Why Anet never thought of this already, i don't know....
Allow the bureacrat guy to accept unwanted rare items from you in return for faction points based upon the merchant value of the item (for example, if you gave him an item worth 270 gold, you'd get 27 points).
Excellent and non-compulsory gold sink.
Opens up a bigger market for ALL rare items.
Reduces grind for both the PvE and PvP crowd.
Would make a change from giving my unwanted golds to the merchant. Perhaps the idea could be extended to purples too, for which there is an almost non-existent market, but the reward for those would be much smaller but worth considering if the price was right.
No longer will you complain about getting that non-max shield you really wasn't looking forward to getting!
Tell me you like the idea!
Excellent Kurzick/Luxon faction idea. Must read!
Tactical-Dillusions
Taiyz
I quite like this idea, actually. It feels right, as you're donating weapons and other useful items to your faction's army.
/signed
/signed
bilateralrope
Optional gold sink that looks like it will work - Good.
Faster way to max your characters stats - Good.
More trade in worthless golds. While its a problem with our lack of a trading system, its easily avoided. So no problem here.
Interesting idea.
/signed. Really whats the downside ?
Faster way to max your characters stats - Good.
More trade in worthless golds. While its a problem with our lack of a trading system, its easily avoided. So no problem here.
Interesting idea.
/signed. Really whats the downside ?
MithranArkanere
Hm... when you bribe a Priest to gain access to a Shrine and Blessings you pay 100g and get 10 points... so instead of giving items, you could just give them gold.
It won't be crazy to let them allow 'gold donations for the cause'.
10g~1point.
It won't be crazy to let them allow 'gold donations for the cause'.
10g~1point.
Apollo33
I don't see why they can't exchange 10 faction for 1g. I mean, scrolls sell for like 1k. Yet they cost 10k in faction. I'm sure Amber and Jade will drop greatly once people start trading stuff in. So they'll probably go for like 100g. Get 10k faction for 1k gold. Sounds fair to me.
It'd also encourage people to do vanquishing with blessings for faction. Rather than just doing FFF. Provide people easier ways to gain faction. That's what I want. It is kind of confusing as to why you can't simply "buy" your faction... They should really add that. I mean, you're still supporting the Kurzicks/Luxons, right? A great gold sink, especially for the titles.
It'd also encourage people to do vanquishing with blessings for faction. Rather than just doing FFF. Provide people easier ways to gain faction. That's what I want. It is kind of confusing as to why you can't simply "buy" your faction... They should really add that. I mean, you're still supporting the Kurzicks/Luxons, right? A great gold sink, especially for the titles.
tenshi_strife
/signed i love this idea, cause supporting the army with weps and gold is something that is needed, maybe materials too, like give them 1 stack of mats and get faction, idk about how much.
Tactical-Dillusions
Glad you guys have shown a liking to this so far. I was expecting loads of people looking for any excuse to knock it back.
Shortly after posting, i thought of another extension to the idea. For a greater reward, you could donate green items. I'm sure half the people in Guild Wars has at least a few greens that aren't shifting or being used.
I myself have given loads away in the past.
Kurzick Bureacrat: Hmm, this is an exceptional weapon *player name*. Are you sure you want to donate it to the cause to help drive back the Luxon scum?
Yes. Give me 500 Kurzick faction.
No. There's a nub in Kaineng that might need it.
Shortly after posting, i thought of another extension to the idea. For a greater reward, you could donate green items. I'm sure half the people in Guild Wars has at least a few greens that aren't shifting or being used.
I myself have given loads away in the past.
Kurzick Bureacrat: Hmm, this is an exceptional weapon *player name*. Are you sure you want to donate it to the cause to help drive back the Luxon scum?
Yes. Give me 500 Kurzick faction.
No. There's a nub in Kaineng that might need it.
HawkofStorms
Eh.... not a bad idea (though it could use a better thread title so people actually know what it's about 
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/signed just because of merchanted enough crummy gold items that I might have gladly used for this instead.
)./signed just because of merchanted enough crummy gold items that I might have gladly used for this instead.
Neo Nugget
oo /signed.
very nice idea.
very nice idea.
Evilsod
They will never go for this...
It basically turns Allegience into a buyable title if you have plenty of cash. Buy enough unids at 7 for 5-7k you get about 2k worth of faction.
They already gave us faction for killing things with the blessing... seriously, thats good enough.
It basically turns Allegience into a buyable title if you have plenty of cash. Buy enough unids at 7 for 5-7k you get about 2k worth of faction.
They already gave us faction for killing things with the blessing... seriously, thats good enough.
Twinsoul
/signed for great justice.
This would give me something worth-while to do with all the golds I find while checking treasure chests, as well as help me grind the faction title up.
This would give me something worth-while to do with all the golds I find while checking treasure chests, as well as help me grind the faction title up.
drakun01
/signed
Really, whats not to like?
Really, whats not to like?
Bane of Worlds
/signed
It still doesn't matter if this turned the titles buyable since gold takes longer to farm than factions anyway. This will work as another goldsink for GW. Gold items that are not perfect or unpopular can be used to gain progress towards a grind-based title and not introduce more gp into the game. Trading gold items give more factions than straight gp transfer could work too as the current market is saturated with golds and only perfect ones are desired for the most part. This will give purpose to "useless" gold items.
While I do understand that the current blessing are good enough, this will help the stagnant market and help the solo farmers sell their gold items to players and not to the merchant.
It still doesn't matter if this turned the titles buyable since gold takes longer to farm than factions anyway. This will work as another goldsink for GW. Gold items that are not perfect or unpopular can be used to gain progress towards a grind-based title and not introduce more gp into the game. Trading gold items give more factions than straight gp transfer could work too as the current market is saturated with golds and only perfect ones are desired for the most part. This will give purpose to "useless" gold items.
While I do understand that the current blessing are good enough, this will help the stagnant market and help the solo farmers sell their gold items to players and not to the merchant.
Apollo33
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Originally Posted by Evilsod
They will never go for this...
It basically turns Allegience into a buyable title if you have plenty of cash. Buy enough unids at 7 for 5-7k you get about 2k worth of faction. They already gave us faction for killing things with the blessing... seriously, thats good enough. |
Seriously, what's wrong with buying the title? Many Kurzick guilds have just been FFFing to keep up their faction. They don't have to kill foes, they just run to a stinking place on a map and die. I'm not putting it down, as I'll probably do it... Since it's the easiest way to earn faction. But they can earn 10k in under an hour doing this... Why not just allow people to buy faction?
More gold sinks are good. Prices will come down even more (something that ANet likes) because people are spending money on stuff other than items.
Even with 10k faction for 1 plat, you've still got to spend 1000 plat to get the max title. That's the max amount you can keep in storage.
I think the reason YOU don't want a buyable title is because YOU don't think it's fair to YOU. Well, I don't think it's a fair title in general. Kurzicks have a bugged repeatable-quest that they can easily do in under 1 to 2 mins.
Ravi
i agree with this idea, but i think it will be a bit more on-par with the rest of the faction generating options if it would directly transfer weapon value to faction, e.g. 234g item >>> 234 faction, other than that :
/signed
/signed
kazjun
/signed
Most items nowadays are little better than merch food.
Most items nowadays are little better than merch food.
Div
I like the trading in golds (and maybe purples) for faction, but definitely not paying 10g for 1 faction...
Kale Ironfist
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Originally Posted by Evilsod
It basically turns Allegience into a buyable title if you have plenty of cash. Buy enough unids at 7 for 5-7k you get about 2k worth of faction.
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Neevan
Nice..
What about, if you want new pvp equipment, it costs you factions?
Like then if someone sold a gold for 27 factions, then you have to buy it for 27 again, or something like that.
Also, then you can only buy the equipment you have unlucked on pve, or that someone sold to factions guy
What about, if you want new pvp equipment, it costs you factions?
Like then if someone sold a gold for 27 factions, then you have to buy it for 27 again, or something like that.
Also, then you can only buy the equipment you have unlucked on pve, or that someone sold to factions guy
Hyper.nl
/signed
Good idea, although I'm a bit worried if the devvers have time to plan, code, test and implement all the good idea's posted here.
Good idea, although I'm a bit worried if the devvers have time to plan, code, test and implement all the good idea's posted here.
holababe
/signed
Means I don't have to grind forever to get the title.
Would cost exactly 1000k (1 million gold) to buy the title.
Means I don't have to grind forever to get the title.
Would cost exactly 1000k (1 million gold) to buy the title.
mazey vorstagg
/signed and /signed again.
What could be bad about that?
What could be bad about that?
bilateralrope
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Originally Posted by Evilsod
They will never go for this...
It basically turns Allegience into a buyable title if you have plenty of cash. Buy enough unids at 7 for 5-7k you get about 2k worth of faction. They already gave us faction for killing things with the blessing... seriously, thats good enough. |
RbX
/signed.. best game idea in a long time.. godd job 
PureEvilYak
/signed. I don't think you should be allowed to donate gold - that would just make it too easy for some people. It would end up as people having to just pay for their title, getting gold from one of those pay-for-gold gaming thingies, which Anet certainly doesn't want. But giving weapons? Neat idea.
Liberations
/signed
Excellent Idea, as the thread title says. I say though, make it a limit like maybe 10 items a day you can donate, and I think that you shouldn't be allowed to donate more than 5k gold a day. If this is added, make another tier to the tracks because it would be easier to obtain. I don't know if ArenaNet would like doing this kind of thing, and I think it would receive harsh criticism from many players, but meaningful gold sinks would help this game out trememndously. If the game is back to greatness when GW 2 comes out, ArenaNet may be back on their tracks.
Good idea, keep them coming.
Excellent Idea, as the thread title says. I say though, make it a limit like maybe 10 items a day you can donate, and I think that you shouldn't be allowed to donate more than 5k gold a day. If this is added, make another tier to the tracks because it would be easier to obtain. I don't know if ArenaNet would like doing this kind of thing, and I think it would receive harsh criticism from many players, but meaningful gold sinks would help this game out trememndously. If the game is back to greatness when GW 2 comes out, ArenaNet may be back on their tracks.
Good idea, keep them coming.
Jonn Shadowstalker
/signed
I like this idea alot. So yeah.
-Shadow
I like this idea alot. So yeah.
-Shadow
Dagoth Umbra
hhmm, maybe, but on the original posters idea of a weapon worth 270 gold = 27 measly faction, no, more like x10, or 2700 faction, or x10 for white and blue stuff, x20 for purples and golds, but definately not 270 for 27 faction points. Even 270g weapon for 270 faction is too low. so again, maybe, but it would have to be worth it.
dsnesnintendo
i like the idea alot just up the faction gain maybe 5g=1 faction or something similar(weapon price not actual gold)
Evilsod
Lol, i like the fact that i got about 4 seperate quotes saying 'whats wrong with it been buyable?'.
People who've been working on this title from the beginning will be incredibly pissed, i really don't think Anet want to piss off more people.
We have enough buyable titles already.
I'm betting at least half of you couldn't afford even part of the title if it was infact buyable and would then start to whine about how you've never got any cash.
Much like all those tools who buy enough booze or candy for rank 1... then go no further... why? What benefit does r1 get you?
People who've been working on this title from the beginning will be incredibly pissed, i really don't think Anet want to piss off more people.
We have enough buyable titles already.
I'm betting at least half of you couldn't afford even part of the title if it was infact buyable and would then start to whine about how you've never got any cash.
Much like all those tools who buy enough booze or candy for rank 1... then go no further... why? What benefit does r1 get you?
Kool Kirby
/signed, but for GOLDS ONLY. No purples, and ABSOLUTELY no money trading.
Yawgmoth
Awesome idea!
Just think about it, first level title = 100k faction = 1 mil gold worth of Gold items!
Why not keep that million and not just go AB or FFF that 100k faction in 2-4 days?
btw, i absolutely hate buyable titles with a passion.
Just think about it, first level title = 100k faction = 1 mil gold worth of Gold items!
Why not keep that million and not just go AB or FFF that 100k faction in 2-4 days?
btw, i absolutely hate buyable titles with a passion.