Anyways, I thought if I created a thread where we can post bugs/experiences it would make it a lot easier on Gaile/Devs to see what us testers have to say.
Oh and btw, I love how I got to face Brett
GW ATS Tester Thread
Aleks
What do you guys think of it so far? If something like this was added to guild wars it would rock! I am really having fun, despite losing a lot.
Anyways, I thought if I created a thread where we can post bugs/experiences it would make it a lot easier on Gaile/Devs to see what us testers have to say.
Oh and btw, I love how I got to face Brett
He is so fast, and uses a skill called "BAMPH!" which kills everyone in one shot haha.
Anyways, I thought if I created a thread where we can post bugs/experiences it would make it a lot easier on Gaile/Devs to see what us testers have to say.
Oh and btw, I love how I got to face Brett
Orbknight
Now that was possibly, the single best event ever. only problem was the Error 007, but i didn't mind, i won one because of it, lost one aswell.
Anyways, here's some Pics from the Event, i'll assume we're allowed to post em as the GMs said we could.
Oh the Pretty Fireworks:
http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/5562/gw003xi7.jpg
Possibly, the wierdest title ever.
http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/1581/gw004qf5.jpg
My first match against Beta Test FTW(Who i think is a member here)(Ended in a sorta...Draw)
http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/6007/gw011ee6.jpg
As you can see, i was the unlucky recipitent of a can of GM Whoop-Ass from Andrew Patrick, who absolutly kicked my ass from all directions.
http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/7418/gw013tz7.jpg
The legendary Rank 15, ofcourse it had to be a GM, the Emote is the that firey bird thing, quite cool, also there's 2 GM Rangers, we all got Served by em.
http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/8456/gw017tp8.jpg
This Photo shows the Vanquishing Gladiator title, and the fact that i was against C O B A L T, who Also kicked my ass.
http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/700/gw019uc9.jpg
And finnally, the scoreboard, my position was 51st, which considering i had only 1 win wasn't that bad, Izzy got on top i think, not surprosing a GM kicked our asses.
Anyways, here's some Pics from the Event, i'll assume we're allowed to post em as the GMs said we could.
Oh the Pretty Fireworks:
http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/5562/gw003xi7.jpg
Possibly, the wierdest title ever.
http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/1581/gw004qf5.jpg
My first match against Beta Test FTW(Who i think is a member here)(Ended in a sorta...Draw)
http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/6007/gw011ee6.jpg
As you can see, i was the unlucky recipitent of a can of GM Whoop-Ass from Andrew Patrick, who absolutly kicked my ass from all directions.
http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/7418/gw013tz7.jpg
The legendary Rank 15, ofcourse it had to be a GM, the Emote is the that firey bird thing, quite cool, also there's 2 GM Rangers, we all got Served by em.
http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/8456/gw017tp8.jpg
This Photo shows the Vanquishing Gladiator title, and the fact that i was against C O B A L T, who Also kicked my ass.
http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/700/gw019uc9.jpg
And finnally, the scoreboard, my position was 51st, which considering i had only 1 win wasn't that bad, Izzy got on top i think, not surprosing a GM kicked our asses.
Aleks
Here is a picture of Brett's fight with me. He killed all my heroes in one shot! Then proceeded to "speed hack" around the map. It was quite funny lol.
I also have pictures of pandas and the gm that looked like an asura
I also have pictures of pandas and the gm that looked like an asura
Jeffy Jean
I was one of the lucky chosen, and I had a blast! Orbknight's screenshots showed the excitement. Every tester I ran into had positive comments, without regards to who won the matches. ArenaNet's Andrew was great at greeting and orientating us, like explaining how to unlock every skill and item in the game.
As for the Hero Battles, they are solid. The only trouble I ran into was my ZBoard was not working properly, which was easily fixed by swapping out keyboards, and sending a quick bug report to ArenaNet.
Thank You ArenaNet for giving us this opportunity!
As for the Hero Battles, they are solid. The only trouble I ran into was my ZBoard was not working properly, which was easily fixed by swapping out keyboards, and sending a quick bug report to ArenaNet.
Thank You ArenaNet for giving us this opportunity!
Relambrien
Hey Orbknight (check my avatar if you don't know who I am)
Yeah it was great fun. Only two bugs I heard about were the err7 on entrance (only occurred once to me, and on the only time I tried to change anything about my build while the fight countdown was going on), and the win by err7 not giving points.
Oh, and Brett hax!
I'd give the name of the command he used to run fast (only usable on test server), but since it can be used in combat areas, I'd rather not.
Here are my opinions on the tournament system:
1) Flawless setup. Reasonable time between rounds, and the ability to make changes is highly beneficial. You can even leave the outpost and come back and things are still just as they should be! You can even grab a new build and it works!
1a) For GvG, however, I would recommend a longer time between rounds so that each guild can see the name of its opponent and build accordingly. Perhaps six minutes?
2) How would the time limit work in GvG? 30 minute time limit and then it's an auto-draw?
3) "Information" screen is perfect. Win/Loss ratio, points...it's all there.
Yeah it was great fun. Only two bugs I heard about were the err7 on entrance (only occurred once to me, and on the only time I tried to change anything about my build while the fight countdown was going on), and the win by err7 not giving points.
Oh, and Brett hax!
I'd give the name of the command he used to run fast (only usable on test server
Here are my opinions on the tournament system:
1) Flawless setup. Reasonable time between rounds, and the ability to make changes is highly beneficial. You can even leave the outpost and come back and things are still just as they should be! You can even grab a new build and it works!
1a) For GvG, however, I would recommend a longer time between rounds so that each guild can see the name of its opponent and build accordingly. Perhaps six minutes?
2) How would the time limit work in GvG? 30 minute time limit and then it's an auto-draw?
3) "Information" screen is perfect. Win/Loss ratio, points...it's all there.
prism2525
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Here is a picture of Brett's fight with me. He killed all my heroes in one shot! Then proceeded to "speed hack" around the map. It was quite funny lol.
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Kinda lame but...
WTB: 1 hit kill skill (any price)
Sir Skullcrasher
Question, was Gaile Gray in there?
Relambrien
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Do you mean he just slammed you all down with one skill?
Kinda lame but... WTB: 1 hit kill skill (any price) |
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Question, was Gaile Gray in there?
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Tiyuri
The mahogany furniture thing is probably rank 5 of the kind of a big deal title.
VitisVinifera
That was moderately fun..........AFTER having to download for 1.5 hours, the entire client, engine, and game into its own directory.
I had two high points, after having played 5 matches.
1. The two I lost were obviously to some pretty dang good pvp'ers, who wiped the map with my innards
2. I actually played GM's 3 times, and they let me win. One used secret cheat codes and stood me up 1 on 4 for a pretty long time before I finally degened him to death. I took on Brett Vickers One and Two, but he didn't use BAMPH on me.
I took plenty of screenies, but I'll have to put them in when I get home tonight. I got some pics of the crazy rank emote and the GM's in action
One thing this DOES prove is that GM's certainly do have the ability to cheat, hack, add gold and items (their pets), and all that jazz
I had two high points, after having played 5 matches.
1. The two I lost were obviously to some pretty dang good pvp'ers, who wiped the map with my innards
2. I actually played GM's 3 times, and they let me win. One used secret cheat codes and stood me up 1 on 4 for a pretty long time before I finally degened him to death. I took on Brett Vickers One and Two, but he didn't use BAMPH on me.
I took plenty of screenies, but I'll have to put them in when I get home tonight. I got some pics of the crazy rank emote and the GM's in action
One thing this DOES prove is that GM's certainly do have the ability to cheat, hack, add gold and items (their pets), and all that jazz
Gaile Gray
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One thing this DOES prove is that GM's certainly do have the ability to cheat, hack, add gold and items (their pets), and all that jazz
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I'm sorry for any misimpressions that the joking use of these "hacks" may have caused, but I assure you--hand on heart--that these skills are not hidden in the game for use by the Dev Team. We would not risk our reputation or our honour as players and as human beings by taking advantage of cheats on the Live server.
VitisVinifera
it's cool, if I ever coded a game as huge and fun as GW, I'd save a little something for myself.........anyways, it is my goal for tomorrow's testing to get BAMPH'ed
Gaile Gray
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it's cool, if I ever coded a game as huge and fun as GW, I'd save a little something for myself.........anyways, it is my goal for tomorrow's testing to get BAMPH'ed
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Again, apologies for this.
Wilhelm
I had computer troubles, so I just played one round, got rolled by some Anet wussy lawl.
I did see Andrew with the Gold Trimmed, Beer Mug, Logo'd Anet cape lol.
I did see Andrew with the Gold Trimmed, Beer Mug, Logo'd Anet cape lol.
Veripare
I was entertaining guests for the holidays from my Mothers side of the family plus I didn't get my acceptance e-mail just about an hour ago but from what I've seen through screenshots and the current live version of the Hero Battles, it is a GREAT improvement.
Hopefully I can play against Brett tommarow xD
Hopefully I can play against Brett tommarow xD
unknown entity
First, it was rare and enjoyable experience. TY for accepting my registration.
For those who want to know how ATS actually works: follow this link to see some screenies. Though the report/introduction is written in Japanese, I'm sure you can make out what each SS means, especially if you've already read the official article about coming ATS changes.
Some thoughts/questions:
1. I was a bit surprised at the small size of tester pool
Considering the nature of stress test, I expected hundreds of testers and multiple tournament instances. Instead, there were only 77 competitor (including devs) and 2 instances (64 & 13).
Too short registration period, bad timing (celebration for some ppl), or many non-present players?
2. ATS worked smoothly
We had to restart test client prior to the beginning of the first round. But the registration wasn't cancelled and we don't have to restart from the scratch. The same could be said who got disconnected upon loading etc.
As long as server runs well, we can keep taking part in the ongoing tourney.
Auto match-making, notification, etc. were informative. We could use the spare time to our convenience.
eg. Taking a break, snatching a drink, making adjustment to build for the next opponent (this might be important esp. for GvG) etc.
I'm not sure whether current 'interval' is appropriate or not yet. For the longer tourney (GvG), longer interval might be recommended, though. (4+ hours w/ very short rest would be painful.)
3. Random map choice? (Q)
At least, HvH Swiss matches were played on randomly chosen map. Will the same system be used for GvG Swiss/Single Elimination as well? This would affect build choices for GvG.
4. Longest match time fixed? (Q)
In HvH ATS, all matches began at the same time. And when my own match finished, the timer said 'Time until all battles complete'. So there's time limit for each round.
As HvH has time limitation, there's no problem. But how about GvG? Will the game considered 'draw' if neither side are unable to kill enemy lord before some fixed time?
5. Information window is handy
It shows how your instanced tournament goes at any given time. You can see ranking, points, W/L/D, and status. The status shows not only waiting/playing, but also how one win/lose as well (won, lost, bye, won by forfeit, forfeit). This is very cool feature.
For those who want to know how ATS actually works: follow this link to see some screenies. Though the report/introduction is written in Japanese, I'm sure you can make out what each SS means, especially if you've already read the official article about coming ATS changes.
Some thoughts/questions:
1. I was a bit surprised at the small size of tester pool
Considering the nature of stress test, I expected hundreds of testers and multiple tournament instances. Instead, there were only 77 competitor (including devs) and 2 instances (64 & 13).
Too short registration period, bad timing (celebration for some ppl), or many non-present players?
2. ATS worked smoothly
We had to restart test client prior to the beginning of the first round. But the registration wasn't cancelled and we don't have to restart from the scratch. The same could be said who got disconnected upon loading etc.
As long as server runs well, we can keep taking part in the ongoing tourney.
Auto match-making, notification, etc. were informative. We could use the spare time to our convenience.
eg. Taking a break, snatching a drink, making adjustment to build for the next opponent (this might be important esp. for GvG) etc.
I'm not sure whether current 'interval' is appropriate or not yet. For the longer tourney (GvG), longer interval might be recommended, though. (4+ hours w/ very short rest would be painful.)
3. Random map choice? (Q)
At least, HvH Swiss matches were played on randomly chosen map. Will the same system be used for GvG Swiss/Single Elimination as well? This would affect build choices for GvG.
4. Longest match time fixed? (Q)
In HvH ATS, all matches began at the same time. And when my own match finished, the timer said 'Time until all battles complete'. So there's time limit for each round.
As HvH has time limitation, there's no problem. But how about GvG? Will the game considered 'draw' if neither side are unable to kill enemy lord before some fixed time?
5. Information window is handy
It shows how your instanced tournament goes at any given time. You can see ranking, points, W/L/D, and status. The status shows not only waiting/playing, but also how one win/lose as well (won, lost, bye, won by forfeit, forfeit). This is very cool feature.
Gaile Gray
Head on in tomorrow, and we'll start rolling at Noon Pacific (19:00 GMT). Yes, I'll be there. Although that means three hours of no Chocolate Bunny and Golden Egg farming. Maybe I won't be there. 
Also, if you didn't apply to test, it may not be too late. We're accepting a few more folks, if you write us this weekend. We'll set up those few additional test accounts on Monday, so let us hear from you.
See GWW for info!
Also, if you didn't apply to test, it may not be too late. We're accepting a few more folks, if you write us this weekend. We'll set up those few additional test accounts on Monday, so let us hear from you.
See GWW for info!
EatMoreCarbs
I registered after the first test, and i just got admitted a few hours ago. 
Im all ready for tommorow. So, i guess you can still register?
EDIT: Nvm, Gaile confirmed it. Thanks for the late invite, Anet. xD
Im all ready for tommorow. So, i guess you can still register?EDIT: Nvm, Gaile confirmed it. Thanks for the late invite, Anet. xD
Sentao Nugra
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The AT's look great and its funny to see the dev's having fun on the Test servers, :S I wish my apartment smelled of rich mahogany.
notskorn
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What is that supposed to mean Gaile (sorry for the off topic part there.)
The AT's look great and its funny to see the dev's having fun on the Test servers, :S I wish my apartment smelled of rich mahogany. |
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lyra_song
i think copy + paste failed Gaile ^^
Bankai
I thought the ATS system was really smooth, after it was set up... an hour late, ofcourse. Sadly, I could only play one match (I was risking a cable plug-out already), but from what I've seen it's pretty good. I especially loved the part where the new build came, and you'd just stay in the tourney.
Black of Azrael
I also enjoyed playing along the ATS ;-)
It was kind of funny to talk to the folks, who are there more often ;-)
as it is asked above, i also wonder how the mapchoice would work in GvG. Are there any prescriptive isles or a random choice? Or still fighting on your (opponents) map?
maybe it would be better for GvG's to enlarge the break. It was kind of difficult to reroll the complete build within that period of time (ok ;-) it was difficult for me)
I also wonder about the rewards you get. Isn't it a 30-Rating and not only a 5k? Or is this only for GvG?
Can you also get the information by the tournament-npc, when the system gets on the live-servers?
And don't worry about the other dev's cheating. It was interesting to see these things^^ i only missed izzi playing the mad king
In fights against dev's there wasn't any cheating (ok... i only fought 2 times against andrew, but these were nice fights ) and even if they did... winning is not that important when you are invited to test a system
I hope I'll face Andrew again tonight
- Wir Sind Helden
It was kind of funny to talk to the folks, who are there more often ;-)
as it is asked above, i also wonder how the mapchoice would work in GvG. Are there any prescriptive isles or a random choice? Or still fighting on your (opponents) map?
maybe it would be better for GvG's to enlarge the break. It was kind of difficult to reroll the complete build within that period of time (ok ;-) it was difficult for me)
I also wonder about the rewards you get. Isn't it a 30-Rating and not only a 5k? Or is this only for GvG?
Can you also get the information by the tournament-npc, when the system gets on the live-servers?
And don't worry about the other dev's cheating. It was interesting to see these things^^ i only missed izzi playing the mad king
In fights against dev's there wasn't any cheating (ok... i only fought 2 times against andrew, but these were nice fights
) and even if they did... winning is not that important when you are invited to test a system I hope I'll face Andrew again tonight
- Wir Sind Helden
Fire Rm
w00t!
they chose me to be another tester.
hope i wont fight agains gaile lol.
they chose me to be another tester.
hope i wont fight agains gaile lol.
Dark Kal
I'm playing as Divine Light. Yeah, it definitely was fun yesterday. I particulary like the /.exp 50000 command everyone was constantly gaining skill points but the GMs didn't liked it much.
I played Andrew in my last match and won easily. I think he let me win on purpose though :-D At one point in our battle he said: "Woops, my elementalist was on evasive." LOL 
I endend 22th with a 3-3-0 record (3 wins - 3 loses - 0 disconnects)
The Avatar of Izzi ended 1st with a perfect game 6-0-0.
The only bad things about the battles I noticed is that I played the same player 3 times out of 6 matches (1st/3rd/5th match), complete matches BTW no disconnects.
And another thing I noticed was how poor the heroes reacted IMHO. Sometimes they got stuck and didn't get to their destination (the capture point). Sometimes they didn't respond to the flags well IMHO.
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As you can see, i was the unlucky recipitent of a can of GM Whoop-Ass from Andrew Patrick, who absolutly kicked my ass from all directions.
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I endend 22th with a 3-3-0 record (3 wins - 3 loses - 0 disconnects)
The Avatar of Izzi ended 1st with a perfect game 6-0-0.
The only bad things about the battles I noticed is that I played the same player 3 times out of 6 matches (1st/3rd/5th match), complete matches BTW no disconnects.
And another thing I noticed was how poor the heroes reacted IMHO. Sometimes they got stuck and didn't get to their destination (the capture point). Sometimes they didn't respond to the flags well IMHO.
Aleks
Haha, awesome screenshot Cracko
I enjoyed the test period today, albeit it was an hour shorter than normal. I also won my first match in HB! I think I'm ranked 80-something now...
Also, I will be posting screenshots of the much wanted GM Asura soon, like I promised .
I enjoyed the test period today, albeit it was an hour shorter than normal. I also won my first match in HB! I think I'm ranked 80-something now...
Also, I will be posting screenshots of the much wanted GM Asura soon, like I promised
Black of Azrael
i think that screen is good enough and come on guys be gentile write at least a plz when you ask gaile or the others for an favour
http://hoaguild.de/galery/albums/userpics/gw004.jpg
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and come on guys be gentile write at least a plz when you ask gaile or the others for an favour http://hoaguild.de/galery/albums/userpics/gw004.jpg
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Cracko
Black of Azrael, thanks for sharing, haven't seen it yet
Xero Silvam
Todays ATS went a little less smooth. Initial start was delayed because of timer errors. There were less err7, wich was good. (Although my #1st match was still an err7, would've been #5 if I'd have won that) I had a blast.
See you tomorrowz.
See you tomorrowz.
Black of Azrael
np more pics maybe coming soon... just have to look straight what i have screened. sry for that huge size.... didn't know how to get it smaller, and in fact, i'm going to sleep right now.
happy easter and till monday.
more pics maybe coming soon... just have to look straight what i have screened. sry for that huge size.... didn't know how to get it smaller, and in fact, i'm going to sleep right now. happy easter and till monday.
Yaga Philipe
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He lost all his matches. Apparently he /resign'ed every single time.
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VitisVinifera
I've got TONS of screenies........just gotta post a few
today was actually really cool. Even though it was pretty buggy, and we just got 5 matches in, that the last dozen or so of us got an ENTIRE hour of Gaile's undivided attention was about as cool as it gets.
Now I just gotta find me a better build than frenzy/heal sig..........
I have a feeling by the time this is over, a few of us are going to recognize each other a lot more
personally I REALLY want to win HoH with the free time at the end and get a chest drop, because this is the only chance I'll get at that
today was actually really cool. Even though it was pretty buggy, and we just got 5 matches in, that the last dozen or so of us got an ENTIRE hour of Gaile's undivided attention was about as cool as it gets.
Now I just gotta find me a better build than frenzy/heal sig..........
I have a feeling by the time this is over, a few of us are going to recognize each other a lot more
personally I REALLY want to win HoH with the free time at the end and get a chest drop, because this is the only chance I'll get at that
konohamaru heaven
It really looked like everyone had fun durring the event which is a good part of doing this. Hope to see you all monday (I think that is the date).
~konohamaru
~konohamaru