easy defender of ascalon title comeing soon?

serpant queen

serpant queen

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

ok with the promo pack comeing out soon it looks like this title is going to be a lot eayer to gain
it says that all our chars will hav acces to then (ALL) lol
and they are repetable
it allso comes with other concers they may not hav thort about tho i am looking forward a way of geting both defender and survivor >.<
kill my char and start from scratch Lmao
heres the link look for your self
http://www.guildwars.com/products/ex...ionpackfaq.php

BenjZee

BenjZee

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

The Overacheivers [Club]

Mo/

omg if this means we can actually play bonus missions in with pre searing characters sign me up
Survivor and defender titles would be alot easier

Make payments in online store available thru sms please, this will allow me to get the bonus pack

Sujoy

Sujoy

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2006

In Livia's Cleavage (.)ME(.)

The Early Monk Heals The Worm [EMHW]

Mo/

I doubt that's what it meant, if you take it textually, yes...

But logically, I bet the quests will be obtained from questgivers at locations such as LA/KC/Kamadan etc.

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

[QUOTE]
Quote:
Originally Posted by serpant queen
ok with the promo pack comeing out soon it looks like this title is going to be a lot eayer to gain
it says that all our chars will hav acces to then (ALL) lol
and they are repetable
they will not start the missions in presear so you must be joking

HOM is available to all characters on the account but each character has to get there to use it

sheeshhhhh brocally for brains

serpant queen

serpant queen

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

[QUOTE=Loviatar]
Quote:

they will not start the missions in presear so you must be joking

HOM is available to all characters on the account but each character has to get there to use it

sheeshhhhh brocally for brains
how abt u learn 2 read quests are accesable the the quest log and r repetable and they are not set in the same "time period" as Gw the r set in the past ie the tengu wars

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Quote:
Originally Posted by serpant queen
how abt u learn 2 read quests are accesable the the quest log and r repetable and they are not set in the same "time period" as Gw the r set in the past ie the tengu wars
if you read you will find out they are full size missions that are kept track of in the quest log and not actually quests

since one of the missions shows what happened right after the attack it is set in the heart of the GW timeline so wrong again

and the mission givers will be in presear where most players do not have a current character????

right

force someone to delete an existing character or buy a slot to create a presear character to access the presear mission giver....sure

oh wait...........what about those who own factions or nightfall but not GW?

how do they get to presear Ascalon for the missions?

nope just plain nope

Lumenil

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2006

I understand from the FAQs that there will be no mission giver. The missions will just pop up in the quest log for those who are eligible, having spent enough money in the ingame shop. So it's theoretically possible that they will be availabe to pre-searing chars, just like bonus weapons, but I seriously doubt it.

serpant queen

serpant queen

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

ok good point but it says manges not follow
it also stats that it works the same way as bonus wepons and they are acesable in pre by typing /bonus
and acesable to all chars and it dosnt say they are colectd
so as i sed learn 2 read and know ur facts b4 you jump over my idea
seconly notic the ? in the title? its just a thery

serpant queen

serpant queen

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

ok good point but it says manges not follow
it also stats that it works the same way as bonus wepons and they are acesable in pre by typing /bonus
and acesable to all chars and it dosnt say they are colectd
so dnt jump all over my thery and yes its a thery note the ? in the title

Lilanthe

Lilanthe

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Where did you read that you can access the missions by typing /bonus ?

I don't see this written anywhere.

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Quote:
Originally Posted by serpant queen
ok good point but it says manges not follow
it also stats that it works the same way as bonus wepons and they are acesable in pre by typing /bonus
and acesable to all chars and it dosnt say they are colectd
so as i sed learn 2 read and know ur facts b4 you jump over my idea
seconly notic the ? in the title? its just a thery
you need serious reading comprehension help as nowhere in the FAQ does it state /bonus or presear availability.

it states they will be keyed to the qualifying account automatically not by typing or entering keys

for those interested here is the bonus FAQ

Quote:
Bonus Mission Pack FAQ


Does the Guild Wars Bonus Mission Pack offer bonus missions or quests?

The bonus missions are not quests. They play just like traditional Guild Wars missions and have the same approximate gameplay length. However, these repeatable missions are managed through your Quest Log).

Will the bonus missions be repeatable?

Yes, you can replay the bonus missions as many times as you would like.

Will the bonus missions be available to every character on the account (much like the bonus items) or will they be available only to one character on an account?

The bonus missions will be available to every character on the account.

When can I play the content in the Bonus Mission Pack?

These missions will become available sometime during the month of November, 2007.

What items are rewarded for the missions obtained through the Bonus Mission Pack?

We are not going to release that information because we would like to surprise players with the rewards.

Do I have to spend the qualifying amount all at once?

No, your purchases during the promotion period are cumulative. Once you spend the required amount, you are eligible for the Guild Wars Bonus Mission Pack.

Can I qualify for the Bonus Mission Pack through purchases in the PlayNC Store?

Yes, you can. All purchases made through either the Guild Wars In-Game Store or the PlayNC Store from noon Pacific Time on July 5, 2007 through noon Pacific Time on October 31, 2007 are added together. Once you meet the required amount, the bonus missions will be yours and you'll get access once the missions go live in November.

How can I see if I've qualified for the Bonus Mission Pack?

Check your account through the PlayNC Interface using the following steps: Go to www.plaync.com, click Account and enter your PlayNC account name and password. Click Manage and then Billing Summary to see what you have spent over the last six months.

Will the missions expire?

The missions, once added to your account, remain available for you to play as often as you desire.

Will I receive a key for the Bonus Mission Pack?

You don't need to do a thing! Access to the bonus missions is automatically added to your account.
Once the content goes live, you may access the new missions.
ok?

Stolen Souls

Stolen Souls

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lilanthe
Where did you read that you can access the missions by typing /bonus ?

I don't see this written anywhere.

Yeah there's nothing about typing /bonus for them. Dunno where the OP came up with that, lol.

My guess would be that there'll be mission starter NPCs in the major outposts (KC, LA, Kamadan).

Sujoy

Sujoy

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2006

In Livia's Cleavage (.)ME(.)

The Early Monk Heals The Worm [EMHW]

Mo/

or maybe the mission are challenging so 20+, didn't think of that...

BLOODGOAT

BLOODGOAT

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2007

long a

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by serpant queen
how abt u learn 2 read quests are accesable the the quest log and r repetable and they are not set in the same "time period" as Gw the r set in the past ie the tengu wars
HOW ABOUT YOU LEARN TO SPELL, MAGGOT?

Geez.

serpant queen

serpant queen

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

ok i agree i ges iv just always wants defender and surivor
note i was making refrance to the bonus wepons not saying the promo was avalble that way and i dn think it says there will b a npc for the quests
ok i feel a bit foolish mby it shud b stated that presearing chars wont b givn the quests or that they will only b acesable through a npc in la for example
ether way sori i can get a bit hard headed some tyms
as for spelling i txt off my fone way to much
so rly dis is hw i wud hav splt things i hd 2 mke a conshs eft not 2 spl in txt

bloodvayne

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2007

N/

We won't be playing as any of our character's for the bonus missions anyways, so I doubt we'll get experience for them...

DarkFlame

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2005

Ascalon

E/

I doubt the missions are available to pre-sear chars. Or even to chars below lvl 20, much like how Hard Mode can only be accessed by lvl 20 chars.

But even if it was available to your pre-sear chars, how would you complete the mission? Low armor, limited skills, limited weapons(only the pre-order weapons being maxed) and party sizes maxed at 2. Nevermind your low lvl if you intend to use this gain the Defender title(with a max of 170 attribute points) or you being the worthless half of the team if you intend to gain the Survivor title too. And what you will be fighting are mobs with weapons, armor and skills appropriate to their lvls. I don't expect them to be at the pitiful lvls that the Charr over the wall are either, or the same as the Tengu on Shing Jae. The only reason you can even defeat a death-lvled Charr is because the only thing that's changed is that its got more health; its armor, attributes, skills and weapons all remain the same. Entering the missions with your pre-sear chars just means a quick death. No easy titles here.

Onarik Amrak

Onarik Amrak

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2007

Astral Revenants

P/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by serpant queen
ok i agree i ges iv just always wants defender and surivor
note i was making refrance to the bonus wepons not saying the promo was avalble that way and i dn think it says there will b a npc for the quests
ok i feel a bit foolish mby it shud b stated that presearing chars wont b givn the quests or that they will only b acesable through a npc in la for example
ether way sori i can get a bit hard headed some tyms
as for spelling i txt off my fone way to much
so rly dis is hw i wud hav splt things i hd 2 mke a conshs eft not 2 spl in txt
Good luck in school.

Anyway, there's nothing in the description that discounts Pre-sear characters. Logically though, they should not be able to access the missions.

Darkobra

Darkobra

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Scotland

Type like an idiot, I'll treat you like an idiot

E/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by serpant queen
so rly dis is hw i wud hav splt things i hd 2 mke a conshs eft not 2 spl in txt
I honestly do not understand that last line. I'm pretty sure Guru has a rule that you must at least attempt proper English...

Cherno

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

Stars of Destiny

E/

Absolutely, vowels are your friends, not your enemies. Jesus people these days and their laziness with the language. There is a difference between netspeak and not being able to be understood.

It honestly doesn't do any good to speculate about whether this will work or not. We just need to wait and find out what happens. You know, even if you could somehow manage to get these missions with a presear character (anet will probably wind up nerfing that anyway) You would be too low a level to manage to get survivor and defender at the same time. How to you suppose you will party up with someone and survive? What's that? oh yeah, still just two people parties in presear.

lts pt n ur thnkn cap b4 u pst.

God Apprentice

God Apprentice

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Mo/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by serpant queen
ok i agree i ges iv just always wants defender and surivor
note i was making refrance to the bonus wepons not saying the promo was avalble that way and i dn think it says there will b a npc for the quests
ok i feel a bit foolish mby it shud b stated that presearing chars wont b givn the quests or that they will only b acesable through a npc in la for example
ether way sori i can get a bit hard headed some tyms
as for spelling i txt off my fone way to much
so rly dis is hw i wud hav splt things i hd 2 mke a conshs eft not 2 spl in txt

Until you learn how to form real sentences using the English language, DO NOT post on here again.

Griff Mon

Griff Mon

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

In the Elfen Forests of Washington State

Damage Radius

N/

Putting all the annoyance with our friend that likes to "text" a lot, there is a valid point here. As far as the LDOA title goes, I seriously doubt that it would be accessible to pre-characters. Even if you have no chance of getting very far in the mission, just being able to kill a few higher level chars in the mission for the experience would greatly increase the speed at which you could get the title. And you do get access to your bonus weapons in pre and they are way overpowered for this part of the game, but if you pay your five bucks, they are there.

As far as the survivor title goes. First tier survivor is fairly easy to get, it is the grinding to the next levels that is a bit more of a challenge. If you can get a couple of these missions that give massive experience rewards that you have figured out you could really pick up the pace of that title.

strcpy

strcpy

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

One of Many [ONE]

As far as what is *technically* said they are available to every character, but they make no mention of playable or completable.

If we are to be as pedantic as the OP it would totally fulfill what they wrote for the missions to appear in you quest log yet require access to, say, Nolani Academe or take the place of the mission that moves you into post-sear Ascalon. You can not get from that one line what the OP said, in fact you can not get anything other than no character will be denied access - no mention of when or how you get said access. Remember the first three letters of "assume" when you start doing it.

I would be rather surprised if missions that took place between the searing and the start of prophecies were doable *before* the searing. This is how "Anet's Lies" get started - now how many times are we going to see across message boards and in game that pre-sear characters are going to get to play level 20 content and get the titles easy? And it was all someone who wanted something badly enough that they did some ...creative reading... of the FAQ.

strcpy

strcpy

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

One of Many [ONE]

Quote:
Originally Posted by God Apprentice
Until you learn how to form real sentences using the English language, DO NOT post on here again.
There was an absolutely hilarious sketch quite a number of years back where people from the future were reading old letters from soldiers. They just read a few lines so the sketch isn't quite as long as it sounds.

It started back with the Revolutionary war, the Civil War, and had some from the Spanish American War. These were all very well written, almost poetic in verse. You then had WWI, WWII, and Korea - all fairly well written but more modern. Still, everything was fairly proper English.

Then they had one from "todays" war (first gulf war at the time), broken English, slang, misused words, and all sorts of things. It was both *really* funny and *really* sad in that they had used real actual letters.

I read things like what you are responding too and think of that skit now - if you simply jumped from a Civil War letter to "so rly dis is hw i wud hav splt things i hd 2 mke a conshs eft not 2 spl in txt" it really makes one sad. I do not really care how well they do it as long as they are trying, mistakes happen (I'm dyslexic - I VERY much know what it is like, sometimes I do not even get a word close enough that the spell checker can figure out what I mean and it makes some grammar mistakes *really* hard to spot), but that is pathetic outside of texting on a mobile phone.

The biggest hope is that as the individual gets older and continues to post on the internet and that type of writing is stays pretty much universally hated, maybe they will eventually learn to write. Locally our school board is trying to decide how to treat that type of writing in English class - apparently quite a number of teachers accept it and are fighting for it to be officially accepted (none of mine would - heck they wouldn't even allow mistakes due to me being dyslexic and that isn't something I can help). If said individual goes to college I can't wait to see their first written assignment

Darkobra

Darkobra

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Scotland

Type like an idiot, I'll treat you like an idiot

E/Me

People are fighting to ENCOURAGE the slaughter of the English language? Just stick some one intelligent enough to take them all on their own. They'll be fighting a losing battle.

anshin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

R/

"Will the Bonus Pack be available to all characters in account or just one character per account?"

the answer to THIS question is what followed... available to all characters...

Will the Bonus Pack be available to all characters on the account, even the ones "currently" on pre-searing, or just one per account?


this is the question you want answered... but it isn't... and everyone above me made a good point... it is simply illogical to put such missions in the range of at least lvl16 as someone is going for survivor...

btw... are the tengu wars in the same time period as Pre? i don't believe so... but im not much into the lore thing... only the storyline:P

MisterB

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

[ban]

W/

So, this theory is based on a literal interpretaion of this quote, right?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bonus Mission Pack FAQ
The bonus missions will be available to every character on the account.
Technically, all that states is the missions are available. It does not state exactly how, or after what condition or prerequisite. It just says they are managed in the Quest Log, which is rather vague. For example, the Vision of Glint quests are technically available to any character on an account with Prophecies, even one in pre-sear. But you have to leave pre-sear and beat the Hell's Precipice mission to get those quests. By the same token, we don't know the required condition or in-game mechanic of these missions, and we won't know anything further for quite some time.

Next time, please post in English.

TheRaven

TheRaven

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Virginia

Spirit of Elisha

W/

Well, FOW and UW are available to all characters, regardless of which campaigns are on the account. I don't think "available" = "can access right away". It just means that every character has the ability to go there at some point.

It seems to make sense that there will be a mission starter in each of the major towns. Something like a Krytan Historian that offers your character a chance to re-enact one of the greatest points in Tyrian history!! or something similiar.

I'm not even touching the English subject, because I might up saying something a bit too rude, but I still haven't understood any of the OP's posts. I only got the gist of the meaning from reading others replies.

God Apprentice

God Apprentice

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Mo/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by strcpy
There was an absolutely hilarious sketch quite a number of years back where people from the future were reading old letters from soldiers. They just read a few lines so the sketch isn't quite as long as it sounds.

It started back with the Revolutionary war, the Civil War, and had some from the Spanish American War. These were all very well written, almost poetic in verse. You then had WWI, WWII, and Korea - all fairly well written but more modern. Still, everything was fairly proper English.

Then they had one from "todays" war (first gulf war at the time), broken English, slang, misused words, and all sorts of things. It was both *really* funny and *really* sad in that they had used real actual letters.

I read things like what you are responding too and think of that skit now - if you simply jumped from a Civil War letter to "so rly dis is hw i wud hav splt things i hd 2 mke a conshs eft not 2 spl in txt" it really makes one sad. I do not really care how well they do it as long as they are trying, mistakes happen (I'm dyslexic - I VERY much know what it is like, sometimes I do not even get a word close enough that the spell checker can figure out what I mean and it makes some grammar mistakes *really* hard to spot), but that is pathetic outside of texting on a mobile phone.

The biggest hope is that as the individual gets older and continues to post on the internet and that type of writing is stays pretty much universally hated, maybe they will eventually learn to write. Locally our school board is trying to decide how to treat that type of writing in English class - apparently quite a number of teachers accept it and are fighting for it to be officially accepted (none of mine would - heck they wouldn't even allow mistakes due to me being dyslexic and that isn't something I can help). If said individual goes to college I can't wait to see their first written assignment
I can see if the person was dyslexic but they stated they type that way because of an excessive text messaging habit.

In The Q&A rules thread by Savio:

*Please use punctuation, sentences, and paragraphs in your posts. We need to be able to read your post first before we can answer it. If you have trouble spelling or using punctuation well, you should check Public Spell Checker and Punctuation.

Evilsod

Evilsod

Banned

Join Date: Mar 2006

England

Lievs Death Squad [LDS]

Its not gonna happen for 1 very big reason.

You could trade with people there to bring in post-searing items.

Thom The Brawler

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2006

W/Mo

Well even if you were right and this did come out that way, it won't now that you posted in guru about it lol

How do you think all the good exploits get screwed up? Good going

Komradkyle

Komradkyle

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

Pennsylvania, USA

W/

Wouldn't it be Fantastic if we could go back to presearing in Hard-Mode. I just love the area but I don't have any characters to make anymore. Plus making characters in Cantha was the fastest way to level up and instant access to storage

Bruce Leeroy

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2007

Maybe the op is text messaging from an Iphone.

strcpy

strcpy

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

One of Many [ONE]

Quote:
Originally Posted by God Apprentice
I can see if the person was dyslexic but they stated they type that way because of an excessive text messaging habit.

In The Q&A rules thread by Savio:

*Please use punctuation, sentences, and paragraphs in your posts. We need to be able to read your post first before we can answer it. If you have trouble spelling or using punctuation well, you should check Public Spell Checker and Punctuation.
One will note that I very much agree with that, I listed dyslexic as one condition that would mitigate bad spelling/grammar - there are others (English as a second language is a great example). I'll even buy that your browser doesn't support a spell checker, where I used to work I was "stuck" in an obscure browser (due to the OS we used - I'm a software developer so I sometimes use very wonky hardware/software) so I had no spell checking. I can assure you that if Firefox didn't helpfully underline misspelled words and allow me to right-click for the correct spelling my posts would contain anywhere from 5-10 grossly misspelled words unless I follow a very long process to catch them (as is, I re-read each post at least three times - though that only does so much good due to being dyslexic).

Very lazy isn't really an excuse. Some amount of lazy can be - Yea, when I was using the above mentioned browser I could copy/paste my reply into e-mail, reboot to windows, download e-mail, copy/paste to word, spell check, copy/paste to e-mail, reboot, download e-mail, re-open to where I wanted to post, copy/paste, press "submit". Yet I doubt many would consider not doing that as truly "lazy" and be fairly accepting. By the same factor I can easily catch 99% of the grammar mistakes in any post I write if I save it and wait 3-5 days before I proofread/post it, yet I bet most would prefer they just notice that I tend to type "you" when I really mean "your" and other simple grammar mistakes that I have a really hard time catching. That's a much smaller problem than constant thread necromancy

But, as you point out, purposely posting in the same shorthand you use in text messaging isn't remotely the same thing. You should be able to tell that I try in my posts, yet you can also tell that the OP makes no attempt whatsoever at it. As I said, as long as someone is *trying* I could care less.

There have been a few times I've joined in hammering someone who ended up being an English as a tertiary language person (usually someone new to learning it), even though it appeared as if it was someone who wasn't trying. I still feel bad when I do that and I probably always will (for one thing. I am terrible at learning spoken languages) . Usually one can trace it down to a decent portion of those peoples "learning" coming from reading people who are typing like they are text messaging or have very poor written skills coupled with truly lazy. I would like to say I have learned my lesson there, and while somewhat true I still occasionally get it wrong - ah well, at least I apologize afterwards, I actually somewhat look up to people who speak/read/write a few spoken languages or those that work hard and overcome disabilities.

Masseur

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Southern California

R/Mo

You have to remember that PreSear is not a part of the actual game, it's just a training area that you spend some time practicing and gaining exp and skills to go "post" and start the actual game. So anything like these missions and such would typically only be available to you once you get into the actual game. Weapons and/or items are some times a different story.