Not the stupidest thing, but the unluckiest thing that has happened to you thread :D

Diarrhea

Diarrhea

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2005

Wisconsin-Good'ol hick state :D lol

Spirit of Corstar

W/Mo

1- gold salvage item dropped, my team all died...i know its only worth 8K max but that was back when i was a noob.

2- Bought a unid gold eternal shield for 30K only mod was quick recover from cripple lol.

3- bought gold unid fellblade- mod was 15% while hexed..

4- (pro at this) running to droknars forge and my comp crashed and i was accused of scamming for days...

5- Bought superior vigor for 100k, day before the price dropped tremondously to about 50K...

6- i got it back but traded my defender +27 health always 8 str req, 14%^50% 8 req 10/10 sundering +30 health fellblade, to a friend on accidnet since he was a friend, he gave it back.. phew

7- best drop out of about (seriously) 100 UW and 40 fow runs was a obsidian shard..

8- Spillled coffee on the keyboard while i was doing tombs... and lost

9- had a chance to buy a unid fellblade for only 50K -someone bought and it was 15 over 50...but didnt

10- kinda like what i said above but saw like 500 ppl buying unid weapons and was perfect mods and i tried doing the same but didnt happen..

11- casted archane echo with flare instead of meteor shower

12- Created a guild and a officer kicked all the members..
to be continued

*why does god hate me?*

trelloskilos

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Guitarring Adventurers Society

R/N

I was henching Riverside last night for the bonus....did really well....however:

1.Team got flanked by 2 groups of Necrid Horsemen just as I was trapping for the White Mantle patrols....

2. Rare gold item dropped by watchtower guard!

(Why does it always rain on me.....?)

Artemis Bladewing

Artemis Bladewing

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

Usually Lions Arch 2

Clan Brotherhood

Mo/Me

Bought a Scroll of Beserkers Insight for 65k thinking its is awesome ( 1 hour after update) the next day it was worth 5k

Rush 2 Guildmates from Ascalon to henge of Denravi just that they decide to delete their characters the next day and redo it.

Winnin 13 times flawless in the Random arena and then in the 14th round the monk hits the wrong skill and we loose flawless :-(

jdwoody

jdwoody

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2005

Austin

I jumped in with henchies to get spike trap when a gold max damage axe drops! Then I id it and there is nothing else on it, it's just a max damage axe that for some reason has a "value" of 292 gold...

Diomedes

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Blue Island (think Chicago)

Me/N

[quote]7- best drop out of about (seriously) 100 UW and 40 fow runs was a obsidian shard.. [quote]

Out of seriously 100+ UW runs, I've gotten 4 ecto total. You're more unlucky, but I feel your pain.

Here's mine, I'm missing one superior necro rune, I've purchased 17 unided necro runes trying to get just that one. 14/17 were curses and the other 3 were death, not a single blood (the one that I'm missing).

-Diomedes

bobrath

bobrath

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

Texas

Scouts of Tyria

Quote:
Originally Posted by trelloskilos
I was henching Riverside ...
2. Rare gold item dropped by watchtower guard!
You can pick up those items. Go into first person view, get right up next to the tower, select the item and then hit your spacebar. Picks it up every time.

Night Daftshadow

Night Daftshadow

Banned

Join Date: May 2005

In the forest

Hidden Shadows

R/Mo

-Accidently sold a gold unident armor to the merchant. It was after a mission and my inventory was full. I had two bags and a pouch.

-Accidently bought two of the same 1.5k chest armor. Lesson learned. Don't buy armor when you tired, lol.

Tactical-Dillusions

Tactical-Dillusions

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Grimsby, UK

R/

Purchased an expert salvage kit and immediately sold it back to the merchant by accident for half the price.

Running from henge to riverside, my teammates all spoke to the guy and "appeared" to log off...when really they just got teleported away.
I almost sent a nasty whisper to them...but i resisted until i remebered what to do, lol.
"Damn teammates quit"...nope, my bad.

Spent 10 minutes rounding up griffons, minotaurs and sand elementals but got hit with a sneaky distract from a rockshot. This took my DP to 30% and my health to...1 point.
Oh well, back to town.

When i first got the game, i sold a black dye to the merchant because i only thought it was worth 1gp.

Jetai12

Jetai12

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

where ever there is food!

Looking for an AB Luxon Guild

with my healing monk, i sold 2 minor healing runes and bought 2 of that tatoo looking armors arms >.<

Mavrik

Mavrik

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

Alaska

1. Spent a few hours walking from Piken Square to Grendich Courthouse only to be killed by Devouer just outside the door while Stefan (henchie) stood "stuck" behind a bush and out of Devouer sight so they left him alone. Of course we did not res and I had to start over.

2. Made the trip from Ice Caves of Sorrow to Granite Citadel, only to be within sight of the gates and my computer crashed GW due to full virtual memory.

3. Accidently salvaged purple armor instead of identifying it first... the rune I would have got turned into 2 bolts of cloth...

4. Wasted silver and black dye on my starter elemental robes when I first got the game...

5. Bought two sets of the same armor gloves, wasting my money and my materials cause it didn't seem like I had bought one on my first "click" of the craft button.

SOT

SOT

Banned

Join Date: May 2005

East Texas

I got all the way to Althea's Ashes on my old level 7 character without dying ONCE, then as I went to click on the thing that completes the quest, I got disconnected.

LOL.

Crimson_1190

Crimson_1190

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

Take a wild guess.....

Reality Check

W/R

running to a zone....because everyone is dead....i am almost dead, with aegis one. get right up to it and a lucky hit strikes me for one more health than i have....drop dead with my head literally across the finish line...

got 4 ectos in my first time in UW....sold them because i thought they were like half chewed masses

Crimson_1190

Crimson_1190

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

Take a wild guess.....

Reality Check

W/R

Playing....helping people through the desert....coworker shows up at my apartment. I get up, open the door, he comes in and comments about how dark it is and flips the switch my computer is tied to....killing the power....

Audhumla

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

Oregon

The Shattered Hand

N/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by Crimson_1190
running to a zone....because everyone is dead....i am almost dead, with aegis one. get right up to it and a lucky hit strikes me for one more health than i have....drop dead with my head literally across the finish line...

got 4 ectos in my first time in UW....sold them because i thought they were like half chewed masses
I sold my first ecto to merch for the very same reason D:.

I've also lost very good upgrades to Wood Planks.

trelloskilos

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Guitarring Adventurers Society

R/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by bobrath
You can pick up those items. Go into first person view, get right up next to the tower, select the item and then hit your spacebar. Picks it up every time.
Not sure whether to say "Thanks for the tip" or howl in frustration now....!

OK, I've decided.....

£Thanks for the tip

kleps

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Audhumla
I sold my first ecto to merch for the very same reason D:.

I've also lost very good upgrades to Wood Planks.
agreed! +30hp bow mod to 9 wood planks!

bobrath

bobrath

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

Texas

Scouts of Tyria

ha! Only reason I know is because I was lucky enough to have a guild mate on ventrillo when it happened to me and I was frustrated enough to complain on the voice chat.

Glad I could help someone a bit somehow.

Diarrhea

Diarrhea

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2005

Wisconsin-Good'ol hick state :D lol

Spirit of Corstar

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Crimson_1190
running to a zone....because everyone is dead....i am almost dead, with aegis one. get right up to it and a lucky hit strikes me for one more health than i have....drop dead with my head literally across the finish line...

got 4 ectos in my first time in UW....sold them because i thought they were like half chewed masses
LMAO U SOLD THEM!?!? ..dfjasldkjfdnfakln only thing i sold to the trader was a obsidian shard but still!?!

Deviant

Deviant

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

Austin, Tx

The Furies

Me/Mo

Not GuildWars-related or particularly unlucky, but it is ironic. I've spilled coffee on my shirt at work twice in past 3 years. Both times was the only times I ever had a change of shirt with me. Heh.

Tropan

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by trelloskilos

2. Rare gold item dropped by watchtower guard!

(Why does it always rain on me.....?)
Had a rare drop -on- the watch tower, couldn't pick it up >.<

However, we finished the quest right after that and I got it anyways.

Ultimate_Gaara

Ultimate_Gaara

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

BC, Canada.. how aboot that eh?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kuku Monk
Err=7
ya i know how that feels

about 3 minutes away from Granite Citadel (killing things, not running) and my best friend by the name of "Err=7" shows up

had a chance to buy a sigil for 38k.. the next day they went up to 45k and never really droped in price again (so i went 50/50 with a guildmate, 20.5k each when it droped to 41k)

Found dye in presearing and sold it for 1gp... i had no clue what it did, or what it was worth..

used a regular salvage kit on a purple rune... once again, i had no clue what purple meant

phew.. glad i got that off my chest

a_scrawny_gnoll01

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

lfg, invite me. HA! no need to post in guild forum.

W/Mo

That last dragon before glint, I clicked my capture sig to see what it had...
Err=7
The henchies did so well too...

AznDVL

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2005

PCNC - Planet Command & Conquer

R/E

i sold one of my silver dyes to the merchant by accident for 1G :\

LifeInfusion

LifeInfusion

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

in the midline

E/Mo

traded a gold earth staff with +28 hp mod for a shadow shield +16AL with 9 str req.

This was when I first started trading (in may)

Diarrhea

Diarrhea

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2005

Wisconsin-Good'ol hick state :D lol

Spirit of Corstar

W/Mo

coulda gotten a 14%^50% crystalline- i offered 120 ectos +100K +27 health always 8 str req defender-about 150K, and the noob owner sold it for 120 ectos+75K+30 shards..

Jczech

Jczech

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Mo/

The most unlucky thing would definately have to be running Mineral Springs a good 30+ times with my monk in order to get the skill Shield of Judgement. Took me a good week of running that stupid place before the boss even spawned.

Second most unlucky would be running up there with my mesmer to get Ineptitude. It only took 3 days, but it was still annoying.

Third most unlucky thing would be running up to Mineral Springs with my ranger to get a collector bow and getting Err=7 just before I'm about to collect, though it only happened twice in a row, so it wasn't so bad as the other two.

Why do I get the feeling Mineral Springs hates me (if it's even possible for an area to hate someone) ?

Ultimate_Gaara

Ultimate_Gaara

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

BC, Canada.. how aboot that eh?

I have another

Helping a guild mate with a mission, some guy goes AFK at the start of the mission and never returns, and the guild mate i was helping lagged out half way though the mission.. i tried to help the other guy but 3 people and a hench were not enough to win that race against the white mantle

kg_lildude1

kg_lildude1

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

Lionheart Braves [LHB]

W/

everyone dying at first giant in thirsty river, (all lvl 20), because the "invincible" warrior hasn't learned about aggro circles yet...

Broken181

Broken181

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

Illinois

The Black Talon

Mo/R

Was doing Elona Reach and my group was literally this far (============) from gettin the last piece of the crystal to the hero, and BAM! err=7, I was so pissed, and for a while afterwards I couldn't get a good group for crap to try to finish it again.

Diarrhea

Diarrhea

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2005

Wisconsin-Good'ol hick state :D lol

Spirit of Corstar

W/Mo

even tho i am unlucky in item wise only times i crashed was before i did UW- virtual memory crap so i put it to like 4000 lol- and no i dont know what that means my friend jsut told me how to put it up and i did ..

Scooby_Snax

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

RO

E/Me

Bought sup runes of fire and air for PvE fire/PvP air ele builds respecively.

Accidentally applied superior fire rune to max armour storms eye (instead of flame). In my defence: runes all look the same. /doh

Used expert salvage to get my rune back and got....2 piles of glittering dust.

Yours,

Mr n00b [NOOB]

HadesDeathGod

HadesDeathGod

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

lets see

the other day I went into FoW with a group

we had like 3 monks I think... anyways one of the monks just suddenly disappeared towards the beginning and after about half an hour he comes back and says he has to go and drops

and then the second warrior drops(I was the first) so yea, that whole run was screwed... only good drop I got was a bow that could have been worth more if it didnt have a 13 req... while one of the monks got 3 shards

of course the luckiest thing that happened was I got a green item while playing with henchies... though it was only Thorgalls Shield... but I still got a laugh

Undead Silverhawk

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2005

Venator Solaris

Mo/Me

Bought an Unidentified Superiour Vigor for 150k and 2 days later the faction system was introduced

Senator Tom

Senator Tom

Banned

Join Date: Aug 2005

California

[Dark]

W/

my warrior with 15k dyed balck armor, four 15^50 perfect req 9 swords, capable of doing almost any run, almost all skills unlocked, he got deleted by a weird bug..well replaced acctually with one of my old pvp chars
and anet isnt doing anythinga bout it at all

Mr. Self Destruct

Mr. Self Destruct

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2005

ToA

Mo/Me

Was heading to SF with a friend to do the Kilroy quest. On the way there we kill a boss and I get a green. He asks to see it so I toss it on the ground and I get disconnected. No problem. He'll just pick it up and give it back to me when I log back on, right? Nope. We're on the same isp, both our connections dropped. Very nice timing.

HadesDeathGod

HadesDeathGod

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

what green was it?

should have just done the trade screen thing and cancelled

Navaros

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2005

Mo/Me

I had my 9 or so wins in HoH winning streak from a few months ago ended by a "there is a new update, the server no longer supports this version of Guild Wars".

PieXags

PieXags

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

The Infinite Representation Of Pie And Its Many Brilliances

I've found a total of 3 superior vigor runes in this game. All three were found before the patch so they always salvage, I lost all 3.

This game owes me some runes, me thinks.

Shimus DarkRaven

Shimus DarkRaven

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

Titusville, PA <nowhere>

KOD <Knights of the Dragonrose><Guild Officer>

W/Mo

Well, personally topping my list of "unluckiest things" is also the thing I happened to post about in "biggest jerk you've ever met" thread.

Basically in a nutshell: I went on a FOW group, an Ele/Mes complains the drops suck and then asks us on every "remains" drop to give them to him because he is not getting anything -- and when we say no, he trains the whole part of FoW by the first quest with hero on the group, effectively wiping us all out and making me lose 1 plat, all because he was a spoiled, rotten, brat.

--The Shim

Omega_2005

Omega_2005

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

UK, or is it? *confused*

A/Rt

Getting the wrong runes for the Prepatch Griffon Farmer >.< That was quite silly of me, and unlucky too