Collectibility is not necessarily about usability.
Yes I could buy one but it would need to be very special and famous, one of a kind, not something common a famous player can just produce anytime now.
Would you buy a famous weapon?
Yawgmoth
sixdartbart
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Items owned by famous people doesn't make them that famous.
Would you keep Obama's droppings ? End of discussion |
Cantos
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I would definitely want one.
If I could get a hold of a weapon that Soul Wedding or Bloodlight Eyes used back in the day, that would be amazing. It's more of a sentimental thing, though, harking back to the glory days of Guild Wars. |
chuckles79
Would that be a rit's item spell? :P
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Items owned by famous people doesn't make them that famous.
Would you keep Obama's droppings ? End of discussion |
Hobbs
A friend of mine has some Holiday Headgear customised for Chop Chop and another "famous" GvGer who's name currently escapes me.
I wouldn't buy one of these items but I wouldn't turn one down either.
I wouldn't buy one of these items but I wouldn't turn one down either.
Ildanach
Well, some people have more money than sense.
Also, famous Guild Wars players? Do not make me laugh. If one plays the game so often to become truly exceptional at it and are around almost all the time so people instantly recognise them, they would not earn my adulation but instead my pity, for they obviously have absolutely no social life.
Also, famous Guild Wars players? Do not make me laugh. If one plays the game so often to become truly exceptional at it and are around almost all the time so people instantly recognise them, they would not earn my adulation but instead my pity, for they obviously have absolutely no social life.
Gabriel of Ravn
Nope I would never buy a weapon or anything else customized of a so called "famous player" and if I was given a weapon free customized from a "famous player" I would probably trash it just for lawls.
Black Metal
if by famous you mean like a pro athlete, musician, or actor, maybe. If you mean a person "famous" (and I emphasize the quotes) from playing GW, then I'll laugh my ass off at the proposition.
Shadowhaze
Nope. I'd rather buy weapons I could use.
byteme!
What a complete waste of money.
Jugalo Dano
Aaaaand no, absolutely not. Some people might have the ecto to waste on something like that, but I sure don't. To me that makes less sense than buying cape trim. But some people just like collecting stuff, so to each his own I guess.
MithranArkanere
Why would anyone would buy a customized weapon?
Who cares about the name on it if I can't use it?
Wait, first of all...
Is there such thing like a Famous GW player?
It's not like there are a statue of a player in Lion's Arch or something like that to make them famous.
Not really that much people observe PvP or follow community in forums.
You are more likely to become famous by being an asshole in Shing Jea during a festival or by pulling a incredible hack or cheat and then being banned, than being a good GW player, mostly because by being a good player, you'll be playing, and that happens in instances, where no one can see you.
Who cares about the name on it if I can't use it?
Wait, first of all...
Is there such thing like a Famous GW player?
It's not like there are a statue of a player in Lion's Arch or something like that to make them famous.
Not really that much people observe PvP or follow community in forums.
You are more likely to become famous by being an asshole in Shing Jea during a festival or by pulling a incredible hack or cheat and then being banned, than being a good GW player, mostly because by being a good player, you'll be playing, and that happens in instances, where no one can see you.
YunSooJin
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Items owned by famous people doesn't make them that famous.
Would you keep Obama's droppings ? End of discussion |
slowerpoke
I wonder how much that festival mask someone stole from Gaile is worth.
lemming
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Wait, first of all...
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It's not like there are a statue of a player in Lion's Arch or something like that to make them famous.
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Not really that much people observe PvP or follow community in forums.
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You are more likely to become famous by being an asshole in Shing Jea during a festival or by pulling a incredible hack or cheat and then being banned, than being a good GW player, mostly because by being a good player, you'll be playing, and that happens in instances, where no one can see you.
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Essence Snow
For the mass of GW (yes that's the PvE crowd) I would think (besides the devs) there is only 1 player that everyone has heard of. This guy Is "known" by far more players than anyone else that I can think of.
LicensedLuny
Personally, I wouldn't want to buy such a thing, nor would I want it if I didn't know the "famous" person involved. I certainly can't fault anyone for collecting seemingly useless stuff though!
But I'm very fond of my signed items from famousish friends. I wouldn't consider selling them for any amount of pixels nor would they hold as much sentimental value if I'd bought them from strangers.
But I'm very fond of my signed items from famousish friends. I wouldn't consider selling them for any amount of pixels nor would they hold as much sentimental value if I'd bought them from strangers.
HawkofStorms
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Well, some people have more money than sense.
Also, famous Guild Wars players? Do not make me laugh. If one plays the game so often to become truly exceptional at it and are around almost all the time so people instantly recognise them, they would not earn my adulation but instead my pity, for they obviously have absolutely no social life. |
In Korea, top players can fill stadiums. In the US, we make fun of them (even if they are making $100k+ a year playing video games).
MithranArkanere
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Yes.
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80% of the time, the answer will that they do not know that guy.
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That's anet's fault for putting the trophies in GToB instead of LA and Kamadan.
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When the Xunlai Tournament House was still open, quite some people looked at the names, and many checked in their forums and discussed who could be the best one next time.
Now that there's nothing like that, names are quickly forgotten.
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You're wrong.
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But most people don't even bother. And that's true unless you change the definition of 'people'.
First of all, while you observe, you are not playing.
I learn more by playing than by watching others play. It's like watching football. Yes, you see synergy, bodyblocking techniques and whatnot, but you don't get to feel them unless you are the one doing them.
No one gets to be the next Pelé by sitting their ass on the couch.
Darcy
I would guess it depends on whether or not you have the "collector" gene and where it leads you. I don't understand paying big bucks for signed gear from well known athletes or movie stars, but I have quite a few author-signed books. Each to his/her own.
lemming
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No. Famous is not 'known by a few', is 'widely known'. Pick a famous name and ask around, in all districts, not just American or international, not just in the battle isles.
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Yah, because everyone looks at the names in the Trophy and remember them.
When the Xunlai Tournament House was still open, quite some people looked at the names, and many checked in their forums and discussed who could be the best one next time. Now that there's nothing like that, names are quickly forgotten. |
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Yes, people observe, you observe. I did it too.
But most people don't even bother. And that's true unless you change the definition of 'people'. First of all, while you observe, you are not playing. I learn more by playing than by watching others play. It's like watching football. Yes, you see synergy, bodyblocking techniques and whatnot, but you don't get to feel them unless you are the one doing them. No one gets to be the next Pelé by sitting their ass on the couch. |
Jade Zephyr
I would put all of EvILs rosters' customized weapons in my storage without a doubt..
thedarkmarine
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What, there are famous GW players? Never heard of one...
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Pleikki
Depends on Weapon, I maybe could buy some daaamn rare customzied weapon to anyone, such as uncond, if the price isnt too high.. Wouldnt care who owns it then tho
Araiia
Maybe.
There are a few people that I would like customized weapons from -- but the people on this list are friends -- I don't want to be buying weapons from "famous" people who have never heard of me. That's being a nobody fangirl/boy at its finest.
My bank/bag space is also at a premium lately -_- I'd rather have it filled with stuff I can use.
As a side note, two of my friends (one ex-) have handed customized stuff to me for no apparent reason in the past. I stuck it in a corner of my bank and forgot about it until I needed more bag space.........
There are a few people that I would like customized weapons from -- but the people on this list are friends -- I don't want to be buying weapons from "famous" people who have never heard of me. That's being a nobody fangirl/boy at its finest.
My bank/bag space is also at a premium lately -_- I'd rather have it filled with stuff I can use.
As a side note, two of my friends (one ex-) have handed customized stuff to me for no apparent reason in the past. I stuck it in a corner of my bank and forgot about it until I needed more bag space.........
Ildanach
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It's posts like that that show why e-sports will never be taken seriously.
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Nekodesu
Only if it ment alot to me, but I wouldn't buy it if s/he was just famous. I've never been one of those people. When people talk to me about famous people, I just ask them who they are talking about, and if they say a name I have to wiki/google it ._.
aspi
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You mean never taken seriously outside the obsessive hardcore crowd. Personally I have better things to do with my time than sit in a stadium and watch someone play a video game.
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Ic Zero
If it was someone like Soul Wedding or Lara Valor then maybe.
matter of time
famous shit is still shit. no thanks.
aznj03
Not exactly a weapon, but I did win an "auction" for Doom Box's hat last Halloween. I think I paid something like 8k, so not much at all. Thing is I've only been playing for about a year now and at the time i had never heard the name before.
Divine Ashes
Back in the day, players were famous in Guild Wars, whether people want to believe it or not. 3 or 4 years ago if you asked around in LA who Im A Paladin was, most people would say they did. Whether that holds up today is a different story, because of the influx of new players and the efflux of old ones since then.
So, pretty much, being famous in a video game has more of a temporal quality than being famous irl.
That being said, I'd still want their weapons :P
So, pretty much, being famous in a video game has more of a temporal quality than being famous irl.
That being said, I'd still want their weapons :P
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You mean never taken seriously outside the obsessive hardcore crowd. Personally I have better things to do with my time than sit in a stadium and watch someone play a video game.
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So does that mean football suddenly isn't taken seriously?
Adul
I've played the game for over 5 years yet I have never witnessed "talk" of any famous players. There are a few people who tend to get mentioned here on Guru and in other communities, but not much so in-game. The only area of the game where that happens is PvP as far as I can tell.
Trader of Secrets
I wouldnt, nobody else would know. If I did have it. Its like having a collectible that I cant share.
iTzF3aR
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Wait, first of all...
Is there such thing like a Famous GW player? It's not like there are a statue of a player in Lion's Arch or something like that to make them famous. |
Total_Chaoss
I'd buy one if it was customized to a GM, otherwise no. I don't like admiring other people for no reason.
PnoyPlaYa
I doubt i would buy something like that, to be honest it's like a waste of precious inventory space, but i guarantee you if it was customized to someone named "Justin Beiber" i bet you'd get some weirdo buyers out there :/
Voodoo Rage
I don't play or follow PvP or the "famous powertrader" scene, so I can't really think of any famous players. As previously mentioned, Sab and Doombox do come to mind but I'm not sure I'd have any interest in any items with their name on them.
Spookii
Unless it was like Gaile Gray or something, probably not.
I've never heard of "famous" players on Guild Wars anyway. o_O
I've been playing for 4 years and I've not once heard of a famous player. Not in PvP, not in PvE, not in anything.
I've never heard of "famous" players on Guild Wars anyway. o_O
I've been playing for 4 years and I've not once heard of a famous player. Not in PvP, not in PvE, not in anything.