Game Update 4/1/08 (read that date carefully) - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

MagmaRed

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2007

Our Crabs Know True [LOVE]

R/

01 Feb 2008 at 17:55 - 1

Skill changes:

-Ursan Blessing
- only 1 player may use this blessing at a given time

-Volfen Blessing
- only 1 player may use this blessing at a given time

-Raven Blessing
- only 1 player may use this blessing at a given time

Bug fixes:

- Fixed a bug with the Blessing skills that prevented weapon mods from functioning correctly (Zealous).

Silly Warrior

Hold it!

Join Date: Jul 2006

In your local courthouse.

The Arctic Marauders [TAM] (elite PvE, PM)

01 Feb 2008 at 17:56 - 2

About time. Seriously. :P

schaapie

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Netherlands

E/Mo

01 Feb 2008 at 17:57 - 3

And on what info do you base this?

TheRaven

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Virginia

Spirit of Elisha

W/

01 Feb 2008 at 17:57 - 4

Well that date is either January 4th or April 1st depending on where you live.

January 4th is long past and April 1st is likely a joke. I think we'll still have Ursan for a while.

slowerpoke

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2007

Cuba

01 Feb 2008 at 17:58 - 5

April 1st eh

Snograt

rattus rattus

Join Date: Jan 2006

London, UK GMT??0 ??1hr DST

[GURU]GW [wiki]GW2

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01 Feb 2008 at 17:59 - 6

Heh, that joke won't work with us Brits - we read it as January 4th

[edit] crap, I type slowly ><

quickmonty

Ancient Windbreaker

Join Date: May 2005

01 Feb 2008 at 17:59 - 7

Wishful thinking?

Jamster

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2007

Avacara Knights

N/Me

01 Feb 2008 at 18:00 - 8

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snograt

Heh, that joke won't work with us Brits - we read it as January 4th

I agree, was completely mystified as to why this was funny

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

01 Feb 2008 at 18:03 - 9

Wishful thinking indeed. Don't get my hopes up like that!

Frozenface

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2007

01 Feb 2008 at 18:03 - 10

This would be hilarious

fowlero

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

England, UK

We Are The One And Only [rR]

01 Feb 2008 at 18:04 - 11

o.O Somehow i read that as 4th of february.

/facepalm

Kiragi Yagami

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2007

Elician Mercinaries [eLm] Leader.

E/Me

01 Feb 2008 at 18:04 - 12

lol, i read this and was like "crap, there goes easy DoA and mission running :P", then i noticed the april 1st thing. reading skills are important.

I pwnd U

God of Spammers

Join Date: Oct 2005

in the middle of a burning cornfield...

Scars Meadows [SMS] (Officer)

01 Feb 2008 at 18:09 - 13

Oh I can see all the DoA UB pugs raging now... bring on the QQ'rs!

If only it were implemented...

Darksun

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

USA

Karr's Castle

W/E

01 Feb 2008 at 18:09 - 14

What's the point of this again?

Isileth

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

R/W

01 Feb 2008 at 18:10 - 15

Heres to hoping.

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

01 Feb 2008 at 18:12 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darksun

What's the point of this again?

To crush your hopes and dreams.

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

01 Feb 2008 at 18:13 - 17

I lol'd!

But I hope this really does happen....

MagmaRed

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2007

Our Crabs Know True [LOVE]

R/

01 Feb 2008 at 18:14 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darksun

What's the point of this again?

Spark discussion, and provide ideas for a fix to something that ruins the 'fun' of the game. I personally hate UB, as although it works, it is less enjoyable to me than making a team build to accomplish the goal at hand. Should it be destroyed? No, but it should be adjusted in some way.

And the date was mentioned in the title to keep people from assuming I was posting false info. Even the ones who read that date as Jan. 4 should know that didn't happen, and was a false list.

Jamster

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2007

Avacara Knights

N/Me

01 Feb 2008 at 18:17 - 19

OHNO
You hate a skill, therefore everyone must suffer?
It's an MMO for a reason

Anet needs to get people to buy EotN (and therefore Ursan and all the other crap) to fill their coffers.

DarkNecrid

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

01 Feb 2008 at 18:17 - 20

Fun is subjective, and when you start changing everything to make everything fun for everyone, you get +10 Mending at 0 attribute.

Chrono Re delle Ere

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

The Land of Hyrule

[GoE]

W/

01 Feb 2008 at 18:18 - 21

I don't get it. Ok I know about april fool thing but the problem is : there are thousands of threads talking about how to nerf UB. Can't see this as anything helpful right now sorry....

English Warrior

LEET HAXXOR!

Join Date: Feb 2007

Random Arena

N/A

01 Feb 2008 at 18:19 - 22

Where did you find this information out?

Arduin

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

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01 Feb 2008 at 18:19 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by MagmaRed

Spark discussion, and provide ideas for a fix to something that ruins the 'fun' of the game.

Haha, spark discussion, like there are not already 10+ threads about this very subject

EmptySkull

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

KaoS League

E/

01 Feb 2008 at 18:20 - 24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bryant Again

To crush your hopes and dreams.

Actually to crush your hopes and dreams. "yaah they nerfed Ursan, o wait this is a joke, D'oh"

Man The Ursan hate is foaming over.

Nice try on joke. I read it as the proper date, April Fool's day.

On a side note there will be alot of QQ'ing if indeed they nerf it. I like it myself. It allowed me to do something I never would. I did Mallyx several times before I used Ursan. But I could never do a full run of the underboss'. I always had to do them seperate. But since I did Ursanway the other night I had plenty of time. And reap the extra reward. It does make it easier, hmmph doesn't bother me one way or another.

Aerian_Skybane

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

House of Caeruleous [HoC]

R/E

01 Feb 2008 at 18:22 - 25

We are two months away from that glorious of trickery dates, and there are a billion other UB threads.

Therefore, inititiate the cats!

DarkNecrid

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

01 Feb 2008 at 18:23 - 26

I actually misinterpreted it as you saying Anet screwed up on writing the date.

I hate you.

IslandHermet

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2007

01 Feb 2008 at 18:25 - 27

Quote:

Originally Posted by MagmaRed

Skill changes:

-Ursan Blessing
- only 1 player may use this blessing at a given time

-Volfen Blessing
- only 1 player may use this blessing at a given time

-Raven Blessing
- only 1 player may use this blessing at a given time

Bug fixes:

- Fixed a bug with the Blessing skills that prevented weapon mods from functioning correctly (Zealous).

I love it great joke tho you should have waited till april first to post this it would have been so much better.

MagmaRed

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2007

Our Crabs Know True [LOVE]

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01 Feb 2008 at 18:25 - 28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arduinna

Haha, spark discussion, like there are not already 10+ threads about this very subject

Well, I had hoped the Guru community would be smarter than it has so far. I posted a 'nerf' to get people to talk about ideas to change the skill. MANY people feel the skill is imbalanced. I don't think my idea is 100% perfect, and I haven't figured out a way to make it such. I had hoped people would see my idea, and expand on it, and improve on it. OR, post why it is bad, and make new suggestions that would be good. The other threads I have read on Ursan all turn into arguements, and I had hoped starting one with some humor would lessen that.

I thought wrong apparently.

I will ask 1 of 2 things at this point.

1) post ideas to change the skill in ways that will benefit the people who like it AND dislike it
2) Mod to close it before it becomes more flame/QQ/+1

Your choice all, I just wanted to try something fun AND constructive.

Fril Estelin

So Serious...

Join Date: Jan 2007

London

Nerfs Are [WHAK]

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01 Feb 2008 at 18:27 - 29

Such a vision from the future will undoubtedly launch a rage-quit-en-masse as never seen before in GW! I can already see the empty UW/FoW/DoA outposts

But the real question is: can we stop this alternate future from happening? Time to watch Donnie Darko again ... and please be careful about the Boeing engine that is going to land on this thread ...

Painbringer

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2006

Minnesota

Black Widows of Death

W/Mo

01 Feb 2008 at 18:29 - 30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aerian_Skybane

We are two months away from that glorious of trickery dates, and there are a billion other UB threads.

Therefore, inititiate the cats!

JeniM

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2007

W/E

01 Feb 2008 at 18:31 - 31

yey a pointless thread! i can top up my lolzcats collection

XiaoTheBlade

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2007

Southern England

Reign Of Shadows

P/W

01 Feb 2008 at 18:31 - 32

I read the title and thought you were going to have a moan about a previous update, joke was lost on me.

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

01 Feb 2008 at 18:31 - 33

I'd be content at this point that it was widely known that this skill doesn't help the game and/or that it doesn't make you a better player in the least.

Aerian_Skybane

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

House of Caeruleous [HoC]

R/E

01 Feb 2008 at 18:33 - 34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Painbringer

HOLY CRAP MY SHARCAT IS COMING TO GET ME.

GET THE COMPRESSED AIR AND A BIGGER BOAT!

2Broke!

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2008

01 Feb 2008 at 18:57 - 35

MagmaRed, I don't see any reasons for change to Ursan Blessing. It's a PvE skill, there is no need to worry about balance of any sort. If people don't buy GW: EN then people can't use those Nourn skills. I've noticed Ursan allows classes that usually couldn't get into a group in the first place to have a chance to join a PvE group. Now unpopular classes like Mesmer, Paragon, Assassin, Ritualist, and Dervish have better opportunities at finding PvE groups to quest in elite areas like FoW, UW, etc.

I'm sure Ursan ruined the joy for popular PvE builds that never struggled to find groups before like fire nukers, SS, MM, and Barrage + pet, but those people need to get over it. They had their time. They can always start their own groups also. I don't even Ursan, because I don't feel like grinding for ranks. It doesn't botter me one bit that it has become the current PvE fad. It's nice seeing unpopular classes find groups for elite missions and so forth. Was getting sick of seeing the same classes in all places. I'm not bitter one bit I can't get into a Ursan group because I refuse to grind Nourn ranks. It doesn't bother me, why should it bother anyone else.

GrimEye

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

Rt/

01 Feb 2008 at 19:00 - 36

I have started to say something about what the OP's intention of "discussion without turning into an argument". But since this seems to be a joke thread, it has to stay that way.

Every song and dance have been sung and danced about the issue on both side. Too much waste of energy to go all over it again. Let ANET decide.

I respect a person's right to QQ, seriously or humorously.

More cats please.

Olim Chill

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

USA

DMI

N/

01 Feb 2008 at 19:02 - 37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Painbringer

We're gonna need a bigger litter box.

Pyro maniac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

01 Feb 2008 at 19:05 - 38

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2Broke!

MagmaRed, I don't see any reasons for change to Ursan Blessing. It's a PvE skill, there is no need to worry about balance of any sort. If people don't buy GW: EN then people can't use those Nourn skills. I've noticed Ursan allows classes that usually couldn't get into a group in the first place to have a chance to join a PvE group. Now unpopular classes like Mesmer, Paragon, Assassin, Ritualist, and Dervish have better opportunities at finding PvE groups to quest in elite areas like FoW, UW, etc.

I'm sure Ursan ruined the joy for popular PvE builds that never struggled to find groups before like fire nukers, SS, MM, and Barrage + pet, but those people need to get over it. They had their time. They can always start their own groups also. I don't even Ursan, because I don't feel like grinding for ranks. It doesn't botter me one bit that it has become the current PvE fad. It's nice seeing unpopular classes find groups for elite missions and so forth. Was getting sick of seeing the same classes in all places. I'm not bitter one bit I can't get into a Ursan group because I refuse to grind Nourn ranks. It doesn't bother me, why should it bother anyone else.

agreed

people who failed at the game before are still failing at the game with ursan
(pretty much the people who think para's are bad and tanks are good)

people who know how to play, don't use Ursan because it isn't that good

StormDragonZ

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2008

New York

W/R

01 Feb 2008 at 19:05 - 39

Something I would have done, but I'd be told it was pointless.

Strange how one of my last threads made reference toward the blessings.

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

01 Feb 2008 at 19:06 - 40

Keep in mind, 2broke, that it's now less "class" discrimination and more "campaign" discrimination: even if I'm a nuker do you think that UB group will let me in?

Also bear note that those Mesmers are probably still not playing the way they'd like. I doubt they rolled a caster class to hit things.

And Pyro, that doesn't excuse the fact that people are going in and kill Mallyx in under 20 seconds with horrendous etc. skills. It does, in fact, bypass a lot of skill.