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a thick vaalorn longsword adorned with a dragon's-tear emerald at each end of the hilt
This is a splitting longsword.
You carefully inspect your vaalorn longsword.
After a careful inspection you determine that a thick vaalorn longsword adorned with a dragon's-tear emerald at each end of the hilt requires skill in edged weapons to use effectively.
You remember that you registered this item a few days ago.
It looks like this item has been mainly crafted out of vaalorn.
Open/close to split/rejoin the weapon into two.
A few scripts that change based on stance, I will post them if asked.
Can be enchanted as a single weapon and the enchant will carry to both blades when opened. Can be bonded to with weapon bonding, and said bonding will apply to both blades when opened. Fully unlocked, so it maintains its full enchant when split (+18).
According to analyze, it is likely alterable and can be lightened.
(You analyze your vaalorn longsword and sense that the item is largely free from merchant alteration restrictions, but the creator has stated that "There do not seem to be any specific limitations."
You might be able to have a talented merchant lighten the vaalorn longsword for you.)
I will auction this starting at 35 million silver.
This will be crossposted on the officials (High End Items) and kept up to date.
Trades and buyout offers will be considered. I'm particularly interested in crit padded/high enchant/otherwise remarkable torso-only chain armor, or somewhat decent 2-handers and coin.
MB: 35m
CB: -
Looks like not as much interest as I thought. Taking it off the market for now.
-mark
BriarFox
03-29-2011, 01:13 AM
It's the price. It's 10m over what the other splitting weapons sold for, and it's an off-enchant.
I figured. I'd planned on sitting on these to enchant in any case, but had several people ask me to put them up for what I'd take now. So, I did.
Expect to see them again at +28 or +33 sometime in the relatively near future.
-mark
Wrathbringer
03-29-2011, 09:29 AM
It's the price. It's 10m over what the other splitting weapons sold for, and it's an off-enchant.
On the other hand, it's the first decent weapon base we've seen. I wouldn't have been surprised to see it fetch what the first two did. Best of luck with the enchanting.
IorakeWarhammer
03-29-2011, 10:06 AM
note: I also have "search vaalorn longsword" which is a regular vaalorn longsword that's bugged if anyone is interested, BO 1000m
BriarFox
03-29-2011, 10:39 AM
On the other hand, it's the first decent weapon base we've seen. I wouldn't have been surprised to see it fetch what the first two did. Best of luck with the enchanting.
Warhammer and katar are both very decent.
Archigeek
03-29-2011, 12:48 PM
Warhammer and katar are both very decent.
True, but blunt weapon users are a smaller population, as are katar users, (even though the katar is a fairly effective weapon). I think it's reasonable to expect more for the longsword than for the hammer. I'm not so sure about the katar.
BriarFox
03-29-2011, 01:04 PM
That's true. There is likely an increased demand for a longsword, even though it's only great against the lighter armors.
All in all, I don't think 35m is unreasonable. I just think it was priced above the other weapons and that's the probable reason for why it didn't get a bite. I'm sure someone will snatch it up once it's +33, probably for 40ish.
Yeah, I'm in no rush to sell, and it's a buyer's market right now with all the stuff still dropping from Droughtman's. Didn't want to take a bargain price on it, especially with a major project slot ready to go. Figured I'd wait a day or two before starting the tempering, give people a chance if they really wanted it. Kinda glad no one jumped on it, actually, feel like I'm part of the creation of a relatively epic item here.
-mark
Archigeek
03-29-2011, 02:39 PM
Actually this market is unprecedented I think. It's not really a buyer's market like I expected it to be anyway, as a lot of items have sold for far more than I expected them to. The reason is that there is a huge amount of liquidity in the market; more than I thought was there. Part of it is the infusion of coins from the same event that is producing the items, but it is pretty evident that there are more people out there with decent piles of coins than I thought too.
I'm almost convinced that it is "irrational exuberance". It's really not a bad time to sell at all.
waywardgs
03-29-2011, 03:41 PM
I bought the sais and am working on enchanting them and leveling a warrior to use them. I'm excited to see the results, but it's going to be a while as I'm taking them to 7x. They're neat weapons.
I bought the sais and am working on enchanting them and leveling a warrior to use them. I'm excited to see the results, but it's going to be a while as I'm taking them to 7x. They're neat weapons.
Gonna do 2x MOC (can even warriors afford that?). Whatever the case I have a feeling you'll want as much MOC as possible (also if you can ever get regular flares added to these that would be boss) because of how the warrior bonding double swing works. Mstriking is like putting money in the bank for warrior bond flares.
Archigeek
03-29-2011, 03:53 PM
Gonna do 2x MOC (can even warriors afford that?). Whatever the case I have a feeling you'll want as much MOC as possible (also if you can ever get regular flares added to these that would be boss) because of how the warrior bonding double swing works. Mstriking is like putting money in the bank for warrior bond flares.
This. And you can set it to only give you the double-swing flare. I'm curious to see how often it flares. For example, when it's divided into two pieces, will the flare ratio be per weapon (2) or per bond (1)? I presume per weapon, but it will be interesting to see what happens when someone has bonded with one of these.
Sheikh
03-29-2011, 04:06 PM
I made a prime warrior to play with the splitting hammer and will hit level 8 today. As soon as I can bond to this thing I am in the market for PP to either enchant or get fire flares considering the character will be a pure sunfist warcamp character using berserk.
Ill post results, but it will be a while until I am at that point.
drunksolo
03-29-2011, 04:08 PM
Since Em didn't seem to have considered bonding (he had to test it to give an answer on whether it bonded 1 or 2) I bet it's a normal rate of flaring for each half.
waywardgs
03-29-2011, 04:09 PM
This. And you can set it to only give you the double-swing flare. I'm curious to see how often it flares. For example, when it's divided into two pieces, will the flare ratio be per weapon (2) or per bond (1)? I presume per weapon, but it will be interesting to see what happens when someone has bonded with one of these.
That's a good question. Obviously I'm hoping per weapon.
waywardgs
03-29-2011, 04:10 PM
And yeah, tons of moc. I want to be a lawnmower. They should release a coraesine version!
AnticorRifling
03-29-2011, 05:50 PM
And yeah, tons of moc. I want to be a lawnmower. They should release a coraesine version!
Mexican is not a race choice in GemStone.
OH SNAP!!
waywardgs
03-29-2011, 05:53 PM
YES IT IS! forest gnomes...
So... does that mean that the Gemstone equivelent of Jews are .... burghal gnomes?
Roblar
03-30-2011, 04:41 AM
Warrior bond double strikes don't activate during a mstrike (or berserk/cman), so while MOC w/splitting weapons (and the enchant/weighting/etc services counting toward to blades) is cool, it will only show during a regular attack/kill/ambush. The good news is swinging through those other means often virtually assures the double strike to activate when you finally do a regular swing.
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