Hardmode the second chapter

Amelie De Germania

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Nov 2008

Germany/Hannover

Angels of flowing Tears [AofT]

Mo/

After the dissapointing effect of ursan nearly everybody has made the Legendary Vanquisher-Title "by the way".

Probably it´s time for a Hardmode2, where the levels of the enemys are 2-5 lv higher than in the hardmode that actually exists. Maybe with 2 Elites.

Or where every character is just able to take a max of 5 skills in his skillbar.

realtalk916

realtalk916

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2008

California

Reign Of Judgment [RoJ]

W/E

or maybe, an extreme HM where u can only group with 8 real ppl, andn o heroes and henchies

/signed

could keep the game going, iono bout ur idea of 5 skills, lack a lot of stradegy

Mayda

Mayda

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2007

Prague (GMT +1)

FTW

E/

well, not rly sure
more titles = bad idea
no titles = no interest, viable only for farming
canceling old titles till ppl make new HM = worst idea ever

think Harder-than-hard mode could be fun, not sure if it would have different impact than for farmers though

would rather see current HM live a bit (especially elite missions) than inventing something new which would take the rest of active ppl from there

Amelie De Germania

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Nov 2008

Germany/Hannover

Angels of flowing Tears [AofT]

Mo/

To think abou a harder hardmode was coming when the ursan skill was fixed. At that time a lot of players we know and that came to ur guild still played just ursan until that fix. So one statement we often heard was that they did not know another way to finish some titles. Some of them were really unable to play their "real" classes.

But a lot of players finished their titles in that way. I think NOW (without ursan) a secon Vanquisher title will be a real challenge =)

I Will Heal You Ally

I Will Heal You Ally

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2007

In my HoM

Canthan Refugees [TOGO]

E/Rt

I'd rather see in HM2 12 party size... else it's just boring as the regular HM

/notsigned

SkekSister

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2008

Brighton UK

Not everyone chose to use Ursan, so HM was in some (few admittedly) places rather hard. Rather than a new harder mode it would be better if those who did use Ursan to complete it had the option to reset the title and do it 'properly' or it was forcibly done for them, though I doubt this is actually possible...

/Notsigned

upier

upier

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Done.

[JUNK]

So the suggestion is to basically take the worst things about HM and multiply them?
Sure, lets destroy the last bit of fun that was left in PvE after the disaster of HM1.

Candra

Candra

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

Runners of the Rose

R/

/Signed for more challenging content or game options and I agree on their giving titles as long as it is really challenging

SmokingHotImolation

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2008

Odense, Denmark

E/

lol, is this serious?

Shasgaliel

Shasgaliel

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2008

[bomb]

I think most people did vanquisher without Ursan anyway. On the side note HM would be more challenging if you do it with henchmen only.

People complain that something is too easy and they use consumables, ask guild for help, use exploits, ask for run and copy builds from pvx. Introducing higher level monsters will not help here.

I saw in one of the threads really nice suggestion. It was giving monsters random abilities. So people would be forced to use more balanced builds and adapt depending which ability monsters use at the given moment. Then it would be more about skill and challenge.

Luminarus

Luminarus

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2007

Sydney, Australia

Haze of Light [pure]

R/

Most people did HM with Ursan simply because doing it without it was gimping urself. I hated ursan, would rather take an extra 15 minutes doing it w/o ursan then bore myself for that time. However, I know of several people who did every single thing in the game Ursan, and finished 1 week after Ursan was nerfed (I think he just had agent left to max when ursan was nerfed.)

However, this Idea is just bad. Id rather they make HM different, maybe give the mobs random options, like having 4 possible bars for each enemy (excluding bosses) and a different bar could be chosen. Would make it more like pvp.

komma

komma

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2007

None

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Amelie De Germania View Post
After the dissapointing effect of ursan nearly everybody has made the Legendary Vanquisher-Title "by the way".

so this post is mainly due to you being spiteful towards others having accomplished legendary vanquisher. regardless of how they got it they still have it...and if you didnt get the memo, ursan has been nerfed....conclusion: less people will be getting legendary vanq...so maybe that alone will help you sleep better at night.

ah yes and one more thing....most people owe thier vanq titles to a little thing called sabway....check it out

MStarfire

MStarfire

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2007

[SOS]

Rt/

I did Legendary Vanquisher without Ursan...

Candra

Candra

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

Runners of the Rose

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by MStarfire View Post
I did Legendary Vanquisher without Ursan...
Did vanquisher without Ursan too and without Sabway ... So other methods do exist! I'm all for new content if it can be 'challenging enough' whether with a higher level for foes, evolved AI or random skill bars (like Luminarus suggested for the later).

isamu kurosawa

isamu kurosawa

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

United Kingdom

Me/

Yeah, then people who find NM hard can complain till its reduced into cuddly animal mode.

komma

komma

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2007

None

N/

heh stuffy mode.

lishi

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

to get a real hardmode "Save yourself" and "there is nothing to fear" need still be nerfed.

Alex Dimitri

Alex Dimitri

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

Passionate Kiss Of Nosferatu [KISS]

N/Mo

Well i did LV before Ursan, was harder but it did payed off ! As far it goes with some Extreme HM i`m not for that idea, that`s like u beat already dead horse to make him run faster !!!
This game needs some new fresh content if it`s too survive to sequel !!!

Mr. G

Mr. G

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

S. Wales

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by realtalk916 View Post
or maybe, an extreme HM where u can only group with 8 real ppl, andn o heroes and henchies

/signed

could keep the game going, iono bout ur idea of 5 skills, lack a lot of
If you can work that out feel free

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anyway, beware of Power Creep

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

/notsigned.

Nerfing Ursan brought back a lot of the challenge to HM, especially when it comes down to completing Vanquish/Guardian titles.

Now, just because many people DID get their LV / LG titles using Ursan, many others DIDN'T. As with any title, only the person playing the character will ever know how "cheaply" they came by that title.

Blayza Baygo

Blayza Baygo

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2008

Reign of Judgement

E/A

As a person who is 8 zones away from legendary vanquisher and 50 pts away from legendary master of the north, all done post ursan nerf. I think this is a horrible idea.

If you want it harder, dont bring sabway bring MoX, Goren with Frenzy and HealSig, and Pyre with Quickshot

/notsigned

Hanma l

Hanma l

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2008

WPB, Fl

W/

/notsigned

If you already got the title make another char and go vanquishing again h/h. I think you are one of the monks who got their title HBing for 6 ursans. I vanquished NF h/h and going through Factions and Proph with my friend atm. We are doing 2 man discord way and i find it to be rather ezy to HM this way. This looks basically like another thread demanding more grind cuz u feel like you need for this game to keep you occupied. Here's a thought go out play some sports give gw a rest u dnt need to be playing 24/7 no wonder it has gotten boring for u.

Shayne Hawke

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

If you make a new HM, people will find another easy way to combat that, and the new title will be just as easily obtained.

/notsigned

Amelie De Germania

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Nov 2008

Germany/Hannover

Angels of flowing Tears [AofT]

Mo/

I did not imagine that this idea would polarize so much. I play Guild Wars since nearly three years an because i have a very high online time i play every quest and mission very often. To help players in my guild and with every class in that is available in the game. I did not force to get new titles absolutely, but i am looking for a challenge for me. Something that will make it needful to play together, to skill and think about ways to clean areas.

I know that it is surely possible that anyone will find a way for making that in an easy way, but who knows....

I hope everybody knows my intention is just to find a new challenge for players that are a little bit bored of playing the same things all the time. =)

Skyy High

Skyy High

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2006

R/

Eh, idk about you, but in the height of UB, people were farming elite missions, not running vanquishes. I still never saw a PUG looking to vanquish any area with UB in all of that time.

I Will Heal You Ally

I Will Heal You Ally

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2007

In my HoM

Canthan Refugees [TOGO]

E/Rt

I want normal mode chapter 2!!!

realtalk916

realtalk916

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2008

California

Reign Of Judgment [RoJ]

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by lishi View Post
to get a real hardmode "Save yourself" and "there is nothing to fear" need still be nerfed.

dont say that, i love those skills

its that shadow form that needs to be taken away

Amelie De Germania

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Nov 2008

Germany/Hannover

Angels of flowing Tears [AofT]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Hanma l View Post
/notsigned

If you already got the title make another char and go vanquishing again h/h. I think you are one of the monks who got their title HBing for 6 ursans.
In case of that i have to say i NEVER played Ursan or HB-Monk. I really love that class and i try to play "for real". My intention is not to get another way to get my "god" - i still have 29 titles max, still play my second char to that and my fraction points are until now 7,1 Mio - that is not unreachable barriere to get it in some months.

I did not say that there must appear a new title, but maybe some special drops. I think there are a lot of possible ways to get it interesting to play a HM2.

The max-max title is 30 - i would hate it by myself if there will be 35 for example when my way isnt´t very far

FlamingMetroid

FlamingMetroid

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2007

standing on your last control point, while the rest of your team is to busy killing mine

The Luminaries [Lumi]

A/

/notisigned
OP's implementation is horrible

Reverend Dr

Reverend Dr

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Super Fans Of Gaile [ban]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by upier View Post
So the suggestion is to basically take the worst things about HM and multiply them?
Sure, lets destroy the last bit of fun that was left in PvE after the disaster of HM1.
No, don't you understand, higher levels mobs with higher stats was more fun! So making them even higher level with even bigger numbers is going to be that much more fun!

Big numbers = fun.

jaximus

jaximus

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2008

wisc

new hm- no pve skills, no heroes, no henchmen. people need to learn to play the class they chose, heres the best way

Shursh

Shursh

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2008

KaVa

N/

just give HM mobs better AI; or go into DOA with a random PUG, that should be enough challenge.

Rhamia Darigaz

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2008

harder-than-hardmode should be just like normal mode except all the monsters are controlled by ppl who are good at guild wars
that'll filter out all the scrubs

little vivi

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2008

Mo/

HM was nice as it gave people the option to go back, but not have a cake walk. There is little to be gained by upping the ante. One could always try beating the game again with a different team makeup.

If you are looking for a challenge or just something new to do in GW, go PvP. It is never the same twice.

in all seriousness,
-vivi

Sir Pandra Pierva

Sir Pandra Pierva

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2007

Sardelec yelling at Tenshi

Angels Of Strife

E/

if you want a challenge make a gvg based guild and get to top 50 guilds

Amelie De Germania

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Nov 2008

Germany/Hannover

Angels of flowing Tears [AofT]

Mo/

My intention is PvE, not PvP. I have a lot of friends here in GW and i don´t want to play just with a few poeple. But that is really needet if i would make a career in PvP i think. We often play BK - but just for fun. And we surely played AdH a little. But that was just for fun, too.

One reason is that we try to take players in our group that did not have a rank. And i think they won´t be able to find a group without a rank.

To say: "Play PvP" is a very simple answer, and unfortunately no solution of my problem.

lishi

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by realtalk916 View Post
dont say that, i love those skills

its that shadow form that needs to be taken away
Come on, the only way a team with those 2 skill die are the following.

Paragon fall asleep for boredom.

Monk fall asleep for boredom.

dont say stuff like but teh hex!

any paragon who has some grey matter (who didn't fall asleep for boredom) can call the hex.

any monk who has some grey matter (who didn't fall asleep for boredom) can remove the hex.