Question to the devs: is there anything we do not know?

foo

foo

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

Scars Meadows [SMS]

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This is what I wonder;
is there anything; quest, item, title, pet, that the community still doesn't know of?

I'm not asking you to tell us what it is, just if there is.
(if there isn't it would be wrong to mislead us, and if there is, it would sure be exciting to know).

I'm thinking of stuff like a purpose for that asura guy who uses the leaves as ears, or another special pet like the rainbow phoenix, that spawns in some hard-to-get conditions.

it would be cool to get an answer.

Zinger314

Zinger314

Debbie Downer

Join Date: May 2006

N/Me

A week ago, players of Halo 3 noticed others using a certian type of armor, the Recon armor, which no one could figure out how to obtain it. The Bungie CR confirmed that the armor did indeed exist and gave vague hints. One ten thousand post thread later (yes, ten THOUSAND), and the Bungie CR admitted it was only for Bungie Employees...although some are still skeptical.

Point is, if there was something in the game that ArenaNet wanted to to access, they would never tell you.

Neo Nugget

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

I think there's lots we don't know yet,
and even more that we will never ever find out

Captain Arne Is PRO

Captain Arne Is PRO

Banned

Join Date: Jun 2005

Stupid freaking question.

Of course there is, some of us have figured some places out, such as the secret passage to what was once the Maguuma PvP Stadium.

Sekkira

Sekkira

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2005

Canberra, AU

Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain Arne Is PRO
Ssome of us have figured some places out, such as the secret passage to what was once the Maguuma PvP Stadium.
Oh, do tell.

foo

foo

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

Scars Meadows [SMS]

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain Arne Is PRO
Stupid freaking question.

Of course there is, some of us have figured some places out, such as the secret passage to what was once the Maguuma PvP Stadium.
Stupid answer.
the fact that things were discovered, does not mean that there are things that haven't been.

Captain Arne Is PRO

Captain Arne Is PRO

Banned

Join Date: Jun 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sekkira
Oh, do tell.

I'm just playing. :P

Antheus

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

I know....

But I'm not telling....

holababe

holababe

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2006

Goon Squad [LLJK]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Antheus
I know....

But I'm not telling....
QFT lol

I doubt ANet are going to give much of a hint.

Solas

Solas

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Ireland

Currently LF Active HA Guild, Glad 2, Comm.3, R2

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i'd like to think there is,
and i doubt anet would say anything as if they said nothing people will suspect there is, and if they say there is people will say there is....

magi of the light

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2007

Virginia

NINE

R/E

well i dont know....i would think that if you have explored every area and killed all monsters 500 times + then you know if your missing anything.

but yea just my theory im a lonley person!!!!

Lord Sojar

Lord Sojar

The Fallen One

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oblivion

Irrelevant

Mo/Me

Developers always have secrets, and you are not going to pry them out of them with this thread or any other. They are typically secrets based around a new announcement they don't want leaking out. Usually that info is played up in a marketing scenario. This is true of ANY company, not just Anet. So yes, they have hidden info, and no you won't hear a word of it, no matter what your relationship is with the developers. Confidential information is just that, confidential.

Zexion

Zexion

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

Warrior Nation [WN]

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rahja the Thief
Developers always have secrets, and you are not going to pry them out of them with this thread or any other. They are typically secrets based around a new announcement they don't want leaking out. Usually that info is played up in a marketing scenario. This is true of ANY company, not just Anet. So yes, they have hidden info, and no you won't hear a word of it, no matter what your relationship is with the developers. Confidential information is just that, confidential.
Dude, that's not what this thread is about. It's about ingame secrets, just like the OP said. It's not about scheduled events or anything like that.

_Zexion

Karyuu

Karyuu

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2007

Kahlifownia

Roses of the Moonlight Sigil [RoMS]

W/Rt

Easter eggs are fun!

Lord Sojar

Lord Sojar

The Fallen One

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oblivion

Irrelevant

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zexion
Dude, that's not what this thread is about. It's about ingame secrets, just like the OP said. It's not about scheduled events or anything like that.

_Zexion
I know what he meant, and I meant what I posted. If ANET has placed an ingame secret and not yet turned it on, they are not going to tell us until it is ready. We would have found them by now. Some easter eggs they are just plain not going to tell us, it adds to the surprise.

Redfeather1975

Redfeather1975

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2006

Apartment#306

Rhedd Asylum

Me/

There is a 'hot coffee' secret and tons of religious easter eggs.

I might be lying, but let's all play to find them.

VitisVinifera

VitisVinifera

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Northern California

HoTR

N/Me

with the Gwen thing wrapped up, I think all the current mysteries have been solved. Anything else is yet to be added.

I was going to say Oggy, but it appears it's just 100 Asura for giving him the red iris and that's the end of that.

I don't think there's any hidden content that could be discovered. This community is pretty fast to latch on to loose ends.

Inniss

Inniss

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2007

Bendigo - Australia

Search For Gwen Foundation

E/Mo

There needs to be a rock somewhere with the inscription; "There are no easter eggs here, go away."

Lord Xeshm

Lord Xeshm

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by Inniss
There needs to be a rock somewhere with the inscription; "There are no easter eggs here, go away."
San Andreas FTW!

zamial

zamial

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Join Date: Apr 2006

Usa

TKC

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we still have not discovered the speed of a pickle.

Ork Pride

Banned

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by zamial
we still have not discovered the speed of a pickle.
....................

DonBrouhaha

DonBrouhaha

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2005

If you haven't done it - I suggest visiting the end of the earth through the faulty gate in Aurora Glade - just keep to the left

Zet

Orinn

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Defiant Dragons

There seem to be some mechanics questions tht teh community still hasn't figured out: especially with regards to the anti-farm code that some posters SWEAR is still in the game, just in a modified form. According to ANet, the anti-farm code was removed, but it definitely seems like there are certain ways to get better drops in an area (such as running missions between farm runs.)

As for easter eggs, the community seems to pick up on most of them pretty quickly. I don't soubt that there are quirky things that ANet has put in that nobody has quite "got" yet, but I doubt there are hidden quests or items that nobody has found yet.

Hott Bill

Hott Bill

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

Shards of a Broken Crown

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of course there is easter eggs, it's the way for dev's to give players a large treasure hunt

wetsparks

wetsparks

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Orinn
There seem to be some mechanics questions tht teh community still hasn't figured out: especially with regards to the anti-farm code that some posters SWEAR is still in the game, just in a modified form. According to ANet, the anti-farm code was removed, but it definitely seems like there are certain ways to get better drops in an area (such as running missions between farm runs.)

As for easter eggs, the community seems to pick up on most of them pretty quickly. I don't soubt that there are quirky things that ANet has put in that nobody has quite "got" yet, but I doubt there are hidden quests or items that nobody has found yet.
Because they did modify the anti-farm code. It is called loot scaling. Also, the quicker you kill enemies, the less items you get. Kill 20 trolls in 10 seconds, get 3 items. Kill 20 trolls in groups of 3-4 you get maybe 10 items.

Orinn

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Defiant Dragons

Quote:
Originally Posted by wetsparks
Because they did modify the anti-farm code. It is called loot scaling. Also, the quicker you kill enemies, the less items you get. Kill 20 trolls in 10 seconds, get 3 items. Kill 20 trolls in groups of 3-4 you get maybe 10 items.
Documented quite a bit, true, and completely unmentioned in any dev post or the game manual. but that's not what I'm talking about. Separate from loot scaling, there used to be an anti-farm code that decreased both drop frequency and rarity as you entered an area repeatedly. the exact mechanics were always a big secret, and with the introduction of loot scaling, was supposedly removed.

However, many posters have noticed that while there is no more warning about it, remnants of the anti-farm code seem to still be in effect. Farming the same area over and over still -seems- to decrease drop rate and rarity. Switching farming areas after a few runs, or doing a few runs and then doing a mission or 2, -seems- to actually increase one's chances of getting good and frequent drops. It could still be just random. I know I don't have the patience to sit for a few hundred farming runs, patiently recording each drop. Some people can and will do this eventually. Several times, anecdotes have suggested that the anti farm code was NOT removed, or not completely removed, in direct contradiction to the official word from ANet.

Zinger314

Zinger314

Debbie Downer

Join Date: May 2006

N/Me

Just to clarify the difference between "secret" and "easter egg":

Easter Egg: Irrelevant tidbit, usually dialogue or useless item as an inside joke from the developers.
Example: The Star Wars references in the Poghran Passage mission.

Secret: Hidden, important things.
Example: Pretty much anything regarding Red Iris Flowers.

The OP is more referring to the unfound "secrets." The difference is important!

Clone

Clone

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

I always thought there might be some more to this one... Then again, I always thought there was more to that broken flute that I toted around for over a year before Anet actually added GW:EN quests that gave it a use. In other words, I think the devs probably have many secret ideas, but I wouldn't put any money down that they're actually in the game at this time.

arcanemacabre

arcanemacabre

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Kryta Province

Angel Sharks [As]

There's also Bahltek.

Charqus

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

Mo/

Theres a cow level...

immortius

immortius

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Black Cats

E/Mo

I remember reading on the Official GW Wiki in the discussion page of the dev who created the bunny ambush that there was a special rare spawn of that ambush that was different to the normal one.

Zahr Dalsk

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Canada

Quote:
Originally Posted by Charqus
Theres a cow level...
There Is No Cow Level

foo

foo

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

Scars Meadows [SMS]

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zinger314
Just to clarify the difference between "secret" and "easter egg":

Easter Egg: Irrelevant tidbit, usually dialogue or useless item as an inside joke from the developers.
Example: The Star Wars references in the Poghran Passage mission.

Secret: Hidden, important things.
Example: Pretty much anything regarding Red Iris Flowers.

The OP is more referring to the unfound "secrets." The difference is important!

QFT.

The different spawn for the rabbit trap is the only believable thing that was said which I might count as an unknown.

immortius

immortius

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Black Cats

E/Mo

Sourced it:

Quote:
Originally Posted by http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User_talk:Linsey_Murdock/Questions3
Aww, I'm sorry to disappoint. There is a very rare random spawn for that encounter that no one has found yet. It's pretty funny... - Image:User Linsey Murdock sig.jpgLinsey talk 21:35, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

I actually got that one...suprised no one else mentioned it yet. Instead of the Vaettirs, aggressive bunnies spawn in their place. I was definitely LMAO when that happened. --Valshia 21:44, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

YAY someone did get it! I had so much fun redoing those spawns with the bunnies. Just too hilarious!! - Image:User Linsey Murdock sig.jpgLinsey talk 21:47, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Sekkira

Sekkira

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2005

Canberra, AU

What is so significant about this 'special' spawn?

Edit: Replied too slow.

zwei2stein

zwei2stein

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Join Date: Jun 2006

Europe

The German Order [GER]

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by VitisVinifera
with the Gwen thing wrapped up, I think all the current mysteries have been solved.
I am still waiting for Seer/Mursaat explanation.

bg_solidsnake

bg_solidsnake

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

Bulgaria

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zinger314
A week ago, players of Halo 3 noticed others using a certian type of armor, the Recon armor, which no one could figure out how to obtain it. The Bungie CR confirmed that the armor did indeed exist and gave vague hints. One ten thousand post thread later (yes, ten THOUSAND), and the Bungie CR admitted it was only for Bungie Employees...although some are still skeptical.

Point is, if there was something in the game that ArenaNet wanted to to access, they would never tell you.
HELLO3 suxorz

foo

foo

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

Scars Meadows [SMS]

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Cool, I might have to spawn it again and again till I'll get it.

Despozblehero

Despozblehero

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

Me/

... if they told you... they'd have to kill your character...

Cacheelma

Cacheelma

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Ascalon Union

Me/Mo

Anet has fired all of its Quality-Control and beta-testing people to save money and use us players for such tasks instead.

There I said it. That's the secret.