Woot!!! Reconnects, Candy canes, party improvements and More!!

Ezekial Bain

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

Knights of the Sacred Light

E/Mo

lol, more candy canes.

I stashed about 20 last year and only have actually used maybe 3.

I plan to stash a good 50 this time. Enough to last me til the end of time! Bwa-hahahaha!

GenobeeX

GenobeeX

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Yojinj
Now we just need the way to change hairstyles for chars, the community is just waiting for it 19+ months ^^.
Agreeded, I'm getting rather bored of my Wars gleaming blad head. Even If they would just add a hairsytlist in each campain for charaters made in that campain would make me happy..anything better and more interesting than some of the haircuts ive had for ages. Its time to have a change in my chars looks.

Titan Chrae

Titan Chrae

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

Frozen Lake

Illustrious Chromatic Enigmas (ICE)

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by dead man ivan
Finally on Reconnects!!, Congrats Anet on 3Million. Now is that 3 million individual accounts or just an addition of all GW(prop,factions,nfall) titles sold so far.


Quote:
Originally Posted by King Kong
Id say 3m sold, and not accounts
I'd say sold too! 12 units in my house alone.

2 Prophecies CE
3 Prophecies SE
2 Factions CE
2 Nightfall CE
3 Nightfall SE

I think I pay the light bill for ArenaNet.

Titan Chrae

Titan Chrae

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

Frozen Lake

Illustrious Chromatic Enigmas (ICE)

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by GenobeeX
Agreeded, I'm getting rather bored of my Wars gleaming blad head. Even If they would just add a hairsytlist in each campain for charaters made in that campain would make me happy..anything better and more interesting than some of the haircuts ive had for ages. Its time to have a change in my chars looks.
If your warrior is bald, why does he need a hair stylest?

Saraphim

Saraphim

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Hand of Omega [WHO]

E/

100% Centaur hair plugs?

baddog992

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2006

tsa

E/

Big Props for anet, reconnects and a lfg window, no more having to spam LFG , Big props.

aohige

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

GoW

Mo/

To: Alex

I'm assuming you can artificially create this by killing GW.exe process?

mega_jamie

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

UK

Warlords of Ruin

A/Mo

killing the process is just the same as Alt+F4ing out, its not a connection problem.

Presumuably the clever coders have coded it to look for packet loss situations where final info was not sent out, but I'm assuming with closing the program it does send a final goodbye message to the server, as may closing the process itself.

ozsparrow

ozsparrow

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2006

Melbourne, Australia

Order of Forgotten Heroes

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by Forjo
Has anything been written to suggest that this new party creation panel will span towns or even districts? I don't see this helping much if the only people who see your requests/status are the ones in the same town/district you are in.

I SINCERELY HOPE this isn't what they've done.

-Forjo
I agree. A system to allow people outside your guild to be contacted to request to form a party has to span individual towns that you are in else it will not be any more effective than standing there saying LFG or LFP. I also hope that this is the system that will be implemented.

Now all ANet needs to do is address the trade spam issue (personally, it is the bane of my gameplaying as I always have local and trade turned off in main cities as I don't trade at all - I normally give unwanted/unnecessary items away or receive them as gifts from fellow team members during missions/quests or wait for drops/collectors etc).

Why we can't have a specific Trade Hall that people can congregate in for trade activities is beyond me!

Arcador

Arcador

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

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R/N

Sounds cool.

Lets wait and see!

Bowman Artemis

Bowman Artemis

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Gold Coast, Australia.

Overclockers Australia [OCAU]

Quote:
Originally Posted by mega_jamie
killing the process is just the same as Alt+F4ing out, its not a connection problem.

Presumuably the clever coders have coded it to look for packet loss situations where final info was not sent out, but I'm assuming with closing the program it does send a final goodbye message to the server, as may closing the process itself.
Incorrect. Ending the process simply stops the execution of the process immeditely. Nothing is allowed to happen after the end process command has been sent and the program affected has no part in ending it and doesn't even know it's happening.

some guy

some guy

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

SPAWN CAMPING YOUR HOUSE

We Speed Clear H O H [ HsC]

When will the re-connect thing come out, cus I just err 7ed out of a really good FoW team yesterday lol

marshy man

marshy man

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2006

gardiner, me

GameAmp Guides [AMP]

wish they had this when all 3 urgozes dropped for me and i e7 as i went to pick them up

Kai Nui

Kai Nui

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Behind you with a knife

Celebrity Gangsters [FamE]

Me/

About f*ckin time! Thanks!

NeHoMaR

NeHoMaR

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

Hi, I didn't read all thread, anyway, I have an idea, when in the 10 minutes for reconnection time (when err7, etc), why not make our character a hero temporally, that way he/she continue playing at least the first 2 minutes, then go AFK for the remaining 8 minutes.

Gorebrex

Gorebrex

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

I have read all 15 pages(I have the attention span...better, stronger, faster... ) Anyway, my question is, will this party forming be like in City of Heros? Will we be able to search by character level/profession/location?

DOCB22

DOCB22

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

[SGC]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Titan Chrae
If your warrior is bald, why does he need a hair stylest?
wax on wax off

Congrats on the 3 Mill !
MMMM! candy good

Ninna

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

Northeast USA

Guilded Rose

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by some guy
When will the re-connect thing come out, cus I just err 7ed out of a really good FoW team yesterday lol
they are hoping for before end of December -- no promises tho
(this was stated earlier in the thread)

Ninna

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

Northeast USA

Guilded Rose

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by aohige
To: Alex

I'm assuming you can artificially create this by killing GW.exe process?
stated earlier
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex Weekes
Alt+F4, F12 / Enter, Click the X etc all = logout = no option to reconnect.

Disconnects (eg Code 007), PC crashing, etc all = disconnect = option to reconnect within 10 minutes.

Manic Smile

Manic Smile

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

Hawaii

----- 15^50[Rare] ---- Alliance: ----- [SMS] -----

Thank you A.net...

Alex Weekes

Alex Weekes

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2005

Brighton, UK

Quote:
Originally Posted by dead man ivan
Finally on Reconnects!!, Congrats Anet on 3Million. Now is that 3 million individual accounts or just an addition of all GW(prop,factions,nfall) titles sold so far.
The press release explicitly states "sales." There's your clue . For Guild Wars, it's all about boxes sold which is why we report that number when we reach major milestones. GW accounts never go inactive, and someone who has not logged in for 3 months can still be a fan of the game who intends to buy the next campaign at release.

Solar_Takfar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex Weekes
For Guild Wars, it's all about boxes sold
Hey, I bought all three campaigns, plus extra char slots (via plaync and ingame store) and I don't have a box... don't I count?

(your game is not being published here in Brazil, so buying a key online is my only option )

kimahri

kimahri

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

Defenders of the Blackblade [DotB]

E/

Reconnects, this will make my life a little better and make for example The Deep parties a lot easier .

Liberations

Liberations

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2006

Azeroth (shhh)

Ryders of the Sword [FrNd]

E/

Wintersday looks phenomenal, only thing is that I feel bad for people who only have factions, as they will not be able to partake in the wintersday things. No offence to Anet but Halloween was terrible. The only thing to do was the Mad King's visits. Wintersday is alot better and I look foward to it so much more.

Drazilus

Drazilus

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

Finland

N/

Great! Finally reconnects. But I think my chances to get Legendary Survivor for my mesmer are now even harder... Allready rank 2 survivor but it would be pretty bad if my crappy connection shuts or I get err 7...

It would be "great" indeed if some level 2 grawl kicks my ass within that 10 minute period... Time to do even Ascalon missions with heroes. Attleast I have some bodyguards then... But rank 2 is good enough if that happens.

I am not complaining about this. It is not so big deal if that would happen.

But great update. Thanks Anet.

BigNeil

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2006

Party Formation is great news for some. Monks, Necros and Nukers especially as they can just log in as wanting to do several quests/missions and pick whichever comes first. Nightmare for some classes though as they will be easier to ignore then. If your choice is from people in that area then there's a chance that you might pick one of the underrated classes just because you can't find someone else. What's the chance now of Assassins or Mesmers (for example) getting a group when so many people think they're useless because they don't fit in a pre-defined role.

Andy_M

Andy_M

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Worthing, UK

(Don't fear) The Beaver

Still no auction house ?

Addone_Abaddon

Addone_Abaddon

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

Jersey, Channel Islands

Perfection Is Everything [PiE]

W/

wow, some people can't be pleased

aohige

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

GoW

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ninna
stated earlier
Ninna, I'm not sure why you're quoting that, since my question fits none of the examples listed

However, I'm sure if client doesn't send an end command, it'll treat it the same as err7. Easy to experiment.

BigNeil

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2006

I'll be happy to change my view on the Party Finder if it helps my Mesmer find a group. I have a feeling that it won't help at all! Same with my Ritualist and Dervish (My assassin would have problems as well but then I can't seem to play it right so until I work it out I won't join groups).

Friday

Friday

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

[DVDF]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jas D
Pressie? I hope you're female.. if not that's quite odd..
*lifts up T-shirt and checks....... um.... yeah, they still there, phew!

but then I might just be a Paragon.....

reverse_oreo

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Scars Meadows [SmS] Officer (not recruiting)

hm, reconnects...only about 2 years late. Good addition though.

Grasping Darkness

Grasping Darkness

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

yes i have an internet browser as well! but thank you for linking me to the site i went to before this one just in case i didnt and this was the only site i ever went to and in that case would have never seen WWW.GUILDWARS.COM. yes i have seen the light and thank you for showing me

dragondevil

dragondevil

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

NA

These Prophecies

Mo/R

Astounding! ! ! "My spirit soars like and eagle" (Chief Dan George - Little Big Man)

Faith restored Ncsoft

LoKi Foxfire

LoKi Foxfire

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Florida

One Corgi Army {OCA}

R/Rt

Thank you A-NET for reconnects! Now I can finally do DoA in its entirety without fear of getting my ass handed to me by err7s!

Also, Wintersday starts tommorrow! YAY!

Clone

Clone

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Reconnects are cool. Should really help for the long missions, although I think my friends and I have pretty much decided DoA isn't worth the effort. Also, congrats on the 3 mil. Looking forward to these and other future improvements.

Thilarin

Thilarin

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

W/

so, since your character is technically still in the game...can he die?? cause that would SUCK for people like myself going for the survivor title...thanks in advance