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Guild Wars 2 - BWE #3: 20-22 July - Return to FORT ASPENWOOD! - Release date: 28 August!

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  • VivixenneVivixenne Remember your training, and we'll get through this just fine. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    is drakes on a plain the one where you get a scythe that's actually a banana on a stick

    yes

    that is precisely what it is

    and then Koss starts bitching about the Balthazar-blasted drakes on the Balthazar-blasted plain

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  • unintentionalunintentional smelly Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I used the banana scythe with my mesmer and killed people with Illusionary Weaponry in the level 10 and under arena

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  • unintentionalunintentional smelly Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Also, Death Pact Signet is forever my favourite skill

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  • VivixenneVivixenne Remember your training, and we'll get through this just fine. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    every expansion has added something crazy to the skills mix

    like Assassins could suddenly teleport to enemies or allies and they have to do their attacks in a certain sequence (lead, off-hand, dual, etc)

    and Ritualist could summon spirits that not only gave buffs to the party but were half-decent tanks against NPC enemies

    Paragons introduced the shouts/chants/echos

    Dervish the multi-hit attack and the avatars

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  • VivixenneVivixenne Remember your training, and we'll get through this just fine. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Also, Death Pact Signet is forever my favourite skill

    I haven't gotten it yet :(

    apparently it's super popular in PvP

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  • VivixenneVivixenne Remember your training, and we'll get through this just fine. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Faynor wrote: »
    Faynor wrote: »
    Vivixenne wrote: »
    Gw2 on a 130 inch 3dtv owned btw

    jealous

    so jealous

    it was amazing

    one of the most "wow" experiences of PAX for sure

    and the skills all seemed really cool

    I was actually pretty unimpressed with the elite skills they had available

    they were both "turn into some sort of weather and move around for fifteen seconds"

    which is COOL, but considering they're cutting down on the number of skills in the game, I hope there aren't many clones

    I don't know I guess the last MMO I played was WoW, and it was a LONG time ago even then but the mobility aspect of GW2 was really neat to me

    like even that elementalist flip-back skill was a departure from what I was used to

    what skills was that flip-back one?

    like a lot of people hear the 8-skill limit and go "what ewwww" but they don't really consider that the guild wars skills aren't at all like the ones you see in other MMORPGs

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  • unintentionalunintentional smelly Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    The skill combo I came up with that I'm proudest of (not saying I'm the originator but I definitely hadn't seen anyone else use it) was

    Grasping Was Kuurong (ritualist elite spell, makes you hold an urn that does nothing until you drop it, at which point it knocks down all enemies in the area and they take damage)
    Destruction (ritualist summon spirit, does nothing for 20 seconds then explodes, dealing damage proportional to how long it lived)
    Swap (assassin spell, makes you switch places with targeted spirit)
    Rupture Soul (Ritualist spell, target spirit explodes, dealing damage and blinding nearby enemies)


    I'd put up the spirit of destruction, hold the ashes, run into an enemy group and Swap. You can't teleport while holding items, so it'd force me to drop the ashes, pinning enemies right next to where Destruction suddenly was. And then I'd blow it up

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  • FaynorFaynor Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Vivixenne wrote: »
    Faynor wrote: »
    Faynor wrote: »
    Vivixenne wrote: »
    Gw2 on a 130 inch 3dtv owned btw

    jealous

    so jealous

    it was amazing

    one of the most "wow" experiences of PAX for sure

    and the skills all seemed really cool

    I was actually pretty unimpressed with the elite skills they had available

    they were both "turn into some sort of weather and move around for fifteen seconds"

    which is COOL, but considering they're cutting down on the number of skills in the game, I hope there aren't many clones

    I don't know I guess the last MMO I played was WoW, and it was a LONG time ago even then but the mobility aspect of GW2 was really neat to me

    like even that elementalist flip-back skill was a departure from what I was used to

    what skills was that flip-back one?

    like a lot of people hear the 8-skill limit and go "what ewwww" but they don't really consider that the guild wars skills aren't at all like the ones you see in other MMORPGs

    the elementalist (I'm pretty sure it was the elementalist) had an ability that made him flip backwards like 15 feet, leaving a trail of fire that damages the opposition

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  • VivixenneVivixenne Remember your training, and we'll get through this just fine. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    what's the unique attribute each class has?

    Strength, Expertise, Fast Casting, Energy Storage, Divine Favour, Soul Reaping...

    I can't remember the ones for the other four classes

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  • unintentionalunintentional smelly Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Vivixenne wrote: »
    what's the unique attribute each class has?

    Strength, Expertise, Fast Casting, Energy Storage, Divine Favour, Soul Reaping...

    I can't remember the ones for the other four classes

    Critical Strikes, Spawning Power, Leadership and Mysticism

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  • VivixenneVivixenne Remember your training, and we'll get through this just fine. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    The skill combo I came up with that I'm proudest of (not saying I'm the originator but I definitely hadn't seen anyone else use it) was

    Grasping Was Kuurong (ritualist elite spell, makes you hold an urn that does nothing until you drop it, at which point it knocks down all enemies in the area and they take damage)
    Destruction (ritualist summon spirit, does nothing for 20 seconds then explodes, dealing damage proportional to how long it lived)
    Swap (assassin spell, makes you switch places with targeted spirit)
    Rupture Soul (Ritualist spell, target spirit explodes, dealing damage and blinding nearby enemies)


    I'd put up the spirit of destruction, hold the ashes, run into an enemy group and Swap. You can't teleport while holding items, so it'd force me to drop the ashes, pinning enemies right next to where Destruction suddenly was. And then I'd blow it up

    oh nice nuke

    what's the recharge time on it?

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  • VivixenneVivixenne Remember your training, and we'll get through this just fine. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Faynor wrote: »
    the elementalist (I'm pretty sure it was the elementalist) had an ability that made him flip backwards like 15 feet, leaving a trail of fire that damages the opposition

    haha nice

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  • unintentionalunintentional smelly Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Vivixenne wrote: »
    The skill combo I came up with that I'm proudest of (not saying I'm the originator but I definitely hadn't seen anyone else use it) was

    Grasping Was Kuurong (ritualist elite spell, makes you hold an urn that does nothing until you drop it, at which point it knocks down all enemies in the area and they take damage)
    Destruction (ritualist summon spirit, does nothing for 20 seconds then explodes, dealing damage proportional to how long it lived)
    Swap (assassin spell, makes you switch places with targeted spirit)
    Rupture Soul (Ritualist spell, target spirit explodes, dealing damage and blinding nearby enemies)


    I'd put up the spirit of destruction, hold the ashes, run into an enemy group and Swap. You can't teleport while holding items, so it'd force me to drop the ashes, pinning enemies right next to where Destruction suddenly was. And then I'd blow it up

    oh nice nuke

    what's the recharge time on it?

    I think it was like 20 seconds. It would either immediately win a random arenas fight or fail horribly depending on my teammates

    I took a couple support spells in the other slots

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  • rhylithrhylith Death Rabbits HoustonRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    GW2 was by far the best looking MMO at PAX.

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  • SarksusSarksus ATTACK AND DETHRONE GODRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I am excited for Guild Wars 2 a whole bunch and I want to play the first one while waiting but I am broke! Maybe in a few months. It may go on sale on Steam again.

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  • VivixenneVivixenne Remember your training, and we'll get through this just fine. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    is guild wars 2 actually going to be an MMO?

    or will be more like... guild wars

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  • VivixenneVivixenne Remember your training, and we'll get through this just fine. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    now I'm wondering if I have any free trial keys lying anywhere

    I should check

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  • unintentionalunintentional smelly Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Vivixenne wrote: »
    is guild wars 2 actually going to be an MMO?

    or will be more like... guild wars

    I don't know if it'll be possible to tell until the beta comes out

    they've said that it won't be as instanced, so that sounds interesting

    In the demo there were about twenty people taking on a big dragon but it wasn't clear if they were all supposed to be player controlled or if they were NPCs

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  • SarksusSarksus ATTACK AND DETHRONE GODRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Guild Wars 2 is supposed to be more persistent than the first game, yeah.

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  • VivixenneVivixenne Remember your training, and we'll get through this just fine. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    man unintentional

    that nuke thing would work in PvE as well

    go Rt/E and drop Ice Spikes on them before you dive in

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  • unintentionalunintentional smelly Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Yeah that sounds fun, want to try a mission?

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  • unintentionalunintentional smelly Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Seriously, anyone want to play?
    The daily Zaishen Mission is Sunjiang District (that one in factions with the four portals you have to close)

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  • VivixenneVivixenne Remember your training, and we'll get through this just fine. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    oh I can't dude I'm at work!

    but I pretty much play through the weekends and most of my evenings (provided I don't have homework)

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  • VivixenneVivixenne Remember your training, and we'll get through this just fine. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Okay, I went through the Hall of Monuments Calculator (linked in OP).

    Easiest titles to get are Eternal Hero/Protector of Tyria/Cantha/Elona... and by easy I mean it's actually feasible.

    That, and armor. Looks like I'll be trying to rush my characters through to get various bits of armor. I reckon my Necro and Ranger are overdue for some 15k goodness so they're next in line.

    Monument armor for my Neco and Ritualist and Assassin

    Asuran for my Ranger

    Gladiator for my Warrior

    Luxon for my Elementalist

    and my Monk won't get 15k armor because the only armor I like is what she's got

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  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Gosh darn it, trying to get the Hell's precipice mission for zaishin and I keep sucking! I beat it before, I just suck now.

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  • VivixenneVivixenne Remember your training, and we'll get through this just fine. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    that one was a few days ago I think and I missed it

    if you need someone to come with you though I think my Ranger and Mesmer have both been through it

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  • PerrsunPerrsun Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    According to the calculator my main is at 39. I'm pretty content to just let that sit there unless they announce something amazing for any slot 40 or over.

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  • HellaJeffHellaJeff FAB FRESH RAIIINBOOWWWWWRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Perrsun, your sig is taller than my post.

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  • FaynorFaynor Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    hellajeff'd

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  • HellaJeffHellaJeff FAB FRESH RAIIINBOOWWWWWRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    The worst verb.

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  • VivixenneVivixenne Remember your training, and we'll get through this just fine. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Perrsun wrote: »
    According to the calculator my main is at 39. I'm pretty content to just let that sit there unless they announce something amazing for any slot 40 or over.

    wow

    I'm at like

    7

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  • Bendery It Like BeckhamBendery It Like Beckham Hopeless Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    So you didn't add me to the OP Viv. What gives :|

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  • VivixenneVivixenne Remember your training, and we'll get through this just fine. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    because I didn't know if you wanted everyone to know your account name!

    god

    you try to be all sensitive and whatnot and psshew

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  • Bendery It Like BeckhamBendery It Like Beckham Hopeless Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    :D I'm doing the Halloween quests from the herald, would you please add me to this here list?

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  • EricsErics Charming to the last Chicago, ILRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Oh hey I didn't notice this thread until now. I love me some Guild Wars and still play every now and then! Mostly been working on raising my Kurzick faction and buying amber so I can get my Kurzick armor statue, and also doing the War in Kryta stuff to get an Oppressor weapon.

    Currently at 20 points for my hall! I'm determined to at least hit the 30 point mark.

    Feel free to add me to the list! I'm always up for Guild Warsing and helping people do things. "Morroc Lenotre" is my main


    e: oh shit, I totally forgot about the Halloween quests. I better get on that.

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  • VivixenneVivixenne Remember your training, and we'll get through this just fine. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    :D I'm doing the Halloween quests from the herald, would you please add me to this here list?

    oh they finally released the quests!

    for two days it was non-stop WHERE ARE THE QUESTS WHO'S GIVING THE QUESTS

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  • EricsErics Charming to the last Chicago, ILRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Also, to people who have never Guild Wars'ed but want to after seeing this thread, you can actually get all three campaigns and the expansion for relatively cheap! Eye of the North is $8 on Amazon right now~ The Trilogy goes up and down, lowest I've seen it was around $25

    Guild Wars Trilogy: http://www.amazon.com/Guild-Wars-Trilogy-Pc/dp/B001DI6O6C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1287991444&sr=8-1

    Eye of the North: http://www.amazon.com/Guild-Wars-North-Expansion-Pack-Pc/dp/B000RZKZPS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1287991444&sr=8-2

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  • VivixenneVivixenne Remember your training, and we'll get through this just fine. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Artreus wrote: »
    Man I wish I'd been in to this back in the day. Getting the game and all the expansions now would be like $70 and I don't think it's worth all that

    Dude all of it is like $40 on Amazon

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  • UnluckyUnlucky That's not meant to happen Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Vivixenne wrote: »
    Artreus wrote: »
    Man I wish I'd been in to this back in the day. Getting the game and all the expansions now would be like $70 and I don't think it's worth all that

    Dude all of it is like $40 on Amazon
    Erics just posted links to said available prices too. :P

    This game is awesome fun, honestly. If I hadn't played 1000+ hours and been a little burnt out, I would still be giving it a good run through at the moment.

    Hell, I still periodically pick up my Ritualist to run through the Factions campaign I never finished.

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  • EricsErics Charming to the last Chicago, ILRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Factions more like man this storyline makes no sense.

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