inscribable crystallines! a temporary thing, or a permanent addition?

korcan

korcan

noobalicious

Join Date: Jun 2006



this was recently posted in the high-end sell forum

it may be a fake but if it isnt, what other new/old weapons now have an inscribable counterpart?

SodOffShotgun

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2007

I thought they were always that way....from HoH?

EDIT: Ok it probably is from HoH...you can now get inscribeable weapons from HoH.

korcan

korcan

noobalicious

Join Date: Jun 2006

now that arguably the "rarest" item in gw has become inscribable, what other non-inscribable items would you like to see become inscribable?

i for one, would like to see inscribable guardian of the hunt shields

garethporlest18

garethporlest18

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

[HiDe]

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These will be worth a lot of money regardless. I want one now, though.

Also, same korcan.

Priest Of Sin

Priest Of Sin

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Sitting upon Kerrigan's Throne.

Live For The Swarm [ZERG]

Me/N

I'm glad that the swords are inscribable now. Now all players will give a damn about is req ^^

-.-

-.-

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2006

Is Anet ever going to make all weapons inscribeable then?

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

Rarest item in the game is req8 15^50 dwarvern very few exist.

Evilsod

Evilsod

Banned

Join Date: Mar 2006

England

Lievs Death Squad [LDS]

It would make the price of Gold crystallines crash since 15^50 is too easy... but seriously, how many Gold crystallines drop in HA? Unless your a power trader who obviously can't manage in the real stock market... it doesn't really matter.

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

The price of "old skool" Crystallines would rocket..didn't think of that. A req8 15^50 old skool would jump from the 10mill range back up 15-20mill.

-Loki-

-Loki-

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Admins Bane
Pfft you think I care? It's not the skin I care about its the principle behind this new move of theres.
Yeah, how dare they keep making the game more and more accessible to casual players. How dare they!

garethporlest18

garethporlest18

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

[HiDe]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by -Loki-
Yeah, how dare they keep making the game more and more accessible to casual players. How dare they!
How is a sword being sold for 1.7 mil accessible?

garethporlest18

garethporlest18

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

[HiDe]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by KamikazeChicken
Making it inscribable does?
It's still being sold for more than most people have so, I don't see how that's accessible unless you're talking about mod wise. But I meant getting it in the first place.

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by -Loki-
Yeah, how dare they keep making the game more and more accessible to casual players. How dare they!
I am a casual player these days. I bet I play a lot less then most people on here 2-3 hours per week...

This game is already based around the casual player far too much. Casual players got greens/double gold drops..the list goes on. There should be an aspect of the game left for the hardcore people.

This subject is well worn though.

blakecraw

blakecraw

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

Austin, TX

I like it. It's not like crystalline swords made up a huge portion of the gw economy anyway.. I think anet should keep going with this and change the old campaigns to include inscribable weapons so you don't get penalized (loot-wise) for playing them over again.

KamikazeChicken

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by garethporlest18
It's still being sold for more than most people have so, I don't see how that's accessible unless you're talking about mod wise. But I meant getting it in the first place.
HoH will continue to drop inscribable crystallines from now 'til the game dies. Such an increase will eventually drive the price down to a range people can actually obtain. How does that not benefit the casual player? Your current greedy desire to have the item now doesn't change what will be.

Savio

Savio

Teenager with attitude

Join Date: Jul 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

Quote:
Originally Posted by KamikazeChicken
HoH will continue to drop inscribable crystallines from now 'til the game dies. Such an increase will eventually drive the price down to a range people can actually obtain. How does that not benefit the casual player? Your current greedy desire to have the item now doesn't change what will be.
HoH has been dropping noninscribable crystallines since the game started, and their price has gone down to... a point not where the casual player can get one. Making crystallines inscribable doesn't change their availability. At the rate they drop, they'll be affordable by anyone in... 2149.

SodOffShotgun

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2007

All weapons should have been inscribeable in the first place and so should the non Nightfall weapons as well. Functionality over some superficial value anyday.

twicky_kid

twicky_kid

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

Quite Vulgar [FUN]

Quote:
Originally Posted by garethporlest18
How is a sword being sold for 1.7 mil accessible?
That's cheaper than tormentor weapons.

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by SodOffShotgun
All weapons should have been inscribeable in the first place and so should the non Nightfall weapons as well. Functionality over some superficial value anyday.
That will ruin part of the game for some people. Some people like bright shiny exspensive things, should that be taken away from them to suit those that prefer stats over looks?

Savio

Savio

Teenager with attitude

Join Date: Jul 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

Quote:
Originally Posted by SodOffShotgun
All weapons should have been inscribeable in the first place and so should the non Nightfall weapons as well. Functionality over some superficial value anyday.
If you value functionality over superficial value, you'll love collector weapons.

KamikazeChicken

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Savio
HoH has been dropping noninscribable crystallines since the game started, and their price has gone down to... a point not where the casual player can get one. Making crystallines inscribable doesn't change their availability. At the rate they drop, they'll be affordable by anyone in... 2149.
You neglect that most Crystalline drops from HoH had a shitty modifier. That's no longer the case with an inscribable version.

The Herbalizer

The Herbalizer

<3 Ecto

Join Date: Jul 2005

Lol, I was actually starting to play GW again aswell as WoW. Bye bye GW for me. What Anet is doing really baffles me. O well, WoW + Stockmarket owns GW and their cater for the whiners economy. I played casually in Guild Wars and amassed alot of gold and I play even more casually in WoW and can afford mounts + training + epic weapons before I hit lvl 20...

Its not like usuable Crystalline swords were unobtainable. Its not that its too hard to obtain rare stuff, its I dont have the intelligence to do it.

SodOffShotgun

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by Savio
If you value functionality over superficial value, you'll love collector weapons.
Collectors weapons, especially shields/focii/wands don't even cover the versatility of being able to mod an inscribeable item with whatever you want. But I do agree the addition of collectors with inscribeable items are a big step in the right direction.

korcan

korcan

noobalicious

Join Date: Jun 2006

everything that anet has implemented since the release of nf has simply been an attempt to transfer wealth.

the wealthiest players tend to horde gold and rare mats so anet has tried to create a "middle class" of sorts.
with most weapon skins being inscribable, the "casual" player has a better opportunity for decent/desirable skinned weapon drops, that they can actually sell, without investing hours and hours of farming time.

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

If casual players want decent stuff then they should grind with the rest of the people.

Herb is right this game gets worse and worse for those that enjoy the grind.

Pwny Ride

Pwny Ride

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

Aussieland

Prime Players Of [OSHA] ~ [dth] alliance. <3

Me/E

HAHAHA, haha, ha...

and to think i was flamed for sugesting crystallines be inscriptable?

Well it looks i was right after all

KamikazeChicken

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Admins Bane
Herb is right this game gets worse and worse for those that enjoy the grind.
I'm still not sure why people that "enjoy the grind" came to a game that was designed and marketed as not having the grind. >.>

The Herbalizer

The Herbalizer

<3 Ecto

Join Date: Jul 2005

Sooner or later Anet will make some sort of trader which you can build any skin you like for a set price...

Im all for it. Let the Guild Wars population see what it feels like to have everything handed to you on a plate for nothing. One of the reasons I stopped playing was because it got to the point where I could buy anything I wanted and thus lead to me not having anything to work towards and getting very bored.

SodOffShotgun

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Admins Bane
Herb is right this game gets worse and worse for those that enjoy the grind.
Maybe you both missed the part where the game promotes itself as less grind. Complaining about the game because it has less and less grind when that's the whole philosophy of the game is making it obvious that you're playing the wrong game for your playstyle.

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by KamikazeChicken
I'm still not sure why people that "enjoy the grind" came to a game that was designed and marketed as not having the grind. >.>
Because it's free.

Traveller

Traveller

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Finland

League of Extraordinary Explorers [LOST] (my one man guild)

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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Admins Bane
If casual players want decent stuff then they should grind with the rest of the people.

Herb is right this game gets worse and worse for those that enjoy the grind.
But if they grinded for hours and days and weeks they'd hardly be casual players anymore. In my mind, one of the greatest qualities of GW has always been that everyone has easy and cheap access to equipment which is stat-wise just as good as the "l33t" stuff. Skill over grind, eh?

And how will this ruin the game for those who still prefer bright, shiny expensive things? Is their stuff suddenly taken away from them? What am I missing here?

SodOffShotgun

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Admins Bane
Because it's free.
Then go play a different free game where grind is encouraged. It's really pointless to complain about there being less and less grind in a game where less grind is the philosophy. That's like a vegetarian going into butcher shop and complaining that there isnt any veggies for him.

Theus

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Admins Bane
Because it's free.
Umm..

I can name at least 10 MMO's that are free and offer all the grind you want.Not to mention the constant leveling off of one type of monster,the incredibly low drop chances,the pvp system imbalances(Or no pvp at all),and all the other features that only a person with too much time on their hands would actually enjoy.

Mourne

Mourne

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

North Carolina, US

The Arctic Marauders [TAM]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by KamikazeChicken
I'm still not sure why people that "enjoy the grind" came to a game that was designed and marketed as not having the grind. >.>
If you aren't supposed to have to grind for something, why is the crystalline only dropped from the HoH chest. That obviously promotes extreme rarity and makes it impossible to not have to pay out the ass for it.

Inscribable crystallines imo are the worst idea to come to weapons. Crystalline were rare for a reason, the fact that the good mods were few and far between and that thier drop rate was terrible.

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by SodOffShotgun
Then go play a different free game where grind is encouraged. It's really pointless to complain about there being less and less grind in a game where less grind is the philosophy. That's like a vegetarian going into butcher shop and complaining that there isnt any veggies for him.
I don't play because it's free lol money is hardly a concern for me (I have WoW/EVE/D&D Online accounts) I'm not sure why I still play GW tbh

bart

bart

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

I think a lot of ppl are concern about that the price will drop but i think the bigger concern is that Anet is making rare items like crystalline 15^50 common. Many ppl play the game in order to obtain these rare items and when you finally do u really feel a sense of achievement and a great feeling all round. I guess what i'm trying to say is ppl want to feel special and unique by owning items that others don't but Anet is taking that away. They are taking away the excitement, the goal and the satisfaction for many GW players.

SodOffShotgun

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mourne
Crystalline were rare for a reason, the fact that the good mods were few and far between and that thier drop rate was terrible.
Yes the reason was that ANET made it so. And now ANET has made it more common, so what's the point of complaining about it?

And no, I don't give a crap about crystallines. I just find it funny that people are complaining that they're more common now.

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Admins Bane
I don't play because it's free lol money is hardly a concern for me (I have WoW/EVE/D&D Online accounts) I'm not sure why I still play GW tbh
Umm then why did you list your reason as that it was free?

Savio

Savio

Teenager with attitude

Join Date: Jul 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

Quote:
Originally Posted by SodOffShotgun
Maybe you both missed the part where the game promotes itself as less grind.
Less grind to be able to play on an equal level with others. You don't need crystallines to do anything in Guild Wars.

SodOffShotgun

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by Savio
Less grind to be able to play on an equal level with others. You don't need crystallines to do anything in Guild Wars.
You completely missed the point. I dont care about crystallines. This isnt just about crystallines. I was just saying that people who were complaining that there is less grind and therefore the game is boring now are playing the wrong game because this game is afterall supposed to be about less grind!

People really should stop automatically assuming that people who don't like grind want all the "high end" stuff.

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

.-. this is kinda annoying.

I never liked Crystallines.

But its a vanity item.

Making it inscribable reduces its vanity value severely.

ALSO!~~!

If HOH is now dropping inscribable, does this mean Inscribables are now going to be CORE??