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[Victor Wachter]

EPIC Weapons® to auction first 10 Grey Warden Swords and first 10 Darkspawn Greatswords beginning today and concluding on November 30, 2010.

On December 1, 2010, Epic Weapons Introductory Offer will feature 200 Grey Warden Swords and Darkspawn Greatswords on a first-come-first-serve basis. Regular sale of the swords begins January 21, 2011.

EPIC Weapons announced today that it has launched the auction for the Grey Warden Sword and Darkspawn Greatsword as seen in BioWare’s Dragon Age.  The auction will be for the first 10 of each sword and can be found at http://auction.epicw...s.com/dragonage.  Each sword is embedded with a Game-to-Gear RFID chip for easy identification and certification, and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and wall mount.  Each participant who registers will be guaranteed a Grey Warden Sword or Darkspawn Greatsword (of their choosing) with delivery following the auction winners in the order of sign-up.  ALL AUCTION PARTICIPANT SHIPMENTS WILL BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO ANY CHRISTMAS OR INTRODUCTORY OFFERS.

Epic Weapons will be offering a Christmas Introductory offer for the first 200 Grey Warden Swords and Darkspawn Greatswords.  This introductory offer is only available through Epic Weapons.  The swords officially go on sale January 21, 2011.  For further information visit www.epicweapons.com.

Modifié par Victor Wachter, 22 novembre 2010 - 05:58 .

[Xephyr829]

Awesome !

[nuclearpengu1nn]

I have only a few questions:
are these sword life size??
and finally...
are these sword capable of dismanteling my foes into pieces??

Modifié par GreyWarden36, 22 novembre 2010 - 07:55 .

[dracuella]

GreyWarden36 wrote...

I have only a few questions:
are these sword life size??
and finally...
are these sword capable of dismanteling my foes into pieces??

I'll sure give it a try! *goes looking for Darkspawn in the wilderness of her suburbian neighbourhood*

But yeah, I'd like some specs on it. Retail will be $400 when it goes on regular sale in so it's a $60 save if you get it at starting bid but what do we get for the price? I need size, weight, larp value (Not that I'd ever larp with something this precious but still..). IS THIS A REAL SWORD OR JUST AN ORNAMENT? 

The EpicWeapons site says: "This authentic Grey Warden Sword replica is a
replica of the weapons wielded by the heroic Grey Wardens when they are
faced with darkspawn. This replica is cast with the highest quality
stainless steel with custom etched molds and was created using the
finest grade materials and craftsmanship."
Hmm.. I can't tell.. Hope, yes, tell, no

Modifié par dracuella, 22 novembre 2010 - 08:16 .

[nubbers666]

shoot if you guys got the money waste on something pointless like that send some this way lmao



paying 400 dollars on a sword that you have no use for

just seems like a waste

[Esbatty]

Those looks AWESOME!

...

Just saw an article about them and poof here is the thread.

[nuclearpengu1nn]

i wonder if i can use the sword as a fork or a knife for my steak

[Omega fart]

ha wow 400 for that i mean it looks pretty legit but 400 is too much mayb 100 and ill take that with my halloween costume next year and id rather just play around killing virtual darkspawn in my dragon age 2 game once it comes out...heh warden greatswords...wow...

[Leonia]

As someone who collects swords and prop replicas, the price doesn't bother me so much, so long as the quality is absolutely amazing. I hope they'll do more designs in the future, some of the weapons like Vigilance and Maric's Blade had really cool unique looks that would look really cool as display pieces.

[FrostyLazer]

katie916 wrote...

shoot if you guys got the money waste on something pointless like that send some this way lmao

paying 400 dollars on a sword that you have no use for
just seems like a waste

If I had the money I would buy one. 

Would love to have a Gray Warden sword on my wall

[vometia]

If they shipped outside the US I might be interested, but apparently they don't. Also it says they're made of stainless steel - for a $400 sword? Some mistake, surely...?  Edit: well I seem to have found the answer to that, as mentioned in the next post.

Modifié par vometia, 30 novembre 2010 - 04:44 .

[vometia]

dracuella wrote...

IS THIS A REAL SWORD OR JUST AN ORNAMENT?

Ornament.  I'm quite surprised considering the price, but apparently it really is made of stainless steel rather than sword steel.  Rather disappointing, really.

Don't ever try waving one of these things about, stainless steel swords are notorious for unpredictably breaking...

[flexxdk]

Lemme guess:

It's a butterknife.

[vometia]

Whacka wrote...

Lemme guess:

It's a butterknife.

Not even that.  At least you can spar or pose with a butterknife: stainless steel is just too unsafe even when mucking about solo.

I'm still wondering if I've misunderstood the blurb as it's a lot of money for a stainless wall-hanger.  I'm going to kick myself if they turn out to be proper sword-steel and I missed the boat.

[flexxdk]

vometia wrote...

Whacka wrote...

Lemme guess:

It's a butterknife.

Not even that.  At least you can spar or pose with a butterknife: stainless steel is just too unsafe even when mucking about solo.

Well, it could be that, after having made those pictures, they discovered Photoshop's resize tool. Could explain why the sword looks so big on their site.

*cough*Useless ornament is useless!*cough*

Modifié par Whacka, 30 novembre 2010 - 09:22 .

[vometia]

vometia wrote...

If they shipped outside the US I might be interested, but apparently they don't.

Oh, I was wrong!  They're now publishing the shipping rates to the UK, the cheapest being about $200.   Er, no.

[Dan Matrix]

Just buy the mini desktop versions that they made earlier in the year. Their only $15 and are the same quality I bet lol. I have both of the mini ones and their really cool.

[vometia]

Dan Matrix wrote...

Just buy the mini desktop versions that they made earlier in the year. Their only $15 and are the same quality I bet lol. I have both of the mini ones and their really cool.

The mini ones are very cool, and the postage is peanuts from the Bioware Store.  Definitely recommend them!

Also handy for slaying very small ogres and removied congealed mucus from one's exterior olfactory tracts.


Edit: crap spelling

Modifié par vometia, 01 décembre 2010 - 10:09 .

[FrostyLazer]

To bad shipping to the EU from the Bioware Store is quite expensive. You pay first of all pay quite a lot of shipping, but you have to pay also a VAT tax (starts around 20 euro's, 10 euro's are handeling fees) when you get it. Need to find someone to send it to in the US so that they can send it to me (and not report the value so that there will be no extra taxes on it)

[vometia]

FrostyLazer wrote...

To bad shipping to the EU from the Bioware Store is quite expensive. You pay first of all pay quite a lot of shipping, but you have to pay also a VAT tax (starts around 20 euro's, 10 euro's are handeling fees) when you get it. Need to find someone to send it to in the US so that they can send it to me (and not report the value so that there will be no extra taxes on it)

I think just to set the record straight, the shipping rates from the Bioware Store are very competitive: I've had quite a lot of stuff shipped from the US and have to say they're pretty good value.

However, these swords aren't shipped from the Bioware Store but from Epic Weapons, whose shipping rates aren't such good value; in fact their checkout page indicates that they may be marking up the already quite expensive UPS rates, which I'd estimate are probably less than half the price indicated.

Careful with getting stuff shipped if you understate the value as it could have implications if the goods are lost or damaged, the obvious implication being that you won't get a full refund (or anything at all).  Taxes are one of those unfortunate facts of life, although depending where you live the collection of handling fees by the courier may not be enforceable: in the UK I've so far succeeded in my demands that they be refunded, though sometimes it takes a fair bit more effort than I'd prefer.

Modifié par vometia, 02 décembre 2010 - 03:56 .

[dragonator89]

It's a life size sword, the website states:
"This authentic 57" replica Grey Wardens Sword is the weapon wielded by the heroic Grey Wardens when they are faced with darkspawn. The replica is cast with the highest quality Japanese stainless steel with custom etched molds and was created using the finest grade materials and craftsmanship."  Weighing at 17 lbs.

Sure I'll buy a GW sword for $400, that is if it was made of high-carbon steel and battle ready / fully functional.  What's the point of buying an awesome GW sword if you can't even use it to cut through bamboo poles and rolled rice mats.

Modifié par dragonator89, 03 décembre 2010 - 06:00 .

[dracuella]

I'm really torn between waiting for a proper craftsman to 'replicate' the replica in proper materials and getting this one before they're gone. It would look pretty on my wall but.. it just wouldn't be the same knowing that when Darkspawn rush my front door, I'd have to rely on my japanese chopping knives rather than my Warden sword. Oh what is a fangirl to do..

[Kyuss4622]

You'll poke your eye out.