I vote we pull some gold together and try to move the Monk from the rock he's been sleeping under.
Now we get information about the Totem Axe?
The Scribe - 7/20/06
Zinger314
http://www.guildwars.com/community/t...ibe-060720.php
I vote we pull some gold together and try to move the Monk from the rock he's been sleeping under.
Now we get information about the Totem Axe?
I vote we pull some gold together and try to move the Monk from the rock he's been sleeping under.
Now we get information about the Totem Axe?
Clord
So it looks like. Sounds something related to Luxon.
Silent Kitty
He is a good writer. I like that story. I never heard of that axe either, but I have no character that uses one 
Nevin
This guy needs to wake up... This is stuff weeks old.
lyra_song
whos to say hes a monk o.O;
besides....to us this is old news. We are hardcore forumers ;P
General users might not know this.
besides....to us this is old news. We are hardcore forumers ;P
General users might not know this.
Eviance
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Originally Posted by lyra_song
whos to say hes a monk o.O;
besides....to us this is old news. We are hardcore forumers ;P General users might not know this. |
Canadian Bacon
What are prices on totem axes like these days?
ColaManiac
"The trek is not an easy one, but the reward is well worth it"
that made me laugh...
that made me laugh...
Hello Kitty
Yeah, old news for some, but great for those players that don't troll forums.
Fluffyx
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What are prices on totem axes like these days?
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Curse You
Lol I helped bring the price down below 10k. 
This is further proof that the scribe is just really slow when it comes to reporting on weapons (like in the last one).
This is further proof that the scribe is just really slow when it comes to reporting on weapons (like in the last one).
Zinger314
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Lol I helped bring the price down below 10k.
This is further proof that the scribe is just really slow when it comes to reporting on weapons (like in the last one). |
Fluffyx
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Originally Posted by Curse You
Lol I helped bring the price down below 10k.
This is further proof that the scribe is just really slow when it comes to reporting on weapons (like in the last one). |
jackie
The Scribe is not writing about things that will come in future, i.e new updates and such. She/He is just observing the Guild Wars universe in own pace, remember that
No matter if the info is new or old to someone...
No matter if the info is new or old to someone...
Thallandor
Like the police that only arrives hours after the crime has been committed in the poor neigbourhoods, the scribe writes on.
Shyft the Pyro
The Scribe is not supposed to be "fast" or "effective." It's supposed to provide an "in-game" look at some of the things that change "out of game," which is precisely why we see stories about the new weapons rather than a list of items and locations. He's building an atmosphere rather than identifying its contents 
Only two capitalization errors in this one. The editing is improving
Only two capitalization errors in this one. The editing is improving
Deviant Angel
I have come to the conclusion that some people simply enjoy complaining!
Silent Kitty
Maybe the writer is actually playing the game
I still say that s/he's a good writer. It is good reading material, and I am sure that a fast majority of Guild Wars players never knew this. This is a guide for newbies, not for hardcore 1337 players like you all.
I still say that s/he's a good writer. It is good reading material, and I am sure that a fast majority of Guild Wars players never knew this. This is a guide for newbies, not for hardcore 1337 players like you all.
Chicken Ftw
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I have come to the conclusion that some people simply enjoy complaining!
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4/10 - flames targeting whiners
1/10 - mod posts closing a topic from flames/pointlessness
1/10 - a thoughtful, useful post.
Infinity^
I enjoy the scribe for what it is. But I get the feeling 90% of people here would complain whatever was written, just for the sake of it.
J snukka
*major sigh* just appreciate that its offered to read geez.
Rok
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4/10 posts on GwG - complaints.
4/10 - flames targeting whiners 1/10 - mod posts closing a topic from flames/pointlessness 1/10 - a thoughtful, useful post. |
It is pretty funny though that the scribe reported the new weapons before they were implemented ... and now he is still reporting on them weeks later.
June 15, 2006 --> New Treasures on the Horizon?
http://www.guildwars.com/community/t...ibe-060615.php
and then it takes him almost a whole month to start reporting on the same weapons
July 13, 2006 --> Rotscale's Army Increasing in Majesty's Rest
July 20, 2006 --> The Totem Axe: Treasures of the Jungle
Slainster
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I have come to the conclusion that some people simply enjoy complaining!
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Nvwa Strider
Well, he will probably report the ice breaker and the fans too aswell in the next editios.
But he might report a weapon we never found along the way
But he might report a weapon we never found along the way
lyra_song
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You forgot your own kind of post, pointless, off topic - contributing nothing to the thread. Or responding to such a post.
It is pretty funny though that the scribe reported the new weapons before they were implemented ... and now he is still reporting on them weeks later. June 15, 2006 --> New Treasures on the Horizon? http://www.guildwars.com/community/t...ibe-060615.php and then it takes him almost a whole month to start reporting on the same weapons July 13, 2006 --> Rotscale's Army Increasing in Majesty's Rest July 20, 2006 --> The Totem Axe: Treasures of the Jungle |
He does not "map travel", he does not read "forums". He only exists in the game. The only thing the scribe has access to that we dont is the vast logs of chats/actions of every player in the game and what the devs say.
In that note, it seems to me that the scribe walks around and cantha to tyria and following interesting tid bits of word of mouth info...either from the devs, players, etc.
If you cant appreciate some RP lore, just...stop....reading...it.
If you want up to the minute news about the game, read a fansite like guru :P
jimmy_logic
I wonder if he ever come across the Temple of Ages and actually go down there as a 55 Monk/Necro after listening to people on how to make one (wouldn't be hard as its assumed the scribe is a monk). Then he report how its all done on the scribe. Awesome
lyra_song
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I wonder if he ever come across the Temple of Ages and actually go down there as a 55 Monk/Necro after listening to people on how to make one (wouldn't be hard as its assumed the scribe is a monk). Then he report how its all done on the scribe. Awesome
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Orinn
A little late? Sure, but still a good look at the trip, from the perspective of a character in the game. I like the scribe's articles, seeing someone else describing the trip thta I've made so many times myself. The scribe isn't always going to write about the most recent change, or the latest farming build. (S)he writes about the journey through the game, and it's a good read.
YunSooJin
I take the Scribe for what it is: a joke.
Ride the lightning + aftershock + sprint + 3 hour long journey anyone?
Ride the lightning + aftershock + sprint + 3 hour long journey anyone?
Gaile Gray
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Maybe the writer is actually playing the game
I still say that s/he's a good writer. It is good reading material, and I am sure that a fast majority of Guild Wars players never knew this. This is a guide for newbies, not for hardcore 1337 players like you all. |
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The Scribe is not writing about things that will come in future, i.e new updates and such. She/He is just observing the Guild Wars universe in own pace, remember that, no matter if the info is new or old to someone...
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besides....to us this is old news. We are hardcore forumers. General users might not know this.
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People join the game every day, and for them, this is tasty information. Folks who have never played Guild Wars who happen to visit the site might find stories of interest enough to join our world. Many players, even now, have not gotten a Totem Axe, or haven't made the trek to that corner of Tyria.There are a lot of reasons to write stories like this. There are many reasons to not try to focus on things that are "cutting edge." I hope that forum members will consider these things, and the value to the community as a whole, when they give a thought to what is offered in the news scroll.
Lets Get to Healing
Teh Scribe is for lore *rhymes with Lores*, plain and simple.
xMikex
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whos to say hes a monk o.O;
besides....to us this is old news. We are hardcore forumers ;P General users might not know this. |
Everyone should have heard of it by now
xMikex
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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
Thank you, that's exactly right! The Scribe is outreach to all players, not the "high-end users" that most forum members might be called.
People join the game every day, and for them, this is tasty information. Folks who have never played Guild Wars who happen to visit the site might find stories of interest enough to join our world. Many players, even now, have not gotten a Totem Axe, or haven't made the trek to that corner of Tyria.There are a lot of reasons to write stories like this. There are many reasons to not try to focus on things that are "cutting edge." I hope that forum members will consider these things, and the value to the community as a whole, when they give a thought to what is offered in the news scroll. |
lyra_song
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You cant say that when the totem axes came out that the average users didnt see 100s of people saying "WTS ToTem Axe Best Axe in The Game"
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Yes people have "heard of it", but the scribe describes how he heard of it, and tells the story of how to get one, specifically aimed at the average user who wasnt following the very fast moving thread here on guru when people were scrambling to discover those new greens. Wheres that thread now? Its old news so it aint on the front anymore.
WasAGuest
I like reading the scribe when it tells a story of sorts and doesn't feel like a plug for competition or PvP advertisement. Gives the game world more depth and makes it seem... I dunno, more alive.
Mimi Miyagi
If that's the case, then perhaps the "scribe" should temper his remarks if he/she/it is writing about items that are old news. Highly Valuable? It's as highly valuable as Victo's Maul. It wasn't worth anything 24 hours after it was "discovered".
Item worth has less to do with stats than skin. Pretty baubles are "valuable", Green items, especially boring green items like the Totem Axe that will drop six times in a run, are not.
Item worth has less to do with stats than skin. Pretty baubles are "valuable", Green items, especially boring green items like the Totem Axe that will drop six times in a run, are not.
Silent Kitty
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Item worth has less to do with stats than skin. Pretty baubles are "valuable", Green items, especially boring green items like the Totem Axe that will drop six times in a run, are not.
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Gaile Gray
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Originally Posted by Mimi Miyagi
If that's the case, then perhaps the "scribe" should temper his remarks if he/she/it is writing about items that are old news. Highly Valuable? It's as highly valuable as Victo's Maul. It wasn't worth anything 24 hours after it was "discovered". Item worth has less to do with stats than skin. Pretty baubles are "valuable", Green items, especially boring green items like the Totem Axe that will drop six times in a run, are not.
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If a newbie asked the seller what the totem axe is, hed probably just get flamed. Yes people have "heard of it", but the scribe describes how he heard of it, and tells the story of how to get one, specifically aimed at the average user who wasnt following the very fast moving thread here on guru when people were scrambling to discover those new greens. Wheres that thread now? Its old news so it aint on the front anymore.
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I like reading the scribe when it tells a story of sorts and doesn't feel like a plug for competition or PvP advertisement. Gives the game world more depth and makes it seem... I dunno, more alive.
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lyra_song
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Originally Posted by WasAGuest
I like reading the scribe when it tells a story of sorts and doesn't feel like a plug for competition or PvP advertisement. Gives the game world more depth and makes it seem... I dunno, more alive.
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PvP only chars could be spirits of warriors constantly being reborn into battle with each death. Balthazar keeps granting them new chances because he favors their bloodlust.
Guardian of the Light
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