Spoil Victor: Clever Wordplay?

Zinger314

Zinger314

Debbie Downer

Join Date: May 2006

N/Me

21 Jul 2006 at 01:12 - 1


Apparently ArenaNet has a Roman history fan...

unholy guardian

unholy guardian

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

Lost Haven

A/Mo

21 Jul 2006 at 02:13 - 2
nice

Phoenix Arrows

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

With many other ugly people

We Are All Pretty [ugly]

R/

21 Jul 2006 at 04:10 - 3
What does "sic", "semper", and "tyrannus" mean?

Tokugawa

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

Tribo Pinoy[trbo]

N/

21 Jul 2006 at 04:42 - 4
I Googled it cus i didnt know either and it said "Thus Always to Tyrants"
but i still dont get it

MrGuildBoi

MrGuildBoi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2006

A/

21 Jul 2006 at 05:02 - 5
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tokugawa
"Thus Always to Tyrants" thats what John Wilkes Booth said after he killed Lincoln!

Zinger314

Zinger314

Debbie Downer

Join Date: May 2006

N/Me

21 Jul 2006 at 05:30 - 6
sic semper tyrannus was said by Caesar (notice the adornment on the ability's picture?) I knew it meant "thus always to tyrants," but I thought it sounded cool (it's actually sic semper tyrannis. I should have caught that. )

However, I thought Caesar said "to the victor goes the spoils." A quick Google check proves me wrong. (and it doesn't tell me where that quote is from!)

Still, the person in the picture is definately Caesar. Chapter 4 need to be Greek/Roman themed.

Former Ruling

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Cedartown, Georgia

R/

22 Jul 2006 at 02:00 - 7
Quote:
Originally Posted by Zinger314
sic semper tyrannus was said by Caesar (notice the adornment on the ability's picture?) I knew it meant "thus always to tyrants," but I thought it sounded cool (it's actually sic semper tyrannis. I should have caught that. )

However, I thought Caesar said "to the victor goes the spoils." A quick Google check proves me wrong. (and it doesn't tell me where that quote is from!)

Still, the person in the picture is definately Caesar. Chapter 4 need to be Greek/Roman themed. "To the Victor go the spoils" is actually QUITE newer than Roman times :\

1832 to be exact. The phrase was made popular by a Senator William Macry.

(Google is again FTW).

Arcador

Arcador

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

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R/N

23 Jul 2006 at 07:48 - 8
Well but actually it may win the "worst elite" title quite easily

Seitheach

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2006

SfF

E/Me

21 Jan 2007 at 00:44 - 9
@ Zinger: Roman/Greek themed chapter would be amazing. Male Warrior Vabbian Armor could be a hint...

Fire Nin

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

The Killer Clan Musketeers (TKCM)

E/

21 Jan 2007 at 21:09 - 10
Quote:
Originally Posted by Arcador
Well but actually it may win the "worst elite" title quite easily Actually I would beg to differ.

Crazyvietguy

Crazyvietguy

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

[Njk]

Rt/

22 Jan 2007 at 14:18 - 11
Quote:
Originally Posted by Arcador
Well but actually it may win the "worst elite" title quite easily Wow.. not even close, you need to fresh up on some of your Guild Wars son.

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Banned

Join Date: Oct 2006

23 Jan 2007 at 00:48 - 12
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fire Nin

Actually I would beg to differ.
Quote: Originally Posted by Crazyvietguy

Wow.. not even close, you need to fresh up on some of your Guild Wars son. Apparently, you both fail at reading Arcador's post date.

Spoil Victor never got buffed until October 25, 2006.

http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Game_up...alance_Changes