Finally finished with a lot of shit I had to do for work, back to League of Legends after a long four month break. Sucks taking a break from this game because the you definitely fall behind fast when you don't have daily practice.
I reskinned my twitch.tv page and dumped all of the guild wars 2 garbage. I'll be streaming.
http://www.twitch.tv/lucr3tius
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Sunday, December 9, 2012
gw2spidy API in Google Docs on Steroids
Guild Wars 2 is pretty much dead to me, but I find gw2spidy's API fascinating and fun to play with. I'm not a professional programmer by trade but I find it interesting to play around with this kind of stuff. Before I was pulling the data into Excel and manipulating it using the article linked below written by Marthisdil.
Granted, I took it way farther than Marthisdil did in his article, but all the basics for doing it yourself are in there. I read a similar simple little how-to by Valaadus where he was doing the same thing in Google docs with JSON and a little Javascript.
This is particularly interesting to me because its web based and uses google doc's API which is by itself incredible. So this is what I've created (sample). Instead of using the CSV calls I used in my previous implimentation I'm using json calls. Below is an example of a json call, clicking this will just throw up some junk on the screen. Below that is what the call looks like in a little bit more understandable format.
The example written up by Valaadus was parsing the results of a json request for min_sale_unit_price and formatting it a little bit with some javascript. I wanted to see if I could return an entire row of values using only the item ID, and then do some more in depth calculations. I modified the script as shown below.
Lines 5-8 are where the data is fetched, and 10-14 are where I grab each of the individual items I want out of the string returned in the json call (first graphic). Usually you can't modify the contents of cells arbitrarily in functions, but if you format it like I've done they "spill over" into cells to the right. You can view my sheet below.
Column B is the only column that calls the function =getItemInfo() and its fed column A for the itemID. Columns B, C, D, E, and F are populated with that function call because of the way the return statement is formatted. Columns G-P are normal excel formulas. I'm calculating projected earnings, total investment required, and the return on that investment (i.e., how fast your gold will grow by flipping this item).
Gemstones and Jewels were always a pretty good market for me, as long as you didn't dive very deep. Using the sheet you can simply refresh the page and sort by ROI, or the Earning column to see what to buy and sell.
To keep things simple I left all units of measure in copper. Really you only need to know that more profit is better anyway... so the units don't matter much. It's all simple math anyway */ 100. The big challenge with doing this in Google documents is that their API limits the amount of function calls you can make in a given time, so you've got to write the script to pull more data per query, and use some javascript to dump the data in the sheet with an array. Really gw2spidy's API will have to mature a little so you can get better defined querying before this becomes useful.
Enjoy!
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Playing with the gw2spidy API
The gw2spidy API is pretty great. I was working with pulling some data into Excel and building custom reports, calculating Return on Investment, Net Profit (after taxes and fees) to see how effective it would be as a tool on the trading post. Pretty soon this could be something you could do autopilot.
For example: http://snipurl.com/25i2r8i
This link will give you every level 80 rare weapon with "Berserker's" in the name. There is a guide on the github page that will guide you through how to import this into Excel. Once imported, I created a few columns for calculating what I was interested in to see which items would be the best to try and trade. It looked like this (I have everything on my sheet, not just Berserkers's weapons).
I could set the spreadsheet up to auto-update, but I prefer not to since a snapshot in time is really sufficient to get the data I want. I basically then just go from top to bottom placing buy orders on each item until I'm out of money. My thinking is that this will maximize my potential profit, instead of just randomly buying whatever items I find, or having to look through each window to check the margin and do some quick calculations in my head.
I have similar sheets set up for the following:
For example: http://snipurl.com/25i2r8i
This link will give you every level 80 rare weapon with "Berserker's" in the name. There is a guide on the github page that will guide you through how to import this into Excel. Once imported, I created a few columns for calculating what I was interested in to see which items would be the best to try and trade. It looked like this (I have everything on my sheet, not just Berserkers's weapons).
I could set the spreadsheet up to auto-update, but I prefer not to since a snapshot in time is really sufficient to get the data I want. I basically then just go from top to bottom placing buy orders on each item until I'm out of money. My thinking is that this will maximize my potential profit, instead of just randomly buying whatever items I find, or having to look through each window to check the margin and do some quick calculations in my head.
I have similar sheets set up for the following:
- Gemstones and Jewels
- Level 80 Masterwork Gear (greens)
- Common Crafting Materials (cloth, leather, ore, wood)
- Fine Crafting Materials (blood, fangs, claws, etc...)
Next I'll be working a sheet with 80 Rare Gear, then I don't know. It's definitely a useful tool I think, for people who are willing to dig a little deeper. Because I'm such a swell fucking guy here are all the API calls I created for my spreadsheet.
Common Crafting Components
http://www.gw2spidy.com/api/v0.9/csv/items/all/1?filter_ids=24272,24273,24274,24275,24276,24277,24278,24279,24280,24281,24282,24283,24284,24285,24286,24287,24288,24289,24290,24291,24292,24293,24294,24295,24296,24297,24298,24299,24300,24341,24342,24343,24344,24345,24346,24347,24348,24349,24350,24351,24352,24353,24354,24355,24356,24357,24358,24363
Fine Crafting Components
http://www.gw2spidy.com/api/v0.9/csv/items/all/1?filter_ids=19701,19700,19699,19702,19698,19703,19697,19679,19680,19681,19682,19683,19684,19685,19686,19687,19688,19718,19739,19741,19743,19745,19748,19720,19740,19742,19744,19746,19747,19719,19728,19729,19730,19731,19732,19733,19734,19735,19736,19737,19738,19722,19723,19724,19725,19726,19727,19709,19710,19711,19712,19713,19714
Gemstones and Jewels
http://www.gw2spidy.com/api/v0.9/csv/items/all/1?filter_ids=24889,24876,24875,24874,24873,24872,24871,24870,24535,24534,24527,24526,24522,24521,24520,24519,24516,24515,24512,24511,24510,24509,24508,24507,24506,24504,24503,24501,24500,24475,24474,24473,24472,24471,24470,24469,24468,24467,24466,24465,24464
80 Masterwork Gear
http://www.gw2spidy.com/api/v0.9/csv/items/all/1?filter_ids=13397,13444,13481,13403,13445,13487,13394,13447,13478,10496,10531,10566,10601,10643,10671
80 Rare Weapons - Berserkers
http://www.gw2spidy.com/api/v0.9/csv/items/all/1?filter_ids=25923,25944,28530,28553,26352,26370,27278,27300,27588,27610,27903,27924,13892,13927,13976,14011,14422,14472,14514,14563,14598,14647,14682,15265,15307,15349,15391,15426,15468,15510,15552,26114,26125,26963,26986,28216,28238,26649,26672,26818,26839,26488,26511,28389,28409,28780,28791,28075,28095,27761,27781,27446,27467,28703,28723,27131,27153
80 Rare Weapons - Carrion
http://www.gw2spidy.com/api/v0.9/csv/items/all/1?filter_ids=13889,13924,13973,14008,14428,14469,14511,14560,14595,14644,14679,15262,15304,15346,15388,15423,15465,15507,15549,32946,32950,32954,32958,32962,32966,32970,32974,32978,32982,32986,32990,32994,32998,33002,33006,33010,33014,33018,34809,34813,34817,34821,34825,34829,34833,34837,34841,34845,34849,34853,34857,34861,34865,34869,34873,34877,34881
80 Rare Weapons - Cleric
http://www.gw2spidy.com/api/v0.9/csv/items/all/1?filter_ids=13890,13925,13974,14009,14420,14470,14512,14561,14596,14645,14680,15263,15305,15347,15389,15424,15466,15508,15550,25941,25950,26122,26131,26367,26376,26504,26522,26665,26684,26834,26846,26979,26998,27147,27160,27293,27311,27462,27474,27605,27622,27777,27787,27919,27937,28091,28101,28233,28251,28405,28415,28546,28565,28718,28729,28788,28797
80 Rare Weapons - Explorer
http://www.gw2spidy.com/api/v0.9/csv/items/all/1?filter_ids=13891,13926,13975,14010,14421,14471,14513,14562,14597,14646,14681,15264,15306,15348,15390,15425,15467,15509,15551
80 Rare Weapons - Knights
http://www.gw2spidy.com/api/v0.9/csv/items/all/1?filter_ids=13894,13929,13978,14013,14437,14474,14516,14565,14600,14649,14684,15267,15309,15351,15393,15428,15470,15512,15554
80 Rare Weapons - Rampager
http://www.gw2spidy.com/api/v0.9/csv/items/all/1?filter_ids=13893,13928,13977,14012,14423,14473,14515,14564,14599,14648,14683,15266,15308,15350,15392,15427,15469,15511,15553,25930,25947,26118,26128,26361,26373,26496,26516,26657,26677,26826,26843,26972,26991,27140,27157,27285,27305,27454,27471,27597,27617,27768,27784,27911,27931,28083,28098,28224,28245,28397,28412,28538,28558,28710,28726,28784,28794
80 Rare Weapons - Shaman
http://www.gw2spidy.com/api/v0.9/csv/items/all/1?filter_ids=24995,25035,25075,25115,25155,25195,25235,25275,25315,25355,25395,25435,25475,25515,25555,25595,25635,25675,25715
80 Rare Weapons - Traveler
http://www.gw2spidy.com/api/v0.9/csv/items/all/1?filter_ids=33269,33273,33277,33281,33285,33289,33293,33297,33301,33305,33309,33313,33317,33321,33325,33329,33333,33337,33341,34049,34053,34057,34061,34065,34069,34073,34077,34081,34085,34089,34093,34097,34101,34105,34109,34113,34117,34121
80 Rare Weapons - Valkyrie
http://www.gw2spidy.com/api/v0.9/csv/items/all/1?filter_ids=13895,13930,13979,14014,14439,14475,14517,14566,14601,14650,14685,15268,15310,15352,15394,15429,15471,15513,15555
You can pull these into Excel and do whatever you want!
Common Crafting Components
http://www.gw2spidy.com/api/v0.9/csv/items/all/1?filter_ids=24272,24273,24274,24275,24276,24277,24278,24279,24280,24281,24282,24283,24284,24285,24286,24287,24288,24289,24290,24291,24292,24293,24294,24295,24296,24297,24298,24299,24300,24341,24342,24343,24344,24345,24346,24347,24348,24349,24350,24351,24352,24353,24354,24355,24356,24357,24358,24363
Fine Crafting Components
http://www.gw2spidy.com/api/v0.9/csv/items/all/1?filter_ids=19701,19700,19699,19702,19698,19703,19697,19679,19680,19681,19682,19683,19684,19685,19686,19687,19688,19718,19739,19741,19743,19745,19748,19720,19740,19742,19744,19746,19747,19719,19728,19729,19730,19731,19732,19733,19734,19735,19736,19737,19738,19722,19723,19724,19725,19726,19727,19709,19710,19711,19712,19713,19714
Gemstones and Jewels
http://www.gw2spidy.com/api/v0.9/csv/items/all/1?filter_ids=24889,24876,24875,24874,24873,24872,24871,24870,24535,24534,24527,24526,24522,24521,24520,24519,24516,24515,24512,24511,24510,24509,24508,24507,24506,24504,24503,24501,24500,24475,24474,24473,24472,24471,24470,24469,24468,24467,24466,24465,24464
80 Masterwork Gear
http://www.gw2spidy.com/api/v0.9/csv/items/all/1?filter_ids=13397,13444,13481,13403,13445,13487,13394,13447,13478,10496,10531,10566,10601,10643,10671
80 Rare Weapons - Berserkers
http://www.gw2spidy.com/api/v0.9/csv/items/all/1?filter_ids=25923,25944,28530,28553,26352,26370,27278,27300,27588,27610,27903,27924,13892,13927,13976,14011,14422,14472,14514,14563,14598,14647,14682,15265,15307,15349,15391,15426,15468,15510,15552,26114,26125,26963,26986,28216,28238,26649,26672,26818,26839,26488,26511,28389,28409,28780,28791,28075,28095,27761,27781,27446,27467,28703,28723,27131,27153
80 Rare Weapons - Carrion
http://www.gw2spidy.com/api/v0.9/csv/items/all/1?filter_ids=13889,13924,13973,14008,14428,14469,14511,14560,14595,14644,14679,15262,15304,15346,15388,15423,15465,15507,15549,32946,32950,32954,32958,32962,32966,32970,32974,32978,32982,32986,32990,32994,32998,33002,33006,33010,33014,33018,34809,34813,34817,34821,34825,34829,34833,34837,34841,34845,34849,34853,34857,34861,34865,34869,34873,34877,34881
80 Rare Weapons - Cleric
http://www.gw2spidy.com/api/v0.9/csv/items/all/1?filter_ids=13890,13925,13974,14009,14420,14470,14512,14561,14596,14645,14680,15263,15305,15347,15389,15424,15466,15508,15550,25941,25950,26122,26131,26367,26376,26504,26522,26665,26684,26834,26846,26979,26998,27147,27160,27293,27311,27462,27474,27605,27622,27777,27787,27919,27937,28091,28101,28233,28251,28405,28415,28546,28565,28718,28729,28788,28797
80 Rare Weapons - Explorer
http://www.gw2spidy.com/api/v0.9/csv/items/all/1?filter_ids=13891,13926,13975,14010,14421,14471,14513,14562,14597,14646,14681,15264,15306,15348,15390,15425,15467,15509,15551
80 Rare Weapons - Knights
http://www.gw2spidy.com/api/v0.9/csv/items/all/1?filter_ids=13894,13929,13978,14013,14437,14474,14516,14565,14600,14649,14684,15267,15309,15351,15393,15428,15470,15512,15554
80 Rare Weapons - Rampager
http://www.gw2spidy.com/api/v0.9/csv/items/all/1?filter_ids=13893,13928,13977,14012,14423,14473,14515,14564,14599,14648,14683,15266,15308,15350,15392,15427,15469,15511,15553,25930,25947,26118,26128,26361,26373,26496,26516,26657,26677,26826,26843,26972,26991,27140,27157,27285,27305,27454,27471,27597,27617,27768,27784,27911,27931,28083,28098,28224,28245,28397,28412,28538,28558,28710,28726,28784,28794
80 Rare Weapons - Shaman
http://www.gw2spidy.com/api/v0.9/csv/items/all/1?filter_ids=24995,25035,25075,25115,25155,25195,25235,25275,25315,25355,25395,25435,25475,25515,25555,25595,25635,25675,25715
80 Rare Weapons - Traveler
http://www.gw2spidy.com/api/v0.9/csv/items/all/1?filter_ids=33269,33273,33277,33281,33285,33289,33293,33297,33301,33305,33309,33313,33317,33321,33325,33329,33333,33337,33341,34049,34053,34057,34061,34065,34069,34073,34077,34081,34085,34089,34093,34097,34101,34105,34109,34113,34117,34121
80 Rare Weapons - Valkyrie
http://www.gw2spidy.com/api/v0.9/csv/items/all/1?filter_ids=13895,13930,13979,14014,14439,14475,14517,14566,14601,14650,14685,15268,15310,15352,15394,15429,15471,15513,15555
You can pull these into Excel and do whatever you want!
Friday, November 2, 2012
Guild Wars 2 is Bleeding Out
There will be no more Orichalcum map updates. Guild Wars 2 is bleeding out and I'm going to continue transferring to whatever the most populous servers are until I decide to quit the game, which will undoubtedly be very soon. I've already had Steam fired up, and League of Legends patching, looking for a new game (looking forward to the new Hitman).
Guild Wars 2 is likely the last MMO I'll ever play. I feel like MMOs are a genre that is going to die because companies no longer make the time investment feel like it pays off. They get bogged down in the details of how they're going to milk every last penny out of you through micro-transactions and they forget that they've got to give you something to look forward to to continue playing. I don't mind spending money but Its really all simple economics. I expect that for the consumption of entertainment my 1st dollar and my 500th dollar should yield the same utility, if they're encouraging me to spend that 500th dollar. I didn't spend a fortune on Guild Wars 2, but I probably spent more than most. (maybe $150? I didn't really keep track.)
What is the build-up in Guild Wars 2? What is the objective? Why am I farming? What good are achievement points? What am I supposed to be looking forward to? I feel like this game is an "asian grinder" MMO in disguise. Grinding isn't a big deal. I'll farm and grind all day if there is a point... but in asian grinder MMOs the point is the grind... which isn't fun. In Guild Wars 2 I see no point in continuing... which leaves nothing but the grind.
None of the issues I have with the game have been addressed, and there has been nothing from Arena Net communicating a direction. In fact in today's patch, instead of fixing broken class mechanics in WvW they remove orbs from the game completely. I can't help but be reminded of when Warhammer Online removed Fortresses from the game because they couldn't keep their terrible game engine alive when tons of players actually laid siege to it. A-net could at least tell us what they're working on and communicate a vision.
Whatever I'm over it. Back to fun games.
Guild Wars 2 is likely the last MMO I'll ever play. I feel like MMOs are a genre that is going to die because companies no longer make the time investment feel like it pays off. They get bogged down in the details of how they're going to milk every last penny out of you through micro-transactions and they forget that they've got to give you something to look forward to to continue playing. I don't mind spending money but Its really all simple economics. I expect that for the consumption of entertainment my 1st dollar and my 500th dollar should yield the same utility, if they're encouraging me to spend that 500th dollar. I didn't spend a fortune on Guild Wars 2, but I probably spent more than most. (maybe $150? I didn't really keep track.)
What is the build-up in Guild Wars 2? What is the objective? Why am I farming? What good are achievement points? What am I supposed to be looking forward to? I feel like this game is an "asian grinder" MMO in disguise. Grinding isn't a big deal. I'll farm and grind all day if there is a point... but in asian grinder MMOs the point is the grind... which isn't fun. In Guild Wars 2 I see no point in continuing... which leaves nothing but the grind.
None of the issues I have with the game have been addressed, and there has been nothing from Arena Net communicating a direction. In fact in today's patch, instead of fixing broken class mechanics in WvW they remove orbs from the game completely. I can't help but be reminded of when Warhammer Online removed Fortresses from the game because they couldn't keep their terrible game engine alive when tons of players actually laid siege to it. A-net could at least tell us what they're working on and communicate a vision.
Whatever I'm over it. Back to fun games.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Henge Of Denravi October 28th Node Locations
Watch them patch as soon as I hit publish.
Only found 4 Orichalcum in Malchor's Leap this time, looked for about an hour. If anyone knows where it is shoot me a whisper in game.
Only found 4 Orichalcum in Malchor's Leap this time, looked for about an hour. If anyone knows where it is shoot me a whisper in game.
Appreciate Jerardo once again for helping me with the locations.
Update: big thanks to Eve hooking me up with the last node location.
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Update: big thanks to Eve hooking me up with the last node location.
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And here is the update map!
Friday, October 26, 2012
Henge Of Denravi October 26th Node Locations
Holy Shit relax on the updates A-net!
(Update: As soon as I published this they patched. Fuck you Anet.)
(Update: As soon as I published this they patched. Fuck you Anet.)
Thursday, October 25, 2012
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