Name the dumbest thing you've done in GW. - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

Fox Reeveheart

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

Michigan

none q.q

D/

01 Nov 2010 at 01:23 - 1

I'll get us started.

Maybe 1-1.5 years ago or something like that, I sold a R9 tactics echovald shield +45hp (enchanted), -2 damage (stance).... for 5k

Here's the thing, I didn't know it was worth so much, I tried selling for so long and nobody would buy, so i'm thinking I was asking too much. One day I ask for 5k and one guy is all super surprised and buys from me... some months later I check and see the prices and my heart sinks ._. Oh I felt so horrible.

Yeah 100e may not be a gigantic amount to some of those that are buying in the high-end section, but to a casual player like me this is a MOUNTAIN of money.

Sucks because I want one now and prices are outrageous for it

and it bugs me to this day.

Whats yours?

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

01 Nov 2010 at 01:48 - 2

I merched an Elemental sword about a week after Nightfall came out. At the time, I could have gotten 500k + for the ugly thing.

MArcSinus

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2010

The Netherlands

Are We Friends [NLT]

E/

01 Nov 2010 at 01:59 - 3

I merched a real expensive BDS while working on Wisdom title in Rata Sum, the double clicking you know..

Warvic

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2009

The Netherlands

A/W

01 Nov 2010 at 02:00 - 4

Playing

Starting a Sin to get titles. Turned out to not be my favo proff. Cba to start over again (alrdy played since 05). So i never bothered with GWAMM. But i still think. If i would have made a warrior or ranger for the title hunting.. i could have made it till the end :O

Trading

Get gifts from 700 war supplies. The rewards from those gifts didn't make me happy. I could have made quite some money from those war supplies now!

But yeh nothing special. I never take risks. I always double check things before doing anything.

Lord Dagon

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2009

Inside the Oblivion Gate

The Imperial Guards of Istan[TIGE]

E/Me

01 Nov 2010 at 02:15 - 5

i sold an el gelatinous tonic for 5k.....(back when i was nooby and everyone told me green items were worthless.....)

Stolen Souls

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

01 Nov 2010 at 02:23 - 6

Deleting two characters with FoW armor before HoM was introduced, and not bothering to get a new set while ectos were still cheap.

RedDog91

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2007

Farming for Nick gifts

R/

01 Nov 2010 at 02:32 - 7

I sold 5 destroyer weapons for 20k each a week before HoM calculator came out.

End

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2008

Rubbing Potassium on water fountains.

LF guild that teaches MTSC (did it long ago before gw2 came out and I quit...but I barely remember)

N/A

01 Nov 2010 at 02:33 - 8

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedDog91

I sold 5 destroyer weapons for 20k each a week before HoM calculator came out.

Similarly...I gave away a few opressesor wepons a day or so before you could add them to your hom xD

AlyaraSaykomora

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2010

Portland,OR

Enraged Dragons

W/Mo

01 Nov 2010 at 02:58 - 9

Merching a black dye my first day -.-;;;

Also, deleting multiple old characters because I didnt like the way they looked. (IT BUGS ME). I think I cursed myself. I've never even gotten a Gold Mini.

Karate Jesus

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2008

Texas

Reign of Judgment [RoJ]

Me/

01 Nov 2010 at 03:16 - 10

Probably something in PvP. I've done a lot of stupid shit in PvP.

Actually, we literally got bodyblocked today while the other team raped our Guild Lord, so that's probably one of the better examples of my daily hilarity that is Guild Wars.

intec

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2009

California

Brethren of Chaos[BoC]

Me/E

01 Nov 2010 at 04:36 - 11

extracting upgrades from weapons, i accidentally clicked on a normal salvaged kit instead of a perfect one without knowing and extracted something from my req 9 VS and broke it...

gives me a sad face every time i think about that...

Xiaquin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2010

[aRIN]

R/

01 Nov 2010 at 04:48 - 12

I don't think I've done colossal dumb things, more like a thousand smaller, stupid things. I'm pretty sure I've salvaged armor, sold/bought for way off market value (sold one of my Oppressor bows right before the HoM was announced, too).

Mostly it's just little stuff. Going somewhere and forgetting to bring something (Signet of Capture, collector item, etc.) or getting lost in an explorable area. I've also sunk lots of time into characters I end up deleting, I've literally gone through three mesmers and just can't stick with it. I also deleted a really old character, when I could have just bought an extreme makeover.

Skye Marin

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2006

The Seraphim Knights [TSK]

E/A

01 Nov 2010 at 05:03 - 13

Not really dumb, but there is plenty of stuff I'd do different if I knew what I know now:

-Deleting my first Ranger and Necro characters a few months before character slots where first introduced (remade the Necro later, but also deleted because I didn't like how she looked a few months before makeovers where introduced)
-Not getting into certain farming runs earlier (55 prot bond / smites would have been fun and crazy profitable)
-Not trying harder to get a better rank in HA earlier, or joining an HA guild
-Not buying up all the mini pigs I could get for 3k each, to get many more mini celestial pigs that could be sold for 300k each a week before the HoM calculator
-Buying tons of ectos before the price went back up most recently

Essence Snow

Unbridled Enthusiasm!

Join Date: Nov 2009

EST

DPR

01 Nov 2010 at 05:51 - 14

Unfotunately...going out getting drunk, comming home, logging on to GW, then proceeding to give away all my goodies. Log back on next day and find that I'm missing 8 el tonics like I did this morning.

Lest121

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

Army of Darkness

A/Mo

01 Nov 2010 at 06:39 - 15

Deleting my Paragon (indomitable survivor) for an Ele, and i never played the Ele much....lol

Sagaris

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Netherlands.

01 Nov 2010 at 06:53 - 16

Accidentally selling 79 ecto's the the merchant. I absolutely loathed myself afterwards.

Luminarus

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2007

Sydney, Australia

Haze of Light [pure]

R/

01 Nov 2010 at 09:48 - 17

5000 hours in guild wars.

LoneManWolf

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2009

Mo/

01 Nov 2010 at 09:54 - 18

the worst mistake i ever made with guild wars was buying the crappy game to begin with

Marty Silverblade

Administrator

Join Date: Jun 2006

01 Nov 2010 at 09:58 - 19

In addition to traditional annoying things like forgetting to bring a cap sig or have the appropriate secondary while skill capping, I've accidentally crafted two of the same armor peice, overwrote a Sup Vigor with another Sup Vigor, used the wrong salvage kit, among other things. Getting halfway through a vanquish and realising my attributes are in the wrong weapon line is always fun as well. Oh, and deleting a 2005 pumpkin hat that was customised to my deleted Mesmer one week before they added the hat npc was annoying. I'd been holding onto it for over six months thinking 'maybe I can do something with it' and trying to convince myself to delete it...

distilledwill

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2006

Blighty

The Legion of the Blue Blade

R/Mo

01 Nov 2010 at 09:59 - 20

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoneManWolf

the worst mistake i ever made with guild wars was buying the crappy game to begin with

This is one of the most ridiculous things I've heard in a while, why are you on the games forum then? And not even a newly created account - you've got a lot of posts. If you don't like the game, then go and play something else.

Milennin

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2006

Europe

W/

01 Nov 2010 at 10:19 - 21

Ohh, I've done tons of dumb things...

-Selling a Draconic Aegis for way below street price.
-Salvaging a rune off 15K armour and causing its destruction (yes, that's quite a bit of money to me).
-Joining a team for a mission or something then realizing I forgot to change attribute points after switching builds.
-Or accidently loading the same Spirit build on my second Ritualist Hero and realizing that I did in the middle of a dungeon.
-Forgetting to turn Lightbringer on when going in the Domain of Anguish with Heroes and wondering why I do so much worse than the previous run, and realizing I forgot near the end of the run.
-Going into Random Arenas without bringing a Signet of Resurrection.
-When helping my friend with a quest, forgetting to change my build because I was still on a running build, making me practically useless the entire quest.

And probably many more things I can't remember right now.

Himm_Taeguk

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2007

Huddersfield, UK

TOL (Temple Of Love)

R/

01 Nov 2010 at 10:57 - 22

Selling a stack of Granite for 3k the otherday, before I found that people were paying 11-13 for them. Cheeky bugger. I asked for 5, he said 3. I thought meh

.

Killing my Survivor Characters 6 times before getting LS.

RedDog91

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2007

Farming for Nick gifts

R/

01 Nov 2010 at 12:14 - 23

About a year ago my guild was getting ready to GvG.
While we were lounging around in the guild hall, I removed my ranger's chest armor and started dancing (for s***s and giggles). Well, the party leader hit the enter battle button and before I could tell him to stop so I could replace my shirt n opposing team was found.

I had to fight for 20 minutes with no chest armor...the part of the character that gets hit the most.

Shadow Dragon

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2006

Harrismith, South Africa

[SAGA]

W/Mo

01 Nov 2010 at 12:17 - 24

oh you mean other than selling a full set of 15k armor to the merchant?

nope... can't think of a single thing...

Artisan Archer

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2007

Free Wind

R/

01 Nov 2010 at 12:22 - 25

Didn't continue to GvG when I had the chance 4 years ago.

Voodoo Rage

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2008

Sacramento, CA

Geezers

R/

01 Nov 2010 at 15:03 - 26

I accidentally merched a pair of Asuran spectacles.

I once had a black dye drop near a portal and accidentally ported through it before I can pick up. (not really that dumb, I don't think I could have picked it up regardless)

Probably the dumbest thing I did was blow my fortune on a bunch of everlasting tonics not realizing that they were not limited release and that the same ones would keep coming out every year (dropping their long term value).

LordDragon

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2010

Dragons Den

E/

01 Nov 2010 at 15:13 - 27

Merched a black dye in pre-searing. Then again it was just a week after the game came out.

Accidentally dropped a piece of elite armor in Tomb of the Primeval Kings seconds before a party wipe. I had the inventory open and accidentally grabbed the armor and dropped it.

Flagrant

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2009

Domain of Anguish

UWSC

A/

01 Nov 2010 at 15:14 - 28

I once merched q8 Darkwing Aegis because i needed money for id kit . It was about 4 months ago . I just auto - clicked sell and ...

Armageddon

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

01 Nov 2010 at 15:54 - 29

gave away about 15 mini pets 2 month ago to various low lvl ppl

DigitalFear

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2009

My mother's basement.

Me/

01 Nov 2010 at 16:03 - 30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karate Jesus

Probably something in PvP. I've done a lot of stupid shit in PvP.

Actually, we literally got bodyblocked today while the other team raped our Guild Lord, so that's probably one of the better examples of my daily hilarity that is Guild Wars.

We're so good at GvG, we even get bodyblocked like real pros!

subherbandog

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2009

CST - USA

[HEAT]

P/W

01 Nov 2010 at 16:48 - 31

Salvaged (and destroyed) a r9 VS for a 15^50 mod.

Boring and Pointless

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2010

01 Nov 2010 at 16:58 - 32

A tie between these two things:

Buying a Storm Bow without an inherent mod for 80k back in the day.

&

Rune farm at ettins/tengu for months when Sup vigors & absorps were 100k each, gathering up Millions, only to eventually spend it all and nowdays having absolutely nothing to show for it. Perhaps due to doing stupid s**t like buying Storm Bow mentioned above.

Jugalo Dano

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

N/Me

01 Nov 2010 at 17:27 - 33

Salvaged atleast 2 sets of 15k that I can think of, they were rage salvages after armor broke trying to pull the vigor rune.

Merched an eaglecrest axe about 5 minutes after I got it, it was req 11 or 12 so I just thought it was fodder.

Sold my wintergreen bow for 10k. I had just returned to the game from an extended absence and was not aware the market for wintergreen stuff had gone way up.

Xiaquin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2010

[aRIN]

R/

01 Nov 2010 at 18:37 - 34

Reading these makes me feel a little bit better. Just finished leveling my Rainbow Phoenix today.

Imagine the feeling when entering the HoM only to find you've done the wrong one. Then imagine that just the day before you were running alongside a guild mate who had the right one (Imperial). Apparently, I thought they were equal.

maddigit

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2009

United States

W/

01 Nov 2010 at 19:51 - 35

Buying a Gwen mini pet when they first came out for 55 ectos because as my gf said at the time "I just have to have that".

Gabriel of Ravn

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2010

Virginia

None, retired to GW2.

W/A

01 Nov 2010 at 20:01 - 36

Accidently salvaged something off a Oppressor's prot staff without a perfect salvage kit and destroyed it. This was like the first week the weapons were out and of course couldn't dedicate it back then.

Lanier

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2010

[Pink]

P/

01 Nov 2010 at 20:12 - 37

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedDog91

I sold 5 destroyer weapons for 20k each a week before HoM calculator came out.

I did the same thing. Was trying to clean out my storage so I auctioned off two destroyer shields for 8k each. This was a few days before the HoM update...

Charlie Dayman

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2009

Trifecta Luminati [TRI]

W/

01 Nov 2010 at 20:16 - 38

I know I've posted this before, but...

I merched a q9 Clockwork Scythe back in the day because I thought 500g was a lot of money.

Lortext

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2005

W/

01 Nov 2010 at 20:27 - 39

I dedicated my miniature Grawl

Errant Venture

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2008

Vent Rage [vR]

Mo/W

01 Nov 2010 at 20:30 - 40

Rerolled a PvP toon with 2 stacks of zkeys on it ^____^