Buying and Selling: Why Mostly Warrior/Ranger Weapons? I WTB Staffs!

jgortner

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

Saints of Sin

W/Mo

Hi,

I noticed in the buy/sell forum section, almost all the posts are for axe, sword, hammer, shield, and bow. Hardly any staffs! I was wondering why and if anyone has any input. I'm looking to buy and I'm having a hard time. Thanks!

Isaac Ixbane

Jetdoc

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

Staffs are exceedingly hard to price, especially due to the very very good staffs that are collector's items. To me, other than the permanent energy rods or those with unusual skins, it's really hard to find a buyer for many of those items.

Yichi

Yichi

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2005

Guild Hall, Vent, Guesting, PvE, or the occasional HA match...

Dark Alley [dR]

sad yet simple answer - not many people have the patience to play a caster. they want right up front to "smash", "kill", "clobber" things. That and many newcommers to the game will pick a warrior thinking that dmg is always the best way to go.

fgarvin

fgarvin

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

Most farming spots produce weapons because the mobs are melee based. Farming spellcasting mobs takes more time and effort than its worth.

AncientPC

AncientPC

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2005

Ascalon 1

W/R

There is no demand for most caster golds since they suck. Plus green and collector items have a lock on the caster item market.

The only staffs really worth selling are rare skinned staffs with both global fast cast and global recharge.

Skuld

Skuld

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2005

Thousend Tigers Apund Ur Head [Ttgr]

A/

imo bow types actually make a difference and warrior weapons and bows are actually used to fight, unlike staffs and wands, their main purpose is to give energy etc

chippxero

chippxero

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

norfolk

Super Anti Rabbit Squad [SARS]

Mo/Me

With staffs there really isn't too much variation on what people want, green items cover nearly all the bonuses you'd want and there just arn't any rare skins or types of staffs that people will pay through the nose for apart from Ghostly and even then IMO they don't look that good.

Casters are lucky that they can get such good items that they don't have to worry about spending a 100k upgradng.

AncientPC

AncientPC

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2005

Ascalon 1

W/R

Anything over 100k is purely looks and not utility driven. As such, there is a lot more variety in skins for weapons and shields as opposed to staffs.