New Hero, M.O.X. the Golem

Shiro Katagari

Shiro Katagari

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2007

The Frontier Wolves

R/Mo

Just like to add my name to the list of 'Thanks, ANet!' people

We're getting something extra for nothing (if you have all the campaigns - I note Regina didn't say you needed the expansion, too) so no griping from me!

As to that piece of concept art, well, didn't someone say that the Dervish Golem would need seperate models for each Avatar form it took? Might mean we get all 6 of those, more or less

zwei2stein

zwei2stein

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Europe

The German Order [GER]

N/

About No-pvp factor:

Counldt he be, you know, human sized and use normal avatars we know and love? Nonhuman dervish heroes can be made to use avatars and for few seconds they are in they look like any other avatar user.

Trub

Trub

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

Sitting in the guildhall, watching the wallows frolic.

Trinity of the ascended [SMS]+[Koss]+[TAM]=[ToA]

Quote:
We're getting something extra for nothing (if you have all the campaigns - I note Regina didn't say you needed the expansion, too) so no griping from me!
I sit in that camp too!
We get a nice surprise from ANet.... I can't wait to try this golem fellah out!

Zakek Xek

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2007

Manchester, NH

Golden Dragons Of Tyria[FIRE]

W/D

Looks like a nice addition

Angel Killuminati

Angel Killuminati

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2007

UK

I don't need a Dervish hero, thanks.

Stolen Souls

Stolen Souls

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kerwyn Nasilan
Strange, Norgu never struck me as nimble

So I chose the wrong word. Sue me!

Marverick

Marverick

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

R/

Until I can use Aura of Holy Might on hero dervs they will always sit in the unused bin.

Snograt

Snograt

rattus rattus

Join Date: Jan 2006

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

[GURU]GW [wiki]GW2

R/

tl;dr

All I can say is, Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall AND EotN for 25 quid?

Bloody hell!

(ps - thanks for the golly, ANet )


Afterthought: hmm, 3 necros, monks, rangers and now dervishes - going to have 3 of everything eventually?

JeniM

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2007

W/E

wait so if you can have it in an avatar for does that mean it'll always do that avatars bonus.
eg; Dwayna Form - You gain 15...51...60 Health and lose one hex whenever you use a skill
Balthazar Form - You gain +40 armor, you move 33% faster, and your attacks deal holy damage

Just wondering as your going to all the trouble to have different forms, wich would be a waste if its only when they use the skill

Trylo

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

[Here] | CKOD

E/R

if its a pve only hero... it should be able to use pve only skills.



yea?

Incandecree

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2006

Archons of Elona

Mo/

Maybe once they introduce Mox that you can use the Automatonic Tonic in explorable areas. It might be possible. Give the golem something more useful instead of just falling down or flying all the time

JupiterStarWarrior

JupiterStarWarrior

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2008

Oklahoma City

Noble Order Of Valiant Angels

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Trylo
if its a pve only hero... it should be able to use pve only skills.



yea?
I doubt it, but it would be pretty cool. ^_^

Shakti

Shakti

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2006

Home...

Vier Reiter [Vier]

First, I'd like to thank Regina for posting the real info about this.

Second can I get a woohoo for my own lil' golem? Kahmu you've been replaced

viper11025

viper11025

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2007

02/18/05 (Pm me with the place, its a riddle)

A/

HAHAHAHA!
Nice one.
>.<
Already making plans to "give" it away if I need too.
Already got it all, including my Kunn mini!
So, maybe one of my friends won't go balistic on me if I acidently get it OTHERWISE don't expect me to get this.........please be in the store....PLZ!!

If it's free..............YAY!

SmokingHotImolation

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2008

Odense, Denmark

E/

Quote:
Mox will be made available to anyone -- at no cost -- who has the three core Guild Wars campaigns active on their account. Mox is expected to be available in the September build.
- Doesnt this mean that it will be available to everyone already owning the campaigns?

Nude Nira

Nude Nira

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2008

inside a tanning bed

It's Raining Fame Hallelujah 【傘回傘】

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra
From the Professions that had two Heroes for them, Dervish seemed to make the most sense to the designers, after taking into account Mox's origins.
Yes because making a third Dervish hero, when the Dervish is exclusive to one game, when they still haven't given a few core professions a third hero makes a lot of sense to me.

Lihinel

Lihinel

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2007

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nude Nira
Yes because making a third Dervish hero, when the Dervish is exclusive to one game, when they still haven't given a few core professions a third hero makes a lot of sense to me.
1.) the only key profession with only 2 heros is mesmer.
2.) 1 < 2 <= a few
=|> 1 != a few
3.) most people dont even use 1 mesmer in their party, let alone 2.

Shakti

Shakti

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2006

Home...

Vier Reiter [Vier]

Quote:
Originally Posted by viper11025
HAHAHAHA!
Nice one.
>.<
Already making plans to "give" it away if I need too.
Already got it all, including my Kunn mini!
So, maybe one of my friends won't go balistic on me if I acidently get it OTHERWISE don't expect me to get this.........please be in the store....PLZ!!

If it's free..............YAY!
If you read the op you'll see that Mox isn't a mini it's a hero. Heroes can't be given away. Not sure why anyone would go ballistic or how you'd accidentally get it.

The thread contains posts by Regina quoted and referred to many times that state it's a derv hero that any account with all campaigns will get free as well as it coming with the new boxed set.


@smokinghot yes.

-Makai-

-Makai-

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2007

WA

DH

Rt/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nude Nira
Yes because making a third Dervish hero, when the Dervish is exclusive to one game, when they still haven't given a few core professions a third hero makes a lot of sense to me.
True, that. Just another sign that Anet dislikes the class.

Lady Lozza

Lady Lozza

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oz

Angel Sharks

Me/N

3 heroes of each type would be nice. I'm sure there are people around who would like to run 3x A/D, 3x Critical Barragers, 3x rits (minion bomber, rit healer, w/e), 3x spear paragons with anthem of flame, 3x mesmers. Just like some will play with the 3x dervish. It would be nice to have the option.

Is this a qq? No? Because quite frankly I really don't care. With the hero AI stuffed like it currently is I'm trying to game with guildies rather than heroes.

Getting a new hero will be nice. Not sure I'll use it though.

draxynnic

draxynnic

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Nov 2005

[CRFH]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lihinel
1.) the only key profession with only 2 heros is mesmer.
2.) 1 < 2 <= a few
=|> 1 != a few
3.) most people dont even use 1 mesmer in their party, let alone 2.
Mesmer PC+Norgu+Gwen+Erys Vasburg gogogo!

Dr.Jones

Dr.Jones

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2008

here is a thought this new pve only hero, will it be able to use pve only skills?

MagicalHobo

MagicalHobo

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2007

Kindred Order of Souls [KOS]

D/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr.Jones
here is a thought this new pve only hero, will it be able to use pve only skills?
I'd assume not. It's only PvE because:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra
There's also another important thing to note about Mox. He will not be usable in PvP. There are several reasons for this. First is his massive size. There were concerns about players using him to make target selection more difficult. Secondly, Mox's Avatar forms look different. The designers were concerned about having players learning another set of Avatar forms, and thought this would not be a good idea for PvP. Thirdly, it's difficult to tell what weapons Mox is wielding, and this is another important concern in PvP. After weighing all these factors, the designers came to the decision that allowing Mox in PvP had more negatives than positives, thus this Hero is PvE-only.
He probably won't be any different than any other hero (other than the obvious things)

Shadow Spirit

Shadow Spirit

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

Chicago

your cat eats dog food [pup]

N/E

This is awesome news! gg Anet! Thank you!!

Theus

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

W/Mo

Boy!I sure can't wait to go through all the same content I've went through before!

P A L P H R A M O N D

P A L P H R A M O N D

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2006

Washington, D.C.

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dimitri_Stucoff
As said before I do hope they do give this to their loyal players who already have all four games for free. If not I will seriously consider not getting Guild Wars 2. They already have done questionable business practices such as releasing unfinished product and declaring "bugs" "features". Things like the lack of DoA when Nightfall was released, or the inability to max your titles. Razah, our multi-profession ritualist. Or taking it back even further Urgoz and the Deep not being in with Factions release. However, on the flip side of things Anet has given us some nice stuff. More storage, character choosing without logging out, adding new items to the game from time to time, weekend events, are just a few.

It is not so much I want the hero, and am not saying it is fair or not, but more of the principle. Rewarding new players to come to the game without rewarding your current player base for sticking with the game seems like a slap to the face. That is of course if they want to build up consumer loyalty. I mean who wants customers who would rush out to the stores to buy a game the first day without reading the reviews picking the game's flaws apart and ultimately deciding against it before even trying? (Because this is what I have been forced to do as of late due to the shady practices of companies rushing their games out of the door in a pre-beta stage and expecting their customers to stick around and test it for them while they pray they can fix the issues and actually get the game to run on the computer in a reasonable state)
To say nothing of the fact that there was a bug blocking progress in Nightfall the first couple hours it was live. That was annoying. Overall though, I enjoy GW, and will keep playing. Just wish it was more polished sometimes.

Absinth187

Absinth187

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

32??45′26.49″N, 97??19′59.45″W

Some Like It Hot [sake]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Theus
Boy!I sure can't wait to go through all the same content I've went through before!
Yeah, I hate getting free stuff. Especially when everyone in the game has played through all the content just like you.

BenjZee

BenjZee

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

The Overacheivers [Club]

Mo/

i don't understand that guys point....we play the game multiple times because we enjoy it. Don't play it again if you don't want to.

Nessar

Nessar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2008

West Siiiiiiiiiiiiiide

Gwen Has A Thing For [Pyre]

New hero I'll use for a few days is always nice

BuD

BuD

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

Nunya

E/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dimitri_Stucoff
(Because this is what I have been forced to do as of late due to the shady practices of companies rushing their games out of the door in a pre-beta stage and expecting their customers to stick around and test it for them while they pray they can fix the issues and actually get the game to run on the computer in a reasonable state)

UT3 by chance?

The DVD reads RC_7 in your PC O.O

Lishy

Lishy

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2008


TENAGG FLAMETROLLER IS NOT AMUSED! >=O
GG Anet. If he isn't available by other means than purchasing the ultimate pack, I would just laugh.

Stolen Souls

Stolen Souls

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kain Fz
GG Anet. If he isn't available by other means than purchasing the ultimate pack, I would just laugh.
Those that read Regina's responses already know that he will be freely available to anyone that owns all three campaigns...

Free Runner

Free Runner

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005

GW2G

Knights Of The Sacred Light [KSL]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kain Fz
TENAGG FLAMETROLLER IS NOT AMUSED! >=O
GG Anet. If he isn't available by other means than purchasing the ultimate pack, I would just laugh.
I hear reading threads is a pretty good tactic when it comes to replying.

Kerwyn Nasilan

Kerwyn Nasilan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2007

WHERE DO YOU THINK

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kain Fz
TENAGG FLAMETROLLER IS NOT AMUSED! >=O
GG Anet. If he isn't available by other means than purchasing the ultimate pack, I would just laugh.
The info is in the first post for god sakes THE FIRST POST!!!!!
Do people not even bother reading the whole OP before complaining?

Lady Lozza

Lady Lozza

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oz

Angel Sharks

Me/N

Quote:
Do people not even bother reading the whole OP before complaining?
THIS IS GURU!

I don't have a pic to go with it though

Shakti

Shakti

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2006

Home...

Vier Reiter [Vier]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lady Lozza
THIS IS GURU!

I don't have a pic to go with it though
Like this?

cosyfiep

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

cool....something to look forward to next month (or so)....though dont really need another dervish...now another ele would have been nice.......

draxynnic

draxynnic

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Nov 2005

[CRFH]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shakti
Like this?
Needs more flames.

mrmango

mrmango

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Southern California

Charter Vanguard [CV]

Me/Rt

Quote:
Originally Posted by cosyfiep
cool....something to look forward to next month (or so)....though dont really need another dervish...now another ele would have been nice.......
We have 3 elementalist heroes... a new "skin" of hero is dumb, even if it's PVE.

Hyper Cutter

Hyper Cutter

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Knights of the White Eye [HINA]

Quote:
Originally Posted by cosyfiep
cool....something to look forward to next month (or so)....though dont really need another dervish...now another ele would have been nice.......
We could use a female ele hero. It's the only profession where all the heroes are still one gender...