Anet out of ideas?

original whopper

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

Did anyone else notice that there are several "new" skills that have different names that do the exact thing as "old" skils. Is this just a preveiw glitch or is Anet just out of ideas?

example: Tiger's fury(old)
Bestial fury(new) (for x sec attack 33% faster, non atck skils disble)

Point blank shot
Zojuns shot (half normal range +x dmg)

Penetrating attack (+xdmg , has 20% ap)
sundering attack

Penetrating blow( +xmg, 20%ap)
penetrating chop

striderkaaru

striderkaaru

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Scars Meadows [SMS], Retired Officer

W/

it's a preview event. chill out. there's a chance that these are just placeholders since the full skills have yet to be programmed.

The Mighty Toe

The Mighty Toe

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

Dolus Of Amicitia

E/R

Also, if people who are new to Guild Wars buy only Factions, they're not going to have access to the Prophecies skills and therefore surely these skills will take their places.

sixdartbart

sixdartbart

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Peace Machine GRRR [DiE]

W/N

Factions is meant to be a stand alone game so it only makes sense that it would have base skills that are the same as the base skills in chapter 1.

There are sure to be a great number of skills in Factions that will over lap for people that have both chapters of the game but there are alot of new skills as well so to answer your question NO I don't believe they have ran out of ideas they are merely trying to make the game playable for people who only choose to buy the second chapter of the game.

Ninetail Trickster

Ninetail Trickster

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

A pleasant place that needs more rain. T_T

The Rose Society

New continent. New people. Same world.
Ergo, different names for the same thing.
It's like the distinction between 'Football' in the UK and 'Soccer' in the US. Except with sharp, pointy objects that make people bleed.

Asianfunkymonkey

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2005

Chicago

Soul Essence,Near Dark,Far Light,eSnc-ND-FL

Sharp, pointly objects that make ppl bleed wah?! O.o?a knife?