Ask ArenaNet Your Best GW Question

Duly Thankful

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

What part of 'ONE' question do you people not understand?

Here is my one question (the more times it's asked the better the chance of a response?)

When will we get an auction house or similar system?

phasola

phasola

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

EaT

Mo/

Here's another ONE:
Why can't you save all 4 weapon slots in the equipement template ?

Makkert

Makkert

Black Beast of Aarrrrgghh

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

The Biggyverse [PLEB] // Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

one question.

When we hit Chapter 4, the core 6 professions will have +- 150 skills, while any newly introduced professions have +- 75 skills. Even in the case that all skills are individually balanced, having more options means more flexibility. And flexibility leads to better choices and better builds overall.
Does ANet consider this a balance issue and has it plans to address this issue?



Quote:
Originally Posted by Titus Marius
I'm a bit embarrassed asking this, but.....

Any thought to adding a romance angle with NPCs/Heroes? This was pretty popular in games like Baldur's gate and adds a bit in terms of immersion. Nothing like the blind adoration of a computer generated pixelated character. And no, I'm not some freaky loner living in my mom's basement.
There actually was a little romance story between Koss and Melohnni. Emphasis on little though.

Tyggen

Tyggen

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Mo/Me

Why did you decide to let GW have no subscription fee, and are you pleased with that decision?

Will you hire me as a bugtester? I'll work for free

justadude

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2006

R/Mo

Why is it that in the Nightfall mission Gate os Madness Shiro is so much more toughter than the Lich? Why is it that in Nightfall Shiro, not Abaddon or Varesh is the boss to beat?

Bread Fan

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Will Anet be appointing a PvP rep? HA has been destroyed and Anet has not bothered to explain what their intentions were. The addition of heroes in HA is the main concern since it takes away the idea of PvP. If you care to notice the ones that do support heroes are PvE players (ie I Brother Bloood I) just do a search on user history. In no way do I consider this a troll or flame but it seems our cries are falling on deaf ears...

aaronsgh

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

Warrior's Isle

Negative Zero [nO]

W/Mo

In the earlier portions of the making DVD, there was a brief mention via headlines of a 'marketing assassin' but no elaboration on that particular person and the role she played in the company, why was this so? and was 'assassin' purposefully used instead of 'assistant'? why? lol =)

Dallus

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

NinjaSchooldotORG

E/

When will we get avatar editor? Trade/auction house? These will make the game complete imo.

garethporlest18

garethporlest18

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

[HiDe]

W/

When are you going to balance out chests, so that the more they cost the higher the chance of a rare not higher chance of a purple (believe it or not it's not random it's higher the purple ask them to show percentage rates on the drops and watch)?

I don't care that 450g chests have higher purple rate, that 600g have higher purple rate, but I should at least get 1 rare per 750g key.

Yanman.be

Yanman.be

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

[ROSE]

A/

Gwen? ( short question, but you get the idea )

The Silver Star

The Silver Star

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

UK, Scotland

Il Guild Name Il

W/

z0mg i forgot the most importat question!

Will there be new "realms" added for Melandru and Lyssa, like Underworld and Fissure of Woe?

Funk ee Monk ee

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

Legendary Adventurers Guild [LAG]

Tech question: With Windows Vista ready to invade all our beloved gaming environs will current chapters run on Vista (and if not will future chapters be released on both XP and Vista?)

Zakarr

Zakarr

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Finland

Does Anet have any plans for adding other fun and random PvP games because Fort Aspenwood is only one which somewhat works at the moment?

geekling

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2006

Do you have any plans to make the guildwars.com website compatible with all browsers?

Mortis

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

Hate The [Cape]

W/

With Guild Wars having changed dramatically since Prophecies' days, some say changed to the worse, and no doubt it will change more with coming expansions of the game, how do you plan to make it last?

So far, it seems like you want to lower the activity in older chapters by having events only in the newest chapters. While I understand that a weekly event for each of the three chapters might be hard to pull off, I don't get why you had double chance of gold drops from chests in Cantha and not Tyria as well. Also, with the recent monster AI patch, many people find farming, which they enjoyed, to be alot less rewarding than it used to be.

I think alot of people agree with me when I say I am very happy you decided to let Mad King Thorn visit Lion's Arch and not only Kamadan for this year's Halloween.

I'm a GW addict and I don't want to see it die.

TiNkLeR

TiNkLeR

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Portugal

Is life skills (like fishing and cooking) going to be implemented on GuildWars?

Do ArenaNet people play guildwars, and if they do, what they do? PvP?

What is the improvements that you want for GuildWars in the near future?

How is everything on GW engine? Like jumping just on PvE and swiming just on PvE? Not saying to put that (would like tought) but just wanted to check on the GW engine, since its a dificult engine.

Do Team1 and Team2 work togheter some times because of the story?

Is Team2 motivated to do another chapter? Are they trying to do prove that Team2 is not a "newbie" team?

Is Gwen story going to be completed in the "big update" that is coming in few months?

Are you considiring to put a big world map to merge all continents?

Are you having fun and enjoy doing your work?


With no more to say

Best regards,
TiNkLeR

Dashface

Dashface

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

Melbourne, Australia

iMud

Mo/

While I'm not concerned about adding content to previous continents for free, is there any hope for my dream that some new Campaigns' optional secondary quests might one day send us to obscure Maguuman collectors or distant Panjiang Peninsula trainers?

(Like the recruitment for Olias requiring both Prophecies and Nightfall, but more optional than something that important.)

Reza

Reza

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

The Fellowship Of The King [King]

will we ever see an auction house in guild Wars?

logan90

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Will there ever be edible food in Guild Wars? Maybe you could make a title about it. A title such as "I like pudding".

Skids

Skids

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

UK FTW

R/Mo

Will you produce a map showing all the world so we can see where the chapters are in relation to each other?

birdfoot

birdfoot

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

Singapore

Ordo Chaotika

W/Mo

What new features in Guild Wars can we expect to see before the end of next year?

Rusty Deth

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Woodland Realm

Mo/N

I wanted to ask about rebuilding Ascalon but someone already did, so my question is...

Farming...I mean riding Sand Wurms is fun...any hope we get to ride other animals say via a beastriding class in a future exspansion?

Theus

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

W/Mo

Will you be adding Cross Continental quests,quests that will involve going to specific places on specific continents?

It would be pretty awesome/nostalgic for something like that to happen.

KindredPhantom

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

Wolf Pack Samurai {WPS}

W/Mo

My question is:

Q: Will players ever have the ability to meet up in a map and quest together?

And could you please give your reasoning behind your answer.

Bankai

Bankai

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Bubblegum Dragons

Mo/E

Is there any chance we'll see more from the Charr after what we learned from them in chapter 3? As good characters this time, maybe? (Just like the Tengu)

greyf0x_f0x

greyf0x_f0x

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

UK

DVD Forums [DVDF]

Mo/Me

Over the past ten years, the video game industry has solidified into one of the biggest entertainment media of the modern world, rivalling film, music, television and all other media in popularity. If you had to choose only five games that stand out as landmark titles in this recent history, what would they be, and why?

shadow ranger

shadow ranger

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

E/

`Edit

Just re read the first post and noticed it was only 'one' question. :P

Mine would be, what do characters get for there 2nd birthday, or is it a 2nd minipet.

Metsa Pille

Metsa Pille

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2006

Estonia

Eesti Mehed

Okay, my question is here and that is basically my biggest complaint about GW for the time being:
Will you give us the "walk" button. Not some spell that gives runspeed minus, not some item that gives the effect, just a run/walk toggle. I really miss walking.

MasterThrawn

MasterThrawn

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Gryffindor

Will we ever get a better party formation system? I know that would make things much more enjoyable, especially in the older less populated chapters.

Gun Pierson

Gun Pierson

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Belgium

PIMP

Mo/

My best GW question is one out of personal intrest but forgive me, it's important to me.

Howcome the monk fow armor had a unique and different dye colour chart (metalic) from all other armors since release until a few months ago and what do I have to do to make my last 2 spare parts have the shiny blue colour like my other 6 armor parts?

Shadis

Shadis

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2006

Can we PLEASE get a Slort Nilbog mini-pet?

Seriously though: Are there any plans to "finish" the Temple of the Ages-like areas and fill out the rest of the statues with other Realms of the Gods areas? Balthazar and Grenth are covered, are the rest on the horizon or have you abandoned that aspect?

Marsun

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

Forces of Valhall [XFVX]

R/Mo

Q:

Will there ever be a way to reach level 20 prior to the destruction of Ascalon without "death leveling"?

Thank you very much for your time.

Suxipo

Suxipo

Banned

Join Date: Feb 2006

here are my questions (somewhat related):

1. Will we ever be able to show weapons/offhand/shields in towns/outposts?
2. Will there be string for bow?


hoping...

Cyan The Archer

Cyan The Archer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Denmark

R/

With all those Monty Python jokes in GW, i was wondering if you're actually watching Monty Python while making quests?

Alotia Slipfeet

Alotia Slipfeet

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

Iowa

R/E

Will they ever be a chapter that goes north of Ascalon?

Clord

Clord

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

Finland

Victory Via Valour

Will Guild Wars (sequel or something else) become some point like maple story in one thing where shop is alternative way to fund servers/Guild Wars developing without monthy fee (however I mean things like coffee mugs, T-Shirts, etc) and that way give us complete MMORPG experience?

Second question even when second question not get much chance to be answered. Will here ever be actually MMORPG like system where you walk out from town instance area is "public copy" from game world if player so desire and monsters respawn (When not doing quest in area you suddenly appear to public version from area), also will we ever be able to obtain actual cool armors like Shiro's armor (Via elite mission or something simillar)?

Bale_Shadowscar

Bale_Shadowscar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Manchester, England

New Dragons [NDR]

Prophecies, Factions and Nightfall are all part of a Trilogy, so to speak.

Will Chapter 4 be part of a series, and if so, will that series link back to the original trilogy in any way, or be a completely seperate land and story, far away from Tyria?

Painbringer

Painbringer

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2006

Minnesota

Black Widows of Death

W/Mo

I am wondering why in a World of Humans, Dwarves, Harpies, Dragons, Centaurs and Imps (just to name a few) why we have no Elves? With all you have done with Guild Wars examples being the beautiful environment and gorgeous characters you have created why would elves be left out? I am not asking to be one. Although that would be cool. I would like to see what your team could do with them. Any possibility for campaign 4 ?

Alleji

Alleji

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

Dear ArenaNet,

Why did you decide to kill Heroes' Ascent?
(By "kill" I mean your recent changes - 6v6 and making it a bot arena)

xxSilhouette

xxSilhouette

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

Lost in the sands of time...

Blood Of Orr [BoO]

R/Rt

Dear Anet,

Why are you so against farming? Im not talking about the farmers who farm and sell the gold, but just average players who are trying to save up for FoW or 15k armor?