Oversized Tonic Warning

Fril Estelin

Fril Estelin

So Serious...

Join Date: Jan 2007

London

Nerfs Are [WHAK]

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During Halloween finale, when turning into a Mad King guard, I noticed a new skill is activated. It displays a skill icon which reads:

Notice! While in this area, certain tonics will convert you into a more festive appearance. Affected tonics are: Abominable, Automatonic, Phantasmal and Sinister Automatonic

Very nice feature to avoid griefers which ruined finales by surrounding Mad King Thorn in previous years!

Anyone found another of these little new game features in the game?

Neo Nugget

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

That was implemented a few festivals ago. Can't remember which one exactly.

Kc Quipor Ultra

Kc Quipor Ultra

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2009

Belgium

TRL

E/Me

i don't get it ....

Fril Estelin

Fril Estelin

So Serious...

Join Date: Jan 2007

London

Nerfs Are [WHAK]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Neo Nugget View Post
That was implemented a few festivals ago. Can't remember which one exactly.
Are you sure? I remember being unable to see MKT during last Halloween festival, when a few golems were surrounding him. Or was it 2 years ago?...

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

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http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10334510


This qq thread of epicness from last year was what got it implemented. They added it during Wintersday for the Dwayna/Grenth statutes.

Fril Estelin

Fril Estelin

So Serious...

Join Date: Jan 2007

London

Nerfs Are [WHAK]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by HawkofStorms View Post
They added it during Wintersday for the Dwayna/Grenth statutes.
Good to know, ty HawkofStorms.

MoriaOrc

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2007

Kinda related, I did see a semi-large tonic (Black Beast of Aaagh) that was not-quite-as but still annoying compared to some of the other ones from previous years. Big enough to be a significant distraction, if not completely block.

Neo Nugget

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by MoriaOrc View Post
Kinda related, I did see a semi-large tonic (Black Beast of Aaagh) that was not-quite-as but still annoying compared to some of the other ones from previous years. Big enough to be a significant distraction, if not completely block.
The Bone Dragon tonic isn't affected either. I really don't care whether or not I can see him or not, but that's just me.

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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It was brought in during the Wintersday finale - then it turned people into snowmen.

Those from the Mysterious tonic are not affected - Abyssal, Bone Dragon, Crystal Guardian, etc.

Fril Estelin

Fril Estelin

So Serious...

Join Date: Jan 2007

London

Nerfs Are [WHAK]

E/

Yep, mods feel free to close (I actually first looked for a thread with title with "oversized" before creating this one , although I think it's nice to know that Anet reacted, but not to prevent all tonics.

Dobermann

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

this dont make sense?

what was wrong with them "blocking" mkt?

Eragon Zarroc

Eragon Zarroc

Atra estern?? ono thelduin

Join Date: Jan 2008

Madness Incarnate

[Duo]

W/P

nothing wrong with blocking MKT except it takes some of holiday fun away if he's blocked and u cant see him. i believe the blocking did matter somehow in wintersday.

Aussie Boy

Aussie Boy

Alcoholic

Join Date: Mar 2007

Australia

W/

Weird I never noticed it and I have done Kam and LA with an everlasting Phantom tonic.
Then again I didn't go near Mad King I stayed in the center of the circle.
I'll check next event.

Fril Estelin

Fril Estelin

So Serious...

Join Date: Jan 2007

London

Nerfs Are [WHAK]

E/

I can see a golem now in Kam AD23. I wonder whether the hex applies only to EL tonics, or maybe in the area around MKT.

Aussie Boy

Aussie Boy

Alcoholic

Join Date: Mar 2007

Australia

W/

Ok I see it now it's if you get to close to him you get the message and then change.
But yeah seams to only work with some tonics as there is a Phantom that's almost on top of him.

own age myname

own age myname

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2007

Minnesota

[TAS]

R/

Well, someone was blocking mad king thorn today for me. He was a crystal guardian from mysterious tonic.

Karuro

Karuro

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2008

The Netherlands, Europe

Mystic Spiral [MYST]

W/

Mad King Thorn still lacks his mobstopper aura, unlike that servant of his giving the quests.

Little Shenanigan

Little Shenanigan

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2007

just curious, but what do you turn into if you use a tonic near him?

Stolen Souls

Stolen Souls

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Little Shenanigan View Post
just curious, but what do you turn into if you use a tonic near him?

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