what are these presents?

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r
razuel
Academy Page
#1
So i stop playing for like a year, come back-- and 3 of my characters have 'presents'

I open them and I have a miniature bone dragon, necrid horseman, and miniature temple guardian

I ask around and find that they're worth a lot of gold.

Can someone explain how I got these and what they do?
Farrell-Zander
Farrell-Zander
Krytan Explorer
#2
You get them as birthday presents if your character is one year old. They are just for show. You can only show one mini pet at a time and only in explorable areas. They don't attack or agro or die.

You got lucky with the bone dragon mate ^^ It's worth alot (~100+30 Ectos)
Tyggen
Tyggen
Krytan Explorer
#3
Ooooh! I want the dragon and horseman!

Those are birthday presents, you get them when your character turns one year old (use /age command to check). Read this for more info on mini pets.
r
razuel
Academy Page
#4
hm, what are ectos?
Farrell-Zander
Farrell-Zander
Krytan Explorer
#5
Ectos are used for FoW Armor and used as money when trading with over 100k.
r
razuel
Academy Page
#6
I hate to sound like a newb, but what's FoW armor?

I bought the game when it came out, got a lvl 20 w/mo with knight's armor-- stopped playing up until now, so I'm very out of the loop. Is knight's armor even the best any more?
The Pointless
The Pointless
Wilds Pathfinder
#7
FoW = Fissure of Woe. A High level area accessible from Temple of the Ages (Tyria) and Zin Ku Corridor (Cantha). You need to be Ascended (Tyria) or Weh no Su (Cantha) to get in and it'll cost 1K for the whole party to get in.

And FoW armour: The only difference between what's available in Drok's and that is simply the looks.

[EDIT] You can't say Knight's armour is the best, because it's down to personal opinion. I use Gladiator's armour myself (I'm Mes 2nd)
r
razuel
Academy Page
#8
well I meant top op the line.. where do you get glad's armor anyway

thanks for the help everyone.

EDIT: what are these % things I see under people's names in game?
The Pointless
The Pointless
Wilds Pathfinder
#9
Oooh, Droknar's Forge (1.5K) or Marhan's Grotto (15K). It boosts your energy a bit, but not by a great deal, so I pack a Jeweled Chalice to keep at 40 energy.

In Cantha the 1.5K starts from Kaineng Center, then the Luxon/Kurzick towns, with Faction 15K at the next outpost (which you reach by finishing the mission after Cavalon/House zu Heltzer). After that, Ascended armour (again, 15K) can be crafted on Divine Path, I think. That's pretty much near or at the end of the Factions campaign.

[EDIT] ANet added a titles system with the launch of Factions. The percentages are Explorer titles.
kyro27
kyro27
Krytan Explorer
#10
hahaha, man you got alot of things to get with the times :-p
F
Former Ruling
Grotto Attendant
#11
The fact that you are packing about 300k (300plat peices) worth of minipets to sell helps ease the tension of coming back in I think
r
razuel
Academy Page
#12
haha yeah

then again, it is more fun when you're a newb IMO
Don Zardeone
Don Zardeone
Wilds Pathfinder
#13
Knights was never best. In fact, it was the worst set to have as a full set.

But the bug was fixed, the bonus nerfed and the armour itself was buffed.

So now it basically comes down to this:
Knights: vs physical (like trollfarming)
Dreadnaughts/plate/dragon/wyvern: not bad, not best at anything, the golden middle way or something like that
Sentinel/legionnaires: for more dedicated warrior persons

Gladiators: for those who PvP or don't really give a rats behind when it comes to having defense in PvE (it doesn't really matter THAT much but, oh well, you decide)

I use sentinel most of the time.
ramma77
ramma77
Krytan Explorer
#14
The bone dragon is cursed. me being a lovely nice person will take it off your hands for 10 gold and an id kit with 2 uses left on it

U
Underworld Calling
Frost Gate Guardian
#15
lol at above post
V
Verticle Cleave
Ascalonian Squire
#16
Just a question...

I have a necro, that has been around for 15 months... And no present...

What's up? =(
The Pointless
The Pointless
Wilds Pathfinder
#17
Then in that case, take it up with support. And it may be that you accidentally deleted it too.
V
Verticle Cleave
Ascalonian Squire
#18
Nope... /age says 15 months. =(
strcpy
strcpy
Desert Nomad
#19
Quote:
Originally Posted by Verticle Cleave
Nope... /age says 15 months. =(
Just to make sure - you are looking at your characters age, not account age?

My account is 15 months old but I have one character that is under 1 month old. Only two of mine have been around 12 months, the next oldest is 8 so I still have a little while before I get another pet.
The Pointless
The Pointless
Wilds Pathfinder
#20
Quote:
Originally Posted by Verticle Cleave
Nope... /age says 15 months. =(
I meant accidentally deleted the pressie