Domain Of Anguish

TiNkLeR

TiNkLeR

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Portugal

YES!

By the way... people, when it opens, go all imediatly to the elite zone! Theres always some NICE bugs to go check out .

(anyone remember factions elites missions start? Oh boy.. i miss it xD)

dansamy

Chasing Dragons

Join Date: May 2005

Lost in La-La Land

LFGuild

Mo/Me

Gaile could at least come tell us if it will require having favor. (God, I hope not.)

Carl Butanananowski

Carl Butanananowski

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

Arizona

We Have Big [Meat]

Im excited! Will have to bug my guildies to help me finish the game so we can all group together! AHH MY EXCITEMENT IS UNCONTROLABLE >_<!

[riVen]

[riVen]

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Refuge From Exile [RFE]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kijik Oni Hanryuu
rawr new elite mission for my Derv to mad tank own everyone on ftw, Creator of Mystic Tank LFG
I lol'd.

Arkantos

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zinger314
Chantry of Secrets? If it's through that statue, then it's likely that we'll need favor. Crap.
Gg Europe.

Curar Partida

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2006

Halfway To Hell

Mo/

This should be fun.
Any word on items dropped? Yes i see new wepaons, but what about rubies, saphirres, and diamonds. Can't wait to see the new armors. Chests? There better be. Lets just hope that u dont have to spend 900 gold on the keys.

Lavindathar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Manchester, England

The Monstrous Fangs (fang)

N/Mo

All sounds good...wonder what the Novel weapons would be. And the armour update thing.

I'd like it if a Dev could just confirm if this is permanent, as I dont want to rush through the game just in case it's gonna leave after this weekend. I think it's permanent, but just to make sure would be nice!

Zinger314

Zinger314

Debbie Downer

Join Date: May 2006

N/Me

I'm surprised you are all optimistic about the Elite Mission.

These forums will be KILLED.

"OMG TOO MANY R1 NOOBS R8 1337 LOLOLOLOLOL! AFK FARMING FTW, EVRYONE ELSE NOOB LOLOLOLOL!"
"OMGGGGGGGGG 1337 PVE ARMOR ANET FAVORS PVE HATES PVP F ANET!"

ArenaNet did a good job with the other two major updates. I trust that they will forsee these things...

Rasheed

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2006

[Tp]

W/

sweet i am really pumped for this. I am going to get my guild to start our own group for this and be the first one to Beat the elite mission.

Phaedra Firesoul

Phaedra Firesoul

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Under a rock.

Silencing To Avert Brutality

R/

didn't the scribe before last say something about a new type of gems in the Domain of Anguish, not like the ones used for Vabbi armor?

Guildmaster Cain

Guildmaster Cain

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2006

Guildmistress Eve [Me], Guildmistress Azura [N], Guildmistress Azumi [A], Guildmistress Jaina [D]

Guildmaster Aeron [Rt], Arthas Ironfist [W], Guild: The Tyrian Templars [TTT]

Hmm I think I said it first when I beat the game on the first sunday after the release. Took screens of the new statue in CoS to prove it.

Anyway, about the new armor upgrades: read my thread http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s....php?t=3069092
I just got an anonymous email from my uncle's sister in law's gardner who also happens to do the gardens in Gaile Gray's garden and he told me they listened to my ideas...

I wonder if it is possible to get ferries, just like Cavalon and HzH elite missions.

Zinger314

Zinger314

Debbie Downer

Join Date: May 2006

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Phaedra Firesoul
didn't the scribe before last say something about a new type of gems in the Domain of Anguish, not like the ones used for Vabbi armor?
Yep. It's likely that they will be used for the exchange system mentioned.

Also, there is something else of note: In-game (not on the website), the announcement states that the update will occur late in the evening. That'll likely be 8:00PST/5:00EST, if ArenaNet followws the pattern of previous major updates.

ArenaNet is doing that so that the pre-teen kids get home from high-school in time for the update.

Guildmaster Cain

Guildmaster Cain

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2006

Guildmistress Eve [Me], Guildmistress Azura [N], Guildmistress Azumi [A], Guildmistress Jaina [D]

Guildmaster Aeron [Rt], Arthas Ironfist [W], Guild: The Tyrian Templars [TTT]

but what about the other pre-teen kids in different timezones?

Bale_Shadowscar

Bale_Shadowscar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Manchester, England

New Dragons [NDR]

<---- Taking bets on how long it will take for a "This update Sucks" thread to appear. Oh come on. You Know someone will find something to complain about, be it "Inflation" of the GW economy due to the new area, how its too hard, how its hard to get in, how many n00bs there are, how its impossible to farm there, how stupid and game breaking the new things added there are...

Lavindathar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Manchester, England

The Monstrous Fangs (fang)

N/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Guildmaster Cain
I just got an anonymous email from my uncle's sister in law's gardner
Wasn't anonymous then was it! You know who it was from!

Sheol

Sheol

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

涼宮ハルヒ主義 [SOS団]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by exiled mat
I guess it's perminent

But i'm not so sure about what that NOVEL weapons thing may be
Maybe we will get books to hit people with ^^

natuxatu

natuxatu

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Wisconsin

Rt/Mo

I'm surprised and excited that it is coming as soon as it is. New areas to explore and missions to enter make it sound like a town. I think if you finish the game it will take you to the last circle on the realm of torment map... more like Sorrow Furnace.. I doubt very much we'll need favor.

Anyway it all sounds good though I'm a little said it didn't say it was *New* armor just new armor upgrades. HmMmm anyway I'm excited.

kazjun

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

HoVa

W/N

Armour upgrade probably is for hero armour. Anet has said that heroes have 3 armour skins, and right now we just have default and 1 extra (elite sunspear or ancient). So the armour upgrade will be like primeval armour for heroes.

Jin's upgrade will probably be that zebra fur outfit she's wearing in the manual.
Can't wait to see

Ehecatzin FlyingCrab

Ehecatzin FlyingCrab

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

Mexico

Guardianes del Honor

R/W

yes, but the again, there have been people whinning since GW day one....and the game is still here ^^

Im looking forward for the update, *my dervish takes out her scythe and gets ready to kill sutff*

noblepaladin

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

It would be a big mistake on ANets part to have it require favor. They advertise that it will open this weekend, people line up and BAM, no favor...

On another note, I predict that there will be plenty of jewels (Diamonds, Rubies, Sapphires, etc), well maybe not plenty but enough to push the prices down a bit. We don't need 4 ecto type material.

LiQuId StEeL

LiQuId StEeL

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

/u/liquidsteel30

Ego Trip From Rank [ZERO]

W/Mo

omg omg omg omg omg omg omg x10000000

inscribed judges armor PLEASE

If it's true... /droooool

Senlur

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Nov 2006

I'm actually not 100% sure this is the true "elite mission" for Nightfall that will include Razah that Gaile had told us about. If you notice, it refers to it as a "new elite area", and it sounds a lot more like the UW and FoW than it does an elite mission. Either way, it's awesome that we're getting new content already, but please don't automatically assume that "new elite area" = "elite mission with Razah in it" and then come back here flaming to high heaven if it ends up being two seperate updates. Gaile _did_ say it would be around Christmas when the Elite Mission+Razah update happened, so if this is it then it's early.

Either way, like I said, it's great that they made new content for us already, just please don't automatically assume something only to be horribly let down if everyone's favorite profession-shifting hero isn't part of this new area.

EDIT: I just read a log in another thread that does seem to indicate that in a recent chat Gaile referred to the Elite mission as the Domain of Angish, so in that case, all the better. Still, I'm just going into it with the attitude of "Awesome, new content!" and if Razah is part of it, perfect, if not, I'll know he's coming later this month.

Solar_Takfar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by noblepaladin
On another note, I predict that there will be plenty of jewels (Diamonds, Rubies, Sapphires, etc), well maybe not plenty but enough to push the prices down a bit. We don't need 4 ecto type material.
didn't an earlier issue of the scribe say that there were rumors of a "new area" with plenty of gems? this is probably it, and the gems will probably drop off monsters occasionally...

LoKi Foxfire

LoKi Foxfire

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Florida

One Corgi Army {OCA}

R/Rt

Hey, the reason it's coming so soon was because it was supposed to be included with the launch.

Anyways, I'm rank 8 - you guys can stop complaining about rank discrimination that doesn't exist yet. If I spent 50 hours AFK for my title to get into groups, I deserve to be better off thanks to my effort. Plus, it helps keep newbs from ruining PUGs (which I don't do) .....

Clone

Clone

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by dansamy
Gaile could at least come tell us if it will require having favor. (God, I hope not.)
I'd really like to know this one too. If they put more annoying restrictions on this other than completing the game, I'll be quite disappointed. The whole statue/kneel/spirit thing has me a bit concerned that thats how it will be done. We shall see.

Neo Nugget

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

omg im like 2 missions away from beating it! *plays continously*This is awsome!

Former Ruling

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Cedartown, Georgia

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Senlur
I'm actually not 100% sure this is the true "elite mission" for Nightfall that will include Razah that Gaile had told us about. If you notice, it refers to it as a "new elite area", and it sounds a lot more like the UW and FoW than it does an elite mission. Either way, it's awesome that we're getting new content already, but please don't automatically assume that "new elite area" = "elite mission with Razah in it" and then come back here flaming to high heaven if it ends up being two seperate updates. Gaile _did_ say it would be around Christmas when the Elite Mission+Razah update happened, so if this is it then it's early.

Either way, like I said, it's great that they made new content for us already, just please don't automatically assume something only to be horribly let down if everyone's favorite profession-shifting hero isn't part of this new area.
The elite mission was said to happen "In december" or "Closer to Christmas" (and this was in October going into November, so closer to Christmas can very well mean just December) - I think everyone just assumes December=Christmas. But notice the date this starts on...December 1st lol.

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Anyway, I JUST bought the Shards for FoW armor, and have most of the money needed for Ectos and am waiting for more pleasureable ecto prices to buy them.

So if this update has "Cool Leetzor Weapons" and such for people to dump their ectos into buying - then all's better for me to come in and pick them up while they are low (anyone remember 3kea ectos at Factions release?)

Zinger314

Zinger314

Debbie Downer

Join Date: May 2006

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by LoKi Foxfire
Anyways, I'm rank 8 - you guys can stop complaining about rank discrimination that doesn't exist yet. If I spent 50 hours AFK for my title to get into groups, I deserve to be better off thanks to my effort. Plus, it helps keep newbs from ruining PUGs (which I don't do) .....


I guess Judgment Day will begin a few days early.

Progor

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2006

N/Mo

50 hours afk makes you non-newb? Wow, I should leave my character camped in a town for a few days. Then I'll know all about how to play a dervish.

jon0592

jon0592

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

N/

-To the concern of people's new gem idea. I think it's going to be an emerald, if there will be a new gem.

-To the new "armor upgrade" idea, I think it's for the remaining heroes, seeing as you "upgrade" their armor.

P.S. Where do you guys get the LB points for r8?

scrinner

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Wait wait... Is it confirmed that THIS is the elite mission? Didnt Gaile say the elite mission is coming in a few months?

Zinger314

Zinger314

Debbie Downer

Join Date: May 2006

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by jon0592
P.S. Where do you guys get the LB points for r8?
As said, AFK Farming in the Realm of Torment. Which exemplifies the absurdity of Loki FoxFire's boast.

I'm not grouping with anyone that has a R7 or R8. I'd prefer to group with people who are more likely to have obtained their LB Rank naturally, which indicated that they are actually dedicated.

Sasuke The Betrayer

Sasuke The Betrayer

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Los Angeles

Pink Pearl

Mo/Me

YES!!! A NEW PLACE TO FARM!! lol

/pickme
FIRST ONE TO MAKE A BUILD TO SOLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Free Runner

Free Runner

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005

GW2G

Knights Of The Sacred Light [KSL]

"And of course a compelling mission as well"

I took that line as the elite mission sign...or maybe i took it the wrong way?


Good to see this new area. I will have fun doing the quests and hopefully gaining the much talked about Razah.This did come quicker than i expected but hell i aint complaining

Slomo

Slomo

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2006

Denmark

Southern Farmers Union

On the topic of size: Gaile DID say NOT SF SIZED.

There are 4 different elite areas to explore in the DoA, one which COULD contain THE elite MISSION...

See ya in there for a lot of Anguish

Phoenix Arrows

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

With many other ugly people

We Are All Pretty [ugly]

R/

Hmm...does anyone know if they are going to do that huge skill balance with the Domain of Anguish update as well? I doubt it though, as the Wintersday Ladder Season doesn't end till the 16th, not counting the matched battles of the highest ranked guilds.

I really hope that the armor upgrade means that we can inscribe our old armors. I got 15k Luxon for my Warrior but I chose +10 armor while in stance instead of +hp ><". So mad at myself.

My P has just done Dasha Vestibule, anyone know how far from the end?

Does-it-Matter

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sai of Winter
Finally, as someone said earlier it's going to be like the SF update. It's not going to be just an elite mission, but explorable areas also. That's good to hear. Although, kinda worried like everyone else about entering DoA I hope favor won't be involve in this, only beating the game.
Ok, and here comes rumor control.

First of all, don't start going "yes, it's going to be like this, because someone else who doesn't work for ANet said so." They are speculating, you are quoting them as if its authentic, that breeds rumors.

The Update is not going to be like SF in anything other than the fact that it will have an explorable area. Gaile already said they will not do any SF-sized updates. So yeah, you will get a small explorable area, some new quests and a mission area.

The only requirement, according to the flyer, is that you beat the game. Just because it is from a statue, do not automatically think it will require the same as the other statues. Here's a bit of flavor text for that...

Ok, with the Current FoW/UW area you get the "privallage" to access those realsm because you won favor (or more likely a small, elite guild did) in the Hall of Heros. The Gods went "This guy impresses us, please, come to our realm for a bit."

Now, if that spoiler I read was correct (again, this is an assumption, I haven't beaten the game, so take with a grain of salt) Kormir is some sort of Diety? Or something like that? *shrugs* Either way, its a Statue of Kormir, perhaps the only thing you need to "win Her favor" is to beat the game (as the flyer stated.)

Please, no one quote me, last thing I need is someone to start saying that as truth.

Also, novel has a definition meaning "new" as in "that was a novel idea." It could just mean new 'whatever.'

The game-interface notice about it says Novel Armor, so not even referencing weapons for that. What it does say is new Weapons aquisitiion method.

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And I wouldn't worry about having problems getting into a group when it comes out.

No one will know what team/toon builds work the best, as no one has had any time to study it. Everyone will just group to go explore. Like when SF came out, or the IDS (I was actually beating monks off with sticks...) or any other "new and cool" thing.

There will be more people wanting in, with little patience. They will get a team, somewhat balanced probably, and just go. That's not speculation, that's just observation.

Solar_Takfar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Phoenix Arrows
My P has just done Dasha Vestibule, anyone know how far from the end?
far..

garethporlest18

garethporlest18

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

[HiDe]

W/

Remember that town that's missing on the Torment map. There's your Anguish.

Scutilla

Scutilla

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Tyrian Explorers League

R/P

For those of you who haven't read the latest Gaile log yet, she confirmed that Razah will be in the update. Her lips are sealed on just about everything else, though.