September Game Updates

Shayne Hawke

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

Just finished all of the subquests in HM. No, there's no reward for doing that.

Can't remember names, so here's an idea of what they're like:

Tyrian fight is constant slaying of golems until the boss arrives. Boss seems to be total melee, so just tank it.

Canthan fight goes through LOTS of Am Fah. Bring a MM, or even two, I guess. Assassins are tough to get through with Flashing Blades being buffed, and they fight alongside some Elite Am Fah, some with dual or non-Am-Fah professions. Boss is sorta like a caster, so just deal with it like that. Jade Brootherhood turn on you when it hits 50%.

Elonian fight is a lot of running around killing Bit Golems and stuff as well as taking down the boss. The boss has a HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE health stockpile, but ALL of its skills are spells. [[Broad Head Arrow], or pretty much anything that grants long-term Dazed is GG here.

Still working on finding the lair, but I'm starting to think it's in the Maguma Jungle, focused on somewhere in the Sage Lands.

Dru Stratas

Dru Stratas

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2008

England.

Colloidal Gold [Purp] - Leader

E/

Great update, and I am loving the new summon items :P
Also <3 the 10k reward.
MOX is awesome too, a decent addition to any melee/orders build. Those who whine about not using dervishes and this being a "useless hero", should stop and consider that they are being extremely ungrateful, I am really pleased with the update, as little things such as this keep me interested in the game.
GG Anet, those quests were really fun

aaje vhanli

aaje vhanli

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dru Stratas
Great update, and I am loving the new summon items :P
Also <3 the 10k reward.
MOX is awesome too, a decent addition to any melee/orders build. Those who whine about not using dervishes and this being a "useless hero", should stop and consider that they are being extremely ungrateful, I am really pleased with the update, as little things such as this keep me interested in the game.
GG Anet, those quests were really fun
I agree, though I doubt I'll use the Automatic items. None the less, I thoroughly enjoyed the MOX mini-mission line.

Venom200

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

Science with a Twist

N/

quick question. Does anyone know if there was a secret nerf to smites in the last update? They appear to have much much more energy than normal.

Also, kudos on adding new content. I"m sure the fire imp is cool, if I have a char under 20 I"d use it.

Dante the Warlord

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

W/R

9/11... thats a bit awkward in timing? It might offend someone who has to grieve that day...

Trylo

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

[Here] | CKOD

E/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dante the Warlord
9/11... thats a bit awkward in timing? It might offend someone who has to grieve that day...
what exactly does an online game update have to do with that.

EroChrono

EroChrono

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Netherlands

[WitB]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dante the Warlord
9/11... thats a bit awkward in timing? It might offend someone who has to grieve that day...
To be honest, if they are so full of grief, why would they be playing Guild Wars at the time of the update?

keli

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Budapest

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dante the Warlord
9/11... thats a bit awkward in timing? It might offend someone who has to grieve that day...

oh my god..... game updates are really in connection with 9/11

the Puppeteer

the Puppeteer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by keli
oh my god..... game updates are really in connection with 9/11
well duh - it's actually a government conspiracy

The First Silvari

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2008

No One Will Have Me

Mo/

On my Alt. Account, I logged on and waited 15 min at the temple of balthazar with the account name character, i click on Kun Shao and still no reward pts. I know i made the predictions as i checked them a couple of days ago at the GW site. What did I miss? Y oh Y am i not gettin my pts?

The First Silvari

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2008

No One Will Have Me

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra
Because of the Mox promotion, September's game updates are going to be a little bit different. We've decided to separate the build for Mox from the regular game update.

Here is the schedule:

September 4: Fall promotion (e.g. Mox) game update

September 11: Regularly scheduled game update (balance changes, XTH points, etc.)

Another thing the devs would like to point out is regarding Tournament Reward Point distribution. Reward points are not distributed with the live build. Reward point distribution comes several minutes after the build goes live.

This is how it works. First, the build goes live. After the build is live, the database is checked to see whether your account is listed and how many reward points you get. Once the list is checked and it finds your account there, the number of reward points you receive are determined, and points are distributed.

Because the number of accounts participating in the Xunlai Tournament House increases each month, the number of accounts that need to be checked also increases (the list of accounts gets longer), which means a little bit of a wait as the list is checked to see if your account is on it.

This is why, when some of you furiously click on the NPC to get your points right after the build goes live, you find that the points have not been distributed yet.
Hmm somthing is not right, something seems to be wrong, seems like a few min. wait but, i ve been waiting what 12 hours?

I have multiple accounts got keys on an account but not on the other. I did everything the same so why does one get them and the other not?

Regina Buenaobra

Regina Buenaobra

ArenaNet

Join Date: Apr 2008

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by The First Silvari
On my Alt. Account, I logged on and waited 15 min at the temple of balthazar with the account name character, i click on Kun Shao and still no reward pts. I know i made the predictions as i checked them a couple of days ago at the GW site. What did I miss? Y oh Y am i not gettin my pts?
If you are having a problem collecting your reward points, please contact Customer Support.

StormDragonZ

StormDragonZ

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2008

New York

W/R

I waited around an hour before collecting my Reward Points. Nothing problematic occurred.

Hara Makoto

Hara Makoto

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2008

London, UK

The Imperial Guards of Istan [TIGI]

R/

i still havent got my xunlai reward points yet, and i'm owed 55. dunno why :S

Lyynyyrd

Lyynyyrd

Banned

Join Date: Jun 2008

Aussie Trolling Crew - Spah!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Hara Makoto
i still havent got my xunlai reward points yet, and i'm owed 55. dunno why :S
Same. I contacted them yesterday, the people I contacted forwarded me to "senior staff" and the "senior staff" forwarded me to "ArenaNet Team!"

And ArenaNet team hasn't said a thing to me.

RPGmaniac

RPGmaniac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dante the Warlord
9/11... thats a bit awkward in timing? It might offend someone who has to grieve that day...
Since they decided to split up the September update and last thursday is when MOX came out it's only logical to release the normal update the second thursday of the month.

Life goes on

DarkNecrid

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

They released it on 9/10, so...

Daenara

Daenara

Bad Romance

Join Date: May 2006

Aussie Trolling Crew HQ - Grand Matron

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dante the Warlord
9/11... thats a bit awkward in timing? It might offend someone who has to grieve that day...
Death occurs everyday, and so does grieving. I'm sure they didn't sit in their office and decide to deliberately antagonise people with the date.

Midnight Harmony

Midnight Harmony

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2006

South East England

Everlasting Sacred Path [ESP]

E/Me

I hope we get to see more missions like the golem ones, because they were a lot of fun.

Hara Makoto

Hara Makoto

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2008

London, UK

The Imperial Guards of Istan [TIGI]

R/

i sent an email about why i wasnt getting my xunlai tournament points to anet.. they took a different approach when i asked they sent me this :

- Your Guild Wars Account Login :

- The email you used to sign up for the Xunlai

- The first and last name you used to sign up for the Xunlai Account

- The date you signed up for the Xunlai Account

I know full well these are not the problems, so many others have found trouble, and i had all my details correct anyway.

Morgoth the dark

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

[CDEX]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dante the Warlord
9/11... thats a bit awkward in timing? It might offend someone who has to grieve that day...
and you might offend someone else on toher day, there are grieving days on all other days allover the world...

and i really dont see a connection between these to subjects...