Of the 4 confirmed non-human races of GW2, we now have tonics for 3...

evilseabass

evilseabass

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2007

Makes me wonder if the big April update will also contain a Sylvari Tonic (April also happens to be the last spot on the Zaishen Rewards Calendar). Anyone care to wager on it? hehe






of course, now that I've posted this, it wont happen

I pwnd U

I pwnd U

God of Spammers

Join Date: Oct 2005

in the middle of a burning cornfield...

Scars Meadows [SMS] (Officer)

Would be interesting if they did implement that one next month. Would be pretty cool. Charr tonic is awesome though.

kupp

kupp

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2008

The Shiverpeaks

[KISS]

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That's the first tonic I feel like burning all my cash in...

greyhawk

greyhawk

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2007

IGN : Greyhawks Destroyer

guildless

W/

dwarven next month
Sylvari Tonic last month
and info on GW2 in april after last tonic
is my guess

FoxBat

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

Amazon Basin [AB]

Mo/Me

Actually, I expect Sylvari next month, and a new, unannounced GW2 race for the final one. It's release will coincide with a torrent of GW2 hype. That brings us up to 6 playable races, analogous to GW1's core classes. (And surely, just 4 character slots or something....)

Yawgmoth

Yawgmoth

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

Don't get your hopes up, better think about it, they aren't making those tonics because they're GW2 races but because they're popular GW1 races, all of them already existing in game. Sylvari would be an entirely new thing, would have to be designed and put in. It may be a ton of work considering they got no artists on the Live Team and chances for easy model and animations conversion from one designed for GW2 back to GW1 are very very slim.

M1h4iL

M1h4iL

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Perth, Australia

Quote:
Originally Posted by greyhawk View Post
dwarven next month
Sylvari Tonic last month
and info on GW2 in april after last tonic
is my guess
Lets hope so.

Konig Des Todes

Konig Des Todes

Ooo, pretty flower

Join Date: Jan 2008

Citadel of the Decayed

The Archivists' Sanctum [Lore]

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As I've said in other threads, and in game...

The Monthly Tonics use existing models of the games, so it is highly unlikely - as in minimal - that Sylvari will ever come out as a Tonic.

In my opinion, the last two will be Tengu and Mursaat.

Icy The Mage

Icy The Mage

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2008

Canada

E/

Im honestly going to blow all my z keys on a sylvari tonic if it comes out ^^

MisterB

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

[ban]

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Sylvari do not yet exist in the GW 1 time line, nor are there any models for them, as already mentioned.

Shayne Hawke

Shayne Hawke

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Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

March Tonic: Dwarf
April Tonic: Aloe Seed

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

I'd expect a Sylvari to be released at around the same time as any major GW2 announcement. They'd probably want to coordinate their hype for maximum impact. As such, I doubt next month. Too early for the big GW2 reveal.

Operative 14

Operative 14

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

Arizona, USA

[OOP] Order of the Phoenix I

I'd have to agree with Greyhawk and say Dwarven for March, and Sylvari for April - coinciding with some new GW2 information.

That being said however, I bet that they'll release a Dwarven tonic and then a raptor tonic or something along those lines.

Coraline Jones

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Modified Soul Society

Mo/R

As somebody has already mentioned, if ArenaNet seriously releases a Sylvari tonic for the final month, then they are putting something into the Guild Wars 1 game that effectively doesn't exist. The Sylvari won't exist for another 100 or more years in the lore, so unless ANet wants to use a huge logic loophole or admit that their story lines are written by third graders, then they won't sell out just for a lousy tonic.

There are better ways to shill Guild Wars 2 than a tonic. If anything, I'd say that a tonic is the dumbest way to promote a future release game. Not to mention that the character design will probably change between now and the final release anyway.

Skyy High

Skyy High

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Join Date: May 2006

R/

Logic loophole be damned, it'd be cool and get the community enormously pumped to see a little sliver of GW2 walking around in GW1 with them. It doesn't make much sense for heroes to be turning themselves into monsters in the middle of populated towns either, but we don't question it. Who cares if the character design changes between now and release? We're gonna have humans, charr, norn, and asura in GW2 as well, and we already have plenty of examples of those. If the design changes between GW1 and GW2, so be it! The point is that you have players walking around as something new, something never seen before, and that will get players (who otherwise might not see the GW2 info releases) asking questions and searching for GW2 info...and ideally it would be provided simultaneously. It'd be a great way to break the silence with a bang, provided of course they're ready to do so.

Seriously, if next month's tonic turns out to be a dwarf, the hype will already reach a higher level than it's been for at least 6 months.

BJuno

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shayne Hawke View Post
April Tonic: Aloe Seed

That made me lol

Day Trooper

Day Trooper

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Guild With No [NAM???]

E/Mo

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Originally Posted by Skyy High View Post
Who cares if the character design changes between now and release? We're gonna have humans, charr, norn, and asura in GW2 as well, and we already have plenty of examples of those. If the design changes between GW1 and GW2, so be it!
Exactly! Like how in the original Star Trek series - the Klingons were basically tan-skinned humans with facial hair - and then later on in the movies/Next Generation series, they 'mysteriously' transformed into huge monster-looking humanoid-dudes

So yeah - shouldn't be a problem if ANet releases a Sylvari tonic now and then changes the design later

-DT

MMSDome

MMSDome

Raged Out

Join Date: Sep 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shayne Hawke View Post
March Tonic: Dwarf
April Tonic: Aloe Seed
March Tonic: Don't know don't care
April Tonic: Phantasmal

Sniper22

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

I don't think so considering that they would have to create a GW model of the sylvari.

Chabby

Chabby

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2009

D/Mo

^ Well, considering the last big thing they made was M.O.X., I don't think it would be a bad thing that they model the Sylvary for that.

But I really doubt it will happen. For sure, might get a Dwarf one...

Zamochit

Zamochit

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

N/A

Still hoping for a Ghostly Hero Tonic. Wont happen though .../sigh

Arduin

Arduin

Grotto Attendant

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The Netherlands

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chabby View Post
^ Well, considering the last big thing they made was M.O.X., I don't think it would be a bad thing that they model the Sylvary for that.

But I really doubt it will happen. For sure, might get a Dwarf one...
The thing is there was already a model for M.O.X. Not so for the Sylvari.

snaek

snaek

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

N/

to those that say we dun have a model for sylvari yet...
of course we do!
it was seen at the ending cutscene of eotn

sylvari pic
do want tonic for that!

Chabby

Chabby

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2009

D/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by snaek View Post
to those that say we dun have a model for sylvari yet...
of course we do!
it was seen at the ending cutscene of eotn

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Image:Sylvari_Birth.jpg
do want tonic for that!
So you want to be a tree? O.o

mastermaxx1

mastermaxx1

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2007

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shayne Hawke View Post
March Tonic: Dwarf
April Tonic: Aloe Seed
But then you wouldn't be able to move!

Although, an Aloe Seed tonic would still be amazing.

snaek

snaek

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by chabby
So you want to be a tree? O.o
hells yeaya i do! ^__^

wut?
u mean u wouldnt?
i mean cmon! think of the emotes!

mastermaxx1

mastermaxx1

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2007

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by snaek View Post
hells yeaya i do! ^__^

wut?
u mean u wouldnt?
i mean cmon! think of the emotes!
I would like to see a tree's /taunt, or even /sit for that matter...

Konig Des Todes

Konig Des Todes

Ooo, pretty flower

Join Date: Jan 2008

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The Archivists' Sanctum [Lore]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Arduinna View Post
The thing is there was already a model for M.O.X. Not so for the Sylvari.
Uhhh, no there wasn't. There were three Golem skins prior to M.O.X. and the quests. That update brought 2 new skins, the "Sinister Golem" skin and the "M.O.X." skin. Model even was new - for the most part, animations were re-used. However, new models for new content - which has similarities to other things already - is different than a singular tonic. Unless they intend to add "The First Sylvari" as a NPC - in the process changing the lore from what is already canon - or make a new BMP-like mission but future not past, said model won't be made.

Quote:
Originally Posted by snaek
to those that say we dun have a model for sylvari yet...
of course we do!
it was seen at the ending cutscene of eotn

sylvari pic
do want tonic for that!
That's the Sylvari Tree, not a Sylvari. Difference.

BenjZee

BenjZee

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Join Date: Dec 2006

The Overacheivers [Club]

Mo/

I've been thinking this will happen since like month 2 of the rewaerds. April is when they plan on an update anyway plus its the anniversary if im right of when info or game was released

Chabby

Chabby

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2009

D/Mo

Also, about the fact that Anet wouldn't make a new model for the tonics...

Didn't Anet modified the Awakened head for the tonics?

Sniper22

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Chabby View Post
Also, about the fact that Anet wouldn't make a new model for the tonics...

Didn't Anet modified the Awakened head for the tonics?
Modify, but not create. Anet could possibly create one (not monthly) when it comes time to hype up GW2.

Konig Des Todes

Konig Des Todes

Ooo, pretty flower

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Quote:
Originally Posted by SmithyBen View Post
I've been thinking this will happen since like month 2 of the rewaerds. April is when they plan on an update anyway plus its the anniversary if im right of when info or game was released
April 28th, Birthday Celebration and when the Day of the Tengu occured.

Or, April 16th/14th - Mursaat Rally

In my opinion, April is perfect for either a Mursaat Tonic or a Tengu Tonic.

netniwk

netniwk

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

Bellgium

W/E

Dwarves won't even be a playable race.

Lord Sojar

Lord Sojar

The Fallen One

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oblivion

Irrelevant

Mo/Me

Mursaat and Tengu/Dwarf. Mursaat tonic will be worth so much.... more than Phantasmal tonic for sure. If Tengu skin is one of the better versions, it will also be worth a ton.

I still vote they make it so that you can use tonics outside of town, but whatever. Currently, they are pretty worthless in that regard.

blooQkazoo

blooQkazoo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2008

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

Quote:
Originally Posted by evilseabass View Post
Makes me wonder if the big April update will also contain a Sylvari Tonic (April also happens to be the last spot on the Zaishen Rewards Calendar). Anyone care to wager on it? hehe






of course, now that I've posted this, it wont happen
hey ill take a bet on it. 50k says its not sylvari.
im hoping its a siege master lomar tonic

Quote:
Originally Posted by Konig Des Todes View Post
That's the Sylvari Tree, not a Sylvari. Difference.
i dont know about the rest of you guys but i'd like to be a sylvari tree.

Master Ketsu

Master Ketsu

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2006

middle of nowhere

Krazy Guild With Krazy People [KrZy]

R/

WTB Zkeys 10k/e

therangereminem

therangereminem

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

R/Mo

march tonic is out Abyssal yay least some pople will be happy but i wont be when all i hear is roooooaaarr roooarrr rooaaarrr

so one more togo , if you guys didt knonw all the tonics are in the dat file just a matter of finding them

i found a dwanya model in the tonic section but who knows ould be the model for her not tonic though its does use the same coding as all the other tonics

Avoc

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2006

Hahaha =D

My first prediction tournament, got 26 keys.

on the 2nd last key I got this little fellow =)


Everlasting =D

Copenhagen Master

Copenhagen Master

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

El Centro CA

Lazy Imperius Legionis (LaZy)

W/P

I like the Murasst and Jade figure. Maybe a undead lich, shiro, or undead rurik with FDS

cosyfiep

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

I want a dolyak or beastmaster tonic....and the giant stomp to go with it....would be great to knock everyone over, ok the first time it would be great, afterthat just annoying.