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ALF71BE

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2008

In your fridge, stealing your pickles. for mah subway

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12 Nov 2008 at 05:00 - 1

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Starting at Noon Pacific (-8 GMT) this Friday, receive double the gold and experience rewards when you successfully vanquish certain areas in Hard Mode. In addition, we've doubled the drop rate for scrolls, and scroll effects will last twice as long as normal. This bonus will last through Sunday at 11:59 PM Pacific (-8 GMT).

ossum.

Will have to wait to finish Cantha.

Unknown Duli

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

Missouri

Reign Of Judgement

Rt/

12 Nov 2008 at 05:08 - 2

wow..thats the best they could come up with to keep us interested this weekend? Do they not realize the new release that comes out this week?????

Lets try to do something alittle more energizing for this weekend.

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

12 Nov 2008 at 05:34 - 3

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Originally Posted by Lord Diviner

wow..thats the best they could come up with to keep us interested this weekend? Do they not realize the new release that comes out this week?????

Lets try to do something alittle more energizing for this weekend.

Yeah, there's a title change this week. The weekend event gives a title bonus. Ever stop to think ANet may be changing the vanquisher title, and are giving bonuses for it this weekend as a way to promote vanquishing?

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

12 Nov 2008 at 05:36 - 4

I was planning on vanquishing stuff for Kurzick faction anyway, so it's all gravy for me.

It'll be interesting to see what all the title changes will be. And if one change that people have been asking for happens, I'm going to be a VERY happy camper this weekend!

FengShuiDove

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2007

Trinity of the Ascended [ToA]

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12 Nov 2008 at 05:38 - 5

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Originally Posted by Arkantos

Yeah, there's a title change this week. The weekend event gives a title bonus. Ever stop to think ANet may be changing the vanquisher title, and are giving bonuses for it this weekend as a way to promote vanquishing?

I assume this to be correct. We had AB weekend the week we were supposed to be getting K/L rebalance. Expect to see some sort of change to either Faction gain through Vanquish or the Vanquish mechanic itself. An unexpected, but fantastic change that would be. Vanquishing has crap rewards.

EDIT: Speculation -- "Word of your valiant deeds on behalf of the Kurzick/Luxon nation has reached House Zu Heltzer/Cavalon! You are granted XXXX Kurzick/Luxon faction!"

Nessar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2008

West Siiiiiiiiiiiiiide

Gwen Has A Thing For [Pyre]

12 Nov 2008 at 05:38 - 6

Damn just finished vanquishing Cantha. Nice timing anet :P Guess I can vanq some of Elona, or something....

upier

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Done.

[JUNK]

12 Nov 2008 at 07:41 - 7

Thanks, but no thanks.

EPO Bot

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

Mo/N

12 Nov 2008 at 08:15 - 8

Still need to deal with Sacnoth. Maybe i can bother some guildies this wek end?

SniBa

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2008

High Ping Victims [FFS]

W/E

12 Nov 2008 at 08:18 - 9

I, for one, am happy with pve weekends. Not that i pve at all, but it sure beats double champ weekends with bought guild fags all over.

snoozer80

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

Poland

For Your Entertainment [FYE]

12 Nov 2008 at 08:35 - 10

borring... ...

ZeAliX

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2006

Norway

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12 Nov 2008 at 08:59 - 11

Part that wonders me is.. why scrolls? Is there something hidden there? Or is it just plain stupid?

RTSFirebat

The Humanoid Typhoon

Join Date: May 2005

UK

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

12 Nov 2008 at 09:09 - 12

Vanquishing isn't really my cup of tea. But least it should be a slightly interesting weekend with the new title changes.

LeOx89

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Feb 2008

Life Like Irc [PAIN]

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12 Nov 2008 at 09:34 - 13

Obviously i'm on holidays this weekend

Rothan Celt

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2008

Aura

Mo/R

12 Nov 2008 at 09:52 - 14

Ive still got a few Elona VQs to do guess this weekend is time for me to get off my arse and do them

just need more lockpicks first! >_<

SmokingHotImolation

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2008

Odense, Denmark

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12 Nov 2008 at 09:54 - 15

booooooooooooooooooooooriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing

Calista Blackblood

Permanently Banned

Join Date: Oct 2007

Northern Ireland

Nowhere To Run Nowhere To [Hide]

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12 Nov 2008 at 09:56 - 16

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Originally Posted by Arkantos

Ever stop to think ANet may be changing the vanquisher title, and are giving bonuses for it this weekend as a way to promote vanquishing?

Interesting, but how could they change it? I can't see much to improve it other than make some ai less stupid and erratic when it comes to AoE,but that would be within the hard mode mechanic itself and not exclusive.

Your comment alone Arky did enough to make me ponder what could have been different had I waited a week or so

Anime Divine

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2007

W/

12 Nov 2008 at 10:09 - 17

also got my legendary vanquisher

think im gonna obliterate stuff in eotn then

Riot Narita

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2007

12 Nov 2008 at 11:25 - 18

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Originally Posted by ZeAliX

Part that wonders me is.. why scrolls? Is there something hidden there? Or is it just plain stupid?

Because there will be new scrolls that work like the XP ones... except they're for faction/rep points. Yeah well, I can dream :-P

lilraceangel3

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2008

Western Mass

Passionate Kiss of the cats [Kiss]

W/N

12 Nov 2008 at 11:26 - 19

Im sure the double gold will interest SOME people, but scrolls...?

pumpkin pie

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

behind you

bumble bee

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12 Nov 2008 at 11:43 - 20

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Originally Posted by LeOx89

Obviously i'm on holidays this weekend

hahahah, !!!

same but i am not on holidays i happen to have time to play some this weekend would be nice if the ToT bag still drops!

would be even better if its double gold drop everywhere doing anything!

impression

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2006

12 Nov 2008 at 12:01 - 21

Hi,
Don't forget that scrolls include the passage scrolls for UW / FoW. I think is to compensate for the no longer constant favor.

Have fun.

horstyv

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

Hasselt, Belgium

Howling Voids

R/Mo

12 Nov 2008 at 12:02 - 22

Instead of double xp for vanquishing or scrolls or double eotn points they should do another SS/LB weekend it has been ages (since january) since they done that. Or they might wanna prevent doing that weekend because the favor is gonna raise sky high again.

fowlero

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

England, UK

We Are The One And Only [rR]

12 Nov 2008 at 12:14 - 23

Cool.

Now there's less distractions to work...

Arduin

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

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12 Nov 2008 at 13:11 - 24

Quote:

Originally Posted by impression

Hi,
Don't forget that scrolls include the passage scrolls for UW / FoW. I think is to compensate for the no longer constant favor.

Have fun.

If Anet felt compelled to 'compensate' us for the loss of favor they could just delete the favor concept altogether.

Scrollwise, I'd say Survivors can get one last shot at their max title, before HFFF and Irontoe's Dungeon will be changed after the delayed update of the 13th will go live.

BenjZee

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

The Overacheivers [Club]

Mo/

12 Nov 2008 at 13:25 - 25

scroll effects won't matter too much in fronis if theyre being extending mainly because it takes a good 10 minutes to do. Then it depends on what scrolls you use this weekend to get the most benefit

VinnyRidira

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2007

Ridirian Guides

W/Me

12 Nov 2008 at 13:51 - 26

All I can say is vanquish is very much the same as dungeons, a long waste of time for very little reward. Doubling virtually nothing is still virtually nothing. Faction or reputation rewards are far better at least. Vanquishing on a double reputation or faction weekend is far better. Since they nerfed Ursan Blessing the favour of the gods took a dive and I supect that was due to a few whiners that could not get accepted into DoA which no one really does much anymore.

Stuart444

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2007

Alexandria, Scotland

The Charter Vanguard [CV]

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12 Nov 2008 at 14:20 - 27

With the Double XP gain and Scroll effects lasting longer, sounds like Survivors will be out to play this weekend. Good for them and the vanquishers (I vanquish but I have not had time recently so probably wont be doing much in GW with this, this weekend)

Konig Des Todes

Ooo, pretty flower

Join Date: Jan 2008

Citadel of the Decayed

The Archivists' Sanctum [Lore]

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12 Nov 2008 at 15:45 - 28

Glad SOMEONE mentioned Survivors about this event. It was the first thing I thought of when reading this.

"Oh boy we'll see lots of 'xyz has reached Legendary Survivor. The Gods have extended their favor.' Prepare Gunnar's Hold for 10 districts."

Also: Time to finish up Vanquisher of Tyria and Elona.

I pwnd U

God of Spammers

Join Date: Oct 2005

in the middle of a burning cornfield...

Scars Meadows [SMS] (Officer)

12 Nov 2008 at 15:47 - 29

Hmmm maybe I will finally finish vanquishing Tyria and get started on Elona.

imnotyourmother

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2008

in a house

The Knitters Guild

W/R

12 Nov 2008 at 15:54 - 30

so the double gold will that be gold as in gold or gold as in gold items that we can identify?
Once again this thread is as cleas as mud.

Also where is the best place to Vanquish?

zelgadissan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2008

The Warrior Priests [WP]

Me/Rt

12 Nov 2008 at 15:57 - 31

^ Gold reward for vanquishing. Not gold items. As far as I know there's never been a "double chance of gold items drop" weekend. WTB that, btw.

Meh, my main is Legendary Vanquisher already. Sounds like I'll either be helping guildies out with some other character or messing around in RA.

Alleji

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

12 Nov 2008 at 17:14 - 32

Vanquishing needs to have gold and exp boosted by like 500%.

1k for clearing an area doesn't really feel like a reward...

Miss Puddles

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

Shiverpeaks Search And Rescue [Lost]

Me/

12 Nov 2008 at 18:18 - 33

that's just what my title character needs: more xp and a few extra gold.

odly

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

N/

12 Nov 2008 at 18:28 - 34

Double the scroll drops while farming raptors...
I guess it's something while we could also get nothing.

Yawgmoth

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

12 Nov 2008 at 18:30 - 35

They're doubling gold! Omgz inflation!

This is a joke event. Bad joke and repeated for Nth time.
It's not doing anything to encourage vanquishing at all, getting 1k more after an hour of vanq is just laughable. Scrolls and XP is even worse.

Seriously, anybody doing vanquishing does it for the title not for the miserable gold or xp reward for clearing an area. And how is this helping people going for the title?

They should better add a better LFG system for vanquishing, some way to find other people who are also interested in this title. Even a special outpost for group forming with the use of old PartySearch would be enough, but that should be better a permanent addition, not just for a weekend.

And for a bonus vanquishing weekend they could add something like a Reward Chest with phat loots appear after successful vanquishing.

Gregslot

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Me/

12 Nov 2008 at 18:33 - 36

Good weekned for Survivors.

I got some areas to vanquish.

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

W/R

12 Nov 2008 at 18:49 - 37

@Calista and Anime - take a different character out vanquishing.

What concerns me is the "certain areas" part of the statement. What areas are excluded?

Jongo River

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

12 Nov 2008 at 19:05 - 38

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Originally Posted by Alleji

Vanquishing needs to have gold and exp boosted by like 500%.

1k for clearing an area doesn't really feel like a reward...

Very true. It's a shame that when ANet nerf over-profitable activites like the SF UW run, they don't think to fix the problem that drives people to farm in the first place. Rewards are still at the level that was appropriate for NF, back when the most a player might aspire to would be a single prestige armour (was true of me, at any rate). They were never increased significantly enough for EoTN and it's HoM. It's also kinda crazy that you can make as much cash just spending 30 minutes clearing an easy normal mode area, as in a 2hr vanquish or dungeon quest.

Double or triple the *standard* rewards for Vanquishing (and dungeons, while they're at it) and then these weekends will actually be exciting.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darcy

What concerns me is the "certain areas" part of the statement. What areas are excluded?

Good spot - I bet it's limited to areas that offer reputation, to promote the title rebalance.

jackerduud

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2008

R/

12 Nov 2008 at 19:09 - 39

Already warmed up today and vanq'd the last 2 Kurzick areas i had left. 16/33 atm, 2 zones tomorrow, 2 on friday, then there's 13 for the weekend.

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

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12 Nov 2008 at 19:10 - 40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calista BlackBlood

Interesting, but how could they change it? I can't see much to improve it other than make some ai less stupid and erratic when it comes to AoE,but that would be within the hard mode mechanic itself and not exclusive.

Well, just off the top of my heads, they could improve vanquishing by...

a) Increasing the rewards all together so they aren't so... crappy. Maybe more exp/gold. Maybe a dungeon reward style chest spawns somewhere (with better rewards for harder areas, possibily even exclusive weapon skins that only drop in certain vanquishing runs, thereby encouraging people to vanquish certain places).
b) create some sort of target pinging system on the radar that activates automatically once you've killed like ~80% of the monsters in a zone (ie, you no longer have to waste a half hour running from one side of an empty zone to another trying to find that one random mob that you missed, but it instead shows you where to go).
c) provide a better group mechanic to allow players that want to vanquish to find each other.
d) provide numbers on the vanquish bar rather then a percentage. Right clicking the HM icon "you have killed 150 of 174 monsters in this zone, and there are 15 additonally pop ups still active in this zone." Rather then having to squint at that little bar and say "eh, it looks like I only have to kill another 5 or so monsters."