1.5k vs. 15k!!!

Quick question here guys...

I just recently got access to Vasburg Armory... I'm now comparing the stats on the 1.5k from House Zu Heltzer to the Armory 15k Stats.

Basically the 1.5k stats vs. the 15k stats.

I noticed that the stats are EXACTLY the same...


....am I missing something here? Is this 15k armor just a cool looking armor? Does it offer anything special to cost SO much?

Someone plz fill me in here!!

Thanks in advance!

just cool looking.

And thats enough for me to pay the price. :P

There's no difference in stats. Just looks.

Don't buy 15K. It only supports farmers!

Quote: Originally Posted by Yanman.be

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Quote: Originally Posted by Xivv Quick question here guys...

I just recently got access to Vasburg Armory... I'm now comparing the stats on the 1.5k from House Zu Heltzer to the Armory 15k Stats.

Basically the 1.5k stats vs. the 15k stats.

I noticed that the stats are EXACTLY the same...


....am I missing something here? Is this 15k armor just a cool looking armor? Does it offer anything special to cost SO much?

Someone plz fill me in here!!

Thanks in advance! All the armor at the higher end is exactly the same. Even the Fissure/Obsidian armor. That's right. Pay 1.5 million for FoW armor and it's no different from 8 plat Drok armor.

The sole difference is the look. 15k indeed looks better. I hate normal druids armor. 15k druids looks so much better. Etc, etc.

Anyhow, just think of the 15k and FoW armor as a means to display wealth. Or simply "look cooler."

Cheers!

Quote: 15k and FoW armor as a means to display wealth. Or simply "look cooler." I disagree with this, i see it more as a player with 15k or Fow armor is more likley to know the game more and have more skills and be more experienced than a player in droknar armor. This does not apply always but in my experience most of the time it does.

Quote: Originally Posted by sdrawkcab11

So... is FoW armor in a different league than 15k Kurzicks for example?

Or is FoW armor same stats too?

Thanks much for this info guys!

All armor is the same... any 1.5 max armor level will be the same as the fow/15k varient.

Quote: Originally Posted by sdrawkcab11

15k armor is a status thing. Kinda like driving around in a bently or lamborghini. Nobody NEEDS a bently as a toyota would do just fine, however a bently is also seen as a status symbol, it shows just how well off (money wise) you are. Same thing here, the stats are the same but one costs more and is harder to get and therefore shows a higher level of status for that person.

Quote: Originally Posted by hobbes2oo

Alot of people with FoW armor are snobs and general assholes, when i made it to ice caves with my warrior there was a party looking for another tank(2 of them in fow armor other 3 in 15k i think). I was told i couldn't come in to the party because my armor was from Droknors Forge, so i asked what did it matter? and the leaders reply was something like ''omg n00b learn how to play the game then i'll tell you.''

Not to mention with the increase of gold buyers on Ebay FoW armour isn't the status symbol it once was.

Bottom line, when people have the money to spend they buy nice stuff, like 15k armor. Changing 15k armor stats would unbalanced the game as well.

Yeah it's 100% about looks.

I have 3 sets of 15k armor, two dyed black and one dyed silver. I don't think it makes me better than anybody, I think it just looks cool. And that's honestly the only reason I got it...it looks cooler.

I am getting the FoW helm for my war, because the ascalon 15k helm looks like trash IMO. I've been using it for some months now, and it's dyed black. But because I don't think it looks that cool I'm going to basically throw it out.

People go to extremes to get things that look cool...that's why people pay 100k + ecto for cool looking skins.

After you play guildwars for a while you'll realise that it's all just a big fashion contest.

Some buy 15K/Obsidian armors because they have 2 much money, others farm hard for them because they need 2 prove theyr ingame wealth... Anyways as Nessaja said it's a fashion contest out there so u have 2 keep up to it (i personaly have 2 fissure armors, those who dont like it no comment i worked hard for them:P)

Just so you know OP, any armor that costs 1.5k(excluding the cost of materials) or more per peice is going to have the exact same stats as any other 1.5k(excluding the cost of materials) or more armor peice.