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zwei2stein

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Europe

The German Order [GER]

N/

07 Oct 2007 at 17:24 - 1

You know ... newsletter that was supposed to give you some info in advance.

So far, there was only one issue: http://www.guildwars.com/insider/issue01-eu.html .

None arived before DoA, HM, GWEN... updates big enough to deserve some "insider" insight and/or tips.

If anything, some parts we also quite humorous, i would have ejoyed Tips to players for DoA or HM in similar spirit:

Quote:

Koss, Warrior/Monk lvl 20

Strength 11 (10+1)
Swordsmanship 12
Healing Prayers 8
Tactics 2
Protection Prayers 1

Warrior Skills: Power Attack, Sever Artery, Gash, "Watch Yourself!"
Monk Skills: Resurrect, Mend Ailment, Healing Breeze, Orison of Healing

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Melonni, Dervish/Monk lvl 20

Scythe Mastery 11 (10+1)
Earth Prayers 10
Healing Prayers 10

Dervish Skills: Vital Boon, Eremite's Attack, Crippling Sweep
Monk Skills: Resurrect, Healing Breeze, Orison of Healing, Remove Hex
Optional Skill: Twin Moon Sweep/Pious Assault.

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Dunkoro, Monk/Mesmer lvl 20

Divine Favor 13 (12+1)
Protection Prayers 9
Inspiration Magic 9

Monk Skills: Divine Boon, Protective Spirit, Reversal of Fortune, Mend Ailment
Mesmer Skills: Drain Enchantment, Energy Tap, Leech Signet
Optional Skill: Rebirth/Resurrect/Remove Hex

Hunter Freeman

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

Middle of Nowhere

[ZOMG]

07 Oct 2007 at 17:29 - 2

probably the same thing that happened to the insider happened to the Scribe

PureEvilYak

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2006

Somewhere Luxon Alignment: Chaos

The Dark Fortress

R/

07 Oct 2007 at 17:52 - 3

What, eaten by Charr?

Gaile said that recently that Anet hadn't realized the player base was so attached to the Scribe, and so had plans to bring him back. Not sure what happened to the survivor.

Did the same thing happen to the Guild Wars newsletter? I signed up one or two months ago, and didn't get a single message. That may be some fault of my own, though.

Winterclaw

Wark!!!

Join Date: May 2005

Florida

W/

07 Oct 2007 at 18:01 - 4

They think a dervish with 10 points in earth prayers should have HB?

Do the people at Anet even play GW?

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

07 Oct 2007 at 18:08 - 5

With those bars they should keep their "insider"

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

07 Oct 2007 at 18:12 - 6

In the "Ultimate Guild Wars Guide" it was recommended I give Jora Hundred Blades, Healing Breeze, and Orison o' Healing.

Yeah.

Bowstring Badass

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Character selection screen figuring what I want to play...

Purple Lingerie - :D

07 Oct 2007 at 18:32 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malice Black

With those bars they should keep their "insider"

With those bars yeah they should.

mr_groovy

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Netherlands

No Inherent Effect [NiE]

07 Oct 2007 at 18:40 - 8

Quote:

Originally Posted by GW insider

Koss

Koss is the first Hero you recruit in the game. He'll stand by you through everything the world can throw at you. And, with his Warrior skills, he can survive a considerable amount of damage. Spellcasters can stand behind him, while melee-oriented characters will be glad to have him at their side soaking up attacks. Choosing Monk as the secondary profession for Koss enhances his survivability.

Koss, Warrior/Monk lvl 20

Strength 11 (10+1)
Swordsmanship 12
Healing Prayers 8
Tactics 2
Protection Prayers 1

Warrior Skills: Power Attack, Sever Artery, Gash, "Watch Yourself!"
Monk Skills: Resurrect, Mend Ailment, Healing Breeze, Orison of Healing

Combining the Warrior's armour with the Monk's defensive spells, the "Whammo" is one of the most popular builds in the game. Koss should repeatedly use Sever Artery and Gash to inflict Bleeding and Deep Wound Conditions, while "Watch Yourself!" improves the armour for everyone on your team in earshot, and Healing Breeze and Orison of Healing keep everyone healthy. Should a Hero fall in battle, Koss can rez them with Resurrect. His heavy armour and high Health makes it easier for him to endure the spell's long casting time. Finally, he can use Mend Ailment to aid allies with Condition removal

Wow gg koss rezzing while tanking, and mend ailment for allies?

Seriously does the person who wrote this actually play gw at all? And while on the subject, people complain that while pugging they meet people with horrible builds. GG setting an example here putting a build together with orison of healing and healing breaze. FAIL

Edit:

Ohhh lookie here

Quote:

Originally Posted by gw insider

Enjoy, and huzzah!
The Dev Team

looool

zwei2stein

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Europe

The German Order [GER]

N/

07 Oct 2007 at 20:18 - 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr_groovy

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Maybe those terrible Pugers are actually anet staff?

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To be fair, those builds were propably made for people with minimal unlocks.

Crimso

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

PCformatforums[PCFF]

Me/Mo

07 Oct 2007 at 20:42 - 10

Yeah I was thinking the builds were bad but then again it mentions they are made for people who just start the game with nightfall(who don't have many skills unlocked yet,heck the koss uses most of the skills he comes with).

mr_groovy

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Netherlands

No Inherent Effect [NiE]

07 Oct 2007 at 20:52 - 11

Quote:

Originally Posted by zwei2stein

Maybe those terrible Pugers are actually anet staff?

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To be fair, those builds were propably made for people with minimal unlocks.

Might be true but Healsignet > Healing Breeze. Everything > Healing breeze. Healing breeze is only usefull for 55. And even when 55 mystic regen > healing breeze.

vergerefosh

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2006

Englishmen Don't Drink [Tea]

W/R

07 Oct 2007 at 21:00 - 12

Heh, the advice to just make everyone /R for lotsa pets is fun. Ok, most of my chars run that for pet, but a pet on a monk is a bit questionable

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet

Join Date: Feb 2005

07 Oct 2007 at 22:16 - 13

*ahem*

Back to the original subject... I believe there will be a new edition of the Guild Wars newsletter around the middle of this month. We've sent out two or three, as I recall, and yes, one was sent out prior to the release of GW:EN -- dated 31 August, actually -- so I'm sorry that you missed that one, OP.

BTW, the newsletters are an email, not a website publication.

Diddy bow

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2006

Jawsome!!!!!!!!!!!

looking for one :p

A/D

07 Oct 2007 at 22:24 - 14

Koss needs more mending

Id never heard of this newsletter untill now, guess all those wammos in RA were keeping their path to getting so good a secret from me... Damm them!

Dorvan919

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2007

My chair

Droknars Arena Dogs [DAD]

D/

07 Oct 2007 at 22:28 - 15

lol i agree with diddy, i havent seen this newsletter before...where did you find it? plus all those heroes have bad builds :P. they could do better

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet

Join Date: Feb 2005

07 Oct 2007 at 22:33 - 16

If your account is tied to PlayNC, you are on the mailing list for the newsletter. I believe that there was an option to sign up for the newsletter, as well. I will ask our Web Team if they can re-enable that sign-up option, so that those who want to receive the newsletter can do so.

VitisVinifera

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Northern California

HoTR

N/Me

07 Oct 2007 at 23:14 - 17

yes, the scribe and insider suffer from the same malady as does play testing and adding features: a lack of budget, time, and quality personnel

Lord Sojar

The Fallen One

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oblivion

Irrelevant

Mo/Me

08 Oct 2007 at 00:49 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

If your account is tied to PlayNC, you are on the mailing list for the newsletter. I believe that there was an option to sign up for the newsletter, as well. I will ask our Web Team if they can re-enable that sign-up option, so that those who want to receive the newsletter can do so.

You realize the most recent newsletter came out about 3 weeks or so ago. It said "Guild Wars Nightfall, coming SOON!" Ummm, uhhh, wha?

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet

Join Date: Feb 2005

08 Oct 2007 at 00:52 - 19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rahja the Thief

You realize the most recent newsletter came out about 3 weeks or so ago. It said "Guild Wars Nightfall, coming SOON!" Ummm, uhhh, wha?

Actually, no. I've heard from AJ on the Web and Graphic Design team, and he informs me that we did just one "Insider." That is the issue linked in the first post in this thread. Since then, we've been sending emailed newsletters. Unless there was some sort of error, in which case I'd appreciate a forward of that email, the most most recent newsletter, dated 31 August, has this as the subject line: Guild Wars: Eye of the North is live! (That's a cut and paste.)

Lord Sojar

The Fallen One

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oblivion

Irrelevant

Mo/Me

08 Oct 2007 at 02:30 - 20

I went ahead and forwarded the copy to your email Gaile. Not [email protected], but YOUR email.

Here is a cut and paste of the sender info. Dated September 30th, 2007..
Guild Wars Insider
<[email protected]> Sep 30
to Connor XXXXXXXXX <[email protected]>
date Sep 30, 2007 1:50 AM
subject Hero Battles Unveiled
mailed-by listserv.plaync.com

Letter from the Development Team
<SNIP>

DarkNecrid

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

08 Oct 2007 at 02:50 - 21

I believe you were sent the wrong issue in error.

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/

08 Oct 2007 at 03:39 - 22

lol the Insider was funny. They should bring back more things like that, just to show how little knowledge they have about their own game. What? Prove me wrong. Look at the build suggestions recently.

nugzta

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

08 Oct 2007 at 03:47 - 23

It is quite disturbing to look at those skillbars, considering these guys may take part of the skill balancing?

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet

Join Date: Feb 2005

09 Oct 2007 at 23:06 - 24

Guys,

I need to ask you a favour: Can you tell me if you also received a nearly-year-old copy of the first Guild Wars Insider? Rahja forwarded me his copy and it is dated late August of this year, but was written in fall, 2006!

I'd like to know if this was a singular glitch, or if other players also received that ages-old mailing.

Thanks for your help!

Wulfgast

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2007

Louisville, KY, US

Rite of Passage [RP]

W/Rt

09 Oct 2007 at 23:22 - 25

Lol, yep, I received the exact same issue of Insider as Rahja, but on August 22nd of this year. I was very confused.

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet

Join Date: Feb 2005

10 Oct 2007 at 00:27 - 26

Thanksf or the info. I'm looking forward to hearing if anyone else got this "dead issue."

genjyo_sanzo

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2006

Houston, TX USA

Faction of Twilight [FoW]

Rt/R

11 Oct 2007 at 16:00 - 27

Personally I remember signing up for the newsletter, but I never got one on my e-mail. So I signed up again on the guildwars.com website. So I signed up once more and again, never received anything on e-mail, so I thought these were no longer being produced.

Now reading the thread Gaile, you said that if you have a PlayNC account (which I do), one should be on the mailing list, but I've yet to see a single Guild Wars Insider. Most of the time I check my bulk mail to see if anything that I allow into my e-mail shouldn't be there, but don't recall seeing any of the Guild Wars newsletters.

Prowlinger

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Georgia, USA

[HYE]

E/

11 Oct 2007 at 20:39 - 28

I have yet to receive any emails... my address has changed and Anet is still using my original email address as my account name (which is a dead email address now)...

So I dunno where Anet is sending the news... but I am not getting any on the new address...

zwei2stein

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Europe

The German Order [GER]

N/

11 Oct 2007 at 21:15 - 29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

*ahem*

Back to the original subject... I believe there will be a new edition of the Guild Wars newsletter around the middle of this month. We've sent out two or three, as I recall, and yes, one was sent out prior to the release of GW:EN -- dated 31 August, actually -- so I'm sorry that you missed that one, OP.

BTW, the newsletters are an email, not a website publication.

Well, i never received any of those except first one which was emailed as worked just fine. I did reciever standard newsletters thou, like "Guild Wars: Eye of the North is live!" ...

Weird. Maybe simply adding them to GW site would be good?

Vilaptca

Pre-Searing Vanquisher

Join Date: Jun 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

11 Oct 2007 at 21:23 - 30

I received the very first Guild Wars Insider and have never ever ever ever heard from them again. Not even this latest new old one.

Toxage

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

11 Oct 2007 at 22:32 - 31

Wow... Anet fails again...

-Anet can't even make some have decent builds.... no wonder PvP is so imbalanced

-Anet can't even send out some emails.... Wow

This is what I think of Arena Net

AscalonWarrior

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Kokkola, Finland

Mo/

12 Oct 2007 at 09:40 - 32

Well, if you actually read the lines before Koss' build, it says:

Quote:

This RP team build coordinates three Heroes you'll find early in the game: Koss, Dunkoro, and Melonni. "Doctor, Doctor" should keep your Heroes healthy, using defensive strategies, Hex and Condition removal, and plenty of healing. We've only used skills you'll find early in the game, so you can easily create this build before you leave the island of Istan.