Preliminary Skill Update Notes: Feb 19

Trinity Fire Angel

Trinity Fire Angel

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2007

The Desert

Legions of Engalion [自由]

Mo/W

hope ye all have been saving up ye olde ectos for mega profit.
buy at trader now, sell on market tomorrowz.

i wish i was there to see that spamadan chat. as one user already made the comment... countdown to farmageddon.

Killed u man

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Trinity Fire Angel View Post
hope ye all have been saving up ye olde ectos for mega profit.
buy at trader now, sell on market tomorrowz.

i wish i was there to see that spamadan chat. as one user already made the comment... countdown to farmageddon.
You're gonna be pretty disappointed. EVERYONE'S doing the same thing, and noone really needs ecto's.

Who are you going to sell your ectos too? Exactly...

Shake N Bake

Shake N Bake

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2008

Maastricht

点pitterpatter点 [点点点点]

N/Rt

Where is me nerf?!!
And Yes who will buy ectos at superhigh Player Prices, if every1 has them??
Invest in other stuff, while u can.
I am just gonna say ectos can still Be Farmed while other stuff can't.

Trip555

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2009

Destiny Dealers

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shake N Bake View Post
Where is me nerf?!!
For 3 month they try to do "Four Horseman" with a Hammer Warrior on 1 side and a Tactics Warrior on the other side.

They thought a Blood Magic Necro might help, but still fail, so the patch had to be reschedulded for unindefinite time.

Munkypoo7

Munkypoo7

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2009

Miami, Florida, United States

Lunatics Running the Asylum [CRZY]

R/Rt

Quote:
Originally Posted by Trip555 View Post
For 3 month they try to do "Four Horseman" with a Hammer Warrior on 1 side and a Tactics Warrior on the other side.

They thought a Blood Magic Necro might help, but still fail, so the patch had to be reschedulded for unindefinite time.
lolwut? Try creating a sensible sentence...

Also, "unindefinite" isn't a word, and that technically would mean definite, double negatives cancel out, but again, it is not a word...

snaek

snaek

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

N/

^it was still funny. i lol'd.

wit that said...its thursday...so let the countdown begin...

Operations

Operations

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2007

Saint Louis, MI (yes, it exists)

Pylons of Bastet [PofB]

E/

LIES!

There will be no update today! None!

Yasmine

Yasmine

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2007

The Lost Souls Of Jugdement [KJCD]

At what time do updates take place, usually?

Terek Zelta

Terek Zelta

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2009

Vagrant Unity Society [VUS]

W/

I'm in the US, on the east coast, and I usually see updates go live at night. Like after 6 PM EST, but don't hold me to that. I'm not expecting this to go live for a good while yet.

MisterB

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

[ban]

W/

Updates happen when they are done. The time of day varies. Afternoon local time, ~3 PM + or - 2 hours, seems to be common. I'm in the same time zone as ANet. Farmageddon approaches.

Ralisti

Ralisti

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2010

CST

W/

would have been hilarious if they threw everyone for a loop and applied the patch this morning at 5-6AM local time.

apply patch>force disconnect>nerfed

Terek Zelta

Terek Zelta

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2009

Vagrant Unity Society [VUS]

W/

I'm just excited about finally making a tactics warrior. I don't know if any of you have noticed, but people don't like it when you spec 12 tactics and run Shield's Up, Watch Yourself and Soldier's Stance anymore...

AngelWJedi

AngelWJedi

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2008

orlando,florida

Society of Souls [Argh]

Rt/E

yes the count down begins! i cant wait to see groups of sins crying. xD so if the farming builds are nerfed bad enough to not be usable, will the price of cons go up or down?

Trinity Fire Angel

Trinity Fire Angel

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2007

The Desert

Legions of Engalion [自由]

Mo/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by Killed u man View Post
You're gonna be pretty disappointed. EVERYONE'S doing the same thing, and noone really needs ecto's.

Who are you going to sell your ectos too? Exactly...
its too late for me... i didn;t stockpile. its 2.44am here in australia and i am on nightshift. no gws for me until 8am. ummm... yeah.. everyone has already stockpiled all their ecto's from 2 years of SF/ursan/600 abuse.

good point. +1

Munkypoo7

Munkypoo7

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2009

Miami, Florida, United States

Lunatics Running the Asylum [CRZY]

R/Rt

Quote:
Originally Posted by AngelWJedi View Post
yes the count down begins! i cant wait to see groups of sins crying. xD so if the farming builds are nerfed bad enough to not be usable, will the price of cons go up or down?
I'd assume they'd drop a tiny bit, nothing major though.

Why..?
Less materials being pumped in
Far Less people using cons in total

I find it really difficult to see that their value would rise... not to mention the excess consumables people are already going to have post-update = surge in supply + low demand...

ToriSama

ToriSama

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2008

Fashionistas Wear [DKNY]

E/Rt

I can see it now... all the permas lying on the floor next to their computers in the fetal position... their eyes fixed on those scrolling green words...

A new build of Guild Wars is available...
A new build of Guild Wars is available...
A new build of Guild Wars is available...
A new build of Guild Wars is available...
A new build of Guild Wars is available...

teehee

Phaern Majes

Phaern Majes

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2005

Anywhere but up

The Panserbjorne [ROAR]

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by ToriSama View Post
I can see it now... all the permas lying on the floor next to their computers in the fetal position... their eyes fixed on those scrolling green words...

A new build of Guild Wars is available...
A new build of Guild Wars is available...
A new build of Guild Wars is available...
A new build of Guild Wars is available...
A new build of Guild Wars is available...

teehee
Gave me a good laugh. Too true though, they'll probably refuse to shut Guild Wars off for the next 2-3 days and farm as much as they can before grabbing the new build.

Regulus X

Regulus X

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2007

N/A

D/W

Farmaggeddon's supposed to start today, amirite? *Looks at the sky and sees a giant nerf meteor labelled "February Update" Yep! It's on the move. Farming will no longer exist soon, and all the affected farming outposts will become as desolate as ever; almost as if an actual meteor hit them. I hope that Anet actually decides to re-design all famous farming outposts to look like they've actually been struck by a meteor because once this update lands I have a feeling it'll wipe out the populous. The only ones left will be the haters, and their H/H who will need to be ready to go on the hunt with them... because nobody else will. Finally, those henchmen will get some love and attention again. I hope ya'll have guilds with.. y' know.. "active" members because otherwise you'll need to be looking for the ones standing in ranks throughout the town/outpost in green text.

Martin Alvito

Martin Alvito

Older Than God (1)

Join Date: Aug 2006

Clan Dethryche [dth]

I believe you are booted after a certain number of hours. Last time I checked myself, it was twelve.

They learned this lesson when people refused to update after the Prot Bond nerf.

Essence Snow

Essence Snow

Unbridled Enthusiasm!

Join Date: Nov 2009

EST

DPR

Quote:
I believe you are booted after a certain number of hours. Last time I checked myself, it was twelve.
I still managed to go afk for 3 days for canthan new years w/o kick.

Del

Del

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2009

In a van, down by the river.

RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO if I know, ask Lynette.

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Essence Snow View Post
I still managed to go afk for 3 days for canthan new years w/o kick.
i do believe he meant 12 hours after an update.

Tenebrae

Tenebrae

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2007

Spain

LHV

R/N

Ectos are 9,5k now hahahaha i can smell fear !

MisterB

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

[ban]

W/

The lack of ANet's view on invulnerability in general was mildly annoying in this announcement. ANet introduced permanent easy invulnerability(Yes, I know it's not complete invulnerability.) in the first place, left it in the game for months (more than a year), but have chosen(maybe? They didn't say...) to change that. Calling this a preliminary skill update without defining what mechanics they find acceptable in that respect sort of removes the preliminary part. I would have liked to see their general views on the subject, but I suppose they will address that after the fact for whatever reason.

Essence Snow

Essence Snow

Unbridled Enthusiasm!

Join Date: Nov 2009

EST

DPR

Quote:
Originally Posted by Del View Post
i do believe he meant 12 hours after an update.
Completely possible..I was not thinking in terms of that.

Ralisti

Ralisti

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2010

CST

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Essence Snow View Post
I still managed to go afk for 3 days for canthan new years w/o kick.
he meant, after a new build. So a new build comes out, thats when the "timer" starts.

vamp08

vamp08

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

PA, USA

[COPY]

D/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin Alvito View Post
I believe you are booted after a certain number of hours. Last time I checked myself, it was twelve.

They learned this lesson when people refused to update after the Prot Bond nerf.
Or they will just restart the servers when the new build is ready, and ninja the new build in.

Ralisti

Ralisti

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2010

CST

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by vamp08 View Post
Or they will just restart the servers when the new build is ready, and ninja the new build in.

just payed 20k for your slavers exile run during FArmageddon, and a new build becomes available...........all of the sudden

BAM:

Error code 007: Your connection to the server was lost. Please check your internet connection.

To Chicken To Die

To Chicken To Die

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Mo/

We should vote so A-net makes the day SF gets nerfed a holiday once a year. The liberation of shadow form. We can have events like kick the perma to work on our skill title

So how long are they gone make us wait? Hope they don't lag or disconnect during uploading

wetwillyhip

wetwillyhip

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2006

USA, Southern California, Orange County

Tyrian Elements [TyE]

R/Mo

it will be like the 4th of July! ....freedom from invinci sins ruling the guild wars colonies. the 25th of February is the new holiday.

Trinity Fire Angel

Trinity Fire Angel

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2007

The Desert

Legions of Engalion [自由]

Mo/W

i can just see the new messages in ToA now... 55 Monk LF SS Necro

AOD_EaSyKiLL

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2006

Angels of Death

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Trinity Fire Angel View Post
i can just see the new messages in ToA now... 55 Monk LF SS Necro
Skeleton of Dhuum says hai

Trinity Fire Angel

Trinity Fire Angel

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2007

The Desert

Legions of Engalion [自由]

Mo/W

sorry, last time i did UW was about 3 months ago when i was finishing off my ecto collection for chaos gloves. which was 600/smite with hero.

The-Bigz

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2010

Cause you think I troll doesn't make my point less valid

We Roll Pros [POD]

A/W

You guys are making way too big of a deal out of this.

LF 7 more W/A with DBS to run THUMPWAY.

Hyperventilate

Hyperventilate

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2007

Somewhere in California

I Gots A Crayon [Blue]

Me/Mo

Anet has refused to acknowledge the crappy status of their servers...


Maybe this is their way of fixing it? You know the second the update goes live there will be a massive amount of assassins being deleted. The ones fortunate enough to have loaded the new build, that is.

MisterB

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

[ban]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by AOD_EaSyKiLL View Post
Skeleton of Dhuum says hai
Skeletons of Dhuum are overrated. They are not invulnerable, they can be killed, and they have weaknesses.

Abedeus

Abedeus

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jan 2007

Niflheim

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by MisterB View Post
Skeletons of Dhuum are overrated. They are not invulnerable, they can be killed, and they have weaknesses.
http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bone_Spike

Hai.

AOD_EaSyKiLL

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2006

Angels of Death

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by MisterB View Post
Skeletons of Dhuum are overrated. They are not invulnerable, they can be killed, and they have weaknesses.
None of which can be countered by a 55 monk in the open.


Most likely, assuming major nerfage, it will be:

"SoS Rit SpeedClear LF 2 more to go"

4 pairs of Rits Duoing each area.

MisterB

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

[ban]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Abedeus View Post
An "invinci-monk" doesn't need to be at 55 health. That skill and Flurry of Splinters can be countered. I still wouldn't run a 55 monk in UW because it's just annoying and more difficult than other options since ANet has put in 2 foes that target the build with "hard" counters. But I don't believe it is impossible to defeat them as Mo/ using low health variants of PS farming.

This is off-topic. A 55/SS duo is unlikely to be a popular group for UW because of player perceptions like those you two have expressed.

AOD_EaSyKiLL

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2006

Angels of Death

Mo/

If a 55 monk isn't at 55 health or less, he is no longer a 55 monk.

AngelWJedi

AngelWJedi

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2008

orlando,florida

Society of Souls [Argh]

Rt/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Munkypoo7 View Post
I'd assume they'd drop a tiny bit, nothing major though.

Why..?
Less materials being pumped in
Far Less people using cons in total

I find it really difficult to see that their value would rise... not to mention the excess consumables people are already going to have post-update = surge in supply + low demand...
aww man. i farmed my butt off to make some BU's to sell. *sigh* should have sold them yesterday.