Update 3rd March - It's here!
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the mercenary pack states you can hire any character "level 20 or above". didn't know there was anything above level 20. a hint at a future update perhaps?
Enchanted Krystal
7 Hero's, bazzinga! It was worth the wait! 
chessyang
Nothing but thanks to John and the Live team!!!!!!
buying a Mercenary Hero to support this game don't care if i use it or not!
buying a Mercenary Hero to support this game don't care if i use it or not!
-Martian-
Does anyone know if u can use PvP characters ad merc.heroes?
St??phane Lo Presti
If you have questions about the mercenary heroes, we may be interested by the FAQ we've put together about them:
http://guildwars.com/products/extras/mercenary_heroes/
http://guildwars.com/products/extras/mercenary_heroes/
Dzjudz
Minion UI includes Spirit UI!
Now I want a Spirit Energy UI instead of Health UI
Now I want a Spirit Energy UI instead of Health UI
Lortext
Do costumes apply to the Merc Hero appearance?
A: Just saw a screenshot that showed this to be true.
A: Just saw a screenshot that showed this to be true.
Dzjudz
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Originally Posted by Stéphane Lo Presti
If you have questions about the mercenary heroes, we may be interested by the FAQ we've put together about them:
http://guildwars.com/products/extras/mercenary_heroes/ |
Skyelark
Happy, happy day! Just in time for a early birthday present too! Thank you so much Arenanet!
Ascended Furling
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Originally Posted by Lortext
Do costumes apply to the Merc Hero appearance?
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ShaJiexi
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Originally Posted by Stéphane Lo Presti
If you have questions about the mercenary heroes, we may be interested by the FAQ we've put together about them:
http://guildwars.com/products/extras/mercenary_heroes/ |
Can we reroll PvP characters to fill out slots,
Do they retain weapons and runes? It would be prohibitively expensive to customize weapons for every profession on every character on an account; retaining a customized version of the weapons (that could not be traded or sold or used by anything but that hero) would make it much easier to use. Runes on created mercenary heroes could likewise be restricted, they can be replaced, but cannot be salvaged to prevent duping.
And I assume as heroes they cannot use PvE skills?
Shayne Hawke
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Three Questions:
Can we reroll PvP characters to fill out slots, |
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| Do they retain weapons and runes? It would be prohibitively expensive to customize weapons for every profession on every character on an account; retaining a customized version of the weapons (that could not be traded or sold or used by anything but that hero) would make it much easier to use. Runes on created mercenary heroes could likewise be restricted, they can be replaced, but cannot be salvaged to prevent duping. |
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kazjun
Seven hero parties? Best thing ever. Fixing drunkard so it doesn't make you feel like a bot, priceless. And minion UI? Hehe, might have a look at it. Ever since Olias came along, I've had him handle the minions, but could be fun playing it now and again. Can't wait to try it out 
St??phane Lo Presti
I've asked the Live Team and they confirmed that you can create a mercenary hero based on a PvP character. You can also reroll this PvP character and create a new mercenary hero, as long as the new character has a different name.
Hope this helps ^^
Hope this helps ^^
novawhiz
lol, i log in and this is the first thing i see in chat:
Pretty much sums up the event. Its funny how they add 'embarck beach' so people will team together for missions, but now there is no point to ever team up with a human ever again for anything ever.
If GW pve wasnt 100% solo before, now it is. Used to at least have that occasionally hard dungeon or vanq or mish that required 2 mates to group up, but now, nope.
But from a title grind stand point i am liking this. With 3 heros it was luleasy, walk to group c space, 2 secs later dead, move to next group.
Now i dont even need to look at my computer screen, i just enter a HM zone, run around in a giant circle and kill the 3-5 mobs i accumulated.
I like that as we get closer and closer to GW2, anet is dumbing the game down more and more and making all the titles and such easier to get. Great business strategy on their part.
Pretty much sums up the event. Its funny how they add 'embarck beach' so people will team together for missions, but now there is no point to ever team up with a human ever again for anything ever.
If GW pve wasnt 100% solo before, now it is. Used to at least have that occasionally hard dungeon or vanq or mish that required 2 mates to group up, but now, nope.
But from a title grind stand point i am liking this. With 3 heros it was luleasy, walk to group c space, 2 secs later dead, move to next group.
Now i dont even need to look at my computer screen, i just enter a HM zone, run around in a giant circle and kill the 3-5 mobs i accumulated.
I like that as we get closer and closer to GW2, anet is dumbing the game down more and more and making all the titles and such easier to get. Great business strategy on their part.
Draak Calinca
I dont know if this is the place to list this, but since the update, my Friends list has been bugged to show everyone offline even if they arent, same with all my guild members friends list.
dorin
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I like that as we get closer and closer to GW2, anet is dumbing the game down more and more and making all the titles and such easier to get. Great business strategy on their part.
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Rip mmorpg.
Ixillius
Who wants to donate some merc slots? XD
seriously 35 euro for the full pack, mental.
seriously 35 euro for the full pack, mental.
Lord Dagon
yea the prices for those mercs are insane, for $45 i could buy a new game... or 2. Really i would buy it if it was like 8 for like $5~$10... but $45? i mean really thats insane. i relaly feel if they droped the price people like me would buy more b/c they arent that insanly high price.
ah well i guess at the current state i wont be getting any merc hero :/
ah well i guess at the current state i wont be getting any merc hero :/
Enchanted Krystal
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Do costumes apply to the Merc Hero appearance?
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So i guess if you were wearing a costume when you 1st spoke to a Merc Reg, it should work...
Ixillius
Imo it should have been $10 just for the function. Instead of dragging it out like this.
This really is milking the community...
Still gonne see if i can get the cash for it XD somehow...
This really is milking the community...
Still gonne see if i can get the cash for it XD somehow...
Xiaquin
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Originally Posted by dorin
This.
Rip mmorpg. |
zelgadissan
So now that we don't have to choose between crappy level 10 henchmen, superbuffed enemies, or partying with other people..can we make Battle for Lion's Arch awesome again?
bursta91
Last
update
ever!
update
ever!
MisterB
Zaishen Mission order appears to be changed. Today is Augury Rock, and not Riverside Province as predicted based on the repeating schedule.
edit: Wiki note claims Pogahn Passage has been added to the Zaishen Mission schedule.
edit: Wiki note claims Pogahn Passage has been added to the Zaishen Mission schedule.
Lortext
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Originally Posted by novawhiz
Pretty much sums up the event. Its funny how they add 'embarck beach' so people will team together for missions, but now there is no point to ever team up with a human ever again for anything ever.
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If you like playing with other people you get the advantage of access to more PVE skills and less skill micro and flagging. I'm not going to speed clear UW with heroes only.
If you like playing with other human beings nothing has changed for you. The PUG pool is going to be filled with the same people who like to PUG and the soloers are going to solo (and be happier about it).
@ Enchanted Krystal
Yeah, the screenshot in the Merc thread had a mercenary with a costume on so it should work when you take the snapshot.
TheGizzy
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lol, i log in and this is the first thing i see in chat:
Pretty much sums up the event. Its funny how they add 'embarck beach' so people will team together for missions, but now there is no point to ever team up with a human ever again for anything ever. If GW pve wasnt 100% solo before, now it is. Used to at least have that occasionally hard dungeon or vanq or mish that required 2 mates to group up, but now, nope. |
How many people have been forced to PuG over the years? People who have neither the inclination nor the desire, but felt they had no other choice if they wished to finish the content?
All ANet has done is changed things around enough so that those who do not wish to PuG have other options, and those who enjoy PUG'ing have an easier time finding one another.
I mean, I know it's a novel concept...giving people a choice, letting them enjoy the game they way they want to instead of the way others think they should...but it was a wise decision on their part.
The only reason I gave GW a chance to begin with was because I had several other gamers telling me that while it wasn't optimal, unlike most other MMORPGs, it was possible to solo the content. I despise PuGs with a passion. I had no interest in playing an MMO that forced me into them.
And I promise you, I'm not alone in that. Word is going to spread very quickly about the changes made today... and there will be a significant influx of new players as a result of this. GW may as well have launched an entirely new game today by virtue of allowing solo'ing to the degree now available... and in so doing, they've opened the door to a lot of gamers who have been alienated by MMOs for years.
It's yet another brilliant move on their part.
Chasing Squirrels
wow the more i read this update it makes me more sick that i wasted 9568 minutes on drunkard and decide to now change it to points like whats the point of changing titles if you are just gonna keep making them easier if we just wait.
Taurean
Now i can finally go on with my plan of all ranger team and really have fun ^^ Why they didn't have it like this to begin with is beyond me...
Lodar Aric
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lol, i log in and this is the first thing i see in chat:
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But what's done is done, they have added the 7 heroes option and clearly there must be a majority in favour of it otherwise it wouldn't have been added to the game. Sad to see it happen from my point of view but I accept others will have a different viewpoint.
makosi
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Originally Posted by MisterB
Zaishen Mission order appears to be changed. Today is Augury Rock, and not Riverside Province as predicted based on the repeating schedule.
edit: Wiki note claims Pogahn Passage has been added to the Zaishen Mission schedule. |
Edit: You got it at the same time as I.
Dzjudz
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Originally Posted by MisterB
edit: Wiki note claims Pogahn Passage has been added to the Zaishen Mission schedule.
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So we'll see if it's true.
Improvavel
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I don't know... I'm sitting in Embark Beach and I see plenty of people posting LFGs and hooking up.
How many people have been forced to PuG over the years? People who have neither the inclination nor the desire, but felt they had no other choice if they wished to finish the content? All ANet has done is changed things around enough so that those who do not wish to PuG have other options, and those who enjoy PUG'ing have an easier time finding one another. I mean, I know it's a novel concept...giving people a choice, letting them enjoy the game they way they want to instead of the way others think they should...but it was a wise decision on their part. |
It is in Anet best interest to appeal to the largest possible player base without.
If they can provide a great experience to PvPrs, PvErs, solo players, social players, farmers, trader tycoons, etc, why shouldn't they?
This update isn't as amazing to me as to some since I already played all the time with at least 1 person, so we already had 6 heroes (although now we can have 10 between us for urgoz/deep).
Bit disappointed that heroes don't come with weapons/runes of their characters nor can they used customized weapons for their model characters.
Now we only need PvE-only skills for heroes (especially if those will get tamed in the future).
Understand the worries of people wishing to know if they are drunk or not - 1 effect box like grog would be great.
All in all great update.
St??phane Lo Presti
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Zaishen Mission order appears to be changed. Today is Augury Rock, and not Riverside Province as predicted based on the repeating schedule.
edit: Wiki note claims Pogahn Passage has been added to the Zaishen Mission schedule. |
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Originally Posted by Linksys
When I logged in for the first time since this update, I saw that my party, hero, and some other window were moved around. Is that normal? Were they reset in their original interface? My chat window seems to be the same as I had it before.
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TheGizzy
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Originally Posted by Linksys
I really like the ready status on the party list. It sure beats having the party type "1" when ready and the leader having to count them. Someone might not type 1 and go unnoticed. Someone may type 1 twice.
When I logged in for the first time since this update, I saw that my party, hero, and some other window were moved around. Is that normal? Were they reset in their original interface? My chat window seems to be the same as I had it before. |
This is speculation on my part - but the windows affected were ones impacted by today's change: friend list, quest list (addition of Zaishen Vanquish), party list, hero panel (titles). There is new programming affecting these portions of the UI, so it makes sense that they were "reset" to a default position for everyone.
Just shift them back to where you normally use them, and they'll stay.
dsielschott
I hate you for the drunkard title change.... (already did 10,000 minutes the real way)
I love the pre searing.... (lvl 16 already)
Looking into embark beach....
Love the zaishen vanqs.... (more of a reason to vanq)
blah about minons....(cause i dont use)
Love survivor change...... (my 5 year old character can get now, however just used 90 kath hammers on another chracter)
7 heros is nice but now nobody will play with anyone else ever again....
I love the pre searing.... (lvl 16 already)
Looking into embark beach....
Love the zaishen vanqs.... (more of a reason to vanq)
blah about minons....(cause i dont use)
Love survivor change...... (my 5 year old character can get now, however just used 90 kath hammers on another chracter)
7 heros is nice but now nobody will play with anyone else ever again....
awry
I'm redownloading for the alcohol, to conquer DOA solo and to fu*k up some sh*t with my minion master build.
Dark-NighT
Thank you ANET!
You delivered an awesome update and im lovin it!
You delivered an awesome update and im lovin it!
UnChosen
Just gotten a pug group in embark beach...
Absolutely horrible, as I expected. The pugs that are forming are newbies that can't outfit heroes and people who suck so much they can't win even with auto pilot AI team.
I'll give this the benefit of the doubt that people are just excited about heroes at the moment and that pug groups would rebalance itself.
Otherwise, GG multiplayer game :P.
Absolutely horrible, as I expected. The pugs that are forming are newbies that can't outfit heroes and people who suck so much they can't win even with auto pilot AI team.
I'll give this the benefit of the doubt that people are just excited about heroes at the moment and that pug groups would rebalance itself.
Otherwise, GG multiplayer game :P.
IlikeGW
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Were death-leveling and waiting for thousands of minutes fun ways to earn titles? Was Survivor prestigious? I'm not sure what "died" here, things just got less silly.
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