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Guide to the Guild Wars: Eye of the North - Sneak Peek Weekend Event (August 24th – 26th, 2007)
By RTSFirebat (IGN: Luna Silverwood)
Please enjoy this guide to the Guild Wars: Eye of the North preview event.
Comments, Suggestions and Feedback is always welcome
All information is subject to change if and when it becomes available. You can help by PMing me directly any information such as bugs, images or general info which isn't already in the guide. Thank you - RTS
Pre-Order Guild Wars: Eye of the North Now!
Participate in the Sneak Peek Weekend
72 Hours, Early Access, Keep Everything!
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Table of Contents:
Note: Use CTRL+F and search for each topic listed below... General Event Information
Schedule
Accessing the Event (Far Shiverpeaks)
Event Map of the Far Shiverpeaks
Pre-Order Items Information
The Norn and the Asura
New Titles:
Deldrimor
Ebon Vanguard
Norn
Master of the North Depths of Tyria (Dungeons)
New Weapon Skins
Mini Games
The Norn Fighting Tournament
Dwarven Boxing The Eye of the North and the Hall of Monuments
New Condition - Cracked Armour
New Heroes
Gwen - Mesmer
Jora - Warrior
Xandra - Ritualist
Kahmu - Dervish
Vekk - Asura Elementalist
Ogden Stonehealer - Dwarf Monk
New Ranger Pets
Mountain Eagle
Polar Bear
White Wolf
Black Wolf
White Moa
Locations of Interest
Rabbit Valley
Gwen's Garden Known Bugs
Updates
Contributors
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General Event Information:
The event is open to anyone who reordered a copy of Guild Wars: Eye of the North and as added a pre-order code to their account. Easiest place to pre-order the game is via the Guild Wars In-Game Store.
Keep Everything! Everything you acquire during the Sneak Peek Weekend, including items, XP, Heroes, and loot, will be available to you when the game goes live on August 31.
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Schedule:
The event is happening between on the August 24th – 26th, 2007, weekend: Start: 12:01 AM Pacific Time (= 7:01 a.m. GMT), August 24th, 2007
End: 11:59 PM Pacific Time (= 6:59 AM GMT on the 27th), August 26th, 2007
Note: All progress, items, skills, and
Heroes you have unlocked and obtained during the Sneak Peek Weekend will be accessible again when the game goes live on
August 31.
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Accessing the Event (Far Shiverpeaks):
To travel to the Far Shiverpeaks and access the Sneak Peek content, speak with one of the following NPCs:Len Caldoron in Lion's Arch
Minister of Maintenance Raiugyon in Kaineng Center
Bendah in Kamadan, Jewel of Istan
Only accounts which have a pre-order key attached to them will be able to do this of course.
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Event Map of the Far Shiverpeaks:
The following is a map of the area available in the event weekend.
Please download the map onto your local machine to avoid over using bandwidth of the image host.
Note: some locations show on this map cannot be reached during the preview.
For a complete map of the GW:EN locations, go to the Guild Wars web site via this link:
http://www.guildwars.com/events/inga...ek/default.php
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Pre-Order Items Information:
Anyone who has pre-ordered GW:EN will also have gained access to the following bonus items by typing /bonus in-game:
All items are customised to the character who creates them. But you can recreate them as many times as you like.
Glacial BladeCold damage: 15-22 (Requires 9 Swordsmanship)
Damage +15% (While Enchanted)
Hourglass StaffEnergy +15
Fire damage: 11-22 (Requires 9 Divine Favour)
Fire damage: 11-22 (Requires 9 Fast Casting)
Fire damage: 11-22 (Requires 9 Soul Reaping)
Fire damage: 11-22 (Requires 9 Energy Storage)
Fire damage: 11-22 (Requires 9 Spawning Power)
Halves skill recharge of spells (Chance: 20%)
Halves casting time of spells (Chance: 10%)
Health +45 (While Enchanted)
Two handed
Darksteel BowPiercing damage: 15-28 (Requires 9 Marksmanship)
Armour penetration +20% (Chance: 20%)
Damage +15%
Energy -5
Two handed
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The Norn and the Asura:
You will be able to enlist the aid of two new races:
The Norn
The Norn is a race of shape-shifting half-giants who dwell in the Far Shiverpeaks.
According to the May 2007 issue of PC Gamer the Norn will get a race-specific skill which allows them to transform into a half-bear form, increasing melee damage and Health.
It is not clear if this skill will be available to Norn NPCs in Eye of the North, playable Norn in Guild Wars 2 or both.
The Asura
The Asura are a subterranean race which originally dwelled in the Depths of Tyria, but were forced into the Tarnished Coast by the forces of the Great Destroyer.
They are diminutive, intelligent, ambitious and arrogant. They have a large subterranean empire, and are magically and technically adept.
It is know that the Asura are able to create golems to fight for them as a skill.
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New Titles:
The following new titles are available in GW:ENDeldrimor
You can gain Deldrimor Reputation by competing quests and tasks for the Dwarves. The title ranks are as follows:
1000 Points - Delver (1)
4000 Points - Scount Delver (2)
8000 Points - Gusty Delver (3)
16,000 Points - Risky Delver (4)
Ebon Vanguard
You can gain Ebon Vanguard Reputation by competing quests and monster hunts for the Ebon Vanguard. The title ranks are as follows:
1000 Points - Agent (1)
4000 Points - Special Agent (2)
Norn Title Track
You can gain Norn Reputation by competing in mini-games and completing quests for the Norn. The title ranks are as follows:
1000 Points - Slayer of Imps (1)
4000 Points - Slayer of Beasts (2)
8000 Points - Slayer of Nightmares (3)
16,000 Points - Slayer of Giants (4)
26,000 Points - Slayer of Wurms (5)
40,000 Points - Slayer of Demons (6)
56,000 Points - Slayer of Heroes (7)
80,000 Points - Slayer of Champions (8)
????? Points - Slayer of Gods (9)
Also if you talk to, and then fight any Norn NPCs as you venture into EotN areas (even in the early areas) you'll gain 25 points towards the Norn title track each time you beat them.
Master of the North
To gain this title you must gain Eye of the North mastery points. The title ranks are as follows:
100 - Adventurer of the North (1)
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Depths of Tyria (Dungeons):
What is known about the Depths of Tyria, is that it's made up of a network of caves which run underneath and between the three known continents of the world of Tyria.
They are known to be inhabited by Deldrimor Dwarves and Asura. The Depths of Tyria were first hinted at by Moleneaux, and will be entered in act 1 of Guild Wars Eye of the North.
The Depths of Tyria include 18 subterranean "dungeons".
Thanks to Guild Wars.com for image
Screenshots of the Depths of Tyria feature architecture resembling Ascalon's Catacombs and the Kurzick architecture (as well as the architecture of unknown origin in Altrumm Ruins and Urgoz's Warren). The Depths of Tyria also include skull-shaped stone structures similar to those in the Ring of Fire Islands, the Fissure of Woe and the Gate of Torment.
Known names for the Dungeons are:Arachni's Haunt
Battledepths
Bloodstone Caves
Bogroot Growths
Catacombs of Kathandrax
Cathedral of Flames
Darkrime Delves
Frostmaw's Burrows
Heart of the Shiverpeaks
Jelly Den
Oola's Lab
Raven's Point
Rragar's Menagerie
Sepulchre of Dragrimmar
Shards of Orr
Vloxen Excavations
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Please see the following thread to post and dicuss any new weapon and items skins found during the pre-view event:
Boost your reputation with the Norn by defeating battle-hungry opponents in gladiator style battles. You enter the tournament solo and fight four random NPCs before fighting the final boss.
Dwarven Boxing is a mini-game that will be introduced in Eye of the North. It will be connected somehow to the Deldrimor Dwarves. A Destroyer is among the opponents. Kilroy Stonekin is known to be involved in Dwarven Boxing, and the player apparently must assist him.
Talking to Kilroy Stonekin in Gunnar's Hold enables you to begin boxing. He gives you a set of Brass Knuckles, and a series of quests in which you fight various enemies from different lands. Near the end of these quests, you will be given Thunderfist's Brass Knuckles, a rare pair of inscripable daggers.
The Eye of the North is a tower in the Far Shiverpeaks, which shows visions and plays a significant role in the plot of
Guild Wars Eye of the North. The tower contains the Hall of Monuments.
