Curse

boxterduke · Dec 01, 2005, 04:08 PM // 16:08

I got FoW armor for my mesmer minus the gloves to save some money.
FoW helm for my warrior since I do not like the whole armor.

I was thinking of getting it for my monk but thought I'd better save the money for chapter 2. So I just got her 15K wanderer instead which is very cool looking and not a lot of monks have it.

So it depends on you, but I have a friend that got FoW armor for their female ranger and he does not get many PMs as he gets when he is playing his mesmer with fow armor. I think not a lot of people notice the ranger for since its looks abit close to the collector armor.

kimo the healer · Dec 01, 2005, 04:14 PM // 16:14

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Originally Posted by Garumn

Lol I decided to sell all my ectos then and save up some money for my Assasin and new Chp.2 stuf.FoW armor is an ultimate waste of time+money-if u want an unique armor get urself a 15k one, or wait for the hopefully new ones from Chp2.

How do you know that ectos/shards are not used to craft assassin armor?

Swehurn · Dec 01, 2005, 04:19 PM // 16:19

I went for fissure armor for my monk, because I like the look and because it gave me a goal to work for.

I haven't had a single positive comment about it (a few "why did you waste money on FoW armor?" comments), but I don't care - I bought it for ME, not for everybody else in GW.

pbspectre · Dec 01, 2005, 04:34 PM // 16:34

i had my heart set on getting a full set of fissure for my warrior for a while...then, last night, i was at Augury and saw a guy with a full set of warrior fissure...

of course, i had seen the armor before, but had never spent much time studying the look of it...i gotta say, i'm not that impressed...yeah, it's different, but the details kinda suck...from a medium distance you can kinda see some detail, but up close it looks really smudged...i'm thinking i'll save my $$ for Chapter 2...

kimo the healer · Dec 01, 2005, 04:56 PM // 16:56

I would rather spend my money on a perfect modded weapon than fow armor. fow armor is a waste of money. To spend 1.5 mill+ and have the same stats as normal droknars armor is stupid. I admit some fow armor looks pretty cool, but certainly not worth the money or even half the money.

AxeMe · Dec 01, 2005, 05:27 PM // 17:27

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Originally Posted by kimo the healer

I would rather spend my money on a perfect modded weapon than fow armor. fow armor is a waste of money. To spend 1.5 mill+ and have the same stats as normal droknars armor is stupid. I admit some fow armor looks pretty cool, but certainly not worth the money or even half the money.

It's exactly what I said, and meant, through most of the game. Now I am almost embarrassed to say that I'll probably get FOW armor for my warrior. I'm sure not suggesting that it makes sense. As you said, it really doesn't. It's just that now that I do have a near perfect shield and weapons that many would consider perfect or near perfect, I have decided to get the armor. I think there's a thread somewhere else about the fact that game players want "dings" ... rewards ... to play. I am a living example of that with the FOW armor.

For those who think this is stupid - don't worry I agree - and likely Chapter 2 will bring some really terrific armor and you'll have the last laugh as I wander around, a 59-year-old stuck with a 13-year-old psyche, in my too expensive armor.

Sendai · Dec 01, 2005, 05:51 PM // 17:51

[off topic]

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Originally Posted by -Loki-

There will probably be armour in chapter 2 that will cost what fissure armour costs. Maybe since Fissure armour is in Balthalaars realm and is spiky and evil, dwaynas will have some angelic looking armour?

it makes me remember a question i asked to a dev (it may be voxy voo... he was a necro anyway) a few days after the release:
*at the temple of the ages*
Sendai: "Is that normal that there's no map for Dwayna, lyssa, Melandru ?"
Dev: "Sendai: Those maps will be here soon"
(that was at least 5-6 months ago)
guess they changed their plans
[/off topic]

Concerning the FoW armor: if i were you i'd mix some armor parts, pick one from the fow, one from the collector etc. and try to put a nice mixed dye on this. This way you'll have a (sort of) unique armor of your own. You shouldn't get the fow armor because it's expensive, you should get it because you like the skin.

pbspectre · Dec 01, 2005, 08:25 PM // 20:25

my question about fissure is this:

Why doesn't it have better stats??...i mean, if you're gonna spend an ungodly amount of time/effort/$$ on it, shouldn't there me at least SOME sort of benefit other than looks?

that's what's always puzzled me about droks/15K/fissure armor...it would make a lot more sense if it was, say (for warriors):

Droks - 80-85AR
15K - 90-95AR
Fissure - 100-105AR

then there would at least be a point to getting fissure over droks...

Lady Cream · Dec 01, 2005, 08:32 PM // 20:32

you don't need fow armor
you want it ? lol noob you don't need it
be like me, have gold from (old farming/tricking noobs/ ....) and buy also uncustomized weapons (15>50 dragon sword, fellblade maybe) with low req of course, even if you use 16 in sword to deal godly damages.

lolol you need 10k in the game, to buy collector items to have weapons and armor max stats.

cya

Damon Windwalker · Dec 01, 2005, 09:03 PM // 21:03

The only real reason I see for Fissure armor is this:

After you've played 4 characters all the way through the game, and there's still months to go before the next chapter - it gives you something to work toward to still keep you interested in the game.

That, or incentive to go buy gold off eBay so you can look uber-1337. *shrugz*

I like my first thought.

Do you need it? Nope - but do you need 100k in storage either? Nope again. It's just something to work toward....

sph0nz · Dec 01, 2005, 09:32 PM // 21:32

Eh.. I want to get Obsidian armor for my Necromancer (Scar pattern set). Why? Because I'd rather look like a freak with spikes coming out of me and weird clothing than run around in lame-looking scars in my underwear.

Same reason why I want to get Obsidian Monk Tattoo pants.

But.. It's basicially impossible. I've only gotten 3 Globs of Ectoplasm ever. And I still have them. It's extremly hard to get at least one Glob every run now, or even every run-in-a-while.

Monica Angelina · Dec 01, 2005, 09:44 PM // 21:44

At the risk of stating the obvious, I'm gonna do it for the kiddies since no one else has bothered...

The concept is not new, it is called a Gold Sink. No different than the dwarven ales, the 15k armors, or anything else you can spend your gold on uselessly, and to a lesser extent "godly" weapons and mods, like a 19% mod vs a 20% mod and the magnitude of difference in asking price. For some reason, people think because something is expensive, it automagically has to be better. Even after time after time of being told otherwise. The idea that a set of Fissure armor indicates to the rest of the world that you are a better player is just out loud laughable. It appeals to a side of you that is willing to suspend disbelief, appeals to your vanity and senses. It doesn't have to make sense and the intrinsic value is solely what you place on these items.

A set of fissure armor would be completely useless when compared against a set of similar 15k or Droknar armor when you consider what you could do with that amount of gold (opportunity cost). However, if your self esteem can be purchased (and relatively inexpensively, really, if you look at the overall picture) with virtual gold, why wouldn't anyone do it? Just realize that not all Fissure armor wearing characters are being played by a good player and vise versa. If anything, it just tells me that person either

1. Spent a lot of time farming (months, literally)
2. Exploited the ectoplasm price reset (ectos for 100g anyone?)
3. Bought some gold cheaply from ebay ($5.00 for 100k last I checked)

None of these reasons tell me that they will actually be good players because not even solo-farming does a good team player make.

All of them do tell me that there's probably some self esteem issues that should be worked out. At the minimum, a money management issue! :P

And a definte NO on FoW for my ellie. It'd be worse than getting a bad haircut. At least that will eventually grow out.

Lou · Dec 01, 2005, 09:46 PM // 21:46

I got a fissure helm for my warrior but only because it looks nice with full dragon dyed black. The only other fissure pieces or sets that seem worth it are male or female mesmer fissure and ele fissure.

Lou · Dec 01, 2005, 09:48 PM // 21:48

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Originally Posted by Monica Angelina

At the risk of stating the obvious, I'm gonna do it for the kiddies since no one else has bothered...

The concept is not new, it is called a Gold Sink. No different than the dwarven ales, the 15k armors, or anything else you can spend your gold on uselessly, and to a lesser extent "godly" weapons and mods, like a 19% mod vs a 20% mod and the magnitude of difference in asking price. For some reason, people think because something is expensive, it automagically has to be better. Even after time after time of being told otherwise. The idea that a set of Fissure armor indicates to the rest of the world that you are a better player is just out loud laughable. It appeals to a side of you that is willing to suspend disbelief, appeals to your vanity and senses. It doesn't have to make sense and the intrinsic value is solely what you place on these items.

A set of fissure armor would be completely useless when compared against a set of similar 15k or Droknar armor when you consider what you could do with that amount of gold (opportunity cost). However, if your self esteem can be purchased (and relatively inexpensively, really, if you look at the overall picture) with virtual gold, why wouldn't anyone do it? Just realize that not all Fissure armor wearing characters are being played by a good player and vise versa. If anything, it just tells me that person either

1. Spent a lot of time farming (months, literally)
2. Exploited the ectoplasm price reset (ectos for 100g anyone?)
3. Bought some gold cheaply from ebay ($5.00 for 100k last I checked)

None of these reasons tell me that they will actually be good players because not even solo-farming does a good team player make.

All of them do tell me that there's probably some self esteem issues that should be worked out. At the minimum, a money management issue! :P

And a definte NO on FoW for my ellie. It'd be worse than getting a bad haircut. At least that will eventually grow out.

Your saying anyone that buys a piece of fissure has self-esteem issues?? and It's virtual money so whatever you buy isn't going to come back and bite you in the ass. And you might as well spend all your money as your gonna quit the game sometime anyway.

reetkever · Dec 01, 2005, 09:59 PM // 21:59

I, personally, don't mind at all when players have the FoW armor, I respect them for the fact that they want to spend so much money in the armor.

I have nothing against the armor, it's in the game and it should have the purpose to be bought.

But I can't stand n00bs who think they are better then me because they have the FoW Armor and I have not (no, I don't have it, and I'm not planning to spend my money on it)

So much for my first post :P

Pompeyfan · Dec 01, 2005, 10:23 PM // 22:23

I bought FoW armour for my ranger purely because I wanted Druid's armour for the energy boost, but absolutely hate the look of 1.5k/15k druids as it looks like a dress with sticks stuck on your arms/legs. The only other ranger armour I liked was studded which I used till i could afford fissure, but it never really had the stats I wanted. I'm not bothering with fissure for my warrior and ele as I like the 15k dragon warrior and 1.5k hydromancer stuff better.

Yes, I could have spent the gold on that godly perfect weapon - but whats the point in spending 100'sk on a 15% damage weapon, when a 14% one will only lose on average .3-.5 points of damage against high level stuff and at most 2.5 points of damage (from a 250 point damage shot) so the difference is barely noticiable? Same with paying over the odds for a +30 health grip, when +29 is a hell of a lot cheaper.

At least with the fissure I'm looking at it everytime I play, whereas my 14% always bow looks the same as a 15% perfect one.

Any money from now on I'm saving for chapter 2 and Assassin armour - when I'll go for the one I like the look of best.

Maxiemonster · Dec 01, 2005, 10:32 PM // 22:32

FoW armor is nice in PvP

It hides wich armor you have equiped style from enemies! :O Damn, I want this!

Jetdoc · Dec 01, 2005, 10:44 PM // 22:44

To me, it's rather simple - you have money. You can do three things with it:

1. Save it for the expansion.
2. Spend it on items you can use now.
3. Save it and try to build up enough to buy fissure armor.

I'm definitely in the #2 camp, and will likely be in the #1 camp over the next few months, as I've obtained almost everything I need functionally to be happy. I would expect (although it may be errantly so) that the price of fissure armor will decrease substantially after the expansion if there are many new armor sets, especially if an "uber" one exists.

Damon Windwalker · Dec 01, 2005, 10:46 PM // 22:46

I think some of this debate is kinda silly...

Personally, for me I want to get fissure armor. Why? Not for status or anything else - but after playing 4 characters all the way through, and with months to go before new content, it gives me a goal to still play for until then.

I sure don't care about status or antyhing else. I just recently got my first set of 15k armor, and put it on my necro. Not because I wanted to show off, I have no reason to impress anyone - but because I thought it looked good, and I spend more time looking at my character than anyone else does....

{IceFire} · Dec 01, 2005, 11:34 PM // 23:34

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Originally Posted by pbspectre

i had my heart set on getting a full set of fissure for my warrior for a while...then, last night, i was at Augury and saw a guy with a full set of warrior fissure...

of course, i had seen the armor before, but had never spent much time studying the look of it...i gotta say, i'm not that impressed...yeah, it's different, but the details kinda suck...from a medium distance you can kinda see some detail, but up close it looks really smudged...i'm thinking i'll save my $$ for Chapter 2...

dude.... armor looks crappy in towns ......... to save the crappy comp users......

FOW armor = teh pwn for monks, warriors, eles, necro. im going to farm 20 more ectos for my monks fow pants, then buy rubies and saphs/ save up for chap 2, then once evry goes for the rubies/ saphs, i buy ectos/shards cheap and get rich!!!!!