Your Beloved Collections

MaxBorken

MaxBorken

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2009

London UK

Teh Academy [PhD]. Officer. Gentleman

W/N

My collection is now one year old.

I have been gathering these relics for a year now (give or take a few days), so instead of the usual PhD fanfare, I have decided to take a humble look back over the last year and to acknowledge those who have most helped me in my quest to acquire such relics.

Firstly, I want to thank Enchanted Krystal for helping me take the first steps into the world of collecting, and keeping me true when it got hard (and expensive!). And for donating my first piece, inspiring me to gather more. Hmm. My Yoda you are.

Secondly, Calli. For the enormous donations that you made to this collection, and for thinking of me when you found some of these shields for me in Kamadan.

Third, Purely Impurity for your donations.

Fourth, Captain Krompdown for plucking me from obscurity and believing in me and my collection, inviting me to join Teh Academy [PhD] to help develop my obsession for ancient relics. And then for listening to my ideas for taking the guild forward. Thanks for having faith in me!

Fifth, everybody else who has helped me find these shields.

And finally, thanks to the entire GW traders and collectors community for accepting me.

There's a few more since last time, so here they are....















Max

brewster220

brewster220

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2012

glad u ended up gettin that q8 Eternal bro...epic collection...to say the least....HOLLA HOLLA

O O O Yoji O O O

O O O Yoji O O O

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2012

WTB OS Shields +30hp+10vs any creature: (Dwarves,Giants ,Troll,Charr, Tengu, Skelet, Demons,Plants)

[PhD] Dreams come true.

W/A

What can i say.. Max you are a Beast... the best shield collection i've ever seen.
Gj keep it up( get them all )

Calli

Calli

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2008

WTS 3 Steel Ingots

[BCB] forever

Mo/

Just lovely, Max. Glad to be part of the journey.

Enchanted Krystal

Enchanted Krystal

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2011

In a Kurzick retirement village, reminiscing about Magmas shields......

GW1 ???oo ???ugs ???lan [?????????] ~ GW2 Teh Academy [PhD]

D/Me

I've created a monster......

...and it makes me very proud brother.

Captain Krompdown

Captain Krompdown

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

The furious fist of Kromp is upon you.

[PhD]; Brave and Manly Leader

Proud to have you as an officer...and now everyone knows why, just in case they didn't already know.

Zephyr of Light

Zephyr of Light

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2013

In Z-Way We Trust.

[PhD]-[?????????]-[pupu]

Y those are hella sexy Max, great too see you like this
Now go for those q7/8 bucklers and a Dual Ench

jon comgree

jon comgree

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2010

Doomlore

Let Rastigan [taNk]

A/

Max, the real question is how can you afford all of those ?

Enchanted Krystal

Enchanted Krystal

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2011

In a Kurzick retirement village, reminiscing about Magmas shields......

GW1 ???oo ???ugs ???lan [?????????] ~ GW2 Teh Academy [PhD]

D/Me

I help him out as much as I can, what else are brothers for?

EDIT: I still lol at the fact he chose the most expensive shields to collect, but I can relate a little.

MaxBorken

MaxBorken

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2009

London UK

Teh Academy [PhD]. Officer. Gentleman

W/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by jon comgree View Post
Max, the real question is how can you afford all of those ?
I sold my children.
But when I ran out of children, I started smuggling illegals over the border.

But this is why I trade stuff. To fund my collection. Everything that isn't a dual reduction shield is tradable. It has to be, cus they're so damn expensive!

And yea, EK and Calli help me out too with the odd donation. That's why they were especially thanked in my post above. I can't underestimate how grateful I am to them.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Enchanted Krystal View Post
EDIT: I still lol at the fact he chose the most expensive shields to collect, but I can relate a little.
If I'm gonna do it, I'm gonna do it properly and with style

Max

Zephyr of Light

Zephyr of Light

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2013

In Z-Way We Trust.

[PhD]-[?????????]-[pupu]

Quote:
Originally Posted by MaxBorken View Post
I sold my children.
But when I ran out of children, I started smuggling illegals over the border.
LOLWAT best thing iv read in a while, ahahaha

Warehouse

Warehouse

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2014

Hiding Under Your Bed

Teh Academy [PhD]

A/



thanks for the 10g to custo them max

they mine and they staying mine :P



its still small but its getting there

tooburns

tooburns

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

u know where my spot is !

Teh Academy [PhD]. Officer.

W/

what im not the only one to have some shadow shield ! impossiiibrrruuuuuuuu !

nice one :P

MaxBorken

MaxBorken

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2009

London UK

Teh Academy [PhD]. Officer. Gentleman

W/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by Warehouse View Post
thanks for the 10g to custo them max
It was a necessary expense. Awesomeness needs to be customised. PhD style

You have some competition there, Tooburns.....

Max

Surge goes pre

Surge goes pre

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2008

I would never play off Occupy Wall St. for my guild name

We Are the 1 Percent

Me/

Here's what Surge can offer you: The 3 greatest zodiac staves in gw Forever united. I've been waiting so long for this. I have a happy monk!







Thank you Rafke for selling me the prot one!!!!!! Sorry, I had to buy it EK. <3

Enchanted Krystal

Enchanted Krystal

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2011

In a Kurzick retirement village, reminiscing about Magmas shields......

GW1 ???oo ???ugs ???lan [?????????] ~ GW2 Teh Academy [PhD]

D/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Surge goes pre View Post
........The 3 greatest zodiac staves in gw........
That's a big call bro....

I already got the same Divine/Healing & it's gold value is 408

Also, where is your 20/20 Divine one? :

Love the Divine/Prot tho.........

Enchanted Krystal

Enchanted Krystal

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2011

In a Kurzick retirement village, reminiscing about Magmas shields......

GW1 ???oo ???ugs ???lan [?????????] ~ GW2 Teh Academy [PhD]

D/Me

So it's old news that I collect/hoard/adore Magmas Shields, but I always had a goal or endgame in mind once I started. Something to give my collection that final "proness" that it deserved, as so many people had helped and inspired me along the way & Mr Kromp has some epic ones that I had to compete against.

Thanks to the actions of one special person, Kuba, I was destined to strive for a full set of dual reduction's!
With help from Brave, Gregor, System & others I was able to secure all but the Q9 Dual reduction & so the hunt was on for the last piece of the puzzle.
Years passed.....

Today is the most exciting day in my GuildWars life.....today I got that last missing dual reduction shield that I have searched for, for so long!!! THANK YOU ARIS!!!




PhD = PRO

MaxBorken

MaxBorken

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2009

London UK

Teh Academy [PhD]. Officer. Gentleman

W/N

I have no words.

Such is the awesomeness you have just posted, EK.

Quite simply, you are my hero.

That is the most amazing set in existence. It is liquid awesomeness in its purest form.

Way to go EK. Totally pro.

Max

Oh, look at that.... Those Magmas dual reduction shields seem to be mine now

Captain Krompdown

Captain Krompdown

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

The furious fist of Kromp is upon you.

[PhD]; Brave and Manly Leader

Truly epic.

The world is a better place for having this in it.

Thanks, EK, for reminding us of what mankind is capable of when the beauty in our souls manifests itself in sequentially ordered magmas shields.

This is really some pro-level $hit.

Calli

Calli

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2008

WTS 3 Steel Ingots

[BCB] forever

Mo/

Nice work, EK! Glad to see you finally got it.

Zephyr of Light

Zephyr of Light

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2013

In Z-Way We Trust.

[PhD]-[?????????]-[pupu]

EK you are Fkin boss like srsly i cant comprehend.
Awesomeness has been embodied.

Hatamoto

Hatamoto

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

PhD

W/

Could not think of a better home for both of them EK. Glad you ended up with them.

The Mountain

The Mountain

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

Realm of the GWAMMs

Teh Academy [PhD]

W/

I remember when some schmo on guru started PM'ing me to buy my beautiful mags; he wanted to build a great mag collection, despite only posting a few random crappy shields in this thread.

You're not off to a bad start finally

Enchanted Krystal

Enchanted Krystal

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2011

In a Kurzick retirement village, reminiscing about Magmas shields......

GW1 ???oo ???ugs ???lan [?????????] ~ GW2 Teh Academy [PhD]

D/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Mountain View Post
I remember when some schmo on guru started PM'ing me to buy my beautiful mags; he wanted to build a great mag collection, despite only posting a few random crappy shields in this thread.

You're not off to a bad start finally
Awwwww, you say the nicest things! :P

Hatamoto! I forgot to mention you, oh and Coffee, you guys were a massive help. TYVM!

GhostKairi

GhostKairi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2008

WTB Q8 Fire/ES Staffs And OS Crystallines!

Teh Academy [PhD] - Tomb of the collectors

E/

Hey my fellow collectors! Just some new stuff I have acquired since I have started logging in every now and then. I cant believe I finally got a perfect Guardian of The Hunt after all these years. Its been my favorite shield for forever, but I could never find a perfect one. And that Exalted is just mhmmmm. I dont even use Tactics!



EDIT: Holy crap I just realized I havent custo these weapons yet! To the weapon trader!

EDIT2: I remembered when I was trying to farm a req8 Colossal, I had this drop, and I havent tried to farm one since xD



What a kick in the balls!

Coffee Man

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2008

Sweden

We Miss Ascalon Int [dis]

R/

Glad I could help Kairi

MaxBorken

MaxBorken

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2009

London UK

Teh Academy [PhD]. Officer. Gentleman

W/N

Nice work Kairi

Getting that scimitar drop for me would send me all Michael Douglas in Falling Down.

Max

GhostKairi

GhostKairi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2008

WTB Q8 Fire/ES Staffs And OS Crystallines!

Teh Academy [PhD] - Tomb of the collectors

E/

^Thanks a lot for the kind words guys

So today, I was farming Celestial stuff all day, and check this sweet ass drop!



I literally went crazy, Calli can confirm that haha. I finally have a super duper shield!

Also, im posting this because I was after one like this for my collection, so I thought it would be worthwhile putting it in the collection thread, not the awesome drop I got today thread xD

Calli

Calli

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2008

WTS 3 Steel Ingots

[BCB] forever

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by GhostKairi View Post
I literally went crazy, Calli can confirm that haha.
Yes I can haha, gz again.

Also think Tattooed Scim is an underrated skin, one of the nicer things to come out of NF.

system.fan

system.fan

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2008

"???oo ???ugs ???lan [?????????]" | Retired in "Teh Academy [PhD]"

Mo/A

nice one ghostkairi... awsome drop you got there! GZ
just a little off-topic-question... you farmin vermin or mantis for celestials?

also agreeing with cali... the tattooed scimmy is pretty awsome aswell

GhostKairi

GhostKairi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2008

WTB Q8 Fire/ES Staffs And OS Crystallines!

Teh Academy [PhD] - Tomb of the collectors

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by system.fan View Post
nice one ghostkairi... awsome drop you got there! GZ
just a little off-topic-question... you farmin vermin or mantis for celestials?

also agreeing with cali... the tattooed scimmy is pretty awsome aswell
The Scimmy haunts me.

I got it from farming Mantids Wanted a nice Celestial shield, ended up with that haha

After about 40 of them might I add lol

tooburns

tooburns

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

u know where my spot is !

Teh Academy [PhD]. Officer.

W/

Epic shield! Gg

Zephyr of Light

Zephyr of Light

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2013

In Z-Way We Trust.

[PhD]-[?????????]-[pupu]

Epic stuff kairi!
Thanks too EK iv been got my hands on my semi-final shield for my monk set.
Also got some new things going on with my naked collection.

So epic stuff awaits

Ravaidan jalir

Ravaidan jalir

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2007

Germany

Teh Academy [PhD]

just to give another view on my really beloved and probably rarest items...

<3

MaxBorken

MaxBorken

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2009

London UK

Teh Academy [PhD]. Officer. Gentleman

W/N

Holy mother of god.

Your Defender I knew about (I still want it btw)

But that Serpent axe... That is truly a relic of true beauty. Maximum respect is due to you.

Max

GhostKairi

GhostKairi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2008

WTB Q8 Fire/ES Staffs And OS Crystallines!

Teh Academy [PhD] - Tomb of the collectors

E/

If the Serpent wasnt custo I would sell my body to buy that. Maybe my house. Possibly my family.

Super awesome wep right there, and I rarely use axes xD

Oofus

Oofus

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.

Cold Hard [CASH]

That's some seriously classic Serpent Ravaidan, 12% gold and on a r8 even, >props!

Ravaidan jalir

Ravaidan jalir

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2007

Germany

Teh Academy [PhD]

just to spam a little bit...(and because my second q7 shield wanted a pic too)

MaxBorken

MaxBorken

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2009

London UK

Teh Academy [PhD]. Officer. Gentleman

W/N

Ravaidan, yet again you are deserving of maximum respect. I love these ancient relics. The Serpent Axe and Gladius are my favourite skins.

And customised too. Rightly so.

You are indeed worthy of your new guild tag.

Max

tooburns

tooburns

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

u know where my spot is !

Teh Academy [PhD]. Officer.

W/

those are some real hardcore OS

GJ !