Wanna be rich ?

veteran_player

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

ATF

03 Jan 2011 at 10:28 - 1

So I am ready to go but I have all this stuff............

I considered giving it away at random, but, then I had a better idea.........

I don't want to give 5+ years worth of accumulated stuff to some SF / SoS / Discord dependent scrub.........

I want to give it to some peeps that deserve it........

I am issuing a challenge. It's open to all comers. (Unless you are on my ignore list, as there is no way for you to contact me)

The reward is an entire storage box full of goodies. It may not seem like much in the current GW where SF sins are pulling stacks of ecto out of UW every week....... but it's still considerable. Check the image attached to this post for the specifics..........

The challenge is simple.........

Beat Dhuum in Hard Mode.

But there are some rules:

1. All members of the party must be human. No bots. I will take 1/8 party slots and I will play along with you. I will play any class you like but I will not heal you or lead you.

2. No consumables of any kind are allowed. This includes everything. No cupcakes, no candy canes no nothing.

3. The party may not split up.

4. No member of the party may bring Shadowform.

5. No spirits allowed.

6. No more than 2 of any single class may be present.

One addendum : If the Dervish update comes out before someone takes the prize, and, if the Dervish update turns them into something superOP then rules will be made to counter that.

If you are up for it leave your screen name in a reply here. Please don't PM me here or in game. First come first serve. I will contact you within 24 hours of your reply. You must be ready to go within 48 hours of that reply.

I will continue this contest until someone wins,or, until lack of interest ensues.

If you try and fail you are welcome to put your name on the list again; however you cannot be in another group until your turn comes up.

I will not discuss this in game, except when I contact you inititally, or, when the challenge takes place.

My friends and I have done this more than once.

Winner takes all. If you win I will give everything pictured to the party leader, who can divvy it up any way they choose. (as well as 10k alcohol which is not pictured)

It shouldn't be hard at all for all you "Pro" players out there.........

I look forward to hearing from you !

PS. I will not play with abusive or arrogant people. Please be nice and keep it clean.

WowThatsMe

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2009

Australia

D/A

03 Jan 2011 at 10:54 - 2

Just a question, is this to be done with just my heroes and henchman, or can i bring a friend? Just curious as to how it works, once you've replied put me on the list and I'll come up with some builds that I will use.
IGN: I Have A Steady Aim

Thanks

veteran_player

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

ATF

03 Jan 2011 at 10:58 - 3

Quote:

Originally Posted by WowThatsMe

Please read rule 1.

If you still want to be on the list please re-reply.

ecknine

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Belgium

N/A

03 Jan 2011 at 11:09 - 4

I'll give it a shot

IGN: I Motion I

veteran_player

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

ATF

03 Jan 2011 at 11:12 - 5

Quote:

Originally Posted by ecknine

I'll give it a shot

IGN: I Motion I Yay first conestant!

Get your buddies together. I will PM you in game within 24 hours to set it up. You will have to be ready to go within 48 hours from the time I contact you. You can pick the time.

Good Luck !

AndroBubbles

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2009

Mo/

03 Jan 2011 at 11:14 - 6

An interesting challenge, though you immediately rule out ritualists by default, since even before the SoS gimmick, many of their skills were already dependent on at least one spirit to achieve maximum efficacy. You also rule out ranger spirits. I think you should change the wording slightly to reflect your (apparent) intention of discouraging gimmicks, or are the regular builds that existed before these gimmicks also unacceptable by default? I don't often see restoration ritualists or barrage rangers attempting UW.

I do realize that a ritualist is hardly required to complete the task you've set forth, but your conditions inherently limit our creativity.

Ixillius

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2007

Weeping Stone island

Empire of Xone [EoX]

D/N

03 Jan 2011 at 11:14 - 7

What are the rules regarding Imbagons?

IGN ixillius runeburn

WowThatsMe

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2009

Australia

D/A

03 Jan 2011 at 11:19 - 8

ok so 8 human players, lol

Put me on that list
IGN: I Have A Steady Aim (just so you remember) =P

veteran_player

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

ATF

03 Jan 2011 at 11:20 - 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndroBubbles View Post

Sorry, no spirits allowed. Rits and Rangers have plenty of options.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ixillius

What are the rules regarding Imbagons? There are no rues regarding Imbagons. Paragons, as always, are most welcome! No more than 2 of any class tho.

Guildwarzrocks

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2009

R/Mo

03 Jan 2011 at 11:35 - 10

I'll give it a shot =D
It shall be a good challenge which I am willing to take.
IGN - Lash Out And Kill

Katinka

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Mar 2007

[GOT]

03 Jan 2011 at 11:46 - 11

i will give it a try with my guild

ign: I Stalfos

vitorvdp_68

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2010

03 Jan 2011 at 12:09 - 12

This is great.. for people who have guilds, for other common folks it's not really possible.
Couldn't you take out like 2 stacks of those shiny ecto and make an easier competition, like a trivia game in an outpost?

Edit: could you post an IGN, please?

hxc slash

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2011

03 Jan 2011 at 12:29 - 13

This is epic.

IGN: Hxc Ansatsusha

jague

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2010

[GOTD]

03 Jan 2011 at 12:33 - 14

could alrdy be too late, but i want to give it a try, will find enough guildies to try this amazing challenge.

Too bad that we loose another great player, but it's an amazing opportunity for others=D

ing: Jague War

Y0ggi

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2008

Fury

A/W

03 Jan 2011 at 12:46 - 15

Count me and my guild in.
IGN: Darknes Lives Again

thedukesd

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2009

03 Jan 2011 at 13:11 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by veteran_player View Post

3. The party may not split up.

What exactly u want to say by this?
1) they don't split so that only some of them are doing some quests will other are doing other quests in the same time
or
2) they don't split at all this means not even a defense on 2 sides while all of them are doing the same quest (let's just say like 4h is usually done;that means doing 4h with an center defense; in this case Servants of Grenth might be a problem cause well u will have noone near King Frozenwind or Reaper of the Ice Wastes (probably the first one) )

If you want a real challenge disallow the emo also. Why? Well you disallowed spirits (probably cause you think they are overpowered), emo is also overpowered (by disallowing all the spirits you disallowed a st rt so i find it fair to disallow emo also in this case).
If emos are not disallowed I'm not interested.

Quote: Originally Posted by veteran_player View Post

2. No consumables of any kind are allowed. This includes everything. No cupcakes, no candy canes no nothing. Based on this I understand that resurrection scrolls are also disallowed.

If it's 2) at my first question then well I would want you to solo tank (that means no emo)

. Why? So i can blame you if the party fails

. (cause u probably lost some aggro in Servants of Grenth and cause the party was disallowed to split noone was with king or with reaper and they were also disallowed to split to go and keep king/reaper alive). I'm joking and I'm not joking.

Quote:

Originally Posted by veteran_player

5. No spirits allowed. By this you strike badly the rits and their bar. You kinda force them to use energy management from other classes and also you kinda stopped them from acting as healers with their own skills (or they will need a battery).

Nekodesu

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2009

03 Jan 2011 at 14:06 - 17

Is this still open, or have anybody already won?

DigitalFear

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2009

My mother's basement.

Me/

03 Jan 2011 at 14:19 - 18

So, is Ether Renewal allowed or not?

Edit:And how are you not making this look like a RMT transfer? (it is a large amount of money and items traded to one account)

Either way, I'll try this with some friends.

IGN = I Just Blew You Up

salvatore888

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

WTB 20/20 Dragon Staves|prenerf Dragon Staves

03 Jan 2011 at 15:15 - 19

I'll take the challenge!

Salva Tore Sanctuum

Coast

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

Belgium

Whats Going On [sup]

Mo/

03 Jan 2011 at 15:22 - 20

I'll take the challenge
ign: Coast Monk

Jan Breydel

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2006

Musscles From Brussels

Mo/R

03 Jan 2011 at 15:30 - 21

challenge accepted: ign spartan mercenary

Khardlif

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2009

Poland [GMT +1]

Electric Extended Edition 르 [naO]

03 Jan 2011 at 16:41 - 22

i will give it a try with my guild
ign commander khardlif
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MEGAMETAL

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2009

03 Jan 2011 at 17:08 - 23

Right so Imbagons can play and Rits can't.....
How are imbagons less "n00bish" than rits? Or how are they more skill requiring than rits?

And what about if there are 2 imbagons and a warrior who is playing as imbagon aswell? Or a mesmer who is playing as a bonder monk considering there are 2 monks already? Are bonds allowed at all?

And why don't you band the emo aswell? :P
That's overpowered compared to the rits.

Plus redefine splitting as you can't do the wastes w/o no splitting. :P

HigherMinion

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2008

East Anglia, UK

Order of [Thay]

03 Jan 2011 at 17:18 - 24

Quote:

Originally Posted by MEGAMETAL

Plus redefine splitting as you can't do the wastes w/o no splitting. :P
Why do people find this so hard to understand?

No splitting.

You, go do wastes. You, go do mnts. You two in Vale. Meet back at Plains for a gangbang.

^Can't do that.

Ungle

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2009

IGN - Valentina Deinhamer

[ShoT]

03 Jan 2011 at 17:28 - 25

Ill take challenge
IGN Valentina Deinhamer

Mr Wolfbane

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2009

SoDD

03 Jan 2011 at 17:53 - 26

Quote:

Originally Posted by HigherMinion

Why do people find this so hard to understand?

No splitting.

You, go do wastes. You, go do mnts. You two in Vale. Meet back at Plains for a gangbang.

^Can't do that. I understand that, but how about splitting in 1 area, for example plains, can you split as in 4-4 or 6-2 w/e 7-1 to hold either side during 4horsemen?

novawhiz

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

03 Jan 2011 at 18:08 - 27

I dont understand.. theres no time limit or anything? So is it just first post first serve. I dont see why any group of 8 people couldnt do hm UW, it would just take a good bit of time, especially to be safe.

And if its 8 humans only, does the person who posted here just decide how to alott the cash + goodies.

And when you say no splitting up, first of all why not? and secondly does that count for 4horses as well?

vitorvdp_68

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2010

03 Jan 2011 at 18:19 - 28

Just divide all that stuff into packages and make a normal giveaway. The person who wins this your way will hardly be a standout from the "Discord and SF scrubs".

Wisdom Steals

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2009

London

G으su [G스M트]

Me/A

03 Jan 2011 at 18:30 - 29

IF no one has won yet, i'd like a go

IGN: Rules of a sin

novawhiz

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

03 Jan 2011 at 18:34 - 30

Quote:

Originally Posted by vitorvdp_68

Just divide all that stuff into packages and make a normal giveaway. The person who wins this your way will hardly be a standout from the "Discord and SF scrubs". Yeah to me itd make sense to let this run for a couple weeks and give every person in every successful team a stack and an item or something instead of just blowing it all on the first guy to do it (whos probably stacked already).

But the ironic part is that whoever wins this is undoubtedly an "sf scrub" cause thats how UW has been done for the past 2 years and you wouldnt be experienced with UW/dhuum if you werent an "sf scrub". And i dunno why SF + spirits were the only only ones randomly chosen out of the pool of overused and overpowered skills, but i guess its his competition so hell do whatever. jus kinda sad

vitorvdp_68

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2010

03 Jan 2011 at 18:45 - 31

Quote:

Originally Posted by novawhiz

Yeah to me itd make sense to let this run for a couple weeks and give every person in every successful team a stack and an item or something instead of just blowing it all on the first guy to do it (whos probably stacked already).

But the ironic part is that whoever wins this is undoubtedly an "sf scrub" cause thats how UW has been done for the past 2 years and you wouldnt be experienced with UW/dhuum if you werent an "sf scrub". And i dunno why SF + spirits were the only only ones randomly chosen out of the pool of overused and overpowered skills, but i guess its his competition so hell do whatever. jus kinda sad /mythoughts

The "SF scrubs" will most likely be able to win this while people who have no experience with SF will have no experience with UW in general. So people who aren't able to complete the challenge will be generally more needy of all those shiny prizes. For example, me

Min

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Oct 2010

03 Jan 2011 at 18:48 - 32

Ill take challenge
IGN: Warrior Term
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HigherMinion

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2008

East Anglia, UK

Order of [Thay]

03 Jan 2011 at 18:51 - 33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Wolfbane

I understand that, but how about splitting in 1 area, for example plains, can you split as in 4-4 or 6-2 w/e 7-1 to hold either side during 4horsemen? Of course. There are a few methods of doing 4Horsemen, and most of those involve "splitting" a fraction. But it is also possible to do it with everyone in the same compass range.

ecknine

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Belgium

N/A

03 Jan 2011 at 18:55 - 34

Quote:

Originally Posted by vitorvdp_68

Just divide all that stuff into packages and make a normal giveaway. The person who wins this your way will hardly be a standout from the "Discord and SF scrubs". Well, I'm first in line to try it (he still has to contact me though) but I don't even know what Discord/SF scrubs mean... I have never defeated Dhuum before or did all UW quests. My HoM is at 9/50 atm so... I could really appreciate that money at the moment

The sad thing indeed is that I know of some people who entered in the list that are already filthy rich and do not need this money at all..

Dark Assiss

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2010

Desolation Lords [DL]

E/A

03 Jan 2011 at 18:59 - 35

I'm up for it

IGN: Dark Assiss
GMT +1

novawhiz

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

03 Jan 2011 at 19:00 - 36

Quote:

Originally Posted by ecknine

Well, I'm first in line to try it (he still has to contact me though) but I don't even know what Discord/SF scrubs mean... I have never defeated Dhuum before or did all UW quests. My HoM is at 9/50 atm so... I could really appreciate that money at the moment

The sad thing indeed is that I know of some people who entered in the list that are already filthy rich and do not need this money at all.. exactly. sorry to say, if you have never even done uw NM, you will never do it first try HM + dhuum

Shade Evenstar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2010

Kamadan ae dis 1 [The netherlands]

Canabiz Culture[叫己口]

A/E

03 Jan 2011 at 19:05 - 37

I will try the challange

LifeInfusion

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

in the midline

E/Mo

03 Jan 2011 at 19:24 - 38

Quote:

Originally Posted by vitorvdp_68 View Post

/mythoughts

The "SF scrubs" will most likely be able to win this while people who have no experience with SF will have no experience with UW in general. So people who aren't able to complete the challenge will be generally more needy of all those shiny prizes. For example, me

Uh no. Not everyone does UW with SF. And those who have been around long enough have done it without the EoTN skills as well.

It's a bad way to go about distributing his wealth seeing how it doesn't make bad players better, I agree, but it's his prerogative.

Regardless, it's a lot harder without ST, Obsidian Flesh/SF. Imbagons need adrenaline to pump out SY! but they aren't that much better (skillwise) than ST rits.

If it were up to me, I would make it only PvP legal skills (i.e. no skills with PvP split) so that it rules out spirits, ER eles, and Imbagons as well as sin spam.

vitorvdp_68

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2010

03 Jan 2011 at 19:26 - 39

Or he could just do a draw like the legendary Ne Ralas did. People loved that. Has a much bigger impact on the community, specially with that much wealth he has.

ecknine

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Belgium

N/A

03 Jan 2011 at 19:43 - 40

Quote:

Originally Posted by novawhiz

exactly. sorry to say, if you have never even done uw NM, you will never do it first try HM + dhuum Well, I thought I could always try