Obsession for orbs - People to lazy to farm.

xb0vv

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

All i typed was 'Selling orbs 200g each'

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Edge Martinez

Edge Martinez

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

NC

DKL

Wow... I guess people really want orbs.

Also, probably more in line with the forum rules to black out the names.

Thor Thanatos

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2006

Heroes Incorporated

W/Mo

" To Lazy to Farm"

Maybe some but not everyone. For example I am at work usually about 10 hours a day. When I get home I have a wife and two kids, so when I get to play guild wars it is either for 1 to 3 hours and this veries not to mention all the interuptions. So I will farm for some yes, but I will also probably Buy some as well but then again you never know. I am sure that I am not the only one out there as well so it is not all lazyness.

Ariana Of Damia

Ariana Of Damia

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

♥ Aurelio Furor ♥

What do the orbs look like????

_,.-+=’* ♥ Aurelio Furor [AUR] ♥ *’=+-.,_
Ariana Of Damia (Mo/Rt) ♥ Electra Of Damia (W/Mo) ♥ Lexa Of Damia (E/Mo)
Lily Of Damia (R/Mo) ♥ Mia Of Damia (Me/Mo) ♥ Zarina Of Damia (N/Mo)

Blackest Rose

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

They're round.... sorry couldn't resist

Justafyme

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

I don't think in this case it's about lazy. As I just posted elsewhere..these things don't seem THAT easy to come by. I farmed 2 hours straight last night and got 26. That isn't that great, especially if you need a stack (which is pure speculation at this point) to get anything. If drop rates don't increase, or my luck doesn't suddenly become much better...I don't think I'm getting a mask or whatever these are actually going to be used for. I don't blame people for buying them if this is the case. I won't be buying them...but still...

Numa Pompilius

Numa Pompilius

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

At an Insit.. Intis... a house.

Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF]

W/Me

Well, I hope low-level players take note: this is the best opportunity to farm for cash they've had in ages. If you can solo three level 1 mobs you can farm orbs and will easily make a couple of plat an hour farming orbs right now.

Thallandor

Thallandor

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Singapore

Seers of Serpents [SoS]

R/

Farming is about efficiency, if they find that they can obtain gold faster than they can obtain those orbs then power to them. These event items are also driven by supply and demand, some may be profiting in resale values of the orbs.

In short i dont see anything wrong, less the comment about lazyness.

Ariana Of Damia

Ariana Of Damia

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

♥ Aurelio Furor ♥

Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackest Rose
They're round.... sorry couldn't resist
LOL


_,.-+=’* ♥ Aurelio Furor [AUR] ♥ *’=+-.,_
Ariana Of Damia (Mo/Rt) ♥ Electra Of Damia (W/Mo) ♥ Lexa Of Damia (E/Mo)
Lily Of Damia (R/Mo) ♥ Mia Of Damia (Me/Mo) ♥ Zarina Of Damia (N/Mo)

Nexium

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

The orb's are such a joke i mean who the hell want's to buy them for 300-500gc each i mean that's just isanse when you most likeley can get as many as you want tomorow when event start there probaly will be quest that has Orb's as reward

anonymous

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

I dont think its because people are lazy, its just because people dont like grind grind grind grind grind grind

TheYellowKid

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Mina Sucks [Blz]

yep and those are the people im relying on so far today i have made 55k from orbs and plan on doin this over the event to increase my cash supply considering im broke atm

exiled mat

exiled mat

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

The netherlands > friesland > balk

[JAMM] Justified Ancients of Moo Moo

E/Me

Even assassin's have something to farm now

At a side note, 250 for a mask.... Without quests it's a hell to get so much orbs.... but after people discover and READ the article about it: there will be quests (which i think will leave us with +/- 200 of the 250 orbs)



---I've also spotted someone trying to sell them at 1.3K a piece ---

Thorinfire

Thorinfire

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

Shiverpeaks

Ambassadors of Enlightenment [SAGE]

R/

Guess Ill be farming orbs tonight

Zinger314

Zinger314

Debbie Downer

Join Date: May 2006

N/Me

I bet 10k that the orbs will be worth 50g tomorrow.

Terra Xin

Terra Xin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2006

New Zealand

Me/R

Im doing my best to stop traders from ripping people off. 1k for an orb, now you're asking for it^^.

I would advise those who dont have the time to buy thier orbs to purchase them when the event begins. The prices will plummet with the added events, which will allow you to purchase them from 50-100 gold. And ill be there making sure the prices are at that amount^^.

Ive been sitting in towns, mainly the craze is to get in first, and that's why the orbs are at the 100-500 price range, but that won't be the case if Taiwanese translation is spreading confusion all around...

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by exiled mat
Even assassin's have something to farm now

At a side note, 250 for a mask....
--I've also spotted someone trying to sell them at 1.3K a piece ---
have an official link for that 250 figure some people are tossing around so freely?

and they are dropping like candy in some areas with 80 in less than 2 hours from some mobs

Lets Get to Healing

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

You want see?

True Gods of War [True]

Mo/W


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Your welcome

Healy Of The Shadow

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2006

Bodacious Assassin Squad

A/Me

Im personally very noobish at this game and I am smart enough to realize that 250 when they are going for 500 each that they are obviously going to do something where they give you 100 in a quest or something, and knowing this the lvl 13 noob who got the game this week is farming the front where mantrids are annd getting jade and selling it to lvl 20s for 600 each sometimes. Tommorow someones going to feel like an idiot I have to say

Dyeane

Dyeane

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

Siege Turtles [ST]

It was stated on either the chinese or taiwanese website (cant remember which) that 250 are required for a mask, along with a description of the mini games and items.

Sagaris

Sagaris

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Netherlands.

Saw some dude selling 2 for 9k. Yeah, you read that right. He soon lowered his price.

Lilanthe

Lilanthe

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

It's the perfect solution to detect ebayers.

Farming Orbs are the most easy thing to do.

I sold 180 orbs for 105k this afternoon.

So if they have that much money, farming surely doesn't bother them, unless they ebayed their gold.

mqstout

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Pittsburgh

If you do need 250 of them as some people have predicted, that's just wrong. Two hours for me yielded ~20 and that's the limit of how much I could possibly handle farming.

Zinger314

Zinger314

Debbie Downer

Join Date: May 2006

N/Me

There will be games, which will place a TON of Orbs into the market.

Farming isn't the only option here.

Witchblade

Witchblade

Polar Bear Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

cmon, they will be at 50g tomorrow .. they re soooo common ^^

farmed a full stack easily in a few hours, u often get one each kill up to 4-5 in a row

Edge Martinez

Edge Martinez

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

NC

DKL

People doing all of this for a silly brokeass dragon mask? Hell... I idle at grotto and even I won't waste my time like that.

Now if I can get like 150 orbs in about 2 hours and sell them for 105k like dude a few replies up, thats a different story.

ShadowbaneX

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

Heroes of the Horn

A/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Edge Martinez
People doing all of this for a silly brokeass dragon mask? Hell... I idle at grotto and even I won't waste my time like that.

Now if I can get like 150 orbs in about 2 hours and sell them for 105k like dude a few replies up, thats a different story.
Actually, you can. Well, not 150, try closer to 100 in 2 hours. Remember, when an item drops the server picks from all characters in your party, including the henchmen. If you want to hog all the drops you have to do it solo. As for price, I've seen between 2-5k per, but then again, as they say, a fool and his money are soon parted. I guess there are just alot of fools around.

Zehnchu

Zehnchu

Popcorn Fetish

Join Date: Dec 2005

[GODS]

Mo/Me

After Gaile left, people were selling or trying to sell jade orbs for 5k each.

Silent Kitty

Silent Kitty

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

Netherlands

[TYW] "The Young World"

A/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zinger314
I bet 10k that the orbs will be worth 50g tomorrow.
I already sold one for 50G, so my new survivor mesmer could open the storage. The previous messie died by bonedragon and poison.
I currently have 75 orbs.

Angel Develin

Angel Develin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Lions Arch

Minions of Kronos

N/Me

whay do ppl buy them?? they are very easy to farm, I got 80 in 1 hour, and I didn't even try hard.

SerenitySilverstar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Angel Develin
whay do ppl buy them??
Because people forget that there will be quests to get more once the festival starts, and are too lazy to farm them themselves.

eggs0wn

eggs0wn

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Angel Develin
whay do ppl buy them?? they are very easy to farm, I got 80 in 1 hour, and I didn't even try hard.
Where'd you farm? I only got 30 so far but got a 20k profit. I'm gunna' laugh at everyone that bout for like 500g tomorrow.

eternal pho

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

The Licious Fame Farmers {TLG}

W/E

I find that outside the docks on pre island gives the most orbs. Just use frenzy for 2 hit kills and 10+orbs every 7-10 mins.

EternalTempest

EternalTempest

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

United States

Dark Side Ofthe Moon [DSM]

E/

If you do need 250 for a single mask.. Think of how much gold there going to remove out of the market.

Farm Orb(s) -> Sell to players that a) don't have time b) lazy c) want it now and have the gold lying around.. and exchange all that gold in to:

One time useless monster drop item that can be exchanged for a cool looking but tatical disadvantage mask.

Leighwyn

Leighwyn

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

Seattle

Limbo

Mo/E

The gold wont be out of the market...it will just be in the hands of the orb seller

EternalTempest

EternalTempest

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

United States

Dark Side Ofthe Moon [DSM]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Leighwyn
The gold wont be out of the market...it will just be in the hands of the orb seller
Good point.. (fails) ecnomic theory on that one

Ragu

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

The internet, mostly.

Mo/

Well, i'd had a pretty poor day with drops (apart from that black dye and a awesome Rt wand), but managed to get ~50 orbs from soloing vermin, and a further ~80 from resetting seige quest on island.

Observed the market for a while and sold 130 for 35k (near enough 260ea), tbh i'd rather have the money. If a do want a helm that bad, i'll just have to work for it.

zaza

zaza

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

Tiger Tail

N/R

Today I worked about 1.5 hrs and i got ~85 orbs and a black dye

Bwsk8

Bwsk8

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

R/E

If its about the same difficulty as farming for the other mask I'll be happy, I could barrage farm those naga in my sleep.

Vermilion Okeanos

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2005

20-30 minutes for 30+... sold 300 each... 20 sec to sell them all... I am loving the money making =D