Weapon mod merchant and decustomize option

Anduin

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Ice Dragon Berserker Lodge

W/

We definitely need a merchant for weapon mods. I've been trying to sell a perfect fortitude mod for an axe and a perfect sundering bow string for weeks, but no one ever seems to want it. I'd love to be able to just go to a merchant and dump it like I do with runes. Quicker and easier solution for those of us who'd rather spend our time playing than trying to barter with people (trading is my most hated part of this game, and every other rpg. I just do not like it at all, and always end up getting ripped off).

Also, a decustomize option for customized weapons we no longer use would also be great, which is why I imagine this has been asked repeatedly.

storm of daeth

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

somewhere

Zealots Of Abaddon [ZOA]

W/

/sign for mod merchant
/not signed for decustomize

bilateralrope

bilateralrope

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

New Zealand

Xen Of Onslaught (Xen of the Pacific division)

The weapon mod trader would be really helpful. I've got a guildie whos been trying to find an imperfect vamp axe haft to pair with his 15%/-1 hp regen axe for over a month now (he doesn't want to pay full price when hes only after the degen). Its just to hard to find the near perfect mods, which are good enough if you don't want to pay full price for the perfect ones.

The only problem I can see with the weapon mod trader is it getting cluttered up. The easy solution to that is to have a seperate trader for each weapon type.

As for decustomisation, you chose to customise it knowing you wouldn't be able to un-customise. Learn to live with the choices you made.

/signed for weapon mod trader(s)
/unsigned for decustomisation

Arkantos

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

Has been suggested many times before

/signed for mod trader
/notsigned for decustomize

Zehnchu

Zehnchu

Popcorn Fetish

Join Date: Dec 2005

[GODS]

Mo/Me

/signed for mod trader/merchant
/not signed on decustomize

Anduin

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Ice Dragon Berserker Lodge

W/

I don't understand the problem with wanting to decustomize something. What if a noob customizes something not knowing it can't be uncustomized, or trades for a customized weapon?

It is just plain idiotic not to be able to.

storm of daeth

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

somewhere

Zealots Of Abaddon [ZOA]

W/

you customize something knowing that u are tied to that weapon forever. And a new player wouldnt trade for a customized weapon cause a lil alert comes up before u trade about the weapon.

Florence Cortista

Florence Cortista

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

Toronto Canada

Cynn's Official Fan Club [COFC]

E/Mo

think about the words, customize. It's like wearing used running shoes, it just doesn't fit. Now however if it was more like DnD where u would have an armor check roll for whenu didn't meet requirements. That would be cool. Like Using a custumized weapon for another character at a -10% damage. since custumizing it would make u simply better with the weapon, why not the reverse?

Another merchant is a ok idea, it could manage the economy i a bit better, and some n00bs would be less riped off. However i don't see it as needed. Not every item is perfect, it bad enough only perfect items are the only ones sellable, and every item will quickly become perfect and trading would be only for base items and such. Maybe im paranoid, but i like the ecomony the way it is.

/notsigned both

Hex Nexus

Hex Nexus

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2005

Dragonic Killers

/signed weapon mod trader
/not signed decustomize

Mars Dragonblade

Mars Dragonblade

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2006

Awesometon.

Ministry of Fate [MoF]

W/

/Signed for the mod trader,
/Notsigned for the de-customisation.

Cybah

Cybah

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Europe

Guardians Of Eternal Sands [GoeS]

W/

/signed for mod trader which is like materials trader - buying <-> selling makes the prices

Mera Regila

Mera Regila

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

In The Deep

R/A

Hmm... If I was going to get rid of any particular character, I think i wuold like to be able to decustomize this particular green and sell it rather than let it go to waste.

/signed for both

Henchman

Henchman

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

A cave in the Shiverpeaks

Mo/

The de-customization is one of the noobiest suggestions I ever heard, no offence. The whole point of customization is to make the weapon more powerful in your hands, at the exchange of not being able to sell it. Otherwise, why not just make all weapons with +20% damage?
This is truly, in my opinion, a suggestion made by people who want to have the most powerful weapons, and be able to sell them high as well.

xiaotsu

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

Doomlore Shrine

Just Us Gamers [JUGs]

R/

Florence: The less trading going on, the less spam there is


/signed for mod trader
/notsigned x100000 for decustomizer

legion_rat

legion_rat

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

668 the neighbor of the beast

TFK

A/

Quote:
Originally Posted by xiaotsu
Florence: The less trading going on, the less spam there is


/signed for mod trader
/notsigned x100000 for decustomizer

Boooo trade spam in town
Hurray mod trader

/signed mod trader
/notsigned de-cust (I never customize anything)


~the I figured out what the H-ll signed means Rat~

Zui

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Benecia Renovatio [RenO]

Mo/

/signed for weapon mod trader

/not signed for decustomize option

Blackest Rose

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

I see a trend forming..... well who am I to think different.....

/signed for weapon mod trader

/not signed for decustomize option

Terra Xin

Terra Xin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2006

New Zealand

Me/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by Anduin
I don't understand the problem with wanting to decustomize something. What if a noob customizes something not knowing it can't be uncustomized, or trades for a customized weapon?

It is just plain idiotic not to be able to.
It would mean that the +20% bonus would hold no real value. If you really thought about it, de-customization is realistically pointless. Crafters shouldn't get paid to make a weapon crappier.

Evilsod

Evilsod

Banned

Join Date: Mar 2006

England

Lievs Death Squad [LDS]

Quote:
Originally Posted by legion_rat
/notsigned de-cust (I never customize anything)
Then you sir are a shit damage dealer.

/signed for a weapons mod trader..

Obviously some people don't seem to get what the point of customisation is...

legion_rat

legion_rat

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

668 the neighbor of the beast

TFK

A/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Evilsod
Then you sir are a shit damage dealer.

/signed for a weapons mod trader..

Obviously some people don't seem to get what the point of customisation is...
ooo isn't that cute, an insult. No i see the point, i just dont do it as I may wish to sell the weapon later.


~the "good day sir" Rat~

Sientir

Sientir

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

At DigiPen.

Biscuit of Dewm [MEEP]

/signed x10000000 for a weapons mod trader. I've been wanting one for a LOOOONG time now.
/notsigned for decustomization. Yes, i've been dumb with customization, most people have. I still say that it shouldn't be something that can be undone.

Khift

Khift

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Ego Trip From Rank [ZERO]

P/

Quote:
Originally Posted by legion_rat
ooo isn't that cute, an insult. No i see the point, i just dont do it as I may wish to sell the weapon later.


~the "good day sir" Rat~
You do more damage with a customized white weapon than with an uncustomized perfect vampiric fortitude 15>50 weapon.

BahamutKaiser

BahamutKaiser

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Heightened state of mind.

P/W

I totaly agree with a weapon mod merchant, it would put a handle on the price of weapons and mods, and even the playing field weapon wise, right now weapons are the most significant advantage players can gain in PvP, it should be remedied.

Customizing is an obvious option to improve a weapons damage wile making it unusable to others, if it could be taken off and used by others, than it may as well not have a customization and have that much extra power reguardless. If it is a weapon you can't afford to keep, or intend to sell eventually, you can't customize it, plain and simple trade-off.

kvndoom

kvndoom

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Communistwealth of Virginia

Uninstalled

W/Mo

Decustomization, if implemented, should cost 100 platinum, not a hair less. Even then, that might be charging too little.

Tristan Taylor

Tristan Taylor

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2005

Blood of Orr

E/Me

I don't get it, are you opposed to the decustomization cause then you could do it to a green, and later undo and sell it, or cause you think the 20% would still be there?

Would you sign if the 20% came back off when it was decustomized?

Guardian of the Light

Guardian of the Light

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2005

Radicals Against Tyrants

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by storm of daeth
/sign for mod merchant
/not signed for decustomize
He I was going to say that

/sign for mod merchant
/not signed for decustomize

Opeth11

Opeth11

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

Richmond, British Columbia, Kanada

Demon of the Fall [Opet]

Mo/Me

No @ decustomization.
Yes @ mod merchant.
Yes @ spam.

2ndName

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2006

Signed for Mod trader

Unsigned for Uncustomizer

Do people at ANet even read stuff like this? Or is this just for our entertainment?

SpeedyKQ

SpeedyKQ

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

E/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tristan Taylor
I don't get it, are you opposed to the decustomization cause then you could do it to a green, and later undo and sell it, or cause you think the 20% would still be there?

Would you sign if the 20% came back off when it was decustomized?
The point of customization is to make drops more valuable by taking good weapons out of the market.

If customization weren't permanent it would be entirely pointless.

Stupid Shizno

Stupid Shizno

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2006

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

[eF]

Mo/

as far as i know, the only reason you can customize any weapon is because when creating a PvP char, the weapons come perfect, for free. thus customizing them makes it so you cant savlage/trade mods or even trade the whole perfect weapon. thats the simple truth.

the PvE have a customize option to compete fairley with PvP. why would any pve want to customize a weapon? no reason at all, thus the +20dmg comes into play, it makes customizing the weapon something to look at when you want to be on equal footing with pvp.

i know all pvp weapons come +20dmg always, this is due to customizing. Also, a side note. any fully equipped pve char will out preform pvp. pvp dosnt get armor swaps :P