Rubies/Sapphires - Guild Wars Forums

wiz12268 · Aug 08, 2005, 06:31 PM // 18:31

Are these close to having a purpose? I ask because I traded a 10/10 sundering haft for 15 of them a couple weeks ago when they were around 4900/5000. But now they are rising every day.

Were 8152 Fri, 10956 yesterday, and 11127 this morning when I checked. The traders are paying more for them than even ecto. But they have no apparent use.

So is this rise in price the foreshadow of them being introduced as a useable commodity?

I was crying when they stayed in the mid 4Ks, now I wish I had more (but isn't that the way it always is)

Just curious if anyone knows when/if they will have a purpose.

BTW I have NEVER seen one drop, solo or in a group, so not even sure where they come from. I thought FOW, but I have many many runs through there and havent seen any.

stdnox · Aug 08, 2005, 06:41 PM // 18:41

People Belive There Are For The Sole Purpose For Crafting New 15k Armor....

Loviatar · Aug 08, 2005, 06:44 PM // 18:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by wiz12268

BTW I have NEVER seen one drop, solo or in a group, so not even sure where they come from. I thought FOW, but I have many many runs through there and havent seen any.

anything that drops a granit slab has the possibility of droping

charcoal
saphire
ruby

i have gotten only one saphire drop and thar was from a low level stone elemental

i have no idea what they will be used for but since they didnt clean them out of the game the way they did a bunch of beta items i will guess there will be some premium use for them in chapter 2 when it comes out

ruby armor perhaps

saphire armor possibly

i also expect them to introduce diamonds and emeralds and maybe other colored gems later as well

just a guess

Xue Yi Liang · Aug 08, 2005, 06:48 PM // 18:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loviatar

i also expect them to introduce diamonds and emeralds and maybe other colored gems later as well

just a guess

If they do I sure hope they increase storage capacity - cause I have too much junk as it is.

Ristaron · Aug 08, 2005, 06:49 PM // 18:49

I think rubies/sapphires are a good way of having wealth without having gold XD
Would clean up big trades a whole lot if they had a fixed rate... not that gold does, it seems, with everything going up in prices all the time. But it would be great if you could deal 100k+ trades without a middleman via rubies/sapphires.
"Ok.. you want 150k for that... lets see... 100k gold, 5 rubies, and 1 sapphire."
Submit
Accept
/bow

Kakumei · Aug 08, 2005, 06:52 PM // 18:52

rubies, at the very least, and so i assume sapphires too, drop in the fissure of woe

i know because one dropped for me as i was killing armored cave spiders

Loviatar · Aug 08, 2005, 06:53 PM // 18:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xue Yi Liang

If they do I sure hope they increase storage capacity - cause I have too much junk as it is.

that is a real possibility as either Gaile/Alex said that extra character slot(s) would be most likely in chapter 2 when new professions/races will be added.

increased storage for them would be logical

plus you would have the maxed out storage of all characters combined

characters i dont use still have bags with runes of holding just for the extra storage space

stumpy · Aug 08, 2005, 06:55 PM // 18:55

I got 1 sapphire drop from a uw run with a group ... I cant remember what dropped it ... it was 2 weeks agao i think it may have been grasping ... since release I have only ever gotten 1 sapphire and 3 rubies ... but only had the 1 sapphire drop for me. 3 rubies were part of a trade.

p0t4T0 · Aug 08, 2005, 06:59 PM // 18:59

I got two saphire drops both from FoW in the same run.

Borealis · Aug 08, 2005, 07:14 PM // 19:14

I got a sapphire in FoW a week or so ago too

EF2NYD · Aug 08, 2005, 07:47 PM // 19:47

I got rubies and sapphires from underworld drops, as random as ecto drops.

PHANTASM · Aug 08, 2005, 09:07 PM // 21:07

I thought they were used for the Mesmer fissure armor.

Can any1 confirm this?

Paine · Aug 08, 2005, 09:44 PM // 21:44

Rubies are dropped from the Carved Spiders in Fissure of Woe.
You can find them to the northeast. My opinion is that the droprate for those are 3-4% per spider

saphir · Aug 08, 2005, 10:19 PM // 22:19

rubies most often drop in fissure, although sometimes from smites in uw
sapphires most often drop in uw, although also in the live forest in fissure

i've had a total of about 5 sapphires drop and 2-3 rubies drop for my 2.5mil xp elem
so they are fairly rare

they are not currently used for anything, but they may be later.
thy're pretty. and i sort of collect them like how some players like to collect rare gold fellblades

spiritofcat · Aug 09, 2005, 02:08 AM // 02:08

I was told that Rubies are used to make FoW headgear for elementalists.
Any truth in that one?

saphir · Aug 10, 2005, 08:40 PM // 20:40

lies, lies, all lies

wiz12268 · Aug 10, 2005, 08:47 PM // 20:47

I got a ruby AND a saphire in UW in same runt his morning I almost Sh++, cuz I never had either drop for me before.

A few others were selling rubies as well , so maybe they upped the drop rate?

Rahl · Aug 10, 2005, 10:32 PM // 22:32

They seem to drop a lot in FoW, since I've gotten them there only.

Just a bit o cash IMO.

Ripper_Roo · Aug 11, 2005, 12:32 AM // 00:32

i got a saphire a wile ago--to bad i traded it,, i needed the money and no one new wut they were used 4.

Divine Elemental · Aug 11, 2005, 03:28 AM // 03:28

I saw infested kerrigan buying
i asked him wtf its used for hes like
its for selling
lol
and they drop in UW just found 2 :P
but just hold on
maybe itll be needed in future

Aug 08, 2005, 06:31 PM // 18:31	#1
wiz12268 Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: California Guild: Men In Black	Rubies/Sapphires Are these close to having a purpose? I ask because I traded a 10/10 sundering haft for 15 of them a couple weeks ago when they were around 4900/5000. But now they are rising every day. Were 8152 Fri, 10956 yesterday, and 11127 this morning when I checked. The traders are paying more for them than even ecto. But they have no apparent use. So is this rise in price the foreshadow of them being introduced as a useable commodity? I was crying when they stayed in the mid 4Ks, now I wish I had more (but isn't that the way it always is) Just curious if anyone knows when/if they will have a purpose. BTW I have NEVER seen one drop, solo or in a group, so not even sure where they come from. I thought FOW, but I have many many runs through there and havent seen any.

Aug 08, 2005, 06:41 PM // 18:41	#2
stdnox Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2005	People Belive There Are For The Sole Purpose For Crafting New 15k Armor....

Aug 08, 2005, 06:49 PM // 18:49	#5
Ristaron Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Canada, eh? Guild: Legion Of Valhalla Profession: E/	I think rubies/sapphires are a good way of having wealth without having gold XD Would clean up big trades a whole lot if they had a fixed rate... not that gold does, it seems, with everything going up in prices all the time. But it would be great if you could deal 100k+ trades without a middleman via rubies/sapphires. "Ok.. you want 150k for that... lets see... 100k gold, 5 rubies, and 1 sapphire." Submit Accept /bow

Aug 08, 2005, 06:52 PM // 18:52	#6
Kakumei Forge Runner Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Grind is subjective Guild: learn this please	rubies, at the very least, and so i assume sapphires too, drop in the fissure of woe i know because one dropped for me as i was killing armored cave spiders

Aug 08, 2005, 06:55 PM // 18:55	#8
stumpy Jungle Guide Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canucklehead BC, Canada Guild: Advanced Necro Undead Society	I got 1 sapphire drop from a uw run with a group ... I cant remember what dropped it ... it was 2 weeks agao i think it may have been grasping ... since release I have only ever gotten 1 sapphire and 3 rubies ... but only had the 1 sapphire drop for me. 3 rubies were part of a trade.

Aug 08, 2005, 06:59 PM // 18:59	#9
p0t4T0 Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2005 Guild: Or Die Trying [ODT] Profession: W/Mo	I got two saphire drops both from FoW in the same run.

Aug 08, 2005, 07:14 PM // 19:14	#10
Borealis Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2005 Guild: Black Rose Gaming Profession: Mo/W	I got a sapphire in FoW a week or so ago too

Aug 08, 2005, 07:47 PM // 19:47	#11
EF2NYD Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jun 2005	I got rubies and sapphires from underworld drops, as random as ecto drops.

Aug 08, 2005, 09:07 PM // 21:07	#12
PHANTASM Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2005	I thought they were used for the Mesmer fissure armor. Can any1 confirm this?

Aug 08, 2005, 09:44 PM // 21:44	#13
Paine Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Guild: Clan Plus [Plus]	Rubies are dropped from the Carved Spiders in Fissure of Woe. You can find them to the northeast. My opinion is that the droprate for those are 3-4% per spider

Aug 08, 2005, 10:19 PM // 22:19	#14
saphir Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: doa Profession: Mo/	rubies most often drop in fissure, although sometimes from smites in uw sapphires most often drop in uw, although also in the live forest in fissure i've had a total of about 5 sapphires drop and 2-3 rubies drop for my 2.5mil xp elem so they are fairly rare they are not currently used for anything, but they may be later. thy're pretty. and i sort of collect them like how some players like to collect rare gold fellblades

Aug 09, 2005, 02:08 AM // 02:08	#15
spiritofcat Jungle Guide Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Guild: Order of the Sanguine Dragon [OSD] Profession: E/Mo	I was told that Rubies are used to make FoW headgear for elementalists. Any truth in that one?

Aug 10, 2005, 08:40 PM // 20:40	#16
saphir Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: doa Profession: Mo/	lies, lies, all lies

Aug 10, 2005, 08:47 PM // 20:47	#17
wiz12268 Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: California Guild: Men In Black	I got a ruby AND a saphire in UW in same runt his morning I almost Sh++, cuz I never had either drop for me before. A few others were selling rubies as well , so maybe they upped the drop rate?

Aug 10, 2005, 10:32 PM // 22:32	#18
Rahl Furnace Stoker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Austin, Tx Guild: Mmph Its [Good] Profession: Mo/	They seem to drop a lot in FoW, since I've gotten them there only. Just a bit o cash IMO.

Aug 11, 2005, 12:32 AM // 00:32	#19
Ripper_Roo Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: Me/W	i got a saphire a wile ago--to bad i traded it,, i needed the money and no one new wut they were used 4.

Aug 11, 2005, 03:28 AM // 03:28	#20
Divine Elemental Desert Nomad Join Date: May 2005 Location: Near Your House Guild: I Used To Own [ IUTO ]	I saw infested kerrigan buying i asked him wtf its used for hes like its for selling lol and they drop in UW just found 2 :P but just hold on maybe itll be needed in future