Is bones the most useless material?

Saphrium

Saphrium

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

Granite Citadel

Post Searing Ascalonian Merchants

N/Me

All my other materials are one stack but at the same token I collected like 8 stacks of bones, and never get a chance to use them or craft rare materials, are they the most useless material in GW?

Operative 14

Operative 14

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

Arizona, USA

[OOP] Order of the Phoenix I

That depends. I get a lot of bones doing my little farming run, and i never use them. I always sell them.

However, I did have to collect them for my primevil armor set, and I would bet if you were a necromancer you would use them more often.

I Phoenix I

I Phoenix I

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

The Elite Lords of Chaos [LoC]

R/

Necros use them for armor, I'm pretty sure...

But I think that's about it...

I agree, bones need more uses. I think Ranger armor may use it.

Saphrium

Saphrium

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

Granite Citadel

Post Searing Ascalonian Merchants

N/Me

My primary is a necro, other than his 15K set used about 350 bones, I don't see any other use for it, i don't own a ranger and I haven't developed a taste for primeval set.

That may be why.

Darkobra

Darkobra

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Scotland

Type like an idiot, I'll treat you like an idiot

E/Me

Very good merch fodder.

Drakken Breathes Fire

Drakken Breathes Fire

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2007

They May Be Dead [DEAD]

N/

*are* bones the most useless crafting item?
Absolutely not. If you're collecting stacks, they can be sold quite easily to merchants, or to other players to complete various armor sets. (Necromancers' Cabal, Elite Cabal, Canthan, Elite Canthan, Rangers Krytan, Dervish and Warriors' Primeval,
Ritualists Imperial, Elite Imperial, And The odd Collectors Grim Cesta.)

Bones can be very profitable at the right place, at the right time, for the right amount.

gremlin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2006

GWAR

Me/Mo

Always always collect all materials, you cannot use the material storage for anything else and you never know when you need anything.

When it was just prophesies I made a note of all the materials for my characters armour then factions changed it and Nightfall changed it again.

I also find that 10 seconds after I sell something there will be a player looking for it.

VitisVinifera

VitisVinifera

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Northern California

HoTR

N/Me

agree with dark: if they drop in a zone, they tend to drop in the hundreds, which really add up, and only take 1 slot

anyways I don't think I've ever used bones to craft anything

OblivionDanny

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

In a house

Anna

Mo/W

I would agree with you also, but then EoTN came out.

Ever since, ive been needing alot of bones, dust, iron and feathers for consumables (Essence of Celerity, Grail of Might and Armor of Salvation)

Kamatsu

Kamatsu

Moderator

Join Date: May 2005

Australia

This link might help show the uses for Bones:

http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Bone

Onarik Amrak

Onarik Amrak

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2007

Astral Revenants

P/W

Bone supply is huge and is way over the actual demand for it.

pamelf

pamelf

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Australia

Lost Templars [LoTe]

Me/Mo

Necro armour uses it quite a bit i believe.

Kale Silvers

Kale Silvers

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2006

New Jersey

DSG

W/

I used them for my Primeval and selling them to traders.....

Shadowfox1125

Shadowfox1125

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2005

PST

W/

Yeah.. I have 10+ stacks of them..

rick1027

rick1027

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

W/R

the problem with bones that i see is that you cant use them in crafting some rare materials so once i fill up my storage slot for them i sell the extra off. other thing you can craft rares with that may at some time become useful

Rebelor

Rebelor

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2006

they r also used for armor of salvation and res scrolls

N E D M

N E D M

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Officer's Club

Gameamp Guides [AMP]

basically yeh they are not the most sought after item