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Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2007

Rt/

04 Jul 2009 at 22:03 - 41

Quote:

Originally Posted by a-kyle

since we all know that any more talk of GW2 wont come untill next year would it be so bad if they release a pack containing a couple new dungeons, a side story line, new skills and a couple new heros? along with maybe a new class?

That is just what we need! A new class/more skills to balance, more armor for said class, and more heroes to not use.

TSS

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2007

Retired from GW until GW2

A/P

05 Jul 2009 at 16:51 - 42

i bet the next thing they nerf is 600/smite and permaform. no doubt about that.

Mad Lord of Milk

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2009

Dishonorable Hall of Fame

R/W

05 Jul 2009 at 16:54 - 43

They'll nerf all the good skills.

BALANCING THE GAME DOESN'T MAKE IT FUN

Unreal Havoc

Guest

Join Date: Dec 2007

05 Jul 2009 at 16:57 - 44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gift3d

Stop the speed clears, stop the dungeon running, encourage people to at least try playing guild wars.

This pretty much hits the nail on the head for what I'd like to see in a future update sometime soon.

HuntMaster Avatar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2007

Around

Pillar's of Earth [ROCK]

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05 Jul 2009 at 17:52 - 45

7 heroes
1 new mesmer hero
1 new rit hero
1 new sin hero
1 new para her
give each profession a god mode build
add in new single character areas/quests/missions
add in new group areas/missions/quests requiring 8 players
add in a life stealing attack for strength warriors
add in new pets
add in a second elite on the bar (1 per profession)
add in two new pvp arena's. A survival arena and a boss battle arena
allow warriors to dual wield one handed weapons.
allow players to change the names of their heroes.
add in new item skins and new sell items (like zkeys)
add in new quests that reward players with storage panels and credit players who purchased storage panels with enough credit to purchase something else.
overpower everything.
nerf everything.
remove content
ban players for no reason
add a QQ title.
extend the friends list
extend the ignore list
seperate the friends list from the ignore list totals.
fix RA
allow heroes in FA/JQ
allow heroes and henchies in all elite areas
pay my rent next month
add in new armor
add in more benefits for HOM for gw1, who cares about gw2.
add benefits to all the titles
give players two free character slots.
Fix the predictions
Fix the reward system for Zevents
Add more items to the zcoin list
allow zkeys to drop in pve HM non elite areas
add in personal buy/sell shops
increase the buying price of merchants.
add in "summon elemental" skills for the elementalist
add in "control monster" skills for the mesmer
add in "Divine avatar" skills for the monk and paragon
increase the dervishes scythe damage
add in more attribute quests so we can have 300 total attribute points.
fix HM so only max dmg items drop.

I could go on.

TSS

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2007

Retired from GW until GW2

A/P

05 Jul 2009 at 18:00 - 46

Quote:

Originally Posted by HuntMaster Avatar

give each profession a god mode build

worst idea anyone has ever had in the history of the known world.

a-kyle

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2008

A/R

05 Jul 2009 at 18:14 - 47

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChernobylOverseer

worst idea anyone has ever had in the history of the known world.

agree with the worst idea ever

Dratyan

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2007

D/

05 Jul 2009 at 18:25 - 48

Quote:

Originally Posted by HuntMaster Avatar

7 heroes

give each profession a god mode build
add in a life stealing attack for strength warriors
add in a second elite on the bar (1 per profession)
overpower everything.
nerf everything.
remove content
ban players for no reason
add a QQ title.
allow heroes in FA/JQ
allow heroes and henchies in all elite areas
pay my rent next month
add in more benefits for HOM for gw1, who cares about gw2.
add benefits to all the titles
allow zkeys to drop in pve HM non elite areas
increase the dervishes scythe damage
add in more attribute quests so we can have 300 total attribute points.

I could go on.

Niiiiceee........

Yoom Omer

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2007

Israel

One Life to Live Again [Life]

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05 Jul 2009 at 18:43 - 49

The update is not gonna happen on schedule, or will be waaaaaaaaaay emptier than we think.

Nodakim

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2008

Hrvatska

N/Me

05 Jul 2009 at 19:33 - 50

Content.
No seriously,it is like not even one of you wants new content.

Enon

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Taking a dip at Nundu Bay

05 Jul 2009 at 20:08 - 51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nodakim

No seriously,it is like not even one of you wants new content.

Actually I do.

When everybody was so damn excited about those awesome Zquests, and even considering it to be "content", I was the one complaining about Anet recycling old stuff. I really (read: REALLY) do want new content. But it has to be new and I highly doubt that is feasible at this stage of the game.

a-kyle

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2008

A/R

05 Jul 2009 at 20:22 - 52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Enon

Actually I do.

When everybody was so damn excited about those awesome Zquests, and even considering it to be "content", I was the one complaining about Anet recycling old stuff. I really (read: REALLY) do want new content. But it has to be new and I highly doubt that is feasible at this stage of the game.

why not gw2 wont be out for a couple of years....

Lishy

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2008

05 Jul 2009 at 20:28 - 53

Honestly, I still love the ZQ and nicholas.
It brings me places I would otherwise not notice. Like the balthazar statue in maguuma jungle.
And it brings me to bosses I would otherwise not fight either. Like the boss in fortress of jahai.

All we need now is a zealous dragon sword.... Plzzzzzzz anet? D:

samifly

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Girl Power [GP]

Mo/Me

06 Jul 2009 at 05:46 - 54

I'd like to see another SF type build but that would be highly improbable. But it would bring alot of people back, if there was good word of mouth about it.

Scary

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2007

Uhmmmm??

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

N/

06 Jul 2009 at 05:59 - 55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gift3d

Since the number of things they can do are endless, i'll just add some things i'd like to see done.

PvE
Stop the speed clears, stop the dungeon running, encourage people to at least try playing guild wars.
Maybe add some new content, like new elite areas for dwayna, melandru, and lyssa like we've been asking for forever

s'all for me.

Indeed Elite area's for the old Gods would be very appropriate.

Also your opinion about the speed clears I fully understand. However, aslong there are nice items to get that are hot on the market, they will keep existing.
And a lot of people will again quit playing if they cant go for that.
I myself, dont care a bit about ingame economics.
But make the speed clears more difficult rather than impossible would seem a better option to me.

But pls. give us more content and a greater variety of drops, consumables, maybe rare summ stones (not only on HM) that would make exploring so much more fun.

Crash Override

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2009

Georgia

The Syko Mafia [SOMA]

R/

06 Jul 2009 at 06:09 - 56

Just nerf SF. That's the biggest thing, really. The QQ will be immense, but that's only because Anet has let everyone and their RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing dog use and abuse every single mission/explorable/elite area in GW with it.

And a new armor set wouldn't hurt, either

IronSheik

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2008

Wolfenstein: Goldrush

Zombies Go Nom Nom [Nom]

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06 Jul 2009 at 06:14 - 57

No new armor sets, 1k armor=obi armor

New elite areas are what I'd like to see. Highly doubt it, Sorrow's furnace was the greatest update ever in my book.

Cuilan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2008

Me/

06 Jul 2009 at 06:24 - 58

My main concern is new content. Any.

In details, I'd want Twitter integration, Dervish buffs, and something to encourage PUGs.

shoyon456

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

D/

06 Jul 2009 at 06:42 - 59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cuilan

Dervish buffs

Buffs is certainly the wrong word. Dervs dont need a buff, they need a change to Mysticism/scythe mastery similar to what happened to the rits last month.

Its a shame that sins/warriors/rangers can abuse the scythe in ways that the class its intended for can't even touch. Dont buff anything, rework it. Or at least nerf the abuse by other classes. Swing the nerfbat at the right thing.

Arduin

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

R/

06 Jul 2009 at 09:40 - 60

Q1: January - March
Q2: April - June (just had that one)
Q3: July - September (the next update)

So I'd say the next update will be in September, still ~2,5 months to go.

EPO Bot

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

Mo/N

06 Jul 2009 at 10:02 - 61

How about a new item you can get for 20 golden zcoins that increases the chanse collectable trophies will drop if you have it in your inventory?

papryk

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Nancy

The Autonomy[?????????]

06 Jul 2009 at 10:54 - 62

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arduinna

Q1: January - March
Q2: April - June (just had that one)
Q3: July - September (the next update)

So I'd say the next update will be in September, still ~2,5 months to go.

WTF? so for you the already late for more than 2 month skill update was the "big" update? rofl

Xanthe Dashka

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2009

06 Jul 2009 at 14:25 - 63

Next update?

I bet it's in september. That's 30th september 23:59:59 to be exact.
And don't forget it has to be Anet's local time... which sometimes is very different than the rest of the world.

slith

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2008

The A B U S M E N T [Park]

06 Jul 2009 at 15:10 - 64

Shadow Form nerf (its been too good too long)
GvG fix (Bring vod back, bring guild thief back. That way BYOB will be dead and gvg will take more skill)
Change the towns for the pvp areas, much like they did when Factions came out(we could use some new scenery)
Skill buffs/nerfs
New armor/weapon skins(need something else to make my chars cool)
Auction house (get rid of all the trade spam, and let people get their lives back)

Things that shouldnt happen:
More gold for quests mission. (People will H/H these)
New heros (we have enough)
HA map change(its fine the way it is)
New titles(we dont need more title grinding >.>)
XTH (sure it was nice for a bit but it lowered the price of z-keys which i thought were at a perfect price of 5k)

Aljasha

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2009

06 Jul 2009 at 16:15 - 65

if it is truly a pvp update, we (wishful thinking)
may get the pvp arena in vabbi (screenshot in another thread)
might see some recycled pvp arenas with different objectives (kurzick/luxon, ra/ta, hb, ab)
we'll see an all-meta-destroying skill rebalance (for fun).

new arenas would be nice, but i doubt we will see truly *new* content.

Killed u man

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

06 Jul 2009 at 18:00 - 66

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arduinna

Q1: January - March
Q2: April - June (just had that one)
Q3: July - September (the next update)

So I'd say the next update will be in September, still ~2,5 months to go.

This is bullshit, because the so called JUNE update was the delayed March update.

The March skill update was a CONTENT update, but no skill update. This skill update was delayed to June.

Thus, what they did was split up the MARCH update into 2 pieces, releasing the first part (content) in April, and the second part in June.

This means that, if there is no update comming, Anet once again measled out of the "promised " (Big word, I know) 4-Monthly major updates.

Either way, I'm looking REALLY forward to the HA and GvG updates (remove heroes) and skill updates...

Tullzinski

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

Trying to stay out of Ryuk's Death Note

N/R

06 Jul 2009 at 18:24 - 67

The next big update will be the fix to XTH

Regulus X

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2007

N/A

D/W

06 Jul 2009 at 22:54 - 68

-September 31st Update (21:59)-

25/90'd all skills in-game, reduced player character's running speeds by 50% and all melee classes now miss 50% of the time; casters take 50% longer to cast all spells.

Removed the concept of "drops". All players now recieve 1g per foe killed per player in PvE.

/report system's automated penalties are raised to permabanned upon every /report towards someone who's disliked. Players using this feature turn into a skinny little goth boy with black hair covering his eyes, and scars on his wrists for 60 minutes.

The /report command has been changed to /qq for abbreviation purposes.

ElexAio

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2009

Blade and Rose

07 Jul 2009 at 01:21 - 69

I know the next update shall be pvp oriented, but I believe, if in the future a new pve area is added, a dungeon or just an explorable area or two (of eliteness, probably have to beat prophecies) was added, this being the catacombs.

Imagine if there were survivors of the searing trapped inside (I know its been a couple years) and perhaps they might've formed a community. If a dungeon than maybe obtain the aid of those survivors.

Another neat idea would be to create a Legend of Zelda-esque dungeon. So instead of just going through from start to finnish you have to open the way to the final boss. Example of this would be something like you get to a point in the dungeon and there is a crossroads, going each way will go to meet an objective that will open the way to the final boss. This would include a dungeon key. These "openings" should be environmental, not monsters or enemies and such, or even just simple gate keys. They could be, for example, stopping the flow of water through an area to get through, creating a bridge, or something.

The above is probably too steep of a wish but would certainly be nice, maybe for GW2. In my mind, a dungeon isn't just some caverns to fight through but has many such things in the environment. Probably comes from years of legend of zelda games.

boogerboy72

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2007

[Scar]

N/Me

07 Jul 2009 at 01:33 - 70

Quote:

Originally Posted by Regulus X

-September 31st Update (21:59)-

The /report command has been changed to /qq for abbreviation purposes.

this would be an unimaginable amount of win.

Devastating Flames

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2008

The Canthan Defenders

E/Mo

07 Jul 2009 at 01:43 - 71

ppl need to give up on the 7 heros idea it would be great to have but would make the game way to easy it will never happen.

What i want to see.
Kc left how it is for dragon festival looks much better dark
rollerbettle racing brought to everyday PvP
hero battles change to some kind of new PvP WHERE NO MORAL plays the game drop that stupid system base it off of pure kills no wins by who can cap teh fastest
a PvP arena Lux Vs Kur were the size can be 16v16,32v32,64v64,100v100 or something such as last man standing
Z missions,bounty to include every mission and boss in the game
a new sliver of Gw2 to revile itself in Gwen such as a Event or something along that lines(it wont happen but)
Dwarven style boxing in PvP
An arena with a skills deck
and a permanent nurf to crap on shadow form to end it for good
Shut down the Speed clears for once and for all
change the rodgerts back to four second recharge in PvE
and a buff to some eley skills and monk
and better hero ai since that last update mine are stupider that a log in a forest.

i know make one of the dragons in GWEN awake and have the players team to kill such as a small one the dragon outside of eotn the dragon wrapped around the ice coloum make him 1337 strong so he strips ench and hit's throw and blocks or shadow form

HuntMaster Avatar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2007

Around

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07 Jul 2009 at 01:50 - 72

Quote:

Originally Posted by Devastating Flames

ppl need to give up on the 7 heros idea it would be great to have but would make the game way to easy it will never happen.

According to everyone, the game is already way to easy. Might as well get 7 heroes since we already suffer the side effects.

Lishy

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2008

07 Jul 2009 at 02:01 - 73

How the hell does having 7 heroes make the game easier?
What makes the game easier is players spamming ridiculously overpowered pve skills

Puebert

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

Mo/

07 Jul 2009 at 03:33 - 74

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kain Fz

How the hell does having 7 heroes make the game easier?

You're playing with 4 less henchmen....

MoriaOrc

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2007

07 Jul 2009 at 07:44 - 75

Quote:

Originally Posted by Killed u man

This is bullshit, because the so called JUNE update was the delayed March update.

The March skill update was a CONTENT update, but no skill update. This skill update was delayed to June.

Thus, what they did was split up the MARCH update into 2 pieces, releasing the first part (content) in April, and the second part in June.

This means that, if there is no update comming, Anet once again measled out of the "promised " (Big word, I know) 4-Monthly major updates.

Hmm.. I don't think that the first big update this year was ever scheduled for some time besides April, was it? It was, after all, released as part of the anniversary celebrations. And as you said, 4-monthly updates .. starting at the beggining of the year .. so April.

I don't think the skill balance in June really counts as a major update (though certainly a fairly big skill balance by recent standards). I got the impression it was more a cumulative update of the stuff they put off getting ready for / cleaning up after the April content update. So I guess you're sort of right about it being the "second part" of the April update. It's a little misleading, something like "final 10%" is probably more accurate in terms of the amount of work it probably took.

Arduin

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

R/

07 Jul 2009 at 08:32 - 76

Well, the 'big' content updates will be every quarter, like I posted. Regina stated the content update from April qualified for Q2 (April - June), so the next content update is scheduled July - September.

Don't know about skill updates, but as far as I know OP didn't specifically asked for those.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra

I think there is a misunderstanding about what "quarterly" actually means.

If you break the year up into four parts (quarters) this is what you have:

First Quarter of the year: January - March
Second Quarter of the year: April - June
Third Quarter of the year: July - September
Fourth Quarter of the year: October - December

Content updates every 3 - 4 months is not necessarily the same thing as quarterly.

The April content update actually arrived within the Second Quarter of the year. If we said we would do "quarterly" content updates, then we just missed the First Quarter.

Hmmmm, now I've posted this I don't know what to think about the 'quarterly updates' anymore...

So its not quarterly, but every 3-4 months? April + 4 months = August?

Gun Pierson

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Belgium

PIMP

Mo/

07 Jul 2009 at 08:46 - 77

Quote:

Originally Posted by Puebert

You're playing with 4 less henchmen....

I play with 4 less henchmen most of the time as I use 6 heroes. I think however that everyone should have the option to enjoy a team with more than 3 heroes in a simple way without two accounts or without bothering friends to use their heroes.

As for the next big update, maybe in late September. I think they won't make it by that time though.

Abedeus

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jan 2007

Niflheim

R/

07 Jul 2009 at 09:12 - 78

Quote:

Originally Posted by Puebert

You're playing with 4 less henchmen....

Playing with good players is still much, much, MUCH easier than with heroes.

HuntMaster Avatar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2007

Around

Pillar's of Earth [ROCK]

W/

07 Jul 2009 at 11:04 - 79

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abedeus

Playing with good players is still much, much, MUCH easier than with heroes.

Yes but it generally takes much, much, MUCH longer to find. Unless you're playing with guildies or friends and if so having the option of 7 heroes wouldn't matter. Also heroes don't throw fits and leave like lots of people do.

Allowing 7 heroes doesn't break the game anymore than it already is.

Still, it will never happen.

Pony Slaystation

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2008

Cardboard Box

Guilds are irrelevant. This... is...... BUILD WARS!!!

Rt/

07 Jul 2009 at 13:10 - 80

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gift3d

Maybe add some new content, like new elite areas for dwayna, melandru, and lyssa like we've been asking for forever

I would love to see a Chaos World for Lyssa... where everything looks distorted, and it is near to impossible to navigate around. Would be a ton of fun to play.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gift3d

Stop the speed clears, stop the dungeon running, encourage people to at least try playing guild wars.

/agreed