Customise or don't customise?

Ez now

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2009

The great inferno [Burn]

W/Mo

The title is pretty much the question. I normally customise my weapons, but i'm not sure whether to customise my scythe on my dervish or not. What is best?

kupp

kupp

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2008

The Shiverpeaks

[KISS]

W/

I usually do except for the high end stuff like tormented weapons. All my destroyer and some golds I use are costumized, 20% damage bonus for 10g is just <3

Ez now

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2009

The great inferno [Burn]

W/Mo

Ok, so I should if they're low prices. Ty.

t00115577

t00115577

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2007

Mo/

customize on meele char, not on caster

kupp

kupp

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2008

The Shiverpeaks

[KISS]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ez now View Post
Ok, so I should if they're low prices. Ty.
Yes and what the poster above me said. Only costumize melee weapons, bows and spears because they're the ones doing the damage. Staffs, off-hands, wands and caster weapons (melees and spears) you shouldn't since it'd be useless.

MirkoTeran

MirkoTeran

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2005

Slovenia

Scars Meadows [SMS]

Mo/

Customize everything.

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

If it's a weapon I have no intention of parting with - my Ranger's Storm Bow, my Mesmer's zodiac staff - I'll customize it (the extra 20% doesn't hurt regardless of how little it comes into play). If it's a weapon that I've equipped a hero with, I'll customize it.

Elder III

Elder III

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2007

Ohio

I Will Never Join Your Guild (NTY)

R/

customize your melee weapons, anything that you want to deal damage with (bows included obviously) - it's not necessary on caster weps, but it doesn't hurt either. Weps with a greater value I personally don't customize, you never know when you might need some cash and want to sell it...

Toxzy

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2009

Blood Rogue Nation

Mo/

Cheers.
Since you are using a melee class i suggest costumizing for the good dmg dealing capacity of the dervish.

iVendetta

iVendetta

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2008

Where no man has ever gone before.

Syndicate Nightmare [SyN]

I don't customize expensive weapons/golds (such as my Tormented Scythe). I usually leave those as they are.

Anything else, go for it. (;

Pleikki

Pleikki

WTB q8 15^50 Weapons!

Join Date: Nov 2006

???oo ???ugs ???lan [?????????]

Quote:
Originally Posted by t00115577 View Post
customize on meele char, not on caster
This. and i customise items i like & want, no matter price.

ac1inferno

ac1inferno

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2007

Boston

We D Shot Your Stances [GODS]

A/W

I customize greens, not golds. Obviously only the ones that benefit from the extra 20% damage. Because greens are cheap and probably won't be resold, while golds always have the chance to be.

thor hammerbane

thor hammerbane

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Dark Side of the Moon

Fat Kids Are Hard To Kid[nap]

pve scrubs->don't custo, because selling items you want for items you don't want is gg
pvp scrubs->custo, because 20% dmg is profit??

If you bought an item you like, and you don't want to suck, custo it. If you feel like trading weapons every 3 hours instead of playing the game, don't custo

bsoltan

bsoltan

Site Contributor

Join Date: Dec 2005

UK

[SoF]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Pleikki View Post
This. and i customise items i like & want, no matter price.
Yep, same here. Customise for damage dealing, don't customise for caster.

Lykan

Lykan

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

StP

R/

This comes up time and time again and its really a no brainer. If your are a damage dealer and you plan to hit stuff (projectiles included) with your weapon then customise it.

Chthon

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Apr 2007

Customize anything you use for its ability to do damage.

Yawgmoth

Yawgmoth

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

Not customizing a scythe on a derv is a massive failure. Scythe is a big damage weapon and 20% of it is huge.

You should think of customizing this way: If your weapon is not customized it has an invisible line of text saying:

"Penalty: This weapon deals 20% less damage than it should (Customize to remove this effect)"

It really really SUCKS to have a max perfect weapon and have it deal WORSE damage than a random trash WHITE would after customizing.

I customize even staffs and wands, just everything, except for Caster Spears/Swords/Axes which aren't meant to deal any damage at all.

Owik Gall

Owik Gall

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

Guardians of the Light

W/Mo

Customize the weapons that you WANT to keep, or are planning to at least. If you find anything that makes you go "meh..." Don't customize it. Be especially careful when you find high end weapons as their rarity might get into your head and make you want to keep it. Focus on your taste in weapon skins and use the rare skins for a better investment, I.E. sell them.