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Emblem Frustration

I have all 11 icons now and am not terribly interested in creating more (seeing as how they cost me an arm and a leg in tithes as is!). I'm frustrated because emblems continue to be one of the best ways to generate XP but after that are of little value. Or, is that just me?  The Marketplace forum and Emblem Trading group are overrun by Glitchen hawking emblems.  Emblems once sold for $5K per but given the glut in the marketplace, you're lucky if you can sell them for $3K now. They now seem to be going for $2.5K and less as each day passes. 

It just takes so much in donations to get an emblem, it's a bummer that they seem to have such little worth at the moment. 

So, what to do with my extensive collection of emblems? Hoard them until value goes back up - if it goes up? Create a lovely stone path to my house? Place them as decorations on shelves? Le sigh.

-- End Rant --

PS - Anybody want to buy some emblems?

Posted 9 months ago by Rayray47 Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • I stopped donating for a while after getting all the icons (and such a relief it was too!) and the emblems just kept on coming. So I feel your pain.

    I was planning on hanging onto them until new skills come out. They might be useful for speeding up learning.
    Posted 9 months ago by Flowerry Pott Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've been hiding them away in bags until the new skills come out, too. I have so many skills that the additional hour and a half each emblem gives me will be AWESOME.
    Posted 9 months ago by EE Cummings Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Sure, what emblems do you have, or what can you fulfill from this list? http://www.glitch.com/forum/marketplace/18200
    Posted 9 months ago by Rook Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Emblems are excellent to use for attacking the Rook! Only can use it to donate during priming the shrine.

    My own rumor: "Iconize" 11 icons of same Giant will produce something new. Heh, never know!
    Posted 9 months ago by Milolin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Am I wrong in saying that EMBLEMS don't generate XPs but rather the favor that earns emblems does? After getting the 11 icons, I have tried NOT to receive any emblems. Instead, I spend the favor points before receiving the emblem. I get more time off of learning that way--something like 8 hrs for the primary giant vs. 1.5 for the emblem. Of course I can't save them up, but I've never been one to think ahead.
    On the other hand, I appreciate the emblems I've received beyond the ones in the icons. It's a lot easier for me to accumulate favor with Grendaline (4300 favor max/day) than with Humbada (2300/day), all thanks to those "wasted" emblems.
    Posted 9 months ago by Flash McPherson Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yus... keep them for new skills, I spent a ton of them when potion-making came out and sped through my skills.  I'm continuing to donate so that my max shrine favor can help shave even more off.
    Posted 9 months ago by shhexy corin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • When future skills day 50 days to learn because of the time penalties, those emblems will be very useful, except I suppose it's only worth it if you got the emblems as a by-product of other activities. Donating for 6000 favor to get an emblem just to spend it at an equivalent of 1000 favor is definitely not worth it.
    Posted 9 months ago by TomC Subscriber! | Permalink
  • If you have a hoard of Pot emblems, I would be more than happy to take them off your hands :)
    Posted 9 months ago by tis Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Give or sell them to new folks who don't have all their icons yet.
    Posted 9 months ago by KatGamer Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Use them as throwing stars. Until a better option comes along. Keep in mind that a lot of the people here have been here for a while, once we're out of beta and new people come in the value will go back up.

    Or throw em in a big bag and have a raffle here and there.
    Posted 9 months ago by rorschach Subscriber! | Permalink
  • stare at them long enough until you can bake a cookie version in your sleep.

    using them as shuriken is good too.
    Posted 9 months ago by Piratice Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Just keep them.. When the game get's out of beta they will likely be worth plenty with all the new players :).  Think of them short term as a reward for donating and leveling and as as a long term investment.
    Posted 9 months ago by Joni Mitchell Subscriber! | Permalink