Don't quote me on this

Legendary Shiz

Legendary Shiz

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

But a friend told me that he was in ToA and some people were saying that Prot Spirit is going to get changed to target OTHER ally. aka no 55s

Anybody else hear something about this? I honestly don't know if I'd bother to keep playing if they did that.

Gwmaster

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

Canada/Quebec

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Legendary Shiz
But a friend told me that he was in ToA and some people were saying that Prot Spirit is going to get changed to target OTHER ally. aka no 55s

Anybody else hear something about this? I honestly don't know if I'd bother to keep playing if they did that.
mmm....last time i heard that it was several months ago....still no change.

edit: sry for the quote

Thallandor

Thallandor

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Singapore

Seers of Serpents [SoS]

R/

Time to explore non monk farming or maybe look at otherskills. Meanwhile, farm while you can

Legendary Shiz

Legendary Shiz

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gwmaster
mmm....last time i heard that it was several months ago....still no change.

edit: sry for the quote
So this rumor is several months old?

Whew.

Zui

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Benecia Renovatio [RenO]

Mo/

Even if this is true, you could still Duo UW. But then again, it's just a rumor that's been going around for months on end, and is about as true as "if you /rank a corpse you get permabanned."

TheMadKingGeorge

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

None

Mo/W

well guild wars will loose 100k people if they do that half of them bots >_<

Seef II

Seef II

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

US

R/Mo

Not going to happen due to PvP implications.

Hollerith

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

99% probability it will never happen. It would do much more harm to non-55's than 55's.

Tetris L

Tetris L

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Germany

Servants of Fortuna

Quote:
Originally Posted by Legendary Shiz
But a friend told me that he was in ToA and some people were saying that Prot Spirit is going to get changed to target OTHER ally.
A fellow guild member told me that he knows somebody who has met somebody who knows an alpha tester who claims that maybe some people in ToA are talking out of their a**.

But .... pssst .... don't quote me on that!

Mithie

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Rest En Pieces [RIP]

Me/W

You'd still have spirit bond, right? So no biggie.

Guildmaster Cain

Guildmaster Cain

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2006

Guildmistress Eve [Me], Guildmistress Azura [N], Guildmistress Azumi [A], Guildmistress Jaina [D]

Guildmaster Aeron [Rt], Arthas Ironfist [W], Guild: The Tyrian Templars [TTT]

Sounds a lot like the way how fairy tales are made up. "Somone I know heard..." Anyway, wether it is true or not, there are many other solo-farm builds around, involving ritualist, rangers, warriors, monks without PS and heck... even a mesmer-solo isnt rare anymore. I wouldnt be surprised if someone cooked up some sin farm build, if that didnt already happen.
Anyway, id Anet would go on with the nerf, that would seriously affect the ingame market, e.g. Ectos. Ecto price would start to fluctuate and since you know high-end stuff are paid by them and all, it would all become very unpredictable. Anet wouldnt want to screw with their precious ingame market, would they?

Sir Skullcrasher

Sir Skullcrasher

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

I think this is still a rumor changes that is coming up. But think about it from this perspective. A-Net has already stop EoE, and AoE spells. What could stop them from taking Prot Sprit and making it to protect ally only and not yourself?

Zakarr

Zakarr

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Finland

55 or 105 hp builds can be pwned with life stealing and spirit bond with enchanment removal or burst damages which are below 60 after armor check. Anet just doesn't want to change for example UW or FoW. They would had done it ages ago if they wanted.

Elendhor

Elendhor

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

near Hamburg, Germany

Irresistible Decay [sigh]

not a big prob for me.

would the ectos go high with price?

I mean, I want to get a FoW Armor ( only big pieces, so 75 Ectos/75 Shards, atm I just got 41/47) and its a bit annoying to see that any 2nd ppl got a FoW Armor, its nothing special anymore, anyone can get it....^^ sry for spam

Horseman Of War

Horseman Of War

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

The Cult of Doom

P/

even tho i think solo farming is kinda stupid (ocd)

I doubt they will ever change this ever-so-important skill.

I think they like watching the 55 monkeys.

If they do nerf solo-monks-> good maybe monks' attitudes will improve.

Kill the bots AND the farmers is what i say!

Shadow-Hunter

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Denmark

[HH] [Hax]

Mo/

"Kill the bots and farmers"... Sry to say but nerfing skills aint the way foward if you want to nerf farming ... Go farming section and look how many builds that would need to be beaten by the nerf bat.. 55 Monk nerfed?, well we just use Echo VwK Rit, or Mist form ele, Geo Tank or a Warmo!.. Gl nerfing down farming by taking the skills..

Anyway, nerfing Prot spirit is not only gonna hurt the 55 Monks.. But alot of PvP Boon Prots and the like is gonna Cry blood...

llsektorll

llsektorll

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Toronto, Canada

R/

i doubt they'd do this because it would have a catestrophic effect on pvp

Age

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

Yeap it is not all boon protects that carry PS on them one may have it and one may have something else.Don't ever listen to rumours that is all they are.

Maria The Princess

Maria The Princess

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Aequitas Deis

if they do that im goin on a Strike.......

on second tought, actually, im going to switch to WoW or something like that...

why i like 55ing? its a cool change from healing and protecting
why i like PS on ME while i boon/prot? i dont die of 3 lightning hits when i encounter airspikers who do Chain lightning, so i can stay around and keep healing my teemmates.

Tsunami Rain

Tsunami Rain

mmmmmmmm pie.

Join Date: Aug 2005

Honolulu, Hawaii

Favorable Winds [Gust]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Legendary Shiz
and some people were saying
Closed.
Reason: Rumors.

Create a new topic once there's official word that it's to be changed (via Izzy or other employees or through a patch).