Any hope for my Crystalline? - Guild Wars Forums

nomercy · Jul 02, 2006, 03:39 PM // 15:39

Well... to say in short, for some reason I had another (crappy) weapon in Weapon Slot 1, which made my Crystalline go in my bag. I went to the merchant to sell the crappy weapon (WHICH IM 100% SURE I REPLACED AGAIN WITH THE CRYSTALLINE LATER ON) and... well, I didnt check the list and just clicked on the only item in my main bag and sold it...

I later found out my Crystalline was gone and I had the crappy weapon equipped

Now this Crystalline wasn't all THAT great but it worked perfectly with my build, and well, its a Crystalline. Is there any chance for me to get it back? (maybe write a message to Anet and explain what happened?)

Plz say yes

Azmodan · Jul 02, 2006, 03:41 PM // 15:41

Sorry, but No!

CTU · Jul 02, 2006, 03:42 PM // 15:42

Bad that it happend, but you cant get i back. It dosnt help to email Anet, they wont replace it

yo home boi · Jul 02, 2006, 03:48 PM // 15:48

Ouch man!!! Guess thats just unluck just like the time wen i bought 2 15k bodys instad of 1 :O man its sucks

icedragon981 · Jul 02, 2006, 06:43 PM // 18:43

Nope, nothing you can do, sorry man.

Mister Muhkuh · Jul 02, 2006, 06:50 PM // 18:50

like the above posters said, not a chance...

Loviatar · Jul 02, 2006, 08:24 PM // 20:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by nomercy

Well... to say in short, for some reason I had another (crappy) weapon in Weapon Slot 1, which made my Crystalline go in my bag. I went to the merchant to sell the crappy weapon (WHICH IM 100% SURE I REPLACED AGAIN WITH THE CRYSTALLINE LATER ON) and... well, I didnt check the list and just clicked on the only item in my main bag and sold it...

to keep your good stuff out of your main bag switch slots and when the weapon/item appears in inventory move it to the bottom of the bottom bag.

repeat for other slots to move them down and keep them out of the way.

also be sure to uncheck all but the main bag so that is your only selling bag.

sheeshh dont people ever actually look at what they are selling or is it taking too much time to run the mouse over the items you are going to sell?

Caleb · Jul 02, 2006, 09:21 PM // 21:21

After losing a gold rune way back when I first start playing from "super fast finger @ merchant syndrome", I now put everything I want to keep in the bottom 2 bags behind a non sellable item. Also I have unclicked the checkbox on the final bag completely, so it never shows up in merchant window whatsoever.

Live and learn I guess, good luck in your new sword hunt!

Opeth11 · Jul 02, 2006, 09:26 PM // 21:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loviatar

sheeshh dont people ever actually look at what they are selling or is it taking too much time to run the mouse over the items you are going to sell?

Well, to be honest, sometimes lag can contribute to selling items by accident.

i.e
You double-click on a piece of Chaar Hide, but it doesn't sell. Without realizing that you're lagging, you try to double-click on the item again, hoping that it would sell this time. The server processes the clicks finally, and sells off the item to the merchant. Then you cry.

nomercy · Jul 02, 2006, 10:16 PM // 22:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caleb The Pontiff

After losing a gold rune way back when I first start playing from "super fast finger @ merchant syndrome", I now put everything I want to keep in the bottom 2 bags behind a non sellable item. Also I have unclicked the checkbox on the final bag completely, so it never shows up in merchant window whatsoever.

Live and learn I guess, good luck in your new sword hunt!

Actually, I ALWAYS have my important items in my special non-sell bag.

What happened here, was most likely cause I swapped in a mission from my Crystalline to a noob staff to check what it looked like, although I am 100% sure I switched back to my Crystalline (cause the mission wasn't finished yet and I wouldn't run around with a staff while I use alot of sword skills), it still got in my main bag SOMEHOW which I find kinda strange.

And I also blame Anet for not making something AGAINST these kind of things. In World of Warcraft, you got a buyback system. If you accidently sell somethign there for WHATEVER reason, you can just get it back for the amount of money you got for it. And this crap Anet came up with (only items in weapon slots get a warning) has never helped me before. And why didn't they make a warning messages for ALL Crystallines and Dwarven Axes? These items are very rare in GW and only drop from quest-reward chests, which makes them worth alot. I am pretty sure no one would just sell a purple/gold Crystalline to the Merchant, neither a Dwarven Axe.

Amity and Truth · Jul 02, 2006, 10:39 PM // 22:39

That's bad luck right there. I definitely know how you feel as i've accidently sold a weapon or two to the merchant that could have been quite a fortune if i had sold them on the market.
But in all honesty, it was my own fault for being careless. And so it was yours. There basically is no reason to bitch at A-Net if you could have avoided it on your own. You know, basically, whenever i'm selling a gold item, i now triple check if it is the right one to sell. It doesn't hurt to do so, it's not even taking up time either (It was a gold item, wasn't it? You're not making this fuss over a purle or even less item, are you?).

Next problem, as you complain that there is no confirmation when selling items. Who is to decide what item is rare and which is not? Where do you draw the line? Are zodiac items still rare? And why are Ghostly Staffs not considered rare (as an example)? No matter where you put the line, you will allways get a person that sold his favorite weapon.

So let's just include a "Do not sell" Checkbox for Items, add a total of two confirmation windows for it, implement a re-buy functionality and i downright promise you, it won't be long until the first person sold his weapon to the merchant, regardless the countless protection measures.

There is only one thing that ultimately protects you from losing expensive items. And that is caution. And sure as hell, if i'm wielding an uber rare skin item and i'm going switch happy with other weapons - i triple check what i'm selling.

Faer · Jul 02, 2006, 10:40 PM // 22:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by nomercy

Actually, I ALWAYS have my important items in my special non-sell bag.

What happened here, was most likely cause I swapped in a mission from my Crystalline to a noob staff to check what it looked like, although I am 100% sure I switched back to my Crystalline (cause the mission wasn't finished yet and I wouldn't run around with a staff while I use alot of sword skills), it still got in my main bag SOMEHOW which I find kinda strange.

And I also blame Anet for not making something AGAINST these kind of things. In World of Warcraft, you got a buyback system. If you accidently sell somethign there for WHATEVER reason, you can just get it back for the amount of money you got for it. And this crap Anet came up with (only items in weapon slots get a warning) has never helped me before. And why didn't they make a warning messages for ALL Crystallines and Dwarven Axes? These items are very rare in GW and only drop from quest-reward chests, which makes them worth alot. I am pretty sure no one would just sell a purple/gold Crystalline to the Merchant, neither a Dwarven Axe.

Please take a moment to note that this is not World of Warcraft; this is Guild Wars. That being said...

ArenaNet has already put many measures in place to help players in thier efforts to protect valuable items from accidental selling to the merchant. We can disable bags, and place quest items in placeholder slots. We have warnings that show whenever we are going to sell a customized or equipped item. So, you can not blame ArenaNet for not giving you options without appearing a fool, because in fact they have gone out of thier way to help us with this problem. This is a free online game (after serial key purchase); the fact that they continue to listen to us and add features as I described above when we request them should show that they wouldn't just leave you open to being ownt by your own clumsiness (though they really should, because we deserve it with the way we whine and complain all the time).

As to warnings for Crystalline Swords and Dwarven Axes? Well, gee! I want warnings for my spiffy skinned clean non-max Oni Blade! ArenaNet, I demand you implement such a feature immediately or I shall defame you on fansites dedicated to your productions!

Just be more careful next time. Take more measures to protect yourself from such accidents; you can not expect ArenaNet to hold your hand every step of the way. They are a company, not your babysitter.

Oh, and please. Just move on. Crystalline or no, it was still just a sword. Easily replaceable in less than half an hour of game time, even if it's not that oh-so-famous skin.

fiery · Jul 02, 2006, 11:18 PM // 23:18

Don't put items equipped to your characters into bags, at a merchant there is no way to say an EQUIPPED weapon.

The Herbalizer · Jul 02, 2006, 11:26 PM // 23:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by nomercy

Actually, I ALWAYS have my important items in my special non-sell bag.

What happened here, was most likely cause I swapped in a mission from my Crystalline to a noob staff to check what it looked like, although I am 100% sure I switched back to my Crystalline (cause the mission wasn't finished yet and I wouldn't run around with a staff while I use alot of sword skills), it still got in my main bag SOMEHOW which I find kinda strange.

And I also blame Anet for not making something AGAINST these kind of things. In World of Warcraft, you got a buyback system. If you accidently sell somethign there for WHATEVER reason, you can just get it back for the amount of money you got for it. And this crap Anet came up with (only items in weapon slots get a warning) has never helped me before. And why didn't they make a warning messages for ALL Crystallines and Dwarven Axes? These items are very rare in GW and only drop from quest-reward chests, which makes them worth alot. I am pretty sure no one would just sell a purple/gold Crystalline to the Merchant, neither a Dwarven Axe.

There are other incredibly rare items with common skins. Unconditional weapons. hod axe. -50hp heal req cesta. serpent axes etc. it wont work. where to draw the line on what is considered rare items worth 100k+? 90k+? i have 4 characters with barely more than a couple of slots free for item drops and other stuff. every other slot if filled with a perfect items. some of these items are so incredibly rare i have never seen a similar one, i have never once deleted a single item by mistake. its not hard, dont rush selling stuff and if laggy dont double click. maybe a system to buy back merchant sales would be nice. anet wont get you your item back though. they cannot make one excepetion. help one person they have to help them all.

Malice Black · Jul 02, 2006, 11:31 PM // 23:31

ive done this before a few times lag was the major factor there

back when sup asorb was 100k
10/10 furious was 60k

also Herb has a good point...that suggestion just wont work

Crazyvietguy · Jul 02, 2006, 11:42 PM // 23:42

The moral to this story is to look before you click, ive sold rare items before worth 50k+ for a whopping 315g but it was MY fault because i was quick on the "sell" button. However you can always move on, sure it worked "perfect" for your build.. why not just make a new sword? how difficult should that be, is it a MUST that it has to be a crystalline or else you cant use it? I hope not. Just learn from your mistakes, be pissed in the short term, and quit your whining. End of story.

Malice Black · Jul 02, 2006, 11:46 PM // 23:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crazyvietguy

The moral to this story is to look before you click, ive sold rare items before worth 50k+ for a whopping 315g but it was MY fault because i was quick on the "sell" button. However you can always move on, sure it worked "perfect" for your build.. why not just make a new sword? how difficult should that be, is it a MUST that it has to be a crystalline or else you cant use it? I hope not. Just learn from your mistakes, be pissed in the short term, and quit your whining. End of story.

LOL i like you already

you type im my language..

CHUIU · Jul 03, 2006, 01:50 AM // 01:50

You should thank yourself. Crystallines are the ugliest swords in the game.

omny · Jul 03, 2006, 02:25 AM // 02:25

A lot of stuck up people here.
Think about it: You don't accidentally sell your extremely valuable pog for 2 bucks in real life. It doesn't make sense that you'd do something like that willingly in a game like GW either.
If someone gets offended and start to cry because a buyback system makes GW too similar to WoW, maybe (s)he should hide under their bed and think about how awfully similar some aspects of GW are to real life and other games.
It's a fact that it's way too easy to merch something unintentionally in Guild Wars, and no way to get it back.

Suggestions:
Dyes can only be sold to dye traders.
If you want to merch a rune, gold or green, a confirmation box appears.
Same goes with materials, weapon mods and collector items.

*) To merch: To sell an item to a merchant.

Loviatar · Jul 03, 2006, 02:36 AM // 02:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by omny

Suggestions:
Dyes can only be sold to dye traders.
If you want to merch a rune, gold or green, a confirmation box appears.
Same goes with materials, weapon mods and collector items.

*) To merch: To sell an item to a merchant.

not just no but hell no.

when Factions came out i sold stacks of hides, cloth, iron,etc in the thousands.

GET QUOTE (ONE CLICK)

SELL (2CLICKS)

DO YOU WISH TO SELL THOSE XXX? (YES 3 CLICKS)

FINALLY SELL THE ITEM ( 4 CLICKS)

get another quote
sell
confirm?
finally sell

EACH TIME?? NUTS TO THAT

Jul 02, 2006, 03:39 PM // 15:39	#1
nomercy Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jan 2006	Any hope for my Crystalline? Well... to say in short, for some reason I had another (crappy) weapon in Weapon Slot 1, which made my Crystalline go in my bag. I went to the merchant to sell the crappy weapon (WHICH IM 100% SURE I REPLACED AGAIN WITH THE CRYSTALLINE LATER ON) and... well, I didnt check the list and just clicked on the only item in my main bag and sold it... I later found out my Crystalline was gone and I had the crappy weapon equipped Now this Crystalline wasn't all THAT great but it worked perfectly with my build, and well, its a Crystalline. Is there any chance for me to get it back? (maybe write a message to Anet and explain what happened?) Plz say yes

Jul 02, 2006, 03:41 PM // 15:41	#2
Azmodan Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: May 2005 Profession: Mo/Me	Sorry, but No!

Jul 02, 2006, 03:42 PM // 15:42	#3
CTU Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2005 Profession: Mo/	Bad that it happend, but you cant get i back. It dosnt help to email Anet, they wont replace it

Jul 02, 2006, 03:48 PM // 15:48	#4
yo home boi Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: The Neutral Selection [TNS]	Ouch man!!! Guess thats just unluck just like the time wen i bought 2 15k bodys instad of 1 :O man its sucks

Jul 02, 2006, 06:43 PM // 18:43	#5
icedragon981 Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2006 Location: At my computer Guild: Teh Nine [lll] Profession: N/	Nope, nothing you can do, sorry man.

Jul 02, 2006, 06:50 PM // 18:50	#6
Mister Muhkuh Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany Guild: Ugly Ducklings [ugly] Profession: P/	like the above posters said, not a chance...

Jul 02, 2006, 09:21 PM // 21:21	#8
Caleb Nil nisi malis terrori. Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: Mo/Me	After losing a gold rune way back when I first start playing from "super fast finger @ merchant syndrome", I now put everything I want to keep in the bottom 2 bags behind a non sellable item. Also I have unclicked the checkbox on the final bag completely, so it never shows up in merchant window whatsoever. Live and learn I guess, good luck in your new sword hunt!

Jul 02, 2006, 10:39 PM // 22:39	#11
Amity and Truth Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2006 Profession: W/N	That's bad luck right there. I definitely know how you feel as i've accidently sold a weapon or two to the merchant that could have been quite a fortune if i had sold them on the market. But in all honesty, it was my own fault for being careless. And so it was yours. There basically is no reason to bitch at A-Net if you could have avoided it on your own. You know, basically, whenever i'm selling a gold item, i now triple check if it is the right one to sell. It doesn't hurt to do so, it's not even taking up time either (It was a gold item, wasn't it? You're not making this fuss over a purle or even less item, are you?). Next problem, as you complain that there is no confirmation when selling items. Who is to decide what item is rare and which is not? Where do you draw the line? Are zodiac items still rare? And why are Ghostly Staffs not considered rare (as an example)? No matter where you put the line, you will allways get a person that sold his favorite weapon. So let's just include a "Do not sell" Checkbox for Items, add a total of two confirmation windows for it, implement a re-buy functionality and i downright promise you, it won't be long until the first person sold his weapon to the merchant, regardless the countless protection measures. There is only one thing that ultimately protects you from losing expensive items. And that is caution. And sure as hell, if i'm wielding an uber rare skin item and i'm going switch happy with other weapons - i triple check what i'm selling.

Jul 02, 2006, 11:18 PM // 23:18	#13
fiery Banned Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: maryland Guild: InYurFace Gaming [IYF] Profession: R/	Don't put items equipped to your characters into bags, at a merchant there is no way to say an EQUIPPED weapon.

Jul 02, 2006, 11:31 PM // 23:31	#15
Malice Black Site Legend Join Date: Oct 2005	ive done this before a few times lag was the major factor there back when sup asorb was 100k 10/10 furious was 60k also Herb has a good point...that suggestion just wont work

Jul 02, 2006, 11:42 PM // 23:42	#16
Crazyvietguy Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: [Njk] Profession: Rt/	The moral to this story is to look before you click, ive sold rare items before worth 50k+ for a whopping 315g but it was MY fault because i was quick on the "sell" button. However you can always move on, sure it worked "perfect" for your build.. why not just make a new sword? how difficult should that be, is it a MUST that it has to be a crystalline or else you cant use it? I hope not. Just learn from your mistakes, be pissed in the short term, and quit your whining. End of story.

Jul 03, 2006, 01:50 AM // 01:50	#18
CHUIU Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: Team Legacy Profession: N/	You should thank yourself. Crystallines are the ugliest swords in the game.

Jul 03, 2006, 02:25 AM // 02:25	#19
omny Academy Page Join Date: May 2006	A lot of stuck up people here. Think about it: You don't accidentally sell your extremely valuable pog for 2 bucks in real life. It doesn't make sense that you'd do something like that willingly in a game like GW either. If someone gets offended and start to cry because a buyback system makes GW too similar to WoW, maybe (s)he should hide under their bed and think about how awfully similar some aspects of GW are to real life and other games. It's a fact that it's way too easy to merch something unintentionally in Guild Wars, and no way to get it back. Suggestions: Dyes can only be sold to dye traders. If you want to merch a rune, gold or green, a confirmation box appears. Same goes with materials, weapon mods and collector items. *) To merch: To sell an item to a merchant.