Things you wish you knew before you started Guild Wars...
Clone
that Anet would abandon their original statements that this wasn't a game spent about time spent playing and that they would continually introduce more and more focus on grind into the game.
own age myname
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Originally Posted by Marty Silverblade
That Ettin farming brought in a ton of money. It's a shame I only found out about it after Sup Abs and Sup Vig came down from 100k and 50k respectively. However, to this day I STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN A SUP VIG DROP! 4 years; I would have expected at least one.
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aspi
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Originally Posted by kupp
I wish I'd knew black dyes would go for higher prices in the post-searing, instead of the 1g in the pre. >.>
Other than that, that collector armor existed. Honestly, I think that's it. :P |
P A L P H R A M O N D
That taking a break from GW to play WoW would not be worth it ... does that count?
Yawgmoth
Nothing. Everything important to know BEFORE even STARTING to play was already public information. And everything else I was able to learn as everyone did when everything was new.
I could say I wish I knew how many thousands of hours will this game take from my life, but having played just 1 beta event I just knew it was going to be a huge lot.
I could say I wish I knew how many thousands of hours will this game take from my life, but having played just 1 beta event I just knew it was going to be a huge lot.
Puddin Cheeks
i wish i would have known that all of my max q8 gold items would someday be worth a fortune.
I merch a 15^50 q8 brute sword that at one point was worth 300k 2 years later.
I merch a 15^50 q8 brute sword that at one point was worth 300k 2 years later.
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Originally Posted by upier
This.
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more on topicy:
That I shoulda droped the extra 5$ for the factions C.E.
Neo Atomisk
That it was so much better than Ragnarok online.
I got up to great northern wall, then quit because I couldn't find the lever to open the gate (SEE: Lever was right next to gate). Delayed my best gaming experience by close to a year.
I'm reading the back of the box as we speak
"we killed the boredom of spawncamping, your adventure is created just for you and your party"
rezone
"We axed the subscription fees"
add-ons ftw
We let you play with your friends or ours
Discord
"You'll prove your worth with every battle as skill, not hours played, decides your fate. whether battling horrific monsters or competing at the highest levels of tournament play, it will always be your skill that earns you victory or defeat."
Build/lag/title grind wars ftw
I got up to great northern wall, then quit because I couldn't find the lever to open the gate (SEE: Lever was right next to gate). Delayed my best gaming experience by close to a year.
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Originally Posted by Clone
that Anet would abandon their original statements that this wasn't a game spent about time spent playing and that they would continually introduce more and more focus on grind into the game.
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"we killed the boredom of spawncamping, your adventure is created just for you and your party"
rezone
"We axed the subscription fees"
add-ons ftw
We let you play with your friends or ours
Discord
"You'll prove your worth with every battle as skill, not hours played, decides your fate. whether battling horrific monsters or competing at the highest levels of tournament play, it will always be your skill that earns you victory or defeat."
Build/lag/title grind wars ftw
Trinity Fire Angel
that elementalists should not be running around with swords. i had to run around as an E/W until i ascended.
that Shield of Regen on an ele as an elite is not good.
that Shield of Regen on an ele as an elite is not good.
Phaern Majes
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Originally Posted by P A L P H R A M O N D
That taking a break from GW to play WoW would not be worth it ... does that count?
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How bout wish I knew how much loot I'd get from Killroy's punchout thingy in hardmode. Seriously reminds me of the days I ran a 55 monk.
EPO Bot
That black dye is expensive.
TheRaven
There isn't much that I wish I knew. I enjoyed my newbie days and it was alot of fun running around in a brand new world exploring and learning new things as I went. Sure, my builds weren't the best but they got the job done and my friends didn't criticize.
My worst mistake was customizing a weapon. My first character was an Assassin/Ranger and she used a bow. Not the best idea in the world, but I thought bows were more fun and kept me away from the action and alive. (No it wasn't crit barrage, but that's what my assassin uses today). A guildie set me straight on builds and gave me a set of gold daggers and taught me how to use them. The daggers were a gift so I customized them. It seemed wrong to sell a gift.
Flashforward 3 years.....that assassin has since been re-rolled, i've changed guilds and the guildie that gave me the daggers no longer plays. However i found those customized daggers buried on a storage mule. Req 8 Oni Daggers, 15% over 50, perfect mods. Never give a newbie anything expensive.
Today I never customize my weapons. Just isn't worth it IMO. In PvE I don't think i need the extra 20% to succeed and i risk losing a weapon i may sell later.
My worst mistake was customizing a weapon. My first character was an Assassin/Ranger and she used a bow. Not the best idea in the world, but I thought bows were more fun and kept me away from the action and alive. (No it wasn't crit barrage, but that's what my assassin uses today). A guildie set me straight on builds and gave me a set of gold daggers and taught me how to use them. The daggers were a gift so I customized them. It seemed wrong to sell a gift.
Flashforward 3 years.....that assassin has since been re-rolled, i've changed guilds and the guildie that gave me the daggers no longer plays. However i found those customized daggers buried on a storage mule. Req 8 Oni Daggers, 15% over 50, perfect mods. Never give a newbie anything expensive.
Today I never customize my weapons. Just isn't worth it IMO. In PvE I don't think i need the extra 20% to succeed and i risk losing a weapon i may sell later.
Phaern Majes
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Originally Posted by TheRaven
Today I never customize my weapons. Just isn't worth it IMO. In PvE I don't think i need the extra 20% to succeed and i risk losing a weapon i may sell later.
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reaper with no name
I wish I had known that dervishes were outclassed in everything they can do worth doing, so that I'd have made a warrior instead.
Phaern Majes
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Originally Posted by reaper with no name
I wish I had known that dervishes were outclassed in everything they can do worth doing, so that I'd have made a warrior instead.
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Buns United
I wish I'd known what Soul Reaping was for, I remember my first character being a N/E with all fire magic spells. Once I got to pugging the jungle-missions, one of the people in the PuG I joined asked me how much points I had in Soul Reaping, I replied; 0, I have no Soul Reaping skills. 
Other then that, I wish I'd known about the THK monk strikes, and how fast they'd be over. I deleted that first character there because I couldn't complete the mission.
Oh, and I wish I'd known that by the time I got to playing a monk, that the 55 Protective Bond griffon farm was outdated. Deleted my second character there because somehow 'the build didn't work
' and I misspelled the ingame name.
Fun times.
Other then that, I wish I'd known about the THK monk strikes, and how fast they'd be over. I deleted that first character there because I couldn't complete the mission.
Oh, and I wish I'd known that by the time I got to playing a monk, that the 55 Protective Bond griffon farm was outdated. Deleted my second character there because somehow 'the build didn't work
' and I misspelled the ingame name.Fun times.
DBMan
Wondering where everybody was outside of outposts.
Shake N Bake
That there was a Gwwiki and Pvx Wiki.
DigitalFear
That the game was actually fun back when I played my first two hours then thought it sucked and quitted...
I came back like 15 months ago, far beyond the low reqs, rare stuff and more than three districts in HA...
I came back like 15 months ago, far beyond the low reqs, rare stuff and more than three districts in HA...
malevolence
That black dye were worth a lot ...lol.. I merched some black dye in pre ascalon..... poor me , I was n00b back then...
chessyang
all my friends who i started to play the game would leave me
so man dang nerfs!
PvP mattered.
so man dang nerfs!
PvP mattered.
Anonymous IXl
I wish i knew the skills "Resurrect" wasnt the most 1337 epic amazing skill in the game -.-
Phaern Majes
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Originally Posted by Anonymous IXl
I wish i knew the skills "Resurrect" wasnt the most 1337 epic amazing skill in the game -.-
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fenix
I wish I knew what ANet was going to do to PvP, so I could stop playing when me and my guild thought it was going bad, but decided to be optimistic.
Shake N Bake
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Originally Posted by Anonymous IXl
I wish i knew the skills "Resurrect" wasnt the most 1337 epic amazing skill in the game -.-
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Pleikki
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Originally Posted by EDGEY
Here's one to start off with: You can use runes of vitae AND survivor runes on the same piece of armor. Also +50 HP runes don't stack, and you'll waste alot of money buying a bunch of them to find out the hard way. |
But for me. i wish i knew what was gonna get rare and/or removed from game orso.
Karate Jesus
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Originally Posted by fenix
I wish I knew what ANet was going to do to PvP, so I could stop playing when me and my guild thought it was going bad, but decided to be optimistic.
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I also wish I hadn't gotten caught up in a game that's sequel is going to look ridiculously similar to WoW....especially the PvP (which means the PvP will be bad).
Silverblad3
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Originally Posted by Karate Jesus
^ This.
I also wish I hadn't gotten caught up in a game that's sequel is going to look ridiculously similar to WoW....especially the PvP (which means the PvP will be bad). |
P A L P H R A M O N D
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Originally Posted by Phaern Majes
WoW used to be a good game... Blizz has been shooting themselves in the foot lately. But I'd say it counts
How bout wish I knew how much loot I'd get from Killroy's punchout thingy in hardmode. Seriously reminds me of the days I ran a 55 monk. |
On topic:
I, like many others, wish I knew dye prices before merching them in pre. I sold 3 black dye to the merchant, and then sold a 4th after the Searing in Ascalon for what seemed like an incredible sum (400 gold). Fall 2005, those were the days!
Aba
that of all the NPC's in Guildwars...
Mhenlo would not be killed off....
Mhenlo would not be killed off....
Wyndy
I loved learning the game. Didn't know of any wikis back then, so I was in the dark for everything. Including the first wintersday. I was running around Ascalon seeing presents drop on the ground and had no idea what to do with them. I am sad that I didn't get the first hats though. Knowledge is power!
IamI
That I'd know how much time was wasted creating characters and deleting them half-way through PvE because of how they looked/or wanting a different build and profession.
Also wish I hadn't wasted so much time in Competition Arenas, never moving toward the other forms of PvP; although the character templates were just cute.
edit: I ran something like this for months at another's suggestion:
Hex Breaker
Water Attunement
Elemental Attunement
Aura of Restoration
Deep Freeze
Blurred Vision
Ice Spear
Res Sig
Also wish I hadn't wasted so much time in Competition Arenas, never moving toward the other forms of PvP; although the character templates were just cute.
edit: I ran something like this for months at another's suggestion:
Hex Breaker
Water Attunement
Elemental Attunement
Aura of Restoration
Deep Freeze
Blurred Vision
Ice Spear
Res Sig
Dark Saviour
That whoever that bastard was that told me, "It's alot like PSO", was a damned dirty liar... <_<;;;
I miss PSO...
:-(
I miss PSO...
:-(
June Bug
That there was going to be so many titles to max in the end. (and some costly both in time and money)
That the game eventually would drive me near insane trying to get a mini (Gwen Doll) out of Nicks pressies. xD
That I'd be more afraid of making a fool out of myself in the beginning than asking ppl around more questions, even silly ones. That way I woulda been less in the dark about things at the start.
In all the time I played up until now, me neither. Until Nicks bone charm week, then I suddenly got two of them. In two days. And the clincher is, it was in the very same spot both times in Rhea's Crater. (Near where Nick was). I got a bit scared. D:
That the game eventually would drive me near insane trying to get a mini (Gwen Doll) out of Nicks pressies. xD
That I'd be more afraid of making a fool out of myself in the beginning than asking ppl around more questions, even silly ones. That way I woulda been less in the dark about things at the start.
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Martin Alvito
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Originally Posted by Dark Saviour
I miss PSO...
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EDIT: It's always true that the key decision-makers' perceptions of players' skill level determines who gets into teams and who gets left out in the cold. Just human nature, I'm afraid.
Shayne Hawke
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Originally Posted by Master Ketsu
That PvP would one day be Politics and not skill, so that way I could build rep with as many high enders I could find so getting a group would be 10 minutes instead of 45.
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Hitsukuya
Like other people said, I wish I knew that pre WASN'T the whole game...I spent ages there! xD
Ferminator
That max armor existed.
Aleta
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Originally Posted by Olim Chill
Dye values. LOL.
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keithmcm
When I started I had a very minimal computer to be able to play, using wiki slowed me down beneath a crawl. I thought the word armor meant that the only people I saw wearing what looked like armor, ie warriors had armor. (only had prophecies) . I was quite a ways along before someone suggested I replace my starter armor. (I know I was in the Shiverpeaks somewhere). Also after i spent a long time farming for max armor after a Droks run, discovered selling 1 white dye I had would have given me enough gold.