Rune Trader Blow Out

worstnameevar

worstnameevar

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2008

Between Earth and Sky

The Thuggee[lain]

N/

I would put money on somebody writing up this same topic as I type.

7 hero party has made finding the right rune nigh-impossible, at least at the Rune Trader. Minor mes/monk runes are already all gone as are non-profession attached runes/insignia for health besides sup which is up to 25p.

Get while the gettins' good!

Chocolate_Prayers

Chocolate_Prayers

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2007

Australia

Mo/

was quite surprised this morning that certain necro runes were still in stock and at usual price.. though that may have changed by now (have not checked since i geared mine)

I must admit though, i kinda saw this coming, since a similar thing happened when heroes were first introduced.

Skyy High

Skyy High

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2006

R/

lol....
I bet anyone who cared enough to stockpile is making a killing.

FengShuiDove

FengShuiDove

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2007

Trinity of the Ascended [ToA]

A/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Chocolate_Prayers View Post
was quite surprised this morning that certain necro runes were still in stock and at usual price.. though that may have changed by now (have not checked since i geared mine)

I must admit though, i kinda saw this coming, since a similar thing happened when heroes were first introduced.
People already have their Necros runed .

Don't worry, it'll suck for a while and then return to normal. In the meantime, farm runes and sell 'em for ridiculous prices.

Gabriel of Ravn

Gabriel of Ravn

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2010

Virginia

None, retired to GW2.

W/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by FengShuiDove View Post
In the meantime, farm runes and sell 'em for ridiculous prices.
This is what I plan to do haha.

Twysted Troll

Twysted Troll

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2010

ive always used the runes i get by killing mobs to upgrade my heroes so im surprised that all of a sudden theres a rune rush ... then again ive always played around with my team builds not relying on any one profession....

Captain Bulldozer

Captain Bulldozer

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2008

Servants of the Dragon Flames [SODF]

Quote:
Originally Posted by worstnameevar View Post
Get while the gettins' good!
Time to go do some factions stuff and sell off a bunch of runes I think Halycon job and Factions vanqs always seem to net me a bunch of runes...

Voodoo Rage

Voodoo Rage

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2008

Sacramento, CA

Geezers

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by FengShuiDove View Post
People already have their Necros runed .

Don't worry, it'll suck for a while and then return to normal. In the meantime, farm runes and sell 'em for ridiculous prices.
Exactly! I anticipated the update and stocked up on a crapload of Necro runes not realizing that it was things like Mesmer stuff that I would really need.

Chocolate_Prayers

Chocolate_Prayers

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2007

Australia

Mo/

Generally Monk runes tend to go quite quickly too, of course since (almost) every hero needs the basic radiant/survivor insignias, these go even faster.
Fortunately for me, I had a ton of old monk runes on dusty 55 and 600 armors.
Yay for unintentional planning

Aycee

Aycee

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2010

The other side

Lol I will be selling runes for as long as this lasts. My heroes were geared up well before the update.

FengShuiDove

FengShuiDove

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2007

Trinity of the Ascended [ToA]

A/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Voodoo Rage View Post
Exactly! I anticipated the update and stocked up on a crapload of Necro runes not realizing that it was things like Mesmer stuff that I would really need.
Yeah, my timing was all wrong. I bought a crapload of Mesmer runes before the Mesmer buff, and to my surprise, nothing ever really came of it.

deluxe

deluxe

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

Monkeyball Z

S.K.A.T. [Ban]

Mo/

Everyone knew the update was coming, smart people stocked up.
I bought 50 major vigors and sold them for double the price.

Rites

Rites

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2010

Deep in the belly of Texas

R/

all my heroes were already fully geared since i like to cycle through them anyways

Dzjudz

Dzjudz

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz

I had my 7 hero parties runed way before this update happened, when they announced them.

bhavv

bhavv

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2006

All my heroes are already runed. Just my mercenaries arent, but I can salvage off my heroes and use the mercenaries instead if I want to.

tcratty

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2008

6 feet under

forever angels

E/

lol after my main toon which i have already done everthing with i dont even rune out my heros anymore but would have been smart to buy a bunch of super vigor runes but ehh would a could a should a

Chrisworld

Chrisworld

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2010

Gameamp Guides [AMP]

W/

Yeah baby. I had a few vigor runes in the stash, sold em.. walked away bathing in some newfound plat.

gremlin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2006

GWAR

Me/Mo

I bought a load of minor runes yesterday and equipped all the heroes on my main character but didn't consider Major Vigor silly really, still they drop often enough.

Only had 1 Sup Vigor drop in nearly 5 years of play though.

vader

vader

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

P/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by worstnameevar View Post
I would put money on somebody writing up this same topic as I type.

7 hero party has made finding the right rune nigh-impossible, at least at the Rune Trader. Minor mes/monk runes are already all gone as are non-profession attached runes/insignia for health besides sup which is up to 25p.

Get while the gettins' good!
That's why I tricked all my heroes out right when they announced 7 hero parties would be coming.

June Bug

June Bug

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2008

W/

I kept some Necro Death Magic runes and I also had 3x Sup Vigors (all which I got last year). Glad I didn't sell them off. And should have bought more Sup Vigors when they were at a 15k low a few days ago. But I never was good at predicting the economy. :/

Horace Slughorn

Horace Slughorn

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2008

Experientia Docet [OHX], Trinity of the Ascended [ToA], We Gat Dis [HRUU]

W/

lol the people who runed heroes early are sounding pretty proud of themselves... grats on saving a few platinum, you guys are awesome :P

davehall

davehall

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

NA

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Horace Slughorn View Post
lol the people who runed heroes early are sounding pretty proud of themselves... grats on saving a few platinum, you guys are awesome :P
The evening before the update (March 2nd) I've sold three of my black moa chicks to finance the buying of a dozen sup vigor runes -- stick them all on my PvE chars then the heros on my main two PvE characters. Saved myself approx. 200K when compared to today's rune prices. But....

...then I'd discovered mercenary heroes come "naked" so I ended up striping those same sup vigor runes off some of my PvE characters that I hardly play any more to equipt my new mercenary heroes. Then I had to cash out some major vigor runes in order to purchase needed insignias/other runes for them.

RhanoctJocosa

RhanoctJocosa

Legendary Korean

Join Date: Aug 2006

The Benecia Renovatio [RenO]

W/

hay der all my heros have sup vigs thku

Amy Awien

Amy Awien

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by worstnameevar View Post
...Minor mes/monk runes are already all gone ...
So what? Use major runes for the heroes you hadn't equiped yet and give'em insignia's for +AL rather then survivors or radiant. Prices will drop again.

Darcy

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

W/R

I salvaged some runes from maguuma manes farming and was pleasantly surprised to see minor soul reaping going for 3.5k to buy from NPC. Luckily I don't need to rune any heroes at this time.

gremlin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2006

GWAR

Me/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Horace Slughorn View Post
lol the people who runed heroes early are sounding pretty proud of themselves... grats on saving a few platinum, you guys are awesome :P
Thanks friend its nice to be appreciated

Don Zardeone

Don Zardeone

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

I'm tempted to salvage all my dudes and sell to merch o.o

aelesia

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2010

Quote:
Originally Posted by Skyy High View Post
lol....
I bet anyone who cared enough to stockpile is making a killing.
I bought a hundred survivor insignias 5 hours before the update hit.

Iuris

Iuris

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

Crazy ducks from the Forest

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Horace Slughorn View Post
lol the people who runed heroes early are sounding pretty proud of themselves... grats on saving a few platinum, you guys are awesome :P
10 characters * 100000 gold per hero set... Sure didn't feel like saving gold at the time

Dzjudz

Dzjudz

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz

Quote:
Originally Posted by Iuris View Post
10 characters * 100000 gold per hero set... Sure didn't feel like saving gold at the time
You do know that Vigor Runes don't stack right?

Iuris

Iuris

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

Crazy ducks from the Forest

W/

Vigors were the least of the problems, since I used minors on everyone except assassins. Centurions for paragons, survivors for necros, etc, those were expensive.

Dzjudz

Dzjudz

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz

Ah I thought you meant 100k per hero rune set, but you meant set of heroes .