Why are Frosty Tonics worth so much in Pre-Sear?

w00t!

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Sorrow's Furnace Hot Tub

RoS

Mo/Me

An alliance-mate gave me two Frosty Tonics in pre-sear recently. Later on I saw people WTS for 3k and WTB for 2k.

Why in the world are they worth so much? I can sorta understand post-sear prices being high with so much money floating around, but I have trouble understanding why they'd be worth more that a couple hundred gold in Pre.

Anything I'm missing?

Groovy Phoenix

Groovy Phoenix

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

Syndicate of Loafers [SOL]

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by w00t!
An alliance-mate gave me two Frosty Tonics in pre-sear recently. Later on I saw people WTS for 3k and WTB for 2k.

Why in the world are they worth so much? I can sorta understand post-sear prices being high with so much money floating around, but I have trouble understanding why they'd be worth more that a couple hundred gold in Pre.

Anything I'm missing?
The price could be attributed to the fact that I I saw correctly they are worth 10 party animal points, which means its worth a lot in PRE because there are not many items for the party animal title in Pre.

BLOODGOAT

BLOODGOAT

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2007

long a

Mo/

The same reason why anything is worth more in Pre; it's harder to get.

N1ghtstalker

N1ghtstalker

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2007

E/

outside of pre-searing there is mass farming
walk in raptor cave, kill everything, get drops
that's not how it works in pre searing
you have the skills you got from your skill quests and that's it
no fancy farming build in pre
but outside pre there is a mass load of players farming and they're much easier to get

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Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2007

Dela-where?

Demonic Rage [dr]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Groovy Phoenix
The price could be attributed to the fact that I I saw correctly they are worth 10 party animal points, which means its worth a lot in PRE because there are not many items for the party animal title in Pre.
what do you mean by that??

I have 46 in pre saved up for later days :P

Monk Gsb

Monk Gsb

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

England

Mo/Me

there worth 3 party animal points, aka if some1 wanted to get life of the party it would be faster by using them, also there the only "new" tonic you can get in pre, ( what i mean by new is boreal / auto / phantasmal. )

Luminarus

Luminarus

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2007

Sydney, Australia

Haze of Light [pure]

R/

Because 10 party points is the same as 10 snowman summoners, which are worth between 130-200g each. So thats 1.3k-2k. Now add the fact that they are rarer in pre and you have a higher price.

Its simple economics:
Demand is high, therefore price is high. People are willing to pay that much because they arent common.

Flav

Flav

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2006

What's with people saying it gives 10 party points and one person saying 3 points? It gives 2 party points per use just like all other non-everlasting tonics.

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

Because there are NO other tonics avialable in Presearing.

You can't get the z-chest ones, the holiday ones, or the rollerbettle ones. It is valuable because it is exclusive.

imnotyourmother

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2008

in a house

The Knitters Guild

W/R

I do believe this was the first introduction of such a thing to Pre-Searing.