Starter Armor

deem_deem

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2009

R/N

Is there a point of me keeping the starter armor i get from Guild Wars Prophecies?
Is it good for anything? I can't sell it since its worth 0.

What's the best thing i can do with it?

DarkFlame

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2005

Ascalon

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Shayne Hawke

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

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If you're making the character with the intention of building them up into some kind of Spirit Bond tank, then it's useful. Otherwise, ditch it.

Bobulation

Bobulation

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2008

USA

W/Mo

600/smite farm with it

poasiods

poasiods

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2008

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Farming will work just as well with low armor pieces you can buy. I'd suggest throwing it away since you're probably having inventory crisis if you recently started playing.

warrior running

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2008

The Cape Is A Lie[Trim]

W/E

If ur monk keep but any other trash it

deem_deem

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2009

R/N

i see, thank you guys for your responses.

But what do you guys mean by farming?

Tom Swift

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2007

Farming is when you got into an area again and again and kill the same foes over and over again strictly for the drops (usually in high end areas or hard mode where rare drops are more frequent). The 600/smite build is also used for running dungeons. You and your hero do all the work and you charge 6 people 2-15k each to come along for the ride. If you are a monk and planning to do that, keep the armor. Otherwise its fairly useless.

deem_deem

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2009

R/N

i see, you "need" the starter armor to do that? (if i were a monk that is) why wouldn't i be able to use other armor, sry me = noob

Mizu o Kudasai

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2008

The Thirteenth Organization

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you can use different armor(assuming lowest al beside the starter). However, having the starter armor helps. If you are 600/smite you do not want to have too much hp, because then spirit bond can't cancel it. Check out the build to understand it more.

Marty Silverblade

Marty Silverblade

Administrator

Join Date: Jun 2006

Imo if you're new enough that you don't even know what farming is then trash the starter armor. Play through the games and if you decide to farm later (you don't need to in GW) then the next lowest AL armor works perfectly fine.

Icy The Mage

Icy The Mage

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2008

Canada

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Marty Silverblade View Post
Imo if you're new enough that you don't even know what farming is then trash the starter armor. Play through the games and if you decide to farm later (you don't need to in GW) then the next lowest AL armor works perfectly fine.
Perfectly described. I agree with Marty 100%. Delete the armor and don't worry about it, especially since you're a ranger, and have no need for it ^^

Nadasee

Nadasee

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Marty Silverblade View Post
Imo if you're new enough that you don't even know what farming is then trash the starter armor. Play through the games and if you decide to farm later (you don't need to in GW) then the next lowest AL armor works perfectly fine.
I agree.
This is your best option and way to go. Remove the Starter armor once you have another set of armor. You don't need it.
If you are that "new" to the concept of farming and mabye even to Guild Wars i strongly suggest that you play through the game as you would do normaly and in your own way. Don't worry about it.

DarkFlame

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2005

Ascalon

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Quote:
Originally Posted by deem_deem View Post
i see, you "need" the starter armor to do that? (if i were a monk that is) why wouldn't i be able to use other armor, sry me = noob
The 600/smite farm uses a monk skill that only triggers when you take damage past a certain point. Hence the lower your armor lvl, the more damage you take and why the starter armor(which has the lowest AL) is useful. But still far from necessary.

But you're new. That is stuff to think about much later into the game. So I repeat...

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