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Skyy High

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2006

R/

20 Sep 2008 at 18:26 - 121

Quote:

Originally Posted by A11Eur0

Yes, but most people say it's only 3 minutes so they only pay 300g a piece. I try to tell them that if they try to do the same thing with level 1's, at 100g a piece, they need 5 to get the same effect. Thus, 500g.

The problem with that logic is that no one would let drunkenness wear off before clicking the next bottle. Besides the first lvl5 drink, each one might as well be lvl3 for all the use you get out of it.

A11Eur0

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

W/

20 Sep 2008 at 18:49 - 122

Skyy high...read the rest of my post. You THEN use level 1's after that to keep yourself drunk, so they're not wasted. Level 5 to get drunk, level 1 every minute after. If there were no level 5's, there would be only level 1's, and you'd have to click 5 to get to maximum drunk duration. Therefore, a level 5 is worth the SAME as 5 level 1's. Savvy?

The Red Messenger

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2008

America

20 Sep 2008 at 20:20 - 123

level 1 booze is worth more than 100g because:

-for certain level 1 booze, merchant pays 100g each. merchant sells lvl 1 booze for 200g each. using this is where players get prices from 125-150 per lvl 1. really anywhere between 110-190 makes sense.

-level 5 booze sells for less than 5 level ones added up because:

-players buy them in stacks for title. if they had only like 20 lvl 5's and dozens of stacks of lvl 1's, then yes, players could start with a 5 and use 1s each minute (or use the zone trick) as intended for little booze time loss. but this isnt how players are doing it...they have stacks of lvl 5's, and are using the zone trick, basically getting 3 minutes per lvl 5 booze, and losing 2 minutes per (because your drunk level caps out at 5; they use a +5 while at lvl 3 drunk, putting them at 5 and having a 2 minute loss). if you can find someone paying 500+ each for large quantities of lvl 5 booze, then you are extremely lucky and should sell immediately

anyway, the game market determines these prices, and i would reccomend watching the buy/sell forums, or what people in kamadan are selling/buying for in a week if you still dont believe me

Katch

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

20 Sep 2008 at 22:10 - 124

Anyone else notice the drop rate decrease a lot in the last hour or so?

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

20 Sep 2008 at 23:01 - 125

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katch

Anyone else notice the drop rate decrease a lot in the last hour or so?

The drop rate, in my experience, has been pretty erratic all weekend. Thursday afternoon, I didn't get crap for drops - 2 clearing Ft. Ranick mission, a couple vanquishing Jahai Bluffs, etc. That night, I got 10 - 12 doing Ft. Ranick, 6-7 Tengu farming outside LA.

Today, I went outside Nolani Acadamy farming Gargoyle skulls and got 14 grogs on my first run, 1 on my second run. It's all a matter of luck, as always.

shoyon456

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

D/

21 Sep 2008 at 00:25 - 126

Lame. I would have been impressed if they made something up that had to do with Peace Day on Sept, 21. Maybe have some special quests that bring peaceful negociations between norns/asura/char/humans and lux/kurz and kourna/vabbi/istan

Oh wait, there are too many little kids playing for there to be a day of PEACE in a video game *sigh*

FlamingMetroid

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2007

standing on your last control point, while the rest of your team is to busy killing mine

The Luminaries [Lumi]

A/

21 Sep 2008 at 00:39 - 127

^
peace is for fools, son

artay

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

Australia

The Agony Scene

E/

21 Sep 2008 at 00:43 - 128

Whats more important anyway? Pirates or peace?

No matter how you look at it, it'll always be pirates.

Skyy High

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2006

R/

21 Sep 2008 at 03:04 - 129

Quote:

Originally Posted by A11Eur0

Skyy high...read the rest of my post. You THEN use level 1's after that to keep yourself drunk, so they're not wasted. Level 5 to get drunk, level 1 every minute after. If there were no level 5's, there would be only level 1's, and you'd have to click 5 to get to maximum drunk duration. Therefore, a level 5 is worth the SAME as 5 level 1's. Savvy?

Unfortunately, since we don't have the luxury of being able to choose what ale drops or what level it is, and since people are buying bulk stacks of grog since that's what is dropping, what one could do and what a player actually has to do to earn the title are completely separate.

@shoyon, what would happen after peace day? The game can't permanently be all sunshine and roses, that kinda removes the need for you to kill sh**. So, what, all the peace talks fall apart 2 days later? That's real nice.

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

21 Sep 2008 at 14:20 - 130

Quote:

Originally Posted by shoyon456

Lame. I would have been impressed if they made something up that had to do with Peace Day on Sept, 21. Maybe have some special quests that bring peaceful negociations between norns/asura/char/humans and lux/kurz and kourna/vabbi/istan

Oh wait, there are too many little kids playing for there to be a day of PEACE in a video game *sigh*

Well, this is the most unique QQ in the past week.

There are more "unoffical holidays" then there are days in the year. Just look at the number of official holidays...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ays_by_country

I mean, why no Belizian Independence Day (September 21) celebration? Bulgairan Independence Day (Sept 22), Malta Indepen. (Sep 21), or Glories of the Army Day (sept. 19).

PS. Peace Day isn't even official enough to be on that wikipedia list. Glories of the Army Day (which sounds like the exact opposite of Peace Day) is at least an official government holiday somewhere.

Productivity

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2007

Mo/

21 Sep 2008 at 14:31 - 131

Quote:

Originally Posted by HawkofStorms

Well, this is the most unique QQ in the past week.

There are more "unoffical holidays" then there are days in the year. Just look at the number of official holidays...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ays_by_country

I mean, why no Belizian Independence Day (September 21) celebration? Bulgairan Independence Day (Sept 22), Malta Indepen. (Sep 21), or Glories of the Army Day (sept. 19).

PS. Peace Day isn't even official enough to be on that wikipedia list. Glories of the Army Day (which sounds like the exact opposite of Peace Day) is at least an official government holiday somewhere.

That's because you're looking at a list of holidays BY COUNTRY, when International Peace Day isn't either a. country specific or b. a public holiday.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_Peace might help you a bit more.

As for why no recognition of any number of minor, single country holidays, because they're just that. Guild Wars is an international game and hence minor country specific holidays get no recognition.

While I think the original call for a celebration in GW of Peace Day is a bit strange, your response is lacking in reasoning.

alexkapi12

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2007

21 Sep 2008 at 15:18 - 132

I just hope they do boxing day with discounts.

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

21 Sep 2008 at 15:26 - 133

I wonder what would they do in the Day of Ninja... Dress everyone as Outcasts, Am Fah and Tengu Accords Assassins?

komma

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2007

None

N/

21 Sep 2008 at 15:31 - 134

if your farming in nolani, make sure you come see me and sell all your skulls ;P

slowerpoke

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2007

Cuba

21 Sep 2008 at 16:09 - 135

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Red Messenger

....-players buy them in stacks for title. if they had only like 20 lvl 5's and dozens of stacks of lvl 1's, then yes, players could start with a 5 and use 1s each minute (or use the zone trick) as intended for little booze time loss...

wuts the zone trick ;3

CE Devilman

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

hell

Do U Trust Anet

N/Mo

21 Sep 2008 at 16:44 - 136

save time...get drunk..jump GH...get drunk...jump back
(U still get the time drunk in U rank)

MercenaryKnight

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2006

Wolf of Shadows [WoS]

P/

21 Sep 2008 at 19:58 - 137

I would be a bit careful with CE Devilman's advice, because a lot of time that didn't work for me. Most places supposedly had time zones and problems with getting the quick drunkard minutes and their have been many changes.

You can check the community works forum for the drunkard guide, but always make sure that you have your title screen open to check if you actually get all your points or not.

TurinPT

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

21 Sep 2008 at 20:12 - 138

Quote:

Originally Posted by CE Devilman

save time...get drunk..jump GH...get drunk...jump back
(U still get the time drunk in U rank)

Doesn't work anymore

crazybanshee

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Look out!

E/

21 Sep 2008 at 20:19 - 139

The drunk trick works, it's just not automatic. You can find certain spots (like a particular outpost and your guild hall) that when you zone back and forth it uses all your drunk minutes. Thus, drink a level 5 booze, zone, make sure your drunk went up 3 minutes (if not then zone again, it usually will) drink, zone, etc. That way instead of taking 3 minutes to get 3 minutes of drunk, it takes less than a minute (but wastes the 'extra' 2 minutes of the level 5 booze)

SerenitySilverstar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

21 Sep 2008 at 21:45 - 140

Thanks for the Grog this weekend Anet

I got meself a stack, I'm gonna stick my bandanna on and get a-Cap'n Jack. Arrrhh! *thumbs up*

Kamakazi112

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2008

W/

21 Sep 2008 at 22:29 - 141

I really love these random weekends which drop random event items. Farming and selling these really gets you alot. Many of you guys seen me buying Grogs in Rata Sum for the past 10 hours and i've ended up with 85 stacks (21250). Thank you all for farming for me.

slowerpoke

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2007

Cuba

21 Sep 2008 at 22:49 - 142

^ yikes how much that lot cost

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

21 Sep 2008 at 22:52 - 143

I assume you are planning to sell that all later for profit (a lot of people are selling for pretty low now due to the oversupply of grog in the market).
That's enough ale for over 5 characters to max ale-hound.

MercenaryKnight

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2006

Wolf of Shadows [WoS]

P/

22 Sep 2008 at 01:59 - 144

I ended up buying like 2-3 stacks for 300g each on most of them. Some people sold a few for only 100g each. I found a spot where people always go to farm, not necessarily for event items (since people who go farm raptors generally know to sell for 400-500g each) and you can usually find a lot of people willing to sell.

Now the problem is that I need to farm back like 200k to get back to where I was, as well as get 2 more stacks to finish my ale hound title.

Kamakazi112

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2008

W/

22 Sep 2008 at 02:03 - 145

well i got around 300-350g each...even though market is flooded.. there will always be people paying 400g each so yeah

Lest121

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

Army of Darkness

A/Mo

22 Sep 2008 at 04:10 - 146

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kamakazi112

I really love these random weekends which drop random event items. Farming and selling these really gets you alot. Many of you guys seen me buying Grogs in Rata Sum for the past 10 hours and i've ended up with 85 stacks (21250). Thank you all for farming for me.

WoW, WoW, WoW....................OMG WoW.........................WOW.

Nick Of Troy

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2008

New Zealand.

Human Alliance [HA]

D/E

22 Sep 2008 at 04:26 - 147

that sure is an impressive amout Kamikaze

I was buying them from between 100-300g in the first 6 hours of the grog drops begining and managed to get myself a nice collection for when i am ready to start my drunkard title