Three new monsters from GW:EN revealed

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http://www.gamingnexus.com/Default.a...ullNews&I=4811

Fleshreavers, Ice Wurms, and Krait.

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We've managed to secure some exclusive new information about three of the new enemies from Guild Wars: Eye of the North, the first expansion pack for Guild Wars. Here's the scoop directly from the fine folks at Arena.Net

Fleshreavers
Fleshreavers are horrible, fleshy monsters with an unusual method of evolution. A young fleshreaver is born as barely more than a small skeleton; the parents assure the survival of their young by layering muscle, tissue, and flesh over the delicate newborn.

Sewn together by older fleshreavers, they use only the finest musculature and bone from prey to flesh out the body and wings of their young, carving horns from the discarded bone fragments. Once a fledging fleshreaver has been fully created, it must continue the handiwork of its parents, acquiring new flesh pieces and better musculature to attach to its skeletal structure in order to supplant its rapidly growing form.



Ice Wurms
Distant cousins to the sand, chaos, and desert wurms, the great ice wurms are particularly unusual members of the species, making their home in the frigid marches of the Shiverpeaks rather than the warm territories their brethren favor. A thick layer of blubber beneath their tough skin helps insulate them from the cold. These wurms are significantly stronger and more deadly than their southern counterparts, able to burrow through upper layers of stone, as well as dirt or sand. Such abilities, of course, make them much more formidable opponents.

Krait
Found along the Tarnished Coast, the Krait rival even the Charr for viciousness and cruel ingenuity. These semi-intelligent creatures are vicious and xenophobic, attacking all other species on sight. Little is known about the elusive krait, but a few witnesses describe an army of slithering, serpentine warriors that seem able to transform in the middle of battle into numerous—and much more dangerous—forms. The reports are incomplete at best, as survivors of these encounters are often too hysterical to recall any salient details.

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Ice Wurms
Distant cousins to the sand, chaos, and desert wurms, the great ice wurms are particularly unusual members of the species, making their home in the frigid marches of the Shiverpeaks rather than the warm territories their brethren favor. A thick layer of blubber beneath their tough skin helps insulate them from the cold. These wurms are significantly stronger and more deadly than their southern counterparts, able to burrow through upper layers of stone, as well as dirt or sand. Such abilities, of course, make them much more formidable opponents.
I'm wondering two things here. How are these different than Frost Wurms, and why are Frost Wurms not listed as distant cousins?

*edit* Infernal wurms and Seige wurms are also not listed as cousins...

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Page takes a bit to load but the Fleshreavers look awesome.



Thanks for posting the link Ork Pride.

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Fleshreavers look interesting.

Cool article...I'm just hoping for a release date soon

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Good Job getting the info Ork, that site is slower than Guru.

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Fleshreavers look like a reskinned Harpy. The Krait look pretty interesting, though.

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Nice!! They all look promissing, Although we already have some serpent-like creatures in GW.

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Originally Posted by Bryant Again
Fleshreavers look like a reskinned Harpy. The Krait look pretty interesting, though.
Just what i was thinking....

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They look pretty cool.

I wonder how the multiplying thing works. Call to the Torment style?

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Originally Posted by XvArchonvX
I'm wondering two things here. How are these different than Frost Wurms, and why are Frost Wurms not listed as distant cousins?

*edit* Infernal wurms and Seige wurms are also not listed as cousins...
That's the first thing I thought when I saw it too. Looks just like a frost wurm. Hmmm. Either way, the other two monsters look sweet.

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im eager to know the metamorphs the Krait can do

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The Krait looks like a Hydrolisk from StarCraft.

Hmm and have multiple forms... yup someone's been playing the Zerg of late.

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Awesome! Re-skinned Harpies, Wurms, and Forgotten ftw!

*yawn*

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New monsters look pretty bad ass. Can't wait for the game.

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Originally Posted by trobinson97
Awesome! Re-skinned Harpies, Wurms, and Forgotten ftw!

*yawn*
You hit the nail on the head!

*agree*

*yawn*

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Originally Posted by trobinson97
Awesome! Re-skinned Harpies, Wurms, and Forgotten ftw!

*yawn*
No kiddin

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In this game, one of the major themes appears to be 'shifting'. The Norns are bears, and the Krait do a lot of random stuff

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great, another annoying wurm to look forward to

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they still dont beat the raptor in my opninion

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Nice post. The new monsters look pretty cool. Now I wish we would get the official release announcement maybe ?

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I can't wait till gwen so far it seems aswome I guess.

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Fleashreavers sound disgusting...they must smell....

The wurms look more colorful for icy versions....

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Nothing exciting, but I'm still going to buy GW:EN :P

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These Fleshreaver looks charming. Based in the description, Fleshweavers would have sounded better. Its just nice to see a touch of Silent Hill esque horror in Guild Wars.

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How much flesh can a fleshreaver reave if a fleshreaver could reave flesh?

And more importantly, Frost Wurm vs Identical Ice Wurm, who wins?

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Uh, ever do a Droks run? Ice worms are not new. :S

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Originally Posted by Splatter Mcnasty
You hit the nail on the head!

*agree*

*yawn*
Triple agree, although I'd say Naga.. Not Forgotten. Still. Thanks for lettng us know you care enough to make new models Anet!

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Originally Posted by trobinson97
Awesome! Re-skinned Harpies, Wurms, and Forgotten ftw!

*yawn*


This feels like the 10th time I've posted this phrase in a week but: so sad but so true.

I hate wurms BTW

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The Fleshreaver reminds me of jeeper creepers alittle, I want an mini-pet of it.

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Most foes are just re-skins, in all the chapters.

Mandragor Imps are just re-skinned and re-sized Ghouls.
The fleshreaver is a harpy, the wurm is a wurm, and the krait is a naga / ibolga.

Did you notice that the Kournan Troopers and the Am Fa are just reskinned White Mantle?

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Originally Posted by trobinson97
Awesome! Re-skinned Harpies, Wurms, and Forgotten ftw!

*yawn*
shouldnt this have been expected? look from prophecies -> nightfall. almost all of it is just reskinning.

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Apart from the ice wurm, none of that can be done by re-skinning alone. That Krait wouldn't even work with the Forgotten armature, because of all the fin things and the lack of hands.

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Originally Posted by trobinson97
Awesome! Re-skinned Harpies, Wurms, and Forgotten ftw!

*yawn*
lol! Good call, good call..

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Originally Posted by Darkhorse
Apart from the ice wurm, none of that can be done by re-skinning alone. That Krait wouldn't even work with the Forgotten armature, because of all the fin things and the lack of hands.
It would probably work with the Naga skeleton. (With a tweak or two of course.)

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Iwas going to say the Krait were reskinned Naga, but you're right. It's the forgotton mesh they're based on.

They look awesome though!

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@ omg lets now buy GW:EN now. So basically unless anet meets your exact extreme specific demand you'll cry. So cry ahead, see how far you get through life crying every 18 seconds.

@Ice worms not new. Seen it's skillbar yet? Then how is it copy and paste old?

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Agree with those before; another reason not to buy GW:EN.

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Regarding Fleshreavers and Ice Wurms:

They are probably taken from Sara Douglass "Axis Trilogy". There are spirit-like beasts called Skraelings that need to kill and devour people to become more material, fleshy. They also serve the "Destroyer" who resides deep in the cold north. Not a "fiery destroyer", but a destroyer at least.

These guys were riding on ice wurms, or better, in Ice Wurms. They used them for transportation.

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can't say i will be missing the players that dont buy Gw:En for that reason....
Nice monsters Btw,verry colourfull