Curse

strcpy · Mar 08, 2007, 05:56 AM // 05:56

I've never had anyone say anything about mine (vabbian chest, arms, feet and primeval leggings on a female Dervish - I do not display the hood, no idea what I even purchased for it except for max armor). Heck, it is even all dyed black. The only time I have "brought attention" too it was if someone is talking about female Dervish Vabbian and wants to see what a few of the pieces look like. I chose the set because it think it looks good, not because of price (my necro has nothing above 1.5k sets but I also think it is the best looking).

You need VERY little farming for it. Pick up everything, ID it (whites too - they increase in merchant value, sometimes by a significant amount). Do not spend money on things you do not need - for example your heroes do very nicely off of drops, by Vabbi the ones you use the most ought to have all max damage purples or better, by Real of Torment all Gold or Greens (I trade all quest rewards for keys except for trade agreements). Salvage items for your crafting materials - also check the materials crafter and see if you can get the stuff cheap (when I purchased mine it was MUCH cheaper to salvage drops and craft elonian leather). And, lastly, trade contracts for rubies.

I had enough for the whole set when I was through with Nightfall and about 1/3 of the way through Factions, though again I chose to wear Primeval leggings.

Pretty much the only time I have seen someone hassled about their 15k armor was warrior that had a full set of 15k Canthan armor dyed what looked like fluorescent lime green. IIRC people were calling him "lettuce head". In their defense it *was* the most horrid piece of armor I have aver seen and it *did* actually look like he had a head of lettuce for a helmet. I hoped that it looked better outside of town when its detail wasn't lowered, otherwise it was the single most ugly thing I have seen in GW. I made the comment that at least any monks that use a mouse to target him could find him easy (this was a few days into Nightfalls release - it was even easy to pick him out of the sea of people in the Consulate Docks) - strangely he seemed to take that as a compliment and thanked me. But that was more for the way it looked than the cost.

cyberjanet · Mar 08, 2007, 06:06 AM // 06:06

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Originally Posted by I MP I

You don't need to sit in front of your pc for twelve hours to get stuff. There are farming builds on this forum which can get you money

My ranger has 15k Sunspear armour which I got because I think it looks fab. (The female armour. I haven't seen any male ranger armour I like.)

I didn't farm. I didn't eBay. (How do you buy armour on eBay anyway? I thought weaponsmiths had to craft the stuff for you and it was customised.) All I did was play normally, sell quite normal drops to the merchant, collect quest rewards, and put every plat into storage. It adds up surprisingly quickly.

And by normal drops, I mean normal. I'm not the kind of person who attracts black dye or other stuff, and I've only just started FoW now that I've managed to interest a fellow guild member in going out with me and heroes.

I recall making around 20 plats from Yak's Bend to Lion's Arch.

Right now I'm saving for Kurzick 15k for my necro. I have more than enough cash and the leggings. I just need more amber. I've done all the quests so I guess I'll have to try AB to get the faction. (What? BUY amber? )

So you don't need to sit in front of your computer for 12 hours to get stuff. Well, not all in one day. Unless of course, you want it all and you want it now. In which case see the other posts about immaturity.

Winstar · Mar 08, 2007, 06:20 AM // 06:20

I've never been accused of E-Baying and in all honesty, getting the money for high end ranger armor doesn't take that much time and effort anymore. You don't need high end stuff to farm effectively, and you just need roll up a toon that can do some profitable easy farms on occasion. You don't need to spend hours a day doing this either. You also, if you are frugal, can save a fair bit of money up just beating the game. So, playing the game together with a little effort over time should net you some high end armour without much time invested. As a result it really has nothing to do with status anymore but its mostly about personal preference. Now, the real challenge is picking the right look for your toon and pimping out your high end armour with the right dyes so you actually look good.

Laenavesse · Mar 08, 2007, 08:15 AM // 08:15

same here, no accusations but instead people are like "what armor is that? o_o" and for my sin it's the 15k luxon (vabbian and ancient pffft ooooogly.) dyed black. so i haven't gotten any bad remarks. I even do my CE dance and though that could be seen as showing off, I just like the CE dance cos it's cooler and again, no degrading remarks or anything.

i recently got my monk vabbian but i don't think anyone even notices xD I've never really seen it much around myself.

Tetris L · Mar 08, 2007, 08:40 AM // 08:40

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Originally Posted by Enchanted Warrior

I have heard nothing but abuse directed at the people that wear high end armor.

Several of my characters wear 15k armor, and I have never, ever gotten any abuse for it. Quite the opposite, a few times people have whispered me to compliment me and ask what armor it is.

But then, it's only 15k, not FoW armor, and I never brag about it.

freekedoutfish · Mar 08, 2007, 10:00 AM // 10:00

1) I've never heard or had abuse yelled at me in a town or outpost while wearing any 15k armor, and I have several sets.

2) Even if you do hear it or recieve it, its either because the other person is trying to rattle your cage, because they think their armor looks better, or they are just being a moron because they find it hard to make gold.

Conclusion!

Ignore them. There will always be someone who dislikes your armor and thinks theirs is better. It just shows the maturity and age of some players.

Plus if someone is being ripped in a town or city about their armor, there is a good chance that player made some smug remark about his 15k armor and people layed into him for doing it. You should find out both sides of an argument first. People dont usually start on someone for no reason ingame.

cthulhu reborn · Mar 08, 2007, 11:34 AM // 11:34

I have 12 characters in 15k armour and have of em have 2 sets of 15k. One of my necro's has vabbi armour.

I also have deleted 2 chars which had 15k armour.

And I never bought money from ebay or whatever. I earned it all. Not to be a show off but cause I like it. I am not big on farming so I only do that from time to time...

But 12 characters that go through Elona and that all did the treasure chests and stuff got me 2 or 3 sets of armour easy so that was a boost.

Still, most of my cash I just got by picking up stuff and selling it. I never get any abuse for having it.

What I do see, is a lot of kids that just started playing the game and are upset that they can't get it right away (including being level 20 and have all elite skills)...but that's not something I take very seriously for obvious reasons.

A lot of it is about setting goals and and managing your gold. I am usually close to broke but I can save cash for my goals fairly quickly and then spend it when I get there.

Vabbi took more work and lucky for me I don't like any FoW armours enough to get em...

fgarvin · Mar 08, 2007, 12:35 PM // 12:35

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Originally Posted by Enchanted Warrior

I mean there has to be some people that got their armor in game by farming etc, and didn't just "Grab mommies credit card" and run to ebay to buy the resources.. Right?

I hope I'm correct when I say that a majority of the players with "high end" armor actually earned the gp/items used in crafting them.

I've been playing for ~22 months, and in that time I've purchased two sets of 15k (Tyrian) armor and one set of FoW. The vast majority of the money used came from Griffin/Mino/Troll farming (ah, the good ol' days) and a contributing factor was the extensive use of Collector's armor and weapons. My 1k and 1.5k armor protects me just fine, but would I mind having 15k/FoW armor sets for my characters? No. But only if they look better than what they're wearing now...

Cebe · Mar 08, 2007, 02:12 PM // 14:12

I am currently trying to save up for Vabbian armor. When I say "Save up" I mean questing with any of my characters who have got that far in a bid to earn enough Trade Contracts to pay for it. Clearly, with this sort of armor, it really does force you to farm! You do not get the sort of money you need for Obsidian or Vabbian as you move through the game naturally...not even close.

It has taken 7 or 8 characters so far to earn me 88 Trade Contracts, which just goes to prove that earning enough materials/money/collectors items for some of the high-end armor cannot be done without grinding hard / farming. I need about another 80 trade contracts to have enough for the armor...I'm hoping it will give me a huge sense of self-satisfaction by doing it the "proper" way. And no, I've not bought any of the contracts

Personally I've never had people give me grief because I have 15k armor...although by High-End I assume the OP is only referring to Obsidian/Vabbian...neither of which I currently own. But as far as my collection of normal prestige armor is concerned I've only ever been complemented on it.

I've often seen a few people showing off...just people in towns continually changing their armor and shouting about it in Local Chat...kinda sad but I just ignore it...and I guess if they end up getting unwelcome messages they only have themselves to blame. That sort of flaming though, if probably due to people getting annoyed rather than jealousy imo...but as I say, I tend to ignore things like that 10% of the time...90% of the time Local Chat is turned off anyway.

The Herbalizer · Mar 08, 2007, 03:26 PM // 15:26

ive never had abuse directed at me for having fow armour :S only time ive had abuse directed i.e. ebayer comments at me was when i buy ectos

SpeedyKQ · Mar 08, 2007, 03:37 PM // 15:37

Eh, you shouldn't worry about what other people think.

I, for example, think warrior vabbian armor is one of the fugliest in the game, and anybody wearing it looks ridiculous.

But you shouldn't pay attention to me, just do what you like.

TheRaven · Mar 08, 2007, 04:12 PM // 16:12

People are idiots. You're gonna find them everywhere no matter what armor you're wearing.

For example, I really like my monk' armor. I spent a lot of time picking it out and dying it. She's wearing a mixture of different Kaineng Center max armors. I've dyed the top and arms light blue and the pants are dyed black. I'm proud of the way she looks. Her armor almost looks like regular clothes that I could actually wear to the office. (Nice sweater and black slacks). I don't have a screenshot with me or I'd post it.

This armor wasn't very expensive. I just bought the standard 1.5k set and I dyed the pants black, my biggest expense. (Well, not really since I used dye that I had picked up in drops).

Anyways, I was doing some quests in the Yaks Bend area with a pug when one of the guys on the team asked if I had dyed my pants Black. I replied that yes I had. WRONG ANSWER!!! He immediately laid into me. He called me a moron, an idiot, stupid noob, etc etc etc! He said only F****ing morons waste black dye like that and OBVIOUSLY I was a stupid retard!! He then proceeded to "lecture" me on the properties of armor and that I needed to get rid of my "Starter" armor. Didn't a retard like me even know that I could buy better armor in town rather than relying on the starter armor.

I'm not sure what gave him the idea that my max armor was "starter" armor. I wasn't level 20 (I think I was around Level 12-13 at the time), but I was playing very well and not dying. My armor was obviously holding up well against the dwarves and ice golems.

I guess I wasn't the retard after all.

Priest Of Sin · Mar 08, 2007, 04:22 PM // 16:22

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Originally Posted by Stormlord Alex

OP: Welcome to the internet. It's full of jerks.

If you like the Vabbian armour style, then get it bro'. More power to ya. Most people, I've found, are generally complimentary of your armour, especially if it's dyed in an interesting, eye-catching shade that brings out the wonderful detail (I've had lots of comments about my 'sins Ancient armour... maybe 'cuz I threaten to hug people!

). And if there's jerks cussing you down because, well, (do jerks need a reason to?) - you could always turn off local chat.

What's your dye combo? Mine is still default gray because I can't find a good one

onerabbit · Mar 08, 2007, 04:23 PM // 16:23

Ive never hhad any abuse over my armour... i get alot of attention :S

people always stand in front of me and /bow etc and then pm me and say nice armour etc :P

Takuna · Mar 08, 2007, 04:39 PM // 16:39

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Originally Posted by Enchanted Warrior

Me personally, I tell them to get stuffed

The man has much wisdom, give him a cigar.

EternalTempest · Mar 08, 2007, 05:15 PM // 17:15

I could care less about Fow / High end armor. I will not slam / comment about any for having it either.

The people that complain about you ebay or really jealously or have too much time on there hands.

As long as you get through legit means, wear what you want to see on your character.

Andisa Kalorn · Mar 08, 2007, 05:28 PM // 17:28

I don't think the medium-expensive stuff like vabbi armor really gets that much insults. My dervish's vabbi armor has never brought insults, and neither has my bone dragon. Instead I've had a number of compliments. Although, I usually have a title suggesting some experience with the game (protector, cartographer, etc) so that may help.

I think it's FoW armor and ectos that are mostly closely associated with the concept of "ebaying" in people's minds. Probably because they can't possibly imagine how people could make that much money. However, sooooo many people have FoW armor now that I'd be suprized if that brought a lot of insults too, unless that person was acting noobish.

If you've been playing this game for a long time, there's a good chance you've made enough money for FoW armor (except if you spent it all on swords or something). There's no need for any intense farming or power trading, and many people have been playing for a while. Personally, I think there's far fewer "ebayers" out there than your average jealous insulter thinks there is.

Grasping Darkness · Mar 08, 2007, 05:42 PM // 17:42

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Originally Posted by Enchanted Warrior

I was thinking about vabian armor for one of my warriors. But after standing in a few places, I have heard nothing but abuse directed at the people that wear high end armor. Ok, yoyo's are a part of the game and being an idiot is the number one profession in game, we all know this. And to be honest Vabian isn't really high high end compared to say Obsidian etc..

I mean there has to be some people that got their armor in game by farming etc, and didn't just "Grab mommies credit card" and run to ebay to buy the resources.. Right?

You're asking if there are people that don't buy gold online to acquire high end armor after you said that you're about to buy some high end armor and unintentionally conveyed that you buy gold online. haha, oops?
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/f...play.php?f=234

Get your high end armor including fow in just a couple days from the above link.
People just rip on fow armor because it's haggard looking and "buying gold online" is the best diss they can come up with I suppose. I like a quote I've seen on this site somewhere that says " dont argue with idiots. they just bring you down to their level and beat you with exp".....haha that one always makes me laugh.

Sofonisba · Mar 08, 2007, 07:02 PM // 19:02

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Originally Posted by TheRaven

I'm not sure what gave him the idea that my max armor was "starter" armor.

People who have only Prophecies do not know you can buy max versions of presearing "starter" armor in Kaineng Center. To him, it looked like you dyed a presearing armor black.

Enchanted Warrior · Mar 08, 2007, 07:12 PM // 19:12

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Originally Posted by Grasping Darkness

You're asking if there are people that don't buy gold online to acquire high end armor after you said that you're about to buy some high end armor and unintentionally conveyed that you buy gold online. haha, oops?
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/f...play.php?f=234

Get your high end armor including fow in just a couple days from the above link.
People just rip on fow armor because it's haggard looking and "buying gold online" is the best diss they can come up with I suppose. I like a quote I've seen on this site somewhere that says " dont argue with idiots. they just bring you down to their level and beat you with exp".....haha that one always makes me laugh.

LOL No I will not even consider buying stuff off ebay. I feel dumb enough for paying 4.99 to gW and thinking the game of the year upgrade would give new areas etc and only gave me some goofy weapons.. (I read more now before clicking).