Old nostalgia?

code

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2010

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rebelor View Post
i want my clay bricks back!!!!


superraptors

superraptors

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Dec 2008

W/

make the long journey to go slay galrath

Da Kenster

Da Kenster

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

A shoebox

The Boat Crew

W/E

I remember farming the griffons as well. I liked farming grawl, that's where I got my superior absorption, which was expensive back in the day. Its interesting to see the prices now, heh.

I also remember killing Glint for the first time, that was a blast. My mesmer dominated glint, so it was a fun run to do with guildies who wanted the bonus.

Going through the old screens is always fun, lots of memories.

SkekSister

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2008

Brighton UK

Running the chests in Witman's Folly and the lost strongbox in Dreadnaughts before keys were introduced.

Farming Desert Griffons out of Destiny's Gorge and Blessed Griffons out of Rankor with my Whammo.

Making a ton of money running Droks in the first few months of the game, and passengers being really excited and amazed that it could be done.

Buying a max gold, +30, 14^50, 10/10 Longsword for >100k very early on.

Ecto being 17k then seeing the unannounced mat trader rollback that happened in like month 3-4 dropping it to like nothing and made a fair few people I knew who were logged on at the time overnight multi millionaires.

Quitting for a year and giving away everything, then starting to play again and wishing I hadn't

Ximvotn

Banned

Join Date: Jun 2011

When two monks was the main source of healing in FoW (normal mode) and one was a bonder.

tummlykins

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2010

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ximvotn View Post
When two monks was the main source of healing in FoW (normal mode) and one was a bonder.
Why would anyone miss bonding? That was the most boring play style in the history of the game. I hated monking when I had to go bonder.

Xx_Sorin_xX

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Xenex Xclame View Post
The thing I miss and always end up thinking about when thinking of the past of GW was Skill Charms <3
I'm not sure that early beta features are exactly what this thread is going for haha.

I miss desert griffon 55. Have that mini on my monk as a nice reminder.

Ximvotn

Banned

Join Date: Jun 2011

Quote:
Originally Posted by tummlykins View Post
Why would anyone miss bonding? That was the most boring play style in the history of the game. I hated monking when I had to go bonder.
There's no shortage of laziness in Guild Wars, I agree with you it's not the most action packed, but if you were tired and didn't want to pay attention for whatever reason then that was the thing to do.

karunpav

karunpav

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

Farming griffons with Zealot's Fire when it triggered on every skill use. Balth Spirit + Fear Me + Divine Boon (when it had no recharge) = gg

zwei2stein

zwei2stein

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Europe

The German Order [GER]

N/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTGcclxrNZY

Good old times when griffons were relevant :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzwiGt1PGBg

Or when Trolls were relevant :-)

Amlin

Amlin

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2011

R/P

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ethoiwyr View Post
Fiery Dragon Swords. They always bring me back to my earlier days.
This and the comment about Pre-Searing. It's a shame I couldn't feel that same wonderment when I played the other expansions.

cosyfiep

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

the first halloween and NOT knowing what to do for the mad king!
getting my first hat! (and STILL have it--never trashed it after showing it to the festival hat guy)....having to have lots of space on characters to carry around things like materials and hats ...etc.

and
playing an ele and actually being able to kill stuff better than any other class.

nologic

nologic

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

Sweden

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by texanmann11 View Post
I miss the days before I even knew what a speed clear was.
I feel the same way mate even thou I started when Faction was maybe 3 months old, but I still did Prophecies first doing it the hard way.

Iuris

Iuris

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

Crazy ducks from the Forest

W/

For me, old nostalgia is remembering when there were more than 1-2 green entries in the guild panel...

Kraviec

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2008

Blood Templars Order

Me/

Creating a W/Mo in Factions trial, then switching to Mesmer when I had bought Proph. - mainly the Wammo part. You know, I can heal myself while tanking, and still deal some damage, will have no problem getting a party)
The WTFwhen the Charr did the Searing.
Finding Gwen's broken flute... oh my god, she was so adorable, she wanted to be like me... a mesmer! Oh my poor child! WHY!?
The "runwwwwwwwww" during The Great Northern Wall

But the best of all was finally reaching Kryta. It was one of those first warm days of spring when me with my friend got out of the Griffon's Mouth. Just imagine. After long days of failing to pass that location, during winter, on the very first day of spring, seeing the evergreen landscape of Kryta for the very first time. Good stuff.

Yeah, I really miss the Ascension feeling like becoming a Super Sayian.
Oh and I hope GW2 first experience to be "nooby" as well. But we're all too much about numbers, I'm afraid.

Sirds

Sirds

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2006

Riga

Mo/

1) PUG, Ice Caves of Sorrow, no one infused and after cave all group rushed to Mursaats and death in seconds from Spectral Agony. All blamed monk (me) while I ROFL until pain.
2) Early GvG, Protective Spirit+Healing Breeze then smiling and do /dance.

Unforgettable moments.

Maria The Princess

Maria The Princess

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Aequitas Deis

1-hordes of monk bots in Elona creeped the hell out of me the 1st time i saw them (was the 1st time saw bots in a game in general). Sad thing is now bots dont even surprise me after playing Lineage 2 for a few years. Are bots still around in GW?

2-GLF monk (x20), Hey clannies we REALLY need a monk, plz plz plz come help

3- The very 1st "elite mission" i joined in the ToPK was overwhelming. I didnt even have barrage yet and didnt know of elite skills ! i say "joined" because i got kicked out of there at level 1 when my team saw i was trying to use apply poison and power shot ^.^

Do people still go there at all?

4- Using Fire Storm and killing something with it!

5- A moment of silence for Prince Rurik's fall in the noobie shieverpeaks...... :'(

6- Farming the blue FDS... not making it there untill like, the 10th time

7- killing by doppleganger by going tow to toe with him with damage skills! and feeling a great achievment when he was finally dead

Jormund

Jormund

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2005

Michigan

Gonna have to say that this is pretty nostalgic of old times for me...

prism2525

prism2525

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Among dead bodies.

The Republic of Sky Pirates

E/

Finishing Abaddon's Mouth mission and was like "wait, so the white mantle are the GOOD guys?? shining blade tricked us?"

Thinking that the pre-ascalon map was THE game, not just the tutorial.

Thinking that you could only change secondary once more in the desert, not unlock the ability for unlimited changes. (needless to say i thought i'd lose my mesmer skill forever if I changed.)

carnage-runner

carnage-runner

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2006

Canada, B.C. Vancouver. aka.. amazing.

[Sith]

W/Me

The addition of IDS' and farming them with my War/ele for hours on end over the holidays. That was awesome.

Random salvage function and not getting good mods 99% of the time :P

OR... Fow CR!!! that used to be so much fun

Fow cr or 55/ss solo in fow. Oh the good ol' days.

Matrix Arcade

Matrix Arcade

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2008

???oo ???ugs ???lan [?????????]

Nostalgia used to be so much better. QQ

5man FoW, chestrunning groups. Being the coolest guy in town with a r10 15^50 sephis axe.

TGgold

TGgold

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Flying Gophers

Rt/P

Quote:
Originally Posted by akelarumi View Post
Clicking the shrine with Althea's ashes a split second before I was killed for the 1000th time, and the victorydance me and my mates had afterwards.
I feel a surge of pain and pride after reading this quote. Perhaps the most difficult thing I remember from old Proph days.

In general I miss when there were many people below max level. When builds didn't really matter. When there was a sense of exploring the lands. I hope this feeling will last longer in GW2.

cataphract

cataphract

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2005

Ashford Abbey

Hey Mallyx [icU]

Mo/Me

Meeting Cynn, Devona and Mhenlo outside Augury Rock and walking to Aidan on the edge of the cliff only to realise that local Hydras made a meal out the trio.

Never quite understood what Cynn sees in Mhenlo. He can't heal for shit.

The forth fly

The forth fly

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2008

england

Mo/

Being a 55 monk and amazing people with this new build.
Having to go to Ascalon/Droks inter 1 to buy that rare item you saved up for.
People paying you too monk at THK,monk shortage ftw
5 man Sorrow's Furnace groups,Bonder ftw,DwC was the place to be.

jazilla

jazilla

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

Guernsey Milking Coalition[MiLk]

E/Me

I miss farming Ettins for hours for Superior Vigors using my HH Wammo.

5 man Sorrow's Furnace runs, and I miss that Superior Runes of Absorption used to cost like 70k and selling +30 pommels for 35-40k.

Kernave

Kernave

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2010

Rt/E

I miss the masses of new players and finding all the places for the first time

Dosearius Takerius

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2007

It's Just Another Guild [JAG]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by prism2525 View Post
Thinking that the pre-ascalon map was THE game, not just the tutorial.

This.

The first time I hit that 'm' button after going to post for the first time left me in awe.

` Marshmallow

` Marshmallow

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2009

Canadaa!

Last Friday Night [TGIF]

E/

When superior vigors and sup. absoprtions were like 100k O__O

I remember doing B/P in tombs to get money for elite armor (That took a long time..~)

uhm..team arenas :O

shadowfell

shadowfell

hamonite anur ruk

Join Date: Jan 2006

Echovald Forest

[PhD] Teh Academy

Me/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by cataphract View Post
Meeting Cynn, Devona and Mhenlo outside Augury Rock and walking to Aidan on the edge of the cliff only to realise that local Hydras made a meal out the trio.

Never quite understood what Cynn sees in Mhenlo. He can't heal for shit.
And I don't understand what Mhenlo sees in Cynn. She obviously only uses her mouth for complaining.

mrmango

mrmango

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Southern California

Charter Vanguard [CV]

Me/Rt

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jormund View Post
Gonna have to say that this is pretty nostalgic of old times for me...

Wat dat?

:|
Wiki has no answers.

Da Kenster

Da Kenster

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

A shoebox

The Boat Crew

W/E

That was an ending for one of the beta weekends where gnomes ran around and killed people. My personal favorite was when Gwen came and rocked our world.

"Burn baby burn!"

cataphract

cataphract

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2005

Ashford Abbey

Hey Mallyx [icU]

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by shadowfell View Post
And I don't understand what Mhenlo sees in Cynn. She obviously only uses her mouth for complaining.
She's tall, slim and blond. That alone will seal the deal but on top of that she's smart and has strong opinions she's not afraid to share with the rest of us. Not to mention the fact she nukes and burninates things. RAWR.