Quote Originally Posted by Cimanim View Post
Wow, what things are worth have really changed in the 8 months I haven't played. It's really bad. Shako's apparently are worth more than pul (they used to be pul along with homunculus and occulus), now apparently its worth 2-3 high runes, which is ridiculous. and PCcharms 10+ highrunes? When the hell did that one happen. They were 2+4 hrs, 5 if you got a nice life or mana addition to it. Man,greedy farts.
Yes. Jalal's used to only be worth a Hel, but now that people have the options to MF more, and have the gear to make high class Smiter Paladins, high runes have been easier to find. As the demands of more characters increases, so does the demand for gear for those characters. Particularly, Paladins. Torches are now only worth one high rune, while Sorceress and Paladin Torches range from 3 to 12. As more characters are required, so does also the need to make them more gosu. It's like an exponential curve that is self perpetuating, which is why Battle.net is having lag problems recently.

Quote Originally Posted by Flying Mullet View Post
I'm guessing that as time has gone on, more high runes entered the market, thus making them worth less.

EDIT: And pardon my ignorance, but when people refer to a Shako, are they referring to the Harlequin Crest?
Yes.

People call it Shako because it is green, unlike its normal counterpart, which is the same as any other cap.