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Enchanted Warrior · Sep 08, 2006, 08:54 PM // 20:54

I always get wands, and low end staffs etc..

<Edited> Edited to get thread back on track</edited>

The Shadow · Sep 08, 2006, 09:21 PM // 21:21

I don't think Anet is trying to insinuate anything like that. My opinion is to look at the ratio of "magic user" classes vs that of the "meele" classes.

Magic users
~Elementalist
~Mesmer
~Monk
~Necromancer
~Ritualist

Melee classes
~Assassin
~Ranger (doesn't really fit in either class... but for arguements sake, I put it here)
~Warrior

Imo, there's just more opportunity for caster weapons to drop than melee weaps. That said, I do get a good variety of drops from every class. My "junk loot" seems to be spread over all the classes, not just casters.

Tyggen · Sep 08, 2006, 09:48 PM // 21:48

To the OP, I think you look at it a bit wrong if you generalize all caster items you'll see they make up maybe 4/5 equippable drops. Wands/staves don't drop as often if you look at requirements.

You can only find one type of swords, axes, hammers, bows and daggers; the ones that require their attribute. Wands and staves are a bit different, you can get a Bo Staff in 15 different versions (req. death, blood, curses, divine favour, smiting, channeling, communing, restoration, domination, illusion, inspiration, fire, earth, water, air - I think that's all) and the same goes for focus items and wands.

-edited 'cause I wrote it badly-

reetkever · Sep 08, 2006, 10:06 PM // 22:06

When you want to use a good staff or wand, you should get a collector's weapon or a green weapon first.

I see golds as a luxury - it's very cool to have but it's really not needed to play the game. Once you played the game and di all the things, you might want to spend the gold, and that's where the luxury items come. I don't care what other people think about my golden Sword Collection, it just makes me proud to think that I can buy such things, after alot of hard work.

Theus · Sep 08, 2006, 10:29 PM // 22:29

A good gold staff/wand/focii are truly the only rare weapons in guildwars,since the chances of actually getting a weapon that has up to 3 matching attributes(Ex:Fire Req,20/20 for Fire spells) is incredibly low.

Malice Black · Sep 08, 2006, 11:39 PM // 23:39

true, 20/20 are still the rarest staff drop BUT they are alot more common then they use to be.

i use to get alot of poor bows and wands

Enchanted Warrior · Sep 08, 2006, 11:41 PM // 23:41

"What do you get when you get "junk" loot?"

Let's get back on track, I edited my op

KANE OG · Sep 08, 2006, 11:57 PM // 23:57

White Grim Cesta's, white armors. Lots and LOTS of white frickin armors....

Darkwyrm · Sep 08, 2006, 11:59 PM // 23:59

Usually near max req 9+ white melee weapons, white armors, rare skin stuff that's worth next to nothing due to high req and being a white or sucky blue, and staves/wands that have reqs like (fast casting 13, communing 9, divine favor 12).

KingKryton · Sep 09, 2006, 12:49 AM // 00:49

if its not gold i will merchant it. and if its a crappy gold i will try to salavage or merchant it. this is mainly because i cant be bothered standing in kaineng spamming

WTS PERFECT WAND etc because no1 buys that stuff or so it seems

Res Ipsi · Sep 09, 2006, 12:59 AM // 00:59

Raven staffs ftw!

I have an entire collection of them

Seef II · Sep 09, 2006, 01:33 AM // 01:33

What do I do? Sell them.

LifeInfusion · Sep 09, 2006, 04:19 AM // 04:19

Sell to the merchant.

On that topic, it will be better in nightfall since spears/scythes are both physicals.

xiao1985 · Sep 09, 2006, 04:22 AM // 04:22

most golds are merch food any way....
even 1 off perfect you get a 60% price drop

*sigh to my max summit axe... accidentally sold for 1k :'(

carbajac · Sep 09, 2006, 09:35 AM // 09:35

What do I do, sell them to the merchant. Raven Staffs get salvaged into wood, bows too depending on my mood and gold situation. Sometimes I'll try to get some steel off stuff that either looks like or I'll know will salvage into steel.

wilebill · Sep 09, 2006, 08:10 PM // 20:10

Probably the best solution is to have something else that drops that you can sell to merchants, besides gold or collector items, and then take out all the junk weapons and armor, leaving the good ones as rare drops. Scrolls sort of fit into that class. But however they adjust things, they have to avoid making the game more attractive to pro farmers.

EVE Online has a similar problem, having had to nerf the drops easily available to casual players to discourage pro farming. World of WarCraft, same thing there. When all these games first came out, why you could just stroll down the trail (or warp to the nearest asteroid belt) and find really good usable items without any problems. But then pro farmers began to harvest 24/7 and the controls put in to make harvesting unprofitable for them also made things difficult for casual players.

Sad, but no mm online game has thought of the answer yet.

Curse You · Sep 09, 2006, 10:08 PM // 22:08

When I get gold "junk" drops, I get stuff to feed to the new players over at Shing Jea Monastery. They don't mind about the stats, and they really don't care when you just GIVE it to them.

Anything white or purple however, goes to the merchant. They need to make money too ya know

**cosyfiep** · Sep 10, 2006, 03:08 AM // 03:08

depends on where I am......recently I have farming in ascalon (char hides) and get lots of bows, cestas, and really bad armor......when I hit the elementals---load stones and granite slabs.....
Most of the junk I get is either bows, or really horrible wands or swords (I salvage the bows for wood so they arent too bad)

ischuros · Sep 10, 2006, 03:31 PM // 15:31

yeah, I used to get loads of bows, still do to an extent, now i get alot of shields and hammers. I used to get have several really goog gold hammers, but nobody except PvP KD want them. Now I am a PvP Kd and using the hammers that i got in the Fire islands. I salvage enarly evrything look for mats and upgrades. Mats espiecally now since Nightfall is only around a month and a hlaf away and i need mats for new armours.

TiNkLeR · Sep 10, 2006, 03:38 PM // 15:38

Its merchant food.