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Or not skipping the cinematic cuz u honestly hadn't seen it yet
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Favorite Things
Saldonus Darkholme
EPO Bot
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Well, to be fair, back in the day it was necessary if you had a minion master in your party: the minions would be attacking your party during the cinematic, and once it was done, you'd discover the party was wiped out!
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wetwillyhip
Favorite Things Then: Presearing! Grouping with players, so much life in grouping. Minion Masters dominating with millions of minions! Cyclone Axe W/Mo farming griffins outside of augury rock. Playing through campaigns with guildies/friends. Having a guild like a family was amazing.. Met some pretty amazing people in guilds from this game. Even an ex gf haha. Alliance battles & RA. Urgoz. Holiday events. DSTC, 600/smite dual monk farm! I remember the good ol' days when vigor runes were expensive and ettin farming.
Favorite Things Now: 7 Heroes. JQ & FA. DoA. Helping friends. Presearing still! GW Beyond content like WIK & HoTN. Holiday events still. Fun Titles. Grinding my kurzick title to max. Now working on luxon now. Seeing what little friends that are left to talk to and play.
Favorite Things Now: 7 Heroes. JQ & FA. DoA. Helping friends. Presearing still! GW Beyond content like WIK & HoTN. Holiday events still. Fun Titles. Grinding my kurzick title to max. Now working on luxon now. Seeing what little friends that are left to talk to and play.
Family Guy
Then: My first gold sword, Long Sword, 15-21, some % vs hexed foes. I used that thing for a year! Still have it.
Now: Having Survivor on my first character (Warrior, same one with the sword). Thanks ANET for giving me that chance.
Did it legit too!
Now: Having Survivor on my first character (Warrior, same one with the sword). Thanks ANET for giving me that chance.
Did it legit too!
MithranArkanere
My first favorite thing was pre-Searing scenery. I still love that place.
My first favorite item was Gwen's tapestry shred. I didn't know what was that for, but I got it with all of my characters and kept it as if it was some keepsake of sorts. I was very glad when it became something useful later.
My favorite thing now...? Updates. The more the game gets updated, the more I play. If there are no updates for a while, I stop playing for a while. The better the update, the more I play after it.
As for favorite item... I don't have any right now. Each one of my characters have items I like for them, and I don't have one generic item that I like regardless of character.
My first favorite item was Gwen's tapestry shred. I didn't know what was that for, but I got it with all of my characters and kept it as if it was some keepsake of sorts. I was very glad when it became something useful later.
My favorite thing now...? Updates. The more the game gets updated, the more I play. If there are no updates for a while, I stop playing for a while. The better the update, the more I play after it.
As for favorite item... I don't have any right now. Each one of my characters have items I like for them, and I don't have one generic item that I like regardless of character.
Fay Vert
+1 for pre searing environment
Looking back, Sorrows Furnace was the best addition to the game and had room for further expansion. Love the Rotscale update too.
Doing Urgoz runs (non-gimmick) with friends probably the highlight of the last 6+ years.
Looking back, Sorrows Furnace was the best addition to the game and had room for further expansion. Love the Rotscale update too.
Doing Urgoz runs (non-gimmick) with friends probably the highlight of the last 6+ years.
Rise of Cpu
Seems like a lot of people miss their old school farming runs... I wish those runs still were popular, like outside AR, etc.
rick1027
im gonna say my first guild we went through a lot i left for personal reason and when i returned all had left guild wars and quit and they never recruited replacements and now my newest guild although i dont play once or twice a week they are still quite active and its great to be with a great bunch of people now. the three years in between those guilds were tough for me almost gave up game altogether a couple of times
il Priscilla il
When you could disguise your EoE bomb to look like iway and rofl when the other team got in range. Alas all the variety has faded and now it's up to dervishes and invoke spikes to play
tummlykins
My favourite thing starting out was the ranger pet. I really liked the idea of having an animal companion and was so commited to it, I had a rune of minor beast mastery in every armour piece by the time I got to Lion's Arch (I didn't know they didn't stack - I was confused by the explanation about how masks do stack but runes don't) despite a complete lack of Beast Mastery skills on my bar (aside from the animal itself - at the time it was both Comfort Animal and Charm Animal) and not enough points in Marksmanship to effectively use my bow. Since then I've realised how terribly ArenaNet designed the ranger class and especially the pet and I miss the days when B/P runs were the popular builds for Sorrow's Furnace and Tombs. These days no-one wants a ranger in the party for end game, let alone a pet.
My favourite thing now is probably heroes. Despite my preference for playing with real people back in Prophecies/Factions days, I can't stand the current meta of PvX wiki builds full of so many PvE skills that aren't even class specific (and thus remove most of the class flavour and gameplay uniqueness from running dungeons) so being able to bring a party of mixed professions with class specific bars all synced to be effective and representative of that class play style while at the same time allowing me to play my class however I want (with my heroes filling the gaps I don't fill), that freedom in any part of the game unlocks a lot of the potential for fun the game has that was simply locked away by either poor player interest or cookie cutter meta builds and speed clears.
My favourite thing now is probably heroes. Despite my preference for playing with real people back in Prophecies/Factions days, I can't stand the current meta of PvX wiki builds full of so many PvE skills that aren't even class specific (and thus remove most of the class flavour and gameplay uniqueness from running dungeons) so being able to bring a party of mixed professions with class specific bars all synced to be effective and representative of that class play style while at the same time allowing me to play my class however I want (with my heroes filling the gaps I don't fill), that freedom in any part of the game unlocks a lot of the potential for fun the game has that was simply locked away by either poor player interest or cookie cutter meta builds and speed clears.
Xue Yi Liang
Questing in the UW back in 2005:
There was a jerk W/Mo with us. I'll just call him "Jerk."
Team Leader: Come on. Stop rushing!
Jerk: Ha Ha Ha. STFU u noobs!
Me: What's your problem?
Jerk: u. thats my problem
Me: Last warning, buddy.
Jerk: F*UCK U!!!!!!!!
Me: ok.
So then I yank Unyielding Aura and the Jerk drops dead. Everyone on the team laughs themselves silly.
Jerk: OMG WTF?
Team Leader: LMAO. Unyielding Aura?
Me: yep.
Jerk: wtf happened?
Team Leader: looks like you had a heart attack
The rest of the team danced and /jumped up and down on his body as he begged to be rezzed
Me: you're on a time-out. I'll rez you in 30 seconds.
That's probably my single most satisfying moment in the game.
This wasn't the only jerk I did this to, but this guy was completely clueless as to what just happened.
There was a jerk W/Mo with us. I'll just call him "Jerk."
Team Leader: Come on. Stop rushing!
Jerk: Ha Ha Ha. STFU u noobs!
Me: What's your problem?
Jerk: u. thats my problem
Me: Last warning, buddy.
Jerk: F*UCK U!!!!!!!!
Me: ok.
So then I yank Unyielding Aura and the Jerk drops dead. Everyone on the team laughs themselves silly.
Jerk: OMG WTF?
Team Leader: LMAO. Unyielding Aura?
Me: yep.
Jerk: wtf happened?
Team Leader: looks like you had a heart attack
The rest of the team danced and /jumped up and down on his body as he begged to be rezzed
Me: you're on a time-out. I'll rez you in 30 seconds.
That's probably my single most satisfying moment in the game.
This wasn't the only jerk I did this to, but this guy was completely clueless as to what just happened.
Missing HB
Obviously Hero Battles, especially because of the ladder and tournament system that allowed anyone to get into competitive PvP..
I'd say i will also miss old green farmings such as sorrow furnace and tombs.... more likely because people did play in order to get the green and equip it, not in order to directly sell the green..
My favourite thing now will be probably testing out diferent kind of builds in JQ( it would be quite lame to just say GvG or HA..)
I'd say i will also miss old green farmings such as sorrow furnace and tombs.... more likely because people did play in order to get the green and equip it, not in order to directly sell the green..
My favourite thing now will be probably testing out diferent kind of builds in JQ( it would be quite lame to just say GvG or HA..)
Rise of Cpu
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Questing in the UW:
There was a jerk W/Mo with us. I'll just call him "Jerk." Team Leader: Come on. Stop rushing! Jerk: Ha Ha Ha. STFU u noobs! Me: What's your problem? Jerk: u. thats my problem Me: Last warning, buddy. Jerk: F*UCK U!!!!!!!! Me: ok. So then I yank Unyielding Aura and the Jerk drops dead. Everyone on the team laughs themselves silly. Jerk: OMG WTF? Team Leader: LMAO. Unyielding Aura? Me: yep. Jerk: wtf happened? Team Leader: looks like you had a heart attack The rest of the team danced and /jumped up and down on his body as he begged to be rezzed Me: you're on a time-out. I'll rez you in 30 seconds. That's probably my single most satisfying moment in the game. This wasn't the only jerk I did this to, but this guy was completely clueless as to what just happened. |
Our Virus
Catacombs in pre searing. Certain parts of it are just amazing
Mintha Syl
Oh I didn't say mine!
Back in time: exploring, discovering new things, being surprised at landscapes, diving into lore etc.
Now: playing with friends, no matter what we do. I see everyone saying the exact opposite, meaning playing with others in the past and heroes saving them now. Instead I played with h/h only for all my first year and most of the time for the rest, and am only now playing almost fulltime with friends. And tbh I even miss the will to play if alone, right now.
Back in time: exploring, discovering new things, being surprised at landscapes, diving into lore etc.
Now: playing with friends, no matter what we do. I see everyone saying the exact opposite, meaning playing with others in the past and heroes saving them now. Instead I played with h/h only for all my first year and most of the time for the rest, and am only now playing almost fulltime with friends. And tbh I even miss the will to play if alone, right now.
Cool Down
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Catacombs in pre searing. Certain parts of it are just amazing
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Rise of Cpu
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Oh yes, can't wait to see what they have done to them in GW2, the nostalgia shall be amazing!
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I don't think it will change too much though
Xue Yi Liang
I remember when you had to wait for a creature to use a skill before you could apply Signet of Capture. It made capturing Elites seem more special. I kinda miss that sometimes.
Gill Halendt
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I remember when you had to wait for a creature to use a skill before you could apply Signet of Capture. It made capturing Elites seem more special. I kinda miss that sometimes.
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Back on topic... well, I loved the simplicity way back then. Maybe mine are kind of distorted memories, but people were way less obsessed with efficiency and profit and used to enjoy the game as a simple entertainment.
Off course that couldn't last forever. Once the novelty has worn off, people redirected their interest toward the most disparate objectives.
Today, I search the same relaxing sensations of the early days in good company, which is becoming so hard to find nowadays...
A few good friends that still enjoy spending time with a grump like me is currently the thing I like the most in a game I've probably played way too much in the last few years...
Da Kenster
Then: I remember when Thunderhead Keep was a relatively tough mission when only Prophecies was out. I used to dread having to help a guildmate with it, but knew how tough the mission could be with pugs in that day. We eventually ran a life bond build that made it a cakewalk, but those first few times through were pretty tough.
Now: Ran through hard mode with heroes for the bounty and went afk during the defend the fort part, it was kind of sad really.
Now: Ran through hard mode with heroes for the bounty and went afk during the defend the fort part, it was kind of sad really.
Rise of Cpu
Agree! Afk farming is compltely depressin ..
Chilos
Fiery Dragon Sword. Gawd I drooled after that.
Rise of Cpu
It is still droolish... I don't mind one equipped to my caster haha
Sube
Then: Me and a friend both bought guild wars as soon as it came out and for me those early days were just amazing. Seeing pre-sear for the first time blew my mind but then like others, I was kind of dissapointed when it all came tumbling down and there was this barren landscape. Of course once you start heading through the shiverpeaks and reach Kryta it all starts to get impressive again
Prophecies is still the best campaign by far, and Tyria is the best looking continent.
The community was great then too. Everyone was going through and experiencing new things together, lots of pugs, so much content to explore. Of course a game can really only be like that in its early days though, so I am glad I was there for it.
Now: Heroes have brought me back to the game, as well as having more parts of Tyria to explore. The charr homelands are great as well, kind of makes me feel like I am back in pre-sear.
Not being rushed by other players is good too. I missed most of the story the first time through so doing it again in HM has been a lot more fun. Now I actually read stuff :P
I am currently working through the UW quests 1 by 1 as well before I finally try and finish it off with heroes which will be a fun achievement.
Favourite item: probably my 14^50 krytan hand axe. I don't even use it anymore but it has always been my favourite axe skin, and the item I have held onto the longest.
Prophecies is still the best campaign by far, and Tyria is the best looking continent.
The community was great then too. Everyone was going through and experiencing new things together, lots of pugs, so much content to explore. Of course a game can really only be like that in its early days though, so I am glad I was there for it.
Now: Heroes have brought me back to the game, as well as having more parts of Tyria to explore. The charr homelands are great as well, kind of makes me feel like I am back in pre-sear.
Not being rushed by other players is good too. I missed most of the story the first time through so doing it again in HM has been a lot more fun. Now I actually read stuff :P
I am currently working through the UW quests 1 by 1 as well before I finally try and finish it off with heroes which will be a fun achievement.
Favourite item: probably my 14^50 krytan hand axe. I don't even use it anymore but it has always been my favourite axe skin, and the item I have held onto the longest.
Shayne Hawke
I still like my Dragon Mask, RBR, the beetle I won during the first RBR event... and it's taking me a little while to think about anything else moderately enjoyable, so I'd say that's about it.
I really liked the Gamer title a lot at first, but after two seasons of being busy during Costume Brawl back when it had streak points, and seeing them change it to something much slower, and the introduction of points through SP, and my loss of a team to play Snowball ATs with, the title kind of wore out on me.
I really liked the Gamer title a lot at first, but after two seasons of being busy during Costume Brawl back when it had streak points, and seeing them change it to something much slower, and the introduction of points through SP, and my loss of a team to play Snowball ATs with, the title kind of wore out on me.
Essence Snow
PuGs for the most part are my favorite thing about GW. I don't mean those ppl who rage at pugs, b/c they are the ones that make them bad...just the nice random ppl i run into in pugs make my playing experience enjoyable.
Rise of Cpu
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PuGs for the most part are my favorite thing about GW. I don't mean those ppl who rage at pugs, b/c they are the ones that make them bad...just the nice random ppl i run into in pugs make my playing experience enjoyable.
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Laraja
My favorite thing: Standingin the Crystal Desert looking across an epic expanse of desert and the remnants of lost civilizations with GW music playing in the background.
Or, skipping along in pre and remembering how awed I was by it when I first started playing.
Sometimes I wish I could rediscover GW all over again.
Or, skipping along in pre and remembering how awed I was by it when I first started playing.
Sometimes I wish I could rediscover GW all over again.
Thowra Wildfire
Then: the pre-searing world, the overall journey of post-searing and unravelling the Prophecies story for the 1st time. 1st time making it through THK - really felt a sense of acheivement (when it was still a stopping block mission). Seeing the Icy Dragon sword the 1st time (coincidentally, weilded by a wammo during that same THK mission) - still love that skin today. Being super excited to see a gold item drop (which was, still is, pretty rare for me. Hell, 1st time through the game I thought the blues and purples were pretty fantastic!)
Now: Chilling out in pre-sear with a perma-pre character, 7 heroes, buying new armour for characters that have nothing else to do but look pretty
, trying out different professions I'd not bothered with before.
Now: Chilling out in pre-sear with a perma-pre character, 7 heroes, buying new armour for characters that have nothing else to do but look pretty
, trying out different professions I'd not bothered with before.