Curse

Crom The Pale · Dec 21, 2008, 01:53 PM // 13:53

I have at least one R8 Eye of the North skin, so yes they do still drop. Max Highlander sword in case you were wondering.

Cirian · Dec 23, 2008, 11:35 PM // 23:35

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Originally Posted by I MP I

I own a maxed Ascalon Maul that's old school this is the only one I currently have and it's dyed old silver.

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Nice! Thanks for posting that

Curin Derwin · Jan 26, 2010, 02:45 AM // 02:45

r.9 15^50 Ascalon Maul, unisc.
No clue on it's value, though. =\

Lensor · Jan 26, 2010, 11:20 AM // 11:20

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Originally Posted by retcute but deadly

(BMP was only used the first year in GW, then it was chanced to JPG)

As default, yes, but lots of people, maybe especially people "showing off" their loot, use the -bmp short cut modifier to force bmp screenshots.

Gafgarion · Jan 26, 2010, 11:44 AM // 11:44

I remember there used to be a certain chest in a remote shiverpeaks area that would drop something like 5-15 items, including dwarven and serpent axes, and crystalline swords. IIRC it had been nerfed and then removed...
Then there was a Sorrow's furnace chest - I think in the middle of the Kilroy quest, that did the same but for a single item, usually purple.

So is there any place other than the HoH chest to get those 3 items anymore?

What I don't understand is, oldschool items are not really "oldschool" since they still drop (no negs excluded ofc). I see Mursaat Hammers and the like going for a bazillion plat when the Ring of Fire missions are still there. What gives?

aspi · Jan 26, 2010, 01:05 PM // 13:05

Never seen one drop, but req8 being rare that is only logical.

Has anyone got one lately, or even know a person that found one in game they can be sure of?

tasha · Jan 26, 2010, 01:49 PM // 13:49

I was once shown a max gold staff that had no requirement on it. Sadly the player stopped playing soon after Factions was released. It dropped in the first few weeks of the game and was removed from the tables (alongside the unconditional damage martial weapons). No, I don't have any pictures to back up my claim - I was shown it in trade a long time ago and lost those screenshots in a pc format. You'll either have to trust me or decide not to.

Rarest thing I have is an uninscribable Emblazoned Defender r9 tactics +30/2 stance that dropped around 4 weeks after Factions was released. And even that isn't rare these days.

Arduin · Jan 26, 2010, 04:20 PM // 16:20

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Originally Posted by Gafgarion

What I don't understand is, oldschool items are not really "oldschool" since they still drop (no negs excluded ofc). I see Mursaat Hammers and the like going for a bazillion plat when the Ring of Fire missions are still there. What gives?

They don't drop very often in a req 8/9 15^50 format.

Yawgmoth · Jan 27, 2010, 03:15 AM // 03:15

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Originally Posted by tasha

I was once shown a max gold staff that had no requirement on it. Sadly the player stopped playing soon after Factions was released. It dropped in the first few weeks of the game and was removed from the tables (alongside the unconditional damage martial weapons). No, I don't have any pictures to back up my claim - I was shown it in trade a long time ago and lost those screenshots in a pc format. You'll either have to trust me or decide not to.

Those no req staves weren't really max, they had +10 energy and possible max HCT and/or HSR mods but damage was far from max - it varied from 6-8 to 7-11.
They weren't very rare or valuable back in the first weeks when they dropped but today they're extremelly rare as only very few are kept on active accounts.

Gutemuh · Jan 27, 2010, 10:27 AM // 10:27

I will get flamed for this and technically it´s not a "real" weapon, it´s a staff, but who cares.

Some of you might say: Meh, what an ugly skin and that´s not worth a lot,
but when you talk about raritiy, this one is right up there and in contrast to the unconditionals
who have been discussed about a hundred times before, it´s quite new.

Muh

Pleikki · Jan 27, 2010, 11:55 AM // 11:55

Uhh yeah sure Shadow staff inscri for that attri is fairly rare. but still they do still drop. like insc Ghostlys and shadow staffs supposed only drop for primary attris. atleast according several ppl and wiki.
still theres fairly many of those around for other attris so im positively sure they still drop, personally dont know where tho.

Gutemuh · Jan 27, 2010, 12:37 PM // 12:37

Ghostly inscripted non-primary and shaddow-staff inscripted non-primary are not in the same league.

What I like about the shaddow staff is exactly the fact, that it still might drop, but where are all those non-primary attribute shaddow staffs?
I can´t see them.

I don´t want to hyjack this thread, I just wanted to pick up the initial question of the thread starter:
What have we left?
And point out that there are a lot of nice super-rare items left in the game that don´t start with uncond... and prener... or even oldscho...

muh

BlackSephir · Jan 27, 2010, 01:15 PM // 13:15

That one weapon/armor piece with the fugly skin that completely feels out of place on the character wearing it, requires nothing more than hours to grind for materials.

Essence Snow · Jan 27, 2010, 02:13 PM // 14:13

Just a ? out of curiosity.....Why are any of these worth soo much since GW2 is up and comming?..It seems that once GW2 comes out, all of these will pretty much lose all value. It would also appear that ded minis have this same issue. Once GW2 comes out the majority of players that are willing to spend any considerable funds on such an item will be indulged in GW2 vs concerned over items in GW that cannot be transferred over. So, if this catch 22 holds water, that age increases value (time from availablity) and impending loss of value decreases cost....Why are these worth so much?.......I'm not trying to degrade anything or anyone....just curious.

prism2525 · Jan 27, 2010, 02:53 PM // 14:53

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Originally Posted by Essence Snow

Just a ? out of curiosity.....Why are any of these worth soo much since GW2 is up and comming?..It seems that once GW2 comes out, all of these will pretty much lose all value. It would also appear that ded minis have this same issue. Once GW2 comes out the majority of players that are willing to spend any considerable funds on such an item will be indulged in GW2 vs concerned over items in GW that cannot be transferred over. So, if this catch 22 holds water, that age increases value (time from availablity) and impending loss of value decreases cost....Why are these worth so much?.......I'm not trying to degrade anything or anyone....just curious.

coz they'd still be the ultimate gw1 uber-rare weapons. I wonder what someone would say if the servers are shut off right after he bought a 1000k item after saving for 1.5 years.

ofc the seller wouldn't be able to enjoy his $$ either.

what i'm hoping for in gw2 is loads of animated weapons (caster too ffs)

Gutemuh · Jan 27, 2010, 03:01 PM // 15:01

Two factors

First you underestimate the still present demand for these rare items. Hundreds of active districts at wintersday are proof that against all odds GW1 ist still running pretty wild. A lot of veterans are coming back from absence and new players buying the cheap 4-campaign offers.
On the other hand there were always big collectors going inactive taking a lot of those rare items with them or for example customise rare weapons or minis or even get banned from the game for whatever reason. All this rises demand and shortens supply which results in rising prices.

The second factor is quite obvius: GW2 ist still far far away and even when it hits the shelves, rare GW1 items will still be rare GW1 items and things like HOM and a cheap price for a lot of good content will make GW1 still fairly attractive for a lot of players. So even then prices will probaly not fall that much.

muh