Curse

Alleji · Nov 27, 2006, 05:02 PM // 17:02

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Originally Posted by jeremy untouchable

when i was new at the game a warrior ran me from ascalon to dunes for free, in fact i was afk from ice caves onward. woke up in dunes, it was awsome

How do you run from ice caves to dunes [of despair]? :/ Backtrack to beacon's and go --> LA --> Sanctum --> Dunes? That makes absolutely no sense.

As for the sword... swap the sundering mod for something good :P

Ailyrr Merlena · Nov 27, 2006, 05:16 PM // 17:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alleji

How do you run from ice caves to dunes [of despair]? :/ Backtrack to beacon's and go --> LA --> Sanctum --> Dunes? That makes absolutely no sense.

As for the sword... swap the sundering mod for something good :P

I used to do this run for free all the time.

Ascalon>Piken's>Courthouse>Yak's>Ice Tooth Cave>Beacon's>Gates of Kryta>Lion's Arch>Bergen Hot Springs>ToA>Fisherman's Wharf>Sanctum Cay

I'd start out with a full load in Ascalon, pick up more in LA, and usually end up with 3 by Sanctum Cay. I used to do this when I was bored. Full run took about an hour.

Desert run, Sure, once they got to Augury. I hate scarabs.

Clawdius_Talonious · Nov 27, 2006, 05:29 PM // 17:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ailyrr Merlena

I used to do this run for free all the time.

Ascalon>Piken's>Courthouse>Yak's>Ice Tooth Cave>Beacon's>Gates of Kryta>Lion's Arch>Bergen Hot Springs>ToA>Fisherman's Wharf>Sanctum Cay

You too eh? When I would be slightly inebriated and bored, I'd do the same run for free... Got 10k in tips once though

I've given away a 8 req 15^50 Gothic sword, a req 9 +15%-5e Gothic sword (that one to a newbie in Shing Jea, with the parting advice that it was a very valuable sword, so don't sell it to the merchant or something

) and countless clean, low req weapons and shields to new characters... Then again, I wouldn't have taken the name Santa Claws for my monk if I didn't have a tendancy for generousity.

That elemental sword is pretty sweet, I've never been given anything that valuable, although I have had a lot of guildmate assistance when it came to getting some of my prestige armors.

Thalion Galad · Nov 27, 2006, 05:41 PM // 17:41

Grats for getting a really good friend....the sword is not important...

ddraeg cymru · Nov 27, 2006, 06:49 PM // 18:49

makes me wish i could give things away.... seeing how much people apreciate it.... hmmm maybe i should make a special trip to ascalon for christmas maybe makes some people happy

thank you for sharing

Marth Reynolds · Nov 27, 2006, 07:06 PM // 19:06

Halion is right, the fact that you got such a friends is a nice thing in the first place the sword is a uber fancy bonus congrats on it.
cheers to every generous player out there

Superdarth · Nov 27, 2006, 07:38 PM // 19:38

Lucky you!Kindness is a rare thing in Guild Wars.

Still after reading how stunned you where i cant help but think: "Its just a sword."

Youre still very lucky though.

Tookis Elite · Nov 27, 2006, 07:50 PM // 19:50

i just yesterday experienced generosity in GW too.

a good friend quit the game and he gave me all his possesions (just about). it was something like 320k cash. 50ecto. 12 shards. and an extremely wide variety of weapons mods sheilds etc.the only thing he didnt give me was his monks FoW armor cuz he wanted to delete his monk in his favorite armor. and he also gave me his dwarven axe to pass on to another friend who we regularly hung out with.

Issac · Nov 27, 2006, 11:22 PM // 23:22

LOVELY i wish more ppl were like that. Congragulations.

Age · Nov 28, 2006, 12:12 AM // 00:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ailyrr Merlena

I used to do this run for free all the time.

Ascalon>Piken's>Courthouse>Yak's>Ice Tooth Cave>Beacon's>Gates of Kryta>Lion's Arch>Bergen Hot Springs>ToA>Fisherman's Wharf>Sanctum Cay

I'd start out with a full load in Ascalon, pick up more in LA, and usually end up with 3 by Sanctum Cay. I used to do this when I was bored. Full run took about an hour.

Desert run, Sure, once they got to Augury. I hate scarabs.

I like scarabs as they boost my hp up with my hexed shield that I use anyway to the OP enjoy your newly found sword.

Velvet Wing · Nov 28, 2006, 12:18 AM // 00:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Superdarth

Lucky you!Kindness is a rare thing in Guild Wars.

Still after reading how stunned you where i cant help but think: "Its just a sword."

I agree with you on that one darth.. it is only a sword, actually, it isn't even a sword, it is a bunch of 100101001 data on a pc.. it is not worth anything in real life.. But still.. weird as it is, people (yes, me too) get excited by seeing beautifull designs, in weaponry or enviroment

The thing that mattered to me most was the feeling I got when this kind warrior handed me her sword.. a token of friendship I believe.. Like some costumized headgear or weaponry I keep on me in memory of friends who stopped playing, or are not around that much. I have a dragonhead from dragonfestival, and a tenguhat from the day of the tengu from friends which I keep on me at all times. It just happened to be an extremely worthy sword in this case, which makes it even rarer to me.. By all means, she could have sold the sword and e-bayed the money, get drunk ingame or in rl, or just merch it for all she could care.. but she choose to give it to someone in need, that is special, and for that I felt like sharing

It inspired me to give away a lot of stuff too.. I always did help people out by doing quests with them, giving them all drops after missions, helping people farm some extra money for armor or weaponry, or just giving it to them if I wasn't in dire need myself.. Now I gave all of my ranger greenies (17 bows) away to other new rangers in Ascalon, Shing Jea and Kamadan.. Just cause I felt like helping people out and making them feel as good as I felt this morning

I hope more people get inspired to do this ^^
Sharing is fun, hooray for christmas

Edit: Proper spelling, hard to type right the fist time..

MegaMouse · Nov 28, 2006, 01:02 AM // 01:02

I am almost always giving hings away. Most of the time they are weapons that I will never use and don't want to spend the time or energy spamming for long periods of time trying to sell them. I can usualy be found on occasion in either Ascalon or Shing Jea Monestary depending on the weapons that i have to give away. As far as what I give away most are max damage Purples or Gold, the only time I try to sell one is if it is a sundering or has +30 hp. Even then I have been known to just give those away too. I ask yalll not to wspr me ingame as my stock is always fluctuatingdepending on where I have been in the game and what I have been doing (I realy dont farm for weapns or gold but lately I have been farming Lightbringer Points). I do not take special requests either, I give away what I find in drops and chests. I feel this is the right thing to do seeing as there are far too many players out there trying to make a quick buck (what is someone gonna do with the max amount of gold they can have in Guild Wars).

Have Fun Play Fair
Mega Mouse

bart · Nov 28, 2006, 04:01 AM // 04:01

its nice giving as well as receiving. Just wished GW players would give more often. There was this newbie ranger once who was in my party for a mission. after the mission in which our only Healer left us in the middle but we completed it anyway with good teamwork, I only realised he was new when he asked where to go next. So i asked to see his bow and it was kinda sad honestly so i gave him a perfect feathered longbow and boy was he happy. I could feel his excitement and happiness across the continents sitting right there in my bedroom. So moral of the story is helping ppl who deserve to be helped is a wonderful feeling.

dansamy · Nov 28, 2006, 04:15 AM // 04:15

Last night, I was in Sunspear Sanctuary where another player was desperately seeking an answer to "Where is Avatar of Grenth?". The other players were all razzing him telling him to kneel at a statue of Grenth and pay 1k when it was quite clear the player didn't want to access UW. He wanted to cap the skill. Having Wiki in favorites, I looked it up and whispered him. I also told him that he needed to have rescued Koss already as well. He thanked me. A minute later, I get a rather plaintive "Are you busy?" from him. Knowing what was coming next, I offered to take him to the skill location. (I had been busy. I had just finished a primary and was logging off for the night.) Along the way, I capped a paragon skill and got a gold bow drop. He got a green and his skill cap. Although he thanked me, he didn't offer any "payment" and I didn't ask (or expect) any.

Memnon · Nov 28, 2006, 04:30 AM // 04:30

What a great story, and a great looking sword!

Thilarin · Nov 28, 2006, 04:36 AM // 04:36

since u dont want to sell the sword and its perfect...imo id customize it to get the extra 20% plus..i believe (let me know if im wrong) u cant sell customized weapons to the merchant...just incase of accidents

kang · Nov 28, 2006, 05:36 AM // 05:36

Now thats what I call lucky...

I still love my free sup vigor though, im never letting that get away XD

Sowaka · Nov 28, 2006, 06:16 AM // 06:16

I love generous people like that, they really give me more motivation to play. Awhile ago I was in an outpost asking what kind of bow would be a good choice along with the max damage of one and someone just gave me a green shortbow for free after we talked about the bows for awhile. Another time someone gave me a green longbow just for talking and staying in a party with him and his friend for a mission. Just finding social and helpful people already makes me very happy but seeing such generous people really makes my day ^___^

Also, the equipment and armor in the screencap look damn awesome, didnt even know a sword like that existed XD

cloudbunny · Nov 28, 2006, 06:37 AM // 06:37

A very nice story about the sword!

There are a lot of nice people in GW. But I think many of them are a bit put off by the "greed culture" in the community outside the guilds.

If you want meet more nice people, try find a good guild. The generosity and helpfulness is much more common inside guilds than outside. But when you meet nice and friendly people unexpectingly in town or PUG, it is always a very nice and welcome surprise.

Regards,
Cloudbunny

technician · Nov 28, 2006, 07:20 AM // 07:20

I used to be generous , I still am but I find people take advantage of me . It's sad but for me I find that I give and never receive in return for it . I probally gave out over 1000k , about 500k to one person but I never really got anything in return . It seems I meet these people who want to be friends but they only talk to me when they need something . They need plat , need to get run here , needed to get power leveled and etc. Oh well , i'm not becomming greedy because of that but it's true people want to be around you when you have it all .
But in your case you received without even asking which I find respectable.