What is your biggest failure

Anon-e-mouse

Anon-e-mouse

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

@ Home

League Of Friends [LOF]

R/Mo

This one was over the weekend, doing UW, fairly balanced team, 1 perma, 2 Rits, 2 monks, Ele and can't remember the other two.. Get to plains, pop the reaper. Perma is set to go left after starting Four Horsemen, the rest of the team goes right. Rits set up spirits, pop a Celery, and an Armor, take quest, and then all 7 of us on the right hand side wipes in LESS than 20 seconds (I even used 2 rez scrolls attempting to keep the party going).

And all the terrorwebs then go onto kill the Reaper. I funking hate that funking quest, it's so 'balanced' team unfriendly it's unreal.

And the worst of it was... we were in NM...

capashen

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2009

The Kaos Order [TKO]

E/

my RL beacuse i play GW

Voodoo Rage

Voodoo Rage

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2008

Sacramento, CA

Geezers

R/

This set of armor...

The Drunkard

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2007

Still looking

Rt/

Paying 25k for a forgemaster run only to realize that I brought 60k...

Other than that, deleting the wrong mule that had a wintergreen spear and a bunch of wintersday stuff also hurt pretty bad.

Dallcingi

Dallcingi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2006

USA

The Black Parades [死人死]

Mo/

my most epic fail was getting randomly hacked and being too lazy to get my pw back.. (if thats even possible i dont know!)

KageNoShi

KageNoShi

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2009

In the shadows.

[SIGH]

A/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zahr Dalsk View Post
Made the mistake of playing with retards who couldn't speak English during the Zaishen Mission.

Shit sucked, since even with chats toggled off, I could still see their retarded shit above their heads.
I made the same mistake the first day Dhuum was released to the public...wasted about an hour and a half to die..all because me and two other person in my group couldn't speak french..

BLOODGOAT

BLOODGOAT

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2007

long a

Mo/

Customized a BDS instead of the other weapon I intended to customize, which was a cheap green.

Not like I planned to sell it, but still lol.

Day Trooper

Day Trooper

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Guild With No [NAM???]

E/Mo

One of my bigger fails lately is doing a ZMish/Bounty, finally completing, and then realizing I'd forgotten to first take said ZMish/Bounty from GToB

Reinfire

Reinfire

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2006

Amsterdam, NL

The Guild of Cunning Artificiers [ANKH]

W/

My biggest failure:

Losing my sin survivor to Whiteout. My party dead, all whiteout's minions also dead, whiteout did not have much health anymore so I just gave it a go. I was only looking at the skills he was using, and therefor didint see that he was wanding me to death with 150 dmg per hit

snoozer80

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

Poland

For Your Entertainment [FYE]

My biggest epic fail:

It was about 2,5 years ago when i was starting to play GW with prophecies. I used to play monk in tomb run with 5 Barage Rangers and 2 necros ( I am missing that time ;( )

So we reached last chamber and almost all mobs were killed only two groups left and those mesmer bosses - The Darkness if i remember good. So i looked on my monk and i found the light in this place causes strange colour of skin on my monk. So i said to myself - i'll make nice screenie of that and pushed the button on my keyboard - 'Print screen' But after 2 second i realized something starnge is going on. My PC just started to shut down quickly and after few seconds has switched of completelly. Why it happend? Cuz i pushed 'Power' button which was next to 'Print screen' And i was newbie and i didnt know about recoonects so i just went to sleep

Imagine all party comments - omg ffs wtf monk got DC @!!$#%$#!%$#!%@!!

That was my biggest epic fail lol!

Chocobo1

Chocobo1

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2007

New Zealand

CoA

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by snoozer80 View Post
My biggest epic fail:

It was about 2,5 years ago when i was starting to play GW with prophecies. I used to play monk in tomb run with 5 Barage Rangers and 2 necros ( I am missing that time ;( )

So we reached last chamber and almost all mobs were killed only two groups left and those mesmer bosses - The Darkness if i remember good. So i looked on my monk and i found the light in this place causes strange colour of skin on my monk. So i said to myself - i'll make nice screenie of that and pushed the button on my keyboard - 'Print screen' But after 2 second i realized something starnge is going on. My PC just started to shut down quickly and after few seconds has switched of completelly. Why it happend? Cuz i pushed 'Power' button which was next to 'Print screen' And i was newbie and i didnt know about recoonects so i just went to sleep

Imagine all party comments - omg ffs wtf monk got DC @!!$#%$#!%$#!%@!!

That was my biggest epic fail lol!
There wasn't a reconnect feature for ages. My internet used to cut out every 20-30 minutes, and playing Gw was virtually impossible.

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

Losing contact with my first lot of guildies.

Like everyone I've merched items, sold stuff cheap relative to today's prices etc

Good people>GW l33tn3ss

Zahr Dalsk

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Canada

Quote:
Originally Posted by snoozer80 View Post
'Power' button which was next to 'Print screen'
...What the bloody hell?

Ghost Dog

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2008

W/

My biggest fail was doing everything the right way, not knowing anet would just let every noob perma their way to paradise.

At least my legendary cartographer was done with actual mob threats.

Anakita Snakecharm

Anakita Snakecharm

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2009

The Shining Blade Camp

Nouvel Ordre de Phoenix [MJM]

R/Mo

Quote:
...What the bloody hell?
Laptop, presumably.

I could see that happening with the way my laptop's keyboard is arranged, though I play GW on my desktop so this isn't an issue for me.

Zahr Dalsk

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Canada

Quote:
Originally Posted by Anakita Snakecharm View Post
Laptop, presumably.
And... my point still stands, though to a less severe degree. So, I will rephrase it:

Quote:
playing a computer game on a laptop
...What?

chaosincarnate87

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

Behind You ;)

DPR

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Drunkard View Post
Paying 25k for a forgemaster run only to realize that I brought 60k...
hahaha ive done that as well... along with the various merching and such i've probably lost 5-6 mil in stupid merchings with ectos and black dyes. but my biggest failure would have had to be my first time running SoO, first 2 levels were cake probably 25 mins for both together, then 3 hours on fendi... eventually ran out of DP removal and /booted to town...

Malla13

Malla13

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2009

Angeldustrial Bonsai Muffins [FFS]

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tifa shadowheart View Post
Done this countless times, usually with ectos after 55ing uw, I have to have a non merchantable item on all my chars to stop me doing it now
I thought I was the only one who did that! XD Sometimes my fingers click too fast for my brain to say "Wait a minute, you still need that!"

fog_of_redoubt

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

logging on and reading this thread.

This game is so done.

Yasmine

Yasmine

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2007

The Lost Souls Of Jugdement [KJCD]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zahr Dalsk View Post
And... my point still stands, though to a less severe degree. So, I will rephrase it:
Quote:
playing a computer game on a laptop

...What?
Uhm, so? I'm missing your point...

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zahr Dalsk View Post
And... my point still stands, though to a less severe degree. So, I will rephrase it:



...What?
My laptop will wipe the floor with most standard gamer rigs. So, your point is moot

Axeman002

Axeman002

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2008

A/Mo

yup a guildy of mine runs aion and GW on full specs on his laptop.

just remembered another of my many epic fails when starting...i decided to try PvP with my guild and i was the broadhead ranger....but i didnt realize i was meant to be Broadheading the monks...so i was running round twanging the ele's and warriors lol...my guild was screaming on vent with laughter and i was like 'wtf i do wrong??'

thats also the day i gave PvP up lol (before someone says i should have)

Zahr Dalsk

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Canada

Quote:
Originally Posted by Malice Black View Post
My laptop will wipe the floor with most standard gamer rigs. So, your point is moot
Actually, the main problem I have with laptops is the uncomfortable keyboard and the small screen - it takes a lot of fun away.

Stop The Storm

Stop The Storm

Keeping DoA Alive

Join Date: Jan 2007

England

Were In [DoA]

A/N

registering on guildwarsguru.com to read idiotic statements posted by the vast majority of members.

Arduin

Arduin

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zahr Dalsk View Post
Actually, the main problem I have with laptops is the uncomfortable keyboard and the small screen - it takes a lot of fun away.
...not to mention the burned bodyparts when having said top on your lap.

dunky_g

dunky_g

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

[SNOW]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Arduinna View Post
...not to mention the burned bodyparts when having said top on your lap.
and doing that makes you infertile.

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zahr Dalsk View Post
Actually, the main problem I have with laptops is the uncomfortable keyboard and the small screen - it takes a lot of fun away.
Desktop replacemnt 21" @ 1920x1200, but then I just tend to hook it up to the tv. Pointless running dual 280's on a 21".

Anyways on-topic, cause mods can't go off-topic..much

Another fail - taking some newbs into GvG for their first time. Think we got wiped in under 30secs, was highly amusing mind.

Im in SPAMADAN

Im in SPAMADAN

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2008

2k09 - golden gvg days

[uMbO]

W/E

merching req7 13^50 wingblade just because I thought nonmax inherent were merch back in my noob days

Buster

Buster

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Elona

Clan Eternal Legion

D/W

Deleting the first character I ever made (elementalist) and not sticking with it.

FyrFytr998

FyrFytr998

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Connecticut USA

[ITPR]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster View Post
Deleting the first character I ever made (elementalist) and not sticking with it.
^^This^^

My first character was the only character I've ever played through as it was meant to be played. No Drok runs. No max armor. No multiple account help. I think I had him up to level 19 before I had a knee jerk reaction and deleted him for a Warrior. Sometimes discovering info on the internetz can be a bad thing, lol.

ValaOfTheFens

ValaOfTheFens

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2006

Warrior Nation[WN]

Playing for 3 years and having only one max title across all 9 toons to show for it ^_^; I have a habit of trying to do several hundred things at once and not really accomplishing anything. I'll start speedbooking soon. I need to fill an HM Hero's Handbook completely to cap my Vanguard rep though and that takes time and $$.

Zebideedee

Zebideedee

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2007

55?? 57' 0" N / 3?? 12' 0" W

N/Me

Not sure if already mentioned this, but here we go, my biggest failure was running out the entrance to Rragar's while asking my team whereabouts they were in the dungeon after coming back from a toilet break. I was so embarrassed. Wine and Gw's has nasty side effects

Also merch'd demon Fangs

shoyon456

shoyon456

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

D/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Malice Black View Post
Losing contact with my first lot of guildies.
Same. I know this sounds incredibly cheesy for a thread thats supposed to be comical, but back when I first started playing they were like my older mentors. I was fairly young at the time and my guild leader and I would have long philosophical and deep conversations all about each other's lives. The other people in the guild were great too. They all moved onto Eve, then WoW. They started moving after the AoE scatter effect and Factions release.

I just BARELY remembered the guild name too, Eternal Guardians of Order [EGO]. I regret loosing contact more because I only really left the guild as a temp thing to get some luxon faction.

EDIT: I actually left to get kurz faction. W/E doesn't matter now. And yeah, he had his own ts server...which i lost all the info for when my computer crashed a long time ago. Last year I saw him on during the dragon festival, and I guess my true epic fail is letting him log out before getting his TS info, or some way to stay in touch.

Karate Jesus

Karate Jesus

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2008

Texas

Reign of Judgment [RoJ]

Me/

Playing UW now that Dhuum and the skeles are there.

Soooooo boring and I never get any good drops >.>

UnChosen

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Karate Jesus View Post
Playing UW now that Dhuum and the skeles are there.

Soooooo boring and I never get any good drops >.>
Failing UW 20 times in a row, with at least 10 of those not getting past even the first room because the monks doesn't know how to prot spirit against aataxe, or some dumb ele decided to scatter a mob using fire spells.

Then completed the whole thing with guild, only to get only two ectos and no good drops.

Red Intensity

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2009

Death's waiting room

Rt/

My biggest failure/mistake: making a PvE necromancer and actually investing in it. Creating minions/spamming SS/MoP while everyone else had a fun role was too dull for my taste, so I deleted it and made a PvE monk. No regrets and I'm performing decently with it in both PvE/PvP.

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Red Intensity View Post
My biggest failure/mistake: making a PvE necromancer and actually investing in it. Creating minions/spamming SS/MoP while everyone else had a fun role was too dull for my taste, so I deleted it and made a PvE monk. No regrets and I'm performing decently with it in both PvE/PvP.
Barbs + AoTL = win

N/Rit>Monks

+1 points to me

ValaOfTheFens

ValaOfTheFens

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2006

Warrior Nation[WN]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Red Intensity View Post
My biggest failure/mistake: making a PvE necromancer and actually investing in it. Creating minions/spamming SS/MoP while everyone else had a fun role was too dull for my taste, so I deleted it and made a PvE monk. No regrets and I'm performing decently with it in both PvE/PvP.
Its much easier to fail at being a Monk than it is at being a Necro. There are so many fail Monks out there. It sucks when you're in a guild group and your monk is a moron. Everyone knows what I'm talking about. Anyway, there's more to being a Necro than MM or SS. You can 55, SV, AoTL, Discord, etc as well. It takes alot of $$ to be optimal(multiple armorsets, 40/40 weapon sets, etc) but in the end you have a toon that will be taken in nearly every party. N/Rt's are better healers than Monks and Ether Renewal Ele's are better protters than Monks. Well...Monks still smite better than any other class

Red Intensity

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2009

Death's waiting room

Rt/

Quote:
Originally Posted by ValaOfTheFens View Post
Its much easier to fail at being a Monk than it is at being a Necro. There are so many fail Monks out there. It sucks when you're in a guild group and your monk is a moron. Everyone knows what I'm talking about. Anyway, there's more to being a Necro than MM or SS. You can 55, SV, AoTL, Discord, etc as well. It takes alot of $$ to be optimal(multiple armorsets, 40/40 weapon sets, etc) but in the end you have a toon that will be taken in nearly every party. N/Rt's are better healers than Monks and Ether Renewal Ele's are better protters than Monks. Well...Monks still smite better than any other class
With the exception of the 55 thing, a hero necro could play the other roles much better than I ever could with their godly reflexes. I'm aware of bad monks in the game, and I'm no different, but that's because I'm still new to the profession.

ThomOfDeath

ThomOfDeath

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2007

Netherlands

The Mirror of Reason [SNOW]

Rt/

Playing for 53 months already and not maxed a single title on any char.