Update Info: Razah is now In-Game!!

Kelv

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2006

Xen of Onslaught [XoO]

W/

A guildie told me to check the preist of balthazar after the update, and I saw Razah!

Right now, he costs 50k (50,000) faction to unlock.



I can't even hold that much o_O

The Great Al

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

ALOA

E/Me

any quests to get him for pve, or will he be in the elite mission?

Ulivious The Reaper

Ulivious The Reaper

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Shadowed Assassins

W/Mo

SO it's physically IMPOSSIBLE for razah to be unlocked in PvP, hehehe

Kelv

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2006

Xen of Onslaught [XoO]

W/

As of now, im not too sure, I will check for more, and post back here

EDIT: It's actually NOT impossible to unlock him.

Every level of champion (GvG) and hero (HA) you earn, you add a little to your faction holding maximum

Naomi Heartily

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

The Benecia Renovation [RenO]

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ulivious The Reaper
SO it's physically IMPOSSIBLE for razah to be unlocked in PvP, hehehe
It's possible, but you'd have to be like rank 11 so you could hold that much faction at once. I'm rank 7, I can only hold 30k.

Ajora

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

There Is A Cow Level

W/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ulivious The Reaper
SO it's physically IMPOSSIBLE for razah to be unlocked in PvP, hehehe
I can hold 60k Balth Faction and have Razah unlocked via the Priest. So wrong.

Ulivious The Reaper

Ulivious The Reaper

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Shadowed Assassins

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ajora
I can hold 60k Balth Faction and have Razah unlocked via the Priest. So wrong.
wow, did not know that, how is that possible :0 i can only hold 10k >.>


oh, well rank is invovled, rank zero ftw ^^

Sasuke The Betrayer

Sasuke The Betrayer

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Los Angeles

Pink Pearl

Mo/Me

"Razah is an sentient entity spawned from the Mists. It has the knowlege and capabilities of a human, but lacks common sense. As a result, it asks odd questions about human emotions, contemplates human motivations, and attempts to duplicate human mannerisms. Razah shares a connection with all things spiritual, and is a powerful Ritualist"

Taken from the priest, and its quoted. He seems awesome

InvictusBlood

InvictusBlood

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2006

Shadow of the Serpent

N/Mo

The names in the pic should really be blocked out.

Shrouded Waffle

Shrouded Waffle

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

Professional Henchway [pRo]

Ajora, marry me. :P

He'll most likely be somewhere from 3-10k faction tomorrow, seeing as right now he isn't in PvE. (that we know of)

He does look badass imo though.

LifeInfusion

LifeInfusion

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

in the midline

E/Mo

Now I just need to find out how to unlock via PvE since I am also rank 0 (I don't care for HA).

Thy Shadow Wolf

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

Erie, PA

N/

So we finally get a confirmation on the "variable" class.... there isn't one. But hey, I'm glad that it's a Ritualist instead of oh.... a second/third Hero of a class we already have

brokenmonkey

brokenmonkey

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

CA

[UC] Uber Crue

W/

he looks... well, not margonite like i wanted. =/...



ANYWAYS!!!


ROCK ON!!! GO ANEt

icedwhitemocha

icedwhitemocha

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

Ancestral/Grenz

[CneX]

W/

They might drop the unlock price tomorrow... Dunno. Limiting the ability to PvP unlock him to highly pvp titled people seems kinda strange.

Sasuke The Betrayer

Sasuke The Betrayer

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Los Angeles

Pink Pearl

Mo/Me

Btw, guys. There's 6 new quests in the realm of torment. Guys who already beat Nightfall might be able to get him, other then that... only the anguish realm will have him I guess.

CyberNigma

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

San Antonio, TX

W/R

heh, it's Data from Star Trek.... I haven't seen any new npcs in the torment towns except for one keeper in the last mission holding area standing next to the closed 'tooth' gate that I don't think was there before. He just says this is no place for mortals..

fenix

fenix

Major-General Awesome

Join Date: Aug 2005

Aussie Trolling Crew HQ - Event Organiser and IRC Tiger

Ex Talionis [Law], Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] ????????????????&#

W/

why would you spend 50k faction on a ritualist....

Age

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

It should be 3k like the rest and I hope I don't have to play the last mission over agian just to get him thru PvE.

CyberNigma

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

San Antonio, TX

W/R

Well it looks like the keeper in the last town (last mission starting point) is new. he's not listed on wiki and I don't recall seeing him before. He's a keeper standing next to the gate that was never open.. Keeper Millzesh...

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by talon
why would you spend 50k faction on a ritualist....

He's supposed to be a variable hero, capable of doing any primary profession.

It would seem his primary is ritualist though.

Yawgmoth

Yawgmoth

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

YESSS! I unlocked him right away, finally something to spend my faction on, thanks Anet!
Not that i will ever use him, but I can now get another 50k faction which is better than not gaining it at all.

Arkantos

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

Hurray if he can change his profession. Boo if he's stuck as a ritualist.

snikerz

snikerz

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

Rt/A

oooh, i need 8k more balthazar faction,i can hold 60k, so this should be interesting the comments he makes

Darkobra

Darkobra

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Scotland

Type like an idiot, I'll treat you like an idiot

E/Me

Isn't ritualist the only class that had no hero representative before anyway? I was expecting him to look like a Margonite, but oh well.

Gun Pierson

Gun Pierson

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Belgium

PIMP

Mo/

A way to make him capable of doing any primary is to give him the ability to add any rune to his armor. Small change with big consequences. I suspect he will indeed represent the ritualist class amongst the heroes as we don't have a ritualist hero yet. But he can be anything you want him to be depending on the choice of runes. We'll know soon

Gaile Gray

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet

Join Date: Feb 2005

Hey, guys, that cost is ... er... somewhat exaggerated! Razah will cost in the area of 6K with the release of the Domain of Anguish tomorrow.

Theus

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

W/Mo

Its just for show then..and the ability to read his bio.

kazjun

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

HoVa

W/N

Thanks Gaile, though I was hoping he looked like a margonite. Oh well, I'll be getting him anyway, though I probably won't be using him.

Count to Potato

Count to Potato

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Imagination Land

I Swear She Was Eighteen [Gwen]

W/

well anyone know why they released him today? not in pve but in pvp?

fenix

fenix

Major-General Awesome

Join Date: Aug 2005

Aussie Trolling Crew HQ - Event Organiser and IRC Tiger

Ex Talionis [Law], Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] ????????????????&#

W/

so can someone confirm if he's stuck as a rit?

00039

00039

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Me Want Snuu[Snuu]

D/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by lyra_song
He's supposed to be a variable hero, capable of doing any primary profession.

It would seem his primary is ritualist though.
people whined about there not being a rit hero and anet decided to make him a rit -_-

Cacheelma

Cacheelma

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Ascalon Union

Me/Mo

Well, somebody has unlocked him already (with a screenshot to show, no less). I guess we can stop the "He must be very powerful"/"He should have some unique abilities" thing as soon as the guy post some more info.

Xenex Xclame

Xenex Xclame

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

DPX

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Yawgmoth
YESSS! I unlocked him right away, finally something to spend my faction on, thanks Anet!
Not that i will ever use him, but I can now get another 50k faction which is better than not gaining it at all.
Can you use him?If so can you answer to question for the rest of us if you can indeed change his primary, or let him be whichever you want or is he stuck as Ritualist?

Same question to any of the others that have said they unlocked it.

natuxatu

natuxatu

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Wisconsin

Rt/Mo

You have a hero for every other profession. I hope he is stuck as a ritualist.

MithranArkanere

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

Well... so here's the Ritualist Hero...

We are still missing one Mesmer, and I thought Razah would be 'variable'.

I hope you can change it in some way later on...

Yawgmoth

Yawgmoth

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

Why would he work different than other heroes? He's just a ritualist, the only hero ritualist. It's confirmed.

korcan

korcan

noobalicious

Join Date: Jun 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
Hey, guys, that cost is ... er... somewhat exaggerated! Razah will cost in the area of 6K with the release of the Domain of Anguish tomorrow.
6k? y 50k now then? weirdness

i take it people who have already unlocked him for 50k wont be getting the difference back once hes available for ~6k?

snikerz

snikerz

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

Rt/A

woah, lucky, i was just about to buy him, ah well i'll use the faction to unlock elites like Wastrel's Collapse, and Scavengers Focus

TheGuildWarsPenguin

TheGuildWarsPenguin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Los Angeles, California

Picnic Pioneers

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by MithranArkanere
Well... so here's the Ritualist Hero...

We are still missing one Mesmer, and I thought Razah would be 'variable'.

I hope you can change it in some way later on...
Mesmer hero is Norgu

KamikazeChicken

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by korcan
6k? y 50k now then? weirdness

i take it people who have already unlocked him for 50k wont be getting the difference back once hes available for ~6k?
The real reason it would cost 50k now is to stop people from unlocking it before _everyone_ has the ability to do so tomorrow. Consider the 50k today as price discrimination of sorts.