New Update... and a NEW ITEM?
deya
WTB +5 Energy 20% Enchant Crystalline Sword. Funny to see monks wearing Fellblades, Chaos Axes, other cool things lol.
Juicey Shake
glad i sold mine a few weeks ago; hod, that is.
J3mo
Awesome, ill try to get one myself now 
Cottage Pie
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Originally Posted by Kidney Licker
Do these make wands/truncheons/.. redundant now? How many people are going to give up the % chance for faster recharge or casting for unconditional energy, plus whatever else can be modded onto these weapons.
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I think they are getting 20/20 recharge bonus's Via collectors (such stats can only drop as golds atm), which i think is very tempting over +5 energy/20% recharge or cast...depends on the skills you use
Riceboi
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Originally Posted by Cowboy Nastyman
no because the + energy appears to replace a damage mod
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The Fox
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Originally Posted by Sai of Winterland
Waiting to see if any complaints arise
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Yes I want to complain about this! This is completely outrageous! Everyone knows that this sword is worthless since it doesn't have a damage mod... 
hehehe Thank you for fixing the economy A-net. Oh wait there's still a few removed but left in game items. Oh well, this was the big one.
Vanquisher
Cottage Pie
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Originally Posted by Vanquisher
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Rhuobhe
These swords can drop at max damage making them better than HoD. With skins 100x better than the HoD skin.
WTB HoD sword 20K
haha
WTB HoD sword 20K
OrangeArrow
it would be funny if anet added +5 energy swords but at the same time added +7 and +8 insightful staff heads
Kidney Licker
Ummm, so who's gonna tell the people buying HOD swords in High End....
Riceboi
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Originally Posted by Kidney Licker
Ummm, so who's gonna tell the people buying HOD swords in High End....
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We always like to avoid confrontation, whenever possible.
Office Space ftw LOL
gulljord
There is some1 selling a +5 energy axe at high end. dunno if its real or not but....
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s....php?t=3018773
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s....php?t=3018773
artay
i looooovveee making it hard for people desperately trying to sell it by announcing to everyone in caps about how the HOD is worthless and getting thousands of whispers mhuhahahahhahahahahhahahahah
Riceboi
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Originally Posted by artay
i looooovveee making it hard for people desperately trying to sell it by announcing to everyone in caps about how the HOD is worthless and getting thousands of whispers mhuhahahahhahahahahhahahahah
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"Somewhere beyond happiness and sadness"-Papa Roach
Gli
+5 energy weapons AND purple/gold drops being better quality?
I guess that would imply wand/rod/cane/etc. drops will have to have a huge quality boost. More reliable energy mods to compete with warrior weapons, and maybe we'll no longer see triple attribute junk. It's the only way to avoid having these items go obsolete.
I guess that would imply wand/rod/cane/etc. drops will have to have a huge quality boost. More reliable energy mods to compete with warrior weapons, and maybe we'll no longer see triple attribute junk. It's the only way to avoid having these items go obsolete.
M1h4iL
Worst update ever, well hods were fun and I enjoyed their value while it lasted.
Witchblade
omg i hope it's not a fake, cauz HoD looks like crap
(anyway my HoDs cost me 2k a piece .. crafter was cheaper )
i d rather see them nerfed by removing them than available to any noob aroud on a stupid rare item
(anyway my HoDs cost me 2k a piece
)i d rather see them nerfed by removing them than available to any noob aroud on a stupid rare item
JR
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Originally Posted by twicky_kid
That's not a bad trade off acually. 15% conditional dmg isn't a big increase since it only applies to the base dmg of the weapon and not any +dmg from skills. I think I could live with a 2-3 dmg drop for +5 energy.
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SilentAssassin
haha, I love this... all these HoD buyers - sellers muhahaahahaa
100k +65ectos, hah it will go down to: 10k and 0 ectos
if you got a HoD sword, sell it sell it fast
100k +65ectos, hah it will go down to: 10k and 0 ectos
if you got a HoD sword, sell it sell it fast
Matsumi
awesome, I hope I find one
Manic Smile
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Originally Posted by JR-
The HoD sword is usefull for casters, not warriors. No way in hell a Warrior should drop +15% damage for +5 energy.
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Eragon Dragonslayer
sucks for all u people that bought HoD swords for like 100k each and then sold for more and now u prob have like 5 or 6 in storage and no ones buying em =D
LowSun
Sure get a lot of hate spam for trying to let people know.
Witchblade
the real prob is this .. since this crap replaces the dmg mod ..15>50 ll be harder to get
Snowman
I dont understand! :S
Can someone explain to me, I never did understand the big to do with HoD swords, where they bugged swords or something?.. or were they the only swords that had +5 energy?
Can someone explain to me, I never did understand the big to do with HoD swords, where they bugged swords or something?.. or were they the only swords that had +5 energy?
Poison Ivy
Har har har...
You HoD peeps are pooptards
You HoD peeps are pooptards
Hockster
From release until late last summer you were able to craft a non max damage sword that had +5 energy built in to it. Any one could use the sword and benefit from the energy gain. For whatever reason these swords were removed frm that crafter. Prices for these sword reached outrageous amounts, 500K or so. Now that it seems likely that new weapons with +5 energy additions, and max damage with other mods possibly will become availablr again, the old HoD sword is effectively useless.
Witchblade
like i always said, the best use for HoD is to dump em and use FFS
Raziel665
In the last 3 weeks I sold 2 HoD swords, 1 I had from the start, but hardly used, and 1 I found of a friends account who gave it to me after 7 months of inactivity. Sold em cheaply though, cause I hate to stay in LA 1 for more then 2 mins. Both for 100k and 10 ecto each.
Tetris L
Quote from the recent GameSpot interview:
The energy bonus may be part of this.
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| We're improving the quality of all rare (gold) and uncommon (purple) items significantly. |
Witchblade
didnt see any quality improvment that far 
(this mod isnt one for me what d you do with yer max dmg 30 hp 10/10 +5 ene weapon? )
(this mod isnt one for me
what d you do with yer max dmg 30 hp 10/10 +5 ene weapon? )
FrogDevourer
It's important to underline that HoD is popular due to 55 builds, and the necessity to have a -50 cesta in the left hand. For other builds, +energy swords are not as good as they seem. Perfect energy sword + focus is the best option by a small margin (+2 energy). However you lose the customization of your staff wrappings (e.g: +1 in a custom magic line). If base staff energy is buffed to 12 or more, the difference is pretty marginal. Personally I think staves should be much better due to the cost and rarity of perfect upgrades, and their lack of flexibility (you can change your focus and keep the same sword/wand on the fly, but you can't do that with a staff upgrades).
Typical combo sword+focus (with enchanting):
- 20% fast cast (focus)
- 20% recharge (focus)
- 17 energy (sword+focus)
- 20% enchanting, 5 armor or 30 hp (wrappings) (sword)
Typical enchanting staff:
- 20% fast cast (base staff)
- 20% recharge (base staff)
- 15 energy (base staff + perfect insightful head)
- 20% enchanting, 5 armor or 30 hp (wrappings)
For most standard builds, would an energy mod plus a perfect defense/fortitude mod be good enough to lose a 20% fast cast/recharge? In brief, it's the same choice as staff or wand/focus, but shifted by small 5% of your energy.
Typical combo wand+focus:
- 20%x20% fast cast (wand+focus)
- 20% recharge (focus)
- 12 energy (focus)
Typical combo sword+focus (with enchanting):
- 20% fast cast (focus)
- 20% recharge (focus)
- 17 energy (sword+focus)
- 20% enchanting, 5 armor or 30 hp (wrappings) (sword)
Typical enchanting staff:
- 20% fast cast (base staff)
- 20% recharge (base staff)
- 15 energy (base staff + perfect insightful head)
- 20% enchanting, 5 armor or 30 hp (wrappings)
For most standard builds, would an energy mod plus a perfect defense/fortitude mod be good enough to lose a 20% fast cast/recharge? In brief, it's the same choice as staff or wand/focus, but shifted by small 5% of your energy.
Typical combo wand+focus:
- 20%x20% fast cast (wand+focus)
- 20% recharge (focus)
- 12 energy (focus)
Cybah
2 energy less or only melee range.. your choice
Skuld
Very nice, I love using a sword on my mesmer but miss out on 3 energy
Are the 1-5^50 mods getting removed then?
Are the 1-5^50 mods getting removed then?
Muse of Shadows
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Originally Posted by Skuld
Are the 1-5^50 mods getting removed then?
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However, they are supposedly upgrading the quality of most golds and purples, so...
Please post any other upgraded item any of you may find here, as I would like to see what is now out there.
jmj102
Can you hear that, its the sound of a thousand hod sword fanboys crying,
crimsonfilms
HOD is overrated.
Green items are better buy and more useful.
Green items are better buy and more useful.
Lonesamurai
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Originally Posted by Guild Wiki
Update - Tuesday, April 25, 2006
GuildWiki Notes * The borders of wards are now marked more distinctly. * Scar Pattern Armor now affected by dye coloring differently (change in resulting color/shade). * The book trick and bundle tactics seem to have lost their effectiveness in focusing enemy fire. * Meika Ulrikar and Dalos Ekarus have settled in a small home by the farm where Miraba lives a short walk north of Lion's Arch. They offer no quests at the moment. * Scroll foci have been renamed to Earth Scrolls. * Upon entering an area, the area type is listed before the area name. * Weapons can now drop with +5 energy as an inherant mod, in place of a damage-increasing mod. * Pre-Streaming of about 60MB * Completing a mission bonus will now display an arbitrarily large amount of experience and 8 skill points earned, in the chat box, but the actual amount earned is still 1,000 and 0 skill point |
fenix
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| Completing a mission bonus will now display an arbitrarily large amount of experience and 8 skill points earned, in the chat box, but the actual amount earned is still 1,000 and 0 skill point |