Curse

TaiClaw · Jan 22, 2007, 11:19 PM // 23:19

I HAVE THE SOLUTION!!

Arenanet upgrades there servers allowing players to be able to unsheath or display there weapons in towns. I can only assume that this cannot be done due to the fact that it would require more loading and reduce perfomance in towns.

However, just think of the madness that would ensue, everyone would be striving to get the rarest skins no matter what mods/inscriptions they have, thus increasing the prices of Crystallines/dwarvens etc yet still keeps the drop rates intact.

lacasner · Jan 22, 2007, 11:40 PM // 23:40

idk about that, but I just know that pve died a long time ago, so I dont see why people are getting worked up. As a relativly rich player of this game, I do not see it as a fault, because FoW armor to me is the only cool looking thing of value left to buy. However, with such little armor customization and such, I am starting to doubt this as well.

Lack of pve longevity ftl.

anarion · Jan 22, 2007, 11:42 PM // 23:42

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Originally Posted by Feme Assassin

I hate anet they destoryed the rarest item in game if they continue destroying our game then i will think of going back to wow

crystalline isn't even the rarest item in the game

have fun on wow then

Savio · Jan 23, 2007, 01:13 AM // 01:13

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Originally Posted by SodOffShotgun

If people are complaining about aspects of the game that GW simply doesnt offer or isnt really part of it's design

http://www.guildwars.com/press/inter...e-friday61.php

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And I see you Savio telling people to find another guild if they don't like the one they're in. Isnt that the same thing?

There's a difference between telling someone their playstyle and choices might not be effective for the goals they've set and telling someone to get lost, you're not wanted here, nobody will miss you, etc.

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...just because the average person doesnt want to farm millions to buy a single sword.

The average person doesn't want crystallines. The average person still won't get crystallines, even if they all dropped to the relatively low price of 50k.

Avatar Exico · Jan 23, 2007, 02:01 AM // 02:01

The Cossol Scrimitar is alot Rarier than a Dwarven Axe it right up there next to the Crystalline Sword.

cellardweller · Jan 23, 2007, 04:57 AM // 04:57

I don't really care whether HoH chest drops are inscribable, my crystaline (cruddy gold 13%ench) just gets used by my mes when I'm messing around running IW in pve. Ultimately its completely useless because my other weapons have better stats, I may as well be using the pre-sear crystaline "longsword". If I get an inscribable one drop for me then maybe my warrior will use one, maybe not.

What gets me is that they still haven't made inscribables drop in tyria and cantha! As it stands now, opening any non-nightfall chest is a complete waste of time and money and I get a sour taste in my mouth every time a gold drops for me. Even if you get a perfect 15% its still not as effective as an inscribable one due to its fixed nature and good luck getting a caster weapon/offhand thats anywhere near as good as a collector one.

I guess this is the opinion of a "casual player" to which most of these changes are aimed. (I still consider myself a casual player despite playing 30+ hrs/week because of the attitude with which I play).

bart · Jan 23, 2007, 05:39 AM // 05:39

wow there is already an inscribable sephis and serpent axe in High end. I'm expecting an inscribable Dwarven next! I think we will soon be flooded with inscribable rares. gonna be interesting to see what the prices of rares will be 3 months from now.

dreamhunk · Jan 23, 2007, 05:54 AM // 05:54

the rarest weapons in guild wars would be items such as ithas bow,why because it never drops ever. You cannot buy it at the gw shop. how meny people beta game items.

Nickhimself · Jan 23, 2007, 09:49 AM // 09:49

I don't know why people are still so hung up on Crystalline's. I'm glad i'm one of the people who think it's a really stupid looking sword and have absolutely no desire to posess one at all.

Now, a Colossal Scimitar on the other hand...

Sarevok Thordin · Jan 23, 2007, 04:11 PM // 16:11

Gothic Sword is pretty much welded to my hand right now.

How much are those Legendary swords going for? =o

big papi · Jan 23, 2007, 04:32 PM // 16:32

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Originally Posted by Avatar Exico

The Cossol Scrimitar is alot Rarier than a Dwarven Axe it right up there next to the Crystalline Sword.

seen plenty more perfect incribable nubsticks then dwarven axes.....and nf items havt even been out that long

Abnaxus · Jan 23, 2007, 05:26 PM // 17:26

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Originally Posted by Nickhimself

I don't know why people are still so hung up on Crystalline's. I'm glad i'm one of the people who think it's a really stupid looking sword and have absolutely no desire to posess one at all.

Now, a Colossal Scimitar on the other hand...

I agree, and I would like to know what's the hidden reason of this - expected - reaction to the inscribable crystallines.

I see 3 possibilities:

1. collectors who absolutely love the skin, consider it the best design among all swords and their aim is to equip their character so it looks cool.

2. collectors who like the skin on par of other skins, but they're more attracted by the value of the item and by the "brand" which is synonymous of wealth.

3. collectors who aren't absolutely interested in the skin, it could be whatever shape or name, the only thing really important is that they have the unique req. 7 15>50 "xxxx" sword, that they paid 1750 ectos for it, and most important of all, be sure that no one else in game can have another.

I am in group 1, my swords are a req. 8 15>50 longsword (50k), a req. 9 15>50 gothic (70k), a req. 9 15>50 igneous blade (10k) + several others I bought because I liked them, and not because they're unique and no one else can have or because they're awfully expensive.

I have 15k gladiator and 15k Kurzick, but when I started NF I saw the 1k sunspear, immediately loved it, crafted, put a 30k superior vigor on a 5k armor and used it for the whole campaign, leaving my 15k ones in the inventory.
Probably I'll buy the Vabbian armor (actully I can buy it now for 5-6 character, but I only like them for female warrior and dervish), but not because it's expensive and exclusive, but because it really looks good. Would be much better if it was 1k per piece, but anyway ...

So, players of the group 1. just like THEIR items, and absolutely don't care if they're cheap or expensive. If any other player in the game has the same item, they're still OK and not disappointed at all because they just care of what THEY have and not of what other players have.

Players in group 2. are interested in the gold value associated to their items, so FoW armor is a status symbol that shows their wealth to anyone else, and as long as prices of their items don't fall in the range of 100g they're OK because they continue to have the feeling of belonging to an elite of wealthy players.

Players in group 3. are those really pissed off, and not because they think that the gold value of their items can be less then the 1750 ecto they paid for, but because they're scared that they won't be the sole owner in the whole game of the unique item, and that there is the possibility that other players sooner or later will have a similar one.
Instead of looking to what THEY HAVE, they're can't sleep at night thinking of what other players can also have.

That's ENVY = feeling bad for something good that happens to another, it's the worst feeling in a game as in real life. Point.

Oofus · Jan 23, 2007, 05:46 PM // 17:46

^ Like I said before; if you don't get it by now then you never will. And clearly you never will. Try not to be so arogant in your presumtions, it makes you look foolish.

Abnaxus · Jan 23, 2007, 06:07 PM // 18:07

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Originally Posted by Oofus

^ Like I said before; if you don't get it by now then you never will. And clearly you never will. Try not to be so arogant in your presumtions, it makes you look foolish.

Like I say NOW: if YOU don't get it by now then you never will. And clearly you never will.

P.S. the last part of your post is a brilliant example of dialectics ...

Oofus · Jan 23, 2007, 06:18 PM // 18:18

What I get is that you think you know what other people think and feel. You do not. You either have not read the many, many posts in this, and other threads, or you are simply to focused on yourself that you cannot, or will not, understand what has been said. Do not presume yourself to be so insightful as to know that you’re above stated criteria are the only possible ones. They are not, get over yourself.

Sir Skullcrasher · Jan 23, 2007, 06:25 PM // 18:25

I thought that when Factions is released (along with Nightfalls) that Crystallines swords demand would go down and the price would be stable. But even now, peoples still wanted one and they would go to HA or spend millions of gold to buy it. Why is this sword so attractive to peoples?

The Last Cruzader · Jan 23, 2007, 06:38 PM // 18:38

I think the sword attracts people, because it's the "rarest" sword ingame. Eh but me I could care less.

Hell Raiser · Jan 23, 2007, 06:45 PM // 18:45

I'm quite casual in my playing guild wars, however the other night I had some time so a guildie and I decided to do some UW. We took 5 heros and another guildie (wanted a spider

) So we got up to Demon Assassin quest (twin serpent mountains) finished it and out of the chest came a crystalline (grape, crap mods but a crys is still a crys) after that the one guildie who wanted the spider took off, and we finished UW (all except for Grenths Servants and The Four Horsemen). Anyway the point is I only see people talking about getting crystallines from HoH, I don't know maybe you only ever get grapes from Uw/FoW chests but if all you want is the skin why not? If I am wrong about any of this tell me lol, I really don't know.

Btw here is screen...

Oofus · Jan 23, 2007, 08:05 PM // 20:05

Purples can drop from UW reward chests, and even from SF Killroy quest chests. Golds only drop as Hall rewards.

Sir Skullcrasher · Jan 23, 2007, 08:15 PM // 20:15

I wonder if the free (keyless) chests in Nightfall will drop this crystalline sword?