March 9th Update

zoozoc

zoozoc

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Beaverton/OR

Disciples of Birkler [BIR]

a very weird little update

Arkhanel Quin

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2005

E/Mo

can't get around the damned update...i'm not waiting for anything at the logon screen. clicking and entering my password as fast as possible. I just get a connecting screen for 15 minutes then it gives me a 058 error.
(no, its not my firewall) UUGGH. This is driving me nuts.

Checked my router, ports are open, i even ipcofig release renewed and restarted! Bleh.

Arkhanel Quin

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2005

E/Mo

mmm, update finished...still not connecting. not cool. : ( same error. Maybe i'll try back tomorrow. My network connectivity to everything else is perfect and i'm listening to half lf my guild play right now. Doesn't make sense : /

Kidney Licker

Kidney Licker

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Europe Server

Major vigor is now 7.5K at the rune trader.

ecto still at 7-8K though. :P

zakaria

zakaria

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

can anybody tell me if i closed the game while it's updating behind while i'm playing..it will reset downloading the update or it will start from the point that stopped from ?
coz you are saing it's about 500 mb updating behind while you play and i have 56K and i can't be all this online

koneko

Site Contributor

Join Date: Sep 2005

38??16′ N 140??52′ E

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by zakaria
can anybody tell me if i closed the game while it's updating behind while i'm playing..it will reset downloading the update or it will start from the point that stopped from ?
coz you are saing it's about 500 mb updating behind while you play and i have 56K and i can't be all this online
I'm pretty sure it restarts from where you leave off. I left GW open at the login screen, let it download 50MB or so of stuff, exited to go do other stuff, restarted GW later, downloaded another 50MB of stuff, repeat, la la la blah while other people downloaded it all at once.

Typing out "Chitin Fragments" is awkward..."Shells" was so much easier to type out. :|

Enix

Enix

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2005

I am in a transitional period.

GRE

Quote:
Corrected the crafting costs of the Monk's Ascetic Fissure of Woe armor and the Necromancer's Scar Pattern Fissure of Woe armor to include Obsidian Shards.
OMG! That is such a ripoff. I just got the Vellum and ecto to make my freaking Fissue armor TODAY! Whoever's genious idea that was needs to be punched in the ear.

Raziel665

Raziel665

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Defenders of the Blackblade [DotB]

N/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ghull Ka
Sure it's good for some but... ugh, it just doesn't sit right for me. "Give me everything right now please" never seemed right in a RPG setting. I like having to WORK for my rewards.
You still have to unlock them, I think they major idea behind it is, it will make going trough the PvE again much less of a pain for a lot of people.

It might even reduce runners a bit, not much, but a bit, since you dont have to run to someplace to get that one skill you need so bad.
I had my 2nd necro run a fair bit to get to Copper for the Verata's Sacrife, then went back and did the Ascalon missions.

Zakarr

Zakarr

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Finland

March 10 update probably fixed something from the sound playback. I don't get extra lag anymore but some sound effects are still cut away if there is too many enemies around which produce sounds. I really hope they add a checkbox which change it back how it was before March 9 update. Quality slider don't fix anything.

Yes, I have onboard sound chip. Soundstorm. It suppose to be one of the best onboard sound chips available but I guess it is not. At least certain hardware acceleration is poison for it.

Formina

Formina

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Australia

Slash Fail [ftl]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zakarr
I really hope they add a checkbox which change it back how it was before March 9 update.
Me too >_<! This is really annoying. Slider doesn't do anything for me, either. =/

Bloodweasel

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2006

SA

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by germanturkey
holy crap.. 400+mb!! that'll take me around 1 and a half hours to dl!! (haha at 56kers... god bless 4.5mbs connections....)

well, i noticed the update coming through last night while playing, but i still have to go through the map pack... fun fun
HAHA, ha, ha - this is the one time a 56 is no problem - my Dl rates are the same as yours, and constant - server sees a 56 and gives it full stream, not so for variable adsl/cables.... LOL

superj76

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

ACE

Mo/W

Grrrrr....Sound Like Im in Bubble Fix PlZZZZZZZ A-net U listening?????????????

Arkhanel Quin

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2005

E/Mo

Still unconnectable the morning after : /
Should I bother running a network scanner and reporting to ArenaNet? I imagine it'll be a days wait or so to hear back.

WasAGuest

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Reks
This update gave both Mhenlo and Eve a facelift.
It also made Aidan see through - his jacket now does align correctly and so you can see through his body from behind. Ooops.

Numa Pompilius

Numa Pompilius

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

At an Insit.. Intis... a house.

Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF]

W/Me

This update was definitely the death of ANets claim that "all changes are documented in the 'updates' text". Half the stuff, even really major stuff like that the skill traders now show all unlocked skills, isn't in the update notes.

sabretalon

sabretalon

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

Saints Or Sinners [SOS]

N/W

I thought I saw the info posted on their website in regards to the skill traders? In the skill training notes?

Anyone else having problems heading out to prophets path from Augory?

wolver1ne

wolver1ne

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

W/N

Those having problems with the sound, try upgrading to the latest DirectX User-End Runtimes.

Worked for me.

Edit: apparently the only place, at least for me, where sound is pooched is the Fire Island. The rest of the world seems to be fine. Weird... >_>

Nater

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

Illusion Of Skill

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Numa Pompilius
This update was definitely the death of ANets claim that "all changes are documented in the 'updates' text". Half the stuff, even really major stuff like that the skill traders now show all unlocked skills, isn't in the update notes.
http://www.guildwars.com/aboutgw/gam...es/default.php
Skill Training Updates:

* All skill trainers can now sell you any non-elite skill that you have previously unlocked on your account.


Yes it does. If only they'd sell you Elite's you've unlocked on other characters for like 5K and 5 skill points or something. I'm so sick of capping.

Numa Pompilius

Numa Pompilius

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

At an Insit.. Intis... a house.

Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF]

W/Me

Hmmm... Could've sworn that wasn't there when I read the notes. OK, I stand corrected, and ANets claim that all changes are documented sortof still lives.

Savio

Savio

Teenager with attitude

Join Date: Jul 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

They've changed the update notes at least twice, so it's understandable.

Nater

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

Illusion Of Skill

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Numa Pompilius
Hmmm... Could've sworn that wasn't there when I read the notes. OK, I stand corrected, and ANets claim that all changes are documented sortof still lives.
Well it might have been updated. When I awoke on the 9th to the new update, I saw it in the notes.

But! When I logged in and started talking to guildies, I said somethin like "Big update today eh?" And a couple of them were all "Yeah, and a little glitch too, but they fixed it real fast" Which was supposively at like 3am when said glitch happened. The "glitch" they were referring to was the skill trader update.

I was all like "no..they meant for that, it's in the update notes"

Confusion on their part followed. So you're not the only one recieving the lack of communication on Anet's part. It almost feels like they didn't mean for it to happen, but once it did, they ran with it.

Egis The Ranger

Egis The Ranger

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

WindShadows

R/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Align
GODDAMN the sound update is annoying. I hate being unable to hear my hits landing. It makes battles really boring. Plus it gets a bit harder to time skill usage when I don't instantly know when I hit something.
Same to me I hope they fix it soon...

Align

Align

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

Protectors of Awesome[AWE]

W/

It sometimes takes a day or two before they add the notes for an update. I think minor bugfixes - like this map had its textures fixed up, or that characters underwear dont show through the pants etc - are usually skipped in the notes.

{IceFire}

{IceFire}

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Savio
[*]Corrected the crafting costs of the Monk's Ascetic Fissure of Woe armor and the Necromancer's Scar Pattern Fissure of Woe armor to include Obsidian Shards.

NUUUUUUUUU

Woutsie

Woutsie

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Belgium

Another update just came in... ~20 mb here

Arkhanel Quin

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2005

E/Mo

mmm...I can't connect again now...
This morning I reset my router and cable modem and finally got in after receiving error=058 all last night. Now i'm getting the same as before.

Connecting...

*shakes head* *cries*

Kidney Licker

Kidney Licker

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Europe Server

This dropped for me today. I'm sure the previous maximum was +8.

Tall Shield
Arm 16
Req 12 Tatics
Armour + 10 (vs Ligntning attacks)

Omega X

Omega X

Ninja Unveiler

Join Date: Jun 2005

Louisiana, USA

Boston Guild[BG]

W/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Numa Pompilius
Hmmm... Could've sworn that wasn't there when I read the notes. OK, I stand corrected, and ANets claim that all changes are documented sortof still lives.
They didn't document the interface graphics refresh. Some people didn't even notice until I pointed it out.

Nater

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

Illusion Of Skill

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Omega X
They didn't document the interface graphics refresh. Some people didn't even notice until I pointed it out.
Or the 15>50 axe at the Droks crafter.

ShadowMagus

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by wsmcasey
My new Pre-order staff wasnt working last night, it doesn't reconize the +15 energy mod when you equip it on a character. I hope thats been fixed.
I reported this as a bug.

Anet support replied asking for a screen with my atribute setup - I complied and gave more detailed information on the effect

Anet support replied asking for a smaller screen shot as mine was to big...

Have yet to comply - please report this as I may not get around to it for a while - please note that I have the preorder for both my collectores eddition accounts, and as far as I can tell, this bug is functional on all the preorder spiritbinders, regardless of time of creation, character type (PvE or PvP), or character proffession.

Da Cebuano

Da Cebuano

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Virginia born in Cebu

Jelly Toast[jT]

W/

Here is a simple update I'm hoping for

ALLOWING MEMBER POSITION ALLOCATION WITHOUT HAVING TO LEAVE THE GROUP AND INVITED AGAIN TO BE POSITIONED NEATLY FOR MONK.

seriously that is very simple as being able to click and drag member names and put them accordingly, how simple is that?!

Also OUCH! damn, makes us early FOWers glad we got our FOW ascetics early an increase of 120 shards in the total price is quite a big inflation. Guess you almost FOWers better off saving your ectos for next chapter armor now. ALthough FOW ascetics >>> all monk armors.

Gilae

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Savio
Item Updates:
  • Added new artwork for elemental staves.
Anyone seen evidence of this?

Killin_Frenzy

Killin_Frenzy

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gilae
Anyone seen evidence of this?
Yes.
http://guildwarsguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=134691