Non-maxed Gold FOW item

me12me12

me12me12

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

Hi, recently l found a non-max gold shadow bow, isn't that weird? Cause l've never seen non max things that are gold and in FOW. Give me your opinions on wether its bad luck or good luck in finding this item.

Arkantos

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

Bad luck I never find non max golds down there, pretty odd.

Seef II

Seef II

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

US

R/Mo

You'll sometimes get crappy stuff as low as 14-27 gold bows down there. I've gotten 2-3 of those on my spider runs.

Hidden in the Mist

Hidden in the Mist

Banned

Join Date: May 2006

Happens.

Buzzer

Buzzer

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

Australia

Yup. I got a gold +11 energy focus down there

frojack

frojack

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

London, UK

Rite Of Passage [RP]

E/Mo

Yep. Happens all over Cantha to. Even in the high level areas. So friggin' annoying. It's probably thanks to the same guy/girl who thought staves with bonuses from 3 different professions was a good idea.

Deadlyjunk

Deadlyjunk

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Fisherman's Haven

Endangered Species List [List]

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by frojack
It's probably thanks to the same guy/girl who thought staves with bonuses from 3 different professions was a good idea.
Yeah, that stuff rocks...
Shadow Staff req. 13 Soul Reaping (wth?)
Halves recharge Healing Prayers (20%)
Halves Casting time Energy Storage (11%)

I mean, what do you do with that kind of crap?

Rebirther

Rebirther

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

England, UK

Clan Dethryche

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Deadlyjunk
Yeah, that stuff rocks...
Shadow Staff req. 13 Soul Reaping (wth?)
Halves recharge Healing Prayers (20%)
Halves Casting time Energy Storage (11%)

I mean, what do you do with that kind of crap?
heh that reminds of my a run I did one time, my team mate got loads of similiar items and all I could hear was his cursing, moaning and whining on team speak :P

Better luck next time, it happens to everyone now and again

oljomo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by frojack
Yep. Happens all over Cantha to. Even in the high level areas. So friggin' annoying. It's probably thanks to the same guy/girl who thought staves with bonuses from 3 different professions was a good idea.
Hi

Heh, only 3 :P

worst i had was a req 13 fire
insightful +5 fire staff of curses (20%)
halves casting time of restoration magivc 17%
halves recharge itme of prot prayers 20%

so that woudl be 4 different professions youd need to get everything out of that :O

also really annoying when you get decent inherent mods on not so decent weapons (like the 10/10 staff i got, which was only +8 energy )

oljomo

Arkantos

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

I had a req 11 blood, 20% Cast domination, 20% recharge air. now what build uses that

majoho

majoho

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Denmark

Not really related, but the other day an almost max gold dagger (6-15) with two mods dropped for me in the factions starting area.

I thought that was pretty weird.

I salvaged it and got a +5 amor from it.

Wacky

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Trans Tasman Alliance [TTA]

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Arkantos
I had a req 11 blood, 20% Cast domination, 20% recharge air. now what build uses that
Well, reqs of staff don't matter as much, and I've seen Mesmers run Domination/Air in observer mode all the time.

Nexus Icon

Nexus Icon

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Natis Ignigena

Me/

Kinda like majoho, I remember that very soon after release I had a purple max damage axe with 15^50 drop for me in Nolani.
This was also around the time that I capped Skull Crack from the Giant Herder boss that used to be in the Northern Shiverpeaks. That was ace finding a level 28 so early on

I wish they had more stuff like that early on, pre-desert. It would give veteran players a reason to go back besides mapping.

Konrow

Konrow

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

NY, New York

Warlords of Earth [WAR]

Well with my bad luck it happens quite a lot in a few high level areas but usually FOW gives me max stuff

chessyang

chessyang

Not far from Elite

Join Date: Apr 2006

Florida

W/

ran a spider/beach/cave run yesterday for kicks.

trible blades fall from these! werid! very.

Lichtenberg

Lichtenberg

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2005

Mass Delusion [LARP]

happens in UW also
i got a 11-21 ghostly staff gold

and it had +19% vs charr -_-

MMSDome

MMSDome

Raged Out

Join Date: Sep 2005

you guys think you got it bad, look at this:

jade Wand req. 8 restoration magic
+5 energy >50%
+20% chance recharge of blood magic skills

The Great Al

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

ALOA

E/Me

it's hard enough to sell max items, nonmax items go directly to the merchant, every time.

The Herbalizer

The Herbalizer

<3 Ecto

Join Date: Jul 2005

i feel sorry for the person who found the 15-21 req 11 15>50 crystalline sword. seen it sell for 800k ish if max would be worth like 6 million O.o

makosi

makosi

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

"Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff.

Requirement Begins With R [notQ]

Me/

In The Underworld yesterday, I gota gold, req. 8 Storm Bow:

Fiery Storm Bow
[No dmg mod]
[no suffix]

Was the 'significant improvement' to rare items at the time of Factions release a temporary measure?

eternal pho

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

The Licious Fame Farmers {TLG}

W/E

FoW has been pissin me off lately since I commonly see golds from chests w/ with mods like fire dmg, ice dmg, etc.

Peachie

Peachie

Closed

Join Date: Nov 2005

England

The Peachatorium [hugs]

Mo/Me

I remember getting a 14-28 shadow bow. Didn't notice it wasn't max until i tried to sell it...

And more recently had a 14-27 storm bow.

Both of those were from chests

Hodor

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Federated Communist Uber Korps

WTS Godly Golds!



I wish I'd screenshot all the crap I've found Probably this much again before I started recording them.

me12me12

me12me12

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

lol i should post some of my cool and collector only junk lol

like my ultra OLD Superior Monk runes which are still blue lettered

Draco Hunt

Draco Hunt

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Netherlands

Resistance is Painfull[RiP]

A/Me

Lol yup the crap droprate still goes on anywhere. It happens kind of sad but a well maybe the crappy damage dealing sword has a 20/20 on it to salvage out .
For the staves and all with double atribute mods on it. Well if we could think off some builds to go with them maybe they would get more money in the pocket .
This last thing was just an odd suggestion but for those who think it might be possiblew do so it could earn you allot of money if you got a few of those staves at hands required for your uber combo build

*Takes deep breath...

Y.T.

Y.T.

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by MMSDome
you guys think you got it bad, look at this:

jade Wand req. 8 restoration magic
+5 energy >50%
+20% chance recharge of blood magic skills

not that bad actually

August August

August August

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

USA

Rt/

Haven't gotten anything good in FoW yet, but I did find this little number in UW

Vampiric Storm Bow of Enchanting
Peircing damage: 13-25
Dmg + 15% (while health is above 50%)
Life Stealing: 5
Life Regeneration: -1
Enchantments Last 20% Longer

Tell me that doesn't make you want to cry. Also I got 5 wood plants from it...

LiQuId StEeL

LiQuId StEeL

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

/u/liquidsteel30

Ego Trip From Rank [ZERO]

W/Mo

last spider run (4 or so months ago, lol) netted me a 6-27 15>50 req9 chaos axe ><

the merchent laughed in my face