New way to get sunspear points

natuxatu

natuxatu

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Wisconsin

Rt/Mo

From Guild Wars:
Quote:
The higher ranks may seem daunting at first, but you'll also receive greater rewards of promotion points as you advance in the game. Each time you collect a bounty in Kourna, for instance, it's worth four promotion points instead of the one point you'd receive in Istan. Although the "scouts" you visit in Istan are all near resurrection shrines, that isn't true later in the game. When in doubt, check your Mission Map (opened by pressing the U key) to verify the location of the nearest scout.

Is this something that was newly added or will be added? Has anyone found any place to get sunspear points that aren't by the Shrines? Furthermore does this mean they will give out the blessings past Rank 8?

Sidra

Sidra

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

CT

NITE

R/

No? It just means that there may be point givers that aren't near the shrines.

Xenrath

Xenrath

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

W/Me

From a 100% cartographer, no there aren't any NPCs away from shrines who give extra points (aside from quests). Later on you get priests at shrines instead of scouts, which would explain the bit bolded out. Past a certain rank nobody gives hunt/kill bonuses and you can only get them from quests - it's possible this is a bug or something for the elite mission when it gets implemented.

natuxatu

natuxatu

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Wisconsin

Rt/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sidra
No? It just means that there may be point givers that aren't near the shrines.
But that fact that no one has mentioned them before makes me wonder if its something that will help us get past rank 8 easier.

Zehnchu

Zehnchu

Popcorn Fetish

Join Date: Dec 2005

[GODS]

Mo/Me

Wait till the updates, they said there will other means to rise rank in the light bringer and sun spear titles.

Zedd Kun

Zedd Kun

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

The Bretheren Of Chaos [Dark]

Rt/

When are the updates?

I think that there should be a fun PvP game where you could earn points ^^ I've just slayed 400 insects to get to general...

Esprit

Esprit

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Dvd Forums [DVDF]

E/

We were told sometime in December for the update.

Former Ruling

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Cedartown, Georgia

R/

That article on Lightbringer and Sunspear titles was apparently written by someone that has never even played Guild Wars before. Or atleast it seems this way.

You cannot take anything in it as fact right now.

Swinging Fists

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Esprit
We were told sometime in December for the update.
No we weren't. We were told it MAY come in December.

Ninna

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

Northeast USA

Guilded Rose

Me/

yep - heres the direct quote
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10072893
Quote:
Timeline? Well, maybe there will be something under your Christmas tree wrapped in ones and zeros: Codified Christmas gift, anyone?

Seriously, it would be more accurate to say we’ll have the update ready “in the next few months,” to allow the team flexibility to take a bit more time if that means adding even more cool new content and features.

CyberNigma

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

San Antonio, TX

W/R

Yeah I was wondering if the Nightfall team is still working on the rest of it (the update) or if it's the third team they have for events and such. If it's the NF team, then would that mean that Chapter 5 would have a development time of less than 12 months (maybe around 8 or 9) as a result? In Magic:TG we called this Cumulative Upkeep. I hope that's not the case. If it is the third team, then who's working on the Winterfest event?

Paperfly

Paperfly

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Cyber, the "teams" are a lot less rigid than that. Remember that at different points in the development cycle there's more or less use for concept artists, writers, physics programmers... Presumably anyone who's not currently in crunch mode can be diverted to the live team for things like this update.

Savio

Savio

Teenager with attitude

Join Date: Jul 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

Less irrelevant speculation please. There are also a few Scribe threads already. Closed.