April Update Anticipation thread - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

hallomik

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

The Illini Tribe

N/Mo

18 Feb 2009 at 13:05 - 1

Quote:

Here are a few features we are currently developing for April:

* Increases to account-based storage
* Improvements to character-based storage
* Account-based changes to the Hall of Monuments

April is still over a month away. What are your expectations? What are your hopes for Anet's first major content release on the new "every three to four month" schedule?

Here are my thoughts/predictions:

Account-based storage will mean new tabs for dyes and tomes.

Character-based storage will mean that the weapon sets will actually hold weapons, and similar "Armor sets" will be added to allow character to hold extra armor sets without taking up space in the backpack or bags and swap them with one click.

Skill hunter will be made an account-wide title. An option will be given for displaying your hall as "individual" or "account wide". You will be able to display your trophies, minis, etc. in whatever order you choose.

A new quest like the scavenger hunt for the moa mini will be added. It will require that all campaigns and Eotn are included on your account.

EPO Bot

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

Mo/N

18 Feb 2009 at 13:11 - 2

Bring on the storage! I have no space left, and i have only one character.

??iljo

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

N/

18 Feb 2009 at 13:16 - 3

Drunknard changed to use->get points instantly.

More titles.

And more storage yes.

Maybe some new weap skins?

slowerpoke

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2007

Cuba

18 Feb 2009 at 13:48 - 4

more stupid summoning stones and tonics

superraptors

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Dec 2008

W/

18 Feb 2009 at 14:01 - 5

increase money cap in storage to 10 mil
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UTG SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIVERSAL TACTICAL

exploiter

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2008

ign Punk Isnt Dead

R/

18 Feb 2009 at 14:03 - 6

I guess something like added 5 slots to inventory, added new tab for summoning stones to storage

Gun Pierson

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Belgium

PIMP

Mo/

18 Feb 2009 at 14:16 - 7

Great, a topic more than a month in advance, maybe two if it goes live in the end of April. Now we can build up expectations so high only to be disapointed.

My expectations:
* Increases to account-based storage
* Improvements to character-based storage
* Account-based changes to the Hall of Monuments

Zahr Dalsk

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Canada

18 Feb 2009 at 14:25 - 8

A buff for Ritualists to make more skills worthwhile in PvE.

Heh, I don't expect it, just that it would be nice.

R.Shayne

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

18 Feb 2009 at 14:30 - 9

I am expecting storage container's like the incubator thing along the lines of a armor storage and a mini storage in a bag type thing that takes up one slot.

Account Storage improvements - unless they pulled a graphics artist or UI artist off of GW2 to actually expand the storage, I am expecting dye container's and tomes containers that take up one slot in the X-storage.

Another option could be a second X-storage but the material tab would be useless.

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

18 Feb 2009 at 14:32 - 10

The only thing I care about out of that whole update is whether or not I'll be able to manually sort things in the HoM. If that can't be done, I'm waiting another three months for some other update that I won't be sure if I like.

Aside from the content, I would hope that a lot of the powerful metas that have sprung up due to the last few skill functionality changes will get nerfed by then.

Songbringer

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2007

EastCoast

E/Me

18 Feb 2009 at 14:32 - 11

Sorry skill hunter should not and logically can not be account wide. 1 char has all of the skills not every char. If you want an account wide add a title for it. Like Crazy idiot for wasting all that money on Cap Sigs lol...was a joke but seriously don't make skill hunter account wide.

Eduhard

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2007

X Knock Out X [KO]

Me/

18 Feb 2009 at 14:50 - 12

What does "account-based HoM" mean?

Single char titles useless then? or what?

Arduin

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

R/

18 Feb 2009 at 15:08 - 13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Hawke

The only thing I care about out of that whole update is whether or not I'll be able to manually sort things in the HoM. If that can't be done, I'm waiting another three months for some other update that I won't be sure if I like.

This. I've been playing for nearly 4 years without a dye-tab, armor-tab, miniature-tab or whatever. I think I can manage without until GW2 launches.

The randomness of the HoM however is very unnerving. I'd like to pick the mini's/armor/titles which are displayed.

But that's my opinion of course.

Ow, and from Linsey's FAQ:

Quote:

Q: Will "insert random title here" be made account wide?
A: No. I have already evaluated the titles in the game when developing the big title update in November 2008 and I have decided that there aren't any reasons compelling enough to warrant additional titles being made account wide.

mrvrod

Guest01

Join Date: Jul 2006

18 Feb 2009 at 15:11 - 14

Would it be too much to ask Anet for if I just wanted to forgo extra storage slots and just have them upgrade my storage by filling all empty slots with ecto stacks? (pretty please, I'd be forever grateful)

P.S And no cheating by making them frozen ectos either, I waited a whole year for those damn things to thaw!!!

Katyia

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2008

France

any

W/

18 Feb 2009 at 15:46 - 15

I would like everything to be stackable, like inscription, handles...! This would save a lot of inscription slots ^^
Have a book of books where I can put all my tomes

BrettM

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2008

Fuzzy Physics Institute

E/

18 Feb 2009 at 15:48 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eduhard

What does "account-based HoM" mean?

The additions of all characters on an account will factor into determining whether a monument is full or not. For example, instead of one character needing 11 Destroyer weapons, many of which he can't use, you could have your caster character add a staff/wand/focus, ranger character add a bow, war add melee weapons and shield, etc. So even though each character has only partially filled his monument, the monument will be full when considered on account-wide basis.

@R.Shayne: I like the container idea. That could have a pretty big impact depending on how generic the containers could be. For example, perhaps containers for inscriptions or weapon mods. Or containers that can hold collectable drops. (CNY-feast-in-a-box, anyone?

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Shadowmoon

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

N/A

N/

18 Feb 2009 at 15:49 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arduinna

The randomness of the HoM however is very unnerving. I'd like to pick the mini's/armor/titles which are displayed.

None of the monuments are random, there is a preset order to the statues. Of course it seems random when you only put in a few, but once you start finishing, the order shines through. So i wouldn't call the HoM random, I'd call it mostly impersonal really. And I think the sort feature isn't that important, rather get that damn thing account wide working. I want my Survivor and LDoA displayed with all my mains achievements.

NiukNiuk

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

France

P/

18 Feb 2009 at 15:52 - 18

Storage for dyes, minipets, books and maybe something for the armors (like having several "armor sets" quickly available for a character).
...And maybe a few surprises

Konig Des Todes

Ooo, pretty flower

Join Date: Jan 2008

Citadel of the Decayed

The Archivists' Sanctum [Lore]

N/

18 Feb 2009 at 16:00 - 19

Expectations:

More space in Storage

More space in Invetory

HoM account wide

Reward Points

The final Tonic

Skill balances by Linsey

Hopes:
Drunkard into Point system (off topic and won't happen)

HoM being selectable in what goes where (instead of an automatically chosen order)

More weapon for Valor (not too many though - just Deldrimor golds and elite area-only golds *such as Zodiac*)

A Container for Miniature pets (one for dedicated 1st year, unded 1st year, ded 2nd year, unded 2nd year, etc. etc. sorted by year/non-year then ded/unded)

Container for runes, dyes, and tomes.

Tome and Inscription traders.

Money Cap increase

I only expect two or three of the hopes to even be considered.

crazybanshee

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Look out!

E/

18 Feb 2009 at 16:27 - 20

I imagine they'll add more slots in inventory, perhaps making the belt pouch take 10 items instead of 5.

Account wide display of HOM - I would really love to see a 'check' system like when you display a title on your character, so you could 'check' the 5 titles you want displayed in your honor monument, 'check' the heroes you want displayed etc. It sucks that you have no control over it and can only randomly cycle through until you get something that's ok.

I don't want them to make any more titles account wide - for titles like skill hunter etc. it's already too easy with tomes to get the best elites and such on your level 1 character, it shouldn't be automatic. Plus that'll render tomes useless, and I enjoy making money selling them. Other titles like sweets etc. should stay character based even though they'll display account wide in the hom, because they're money sink titles and if someone wants to get it on more than 1 character they should have to pay for it.

I could see an increase in the money cap, both for storage and for an individual trade, although I don't think they'll do this.

I'd like another tab added to xunlai to hold dyes, runes, insignias, and tomes. These things are always the same unlike weapon mods (a rune of sup vigor is always +50, a survivor insignia is always the same, while a sword fortitude could be +25 or +28 or anything)

I could see the use in some kind of pouch to hold the 'written evidence' books like the hero's handbook, shiro's return etc. so it would take up 1 slot in inventory instead of 1 for each book you're holding. Although I tend to hold no more than 2 books anyway, I could see how it would be annoying.

I'd love to have another cross game scavenger hunt like black moa or mox, that rewards people for putting all the games on 1 account. That means the normal people who have their own personal account could make some cash, while the people who have 20 copies of 1 game for xunlai rewards and free zkeys don't get the free cash for it.

Nightow

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Kindred Order of Souls [KOS]

18 Feb 2009 at 16:29 - 21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zahr Dalsk

A buff for Ritualists to make more skills worthwhile in PvE.

Heh, I don't expect it, just that it would be nice.

Define worthwhile for us please. Do you mean more pug friendly like how the mes became with CoP?

If you simply mean to make them more powerful in general, we already have [Spirit's Strength] which can be insanely powerful (100-200+ dmg per hit) with the right skill setup.

I'd just like to see some pvp nerfs reverted for pve gameplay such as the classic Ritual Lord build. As I've said before, why keep it nerfed when Paragons can add godly defense to a party with a single shout?

Improvavel

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2007

18 Feb 2009 at 16:34 - 22

Hopes:

- Inscription system added to all chapters;
- Upgrade and inscription NPC

romeus petrus

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2006

Urgoz Warren

Legion of Doom [LOD] Home of PWNZILLA http://PWNZILLA.guildlaunch.com

18 Feb 2009 at 16:48 - 23

My advise is: Don't get your hopes up.

Crystal Lake

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2007

Mo/

18 Feb 2009 at 16:54 - 24

I want a book bag! YES!

A bag that you carry on your toon with a slot for all the books. If you have the bonus mission pack that can mean you have up to 17 books per toon! A little extra storage in your chest isn't going to help much if you have more than one or two toons, as most accounts or players do. Saying that I realize I probably won't be getting a book bag with the new update.

Skye Marin

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2006

The Seraphim Knights [TSK]

E/A

18 Feb 2009 at 17:12 - 25

Armor / Weapon on-person quick swap storage
Unified adventuring book on-person storage
Minipet storage
Tome / Dye storage

And Hall of Monuments Improvements:
-ability to show all cross-character content / achievements
-ability to sort, order, and display

Off-topic:
-Drunkard switched to point system
-"Luxon Scavenger" that swaps 5k Faction 1:1, Luxon:Kurzick at the cost of 250g, to help uneven queues in AB/FA/JQ
-Ability to spend only Skill Points for Summoning Stones

rick1027

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

W/R

18 Feb 2009 at 17:38 - 26

id like a book bag and the ability to stack runes and inscriptions and mods. thats all im hoping for with the april update but anything they gives will be fine

Stolen Souls

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

18 Feb 2009 at 17:39 - 27

What I expect:

Monthly Tonic
Reward Points
Account Storage: An extra tab for those that own eotn
Character Storage: Rune of Superior Holding
A few minor skill changes
Some bug fixes

I learned long ago not to hold my hopes too high.

sigshane

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2007

Augusta, GA

R/

18 Feb 2009 at 17:44 - 28

I want:

guild-based storage
TWO elite skills on skill bar (and I mean all the time, not just after cap-sig)
a Guild Wars t-shirt
a Guild Wars based fantasy book series
a soundtrack cd
an in-game quest/mission tracker (could be a tab on the "H" screen)

Figure the odds?

Shane

Eragon Zarroc

Atra estern?? ono thelduin

Join Date: Jan 2008

Madness Incarnate

[Duo]

W/P

18 Feb 2009 at 17:47 - 29

I would like to see the weapons put into the hall of monuments become account customized instead of character customized. that way i won't have to pick and choose across my characters which one gets which tormented weapon. (if i decide to fork out enough cash for the other 10 ><)

sigshane

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2007

Augusta, GA

R/

18 Feb 2009 at 17:50 - 30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eragon Zarroc

I would like to see the weapons put into the hall of monuments become account customized instead of character customized. that way i won't have to pick and choose across my characters which one gets which tormented weapon. (if i decide to fork out enough cash for the other 10 ><)

add THAT to my want list.

Shane

Marverick

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

R/

18 Feb 2009 at 17:58 - 31

hmm what I want:

#1. account-wide for all grind titles OR transfer reputation points between chars
#2. donate luxon/kurzick faction as a guest
#3. 7 heroes
#4. transfer survivor title between chars

hmm oh and
#5. more elite areas that aren't the linear and monotonous grind that are EotN dungeons

kthxbye

kupp

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2008

The Shiverpeaks

[KISS]

W/

18 Feb 2009 at 18:27 - 32

- Any kind of GW2 info.

And on a more realistic note,

- Ability to use HoM-costumized weapons across all characters within the same account.
- Ability to display more achievements in the Honor monument (though unlikely)
- 7 heroes like marverick said, It'd be a godsend to all the H/H players like myself

- Any kind of new content, new areas... Something.
- SURPRISES!

I love them, we all love them and that's the main reason why I'm looking forward to April's update. Expecting the unexepected and getting blown away in the end is awesome (as long as they don't, you know, suck) :P

Vel

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

W/

18 Feb 2009 at 18:30 - 33

Storage:
Character Based
1. Book Storage
2. Armor Storage
Account Based
1. Dye Tab

HoM
1. Account Based
2. Need to be at least level 2 in KoBD track for that toom to be included in Account Based HoM
3. Able to choose display (Achievements, Armor, Minis etc.) and their positions on the pedestal individually
4. Tormented or Destroyer Weapons to be displayed on Weapons Monument

New Content
1. Another scavenger hunt so people w/ all chapters and campaigns get impetus to run thru the campaigns "yet another time" to get cash

Tonics & Stones
1. Another set of useless summoning stones
2. Final Tonic from round 1
3. Restart new tonic cycle with old tonics so people can again put [rawr] on slot 1 in XTH to see the conga line if they missed the first one.

Other wishful thinking
Tyrian Bailout Package
1. Inscription Trader
2. Gemstone Buyer
3. zKey Buyer

Misc. Updates
1. Stackable inscriptions
2. Runed up Henchies (At least a minor with sup vigor for level 20 henchies)
3. Better Bot elimination process

Also..
1. Improving number and quality of Luxon JQ Players
2. Long update notes to make up for 3 months of absence. Using extra spaces will help.

Real Wishful Thinking
Hoping to see Sorrow's Furnace refueled or at least the dungeon reused in some fashion with a good challenging questline.

blooQkazoo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2008

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

18 Feb 2009 at 18:44 - 34

Another Sorrows Furnace type area but somewhere in the jungle

street peddler

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

18 Feb 2009 at 18:47 - 35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nightow

Define worthwhile for us please. Do you mean more pug friendly like how the mes became with CoP?

If you simply mean to make them more powerful in general, we already have [Spirit's Strength] which can be insanely powerful (100-200+ dmg per hit) with the right skill setup.

I'd just like to see some pvp nerfs reverted for pve gameplay such as the classic Ritual Lord build. As I've said before, why keep it nerfed when Paragons can add godly defense to a party with a single shout?

just make spawning power do something

micosay

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2008

18 Feb 2009 at 18:49 - 36

A horadric cube!

...and Xunlai Marketplace!

Yea - like that will ever happen in our lifetime.

I just expect the standard updates, plus another storage for the books. That's it.

ele pl

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2007

E/

18 Feb 2009 at 19:09 - 37

Quote:

Originally Posted by slowerpoke

more stupid summoning stones and tonics

This.
12chars

Odinius

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Netherlands

[OBEY]

N/R

18 Feb 2009 at 19:10 - 38

-The long awaited Questing Title (with books so you can keep track of what you need to do)
-Statue for Titan quests
-More stuff to put in your hall (still have those 6 empty niches^^)
-More cross-campaign quests (loved moa and M.O.X.)
-Scrolls for double-triple reputation points instead of XP so we don't have to wait forever for a new weekend)
-Tome trader
-point based drunkard or an added timer
-armor storage (complete sets take one slot)

A lot of hopes for me

Alex Firesword

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2009

Leader-[Fun]

E/Mo

18 Feb 2009 at 19:12 - 39

More money in storage, and points affecting immediatly when you drink some ale

sigshane

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2007

Augusta, GA

R/

18 Feb 2009 at 19:22 - 40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Odinius

dot dot dot

-More cross-campaign quests (loved moa and M.O.X.)

-Scrolls for double-triple reputation points instead of XP so we don't have to wait forever for a new weekend)

dot dot dot

I like these. Plus perhaps some random DP-reduction drops? A guild message board that all members can write to, but only leader and officers can erase from?

Shane