Curse

Slic · Jul 19, 2007, 01:03 AM // 01:03

See? Like I said, max-damage inscribable and/or purple/gold Tribal Axes seem to be absent from the drop table for mob in GW. Let's hope anet is nice enough to fix this, or at least explain to us WHY they are purposely keeping this great axe skin away from everyone.

Pititis · Jul 19, 2007, 04:24 AM // 04:24

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Originally Posted by masta_yoda

agree above ^ unlock thru pvp, maxed inscribable and dyeable but not sellable :P

I can't dye mine. (PvE dye can't be applied and through PvP Equipment Panel that's not working.)

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ShadowsRequiem · Jul 19, 2007, 04:38 AM // 04:38

max blue inscript ones have been sold on high end

15^50
20/20 and +30

go dig around if you want, that is if the auction has not already been deleted

ps these axes are fulgy as hell

urania · Jul 19, 2007, 06:35 AM // 06:35

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Originally Posted by Slabby

I have an inscribable tyrian Trible Axe sitting in my storage, rotting away.
Too bad it's only 5-23

So they DO exist.

it can still be used as a caster weapon (;

6am3 Fana71c · Jul 19, 2007, 11:03 AM // 11:03

I was watching a HOH battle via observer last night, there was a necromancer from guild Girls Just Wanna Have [Fun] that was in obsidian armor with black tribal axe.
But FFS I can't see why are you so obsessed with that axe, it is so ugly that...aww, forget it. GG on wasting your time.

Tab · Jul 19, 2007, 11:13 AM // 11:13

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Originally Posted by 6am3 Fana71c

I was watching a HOH battle via observer last night, there was a necromancer from guild Girls Just Wanna Have [Fun] that was in obsidian armor with black tribal axe.
But FFS I can't see why are you so obsessed with that axe, it is so ugly that...aww, forget it. GG on wasting your time.

Probably unlocked with PvP reward points.

urania · Jul 19, 2007, 11:25 AM // 11:25

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Originally Posted by ibreaktoilets

Probably unlocked with PvP reward points.

they cant be dyed black.

it was most likely a non max inscribable pve version.

Slic · Jul 19, 2007, 02:43 PM // 14:43

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Originally Posted by ShadowsRequiem

max blue inscript ones have been sold on high end

15^50
20/20 and +30

go dig around if you want, that is if the auction has not already been deleted

ps these axes are fulgy as hell

I HAVE been digging around on high-end for the last month. If you're basing this off of one thread (Blade Mythos), I believe he had blue, non-inscrip and his thread was banned anyway. Every other high-end thread about it are max white Tribal Axes with 20/20 and 30hp or near-max Tribal Axes with 15^50, 20/20, 30hp. I have yet to see a max inscribable Tribal Axe in high-end.

Jason Xll · Jul 19, 2007, 05:18 PM // 17:18

I am certain blue, max inscribable tribal axes exist, I have seen them both in PC and High end on more than one accasion. I agree however that purple or gold ones havn't dropped although some players claim to have one...

Elnai · Jul 19, 2007, 05:20 PM // 17:20

They're rare, get over it. Go farm for 1000 hours and then realize you aren't gonna get exactly what you want.

I'm sure that anet is aware that the axe 99.99/100 times won't drop. Please don't come here and cry ITS A BUG ITS A BUG ITS A BUG.

Slic · Jul 19, 2007, 06:16 PM // 18:16

Enlai: I am certain they are excluded from drop tables. Otherwise, one of the thousands (and that is a very modest estimate) of hardcore farmers in GW would have had one by now. I do not believe anet is aware of this because the whole issue with Tribal Axes never got classified as a bug and never reached the eyes of a GM (again, someone from anet PLEASE correct me if I am wrong!).

Jason: The only Tribal Axes i ever saw in PC/high-end were max-damage whites or almost-max (6-26, 6-27) inscribable blues. Please provide links, Google cached pages, or SOMETHING, if I am wrong.

Like I said before, I will believe it when I see it, and so far my theory has not been disproven.

Elnai · Jul 19, 2007, 06:18 PM // 18:18

lmfao, your theory that its a bug?

Slic · Jul 19, 2007, 06:25 PM // 18:25

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Originally Posted by Elnai

lmfao, your theory that its a bug?

Prove me wrong. Prove that my theory that it is a bug is wrong, misinformed and irrational. Have someone show me a max-damage, inscribable Tribal Axe. My IGN is Bogatyr Slic, add me and PM me.

Jason Xll · Jul 19, 2007, 07:19 PM // 19:19

I've been around on Guru for much longer than you and I know I've seen at least one max damage inscribable blue tribal axe. Frankly i can't be assed to waste my time searching for the thread just to prove you wrong when i know I'm right and other members have said they have seen one. Yes they are rare and I'm pretty sure the Anet staff has better things to do so close to the release of a new expansion than change the drop probabilty of a skin that you like.

Elnai · Jul 19, 2007, 07:31 PM // 19:31

Let me put it into easy terms:

Accept the fact that there is still a really rare skin. There's no argument on your side other than you not accepting it.

Snow Bunny · Jul 19, 2007, 07:36 PM // 19:36

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Originally Posted by Killer Force Ninja

they can be farmed in ascalon max but no inscript so you have to be lucky to get one with 15^50^^ (hm)

Read the wiki statement. There is no recorded max 15^50/inscribable tribal ever.
to get one would be the equivalent of a 15% unconditional.
If you get one....I will buy it :P

Slic · Jul 19, 2007, 07:40 PM // 19:40

Sorry, after 2 months there is still no proof against my theory. If you've read my beginning post in this thread, you will see that I have searched not only through Guru but through all of Google's results every single day and have not found anything. I'm going to have to go with 'it's a bug', unless there is factual evidence stating otherwise.

As for anet being too troubled to change the drop probability for this axe, i'd have to say its surprisingly easy to modify drop statistics for the Guild Wars engine, as evidenced by double dye drop weekends and what not. In fact, when that weekend ended they changed the dye drop rates back WITHOUT forcing us to download an update. They can change drop rates ON THE FLY.

Snow Bunny · Jul 19, 2007, 07:46 PM // 19:46

mmmm....how many times did you get a gold cryst drop in UW? Or purple now or whatever....isn't that the same thing at this point?

So maybe the drop rate isn't a bug...it's just rare...rare to a ridiculous extent that is...unheardof.

Jason Xll · Jul 19, 2007, 07:47 PM // 19:47

After a quick search I found these two linking threads...
The tribal axe auction
And the Pc where Coridan says it is maxed.
I think we should ask the seller/buyer in the auction or Coridan about this

I see you search well everyday Slic... /endsarcasm

Slic · Jul 19, 2007, 08:26 PM // 20:26

Jason, BOTH of those posts are referring to Blade Mythos. I have spoken of his case in the earlier posts of this thread, he is not valid evidence at this point. AFAIK, he got banned for violating forum guidelines, and yes, somebody WAS offering him 70K and his s/b was 100K. However, upon further research, I believe his blue Tribal Axe was either:

1) A white one that he modded with furious 10/10 and 30hp

2) A blue one, but without an inscription slot.

All signs point to #1 being the most likely possibility. Regardless of speculation, however, there is STILL no proof that he EVER had a max blue inscribable Tribal Axe because he never proved it by showing it to someone in-game. And unfortunately, I was unable to get a hold of him outside the forums in order to see if his axe was, in fact, max and inscribable.

He is the ONLY case that I have EVER seen on guru that MIGHT have been a max inscribable Tribal Axe. My theory still stands; this is a bug. Be it intentional or not, max-damage Tribal Axes with a damage modifier or inscription slot are excluded from GW's drop table.

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Originally Posted by Snow Bunny

mmmm....how many times did you get a gold cryst drop in UW? Or purple now or whatever....isn't that the same thing at this point?

So maybe the drop rate isn't a bug...it's just rare...rare to a ridiculous extent that is...unheardof.

I'm pretty sure that, after about a month or less of the Crystalline Sword skin being added to the drop tables, somebody (probably more than just someBODY) already found a gold one. Just look at Reavers (i.e., Mallyx's Reaver skin). Not even a week went by after the skin was added and somebody already found a gold version of it from an HoH chest.

Tribal Axes, on the other hand, have been around ever since prophecies was released, and there has NEVER been a max Tribal Axe that is inscribable or 15^50. It's absurd to think that its that rare; the computer's decimal precision probably cannot go that low, even for doubles! That leaves only one other possibility, that certain version of the Tribal Axe ARE, in fact, excluded from the drop table.