Do you think they will be better armor in "Factions"

Ashleigh McMahon

Ashleigh McMahon

Site Contributor

Join Date: Apr 2005

North East England

WoTU[Warlords of the Underworld]

Mo/Me

Hey there. Does anyone think they will lift the armor cap? As in add higher powered armors?

I personally think they will only make new armors with better visuals, and that they will not be higher powered armors.

What do you think of this? Do you think they should be more powerfull armor?

If anyone has any solid evidence of any of my opinions, please link me to it.

Thanks.
Ash

SilentAssassin

SilentAssassin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

Remnants of Ascalon, KT alliance

R/N

well gaile has said many times that giving better armour in chapter 2 will be a no-no Its not fair for ppl who only got ch1

I just think there will be other armours with other stats, but not more powerfull then the once we have

Ashleigh McMahon

Ashleigh McMahon

Site Contributor

Join Date: Apr 2005

North East England

WoTU[Warlords of the Underworld]

Mo/Me

Cool. That's me happy I also like the idea that the level cap will not be raised. I think it makes the game balanced, and that you don't have to grind constantly to achieve a level.

Thanks Silent.

Starsky-sama

Starsky-sama

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2005

Land of the Z Chest \o/

[NOT]-Nomads of Turmoil.

W/

yup. same here. I think armor stats will be corresponding to new spell conditions/stats (players/monsters).

(any chance of new conditions to defend? or have they covered it all?)

+Better looking armor. ftw!

crazy diamond

crazy diamond

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

Much like the level cap, the armors are pretty crucial to keeping the balance. At most I think they'll add some variety, but nothing actually better.

brosse

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2006

If they'd do that people with FoW armor (eg. me) would be royally screwed indeed. 1mil for an armor that isn't even max AL.
So no chance they'll do that.

neoteo

neoteo

Banned

Join Date: Jun 2005

Macau

www.exilesofdarksteel.com

E/

a little offtopic , i think there will be a new kind of armor as expencive as the actual fissure.

might need 500 dark remains for each part , who knows , heh

Vermilion Okeanos

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2005

I do hope that armor won't have a metagame... Example: Every PvP warrior is a PvE warrior with gladiator + ascalon boot. So much for vareity...

Daena

Daena

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

I think they will not change the armor ALs! They will only introduce new types of armor for all professions (some of which you can preview on the official guildwars website, under factions screenshots).

Also, unlike neoteo, I think they will introduce another type of armor that is between 15k and FoW armor in price (rubies and sapphires gotta be used for something!!).. and of course new FoW armors for the new professions.
But, hey, who knows..

Sorry, if I went off-topic...

sigried

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Honduras

Ye Old

W/Mo

so wy dont they put armor in random drops instead of forge becuase the desing in armors are very poor everybody has the same armor or hoppes to get the same armor.

LaserLight

LaserLight

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

La La Land

[NOVA]

A/

Armor randomly dropping from foes would severely disrupt the game's balance and player economy as Guild Wars is designed to prevent low-level characters from acquiring high-level armor via twinking. As it stands, only real way to do it is to hitch a ride to Droknar's Forge, which tends to cost the average guy a hefty chunk of change.

Besides that, having to have armor custom fitted to your character alone makes real-world sense as well :-P Armor you spend money on shopuld be armor crafted to fit you and you alone like a second skin; crap you pick up off brigands and weird snake people would fit very poorly and offer much reduced protection. So...I suppose if you have to have armor in random drops, it'd be inferior armor nobody wants to wear. Personally, I'll wait till I get to the Forge, whether via run or no.

Besides. Whether all the armor is the same or not, at least ye can try and look different. Such as 15K Druid's bra and loincloth combined with Droknar's Druid's gloves and boots, all dyed a lovely silver, to attain a look I have never seen replicated, or even approximated, elsewhere XP.

Dragonblood

Dragonblood

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

Followers of Master Jack [FOMJ]

N/Rt

I think that the new armor ALs wont change, just some of the stats for the new skills. And only the armor(s) look will be different. Plus I think there will be a different form of FoW, & 15k, maybe even a 20k. And when I mean different form of FoW, I mean a different place.

Simath

Simath

haha you're dumb

Join Date: Jul 2005

Moscow

I don't think the Armor Level's will change. Just new sets of armor. After all if I had FoW armor i wouldn't be too happy having to buy a new set.

kvndoom

kvndoom

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Communistwealth of Virginia

Uninstalled

W/Mo

As I had mentioned before, there should be bonuses for wearing a complete set of a certain armor, like Dungeon Siege has. Not something that will be an imbalance, but enough to be an incentive to drop the cookie-cutter molds.

Mo/R9

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

Gold Coast, Australia

Mo/R

I'd like to see different armor models, definitely, perhaps even some higher-AL Armors introduced to all players. I'd also like some immensely difficult mission where you receive majorly cool armor. I'm talking really hard. Perhaps a level 30 boss at the end. This would be something that you couldn't just go out and pay someone to run you through, the whole team build would need to be carefully thought out.

Just my 2 gold.

sigried

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Honduras

Ye Old

W/Mo

as i stated i really would like to have many armor desings isted o the same thing.

Mandy Memory

Mandy Memory

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

USA

Xen of Sigils [XoO]

W/

Havent we already seen at least the new classes armor over the preview weekend?

dare49devil

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

Danbury, Connecticut

W/Mo

Level 30 Bone Dragon at FoW ftw.

FoW armor people would be screwed.

Yes, new armor, only new looks, thats all.

EternalTempest

EternalTempest

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

United States

Dark Side Ofthe Moon [DSM]

E/

I don't think there will be better armor per say, I think there will be different ones (new armor for existing classes) and alternate "duplicates" of existing ones.

ShadowStorm

ShadowStorm

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Take me where I cannot stand.

The Better Part of Valor

W/N

Something they might do is have 1 specific set of armor that has a higher armor level than normal that also has some sort of disadvantage to balance it out. Sort of like what they did with the Necrotic and Tormentor Necromancer Armor sets.

Markaedw

Markaedw

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

N/

Based on the preview armor, I have a feeling that the new armors will have status protection.

romeo_longsword

romeo_longsword

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

United Kingdom - London, China - Hong Kong

R/

http://www.guildwars.com/gallery/scr...ions/gw091.php

Is that a new suit for the warrior? And for the Ranger?

vinegrower

vinegrower

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Song of the Forsaken

E/

The will most likely introduce new "bonuses" to the armors. For example, durring the Betas, Elementalists had an armor that gave something like +10AL vs. all elements. What ever they introduce has to be balanced with the armors in Chapter 1, otherwise it would give an advantage to owners of Factions.

squan

squan

Banned

Join Date: Feb 2006

Rotterdam (The Netherlands)

Rotterdam Pride

Mo/

They said that there will be new elitse skills, where do you capture them, at factions area. you need to buy factions.

there will be new and better weapons drops. where do you get them at Factions area. you need to buy factions.

you got blue, purple, gold and green weapons, i think there will come a new collor. this will be at factions area. you need to buy factions.

probably there will be another farming area at factions area. you need to buy factions.

Well i used the word BUY a lot. why, the makers of GW wants that players of GW buy the game.

and what makes the game interesting, not only the new missions, no not only the new quests. But things like armor, weapons, skills


and dont forget 1 thing WOW is also coming with a expension, and one of the + points are skills, armor and weapons.