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Royal Gifts
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Gli
I'm just stacking the war supplies until I know what the medals are for. (Probably weapons, but what's the medal<->weapon exchange rate going to be?)
I have quite a few stacks already, and I'm not going to blindly gamble them away.
I have quite a few stacks already, and I'm not going to blindly gamble them away.
Solette
Opened about 70 of them and i'm got about 67 scrolls and 3 sweets -_- , thanks god they nerfed courier farm....
-Vodka-
I think the medals are what I should be saving my war supplies for. Royal Gifts seem like the type of thing Anet have implemented for when players have everything that the medals can be used (traded?) for.
vikdog
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I'm just stacking the war supplies until I know what the medals are for. (Probably weapons, but what's the medal<->weapon exchange rate going to be?)
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billypowergamer
I'm finding the royal gifts to be worthwhile so far. I did courier runs for the first few days and then lost interest, now I'm just doing bounties for those few gifts a day/every few days. I've probably opened 30ish gifts and got 4 medals, a war horn, a mini livia, and a mini evennia. The rest has been junk for the most part (rampager's insight again? really?)
cosyfiep
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I'm finding the royal gifts to be worthwhile so far. I did courier runs for the first few days and then lost interest, now I'm just doing bounties for those few gifts a day/every few days. I've probably opened 30ish gifts and got 4 medals, a war horn, a mini livia, and a mini evennia. The rest has been junk for the most part (rampager's insight again? really?)
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(yep another scroll for me from the royal scrolls)
majoho
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I'm finding the royal gifts to be worthwhile so far. I did courier runs for the first few days and then lost interest, now I'm just doing bounties for those few gifts a day/every few days. I've probably opened 30ish gifts and got 4 medals, a war horn, a mini livia, and a mini evennia. The rest has been junk for the most part (rampager's insight again? really?)
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Seiken Deaths Angel
Right.
I oppened 50 gifts, and just got 8 medals, and ... nothing else.
Want mini, but i will buy them !
I oppened 50 gifts, and just got 8 medals, and ... nothing else.
Want mini, but i will buy them !
Mintha Syl
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Originally Posted by Seiken Deaths Angel
Want mini, but i will buy them !
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billypowergamer
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now pretend you got ONLY the scrolls, possible a medal and some perfect salvages kits---would you still think they are just as worthwhile?
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I guess that's what it really comes down to, if you don't like to gamble, don't take the chance.
The Real Avalon
After 60~ packs 'o crap I ended getting a mini Livia yay!
Bill Clinton
A guildy of mine got a mini livia on his 7th ever gift.
Some people are favoured, I guess.
Some people are favoured, I guess.
cosyfiep
yes some people have luck (and I dont spend my time spamming wts anywhere--I play the game instead).
got a war horn and a superior id kit today (and yes another blue scroll--why did they even put those in???)
got a war horn and a superior id kit today (and yes another blue scroll--why did they even put those in???)
Strife17
29 gifts
all rubbish
all rubbish
thelessa
Mostly just junk, best thing I've received have been lockpicks.
KiyaKoreena
Somewhere between 75 and 100 gifts and my husband got a mini Salma. Much better than with Nicholas (1500+ and still no mini).
Eragon Zarroc
me and my gf have done abot 10-12 gifts each? she got a mini Livia 
best i've gotten from a gift is 5 lockpicks >_<
best i've gotten from a gift is 5 lockpicks >_<
Gill Halendt
Still no luck from the gifts, but I dropped a Miniature Peacekeeper Enforcer the very first day of introduction (and that was in NM, while playing H/H).
So, guess I can't complain.
So, guess I can't complain.
Painbringer
2 superior Identifying Kit
2 medal of honors
1 Purple Shining blade ritualist mini
Some food item that takes 15% dp
Power stone and star of transfer and some other reused EOTHN item
All and all nothing of too much importance, but I am still trying. Got the mini mission to do tonight and we can see what we get. I am a sucker and paid 100k for a bunch of war supplies but its just money
, and yes I am full of crap on the purple mini mentioned above
2 medal of honors
1 Purple Shining blade ritualist mini
Some food item that takes 15% dp
Power stone and star of transfer and some other reused EOTHN item
All and all nothing of too much importance, but I am still trying. Got the mini mission to do tonight and we can see what we get. I am a sucker and paid 100k for a bunch of war supplies but its just money
, and yes I am full of crap on the purple mini mentioned above
Mintha Syl
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Somewhere between 75 and 100 gifts and my husband got a mini Salma. Much better than with Nicholas (1500+ and still no mini).
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Garreth MacLeod
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Originally Posted by Painbringer
1 Purple Shining blade ritualist mini
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Eragon Zarroc
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Was that from a Royal Gift? Wiki doesn't have any info about it.
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and yes I am full of crap on the purple mini mentioned above
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Benderama
wish they wouldn't shove junk in something thats not that easy to obtain, i mean really scroll of heroes insight? i got more than that item's worth just killing the monsters for the quest? it seems like everyone has a mini livia cept li'l ol' me QQ.
as long as the collectors stay here forever i'll be fine. and whatever medals of honour are for they'd better not ask for like 50 or something or i'll send devona over to Anet HQ!
as long as the collectors stay here forever i'll be fine. and whatever medals of honour are for they'd better not ask for like 50 or something or i'll send devona over to Anet HQ!
Imaginos
The thing that really torques me about these types of ingame things/drops is that they are far too rare and that turns Guild Wars into Grind Wars if you want to try and get something yourself.
Grind Grind Grind for royal gifts and tons of other stupidly rare drop ratios (prof yakkington etc..). It amazes me that Anet can say they want to make a grindless game and then put in stupidly rare drops that people will..GASP..Grind FOR!
/sigh
Grind Grind Grind for royal gifts and tons of other stupidly rare drop ratios (prof yakkington etc..). It amazes me that Anet can say they want to make a grindless game and then put in stupidly rare drops that people will..GASP..Grind FOR!
/sigh
Mintha Syl
Opened my first gifts, the ones from the mission. I got nothing so special but also nothing so crappy luckily, an expert salvage kit, 3 lockpicks, 4 rations, 4 brandy and 3 lokum. At least they got some use.
And really, about the scrolls complaint, I'd really want to know what's a lvl 20 char (since I really doubt there's someone below lvl 20 who's got access to wik) supposed to do with them, apart selling for some poor money. At least all the rest has some use, even if it doesn't make you rich (rightfully).
And really, about the scrolls complaint, I'd really want to know what's a lvl 20 char (since I really doubt there's someone below lvl 20 who's got access to wik) supposed to do with them, apart selling for some poor money. At least all the rest has some use, even if it doesn't make you rich (rightfully).
Eragon Zarroc
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The thing that really torques me about these types of ingame things/drops is that they are far too rare and that turns Guild Wars into Grind Wars if you want to try and get something yourself.
Grind Grind Grind for royal gifts and tons of other stupidly rare drop ratios (prof yakkington etc..). It amazes me that Anet can say they want to make a grindless game and then put in stupidly rare drops that people will..GASP..Grind FOR! /sigh |
DigitalFear
Oh, look at that! Just got a mini Evennia!
Imaginos
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it isn't something that you have to grind for to make you better than other players though. being able to beat the game and hard areas is based on skill. acquiring wealth and rare items will always require grind no matter what game you play
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THEN Anet goes and adds in some interesting pve only skills like the asuran stuff but they tag it's effectiveness on to titles that are a grind to get to max level (that's why people speedbooked). If they made the progression of the titles and other things less grindish then that would be a good thing (like a chain of quests you do for the title..that would be far better then "oh hay! tiem to play grindzwarz lol!")
Skyy High
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The thing that really torques me about these types of ingame things/drops is that they are far too rare and that turns Guild Wars into Grind Wars if you want to try and get something yourself.
Grind Grind Grind for royal gifts and tons of other stupidly rare drop ratios (prof yakkington etc..). It amazes me that Anet can say they want to make a mandatory grindless game and then put in stupidly rare drops that people will..GASP..Grind FOR! /sigh |
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Maybe you weren't around when titles were added, but it's true. Also: absurdly rare drops and such have been in the game from day one. Crystalline swords? Dwarven axes? Obsidian armor? These were not things that just dropped randomly. Heck, it was a grind just to get a maxed (15^50) weapon that wasn't a collector item. I'll take the situation today, where the most rare items in the game are minis and tonics, over not being able to get cool weapon skins because they're all 100k+.
Trader of Secrets
Well heres the thing about Guild Wars, you dont need all this stuff to play the game and dont need to grind. Why do you need that obo armor when you can get those cheap max armor. Why do you need that sick looking sword. Why do you need to max that title. By putting in the effort you chose to "work hard" (grind) for those things.
ll Jamie ll
O.o...
7 gifts, 6 medals of honour, 1 krytan brandy.
Please please please make there be a use for these medals
7 gifts, 6 medals of honour, 1 krytan brandy.
Please please please make there be a use for these medals
Gill Halendt
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Still no luck from the gifts, but I dropped a Miniature Peacekeeper Enforcer the very first day of introduction (and that was in NM, while playing H/H).
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Mister_Smiley
15+ more and no mini, all junk
Deviant Angel
The last 250+ gifts made me want to punch my monitor, so I had to brace myself before opening the 8 I got tonight.
MoH... MoH... scroll... scroll... scroll... ID kit... scroll... LIVIA!!
Both monitors survived thanks to Lil' Livia!
MoH... MoH... scroll... scroll... scroll... ID kit... scroll... LIVIA!!
Both monitors survived thanks to Lil' Livia!
Maj V
may i ask why are jade armors almost impossible too beat at bounties?
Raven Wing
16 gifts opened yesterday. Powerstone, perf. kit, 4 lockpicks from one gift, a few brandy, rest were ID kit, exp salvage and scrolls.
makosi
I've opened around 170 so far. Best item I've recieved was a mini Evennia.
I have 40 Medals in storage as well as a crapload of ID/Salvage kits, cons, DP removal and brandies.
I have 40 Medals in storage as well as a crapload of ID/Salvage kits, cons, DP removal and brandies.
cosyfiep
I am getting better at this---last group was (5) only had TWO scrolls--the others were medal, lokum and 5 lockpicks....my luck is improving! 
zwei2stein
Well, took 5 giftes from assassination ... scroll, scroll, scroll, perfect salvage kit, dp removal food.
Somehow, this does not really feel good. Of course, not every drop should be great, Paper Wapped Parcel for example was way too good.
When was last time we actually needed XP? DP removal is now thing of consumables of which everyone has stacks, Never really heard about skillpoints being needed (not with tomes). Survivors?
I wish those scrolls did something usefull, something more 2010y ... like boost for reputation points along with XP or got collector that would turn them to sweets/alcohol/party. Give Wisdom point per use. Anything, really.
you surely meant to ask why they are actually easy?
Somehow, this does not really feel good. Of course, not every drop should be great, Paper Wapped Parcel for example was way too good.
When was last time we actually needed XP? DP removal is now thing of consumables of which everyone has stacks, Never really heard about skillpoints being needed (not with tomes). Survivors?
I wish those scrolls did something usefull, something more 2010y ... like boost for reputation points along with XP or got collector that would turn them to sweets/alcohol/party. Give Wisdom point per use. Anything, really.
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may i ask why are jade armors almost impossible too beat at bounties?
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