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Enchanted Warrior

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

W/Mo

02 Aug 2006 at 05:23 - 1

I got bored tonight and wandered out by myself (no henchies), in Shiverpeaks and other areas, and some of Cantha. It's hilarious when you see a lone creature and fight him, all of a sudden they appear all around you, and of course you die. None on the radar, etc.. It's hilarious to think about it, if you factor in how they must have programmed creature responses to solo players, (in their eyes farming etc..) and how we could possibly grab some good stuff (yeah that'll happen) and they actually paid the developers a good salary to protect stuff.. THAT DOES NOT EXIST!

LOL I mean the developers must love their jobs. Man to get paid like they do, to write code to protect imaginary loot. At least I hope they laugh themselves because if not, I hope they do not take it seriously.. I don't..

ROFL

Thing is, like Scotty said in one of the Star Trek movies.. "The more sophisticated the plumbing, the easier it is to stuff up the pipes.."

For those that get frustrated, step back and watch how things happen, you'll see patterns, and can find your way right thru them. No massive builds, or killer weapons needed. Just unscrew your common sense (Nods to the late Douglas Adams for teaching me that..) and you can walk thru most anywhere. This is all runners do, they are not better than you at playing, but by shear repetition they know the patterns etc..

Like I said, ya gotta laugh

Rent

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Darkness Within

Mo/Me

02 Aug 2006 at 05:28 - 2

I fail to understand your point.

Enchanted Warrior

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

W/Mo

02 Aug 2006 at 05:31 - 3

Well it is late, it may have been lost. I was remarking how it struck me as funny, that so much work has gone into protecting the drops etc of loot. I mean I understand it is part of the game, not complaining in the least. It just seemed funny. Think about it, writing code and testing etc.. hours, days on end. Then beta, etc.. to guard stuff that doesn't exist.. Oh well maybe it's just me..lol

In RL we have crime and wars, etc.. all the daily woes, and concerns. And effort went into stopping me from hunting alone and looting lol

Ok g'nite.. I'm rambling.. (I'm a programmer so maybe I see it from a different angle

)

Crimson Ashwood

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

Australia

Angels of Cthulhu

N/

02 Aug 2006 at 05:40 - 4

Ok ok ok, so... your post is vented frustraition at the fact you're pervented from killing high level things solo because... so you say... monsters randomly appear when you try to take on one that seems alone.

I haven't noticed this phenomina of which you speak, aside from the Oni appearing in factions to ruin your day, hehe. Even then, the Oni appear to be in specific location anyways (could be wrong on that).

Really, sounds like another case of "oh noes! i'm playing the wrong game!"... Lineage II is always there if you want to be mr solo man, but if you're logged into Guild Wars, you're logged into a team based online role playing game.

Sciros Darkblade

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Ohio

Archons Ascendant [Arch] - Leader

W/

02 Aug 2006 at 05:58 - 5

His point is that triggered encounters in an area where they're not logical in the sense of "triggered encounters are usually to protect loot" aren't necessarily the best thing to spend time on putting into a game. A valid point, I'd say. After all, everyone is always asking for more more more in Guild Wars, and monster encounters in areas where they don't have much effect in terms of gameplay are probably not the "more" that people are looking for.

Haven't confirmed any triggered encounters that don't make sense myself, though. Oni, scarabs, azures and such. I guess the azures are somewhat pointless in a lot of the Southern Shiverpeaks, but they're pretty consistent about not being corporeal until they're in your danger zone.

Ole Man Bourbon

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

Atlanta

GONG

W/E

02 Aug 2006 at 06:12 - 6

Lol, lighten up people.

Point is, stressing out about farming farms that don't exist is stupid.

Of course, some people need to spend more time on non-esistent farms (or not). :P

mmm, beer.

Enchanted Warrior

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

W/Mo

02 Aug 2006 at 06:15 - 7

Oh me.. All I meant was I know the work involved, to write the code, etc.. and figured the developers must have at least once said to themselves "all this work to protect stuff that doesn't exist.." LOL I'm not mad at it, or because of it.. Just thought it was funny..

Think of it this way, they spent hours, weeks and months perfecting the code to send griffons at me if I attack one by itself.. I mean whoa.. Error trapping is bad enough to do, but to sit and think of what we might do and their planned response.. They have got to laugh a lot, when they think.. "ok sparky go out by yourself in shiverpeaks and see what happens.."

LOL Again, this is not a complaint, or vent.. just an observation

Ole Man Bourbon

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

Atlanta

GONG

W/E

02 Aug 2006 at 06:33 - 8

Well yeah, what makes GW pretty cool is that the AI is fun when paired with the limited skillset one can take out to repeatedly massacre those evil robot villains.

:P

I was gonna edit my post but my ability was temporarily revoked, but back now, etc :P

Ole Man Bourbon

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

Atlanta

GONG

W/E

02 Aug 2006 at 06:34 - 9

Anyone know why my search abilities have been revoked? bug?

Carl Butanananowski

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

Arizona

We Have Big [Meat]

02 Aug 2006 at 06:40 - 10

the search is disabled for all of us i believe.

just checked.. i can use it :/

Opeth11

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

Richmond, British Columbia, Kanada

Demon of the Fall [Opet]

Mo/Me

02 Aug 2006 at 06:43 - 11

It has kinda been on and off for me. At times, the button seems to have dissapeared off the face of the earth. Right now, it links me to a different search than I'm used to.

Sli Ander

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

Deep in Maguuma, by the Falls

Liberators of Agony

Mo/R

02 Aug 2006 at 07:59 - 12

LMAO
Never thought of it that way before. But I guess it is meant to balance the game so its worth its while if it keeps the game interesting.
Or at least gives you a good laugh

ilovecp

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2005

Plopville

R/Rt

02 Aug 2006 at 11:45 - 13

*rolls eyes at this topic*

i smell hidden frustration and a hint of reverse psychology

Mournblade

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2005

Houston, Texas

Dawn Treaders [DAWN]

W/Mo

02 Aug 2006 at 13:03 - 14

Just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean people aren't out to get you.

*nods sagely*

Avarre

Bubblegum Patrol

Join Date: Dec 2005

Singapore Armed Forces

02 Aug 2006 at 13:07 - 15

My mesmer wears a tinfoil hat for a reason.

There is no 'solo player response' in the game that I have ever seen... and I've been around.

Amity and Truth

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2006

W/N

02 Aug 2006 at 13:10 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mournblade

Just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean people aren't out to get you.

I second that with a "A paranoid is only someone in possession of all the facts"

Charrbane

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Canada

W/E

02 Aug 2006 at 13:20 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amity and Truth

I second that with a "A paranoid is only someone in possession of all the facts"

My doppleganger follows me now. I know it's been changing into the form of various monsters to hide it's tracks as it keeps trying to kill me after that ascending fiasco.

*hides behind Stone Summit outhouse*

Overnite

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

02 Aug 2006 at 17:42 - 18

What's this thread about, anyway ?

MSecorsky

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

So Cal

The Sinister Vanguard

Me/

02 Aug 2006 at 17:47 - 19

There are no solo monsters. The rest of their party was probably off screen and got aggroed by your attack on one of their party.

Count to Potato

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Imagination Land

I Swear She Was Eighteen [Gwen]

W/

02 Aug 2006 at 17:53 - 20

Usually threads are created to have a point

Russell.Crowe

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

02 Aug 2006 at 18:15 - 21

i indeed do laugh... at this topic...

Enchanted Warrior

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

W/Mo

02 Aug 2006 at 18:15 - 22

Amazing, Forums never cease to be like a petri dish. Add stimuli and see what develops. LOL

As said, it was just an observation, nothing more. As you were, nothing to see here, move along..

Charrbane

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Canada

W/E

02 Aug 2006 at 18:50 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Enchanted Warrior

Amazing, Forums never cease to be like a petri dish. Add stimuli and see what develops. LOL

As said, it was just an observation, nothing more. As you were, nothing to see here, move along..

*pops up in Enchanted Warrior's aggro circle and hides in the bushes*

Enchanted Warrior

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

W/Mo

02 Aug 2006 at 20:42 - 24

Eeek!

Christoffer

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2006

Centralia, Washington

Angelz of Destruction

W/

02 Aug 2006 at 20:46 - 25

LOL - Thats great

ubermancer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

******************* Refuge From Exile [RFE]

02 Aug 2006 at 20:50 - 26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Count to Potato

Usually threads are created to have a point

That is a commonly believed falicy.

Charrbane

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Canada

W/E

02 Aug 2006 at 21:11 - 27

Quote:

Originally Posted by ubermancer

That is a commonly believed falicy.

Forum Myth Busters?

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

02 Aug 2006 at 21:26 - 28

Enchanted Warrior at end of Dragon's Lair mission...

Whoa - where did that big see-through dragon come from? I was just minding my own business, playing with this egg, and it comes out of NOWHERE and kills me! Must be a developer bug...

Misc Merik

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

America

Fugitives of Kurzick (Fok)

W/

02 Aug 2006 at 21:27 - 29

Quote:

mmm, beer.

QFT

Popup monsters rule

Urban_Nomad

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2006

3rd Era

R/Me

02 Aug 2006 at 21:45 - 30

Wow.... Some of the people on this thread are acting incredibly tense relative to the subject. There doesn't have to be a "point," he's just saying that he though it was funny imagining what was going through the programmer's minds as they wrote that. And no, there are no solo monsters, he probably just aggro'd some off-screen that were part of the same group, but doe it really matter that much? He just thought it was funny, there is no "point," he just wanted to share his opinion. At least, that's what I got from it.

I did get a laugh from some of the uptight responses though

Enchanted Warrior

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

W/Mo

02 Aug 2006 at 21:59 - 31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urban_Nomad

Wow.... Some of the people on this thread are acting incredibly tense relative to the subject. There doesn't have to be a "point," he's just saying that he though it was funny imagining what was going through the programmer's minds as they wrote that. And no, there are no solo monsters, he probably just aggro'd some off-screen that were part of the same group, but doe it really matter that much? He just thought it was funny, there is no "point," he just wanted to share his opinion. At least, that's what I got from it.

I did get a laugh from some of the uptight responses though

THANK YOU! I was beginning to wonder if anyone got it..

So many are ready to jump down anyone throat and insult them for saying anything about the gw universe, it's actually kinda scary. I think of GW with as much emotion as my toaster, if it works, kewl I have toast, if not.. regular bread will work

LIGHTEN UP FOLKS, you can't take life too seriously. You won't get out of it alive.. LOL

lg5000

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

Australia

02 Aug 2006 at 23:50 - 32

You ran into Avicaras, didn't you?

Enchanted Warrior

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

W/Mo

03 Aug 2006 at 01:41 - 33

LOL yeah the killer chickens.. Trick is to have a bow, and cripple. Nail one he falls behind and you nail him

shardfenix

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

Il Power Overwhelming Il [HaX]

03 Aug 2006 at 03:17 - 34

He's saying that Guild Wars pve is a joke...and it is.

PvE = PvP - Intelligence.

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

03 Aug 2006 at 03:27 - 35

The "lone enemy" are usually the bait.

It looks like an easy kill, then poof, you got 12 azure shadows knocklocking you -.o

Too bad they removed that chest in ice floe that spawned an azure shadow boss.....

Sirocco Starluck

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

Denial

Ether Jar [Ethr]

N/E

03 Aug 2006 at 03:38 - 36

I relate this to Wile E Coyote looking both ways in a stretch of road along the desert, he sees no cars, but the moment one toe touches the asphalt he's suddenly a street pizza.

Cartoon physics are fun.

Retribution

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

R/W

03 Aug 2006 at 03:56 - 37

lol karma ftw

llsektorll

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Toronto, Canada

R/

03 Aug 2006 at 06:01 - 38

i think the idea of the thread is for the creator of it to point out that the trick to pve soloing this is not your bar but your memorization of the patterns of the movements...

yes i can see his point any given area has a given number of bosses that cycle through certain locations appearing in one location more often than others. Well this is nice to know and all but gw took out most of my fun by destroying running... i didn't do it for cash but i did it for run... i liked to run people....

after probably still the only one in the game that can solo run dunes of dispair (ive seen other runners but they do it with 1 customer and all henches) mission doing it over 100x you get to notice two things...

1... people do not follow directions leading to the death of you and your party
2... enemies always do the same thing.. some enemies take longer to lose aggro than others..

Sli Ander

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

Deep in Maguuma, by the Falls

Liberators of Agony

Mo/R

03 Aug 2006 at 06:24 - 39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Enchanted Warrior

Oh me.. All I meant was I know the work involved, to write the code, etc.. and figured the developers must have at least once said to themselves "all this work to protect stuff that doesn't exist.." LOL I'm not mad at it, or because of it.. Just thought it was funny..

Think of it this way, they spent hours, weeks and months perfecting the code to send griffons at me if I attack one by itself.. I mean whoa.. Error trapping is bad enough to do, but to sit and think of what we might do and their planned response.. They have got to laugh a lot, when they think.. "ok sparky go out by yourself in shiverpeaks and see what happens.."

LOL Again, this is not a complaint, or vent.. just an observation

Lol. After the OP posted this, people are still attempting to 'interpret' what he meant. Now thats what I call funny.

Charqus

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

Mo/

03 Aug 2006 at 07:54 - 40

I didnt laugh,
and i dunno what you point it?