Posts by jimbo32

  • Current Economy

    So are q9 +5en Shinobi's actually *selling* for 500e+? I've seen a couple priced like that, but no buyers.

    And man, it's such a shame that all the botting and RMT's have hosed the economy so much. Those insc skins you mention are around 7-10x more expensive than they were when I played last. Supply and demand has nothing to do with it.

  • Introductions Thread!

    Hey folks. I'm sure I've traded with a good chunk of the people still around from the original Guru days even if we've never played together, though I do recall some Mausoleum runs with some of the regulars. Others might remember me from Urgoz/Deep runs with Lynette Le Sange.

    I just discovered this site after picking up the game again, and it seems like a much better replacement for Guru than what they have over there now. And man, the loss of the old Guru makes me incredibly sad. In many ways, Guru was the heart of the GW community - for me anyway. There's definitely something to be said for a game without an auction house. Trading becomes a social exercise in addition to an economic one, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who had friendships that were a result of Guru trading.

    Anyway, it's good to be back playing the game again.

  • Current Economy

    Hey folks,

    I already posted this on what's left of Guru, but no replies. So hopefully here it will get some action.

    Anyway, I've been away from the game since 2011-12 ish, and was wondering about the current state of the economy. Even as a former Price Check Guru, I find it a bit difficult to get a handle on. Prices for a lot of stuff seem to have gone in the toilet, which is understandable given the declining population. However, other things seem to be about the same - mainly armbraces and ecto, and high-end OS stuff.

    So here's where the PC comes in. I'm making some assumptions based on the Buy and Sell threads I've looked through. Opinions would be great.

    q9 15^50 OS melee weapons - even formerly in-demand Canthan skins like Katana, Jitte, Shinobi or Dragon Kamas - seem to have dropped a lot?

    q9 +5en OS melee weapons have gone up in value? For instance, there's a post in the PC forum here on Legacy estimating a q9 +5en Shinobi @ 500e. Am I in the twilight zone? :p

    q9 OS staves seem all over the place. 20/20 versions of core skins have always been common, so it's no surprise that the demand for those is low. But I've also seen the double dragon Jeweled Staff q9 20/20 going for 50e+. When I last played, those were around 12-15e or so. What the hell? And I'm assuming that Canthan staves have mostly stayed around the same price-wise?

    The OS version of the Icy Dragon sword seems to have gone through the roof. They used to be less than 100k iirc, but are now much more. Is that correct?

    What's the current state of inscribable weapons? Is there anything that sells (other than BDS) or is it all vendor/salvage trash?

    Are there any birthday minis or tonics that are worth anything, or are they all less than 40k? What about stuff like EL Kuuna that were formerly in high demand?

    And lastly, what's driving the demand for ecto and arms? Surely most people that wanted or needed Tormented weapons and Obsidian armor for the HoM got them ages ago.

    Thanks for any opinions.

  • Your Most Precious Item!

    Here's mine. Given to me by Licensed Luny a few weeks after the Mausoleum glitch happened. Along with a handful of other Guru regulars, we managed to get in a bunch of runs to Majesty's Rest before ANet "fixed" it. Most of the drops were junk, but she was lucky enough to get this bad boy, and passed it on to me for my Derv. Were it not customised, I'm sure it'd be worth more than a few ecto, but it's one of those things that I would never dream of selling even if I could.

    EDIT: Forum image upload seems to be broken, so...

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