My necromancer loves his new crimosn ruffled Dracula tux!
Hearts of the North - the next Guild Wars Beyond chapter
Vulturion
Awesome, and unexpected, update - thanks, Anet.
My necromancer loves his new crimosn ruffled Dracula tux!
My necromancer loves his new crimosn ruffled Dracula tux!
Valan Luca
It looks like something didn't make it all the way to Live properly, so the third quest isn't available right now. We're going to look into getting this fixed tomorrow, Joe has gone home to get some well-deserved rest. For those of you that post on the forums, could you please let people know not to kill themselves trying to find it right now? Apologies, but I hope people have been enjoying the new stuff so far, at least. ><; John Stumme 01:33, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
Source: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Feedb..._third_item.3F
Source: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Feedb..._third_item.3F
Darcy
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Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra
Susan Jessup designed and implemented the female tuxedo and the formal dress.
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Lasai
Well, for me this is done already. I didn't create a char, spend time on skills, weapons.. learning to play it.. just to have another craptastic chance to NOT play that char.
I don't want to be Thackaray. No more than I wanted to be a Pac Man wannabe worm or the Asuran version of Pokemon.
Im pretty disgusted right now. I had been looking forward to this.
I'm fine with the purchasable costumes..at least it is attainable and doesn't involve trading umpteen royal gifts in for garbage noob exp scrolls and common consumables worse than Nick gives out every day in Pre for far less effort.
Quite honestly.. Implementation of the WIK and now this gives me pause about GW2 in general.
I don't want to be Thackaray. No more than I wanted to be a Pac Man wannabe worm or the Asuran version of Pokemon.
Im pretty disgusted right now. I had been looking forward to this.
I'm fine with the purchasable costumes..at least it is attainable and doesn't involve trading umpteen royal gifts in for garbage noob exp scrolls and common consumables worse than Nick gives out every day in Pre for far less effort.
Quite honestly.. Implementation of the WIK and now this gives me pause about GW2 in general.
caballo_oscuro
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Though I am always happy for more free content, which is something we've all been wishing for for years, a wedding quest?? Really? We couldn't have something cool like a plot about the Charr or something? And I really don't understand people's/ANet's obsession with Gwen. I really couldn't care less about her and I certainly don't care that she's getting married to some Joe Schmoe uninvolved NPC. This is going to be one sequence that I'm definitely going to skip, though I will be curious to see how this particular event is important enough to GW2 history to be worth making a questline about it (when compared to everything else in history you could've made a questline about).
 Oh God, I agree with this so much. It seems almost like an excuse to make and pimp more pretty costumes. |
Gwen is highly significant to the story of guildwars, as a little girl who followed you around in pre-searing and everyone wondered what had happened to her since. Well Anet decided that since so many people were wondering, she'd become a major force in the story when they decided that campaign 4 wouldn't meet their needs for the game they wanted.
So Gwen became a central character in the lore, escaping from the Charr and being rescued by the Ebon Vanguard, subsequently being in charge while Langmar was away.
This segues into GW2 as the character Logan Thackeray is a central character in the human side of the story and descends from Gwen and Kieran after they help establish Ebonhawke, much liek your gw2 characters descend from your GW1 characters, which is what all this GW Beyond stuff including the WiK and the wedding and the coming episode in Cantha are all leaning towards.
And looking at the rewards for the new content, it looks like they want to help you get more oppressor weapons for playing along and get points for your HoM, so as lame as a wedding might seem to you, there's a benefit in it for everyone who plays.
A11Eur0
Did you really need to regurgitate Gwen's history? Why not talk about her escape from the charr in the BMP?
Here's what's necessary: Gwen's important. She marries Keiran and their descendant Logan is important in GW2. The end.
Here's what's necessary: Gwen's important. She marries Keiran and their descendant Logan is important in GW2. The end.
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I guess my beef is that they're hiding behind the "Hey, you're paying for costumes so we don't really have to give you anything other than that."
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I personally don't see a problem with the costume prices. Then again, that may be due to myself living in Australia, and whilst our dollar matches the USD, we still have to fork out a hundred bucks (or more) for newly released games, and WoW subscriptions cost around $35.
Case in point.
Gamestop pricing.
Count your blessings. >_>
Oh yeah, plus the GW store still forces us to pay in pounds.
caballo_oscuro
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Originally Posted by Lasai
Well, for me this is done already. I didn't create a char, spend time on skills, weapons.. learning to play it.. just to have another craptastic chance to NOT play that char.
I don't want to be Thackaray. No more than I wanted to be a Pac Man wannabe worm or the Asuran version of Pokemon. Im pretty disgusted right now. I had been looking forward to this. I'm fine with the purchasable costumes..at least it is attainable and doesn't involve trading umpteen royal gifts in for garbage noob exp scrolls and common consumables worse than Nick gives out every day in Pre for far less effort. |
As for Polymock, it's just a side-game, bears no relevance to the rest of the story. Just something to do on the sideline when you want a break from all the other content in the game, ya know, those 3 campaigns, Hard Mode, titles, dungeons, challenge missions, pvp, festivals, the bonus mission pack... If Polymock is all you have to complain about you must have done everything else to death... which means you've had hundreds and hundreds of hours of content on the character just to have another craptastic chance to NOT play that char.
Playing Thackaray isn't the end-game, isn't the overall goal of all those years of development and content creation and all your input. Just a little side-game to take you out of your element. Relax and enjoy it.
caballo_oscuro
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Originally Posted by A11Eur0
Did you really need to regurgitate Gwen's history? Why not talk about her escape from the charr in the BMP?
Here's what's necessary: Gwen's important. She marries Keiran and their descendant Logan is important in GW2. The end. |
It's like saying the sky is blue. You can take it for granted, you can dispute it, you can ask why? There's alot of ways to answer a question or to provide enlightenment. Sometimes you need a hammer to get your point across.
RIGHTKaane
I think I just found another quest chain.
I am playing on a character that hasn't even touched WiK yet, working her through EotN. I just went outside of The Eye of the North and Thackeray was standing outside, and gave me a quest called "A Good Deed." (including the period at the end). It seems to be a quest chain to make a gift for Gwen, and it's listed under "Festival Event Quests"
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I've gone and talked to Gwen, then back to Thackeray, now to a dude in Olafstead, and he's sending me to a craftsman in Varajar Fells.
Ok, I've just finished the quest... it's some backstory about Gwen and her mother after a bit of a (fairly easy) fight against creatures from UW. (most of them aren't very high level)
I am playing on a character that hasn't even touched WiK yet, working her through EotN. I just went outside of The Eye of the North and Thackeray was standing outside, and gave me a quest called "A Good Deed." (including the period at the end). It seems to be a quest chain to make a gift for Gwen, and it's listed under "Festival Event Quests"
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After being away from the Eye of the North for so long, it feels good to be home. Things are, for the most part, as we left them. One thing troubles me though... Gwen secludes herself inside the Hall of Monuments, continually staring into the scrying pool as if waiting for some response from beyond. It would mean a lot to me if you could spare a moment to check on her and make sure she's doing alright. All that time spent alone isn't healthy. Reward: 5,000 Experience 500 Gold 500 Vanguard reputation points |
Ok, I've just finished the quest... it's some backstory about Gwen and her mother after a bit of a (fairly easy) fight against creatures from UW. (most of them aren't very high level)
Lasai
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Really? You don't like the idea of variety in a game? The little examples you give are only temporary little intermissions in your normal gameplay. You can still go vanquishing the rest of the world with your favourite builds for the rest of your gameplay.
As for Polymock, it's just a side-game, bears no relevance to the rest of the story. Just something to do on the sideline when you want a break from all the other content in the game, ya know, those 3 campaigns, Hard Mode, titles, dungeons, challenge missions, pvp, festivals, the bonus mission pack... If Polymock is all you have to complain about you must have done everything else to death... which means you've had hundreds and hundreds of hours of content on the character just to have another craptastic chance to NOT play that char. Playing Thackaray isn't the end-game, isn't the overall goal of all those years of development and content creation and all your input. Just a little side-game to take you out of your element. Relax and enjoy it. |
Charlie Dayman
Bah, I just finished the first quest which was fun. Though...
Looking forward to the rest of the quest line being released tomorrow. Thanks for the free stuff, Anet.
Looking forward to the rest of the quest line being released tomorrow. Thanks for the free stuff, Anet.
TakagiNaoSama
I had a huge fan-gasm upon seeing this announcement!! I literally cried. Yes, literally. I'm definitely one of the biggest Gwen fans there is I can't wait to see the wedding!!! Thank you ArenaNet!!!!!!! <3
caballo_oscuro
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The sole reason I play this.. after 5 years of EQ2.. is skillsets. The ability to custom tailor my skills to my play. It is, to me, the singular thing that sets this game apart and makes it enjoyable. I do not like content here that forces the use of a canned skillset on an unfamiliar character... anywhere that they implement it. I mistakenly bought the bonus pack.. tossed the books and never bothered with it. My main is Teofa.. a Ranger.. and that is who I would prefer to play the game as, not some joke of an NPC whining after Gwen.
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This is just more variety, a different piece of content. Nobody is expecting that everybody will enjoy every aspect of the game, it's not built that way.
But with a game this big, the rules change in different places, it doesn't stay the same. You can learn how to play this build, push through the content, get your free stuff and then move on to the next thing on the list. There's far worse things that can happen to you than having to play another character through a little section of the game.
caballo_oscuro
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Bah, I just finished the first quest which was fun. Though...
Looking forward to the rest of the quest line being released tomorrow. Thanks for the free stuff, Anet. |
HAHA agree with spoiler :P
Aleta
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3 costume sets?...
Sigh. I really feel like I'm being siphoned for cash, now. |
Arduin
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Originally Posted by RIGHTKaane
I think I just found another quest chain.
I am playing on a character that hasn't even touched WiK yet, working her through EotN. I just went outside of The Eye of the North and Thackeray was standing outside, and gave me a quest called "A Good Deed." (including the period at the end). It seems to be a quest chain to make a gift for Gwen, and it's listed under "Festival Event Quests" text: I've gone and talked to Gwen, then back to Thackeray, now to a dude in Olafstead, and he's sending me to a craftsman in Varajar Fells. Ok, I've just finished the quest... it's some backstory about Gwen and her mother after a bit of a (fairly easy) fight against creatures from UW. (most of them aren't very high level) |
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Wintersday_Cheer
Charlie Dayman
Anyone have any good screenshots of the new costumes? Curious to see what they look like.
caballo_oscuro
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Anyone have any good screenshots of the new costumes? Curious to see what they look like.
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Charlie Dayman
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I wish I had waited on spending all that gold on buying new gear to match the Halloween goggles.
Thanks for the pictures
dawnmist
Pics are awesome. <3 what I can see...
Any chance to get shots of the backs of the costumes as well...since they're what we generally get to look at when we're playing characters that are wearing them?
Any chance to get shots of the backs of the costumes as well...since they're what we generally get to look at when we're playing characters that are wearing them?
Mr. Undisclosed
Do I need to do the side story in the HoM that came out with the WiK stuff?
Laraja
Woo -hoo! Go go Anet. I've been waiting and waiting... and waiting....... and waiting for the conclusion to WiK and the quests to find Kieran Thackaray.
Thank you thank you.
My only issue? I really wish we had a 'costumer' NPC like the festival hat NPC so we have a place to store our costumes. I want the new ones but srsly, I am SO out of storage space after halloween. I didn't even bother to buy the Shining Blade/White Mantle costumes. I have to be a little picky about what I buy and how many of my toons get the costume because of space.
Thank you thank you.
My only issue? I really wish we had a 'costumer' NPC like the festival hat NPC so we have a place to store our costumes. I want the new ones but srsly, I am SO out of storage space after halloween. I didn't even bother to buy the Shining Blade/White Mantle costumes. I have to be a little picky about what I buy and how many of my toons get the costume because of space.
c1team
Guess I have to finish WiK now? lol
Mireles
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dawnmist
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My only issue? I really wish we had a 'costumer' NPC like the festival hat NPC so we have a place to store our costumes. I want the new ones but srsly, I am SO out of storage space after halloween. I didn't even bother to buy the Shining Blade/White Mantle costumes. I have to be a little picky about what I buy and how many of my toons get the costume because of space.
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The NPC doesn't even charge you the 10g that the Festival Hat NPC does.
It's only if you've dyed them and don't want to have to dye them again that you'd need to store them...which is the same as for festival hats.
It would be nice to be able to add them to the Guild Hall though.
Hyperventilate
Has anyone else had their Miku go absolutely insane?
Mine stopped what she was doing, turned around and fled all the way back to the beginning of the map. She had to run at least half of the map...
There is no way it was lag, since we had been actively killing before and I was taking damage chasing her ass back.
Stupid assassins.
Mine stopped what she was doing, turned around and fled all the way back to the beginning of the map. She had to run at least half of the map...
There is no way it was lag, since we had been actively killing before and I was taking damage chasing her ass back.
Stupid assassins.
Kvinna
Guys, this thread is to discuss Heart of the North, not to bicker about the lack of dervish updates or a place to whine about PvP balance. There are other threads for that. This isn't it.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Sjeng
normally, 4 costumes cost 8,99. They throw in ONE extra costume, that is almost the same as existing mesmer armor, and they charge us €12,99???
Anet is insane. rediculous prizes!!!
Anet is insane. rediculous prizes!!!
Verene
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Hot diggity dog, those are fancy. I just might have to buy those later for my Ele. I've always wanted that sort of royal look to him, but none of the male armors really seem to do it for me. Awesome work, Susan and Kristen.
I wish I had waited on spending all that gold on buying new gear to match the Halloween goggles. Thanks for the pictures |
And as ever, there's people whining about costumes. If you don't like them, don't buy them. They aren't required. Personally, I'd rather spend $10-15 on a costume set every couple of months if they appeal to me than be forced to pay $15 a month just to play the game.
Also, I would argue that the GW store really isn't a cash shop, since cash shops in MMOs tend to be where they sell things that directly effect gameplay and you more or less have to buy them else you will be at a drastic disadvantage - weapons, armor, in-game money, etc. The GW store does not offer anything of that sort.
Mordakai
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Originally Posted by Lasai
Well, for me this is done already. I didn't create a char, spend time on skills, weapons.. learning to play it.. just to have another craptastic chance to NOT play that char.
I don't want to be Thackaray. No more than I wanted to be a Pac Man wannabe worm or the Asuran version of Pokemon. Im pretty disgusted right now. I had been looking forward to this. I'm fine with the purchasable costumes..at least it is attainable and doesn't involve trading umpteen royal gifts in for garbage noob exp scrolls and common consumables worse than Nick gives out every day in Pre for far less effort. Quite honestly.. Implementation of the WIK and now this gives me pause about GW2 in general. |
First off, I wouldn't take anything in GW1 a sign of GW2... they are two different games.
Second, I couldn't disagree with you more. I've player over 1500 hours with my main... I think I know how to play her.
But throw me on a Ranger with a short range bow... woah. Took me awhile to get it, but I love Keiran: "Snap, Headshot!"
Anyway, you're missing out: 5 war supplies, 1k gold, and 1250 Vanguard rep pts in 8-10 minutes.
Yeah, that's gonna get nerfed, so enjoy it while you can...
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When did this become a shill site?
Commentary about the places they diverted resources from seems very relevant to the discussion. Pointing out that GW is buy-to-play not free-to-play also seems pretty relevant. |
Then make a new thread to bitch about those things, no one is stopping you.
But lets keep this thread about Hearts of the North.
Sharkinu
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Mordakai
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Don't worry. It's not.
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Sharkinu
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Source? Or just guessing?
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http://wiki.guildwars.com/index.php?... ldid=2172027
Mordakai
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Rules out Miku and Keiran at least...
Mad King Hero... LOL
tiny_the_tokin_bear
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Not an assassin or ranger... awesome.
Rules out Miku and Keiran at least... Mad King Hero... LOL |
drkn
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tiny_the_tokin_bear
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I usually appreciate people with vast imagination and wishful thinking. But not those that contradict the lore.
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Anyway, I'd think a hero with changeable primary profession is probably the new hero...
asb
Never really related to Keiran, he's always seemed like he just appeared out of nowhere, suddenly becoming lore-wise corner stone for gw2. If I had gotten him to know better through quests/mission first, I could have taken an interest in his life, his character, problems, motivations. The walls of text in the hom and the picnic preparation wasn't really enough, and "battling" alongside him in the WiK didn't convince me to give him my blessings either. He didn't ask us to come with him and solve his own problems.
I hope Gwen catches him fooling around with a female Charr and orders us, heartbroken and filled with wrath, to take him out. Hah!
Nonetheless, I love the free content ANet is giving us. I'd rather have skill updates, but I guess they can't package those as well with their money makers.
Time-traveling chronomancer sylvari. :P
I hope Gwen catches him fooling around with a female Charr and orders us, heartbroken and filled with wrath, to take him out. Hah!
Nonetheless, I love the free content ANet is giving us. I'd rather have skill updates, but I guess they can't package those as well with their money makers.
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Yes, I suppose I wasn't really thinking when I mentioned the sylvari....seeing as they don't emerge for a few hundred years....I've been re-reading ghosts of Ascalon, it's not my fault!
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cosyfiep
love the new costumes, thumbs up on the new quests (though only one of my characters ever finished bla--had no reason to get more than one thru)....
but I guess I am going to kill rotscale a bunch more times so he might actually drop something for me! (one of the others dropped black dye)....dumb bow-----
but I guess I am going to kill rotscale a bunch more times so he might actually drop something for me! (one of the others dropped black dye)....dumb bow-----