Comsumables, Great Resource or Money Sink? - Guild Wars Forums

I Might Avenge U · Oct 04, 2007, 11:13 PM // 23:13

Everyone is familiar with consumables..

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Eyja

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Edwin

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Kwat

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Alcus_Nailbighter

Now we are all familiar with consumables..

I am personally liking a lot of the consumables, especially that essence of celerity and Armor of Salvation..

But I want to know what you guys think, what's your opinion of consumables...

Darkobra · Oct 04, 2007, 11:22 PM // 23:22

Hard to say. I love the Grail of Might and Powerstone of Courage. Both very useful. It's hard to find places where you'd really, REALLY need them though. Fair enough, they do make the game easier and they are more luxuries than necessities at times. I always keep a Powerstone of Courage incase things go BRUTALLY wrong.

I guess for people who rely on them more heavily than I do, they're well worth the money they spend on it. As for me, I can easily live without them, but that doesn't mean I won't use them for fun, like the Grail of Might, or for absolute necessity, like the Powerstone. Also saves me giving out the candy canes I've been stacking up on.

Sergeant of Marines · Oct 05, 2007, 12:20 AM // 00:20

I think they are great, and they even allow some (not so organized teams) to vanquish some tricky area with eaze. Example would be, whole team going from 45%DP to a 10% Morale boost....love those...Perfect Salvage kits are cool too. All around good idea and good update to the game. Thanks ANET....

Crom The Pale · Oct 05, 2007, 01:03 AM // 01:03

I would have to agree, they were a great addition.

The perfect salvage kits are a great tool to swap mods from one skin to another, ie I get a nice shield and swaped 2 perfect mods of a shield with a skin that didnt mesh well with my armor.

The other consumables all have thier uses, just like the cany canes before them.

HawkofStorms · Oct 05, 2007, 01:22 AM // 01:22

A.net needed to come up with something for people to use there 200+ unspent skill points on.

Neo Nugget · Oct 05, 2007, 01:26 AM // 01:26

Moving to GW:EN forum.

I love consumables btw.

Warskull · Oct 05, 2007, 03:46 AM // 03:46

The consumables vary from nice bonuses to monster items. The problem is they are overkill in most places, but in certain areas the are more than worth it.

Powerstone of Courage is the big reset button. Having one of these in your inventory at all times is a good idea. That way if the party ever takes severe DP and you decide it is worth pushing through to the end and erasing the DP you have the option.

Scrolls of Resurrection are mostly for areas where you can't wipe. Anywhere where all party members can die and then res you should just go wipe and res at the shrine. Not too valuable really.

Essences of Celerity are the best item by far. This is turbo mode for your entire party. Massive overkill for most places, but makes your team pretty much unstoppable.

Grail of Might, really just a mediocre bonus. Nice to have on you, but not really worth it.

Armor of Salvation, a pretty good defensive item. Somewhat worth it.

Gore · Oct 05, 2007, 03:53 AM // 03:53

SIMPLE MATHS :

1 - 60% Dp to +10 MBoost with rainbow = 12 rainbows

2 - 60 Dp to 0 dp with clovers = 4-8 clovers

3 - 60 Dp to +10 MB = 1 consumable worth 1.5k ish + 1 pts

4 - For evrything else, theres Mastercard

fenix · Oct 05, 2007, 04:24 AM // 04:24

Massive overkill imo, and also a big money sink. There's never a time where I've needed any of the consumables, because we either win, or we all die and lose...

seut · Oct 05, 2007, 05:17 AM // 05:17

Powerstones are nice to have for freaky accidents, when playing with heroes&hench. Menhlo & Lina like to stay in dungeon traps..
For normal mode the rest of buff items are overkill.
Perfect Salvage kit is pretty useful.

_June · Oct 05, 2007, 06:25 AM // 06:25

I like the consumables, not only because they offer an alternative to the candy canes and other stuff people stock up on to tackle tough areas, but they can be a blessing in some of the later missions in Hard Mode. They can also be used as a gold sink but atleast it's a gold sink that has a use :P

Ensign · Oct 05, 2007, 10:01 AM // 10:01

I think they're a nice shortcut for some of the harder content in the game; if you're running into trouble you can throw some money at the problem. I expect to make spot usage of them when clearing out all the dungeons in Hard Mode, for that extra oomph to push through the tight spots with hero/hench. I'm sure they're useful for all but the best teams trying to do content they normally couldn't.

As long as the game never becomes balanced around those consumables, ala WoW, I think they're a boon.

I get more use out of the Perfect Salvage Kits and Scrolls of Resurrection, however. Perfect Kits are awesome for swapping mods around, or for pulling out the expensive crap mods whenever I buy a new weapon; putting some Scrolls of Resurrection in my inventory will give me a similar failsafe of having a Ressig on my bar, without using a skill slot.

Arkantos · Oct 05, 2007, 10:10 AM // 10:10

PvE with consumables = super easy mode. Honestly, these things make mostly everything in PvE impossible to lose, unless your a full team of warriors with healing signet and frenzy.

Nice gold sink too btw.

Drop of Fear · Oct 05, 2007, 10:50 AM // 10:50

essence of celerity is always up for me. saing 15 minutes every hour i play is priceless.
everything else... meh, don't rly need them. i keep few powerstones with me for emergencies, only used one with mallyx tho in over a month!

Ghryphon · Oct 05, 2007, 11:58 AM // 11:58

Grail, Armor and Powerstone make vanquishing a ton easier....specially in Tyria

Overall I would say its good to have consumables, and the prices are fair

Redfeather1975 · Oct 05, 2007, 12:50 PM // 12:50

I may be crazy but I would have prefered if consumables were only attained through questies.
U
se up your skill points on skills. Skills are like pokemon. You have to collect them all if only for the sake of having a character with tons of skills. Actually I think the only reason I use my skill points up all the time on skills is because I have a wicked ADD and can't use the same build two sessions in a row.

I Might Avenge U · Oct 05, 2007, 02:42 PM // 14:42

Getting a lot of good reviews, and a few of bad reviews..

Right now I have like 70 unused skill points ( use a lot of tomes most of the time ) an I'm thinking of spending a bit of them on consumables.. Not sure yet..

mazey vorstagg · Oct 05, 2007, 02:49 PM // 14:49

I'm loving them! without powerstones of courage I wouldn't have been able to do half the dungeons I have done

Painbringer · Oct 05, 2007, 03:01 PM // 15:01

Nice addition and useful in many situations. As mentioned above henchmen can be idiots and it is nice to give them the boost to help in hard areas.

Anyone know a good area to farm Granite?

I Might Avenge U · Oct 05, 2007, 03:10 PM // 15:10

^^

HM outside Sardelac, just salvage whatever you get..

Oct 04, 2007, 11:13 PM // 23:13	#1
I Might Avenge U Jungle Guide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: California Profession: R/	Comsumables, Great Resource or Money Sink? Everyone is familiar with consumables.. http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Eyja http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Edwin http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Kwat http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Alcus_Nailbighter Now we are all familiar with consumables.. I am personally liking a lot of the consumables, especially that essence of celerity and Armor of Salvation.. But I want to know what you guys think, what's your opinion of consumables...

Oct 05, 2007, 01:26 AM // 01:26	#6
Neo Nugget Site Contributor Join Date: Jan 2006 Profession: R/	Moving to GW:EN forum. I love consumables btw. __________________ "Even if the morrow is barren of promises, nothing shall forestall my return."

Oct 05, 2007, 06:25 AM // 06:25	#11
_June Guest Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Denmark Guild: {MM} Profession: Mo/	I like the consumables, not only because they offer an alternative to the candy canes and other stuff people stock up on to tackle tough areas, but they can be a blessing in some of the later missions in Hard Mode. They can also be used as a gold sink but atleast it's a gold sink that has a use :P Last edited by _June; Oct 05, 2007 at 06:27 AM // 06:27..

Oct 05, 2007, 10:01 AM // 10:01	#12
Ensign Just Plain Fluffy Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Berkeley, CA Guild: Idiot Savants	I think they're a nice shortcut for some of the harder content in the game; if you're running into trouble you can throw some money at the problem. I expect to make spot usage of them when clearing out all the dungeons in Hard Mode, for that extra oomph to push through the tight spots with hero/hench. I'm sure they're useful for all but the best teams trying to do content they normally couldn't. As long as the game never becomes balanced around those consumables, ala WoW, I think they're a boon. I get more use out of the Perfect Salvage Kits and Scrolls of Resurrection, however. Perfect Kits are awesome for swapping mods around, or for pulling out the expensive crap mods whenever I buy a new weapon; putting some Scrolls of Resurrection in my inventory will give me a similar failsafe of having a Ressig on my bar, without using a skill slot. __________________ Don't argue with idiots. They bring you to their level and beat you with experience.

Oct 04, 2007, 11:22 PM // 23:22	#2
Darkobra Forge Runner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Scotland Guild: Type like an idiot, I'll treat you like an idiot Profession: E/Me	Hard to say. I love the Grail of Might and Powerstone of Courage. Both very useful. It's hard to find places where you'd really, REALLY need them though. Fair enough, they do make the game easier and they are more luxuries than necessities at times. I always keep a Powerstone of Courage incase things go BRUTALLY wrong. I guess for people who rely on them more heavily than I do, they're well worth the money they spend on it. As for me, I can easily live without them, but that doesn't mean I won't use them for fun, like the Grail of Might, or for absolute necessity, like the Powerstone. Also saves me giving out the candy canes I've been stacking up on.

Oct 05, 2007, 12:20 AM // 00:20	#3
Sergeant of Marines Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Japan Guild: [트두므s], Guild Leader Profession: Mo/	I think they are great, and they even allow some (not so organized teams) to vanquish some tricky area with eaze. Example would be, whole team going from 45%DP to a 10% Morale boost....love those...Perfect Salvage kits are cool too. All around good idea and good update to the game. Thanks ANET....

Oct 05, 2007, 01:03 AM // 01:03	#4
Crom The Pale Furnace Stoker Join Date: Nov 2006 Guild: Ageis Ascending Profession: W/	I would have to agree, they were a great addition. The perfect salvage kits are a great tool to swap mods from one skin to another, ie I get a nice shield and swaped 2 perfect mods of a shield with a skin that didnt mesh well with my armor. The other consumables all have thier uses, just like the cany canes before them.

Oct 05, 2007, 01:22 AM // 01:22	#5
HawkofStorms Hall Hero Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: E/	A.net needed to come up with something for people to use there 200+ unspent skill points on.

Oct 05, 2007, 03:46 AM // 03:46	#7
Warskull Site Contributor Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: [out]	The consumables vary from nice bonuses to monster items. The problem is they are overkill in most places, but in certain areas the are more than worth it. Powerstone of Courage is the big reset button. Having one of these in your inventory at all times is a good idea. That way if the party ever takes severe DP and you decide it is worth pushing through to the end and erasing the DP you have the option. Scrolls of Resurrection are mostly for areas where you can't wipe. Anywhere where all party members can die and then res you should just go wipe and res at the shrine. Not too valuable really. Essences of Celerity are the best item by far. This is turbo mode for your entire party. Massive overkill for most places, but makes your team pretty much unstoppable. Grail of Might, really just a mediocre bonus. Nice to have on you, but not really worth it. Armor of Salvation, a pretty good defensive item. Somewhat worth it.

Oct 05, 2007, 03:53 AM // 03:53	#8
Gore Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jan 2006	SIMPLE MATHS : 1 - 60% Dp to +10 MBoost with rainbow = 12 rainbows 2 - 60 Dp to 0 dp with clovers = 4-8 clovers 3 - 60 Dp to +10 MB = 1 consumable worth 1.5k ish + 1 pts 4 - For evrything else, theres Mastercard

Oct 05, 2007, 04:24 AM // 04:24	#9
fenix Major-General Awesome Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Aussie Trolling Crew HQ - Event Organiser and IRC Tiger Guild: Ex Talionis [Law], Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] ????????????????&# Profession: W/	Massive overkill imo, and also a big money sink. There's never a time where I've needed any of the consumables, because we either win, or we all die and lose...

Oct 05, 2007, 05:17 AM // 05:17	#10
seut Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Europa	Powerstones are nice to have for freaky accidents, when playing with heroes&hench. Menhlo & Lina like to stay in dungeon traps.. For normal mode the rest of buff items are overkill. Perfect Salvage kit is pretty useful.

Oct 05, 2007, 10:10 AM // 10:10	#13
Arkantos The Greatest Join Date: Feb 2006 Profession: W/	PvE with consumables = super easy mode. Honestly, these things make mostly everything in PvE impossible to lose, unless your a full team of warriors with healing signet and frenzy. Nice gold sink too btw.

Oct 05, 2007, 10:50 AM // 10:50	#14
Drop of Fear Forge Runner Join Date: Nov 2006 Profession: W/	essence of celerity is always up for me. saing 15 minutes every hour i play is priceless. everything else... meh, don't rly need them. i keep few powerstones with me for emergencies, only used one with mallyx tho in over a month!

Oct 05, 2007, 11:58 AM // 11:58	#15
Ghryphon Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Iowa, United States Guild: LOD Profession: Mo/	Grail, Armor and Powerstone make vanquishing a ton easier....specially in Tyria Overall I would say its good to have consumables, and the prices are fair

Oct 05, 2007, 12:50 PM // 12:50	#16
Redfeather1975 Forge Runner Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Apartment#306 Guild: Rhedd Asylum Profession: Me/	I may be crazy but I would have prefered if consumables were only attained through questies. U se up your skill points on skills. Skills are like pokemon. You have to collect them all if only for the sake of having a character with tons of skills. Actually I think the only reason I use my skill points up all the time on skills is because I have a wicked ADD and can't use the same build two sessions in a row.

Oct 05, 2007, 02:42 PM // 14:42	#17
I Might Avenge U Jungle Guide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: California Profession: R/	Getting a lot of good reviews, and a few of bad reviews.. Right now I have like 70 unused skill points ( use a lot of tomes most of the time ) an I'm thinking of spending a bit of them on consumables.. Not sure yet..

Oct 05, 2007, 02:49 PM // 14:49	#18
mazey vorstagg Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nodnol Guild: Meeting of Lost Minds Profession: E/Mo	I'm loving them! without powerstones of courage I wouldn't have been able to do half the dungeons I have done

Oct 05, 2007, 03:01 PM // 15:01	#19
Painbringer Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Minnesota Guild: Black Widows of Death Profession: W/Mo	Nice addition and useful in many situations. As mentioned above henchmen can be idiots and it is nice to give them the boost to help in hard areas. Anyone know a good area to farm Granite?

Oct 05, 2007, 03:10 PM // 15:10	#20
I Might Avenge U Jungle Guide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: California Profession: R/	^^ HM outside Sardelac, just salvage whatever you get..