I checked through some recent posts and unless I've missed it, I don't think this was specifically asked yet.
I do a podcast called GuildCast (www.guildcast.com) and this week I want to do one on players and their stories of what they've lost or have to do over again because of the rollback this last weekend. For example, I had a guildie friend who had just capped a difficult Elite, and now has to do it all over again.
If I could get some people to respond to this thread, telling their story, I may use some of them on my show, so be prepared for that. And be sure to let me know if you want your in-game named used or not. Thanks!
What were you doing just before the rollback?
BBQRibs
Young Hero
"What were you doing just before the rollback?"
Standing 100 deep at rune trader filling all available slots with Superior Runes.
Standing 100 deep at rune trader filling all available slots with Superior Runes.
jmj102
I live in australia so i slept through the whole thing. when i got on the next day, they had already announed they were rolling back the servers. when we could back on, nothing on my char had changed.
quickmonty
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"What were you doing just before the rollback?"
Standing 100 deep at rune trader filling all available slots with Superior Runes. |
If you took the time to observe it was really quite funny. First, this stream of toons pouring into town and heading for Merchant's Row. And with the huge crowds milling around the traders it reminded me of the stock exchange floor. ****waiting for the closing bell -****
Xenrath
I was solo'ing Glint with my mesmer. It was a hard fought battle, and my nice 15k clothes got torn a bit, back and forth the battle raged spell vs counter and eventually she was down to her last hit point, but I had run out of energy and had no heals left! Actually I didn't have any heals at all, but with my dying breath I attacked with my cane to finish her off and clicked and..... d'oh! Now she has to be killed all over again.
Ya rly
Ya rly
wolfe2dale
I had just got to the Granite Citadel after battling my way from the Iron Mines with my new warrior.
To say that I was a little miffed would be an understatement.
But I do understand the need, the last thing I, or anyone else would want is for the sup runes to double in price because they had all been bought up.
To say that I was a little miffed would be an understatement.
But I do understand the need, the last thing I, or anyone else would want is for the sup runes to double in price because they had all been bought up.
AaronSwitchblade
I was stuck after the end of thunderhead keep cutscene, yelling about how despite having completed the mission, and earning the right to go to ember light camp, I'm being forced to do it again before I can move on.
Snograt
I was running a guildie from Gates of Kryta to Lion's Arch.
Most embarrassingly I failed, due to forgetting I had a skillbar full of crap.
So, that never happened now, right?
Most embarrassingly I failed, due to forgetting I had a skillbar full of crap.
So, that never happened now, right?
Sagius Truthbarron
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I was stuck after the end of thunderhead keep cutscene, yelling about how despite having completed the mission, and earning the right to go to ember light camp, I'm being forced to do it again before I can move on.
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I had stopped playing GW becuase I was depresed after losing 3k to FoW solo runs.
TheOneAndOnlyX
I was bought a rare gold max sundering crytsalline +30 health req 7 when they did the roll back
Retribution X
I was attempting to log on, then, attempting to make the others understand why a rollback is good...
Cyan The Archer
I was not even on, but i'm so mad at Anet because i had to id the purple bow i found one more time!
Effendi Westland
Helping guildies through Dragons Lair. For one of the guildies it was his 2nd time, he had err=7 the first try. We were a little hesistant to start the 3rd try for him yesterday, we got through alright tho 
And after that stocking up on shards/black dye and runes till they locked the game and did the rollback. Boy did it seem like christmas :P
And after that stocking up on shards/black dye and runes till they locked the game and did the rollback. Boy did it seem like christmas :P
art_
I got dropped a max gold dwarven req 7 15 over 50 
but it got rolled back =O
but it got rolled back =O
fiery
I belive theres a thread on this subject as it is.
thelessa
Working.
mrbb
Buying runes and loading up the mules.
lyra_song
well i was in Random Arena and jsut finished unlocking all my mods when i heard someone mention the traders reset...i promptly bought Sup Vigor runes for all my armors and superior runes for all my head armors ^^ and 120 shards >.>;;
When i went to switch characters to apply my new runes, i got disconnected because of the beginning of the rollback.
When i went to switch characters to apply my new runes, i got disconnected because of the beginning of the rollback.
blood4blood
I was playing my recently-ascended R/Me. Did Dragon's Lair for the mesmer elite skill cap (just for the unlock, already had the ranger one). Did the beginning of Dunes, again to unlock the mesmer elite. Did a couple other elite unlocks in the S. Shiverpeaks. Did Thunderhead Keep with henchies (LOL the easy & reliable way to do THK). Talked to the King only to get locked up with the error 13 message. I didn't buy a single thing at any traders. Kept checking back until I found out about the rollback. Got extremely angry about Anet's apparent inability to reset goods/gold without also resetting missions/quests/unlocks, but decided not to bother flaming about it. Played Mech4 instead of GW.
Logged in the next day to find that character back at Dragon's Lair. So after work I did THK again with henchies, then helped a guildie with some earlier missions. I still have to re-grind all the elite skill unlocks I did previously.
Logged in the next day to find that character back at Dragon's Lair. So after work I did THK again with henchies, then helped a guildie with some earlier missions. I still have to re-grind all the elite skill unlocks I did previously.
felinette
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Did Thunderhead Keep with henchies (LOL the easy & reliable way to do THK).
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On topic: I was at work. I couldn't play at all that night, but otherwise wasn't affected by the rollback.
stickyballs
Yeah, felinette, henchies are easier, as monks are hard to find.
Ajoo
I was on an UW trap team opening a chest which revealed a nice Gold max Furious Spatha of Warding and next day when i log in it was lost.
At least they gave me the key back ^^
At least they gave me the key back ^^
Francis Demeules
Working
Sgt Gold
let me put it this way:
(your name here):Hey, Sgt Gold whats up?
(me):cant talk
(me):must click
(and by my estimation i had over 6 mil worth of shards/rubys/sup absorb)
(your name here):Hey, Sgt Gold whats up?
(me):cant talk
(me):must click
(and by my estimation i had over 6 mil worth of shards/rubys/sup absorb)
Blaster The Warrior
i uhmm bought many shards real quick and bought my fow armor but when i logged on again it was GONE so far for my fow armor
now i want you to meet a friend
now i want you to meet a friend
VitisVinifera
sure, here's my story.
I was with my fourth party trying to complete an infusion run so I could get my newly-fixed bloodstained boots for my MM infused. After some chaotic half-fight half-run tries that led to humiliating demises, I convinced a group that we really needed to fight.
We finally get infused, I'm thinking.....cool! Back to farming. Can't map to War Camp. I get the error message. I think......whatever I'll just log back in. After about ten tries, I actually do get in and then the guild chat is going nuts......sup absorbs/sup vits/shards 250 each! So I try to switch to a character that has some empty inventory slots and gold to burn.......twenty tries later I get in at Amnoon 2, US.
I manage to get 11 shards at 250......that was all. All runes, rare crafting materials, even normal crafting materials and dyes are blocked. Then trading gets blocked as well as mapping. A little later, guild chat gets strangely blocked.
It seems people are either leaving or getting kicked out of Amnoon 2 but I'm still there, reading the forums thinking, if I can stay in game, perhaps I won't get rolled back and I get to keep my meager 11 shards. Eventually there are about 5 people left in Amnoon 2, and I wonder if I could farm while waiting, perhaps fighting to Augury and doing Queen runs. But after leaving town, I spawn back in town (rubber banding they call it). I see there is nothing I can productively do while waiting, so I go out for dinner.
I come back, I'm still on, the first deadline is approaching. But I eventually do get the boot, new deadline 3 hours later is set (but only takes 2), I get in, meager 11 shards go poof.
I didn't miss the 11 shards as much not being able to play for 8 hrs on a Monday, my second day of my weekend.
I was with my fourth party trying to complete an infusion run so I could get my newly-fixed bloodstained boots for my MM infused. After some chaotic half-fight half-run tries that led to humiliating demises, I convinced a group that we really needed to fight.
We finally get infused, I'm thinking.....cool! Back to farming. Can't map to War Camp. I get the error message. I think......whatever I'll just log back in. After about ten tries, I actually do get in and then the guild chat is going nuts......sup absorbs/sup vits/shards 250 each! So I try to switch to a character that has some empty inventory slots and gold to burn.......twenty tries later I get in at Amnoon 2, US.
I manage to get 11 shards at 250......that was all. All runes, rare crafting materials, even normal crafting materials and dyes are blocked. Then trading gets blocked as well as mapping. A little later, guild chat gets strangely blocked.
It seems people are either leaving or getting kicked out of Amnoon 2 but I'm still there, reading the forums thinking, if I can stay in game, perhaps I won't get rolled back and I get to keep my meager 11 shards. Eventually there are about 5 people left in Amnoon 2, and I wonder if I could farm while waiting, perhaps fighting to Augury and doing Queen runs. But after leaving town, I spawn back in town (rubber banding they call it). I see there is nothing I can productively do while waiting, so I go out for dinner.
I come back, I'm still on, the first deadline is approaching. But I eventually do get the boot, new deadline 3 hours later is set (but only takes 2), I get in, meager 11 shards go poof.
I didn't miss the 11 shards as much not being able to play for 8 hrs on a Monday, my second day of my weekend.
Cottage Pie
Oh, I was advising my mates to ID all their golds, as It wouldn't matter anyway cos they'd get rolled back. (that was while we were all still in game after roll back was annouced)
But I was buying 100's of shards/rest of my space with superior vigour runes... along with everyone else.
But I was buying 100's of shards/rest of my space with superior vigour runes... along with everyone else.
Diablo???
I was sleeping... before, during, and after the rollback.
Joh
Was in UW. Good thing I only got crap (that chest drop I could've lived without so I even got my key back ).
After that I went to LA, bought runes. After reading about the rollback I applied them all to my armor, making it all Superior Vigor. And I stayed there for 4 hours, talking with the nice new friends I made that did the same.
edit/ Ohh, and identified a couple of golds. Turns out, the rollback was a good thing.
After that I went to LA, bought runes. After reading about the rollback I applied them all to my armor, making it all Superior Vigor. And I stayed there for 4 hours, talking with the nice new friends I made that did the same.
edit/ Ohh, and identified a couple of golds. Turns out, the rollback was a good thing.
lg5000
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I live in australia so i slept through the whole thing. when i got on the next day, they had already announed they were rolling back the servers. when we could back on, nothing on my char had changed.
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VitisVinifera
Cottage: that is GREAT advice! I wonder if the stats are bound before they are id'ed, or if they are generated at id'ing?
For all those people carrying around un id gold runes.....that could put you at an advantage
For all those people carrying around un id gold runes.....that could put you at an advantage
jmj102
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Originally Posted by lg5000
You slept through the whole thing? It happened between 10am and 12pm from what I could tell.. didn't get online till 2pm that day, just in time to be told what had happened. (btw, also in Australia)
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Denny Pace
I was laid up with a bad back. Three days in bed. Kill me now...
Sir Skullcrasher
I was at work surfing on GWG to see whats going on!
LifeInfusion
Reading this forum and laughing because I had much work to do