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kyro27

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

plattsburgh

we are all pretty [ugly]

29 Jan 2007 at 23:11 - 81

by chance do you know if there will be gamer points in this game billiard?

Billiard

Doctor of Philosophy

Join Date: May 2005

Pacific Northwest

Team Love [kiSu] www.teamlove.us

30 Jan 2007 at 00:15 - 82

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyro27

by chance do you know if there will be gamer points in this game billiard?

Not sure what you mean by this. The game is a race and you get ranked by you time for completion, similar to say a competitive mission. In this case though the top performers are going to get a new prize that will not be available anywhere else, and there will not be may prizes awarded. So no more afk in squares or in disticts and getting something - you actually have to earn this one.

lennymon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Seattle

Odin's Hammer [OH] - Servant's of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

30 Jan 2007 at 01:15 - 83

nice job on the writeup Billiard, as a fellow local you obviously already know to just get the salmon

I'm actually wetting my pants in anticipation of the changes for pvp, its little (or not so little) stuff like your report that help pull me through.

Kool Pajamas

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2005

Maryland

Mage Elites [MAGE]

30 Jan 2007 at 08:20 - 84

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billiard

Not sure what you mean by this. The game is a race and you get ranked by you time for completion, similar to say a competitive mission. In this case though the top performers are going to get a new prize that will not be available anywhere else, and there will not be may prizes awarded. So no more afk in squares or in disticts and getting something - you actually have to earn this one.

gamer points you get in games like the snowball fight.

sh4d0whunta

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

New Zealand

W/Mo

30 Jan 2007 at 08:25 - 85

Quote:

Originally Posted by Theus

So..Canthan holidays are celebrated outside in Tyria and Elona,but Elonian/Tyrian holidays aren't celebrated in Cantha.

Way to show dem canthan bitches whos da boss.

As for the skill balance,I look forward to the hilarity.

hey all of my characters are canthan except for my dervish

Crimso

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

PCformatforums[PCFF]

Me/Mo

30 Jan 2007 at 16:04 - 86

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billiard

Not sure what you mean by this. The game is a race and you get ranked by you time for completion, similar to say a competitive mission. In this case though the top performers are going to get a new prize that will not be available anywhere else, and there will not be may prizes awarded. So no more afk in squares or in disticts and getting something - you actually have to earn this one.

how is it ranked though do you get the prize if you come into the top (3,5,10 ect.) of the day(and receive the prize at that time) or being near the top when its reset?

Billiard

Doctor of Philosophy

Join Date: May 2005

Pacific Northwest

Team Love [kiSu] www.teamlove.us

30 Jan 2007 at 22:16 - 87

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crimso

how is it ranked though do you get the prize if you come into the top (3,5,10 ect.) of the day(and receive the prize at that time) or being near the top when its reset?

They'll be looking at all time high scores for the entire event - not daily high scores. This will really limit the number of people who get the in game prizes.

drekmonger

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2006

A/E

30 Jan 2007 at 22:19 - 88

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billiard

They'll be looking at all time high scores for the entire event - not daily high scores. This will really limit the number of people who get the in game prizes.

It may also limit the number of people who are interested in playing throughout the weekend, unless there's also an attainable reward for those who have no chance at the grand prize.

Just saying. I strongly suspect points for the Skillz titles will be that reward.

lennymon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Seattle

Odin's Hammer [OH] - Servant's of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

30 Jan 2007 at 22:23 - 89

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billiard

The new game is like a road race or horse race. Not really an Asian theme I suppose. We ran it a couple of times and it was pretty cool. I'll give more details later, like the skills available and such.

actually that sounds a LOT like mongol games... heh now we just need rolling tengu head polo on horseback

sh4d0whunta

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

New Zealand

W/Mo

31 Jan 2007 at 03:51 - 90

Quote:

Originally Posted by lennymon

actually that sounds a LOT like mongol games... heh now we just need rolling tengu head polo on horseback

hey hey dont start getting into the racism

MoldyRiceFrenzy

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2005

Santa Rosa, CA

Confusion in The Ranks[tArD]

Mo/W

31 Jan 2007 at 06:20 - 91

ah- i remember spooky, well kinda...

wynoski

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2006

In a hot spot

United Vanguard [UV]

N/

31 Jan 2007 at 18:26 - 92

Okay...GW is the first MMORPG that I have ever played mainly becasue I did not want to monthly fees. As soon as I heard about GW, I bought it (June2006). Since then I have all three chapters linked, and I ahve beaten them all. I have dabbled in PvP and have one max title so far...I have over 1000 hours...soo my question is...

Why do people get bored with GW? there is so much to do, so much to try...I still have a Mesmer sitting in Sanctum Cay that I would like to get back to. Now that I understand Monks and the game mechanics, I want to start one in NF. I just entered the TAs and have just started to do elite areas...I could play for one month straight and not get bored...

Is this just a PvP thing? Is it so broken?.

Other things i do not understand is why people want to complete only half the game...why do missions and not the bonus or masters objectives? what is the lure of being run somewhere? just so you can say...All my characters have this (insert 15k armor).

What is the rush?

The final thing that shocks me so much is PvP. Being a noob, I am shocked that PvP is such a problem. Are people so stuck in a rut with builds that the only way to make it fresh is skill balancing? The human element should foster a constant evolution...does it.

I have seen multiple posts about MMs dominating in AB battles...there has to be a way to combat that...I know in PVE a Dervish boss will decimate my minion army in amatter of 20 seconds...there is always a counter punch...

The same thing happens in PVE elite areas...look at Tombs or Urgotz...follow a set formula or team build...It took me forever to get a group in DoA...

BUT..I still love the game...My wife keep threatening to hide my laptop...she does not know that I have it on our desktop too!!!

My only offer is that I know no other MMO...i grew up playing eternal daggers adn Bard's tale I (all text). I guess that allows me to look at the GW univers with child-like wonder...I love this game

Lonesamurai

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

Cheltenham, Glos, UK

Wolf Pack Samurai [WPS]

R/A

31 Jan 2007 at 18:29 - 93

Guild Wars Is Not An MMO!!! FFS!!!

wynoski

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2006

In a hot spot

United Vanguard [UV]

N/

31 Jan 2007 at 18:42 - 94

hmmm, well I edited my post to say MMORPG, but my guess is that is not accurate in your eyes either...

Is this going to be one of those debates similar to whether EMO is considered a sub genre of punk or that it shouldbe considered its own genre?

I'm old, I am so far out of the loop that I wouldn't know it if it was around my neck...I don't know any better...exactly what is GW then?...

Seriously...enlighten me

Lonesamurai

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

Cheltenham, Glos, UK

Wolf Pack Samurai [WPS]

R/A

31 Jan 2007 at 18:55 - 95

Quote:

Originally Posted by wynoski

hmmm, well I edited my post to say MMORPG, but my guess is that is not accurate in your eyes either...

Is this going to be one of those debates similar to wheter EMO is considered Punk or not?

I'm old...I don't know any better...exactly what is GW then?...

Seriously...enlighten me

Quote:

Originally Posted by GuildWars.com

Is Guild Wars an MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game)?

Guild Wars has some similarities to existing MMORPGs, but it also has some key differences. Like existing MMOs, Guild Wars is played entirely online in a secure hosted environment. Thousands of players inhabit the same virtual world. Players can meet new friends in gathering places like towns and outposts where they form parties and go questing with them. Unlike many MMOs, when players form a party and embark upon a quest in Guild Wars, they get their own private copy of the area where the quest takes place. This design eliminates some of the frustrating gameplay elements commonly associated with MMOs, such as spawn camping, loot stealing, and standing in a queue in order to complete a quest.
Guild Wars takes place in a large virtual world made up of many different zones, and players can walk from one end of the world to the other. In Guild Wars much of the tedium of traveling through the world has been eliminated. Players can instantly return to any safe area (town or outpost) that they have previously visited just by clicking on it in the world overview map.
Rather than labeling Guild Wars an MMORPG, we prefer to call it a CORPG (Competitive Online Role-Playing Game). Guild Wars was designed from the ground up to create the best possible competitive role-playing experience. Success in Guild Wars is always the result of player skill, not time spent playing or the size of one's guild. As characters progress, they acquire a diverse set of skills and items, enabling them to use new strategies in combat. Players can do battle in open arenas or compete in guild-vs-guild warfare or the international tournament. Engaging in combat is always the player's choice, however; there is no player-killing in cooperative areas of the world.
Players in Guild Wars can play with or against players from around the world in the global tournaments and arenas. And while players are initially placed in a region based on their selected language (so that there is a greater likelihood that others will be speaking their language) they can join up in the always-available International District to form parties and to play with anyone from anywhere in the world.

In a nutshell, Guild Wars is more akin to an online Action Adventure game that has both PvE and PvP eliments... By definition an Guild Wars can not be an MMO due to the 100 person per server/district limit and the fact that the game is fully instanced... The maximum currently that you can team up is 12 people vs. 12 people, but that is in honesty 4+4+4vs4+4+4

wynoski

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2006

In a hot spot

United Vanguard [UV]

N/

31 Jan 2007 at 19:29 - 96

ty...

that is probably why GW appeals to me..when I hear suggetions not having instanced missions or explorable areas, I cringe...

Lonesamurai

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

Cheltenham, Glos, UK

Wolf Pack Samurai [WPS]

R/A

31 Jan 2007 at 19:37 - 97

Quote:

Originally Posted by wynoski

ty...

that is probably why GW appeals to me..when I hear suggetions not having instanced missions or explorable areas, I cringe...

I play Archlord aswell, and like WoW its fully open... Oh My God, if i get player killed one more time just as I'm about to finish off the boss I need to kill to get his left pinky for some retard NPC that could have done it quicker than me anyway, I will kill someone IRL!

And in WoW, the idea of having to run around looking for your own body after you die sounds so absurd I haven't even bothered to try it... What sort of crack headed idiot came up with that idea??? I mean, come on, thats just retardedly stupid!!!

lennymon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Seattle

Odin's Hammer [OH] - Servant's of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

31 Jan 2007 at 20:32 - 98

Quote:

Originally Posted by sh4d0whunta

hey hey dont start getting into the racism

On second thought, devourer heads would be better, god I hated devourers.

genjyo_sanzo

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2006

Houston, TX USA

Faction of Twilight [FoW]

Rt/R

01 Feb 2007 at 01:50 - 99

More than likely the Canthan New Year is the GW of Chinese New Year. So far I have enjoyed all the in-game events and been hopeful a new one would be created for Cantha-- Hey after all my first game was Factions.

Thanks so much for heads up! Looking forwards to more information on the event ^^

Zinger314

Debbie Downer

Join Date: May 2006

N/Me

01 Feb 2007 at 02:15 - 100

Quote:

Originally Posted by genjyo_sanzo

More than likely the Canthan New Year is the GW of Chinese New Year. So far I have enjoyed all the in-game events and been hopeful a new one would be created for Cantha-- Hey after all my first game was Factions.

Thanks so much for heads up! Looking forwards to more information on the event ^^

Then ArenaNet would be 2 days late, counting today.

Jeff Highwind

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Grenth's Rejects [GR]

R/Mo

01 Feb 2007 at 05:43 - 101

So like do we have an approximate date on when Canthan new year will fall upon us?

-.-

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2006

01 Feb 2007 at 05:46 - 102

Well, just google Chinese New Years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese...New_Year_dates

Now pray Anet will launch it by that time.

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet

Join Date: Feb 2005

01 Feb 2007 at 05:53 - 103

The Lunar New Year (in the real world) is February 18th this year. It would not be outside the realm of possibility that Cantha may celebrate something akin to the Lunar celebration, but we'll have more definitive information on that soon.

-.-

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2006

01 Feb 2007 at 05:54 - 104

I'm excited.

Emik

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2005

Belgium

[FaRM] Farm For The Win

N/

01 Feb 2007 at 10:27 - 105

Wooty...
More headgear?
I missed out entire Wintersday so none of the 4 headgears this time but i do have my Dragon Mask. To add another to the collection would be grand.

thelegendozelda

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

OoT

W/Mo

01 Feb 2007 at 15:57 - 106

a dollar says its feb 16th

tommarrow

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Shyft Machine [MYTH]

E/

01 Feb 2007 at 22:20 - 107

Let's see, Cantha has an Asian theme and Chinese new year is 2/18. Coincidence???
It will be either "Year of the Warthog" or "Year of the Oink".

Tide to Go

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2006

I War Torn I [Torn]

N/Me

02 Feb 2007 at 00:43 - 108

Quote:

Originally Posted by Theus

So..Canthan holidays are celebrated outside in Tyria and Elona,but Elonian/Tyrian holidays aren't celebrated in Cantha.

Way to show dem canthan bitches whos da boss.

As for the skill balance,I look forward to the hilarity.

I think they mean outside of towns like we have to collect something, like the jade orbs in dragons fest

but im excited cant w8 to see the prize!

Tide to Go

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2006

I War Torn I [Torn]

N/Me

02 Feb 2007 at 02:27 - 109

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tide to Go

I think they mean outside of towns like we have to collect something, like the jade orbs in dragons fest

but im excited cant w8 to see the prize!

sorry for this, dident read close enough

and btw you have more details?

Avatar Exico

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

Way to Cold at Home:Illnois and School:Iowa.

We Trip Hard On [AcID]

N/

02 Feb 2007 at 02:33 - 110

sweet im looking forward to this event when it hits

Tide to Go

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2006

I War Torn I [Torn]

N/Me

03 Feb 2007 at 06:57 - 111

If you want details on the up coming "event" I think many details will fall under the lines of these.

has alot of info when its starts, what it is about, how many days it last, what each day is....http://www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mrot..._new_year.html