Do You Customize?

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

Customizing expensive items is the best part. Nothings says 'my e-peen is bigger then yours' then customizing something worth a few million. Happy days

MagmaRed

MagmaRed

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2007

Our Crabs Know True [LOVE]

R/

I customized 1 caster weapon. I did it before I understood what customization did. I thought it helped with spell damage, so went for the investment.

Now that I know how customization works, I laugh at people who customize caster weapons. If you need to wand someone to death, there are other problems you face, not the damage.

Trub

Trub

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

Sitting in the guildhall, watching the wallows frolic.

Trinity of the ascended [SMS]+[Koss]+[TAM]=[ToA]

[email protected] caster weapons.

JASON626

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

Mo/

I gave in awhile ago and customized, swords, axes, spears, sycthes, hammers etc. Basically 20% is like adding vamp damage with every hit.

I never have liked the whole customize system anet has. I'd rather it not exist at all or pay the weapon smith to have the customized removed anytime later. PvE has been flawed with little things like this that kinda bug me.

But in PvE land all u need is shield Zealous sword/axe and Ursan gogo.

Dronte

Dronte

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Sep 2006

I customize weapons for war/sin, even though they are expensive..

Ouchie

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2007

[Leet]

R/

Sometimes depending on what it is since I share weapons on many heros accross characters

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Malice Black
Customizing expensive items is the best part. Nothings says 'my e-peen is bigger then yours' then customizing something worth a few million. Happy days
"And then I disenchanted it right in front of him"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeUhSjuhQYE

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by HawkofStorms
"And then I disenchanted it right in front of him"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeUhSjuhQYE
Heh classic

Miss Puddles

Miss Puddles

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

Shiverpeaks Search And Rescue [Lost]

Me/

i customized my first green drop.


the stinger.



and haven't customized since, except for hom stuff.

Miss Puddles

Miss Puddles

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

Shiverpeaks Search And Rescue [Lost]

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by MagmaRed
I customized 1 caster weapon. I did it before I understood what customization did. I thought it helped with spell damage, so went for the investment.

Now that I know how customization works, I laugh at people who customize caster weapons. If you need to wand someone to death, there are other problems you face, not the damage.
the ONLY reason that has made sense to me as to why people do this is for killing the nightmares in uw. customizing your wand kills them in 1 hit instead of 2 or 3, which is valuable time down thar.

Darkobra

Darkobra

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Scotland

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

E/Me

I don't customise. 4 extra damage per attack is nothing with melee and I usually give my collection of rare swords away to people who actually play a melee class.

They're beautiful, but I'm a pure elementalist. My warrior friend has more use for them.

Dallcingi

Dallcingi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2006

USA

The Black Parades [死人死]

Mo/

I customize green weapons... since they are easier to get.
I don't customize the rest of my items cause I have caster weps and damage doesn't matter anyways.

_Todeshand_

_Todeshand_

I <3 unconditional

Join Date: Jul 2007

Ascalon City Int. 1

Ashfords Last Heirs [olsq]

All of my Necro's weapons are customized - staffs, caster swords... he's my main, so he will keep his stuff

Quote:
Originally Posted by Malice Black
Customizing expensive items is the best part. Nothings says 'my e-peen is bigger then yours' then customizing something worth a few million. Happy days
ah... i only played about 100h on my warrior - so not really much. But somehow i was crazy enough to do this

Wild Karrde

Wild Karrde

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2006

W/

Yes, Moar Damage Pls!!!

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

Always on martial classes.
On casters, I should be moving more than attacking, so no to them.

-Loki-

-Loki-

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005

I customise everything I use. If I go out of my way to buy something, it means I wanted it. I'm not going to resell it later. If I keep a drop, it means I want it, and I'm not going to sell it later. Also, you simply aren't as effective as you can be if you don't customise your weapons.

Accursed

Accursed

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2007

I don't customize because if I'm low on money, I would sell the rare item so I would be abe to recover that money I lost.

Blackest Rose

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

I customize everything I'm sure I will keep and play with.
If there's a chance I'll sell something I usually will not customize but as a result usually don't use that weapon/focus/shield etc.

Age

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

I don't customize because I may switch between one or two of them I may sometime though.

acidic artist

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2005

E/Me

i just use the weapons from the bonus mission pack with mods ive already got on them. i sell the crap people think looks "cool" to them. most newbs think the skin makes them better weapons

Zesbeer

Zesbeer

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2007

LLJK

i don't customize for the one reason of reselling. i wish they would make customize like how the mini pets are so everyone on your acount can use them.

slowerpoke

slowerpoke

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2007

Cuba

i customise my armor

Pan Head

Pan Head

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2006

W/R

i try a new weapon out a bit and if i like it and going to keep it foe any amount of time i customise

maraxusofk

maraxusofk

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

San Francisco, UC Berkeley

International District [id多], In Soviet Russia Altar Caps You [CCCP], LOL at [eF]

W/

i wish u could customize shields for bonus armor.

freaky naughty

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2007

Mo/N

Weapons for casters no, those aren't for dmg dealing they're for the bonuses they give. As for physical weapons I customize all of them why wouldn't you?

arsie

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2007

N/

I have almost completely forgotten the existence of customised weapons. I kinda treat them as an annoyance, such as the BMP ones etc. Not that I am a trader, I just like the option of swapping stuff between my characters.

Aera Lure

Aera Lure

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

In Baltar's head

Bring Out Your Dead [BOYD], former officer [LBS]

Mo/

I customize anything I use. I dont see the point of not customizing anything you use.

Crom The Pale

Crom The Pale

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Nov 2006

Ageis Ascending

W/

Anything that I use that is purple or blue is insta customized.

For golds only if I know for absolute certainty that I won't ever wish to sell it.

example R8 Zodiac sword and R8 Chaos Axe, I will never sell so I customized!

Scary Raebbit

Scary Raebbit

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Blizzard.
I don't customize because if I'm low on money, I would sell the rare item so I would be abe to recover that money I lost.
Protip: Don't buy it if you foresee yourself needing that money.

credit

credit

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2008

Team Apathy [aFk]

W/P

For PvE, whatever.
For PvP, you're bad if you don't.

Stranger The Ranger

Stranger The Ranger

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

Those Netherlands

Dynasty Warriors [DW]

R/

I always customize my weapons, no matter how much I paid for it.

People who don't customize fail imo : D

RavagerOfDreams

RavagerOfDreams

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2007

somewhere over the rainbow....

A/

yea i customize and because of it im out roughly 500k o well gw2 here i come

i envy you casters who don't have to worry bout the extra damage =.=

shogun avatar

shogun avatar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

Croatia

Precko Boys [PREX]

W/

Most stuff that i don't wish sellig i costumize. Although i often regret i when i stop using that weapon (like r8 weapons)

Shai Lee

Shai Lee

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

Somewhere

I think that I would customize weapons more if it was account based and not character based.

blurmedia

Banned

Join Date: Sep 2007

UNCONTROLLABLE RAGE [moko]

I customize all scythes, daggers, hammers, swords, axes, and spears I don't use as caster weapons. Customizing focus and shields is dumb.

strcpy

strcpy

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

One of Many [ONE]

Any weapon that is dependent on it's damage is going to be customized. If I am worried about selling the item I need to just sell it. That extra 15% is fairly useful.

Since casters are only interested in the mods on the weapon I almost never do. That way I can swap them around characters and their heroes. I have some older weapons I customized before heroes but I've always regretted doing that (especially a Rago's Fire Staff that my fire Ele no longer uses but my mains Acolyte Sosuke would *really* like). My ele only uses it when she isn't running a SF build otherwise her Zhed Shadowhoof uses it.

Avarre

Avarre

Bubblegum Patrol

Join Date: Dec 2005

Singapore Armed Forces

Quote:
Originally Posted by RavagerOfDreams
yea i customize and because of it im out roughly 500k o well gw2 here i come

i envy you casters who don't have to worry bout the extra damage =.=
I customize all my wands. I've gotten wand kills at the tail ends of spikes more times than I can count in PvP.

Cass

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by _Todeshand_
ah... i only played about 100h on my warrior - so not really much. But somehow i was crazy enough to do this

Now all you need to do is to get rid of the 10% sundering mod.

No, I know you won't. This particular act of customizing is about e-peen, like Malice said: The bragging rights of making a valuable item worthless to others. And so the obsolete sundering mod adds to its rarity, despite being bad.

I'm not sure which is sadder, customizing for bragging rights -and still having a suboptimal weapon-, or not customizing stuff at all.

Have to say its amusing to see how many people are bad... ehm... "choose to play suboptimally".

Darkobra

Darkobra

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Scotland

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

E/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Cass
Now all you need to do is to get rid of the 10% sundering mod.

No, I know you won't. This particular act of customizing is about e-peen, like Malice said: The bragging rights of making a valuable item worthless to others. And so the obsolete sundering mod adds to its rarity, despite being bad.

I'm not sure which is sadder, customizing for bragging rights -and still having a suboptimal weapon-, or not customizing stuff at all.

Have to say its amusing to see how many people are bad... ehm... "choose to play suboptimally".
I'd agree with you if this game focused on items to win.

tipiak

tipiak

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2006

Hellsace

F*ck Yeah Ion Cannons [dBal]

W/

I have customized every sword/axe/hammer and every bow. Even the R9 gold ones and my R11 crystalline. But there are not very expensive weapons so 20% more damage is good for you ^^
But, if I were Todeshand, I'm not sure I'd have customized this unique piece ^^;