This is what I get for choosing Elvaan. When I reach DRK40 I'll be selling my Emperor Hairpin and scrounging a few extra 100k to purchase one of these. Two is overkill for lv40, IMO.
Sniper rings are 750K now in Shiva jumped in price from 620K in like 2 days and not dropping><><><. I got one of these and I still missed 4 times in a row on an IT(no high eva) a few times. I started missing less when a brd joined the pt.
forget the rings. get a brd. listen to madrigal. smile, and give the brd ur 580k or however much so the poor brd can buy their monster signa. lolz jk, but i agree with the first post they're wonderful rings, but not worth the price. eat a jackolantern!!!
These rings are currently 580k on Bismarck and dropping (Thank God) im only a 39THF/19NIN ATM but when i get 40 im gonna need those rings -_- seriously though these are kinda like the Emporers Hairpin, and Leaping Boots, the stats are really useful, but not quite worth the price they go for *sigh* Thank god im a THF, I can camp the gil for these in a week or so lol best of luck to everyone else :P
These rings are currently 580k on Bismarck and dropping (Thank God) im only a 39THF/19NIN ATM but when i get 40 im gonna need those rings -_- seriously though these are kinda like the Emporers Hairpin, and Leaping Boots, the stats are really useful, but not quite worth the price they go for *sigh* Thank god im a THF, I can camp the gil for these in a week or so lol best of luck to everyone else :P
Alright, so Im not lvl 40 yet, but Im getting there. Still not too experinced in the game, but those stats made me stop and think.
So wearing two rings would give +10 accuracy and +10 ranged accuracy? Wicked cool.
Except you then have -40 Dark defense, opening you up to almost a 100% chance of getting all those bonuses fooked up by Blind, the line of Bio spells, Poison, and Aspir (I think? one of those). Topping it off, your defense drops 20 points, giving you an even further weakness.
I think they're around 450K on my server at the moment, but I think these rings are just silly ^^;
Samurai needs 2x sniper's because they have insanely horrible accuracy. Hell, most 2 hand melee need sniper's post 60, it's not just samurai. Even thfs buy them, but they can camp coffer in oz all the time so no big deal to them.
The sniper rings cost 590K to 600K on Shiva><><>< I see alot of rings that raise ranged accuracy but only this and the archer's ring that raise melee accuracy at the AH's I wish there were some other alternatives to these overpriced things
Yeah but you spend alot more to get +10 dex instead of +5 accuracy.
Emp. Hairpin = 320k for 3 dex. Leaping Boots = 320k for 3 dex. Spike Necklace = 5k for 3 dex. Mercany Captains Belt = 15k For 1 dex.
Thats 10 Dex. = 5 Accuracy for 660K.
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Sniper's ring = 510k for 5 accuracy (10 dex.).
So its either 660k For +10 dex or 510k for the ring, Which does the same thing. All-in-all the ring is a better choice. Then you can stock up on the +dex gear.
I was xping with a party today and decided to start checking mobs each time to see what they conned. IT+- most of the time (high defense low evasion) and when I took off my sniper ring, they still conned low evasion ; ; so this was kind of overkill for me at that place. I took it off and replaced it with a dex ring for a while. Same hit rate, but (I didn't notice a visible ammount) slight increase in criticals. So really do check what you are fighting. If you already have enough accuracy from other gear, you might want to hold off, as it's a good chunk of money.
I'm not going to sell it back because who knows, maybe next level I'll be fighting somewhere where the mobs have higher than normal evasion for their level.
A level 55+ party wont have a DRK or SAM if they dont have at least 1.. when you hit about 65 there is better stuff but at least thats what Ive heard from my LS DRKs say. (only 45DRK/22WAR so ive got a ways to go) im saving up for one of these XD
I jus got bak from a 2week vacation and first day i decide to open up my casino...after about 15min i got 300k which boosted me up to 500k so i could at least afford one. I dont kno how fast prices fluctuate, but it went up to 595k on Garuda server. WTF!! jus gotta wait for a lucky cheap bid or til it goes bak down. bastards selling for too high!
Sniper's rings are worth the money spent for them. I spent 400k for each of mine and they've helped my Samurai a great deal. However, the +1 versions are not worth the money... at least not for my job because they sell for 2M gil. For 1.6M gil.. you get accuracy +2 ... when I could spend 900k and upgrade from Haubergeon to Haubergeon +1 (which i'm doing) and not only do I get Accuracy +2... but I get Attack +2 AND Str and Dex +1. The same reason I chose to keep Royal Guards collar instead of buying Spectacles. I get 3 more Accuracy but I lose 4 to Attack. Now... I would sacrifice 4 to Attack for +10 to Accuracy with a Peacock Charm (LOL!)
You can't really blame the high level crafters for trying to make money. They've spent a considerable amount of time and gil to get where they are, quit complaining and level a craft yourself if you want to be able to make that kind of money.
lol sorry about that wont let me edit the last one, anyway onto subject. i hate these things when i first got drg to 40 snipers were 250k each, thats not bad its reasonable the friggin archer ring is insanely easy to get! insanely easy >.< but when i got it to 52 they were already up to 350k so crap lets farm and get the gil got to 300k didnt look for awhile and it was up to 400 got to 350k and its now 450 >.< i quit drg cause of it damnit.
Considering the monster it drops off of isn't even a NM, it's not THAT rare. It's a very very rare drop yes, but you can kill the monster over and over because two of them pop repeatedly in their same spots. The REAL problem is constantly claiming them enough times to get the drop because they are SO camped.. but that still means a constant supply of around 6 or so a day coming into circulation.
But they're not as rare as some of the things you have to get from HNMs that only spawn once every 24 or so hours.. hence the price on some things being well over 5 mil.
400k? I wish try 700k on Valefor!! I have skiped them for 7 lvls on my drk, now I have to farm my taru butt off. The archer's ring you need to make the Snippers is 400k on valefore maybe that is what you where thinking of. And I just bought abs-dex >< stupid 300k spells!!!!
Lol why all these hate posts against high-lvl crafter? They got nothing to do with it. It's more about these people who camp Stroper Chyme and sell back the Archer's Ring at 410-420k on Leviathan. Archer's Ring = 410-420k, Sniper's Ring= 430-440k, actually its not such a big profit for a high lvl crafter. By the way, I just bought my first Sniper's Ring, can't wait to get at 40 to use it!
Archer's Ring = 410-420k, Sniper's Ring= 430-440k, actually its not such a big profit for a high lvl crafter.
lol Take a look at the recipe. Would you pay 20k for a Tiger Leather? I mean, come on.....if that was the case I'd get my leather crafting up *JUST* so I could craft a single Tiger Leather and sell it for 20k
/sarcasm off
On the brighter side I want a few of these bad boys, Elvaan's are born blind and couldn't hit the broad side of a barn standing 2 feet away from it.
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lol Take a look at the recipe. Would you pay 20k for a Tiger Leather? I mean, come on.....if that was the case I'd get my leather crafting up *JUST* so I could craft a single Tiger Leather and sell it for 20k
You forget that any crafting synthesis involves the risk of failure and loss of materials. I don't think 20k is much to pay someone who has risked losing a 400k+ item to make this ring. ^^
heehee its so true, it usually is never the crafter that sets the price, but the seller (which ironically ends up b eing the crafter in the end) but this is one of those items you dont craft to get the normal version~ you craft these in hopes of getting the hq versiion (approx 2.5mil last i checked on fenrir). buuuuut... seeing as how you need leather lvl 100 + guild af (as i like to call it) to have about only 25-30% chance of making these, its no wonder you see one name buying 10 rings and spending close to 5 mil to hopfully get at least a couple hqs ><;
oh, and im DEFINITELY NOT saying undercut, cause thats the last thing you should ever do. if you want to sell you item for 10gil less just to sell it, fine, but remember that it will sell anyway, just wait for a day when all the really rich players log on and go shopping =p
Ok the easiest way to get this is not to farm, but to get your melee class to around 47 - 50+ and camp Stroper Chyme in Ordelle's. Having War as a sub is almost a must, because you have to voke it as soon as it pops, or a JP will get it. It has two spawn points. I usually just camp the room until I get the archers ring drop. Having a friend makes it easier, but you gotta split the profits too. If your not melee (blm might could get it at a lower level, but would be really hard) and your less then 55 - 60 then you have little chance of defeating this solo, let alone getting it from someone who has voke, or flash. Once you have the drop, goto jueno and sell the profits, then turn around and buy a snipers ring, they are usually about the same price. (360-80k CaitSith Server). Or you or someone you know who has high leathercraft can craft you one from the archers ring. Hope this helps
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For a Hume Dragoon/Thief, is this item REALLY necessary? I know they're good... but are they worth spending weeks farming up 800,000 Gil to buy a pair? (And that price has been rising of late on Asura... so it'd likely be even more than that.)
when you are xping, check mobs a lot. If they are constantly conning high evasion to you, getting more accuracy will probably help you hit more. If they are conning low already, a sniper ring won't make a lot of difference for you.
one of my friends spent two weeks trying to farm up enough gil to buy one of the rings only to end up buying it and dumping their drk a few levels later... not sure about the price of them on unicorn but i think they were about 350k or something according to my friend ^^;
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Actually the synthers only make a small ammount of profit on these, as the Archer's Ring they are made from usually costs only about 10k - 20k less. The people who get the Archer's Rings directly control the prices of the Sniper Rings.
I have had these for quite awhile, cost me 550k each on Seraph. If you are a melee class and can afford to buy them or have the patience to camp then craft them... I would do it. When doubled with a Haubergeon I hardly ever miss on IT's. They are a little over-priced considering its 5ea... but when your desperate to smack something as hard and as many times as you can... you go to desperate measures^^;
Well, unless Fairy is very special, and has decided to take pity on it's poor Elvaan DRKs, it looks as if I am going to be farming for a good long while... that is, if I want to start hitting mobs >_<
I think this is a great item for low DEX and accuracy jobs / races, but to have the price in the 400k+ range is going overboard... These two along with Absorb-DEX are going to have me clawing for every bit of money I can find!
God, this is ridiculous... They cost so much... and thats not the problem... they didnt ALWAYS cost so much... its high levels who buy all of them... make more of them... and then sell them all back for well mroe than they bought them for... they control the market... and make this game much harder for everyone else...
Sorry, but in most cases there is probably not a cartel of high levels keeping the price artificially high, prices are what they are for a reason. If the price was lower, all of them would be sold really quickly and many people would be left camping the ah waiting for one to go on sale, since more people would be able to afford them and want them than would exists. Conversly, if the price was higher, they would have a lot of them piling up unsold, as more would be made than there would be people who both want and can afford one. The reason for the high price on this item is simply that a whole lot more people want them than copies of this item exist, thus the price went up high enough that the number of people who can afford them equals the number that exist.
Actually, on Midgardsormr, a group of players WERE inflating them. My friend managed to get an archer's ring drop from the stroper chyme which he sold on the AH, and promptly got yelled at in a tell from another player that they were trying to get the price of archer's rings over 1 mil. They got up to 800k but they started going down. Sniper Ring prices are directly related to Archer's Rings as they are the main component. I managed to get one when they 'dropped' to 650k. It looks like the group has given up their persuits, because archer's rings are only 600k now, but it can always happen again...