Guild Wars 2

I am researching collections I might want, and I came across the basic one dealing with Hylek weapons. To get them all, you have to buy 1425 sun beads, one at a time.

Is there any other way to get the beads or the weapons? I’ll wear out my mouse with that many clicks.

I wish. Darn toads should have a bulk option.

I bought mine while watching TV. It was still super tedious and carpal tunnel-inducing.

At this point, you should have a key or mouse button that double clicks for you. Most of us world boss farmers and silverwastes chest runners have one for opening all the chests, I used it for the sunbeads too, I’m just glad there wasn’t a purchase confirmation on them.

Yeah, I’ve got one, but that’s still over 700 keystrokes. I wonder if a keyboard macro would violate the terms of agreement?

Daddicus.6128:

Yeah, I’ve got one, but that’s still over 700 keystrokes. I wonder if a keyboard macro would violate the terms of agreement?

Yes.
The only type of “macro” permitted is essentially a key-bind. You cannot have a button perform more than one action making anything that most people consider to be a “macro” prohibited.

mtpelion.4562:

Daddicus.6128:

Yeah, I’ve got one, but that’s still over 700 keystrokes. I wonder if a keyboard macro would violate the terms of agreement?

Yes.
The only type of “macro” permitted is essentially a key-bind. You cannot have a button perform more than one action making anything that most people consider to be a “macro” prohibited.

You can however bind your left click to your mouse’s scroll wheel.

Seera.5916:

You can however bind your left click to your mouse’s scroll wheel.

Oooh, that sounds like a great idea. I’ll try that. Thanks!

Better yet, bind double click to the mouse wheel ^.^

I’ve recommended in the past that ANet simply sell “packs of Sun Beads”

• Each pack includes 75 beads;
• Each pack costs 1575 karma (21 karma * 75 beads).

Alternatively, ANet can change the recipe to use only one bead and change the karma cost to be 75x the current cost.

Either of those would be great ideas!

As far as I can see, sun beads are used ONLY to get those weapons, and ONLY in quantities of exactly 75 per weapon. There’s really no reason to lower the quantity allowed to by to anything less than 75.

Heck, even if they sold in piles of 100 or even 500, I would just buy the extras and toss them when done.

Daddicus.6128:

Either of those would be great ideas!

As far as I can see, sun beads are used ONLY to get those weapons, and ONLY in quantities of exactly 75 per weapon. There’s really no reason to lower the quantity allowed to by to anything less than 75.

Heck, even if they sold in piles of 100 or even 500, I would just buy the extras and toss them when done.

I think there are some jewelry items that require less, but I’m not positive because there is no reason to craft them.

Yeah, you’re right. It requires 3, and it’s not part of the achievement list. So, there IS a reason for them to sell one by itself.

Still, no reason to not sell 75 as well.

because, you see, this way there is a market for those that do not want to break their own fingers by clicking on the merchant.

and i dare say they sell well.