Update 28-4-2011 - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

Malchior Devenholm

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

The Dragon Arena!!!

Pshycho Ninjas [oGod] | Vent Rage [vR] | Zealots of Shiverpeak [ZoS]

28 Apr 2011 at 17:06 - 81

Quote:

Originally Posted by miscbeep

Does anyone know when the update is going to happen ? Maybe in an hour ?

Two hours is the likely time.

Artisan Archer

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2007

Free Wind

R/

28 Apr 2011 at 17:13 - 82

Really, really, really hope Flux is not what people think it is...

Agar

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2009

Angry Marine Fortress

[ZoS]

W/D

28 Apr 2011 at 17:15 - 83

Oh the excitement!! I wonder if the HM quests are just harder versions of the old ones we already have.

take_me

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2006

Europe

Country Roads [HOME]

28 Apr 2011 at 17:17 - 84

My char is already 72 months old... really looking forward to the new tonic

Archaes8

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Oct 2010

Sigma Elites

W/D

28 Apr 2011 at 17:21 - 85

Shame I won't be getting my first tonic until my actual birthday in November. :P

Sharkinu

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2008

Romania

Smells Like Bear Spirit [Norn]

R/

28 Apr 2011 at 17:22 - 86

3 years to wait for a tonic

MagnumShadow

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2010

Far Shiverpeaks

28 Apr 2011 at 17:23 - 87

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sharkinu

3 years to wait for a tonic

U can still buy one... i hope

Skyy High

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2006

R/

28 Apr 2011 at 17:24 - 88

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kc Quipor Ultra

• High Resolution Textures in Town - Added option to use hi-res textures while in outposts

Sweeeeeet. Been meaning to dl that mod for a while, this is so much better.

Quote:

• Hard Mode Quests - Designed to challenge even the most experienced players

Apprehensive enthusiasm. We'll see what this is like when the update hits.

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• Mutual Friends List - Displays the current location of your mutual friends through the Friends List

Not particularly enthused. I appreciate that they're trying to increase social functions, and I'm looking forward to this trend continuing in GW2, but I'm still not going to just pop over to help a friend without messaging them first. The most impact this will have on me is to make it more difficult to lie to certain guild mates about why I'm not coming to help them with Gates of Kryta....

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• Birthday Tonics - With over 30 new ones in total, all six-year birthday characters will receive a tonic

Guess they got tired of minis / want to make the mini monument slightly less trivial to get? Definitely curious as to what forms we'll have.

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In addition, NCsoft and ArenaNet will also be releasing a special Anniversary Update that brings players both additional content as well as the exciting introduction of Flux. Players may remember the ill-conceived actions of the Lunatic Court as they tried to free the Mad King during Halloween. While these events have long passed, the after-effect of this plot has caused instability to seep into the land causing fluctuations. This Flux will come and go monthly and cause alterations to PvP that will encourage players to alter their playing style in order to take advantage of the current Flux.

This could either be a spectacular way to revive stale casual PvP modes, or it could be a complete bust that puts the final nail in the competitive PvP coffin. Actually, it could do both. Random wackiness makes casual PvP formats more fun, and competitive formats less fun, in general. If it's something game-changing like "this week, no monks in GvG!"....heh, actually, that'd be hilarious. Stupid, but hilarious.

Shalien

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2009

Illinois, USA

A/

28 Apr 2011 at 17:24 - 89

Quote:

Originally Posted by MagnumShadow

U can still buy one... i hope

Yeah, if they weren't tradeable i'd be super sad.

Apok

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2010

28 Apr 2011 at 17:29 - 90

Will this Flux be the Flux Capacitor? Like, it brings us back to the good ol' days of PvP?

Yol

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2007

GameAmp Guides [AMP]

E/

28 Apr 2011 at 17:31 - 91

Looks like there'll be some interesting stuff in the anniversary update. I'm not sure about the 'stalker' update, but it would be nice to see the 'last logged in xyz days ago' feature on the friends list though, as that would help in clearing out players who aren't playing any more. Also, I hope the costumes this time don't have the graphic glitches that the last ones had.

Ethereal Fable

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2008

Fat Insecure Neurotic Emotional [FINE]

28 Apr 2011 at 17:36 - 92

Why the RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO would you add people to your friends list when they aren't friends?????

MagnumShadow

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2010

Far Shiverpeaks

28 Apr 2011 at 17:38 - 93

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ethereal Fable

Why the RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO would you add people to your friends list when they aren't friends?????

To see if someone is on so you can troll him xD

Painbringer

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2006

Minnesota

Black Widows of Death

W/Mo

28 Apr 2011 at 17:38 - 94

Graphic updates so pumped to push my FPS to 60 ~ 61

Its ok no need for the hairdryer to be running while I play save on heat and ears

Sir Cusfreak

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2007

In your backline

No Tags [NONE]

28 Apr 2011 at 17:39 - 95

hmmm...in an instanced game, a player's location is *almost* 100% useless info.

As far as being friends goes, if I'm logged in and youre logged in then we're never more than a couple of clicks away from having our characters in the same place anyway. I mean, considering that if I want to meet up with someone I just say the place name to them...I guess it saves me the trouble of actually having to type "We're in ToA Int" or "GoA Int" or "GH"?
I guess it doesn't really hurt anything to have the feature, but I just don't see the point either. I guess when someone says "when I'm done here" you'll know when that is.
It makes perfect sense in GW2, but not so much here.
I'm guessing this means that the GW2 version of this feature is now done, and they just decided, "may as well toss it into GW as well."

Also:
Happy Birthday, Anet.

Arduin

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

R/

28 Apr 2011 at 17:41 - 96

I just saw Regina log in to GW

Painbringer

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2006

Minnesota

Black Widows of Death

W/Mo

28 Apr 2011 at 17:44 - 97

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arduin

I just saw Regina log in to GW

Let the Mass Stalking begin

Yol

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2007

GameAmp Guides [AMP]

E/

28 Apr 2011 at 17:45 - 98

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir Cusfreak

hmmm...in an instanced game, a player's location is *almost* 100% useless info.

Maybe the location only displays if you're in an outpost?

Gabriel of Ravn

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2010

Virginia

None, retired to GW2.

W/A

28 Apr 2011 at 17:48 - 99

Yay new HM quests that's all I care about + the high res.

AngelWJedi

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2008

orlando,florida

Society of Souls [Argh]

Rt/E

28 Apr 2011 at 17:49 - 100

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ethereal Fable

Why the RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO would you add people to your friends list when they aren't friends?????

for when i buy/sell stuff on guru and people keep changing their chars on me. i mean how many chars do you have to search to find that item i bought off you?!

Ghull Ka

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Seattle, WA

Grenths Helpdesk

N/

28 Apr 2011 at 17:51 - 101

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kamara

.... No.

All it means is that if you friend Bob and Bob friends you, when you look at your friends list it will say "Bob (in Ascalon City)". Similarly, if Bob looks at his friends list it will say "Ghull Ka (in Hells Precipice). "

If you don't want Bob to know where you are, simply defriend him (temporarily or permanently).

Bob's friends will not be able to see where you are unless you friend them and they friend you.

Well, that's great news, and thank you for clearing this up for me.

I know that any random person can add me to their list anyhow... so me being on some stranger's list maybe isn't a big deal... but it just seemed wrong to "hang it out there" if you know what I mean.

So all we're getting is location data on our friends lists for people who've added us also? That wasn't very intuitive from reading the first post here.

No worries, though, GW's still fun times 6 years later!

Edit: Meh, I liked gw without showing my location on the friend/guild list. I'm just a private kind of guy. I can see the usefulness of checking to make sure my pal's not involved in a mission or in FoW or something before I ask him for help... but i dunno.

I'm just not a "Here's where I am, everyone!!!" kind of guy.

There probablly isn't a toggle, huh? So the only way to disable this is to un-friend my friends? I don't wanna do that.

vader

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

P/W

28 Apr 2011 at 17:51 - 102

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kc Quipor Ultra

• Hard Mode Quests - Designed to challenge even the most experienced players

Talk to new quest giver:

"Hey, that mob of 100 level 38 Stone Summit over there just stole my long sword. If you get it back for me, I'll reward you with this shiny 1 platinum coin".

Voodoo Rage

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2008

Sacramento, CA

Geezers

R/

28 Apr 2011 at 17:56 - 103

I hope the tonics don't have regular versions.

Deviant Angel

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2006

On a boat!

Homeless.

Mo/

28 Apr 2011 at 17:59 - 104

Quote:

Originally Posted by vader

Talk to new quest giver:

"Hey, that mob of 100 level 38 Stone Summit over there just stole my long sword. If you get it back for me, I'll reward you with this shiny 1 platinum coin".

...and then the QQ about everyone farming them for shinies begins.

I hope the quest rewards are decent!

Zenzai

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2009

N/E

28 Apr 2011 at 18:05 - 105

I've only seen this info posted on non-official sites. Nothing on the blog, nothing on the website. Was this information accidently leaked and quickly pulled out? Who exactly is Emabulator and what's their credibility?

Lihinel

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2007

E/

28 Apr 2011 at 18:05 - 106

@Sir Cusfreak: Ture, though you got to remember, they told in some interviews last year, that they plan to bring the whole Guild Wars Extended Experience thing to GW1 as well as to GW2, so no wonder they start to implement some of the features now.

Verene

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2009

[SOTA]

D/

28 Apr 2011 at 18:06 - 107

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghull Ka

So all we're getting is location data on our friends lists for people who've added us also? That wasn't very intuitive from reading the first post here.

I dunno, I'd say it's pretty easily inferred by the inclusion of the world "mutual"...it doesn't say that anyone who's friended you will be able to see your location, it says mutual friends can. So only people who you've friended as well will be able to see that info, as they'd be mutual friends.

Aba

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2006

Vancouver,Canada

28 Apr 2011 at 18:07 - 108

Quote:

I hope the tonics don't have regular versions.

I second this.
I also hope Anet decides that these new tonics are unable to be traded

Dzjudz

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz

28 Apr 2011 at 18:07 - 109

Sale on Mercenaries?

Milennin

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2006

Europe

W/

28 Apr 2011 at 18:11 - 110

Can't wait for the Hard Mode quests.^^

Hobbs

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2006

Organised Spam [OS]

W/

28 Apr 2011 at 18:12 - 111

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dzjudz

Sale on Mercenaries?

I infer from the massively article that it'll be a different thing each of the 6 weeks, so Mercs one week, storage panes the next, char slots the next, campaigns the next etc.

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

28 Apr 2011 at 18:17 - 112

So, Massively is putting this information out, and still I see nothing about it on the official site or blog.

Fansites shouldn't be beating you to the punch on this, ANet. I'm sure this wasn't a leak, persay, and it's not like it's a surprise that GW is reaching its sixth anniversary around this time, so I see no reason for official notices on the blog, website, or in-game to have been nonexistent up until now.

Arduin

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

R/

28 Apr 2011 at 18:20 - 113

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zenzai

I've only seen this info posted on non-official sites. Nothing on the blog, nothing on the website. Was this information accidently leaked and quickly pulled out? Who exactly is Emabulator and what's their credibility?

Rubi from Massively is credible enough.

Zenzai

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2009

N/E

28 Apr 2011 at 18:24 - 114

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arduin

Rubi from Massively is credible enough.

Most people are able to quote their sources in the very least. Where are they pulling this information from?

Deviant Angel

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2006

On a boat!

Homeless.

Mo/

28 Apr 2011 at 18:24 - 115

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aba

I second this.
I also hope Anet decides that these new tonics are unable to be traded

Why? So people are stuck with an item they may not like just because you don't want anybody to potentially turn an unwanted item into money or something else they may want? Kinda selfish. If there really are 30 new tonics, you can bet that there are going to be a few duds. It will be like opening any other birthday gift and realizing that you got something not so interesting.

My sin got a Summit Giant Herder this morning. It was definitely wasn't as cool as some of the others. I'm kinda forced to keep him because I collect minis and it was one I didn't have, but that little guy would be sold in a heartbeat if I didn't collect the damn things.

davehall

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

NA

W/Mo

28 Apr 2011 at 18:25 - 116

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Hawke

So, Massively is putting this information out, and still I see nothing about it on the official site or blog.

Fansites shouldn't be beating you to the punch on this, ANet. I'm sure this wasn't a leak, persay, and it's not like it's a surprise that GW is reaching its sixth anniversary around this time, so I see no reason for official notices on the blog, website, or in-game to have been nonexistent up until now.

Most likely the event will not start until about noon PDT today, which is in about ~35 mins from now.

Verene

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2009

[SOTA]

D/

28 Apr 2011 at 18:31 - 117

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zenzai

Most people are able to quote their sources in the very least. Where are they pulling this information from?

Most likely, Anet gave Rubi that little tidbit to release. They do that sometimes.

And the link to the Massively article was tweeted by someone who works at Anet...

Essence Snow

Unbridled Enthusiasm!

Join Date: Nov 2009

EST

DPR

28 Apr 2011 at 18:36 - 118

Not to excited bout the friends list deal.....Now I'll feel guilty for every guildy (can only hold 50...guild exceeds that) that knows I don't have them in FL because they won't be able to see where I am.........kinda puts the kibosh on GL's of large guilds.

ChrisCo

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

[ToR]

W/

28 Apr 2011 at 18:38 - 119

If Rubi/Massively says it, then its more than credible to me. =)

And I think their source is kinda obvious ... don't you

Archaes8

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Oct 2010

Sigma Elites

W/D

28 Apr 2011 at 18:42 - 120

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisCo

If Rubi/Massively says it, then its more than credible to me. =)

And I think their source is kinda obvious ... don't you

QFT!

Rubi has gotten tips from ArenaNet plenty of times in the past. I highly doubt that she'd start lying to us now after all this time.