Update 12/10/07

jayce

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

N/

please change Chilblains to a skill instead of a spell. i prefer that we keep a way to remove some of those hard to remove spells, epecially considering the cost which until now, i had no real complaints about.



Jayce Of Underworld

trobinson97

trobinson97

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Guildless :(

R/

Glint's Challenge is ridiculous in HM. Not that I didn't think groups of level 24+ Rits with Spirit Rift would be easy, but GEEZ!

Why do people keep insisting Necro's shouldn't get energy from spirits? Their primary is SOUL Reaping. It would make no sense whatsoever for them NOT to gain energy from their deaths. What is a soul other than a spirit?

Burning Blade

Burning Blade

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2007

Syag

the Books updates alone make me want to go back to GE:EN. No more grind fest. Just play the game normally and have enough points to get any armor u want.

I really love this update

Stormlord Alex

Stormlord Alex

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Dec 2005

Beyond the Forest of Doom, past the Cavern of Agony... on Kitten & Puppy Island

Soul of Melandru [sOm]

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by trobinson97
Why do people keep insisting Necro's shouldn't get energy from spirits? Their primary is SOUL Reaping.
PvP balance is more important than petty semantics?

Trelliz

Trelliz

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2007

N/

So....so... i can just do the main story missions - 99% of which i can do with hench and heroes - and get quite a lot of reputation points, as well as a bit of cash on the side, instead of the endless area grind?

Ok, so i haven't finished the last mission, but i can do all of them up to that and get a reasonable amount, not including the ones i'd get from travelling around massacring anything that moves!

I've noticed a lot of people talking about the armours, but it does also affect the skills too (pain inverter, Radiation field, Summon Flame Djinn/Mursaat Elementalist )

trobinson97

trobinson97

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Guildless :(

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Stormlord Alex
PvP balance is more important than petty semantics?
That's it? Because the attribute works the way it's supposed to, you want it nerfed? SR only workes 3 times per 15 seconds anyway, so...why cry again? Too hard to beat with that other great fotm build or something?

Kahlindra

Kahlindra

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2006

England

Anthems to the Welkin at [Dusk]. 2 man guilds are king.

N/Me

The books update is fantastic, although I feel for the people who traded their books in yesterday. A little

My mesmer is happy and I'm so excited about hardmode I... have to go play.

The Bard

The Bard

Metal Machine

Join Date: Aug 2006

Scions of Carver [SCAR]

and i was just about to make a paragon >_> (seriously just thinking about what to name him) now i dunno :P

oh well, hard mode and minipet update yey ^^

edit: why didn't i save my book one more week T__T

Earth

Earth

Always Outnumbered

Join Date: Jul 2006

AR can be replaced, and the 4 second recharge to GftE really didn't hurt it too bad, just tried. Still a great skill.

Jetdoc

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

Chilibains is just hilarious now.

25 Energy, 2 Second Cast, 8 Second Recharge. Spell. You become Poisoned for 10 seconds. Target foe is struck for 10...37 cold damage and loses 1 Enchantment.

Versus Envenom Enchantments

5 Energy, 1 Second Cast, 20 Second Recharge. Spell. Target foe loses one Enchantment. For every remaining Enchantment, target foe is poisoned for 3...9 seconds.

Let's see - we'll reduce the recharge by 12 seconds, but it will cost you:

-- 20 more energy
-- double the cast time
-- 10 seconds of self poison

That's awesome.

super strokey

super strokey

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

Soviet Canuckistan

N/

Well its great and everything I wonder what they are going to cahnge later like they mentioned in the update

JeniM

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2007

W/E

lol anet you broke the thing that gives less rep after first doing a mission

10k Delminor per "Time for Heroes" run = R10 Delver in less than 1 hour of update

Hyper Cutter

Hyper Cutter

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Knights of the White Eye [HINA]

I don't like adrenal skills with recharges, they're so awkward...

Quote:
Originally Posted by Squishy ftw
YAY at first EOTN area vanquished

But erm, no title for it ?
It probably counted towards your Master of the North track...

Quote:
Originally Posted by Seren!ty
Besides, the problem is not the spirits, it's soul reaping but they won't touch it
Given the utter mess they made of Soul Reaping the last time they tried to balance it (was removing energy gain from spirits that damn hard, seriously?), let's hope they never try it again...

zwei2stein

zwei2stein

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Europe

The German Order [GER]

N/

new AR can be abused nicely in pve thou ... Plague sending and similar stuff for endless crackled armor on foes, nice duration, easy to reapply... it basically gives noncaster (somewhat) comfortable access to CA...

-20 armor is big, but not bad, what is really bad is that it self-covers nasty conditions ... not cool, not cool at all, that needs some fixing because this makes blindness supershutdown vs. paras... unless RCed.

Painbringer

Painbringer

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2006

Minnesota

Black Widows of Death

W/Mo

Why the buff to searing flames? I guess i am not sure why they needed to buff this. Unless they wanted to give the burning spirits a chance Can't wait to see Blister in action in hardmode

The Goldenwolf

The Goldenwolf

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

United Kingdom, Cheshire

Mystic Spiral [MYST]

Mo/Me

Nice update methinks. Already gained 2 levels and got like Rank 6 Of Norn Allegience just from 3 or 4 Books XD Liking that idea a lot abd hope it stays. It actually rewards you for going through the work. The Minipet customization removed, good idea again and thanks for making it account based too now ^^

The Skills changes don't really bother me as I'll probably try and make my own builds. Just nice to see Mesmers are getting some love again too. As far as the other fixes, good Job Anet

~The Goldenwolf~

super strokey

super strokey

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

Soviet Canuckistan

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by JeniM
lol anet you broke the thing that gives less rep after first doing a mission

10k Delminor per "Time for Heroes" run = R10 Delver in less than 1 hour of update
whoa serious? Cause if so imm just gonna do a tonne of runs and get my rank to max

silverflame_fox

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

Northampton. UK

extras(eXe)

Me/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Etta


Miscellaneous
Improved rewards from Eye of the North chests revealed by the Light of Deldrimor skill in both Hard and Normal Mode.


lol sure, open hidden treasure in Hard Mode , you recieve 56 gold, thats not my idea of an improvement

makosi

makosi

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

"Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff.

Requirement Begins With R [notQ]

Me/

Awesome idea: R/N Chillblains + Plague Touch.

Nah?

BTW: Chillblains reads: "...and loses one Enchantments."

JeniM

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2007

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by super strokey
whoa serious? Cause if so imm just gonna do a tonne of runs and get my rank to max
Super Serious

makosi

makosi

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

"Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff.

Requirement Begins With R [notQ]

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by JeniM
Super Serious
Remember when there was an exploit to get 50k xp from killing the doppelganger? Remember all the folk who were banned for abusing it?

I don't need to state a point.

Hyper Cutter

Hyper Cutter

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Knights of the White Eye [HINA]

Quote:
Originally Posted by JeniM
Super Serious
Out of curiousity, tried putting that title on your Honor monument?

super strokey

super strokey

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

Soviet Canuckistan

N/

wow thats really neat

wolfwing

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Heh well the losing rank when you die is false.

Either you died right as you got the rank, or were dead when you got the rank, either way you don't get it if your dead at the time it is given.

zwei2stein

zwei2stein

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Europe

The German Order [GER]

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by JeniM
Super Serious
Umm, do you want to get all theese people banned or what?

JeniM

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2007

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Hyper Cutter
Out of curiousity, tried putting that title on your Honor monument?
Yes you get a statue of a dwarf. i'll post screen . ..

Painbringer

Painbringer

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2006

Minnesota

Black Widows of Death

W/Mo

A new build of GW is available please log off and reload your nerf

Mohnzh

Mohnzh

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2007

Might find me roaming around doing missions in hard mode...or maybe I'm lost in the Underworld...

[KCOR]

Mo/

Wait, does this mean you can redo primary quests and get the same rep boost you got the first time you did it? Um...this should be fixed. A lot of people will be replaying missions to refill their books. A lot of rep is going to be gained very quickly now...

JeniM

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2007

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by zwei2stein
Umm, do you want to get all theese people banned or what?
Anet are omniscient anyway so if they want to ban people that have got a title they have logs, they don't need a forum post

Not like we're duping things for cash here it only affects us and no-one else

BlackSephir

BlackSephir

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

A/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mohnzh
Wait, does this mean you can redo primary quests and get the same rep boost you got the first time you did it? Um...this should be fixed.
No, you fix only something that's broken.

Coverticus

Coverticus

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Zodiac Elites [TZE]

Mo/

I don't think 45 mins of rinse and repeating is really a bannable offense (but of course I could be wrong!)

Anyway, statue is this:

EinherjarMx

EinherjarMx

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

Mexico

La Legion del Dragon [LD]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bankai
I really disagree here.

The problem with Paragons was that they had a huge amount of armor, were ranged, had a constant IAS, had similar DPS to that of a warrior, could apply defensive buffs, offensive buffs, join in on spikes, easily change to backlining, and have unlimited energy.

There are some classes that can do multiple of those, but not all of them. This change to AR basically gives you the option to either be a tank, or deal more damage and get more adrenaline.

QFT

why the hell should they have perma-frenzy with no drawbacks?

makosi

makosi

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

"Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff.

Requirement Begins With R [notQ]

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Terra Jim
I don't think 45 mins of rinse and repeating is really a bannable offense (but of course I could be wrong!)
Abusing exploits is a bannable offense. Whether this is or not is not up to us, though.

EinherjarMx

EinherjarMx

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

Mexico

La Legion del Dragon [LD]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by JeniM
Anet are omniscient anyway so if they want to ban people that have got a title they have logs, they don't need a forum post

Not like we're duping things for cash here it only affects us and no-one else
yeah because they banned immediately those who were duping right?

Leighwyn

Leighwyn

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

Seattle

Limbo

Mo/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by JeniM
Anet are omniscient anyway so if they want to ban people that have got a title they have logs, they don't need a forum post

Not like we're duping things for cash here it only affects us and no-one else
Update - Friday, June 17, 2005
June 17, 2005

Exploitation Policy
As players may have noted, we took action to close a game exploit today. We would like to remind players that the willful use of exploits is against the EULA and the Rules of Conduct. Several players who used the exploit have had their Guild Wars accounts permanently banned. If you find an exploit, please contact us directly through [email protected]. We are grateful for the assistance of the community in such matters, and will attend to reports as promptly as possible.

JeniM

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2007

W/E

What you fail to see is that Anet have given a weekend for people to max these

HM and Double Rep

I really doubt they are going to ban people making these titles look like less grind when people bitch to them constantly that GW:EN is nothing but grind

super strokey

super strokey

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

Soviet Canuckistan

N/

this is also assuming its a exploit and not a change of course.

Mordakai

Mordakai

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Kyhlo

W/

Were people banned for the Duncan Run?

No?

Okay then.

Age

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

I don't have any books on me and I am not sure I like the costs other than that no complaints from me.I do like the change to reversal of damage as something felt wrong with it and I do like the change to Charge.The rest of the skill balances to look to bad either I think spirits needed the change.Some parts of Gwen feel like HM anyway.I wouldn't mind seeing the bounty points increased

JeniM

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2007

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by super strokey
this is also assuming its a exploit and not a change of course.
Exactly what it is. Its an update to stop the "grind whiners" not an exploit