Posted by DarkFlame

^ That's not the skill charms, that's the original cap sig. You had to cap the skills while the bosses used them, rather then picking the skill off a list after you killed it.

Skill charms where player crafted, think Star of Transference meets Tomes. A player could make them and sell them to allow another player learn a specific skill(or at least thats what I recall of them).

@Op As of release, skill trainers did not offer any elite skills. You had to cap them yourself, and the lack of tomes meant unlocking with Balth faction only had significance for PvP only chars.

Ah, thanks. Been a while

MagmaRed · Mar 05, 2009, 06:09 PM // 18:09

I remember a Hero Skill Trainer in Nightfall offering an Assassin elite for a time. Never used it myself, but have vague memories of people getting a 'free' elite skill from the guy. Think it was the one in either Sunspear Great Hall or Kamadan. Was early in the game, I do remember that.

Never heard of being able to buy elites from a skill trainer though. Didn't play Beta, and didn't start playing until about 3 months after release though.

Mar 04, 2009, 02:51 AM // 02:51	#1
Zodiac Meteor Imma Firin Mah Rojway! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: At the Mac Store laughing at people that walk out with anything. Profession: E/Mo	Could you ever buy elite skills? I was arguing with my friend saying, "You were never able to buy them." (Zodiac Meteor) My friend says that's not right. "You could buy skills, but it lasted for a month or something from release." We made a bet on who is right and who is wrong. Which one of us is right? Me or my friend? Edit: Buying, as in from skill trainers. Last edited by Zodiac Meteor; Mar 04, 2009 at 02:57 AM // 02:57..

Mar 04, 2009, 02:53 AM // 02:53	#2
go cubs Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicago Guild: [SIR] Profession: D/	well as far as i know...only way you can "buy" is by the elite tomes and unlocking them

Mar 04, 2009, 03:21 AM // 03:21	#3
Bluefeather Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Philippines Guild: [PNOY] Profession: W/R	from skill trainer? i never heard of it.

Mar 04, 2009, 03:43 AM // 03:43	#4
notskorn Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Oct 2006 Guild: Clan Roxor Profession: W/E	Yea you could buy them in ventari's refuge in the beta I think. Pretty sure you had to capture them after release though.

Mar 04, 2009, 04:16 AM // 04:16	#5
Zodiac Meteor Imma Firin Mah Rojway! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: At the Mac Store laughing at people that walk out with anything. Profession: E/Mo	Is there a link to it? Some proof on wiki?

Mar 04, 2009, 05:29 AM // 05:29	#6
Pleikki WTB q8 15^50 Weapons! Join Date: Nov 2006 Guild: ???oo ???ugs ???lan [?????????]	Nope i doubt you can find anything about it, maybe some discuss in here at guru, ive myself tried find many things what happened at relase but couldnt find.

Mar 04, 2009, 03:27 PM // 15:27	#7
Vesio Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jan 2008 Guild: Praetoria Legionarius Profession: Mo/	never played the beta, but have been playng since release, and as long as i've been playing you've always had to capture them.

Mar 04, 2009, 03:32 PM // 15:32	#8
take_me Furnace Stoker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Europe Guild: Country Roads [HOME]	Wasn't the something called "Skill Charm". I remember something like that vaguely, but couldnt find anything about it.

Mar 04, 2009, 04:03 PM // 16:03	#9
Parson Brown Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: In ur base... Guild: The one true [Hope] Profession: E/	No, you never could buy them. Actually, it used to be much harder to get elites. Someone mentioned skill charms. You used them like signets of capture, except for that they copied whatever skill the boss used last, so you had to cast it as the boss was using his elite, then hope he didn't use another skill before the cast was done! Or else you got some useless skill and had to buy another charm!

Mar 04, 2009, 07:10 PM // 19:10	#10
notskorn Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Oct 2006 Guild: Clan Roxor Profession: W/E	I couldn't find any proof but I'm 99% sure that my warrior build in the beta had earth shaker (elite) and healing hands (before it was elite) and that I never used a capture signet until the game went retail. You could also buy certain kinds of skill charms that would give you a random skill and I remember that I did this once and got martyr right from the vendor.

Mar 05, 2009, 06:09 PM // 18:09	#13
MagmaRed Furnace Stoker Join Date: Mar 2007 Guild: Our Crabs Know True [LOVE] Profession: R/	I remember a Hero Skill Trainer in Nightfall offering an Assassin elite for a time. Never used it myself, but have vague memories of people getting a 'free' elite skill from the guy. Think it was the one in either Sunspear Great Hall or Kamadan. Was early in the game, I do remember that. Never heard of being able to buy elites from a skill trainer though. Didn't play Beta, and didn't start playing until about 3 months after release though.