Best: Refund points removal, item inscriptions, addition on heroes.
Worst: Everything else added in Nightfall, Consumables and EotN PvE skills, Shadow Form
What do you think is the best update to GW1?
Xenomortis
majoho
Probably heroes, I really love playing around with different builds it's probably one of the main reasons I like GW so much (I used to make D&D builds before in Neverwinter Nights and I loved that as well) - while GW2 looks to be nice I'm going to miss making builds.
My biggest dislike is probably consumables, I wish they weren't in the game.
My biggest dislike is probably consumables, I wish they weren't in the game.
Bright Star Shine
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Originally Posted by MithranArkanere
It's not complete, though. There are still some upgrades missing in the item creation panel, and areas to update to inscriptions.
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Lest121
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Originally Posted by Masmar
They also killed gw as an mmo
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Daeheru
So many people saying Sorrow's Furnace, and yet after 4 years of playing I still haven't even attempted it.
So in the past 4 years, I'd have to say that the best update was the introduction of HM. It added so many new things, even things that weren't even related to HM such as Legendary Cartographer and dividing the Skill Hunter titles and adding Legendary Skill Hunter.
So in the past 4 years, I'd have to say that the best update was the introduction of HM. It added so many new things, even things that weren't even related to HM such as Legendary Cartographer and dividing the Skill Hunter titles and adding Legendary Skill Hunter.
aelesia
Sorrows Furnace is one of the few pretty dungeons in GW. The only other beautiful dungeon I can think of are the Catacombs.
AlsPals
Sorrows Furnace by far. Hard Mode WOULD have been my #1 if Anet didnt sneak that Lootscaling shit in. No where was it ever mentioned, and it was horribly implemented for 2 or 3 patches.
Darcy
While it was introduced just before I bought the game so it wasn't an update for me, Sorrow's Furnace is still more fun than the other dungeons.
I would have to agree that Hard Mode was the big one in my experience. I've enjoyed most of the changes the devs have introduced, but that one is the best.
I would have to agree that Hard Mode was the big one in my experience. I've enjoyed most of the changes the devs have introduced, but that one is the best.
jazilla
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They also killed gw as an mmo
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Our Virus
My favorite update was the release of nightfall. Pretty much everything now is just crap "balancing" that they apparently put all the unpaid interns on while all the knowledgable and important people work o GW2. No offence Anet crew, but come on 
novawhiz
Best 'Updates' : Sorrows furnace, changed skills/attributes/build interface, insignias/no inherent armor bonus, booze = spam, gw birthday/minis, 8 man HoH, hard mode
Worst 'Updates' : Heroes, introductions of microtransactions, never nerfing SF, consumables, codex arena, hero battles, inscribable weps, pve skills, skill 'balance' updates that led to a few incredibly OP generic builds
Worst 'Updates' : Heroes, introductions of microtransactions, never nerfing SF, consumables, codex arena, hero battles, inscribable weps, pve skills, skill 'balance' updates that led to a few incredibly OP generic builds
Kityn
Best update was when they changed the way you can freely change your attribute points in order to change your build. Back in the day you had to kill mobs to gain skill points in order to change attributes for your build.
DokkyDok
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Originally Posted by Marty Silverblade
Sorrow's Furnace perhaps. Lots of good memories.
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capodaster
best update to gw is gw2, obviously.
Lanier
Best: 7 hero teams
Worst: Eotn PvE skills
Worst: Eotn PvE skills
Shadow Sentinel
Best: Sorrow's Furnace
Worst: Hall of Monuments
Worst: Hall of Monuments
Rites
best: sorrow's funace
worst: long list, lets start with 7 heroes, EotN PvE skills, consumables, loot scaling...... trust me theres more but i'll stop at those
worst: long list, lets start with 7 heroes, EotN PvE skills, consumables, loot scaling...... trust me theres more but i'll stop at those
Horace Slughorn
zaishen title even tho i havent progressed that far in it
edit: i wasnt around when there were no skill templates and attribute refund points or w/e, that must have been annoying :P
even tho i havent progressed that far in itedit: i wasnt around when there were no skill templates and attribute refund points or w/e, that must have been annoying :P
Elnino
Best: Inscriptions, heroes, automated tournaments, Observer mode, Bahltazar Faction.
Worst: Removal of HB and TA and the introduction of Anet's biggest failure, Codex Arena.
Worst: Removal of HB and TA and the introduction of Anet's biggest failure, Codex Arena.
Space
Reconnect after disconnect, probably the most overlooked and useful.
Pluisje
I'm gonna go with the introduction of templates.
EPO Bot
I can't really think of any update that made the game worse. If you want to play old school, you still can.
Oh yeah, the best is probably the extra storage. I completely forgot we once had only one panel!
Oh yeah, the best is probably the extra storage. I completely forgot we once had only one panel!
Draak Calinca
Best: Sorrows Furnace
Worst: Codex Arena is a big #1, srsly, bring back TA and HB damnit...
2nd worst: Loot Scaling
Worst: Codex Arena is a big #1, srsly, bring back TA and HB damnit...
2nd worst: Loot Scaling
EPO Bot
Codex is easy to fix: Just make it randomly joinable.
HB should be erased from my memories for being just plain infuriating.
HB should be erased from my memories for being just plain infuriating.
Black Metal
non-content: reconnects
content: sf
content: sf
garethporlest18
Oh man, good updates.
Sorrow's Furnace
Skill Templates
The whole attribute thing
Hard Mode + titles that came with it
Reconnect like that dude mentioned above
7 heroes
I'm probably missing some in there.
Worst?
That update in the late winter of 2005 that made Warrior's damage reduction go poof, destroyed some of my boring, long ass farms that I liked doing.
Inscribable weapons. I like them and I don't, destroyed a market for a time. It kind of came back slowly though.
Oh yeah I forgot about how they reduced it down to 10 minions, I mean I know it was for balance but how fun would it be to run around with 7 necro heroes and every dead body being a minion ahahaha.
The only two that really irked me. OH wait...THE WORST THING EVER. Removing grotto slide, why the hell did they do that!
Then there were 2 things that happened because of updates, that Anet let float around for a day or a week.
1st was..after they did the AOE nerf to NM back in 2005 to make it impossible to do Balth's Aura 55 monking on trolls, they did an update that brought it back for 1 day. I didn't make much money (50k or so, just off trolls) but boy that was a fun day..16 trolls dead in 10 seconds.
2nd was in 2006 sometime, they did an update that caused a bug that made enemies who killed other enemies drop things when those enemies died. So you could go to certain areas in the Jade Sea and just sit there and collect your drops. Made 50k off that too..good ol days!
Sorrow's Furnace
Skill Templates
The whole attribute thing
Hard Mode + titles that came with it
Reconnect like that dude mentioned above
7 heroes
I'm probably missing some in there.
Worst?
That update in the late winter of 2005 that made Warrior's damage reduction go poof, destroyed some of my boring, long ass farms that I liked doing.
Inscribable weapons. I like them and I don't, destroyed a market for a time. It kind of came back slowly though.
Oh yeah I forgot about how they reduced it down to 10 minions, I mean I know it was for balance but how fun would it be to run around with 7 necro heroes and every dead body being a minion ahahaha.
The only two that really irked me. OH wait...THE WORST THING EVER. Removing grotto slide, why the hell did they do that!
Then there were 2 things that happened because of updates, that Anet let float around for a day or a week.
1st was..after they did the AOE nerf to NM back in 2005 to make it impossible to do Balth's Aura 55 monking on trolls, they did an update that brought it back for 1 day. I didn't make much money (50k or so, just off trolls) but boy that was a fun day..16 trolls dead in 10 seconds.
2nd was in 2006 sometime, they did an update that caused a bug that made enemies who killed other enemies drop things when those enemies died. So you could go to certain areas in the Jade Sea and just sit there and collect your drops. Made 50k off that too..good ol days!
Silmar Alech
I play GW since the the release of EOTN, and in the time since then I think the best updates were:
- upgraded storage & zaishen-quests
- 7 heroes
- buffs to mesmer and ritualist
- the title point update on Nov 2008
- the buff to several elites on Dec 2008
I don't know yet if Embark Beach is a best update as well. It is not yet adopted as the central group finding and trading hub by the community. I don't know if it is ignorance or if the place is not suitable enough. It has its downsides, for example the distant spawning points. A killer function would be a "Leave" button to get back to the previous outpost like there is in the guild hall.
- upgraded storage & zaishen-quests
- 7 heroes
- buffs to mesmer and ritualist
- the title point update on Nov 2008
- the buff to several elites on Dec 2008
I don't know yet if Embark Beach is a best update as well. It is not yet adopted as the central group finding and trading hub by the community. I don't know if it is ignorance or if the place is not suitable enough. It has its downsides, for example the distant spawning points. A killer function would be a "Leave" button to get back to the previous outpost like there is in the guild hall.
Kelfer
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They could have spent the time and effort on better things, like missing armour sets or GW:B. Ever since that was introduced, big lag spikes keep appearing outta nowhere.
Codex is just strange and a waste of space imho.
Removing the title that went w. its predecessor was a doozy too.
Also fiddling around w. Derv, to the extent it was done, was defo not a sound move.
However, bright side: The massive drop in the price of Sup Vigor rune was great! Cost 100K and more when I first started......
vader
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Worst update, by far, the worst idea Anet ever had, is still the inscriptions. They screwed over the entire weapon market, made every green weapon redundant and causes retards in kama that call me a noob when I ask if they happen to have any uninscr shields, because, of course, inscr shields are far more valuable.. Ffs..
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I just don't see how that's a bad thing.
garethporlest18
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Inscriptions were probably one of the best updates. Complaining they "screwed over the entire weapon market" is just ridiculous. Now if you want a certain sword skin with 15^50 on it, you don't have to sit in town spamming for days looking for the one person that has one to sell and then having to pay a small fortune for it.
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Which was really good for chest runners and the like, we could support our habit and title with the items we got from the chests..you can do that now but the chances of getting something that's worth something dropped drastically.
Right now it's kind of a moot point cause it's been so long, but that's how I'd say those who don't like it because of that reason, view it.
Painbringer
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Sorrow's Furnace perhaps. Lots of good memories.
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Bright Star Shine
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Inscriptions were probably one of the best updates. Complaining they "screwed over the entire weapon market" is just ridiculous. Now if you want a certain sword skin with 15^50 on it, you don't have to sit in town spamming for days looking for the one person that has one to sell and then having to pay a small fortune for it.
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vader
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Who uses green weapons?
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Necro - Staff of the Heirophant
Mesmer - Rose Focus
Elementalist - Ilsundur's Staff
Ritualist - Bogroot Staff
Other than that, green weapons are pretty much standard fare for 90% of my heroes.
mrmango
I don't remember anything I didn't like at first except the PVE PVP split, but now I like that too.
I think 7 heroes is my fav.
I think 7 heroes is my fav.
Skyy High
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They also killed gw as an mmo
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To the topic at hand: tough call, but I'm gonna say reconnects, followed by inscriptions and insignias (separating armor looks from armor stats? yes please), followed by heroes.
Lanier
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Who uses green weapons?
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BrokenSymmetry
Best: Removal of attribute point refunds.
Worst: Codex Arena. The only really big miscalculation by ArenaNet on what their players want.
Worst: Codex Arena. The only really big miscalculation by ArenaNet on what their players want.
azur3
Best: 7H, Sorrows Furnace, Ursan nerf
Worst: chain of SF nerfs, Codex instead of TA
Worst: chain of SF nerfs, Codex instead of TA
Voodoo Rage
No mention of the ritualist update? That drastically changed the game for me.
7 heroes is right up there too. Never set foot in FoW before than, now I feel like I'm a pro.
The Ursan nerf was actually pretty great me for me. I came to GW right around the time EotN came out, so I used to run around doing nothing but Ursan on my single ranger. The nerf was devastating to me at the time but it did force me to learn to finally play the game and most importantly to roll a bunch of new professions on my account.
7 heroes is right up there too. Never set foot in FoW before than, now I feel like I'm a pro.
The Ursan nerf was actually pretty great me for me. I came to GW right around the time EotN came out, so I used to run around doing nothing but Ursan on my single ranger. The nerf was devastating to me at the time but it did force me to learn to finally play the game and most importantly to roll a bunch of new professions on my account.
