Have you ever seen the movie “Lord of War“
Think about it, Red Rock Candies allow you to kill 33% faster. Perhaps with the death of his love, the traveler decided to profit from the constant strife in Tyria. Do most gamers think about the humanitarian consequences? “NO… OF COURSE NOT… IT’S A GAME… NOW WHERE’S MY LOOT!” It seems that most gamers don’t care about the role-playing aspects of an online role-playing game. This was incredibly clear to me when I entered district 1 of The Marketplace. A quest that had only been available for a few hours was totally being leveraged for maximum loot. This week, you’ll need 15 Plague Idols to max out the scavenger hunt. Players were selling them by the dozens… roughly 8,00-1,000 gold each. One player boasted how he had over 100.
It feels like binge gaming. Don’t gulp down the beverage, savor it, sip it, enjoy it! I don’t understand what drives these players to maximum profit. The gold isn’t real. The rewards are trivial. True, just last week, I made about 40,000 gold from Guardian Moss sales. Yet, it didn’t feel rewarding to me. I got the feeling that I should be farming loot in the real world… doing quests to improve my website and my business. Unfortunately, it’s a lot easier to be rich in Guild Wars than the real world.
Anyway, here’s the main mission text…
I’ll let you in on an interesting secret I’ve learned here: the Jade Brother hood will actually welcome you if you offer them a few Plague Idols to smash into pieces. It may seem like an odd practice, but I try not to judge. Who knows? Perhaps it’ll even be a useful survival tip for you. They’ve let me into this trader’s paradise, and I intend to stay until I’ve bartered so much I can barter no more. I hope they extend my visit, so would you find me 3 more Plague Idols?
What a two-faced traitor! What about the suffering of the Canthan people? The atrocities of Wajjun Bazaar should not stand. The Jade Brother Hood boldly kill peasants!
Of course, I evened things out by slaying many members of the Jade Brother Hood. If you’re looking to get Plague Idols, destroy the Am Fah to the south. The enemy of my enemy is my friend? Who can tell in the slums of Cantha. I just killed all the hostiles in my way. It didn’t take to long to get 15 Plague Idols. I then wandered over to Nicholas the Arms Dealer. He’s hanging out at the North West of the zone.
For my troubles, I received the usual array of mundane loot.
- 5 Red Rock Candies
- 5 Mysterious Tonics
- 5 Red Rock Candies
- 5 Blue Rock Candies
- 5 Mysterious Tonics
I started to wonder if I should just trade with other players. Why should I have to follow this nut job? Why should I have to be his errand boy? It seems that players are more than willing to sell their gifts from the Traveler. Red Rock Candies are incredibly cheap too! I lost a lot of respect for Nicholas the Traveler this week. I gained more respect for the player driven economy. Wow, they are fast with getting the necessary supplies.
Don’t blame the players too much for not caring about the role-playing part of this quest because, completing it has no effect on the world. Very few care if what they’re doing is wrong in the Guild Wars’ world, since it doesn’t have an effect on it.