should GW estimator be noted in Price Check section?

I know it's un-official stuff but it's very usefull while PC... maybe U guys could Sticky a link to http://argos-soft.net/GwEstimator/ . apologies if it's been suggested before or it's againsta gwg policies..

I'm still wary of giving our 'support' for something like this given the nature of the tool. Though, since we already have a thread advertising it in Community Works, I guess it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to link it in PC as well. And who knows - it might cut down on the number of people requesting PCs because they don't want to use the Search function .

I'll leave it to Peachie (PC mod) and cosyfiep (Ventari's super mod) to organize a sticky if they support the idea.

I don't really understand the prejudice against Argos Soft seen over at Guru. Their tools are great and, so far, have never been linked with any malware, hackings or other not-so-loveable things. Both the DressUp and the Estimator are GREAT tools, even if the user has to keep their 'downsides' in mind (take off your headgear in DressUp, remember it's 'only' a gathering of shouts from Spamadan - awesome stuff, nevertheless).
Not sure if sticking it in the PC section would help people, especially the less witty, but rather because of how people work, not the script.

I feel wary of the programs, partly because of this quote from Gaile Gray.

"We are not in a position to test the thousands of third-party programs that people develop for use with our game. We will not make a commitment that “such-and-such a program will not get you banned,” or that “XYZ Program is approved by ArenaNet.” None — none — are approved.

Any third-party program can result in closure of your account. Even if it does not appear to intersect with Guild Wars in ways that might trigger cheating flags, it may still do so. Even if it appears it will not give your account an advantage, it might actually do that, in some form of another. And, we have no way of knowing whether the program is truly benign (that is, harmless) and no way of being sure that it doesn’t contain hidden elements like key loggers, trojans, or bot components.

There are a few programs that, in their original form, are very unlikely to result in an account termination. But again, how does the user know if the program is in its original form? And, when you don’t know for sure if the program is harmless, are you willing to risk a years-old account to play with armors you don’t even own?

My best advice: Do not use any third-party program with Guild Wars."


A link to his site, the argos-soft estimator, would also be a link to the programs in question, such as the vanquish program and the dress-up, which is the subject of the above quote.

Better to be safe than sorry.

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