Curse

RizzleR · May 11, 2005, 08:28 AM // 08:28

well well just gathered spend a fortune to buy me my first piece of druid's ranger armor for 15k at marhan's grotto.
expecting it to look very different from the one i was having since yak's bend.
and guess was is 100% the same exept armor now it 70 instead of 40
so what in gods name makes it worth chipping in the extra 13.5k i ask u?

if anybody has the answer please let me know cause i'm currently quite pissed off

Love And Peace · May 11, 2005, 08:30 AM // 08:30

purely cosmetic

SecretFire · May 11, 2005, 08:30 AM // 08:30

Most of the 15K armors look the same as their cheaper counterparts. They do, however, the same name as the armor you get on a PvP character, so you could always create a PvP character to preview the new set.

Valsalis · May 11, 2005, 08:31 AM // 08:31

Not to flame you, but if you would've seen the armor compindium on this site or others... all of the armors of the same name, look the same. Sad but true. The Al levels are better, and that's about it. There MAY be some special, find only, armors out there that look diffrent.

RizzleR · May 11, 2005, 08:39 AM // 08:39

hm.. thnx for the answer
but why would they put a armor in game that costs 10 times as much and hasn't got any better stats or looks.

Elythor · May 11, 2005, 08:42 AM // 08:42

Its a money sink for you to spend money.....so you can show the world that you are rich!

Bragging rights!

Manderlock · May 11, 2005, 08:43 AM // 08:43

The dragon set looks different (at lest thats what I was told) than its cheaper variation.

Shinsei · May 11, 2005, 08:49 AM // 08:49

The 15k Wanderer's set is different too...actually I'm pretty sure all the 15k armors look different. Their icons are just very similiar to the original.

RizzleR · May 11, 2005, 09:01 AM // 09:01

hold on i'll get screenies
edit: hm.. i can't seem to capture the gui that shows the armor's value is 525
and thats the only proof its costs 15k anyway to conclude this if ur looking for a better look a 15k armor don't get the druid's vest 100% the same

Duin · May 11, 2005, 02:18 PM // 14:18

well i know that no matter how my char goes, i am rich so 15k for identical looks and better armor. sure why not ill take it. cuz armor after all does help out a character.

Master Elyas · May 11, 2005, 02:22 PM // 14:22

well... duin... how bout lending me some of that richness?

Eclair · May 11, 2005, 04:45 PM // 16:45

I think all the 15k armor are supposed to look better than their 1.5k counteparts, its just that currently they're either bugged in that they don't, or that they haven't made the sprites for them yet.

Master Elyas · May 11, 2005, 04:48 PM // 16:48

that might be it.. but, GW is already released! they should have everything complete already... and polished to some extent...

Talizar · May 11, 2005, 05:01 PM // 17:01

If they said game is ready but the 15k armor looks hasnt been updated yet so the release date is pushed back one month u'd be whining how they should just release it and patch it the armor later =)

Master Elyas · May 11, 2005, 05:04 PM // 17:04

eh... thats true

but, i hope they will patch it soon...

im tired of the look of my Wyvern... i want a new look! WAAAA!!!

*whining*

Kordesh · May 11, 2005, 06:31 PM // 18:31

Someone posted a picture of the necro set for 15k and it was completely different from all the old armor sets.

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ead.php?t=9297

Link to the place with the pic

Master Elyas · May 11, 2005, 07:02 PM // 19:02

oh god that looks cool...

Thy Shadow Wolf · May 11, 2005, 09:55 PM // 21:55

That's pretty amazing

RizzleR · May 11, 2005, 10:09 PM // 22:09

yeah wish i could have looked like that
poor bastard now without kewl looks

Freyas · May 12, 2005, 04:50 AM // 04:50

I've only seen a couple of the sets, but the ones I've seen have had some definate differences. The Bonelace armor I crafted(in the above link) is pretty sweet, and looks considerably different from the normal armor. I also know someone who crafted the Monk Wanderer set, and it looked different from normal armor as well- it had vine-like tattoos along the arms and legs, surrounding the armwraps and sandals, and the armor appeared to be of a different texture than the normal set. Basically, you can pay extra to craft unique-looking armor to set yourself apart from everyone else in the game that hasn't spent the gold. If you don't care about your appearance, at least not enough to spend the gold, you can just get the normal stuff and be like most everyone else. However, for the people who would like a purely asthetic reward for getting a lot of cash, the Ascention armor is a possibility.