your biggest waste of money

Xue Yi Liang

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Northern CA

Outlaws of the Water Margin

Mo/Me

22 Mar 2006 at 14:49 - 81

Quote:

Originally Posted by noober

Heh.. I had more than that in pre.. And speaking of which, a full set of black pre armor. cool, but guess again ....

I have 98 black dyes now but I once had 135 black dyes.

still, I'm impressed you bought all yours pre-sear. Probably took longer to get than my 135.

The_Janitor

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2005

New Jersey

The Adventurer's Society [TAS]

Me/N

22 Mar 2006 at 15:16 - 82

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blessed Winds

I bought 500 bolts of cloth, then I realized I needed 500 tanned hide squares T.T I've done something like that. It was actually bolts of cloth and tanned hide squares.. damn pictures look the same.

Vhayr

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Malice Nights [MN]

A/Me

22 Mar 2006 at 15:28 - 83

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xue Yi Liang

cool, but guess again ....

I have 98 black dyes now but I once had 135 black dyes.

still, I'm impressed you bought all yours pre-sear. Probably took longer to get than my 135. I, uhh, love you...

.

Seriously though, that's pretty impressive. Show me a full stack and I'll give you a Yellow Dye

thunderpower

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Europe

KiSS

22 Mar 2006 at 15:43 - 84

My biggest waiste of money: bought 15k aeromancer armor for my ele back in june last year. Looked like the 1.5k Droknars armor, deleted every piece out of rage. Than, I bought a new set after they updated the skin. :cry:

thor hammerbane

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Dark Side of the Moon

Fat Kids Are Hard To Kid[nap]

22 Mar 2006 at 16:07 - 85

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blessed Winds

I bought 500 bolts of cloth, then I realized I needed 500 tanned hide squares T.T My first attempt at 8k tatoos for monk i bought 350 parchments instead of vellum...yep

jciardha

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

International Districts

The Labyrinth of Night [LoN]

Me/

22 Mar 2006 at 17:26 - 86

Hm.

Let's see ... I blew my cash on dye as well. I already had all-black 15K Enchanters, but I was tired of it. And all-black 15K Enchanters is just SO cliche. Ugh. So I dyed the coat and boots with a mix of red, green and black. I discovered I HATED it.

I dyed it over with black AGAIN. It stayed that way for about a week. Then my GW computer broke down, and I was stuck on a very laggy laptop.

I couldn't do anything while on that laptop but just stand around in cities and outposts. I was bored out of my mind. So I blew more money on dye. I still wanted brown 15K Enchanters, so strip that black dye off, and use a red+green mix on it. I hated it again.

But I was still bored.

I ended up just randomly mixing dyes, including black, and experimenting with them. My mesmer finally ended up with this dye job:

While my spendthriftiness isn't as impressive as some other people's here, I'd say I burned about 50K during that fit of indecisiveness.

lzlz

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

LA, CA

R/W

22 Mar 2006 at 18:02 - 87

- 15k Gladiator Hauberk
- 15k Gladiator Gauntlets
- 15k Gladiator Leggings
- 15k Gladiator Boots
- 15k Ascalon Boots
- 15k Ascalon Helmet
- 200k on testing dyes and changing color of my armor (a lot of black)
- 100k Gold Fiery Dragon Sword 15-22 +15%^50 (req 8)
- 100k Gold Long Sword 15-22 +15%^50 (req 8)
- 200k for 3 Sword Pommels of Fortitude +30 Health
- XXXk for Warlord Summit Shield (req 9) +30 Health (always) -2 damage (while hexed)
- XXXk for Skeleton Shield (req 8) +30 Health (always)
- 15k for Icy Dragon Sword
- 85k for Bulwark
- 15k for Victo's Blade
- 150k for Various Superior Runes

I think I didn't spent too much money comparing to those who crafted the FoW armor (1.5m full set...that is by far the most stupid things ever in game).

I am waiting for Factions and I hope there will be special armors which look much more "normal" than the current FoW. I don't wanna look like a Pine Nut

Mournblade

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2005

Houston, Texas

Dawn Treaders [DAWN]

W/Mo

22 Mar 2006 at 18:17 - 88

Did you spend that all at once? I have many nice things similar to yours but I got them gradually over the last few months. *boggle*

Cartoonhero

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Sooner Nation

Mo/

22 Mar 2006 at 18:29 - 89

Quote:
Originally Posted by thor hammerbane
My first attempt at 8k tatoos for monk i bought 350 parchments instead of vellum...yep
i soo did that. i was so mad at myself too

koneko

Site Contributor

Join Date: Sep 2005

38??16′ N 140??52′ E

Mo/Me

22 Mar 2006 at 19:38 - 90

Hm.

A set of Fissure Monk armor (Ascetic's, black): 861.5k (no shards, ectos at ~7k/each). Other than that, getting two 15k sets for my ele and one for my warrior.

lord_shar

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2005

near SF, CA

23 Mar 2006 at 03:04 - 91

My biggest waste: collecting crystalline swords...

I'd have FoW armor now if I didn't keep buying these !@#$%^ blades...

{IceFire}

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005

W/

23 Mar 2006 at 05:08 - 92

Quote:
Originally Posted by lzlz
- 100k Gold Fiery Dragon Sword 15-22 +15%^50 (req 8) ROFL

not even worth 75k dude

MalcomX

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

Mo/W

23 Mar 2006 at 05:38 - 93

FoW armor for my necro.... gotta admit though it looks sweet.

noober

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

Somewhere in the Universe

Templar Knights of Balthazar

Mo/

23 Mar 2006 at 05:47 - 94

Quote:
Originally Posted by lord_shar
My biggest waste: collecting crystalline swords...

I'd have FoW armor now if I didn't keep buying these !@#$%^ blades...
Gotta say this one: LOL.

PulSe

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2006

By the nearest comp

[nZo]

23 Mar 2006 at 08:09 - 95

buying an ecto to trader afterwards selling it to him T.T

Lint

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

In a house....

bleh

23 Mar 2006 at 12:02 - 96

Guildwars, wasting 1000 hours of my life

Rayne Nightfyre

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Acolytes of Lyssa [AL]

Me/A

28 Mar 2006 at 04:36 - 97

Well worth it! ;D

Asplode

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Chicago, IL

Rebel Rising [rawr]

28 Mar 2006 at 11:49 - 98

I spent about $40 buying Guild Wars >_>

Avarre

Bubblegum Patrol

Join Date: Dec 2005

Singapore Armed Forces

28 Mar 2006 at 13:39 - 99

Posted before, but I agree...

The damn things look the same as every other pair of gloves ><

(and yes, look in the background, a quest I have yet to do!)

julez m

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Mar 2006

29 Mar 2006 at 03:25 - 100

^^ Agreed. FoW Mesmer Gloves are a waste, and am guilty of it too.

I know a bigger waste however... FOW WARRIOR HELM. Doesnt matter if it's tactics or strength.

Weapon +1 > Tactics, Strength

Saborath Gilgalad

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

Minneapolis

Natural Born Killas [NBK]

29 Mar 2006 at 03:55 - 101

I'd Say when I spent like 60k on making a 55 solo build. Than about one or two weeks later it was nerfed

bl1nk6

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2006

Vancouver, Canada

Farmers Union Co Op [Farm]

R/

29 Mar 2006 at 04:47 - 102

failing to salvage a 10/10 sundering axe haft -_-"

pOmrAkkUn

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

Bangkok

Me/Mo

29 Mar 2006 at 10:55 - 103

Make new Warrior to solo FoW in Europe then I relized I have to farm around 100 shards to get my money back -_- ( see my age )

All cash spent
- Hire runner Ascalon > Perch = 1k
- Hire runner Perch > Drok = 3k
- Hire runner Rankor > Grotto = 10k
- Make 15k Glad+Ascalon Helm = around 80k ( buy some material too )
- Buy Rune Sup Vigor+Sup Absorb = 30k + 55k
- Buy Victo's Axe and Bulwark = 24k + 75k
- Craft Droknar 15^50 Axe = 5k ( buy some material too )
- Buy Zealous Axe Haft and Axe Grip of Defense = 3k + 4k
- Buy Malinon's Shield = 40k

total 330k
Then i use my other charactor run her to dersert and do Missions for her.
lucky she can power level herself so I didn't spend more to hire pwvler.

and now I have a new runner and FoW farmer for Europe server

dronex

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mo/

29 Mar 2006 at 12:00 - 104

mostly dye mixes about 200k+ in dyes i dont do that anymore huhu.

The undead Mesmer

Delphian Scribe

Join Date: May 2005

Holland

No guild ;_;

N/Me

29 Mar 2006 at 14:59 - 105

Making a mesmer (1 week before the first beta event of FPS) and getting her 15k armor + uber great weapons etc then getting to know that i had to delete 1 character to enter the beta's -_-

Im still healing from that blow

capitalist

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

29 Mar 2006 at 19:34 - 106

Loaned 30k to Marik...umm, maybe 4 months ago...

SasquatchTimeToDie

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Cupertino, CA

We Are All Pretty {ugly}

29 Mar 2006 at 23:03 - 107

I haven't actually done this yet, and i will NEVER be able to do this but...

First, unlock every single Elementalist skill in the game, for one PvE character, primary Elementalist.

Then buy Four Runes of Superior Energy Storage, and a Sup Fire, Sup Air, Sup Water, Sup Earth.

Then, buy the 4 FoW Eyes, one Flames, one Glaciers, one Storm, and one Earth. Apply the corresponding Sup Rune of Magic to these.

Then buy the full Pyromancers FoW set, and apply a Sup Rune of E.Storage to one of the pieces
Then buy the full Aeroancers FoW set, and apply a Sup Rune of E.Storage to one of the pieces
Then buy the full Hydromancers FoW set, and apply a Sup Rune of E.Storage to one of the pieces
Then buy the full Geomancers FoW set, and apply a Sup Rune of E.Storage to one of the pieces.

Dye every single one of these items Black.

Then go buy every Rago Kindlerock Item, every Flint Fleshcleaver item, every Runar Brimstone item, and every Galilord Stonestrike item.

I can basically be equipped for ANY situation, and be equipped in style.

This is great, because i am also the ultimate in flexibility.

EXAMPLE: If im in the Ring of Fire, i First equip the right water skills, then change my attributes. Then I switch to Pyromancers armor set, and equip the Glaciers Eye. Then I take Flint Fleshcleavers Green set with me.

This is so cool, man i wish i had like 1000k just lying around. I would so do this.

Mr D J

Permanently Unbanned

Join Date: Jun 2005

29 Mar 2006 at 23:17 - 108

Quote:
Originally Posted by pOmrAkkUn
Make new Warrior to solo FoW in Europe then I relized I have to farm around 100 shards to get my money back -_- ( see my age )

All cash spent
- Hire runner Ascalon > Perch = 1k
- Hire runner Perch > Drok = 3k
- Hire runner Rankor > Grotto = 10k
- Make 15k Glad+Ascalon Helm = around 80k ( buy some material too )
- Buy Rune Sup Vigor+Sup Absorb = 30k + 55k
- Buy Victo's Axe and Bulwark = 24k + 75k
- Craft Droknar 15^50 Axe = 5k ( buy some material too )
- Buy Zealous Axe Haft and Axe Grip of Defense = 3k + 4k
- Buy Malinon's Shield = 40k

total 330k
Then i use my other charactor run her to dersert and do Missions for her.
lucky she can power level herself so I didn't spend more to hire pwvler.

and now I have a new runner and FoW farmer for Europe server I did something smarter I made SS/SV for european account, only costed me around 50k total, Got ran to desert, completed all missions, ascended @lvl 6 N/Me and started UW at lvl 13 (Thx Ghostly Sparrow) . Free UW powerleveling to lvl 20 along with getting 9 ectos

lord_shar

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2005

near SF, CA

30 Mar 2006 at 03:23 - 109

Quote:
Originally Posted by The undead Mesmer
Making a mesmer (1 week before the first beta event of FPS) and getting her 15k armor + uber great weapons etc then getting to know that i had to delete 1 character to enter the beta's -_-

Im still healing from that blow You do realize that you could have just invited yourself to a "guest" account using the "Go" Factions button, then entering new yahoo or hotmail e-mail address, right?

All my toon slots were full, but I still managed to get 4 more slots using the guest account system.

mrosebeary12

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Mar 2006

order of the twilight

Mo/W

30 Mar 2006 at 03:39 - 110

i seared a lvl 3 ele, then got him ran to droks, then full shiverpeak tour, then full 15k armo set, all dyed black, then i DELETED him lol wasted like 100k

xiaotsu

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

Doomlore Shrine

Just Us Gamers [JUGs]

R/

30 Mar 2006 at 03:56 - 111

Made a warrior/monk the day GW was released in stores, played with it until today(3/29/06), finally got FoW armor on it, a few green weapons...some black dyes and stuff...deleted warrior, forgot to store dyes, shards, and ectos, woo go me!

knoll

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

Washington State.

[ToA]

W/

30 Mar 2006 at 06:07 - 112

Quote:
Originally Posted by capitalist
Loaned 30k to Marik...umm, maybe 4 months ago... marik strife? lol...

deus_invictus

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2006

30 Mar 2006 at 09:30 - 113

noobs... i give tooo much to ppl... i have given over 200+ ectos away and over 100+ shards away... plus if i have a gold item that is infeiror to a green item in any away i usually end up giving it away or selling it to the merchant... plus i go around buying the best items and stuff for ppl i don't even know b/c they merely just asked me... i mean i want to help them but they also drain my hard farmed money... got to stop being so nice... lol

dronex

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mo/

30 Mar 2006 at 10:02 - 114

Quote:
Originally Posted by The undead Mesmer
Making a mesmer (1 week before the first beta event of FPS) and getting her 15k armor + uber great weapons etc then getting to know that i had to delete 1 character to enter the beta's -_-

Im still healing from that blow Why delete ? you can enter with free account ...

Mayh3m

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

Montreal

Mind H A C K [OMG]

W/

30 Mar 2006 at 10:52 - 115

hehe i love the 135 black dye!

boxterduke

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

Walking the ruins of Ascalon

DVDF

Me/

30 Mar 2006 at 14:32 - 116

Quote:
Originally Posted by xiaotsu
Made a warrior/monk the day GW was released in stores, played with it until today(3/29/06), finally got FoW armor on it, a few green weapons...some black dyes and stuff...deleted warrior, forgot to store dyes, shards, and ectos, woo go me! Who cares about the black dye, why the hell did u delete the warrior in the first place?

Da Cebuano

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Virginia born in Cebu

Jelly Toast[jT]

W/

30 Mar 2006 at 16:39 - 117

Am seriously thinking about switching to european servers cause of the UW crisis.

Mandy Memory

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

USA

Xen of Sigils [XoO]

W/

30 Mar 2006 at 19:07 - 118

I wasted money on bags and belt pouches...I never pick anything up anymore.

agentnull

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

Michigan

Renegades Causing Havoc

W/

30 Mar 2006 at 21:14 - 119

Quote:
Originally Posted by noober

Heh.. I had more than that in pre.. And speaking of which, a full set of black pre armor.

Here tis:

I would personally have to say that was my biggest waste of time rather than money... But the black suit did blow a lotta cash, especially when I deleted the char. I think I sold you one of those black dyes when I was lvling my warrior to 15 in pre :-P

I made a 55 monk and bought Drok's tats, ended up deleting him after a month or so and forgot to use the skill points to unlock stuff. I also made a SS necro and eventually deleted him, but I spent lots of money to use his skill points. This was when I wanted to unlock everything through PvE, and now I'm getting into HA, so that changed. I've also used lots of black and silver dyes on armor that either got deleted, or it didn't show up on, and bought random swords that I didn't really need and salvaged them long after for iron. I don't consider this wasting money, as I had no control over it, but I've also gotten wood and granite slabs out of bows and axes with perfect mods on them (20% chance of marksmanship +1, 10/10 sundering).

SimonTheMaster

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Qc.

Looking for one...

Mo/E

31 Mar 2006 at 01:30 - 120

My biggest waste of money was to see my account getting stole 2 days ago after our Guild website was hacked... I lost:

-2 Full Fissure set
-Few 10/10 perfect staffs
-All my unlocked skills and elites
-11 months of playing (800hours+)

Total account value (armors+runes+weapons) = 3 million

I gotta start back to 0 now and I got 1 month to be ready for Factions.