31 Dec 2007 at 02:00 - 43
all autographs have sentimental value only when there is an appreciation of that person for the guy giving the autograph as a person, or for characteristics of that person. for example, sentimental value for michael jordon comes only from the fact you like basketball and appreciate his talent for the game. i dont give a rats arse about it and would happily flog it to someone who did.
as with all good games, guildwars has a competitive pvp environment with players who take the game seriously and achieve a high standard of play. if you appreciate guildwars pvp games then you will know the 'famous' players and as people want for autographs of real life stars, others may lust for in game celeb autographs. the chances are that if you want one of these items, your guilds / flist is full of pvpers too and it is to those that you would show off / gloat about the items to. the 'this is sad' card can be played, but such ignorance can never be argued with. many situations can be described as sad; appreciating someone who can hit a ball with a stick a really long way is sad, appreciating someone who bounces a ball on the ground for a living is sad, appreciating someone who is very good at playing a computer game is very sad, but its about what an individual finds interesting and respects.
the value of these stays in game, mainly due to the fact any of your irl friends will look at you oddly if you say something along the lines of 'i got (insert name) to give me a signed sword / axe etc,' but this does not mean these items are any less valuable sentimentally to someone than a signed autograph by one of the professional american rounders players. the chances are that if you want one of these items, your guilds / flist is full of pvpers too and it is to those that you would show off /gloat about the items.
i wouldnt be interested in collecting any such items, but im sure there will be some people who would collect such items in exchange for in game gold