Tome Pricing
=DNC=Trucker
Can someone explain why regular tomes are steady at 500g? If it takes 1k and a skill point to buy the skill, it seems odd that the tomes are not around 1k. Skill prices are cheaper until you buy so many, but I assume the majority of market goers have reached that 1k mark at the trainer - maybe I am wrong on this assumption.
Crimso
people sell them at 500-700 because they catch peoples attention quicker even if it did cost a skill point I'd much rather buy a skill when I felt like it then buy a tome for the same price when I don't even need the skill.
Because people sell them at 500g it means you can buy some for later use and get the skills much cheaper which encourages more players to purchase them.
Because people sell them at 500g it means you can buy some for later use and get the skills much cheaper which encourages more players to purchase them.
=DNC=Trucker
Makes sense I guess, I would rather just buy it than sit in town for who knows how long spamming WTB for 900g. But, as far as selling goes, 10 characters buying skills all the time = losing big money to sell for 500.
Corwin_Andros
Haven't sold any tomes myself. I have all 12 ele tomes I've found safely tucked away in storage. But I can understand the pricing strategy.
Since we are talking tomes though... Anyone know any decent farming spots for mesmer, necro, or ranger tomes? I get all my ele tomes in the desert killing hydras.. so far no elite ones though.
Since we are talking tomes though... Anyone know any decent farming spots for mesmer, necro, or ranger tomes? I get all my ele tomes in the desert killing hydras.. so far no elite ones though.
dont feel no pain
When new things come out they go out of balance with pricing and then eventualy settle into a comfortable price for the average gw player unless there are times of demand.
I often sell them in bulk 20 = 10k
I often sell them in bulk 20 = 10k
combatchuck
Ranger tomes drop like crazy in Nebo Terrace HM.
kaldak
I was trying to buy reg dervish tomes earlier and people kept trying to charge around 2k...which is just stupid and baffling...
Tea Girl
it's pretty hard to find regular monk tomes :T
Sekkira
Why would you buy a tome for 1k to get a skill on your character if you can just go to the skill trainer and spend 1k to get it?
Now tell me, would you pay 500g for skills as opposed to 1k?
Now tell me, would you pay 500g for skills as opposed to 1k?
Government Flu
First off, for a veteran player skill points are nearly worthless. If it wasn't for consumables, there really wouldn't be a single reason to have them. And oddly enough, some people are indeed willing to buy regular tomes for 1,000g each. And then there's some that will sell them for 100g each, so while there is a generally accepted price that has evolved along with the game economy and player trends, in the end any given person can lower or raise the price to their own standards.
Martin Alvito
Think about it - a skill tome is actually LESS valuable than a Skill Trainer unlock, as you can only acquire skills you've already unlocked.
Thus, they are useful to:
1) PvP-types that have a lot of unlocks via Balth faction
2) Veteran players that need secondary skills for existing characters
3) Veteran players that need primary skills for a new character where the class is unlocked via prior play on a rerolled toon or via Balth
At this point, supply is such that the market is flooded - they are generated by the community faster than they are spent. Since most players have a surplus of skill points, you get an equilibrium price that's lower than that of the alternative, always-available option.
Thus, they are useful to:
1) PvP-types that have a lot of unlocks via Balth faction
2) Veteran players that need secondary skills for existing characters
3) Veteran players that need primary skills for a new character where the class is unlocked via prior play on a rerolled toon or via Balth
At this point, supply is such that the market is flooded - they are generated by the community faster than they are spent. Since most players have a surplus of skill points, you get an equilibrium price that's lower than that of the alternative, always-available option.
Spazzer
The reason skill tomes are less than 1k is because 1k per skill is too much to ask. It's as simple as that.
Dante the Warlord
I wish they had a tome for signet of capture :-(
Onarik Amrak
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I wish they had a tome for signet of capture :-(
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Shadowfox1125
He means a tome that lets you get a Signet of Capture, which you would then use to cap an elite. It won't happen, but it would be a nice idea.
shmek
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Originally Posted by Tea Girl
it's pretty hard to find regular monk tomes :T
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Zeek Aran
Tomes are easy to farm. You must have the skill already unlocked on your account to get it on a PvE character [useless for PvP]. I don't know anyone who will pay 900~g for a tome unless it's dervish or monk. Sin and rangers I've seen for 200-300, but the average for any is still 500. If they were all 800-999, it would be cheaper to pay 1k the second you need the skill than wait and spam trying to buy a tome.
Dallcingi
You can use tomes if you are pro.... if you rerolled a character and want to use skills that it can't reach, for example Ember light camp only skills, you can just use a tome. I did this for a 55 monk that just hit mainland Cantha... and that is when I realized why some tomes like monks/dervs are more than 1k.. because it is a necessity that can not be reached early game.
Sasuke The Betrayer
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Originally Posted by Onarik Amrak
...Elite Tomes?
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Sharkman
But if you are already at mainland Cantha you can just as easily travel to Lions Arch and buy the skills...
HawkofStorms
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Originally Posted by shmek
The botters hold on to them to make a new bot when the old bot gets deleted after farming for a week or two.
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CyberMesh0
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Originally Posted by Sasuke The Betrayer
most people would just pay 1k for a SOC and cap the skill, saving 7-10k..
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TheLichMonky
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Originally Posted by Sasuke The Betrayer
most people would just pay 1k for a SOC and cap the skill, saving 7-10k..
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I wouldnt, because then I would have to :
1. Make sure my character was that far.
2. Cap the skill.
garethporlest18
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Originally Posted by TheLichMonky
I wouldnt, because then I would have to :
1. Make sure my character was that far. 2. Cap the skill. |
TheLichMonky
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Originally Posted by garethporlest18
#2 being the worst in most cases.
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cosyfiep
I must have missed something, but the regular tomes are pretty useless if you have another character that has already unlocked the skill---I noticed that my mo/n unlocked all the nf necro skills so that my necro only had to get to yohlon haven (I think it was) and all of the necro reg skills were available to her...of course if you can get the tomes for cheap then you dont need to spend the 1plat for the skill, but still, thats not much of a savings. Now elite tomes I can understand (especially some of the stupid places to have to cap).
TheLichMonky
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Originally Posted by cosyfiep
I must have missed something, but the regular tomes are pretty useless if you have another character that has already unlocked the skill---I noticed that my mo/n unlocked all the nf necro skills so that my necro only had to get to yohlon haven (I think it was) and all of the necro reg skills were available to her...of course if you can get the tomes for cheap then you dont need to spend the 1plat for the skill, but still, thats not much of a savings. Now elite tomes I can understand (especially some of the stupid places to have to cap).
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CHunterX
Why the hell would you pay 1k for a tome when you could just go to Lions Arch and pay 1k and buy the skill directly?
TheLichMonky
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Originally Posted by CHunterX
Why the hell would you pay 1k for a tome when you could just go to Lions Arch and pay 1k and buy the skill directly?
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Agyar
Saturated market. Supply versus demand sets the price, not the price of skills at the trainer (it has an effect on the price yes, but it doesn't dictate them).
placebo overdose
really i think it comes down to supply and demand people want them but more people need to sell them so they lower prices to beat the competition which leaves it at an average price of 600g
Steboy93
Skill trader=1k+skill point
Skill Tome=500g+1,000 balthazar faction
Skill Tome=500g+1,000 balthazar faction
Sasuke The Betrayer
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Originally Posted by TheLichMonky
I wouldnt, because then I would have to :
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Then again, that would mean you'd have to do that for ALL elite skills you want, and you end up doing the storyline do cap the skills, to save a good 100k+ really. I get tomes for things like Maw, or Savannah Heat, as I simply don't want to go out that far.
a toddler
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Originally Posted by CHunterX
Why the hell would you pay 1k for a tome when you could just go to Lions Arch and pay 1k and buy the skill directly?
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william1975
I don't like trading as it is, so i still tend to just go and buy a skill from a skill trainer, have so many skill points on my main that i don't miss them.
I use tomes as i find them on my primary characters as i have fully unlocked all the skills with PvP playing on and off.
If i was desperatly wanting to save money however i would certainly consider buying a bunch of tomes for 500g each. and if i had no skill points then i would also consider it in order to put it on a younger character
I use tomes as i find them on my primary characters as i have fully unlocked all the skills with PvP playing on and off.
If i was desperatly wanting to save money however i would certainly consider buying a bunch of tomes for 500g each. and if i had no skill points then i would also consider it in order to put it on a younger character
-Loki-
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Originally Posted by CHunterX
Why the hell would you pay 1k for a tome when you could just go to Lions Arch and pay 1k and buy the skill directly?
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prism2525
55HP in Gates of Kryta = good Necro, Warrior, Mesmer and sometimes Ele tomes.
Solas
yeah if somone is selling the mfor 500g i'd prob buy them, because
:50% cheaper
:EAsier then traveling to area
:Saves Time
so it really is the better option for me
:50% cheaper
:EAsier then traveling to area
:Saves Time
so it really is the better option for me
Dante the Warlord
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Originally Posted by Shadowfox1125
He means a tome that lets you get a Signet of Capture, which you would then use to cap an elite. It won't happen, but it would be a nice idea.
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CyberMesh0
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Originally Posted by -Loki-
If you have only Factions, but have PvP packs for Prophecies and nightfall, then it's the only way to get those skills on your PvE character.
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