Heros cost to much!!

yo home boi

yo home boi

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Neutral Selection [TNS]

Hey all,
I have quite alot of Heros now, and i love to use them and fight beside them but....they are gona cost me a fortune to get them all new weps and Sup Vigors etc!!!

Does any 1 have any ideas to get around spending to much money on them!?
Gobby

Scroz

Scroz

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

You don't have to get them all new weapons and sup vigors...
Collector weapons would be the cheaper way to get around having to pay for expensive max gold weapons for each of them, and major vigors would work just fine for the heroes (it's only a 9 hp difference)

Sekkira

Sekkira

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2005

Canberra, AU

I put superiors on my heroes with collector weapons and no vigors. They do just fine with only 405HP.

Shadowfrost

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

Planet Earth (sometimes)

Nowhere To Run, Nowhere To [Hide]

R/

I've barely spent any money on them.

It doesn't really matter because i've got three spellcasters, and all they need is energy. So basically i've just given them whatever weapons drop, and a green that I already had. The only thing i've actually bought, is a Sup Death Rune for Olias, and i'm going to get one for Master of Whispers soon. That's about 6k in all, and he doesn't even really need it. I haven't had any problems whatsoever.

vergerefosh

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2006

Englishmen Don't Drink [Tea]

W/R

give them stuff as you find it

stueyman2099

stueyman2099

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

Clan W A S D [WASD]

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by vergerefosh
give them stuff as you find it
beat the game a couple times now. often the best weapons my heroes ever get is the off green that I'll never use anywhere else.


ooh, that scythe is almost max damage. here ya go Melonni!


on a side note, remember that heroes can use weapons that are customied to your character. If I'm playing my warrior, I ussualy will have my fellblade, while Koss wields my IDS.

M1h4iL

M1h4iL

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Perth, Australia

Some of my heroes use the /preorder items, and other perfect customized for me weapons, yeah customized weapons

stueyman2099

stueyman2099

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

Clan W A S D [WASD]

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by M1h4iL
Some of my heroes use the /preorder items, and other perfect customized for me weapons, yeah customized weapons
I always forget about those despite having game stop, factions, and night fall pre orders.

yo home boi

yo home boi

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Neutral Selection [TNS]

hmm ty guys u have helped =D

Zamochit

Zamochit

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

N/A

Has anyone put a rune on a hero and then salvaged it back?

I am pretty sure its impossible to destroy hero armour so if this works and you wanted to give heros vigor, attunement , vitae runes etc it would be a lot cheaper. just move it from one char to another when you need to. Also at Henge of Denravi you can craft just off max weapons for casters with 20/20 on then for 1k. cheap and fine for all your spellcasters as its mainly the cast time and skill recharge you need. also they are 2 energy off max which is fine.

Menzoberranzan

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

Australia

Celestial Order

I don't spend any cash on my heroes at all. They are completely fine the way they are. Just give them a max damage weapon and its GG. What they need is skills though. The more you unlock, the better they are.

Heck, its a bit pointless to spend so much cash buying them runes and such don'tcha think? The main reason people even get runes is to boost their attributes for solo farming runs or PvP, both of which Heroes do not work with well (Give or take for PvP).

the_jos

the_jos

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

Hard Mode Legion [HML]

N/

I just give them the 'junk' drops that drop along the way and are better than their current weapon.
Same with runes. If I find one that I can't/won't use, they can have it.
One of my Koss characters now has some green claw-like 'green' that dropped yesterday (first max green drop in Elona). I don't have a W character, so all max shields / axes / swords go to the various Koss characters I have.
The same goes for all my other characters.
The only 'rich' characters are two of my Jins, that have max platinum bows (gold).
But those where chest drops in Cantha, so did not cost me any gold except the keys.

Spelcasters is easy, as stated above.
Find a max energy off-hand and a +e wand and they should be ok.

stueyman2099

stueyman2099

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

Clan W A S D [WASD]

W/E

for my casters, any staff with +10 energy is fine, I couldn't care less what else it has.

Vilaptca

Vilaptca

Pre-Searing Vanquisher

Join Date: Jun 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

I haven't spent a penny on my heroes. All of it has been from drops or my preorder items. I'm not going to waste that much money on these guys. Not until I get uber-rich.

Dmc1281

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

HOBO

R/E

The only real gold I spent was a Major Death rune for Olias so his minions will be level 16.

I would like to see something where the heros will split the cost of the weapons/armor, being that they split the gold when it drops, however the items are customized for the hero.

This way it is less expensive for the player(you still have to pay something, thus a gold sink) and it isn't useable by the player.

EternalTempest

EternalTempest

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

United States

Dark Side Ofthe Moon [DSM]

E/

Use and special items you get with GW preorders
(I finally found a use for that red shield that was part of the original GW pre-order - Koss loves it)

Keep 5 of every monster drop starting with the level 20 for some nice max stat / max bonus weapons & armor from collectors.

Keep perfect stat / low requirement weapons / armor with inscription and keep upgrading the upgrades / inscriptions as you find / salvage them (the ones you won't use)

I've found my hero's to be very reliable with "non-perfect" equipment myself.

Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

Toronto

Hopping

Mo/A

I mainly use the weapons outside Sunspear Sanctuary for my Melee characters, I still need to get some weapons for my casters, but I have no idea how my budget will allow that. Also as for insignias, I havn't enough money to get down to that either, but I've packed all my heros with Minor Vigors/Superior Runes/Attunements.

But yeah, I agree, their way too expensive if you want to max out their stats. Not that Anet will do much about it.

derrtyboy69

derrtyboy69

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Clouds

Scars Meadows [SMS]

Mo/Me

For PvE, it really doesnt matter. For PvP, make a pvp char if u really wanna use them.

The Godfatherr

The Godfatherr

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2006

Denmark

Mo/Me

Then dont spend any money on them, Theyr fine with their little max armor and small runes.

I aint gonna spend alot on them, just some minor runes and some decent weapons and their fine

fatmouse

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2006

Overall I'm probably down about 30k because of heroes, but most of this could be got back with a 400g expert salvage kit.

LiamR

LiamR

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Prefer Unlight Beer [PuB]

I have soent 0 gold on them. /bonusitems rit staff for the monks.. pickup drops for others.. not hard.

bigwig

bigwig

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

Nova Scotia

#Dismantle

Use drops, chest items, bonusitems, greens you don't use, collectors items, major runes, minor runes, cheap sup runes.

Count to Potato

Count to Potato

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Imagination Land

I Swear She Was Eighteen [Gwen]

W/

i usually center around 5 heros (Dunkoro, Talhkora, Master of Whispers, Norgu and Margrid the Sly) so i equip them with the better stuff, and occasionally ipick up soemthign good adn give it to the others

Spader

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2006

W/Mo

800G to make a mesmer into a sig tank.
I've had old greens for Koss, MoW, A Ranger(bunny thumper), other necro, and and probly a few other gold items that i can't all use all the same time.

Not expnsive so much for me just annoying to toss things in storage and get them out.

masteroflife

masteroflife

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

Heros don't cost that much at all. Each hero cost about 20-30k to make them perfect. Which is what 1 hour of farming?

Neo Nugget

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

Ive spent about........0g lol.Unless the hero skill trainers cost money.

Loki Seiguro

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

IGN: Scarlet Test Ace

We play Isketch in [HoH]

E/

personally i have about 20+ vigor runes saved up and people you dont have to have sup vigor its only 9 hp more i believe....

and you should farm some green gold prices arent going down either even thought you have the scarping ioption so if you dont like greens you might as well just mod your own gold ..but green are max in every stats and are cheaper..DONT BUY NF GREENS UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH INTO THE RELEASE PRICES FOR GREENS WILL AHVE DROPPED ANOTHER 20k!!!

doinchi

doinchi

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Singapore

Sheperd of Souls

W/Mo

One good cheap way to equip them with max decent weapons is to go to ToPK or Warcamp and say your buying unwanted golds 1k-3k each. As for insignias and runes, I see no other way to get them cheap. If I do equip heros, I equip the most versatile ones like warriors, elementalists and monks.

Or, treat them as extra storage and put ur offhands and weapons on them for when you need them later...

Tijger

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Mo/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zamochit
Has anyone put a rune on a hero and then salvaged it back?

I am pretty sure its impossible to destroy hero armour so if this works and you wanted to give heros vigor, attunement , vitae runes etc it would be a lot cheaper. just move it from one char to another when you need to. Also at Henge of Denravi you can craft just off max weapons for casters with 20/20 on then for 1k. cheap and fine for all your spellcasters as its mainly the cast time and skill recharge you need. also they are 2 energy off max which is fine.
Yep, I have salvaged runes and insignias off heroes and they always come out and the armor stays intact. So while the initial outlay in cost can be a bit of a pain you're guaranteed to keep the runes & insignias they have.