APRIL FOOLS (In-Game Prank by ArenaNet) - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

dameros

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2006

New Zealand

Im Targeting The Ghostly (HeRo)

W/Mo

01 Apr 2007 at 07:11 - 1

Hey guys,

Some may have noticed that their characters have had a most interesting change

.

I logged on my male ranger only to find out that it was a female!! LOL
Some other people characters have also undergone this change (male to female and vice versa).

GG ANET, you made me LOL.

*Note - Changes are NOT happening in Kaineng

Before -
After -

Inde

Site Contributor

Join Date: Dec 2004

01 Apr 2007 at 07:17 - 2

LOL. My ritualist is now a bald man. Too funny. I love it.

Shadowfox1125

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2005

PST

W/

01 Apr 2007 at 07:18 - 3

Changes are happening in LA and Kamadan, but not Kaineng for some reason.

ZOMG TAKE SS!

fRag_Doll

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2006

Australia

Prid of Ankh Morpork [Prid]

W/E

01 Apr 2007 at 07:20 - 4

Shing Jea is affected as well.

Unlucky Slayer

RAGE INCARNATE

Join Date: Apr 2006

Sitting at The Guild Hall 2, being happy.

Nerd Clan [NK]

R/

01 Apr 2007 at 07:21 - 5

Screens or it never happened.

Shanaeri Rynale

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

DVDF(Forums)

Me/N

01 Apr 2007 at 07:23 - 6

ROFL. Yeah it's really funny.

It's a good chance to take screenies of your char, as they walk on the other side.

On a side note, I wonder if this is a prelude to some kinda hairdresser, As each character is unique and not just a remodel of the one skin.

Symeon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

01 Apr 2007 at 07:23 - 7

ROFL!!!! GG ANet. Everyone take screenshots of your character's sex changes while you can

countesscorpula

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2006

Gwen Is [EVIL]

N/

01 Apr 2007 at 07:28 - 8

Talk about gender issues... Didn't one used to have to go to Sweden for an operation like this?

fRag_Doll

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2006

Australia

Prid of Ankh Morpork [Prid]

W/E

01 Apr 2007 at 07:32 - 9

netniwk

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

Bellgium

W/E

01 Apr 2007 at 07:37 - 10

the female is the original,i wish they could make the change permanent

male Fow>female fow

arcanemacabre

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Kryta Province

Angel Sharks [As]

01 Apr 2007 at 07:38 - 11

OMG, now there will be an insane amount of female wammos!

I seriously can't wait to get home and take some screenies! GG, Anet!

Knightsaber Sith

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2006

Few Fallen Heroes [FFH]

W/E

01 Apr 2007 at 07:40 - 12

Some how, I think this will start a new wave of people demanding hair stylists and what not since Anet previously said it was impossible and now this...

Quote:

Originally Posted by netniwk

the female is the original,i wish they could make the cahnge permanent

male Fow>female fow

I always thought male fow looked like a retarded chicken, but to each his own..

Shadowfox1125

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2005

PST

W/

01 Apr 2007 at 07:52 - 13

Guys, post your shots in Christie's thread over here:

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10137392

Hyper Cutter

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Knights of the White Eye [HINA]

01 Apr 2007 at 07:56 - 14

Most of my characters look like crap as men (especially my warrior and Canthan ranger, who got "old man" faces). Necro and rit look okay, though...

Rakeman

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2006

01 Apr 2007 at 07:59 - 15

LOL! When I saw this change, I must have said so many swears... i thought it was a weird glitch! Haha! Good one anet!

bsoltan

Site Contributor

Join Date: Dec 2005

UK

[SoF]

01 Apr 2007 at 08:01 - 16

Normally:

Traveller

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Finland

League of Extraordinary Explorers [LOST] (my one man guild)

Me/

01 Apr 2007 at 08:21 - 17

Damn, my necro looks much more fun now. Please, A-Net, let me keep him as a male!

Alderin

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2007

01 Apr 2007 at 08:21 - 18

Amusing little event, but since it shows everyone how easily they can modify the character files, I have to wonder.

I know it's been long debated here as to if ArenaNet has the ability to simply change character features such as hair style (the argument people seem to have against the hair stylist being added to the game) and those folks who do know about coding have been trying to explain to them that each piece of the character is simply saved on the servers as a small string of data that re-creates the character each time you load them and colors them appropriately.

Since they've pretty much showed how easily they can allow changes with the characters (with this April Fools joke) do you think it will change the people's minds who are insistent that the characters are saved as solid image files that take up gigs upon gigs of space and editing such a file would require countless hours of work and as such ArenaNet has a valid reason for ignoring all the requests for a hair stylist?

If so, do you think we might get one soon?

netniwk

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

Bellgium

W/E

01 Apr 2007 at 08:25 - 19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Knightsaber Sith

I always thought male fow looked like a retarded chicken, but to each his own..

dont you dare to mock the power of retarded chickens...
anyway here is my monkey

now i can finally join the the grotto rainbow crew

Seef II

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

US

R/Mo

01 Apr 2007 at 08:33 - 20

Same armor and the hair color is the same, etc. All I think Anet did was a little bit-twiddlin'...

jelmew

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

Holland

[Kaiz]

W/

01 Apr 2007 at 08:36 - 21

Weeh, pink armors on male.

Ritual del Fuego

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2007

CA

Frogs in Winter [FiW]

01 Apr 2007 at 08:37 - 22

I thought this was really funny personally. Here are my toons...

Katrina Sandstorm

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2006

United Kingdom

Guild Wars Eye Of The North [GWEN]

01 Apr 2007 at 08:38 - 23

Wow, I wish they changed my male monk into a female, permanently.

Grasping Darkness

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

01 Apr 2007 at 08:39 - 24

im in la spamming while dancing MY HUMP, MY HUMP, MY LOVELY LADY HUMP

Daenara

Bad Romance

Join Date: May 2006

Aussie Trolling Crew HQ - Grand Matron

Mo/

01 Apr 2007 at 08:53 - 25

Yay, well done Anet!

What an awesome thing to open up Guild Wars to. (Although oh my goodness my female toons look terrible a males!

)

EPO Bot

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

Mo/N

01 Apr 2007 at 08:57 - 26

Rhona the Salubri (monk): "Nooo! I'm bald!"
Fingers Rico the mezmer: "And i don't even look that hot."
Concubine of Baal the necro: "Eeeek!! Mohawk!"
Tinga summerisle the ranger: "Yeah! Looking totally radical!"
Known as petiet the warrior: "Sooo fine!"
Keiko Shakiko the ele: "Im' wearing so much now."
Mister Dumah the paragon "SPAAAARTAAA- huh?"
Kemintiri Mastaba the Rit: "Oh noez! I'm a nerd!"

Raxxman

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

TEOC

W/N

01 Apr 2007 at 08:58 - 27

Only problem with this is it's again showed how quickly ANET lies about certain aspects of the game (IE hairstylists, the ability to change equipment, oh that's impossible, yet we still went out and nerfed all your Lt. Helms).

sigh.

I looked rubbish as a chick anyway :P

EPO Bot

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

Mo/N

01 Apr 2007 at 09:01 - 28

Can't you just laugh at the joke instead of finding ANOTHER reason to whine?

FelixCarter

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

Mo/Me

01 Apr 2007 at 09:04 - 29

Did my boobs get smaller on my female Monk?

...

Well... At least I have muscles now.

Hair looks really bad though.

We need a hairstylist now, Anet. That way I can have perfect hair forever.

doo da la la la la la la la laaa.

zara

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2006

everywhere and no where

Mo/

01 Apr 2007 at 09:08 - 30

WTB my lady characters back

Alderin

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2007

01 Apr 2007 at 09:19 - 31

If you do have characters who look homosexual then please do post screen shots. I'm always looking for ways to make my characters look more queer, but have a hard time finding faces and hair that accomplish that. Sure, there's the one Nightfall ranger face and hair that look pretty gay, and I really like them, but when it comes to the other classes I have a lot more trouble. At times I wonder if the designers are a little bit homophibic. lol

Terra Xin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2006

New Zealand

Me/R

01 Apr 2007 at 09:20 - 32

My boobs got bigger when my monk turned into a male

.

My mesmer's hair looks ugly, but she's got a cute face.

This is cool, Anet you are master of April Fools!!!

LONGA

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Thailand

Agot

N/

01 Apr 2007 at 09:25 - 33

Its seems Guildwars website just shut itself down aswell

netniwk

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

Bellgium

W/E

01 Apr 2007 at 09:30 - 34

Quote:

Originally Posted by LONGA

Its seems Guildwars website just shut itself down aswell

site works perfectly fine for me

Stormcloud

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Oregon, USA

01 Apr 2007 at 10:42 - 35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raxxman

Only problem with this is it's again showed how quickly ANET lies about certain aspects of the game (IE hairstylists, the ability to change equipment, oh that's impossible, yet we still went out and nerfed all your Lt. Helms).

sigh.

I looked rubbish as a chick anyway :P

all they did was change 1 thing and 1 thing only.

the male/female setting.

hair style is still for example you have a male hair style 4 it just gave you female 4 it didnt change if you understand that.

all your character creation settings are the same except male/female.

that part may have been easy.

But GG Anet once again you go beyond the realm of what you have to do as a company and show that you care! Im having a blast but my Elementalist is OMG ugly.

Can I keep my Sin as a female?

Azure1010

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2007

Virtual Failures [FaiL]

W/

01 Apr 2007 at 10:55 - 36

Yeah Anet... you really outdid yourself this time, no one expected this one (well i certainly didn't)

but please...... anet.... can i keep my warrior as a female?

Miral

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Hell. AKA Phoenix, AZ

The Gear Trick [GEAR]

W/A

01 Apr 2007 at 10:57 - 37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grasping Darkness

im in la spamming while dancing MY HUMP, MY HUMP, MY LOVELY LADY HUMP

I hate you.

On another note, most of my characters look a lot better as females, with the exception of my ritualist. I really wish I could keep elementalist and assassin as female

especially assassin, with my exotic armor... mmmm

now if only this change had effect everywhere, not just in 3 major cities :\

Akuma

IRC W H O R E

Join Date: Feb 2006

Australian Trolling Crew HQ, rightful leader and administration

Yale University [Snow]

W/

01 Apr 2007 at 10:58 - 38

sex changer npc imo.

Yuca Dolitae

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2006

Chesterfield, Derbyshire

[yaoi]

A/

01 Apr 2007 at 10:59 - 39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alderin

I'm always looking for ways to make my characters look more queer, but have a hard time finding faces and hair that accomplish that. Sure, there's the one Nightfall ranger face and hair that look pretty gay, and I really like them, but when it comes to the other classes I have a lot more trouble.

Male elementalists practically scream: 'I'm gay!' I think the dance says it all...!

Oh, and woe that I can't see what my characters look like - damn being home for easter - I want to see my gender confused characters

makosi

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

"Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff.

Requirement Begins With R [notQ]

Me/

01 Apr 2007 at 11:06 - 40

Someone should E-mail ArenaNet as a representative of the Transgender community and threaten to sue them for their 'deeply offensive' act. Gender Reassignment is a long emotional and physical pursuit and the Guild Wars simplification of this has resulted in distress amongst the transgender players.

It would be an April Fool of course

No? ok. lol.