April Update Anticipation thread

Lonesamurai

Lonesamurai

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

Cheltenham, Glos, UK

Wolf Pack Samurai [WPS]

R/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by Arduinna View Post
I'm all for calling them Zoins btw.
/seconded

Zoins FTW!

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

/thirded

Zoins just rolls of the tongue.

Courage!

Courage!

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2008

Australia

Mo/

i havnt played guild wars since about early january this year and the daily quests will prob get me playing as soon as i can remember my password again lol

BurningFeetMan

BurningFeetMan

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

Sydney, Australia

OCAU

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by Wish Swiftdeath View Post
Wait, so whats the bloody point? Who carries around 20 weapons/shields in PvE?

If its going to be clunky and stupid to swap we may as well stick with what we got...
I do. Each of my 9 characters carry around weapons specific for their class. When I start playing a character again, I usually dump the weapons into storage, but I've now got this problem of books and minipets sneaking up on me.

immortius

immortius

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Black Cats

E/Mo

Imagine carrying around a full set of "+20% damage vs <monster type>" weapons.

Yawgmoth

Yawgmoth

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

we know the daily ZQuests will be the same for everyone that day -people will get concentrated around the same things so pugging will be back owwww yeah!

but just think of all other consequences!

for example: HA zquest day = A LOT of Free Fame

also think of daily waves of greens from the bounty boss of the day

what else can you think of?

MisterT69

MisterT69

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2007

Scions of Carver [SCAR]

E/

zoinks scooby a zoin! What will we spend it on? lux faction? balth faction? zkeys? oh scooby the possibilities are endless! (somewhat).

I really wanna see the value of these zoins and how much faction or rep points we get for each of these zoins. (10k rep fac or 100k allegiance fac would be soooo ftw lol)

Apollo Smile

Apollo Smile

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2008

[LORE]

E/Mo

The Zaishen Daily quests are definately the best thing of the update (that we know of )

A day where everyone is grouping together to do Sorrow's Furnace or Kill Rotscale with a cash and Zoin reward....awesome. Its a great way to keep people logging in every day. Not to mention it might coax some people into trying a PVP mode they normally wouldnt for the chance of getting some Zoins.

Wish Swiftdeath

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2007

Mo/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by Apollo Smile View Post
The Zaishen Daily quests are definately the best thing of the update (that we know of )

A day where everyone is grouping together to do Sorrow's Furnace or Kill Rotscale with a cash and Zoin reward....awesome. Its a great way to keep people logging in every day. Not to mention it might coax some people into trying a PVP mode they normally wouldnt for the chance of getting some Zoins.
This

I'm also hopeful that the pvp quests might revive TA...

Vulkanyaz

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2007

I think the dailies are a great update, hopefully it will create more PUGs (Face it, they're fun sometimes ).

mazey vorstagg

mazey vorstagg

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Nodnol

Meeting of Lost Minds

E/Mo

With dailies, I expect the same quest will be given to the whole game, randomly each day. It'll be great because it'll focus the playerbase, meaning pugs will be even more likely.

Drop of Fear

Drop of Fear

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

W/

daily quests for everyone is the best thing that happened since... since... since eotn lol

distilledwill

distilledwill

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2006

Blighty

The Legion of the Blue Blade

R/Mo

Ok, coming around to the idea of the daily quests. Depending upon how theyre implemented, I might actually be quite pleased with this update.

*urge to kill... fading... fading... RISING... fading... fading...*

esthetic

esthetic

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2008

Fantasy Island

[Qtie]

R/Mo

Can anyone confirm that spawning power will be changed in the new update? I want to know whether i should load up on the Spawn runes and Beast Mastery at 200 and see it go to 10,000 in a week..lol memories of sup shadow arts runes...

Gregslot

Gregslot

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Me/

Zoins ftw!

This update might just rock!!


Now... about those spirits...

BenjZee

BenjZee

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

The Overacheivers [Club]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by esthetic View Post
Can anyone confirm that spawning power will be changed in the new update? I want to know whether i should load up on the Spawn runes and Beast Mastery at 200 and see it go to 10,000 in a week..lol memories of sup shadow arts runes...
Is it that predictable?....if so then i would shuttup
nah i doubt it, most rangers have pet builds or runes already
theres not too many viable /ranger pet builds and they won't need runes.
since when did anyone say anything on spawning power beign updated anyway - i believe someones been reading the fake april 1st update

Teh [prefession]-zorz

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

wisconsin

Spiders Lair Kurz [SpL]

W/A

I would like to see some spawn power buffs, even though i dont have a rit, i would like to see it ^^

Dronte

Dronte

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Sep 2006

As we wont get skill balance this month, its pretty obvious that they wont change spawning power either.

distilledwill

distilledwill

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2006

Blighty

The Legion of the Blue Blade

R/Mo

I can see there being some other updates as well as these 3 big content ones (storage, menagerie and zaishen quests). Bug, glitch and graphic fixes. Maybe even bigger changes that arent worth reporting in the "4th year celebration" rhetoric as theyre not new additions but more updates and changes. Not sure if this will include a change to spawning power as, as Dronte says, there has been no skill update.

mazza558

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by distilledwill View Post
I can see there being some other updates as well as these 3 big content ones (storage, menagerie and zaishen quests). Bug, glitch and graphic fixes. Maybe even bigger changes that arent worth reporting in the "4th year celebration" rhetoric as theyre not new additions but more updates and changes. Not sure if this will include a change to spawning power as, as Dronte says, there has been no skill update.
I'm pretty sure that what we've seen is only a preview of what's to come - there's at least one other big change which wasn't mentioned - HoM changes.

I mean in this update they're already giving two long-requested features - Pet storage and more general storage - who knows whether there's even more?

Bear in mind that skill balances aren't that far away given that we're getting the April update later on in April anyway, and skill updates are usually near the start of the month.

Vindalan Mathios

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by mazza558 View Post
I mean in this update they're already giving two long-requested features - Pet storage and more general storage - who knows whether there's even more?
I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but not holding my breath, for a hairstylist or some similar function.

Owik Gall

Owik Gall

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

Guardians of the Light

W/Mo

Has anyone noticed that Anet hasn't mentioned anything about updating the hall of monuments since they've announced it a few months ago? Now, I know that shouldn't be a biggy, but seeing them announce new updates aside from the updates they've already promised without mentioning the hall of monuments update gets me a bit concerned.

Let me give an example:
Storage update: check
Character storage update: check
Anything about storage that they have mentioned a few months ago: check
Pet tamer haven: check
"The Secret Garden"(not the movie): check
Mursaat Tonic (epic!!!): check
Hall of Monuments update: [no word of it yet]

Jensy

Jensy

Site Contributor

Join Date: Apr 2007

Phoenix, Arizona

Blinkie Ponie Armie [bpa]

N/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Owik Gall View Post
Has anyone noticed that Anet hasn't mentioned anything about updating the hall of monuments since they've announced it a few months ago? Now, I know that shouldn't be a biggy, but seeing them announce new updates aside from the updates they've already promised without mentioning the hall of monuments update gets me a bit concerned.

Let me give an example:
Storage update: check
Character storage update: check
Anything about storage that they have mentioned a few months ago: check
Pet tamer haven: check
"The Secret Garden"(not the movie): check
Mursaat Tonic (epic!!!): check
Hall of Monuments update: [no word of it yet]
....

Linsey and Regina both talked about the HoM update at the chat last week. It's coming along with the rest of the update this month.

Yarly

Yarly

Retired GW Player

Join Date: Jun 2006

UK

Mo/

Heres hoping they bring back the eotn pvp weapon and armor skins that were removed too.

kupp

kupp

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2008

The Shiverpeaks

[KISS]

W/

Penis sword ftw.

evilseabass

evilseabass

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2007

10 bucks says the keg farm gets nerfed in this big update...

Yichi

Yichi

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2005

Guild Hall, Vent, Guesting, PvE, or the occasional HA match...

Dark Alley [dR]

Im anticipating a huge letdown in this update. Just my .02 cents

Teh [prefession]-zorz

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

wisconsin

Spiders Lair Kurz [SpL]

W/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by Yichi View Post
Im anticipating a huge letdown in this update. Just my .02 cents

Indeed, more worthless crap incoming.

Raccoon

Raccoon

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2007

Me/A

There better be a hair stylist.

My god. Joygasm all over the keyboard.

Ec]-[oMaN

Ec]-[oMaN

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Toronto, Ont.

[DT][pT][jT][Grim][Nion]

W/

Anticipation ended when it was stated no skill balance this month.

Master Ketsu

Master Ketsu

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2006

middle of nowhere

Krazy Guild With Krazy People [KrZy]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ec]-[oMaN View Post
Anticipation ended when it was stated no skill balance this month.
Seconded. Skill balances are what really changes gameplay enough to keep GW semi-interesting enough to keep playing. Everything else is just gravy.

MithranArkanere

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

Oh,come on! There is a lot of time to mess with skills.

Have you seen the Menagerie video?
There is straw in the ground. STRAW! Liying around! With cottages and fences and all!
And coasts and lakes and even little swamps!
And a cat sleeping over a box! The orange lazy cat! I won't have to goto Shenzun tunnels anymore to see that cat!

How can't you anticipate that? Just think about it! You will be able to have a cat over a box of your own! Do you know how hard is to make a cat sleep over a box? Mine aways starts playing with the box until she gets inside the box.
Now I get to have the cat OVER the box.


There are also other things less interesting than a cat over a box, but they are quite nice too.
I always said that there should be a 'daily mission', so people would go there and the playerbase would concentrate on it.
And see, now that will get done! No more 'what should I do now?' Just make the daily Zaishen challenges, other will do too and you can party with them even if you have no friends in-game. And maybe you can make friends in one of those great PUGs!


Now that I read it it souds a bit sarcastic, but no, really.
The update is great. Everything from Nicholas to the HoM account-based switching is great.
No complains here.

P.D.: I can't wait to make a screenshot of my main character next to that cat over a box.

T1Cybernetic

T1Cybernetic

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2005

Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Uk, Nr Earth

Alternate Evil Gamers [aeg]

N/

In theory this should be a great update (april/june) i just hope that it does not turn out to be a huge let down as some previous Huge update have been, All in all i am looking forward to it though and the new stuff looks great...