Are theese hard mode moster skills?

zwei2stein

zwei2stein

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Join Date: Jun 2006

Europe

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Accidentally discovered this template code which someone shouted at batlhazar temple as gw2 skills: OQASQ5KPW+HflnyP5l8ReAA

Actually tried it:



Whoa. This looks seriously imba, Any ideas?

DvM

DvM

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Join Date: Aug 2005

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Survivor Squad[SS]

that looks nice, you would need some serious team builds, or just a Shadowform tank with some bonds and smite monks.

cthulhu reborn

cthulhu reborn

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the Netherlands

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My idea is that someone has photoshop.

LoKi Foxfire

LoKi Foxfire

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Wow, that is really neat.

Now I want to play around with the template... I should write a script that makes ever possible combination of strings and writes them all to files. :>

Quote:
Originally Posted by cthulhu reborn
My idea is that someone has photoshop. Easy way to find out is to put the code into the template before A-net fixes it.

Shadow Slave

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lol?

"This skill makes all your melee attacks are made 33% faster" Good English ftw?

"....You move 3,000% faster" O_o

lyra_song

lyra_song

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R/Mo

LAWL seriously...wtf

Lydz

Lydz

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Lol sure...now wouldn't that be fun in PvP

tomcruisejr

tomcruisejr

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This calls for an UBER PvE balance I see.

A.Net please balance PvE or I play WoW.

bog boy

bog boy

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pxks

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definate photoshop
i typed it in (yes i believed it)

Hobbs

Hobbs

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Tried this and it works. These are some leet skills, how did the first person find these?

Mike_version2

Mike_version2

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Quote:
Originally Posted by cthulhu reborn
My idea is that someone has photoshop. its not photoshop, I just tried it and it worked BUT you cant put them in your own skillbar, just show them in the template one.

onerabbit

onerabbit

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Join Date: Mar 2006

Thanks to all the guru [mods]

this is very intresting xD

netniwk

netniwk

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Bellgium

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<3 speculations

nprose

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Yeah, the code works. Maybe they're for GW:EN. It's probably too early for GW2.

Bowman Artemis

Bowman Artemis

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It's real, I just did it. Anyway, there's no way to equip them. I just wanna run at 3000%. Even if I get no drops, noone comes with me into the zone, I just want run speed! I just love scooting around really fast.

I'm thinking a couple might be PvE- or Mission-Specific skills (ala disable sentry mine).

Either that or they're dev skills. But the Cracked Armour makes me think that they're somehow related to GW:EN.

Hysteria

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

The ATS testers can see these skills. My guess is someone in ATS made a build code and copied it. I'm kinda surprised to see these show up on Live servers unless they might be introduced during hard mode.

MirkoTeran

MirkoTeran

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Slovenia

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2 questions / answers:

1) A this new skills? They might be as they are not described as monster skills anywhere so far.

2) Can you use them. No. Each skill has unique ID, and this template string is just a combination of them. Each skill is checked if you can use it before it is put on skillbar. You can make template with Celestial, monster, wurm or even with multiple elite skills, but that doesn't mean you can actually use them.

Bryant Again

Bryant Again

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Join Date: Feb 2006

Holy shit. If these are the hard mode skills used by the monsters, then I will be very disappointed.

samcobra

samcobra

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These are monster skills. However, looks like ANET will NOT be working towards balancing PvE. GfG

Renegade26

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Could sum1 please type out the code here as a post so we can copy > paste for ourselves. I keep spelling it wrong.

Mike_version2

Mike_version2

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Renegade26
Could sum1 please type out the code here as a post so we can copy > paste for ourselves. I keep spelling it wrong. well, even though the OP posted it

OQASQ5KPW+HflnyP5l8ReAA

fenix

fenix

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If anything, it's Anet moving Hard Mode/GW:EN stuff over to the real servers. I'm leaning towards Hard Mode...

Neo Nugget

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wow thats crazy!

ZenRgy

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Anyone noticed the "cracked armour" condition?

Andro

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Renegade26
Could sum1 please type out the code here as a post so we can copy > paste for ourselves. I keep spelling it wrong. It's in the first post.... :P

Mike_version2

Mike_version2

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Join Date: May 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by ZenRgy
Anyone noticed the "cracked armour" condition? yes but the +3000% movement speed increase stood out to me more

Bryant Again

Bryant Again

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Join Date: Feb 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by ZenRgy
Anyone noticed the "cracked armour" condition? I noticed that, too. Looks like we're going to get a new condition.

amish lifeguard

amish lifeguard

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Join Date: Jul 2006

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Guys, stop worrying about game balance. You've got to be a blockhead to think Anet will introduce these skills with no counter actions. If they add a 3000% movement buff, it's for a reason. Chill and wait.

Bowman Artemis

Bowman Artemis

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Join Date: Jan 2006

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I can see it now...

*cut to beacons*

SOLO RUNNAR 2 DROKZ 20k WILL GET TEHRE IN UNDAR 5 MINZ W/ NO DETHS GARENTEED!!11!@!!@#@$!!!!

*cut back to guru*

I'll just stick to dashing through kryta.

onerabbit

onerabbit

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Join Date: Mar 2006

Thanks to all the guru [mods]

i did some testing..
OQASQ5KOW+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQASQ5KPW+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQASQ5KNW+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQASQ5KMW+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQQSQ5KPW+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQESQ5KPW+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQYSQ5KPW+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQUSQ5KPW+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQISQ5KPW+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQASQ5KPW+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQASE5KOW+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQASU5KOW+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQASI5KOW+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQASM5KOW+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQASQ1KOW+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQASQ3KOW+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQASQ5KOW+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQASQ1YOW+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQASQ1IOW+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQASQ1JOW+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQASQ1ZOW+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQASQ1qOW+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQASQ1KPW+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQASQ1KNW+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQASQ1KMW+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQASQ1KOR+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQASQ1KOT+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQASQ1KOP+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQASQ1KOS+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQASQ1KOV+HflnyP5l8ReB
OQASQ1KOW+IflnyP5l8ReB
OQASQ1KOW+JflnyP5l8ReB
OQASQ1KOW+KflnyP5l8ReB
OQASQ1KOW+KvlnyP5l8ReB


all them work so far, they have different attribute points, and some have 2 of the same skills :O

Kay84

Kay84

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Nice find!

zwei2stein

zwei2stein

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Quote:
Originally Posted by amish lifeguard
Guys, stop worrying about game balance. You've got to be a blockhead to think Anet will introduce these skills with no counter actions. If they add a 3000% movement buff, it's for a reason. Chill and wait. Yes, except, if its IS hard mode stuff, i know tons of people who are gonna be really disappointed because they wanted actually fun to fight against oponents who are strong becasue of ai and smart skillsets, not because of Enraged alike stuff.

And reason for 3000% speed buff is obvious - its basically giving monsters teleport-like ability that they can use on will - to prevent carefull pulling (its hardly pull when your puller is immediatelly swarmed by monsters) or tanking (there is no longer point in sparing enemies around tank to make it work) or to prevent trap teams (monsters will literally fly thought traps and slaughter helpless trappers before they nocite they are recieving damage.)

amish lifeguard

amish lifeguard

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

It's Not Pediofilia If The Kids [dead]

Or maybe it's just a skill for one boss, like an Urgoz/Kanaxai type thing?

onerabbit

onerabbit

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Thanks to all the guru [mods]

Quote:
Originally Posted by zwei2stein
Yes, except, if its IS hard mode stuff, i know tons of people who are gonna be really disappointed because they wanted actually fun to fight against oponents who are strong becasue of ai and smart skillsets, not because of Enraged alike stuff.

And reason for 3000% speed buff is obvious - its basically giving monsters teleport-like ability that they can use on will - to prevent carefull pulling (its hardly pull when your puller is immediatelly swarmed by monsters) or tanking (there is no longer point in sparing enemies around tank to make it work) or to prevent trap teams (monsters will literally fly thought traps and slaughter helpless trappers before they nocite they are recieving damage.)
wow, u make it sound really fun :P
if it is true..sounds like a challange

im up for it!

Buttermilk

Buttermilk

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Join Date: Dec 2006

Zealots of Shiverpeak [ZoS]

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The image has NOT been photoshopped!
I saw the same skills on the test server during the ATS testing. You can't use them in PvP though :P

EDIT: Sorry, didn't read the entire thread.

Raxxman

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

TEOC

W/N

yeah...

Looks like I'll be taking wild blow for stuff with infernal rage...

EDIT

I meant to add I feel they're GWEN related, as theirs a reference to dungeons

Longasc

Longasc

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

Well, no doubt that the skills still need balancing. There are also some grammar and spelling mistakes in the skill description, and the stances have no duration and stuff like that.

But we can easily see that they are indeed SUPER powerful. 6 Conditions at once, 100 fire damage and poison + disease.
They will probably become Elite Skills or you can have only one on the bar at a time. Maybe each skill is restricted to a certain class, much like the Celestial skills.


Still, when they go to introduce such super powerful skills, one can ask why. Are the mobs all enraged DoA style mobs on crack? Or are these player skills? What do we get to combat the mobs?

I do not think that power creep - make monsters tougher, stronger, and also the player - makes for a hard mode, rather for a retard mode.

I hope these skills are only used in some missions on special places and are not permanently on our bar.



But I would hate them as bandaids for bad game design. We already have tons of skills, why not make us use them all.

There could be mobs with +200 armor vs physical damage, make players think and find out that they take elemental damage, and have -100 to lightning damage.

Or mobs that simply do not burn - a nice D'oh for SF Elementalists. Areas that call for ice damage and snares.

Maybe areas where we must split the party, make use of hero and pet controls and stuff like that.


It is too early to cry "CRAP!!!", but I hope we get stronger mobs that require some tricks and strategy - this would also greatly increase the usefulness of Mesmers in PvE.

Instead of just more and stronger mobs that we then simply decimate with our new uber-pve-skills.

milkflopance

milkflopance

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Join Date: Dec 2006

England

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Did anyone notice the "9,9" recharge on Flame Call?

dead man ivan

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2006

These skills are nuts I tell you Nuts.
Putrid Flames.!!

Taurucis

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

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I don't play any more.

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Once again, the PvE side of the game gets hosed, doused with paint, stuffed into a garbage can, and rolled down Mount Everest. I don't even think a team of 36 players could take down a single monster with those skills. What are you trying to do, ANET, kill your entire PvE fanbase? This is not making the game "more challenging" or "more interesting. This will make the game insanely hard/frustrating/impossible.