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Hugh Snyder

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

The Vault

Urban Knights

Me/

10 Oct 2005 at 12:25 - 1

I receieved this in FOW last night (it's blue)

Accursed Staff of Protection Prayers
6-10 dmg (Req 13 Death Magic)
Highly Salvagable
+1 to Protection Prayers (10%)

i saved it no doubt

Is this as bad as I think it is?

It has a HUGE requirement for the lack of damage
it has a terrible mod on it so I can't even use the "highly salvagable" aspect

Tactical-Dillusions

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Grimsby, UK

R/

10 Oct 2005 at 12:35 - 2

I received a gold composite bow 15-28, req 11.

Get this... it has dmg +14% always and health regen -1.

Edit - Indeed the drops down there are terrible. I went to UW last night for the first time in months and all i got to show for my efforts was a 13-24 stormbow, which i salvaged and some dust.
I got something like 100 gold total profit (after paying my share for entry) for around an hour spent in there.
Totally pathetic.

Running around in ascalon for ten minutes gets way more profit!

Makkert

Black Beast of Aarrrrgghh

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

The Biggyverse [PLEB] // Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

10 Oct 2005 at 12:41 - 3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tactical-Dillusions

I received a gold composite bow 15-28, req 11.

Get this... it has dmg +14% always and health regen -1.

nobdy can beat the item one poor soul posted on this forum:

energy +12
soulreaping skills (20% recharge)
soureaping skills (20% fast casting)

that is, and will always be, the king by my book.

Tactical-Dillusions

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Grimsby, UK

R/

10 Oct 2005 at 12:42 - 4

Quote:

Originally Posted by Makkert

nobdy can beat the item one poor soul posted on this forum:

energy +12
soulreaping skills (20% recharge)
soureaping skills (20% fast casting)

that is, and will always be, the king by my book.

Not being the most familiar with necromancers but are soul reaping skills non-existent? lol

Theus

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

W/Mo

10 Oct 2005 at 12:44 - 5

Quote:

Originally Posted by Makkert

nobdy can beat the item one poor soul posted on this forum:

energy +12
soulreaping skills (20% recharge)
soureaping skills (20% fast casting)

that is, and will always be, the king by my book.

I do believe that item was a collectors item.

Anyway..Me and my guild went down into UW and opened up two chests between all 8 of us and we all only got purples.Which is weird considering ANET said they raised the chance of getting gold.

Caelus The Fallen

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Glasgow

Voice of the Darkness

E/Mo

10 Oct 2005 at 13:09 - 6

That is a collectors item (from Droknar's), and no - there are no Soul Reaping skills

Sekkira

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2005

Canberra, AU

10 Oct 2005 at 13:23 - 7

Now if it required soul reaping but had 10/10 cast recharge, THEN it'd be worth something

DarkWasp

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

Paradise

Agency Of Forbidden Fruits [Oot]

R/A

10 Oct 2005 at 13:40 - 8

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hugh Snyder

it has a terrible mod on it so I can't even use the "highly salvagable" aspect

Use a standard salavage kit and you will get like 38 planks of wood.

jdwoody

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2005

Austin

10 Oct 2005 at 13:41 - 9

My saddest drop was a max damage gold dragon sword. When I id'd it it had only 1 mod:

+16% damage vs plants

Navaros

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2005

Mo/Me

10 Oct 2005 at 13:46 - 10

I think it can be safely concluded from this thread that the devs seriously need to fix how mods spawn on items.

Best thing to do: take all crap mods out of the game, period.

Only put good, worthwhile mods on every item.

@Those who will argue it's subjective: no it's not. Everyone including the devs knows what the good mods are and what the crap mods are.

Mahanaxar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

Italy

Lupus Et Agnus

R/

10 Oct 2005 at 13:59 - 11

My best drop ever was a ghostly staff of troll-slaying with mesmer requirements and necro bonuses.

I always go troll hunting with my mes/necro char

I agree with Navaros...+xx% against random stupid mobs should be illegal.

DarkWasp

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

Paradise

Agency Of Forbidden Fruits [Oot]

R/A

10 Oct 2005 at 14:09 - 12

I always thought the gold holy staff of charr slaying in ascalon was great.

5-6 damage (req. 3 protection)
improves skill recharge 10% (While using domination)
improves casting speed 11% (While using curses)
Damage +12% vs Charr

Someday, if I can I will be a Mo/Me/N.

M1h4iL

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Perth, Australia

10 Oct 2005 at 14:40 - 13

There is a mesmer offhand with 20/20 for fast casting skills, ALTHOUGH there is only 1 skill to that attribute, an elite -_- .

Iere

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Midnights Revenge [MiRe]

Mo/Me

10 Oct 2005 at 14:46 - 14

I found a flame artefact that was +1 to water magic (10%).

caldrich

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2005

Des Moines, IA

Judecca Syndicate

Mo/N

10 Oct 2005 at 14:58 - 15

Granted the items with mixed attribute requirements/mods are goofy (especially that last one); let's have a little leniancy though people! If they gave every warrior in the game a gold furious dragon sword of defense with max mods just for talking to Warmaster Tydus, it wouldn't make it all that special if you got one, say, for killing Glint, would it? Oh gee, I just got rocked and all I got was this lousy sword that everyone already has. Guess I'll go sell it to the Merchant for 1 gold. Basic economics - if you only see one every 50 hours of game play, it makes it that much more valuable!

Sanji

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

Mo/

10 Oct 2005 at 15:16 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Makkert

nobdy can beat the item one poor soul posted on this forum:

energy +12
soulreaping skills (20% recharge)
soureaping skills (20% fast casting)

that is, and will always be, the king by my book.

Actually, it's worse than a really bad drop, it's a collector's item. It wasn't the fault of a random loot generator, Anet intentionally made a collector offer that item. :P

Sagaris

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Netherlands.

10 Oct 2005 at 15:26 - 17

I went to UW 2 times yesterday, and got 4 ectos, 3 eternal shields (gold, purple and white) a purple eternal bow and a gold hammer. My party members also got several good items. Someone even called this the best drop run he'd ever seen.

Savio

Teenager with attitude

Join Date: Jul 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

10 Oct 2005 at 15:50 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by M1h4iL

There is a mesmer offhand with 20/20 for fast casting skills, ALTHOUGH there is only 1 skill to that attribute, an elite -_- .

Not only that, but the skill's a stance, so the Fast Cast mod's worthless. Fast Cast for Fast Cast...I thought that was pointless enough.

Aeryn Dimeneira

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

France

Luxan Forces

Mo/

10 Oct 2005 at 15:51 - 19

Oh man I knew I should have kept that not max dmg axe with no other bonus than a max dmg upgrade against Plants taht I dropped in Perdition Rock times ago.

I think each player got his ubber crappy loot taht you think impossible to beat till you beat it ! ^_^

LifeInfusion

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

in the midline

E/Mo

10 Oct 2005 at 16:06 - 20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hugh Snyder

it has a terrible mod on it so I can't even use the "highly salvagable" aspect

Yes it is pretty much crap. Nothing on it is half decent.

ozz

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

10 Oct 2005 at 16:35 - 21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tactical-Dillusions

I received a gold composite bow 15-28, req 11.

Get this... it has dmg +14% always and health regen -1.

Edit - Indeed the drops down there are terrible. I went to UW last night for the first time in months and all i got to show for my efforts was a 13-24 stormbow, which i salvaged and some dust.
I got something like 100 gold total profit (after paying my share for entry) for around an hour spent in there.
Totally pathetic.

Running around in ascalon for ten minutes gets way more profit!

Guys I have been saying this all along. The Drops not only in UW or FoW are terrible, but it seems almost everywhere. I have received Gold quality on some of the most worthless stuff for instance a staff with an energy bonus on it being all that is worth salvaging.

However, I do recall getting a while ago Gold max dmg Dragon Swords, Shields, Bows, etc. that were max dmg and were identified to have value. I just do not understand how a Staff with 9-15 dmg on it can be so rare

ozz

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

10 Oct 2005 at 17:15 - 22

Quote:

Originally Posted by caldrich

Granted the items with mixed attribute requirements/mods are goofy (especially that last one); let's have a little leniancy though people! If they gave every warrior in the game a gold furious dragon sword of defense with max mods just for talking to Warmaster Tydus, it wouldn't make it all that special if you got one, say, for killing Glint, would it? Oh gee, I just got rocked and all I got was this lousy sword that everyone already has. Guess I'll go sell it to the Merchant for 1 gold. Basic economics - if you only see one every 50 hours of game play, it makes it that much more valuable!

Man get out of here with that...I have played over 900 hours since April and still yet to have drops like the sword you mention. No rather Gold Bow with +15% Dmg when health below 50% .. that is bunk and how rare is that?

I have said it before I say it again rare means nothing in this game anymore.

Savio

Teenager with attitude

Join Date: Jul 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

10 Oct 2005 at 18:17 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aeryn Dimeneira

Oh man I knew I should have kept that not max dmg axe with no other bonus than a max dmg upgrade against Plants taht I dropped in Perdition Rock times ago.

I think each player got his ubber crappy loot taht you think impossible to beat till you beat it ! ^_^

I would have paid you quite a bit for a max Axe Haft of Pruning. I just gotta clear them weeds, y'know.

And Ozz, where exactly have you been saying there are crappy drops? You have...16 posts. I'm not seeing anything. And 900 hours played pales in comparison to some people.

Shmash Witdaclub

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

W/E

10 Oct 2005 at 18:19 - 24

i think all the weapons of "pruning" are so horrible that they actually are rare... maybe in the next chapter there will be a horde of plant creatures attacking the world and those that have been lucky enough to attain one of these "godly pruning items" will be kicking ourselves in the butt for not saving these weapons to fight off the invading venus fly traps...

just a thought.

Shmash

Batou of Nine

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

California, USA

Angel Sharks [AS] (RiP [KaiZ] T__T")

Mo/E

10 Oct 2005 at 18:27 - 25

Quote:

Originally Posted by theus

Anyway..Me and my guild went down into UW and opened up two chests between all 8 of us and we all only got purples.Which is weird considering ANET said they raised the chance of getting gold.

Woh, you guyes needlessly wasted phantom keys! The first item dropped from any chest determines all items thereafter from that chest. First time it is opened, if it spawns a purple item, all the following will also be purple. Same goes for Gold.

Not 100% sure on this, but from experience and many other people experience this seems to be the case.

Savio

Teenager with attitude

Join Date: Jul 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

10 Oct 2005 at 18:28 - 26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Batou of Nine

Woh, you guyes needlessly wasted phantom keys! The first item dropped from any chest determines all items thereafter from that chest. First time it is opened, if it spawns a purple item, all the following will also be purple. Same goes for Gold.

Not 100% sure on this, but from experience and many other people experience this seems to be the case.

Oh, it's true. Of course, in a team of players who know that, I end up being the one to test...

Shmash, you remember the tons of Red Iris Flowers you gave to Gwen? They're coming back in full force. I just know it.

Kakumei

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Grind is subjective

learn this please

10 Oct 2005 at 19:27 - 27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Theus

Anyway..Me and my guild went down into UW and opened up two chests between all 8 of us and we all only got purples.Which is weird considering ANET said they raised the chance of getting gold.

yeah, that run was pretty bad

this is probably the best/worst drop i've ever gotten though

Shmash Witdaclub

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

W/E

10 Oct 2005 at 19:37 - 28

Darn it! i knew that picking all of those flowers across ascalon would come back to haunt me! i just wanted Gwen to be happy so i gave her everything i had capes, flutes, flowers - and she just leaves me - typical woman.

Now, not only am i depressed that she is gone, but you say all of the flowers will rise to power. I am a mark for sure!

Shmash

Wasteland Squidget

I'm back?

Join Date: Sep 2005

Here.

Delta Formation [DF]

W/E

10 Oct 2005 at 21:19 - 29

Anyone who disses Pruning has never done the Titan quest outside of Denravi.

Seriously, Pruning owns there. It's like a free +20% damage bonus against everything.

Tactical-Dillusions

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Grimsby, UK

R/

10 Oct 2005 at 21:41 - 30

You guys won't believe this. I had these drops earlier and wasn't going to ID them until i read this thread...it made me curious.

Top two pics are before identification. Bare in mind that this thread was minimized behind GW while i was ID'ing them, lol.

Virgo

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

SC, Charleston

W/Mo

10 Oct 2005 at 21:53 - 31

Shweet - 600 gold!!! 400 away from a platinum....you gonna share Mister Moneybags?

Tactical-Dillusions

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Grimsby, UK

R/

10 Oct 2005 at 22:23 - 32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Virgo

Shweet - 600 gold!!! 400 away from a platinum....you gonna share Mister Moneybags?

Sorry, i'm down to 980 plat so i am saving up! The defender is a max gold with +20hp always, req 9 strength btw!

Iere

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Midnights Revenge [MiRe]

Mo/Me

11 Oct 2005 at 00:49 - 33

I got a bit of awesome loot from a chest in the shiverpeaks

Max Zealous Longbow of Marksmanship. Gave it to my R/Mo.

Alone)

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

Campbell, California

Legio Imortalii

W/Mo

11 Oct 2005 at 01:00 - 34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Navaros

I think it can be safely concluded from this thread that the devs seriously need to fix how mods spawn on items.

Best thing to do: take all crap mods out of the game, period.

Only put good, worthwhile mods on every item.

@Those who will argue it's subjective: no it's not. Everyone including the devs knows what the good mods are and what the crap mods are.

I disagree.

Why is everyone complaining about crappy drops when the real worthless drops are in pre-searing? Other than the dyes.

maraxusofk

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

San Francisco, UC Berkeley

International District [id多], In Soviet Russia Altar Caps You [CCCP], LOL at [eF]

W/

11 Oct 2005 at 01:02 - 35

Hahahahahha i pwn all u newbs!!!! I actually got a 14-21 purple crystalline of pruning (17%)! Nobody can come close!!!!

*shoots himself for bad luck*

smurfhunter

Banned

Join Date: Aug 2005

my w/mo uses mending, orison, and healing breeze. you cant kill him.

Sand Scorpions [SS]

W/Mo

11 Oct 2005 at 01:05 - 36

nothing beats a gold focus item with +5 defense against charr. imagine equiping that and a broken flute.... ownage.

ManadartheHealer

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Awaiting GW2

W/

11 Oct 2005 at 01:57 - 37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tactical-Dillusions

That sword rocks...fire dmg+pruning? OMFGWTFHAX it's so l33t vs.........plants

knives

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

USA

Grenths Rejects [GR]

Me/

11 Oct 2005 at 02:00 - 38

Quote:

Originally Posted by ManadartheHealer

That sword rocks...fire dmg+pruning? OMFGWTFHAX it's so l33t vs.........plants

Rangers wearing druids should count as plants.

koren

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2005

aec

12 Oct 2005 at 13:28 - 39

Yeah i'm actually surprised a weapon mod that adds % damage against humans doesnt exist. Would be perfect for pvp.

moonshadow

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

Chocolate Dragons

12 Oct 2005 at 14:01 - 40

I'm just imagining how cute it would be to have Guild Wars T-shirts: "My Guildmate went to the UW and all I got was this crappy longbow" ...

or something to that effect.