Heres some things I remember from when I started playing GW since day one. (I don't play anymore)
In no particular order:
No one knew what ecto was and people sold it to merchant for a whole 100g.
When prices for everything were low and when 500g seemed like a lot.
When in Tomb of the Primeval Kingdom, now HA, parties were made using anyone with random invites. I remember about 2 weeks after the game was released and I just made it to Dragons Lair with my pve char, I decided to go to the ToPK and joined a party thinking this was another mission. On our first run we made it to HoH but didn't win. I remember asking so many questions as to where are we, why are we here fighting people not monsters and why there were so many Koreans with weird names. We made a good amount of fame.
I also remember the craziness over FDS, fellblade and chaos axes.
When Europe was the easiest teams to beat in GVG.
When everything was new, exciting and interesting having done it for the first time.
Good times.
Memories From an old Pro,
M1h4iL
Lag Hell
When i spent 3 hrs getting to the falls in maguuma jungle for my collectors leg piece with my ele. god that felt good when i clicked "exchange"
marshy man
i remember the days when fow/uw were the ultra elite areas that few could conquer.
i remember america having favor all day and night.
i remember daily updates, and the addition of sorrows furnace.
the monk strike that took place in thk.
when you could join a pug with near 100% chance of completion.
when you saw a person with fow, you thought that it was a person from anet.
i remember america having favor all day and night.
i remember daily updates, and the addition of sorrows furnace.
the monk strike that took place in thk.
when you could join a pug with near 100% chance of completion.
when you saw a person with fow, you thought that it was a person from anet.
Evan montegarde
Fighting Korean spirit spammer teams in HoH...and losing
When every single team in PVP was a bunch of IWAY warriors
Taking henchmen to a guild battle because, hey, they can't be THAT bad
Losing THK 10+ times and being elated when a guild monk was on
Thinking SF was going to completely reinvigorate the game for me
Last, wondering wtf a mini pet was when I got on after a 6 month break or so
When every single team in PVP was a bunch of IWAY warriors
Taking henchmen to a guild battle because, hey, they can't be THAT bad
Losing THK 10+ times and being elated when a guild monk was on
Thinking SF was going to completely reinvigorate the game for me
Last, wondering wtf a mini pet was when I got on after a 6 month break or so
Radiuju
When Skill decided your worth, not hours played.
Kinn
Fondest memory?
I remember when PvE was a multiplayer game.
I remember when PvE was a multiplayer game.
Molock
Ahh... I feel so depressed now.
I remember when I first arrived in Ascalon, after searing, and exploring it for hours to find new outposts.
I remember when I first arrived in Droknar's Forge, I was so proud. I then farmed for hours to get my platemail set.
I remember joining a guild where people where happy and where it didn't seem like a competition.
I remember when you could find a good PUG and succeed almost everytime.
And above all, I remember when the community was friendly and mature. There wasn't mass ammount of immature brats running around spamming horrible jokes and profanity. The game truly decreased in quality, especially in the past year. So many good memories
I remember when I first arrived in Ascalon, after searing, and exploring it for hours to find new outposts.
I remember when I first arrived in Droknar's Forge, I was so proud. I then farmed for hours to get my platemail set.
I remember joining a guild where people where happy and where it didn't seem like a competition.
I remember when you could find a good PUG and succeed almost everytime.
And above all, I remember when the community was friendly and mature. There wasn't mass ammount of immature brats running around spamming horrible jokes and profanity. The game truly decreased in quality, especially in the past year. So many good memories
TomD22
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(stupid bloody forum says I "have to have at least 12 characters in my message")
BohemianKeith
June 2005
"Changed Signet of Capture so that it now targets dead boss monsters. When you use the signet, you are presented with a menu of all of the dead boss monster's skills, and can capture any skill of your choice. This eliminates the need to keep boss monsters alive while trying to capture their skills, and will substantially reduce the difficulty of capturing certain skills that are rarely cast by boss monsters."
*shudders*
"Changed Signet of Capture so that it now targets dead boss monsters. When you use the signet, you are presented with a menu of all of the dead boss monster's skills, and can capture any skill of your choice. This eliminates the need to keep boss monsters alive while trying to capture their skills, and will substantially reduce the difficulty of capturing certain skills that are rarely cast by boss monsters."
*shudders*
Malice Black
Heh I remember the days when I explored just for fun. Getting my first ever gold drop (max gold clever with no dmg mod) sold it for 1k 
Muspellsheimr
I remember when there was no pre-searing.
And when I beat Thunderhead Keep first time, and try, with a pug, as a level16 necromancer with only Blood is Power, Well of Blood, and Resurrection Signet on my bar. - That was a good time.
And when I beat Thunderhead Keep first time, and try, with a pug, as a level16 necromancer with only Blood is Power, Well of Blood, and Resurrection Signet on my bar. - That was a good time.
The Muffen Man
I remember the day I went 29 consecutive wins in ra with 4 warriors before factions was released...god those were the days.
Raiin Maker
Two words:
Griffin Farming.
Griffin Farming.
Puebert
I remember looking forward to skill updates.
Annom
I remember getting nuked by Gwen.
I remember Skill Crystals.
I remember Refund Points.
I remember the first E3 with Guild Wars.
I remember when a person with 15k armor was considered a god.
I remember waiting for the Summer Update leading to the opening of Sorrow's Furnace.
I remember the first green weapons.
I remember the very first Icy Dragon Swords.
I remember when half-eaten masses looked like Ectos.
I remember when Silver Dye was worth up to 5k.
I remember when there used to be 2 Gwens in Pre Searing.
I remember when you had no idea or indication other than animation for what an opponent was casting.
I remember when the player base wasn't much larger than 50k players, and people were known individually for their expertise on a specific class.
I remember when Soul Reaping was normal.....
I remember Skill Crystals.
I remember Refund Points.
I remember the first E3 with Guild Wars.
I remember when a person with 15k armor was considered a god.
I remember waiting for the Summer Update leading to the opening of Sorrow's Furnace.
I remember the first green weapons.
I remember the very first Icy Dragon Swords.
I remember when half-eaten masses looked like Ectos.
I remember when Silver Dye was worth up to 5k.
I remember when there used to be 2 Gwens in Pre Searing.
I remember when you had no idea or indication other than animation for what an opponent was casting.
I remember when the player base wasn't much larger than 50k players, and people were known individually for their expertise on a specific class.
I remember when Soul Reaping was normal.....
floppinghog
with all thats changed i wish they would add some blood and undying zombies of some sort to GW2... now that would be entertaining for months at a time...
dwc89
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the monk strike that took place in thk.
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Getting my first character through the game without a max weapon, didn't see one drop until after I got through.
lol - just remembered, first char fighting from Yak's to Beacon's, via Ice Tooth Cave. Friend told me about the 2 missions in Northern Shiverpeaks after. Did the same thing from Bergen Hot Springs to Druid's Overlook.
Looking back, that was fun. Get in a group or hench it and head out a portal.
Probably my favorite memory was when a friend and I henched it from Camp Rankor to Beacon's Perch. Finding a Statue of Grenth in Lornar's Pass. I loved playing in the Southern Shiverpeaks.
Selling stacks of wood and glittering dust in Droknar's Forge , monks and necros were always buying.
Days to be fondly remembered and not seen again I'm afraid. Still play, mostly because a few friends still do and we do still have fun - most of the time.
Ellisthion
I remember not knowing that Elite skills existed, until I got the the Desert and captured my first one, Marksman's Wager.
I remember selling 15 wood to someone in Ascalon City, because he was saying that he was buying all wood, and I thought 15 was a fair bit.
I remember getting sad seeing Post-Searing for the first time, and how pretty it wasn't anymore. I also remember reaching Kryta, and taking screenshots everywhere because I thought it was so pretty.
I remember a kind soul giving me, a level 8 Ranger, a max damage gold longbow (no bonuses); in the days that having a max damage weapon meant something, and a low level character was almost guaranteed to be a new player.
I remember purchasing Res Signet in Ascalon City, because I didn't do even half the quests in Pre-Searing.
I remember selling 15 wood to someone in Ascalon City, because he was saying that he was buying all wood, and I thought 15 was a fair bit.
I remember getting sad seeing Post-Searing for the first time, and how pretty it wasn't anymore. I also remember reaching Kryta, and taking screenshots everywhere because I thought it was so pretty.
I remember a kind soul giving me, a level 8 Ranger, a max damage gold longbow (no bonuses); in the days that having a max damage weapon meant something, and a low level character was almost guaranteed to be a new player.
I remember purchasing Res Signet in Ascalon City, because I didn't do even half the quests in Pre-Searing.
J snukka
i didn't read the thread and dont know if this was listed. but i remember when we had to bust our ass to buy a guild hall. oh man oh man, don't remember the price but wasnt it around 600k for a sigil.
Slim
i remember being in panic because i left the presearing before i wanted too and i couldnt get back
badfish34668
you guys realize that "i remember when" is the lowest form of conversation?
Theus
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Anyway, I remember when people actually partied for missions and quest's. Ever since they added heroes, the game seems to become more and more of a chore to play.
SuperDave
I remember when I still ran [skill]meteor shower[/skill] and [skill]eruption[/skill] on my Warrior (my first character), because in the Prophecies manual it said warriors like to get up close and personal, and have high armor, and elementalists are capable of dishing out the most damage of all profesions
Angelica
I remember my disappointment when I realized I could not go back in presearing once I left it!
I always loved the beautiful serene atmosphere of presearing!
/Angelica
I always loved the beautiful serene atmosphere of presearing!
/Angelica
Ludo
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you guys realize that "i remember when" is the lowest form of conversation?
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Anyways, I remember mostly how fun it was being a total noob... I still play, but the freshness of it all was quite great the first time through Prophecies. Factions, and certianly not Nightfall, never had the "magic" for me. I still make almost all of my characters in Prophecies.
pamelf
I remember, and totally miss free chests. Keys were the worst addition ever.
Keys were the worst addition ever.
ogre-mage
I remember when the game wasn't a giant pile of dev-team crucified garbage. Wasn't too long after the release of Factions, actually.
Mickey
I remember my first ecto, and I remember when 1 g was alot. So I went into Uw alot, and got alot of ectos, and sold em to the merchant for 1 g each.... gg Mickey, gg
gg Mickey, gg
Buzz Hunter
I remember paying over 70k for my celestial sigil at the merchant to start my guild....
And when the 55 craze hit and all superior monk runes were going for 25 k plus.....
And when the 55 craze hit and all superior monk runes were going for 25 k plus.....
Yawgmoth
I remember the journey from Pre-Searing to Lions Arch done with my bugged PvP Mesmer.
I remember when The Craig arena was 6v6 Capture the Relic (and winning alot there)
I remember getting burninated by Gwen.
I remember the uber fun of 8v8v8v8v8v8 Burial Grounds play (and the completely unfun 20+ minutes waits when no team wanted to attack first)
I remember me farmerzoring my first ~300k by killing masses of lv16-18 mobs, before any kind of antifarm code existed.
I remember (and miss) the times when rare (gold) items were actually rare and couldnt be simply made of cheap components...
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I think i could write a book, rotflmao, need to stop now
I remember when The Craig arena was 6v6 Capture the Relic (and winning alot there)
I remember getting burninated by Gwen.
I remember the uber fun of 8v8v8v8v8v8 Burial Grounds play (and the completely unfun 20+ minutes waits when no team wanted to attack first)
I remember me farmerzoring my first ~300k by killing masses of lv16-18 mobs, before any kind of antifarm code existed.
I remember (and miss) the times when rare (gold) items were actually rare and couldnt be simply made of cheap components...
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I think i could write a book, rotflmao, need to stop now
Ludo
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I remember (and miss) the times when rare (gold) items were actually rare and couldnt be simply made of cheap components...
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Hate inscribable weapons. (Combine a shitty req 9 + a shitty req 12 and have a perfect weapon). Beh.
Hate hero's.
Hate etc. etc.
Love the game. More or less. But I play less and less, I must say.
savage vapor 33
I remember when Local Chat wasnt filled with so much spam.
hr1100
i remember that it took me 2 days to kill Galrath, thats before the update that raised the experience reward, and playing in crystal desert with my post-searing Ascalon armor
God Apprentice
When Black dye was 47k, and ectos could be salvaged from glittering dust
Every time i lag
-old griffon farming, ='(
-sup absorption for 100k?
-found an ecto and almost sold to merchant
-first time hitting lvl 20 =)
-sup absorption for 100k?
-found an ecto and almost sold to merchant
-first time hitting lvl 20 =)
zakaria
i remember when ppl were advertising in Ascalon to join their guilds and everyone was anxious to join guilds, i remember when my guild leader in first guild i joined asked all the guild to collect gold enough to buy sigil (when it was worht 100 K
) for guild hall, we work as team without fear of getting scammed and we bought our guild hall in matter of 2 weeks...good old days when ppl where eager to help and work as team....sigh.
) for guild hall, we work as team without fear of getting scammed and we bought our guild hall in matter of 2 weeks...good old days when ppl where eager to help and work as team....sigh.
BenjZee
Omg Attribute Reffunds!!! Wtf Was That About!!!
assassin rob
I'm playing guild wars for almost 2 years and played it A Lot
I miss the time when i played with my elementist in pre searing and it was so fun to see the flowers ,going to post searing and getting in ascalon with a lot of missions. It was so excited for me.
I miss the time when we all could play in the missions with pugs and not hero or hencmens.It was so fun to do Kryta missions with people
I miss the helping part of people.
I miss : The older template skin of guild wars
I remember: The buy ecto's for 250g time , No keys for chests
I remember : Totpk with the competive plays with no care about rank
A-net screwed a lot of things up
I miss the time when i played with my elementist in pre searing and it was so fun to see the flowers ,going to post searing and getting in ascalon with a lot of missions. It was so excited for me.
I miss the time when we all could play in the missions with pugs and not hero or hencmens.It was so fun to do Kryta missions with people
I miss the helping part of people.
I miss : The older template skin of guild wars
I remember: The buy ecto's for 250g time , No keys for chests
I remember : Totpk with the competive plays with no care about rank
A-net screwed a lot of things up
Phrozenflame
I hope the Anet is reading this one....They added alot of new stuff, new items etc etc....but in process of doing it they lost out the 'essence' of what guild wars was all about.
I hope GW:EN tries to put back what we have lost.
- I hope there are some human-only missions where you are not allowed to show your titles/ranks.
- I remember playing PvP when there were Ele lightning spike build..chian lightning and bang 4 opponents dead!
- Where I sold I think a goodrare brute sword for 2k omg :/ [lvl 12!]
- Free chests
- I sold black-dye in pre-searing for 70g! :'(
- Pre-searing was so beautifull...
- When people used to play the game, not trade, I must admit I earn more money now trading than playing, what can I do, everything is so over-farmed etc, I need my FoW
- How the entire world was pissed when protective bond was it? got nerfed.
- When factions came and I hated it lol
- Monk Strike at THK! and even the Anet people came and got mixed with players.
- Where forming teams was fun and you actually needed skilled people.
- When I was like Akh!! This guy is the Lich!!
- When I got ub3r confused with storyline because I did a run to droks :/ , I re-did several missions to get a hang of it.
Alot more..
By far this has been one of the best posts we have seen in several weeks...I hope Anet recaptures the 'essence' what guildwars was all about. I dont wish to criticise Anet, but the focus from thiere strength of GW 'team-play' shifted to differentiating the newer campaigns by adding Heroes etc. Now I think I get some idea why GW-EN will be the last part.
PLS re-capture the essence of Prophecies. Quit with the running restrictions, Nobody wants to repeat what they have already done....or something like that.
Thank You
I hope GW:EN tries to put back what we have lost
. - I hope there are some human-only missions where you are not allowed to show your titles/ranks.
- I remember playing PvP when there were Ele lightning spike build..chian lightning and bang 4 opponents dead!
- Where I sold I think a goodrare brute sword for 2k omg :/ [lvl 12!]
- Free chests
- I sold black-dye in pre-searing for 70g! :'(
- Pre-searing was so beautifull...
- When people used to play the game, not trade, I must admit I earn more money now trading than playing, what can I do, everything is so over-farmed etc, I need my FoW
- How the entire world was pissed when protective bond was it? got nerfed.
- When factions came and I hated it lol
- Monk Strike at THK! and even the Anet people came and got mixed with players.
- Where forming teams was fun and you actually needed skilled people.
- When I was like Akh!! This guy is the Lich!!
- When I got ub3r confused with storyline because I did a run to droks :/ , I re-did several missions to get a hang of it.
Alot more..
By far this has been one of the best posts we have seen in several weeks...I hope Anet recaptures the 'essence' what guildwars was all about. I dont wish to criticise Anet, but the focus from thiere strength of GW 'team-play' shifted to differentiating the newer campaigns by adding Heroes etc. Now I think I get some idea why GW-EN will be the last part.
PLS re-capture the essence of Prophecies. Quit with the running restrictions, Nobody wants to repeat what they have already done....or something like that.
Thank You
CyberNigma
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you guys realize that "i remember when" is the lowest form of conversation?
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