When it comes to a you and a sword... - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

captainccc

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

East Coast =D

Various GvG Guilds...Always Moving

Mo/

08 Mar 2007 at 11:31 - 1

Do you only like the rare skins? Or will you take bare minimum to get the job done.

Luxury is somewhat a part of my playing experience and i'd like to know how many monks out there only go for the colossal scimitars or the crystaline. Also how many monks take a short sword and slap on one under mods on that.
Just trying to get a good sense of what I should purchase and if it even makes that much of a difference to the players you play with.

Thanks!

arcanemacabre

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Kryta Province

Angel Sharks [As]

08 Mar 2007 at 11:43 - 2

Isn't there room for a third option? As in: I pick only the skins I like, be it collector, or uber rare, doesn't matter to me. I love the Colossal Scimitars, hate Crystallines, and neither opinion is swayed by cost in the least.

jamal555

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

08 Mar 2007 at 12:03 - 3

Hmm really it comes down to a type of person u are...

there are shallow ppl that buy +5 en Crysts because they are rare, they have no sense of taste or even dont like them, its just coz they will have it and u wont... and there are ppl that buy +5 en cryst because they like them... and there are ppl that make pvp chars and win battles no matter what they have in hand...

So it depends on type of person/age they are...

All the crysts and fows in the game cant make up for bad player... so there it goes...

Smart ppl always go for the thing they like... no matter of the cost... cleaver of cryst... whatever makes u happy... only shallow & empty ppl pick things by their value...

my 2 cents...

afcourse how many players that much opinions... so... make your own...

fenix

Major-General Awesome

Join Date: Aug 2005

Aussie Trolling Crew HQ - Event Organiser and IRC Tiger

Ex Talionis [Law], Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] ????????????????&#

W/

08 Mar 2007 at 12:05 - 4

I definitely go for something cheap, but a REAL good skin. Such as Inscribable Fellblades and such. If you can get a good skin, for cheap, then it's perfect

Cebe

The 5th Celestial Boss

Join Date: Jul 2006

Inverness, Scotland

The Cult of Scaro [WHO]

E/

08 Mar 2007 at 12:10 - 5

I choose a sword that I think looks nice...not what the community prefers/dictates I have. These are not necessarily rare skins... for example, I'd rather have a gothic sword over a crystalline anyday (unless I was going to sell it on

) - because I think they have a far nicer skin.

I do however prefer gold weapons over collectors. I just like the fact it is gold...that's basically it. If you open a fair few chests, as I have done, you generally come across some reasonably nice weapons which, although may have no great sale value, I can mod them up to what I want.

Yama Sutra

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

Netherlands

The Dutch Dream Team

E/Mo

08 Mar 2007 at 12:13 - 6

Hmmm , personaly i dont care mutch about skins ( at the moment)
For me it is the mods en specs of the weapon that counts.
Maybe in a few year when i'm realy rich , i'm going to care about skins , just for the looks , but not at this moment.

Samuel Dravis

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

Mo/Me

08 Mar 2007 at 12:15 - 7

I use an axe on my monk because I like it. If you like the skins that are expensive, I really don't care - I never look at anyone else's equipment anyway. So just do what you feel like.

Gli

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

08 Mar 2007 at 12:21 - 8

I go for personal taste, and as it happens my taste often doesn't exactly follow rarity. Most of my favorite weapons aren't the most common but not really very rare either. I'm also pretty down to earth when it comes to item color. I'll gladly go with cheap non-golds and sell the golds I find, as long as the stats are max and the skin is indistinguishable. This works out very well financially.

My warrior uses a perfectly modded max blue req 9 Sun and Moon shield for example, and one of his swords is a perfectly modded req 10 purple tattooed scimitar.

roperratt

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2007

Oregon

Light Infantry Brigade

R/

08 Mar 2007 at 12:33 - 9

It's all a matter of taste. I have a male warrior from Elona who wears sunspear armor and carries a maxed out brute sword because I like the way the crude look of the brute sword goes with the armor. I have a female tyrian warrior with ascended canthan armor who only carries a katana, because I like the way it looks. I love finding crenalated swords because I think they are ugly, and other people will give me gold for them.

I try to match the weapon with what I think that character would want to use. That probably sounds odd, but I play the game for me, not anyone else.

Yanman.be

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

[ROSE]

A/

08 Mar 2007 at 12:36 - 10

Collector items FTW.

DRGN

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

In Memorium [iBot]

Mo/A

08 Mar 2007 at 13:42 - 11

I used to use Rajazan's Fervor. Now I use a +5e/20% enchant req9 Gemstone Axe because it looks similar to a Totem Axe but different enough to confuse people who see it into thinking I got a deformed axe.

Gun Pierson

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Belgium

PIMP

Mo/

08 Mar 2007 at 13:52 - 12

Quote:

Originally Posted by arcanemacabre

Isn't there room for a third option? As in: I pick only the skins I like, be it collector, or uber rare, doesn't matter to me.

I have the same view on the matter. The sword should fit my character, rarety doesn't matter. I like a shinobi or katana +5 energy sword for my monk, simple but it fits beautiful to give that asian monk/samurai theme to give one example. Prob is those are even more rare to find than a crystaline which looks stupid on my monk. Had to pay 50k for a req.10 +5 energy katana and looked for months to get one like this. Alrdy had several blue req9 ones from the crafter but wanted a gold one. BTW WTB req 8 +5 energy katana or shinobi blade lol.

Utaku

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

Paris, France

We eat pancakes [Yumy]

Me/

08 Mar 2007 at 13:54 - 13

I monk with a katana crafted in the Cathan end-game zone, because I love the skin. I don't care if a weapon is blue or gold, as long as the skin and stats are fine.

Etta

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

Mancland, British Empire

08 Mar 2007 at 13:54 - 14

I'm using Rajazan's Fervor for my monk as well. Of all the sword skins I like the katana best, not just me it seem.

WinterSnowblind

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

08 Mar 2007 at 13:54 - 15

I've been using Shak-Jarins sword for sometime now, mostly because of it's stats, not because I like how it looks, but typically speaking, I like to get swords that look cool, again, not just ones other people think look cool so that I can so off, but as long as I like it, I'm happy.

I have a gold Flamberge I plan on using as soon as I find some decent mods for it.

BlackSephir

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

A/N

08 Mar 2007 at 13:54 - 16

Yep, I think that look does matter... but it matters less than stats

Gun Pierson

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Belgium

PIMP

Mo/

08 Mar 2007 at 13:55 - 17

Seems the Katana is more popular than I thought, maybe that's the reason why I can't find a req8 +5 energy one....

Retchy VengFull

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Sep 2006

VENT

Mo/N

08 Mar 2007 at 13:56 - 18

I concur that it would be a matter of prefrence.Rare types do LQQk nice but bare bones minimun have room to customize. Scrimitar axe over sword...

Theus

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

W/Mo

08 Mar 2007 at 14:04 - 19

It all depends on the skin.

In terms of Swords and Shields my favorites are the BroadSword,the Gladius[Elonian Style] and Shield of the Lion.

I prefer these weapons since they are actually realistic looking,and not retarded like Chaos Axes,Fell Blades and the like.

blood4blood

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

08 Mar 2007 at 14:21 - 20

For my monk: collector's prot & healing staves (modded), totem axe/grim cesta combo, other specialized stuff for particular situations (Dazed reduction, Yakslapper, etc.). I suppose I could build a sword for her if I felt like it, but the Totem Axe works fine for that purpose & looks OK. For me, stats come first, then looks, and I really don't care what the rarity or price of an item is.

Deadly SiNs

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

England

Farmers Union [CASH]

W/Mo

08 Mar 2007 at 14:28 - 21

I would go for a skin that looks great, but doesnt cost a fortune, fellblades look pretty awesome, and their pretty cheap too
People pay stupid amounts for Crystalline swords,Colossal Scimitars,Dwarven Axes etc because of the way they look, but you can get even better weapons, that i think look better sometimes anyway for cheaper, which you can spend on dyes,armor etc
But thats IMO

Marth Reynolds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Netherlands

The Lore Enforcers

Me/A

08 Mar 2007 at 14:47 - 22

I ussually just see if i can get something nice for me to drop, and use it if i like the skin, sell if i don't.
rarity doesn't bother me that much, it's all about how much i like the actual skin myself.
IMO the best thing is to get the weapon to drop for you instead of buying one you like... i did make a exeption for a wooden flatbow req 9 inscibaple tough, my favrite bow skin and at a cheap price ^^

Buying a vanity skin, because of the sheer value makes no sense to me.

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

08 Mar 2007 at 14:49 - 23

Personally, I have to like how a weapon looks AND functions to permanently use it on my characters.

I personally won't use a weapon unless I customize it (unless it's a martial weapon on a caster), so it has to meet both criteria enough to make it mine, and mine alone.

cthulhu reborn

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

the Netherlands

W/Mo

08 Mar 2007 at 14:50 - 24

It's gotta look good for me, but the rarity is irrelevant to me. I look at the skin first and the rarity second; and that only in the hopes that it's not rare so I don't have to spend a fortune on it.

Mammoth

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

The Yakslappers

Mo/Me

08 Mar 2007 at 14:57 - 25

I generally just go for the skins or designs I like most, often to match it up with my character's armor set, not because it looks super rare or unique.
I don't play with random players or try to show off these things enough to warrant super duper rare items, it merely adds to my experience playing the game and makes me enjoy my characters and their appearance more...

The most expensive and elaborate skin item i have is a Obsidian/Orrish earth staff for my elementalist because it just looks so nice with the 15k Geomancer and/or FoW armor... here for example

I generally try to match my weapons/shields with the armor set of the character I use it on most, sometimes it may require a nice skin, otherwise i just dont care what it is :P Value has no meaning in this decision unless the ideal item is outrageously overpriced

Raxxman

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

TEOC

W/N

08 Mar 2007 at 16:07 - 26

I find the problem with a lot of the swords is they look like toothpicks in the meet hooks of a male warrior. A large number of the skins I would love if they were thicker/longer, however they aren't and I just don't envision my warrior going into battle with something that looks less intimidating than my shield.

Priest Of Sin

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Sitting upon Kerrigan's Throne.

Live For The Swarm [ZERG]

Me/N

08 Mar 2007 at 16:27 - 27

Bigger= Better. This is why I use a Longsword, a Gemstone Axe, and a bunch o' big hammers. My warrior is big, he should be able to smoosh people. But I don't like fellblades. Too evil looking.

Jeremy Untouchable

Wow Stole my freetime

Join Date: Mar 2006

Arkansas

None

W/E

08 Mar 2007 at 16:36 - 28

i use a customised fellblade on my monk, req 8 20% enchants, i pretty much use that and differnt off hands for everything

Skyy High

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2006

R/

08 Mar 2007 at 16:44 - 29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Theus

It all depends on the skin.

In terms of Swords and Shields my favorites are the BroadSword,the Gladius[Elonian Style] and Shield of the Lion.

I prefer these weapons since they are actually realistic looking,and not retarded like Chaos Axes,Fell Blades and the like.

Must you say "retarded"? They're just fantasy-styled, there's nothing wrong with them. So you don't like the style, that doesn't mean you can call a sword skin "retarded".

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

08 Mar 2007 at 18:11 - 30

As long as it's a Fiery Dragon sword, I do not mind.

Theus

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

W/Mo

08 Mar 2007 at 18:45 - 31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skyy High

Must you say "retarded"? They're just fantasy-styled, there's nothing wrong with them. So you don't like the style, that doesn't mean you can call a sword skin "retarded".

I have a far better question.

Are you offended,because you are?

OSNAP.

fgarvin

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

08 Mar 2007 at 19:38 - 32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skyy High

Must you say "retarded"? They're just fantasy-styled, there's nothing wrong with them. So you don't like the style, that doesn't mean you can call a sword skin "retarded".

Quote:

Originally Posted by Theus

I have a far better question.

Are you offended,because you are?

OSNAP.

Quite possibly the most childish thing I've read all day. Grats on once again lowering my expectations...

Theus

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

W/Mo

08 Mar 2007 at 19:44 - 33

Quote:

Originally Posted by fgarvin

Quite possibly the most childish thing I've read all day. Grats on once again lowering my expectations...

Sorry,I don't swing that way.

captainccc

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

East Coast =D

Various GvG Guilds...Always Moving

Mo/

08 Mar 2007 at 20:48 - 34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Priest Of Sin

Bigger= Better. This is why I use a Longsword, a Gemstone Axe, and a bunch o' big hammers. My warrior is big, he should be able to smoosh people. But I don't like fellblades. Too evil looking.

First of all, WOW a lot of posts! Thanks for the replying guys! I can see from the general amount of posts thats its all about your opinions on the skin/stats ect. But to Priest of Sin : QFT. I have a mini monk and I just love big skins. I'm thinking of getting a fellblade now because they are so big

.

Thesus get out of my thread you are ruining it...

Keep answering! I'd love to see more people reply!

Feminist Terrorist

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

Oh Noes! The 'burbs!

08 Mar 2007 at 21:39 - 35

For me, it's all about the stats on the weapon, and looks come in a distant second. I favor collector weapons and modding good weapons that happen to drop for me. That said, I have an ongoing lust problem with the tattooed scimitar. I'd love to find just the right one for my warrior. It would go nicely with her Tyrian cleavers and runic axe.

DvM

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

Vlaardingen, The Netherlands

Survivor Squad[SS]

08 Mar 2007 at 22:05 - 36

I only get things I like, and which I think that match other stuff like my armor.
for 15K glads armor, I use a crimson carpace collectors with somehting like a fellblade, while I walk aorund with a black echovald and a gothic axe while wearing FoW armor.

Further, I like crystallines, bit I also like wingblades, and especially longswords.

kazjun

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

HoVa

W/N

08 Mar 2007 at 22:59 - 37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raxxman

I find the problem with a lot of the swords is they look like toothpicks in the meet hooks of a male warrior. A large number of the skins I would love if they were thicker/longer, however they aren't and I just don't envision my warrior going into battle with something that looks less intimidating than my shield.

QFT. Short of fellblades and longswords, most other skins look like I'm using a gladius. But I don't care, cause fellblades and longswords both go well with kurzick armour and gloom shields. So the skin is important, as for stats?

No reason they shouldn't be max. With how easy it is to get mods nowadays, there's no reason you shouldn't have perfect mods to cover all situations. If cost is a factor, there's plenty of nice looking greens too.

rohara

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

Rt/

08 Mar 2007 at 23:24 - 38

if its not a gothic sword, i don't want it

i like my swords to look like, well, swords. long swords are ok too i suppose. and rajazan's is nice for casters.

imo, ofc

lord_shar

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2005

near SF, CA

08 Mar 2007 at 23:51 - 39

I collect weapons that have good eye-candy value regardless of price. If it looks good to me and I can afford it, I'll definitely take a shot at buying the desired item.

I like crystallines, phoenix blades, fellblades, etc...

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

09 Mar 2007 at 00:03 - 40

I use what I like. I can afford anything in this game bar none but the simpler skins appeal to me more.

Found a non-max short sword last night, equipped it and realised it went rather well with my 15k glads so now im going to buy one to customise.