Uhh...Anyone care to explain some phenomena? - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

Flamingpeanut

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

R/Me

04 Jun 2005 at 00:07 - 1

This may belong in Q&A or Game Issues, I dunno, but I don't really want to fix it, just share the amazement.
Okay, how the hell does this work? This is my L8 Necromancer we're talking here...

First, my world map:

Notice anything missing between Piken Square and Lion's Arch? That's because I've never been there.

Now, a close up on Lion's Arch:

Yeah, that's right, I didn't walk in there. And no Gates of Kryta either.

Yep, that's the wonderful world of "What The Crap?".

Mostly for your viewing amusement, but if anyone has an explaination it wont go amiss. Nifty skills for a L8 though, hehehehe.

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Yojinj

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Germany

None at the moment

N/Mo

04 Jun 2005 at 00:13 - 2

Weird but this brings up something else.

After you ascended one char and played all main missions you should be able to go all places with any new chars. I would really love it. Have to free the whole map again with a new char is the most boring game experience i ever had.
Reward ppl with an "unlock" map function when they got one char through the game. It would help the PvPers too with unlocking stuff.

Flamingpeanut

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

R/Me

04 Jun 2005 at 00:16 - 3

Well, funnily enough this happened right after I ascended my Ranger. Maybe ArenaNet has allowed ascended accounts free passage to Lion's Arch without telling us?

Yojinj

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Germany

None at the moment

N/Mo

04 Jun 2005 at 00:18 - 4

Mh... dont think so. Gotto check anyway now

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Asplode

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Chicago, IL

Rebel Rising [rawr]

04 Jun 2005 at 13:51 - 5

What's that white dot southeast of Ascalon City? I assume that's Fort Ranik, but did you just appear there after beating it...or something?

CAT

Banned

Join Date: May 2005

KOREA

Slash Rank[DeeR]

R/Me

04 Jun 2005 at 15:34 - 6

Im lost, did you do this on purpose and we're trying to guess or do you have no idea either

Galatea

Core Guru

Join Date: Feb 2005

The Drifters [DRFT]

E/Me

04 Jun 2005 at 16:13 - 7

I haven't walked everywhere by myself, but.. is it possible to walk to Lion's Arch without having to enter any other cities? If it IS possible, then.. most likely, this low level character was in a group with high level people. This person simply does not have to walk with the group, but just stay at the zone, or die at the beginning of each zone. The parts would still be blurred if he himself did not walk through the areas. I have parts of my map that are still blurred from when my group made it to the next city, but I had been killed partially there.

This is only possible though if you can get to Lion's Arch without entering cities..

WeiPing

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

04 Jun 2005 at 16:55 - 8

It is possible to walk to Lion's Arch without entering any of the other cities, but had that been the case the map would have been explored. You can see that the map hasn't been explored up to just short of Grendich.

No idea what this is, though...I have four characters, 3 of them have made it to Lion's Arch, 2 of them have ascended, one of them killed the lich, and my lowest character hasn't made it to Yak's Bend yet, and Lion's Arch isn't on her map.

FrodoFraggins

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

04 Jun 2005 at 18:09 - 9

There's treachery afoot.

Santanus_Perro

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

Scott Township, PA

Iron Rangers

W/Mo

04 Jun 2005 at 18:48 - 10

Hmm, they could not have walked it, and stayed at any of the gates and let high levels get to the next gate. If they had done that, they still would have more travel locations availabel on the map.

Kazahana

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

SoCal

W/E

04 Jun 2005 at 19:35 - 11

if they had been rushed there by high lvls there would be visable map areas near the enterance to north kryta provence that and this same thing happened to me in beta i was in pre searing and a new build came out so i logged out and back in and i was in post searing with access to lions arch

Ollj

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

04 Jun 2005 at 20:04 - 12

Ive seen many level 8 characters in the deserts at the river...
i cant imagine this its intentioned.
You level really fast with hencheman infront of you.

Numa Pompilius

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

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

Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF]

W/Me

04 Jun 2005 at 20:20 - 13

You level fast with henchemns infront of you?

Try "with lvl 20 ascended guildmates in front of you".

Ollj

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

04 Jun 2005 at 20:26 - 14

Its more what foe levels you defeat and the desertshave high levels.
I bet you get 2 levelups on the first dead enemy.

Just asked again to hear:
Level 5 and level 7 characters start pooping up in "thirsty river"
really sad!

So i started a 4th char to see if its intentioned. i just started in ascalon city.

Flamingpeanut

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

R/Me

04 Jun 2005 at 20:56 - 15

Well, for all those who think I rushed it, there are no portals on the map. (Note in close up of Lion's Arch, there's no Ettin Caves exit at the shiverpeaks.)
The white dot south of Ascalon is Fort Ranik, that's where you appear after beating Great Northern Wall.
CAT, I'm as lost as any of you are, but I can tell you all now that it was just on my map one day.

All this may have something to do with leaving my guild while I was standing in the Krytan guild hall...

Adaria

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

Florida

Wayward Wanderers

E/Mo

04 Jun 2005 at 21:20 - 16

Hrm, interesting, very interesting indeed...

Dunno what to think of this myself... hmmmm odd...

CAT

Banned

Join Date: May 2005

KOREA

Slash Rank[DeeR]

R/Me

05 Jun 2005 at 00:12 - 17

I know how to do this as well, you can get even further then lions arch if you know what your doing. Posting it would be stupid though, and i advise the maker of this thread not to unless you dont want to do it again.

KuTeBaka

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

05 Jun 2005 at 00:21 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by CAT

I know how to do this as well, you can get even further then lions arch if you know what your doing. Posting it would be stupid though, and i advise the maker of this thread not to unless you dont want to do it again.

wtf u talking about

hes not gettin rushed, its a glitch or something

A11Eur0

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

W/

05 Jun 2005 at 02:04 - 19

one word: Photoshop. This is the only possibility other than it being a bug.

Kazahana

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

SoCal

W/E

05 Jun 2005 at 04:10 - 20

well he said he joined a guild an left while he was at the hall that might have popped him to lions arch

primal98

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

05 Jun 2005 at 04:18 - 21

Quote:

Originally Posted by A11Eur0

one word: Photoshop. This is the only possibility other than it being a bug.

I honestly don't think someone would go to the lengths of photoshoping, or getting rushed.... and then saying "Look a Glitch!!". It is a bug.... a very cool bug.... and hopefully I can as well get such luck if I ever restart my character

~prime

Antilles

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2005

Silverdale, WA

Confuzion

W/Mo

05 Jun 2005 at 07:45 - 22

Haha wtf????

Rushing Wind

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2005

Within the dense fog of my own mind

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

W/E

05 Jun 2005 at 09:00 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ollj

Just asked again to hear:
Level 5 and level 7 characters start pooping up in "thirsty river"
really sad!

Please inform me of any outhouses shooting out level 5 - 7 characters! That would definitely be a sight to behold. A tad disgusting I'll admit but just something about pooping characters! Let me know if there is a rest stop along the continent of Tyria I've somehow overlooked.

Vladmoney

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

Charter Vanguard

W/E

05 Jun 2005 at 13:30 - 24

maybe its a fake

Swarnt Brightstar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Mongolia!... But sadly Florida

Rulers of Mythology <ROM>

R/Mo

05 Jun 2005 at 14:02 - 25

Maybe when he left the guild hall it popped him to lions arch... Oooo I gotta try that....

primal98

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

05 Jun 2005 at 14:43 - 26

He left in the kryta guild hall...hmmmm I have some experimenting to do

Rajamic

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

IA

Chronicles of Heroes [CoH]

R/Me

05 Jun 2005 at 19:33 - 27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yojinj

Weird but this brings up something else.

After you ascended one char and played all main missions you should be able to go all places with any new chars. I would really love it. Have to free the whole map again with a new char is the most boring game experience i ever had.
Reward ppl with an "unlock" map function when they got one char through the game. It would help the PvPers too with unlocking stuff.

So that it takes no time or effort for a level 2 character to get 1.5K armor (with money and materials from the higher-leveled character) and buy a few high-powered skills from late-game trainers, and head into the 1-10 arena almost invincible.

No thanks.

Flamingpeanut

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

R/Me

05 Jun 2005 at 21:28 - 28

It really shocks me that people actaully think I'm lying.
I mean, really. Is your faith in humanity do thin that you think I'd spend half an hour on Photoshop just so people could say "Wow, look at that nondescript person who found a cool glitch."?

That's almost as sad as L7s taking a sh!t at the river...