Ecto price going to keep rising? - Page 2 - Guild Wars Forums

Relnor · Jun 06, 2006, 10:59 AM // 10:59

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Originally Posted by Loki Seiguro

not true anymore lol absorb runes have gone down in price dramatically with the relase of factions there are less warrior players and if there are most of them already have the rune.

prices of ecto imo will drop or stay at its price for a while

Untrue...the reason for the drop in price of Sup Absorption is that Anet increaced the frop rate. In the first week of Factions, I got 4 droped for me. If Anet increaced the drop rate of ectos, that would also cause the price to drop.

Jetdoc · Jun 06, 2006, 02:11 PM // 14:11

There was a lengthy thread on this in the Riverside Inn, but my two cents are....Yes, they will continue to rise. Why?

1. People are finishing Factions, maybe on their 2nd or 3rd characters.
2. The introduction of the new greens and the craftable items has basically made most item variations and their skins readily available for dirt cheap. As such, there isn't a real reason for people to spend ungodly amounts of money on rare weapons any longer.
3. So...if you've accumulated all this wealth, don't have much left to do in PvE since you rushed through it - what else is there to do and buy? Go buy FoW armor. That will cause ecto to rise as all of these people with extra disposable income decide to do something with it.

CmOo_WtFaCk · Jun 17, 2006, 12:21 PM // 12:21

O_O looky looky it hit freakin 10k last night.

Phenixfire · Jun 17, 2006, 12:43 PM // 12:43

ah well, my opinion:

factions .. brought some new greens and so on, some rlly good items ( zodiac stuff )

but:
1. elite missions .. well, the chance to get a dropping zodiac is 1/12th ( 12 party members ), so its rather small. why do it then, better farm other places and buy a zodiac thing later from another one or wait until they have become chaeaper.
2. new greens .. factions has been farmed to the end imho ^^ there are only few greens left that rlly still sell for good prices, the rest is being farmed by too many, letting the price drop and by that not making it worth any longer to farm there.

-> ppl return to prophecies for fow and uw, fater all, there is only 1 fow and uw.

in the course of the game, more and more ppl have become richer, it's like in real life, if you have a lot of money, well, what does one do ? buy a cool car, buy a boat :P, buy whatever.
its the same with fow armor, it hasnt gooten anything else then a droknar armor, but it does look cool, or even if it is simply the best armor available, why not show off a bit and get it ? after all, one thinks he is a pro, so one needs pro things ^^.

-> more ppl want to get fow -> ecto demand rising, but staying supply ( after all, most ppl have used all their character slots.. those who can already turned their chars into a 55hp or uw nec, guess there isnt anyone who deletes a char in order to make a 55hp or new nec )
-> rising price

and i think it will keep rising, ppl will get afraid it will continue to rise and by that make their fow armor unaffordable -> more desperate to buy ectos -> rising price

so guard your ectos, guess they'll be much more worth in a week or two :P

Burton2000 · Jun 17, 2006, 02:11 PM // 14:11

Also didn't know Globs dropped from the Jungle. Might go farming there and see if they drop often.

CmOo_WtFaCk · Jun 17, 2006, 02:26 PM // 14:26

i think its only from that mission.

Phenixfire · Jun 17, 2006, 03:08 PM // 15:08

they do drop from the jungle, and even though i farmed there it is

1. very hard
2. you get more glittering dust than in 10 uw runs :P
3. never saw an ecto drop

maybe thats just me, but uw is still the place where your chance to an ecto is highest

cR4zY-n^ · Jun 17, 2006, 04:09 PM // 16:09

I wish they go high, but never low as 5k and so.

I think Anet should cap lowest price of ecto to 8k and 3.5 for shard, so it can't go below that. Ecto became some kind of money. (100k+50ecto i.e.)

And now is fine, but if ecto drops to 1k or smnt in few years... market will be devastated etc. just like in d2. :>

My 2 cents.

Only ecto falls that occur are those when new items are introduced, so some weirdos hurry to buy them and sell ectos to merchant... Oh boy, I remember a fall when tombs greens were introduced... now majority of it you can buy for few plat. ^^

Bane of Worlds · Jun 17, 2006, 04:31 PM // 16:31

lol it's killing me...
ppl selling/buying from rare material traders...
such a pain when you buy one then the next minute it's down the drain in prices or goes right back up lol...

chessyang · Jun 18, 2006, 05:33 PM // 17:33

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Originally Posted by cR4zY-n^

I think Anet should cap lowest price of ecto to 8k and 3.5 for shard, so it can't go below that.

naw that NPC you buy/trade from is just listing what it's going for. almost like a real person that's always there to get a price check or like buying from wall mart vs the flea market.

but ya it's hard to trade stuff for more then 100k

thesecondrei · Jun 18, 2006, 08:34 PM // 20:34

I wish A.nerf can just make a weapons crafter NPC that offers every skin available in the game (similar to the existing crafters right now that sell blue 15^50 weapons, however, my idea would implement every available skin in the game) This way, people wouldn't HAVE to pay over 100k for an item and I have a gut feeling that a.nerf didn't intend for players to pay over 100k for items.

b0n3 · Jun 19, 2006, 05:00 AM // 05:00

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Originally Posted by Loki Seiguro

And btw need they add the running out of stcok for merch to prevent people from always buying form the merchent? or just to make it realer

I believe they did that to stop high end players from getting together and spending 100k each on ectos. Imagine what that will do to the price? maybe double it? Crazy thought seeing as how only one person can change a price so drasticly...

The Herbalizer · Jun 19, 2006, 08:44 AM // 08:44

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Originally Posted by b0n3

I believe they did that to stop high end players from getting together and spending 100k each on ectos. Imagine what that will do to the price? maybe double it? Crazy thought seeing as how only one person can change a price so drasticly...

a group of several players spend a few million at rare mat trader.
price rises.
people no longer buy in towns from other players due to high price and would rather wait a day or so till cheaper.
people sell to trader as price is high and noone is buying.
price goes down.

Jun 17, 2006, 04:09 PM // 16:09	#28
cR4zY-n^ Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Zadar - Croatia Guild: We Work As A [Team] Profession: Mo/E	I wish they go high, but never low as 5k and so. I think Anet should cap lowest price of ecto to 8k and 3.5 for shard, so it can't go below that. Ecto became some kind of money. (100k+50ecto i.e.) And now is fine, but if ecto drops to 1k or smnt in few years... market will be devastated etc. just like in d2. :> My 2 cents. Only ecto falls that occur are those when new items are introduced, so some weirdos hurry to buy them and sell ectos to merchant... Oh boy, I remember a fall when tombs greens were introduced... now majority of it you can buy for few plat. ^^ Last edited by cR4zY-n^; Jun 17, 2006 at 04:13 PM // 16:13..

Jun 06, 2006, 02:11 PM // 14:11	#22
Jetdoc Hell's Protector Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: The Eyes of Texas [BEVO] Profession: D/A	There was a lengthy thread on this in the Riverside Inn, but my two cents are....Yes, they will continue to rise. Why? 1. People are finishing Factions, maybe on their 2nd or 3rd characters. 2. The introduction of the new greens and the craftable items has basically made most item variations and their skins readily available for dirt cheap. As such, there isn't a real reason for people to spend ungodly amounts of money on rare weapons any longer. 3. So...if you've accumulated all this wealth, don't have much left to do in PvE since you rushed through it - what else is there to do and buy? Go buy FoW armor. That will cause ecto to rise as all of these people with extra disposable income decide to do something with it.

Jun 17, 2006, 12:21 PM // 12:21	#23
CmOo_WtFaCk Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: Warriors of Apathy Profession: R/	O_O looky looky it hit freakin 10k last night.

Jun 17, 2006, 12:43 PM // 12:43	#24
Phenixfire Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2006 Guild: Malice Dedication Ambition [MAD] Profession: Mo/	ah well, my opinion: factions .. brought some new greens and so on, some rlly good items ( zodiac stuff ) but: 1. elite missions .. well, the chance to get a dropping zodiac is 1/12th ( 12 party members ), so its rather small. why do it then, better farm other places and buy a zodiac thing later from another one or wait until they have become chaeaper. 2. new greens .. factions has been farmed to the end imho ^^ there are only few greens left that rlly still sell for good prices, the rest is being farmed by too many, letting the price drop and by that not making it worth any longer to farm there. -> ppl return to prophecies for fow and uw, fater all, there is only 1 fow and uw. in the course of the game, more and more ppl have become richer, it's like in real life, if you have a lot of money, well, what does one do ? buy a cool car, buy a boat :P, buy whatever. its the same with fow armor, it hasnt gooten anything else then a droknar armor, but it does look cool, or even if it is simply the best armor available, why not show off a bit and get it ? after all, one thinks he is a pro, so one needs pro things ^^. -> more ppl want to get fow -> ecto demand rising, but staying supply ( after all, most ppl have used all their character slots.. those who can already turned their chars into a 55hp or uw nec, guess there isnt anyone who deletes a char in order to make a 55hp or new nec ) -> rising price and i think it will keep rising, ppl will get afraid it will continue to rise and by that make their fow armor unaffordable -> more desperate to buy ectos -> rising price so guard your ectos, guess they'll be much more worth in a week or two :P

Jun 17, 2006, 02:11 PM // 14:11	#25
Burton2000 Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: A cardboard box in England Guild: Men Of Substance [YMCA] Profession: Mo/Me	Also didn't know Globs dropped from the Jungle. Might go farming there and see if they drop often.

Jun 17, 2006, 02:26 PM // 14:26	#26
CmOo_WtFaCk Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: Warriors of Apathy Profession: R/	i think its only from that mission.

Jun 17, 2006, 03:08 PM // 15:08	#27
Phenixfire Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2006 Guild: Malice Dedication Ambition [MAD] Profession: Mo/	they do drop from the jungle, and even though i farmed there it is 1. very hard 2. you get more glittering dust than in 10 uw runs :P 3. never saw an ecto drop maybe thats just me, but uw is still the place where your chance to an ecto is highest

Jun 17, 2006, 04:31 PM // 16:31	#29
Bane of Worlds Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Meadow Profession: Rt/	lol it's killing me... ppl selling/buying from rare material traders... such a pain when you buy one then the next minute it's down the drain in prices or goes right back up lol...

Jun 18, 2006, 08:34 PM // 20:34	#31
thesecondrei Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: California Guild: Alliance of Xen [XoO] Profession: W/R	I wish A.nerf can just make a weapons crafter NPC that offers every skin available in the game (similar to the existing crafters right now that sell blue 15^50 weapons, however, my idea would implement every available skin in the game) This way, people wouldn't HAVE to pay over 100k for an item and I have a gut feeling that a.nerf didn't intend for players to pay over 100k for items.