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Sean of the Thread
10-05-2005, 07:06 PM
If they only knew what we sold TEXT for...

http://cgi.ebay.com/FFXI-Kracken-Club-on-Kujata-Server_W0QQitemZ8219381773QQcategoryZ4596QQrdZ1QQc mdZViewItem

Which also brought to my attention that their economy is close to ours. 95million in game.
Parkbandit
10-05-2005, 07:07 PM
Originally posted by Xyelin
If they only knew what we sold TEXT for...

http://cgi.ebay.com/FFXI-Kracken-Club-on-Kujata-Server_W0QQitemZ8219381773QQcategoryZ4596QQrdZ1QQc mdZViewItem

Which also brought to my attention that their economy is close to ours. 95million in game.

It's for this reason I am glad Blizzard made any good equiped gear soulbound.
Sean of the Thread
10-05-2005, 07:10 PM
I agree PB.. the farming and mob hording would have been 10x worse.
crazymage
10-05-2005, 07:37 PM
man i want that guy to come play gem
Sean of the Thread
10-05-2005, 07:44 PM
Has anyone here played that game?
YancyDC
10-05-2005, 07:58 PM
Says reserve is set at 1050, and it's off-hand. :gawk:

I've heard it's pretty crappy game, you have to group, and certain profs will never find a group, especially if you're American.
The Ponzzz
10-05-2005, 08:45 PM
I played FFXI... Alot of crap goes down there, gil farmers suck
The Ponzzz
10-05-2005, 08:47 PM
And the kraken club is godly... A monk and kraken club = The End
Warriorbird
10-05-2005, 10:45 PM
Well...DR and GS have had higher selling items. Still especially funny considering the source.
The Ponzzz
10-05-2005, 11:49 PM
Not sure if people remember, But back when UO was HUGE and the ulimate shit, castles would sell for over $3,000.

I remember sitting back and seeing 25 bids on a tower for 4 grand and couldn't believe it.

And then there's that Utopia game that invented a new form of the stock market... Forget the actual name of it, but it takes alot of resources...
Warriorbird
10-05-2005, 11:50 PM
Yeah. I know a fellow who paid $2800 for a mirror blade in DR. Still blows my mind. They're not even really that great a weapon considering DR's breakage potentials.
The Ponzzz
10-05-2005, 11:54 PM
Geezus... WTF is the mirror blade?
Warriorbird
10-06-2005, 12:36 AM
Mirror blades do more damage and hit more often in various categories based on your personal levels of stat and skill points. They're absolutely crazy...basically the equivalant would be steadily rising AS, dropping weight, ambush skill boosts, weapon skill boosts, and crit AND damage weighting....based on your stats and skills.

The only problem is that DR has breakage...and people can steal the items in your hands after you die fairly easily.
Artha
10-06-2005, 12:37 AM
and people can steal the items in your hands after you die fairly easily.

So...

Step 1: Find out how to steal stuff from the corpse's hands.
Step 2: Stalk one of these mirror blade owners.
Step 3: Ebay, profit.

I pwn teh underpants gnomes.
The Ponzzz
10-06-2005, 12:46 AM
I think it's fucking strange on how DR and GS are so different, but the same...
Warriorbird
10-06-2005, 12:51 AM
Yeah. The most recent sales of those that I remember sold for a lot less than the $2800 dollar mark (for reasons of the downsides of the blade more than anything) but that one always stood out to me.
Shari
10-06-2005, 02:17 AM
You know, Scott and I just got in a fight over my-playing GS too much. I should make him read this thread. :D
Ardwen
10-06-2005, 04:52 AM
More items then I can couint in GS sold for more then 2800, and at least one account sold for better then 30k.

Ardwen
Warriorbird
10-06-2005, 07:24 AM
Oh, I bet. Just the biggest sale I remember witnessing.
The Ponzzz
10-06-2005, 08:48 AM
Yea, we don't see much of the big stuff, unless we have it. I would love to know some of the things in GS that sold for over $1500 not including silver sales or the most recent vaalorn sword that Stray had his hands on...
Jorddyn
10-06-2005, 09:22 AM
I quit GS when I started equating what I was spending in game with real dollars.

"I could buy this 6 million silver weapon, or I could have $90."

(Yes, I know my wealth was piddly compared to most. Leave me alone)

Jorddyn
Drew
10-06-2005, 11:25 AM
I know the feeling Jorddyn. Lately I've been going "I'm swinging 2000 dollars here." Luckily it's not actually my weapon so I'm not tempted to liquidate. I don't really want to try to add up the RL value of what my character has because it really ruins the fun of the game in a sense, at least for me.
nocturnix
10-06-2005, 03:26 PM
Originally posted by The Ponzzz
And then there's that Utopia game that invented a new form of the stock market... Forget the actual name of it, but it takes alot of resources...

Earth: 2025 (http://games.swirve.com/earth/)

It's still around, but now owned by a company called Swirve. I still play every now and then, that game fucking rocks. Great office game as it takes up minimal amounts of time.
nocturnix
10-06-2005, 03:31 PM
I met a guy in college sophmore year(2+ years ago) who figured out how to dupe in EQ.

Used to play myself, cant remember what it was he sold but it was an oldschool item like Rubicite BP or something. I think he sold them for 700-900 each before they caught the bug. Ended up buying himself a muscle car with the profits.

As for my own selling experiences, I sold my origional characters, the first time I quit EQ for around 150 or so. But the real kicker is the fungi tunic I sold for $200, I thought I was so cool making 200 IRL dollars off one item. But I guess thats not much when you read people selling items for 900-3,000 now.

Its so funny when you tell people who have never played an MMORPG or much of any computer games for that matter, their puny brains simply cannot comprehend why someone would buy an imaginary item in a computer game.

[Edited on 10-6-2005 by nocturnix]
Terminator X
10-07-2005, 12:24 AM
Originally posted by Ardwen
More items then I can couint in GS sold for more then 2800, and at least one account sold for better then 30k.

Ardwen

Please tell me that it was the real SGM account that caused realy briefcases filled with real twenties to really, really magically appear? :wow:
Drew
10-07-2005, 02:32 AM
Originally posted by Terminator X

Originally posted by Ardwen
More items then I can couint in GS sold for more then 2800, and at least one account sold for better then 30k.

Ardwen

Please tell me that it was the real SGM account that caused realy briefcases filled with real twenties to really, really magically appear? :wow:


The 30k account? No, that was a certain famous sorcerer.
GSLady17
10-07-2005, 03:43 AM
Fame isn't worth 30k.

I'm curious as to what was on the account as well. I'm trying to think of a famous sorcerer and no one comes to mind so the character couldn't be THAT famous.
Andreal
10-07-2005, 03:44 AM
>fame all 1

Fame List -- All Players -- Rank 1 to 25
________________________________________________
Rank| Name | Fame |Lvl|G| Race|Prof
------------------------------------------------
1 Tarakan 390000995 100 M Human Sor

stfu

Edited to add: Not saying it was him by the way..



[Edited on 10-7-2005 by Andreal]
peam
10-07-2005, 03:47 AM
I'd guess Thalior.

I think the Aanalar account sold for something around $10,000.
Andreal
10-07-2005, 03:48 AM
I have to agree though, not worth that much. Unless I had millions.. Then I could probably just give Simu some money and have one created.
peam
10-07-2005, 03:52 AM
p.s. You're all n00bs.
GSLady17
10-07-2005, 04:04 AM
Originally posted by Andreal
>fame all 1

Fame List -- All Players -- Rank 1 to 25
________________________________________________
Rank| Name | Fame |Lvl|G| Race|Prof
------------------------------------------------
1 Tarakan 390000995 100 M Human Sor

stfu

Edited to add: Not saying it was him by the way..



[Edited on 10-7-2005 by Andreal]



So...you think that is worth 30k?:?:
Andreal
10-07-2005, 04:07 AM
Originally posted by Andreal
I have to agree though, not worth that much. Unless I had millions.. Then I could probably just give Simu some money and have one created.


Originally posted by GSLady17
So...you think that is worth 30k?:?:

....
Drew
10-07-2005, 04:35 AM
Originally posted by GSLady17

Originally posted by Andreal
>fame all 1

Fame List -- All Players -- Rank 1 to 25
________________________________________________
Rank| Name | Fame |Lvl|G| Race|Prof
------------------------------------------------
1 Tarakan 390000995 100 M Human Sor

stfu

Edited to add: Not saying it was him by the way..



[Edited on 10-7-2005 by Andreal]



So...you think that is worth 30k?:?:


It wasn't Tarakan and it was for the items more than the character. Although at one point Thalior was certainly one of the most famous people in the lands, if not the most famous, I mean by recognition, not actual fame, although I think he was tops on that for a long while as well.