Tonics

Dj Naomi

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Join Date: Jan 2008

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Alright so I have this half thought out idea about tonics. Personally I think most of the tonics that are offered on the month to month basis are not that great. I think that there should maybe be a npc in LA, Kamadan, GTOB, and KC where we would be able to cast a vote once per month per account to decide what the next month's tonic would be and we wouldn't find out till they start dropping that month. Personally I would like to see a Kanaxai tonic or the stick figures from April Fools Day.

Taisayacho

Taisayacho

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

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It's an ok idea i suppose, altho really im not a fan of tonics, but in theory wouldn't there have to be, like, 1000+ plus options to vote for? (considering all the different monsters/whatevers in GW).

I guess because it would probably not ever happen and if it did it would be like logistically impossible, /notsigned

Taisayacho

Taisayacho

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Join Date: Jan 2007

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The Imperial Guards of Istan [TIGI]

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It's an ok idea i suppose, altho really im not a fan of tonics, but in theory wouldn't there have to be, like, 1000+ plus options to vote for? (considering all the different monsters/whatevers in GW).

I guess because it would probably not ever happen and if it did it would be like logistically impossible, /notsigned

novawhiz

novawhiz

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

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interesting idea.

would have to be on their site and not an NPC ingame.


And what about tonics you can use outside in pve areas? Derv+Phantasmal tonic = GG

Or a tonic that makes you move faster

t3dw4rd0

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2006

Liars Cheats and Thieves [Liar]

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Could work, but then again, giving people a chance to get their minority tonic and then having the majority tonic win = a bazillion QQ threads. As if there aren't a billion QQ threads for tonics anyway...

Gift3d

Gift3d

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2007

Las Vegas

Enraged Whiny Carebears [oR]

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Could work, but then again, giving people a chance to get their minority tonic and then having the majority tonic win = a bazillion QQ threads. As if there aren't a billion QQ threads for tonics anyway...
Who cares. Guru will always be full of people who whine and bitch and over-use acronyms regardless. That's the mod's problems, not ours. What a silly thing to use to slander ideas.


Voting for tonics would be a good idea, i think. Mainly because in just out of (5?) monthly tonics, 2 have been greatly disliked by most of the players (macabre and the norn tonic) from what i can tell. I wouldn't care much since i just sell my z-keys and don't buy tonics, but i will say it's a good ide

Luminarus

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Join Date: Aug 2007

Sydney, Australia

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No thanx for this Idea, id just rather they pick more cool creatures. Outta the 6 tonics i think so far, may be 5 cant remember, 3 are cool.

Phantasmal, Trapdoor, and Autonoma are cool, boreal & macarbre are crap and retarded. I think thats all, so that makes 5 of em.

Skyy High

Skyy High

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Join Date: May 2006

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Voting for tonics would be a good idea, i think. Mainly because in just out of (5?) monthly tonics, 2 have been greatly disliked by most of the players (macabre and the norn tonic) from what i can tell.
Yet the macabre one is the first that actually surprised and gave me a good laugh the first time I saw it. I'd rather give creative control to the devs than the mass of players; remember, the rich players whining about those tonics are also the same players who think FoW + ninja mask + chaos gloves + black dye = win!!!!!!! Asking the players for what would look cool is laughable when you spend some time in dist1 Kamadan.

Joe Fierce

Joe Fierce

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Join Date: Feb 2007

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Yet the macabre one is the first that actually surprised and gave me a good laugh the first time I saw it. I'd rather give creative control to the devs than the mass of players; remember, the rich players whining about those tonics are also the same players who think FoW + ninja mask + chaos gloves + black dye = win!!!!!!! Asking the players for what would look cool is laughable when you spend some time in dist1 Kamadan.
the fow part is kinda a punch in the balls for me cause it looks good on mes, ranger and ele, but i bought em cause they look good, not because i correlate expensive with gud like the rest of the population. The chaos gloves and douche bag masks are running rather rampant though, i can agree with this statement. just because it's expensive doesn't mean it looks nice, i'm looking at you chaos gloves, dread mask, ninja mask, blindfold, v-spear, crystalline sword and eternal blade/obby edge.

although i dig some of the suggestions made in the NUMEROUS tonic threads, what with mallyx and mad kind thorn, very cool ideas, but honestly, even though i think they'd kick toosh, i hope anet goes through those threads and puts all of those on a "don't do this tonic thread", cause a surprise is so much more beautiful. on with the random obscure character models, next month: headless body to go with head...gogogogogogogogogogogogogogogo

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

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Join Date: Aug 2005

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Yet the macabre one is the first that actually surprised and gave me a good laugh the first time I saw it. I'd rather give creative control to the devs than the mass of players; remember, the rich players whining about those tonics are also the same players who think FoW + ninja mask + chaos gloves + black dye = win!!!!!!! Asking the players for what would look cool is laughable when you spend some time in dist1 Kamadan.

Agreed.

I don't want every single month to be a Djinn, or some other glowing super monster OF DOOM! That's why I liked the Head tonic so much. It was so usual and different (and I enjoyed laughing at all the people qqing over "OMG, why didn't a.net use my suggestion for <insert random glowy monster>."

It's kinda ridiculous that the GW population thinks light effects = cool. Every single "rare" weapon in this game has some sort of ridiculous animation (the exception being really BIG weapons, like the collosal scimitar or the tribal axe (pre NF)).

Joe Fierce

Joe Fierce

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Join Date: Feb 2007

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Agreed.

I don't want every single month to be a Djinn, or some other glowing super monster OF DOOM! That's why I liked the Head tonic so much. It was so usual and different (and I enjoyed laughing at all the people qqing over "OMG, why didn't a.net use my suggestion for <insert random glowy monster>."

It's kinda ridiculous that the GW population thinks light effects = cool. Every single "rare" weapon in this game has some sort of ridiculous animation (the exception being really BIG weapons, like the collosal scimitar or the tribal axe (pre NF)).
compensation for a poor hand dealt in life through a game anyone?

agreed.