I started on a perma-pre character about a month ago, and I'm just wondering what all people with perma characters DO with them?
At some point you're just wandering around killing stuff for no EXP and racking up money you have nothing left to spend on.
What do ya'll do?
Perma Pre-Searing characters
Absolute Destiny
lilraceangel3
death lvl, work on titles, enjoy the non-scorched scenery....
N8DOGG
Look Up Legendary Defender of Ascalon http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Legen...der_of_Ascalon
Level 20 In Pre can take awhile to acomplish, I have one that is over 1 year old and shes only lvl 11 (only go back when I get bored)
THen set personal goals
black armor
Level 20 In Pre can take awhile to acomplish, I have one that is over 1 year old and shes only lvl 11 (only go back when I get bored)
THen set personal goals
black armor
Taetra Pack
about 90 % of all pre players just stand around and chat.
wind fire and ice
basically what Taetra said,pre is more of a social area then an actual playing one.
lordunicorn3
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Originally Posted by N8DOGG
Look Up Legendary Defender of Ascalon http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Legen...der_of_Ascalon
Level 20 In Pre can take awhile to acomplish, I have one that is over 1 year old and shes only lvl 11 (only go back when I get bored) THen set personal goals black armor |
well, actually you just have WAY too much time on your hands...
Lykan
Mostly they stand about talking crap and cybering.
pamelf
I don't exactly have a 'perma' pre character. Mine's staying till lvl 20 when I get LDoA then I'll move her on... So basically I'm just grinding xp, and death levelling.
Pleikki
Doesnt rly mean you got time, you can have played with one char for 3.5years in pre, in that time shouldnt be too hard get lvl 20..
Quaker
Some people just leave a character in pre, but don't actually use/play them much.
pamelf
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Originally Posted by Pleikki
Doesnt rly mean you got time, you can have played with one char for 3.5years in pre, in that time shouldnt be too hard get lvl 20..
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If you could just stay in pre and keep levelling up everyone would have LDoA, the fact that it takes so much work (or time wasting, however you want to view it) is what makes it such a rare, and special achievement.
makosi
Naked dancing by the Ascalon stairs is a popular pastime for perma pres.
Otherwise, contributing to global warming by death-levelling Charr overnight is a common activity.
Otherwise, contributing to global warming by death-levelling Charr overnight is a common activity.
Fishdert
You could always just go onto the real game, which defeats the point of calling them "permanent" Pre-Searing characters, but at least you have more to do when you actually play the game... 
Anon-e-mouse
Actually what I sometimes do is a bit of dye and rune farming. I have a toon specifically to transfer items to post (say like Charr Carvings). Dyes and minor runes do drop slightly more often in pre.
Don't need to do LDoA now, already got the title.
Don't need to do LDoA now, already got the title.
FlamingMetroid
e-peen waving
Crystal Lake
I'm an officer in a guild so I find it's a good place to recruit new players, and at the same time work on the LDoA title. I'm at level 13 so far and beginning to wonder if I'll ever get that title though.
Rothan Celt
Just for chats.
Also ive been invited to 'Storytime' which is some odd meeting which is always in pre (at least it was last time i wanted to go)
I really wanna join up with these Odd Clan folk! but dam Char slots >_<
Also ive been invited to 'Storytime' which is some odd meeting which is always in pre (at least it was last time i wanted to go)
I really wanna join up with these Odd Clan folk! but dam Char slots >_<
Issac
Just kick back and relax there, nothing to serious.
XiaoTheBlade
I got to level 14 in 3 weeks. (20 hours)
Also (sorry if your monitor is too small)
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Also (sorry if your monitor is too small)
*THIS WAS TAKEN OVER 2 WEEKS AGO*
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ele pl
let's think..
he has Ldoa, thats 1
kurz/lux, thats 3
Treasure Hunter? 4
Hmm Wisdom? 5
I have choosen those, because maxing pvp titles i can't take into account.
he has Ldoa, thats 1
kurz/lux, thats 3
Treasure Hunter? 4
Hmm Wisdom? 5
I have choosen those, because maxing pvp titles i can't take into account.
blood4blood
I've had LDoA since July '07. I mostly hunt charr, open the gate for others to hunt charr, trade sometimes, help out newbies, collect holiday items to work toward titles, collect minipets, and chat with people in town. As for money, pre-searing has its own economy, and while the items being traded are a lot more limited since there are fewer things in pre- than in the game overall, the value of trades is still significant. (There are plenty of trades happening that could go in High End, most I've seen would be for rare minipets.)
Ultimately PvE ends up boiling down to farming, title grinding, and chatting with people regardless of whether you're in pre-searing or post-searing. Pre- is just a different, smaller scale environment to do it in.
EDIT: There's at least 3 KoaBD's I've seen in pre-searing. Besides account wide titles, there are people with max Drunkard, Party Animal, and Sweet Tooth in Pre-.
Ultimately PvE ends up boiling down to farming, title grinding, and chatting with people regardless of whether you're in pre-searing or post-searing. Pre- is just a different, smaller scale environment to do it in.
EDIT: There's at least 3 KoaBD's I've seen in pre-searing. Besides account wide titles, there are people with max Drunkard, Party Animal, and Sweet Tooth in Pre-.
novawhiz
Antares Ascending
Most has been said. I like it because its such a relaxed place to just pop in for some mindless time. I also farm charr bags. They look like real packs, not the sorry looking sacks in post searing.
for elf. add sweet tooth, party and drunkard. NO way I would do that in pre....hmmm :0
for elf. add sweet tooth, party and drunkard. NO way I would do that in pre....hmmm :0
Mr. Undisclosed
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Originally Posted by pamelf
Having a lvl 20 in pre definitely means you have a lot of time... to get to level 20 for me it may indeed take 3.5 years.
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DoomFrost
I usually hang in Pre-sear to take a break or because I don't feel like doing anything at the moment. Anything else done in perma-pre is secondary.
oracle.delphi
oh drat now i wanna go play my perma pre lol...if only i could get her original armor back 
the savage nornbear
I've single handedly killed the Charr responsible for the Searing, so I don't know what Prince Rurik is talking about.
Surge goes pre
ooop sorry when i can i will post a link i can't say that...
Spazzer
This thread is full of humility, honesty, and all of the other things that make Guru what it is.
germanturkey
i have one empty character slot. i might make a perma pre. nec is the last core profession i haven't played... i might give it a shot.
i probably know the answer to this already, but what's the best profession to perma pre with? (i'm going to guess wa/mo) but i seemingly remember it was a good time with my ele..
i probably know the answer to this already, but what's the best profession to perma pre with? (i'm going to guess wa/mo) but i seemingly remember it was a good time with my ele..
cataphract
I left my lvl 11 ranger in pre over a year ago.
In hopes of devs redesigning LDoA. Can't be bothered to AFK death-level. I want to play.
And actually defend Ascalon.
In hopes of devs redesigning LDoA. Can't be bothered to AFK death-level. I want to play.
And actually defend Ascalon.
nkuvu
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Originally Posted by novawhiz
if the person in the pic is Villnar Shadowblade...
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For my own part I have a few different perma-pre characters, since I was trying to figure out which profession I liked in pre. Turns out ranger is my favorite, but for a long time my only perma-pre was a monk (who now acts as a gate opener for my perma-pre ranger on my primary account, and also acts as a mule).
My ranger is level 16, so it should be time to start death leveling, but I haven't gotten around to that yet. Not sure if I ever will -- with a perma-pre, it's not like I'll be able to put a statue in the Hall of Monuments.
But I do enjoy just hanging around pre-searing Ascalon at times, answering questions and chatting with random people.
jon0592
They ebay prophecies collectors along with factions collectors and sync dance with other people with similar names, with the divine aura and kuunavang.
Magical Samurai
Gonna post a few things here from what I know, clear some things up perhaps...
1. You can get LDoA in about a month if you Death Level at least daily, usually twice a day at that rate - guildie of mine has two LDoAs, did 'em each in a month each or so. I'm working on one, just don't have all the time to set up though D: (Stuck at level 18)
2. Just 'cause you have LDoA doesn't mean you're god-like, big crowd has it, it's nothing "special" (anymore) - big thing now is titles and cash/minis/etc.
3. At least 2 people had KoaBD BEFORE the Treasure Hunter/Wisdom account merge, and I'm sure quite a few more have it now that it has become merged.
I believe the first KoaBD was only a few months ago, so it is recent
4. Most Perma-Pre's just farm, trade, buy, etc. - It's more of a social place, but there is alot of profit to be made with stuff in Pre, things can get expensive.
5. I would say the "big" Pre-titles right now are Life of the Party and Con. of Confects. - Rich people D:
Pre can be fun, and you get used to seeing the same people over and over again
-Magical Samurai
1. You can get LDoA in about a month if you Death Level at least daily, usually twice a day at that rate - guildie of mine has two LDoAs, did 'em each in a month each or so. I'm working on one, just don't have all the time to set up though D: (Stuck at level 18)
2. Just 'cause you have LDoA doesn't mean you're god-like, big crowd has it, it's nothing "special" (anymore) - big thing now is titles and cash/minis/etc.
3. At least 2 people had KoaBD BEFORE the Treasure Hunter/Wisdom account merge, and I'm sure quite a few more have it now that it has become merged.
I believe the first KoaBD was only a few months ago, so it is recent
4. Most Perma-Pre's just farm, trade, buy, etc. - It's more of a social place, but there is alot of profit to be made with stuff in Pre, things can get expensive.
5. I would say the "big" Pre-titles right now are Life of the Party and Con. of Confects. - Rich people D:
Pre can be fun, and you get used to seeing the same people over and over again
-Magical Samurai
fenix
Pre-searing is good for one thing;
/ranking scrubs who think their Deer is impressive.
/ranking scrubs who think their Deer is impressive.
Xalkie
check out this site www.presearing.com
upier
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Pre-searing is good for one thing;
/ranking scrubs who think their Deer is impressive. |
Nothing beats trashing a guy (in PvP of course!), who trashed you a minute ago and then showed his emote, followed by the /bow emote and the announcement in the local chat that you can't do the rank emote because you don't have it ...
The special moments that GW offers ...
*daydreams*
TaCktiX
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Originally Posted by germanturkey
i have one empty character slot. i might make a perma pre. nec is the last core profession i haven't played... i might give it a shot.
i probably know the answer to this already, but what's the best profession to perma pre with? (i'm going to guess wa/mo) but i seemingly remember it was a good time with my ele.. |
As for the OP, pre is a lot more social than other parts of GW. For the most part, trade is limited, so that doesn't clutter, and it functions just like a port city when it comes to chat. To an extent, people are more willing to partner in pre (heck, I've done it with my mesmer even when it gives me zero XP) than in post, so that's another plus.
And yes, Meros Enclusian has black armor and 2 minis.