-Do /kneel in front of statues of Gods, while your region has favor, talk to the avatar to get bonusses for donations. (there are way 2 many people not knowing this)
-Doubleclick dye and click on your backpack/belt/bags. (totally useless, but you can say to you friends that you successfully dyed the backpack/belt/bags black or white, since you are a moneybags.
Little Known Guild Wars Facts
Guildmaster Cain
Cyan The Archer
drekmonger: Will also work when using a skill:
Hold A or D(Spin around) and while doing that use a skill. You will spin around while using the skill, and still do it after. Have only tried on ranger skills though..
Hold A or D(Spin around) and while doing that use a skill. You will spin around while using the skill, and still do it after. Have only tried on ranger skills though..
ericdanie
How about the fact that Muddy Terrain used to be an Elite Nature Ritual a long time ago?
Skids
If you have an Elonian character and travel to Tyria or Cantha you get a Hero by doing a mission where you land.
Not tried this yet but read it earlier today on another forum so someone else can fill in the details I expect.
Not tried this yet but read it earlier today on another forum so someone else can fill in the details I expect.
Trvth Jvstice
@Skids- I believe it's the Necro, Olias in LA and an Assassin in Kaineng (can't remember her name)
Vandal2k6
Some of it may be wrong but thats the beauty of a forum, people that know different put people straight. Either way, the information you could get from a thread like this can be hard to find elsewhere because it's not the usual info you get in any manual.
I know places like GuildWiki have it all but unless you know what you're looking for you could miss the juicy bits. If someone thinks they know something usefull then I think a thread like this is great to spread the knowledge.
STICKY !!
I know places like GuildWiki have it all but unless you know what you're looking for you could miss the juicy bits. If someone thinks they know something usefull then I think a thread like this is great to spread the knowledge.
STICKY !!
Vandal2k6
Here's another one.
Eating Candy Canes can get rid of any death penalty you've got in a mission. They were a christmas item from last year and I dont think (correct me if I'm wrong) you can still buy them? Expect to see them again this year tho (I hope).
EDIT* You CAN still buy them but only from other people (auctions or ingame). Some people still have them from last year. 0.o
Eating Candy Canes can get rid of any death penalty you've got in a mission. They were a christmas item from last year and I dont think (correct me if I'm wrong) you can still buy them? Expect to see them again this year tho (I hope).
EDIT* You CAN still buy them but only from other people (auctions or ingame). Some people still have them from last year. 0.o
Jetdoc
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All alochals, for drunkards, have the save behavior.
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Jetdoc
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Originally Posted by Vandal2k6
Here's another one.
Eating Candy Canes can get rid of any death penalty you've got in a mission. They were a christmas item from last year and I dont think (correct me if I'm wrong) you can still buy them? Expect to see them again this year tho (I hope). EDIT* You CAN still buy them but only from other people (auctions or ingame). Some people still have them from last year. 0.o |
Uzul
I got something to throw in here...
-Rebirth-
When you res someone with rebirth you can squeeze out a bit more range by moving backwards once you see the white glow from the teleport next to you. It's not hard, you'll get the hang of it fast...
This allows rebirthing someone without catching aggro in very tight spots.
-Rebirth-
When you res someone with rebirth you can squeeze out a bit more range by moving backwards once you see the white glow from the teleport next to you. It's not hard, you'll get the hang of it fast...
This allows rebirthing someone without catching aggro in very tight spots.
Jetdoc
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Originally Posted by drekmonger
The infamous and great /bow bug:
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Type /kneel.
Before your knee hits the ground, press "W" and "E" (or Q and W) to move diagonally.
You'll be kneeling and ice skating across the pond until your kneel emote is complete.
Jetdoc
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Originally Posted by Flash Sp
Ghost in the boxes (which i am selling) are not only decorational, they could help in combat! When the ghost disappears, his death is good for, so far, 2 things... his death triggers Soul Reaping and counts towards IWAY (as if IWAY needed to be any more noob friendly)
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Jetdoc
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Originally Posted by Flash Sp
Although some people love fortitude, your main weapon should be of defense. You should also have a fortitude weapon to switch to in case things start looking bad. This is for melee chars and rangers.
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Defense is better against direct damage.
Fortitude is better against degeneration and armor-ignoring damage.
"Switching in case things start looking bad" won't help you much against a spike.
Tera
i knew most of these already.. the only useful thing was 'ctrl + enter' pts ppl's names in the whisper box 
v useful
v useful
Viruzzz
the last for minutes. not seconds....
no items in your inventory will work in PvP, it would be unfair to get rid of DP, or have an unlimited energy engine for necro's. some wont work even in explorable areas (like the rice cake)
the 2 heroes in tyria and cantha are by no means uncommon knowledge, almost everyone knows about them
alot of these are actually false.
a hammer has more DPS than both a sword and an axe,
the radar is a hell of a lot smaller than 1% of any map
distracting blow doesn't do damage, it doesn't do 0 damage, it doesn't hit at all
how about this one
in skill descriptions, "adjacent", and "adjacent to foe" are 2 different ranges, even though they sound similar
no items in your inventory will work in PvP, it would be unfair to get rid of DP, or have an unlimited energy engine for necro's. some wont work even in explorable areas (like the rice cake)
the 2 heroes in tyria and cantha are by no means uncommon knowledge, almost everyone knows about them
alot of these are actually false.
a hammer has more DPS than both a sword and an axe,
the radar is a hell of a lot smaller than 1% of any map
distracting blow doesn't do damage, it doesn't do 0 damage, it doesn't hit at all
how about this one
in skill descriptions, "adjacent", and "adjacent to foe" are 2 different ranges, even though they sound similar
Clord
/kneel before Kormir statue and Kormir appear.
Trvth Jvstice
Here's a tip (that many may already know): You can salvage all the mods off of a weapon and still sell the plain weapon for the full price to the merchant. -e.g. Last night i got a gold req 12 fiery dragon sword with a perfect enchant mod. I salvaged the enchant mod and still got the full 342 gold that the merchant offered.
Also you can salvage the rune from a dropped armor and sell the plain armor for the full price to the merchant.
P.S.- I think ALL of the accurate tips the OP posted were useful, whether I already knew them or not. There's bound to be someone that can find the info useful. If you want to add a tip or correct a tip that someone posted, then you're helping, but when you only post "I already knew all of these" or "these aren't little known" you aren't adding anything to this helpful post. It makes me wonder if people are farming for guru titles when they make posts like that. Or are they just being unpleasant?
Also you can salvage the rune from a dropped armor and sell the plain armor for the full price to the merchant.
P.S.- I think ALL of the accurate tips the OP posted were useful, whether I already knew them or not. There's bound to be someone that can find the info useful. If you want to add a tip or correct a tip that someone posted, then you're helping, but when you only post "I already knew all of these" or "these aren't little known" you aren't adding anything to this helpful post. It makes me wonder if people are farming for guru titles when they make posts like that. Or are they just being unpleasant?
Jeremy Untouchable
lol, farming for guru titles, nobody would do that.............right?
c_ras
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I don't have exact numbers for this, but this statement seems grossly incorrect.
Consider that there are at over 100 zones in Cantha (source: http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Locations_(Factions)). If your radar really displayed 1% of the total world map, each zone would be, on average, no larger than a single radar. I suspect your estimate of the radar's size is off by several orders of magnitude. |
Braggi
Use an ID kit on white items before you sell. This may increase the selling price significantly (change can be observed in the merchant window).
Is definitely making money despite kit costs from Kryta onwards - or comparable enemy levels of 10+.
@Cain: /kneel doesn't work in pre searing btw, didn't try the other starting regions.
Is definitely making money despite kit costs from Kryta onwards - or comparable enemy levels of 10+.
@Cain: /kneel doesn't work in pre searing btw, didn't try the other starting regions.
Pynne
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If you click on a character in town, so that their name is highlighted, simply press Ctrl + Enter to enter their name into the whisper box. Useful for alot of stuff..
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Jeremy Untouchable
heres a few little known facts, You can use a War/necro riptoes deadly riptoes GB build to farm dryders on perdision rock. You can regain the old undyed look on your 15k grotto glads armor with a yellow/grey dye mix (for those guys who tryed plain grey or brown dyes and hate it) You can 2 man dragons lair with a 55 monk and anything else. You just have to die at the start of the lvl to get rid of +2 moral boost( i did it with a ranger/monk) You can 55 the 15 point att quest from Aurgury Rock, just watch out for the jades in the last zone. You can run from harvest temple to all the towns on the luxon side except gala hatchery and above
PanGammon
Here's One: Cows in sunqua vale CAN be killed. Use AOE such as Inferno or Death Nova or even cyclone axe. They DO NOT drop items are level 3 so they give crappy XP
Heres another: Gwen is behind the Lich, Abaddon, Shiro, the Searing, the Destruction of Orr, the Mantids in Sunqua Vale, White Dye's Outreageous Price and the nerfing of Farm Builds.......
Heres another: Gwen is behind the Lich, Abaddon, Shiro, the Searing, the Destruction of Orr, the Mantids in Sunqua Vale, White Dye's Outreageous Price and the nerfing of Farm Builds.......
c0c0c0
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Input from the rest of you is not particularly helpful.
Jeff Highwind
Here's some interesting facts:
All Non-endgame greens can be sold at the merchant for 35g.
If a Necro uses a ranger preparation, he will do his normal casting animation then clap for 3 seconds at the end.
All Non-endgame greens can be sold at the merchant for 35g.
If a Necro uses a ranger preparation, he will do his normal casting animation then clap for 3 seconds at the end.
Prospero
You can use Necrotic Traversal to get to places you shouldn't be able to go. Not only can you use this to your advantage to easily get the bonus in Dunes of Despair, but also you can try it on Frost Gate (go hang out with Rurik), Great Norhtern Wall, and several other places. As many know from the ele nuking that happens in THK, Guild Wars doesn't handle the Z-Axis properly. Using Necrotic traversal on a corpse under a bridge will put you ON TOP of the bridge instead. Useful trick for getting 100% Tyria.
midnight caretaker
I believe all alcohols last the same amount of time its just how may it takes to get drunk and EVERY alcohol lasts longer than 1-3 seconds (probly a typo and meant minutes)
RANGERS WITH PETS CAN NOT PULL, your pet goes in screaming Leroy Jenkins, then they switch to the pet to kill it. Best person to pull in game is a tank with a flatbow get the agro step back a little then your party can come in. I say again RANGERS WITH PETS CAN NOT PULL. If u have a pet and need to pull use your agro buble that way you pet doesnt leroy jenkins.
99% of people spamming wts will try to sell u that item at an outrageous price this also apply to people saying no noob offers
75% of people spamming wtb will try lowballing and then reselling. 24% will try to buy the item for less than its worth.
If it sounds to good to be true its most likely a scam
Sunspear res sig is the best res in game (used to be regular res sig) this can be different in other situations. 6 people in a 8 man pve grp should have sunspear res and monk resurect and 1 rebirth (best on a wammo) to pull people out of sticky situations. If your sigs arnt enough then u are overmatched for the area go switch you build. FOR CHRIST SAKES NO REBIRTH IN BATTLE
LINKSYS that is one of the best sceen shots ive seen i nominate it for screeny of the year. There should be one of these by the way come on admins start one
And finally the best little known GW fact. the recent nerfs/changes such as 6 man HA, the AI, and destroying farming will be the end of guild wars.
RANGERS WITH PETS CAN NOT PULL, your pet goes in screaming Leroy Jenkins, then they switch to the pet to kill it. Best person to pull in game is a tank with a flatbow get the agro step back a little then your party can come in. I say again RANGERS WITH PETS CAN NOT PULL. If u have a pet and need to pull use your agro buble that way you pet doesnt leroy jenkins.
99% of people spamming wts will try to sell u that item at an outrageous price this also apply to people saying no noob offers
75% of people spamming wtb will try lowballing and then reselling. 24% will try to buy the item for less than its worth.
If it sounds to good to be true its most likely a scam
Sunspear res sig is the best res in game (used to be regular res sig) this can be different in other situations. 6 people in a 8 man pve grp should have sunspear res and monk resurect and 1 rebirth (best on a wammo) to pull people out of sticky situations. If your sigs arnt enough then u are overmatched for the area go switch you build. FOR CHRIST SAKES NO REBIRTH IN BATTLE
LINKSYS that is one of the best sceen shots ive seen i nominate it for screeny of the year. There should be one of these by the way come on admins start one
And finally the best little known GW fact. the recent nerfs/changes such as 6 man HA, the AI, and destroying farming will be the end of guild wars.
Sir Skullcrasher
Give Gwen her broken flute and enough flowers and she'll eventually stop following you around! 
Green items and collector stuffs can't be upgraded or salvage for mods.
Green items and collector stuffs can't be upgraded or salvage for mods.
Flash Sp
Well, first off, I personally am STUNNED that not only did I get more than a reply or 2, but this is starting to almost average 2 pages a day... Thank you all for your input, I will try to edit my original as soon as I can...
Speaking of which, I have noticed that some of you are correcting mistakes I have already corrected. Thank you for pointing them out, but I have it covered Also, thanks to all the... umm... mean people.... *cough*.... that criticized this information, calling it common, useless, and stuff they already know. As if that is what this thread is about...
So all in all, I am overwhelmed. No, really, I have some homework to do and I had to read 2 pages of replies in a few minutes
I am thinking of starting a new post, Weapon Values or something like it... not a helpful one, just to see what kind of high values other people are getting for their gold weapons... i think my record is like 435g for a gothic sword
Speaking of which, I have noticed that some of you are correcting mistakes I have already corrected. Thank you for pointing them out, but I have it covered
Also, thanks to all the... umm... mean people.... *cough*.... that criticized this information, calling it common, useless, and stuff they already know. As if that is what this thread is about...So all in all, I am overwhelmed. No, really, I have some homework to do and I had to read 2 pages of replies in a few minutes
I am thinking of starting a new post, Weapon Values or something like it... not a helpful one, just to see what kind of high values other people are getting for their gold weapons... i think my record is like 435g for a gothic sword
ducktape
I think one thing that would be useful to add is the basic explanation of the way armor affects the amount of damage you take.
There is a 12.5% chance an attack will strike your head
A 37.5% chance an attack will strike your chest
A 12.5% chance an attack will strike your hands
A 25% chance an attack will strike your legs
A 12.5% chance an attack will strike your feet
Therefore you should always buy upgrades to your chestpiece and leggings first if you do not have money for an entire new set.
Any armor added to your weapon, off-hand, or shield, protects you regardless of which location on your body is struck by damage. So if your armor is all AL 60 and you have a +5 Armor staff, it's like having all of your armor be AL 65 whenever you get hit with an attack.
I especially found the information helpful about the fact that armor bonuses on your weapons/off-hands/shields is added to your AL on every hit, no matter where you get hit. Before I read that, I had assumed it was something that randomly added AL protection on some hits, kind of like the 20% less recharge chance is random whenever you cast a spell.
There is a 12.5% chance an attack will strike your head
A 37.5% chance an attack will strike your chest
A 12.5% chance an attack will strike your hands
A 25% chance an attack will strike your legs
A 12.5% chance an attack will strike your feet
Therefore you should always buy upgrades to your chestpiece and leggings first if you do not have money for an entire new set.
Any armor added to your weapon, off-hand, or shield, protects you regardless of which location on your body is struck by damage. So if your armor is all AL 60 and you have a +5 Armor staff, it's like having all of your armor be AL 65 whenever you get hit with an attack.
I especially found the information helpful about the fact that armor bonuses on your weapons/off-hands/shields is added to your AL on every hit, no matter where you get hit. Before I read that, I had assumed it was something that randomly added AL protection on some hits, kind of like the 20% less recharge chance is random whenever you cast a spell.
Swinging Fists
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You can regain the old undyed look on your 15k grotto glads armor with a yellow/grey dye mix (for those guys who tryed plain grey or brown dyes and hate it)
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Finn
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RANGERS WITH PETS CAN NOT PULL, your pet goes in screaming Leroy Jenkins, then they switch to the pet to kill it. Best person to pull in game is a tank with a flatbow get the agro step back a little then your party can come in. I say again RANGERS WITH PETS CAN NOT PULL. If u have a pet and need to pull use your agro buble that way you pet doesnt leroy jenkins.
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Mr Jazzy
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Originally Posted by midnight caretaker
RANGERS WITH PETS CAN NOT PULL, your pet goes in screaming Leroy Jenkins, then they switch to the pet to kill it. Best person to pull in game is a tank with a flatbow get the agro step back a little then your party can come in. I say again RANGERS WITH PETS CAN NOT PULL. If u have a pet and need to pull use your agro buble that way you pet doesnt leroy jenkins. |
C+ Space to auto attack, and halfway thru the attack animation, simply press S to cancel animation. (The arrow still flies) Your pet will only attack if you let the whole animation persist.
edit: oops sorry, i just realized the person above me said the same thing -,-
exiled mat
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't regaining original color the purpose of the new gray dye ? It has replaced the dye remover in function.
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some guy
Wow!!! I never knew you can whisper some one just buy clicking ctrl and enter, this is helpful, sticky!!
fenix
In terms of the radar, he's the actual stats:
Tyria: Radar = 0.07% of the map
Cantha: Radar = 0.1% of the map
That should clear up people's problems with it, it's listed on a couple of fansites, thought I'd add it here.
Tyria: Radar = 0.07% of the map
Cantha: Radar = 0.1% of the map
That should clear up people's problems with it, it's listed on a couple of fansites, thought I'd add it here.
Lord Xavius
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Splitting stacks of materials, dyes etc:
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wingzro
Finishing Factions brings you to the Divine Path explorable area. Running to the end will reach the emperor and a portal. Going through the portal will cause you to leave your party and go back to Kaineng Center. Once back in Kaineng Center you'll find yourself ontop of a ledge overlooking much of KC.
Bankai
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I think one thing that would be useful to add is the basic explanation of the way armor affects the amount of damage you take.
There is a 12.5% chance an attack will strike your head A 37.5% chance an attack will strike your chest A 12.5% chance an attack will strike your hands A 25% chance an attack will strike your legs A 12.5% chance an attack will strike your feet Therefore you should always buy upgrades to your chestpiece and leggings first if you do not have money for an entire new set. Any armor added to your weapon, off-hand, or shield, protects you regardless of which location on your body is struck by damage. So if your armor is all AL 60 and you have a +5 Armor staff, it's like having all of your armor be AL 65 whenever you get hit with an attack. I especially found the information helpful about the fact that armor bonuses on your weapons/off-hands/shields is added to your AL on every hit, no matter where you get hit. Before I read that, I had assumed it was something that randomly added AL protection on some hits, kind of like the 20% less recharge chance is random whenever you cast a spell. |
ericdanie
Traps don't hit the feet, even though it's completely unlogical it's damage falls under the chance of hitting any part, like the head.