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Phineas

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

UK

03 Jul 2008 at 00:51 - 41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kyomi Tachibana

I think that the favor wasn't actually removed, but looped back to 0 after it got too high, and now it's.... unlooping. Yeah.

It never hit zero.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jiggles

so basicly, were gonna have a whole year of free UW enrty?

jesus anet, well RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing done

Also untrue. Favor drops by about 500-600 minutes a day at the minute.

Kusandaa

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

N/Mo

03 Jul 2008 at 01:00 - 42

LMFAO.

I was ABOUT to sell my UW scrolls when I decided to hop on another game instead. I come back and this.

'Scuse me while I roll on the floor. x]

ALF71BE

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2008

In your fridge, stealing your pickles. for mah subway

R/

03 Jul 2008 at 01:03 - 43

I was liek I want to be the first in the alliance to notice there's no favor anymore.

lulwut?

Now I'm liek, ROFL.

Lalamika

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2008

in your computer

Rt/R

03 Jul 2008 at 01:10 - 44

Ah, so it isn't a glitch, yipee...free favor for the next 4-5 months.

Gun Pierson

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Belgium

PIMP

Mo/

03 Jul 2008 at 01:27 - 45

Remarkable. I've been watching the trader's sell price of UW scrolls last hour (request button). It changes between 1k and 1.1k all the time. Though the price stands at 1.1k most of the time. This means (unless I'm missing something) people are selling UW scrolls to the scroll trader (for 700-750g btw) while others patiently lure to buy scrolls for 1k, as the price reaches 1.1k fast again. It seems there's partly a change of ownership of UW scrolls going on.

Seef II

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

US

R/Mo

03 Jul 2008 at 01:47 - 46

This probably means we won't have another ss/lb weekend for a while, boo.

Martin Alvito

Older Than God (1)

Join Date: Aug 2006

Clan Dethryche [dth]

03 Jul 2008 at 01:55 - 47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gun Pierson

Remarkable. I've been watching the trader's sell price of UW scrolls last hour (request button). It changes between 1k and 1.1k all the time. Though the price stands at 1.1k most of the time. This means (unless I'm missing something) people are selling UW scrolls to the scroll trader (for 700-750g btw) while others patiently lure to buy scrolls for 1k, as the price reaches 1.1k fast again. It seems there's partly a change of ownership of UW scrolls going on.

Consider:

UW scrolls do not reorder your party. Paying to enter does.

Therefore, when the price is the same, a group will prefer to use a scroll. So there's a natural demand for scrolls.

There's also a natural sell pressure, from players that regularly play with groups. (8 successful players get 8 scrolls, but only need one for the next run).

So you're going to see oscillations in price, as the former group only wants to buy at 1k and the latter group will start selling more heavily the second the buy price exceeds 1k.

Gun Pierson

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Belgium

PIMP

Mo/

03 Jul 2008 at 02:00 - 48

Yes Martin that's true, tx. Man I would like to see statistics of all that stuff

EDIT:
Two major events happened today: we have 30k favor and Shadow Form got nerfed? They are linked, together with ecto price and scroll price.

The new permasin is alrdy active. Anything can happen now. Will Anet change Shadow Form again coming hours or not? etc.

It's too risky to try and predict the outcome at this time.

fenix

Major-General Awesome

Join Date: Aug 2005

Aussie Trolling Crew HQ - Event Organiser and IRC Tiger

Ex Talionis [Law], Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] ????????????????&#

W/

03 Jul 2008 at 02:35 - 49

lol, I KNEW this would happen. So dumb.

ChoKILLate[FDG]

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

[FDG]-Fudge

Mo/Me

03 Jul 2008 at 02:47 - 50

Why even have a timer if they never let it run out?! They have added time several times before...Why have scrolls? Come on it was going down naturally, they could have let it stay at 0 for a bit. It's not like we would not be able get in and this would have helped bring the price of ectos back up naturally.

Why touch what ISN'T broken Anet?

fenix

Major-General Awesome

Join Date: Aug 2005

Aussie Trolling Crew HQ - Event Organiser and IRC Tiger

Ex Talionis [Law], Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] ????????????????&#

W/

03 Jul 2008 at 02:50 - 51

The timer last event was 30k minutes more than it showed. Which meant that when it went to 0, those 30k minutes re-applied themselves.

Steps_Descending

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

IN my pocket plane. Obviously!

Little Tom's Pocket Plane [THom]

Me/Mo

03 Jul 2008 at 03:24 - 52

seech... now even I feel like ANEt is managed by idiots.
I was slow to get it, I know I know.

Back to waiting before it goes to 0. Seriously can't wait.

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

03 Jul 2008 at 03:27 - 53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stuart444

I now have to laugh at the people who bought lots of scrolls expecting to sell them this week/next week for PROFIT >_>

Actually... if you were smart like me... you already sold them earlier this week when they broke 1.7k and already turned a profit. If you were greedy and held on to them for longer... your loss.
The scrolls prices have droped 1.3k in 20 hours.

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

03 Jul 2008 at 03:36 - 54

Nerf UW sins, grant lots of favor. I'm missing the connection.

If this actually is about the ~43k minutes or however much we lost during that one weekend, I'm surprised we got a refund.

MirkoTeran

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2005

Slovenia

Scars Meadows [SMS]

Mo/

03 Jul 2008 at 05:54 - 55

Wow, what a bunch of bull.

Ate of DK

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Netherlands

None but Fools [nuts]

03 Jul 2008 at 07:28 - 56

Anet, never give us double SS/LB reputation weekends again please.
Unlimited favor is really something stupid. Thank you.

Riceboi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

03 Jul 2008 at 07:53 - 57

Wow it's easy to tell who the ecto hoarders are in this thread. LOL

DarkNecrid

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

03 Jul 2008 at 07:56 - 58

Regina said on her talk page that they indeed did return the favor we lost.

upier

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Done.

[JUNK]

03 Jul 2008 at 08:10 - 59

Thanks guys.
(No, REALLY!)

Turbobusa

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

By the Luxon Scavenger

The Mentalists [THPK]

N/

03 Jul 2008 at 08:18 - 60

Give the kids 4 months of favor so they'll come less on the boards.
It used to be fun to log on and see if you could farm 2-3 ectos.
You can now log on and be sure to drop 5.
Please the kids

Nessar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2008

West Siiiiiiiiiiiiiide

Gwen Has A Thing For [Pyre]

03 Jul 2008 at 08:23 - 61

30k mins...dammit, I wanted to see it at 0 >.<

Cheevy

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Tyria

Ocravia Deathblade /// Light Music Club [K-On]

E/

03 Jul 2008 at 08:37 - 62

is any1 here who likes favor "bonus"? lol. favor system=11months, if im right we got infinite favor for 7-8months. the best idea is to delete favor, so maybe enterace fee to uw/fow too lol

azizul1975

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2007

GMT+8

The Elite Guard of Tyria (TEGO)

Mo/

03 Jul 2008 at 08:38 - 63

emm... if, pleasing the kids boost anet sales, i'm not suprised ....

zwei2stein

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Europe

The German Order [GER]

N/

03 Jul 2008 at 08:40 - 64

Quote:

Originally Posted by upier

Thanks guys.
(No, REALLY!)

Yeah ... i mean ... doing the right thing (tm)? Kudos!

tipiak

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2006

Hellsace

F*ck Yeah Ion Cannons [dBal]

W/

03 Jul 2008 at 08:53 - 65

30k min favor time ? OMG H4X !!1!
Nerfed UW plains, shadow form, ecto price and favor time : GG Anet ^^

nirhan shadowmauler

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

potland,oregon

Through the eyes of the dragon [eyes]

E/W

03 Jul 2008 at 08:56 - 66

being roughly 1,440 minutes in a day. and roughly 30 days in a month. it takes ~43,000 minutes of favor to last a whole month.

even with people getting titles frequently. favor will be very near 0 again before september.

azizul1975

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2007

GMT+8

The Elite Guard of Tyria (TEGO)

Mo/

03 Jul 2008 at 09:23 - 67

may be they should revamp the favor system. make it harder, let's say for every 5 achievement of "god walking amongst mere mortal" we get 1 hour of favor... uh, not sure if it is still too easy.

see how it goes....

AshenX

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2008

Orange County, CA.

Black Flag

R/

03 Jul 2008 at 09:48 - 68

An officer in one of my allied guilds bought nearly two stacks of UW scrolls in anticipation of favor running out...

distilledwill

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2006

Blighty

The Legion of the Blue Blade

R/Mo

03 Jul 2008 at 09:54 - 69

Am I right in thinking thats about 42 days of favour (not counting maxed titles from now on)?

Seems like a bit of a cop out to soften the blow of the SF nerf. Meh, I dont UW or FoW all that much, but it might have been interesting to see what no favour and no SF did to ecto prices.

Lady Raenef

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

Oregon, USA.

Zero Mercy [zm]

W/

03 Jul 2008 at 10:01 - 70

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cheevy

is any1 here who likes favor "bonus"? lol. favor system=11months, if im right we got infinite favor for 7-8months. the best idea is to delete favor, so maybe enterace fee to uw/fow too lol

I preferred the country versus country idea.

distilledwill

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2006

Blighty

The Legion of the Blue Blade

R/Mo

03 Jul 2008 at 10:08 - 71

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lady Raenef

I preferred the country versus country idea.

Little bit redundant now that we have the ability to move between servers freely.

Plus it meant that the smaller servers never really got favour.

RiKio

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2007

Plato's Cave

W/E

03 Jul 2008 at 10:39 - 72

If Anet is going to give us free favor, whats Underworld´s scrolls´ usefulness?

Some actions from Anet are pretty pointless IMO.

Kikuta

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2006

Western Australia

[ICE]

03 Jul 2008 at 10:43 - 73

Quote:

Originally Posted by RiKio

If Anet is going to give us free favor, whats Underworld´s scrolls´ usefulness?

Possibly the free entry? If you buy your UW scrolls you're a dope.

Ate of DK

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Netherlands

None but Fools [nuts]

03 Jul 2008 at 10:44 - 74

Quote:

Originally Posted by RiKio

If Anet is going to give us free favor, whats Underworld´s scrolls´ usefulness?

Some actions from Anet are pretty pointless IMO.

Scrolls don't re-order your party.

Many people are used to having the monks on the bottom of the partylist.

I Dont Do Coke

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2008

Japan

03 Jul 2008 at 10:57 - 75

Eh? Glad I picked up a book that I couldn't put down, else I'd have been buying scrolls for the entire day and then complaining the next.

RiKio

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2007

Plato's Cave

W/E

03 Jul 2008 at 10:57 - 76

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ate of DK

Many people are used to having the monks on the bottom of the partylist.

Hmpf.....ok, I was wrong, but.....who cares about monks possition when you are running ursan

?

FF_Timmeh

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2008

SG1

Mo/

03 Jul 2008 at 11:25 - 77

i care, couse i wanna know when i look at red bars what i do heal... same in DoA.

i want me as monk at bottom of the list.

@topic

i dont care about favor anymore. it was a really nice feature in the past. but this title system destroyed the whole favor system. but thats anets fault + its a game... so wayne.

Fay Vert

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

R/

03 Jul 2008 at 11:26 - 78

This is one of the funniest things I've seen in GW. ANet did the correct thing and really upset a group of people who were looking to exploit based on a false assumption.

Excellent, well done ANet

Esan

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2007

Wars

03 Jul 2008 at 11:40 - 79

I think it was idiotic for Anet to restore the 30k favor, and I have nary an ecto or UW scroll to my name. Basically, I want favor to either be an earned reward, or to be removed entirely.

Rocky Raccoon

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

Massachusetts, USA

Guardians of the Cosmos

R/Mo

03 Jul 2008 at 11:56 - 80

People bitched when they lost the minutes originally and now that ANET has made good and put them back, we get people bitching again. What is wrong with you people?