Curse

KamikazeChicken · Dec 01, 2005, 11:42 PM // 23:42

Collect (find >.>) as many shards/ectos as you can and save off actually pumping gold into FoW armor until after Ch. 2 release. FoW costs will TANK after the new stuff is out, so there's no point spending so much now. It's also very likely that some new armor will attract your eye more than anything currently accessible. >.>

Rogmar · Dec 01, 2005, 11:45 PM // 23:45

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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?

Balthazar isn't evil, he just controls smiting and fire, god of warriors, smiting monks, and fire elementalists. Now Grenth is evil

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-Loki- · Dec 01, 2005, 11:56 PM // 23:56

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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.

Buying a weapon off another person is not a gold sink, as the money does not leave the system, it merely changes hands. It's still there, floating around in the system.

Zaklex · Dec 01, 2005, 11:57 PM // 23:57

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Originally Posted by pbspectre

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...

By doing this you've just managed to unbalance the game mechanics, that's why the stats are the same and it's only for vanity purposes.

pbspectre · Dec 02, 2005, 02:47 AM // 02:47

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Originally Posted by Zaklex

By doing this you've just managed to unbalance the game mechanics, that's why the stats are the same and it's only for vanity purposes.

not if the game had been built with those stats from the beginning...granted, if those changes were suddenly made now things would be screwed up, but if they had been built in from the start, i don't see a problem...

Venus · Dec 02, 2005, 02:52 AM // 02:52

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Originally Posted by Willy Rockwell

If you're saving up for FoW armor because that's all that's left to do in the game, it's time to look for a new game.

Well, I (like alot of previous posters) think waiting untill chapter two comes out before spending all that money is a good idea.

jesh · Dec 02, 2005, 02:59 AM // 02:59

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Originally Posted by pbspectre

not if the game had been built with those stats from the beginning...granted, if those changes were suddenly made now things would be screwed up, but if they had been built in from the start, i don't see a problem...

If they had done that from the start, the game wouldn't be very fair for the casual gamer, which was what gw used to be all about. The average player can get by with collector/forge armor because it's the same stat wise, and they can still have fun.
If all of a sudden you need 2 million to be competitive, I hardly would call it a game geared for the casual gamer.

cellardweller · Dec 02, 2005, 03:00 AM // 03:00

The optimal setup for armour in many cases is a mix of various sets, but unfortunately this makes you look a little goofy. This was the reason that I bought FoW armour for my warrior, now I can wear glads armour with knights boots and not look like a refugee from the rocky horror picture show.

pbspectre · Dec 02, 2005, 03:04 AM // 03:04

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Originally Posted by jesh

If they had done that from the start, the game wouldn't be very fair for the casual gamer, which was what gw used to be all about. The average player can get by with collector/forge armor because it's the same stat wise, and they can still have fun.
If all of a sudden you need 2 million to be competitive, I hardly would call it a game geared for the casual gamer.

crap...guess that's true...oh well...

anyway, i'm sticking with my 15k glads...bring on chapter 2...

lord_shar · Dec 02, 2005, 03:32 AM // 03:32

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Originally Posted by Faustus The Eighth

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.

On female necro's, 15k scars look very nice.

Male necro's with FoW armor look like their wearing female skirts

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Originally Posted by Faustus The Eighth

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.

Here's something no one has considered: Chapter-2 armor may NOT be ecto based. If this turns out to be the case, then ecto prices will plummit, and whatever is chosen by ANET as the new base component for Ch2 armor will replace ecto as the standard monetary unit.

I have 30+ ecto in less than 1 week and climbing rapidly. At this pace, I'll have enough ecto for fissure armor in less than a month's time, well ahead of Ch2's release, but I doubt I'll be buying FoW armor (simply because it doesn't look spectacular).

super dooper · Dec 02, 2005, 03:44 AM // 03:44

I'm getting it because I'm a crazy completionist.. thanks to ecto farming, I spent a grand total of 60k on my monk's obsidian chest piece.. :P

ghostlyranger · Dec 02, 2005, 07:58 AM // 07:58

well i use a ranger, and if i want to get, i will get fow armor. i dun bother about the 15k amour coz there is too many ranger with 15k armor already.

but now since chapter 2 is coming soon, so i m just like most ppl, waiting/hopping for new armor

convict · Dec 02, 2005, 10:05 AM // 10:05

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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...

just a note though - while in safe places like cities, you can't see people's armor in high-def, only your own. if you ventured out with that warrior you'll see how it looks up close.

imo the male warrior fissure is definitely ugly anyways.
and the ranger fissure looks nothing like the collectors.

Zakarr · Dec 02, 2005, 10:26 AM // 10:26

I will get fissure armors for ALL SIX MAIN PROFESSIONS. That is insane without eBay, good players or 300g ecto price bug. Well, at least I have some goal left.

Monk has it already so there is 'only' five sets.

Garumn · Dec 02, 2005, 11:03 AM // 11:03

OmG how much do you play this game??

Gwenhywar · Dec 02, 2005, 04:38 PM // 16:38

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Originally Posted by Garumn

Should i get it? Ive got around 10 ectos and 10 shards at the moment, and I play around 2 hours GW each day-already played around 400 hours.So Ive got 15k Drakescale armor dyed all black, and nice weapons.Now should i dedicate my time to get that FoW armor or should i just save up my money for Chp.2 armor(possibly not SO xpensive as FoW) for my future Assasin?(the only profession that i seem to like in GW:P).Waht do you think?Is Fow rmor a waste of money?Im mainly a PvE player, and seem to get convinced that Fow armor is quite a waste of preciuos gold...

Buying FoW armor is worth it if you can easily afford it; if you only have one character so far, and little money, I'd go for bringing up a couple more characters and getting them 15k sets and some nice weapons instead.

I do have fissure for my monk myself, but I have played over 1300 hours and use her in PvP so kinda get to see it often.