May 29, 2008 Update

Update - Thursday, May 29, 2008
[edit] Support Features

Added the "Test My Computer" option to the login screen. Clicking this link launches a diagnostic test that measures:

* Adapter settings
* Network connections
* External address
* Server connectivity
* Network paths
* DirectX diagnostics

When the test is complete, click "View Results" to open a text file with a list of the testing results. These results are useful to diagnose connection and playability problems, and will lead to faster resolution of open support tickets. This file is saved to your root Guild Wars directory, which is by default located in C:\Program Files\Guild Wars on Windows XP, and C:\Users\USERNAME\Documents\Guild Wars on Windows Vista.

Added a hotkey combination to address a video problem where the screen resolution would sometimes get stuck in a higher mode than the computer could render. Holding down CTRL-ALT-SHIFT while launching Guild Wars will now reset the resolution to 800x600.
[edit] Bug Fixes

* Fixed a bug that caused some disguise tonics to interact improperly with Junundu form in Guild Wars: Nightfall.
* Fixed a bug that caused the Ranger skill Distracting Shot to not receive a damage increase from some Preparations.
* Fixed a bug that caused the Paragon skill Cruel Spear to inflict Deep Wound even if it was blocked.
* Fixed a bug that caused the Paragon skill "Brace Yourself!" to not affect self-knockdowns, such as Grapple.
* Fixed a bug that caused skill templates that included PvP skills to become blank when the template name was changed.

[edit] Miscellaneous

* Scrolls of Hero's Insight received from the Imperial Quartermaster in Kaineng Center will now appropriately stack with the same scrolls bought from scroll traders.
* Spafrod Iceblood in Sacnoth Valley now correctly drops his own green item instead of Lord Glacius' Staff.
* Sol Pyrrhus in Stingray Strand can now craft armor rating 51 Monk Pants.
* Updated the sale value of Tempered Glass Vials to match their crafting cost of 20 gold.
* Clay Bricks have been removed from all material crafter inventories.


****Meh, I was expecting more PVE skills revertion kinda update....oh well!!!!!

move along.

blahh boring

No sway/conjure/wounding strike nerf before the HA weekend. QQ.

Also, I wonder who actually cares about this stuff, who wastes their time on fixing it, and most importantly, why did they think they need to fix it now?

Awwwwwww ..... now I can't complete my clay brick house

Damnit, now I'll never be able to craft my clay armor.

People who actually play through the game without getting run to droks, maybe?

At least they're fixing stupid bugs that have been there since the beginning of time. People bitch about them being there and not being fixed, now they bitch about them being fixed because "nobody cares".

Yes, but why did they fix them NOW, after 3+ years? It's stupid them doing it now, after so long...they should have just left them there, or dealt with them properly when they first happened.

Exactly, sorta like deciding to give up smoking after being diagnosed with lung cancer it seems somewhat pointless as the damage has already been done lol.

But in fairness the update did fix a few issues and added a tech tester thingymabobber that will hopefully speed up replies to support tickets. Which is good since the length of time it can take for a reply from support is just astonishingly poor.

Because that new player that starts today will get level 51 monk armor.

Bugs need to be fixed. Even typos. Just because it's not earth shattering to you specifically it was still a bug that needed to be fixed.

It's probably a dirty job for new programmers cleaning up the long list of known bugs to become acquainted with GW's inner workings.

Actually, it's just a shortcut to the "gw.exe -diag" command line option that has been in the game since forever. Though it makes tech support's life much easier not having to explain how to change stuff in the game's windows shortcut.

Haha, yeah Anet's version of getting the work experience kid to sweep floors and fetch coffee, they have to fix 3 year old bugs.

So where's the real update?

It fell into a black hole along with marketplace.

Anyway, nothing really interesting....oh well.

Eh, bug fixes with incorrectly functioning skills are always good.

Find that new GREEN!!


As for the "test" your computer option, feels like more GW2 experimentation with features. My only concern it will now be easier for hackers to get your diagnostic file (always in the same place, easy to find) and obtain your IP and other information that could make stealing accounts easier. Granted, that could just be paranoia.

i think they bitch because there are a lot of other bugs in the game that are more annoying like all the gwen armors which have truble being dyed and have little red spots. or how a lot of weapons clip though peoples armor. or the cape it self and how it clips. or like the nurmurs places that people get stuck like the gates in some of the ab maps.

I guess Devs actually read these forums. I totally made a topic about Distracting Shots not adding damage from some preparations in the Game Bugs forum.

SnipiousMax closed the thread saying it's not actually a bug. HA!

About the green... tried seven times and still no drop. He's definitely got one low drop rate or I'm just that unlucky.

About the concern over hackers... you're not the only one with that thought in mind about easy obtainable IP/info.

* Spafrod Iceblood in Sacnoth Valley now correctly drops his own green item instead of Lord Glacius' Staff.

I checked the wiki Wikia info for the said Charr Boss, no name for his new green. Curious if its a Staff, wand, or off-hand?

Well, i'm not complaining. Not everyone playing Guild Wars has been here 3+ years, if anything its better for the new people.

well since they seem to be fixing bugs that have been there for ages, any chance the next update will be the fix of the female ele 15k aeromancers top... we all know that glitch.. the back doesnt dye... ever.... no matter what color....

maybe? please? i sent like 3 support tickets about it... since i look at my eles back way more then at her front lol

A couple years late, but still a refreshing update I guess....

spafrod....drops his own green.....almost makes me want to go and kill him to find out what it is.....almost

nah would never get it so will just wait for someone else to post a screenie of it.

and now I will never get a clay brick to fill out my 'gotta have them all' items....

Who the hell is spafrod? Where the hell is that armor collector? Why there hell no nerfs/buffs of pve/pvp?

Someone knows about [glyph of concentration] ???? i used it yesterday night after much time i did not use it....Was it nerfed?? I remember it was 2 spells and yesterday i used and it said: "For 15 secs the next 1 spell you use cannot be interrupted bla bla bla...."

EDIT: i noticed that the image above still says: the next 2 spells....but i'm sure that yesterday it said: the next 1 spell...

That's not new in this update. And the popup text for the skill image above is out of date.

It was changed to affect only one spell in April 17th update as a temporary balance for PvP... then it was reverted to two spells in the May 1st update... then changed to one spell again in May 22nd update (seems they want it like that for PvP, and didn't want to split off a PvE-only version that works on next two spells).

Why not make both Glyphs on pve and pvp same? It's not like anyone uses it in PvP.

They did make them the same. They went with the "PvP-balanced" version for both.

About time they removed Clay Bricks. That one was only about 3 years overdue.

Game breaking update. I was expecting another skill balance before double fame farm weekend but it seems I expected too much.

since when were Clay Bricks in the game O.O
news to me!

Let's put it this way: If some "hacker" can access your diag file which is stored locally on your harddrive, he already has access to your PC and anything stored on it.

The functionality has been in the game for ages, it is just more convenient than having to manually altering the Properties in your GW shortcut.

Lol, me too

As for the update, i keep getting more and more disappointed with ANet with each one.

Players are now wishing for things for ages, some stuff is noted here so i wont repeat, but nooo, "were busy, were working on gw2", and then they fix 3 yr old bugs nobody knew were there, and add diagnostic functionality that again after 3 years of service support has never had less need for.


Sad...

WTB skill balance for HA event... meh

Did they just basically add a button that runs ipconfig /all and dxdiag for you?

awesome update thanks ANET!




yea.... thanks... really

NOOOO!!@!@#!$!@#!

they removed the clay bricks cause there was an exploit to craft stuff without having the mats and that exploit also allowed to craft vials of glass for 20g and resell for 30g, then go and buy chaos gloves and salvage them for ~30 ectos each, with a fast program you could get 1000 ecto in 5 minutes

Heh. Funny. A link-button to make a /diag.

A /diag for dummies, you could say.

Hehe...

Seeing as you need 75 ectos to get the gloves in the first place....

you craft them with just 10 platinum, without materials