The Big Update

Rachel Crow

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2007

W/Rt

Anybody else waiting and expecting a big update that will solve a big list of things people keep saying "will be fixed eventually."

EG. Gwen hardmode, fixed graphically problems with new armours (some old too), changes with the gladiator title, and hall of monuments problems.
(I think those are the main ones)

Maybe that gaile person can give us a speculative timeframe atleast for when this big update is apparently supposed to happen?

FelixCarter

FelixCarter

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

Mo/Me

They've had quite a few "Big Updates" in the past.

Before Nightfall and one other time after that. It added alot of new content and fixed alot of AI bugs and Mission flaws, etc...

I'm expecting one again... But not anytime soon. Best to keep our fingers crossed for more AI fixes and other "stuff".

CyberMesh0

CyberMesh0

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

Charter Vanguard [CV]

N/Me

Suggestion: When "expecting" a reply from Gaile Gray, don't refer to her as "that gaile person." I doubt she'll give this thread another look if she even notices it.

oracleofwoe

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2007

CNFC

N/Mo

imo the "big update" will probably arrive the same time as bonus missino pack, that way they can keep those who didn't buy from in-game store happy with HM. But in all honesty, even when there's a big fix update you still get threads and threads and threads appearing with brand new whines and whinges. It's a vicious circle!

Rachel Crow

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2007

W/Rt

Suggestion Denied


(CyberMesh0)

Aera Lure

Aera Lure

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

In Baltar's head

Bring Out Your Dead [BOYD], former officer [LBS]

Mo/

All's quiet on the Anet front lately. I dont expect a big update for some weeks honestly. It'll come though.

TheMosesPHD

TheMosesPHD

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Oregon

Mo Mo Patty Blinks [MoMo]

R/

It's better for them to delay the "Big Update" as long as possible in order to keep up interest in Guild Wars until Guild Wars 2 comes out.

I think the special mission pack will come without a big update because the special missions will refill some of the Guild Wars hype meter and help keep interest in Guild Wars until Guild Wars 2. Then, once the hype meter is getting a bit empty again they'll finish GW:EN up and release HM and all the fancy bangles that come with it.

Even so, they could easily make a big Christmas/New Year's event go down that will refill the ever-emptying hype meter enough that they could wait a long while before refilling it again with the "Big Update"

Then, after the "Big Update" they could probably just do a few more minor events to keep refilling the hype and then by that time they'll probably have GW2 developed enough to start releasing bits and pieces of info on it each month or so.

But maybe the ANet staff isn't as devious as I am about these types of things and will release the "Big Update" sooner than later.

Either way it's still all about teh hype meter.

You can't see me

You can't see me

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

USA

P/W

They'll probably fix those things a little at a time, not in some big mass update. I've never seen a game that fixed more than two major problems at once in one update, seriously.

Plus, that way it'll keep intrest longer until the GW2 beta comes out.

Rachel Crow

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2007

W/Rt

I don't know about you, but the hype is long gone for me. I beat gwen so fast, then found out titles aren't even maxable yet, and all the new armours I like are glitched.

Plus all the rewards are kind of crummy right now for dungeons, and since it's normal mode regular drops kind of stink.

I don't want to go on a complainy rant (although it would be so easy), I just would like some foresight into what to expect hopefully. Everybody knows it's coming but it's getting kind of stale listening to people say "they'll fix that when HM comes out" or something along those lines.

TheMosesPHD

TheMosesPHD

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Oregon

Mo Mo Patty Blinks [MoMo]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rachel Crow
I don't know about you, but the hype is long gone for me. I beat gwen so fast, then found out titles aren't even maxable yet, and all the new armours I like are glitched.

Plus all the rewards are kind of crummy right now for dungeons, and since it's normal mode regular drops kind of stink.

I don't want to go on a complainy rant (although it would be so easy), I just would like some foresight into what to expect hopefully. Everybody knows it's coming but it's getting kind of stale listening to people say "they'll fix that when HM comes out" or something along those lines.
Ya, as far as the Hall of Monuments goes, the only thing I'm filling out for now is the armor tapestry, and then just getting titles maxed. I'm not wasting effort adding minipets or heroes to the tapestries until I see what they'll give me in GW2.

Theus

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

W/Mo

GW:EN Hardmode?

Roofles.With the amount of PvE skills,Consumables and Titles that provide benefits,Hardmode won't be hard.

milan

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

BONE

N/

I'd expect a large update when the GW:EN Beta test period is over. Hopefully that won't be long.

TheMosesPHD

TheMosesPHD

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Oregon

Mo Mo Patty Blinks [MoMo]

R/

What's this about a beta test?

wilebill

wilebill

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mt Vernon, Ohio

Band of the Hawk

W/Mo

I think minor bug fix updates will be all for the near future. If there are major new features, they will probably be added one at a time, none of them in the next few weeks.

KANE OG

KANE OG

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2005

Ogmios Graybeards

W/

Waiting for the big skills nerf, you mean? I don't like the way they're looking at Smiting Prayers and Divine Favor.... makes my Monk nervous.

KANE

AlienFromBeyond

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Heros of Titans Realm [HotR]

W/

Nerf... Smiting Prayers? Even with the new GWEN skills, Smiting still sucks for anything except farming undead.

FelixCarter

FelixCarter

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by KANE OG
Waiting for the big skills nerf, you mean? I don't like the way they're looking at Smiting Prayers and Divine Favor.... makes my Monk nervous.

KANE
Smiting Prayers now causes "backlash damage", causing you 1 damage (armor ignoring) for every point in Smiting Prayers.

Divine Favor no longer heals for 3.2 for every point. Instead, it now ups your speed by 2% for every point that way you can kite better.

/joke

Gildor Took

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Australia, 3rd rock from the sun

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by AlienFromBeyond
Nerf... Smiting Prayers? Even with the new GWEN skills, Smiting still sucks for anything except farming undead.
umm smiter's boon + divine favour....

AlienFromBeyond

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Heros of Titans Realm [HotR]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gildor Took
umm smiter's boon + divine favour....
Makes for a heal that's less than that from Healing Prayers, and gives a prot effect nowhere close to Protection Prayers.

Captain Arne Is PRO

Captain Arne Is PRO

Banned

Join Date: Jun 2005

Guild Wars is over you'll just have to wait until GW2 comes out.

Sorry.

Nemo the Capitalist

Nemo the Capitalist

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

Trust me you dont want to know my Chasms of Despair

Zaishen Brotherhood

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain Arne Is PRO
Guild Wars is over you'll just have to wait until GW2 comes out.

Sorry.


...............


/sign

fenix

fenix

Major-General Awesome

Join Date: Aug 2005

Aussie Trolling Crew HQ - Event Organiser and IRC Tiger

Ex Talionis [Law], Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] ????????????????&#

W/

Anet got all our money with EOTN, with almost no effort making the game. Now they're laughing all the way to the bank, while everyone cries and rants on fansites. I guarantee if they release a 'big update', it'll be in a few months time.

Veripare

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

Canada, Ontario

Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain Arne Is PRO
Guild Wars is over you'll just have to wait until GW2 comes out.

Sorry.
Now introducing Sorrow's Blast-Furnace!

Smoczek_bagus

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2007

Odpierzona Hala Majstrow

N/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by fenix
Anet got all our money with EOTN, with almost no effort making the game. Now they're laughing all the way to the bank, while everyone cries and rants on fansites. I guarantee if they release a 'big update', it'll be in a few months time.
/signed.......

AscalonWarrior

AscalonWarrior

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Kokkola, Finland

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by fenix
Anet got all our money with EOTN, with almost no effort making the game. Now they're laughing all the way to the bank, while everyone cries and rants on fansites. I guarantee if they release a 'big update', it'll be in a few months time.
All? Don't know about you but I still have lots money in the bank

And yes, I'm waiting for the update, which will most likely be skill nerfs. But I'm optimistic

Spazzer

Spazzer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2006

USA

Team Asshat [Hat]

Mo/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by CyberMesh0
Suggestion: When "expecting" a reply from Gaile Gray, don't refer to her as "that gaile person." I doubt she'll give this thread another look if she even notices it.
Eh, whatever. Not that her attention to something seems to matter much for change.
Quote:
Originally Posted by fenix
Anet got all our money with EOTN, with almost no effort making the game. Now they're laughing all the way to the bank, while everyone cries and rants on fansites. I guarantee if they release a 'big update', it'll be in a few months time.
Yeah, pretty much. The keyword is "if". I wouldn't be surprised if the mission bonus pack (remember that gimmick that made us buy eotn with the ingame store?) is the last update GW ever gets.

Performance Pudding

Performance Pudding

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2007

post ascalon

Over The [Wall]

W/

whenever im bored i just do some ra... and wow u guys are downers makes me wanna kill something :P

FelixCarter

FelixCarter

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Performance Pudding
whenever im bored i just do some ra... and wow u guys are downers makes me wanna kill something :P
They have pills for that now...

>.>

/Sign

NeHoMaR

NeHoMaR

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rachel Crow
The Big Update
Not sure if the update will be "big", but GW:EN Hard Mode is plenty obvious, and the Gladiator "upgrade" look like is coming too. Oh! and the full heroes party too! oh! no! I am dreaming again!

mr_groovy

mr_groovy

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Netherlands

No Inherent Effect [NiE]

And to compensate for lack of armor they are gonna make full chaos armor.
Oh prolly only in gw2. Because GW doesn't deserve to go out with a bang?

Bryant Again

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by mr_groovy
And to compensate for lack of armor they are gonna make full chaos armor.
Oh prolly only in gw2. Because GW doesn't deserve to go out with a bang?
A full chaos armor set would be lol.

AscalonWarrior

AscalonWarrior

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Kokkola, Finland

Mo/

Ye, full chaos Only the gloves cost 75 ectos hehe

I'm really waiting for the Gladiator update, if I get 1 point per win or per 5 wins in a row, it would definetly get me more into PvP

Engel the Fallen

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Mo/Me

Well ANET should do what they can now. Fury and Hellgate will grab players and if they get really into the games will not be interested in following Guild Wars. I know this is ANET's model now, but once people leave GW and return, they usually are not happy.

CHunterX

CHunterX

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Washington

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by milan
I'd expect a large update when the GW:EN Beta test period is over. Hopefully that won't be long.
SecondedRED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO

Longasc

Longasc

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

Let us measure them at what they do for GW1 before they abandon it for GW2.

"We are working hard on GW2 to provide you an incredible and unique gaming experience".


I will not let them get away with that. GW:EN was a shame, we never got less GW for more money.

Star Gazer

Star Gazer

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

Zerohour Enterprises [ZHE]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by mr_groovy
they are gonna make full chaos armor.
I think my eyes would start bleeding. Literally. And I am not joking.

Crowell The Fallen

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

Australia

Know Your Enemy [PMS]

Mo/

The BIG update will be here sooner or later. Don't know how BIG you people are talking, but we can expect skill balances (including PVE skills) Hard Mode for GWEN, lots of bug fixes, and maybe a few extra bonus things.

WasAGuest

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rachel Crow
I don't want to go on a complainy rant (although it would be so easy), I just would like some foresight into what to expect hopefully. Everybody knows it's coming but it's getting kind of stale listening to people say "they'll fix that when HM comes out" or something along those lines.
I despise the lean on Farm Mode... I mean Hard Mode for "fixing and finishing everything. I don't enjoy watching the AI run around like jack asses and find it no more difficult that NM was before they added HM... in some cases, HM is actually easier than NM used to be with the reluctance of the mobs to keep attacking non-stop (a mob not attacking does no dmg and is not a threat). It's just now more of a "Farming Mode" for points and drops. So I feel your pain when sitting here waiting for fixes to issues and hearing "it'll be better when HM is released." - Bah screw Farm Mode; fix the game already and add some content to max out those titles.

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 Star Gazer
I think my eyes would start bleeding. Literally. And I am not joking.
Tropical juice is now flowing from my nostrils. Just wanted to share that with you.

Crom The Pale

Crom The Pale

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Nov 2006

Ageis Ascending

W/

Full Chaos Armor, hmm....

I am sorely tempted to PhotoShop my char Crom just to see how it would look, but it would likely burn out my monitor.

To say nothing of my eyes.

Oh the horror of logging in to Lions Arch and seeing 50-60 all white glowing charrs running around.....AAAHAAHHHAHAHHH