WHo does this? - Page 2 - Guild Wars Forums

OffDutyNinja · Jun 26, 2005, 09:57 PM // 21:57

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Originally Posted by Advocate Of Hell

I for one agree with you, that damn game was sooo adictive, watching two charicters battle it out with what looked like a brown and white stick (copper and iron).

haha try saying that to my brother (level 115)

Angryhob0z · Jun 28, 2005, 01:57 AM // 01:57

yes the fighting always did strike me a bit odd, one person swings sword, half a second later the other peon swings sword, 2 seconds later both players swing sword at same time... jgez or whatever the people were thatmade that game had major problems they never fixed

derrtyboy69 · Jul 19, 2005, 05:18 AM // 05:18

i could imagine some1 rich buying something on Ebay. for example if some like bill gates son or somethin that is a super dork would go and spend 100 dollars on a sword for a game, and think nothing of it. WHY? because some people have so much money they can do what they want with it

Ultimate_Gaara · Jul 19, 2005, 06:04 AM // 06:04

anyone who pays real money for fake money or a wepon in a game really needs to take a minute to reevaluate their life

Divinus · Jul 19, 2005, 06:17 AM // 06:17

When I played SWG I believe the first Jedi accounts went for near $1,000 or so.

Gedscho · Jul 19, 2005, 06:28 AM // 06:28

i wish i had the money to buy 200000g rather than have the time to earn that gold in game. thinking about it... i want that much money AND time

DerrickForseth · Jul 19, 2005, 09:02 AM // 09:02

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Originally Posted by Shadowdaemon

if thats the bid they have to pay it, but they are about stupid for paying that for a game item

Especially for a FREE ONLINE GAME. Real money for fake money.... ummmm ...does this sound funny to any of you? Common guys if you really want to throw money away send it to me, or better yet just give it to charity. It's a free game, no money involved, why pay for anything???? I'll never get E-bay'ers......

Malthan · Jul 19, 2005, 09:51 AM // 09:51

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Originally Posted by DerrickForseth

Especially for a FREE ONLINE GAME. Real money for fake money.... ummmm ...does this sound funny to any of you? Common guys if you really want to throw money away send it to me, or better yet just give it to charity. It's a free game, no money involved, why pay for anything???? I'll never get E-bay'ers......

Well I did pay for my copy of the game...and I think this is the way it is supposed to be...so I don't think they give it away for free.

DerrickForseth · Jul 19, 2005, 10:12 AM // 10:12

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Originally Posted by Malthan

Well I did pay for my copy of the game...and I think this is the way it is supposed to be...so I don't think they give it away for free.

Ok ok, you know what I ment. Try paying 14+ dollars a month for it. Not a flamming post, just trying to figure out why people take a free online game and spend more and more monry on it. Your not just buying gold, your paying for these bot/farmers to keep playing.

Oh well, there will always be thoes who think FAKE money is worth REAL dollars. Cant say much but think about it.......

Aniewiel · Jul 19, 2005, 10:19 AM // 10:19

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Originally Posted by DaRhino

Back in my Runescape days (shame shame

) one of my friends got on E-Bay and searched for Runescape. There were a lot of accounts being sold then, but one seemed to stick out... An already bidded-on account was going for $1200 and there were still 3 days left in the trade

.... I find this amusingly sad, as people have such pathetic excuses for lives that they will buy non-real items for a GAME with real money...

In the glory of the Everquest days, $1200 buys were common. In the early days of Diablo 2, a single sword or bow went for well over $200. *sighs* People are such suckers.

Malthan · Jul 19, 2005, 10:22 AM // 10:22

Well the bot problem is the most serious I think - if it was just about selling honestly earned gold then I could understand it...but supporting botters is just hurting the game.

As for the fake money being worth real dollars - everything is worth as much as people are going to pay for it - if people are paying real $$$ for virtual gold - then it is worth it. As long as you can but it for $$$ adn sell it for $$$ it's worth it.

Ketendra · Jul 19, 2005, 03:46 PM // 15:46

Umm, if they have nothing better to do with their money I have some ideas - including sending it to me

Dr.thug1230 · Jul 22, 2005, 02:09 PM // 14:09

omg wow some1 selling a guild wars startegy guide for 150 bucks at ebay
the show really dimmed pics of it and an artbook to how gai

Maxiemonster · Jul 22, 2005, 02:23 PM // 14:23

I don't think it's that strange..

People buying Guild Wars gold/items for real money have a thing that the one selling the item does have: time. Someone with lots of money of course wants to have great items too, but someone with lots money items probably does not have the time to get all that. Someone with lots of time has the possibility to get those items and change it for something that they want. If I had lots of money, maybe I would buy some gold/items too, why not?

Swarnt Brightstar · Jul 22, 2005, 02:35 PM // 14:35

I have two things to say

1)What's Runescape?? (these DORKS at my school say it's awesome and talk 'bout it non-stop, then I say how good are the graphics and from what I heard they're as good as some PS2 games.....)

2)I dont really mind because I sold an icy bow string (in-game) to some guy for 15k, who 'bout 1000k on e-bay (I remember hiis name but I'm not going to say it, unless asked in a PM or e-mail by someone from the GW staff), well, I cant deny the allure of selling something I dont need for that much gold... Now I have my chestpiece for 15k armour ^^

Algren Cole · Jul 22, 2005, 02:39 PM // 14:39

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Originally Posted by Swarnt Brightstar

I have two things to say

1)What's Runescape?? (these DORKS at my school say it's awesome and talk 'bout it non-stop, then I say how good are the graphics and from what I heard they're as good as some PS2 games.....)

2)I dont really mind because I sold an icy bow string (in-game) to some guy for 15k, who 'bout 1000k on e-bay (I remember hiis name but I'm not going to say it, unless asked in a PM or e-mail by someone from the GW staff), well, I cant deny the allure of selling something I dont need for that much gold... Now I have my chestpiece for 15k armour ^^

1)

Tinweasele · Jul 22, 2005, 02:52 PM // 14:52

to start off i want to say that i never have and never will purchase things in a game with real money but i can definatly see the reason. lets say you make 25$ an hour working in RL. and for arguments sake 20$ will buy you 50k g. in an hour in game you could probably farm say 3 plat. so in terms of pure time investment it is cheaper by FAR to just buy it off of e-bay or whatever. i understand for all the kids that dont have jobs they complain because their only source of in game money is through time but for people with jobs who wish to be good but are casual gamers there is a definate appeal and reason for it. they get the benifit of having good items while still maintaining relationships to family members and making money in a real job.

samarium · Jul 22, 2005, 03:13 PM // 15:13

I'd happily sell in-game items and other stuff for real-world cash. Buyers and sellers are mutually exclusive groups, and therefore you can't really judge one by the other's standards.

I happen to believe it's all good. If I get sick of a game after thrusting hundreds of hours into it, it's sure as hell fine by me to sell my hard work to some lazy bum with a grand and a half just sitting around -- I just made back all the money I spent on the game. PLUS a nice new PC or an entertainment center!

I don't imagine you could sell GW accounts for much, since level 20's no big deal and prestige flows so freely (kick from famous guild: prestige gone!)

However, I'd have to insist on a few precautions with this. Clear out your friends list, quit your guild/clan/linkshell, and tell everybody you talk to on a regular basis that you won't be YOU anymore.

-sam

Enigmatics · Jul 22, 2005, 04:24 PM // 16:24

The crowd that are already rather poor and blow their money on ingame items are obsessed, no doubt. However, there are people who can make lots of cash in real life, fast, and find that earning money in guild wars isn't as fast as simply earning the money outside of the game, and buying money in guild wars. While some of you may mumble something about it being self-degrading or morally wrong, it may be smarter to spend 1 hour mowing lawns for 60 bucks and buying 200plat ingame, than to spend a week in guild wars and earn that 200plat.

Korpse · Jul 22, 2005, 05:51 PM // 17:51

We're complaining about paying real money for pixels? Investing something in reality for something that doesn't exist? You mean like actually playing hours in real time to make advancements on a character that isn't real? I don't see that much of a difference. They give up money for gear. We give up a date Saturday night to reach level 20.

Jul 22, 2005, 05:51 PM // 17:51	#40
Korpse Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: California	Is it worse or just the same? We're complaining about paying real money for pixels? Investing something in reality for something that doesn't exist? You mean like actually playing hours in real time to make advancements on a character that isn't real? I don't see that much of a difference. They give up money for gear. We give up a date Saturday night to reach level 20.

Jun 28, 2005, 01:57 AM // 01:57	#22
Angryhob0z Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2005 Profession: Me/N	yes the fighting always did strike me a bit odd, one person swings sword, half a second later the other peon swings sword, 2 seconds later both players swing sword at same time... jgez or whatever the people were thatmade that game had major problems they never fixed

Jul 19, 2005, 05:18 AM // 05:18	#23
derrtyboy69 Grotto Attendant Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Clouds Guild: Scars Meadows [SMS] Profession: Mo/Me	i could imagine some1 rich buying something on Ebay. for example if some like bill gates son or somethin that is a super dork would go and spend 100 dollars on a sword for a game, and think nothing of it. WHY? because some people have so much money they can do what they want with it

Jul 19, 2005, 06:04 AM // 06:04	#24
Ultimate_Gaara Desert Nomad Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: BC, Canada.. how aboot that eh?	anyone who pays real money for fake money or a wepon in a game really needs to take a minute to reevaluate their life

Jul 19, 2005, 06:17 AM // 06:17	#25
Divinus Academy Page Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mississippi	When I played SWG I believe the first Jedi accounts went for near $1,000 or so.

Jul 19, 2005, 06:28 AM // 06:28	#26
Gedscho Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: the Zen Men Profession: Mo/W	i wish i had the money to buy 200000g rather than have the time to earn that gold in game. thinking about it... i want that much money AND time

Jul 19, 2005, 10:22 AM // 10:22	#31
Malthan Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jul 2005	Well the bot problem is the most serious I think - if it was just about selling honestly earned gold then I could understand it...but supporting botters is just hurting the game. As for the fake money being worth real dollars - everything is worth as much as people are going to pay for it - if people are paying real $$$ for virtual gold - then it is worth it. As long as you can but it for $$$ adn sell it for $$$ it's worth it.

Jul 19, 2005, 03:46 PM // 15:46	#32
Ketendra Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: New York Guild: JackKnife Brigade Profession: E/Mo	Umm, if they have nothing better to do with their money I have some ideas - including sending it to me

Jul 22, 2005, 02:09 PM // 14:09	#33
Dr.thug1230 Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: May 2005 Profession: D/Mo	omg wow some1 selling a guild wars startegy guide for 150 bucks at ebay the show really dimmed pics of it and an artbook to how gai

Jul 22, 2005, 02:23 PM // 14:23	#34
Maxiemonster There is no spoon. Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Netherlands Profession: Mo/	I don't think it's that strange.. People buying Guild Wars gold/items for real money have a thing that the one selling the item does have: time. Someone with lots of money of course wants to have great items too, but someone with lots money items probably does not have the time to get all that. Someone with lots of time has the possibility to get those items and change it for something that they want. If I had lots of money, maybe I would buy some gold/items too, why not?

Jul 22, 2005, 02:35 PM // 14:35	#35
Swarnt Brightstar Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mongolia!... But sadly Florida Guild: Rulers of Mythology <ROM> Profession: R/Mo	I have two things to say 1)What's Runescape?? (these DORKS at my school say it's awesome and talk 'bout it non-stop, then I say how good are the graphics and from what I heard they're as good as some PS2 games.....) 2)I dont really mind because I sold an icy bow string (in-game) to some guy for 15k, who 'bout 1000k on e-bay (I remember hiis name but I'm not going to say it, unless asked in a PM or e-mail by someone from the GW staff), well, I cant deny the allure of selling something I dont need for that much gold... Now I have my chestpiece for 15k armour ^^

Jul 22, 2005, 02:52 PM // 14:52	#37
Tinweasele Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jul 2005	to start off i want to say that i never have and never will purchase things in a game with real money but i can definatly see the reason. lets say you make 25$ an hour working in RL. and for arguments sake 20$ will buy you 50k g. in an hour in game you could probably farm say 3 plat. so in terms of pure time investment it is cheaper by FAR to just buy it off of e-bay or whatever. i understand for all the kids that dont have jobs they complain because their only source of in game money is through time but for people with jobs who wish to be good but are casual gamers there is a definate appeal and reason for it. they get the benifit of having good items while still maintaining relationships to family members and making money in a real job.

Jul 22, 2005, 03:13 PM // 15:13	#38
samarium Academy Page Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Pillers of Darkness [Dark] Profession: N/Mo	I'd happily sell in-game items and other stuff for real-world cash. Buyers and sellers are mutually exclusive groups, and therefore you can't really judge one by the other's standards. I happen to believe it's all good. If I get sick of a game after thrusting hundreds of hours into it, it's sure as hell fine by me to sell my hard work to some lazy bum with a grand and a half just sitting around -- I just made back all the money I spent on the game. PLUS a nice new PC or an entertainment center! I don't imagine you could sell GW accounts for much, since level 20's no big deal and prestige flows so freely (kick from famous guild: prestige gone!) However, I'd have to insist on a few precautions with this. Clear out your friends list, quit your guild/clan/linkshell, and tell everybody you talk to on a regular basis that you won't be YOU anymore. -sam

Jul 22, 2005, 04:24 PM // 16:24	#39
Enigmatics Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tenafly, NJ Guild: Defenders of Rillanon Profession: W/Mo	The crowd that are already rather poor and blow their money on ingame items are obsessed, no doubt. However, there are people who can make lots of cash in real life, fast, and find that earning money in guild wars isn't as fast as simply earning the money outside of the game, and buying money in guild wars. While some of you may mumble something about it being self-degrading or morally wrong, it may be smarter to spend 1 hour mowing lawns for 60 bucks and buying 200plat ingame, than to spend a week in guild wars and earn that 200plat.