New skills showing after latest update!

darrylhaines

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2006

Freedom Of Midnight

E/

I hope the Ele skills are good.

At last we will get the respect we deserve ha ha hah ah ah aha ha

(As the men in white coats wheel me back to my padded cell)

azunder

azunder

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

Enemy is using Tease!
I'm casting Malicious Intent!
I'm casting Pervert Enchant!
I'm casting Hasty Hands!
I have Immune Deficiency on me!

Stemnin

Stemnin

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

Mo/Me

Must get new skills..... drooling for new skills.. long live trog.. i mean rodgort the BurNiNator!

LOL @ Captain Planet was the bomb!

Dragannia

Dragannia

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

Venatio Illuminata [VEIL]

Me/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by azunder
Enemy is using Tease!
I'm casting Malicious Intent!
I'm casting Pervert Enchant!
I'm casting Hasty Hands!
I have Immune Deficiency on me!
ROFL!

Oh gods, that was good! Thanks for making my night

*steals joke*

drekmonger

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2006

A/E

For those who are wondering, Reversal of Damage was seen at the Penny Arcade Expo. If I remember correctly, it's a smiting spell that works like Weapon of Vegeance. Basically, it's the smiting answer to RoF.

Theories:
Well of Silence is anti-shouts (and anti-chants).
Smoke Trap is a cheap Dust Trap -- without any damage.
Unnatural Pain ... Unnatural is a keyword for anti-spirit spells
Master of Magic ... pop culture reference. MoM is a Civ-like game well known amoung a certain breed of gamer. One of my all time favorite games, so I will be sad if this skill sucks.
Quote:
Swap - hmm, possible location swap skill? Trap stacks!
No. It will Swap with an ally, not an enemy. No skill has ever changed the location of an enemy.

WhiteZombie

WhiteZombie

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

Rage As One = win.

it looks like a few of those skills are dupes... every class seems to have them. in ele, for example: flame djinns haste, storm djinns haste. burning speed + windborne speed anyone? even sin has them, vultures wire, umbras refuge, disrupting dagger...

ill make an educated guess and say, 10 elites, 10 new skills, 5 dupes for each class lets see if im right

Puddin Cheeks

Puddin Cheeks

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

On Welfare

Jelly of the Month [Club]

Excuse me for sounding like a noob, but what is the deal with this zidane guy or whoever it is that they made enadiz headbutt after.

I love the skill pic that you came up with for it.

Kabale

Kabale

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

UK

Portrayors of Valour [pV]

He's a (very) famous football player who headbutted some guy in his last ever World Cup football match.

drekmonger

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2006

A/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Puddin Cheeks
what is the deal with this zidane guy or whoever it is that they made enadiz headbutt after.
Soccer player. Infamous for headbutting another player during the last world cup.

There is a skill called "Vocal Minority".

Ipillo Wupwup

Ipillo Wupwup

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

Witman's Folly

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Puddin Cheeks
Excuse me for sounding like a noob, but what is the deal with this zidane guy or whoever it is that they made enadiz headbutt after.
He's a world famous french soccer player who headbutted an italian defender during the World Cup 2006 finale

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedin...arco_Materazzi

No wonder they voted him Most Outstanding Player of the tournament

Calahan

Calahan

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

Europe->Poland->Łódź

Alea Iacta Est [AIE]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Puddin Cheeks
Excuse me for sounding like a noob, but what is the deal with this zidane guy or whoever it is that they made enadiz headbutt after.

I love the skill pic that you came up with for it.
You waren't on this planet last summer, huh? use google
http://video.google.pl/videosearch?q=zidane

Puddin Cheeks

Puddin Cheeks

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

On Welfare

Jelly of the Month [Club]

DOH*Smacks Head*

I knew that and didn't realize it. LMAO that is good. /applause for Anet

Sai of Winter

Sai of Winter

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

[ale]

Mo/

Oh man, Enadiz Headbutt. I guess Izzy saw that Zidane Headbutt skill description pic on the forums and just had to have some fun with it lol. I bet the skill icon will be somewhat similar to that picture.

bamm bamm bamm

bamm bamm bamm

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by drekmonger
There is a skill called "Vocal Minority".
Yeah I noticed that too. Maybe they're trying to tell us something?

Wtf Its A Monk

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

Michigan

A/



"The Power Is Yours"

Can anyone say Captain Planet

<begin catchy music>

"EARTH!"
"FIRE!"
"WIND!"
"WATER!"
"HEART!"

"Go Planet!"

"By your powers combined, I am Captain Planet!"

Captain Planet, he's our hero
Gonna take pollution down to zero

He's our powers magnified
And he's fighting on the planet's side

Captain Planet, he's our hero
Gonna take pollution down to zero

Gonna help him put asunder
Bad guys who like to loot and plunder

"You'll pay for this Captain Planet!"

We're the Planeteers
You can be one too
'Cause saving our planet is the thing to do!

Looting and polluting is not the way
Hear what Captain Planet has to say!

"The Power is Yours!"

<end catchy music>

Hella Good

Hella Good

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

None, free and clear

I thought most people here were far too young to remember Capt Planet. :-)

I'm also wondering about the dupes. They said there is 350 new skills in the game and the list shows 25skills per prof. That's 8x25=200 + 75 for each of the new profs = 350. When they were introducing Factions they said 300 new skills 6x25 for cores, and 2x75 for Sin/Rit. The dupes were over the announced 300 mark. Altogether the new skills were 330. So... what I am basically getting at is that if they announced 350 new skills, than it is highly unlikely that the dupes are part of that announced number. So maybe, just maybe (and hopefully) there is no dupes this time.

gene terrodon

gene terrodon

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Maryland/DC Area

Farmers Unite [FU]

W/

/salivates

Two new minions for the MM.

"Jagged Horror" - Anyone using melee attackes gets xx damage?

"Shambling Horror" - Big brute minion with high damage attacks and slow attack speed?

Necro is my favorite profession. Even more so now.

Kaiser Kasei

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2006

Half Life Republic

E/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by RoadKill97
Only 25 skills per profession? That either means there won't be any duplicates or there won't be as many new skills per profession as there were in Factions. Factions had 25 new skills and 5 duplicates for each core class.

Oh well, we'll see tomorrow.
I am guessing here, but they have said that there are 350 new skills in Nightfall. 25 new ones for old professions (8) = 200 plus 75 each for dervish and paragon = 350. If they throw in 5 duplicates like last time, it would be nice. I'm really hoping for a duplicated Rodgort's Invocation.

EDIT: Unfortunately, I don't know if the math will work out, because during the PvP preview, they only had 59 skills each for dervish and paragon.

GloryFox

GloryFox

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

Good ol' USA, where everyone else wants to be

Now Plays World of Warcraft on Whisperwind

Quote:
Well of Silence - hmm, no casting within a well?
No I think it ends Paragon Shouts, Chants, and, Echo's. People wanted a skill that disabled a shout well there it is.

Hella Good

Hella Good

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

None, free and clear

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaiser Kasei
I am guessing here, but they have said that there are 350 new skills in Nightfall. 25 new ones for old professions (8) = 200 plus 75 each for dervish and paragon = 350. If they throw in 5 duplicates like last time, it would be nice. I'm really hoping for a duplicated Rodgort's Invocation.
Again, dupes werent included in the original count for Factions. They are not technically "new" skills, they are copies of old skills. Factions had 330 skills with the dupes, not the announced 300. So ANet doesnt seem to count dupes towards number of new skills, which is only fair.

Quote:
Originally Posted by GloryFox
No I think it ends Paragon Shouts, Chants, and, Echo's. People wanted a skill that disabled a shout well there it is.
Silence is a key word for anti-caster, not anti-shout. i dont think there will be any shout counters but it's possible.

FalconDance

FalconDance

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

...deep within the sylvan splendor...

Order of the Migrating Coconuts [ALBA]

Looks like I may dust off my mesmer with renewed interest......

Did anyone else see this note in the updates:

Quote:
# After the conclusion of the weekend event, they (these certain updates) will be removed from the game again until the release of Guild Wars Nightfall.
  • Updated the artificial intelligence of all henchmen.
........
So, for 3 days we get intelligent henches and then back to normal?

Knightsaber Sith

Knightsaber Sith

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2006

Few Fallen Heroes [FFH]

W/E

It's unlikely they'd leave the continent.

Xenoslave42

Xenoslave42

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2006

Lucifer's Legion

Rt/N

All those new necro skills sound really awesome. I was kinda hoping for a better elite minion skill than Jagged bones tho. I've always wanted a 'Reanimate' spell that let you rez undead versions of slain enemies to fight for you. On man, I can't wait until tonite!!

Clawdius_Talonious

Clawdius_Talonious

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

Screwston, Tejas

KOS

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Knightsaber Sith
It's unlikely they'd leave the continent.
It'd be a lot cooler if they did

gene terrodon

gene terrodon

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Maryland/DC Area

Farmers Unite [FU]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by drekmonger
Smoke Trap is a cheap Dust Trap -- without any damage.
Since it is an elite, I'll go with combo of dust trap and choking gas...blinds and interupts with the ability to be spread to nearby allies.

drekmonger

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2006

A/E

Ebon Hawk = the ship in Knights of the Old Republic
Raging Bull = name of a boxing movie

unknown1

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Mo/

Warrior
Barbed Strike - Attack - causing bleeding
Charging Strike (E) - Sprint + Attack dmg on moving foe?
Counterattack - Sounds like a riposte =)
Signet of Stamina - Boost of adreneline?

Ranger
Barbed Arrows - bleeding arrows?
Cheetah Grace - Run skill for pet or person?
Natural Stride - Another Run skill?
Nature's Grace - Self Heal?
Splitting Arrow - barrage + -25% or more dmg (kind of like dual shot)

Mesmer
Air of disenchantment - Hex - All enchantments from target foe are removed and Enchantments cast on target foe cost 5 more Energy

Ulivious The Reaper

Ulivious The Reaper

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Shadowed Assassins

W/Mo

Woo the ebon hawk! star wars reference

xcutioner

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

Plano/Texas/USA

NN - No Names

R/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by drekmonger
No skill has ever changed the location of an enemy.
What about Lyssa's Rubberband of Lagginess?

Hella Good

Hella Good

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

None, free and clear

OMG, I just realized this!

Enadiz Headbutt read it backwards

Zidane Headbutt

LAWL!!!

noxrage

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Hella Good
OMG, I just realized this!

Enadiz Headbutt read it backwards

Zidane Headbutt

LAWL!!!
lol i was wondeing how long it would take for someone to realize that

Guild Terror

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by noxrage
lol i was wondeing how long it would take for someone to realize that
read page 2?

Jooshe

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

Valour Of Cantha

Mo/N

vow of silence? a spammable SB?

Zinger314

Zinger314

Debbie Downer

Join Date: May 2006

N/Me

I'm quite surprised that Necromancers will be the anti-Paragon Shout class.

Horseman Of War

Horseman Of War

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

The Cult of Doom

P/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zinger314
I'm quite surprised that Necromancers will be the anti-Paragon Shout class.

yeah- you'd think a mesmer would be the anti-anything class... however- paragons do not use magic (in essence) so having the necromancer use anti shouts or whatever (didnt see the skill u reference yet) kind of makes sense.

paragons - holy power
necromancers - unholy power?

i dunno- kind of makes sense in the grand scheme of things.

Horseman Of War

Horseman Of War

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

The Cult of Doom

P/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jooshe
vow of silence? a spammable SB?
yes its spammable in the sense that you can constantly be in the Vow... however you cannot cast any spells yourself, which makes spellbreaker still a very important (and somewhat more versatile) skill.

Siddious

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Knights Of The Rising Sun

Quote:
Originally Posted by Horseman Of War
yeah- you'd think a mesmer would be the anti-anything class... however- paragons do not use magic (in essence) so having the necromancer use anti shouts or whatever (didnt see the skill u reference yet) kind of makes sense.

paragons - holy power
necromancers - unholy power?

i dunno- kind of makes sense in the grand scheme of things.
Well just because it uses the words SILENCE doesn't mean it will be an anti-shout spell, though it could be. Another thing is mesmers could STILL have an anti-shout spell. We can't be sure until we see more info on these spells at the preview event.

The Fallen One

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2006

Vandal Hearts [VH]

Mo/

The idea of Anthem of Power and The Power Is Yours for Paragon assuming that they include Anthem of Power from the preveiw, I'm betting that they cancel each other out, and four energy regeneration is actually more than enough if you think about it, I tried it out with something I cobbled together during the preview....

Carth`

Carth`

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

Healing Ring - Heal Area
Holy Intervention - Divine Intervention
Mending Touch - Healing Touch
Orison of Light - Orison of Healing
Renew Life - Restore Life
Reversal of Damage - Reversal of Fortune
Shield of Absorption - Shielding Hands?
Signet of Light - Signet of Devotion
Watchful Healing - Watchful Spirit

I hope I'm wrong. Really not looking forward to NF. They could also be completely different skills, and I hope so.

The Great Al

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

ALOA

E/Me

why are there so many elites? we can only have one in at a time!