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Aldric

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2007

[IG]

R/

14 May 2008 at 08:00 - 81

My main character has fully equiped Hero's but all my others don't.

They've been upgraded with whatever Minor/Major/Superior runes and Insignia's are needed for each build they are designated. The only have Minor Vigors and wont be getting upgraded since I don't see the need for it.

5 or 6 have elite armour upgrades and I'll prolly do a few more of the ones that get used , if I like the upgraded armour set enough.

For Weapons I usually use collecters stuff or greens since decent skinned, usefully modded greens can be obtained very easily. A few have BMP weapons aswell and ill mod them with perfect or nearly perfect mods (+29/14% etc doesnt make a hell of a difference in the grand scheme of things)

Dronte

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Sep 2006

14 May 2008 at 08:03 - 82

Armors for my fav. heroes (like 10 lol), and I put runes up on them when I find one. Actually my 3 necros are fully runed / insigniad, and got perfect weps. The others got perfect modded weps, but high req or something.

traeskapa

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2007

W/

14 May 2008 at 08:11 - 83

All of 'em got fancy armors on my main, and the ones I use got runes and insignias.

dunky_g

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

[SNOW]

14 May 2008 at 08:31 - 84

Yes.. Well I only rune up the heros I'm going to use. If I find I need to use a different hero, I will just zone to the GH and rune him/her up to compliment the build it will be using.

Etta

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

Mancland, British Empire

14 May 2008 at 08:45 - 85

My main heroes that I use most of the time are fully gears in both weapons and runes. Why? because I can.

Cebe

The 5th Celestial Boss

Join Date: Jul 2006

Inverness, Scotland

The Cult of Scaro [WHO]

E/

14 May 2008 at 08:56 - 86

My Elementalist's heroes are used a great deal in Hard Mode, so they are runed up accordingly, and have decent weapons. For those it tends to be no expense spared.

As for my other characters, I tend to rune up a small core of them: an Ele, Ranger, Monk and Rit most usually, and the others only get runes if they happen to drop from monsters. The same applies to Insignias.

Kitting them out with weapons isn't an issue...with the free chests in Elona, opening the odd chest, Zaishen Chest loot with the odd key I earn enough faction for and general drops, I have more than enough decent hero-weapons and often end up giving a load away to alliance members. Heroes dont mind Req 13 rubbish, they're not as picky as humans.

Nightmares Hammer

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2007

W/

14 May 2008 at 09:10 - 87

I do. Also gave them green weapons.

Alka

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2006

belgrade

E/

14 May 2008 at 09:19 - 88

i give them major vigors,(at least 50%) of them all of them get perfect wep, which i dont use atm,all of them are runed,insigned
before their 1st use

MirkoTeran

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2005

Slovenia

Scars Meadows [SMS]

Mo/

14 May 2008 at 09:23 - 89

Full survivor, major vigor (a few sups for the most used ones), and attribute/health runes, elite armor and customized (gold) weapons I don't use.

Kamara

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Ponie Hill, Lion's Arch International

Blinkie Kaulitz Armie

E/

14 May 2008 at 09:37 - 90

When I did HM stuff on my ele, her heroes were decked out in insignias, runes (never sups though) because every little advantage was a good thing. She's done all the game-play titles now so the runes and insigs have been taken off the heroes.

Now heroes tend to get insigs and runes as I find them and they get put on whatever my active PvEing character is at that time, again, just because I like a little advantage. Heroes will sometimes get runes too to hit a break point and I will go out of my way to get them, rather than just using stuff I find.

Nearly all of my heroes have decent weapons, but that's mostly because I use the heroes as storage and it's one less mule I have to worry about. For those that dont have shiny weapons they have /bonus stuff instead. I Was able to get rid of one mule simply by putting weapons onto heroes. *thumbs up*

TorquemadaXL

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2007

Free Collar Kingdom

E/

14 May 2008 at 09:43 - 91

I gave them all the runes they need to run the build (most of them have +41hp, others have +50hp), i gave them all the max, r9, perfect, cool skinned, high-end weapons i would, and all the armor enhancements they can have. I spent for one character almost 2 millions to upgrade my heroes, even the ones i have ever used.

An happy Hero is a Powerful Hero

Proff

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2007

14 May 2008 at 09:53 - 92

I have all but 5 or 6 heroes equiped with runes and weapons. If It's a hero I use quite often they get a sup vigor if not then a mojor, then attribute runes (usually minor to keep their health up) and vitaes. All but three have elite armour.

Darkobra

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Scotland

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

E/Me

14 May 2008 at 11:11 - 93

Quote:

Originally Posted by fenix

UH UH BAKA NEKO

Idiot cat? What?!

garethporlest18

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

[HiDe]

W/

14 May 2008 at 11:18 - 94

Quote:

Originally Posted by fenix

SASUKE!?

Omg hai ^___^ I’m fenix-san and I absolutely luuuv @_____@ anime <3 and my fav is naurto!!! Okies so anyways, im going to tell you about the BEST day of my life when I met my hot husband sasuke!! <333333333 OMFGZ HE WAS SOOOOO FREAKIN KAWAII IN PERSON!!! Supa kawaii desu!!!!!!!! ^______________________________________^

When I walked onto Tokyo street =^____^=I looked up and saw…SASUKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 3333333333333!!!! “ KONNICHIWA OMGZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ SUPA SUPA SUPA KAWAII SASUKE-SAMA!!!!!” I yelled n____n then he turned chibi then un-chibi!! he looked at me [O.O;;;;;;;;;;;] and then he saw how hot I am *___* he grabbed my hand and winked ~_^ then pulled me behind a pocky shop o_o and started to kiss me!!!!!! [OMG!!! HIS TOUNGE TASTED LIKE RAMEN!!! RLY!! >.> <.< >.< *(^O^)* *(^O^)* *(^O^)*] then I saw some baka fat bitch watching us and I could tell she was undressing him with her eyes!!!!!!! [ -_____________-;;;;; OMG I COULDN’T BELIEVE IT EITHER!!! (ò_ó) (ò_ó) (ò_ó)] so I yelled “UH UH BAKA NEKO THAT’S MY MAN WHY DON’T YOU GO HOOK UP WITH NARUTO CAUSE SASUKE-SAMA LOVES ME!!! (ò_ó)” then sasuke held me close =^____^= and said he would only ever love me and kissed me again!!!!!!! ** (*O*)/ then we went to his apartment and banged all night long and made 42 babies and they all became ninjas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nyaaaaa!!! (^________<) ^_________________^;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

This should be placed in the Post Hall of Fame.

N1ghtstalker

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2007

E/

14 May 2008 at 11:19 - 95

runed heroes = more efficient for killing
so i patch em up

Nightmares Hammer

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2007

W/

14 May 2008 at 11:20 - 96

Quote:

Originally Posted by fenix

SASUKE!?

Omg hai ^___^ I’m fenix-san and I absolutely luuuv @_____@ anime <3 and my fav is naurto!!! Okies so anyways, im going to tell you about the BEST day of my life when I met my hot husband sasuke!! <333333333 OMFGZ HE WAS SOOOOO FREAKIN KAWAII IN PERSON!!! Supa kawaii desu!!!!!!!! ^______________________________________^

When I walked onto Tokyo street =^____^=I looked up and saw…SASUKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 3333333333333!!!! “ KONNICHIWA OMGZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ SUPA SUPA SUPA KAWAII SASUKE-SAMA!!!!!” I yelled n____n then he turned chibi then un-chibi!! he looked at me [O.O;;;;;;;;;;;] and then he saw how hot I am *___* he grabbed my hand and winked ~_^ then pulled me behind a pocky shop o_o and started to kiss me!!!!!! [OMG!!! HIS TOUNGE TASTED LIKE RAMEN!!! RLY!! >.> <.< >.< *(^O^)* *(^O^)* *(^O^)*] then I saw some baka fat bitch watching us and I could tell she was undressing him with her eyes!!!!!!! [ -_____________-;;;;; OMG I COULDN’T BELIEVE IT EITHER!!! (ò_ó) (ò_ó) (ò_ó)] so I yelled “UH UH BAKA NEKO THAT’S MY MAN WHY DON’T YOU GO HOOK UP WITH NARUTO CAUSE SASUKE-SAMA LOVES ME!!! (ò_ó)” then sasuke held me close =^____^= and said he would only ever love me and kissed me again!!!!!!! ** (*O*)/ then we went to his apartment and banged all night long and made 42 babies and they all became ninjas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nyaaaaa!!! (^________<) ^_________________^;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

Were you high when you wrote this? Lol.

pOmrAkkUn

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

Bangkok

Me/Mo

14 May 2008 at 11:27 - 97

all perfect runes(sup vigor)+insignia+customized weapons and armor upgrade for my main char.

other 7 PvE chars also have perfect modded important heroes but major vigor and near perfect weapons (customized) on heroes I never use :P

why ?
I buy runes, insignia for hero when my storage full. Thier weapons are from chest run and uniden items I bought when I made my titles.

phan

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2006

phantasmagoria

14 May 2008 at 11:34 - 98

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoXiFy

If you count this as 'elite' armor, than maybe i do. =o
http://www.wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/I..._FoWarmor2.jpg

elite maybe ; ugly ? yes

to stay ontopic ofc xD

I just Give them what i find ; i mostly just use the 3 heroes over and over again so [ morghan ; hayda & liva ] so they are runed ; margrid aswell because she's just plain awesome =)

Fenryl

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2007

Too far away ...

R/

14 May 2008 at 11:35 - 99

I bought some sup or major runes for my heroes ^^ (especially for my monks and my eles)
I give them too good greens that I don't use

Harmless

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

Uber Elite Rit Force of Justice Headquarters

What's a Guild? [LoL]

Rt/

14 May 2008 at 11:39 - 100

Weapons are mostly /bonus unless I get a good drop I want to put on a hero.
Runes are ones from drops for the most part. On my main character I did purchase a few runes for heroes. No sup vigor on any hero.

Kapral

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2007

[LOD]

R/

14 May 2008 at 11:43 - 101

Quote:

Originally Posted by traeskapa

All of 'em got fancy armors on my main, and the ones I use got runes and insignias.

Same here.

Will be doing the same with my new paragon as I think this will be the char that I will stick with.

Kusandaa

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

N/Mo

14 May 2008 at 11:47 - 102

Quote:

Originally Posted by fenix

SASUKE!?

Omg hai ^___^ I’m fenix-san and I absolutely luuuv @_____@ anime <3 and my fav is naurto!!! Okies so anyways, im going to tell you about the BEST day of my life when I met my hot husband sasuke!! <333333333 OMFGZ HE WAS SOOOOO FREAKIN KAWAII IN PERSON!!! Supa kawaii desu!!!!!!!! ^______________________________________^

When I walked onto Tokyo street =^____^=I looked up and saw…SASUKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 3333333333333!!!! “ KONNICHIWA OMGZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ SUPA SUPA SUPA KAWAII SASUKE-SAMA!!!!!” I yelled n____n then he turned chibi then un-chibi!! he looked at me [O.O;;;;;;;;;;;] and then he saw how hot I am *___* he grabbed my hand and winked ~_^ then pulled me behind a pocky shop o_o and started to kiss me!!!!!! [OMG!!! HIS TOUNGE TASTED LIKE RAMEN!!! RLY!! >.> <.< >.< *(^O^)* *(^O^)* *(^O^)*] then I saw some baka fat bitch watching us and I could tell she was undressing him with her eyes!!!!!!! [ -_____________-;;;;; OMG I COULDN’T BELIEVE IT EITHER!!! (ò_ó) (ò_ó) (ò_ó)] so I yelled “UH UH BAKA NEKO THAT’S MY MAN WHY DON’T YOU GO HOOK UP WITH NARUTO CAUSE SASUKE-SAMA LOVES ME!!! (ò_ó)” then sasuke held me close =^____^= and said he would only ever love me and kissed me again!!!!!!! ** (*O*)/ then we went to his apartment and banged all night long and made 42 babies and they all became ninjas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nyaaaaa!!! (^________<) ^_________________^;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

LMFAO. Sounds like some girls I know... and as I was pointing out to garethporlest18 in AC, god it's scary.

On-topic:

Some of my heroes are runed and have insignas (on my necro mostly)... some don't and probably will never because I don't use the character often alone, like my paragon or my monk. Or my ele, which I never play beside solo farming; think some of his heroes are still at their original levels.

legion_rat

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

668 the neighbor of the beast

TFK

A/

14 May 2008 at 12:16 - 103

tricked out on my main. the rest its piecemail

~the rat~

Paul thy god

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2007

N/Rt

14 May 2008 at 12:20 - 104

im stingy, most of my chars have elite armor, or at leas some pieces, but NEVER for my heroes. my monks all have scar eaters, my nukers have exuros will, and my rangers and warriors get /bonus weapons. i generally give my heroes any greens i get, or in some RARE circumstances i fill farm a green for em (Alems Remedy for my N/Rt) but my moral is if it aint free, they dont get it

yarddog

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Philadelphia-Go Eagles

Raptor Five [Five]

W/

14 May 2008 at 13:20 - 105

all of my heros are pimped with runes/insignias. their wepons are from stuff i find and greenies which are dirt cheap. only my main toon has heros with elite armor. btw i have 7 pve toons.

GloryFox

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

Good ol' USA, where everyone else wants to be

Now Plays World of Warcraft on Whisperwind

14 May 2008 at 13:42 - 106

All of my characters have pimped out HERO's. Nothing but the best for my guys, except they only get the +30 Health Runes not the +50, it's just too expensive.

Alleji

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

14 May 2008 at 14:24 - 107

I buy them minor vigor, minor att runes (except the expensive ones, like minor SR/minor DF, etc) and sups when necessary (death). I also buy insignia that are important, like bloodstained and usually one for chest (since it provides the most benefit) if I don't have one handy in storage.

That's the "standard" equipment. When I find upgrades, I upgrade heroes with more insignia, major vigors, minor soul reaping, and other more expensive stuff. The only thing I am too cheap to give them are sup vigors and perfect +30 or 20% chant mods.

For weapons, my physical heroes use 15^50 (or 15/stance when it makes sense), customized, with +29 or +28 mods. I have enough of that to go around. Caster heroes just use whatever staff matches their attribute (wanding ftw) and I try to put relevant mods on it. I usually keep in mind "olias on X char needs his staff upgraded" and whenever I find a fort head/wrapping I already know where it goes.

I try to not give my own weapons to heroes, especially heroes on a different character because a couple weeks ago I found a perfect r8 death jade staff on a necro on a character I never play... and I was wondering where that went a year ago. >.<

CagedinSanity

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

Away from you.

W/

14 May 2008 at 14:27 - 108

I pound my heroes with those free BMP weapons, even if I never get 15^50's for them.

I give them runes, but only cheap ones. Rarely give them runes that are worth over 500g.

rkubik

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

14 May 2008 at 16:04 - 109

I always do, but it is character specific and what I mean by that is that particular character which the heroes belong buys the candy for them. I do not take it out of my storage or from other toons to supply there equipment. I have found that works the best for me. It is easy to get carried away and spend a lot of money on them settign them up. I have found that helps me to control my spending.

Xunlai Guru Agent

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

14 May 2008 at 16:40 - 110

I never bought any for mine. I just use what I find. oo

<--- CHEAP BASTARD!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by fenix

SASUKE!?

Omg hai ^___^ I’m fenix-san and I absolutely luuuv @_____@ anime <3 and my fav is naurto!!! Okies so anyways, im going to tell you about the BEST day of my life when I met my hot husband sasuke!! <333333333 OMFGZ HE WAS SOOOOO FREAKIN KAWAII IN PERSON!!! Supa kawaii desu!!!!!!!! ^______________________________________^

When I walked onto Tokyo street =^____^=I looked up and saw…SASUKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 3333333333333!!!! “ KONNICHIWA OMGZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ SUPA SUPA SUPA KAWAII SASUKE-SAMA!!!!!” I yelled n____n then he turned chibi then un-chibi!! he looked at me [O.O;;;;;;;;;;;] and then he saw how hot I am *___* he grabbed my hand and winked ~_^ then pulled me behind a pocky shop o_o and started to kiss me!!!!!! [OMG!!! HIS TOUNGE TASTED LIKE RAMEN!!! RLY!! >.> <.< >.< *(^O^)* *(^O^)* *(^O^)*] then I saw some baka fat bitch watching us and I could tell she was undressing him with her eyes!!!!!!! [ -_____________-;;;;; OMG I COULDN’T BELIEVE IT EITHER!!! (ò_ó) (ò_ó) (ò_ó)] so I yelled “UH UH BAKA NEKO THAT’S MY MAN WHY DON’T YOU GO HOOK UP WITH NARUTO CAUSE SASUKE-SAMA LOVES ME!!! (ò_ó)” then sasuke held me close =^____^= and said he would only ever love me and kissed me again!!!!!!! ** (*O*)/ then we went to his apartment and banged all night long and made 42 babies and they all became ninjas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nyaaaaa!!! (^________<) ^_________________^;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

/roflmao

edwinna elbert

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

14 May 2008 at 16:42 - 111

One PvE character here, all heroes have full Survivor, Vitae, and Sup. vigor, along with two or three minor runes for their builds.

They also all have decent weapon sets, mostly what matches their armour, and they all have a L20 pet, one of each type

Nightow

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Kindred Order of Souls [KOS]

14 May 2008 at 16:43 - 112

Main:

Runes? Yes
Weapons? Since i don't use most of the D-weapons I've obtained, I give them to my heroes. Otherwise, /bonus weapons or a random green I obtain.
Armor? Yes

Alts:

Runes? Necros only
Weapons: /bonus ftw!
Armor: Basic

Shadowmere

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

The Grim Squeakers [REAP]

N/

14 May 2008 at 17:32 - 113

I runed and tricked out my heroes for a time, nice runes and BMP weapons to compliment their builds...then I realized that each one of my 10 characters was going to be lugging around 20 or more of these guys and suddenly the cost effective-ness of it didn't seem worth it at all.

as of now the only heroes with fully modded weapons and armor I have are Olias, Master of Whispers, and Livia....on my Necro...yes it's a beautiful vanquish

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

14 May 2008 at 17:38 - 114

Anytime I'm going to use certain heroes, I fully equip them.
I don't equip any hero until I need so.

Most of the time they go just with /bonus weapons.

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

14 May 2008 at 17:46 - 115

They only get runes or insignia that I salvage.

lordheinous

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2007

14 May 2008 at 17:46 - 116

I lavish all my necro heros on all my chars with full sets of runes and insignias, including superior vigors, since I use them all the time. The rest of my heros get nothing though, except for a couple of random others on my main; on the rare occasions I use them, runes don't usually make mush of a difference.

Squishy ftw

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2007

Your backline

W/

14 May 2008 at 17:48 - 117

All the heros I use have full survivor, minor vigor, vitea runes and whatever other minor runes they need for their attributes. (necros being the exception here -sup rune-)

Malaguard

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2007

Dark

A/

14 May 2008 at 17:58 - 118

Heroes are an extension of my character and my account:

Main char = all heroes fully tricked, spears on all casters, color matched spears to the necros (olias = black greater guardian, livia = red dragon spear, MoW = destroyer spear), green focus items for curses and death necros from sorrows furnace (bortaks or some such... looks great on olias), green focus on death and on restore necro. +armor insignia on all (torturer), alternate shield set for all for better armor/hp when needed, Sup primary rune (curses, death), Sup vigor, minor alternate runes.

I used to use melee weapons on my casters, but that's always a mistake on the necros. Give em spears, 100% ftw. Why spear? 33% longer dazed, 33% longer poison, 33% longer weakness, +5 energy, etc etc. Lots of good reasons to use a spear. I use a voltaic on my main necro.

Anyhow... yeah - I set up the heroes. I play the game to enjoy it. Party wipe =/= enjoyment. Breezing through any area makes me feel like I'm doing ok.

My hero philosophy is this:
High Armor, Ranged Weapons. In HM, high armor has done more to keep my party alive than high HP. High HP and low armor just is an energy drain. High Armor and middle or low HP is almost always a better result for HM vanquishing or HM missions.

The thing that kills heroes most are the long-distance nukes. They can kite and run from melee, or hand back a bit, and block, etc. So... heavy boss elemental nukes are killer. The only way to avoid a heavy nuke is interupt or mitigate it with armor.

take_me

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2006

Europe

Country Roads [HOME]

14 May 2008 at 18:40 - 119

I only upgrade the heroes that I use a lot, like my 3 Necros.
They get everything they need. Sup Death Magic, Minor Vigors ....

El Presidente

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Lookout Post #1, Andes Mountains

Custer Was Ganked [7th]

R/

14 May 2008 at 21:01 - 120

Upgraded the ones as neeeded; the others are dormant.