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TheOnlyAznKid · Feb 11, 2006, 09:55 AM // 09:55

People Are Just Slown Down On Buyn So They Have Cash For GW:Factions

onilink · Feb 11, 2006, 07:52 PM // 19:52

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Originally Posted by Lord Dobo

I disagree. Anet has to consider goodwill. Sure it's too late to really complain about anything in the game we already paid for, but if they want people to keep buying their products, they need to make sure they don't alienate those likely to pay for it. And who is more invested in a game than someone who plays enough to aquire a fortune in materials?

Adding to that, it is likely that the players with vast amounts of wealth are also Anet's best customers, as they are the ones who buy two, even three accounts to store their gold. Alienating such players by essentially making their time and effort worthless would not be a smart move by the company.

Fates · Feb 11, 2006, 09:25 PM // 21:25

With 6 new sets of armor coming for primary classes, you gotta know that some of these are going to be high end. While it is certainly possible that A-net will also introduce totally new crafting materials for these armors, it is also very likely that they will take advantage of some crafting materials in the game that are currently not used. It's not to hard to figure out what that will be.

I'm banking on it in fact, have 210 rubies and 210 saphire.

Mentalmdc · Feb 11, 2006, 10:53 PM // 22:53

They should really put these gold hoarders in their place and create a Canthan only currency so you have to start collecting again. Perhaps with the steep exchange rates and costs so that there is a way for those with too much money to buy some Canthan stuff. Would put everyone on an equal footing again.

nathan_frd · Feb 16, 2006, 09:13 PM // 21:13

y deosent everyone stop selling ectos like ,erm a ecto boycott then the demand wiil be high and ppl will buy from traders and prices will fly high.
also i like the idea of rubys and saphires cheers for the hint

and anyways what is so special about FOW armour anyway it deos the same thing as normal armou right?

Lord Dobo · Feb 17, 2006, 12:32 AM // 00:32

The only thing special about FoW armor is that if you have it, you won't be running into too many clones of yourself. That's it. If you've been playing a long time, you need something to still look forward to.

generik · Feb 17, 2006, 12:50 AM // 00:50

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Originally Posted by Bosco

You know, Anet would make TONS of people very unhappy by making ectos worth nothing. Therefore, they will not do this. I'm hoarding mine because I'm betting they'll go up after ch. 2 comes out. If not, wtf? I can still get another set of FoW armor.

The same way they did with runes when they introduced the rune traders? Or weapon mods when greens are introduced?

Oh yeah, nice try.

Anet has zero quelms about pissing off the entire GW population, snap that delusion right now.

Eclair · Feb 17, 2006, 02:56 AM // 02:56

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Originally Posted by generik

The same way they did with runes when they introduced the rune traders? Or weapon mods when greens are introduced?

Oh yeah, nice try.

Anet has zero quelms about pissing off the entire GW population, snap that delusion right now.

I agree, not to mention you have to remember that MOST players who play guild wars are NOT the people who have millions of gold to spend on investment and speculation.

Eet GnomeSmasher · Feb 17, 2006, 02:56 AM // 02:56

Oh yes, ANET purposely pisses off it's customers on purpose...just to spite them. Come on people, those things that you mentioned were done to make the game better and it worked for the most part.

generik · Feb 17, 2006, 05:50 AM // 05:50

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Originally Posted by Lord Dobo

And I was thinking about armors that you would craft in the next game. Part of me wants them to have nicer effects than what you find in this game, but part of me thinks that would be unfair. If someone only had that game, or just buys it first, why should they get all the cool stuff? So I tend to think that things will be different, but equal... in all regards. So they might have stuff we want, and we will have stuff they will want. So a balance might be maintained.

Boohoo, I bought a Sades 10 years ago when my business was blooming and I was rich, but today I'm a 50 year old temp at McDonalds flipping burgers and my formerly glorious Mercedes is now a old junker!

It's so unfair, Mercedes should have gone out of business the moment I bought mine! Why is it that those of us who bought it 10 years ago now have to drive luxury cars that no longer compare to the current lines?

It's the same analogy.

You worked for it, you got it, you got your gleaming time in the spotlight. Come chapter 2, it is also time for you to move on and get the new luxury armor, or risk looking lame.

generik · Feb 17, 2006, 05:53 AM // 05:53

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Originally Posted by Eclair

I agree, not to mention you have to remember that MOST players who play guild wars are NOT the people who have millions of gold to spend on investment and speculation.

Indeed, if anything it will at best piss off a tiny percentage of the game population. In fact I'd say to Anet, not only should you guys NOT give ectos, shards, rubies, and sapphires any use at all in chapter 2, but remove them from the Canthan traders altogether; outright deny any acknowledgement of their existence.

We will see many "formerly rich" who used to show off their stacks of ect0 watch their wealth dwindle into nothing

Lord Dobo · Feb 17, 2006, 06:13 AM // 06:13

I'm not defending the rich, or the poor, I'm just trying to point out that the game has always been touted as a balanced game. I'm trying to point out that to maintain that balance, the game will neither be completely better, nor completely worse. I, in the game, have made as much money as I need for the items I want, and am quite content to search out the things I need, because to me the struggle is the fun part. Once I have everything I set my sights on, I move on to the next goal. I niether am poor in the game, nor rich and full of investments. It seems that you, and those like you, are rather bitter over not having the investments yourself. Deny it if you want to, but the pattern is everywhere. Those without, bitch. If they learn to get what they want, they loose sight of what it was like to have nothing. And then there are those who again loose it and feel the need complain and somehow teach everyone a lesson. Pathetic. Boohoo indead.

shmek · Apr 03, 2006, 06:51 AM // 06:51

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Originally Posted by OxoZoso

What's Up with ECTO Price Plunge?

-Oxo-

Same with many things lately. Sup Absorbs? IDS? Supply and demand. (I.E. Burning out)

Also, MANY many people in game seem to readily settle for less and less gold for their items or time (running/farming/etc.). Pretty simple.

Haggard · Apr 03, 2006, 09:10 AM // 09:10

UW Duo Farming.

Oh, and B/P tombs farming to some extent.

Thallandor · Apr 03, 2006, 10:35 AM // 10:35

Hold on to your ecto/shard til someone releases the FoW Assassin/ritualist(assume ANET updates it) pics would be your best bet :P

If there isnt gonna be a FoW set for them or it uses something else then i truely feel sorry for those that hoard them at 10k+ prices. :S

Cottage Pie · Apr 03, 2006, 10:59 AM // 10:59

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Originally Posted by generik

The same way they did with runes when they introduced the rune traders? Or weapon mods when greens are introduced?

Oh yeah, nice try.

Anet has zero quelms about pissing off the entire GW population, snap that delusion right now.

Actually rune traders/greens help balance the game. money SHALL NOT buy you a technical advantage. Live with it :|

Cottage Pie · Apr 03, 2006, 11:11 AM // 11:11

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Originally Posted by onilink

I think you might have missed my point. I am not disgustingly rich, I just know that I and many other people have spent a lot of time and effort to get our fissure armor, and it would be rather dissapointing to see someone who's hardly been playing for very long wearing the same armor that it took us hundreds of hours to earn. A game that offers very high-level rewards for extended play and then cheapens that reward once you've earned it does not seem very fun to me.

I agree. um. My FoW armour took me 2 (read: two open/close trade windows - that was it) profitable (only slightly!) trades to get (AND no shards needed, god how cheapo am I?). Really, that makes me even LESS 'worthy' of wearing this armour than even an ebayer or something, lol. Do you think I deserve my armour? or should I salvage it to remain pure.

In the end, it's just a game and whilst I hate to think FoW armour will become popular, I used to have 15k armour, and it was rarer than FoW is now....times change.

FoW deffo brings out the haves/have-nots, where the havers want to keep prices high and the have-nots grasp manically for the prices to come down, Spiting hate at the economy, etc...but oh they'd do anything to be rich (their hate of money is actually their love). it's like this in most games, and causes animosity between fools, especially younger/spoilt brat players.

Dave83 · Apr 03, 2006, 11:27 AM // 11:27

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Originally Posted by Cottage Pie

I agree. um. My FoW armour took me 2 (read: two open/close trade windows - that was it) profitable (only slightly!) trades to get (AND no shards needed, god how cheapo am I?). Really, that makes me even LESS 'worthy' of wearing this armour than even an ebayer or something, lol. Do you think I deserve my armour? or should I salvage it to remain pure.

I agree with onilink to an extent. But I would also say that if it took you two trades then you obviously are skilled (or very lucky) being able to come into those two items - either of which is fine.

Englishkid · Apr 03, 2006, 11:30 AM // 11:30

The market is going down

Cottage Pie · Apr 03, 2006, 11:35 AM // 11:35

come on claws, fangs and eyeballs!