Curse

pingu666 · Apr 09, 2011, 01:23 AM // 01:23

its not important, unless you want some rare item or some buyish title. or for stuff just to fill the hom.

personaly 100k~ is a reasonable amount to have, should be able to equip a character very well and the heros too for that.

personaly i dont even really like the hom that much, nice idea but bad implimentation.

Coast · Apr 09, 2011, 01:25 AM // 01:25

rare skins or minis, thats about it

Aycee · Apr 09, 2011, 01:39 AM // 01:39

1 reason.

Titles.

That is all.

Pierre Francese · Apr 09, 2011, 03:37 AM // 03:37

For a feeling of progression, Guild Wars doesn't have the gear grind so getting items with low reqs, expensive armor, and the rarest minis helps fill that gap of progression. Also titles and 50/50 HoM which I'm currently working on.

DokkyDok · Apr 09, 2011, 04:24 AM // 04:24

It's something to do with one's time, and it can be hard to quit a game after devoting thousands of hours to it.

Oleg · Apr 09, 2011, 04:34 AM // 04:34

Having gold gives you more options. It's always better to have more options. Simple as that.

Getting 50/50 takes a fair bit of money. I understand why people like to make it. I don't really get why they hoard it.

AlsPals · Apr 09, 2011, 04:35 AM // 04:35

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Originally Posted by DokkyDok

It's something to do with one's time, and it can be hard to quit a game after devoting thousands of hours to it.

Can I get an Amen?

Jaime Del Cervantes · Apr 09, 2011, 05:17 AM // 05:17

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Originally Posted by AlsPals

Can I get an Amen?

Amen. I can actually relate to this, isn't it really hard to do so?

TSS · Apr 09, 2011, 05:23 AM // 05:23

because i want a crystalline sword and they are EXPENSIVE

dasmitchies · Apr 09, 2011, 05:33 AM // 05:33

It is important to amass large fortunes in virtual worlds for many people largely due to their failures in real life. Everyone wants to feel good, many choose to become wealthy in games because they have no women or money in reality.

AlsPals · Apr 09, 2011, 08:11 AM // 08:11

And some people make up reasons for other people deriving enjoyment out of something because they themselves think their hobbies are more important. Derp.

Ok Dont Panic · Apr 09, 2011, 08:51 AM // 08:51

@dasmitchies typical terribad answer. becasue your hiding your RL in a game. Take a step back and look at people that like / enjoy the game.

People want money to max titles, Commonly:
Party Animal
Sweet Tooth
Drunkard
Survivor

Less commonly:
Legendary Vanquisher
Legendary Skill Hunter
Legendary Guardian

Lets break these down.

Consumable Titles: These titles CAN be maxed during Events alone. However a player that can't spend 5+ hours daily during the event farming will be hard pressed to max it just on the event. People don't want to sit at 29 titles for 8 months waiting for an event, so they pay x amount to buy the title. AS the game is so old they might max it on various characters for 2x+ GWAMM. SO the amount of Party farming can get too tedious so instead peope would rather farm other things and buy the items.

Survivor: With the recent survivor fix everyone can add +1 title to their title character at any time. Some classes such as Warrior/Paragon/Necro dont have a "Safe" farm that gets quick exp.
and by safe i mean in my opinion. Some people dont like the idea of farming the exp on the chance they could die. Some people dont do Killroys. After 10 times? I was bored. SO people can buy Survivor Title using Kath Hammers / Geletanious Material. 3-6k each 5-7.5k exp per its only 4-500k with a 300k return.

Ok moving on to Skill capper. Elite Tomes. I've done LSH twice now and quite frankly I tomed the paragon elites for my monk 15 for like 60k? QUick and easy and meant I could play the game the way I wanted to.
Its A LOT more expensive but I could farm UW / FOW a few times and have fun and buy 2-3 elite tomes per run depending on the drops. having fun in uw OR spending a few hours capping a skill that the boss isnt spawning for in Tyria.. HMMM Lots more fun to farm the areas..

Legendary Vanquisher. I say this in 2 ways. People offer VQ services on this very site. So thats option a) they want someone to VQ for them while they are AFK. Again. They want to play the game their way. If others are willing to play for them for a price when they are afk then so be it.
Consumables(Ill come back to these) People amass loads of consumables for guess what? Easy Vanquishes. I could spend an hour doing a Vanquish, or i could pop cons and spend 30 mins. 8k to save 30 mins of my gaming time.. hmmm..Touched on Legendary guardian and same rule applies. AS with thevanquish title the Guardian Title can be run.

OK now we move on to HoM. People are lazy. They want to play the game their way. HOWEVER The game is dying. Less people playing less teams. Look at the Deep / Urgoz / DoA even. It can be a nightmare getting teams that know what they are doing. SO again people on this very site offer to run all 3 areas for a price. (Infact the same with Dungeons) You can have 15~ of the 18 Dungeons run for a fee. The others are too easy to run or solo.

Ok NOW to SPeedclears. People have Ego on Speedclears they want to look pro, they want to have the best weapons and armor.
^Ok so thats the people idc for.
There are people that actually want the right gear and the right req/atrributes and are incredibly anal about it.
+45 not +44 on a shield < Things like that cost money.

Then there are cons that cost 8-9k each<Needed for speed clears and people like having multiple sets. So that when runs fail people can just scroll in and pop again.

Record guilds. Record setting guilds NEED a lot of gold.
If you look at the amount of cons popped per record run and Attempts it probabl EASILY adds up to 100k per hour~

Pcons^As above cost a boat load. and the amount people burn through is rediculous. But people want them and it makes price go up. THat doesnt defer people buying it just makes them have to have more money to buy.

ok CaSH :] some people hoard and power trade. They like having lots of stuff and money It allows you to do anything you like. It doesnt make you a good player which is what people assume it does.

I guess my point of this is. IF you say rich people have no life. Then thats silly. your playing the same game they are
IF your saying playing this game is an escapism for people. Yes it is for some people. But you can't critisize that.
If people want to be able to do stuff on the game thats at the END GAME runs. (I guess GWs version of instances) FoWSc/UWSC/DoASc/UrgozSc/Deepsc- THen yes you need some money

Chocobo1 · Apr 09, 2011, 09:54 AM // 09:54

Why is it important to be "rich" in life?

That's just a question I'm constantly pondering, especially in a life like ours where you can pretty much get max and elite clothes just by moving through life. People put so much effort into amassing i money, I have to wonder if they pursue GW money with as much effort in their spare time.

What's your reason for acquiring large amounts of cash and what purpose does it serve?

Just a question...

majoho · Apr 09, 2011, 10:06 AM // 10:06

^ and the answer is still it's not.

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Originally Posted by Laraja

Just a question...

It's not, the only use for any kind of wealth is to buy stuff from other players.

If you are just playing the game there is nothing to spend the money on, the only thing I spent a lot of plat on is the nine-rings mini-game.

Yol · Apr 09, 2011, 10:24 AM // 10:24

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Originally Posted by Laraja

People put so much effort into amassing ingame money, I have to wonder if they pursue real money with as much effort in real life.
What's your reason for acquiring large amounts of ingame cash and what purpose does it serve? Just a question...

Apparently, amassing vast amounts of in-game gold can provide extra revenue and development funds for flagging national economies, if it's sold....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13012041

Silmar Alech · Apr 09, 2011, 12:08 PM // 12:08

This is kind of a philosophical question. It is not important to be rich - it is important to be satisfied. If having all of the expensive stuff is a way to make you satisfied in the game, fine. Usually, especially in real life, one is not satisfied with money alone.

Hobbs · Apr 09, 2011, 02:16 PM // 14:16

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Originally Posted by DokkyDok

It's something to do with one's time, and it can be hard to quit a game after devoting thousands of hours to it.

This is definitely true, i've done everything I want to in Guild Wars and really don't think there's anything else I can get out of it after ~4,000 hours. But I still login and just sit in Kamadan doing nothing. I can't quit.

Coraline Jones · Apr 09, 2011, 02:21 PM // 14:21

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Originally Posted by Yol

Apparently, amassing vast amounts of in-game gold can provide extra revenue and development funds for flagging national economies, if it's sold....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13012041

If this article is even remotely accurate, then ArenaNet should open up a store where they sell gold and in-game items for cash themselves. Then the money would at least be funded back into the game company. Then in turn, you'd be helping the American economy and not China (who gets plenty of money from America already), and the money could also be used to improve the game or develop new and better projects.

WarcryOfTruth · Apr 09, 2011, 02:29 PM // 14:29

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Originally Posted by Oleg

Getting 50/50 takes a fair bit of money. I understand why people like to make it. I don't really get why they hoard it.

Getting 50/50 does not take money. The only money I spent on my titles were the Signets of Capture I used for Skill Hunter. I did not buy a single mini pet, and while I still need 23 or so, if I decide to go for them, I still will not buy them. But, other than that, I agree. Making money is a security thing, but hoarding it is rather weird. Only times i have more than 50k or so at any given time is when I am saving to buy something nice for someone's birthday or something.

Quaker · Apr 09, 2011, 02:51 PM // 14:51

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Why is it important to be 'rich' in a game?

It's not.
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