Is the Trophy worth it?

[EQScott]

If my skill is already 250, wouldn't a Geerlock suffice?

An average geerlock would drop my Int down to 235 (swap out my Zlandicar's heart), but that shouldn't make any difference.

I've heard about people failing 3 or 4 times on the Trophy, that scares me. Although I wouldn't mind doing it once and paying about 4kpp for a 100%WR bag and the trophy though.

Opinions?

[Jago668]

Depends. I think it is worth it but I love to tradeskill. If the only reason you would do it is for the weight reduction bag, just buy a tink bag and don't look back.

[DeegerStormcrow]

Don't forget the stats. The trophy has +50 charisma as well as +10 Str/Wis/Int (where, oh where is the dex?).

It's also nice to be able to summon a 10 slot, 100% weight reduction bag that you can destroy.

[EQScott]

The stats I could take or leave. I get 10 Int from my Stein of Moggok and I already have my Int up to 255 without buffs when tradeskilling. Putting it in my Range slot wouldn't do much good.

The Cha is nice for buying components, I'll give you that. I hate swapping gear all the time.

How often do you use the summoned 10 slot bag? I have lost a couple of nice items because I have logged with stuff in a No Rent bag.


If I get rich enough off of my brewing skill I'll think about the trophy. But then... who ever gets "rich enough"?

How often do you use the summoned 10 slot bag? I have lost a couple of nice items because I have logged with stuff in a No Rent bag.

I make a hand made backpack each and every time I brew to have 10 extra slots to put ingredients in.

Because this fills up my only empty slot when I am done brewing I have to 'OOC' to sell the backpack....

I have done this at least 20 times in the past few months.

So spending 5k to attempt, and fail, on this trophy is worth it to me.

I will keep trying until I get it, so I can have the 10 int in my range (6 more than my range has now), 50 cha so I don't have to swap equip to buy/sell, and a tink bag equivelent all for the price of 1 tink bag (so far, it will prolly cost a lot more eventually), it's an amazing deal.

[NeoCatET]

Getting the trophy?

I personally think it's worth it, and who said you have to pay 4k for the thing? I only spent about 2k on Rodcet Nife to get mine made.

2k?

How did you accomplish this, considering those Corking devices go for 2k alone, and most every brewer can't make them themselves.

Thats not even taking into account the gem costs involved in the seal itself.

[EQScott]

2k?

You are either lying or you don't manage your money very well.

8 Velium Bars at 262pp each = 2096pp

4 Rubies at 131 each = 524pp

Black Sapphire = Market value = 50pp

Diamond = Market value = 50pp

Blue Diamond = Market value = 400pp

Jacinth = ????

Corking Device (guildie made it and charged me a BD) = 400pp

Corking Device (to replace the one used) = 400pp

Total = 3920pp + misc stuff I didn't list


If you say that you looted most of the stuff to make your trophy, that is still a "cost" because you are using something that has value.

[NeoCatET]

Price

Most of the gems were given to me. But Velium bars onlt cost me 200pp.

[Cigarskunk]

If the stats are useless to you...

And you don't want to risk 4k on the wieght redux bag...

And you're afraid of the summoned bags...

And you've already got a geerlok...

Then getting the trophy is just a matter of pride and bragging rights - you do it because you want it, not because you need it.

That's why it's called a trophy.

Personally, I'm going for a trophy with all of my toons who are doing tradeskills whether they need it or not - just for the pride of being able to show it off as a badge of honor.

[Freekin]

/agree Cigarskunk

[sir0die]

are the stats the same for ALL trophies in all trade skills?


if you gm multiple tradeskills and have geerlocks for all, do you only need a trophy for each skill or only 1?

unless your ego demands you have one for each tradeskill.

[Yalenya]

Re: Price

Most of the gems were given to me. But Velium bars onlt cost me 200pp.

How didyou find velium bars for only 200pp, the best price with faction and cha that I have ever seen is 262pp per bar?

Yes, the stats are the same for ALL of the trophies. They have their unique modifiers on each tradeskill trophy.

You can equip up to 4 trophies, even though you won't get the stats from the one in the ammo slot. It is more a pride thing to get each trophy of the tradeskill that you have GMed.

Yalenya

[EnfinitiStarr8]

unless your ego demands you have one for each tradeskill.

I dont really think it's so much ego as it is pride. When I finally GM my first skill and get my trophie it will be with GREAT pride. To then spend 3 AA points and the time to get even a second skill to 250 it is even more pride in what you are doing. 3 AA can also mean more STR, Run 3, Regen 3, or any of the other things you can get to help kill and play the game better. A gerrlok is nice to have, but I want the tropies for PRIDE, not ego. And even with 75 base CHA 150 more never hurts, 225 CHA and sneak can get me some great prices !

[NeoCatET]

Re: Price

How didyou find velium bars for only 200pp, the best price with faction and cha that I have ever seen is 262pp per bar?

I have a friend who bought them in Thurg for me, the price he said they were was like 208 or so.