Should i continue making my legendary??

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Posted by: Rainbow.3496

Rainbow.3496

Ive been working on twilight for quite some time now and finally have gotten the gift of mastery and gift of twilight. NOW the hardest parts. The 666g precursor of satan, and the mystic clovers of death. All the mats would probally cost 400g, and the ectos 200g. thats 1200g!? should i quit while im ahead or just stick it out and make it? Should i pour 400g into The mystic toilet hoping for a precursor? Or just take my 400g and get visions of the mist and the ascended back piece……….. The reason i am just now getting cold feet is something my guildie said. I said " Why arnt you working hard for your legendary?" and he stated," its no use, eventually all the legendaries will drop in price due to the new legends + lack of demand. Should i just wait it out? or slave away and fail school to get 1200g and make it. and plus the scavenger hunt could come out any time. spends 666g, arena net,“HERES THE NEW SCAVENGER HUNT”. advice please….oh please.

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Posted by: Millionaires.4201

Millionaires.4201

Same boat, I want the Bifrost so bad. I’m taking my time and trying to get the money before I get my 8th 80. Lol. (That’s the plan, already at 2, but money is coming in so slow). The best thing to do is take it slow. You can watch the market and still get to pass school

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Posted by: SynfulChaot.3169

SynfulChaot.3169

Take it at your own pace and keep working towards it. You never know when they will institute a better method for the precursors (which should finally lower the insanely high prices). Don’t let the controlled economy stop you from what you want. Enjoy the game and go for your goals!

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Alts: Charr Guardian, Asura Elementalist, Human Thief, Norn Necromancer

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Posted by: Rainbow.3496

Rainbow.3496

your right. thank you for the feedback. i shouldnt let a kittenty part of the game ruin it as a whole.

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Posted by: Mystic.5934

Mystic.5934

I decided to make a legendary for a couple reasons:
-what else are you going to do? try to get the most gold in the game?
-buying one off the TP does not provide you the same sense of accomplishment. At this point, if you see someone with a legendary, you aren’t impressed. you probably assume they bought it with $. If you make it yourself, at least you get the satisfaction of working hard at completing a huge goal, and you know you earned it. if you just buy one, it’s for other people’s approval, which you won’t get because they assume you took the easy way out. At least you can gain your friends’ approval because they’ll know you worked for it.

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Posted by: Rainbow.3496

Rainbow.3496

agreed. but how else am i suppose to get twilight? it would take ages to farm each individual mat plus the huge waste in using the mystic forge. It would be hellbent if i didnt use the TP.,,,,

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Posted by: SynfulChaot.3169

SynfulChaot.3169

If you’re not in a hurry, wait for the new methods they have stated will be coming for obtaining the precursor.

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Posted by: Mystic.5934

Mystic.5934

Believe me, if it was easy to get, you wouldn’t want it. It’s only because it’ll take you 4 months of saving to afford that you’ll find it awesome to make your legendary.

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Posted by: SynfulChaot.3169

SynfulChaot.3169

Believe me, if it was easy to get, you wouldn’t want it. It’s only because it’ll take you 4 months of saving to afford that you’ll find it awesome to make your legendary.

I disagree. It does not matter how easy/hard it is to obtain. I am legendary hunting because the skin is shiny. If it looked the same (even without the particle effects) and was a starting weapon, I’d still use it.

Not everyone who hunts a legendary is looking for that exclusiveness. Some of us just like the skin.

I’m working towards Kudzu, myself.

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Main: Caeimhe – Sylvari Ranger
Alts: Charr Guardian, Asura Elementalist, Human Thief, Norn Necromancer

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Posted by: akamon.2769

akamon.2769

on a certain level, it seems to me you’ve already answered your own question. : )) don’t rush, don’t farm exclusively just to get the necessary components. but be mindful of what you’re doing. though i want to say, just keep playing the game! cause almost everything you do is contributing one way or another. keep playing, and you’ll eventually make a buttload of gold. which if they haven’t announced new ways to acquire pre-cursors yet, then you can buy it. even if they DO come up with a new way of getting them ‘easier’, though i doubt thye’ll be easy. you can say you dropped 1200g for this twilight. and you worked the hard way for it. but even then, you shoudln’t think about what other people think of your twilight. why ARE you going for it in the first place? cause you want it. then go for it. ; ))) you’ll love it when you do.

though i will say, it IS also just a skin. i have the juggernaut (i did get lucky with a couple of the components needed), but i still use other hammer skins because i like the way they look or their stats as well.

of course, that is just the way i feel about the legendaries at the moment. just another skin but some that you have to work that much harder / longer for. but don’t exclusively play the game to get a legendary. see it as a HUGE bonus. and a personal accomplishment. i would want twilight one of these days as well. but who knows, by the time i have enough mats / karma again, they might have released more / new legendaries or even ascended weapons!

just don’t forget how to enjoy the game. and don’t, don’t, don’t fail school. goodl uck! : )))

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Posted by: Gilosean.3805

Gilosean.3805

I"m going for a legendary because it’s the coolest looking weapon for my build. I just know that I’m not going to get there quickly. I’ve got to finish leveling 2 crafts, get all the mats, etc. It’s a long-term goal unless you can play all the time.

Some tips I’ve found useful:
1) Go for mystic clovers earlier rather than later because they’ll drop the T6 mats you need for Magic and Might.
2) Run 70+ dungeons, use the tokens to get rares and break them down for ectos to sell or use.
3) If you do go the MF route, don’t toss rares in the MF, toss level 80 exotics for the best chance of a precursor. Dungeon exotics can be used for this, and at least then you aren’t losing gold. If you don’t have the precursor by the time you’ve saved up the gold, just buy it.
4) Precursors apparently can drop from chests at a low rate. Try doing events with chests, JPs, etc. I haven’t found official confirmation of this yet though.
5) Don’t sweat it too much. It’s just a game.

Good luck!

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Posted by: Dolan.3071

Dolan.3071

Believe me, if it was easy to get, you wouldn’t want it. It’s only because it’ll take you 4 months of saving to afford that you’ll find it awesome to make your legendary.

I disagree. It does not matter how easy/hard it is to obtain. I am legendary hunting because the skin is shiny. If it looked the same (even without the particle effects) and was a starting weapon, I’d still use it.

Not everyone who hunts a legendary is looking for that exclusiveness. Some of us just like the skin.

I’m working towards Kudzu, myself.

I leave dungeon groups if someone has that weapon, it makes the single most annoying noise, and I refuse to mute SFX simply because of it. (That and most legendary wielders are pompous kitten that think their glorified farming skills should command respect. On that note… I’m going for The Flameseeker Prophecies

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Posted by: Nay of the Ether.8913

Nay of the Ether.8913

I’ll go ahead and tell you right now, I don’t like the legendary system, I don’t think I will ever get a legendary. But I would hope that all the effort and time you put into it wouldn’t be wasted. Stick with it man, but definitely do NOT ignore your schooling just to get a freaking flashy collection of pixels. PLEASE. Far too many of those people play games these days and you seem like a smart individual so don’t go down that road. That being said, keep at it man, do it when you can, if not, the world won’t end. Gl !

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Posted by: SynfulChaot.3169

SynfulChaot.3169

I leave dungeon groups if someone has that weapon, it makes the single most annoying noise, and I refuse to mute SFX simply because of it. (That and most legendary wielders are pompous kitten that think their glorified farming skills should command respect. On that note… I’m going for The Flameseeker Prophecies

I hope you will still group with me once I get it. I can tell you I am not a pompous kitten. I am a friendly plant. ^.^

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Posted by: Dolan.3071

Dolan.3071

I leave dungeon groups if someone has that weapon, it makes the single most annoying noise, and I refuse to mute SFX simply because of it. (That and most legendary wielders are pompous kitten that think their glorified farming skills should command respect. On that note… I’m going for The Flameseeker Prophecies

I hope you will still group with me once I get it. I can tell you I am not a pompous kitten. I am a friendly plant. ^.^

That was just a joke haha. It looks pretty cool, but the sound does drive me mental, like whenever a staff necro gets close to you, their #1 skill is so loud compared to anyone else.

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Posted by: lisamee.2408

lisamee.2408

Are the steps involved in getting your legendary fun for you? If so then continue having fun

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Posted by: Mystic.5934

Mystic.5934

hehe, I’m also going for kudzu! short/long bow ranger, so it was that or dreamer, and dreamer… just… no. didn’t know about the sound effects. are they worse than the slingshot? I stopped using my own slingshot because of the sound effects :P
I made a plan for the order I’ll make it:
Order of things to do:
0) Gift of Exploration (done)

1) Gift of Battle (badges of honor)
Gift of Thorns (TA tokens)

2) Bloodstone Shard (SP)

3) Mystic Clover (coin, ecto, obsidian)

4) Gift of Mastery (Bloodstone, obsidian, gift of exploration, gift of battle)

5) Gift of Wood (T6 basic mats)
Gift of Nature (T6 basic mats, gift of thorns)
Gift of Kudzu (Gift of wood, gift of nature, ice runestones, sigil of conjuration)

6) Gift of Magic (T6 fine mats)
Gift of Might (T6 fine mats)
Gift of Fortune (ecto, clover, gift of magic, gift of might)

7) Leaf of Kudzu (TP if I haven’t happened to have it drop by now)

The point was to get all of the time-only things done first, giving myself the most time to collect the findable ingredients before I had to buy the rest of them. really, 5, 6 and 7 all happen simultaneously.

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Posted by: Dolan.3071

Dolan.3071

hehe, I’m also going for kudzu! short/long bow ranger, so it was that or dreamer, and dreamer… just… no. didn’t know about the sound effects. are they worse than the slingshot? I stopped using my own slingshot because of the sound effects :P
I made a plan for the order I’ll make it:
Order of things to do:
0) Gift of Exploration (done)

1) Gift of Battle (badges of honor)
Gift of Thorns (TA tokens)

2) Bloodstone Shard (SP)

3) Mystic Clover (coin, ecto, obsidian)

4) Gift of Mastery (Bloodstone, obsidian, gift of exploration, gift of battle)

5) Gift of Wood (T6 basic mats)
Gift of Nature (T6 basic mats, gift of thorns)
Gift of Kudzu (Gift of wood, gift of nature, ice runestones, sigil of conjuration)

6) Gift of Magic (T6 fine mats)
Gift of Might (T6 fine mats)
Gift of Fortune (ecto, clover, gift of magic, gift of might)

7) Leaf of Kudzu (TP if I haven’t happened to have it drop by now)

The point was to get all of the time-only things done first, giving myself the most time to collect the findable ingredients before I had to buy the rest of them. really, 5, 6 and 7 all happen simultaneously.

WHY WOULD YOU NOT GET THE DREAMER!? IT SHOOTS UNICORNS MAN, UNICORNS!!!1!1!

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Skye Eterna ~ Mesmer | Arya Slade ~ Charrdian | Kiera Thine ~ Ranger
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Posted by: Ethics.4519

Ethics.4519

I say play the game how you enjoy it. If the legendary is wants keeps you logging in day after day, then keep your goal and go for it. If you would still log in after buying your back piece and weapon, enjoying wvw, dungeons, etc more, then I say drop the legendary goal.

My personal opinion is to wait until they have the scavenger hunt and prices drop. But that’s because I’m not all that interested in legendaries and I would rather spend 500gold getting the dyes I like, than buying a small part of a weapon

RIP in peace Robert