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Viruzzz

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

07 Jan 2008 at 11:25 - 281

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

I know this post faded away, but I'm happy it was ressed because I think the info here is helpful. Even vets can learn from talking to other vets, and newer players get a lot of good advice in a thread list this.

So keep 'em coming!

You really think so?
There's so much information in this thread that's just plain wrong.
And more that's just random knowledge and doesn't have a practical use.

Not to mention this thread is very old. And because of that, a lot of the stuff that was true back then isn't anymore. (and the first few pages is what people are going to read, if anything)

HNC南非

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2007

台北

英雄無淚 [HNC屌]

Me/Rt

07 Jan 2008 at 13:06 - 282

My friend and I tried it with a Monk and a Paragon ( <---

)

The monk had Healer's Boon and Holy Haste and took Infuse Health, the Paragon had the shout "Help Me!", we went to Temple of Balthazar to test it. With Healer's Boon, Holy Haste and "Help Me!" active, I started dancing, then casted Infuse Health, I didn't exit my /dance emote but the skill still activated; and I do believe this was done without the activation of a 40/40 set. It was just for kicks and giggles so we didn't take any serious detailed notes or anything, no screenshots either, but you guys could go try it yourselves.

Just saw Redfeather's post. Nicely done =P

Crom The Pale

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Nov 2006

Ageis Ascending

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07 Jan 2008 at 13:46 - 283

Maybe a smart moderator could update the original post, since the poster may not be aware this thread has been ressed once more.

One little tid bit I'll part with that helped me make money, try the Killroy quest in Sorrows Furnace, but do not open any of the chests. Once you reach the end and the quest updates Flag your Heros/Hench into the farthest reagions, they will likely die. Now go and open the 3 free chests, you should get between 2 and 6 drops from each chest, all purple.

I made a good bit of cash on Major vigors and some rare skined purple weapons this way.

Destro Maniak

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2006

A/

07 Jan 2008 at 14:33 - 284

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kook~NBK~

Splitting stacks of materials, dyes etc:

Open inventory, press and hold "shift" key, click on stack you want to split and drag it over to an empty slot. A window pops up asking you how many you want to move.

go bles you I didnt knew that tho I playing the game for more then a year now

sterbenx2

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2007

New England

Lunatic Legion

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07 Jan 2008 at 16:38 - 285

Quote:

Originally Posted by HuntMaster Avatar

loved this thread, learned quite a few things.

i'd like to add something not everyone might know.

Flaggin heroes. use heroes and henchies to defeat normal monsters, then flag them away (normaly double the radar?) and then kill the boss. you will get the drop and cut off any chance of the npcs stealing your loot. - now awaiting nerf.

OK, someone just HAD to mention it on a thread Gaile is watching.. uhg. Well, tho this is a nice and viable trick, its wildly erratic. You need a build that can survive the boss attacks while your h/h are moving away. You need this same build to actually kill it once they are gone. Also, sometimes when you flag the h/h, the boss will be attacking one of them and in turn he will follow that h/h which makes this whole trick annoying at times.

If you have a MM in the group, it can either hurt or help as most of the time, the Minions do not follow their master when he is flagged and stay to fight, but this can hurt as often they will kill the boss before the h/h are far enough away.

All in all, I've done this a couple hundred times and have only been awarded about 40 greens. which isn't much. The number of them that are actually worth something.. maybe 3?! Most are just hero items. Tip: use your mission Map to flag h/h, flag them on the red dot line, they go much further back and are on a safe path.

To add to the thread: The Lightbringer Elite skill in the Chantry of Secrets counts towards the Elonian Skill Hunter title. Don't know why as non of the GW:EN elites count toward anything, but it does. hmmm

Feurin Longcastle

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2006

07 Jan 2008 at 18:00 - 286

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterbenx2

OK, someone just HAD to mention it on a thread Gaile is watching.. uhg. Well, tho this is a nice and viable trick, its wildly erratic. You need a build that can survive the boss attacks while your h/h are moving away. You need this same build to actually kill it once they are gone. Also, sometimes when you flag the h/h, the boss will be attacking one of them and in turn he will follow that h/h which makes this whole trick annoying at times.

I find it amusing that you're concerned Gaile might be aware of a trick that has been around since Nightfall release. It's actually a pretty straightforward and easy farm strategy. You flag your henchies far away (bringing Devonna or a "Charge!"-wielding Hero if you're having problems pulling them away) and then solo the boss. I can't think of any real drawbacks to the build, except that there are a few bosses for which certain primaries can't solo.

Oh, and to contribute to this thread, if favour is ever lost while you're observing a ressurection shrine, the statue therein crumbles. (I haven't confirmed this since the favour system was changed, but I suspect it hasn't changed)

trufaux

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2008

07 Jan 2008 at 18:19 - 287

Many of you probably know this, but you can make your character spin without holding down the A or D key. All you have to do is hold either key and press ESC. You can also do a rank spike while you spin by doing the "auto-spin" trick. Then, type /sit followed by /rank or fame (whichever one you use).

TheRaven

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Virginia

Spirit of Elisha

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07 Jan 2008 at 18:43 - 288

Things I've discovered recently (which means that everyone else knew them ages ago)

- I can use henchies in Tombs. I used to think this was a no hench area like fow/uw/urgoz/deep/doa. I'm now having a good time exploring this area alone.

- Talking to Rastigan upon entering fow does not cause him to Leeroy. I've known this for awhile, but I'm still surprised at the # of groups that say "DON'T TALK TO RASTIGAN!!!!!" when we enter.

- Buy a fow entry scroll from the scroll trader to enter. They are usually cheaper than 1k.

DarkNecrid

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

16 Jan 2008 at 00:55 - 289

The Xunlai Chest is level 24 to be a reference to Dungeons & Dragons difficulty checks (24 is a standard chest Difficulty Check).

Cherng Butter

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

Maryland

The Mirror Of Reason [SNOW]

E/Mo

16 Jan 2008 at 01:10 - 290

PvP characters can get birthday presents.

Harrier's haste

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2007

ViLE

R/P

16 Jan 2008 at 01:32 - 291

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flash Sp

This is a list of facts in Guild Wars that I feel should be known, for their usefulness or for the interesting factor. If you know any new ones, or if you find that any of these are false, have any questions about them, comments, anything, please post. I will put an asterik (*) in front of

*Skills activate before skills that trigger when something happens. Example: Orison of healing will heal you before Backfire deals it's damage for casting a spell.

But following that logic, how would you explain Cure Hex vs Backfire? For these monks who had the experience will know when you're hexed with Backfire and you try to remove the hex via Cure Hex(Cure one ally of a hex and for 50....102 health), you actually receives the damage from Backfire Before you get the heal from Cure Hex. Maybe Cure Hex was made that way in order for the heal actually to work, but from what you said above it doesn't make to much sense.

Lady S Shiva

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

CA

LOD???

W/Mo

16 Jan 2008 at 01:39 - 292

good thing that i know many of them
and think i changed Insignias on my assassin---all cantha armor.

Veripare

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

Canada, Ontario

16 Jan 2008 at 02:33 - 293

Mending will become an elite skill in the upcoming skill balance.

snikerz

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

Rt/A

16 Jan 2008 at 02:46 - 294

Warriors who wear platemail armor are 98% of the time W/Mo by profession, 3/8 of the skillbar consists of mending, power attack and endure pain, they also use swords, but the requirement is usually not met.

interesting fact huh?

freaky naughty

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2007

Mo/N

16 Jan 2008 at 03:07 - 295

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Bunny

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.

For vanqing there are only about 40 zones in Cantha, forgot the exact number.

杀TanK杀

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

W/

25 Jan 2008 at 12:44 - 296

^ 33

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WinterSnowblind

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

25 Jan 2008 at 13:03 - 297

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkNecrid

The Xunlai Chest is level 24 to be a reference to Dungeons & Dragons difficulty checks (24 is a standard chest Difficulty Check).

Now that's something I didn't notice. Neat.

isildorbiafra

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2007

The Netherlands

W/

25 Jan 2008 at 13:09 - 298

Add GuildWiki to the list. Its all there and more?!

erfweiss

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Cold Black Eyes

W/A

25 Jan 2008 at 13:35 - 299

Paragon Skill "Fall Back" does speed up (slightly, but noticable) Leah Stone, the NPC you need to save in the Abbaddons Mouth bonus.

Hey, anything to speed that up is a good thing.

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

25 Jan 2008 at 14:06 - 300

You can identify your own backpack, although it shows no value.
You can dye all packs and bags, although that has no known purpose.

You can use Ctrl+F10 to show the frame creation time rate. The lower the graphic, the better.
You can use Ctrl+Shift+H to hide the GUI.
If you assign the 'Lose target' button to the F key (Target self) since all skills that can target you will target you automatically if you don't have a target, you will have two buttons in one.

Remember that Rituals are no spells, you won't interrupt them with something that interrupt spells.

You can strafe and run to avoid proyectiles, that includes most arrows and spell proyectiles.

You MUST wait for the pet to use the attack before activating another, or the new attack will replace the old one, wasting energy.
(This should be fixed to queue them, though)
You'll know the pet uses the attack because of the damage, the faster attack (pet attacks are not limited by the 2-second attack rate) and specially because the pet will make its offensive cry (roar).

Prophecies Titans are as easy in normal mode as they are in hard mode.
MMs, beware of Maguuma Beetles. They bring Verata skills.
Snowmen are fleshy.
Maddened Spirits are fleshy too.
Monks are no necessarily the first enemy to target. Examples of that are shiro'ken monks, bad protectors that mostly protect themselves; or Kirins, that are just bad smitters/protectors..

ALL skins can be found inscribed, excepting /bonus items, the Icy Dragon Sword and those that are unique to a green weapon.

Legendary Survivors are not people that have never died, nor necessarily better players.

Read the NPC texts. All of them, at least once. Most of the dumbest questions made by newbies are always answered by NPCs.

You can save up to 2..3k by talking the 'Path of the...' quests after ascending in Prophecies. That can be made with all professions.

Look upwards. See the upper parts of the places you visit. You'll see a lot of interesting things looking at the sky, the trees and the ceilings.

Jagged

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2008

SoFla

Dangerously Incompetent (DUI)

N/

25 Jan 2008 at 15:13 - 301

Great post! /\

darkdreamr

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

beyond the yellow brick road

She Left With Half My [GeAr]

Me/

25 Jan 2008 at 16:24 - 302

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRaven

- Buy a fow entry scroll from the scroll trader to enter. They are usually cheaper than 1k.

You can't buy FoW or UW scrolls for less than 1k. You can, however, buy them for more than 1k. The point of this used to be for times when your region didn't have favor. Now that favor is worldwide, there is absolutely no point to FoW and UW scrolls and if you get one you might as well use it yourself.

Qwertyfied

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Ireland

DVDF

E/

25 Jan 2008 at 17:48 - 303

Quote:

Originally Posted by MithranArkanere

ALL skins can be found inscribed, excepting /bonus items, the Icy Dragon Sword and those that are unique to a green weapon.

Echovald shields cant be found inscribed, neither can Gothic defenders, if i'm correct.

Lagg

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

W/

25 Jan 2008 at 17:57 - 304

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qwertyfied

Echovald shields cant be found inscribed, neither can Gothic defenders, if i'm correct.

Zaishen Chest can drop any rare skin in the game and is always inscribable.

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

25 Jan 2008 at 17:58 - 305

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qwertyfied

Echovald shields cant be found inscribed, neither can Gothic defenders, if i'm correct.

Urgoz and Kanaxai chests may drop any canthan skins inscribed.
It's just a bit... way too hard to get those.

Qwertyfied

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Ireland

DVDF

E/

26 Jan 2008 at 00:53 - 306

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lagg

Zaishen Chest can drop any rare skin in the game and is always inscribable.

I have yet to see, aswell as others, an inscribable Echovald / Goth. defender, until i see one - and gladly proved wrong, then i still presume they can't be inscribable.

evenfall

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

26 Jan 2008 at 02:02 - 307

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qwertyfied

I have yet to see, aswell as others, an inscribable Echovald / Goth. defender, until i see one - and gladly proved wrong, then i still presume they can't be inscribable.

I am also inclined to agree with this post. I was looking for one last time and people(traders) in LA/Kamadan AD1 said they have never seen one. A search on guru trade forums also turns up empty. I believe inscribable versions of some canthan stuff on the luxon side like the outcast shield hasn't been seen also.

Diddy bow

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2006

Jawsome!!!!!!!!!!!

looking for one :p

A/D

26 Jan 2008 at 02:25 - 308

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qwertyfied

I have yet to see, aswell as others, an inscribable Echovald / Goth. defender, until i see one - and gladly proved wrong, then i still presume they can't be inscribable.

Yep i think there is some more too (bo staff?), ill belive it when i see it.

As for a fact... fow can come in colors other than white/black.

Rhedd

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

You ever have to clean up after a Moa bird?

True Solunastra [SLA] Profession: Moa Wrangler

26 Jan 2008 at 03:01 - 309

After sixteen pages I wonder how many people have posted this before me, but I hope it's new info (to the thread).

You can easily divide up a full H/H party into a group to stay put and a group to accompany you by first placing a party flag, then placing the individual flags of the heroes you want to accompany you, then deleting the hero flags.

When you delete a hero flag, they'll start following you, instead of returning to the party flag.

Want some alone-time with Jora while the rest of the party stays put? No problem. ^_^

pumpkin pie

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

behind you

bumble bee

E/

26 Jan 2008 at 05:50 - 310

Mhenlo is barefooted. (I think)

DarkWasp

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

Paradise

Agency Of Forbidden Fruits [Oot]

R/A

26 Jan 2008 at 06:05 - 311

Quote:

Originally Posted by pumpkin pie

Mhenlo is barefooted. (I think)

They changed him, but the inside of his vest used to say 'Baptiste said, "Full Chakra"'

Baptiste was Alessias (hench) last name durring the betas.

Zeek Aran

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Earth, sadly

BORK

A/

26 Jan 2008 at 06:06 - 312

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkWasp

They changed him, but the inside of his vest used to say 'Baptiste said, "Full Chakra"'

Baptiste was Alessias (hench) last name durring the betas.

Screenshot? 12?

DarkWasp

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

Paradise

Agency Of Forbidden Fruits [Oot]

R/A

26 Jan 2008 at 06:20 - 313

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeek Aran

Screenshot? 12?

I never took a screenshot because someone on this forum had one already. It was in a post about Cynn's underwear. Didn't think they'd ever remove it, else I would have taken a screenshot.

Kale Ironfist

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

Australia

Venatio Illuminata [VEIL]

W/

26 Jan 2008 at 08:22 - 314

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeek Aran

Screenshot? 12?

This one is from the GuildWiki link.

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/7757/gw076jpeg1hx.jpg

jezz

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2007

R/

31 Jan 2008 at 05:38 - 315

there seems to be no Female Charr in game..i have searched but cant find any at all within game or storyline..just a trivial observation..

Arri

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

A/W

31 Jan 2008 at 05:54 - 316

Quote:

Originally Posted by fenix

all if this information is either useless or already known...

The tips on Team iQ's site are better, they have heaps of things not normally known about PvP.

False, I didn't know most of it

mazza558

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

R/

28 May 2008 at 20:28 - 317

Moar Little Known facts please.

I'm disappointed that Dragon's Lair got fixed.

pumpkin pie

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

behind you

bumble bee

E/

29 May 2008 at 04:28 - 318

Quote:

Originally Posted by mazza558

Moar Little Known facts please.

I'm disappointed that Dragon's Lair got fixed.

Please elaborate. I would love to know more regarding this fix thank you.

DarkNecrid

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

29 May 2008 at 05:25 - 319

Quote:

Originally Posted by pumpkin pie

Please elaborate. I would love to know more regarding this fix thank you.

you used to go outside the area thanks to a mapping bug, but now you can't.

shadows of hob

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2007

Rocky (Dragon)Mountains

Mo/Me

29 May 2008 at 07:59 - 320

Can somebody post a link to the IQ/QQ site with those little known gw secret stuff?