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Guardian Of Legend

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2007

P/W

11 Jun 2008 at 16:41 - 1

If you can ping a build and click on it to see what it all has...They should maybe make it so people can ping weapons too, so you can see there mods, color, skin etc.... it helps when trying to show people builds to fun with weapons sets etc... Or to see what someone has for fun. Thanks.

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

11 Jun 2008 at 16:43 - 2

You already can.

Tatile

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2007

Stygian Disciples of Tenebrasus

N/Me

11 Jun 2008 at 16:48 - 3

You can't see the colour, nor the specific vairent skin or inherent/inscribable. This feature already exists however, as a ping of 'Furious Handaxe of Fortitude and Tower Shield of Valour'.

Oh noes my Tower Shield is default dye?

'Defualt Dye Furious Handaxe +15 while Enchanted of Fortitude'?

Guardian Of Legend

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2007

P/W

11 Jun 2008 at 17:01 - 4

well I meant so show a box with the picture of the weapon and mods like in trade window. Thats what I meant.

Taisayacho

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

England (GMT)

The Imperial Guards of Istan [TIGI]

R/

11 Jun 2008 at 17:04 - 5

yeah, no.
go click random people and show them your e-peen in the trade window while your at it.

TheRaven

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Virginia

Spirit of Elisha

W/

11 Jun 2008 at 17:06 - 6

/NOT SIGNED

Sorry, but I'm already sick of all the little kiddies pinging "I'm wielding an Uber Awesome Sword of Pwnzzz". It would just get worse with this update.

<pug zones out into FOW>
Wammo: "I'm wielding a GOLD Fiery Dragon Sword of Fortitude and a Purple Tall Shield"
Wammo: "I'm wielding a GOLD Fiery Dragon Sword of Fortitude and a Purple Tall Shield"
Wammo: "I'm wielding a GOLD Fiery Dragon Sword of Fortitude and a Purple Tall Shield"
Ranger: "I'm wielding a GOLD Sundering Platinum Longbow of Fortitude"
Wammo: HEY!!! DID YOU NOTICE MY UBER SWORD????
Monk: yeah, we saw it. You ready to start?
Wammo: HEY!! ELE? DID YOU SEE MY SWORD!! IT'S GOLD!!!!!!!!
Wammo: "I'm wielding a GOLD Fiery Dragon Sword of Fortitude and a Purple Tall Shield"
Wammo: "I PAID 40K FOR IT YESTERDAY!!!"
Wammo: "I'm wielding a GOLD Fiery Dragon Sword of Fortitude and a Purple Tall Shield"
Wammo: "I BET UR WEAPON IS SUM CHEAP STUFF"

Guardian Of Legend

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2007

P/W

11 Jun 2008 at 17:31 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRaven

/NOT SIGNED

Sorry, but I'm already sick of all the little kiddies pinging "I'm wielding an Uber Awesome Sword of Pwnzzz". It would just get worse with this update.

<pug zones out into FOW>
Wammo: "I'm wielding a GOLD Fiery Dragon Sword of Fortitude and a Purple Tall Shield"
Wammo: "I'm wielding a GOLD Fiery Dragon Sword of Fortitude and a Purple Tall Shield"
Wammo: "I'm wielding a GOLD Fiery Dragon Sword of Fortitude and a Purple Tall Shield"
Ranger: "I'm wielding a GOLD Sundering Platinum Longbow of Fortitude"
Wammo: HEY!!! DID YOU NOTICE MY UBER SWORD????
Monk: yeah, we saw it. You ready to start?
Wammo: HEY!! ELE? DID YOU SEE MY SWORD!! IT'S GOLD!!!!!!!!
Wammo: "I'm wielding a GOLD Fiery Dragon Sword of Fortitude and a Purple Tall Shield"
Wammo: "I PAID 40K FOR IT YESTERDAY!!!"
Wammo: "I'm wielding a GOLD Fiery Dragon Sword of Fortitude and a Purple Tall Shield"
Wammo: "I BET UR WEAPON IS SUM CHEAP STUFF"

I would work only in towns and it will say
ex: [Guardian of Legend's Weapon(s)] and you will be able to click on it and see the pic/modz/ etc...

Yichi

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2005

Guild Hall, Vent, Guesting, PvE, or the occasional HA match...

Dark Alley [dR]

11 Jun 2008 at 17:37 - 8

because it's already too hard to understand having the game display it to you in words, you need a picture now?

Covah

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Ontario, Canada

Catching Jellyfish With [소N트T ]

Me/Rt

11 Jun 2008 at 17:52 - 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guardian Of Legend

I would work only in towns and it will say
ex: [Guardian of Legend's Weapon(s)] and you will be able to click on it and see the pic/modz/ etc...

Dear lord, remember when the template code was added?? and you could ping it in all chat?? soooo many people just spammed frenzy healsig + mending etc....People will just spam their weapons. no more 12 year old epeens please.

MirkoTeran

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2005

Slovenia

Scars Meadows [SMS]

Mo/

11 Jun 2008 at 17:56 - 10

I don't see why pinging weapons(or pinging in general) isn't limited yet. Like only once per few minutes.

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

11 Jun 2008 at 18:39 - 11

Along being limited to one ping per weapon every 10 seconds. Color should appear in screen.

And crafter and collector weapons should have different colors.
Yellow for crafted items, and dark blue for collector items and quest rewards.

Then the weapon pinging would be proper.

Koricen

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2008

[LoA]

11 Jun 2008 at 18:43 - 12

You can already tell what skin it is and most of the mods from a normal ping, and color in this game is irrelavent. Blues, purples, and golds can all be exactly the same, so showing that is nothing more than e-peen flashing.

Tosha

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2008

The Order of the Kitten [PURR]

11 Jun 2008 at 19:43 - 13

I guess the OP has WoW in mind... In trade chat, you can click on the item that is offered and it will show a window with that item, with the skin, mods, etc etc. Much like pinging a skill bar.

Would be nice for trade chat, so you wont have to see people spamming: WTS req9 gold blahdiblah bow 15/50 +30 sundering, inscr, but you only have to click the little link to see the item with the mods.

*gasp* did I just say something from WoW would come in handy? On GW guru? Yes, I suppose I did *hides*

Steboy93

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Feb 2007

Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] | Ex-Officer [TAM]

W/

11 Jun 2008 at 19:51 - 14

/notsigned

This would simply be painful for everyone involved.

Tatile

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2007

Stygian Disciples of Tenebrasus

N/Me

11 Jun 2008 at 20:32 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tosha

I guess the OP has WoW in mind... In trade chat, you can click on the item that is offered and it will show a window with that item, with the skin, mods, etc etc. Much like pinging a skill bar.

Would be nice for trade chat, so you wont have to see people spamming: WTS req9 gold blahdiblah bow 15/50 +30 sundering, inscr, but you only have to click the little link to see the item with the mods.

That would be helpful, as I often see people selling 'gold staff for Necro', but not actually giving an idea of what the stats are.

Also, it's an easy way to check if a person's lying or not.

JONO51

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

P/

11 Jun 2008 at 20:40 - 16

IMO, they should just remove pinging of weapons completely lol. Fed up of people spamming shit.

dunky_g

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

[SNOW]

11 Jun 2008 at 20:44 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by MithranArkanere

Along being limited to one ping per weapon every 10 seconds. Color should appear in screen.

And crafter and collector weapons should have different colors.
Yellow for crafted items, and dark blue for collector items and quest rewards.

Then the weapon pinging would be proper.

ya yellow and gold are well different

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

11 Jun 2008 at 21:09 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by dunky_g

ya yellow and gold are well different

Of course, 'special' crafter and quest reward items will remain their current clors when they are green or gold.

Div

I like yumy food!

Join Date: Jan 2006

Where I can eat yumy food

Dead Alley [dR]

Mo/R

11 Jun 2008 at 21:41 - 19

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRaven

/NOT SIGNED

Sorry, but I'm already sick of all the little kiddies pinging "I'm wielding an Uber Awesome Sword of Pwnzzz". It would just get worse with this update.

<pug zones out into FOW>
Wammo: "I'm wielding a GOLD Fiery Dragon Sword of Fortitude and a Purple Tall Shield"
Wammo: "I'm wielding a GOLD Fiery Dragon Sword of Fortitude and a Purple Tall Shield"
Wammo: "I'm wielding a GOLD Fiery Dragon Sword of Fortitude and a Purple Tall Shield"
Ranger: "I'm wielding a GOLD Sundering Platinum Longbow of Fortitude"
Wammo: HEY!!! DID YOU NOTICE MY UBER SWORD????
Monk: yeah, we saw it. You ready to start?
Wammo: HEY!! ELE? DID YOU SEE MY SWORD!! IT'S GOLD!!!!!!!!
Wammo: "I'm wielding a GOLD Fiery Dragon Sword of Fortitude and a Purple Tall Shield"
Wammo: "I PAID 40K FOR IT YESTERDAY!!!"
Wammo: "I'm wielding a GOLD Fiery Dragon Sword of Fortitude and a Purple Tall Shield"
Wammo: "I BET UR WEAPON IS SUM CHEAP STUFF"

More like: "I'm wielding a GOLD Sundering Fiery Dragon Sword of Fortitude with 'I have the power!' inscription dyed black req9 and a PURPLE Tall Shield of Fortitude with 'Swift as the Wind' inscription dyed silver req11."

Yichi

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2005

Guild Hall, Vent, Guesting, PvE, or the occasional HA match...

Dark Alley [dR]

11 Jun 2008 at 21:45 - 20

Quote:

Originally Posted by holymasamune

More like: "I'm wielding a GOLD Sundering Fiery Dragon Sword of Fortitude with 'I have the power!' inscription dyed black req9 and a PURPLE Tall Shield of Fortitude with 'Swift as the Wind' inscription dyed silver req11."

You noob. You can't have a Sundering and Firey Dragon Sword. Lrn2PvE

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

11 Jun 2008 at 23:01 - 21

/signed only if the color of the text is all that is changed to reflect the item's color and inscriptions are not shown.

Div

I like yumy food!

Join Date: Jan 2006

Where I can eat yumy food

Dead Alley [dR]

Mo/R

11 Jun 2008 at 23:04 - 22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yichi

You noob. You can't have a Sundering and Firey Dragon Sword. Lrn2PvE

Yeah you can. It's a super secret weapon that only I have. If you were r6 koabd, you'd know. But you're noob!

dilan155

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2007

living room

N/

12 Jun 2008 at 00:04 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tosha

I guess the OP has WoW in mind... In trade chat, you can click on the item that is offered and it will show a window with that item, with the skin, mods, etc etc. Much like pinging a skill bar.

Would be nice for trade chat, so you wont have to see people spamming: WTS req9 gold blahdiblah bow 15/50 +30 sundering, inscr, but you only have to click the little link to see the item with the mods.

*gasp* did I just say something from WoW would come in handy? On GW guru? Yes, I suppose I did *hides*

hmm this will make trading better i suppose

but then again how do you do this exactly do you equip it and then pin or do you just type WTS ...?

Tosha

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2008

The Order of the Kitten [PURR]

12 Jun 2008 at 20:56 - 24

Quote:

Originally Posted by dilan155

hmm this will make trading better i suppose

but then again how do you do this exactly do you equip it and then pin or do you just type WTS ...?

I haven't played WoW long enough to actually get involved in the trading (got bored with the game whenever i hit lvl 20 >.<), so I dont dont know how it is actually done. But I imagine in GW you could maybe ping the weapon from your inventory. Dont know if that is possible though

Darkobra

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Scotland

Type like an idiot, I'll treat you like an idiot

E/Me

12 Jun 2008 at 23:37 - 25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tosha

I haven't played WoW long enough to actually get involved in the trading (got bored with the game whenever i hit lvl 20 >.<), so I dont dont know how it is actually done. But I imagine in GW you could maybe ping the weapon from your inventory. Dont know if that is possible though

You shift click a weapon, the name comes up in the chat with a link, you can click on it to see its stats and you can CTRL click it to see what it'd look like on your character.

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

13 Jun 2008 at 20:51 - 26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkobra

You shift click a weapon, the name comes up in the chat with a link, you can click on it to see its stats and you can CTRL click it to see what it'd look like on your character.

Items could also be shift-clicked to show the item in whisper, guild, alliance, party and trade channels (With limits in the trade and party channel so people can't spam them).

And to see the itme, you just place the mouse over the 'link' while holding shift.

Lykan

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

StP

R/

14 Jun 2008 at 04:40 - 27

YEa we need dis nao! cn yu belive dere are ppl who ar using max purple weapns insted of da leet goldz lmao nooobs we need to now who dey are so we cn kick dem!!1!1

Symbiont

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2007

Australia

Plz Let Queen (live)

14 Jun 2008 at 05:01 - 28

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRaven

/NOT SIGNED

Sorry, but I'm already sick of all the little kiddies pinging "I'm wielding an Uber Awesome Sword of Pwnzzz". It would just get worse with this update.

<pug zones out into FOW>
Wammo: "I'm wielding a GOLD Fiery Dragon Sword of Fortitude and a Purple Tall Shield"
Wammo: "I'm wielding a GOLD Fiery Dragon Sword of Fortitude and a Purple Tall Shield"
Wammo: "I'm wielding a GOLD Fiery Dragon Sword of Fortitude and a Purple Tall Shield"
Ranger: "I'm wielding a GOLD Sundering Platinum Longbow of Fortitude"
Wammo: HEY!!! DID YOU NOTICE MY UBER SWORD????
Monk: yeah, we saw it. You ready to start?
Wammo: HEY!! ELE? DID YOU SEE MY SWORD!! IT'S GOLD!!!!!!!!
Wammo: "I'm wielding a GOLD Fiery Dragon Sword of Fortitude and a Purple Tall Shield"
Wammo: "I PAID 40K FOR IT YESTERDAY!!!"
Wammo: "I'm wielding a GOLD Fiery Dragon Sword of Fortitude and a Purple Tall Shield"
Wammo: "I BET UR WEAPON IS SUM CHEAP STUFF"

Over exaggeration really gets a good beat down on the net when it comes to 'cyber-morons', don't get me wrong, I find that Wammo stuff as funny as the next person, but it would really be something awesome to actually see a screen shot of someone talking like that, just extra proof that those people actually exist, and not just in our minds.

As for the idea, it could work, and it couldn't, I can see the benefits but as usual theres the abuse issue.

beaverlegions

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2006

The Siege Turtles

R/

14 Jun 2008 at 08:41 - 29

O at one point ANET added a great feature very early in gmae, its called OPEN TRADE!
I use it every time someone wants to see my weapons, it works fine, so why add more bs to gw??
/notsigned nuke this subforum

pumpkin pie

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

behind you

bumble bee

E/

14 Jun 2008 at 12:17 - 30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guardian Of Legend

well I meant so show a box with the picture of the weapon and mods like in trade window. Thats what I meant.

/signed

this is a good idea for well getting rid of scammers who wants peopel to drop stuffs.

beaverlegions

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2006

The Siege Turtles

R/

14 Jun 2008 at 15:40 - 31

Why not also ping your title, armor, friend list inventory unlocked skill list, options, name of guild, guild rooster, alliance rooster, district...
Its not like ppl would give half a funk or anything but just so that bored ppl could waste more time in gw.
I think the devs should focus on great improvements like these and stop working on gw2

Symbiont

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2007

Australia

Plz Let Queen (live)

14 Jun 2008 at 16:18 - 32

Quote:

Originally Posted by beaverlegions

Why not also ping your title, armor, friend list inventory unlocked skill list, options, name of guild, guild rooster, alliance rooster, district...
Its not like ppl would give half a funk or anything but just so that bored ppl could waste more time in gw.
I think the devs should focus on great improvements like these and stop working on gw2

I stare in amazement at the intelligence of this post. No, really.