Curse

Dark Interception · Apr 30, 2007, 08:57 AM // 08:57

They still drop far far less then the dead sword, ive seen lots of people saying they farmed for days and they have yet to see one drop.

Surena · Apr 30, 2007, 09:05 AM // 09:05

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Originally Posted by Longasc

Separate yourself through skill, knowledge, organizing events... make yourself a name if you need it so badly... not trough ebayed stuff or stuff you earned for having no life.

How about that. :>

I suggest making a super rare skin that is even uglier than a Crystalline, with the fitting ugly and expensive armor option so that we can detect this kind of "i need to have rares to be different" people. :>

you /win this thread.

Taala · Apr 30, 2007, 09:41 AM // 09:41

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Originally Posted by Longasc

Separate yourself through skill, knowledge, organizing events... make yourself a name if you need it so badly... not trough ebayed stuff or stuff you earned for having no life.

How about that. :>

I suggest making a super rare skin that is even uglier than a Crystalline, with the fitting ugly and expensive armor option so that we can detect this kind of "i need to have rares to be different" people. :>

Nothing but good posts from you today buddy.

Aera · Apr 30, 2007, 09:54 AM // 09:54

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Originally Posted by Thorondor Port

jokes on you, req12
lolzzzzz

Jokes on you, do you play with 9 swordmanship? Lolllllzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Req is for noobs, it only matters with focii and shields imo.

jrk247 · Apr 30, 2007, 10:17 AM // 10:17

This reminds me of when I got my Sephis Axe for 100k +15 ecto (when ecto was 8.5-9k each) right before Nightfall came out. And then there are inscribable Sephis Axes and everyone can get one. It took the rarity of the Sephis Axe and a lot of other weapons away. Now you can pretty much get any weapon skin by farming it yourself or buying it for dirt cheap.

The Colossal Scimitar will become more and more common over the next few weeks and then the price will drop like Fellblades, GPBs, Dead Swords, etc...

Malice Black · Apr 30, 2007, 10:51 AM // 10:51

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Originally Posted by Aera

Jokes on you, do you play with 9 swordmanship? Lolllllzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Req is for noobs, it only matters with focii and shields imo.

Very true.

Every time you elevate an item to 'super' status Anet will find a way to make it 'not super'. Get use to the fact this game isn't for those that like hardcore grind/farming, it is for the lazy and the people with little time or too cheap to pay a subscription fee.

See the light?? now walk towards it.

*Alexiel* · Apr 30, 2007, 11:24 AM // 11:24

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Originally Posted by -.-

I don't really care much what happens to the Colossal Scimitar, the skin is ugly anyways. If it becomes more common then good for those who like the skin.

What they said. People who want this skin, I'm happy for ya xD As for me, I wouldn't buy one at 10k.

The Herbalizer · Apr 30, 2007, 11:30 AM // 11:30

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Originally Posted by Shawn The Divine

No, you're playing the wrong game if you want that. Guild Wars is (supposed to be) about skill, not about your items/time spent. Anything which gives an unfair advantage doesn't belong.

High end weapons dont give an advantage lol. All people want is a few skins which they can aspire to obtain. Most people dont realise because they have never been in the same situation as me but when you can buy whatever you want the game becomes very very boring. When I didnt have as much gold things were alot more fun. Before someone flames me I dont play GW now and am thinking about LOTR Online if it has 1337 items. And yeah I did play WoW which is the typical flame to anyone wanting nice items in GW. WoW bored me after I made a stupid amount of gold very easily and I cancelled my account. For me making gold in WoW was alot more easy and relaxing than GW. GW really needs just a few ultra rare skin even if everything else is common. Im tired of all the socialists trying to turn GW into Hand-Me-Out Wars.

Swift Thief · Apr 30, 2007, 11:43 AM // 11:43

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Originally Posted by Zedd Kun

This bothers me ALOT.. GW NEEDS rare skins, dammnit!

Crystallines, tormented, elementals, etc. o_O

Malice Black · Apr 30, 2007, 12:29 PM // 12:29

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Originally Posted by Swift Thief

Crystallines, tormented, elementals, etc. o_O

While FM 2007 is loading I'll post this.

Crystallines - Rare? Only old skool 15^50 golds..these are out of reach of your average to semi-hardcore farmer.

Tormented - Easy to farm the gems. Too cheap also.

Elementals - Will always lose value never gain.

Bryant Again · Apr 30, 2007, 12:39 PM // 12:39

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Jokes on you, do you play with 9 swordmanship? Lolllllzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Req is for noobs, it only matters with focii and shields imo.

"but i neds my critsz lawlalolimlame"

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Originally Posted by Corinthian

How is it "work" if all you do is play a game for extended periods of time?

That's not the point. A fact of the matter is that people are getting what was a very rare-skinned item without the effort that farmers/chest runners/etc have put in. This impacts the buyer, too, because they payed far out the ass for what used to be a very high-end item, and now they are screwed.

SotiCoto · Apr 30, 2007, 12:43 PM // 12:43

Meh.... I only want a Colossal Scimitar for three reasons:

#1. It features on the Illusionary Weaponry skill icon... so there would be a sense of personal amusement to give one to an IW Mesmer.
#2. Because they are fully dyable.... hence easy to make completely pink (coincidentally the same as the IW icon).
#3. They're big and sorta to my taste as regards shape... I like big, funky-looking weapons.

But seriously.... the fact that they're rare never featured into it for me... and nor is the fact that everyone else seemed to want one. I just figured they look cool.

.... And I'd still rather have a 15^50% Celestial Sword. Celestial Weapons are totally teh win! ^_^
[For the record, I also kinda like Oni Blades, Jade Swords, ICY Dragon Swords.... and when it comes down to it, I have two copies of Sskai's Sword, which also looks cool. Those aside though... I just want every freakin Celestial Weapon I can get my grubby little mits on.]

... And to think the whole PINK trend only came about because I was sick and tired of seeing Assassins trying to look cool in black / red / whatever.... and I figured I'd try dying my 15k Kurzick armour the most girly colour imaginable. It actually ended up more sorta Magenta.... but then I made a matching Guild Cape.... and dyed my Necro's armour the same way.... and then my Pre-Searing character as well....
AND THEN... I discovered there are at least two other regular assassin players on here who also have distinctly pink armour. >_<;;

netniwk · Apr 30, 2007, 12:46 PM // 12:46

I dont realy mind the price drop of most rare skin,but that it came along with the "loot-scaling" is prety ugly,Either one or the other imo. I find it prety hard to make money nowadays

and that when i just bought my ecto's for my necs fow.

KamikazeChicken · Apr 30, 2007, 12:57 PM // 12:57

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Originally Posted by Rahja the Thief

Serpent, Dwarven, Elemental, Crystalline, Stygian Reaper, and I might even add Summit are all safe. Colossal was just waiting to spiral into decay. Oh well, now I can buy one for cheap for my monk or warrior. Cheers to that.

Colossal are farmed in Zhelon, Sephis are farmed in GoK, Tribal Axes are farmed in Elona (Max Blue inscribables are all I've seen), and in time all the rest will find their farming location.

lyra_song · Apr 30, 2007, 01:16 PM // 13:16

I think the Colossal should be more common because:

Its obvious Anet has had this sword model IN THE GAME since Prophecies (see the Illusionary Weapon icon, and weapon racks in Ascalon) and we've teased by being denied access to it! QQ

I can understand NPCs having access to armor, since we cant wear NPC armor. But weapons shouldnt be excluded from the players.

Next on Anet's "We had this weapon since prophecies but now you can get it" list...... Eternal Sword and the Dryder's Staff

King's Spectre · Apr 30, 2007, 01:22 PM // 13:22

Anyone found a ghostly sword yet?

Ec]-[oMaN · Apr 30, 2007, 01:30 PM // 13:30

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Originally Posted by Kas

Besides the drop rate of the colossal is not "pathetic low" but instead "ridiculously high".

I don't see how farming for 6 days applies to being "ridiculously high". Others will agree with me also.

lyra_song · Apr 30, 2007, 01:35 PM // 13:35

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Originally Posted by Ec]-[oMaN

I don't see how farming for 6 days applies to being "ridiculously high". Others will agree with me also.

A week of farming....feh. Thats NOTHING to a hardcore farmer.

AJD · Apr 30, 2007, 01:37 PM // 13:37

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Originally Posted by Ozric

If everyone had one they wouldn't be rare though would they?

There doesn't seem to be a whole lot left to farm. Things I'm picking up that made it well worth my investment in keys are diving fast, as is my modest pile of gold.

If it's not good for me, it can't be good for the less gold endowed.

I know, it boggles me that people do not realize this. And now with gold not dropping, rares becoming common, the only way to make money is through town spam, and the market being hugely flooded no one will have any money at all unless you had made your fortune before hand. This really hurts casual players and new players alike because skills are not getting any cheaper, and neither is armor or crafted item.

SotiCoto · Apr 30, 2007, 01:39 PM // 13:39

Meh.... Leaves me wondering why people don't farm The Deep for Zodiac Weapons instead then. No matter how common Hard Mode might make those, they won't become common because it still takes a certain amount of time farming Faction points first to get the scrolls to access the damned place (unless they go the old taxi way)!

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Originally Posted by AJD

I know, it boggles me that people do not realize this. And now with gold not dropping, rares becoming common, the only way to make money is through town spam, and the market being hugely flooded no one will have any money at all unless you had made your fortune before hand. This really hurts casual players and new players alike because skills are not getting any cheaper, and neither is armor or crafted item.

But they're just encouraging one thing:
Playing normally.... 8 person teams...

Of course what they're not accounting for is that the things people want to buy still cost an absolute ton... including some things that just won't drop in price (15k Armour for one).... and forcing people to get money just by playing the game normally means that even the slightest purchase will require gaming for months on end to gather the cash.