Stupid Guild Wars Tricks!

Eagle923

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

16 Jun 2005 at 17:56 - 41
Quote:
Originally Posted by Syno
I allowed some total stranger to give me a Superior Vigor rune for free cause he had 2 of them and couldn't use the other, he was level 13 and a teammate on a really good PUG... I had no idea they were worth SO MUCH!!! But he said here, can you use this? Anyways, thanks guy!

Ha! I gave away a Sup Vigor about 2 weeks into the game that a Charr dropped near Piken Square b/c I thought only warriors could use them and my only 2 chars I play are a Mo/Me and El/N.

DOH

davidmor

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

Peoples republic of New York

16 Jun 2005 at 17:57 - 42
Quote:
Originally Posted by Creston
Ohhh... that's rough...

I HATE the chat window, at least ten times a night I'll be trying to go somewhere or fight something, or try to run away, only to stand there like a lump and die.

Meanwhile, my guildies are like WTF? when they see "sssssssssssdddddddd12111111111111111111111" appear in the guild chat window.

I keep doing stupid stuff like seeing someone sell something for what I think is cheap (like 750 gold), buying it, then realising I can't or don't want to use it, and then I try to sell it again, and get 200 gold for it if I'm lucky. I'm not a salesman...

Creston
LOL, been there, done that, got the tee shirt. Although mine usually looks something like "wwwwwwwwqeqeqwww1111....."

Speaking of the chat window, I hate that it goes back to local chat when you zone into a town. I can't count how many times I have replied to a team or guild question to all the locals after a mission or quest.

GoblinBoy

GoblinBoy

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

USA, WI

Family of Blood (FoB)

R/Me

16 Jun 2005 at 17:59 - 43
Not really a mistake on my part but, Has anybody got halfway or more through a quest only to notice that one or more of your henchmen are stuck behind some sort of object like a chest, barrel or sign? They are way to far behind to go and get so you just leave them. You really notice when their life isn't moving but fighting suddenly becomes much harder. Then you run into a tough boss your party dies and the lacky henchmen are standing there without a care in the world. So you have no choice but to log-off and restart Happen to me again last night. I think I'll try to keep a better eye on them

Keesa

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Hotlanta

Pink Fluffy Bunniez

Mo/Me

16 Jun 2005 at 18:08 - 44
Quote:
Originally Posted by davidmor
LOL, been there, done that, got the tee shirt. Although mine usually looks something like "wwwwwwwwqeqeqwww1111....."

Speaking of the chat window, I hate that it goes back to local chat when you zone into a town. I can't count how many times I have replied to a team or guild question to all the locals after a mission or quest.
Last night a guildmate was giving me some plat so I could swap out some armor. I asked him (in guildchat) where we should meet, and he replied, "Tombs, District 11." So I merrily pop over to Tombs, District 11, and say cheerily in what I thought was guildchat, "Where's my sugar daddy?"

It was not guildchat.

devil259

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

16 Jun 2005 at 18:10 - 45
i risk myself to salvage a godly axe (max dmg, req.8, 15% vs hexed foes, zealous, +30 health) cos it look normal. i use expert salvage it and hope i can get the grip which +30 health so i can use the upg for my chaos axe...in the end i get myself 12 wood planks.

I also deleted my lvl20, 135hrs N/W...reason is i suddenly dun like the name i give her -_-|||

Swampgirl Inez

Swampgirl Inez

"I love reading trash!"

Join Date: May 2005

Home Again

16 Jun 2005 at 18:17 - 46
Quote:
Originally Posted by GoblinBoy
Not really a mistake on my part but, Has anybody got halfway or more through a quest only to notice that one or more of your henchmen are stuck behind some sort of object like a chest, barrel or sign? They are way to far behind to go and get so you just leave them. You really notice when their life isn't moving but fighting suddenly becomes much harder. Then you run into a tough boss your party dies and the lacky henchmen are standing there without a care in the world. So you have no choice but to log-off and restart Happen to me again last night. I think I'll try to keep a better eye on them
Yep, none of us discovered it till we all started dying at the next big group of mobs. We had been slaughtering everything before and suddenly about half of us were dead. "Hey, why aren't we getting healed?" "Wait a minute, where's Alesia?" I double-clicked on her name and she's still standing by the chest we looted about three mobs back. GRRR....

goldfinger

goldfinger

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

16 Jun 2005 at 18:42 - 47
Mostly selling things cheap out of impatience and regretting it later... Gold shocking sword of defense, max damage gold 1 handed cesta with some jazz on it, I am swimming in dye so I try and give that away when I can, and for some reason I find myself buying runes WHENEVER I can get a slightly good deal on them,

Angels Touch

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

16 Jun 2005 at 18:58 - 48
Quote:
Originally Posted by Eagle923
Also... death to the WINDOWS key in between the CTRL and ALT
My Wife has removed her windows key for this exact reason. Simply pop it off with a butter knife.

Creston

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

16 Jun 2005 at 19:03 - 49
Quote:
Originally Posted by Keesa
Last night a guildmate was giving me some plat so I could swap out some armor. I asked him (in guildchat) where we should meet, and he replied, "Tombs, District 11." So I merrily pop over to Tombs, District 11, and say cheerily in what I thought was guildchat, "Where's my sugar daddy?"

It was not guildchat.
I'm surprised you didn't immediately get 70000000000000000000 whispers

Creston

Keesa

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Hotlanta

Pink Fluffy Bunniez

Mo/Me

16 Jun 2005 at 19:05 - 50
Quote:
Originally Posted by Creston
I'm surprised you didn't immediately get 70000000000000000000 whispers

Creston
You are off by one or two zeroes and no, I am not saying in which direction.

Porkchop Sandwhiches

Porkchop Sandwhiches

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Fishing Village in Wizard's Folly

R/

16 Jun 2005 at 20:33 - 51
I care to share my latest blunder with a picture :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...dWars/sigh.jpg

It's not really a new or noobish thing I supose, but since the update I seem to have trouble with the hench :P Got to the very end, defended the silly guy, and just as it tells me, "GET ON THE BOAT!" Well... as you can see I didn't make it

God! I love these henchmen.

Creston

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

16 Jun 2005 at 20:43 - 52
Hehe, that's a lot of white mantle...

Imagine smiting that lot

Creston

HoodieRat

HoodieRat

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

Kenosha, WI

news

Mo/Me

16 Jun 2005 at 20:46 - 53
hmm, well yesterday i got to Amnoon Oasis, and saw that there was a new armor guy and decided i was gonna get myself some new armor. i also needed to clean out my invo very badly, so i decided to salvage all of my armor to make room, since it was just sitting here. i thought to myself, hell, why not salvage what im wearing too im gonna go get new armor right away anways. so i salvaged every piece of armor i had. went to the armor guy started at the top and started buying a set of armor, and what do i discover? i dont have enough parchment to finish the set. so here i am with everything but leg armor, im in my undies! i run around to different towns trying to buy enough wood planks so that i could make parchment so i could get leg armor. i felt so dumb

bioxeed

bioxeed

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

Circle of Nine

N/W

16 Jun 2005 at 21:57 - 54
Silly mistake of mine was to sell a rare hammer (with reasonable mods but not max dmg) for 750gold to a guy in the pug I just finished a mission with. He was happy about it though

But as for actual game weirdness. I run dual monitors and occasionally GW will decide it doesn't want to make sure mouse focus stays on the monitor with it running. So i'll be in a battle clicking furiously only to suddenly have the game minimise because i've clicked outside of the game window >.<

Eagle923

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

16 Jun 2005 at 23:13 - 55
Quote:
Originally Posted by bioxeed
Silly mistake of mine was to sell a rare hammer (with reasonable mods but not max dmg) for 750gold to a guy in the pug I just finished a mission with. He was happy about it though
Since have decent weapons for my two characters and my monk is the only one I play, I just tend to give away all the weapons I find anymore. If a good PUG was with me, I just ask if anyone needs any weapons I just picked up. If they'll use it, I give it to them. If they only intend on getting it to sell, I just hop over to Ascalon or Ft Ranik and give them away. Takes too long to sell them

MasterQu

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

Barbarian Nation

W/R

16 Jun 2005 at 23:25 - 56
This is all GW's fault,

after 8 hours (single sitting) Playing as a R/MO level 12, sold all my stuff and used all my gold to get Magor runes for all my armor, not reading it correctly that each rune lowers health -30. Go into battle with less than 100 heath.

To make matters worse I get so mad I return to town and dump all the armor into the trash can icon never to be seen again. So now heres my R/MO in his skivies with no money no material.

So now I"m just PO'ed. So what do I do? Of course I delete him. Then I go to load another charecter I was building. And you guessed it just as soon as I log on I realize, "Why didn't i just dump this charecters things into storage for my R/MO to use?" then the other realization hit " Shoot I fogot to unload the good bow first"

Creston

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

17 Jun 2005 at 00:34 - 57
Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterQu
This is all GW's fault,

after 8 hours (single sitting) Playing as a R/MO level 12, sold all my stuff and used all my gold to get Magor runes for all my armor, not reading it correctly that each rune lowers health -30. Go into battle with less than 100 heath.

To make matters worse I get so mad I return to town and dump all the armor into the trash can icon never to be seen again. So now heres my R/MO in his skivies with no money no material.

So now I"m just PO'ed. So what do I do? Of course I delete him. Then I go to load another charecter I was building. And you guessed it just as soon as I log on I realize, "Why didn't i just dump this charecters things into storage for my R/MO to use?" then the other realization hit " Shoot I fogot to unload the good bow first"
You are Teh Winner!!1!!one!!1


Creston

Ryoushi

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

Free People of Earth

R/Me

17 Jun 2005 at 00:46 - 58
Quote:
Originally Posted by Canook
dyed my presearing armor black lmao.
Wow.

Ehh, mine aren't too fancy. One thing I did do during beta (back when I was a real noob lol) was equip my ranger with a sword...and uncustomized one...and use it...regularly >_>

Also I have reg salvaged several rare weapons.

Ignotus

Ignotus

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2005

Parliament of Rooks

W/Mo

17 Jun 2005 at 00:49 - 59
OMG, you DO win! Anger leads to the dark side.

KvanCetre

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

The Madison Scouts

E/Mo

17 Jun 2005 at 03:38 - 60
Quote:
Originally Posted by GoblinBoy
Not really a mistake on my part but, Has anybody got halfway or more through a quest only to notice that one or more of your henchmen are stuck behind some sort of object like a chest, barrel or sign? They are way to far behind to go and get so you just leave them. You really notice when their life isn't moving but fighting suddenly becomes much harder. Then you run into a tough boss your party dies and the lacky henchmen are standing there without a care in the world. So you have no choice but to log-off and restart Happen to me again last night. I think I'll try to keep a better eye on them
Had it happen in Shiver Peaks...

Had it happen today involving the teleporters on "A Warriors Path"

egads

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

17 Jun 2005 at 04:57 - 61
Great thread everyone.

I've done surprisingly well so far. The worst I've every done myself is salvage a purple unidentified armour before the upgrade. I suppose my Err=7 timings haven't been great. I've only had two in 300+ hours of play. One was after the imps in my first run through the Ring of Fire. Fortunately I had a good group who were very understanding when I whispered my apology, and I think they went on to win. The other was just before Dreadnought's Drift in Snake Dance (bottom to top run, so not the end of the world).

I definitely know what those who have a dislike for the Windows key are talking about. Thankfully I disabled the left one after getting about a quarter of the way through the game with my first character, so it didn't affect me too much.

Quote:
Originally Posted by GoblinBoy
Has anybody got halfway or more through a quest only to notice that one or more of your henchmen are stuck behind some sort of object like a chest, barrel or sign?
Haha, yes, this has caused me to die about twice.

Raiku

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

W/

17 Jun 2005 at 07:23 - 62
There was this one time I died in the Elementalis Dome in Dragon's Lair.

The henchmen are so stupid they stay inside the "Magic Ring" if you stay in that ring you get hurt by random spells. Well, one of the healing henchmen dies in there, while i am still dead, the protectionis goes into the ring and tries to revive the healing henchmen, however, the protectionis always gets knockdown everytime she tries to revive, and she stays inside the ring, and heals herself, hours later i am still waiting and waiting, then SHE DIES! The warriors goes revives her, and i am still dead next to the end of the mission :\ 10 mins later she dies again, and the mission ends. Henchmen AI is so ****ed up it pissed me off that day

Rockstar Cara

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2005

Fading Images

E/W

17 Jun 2005 at 07:39 - 63
I joined a PUG in the Temple of the Ages today on my monk.
I asked "Should I take Healing Prayers or Protection Prayers?"
They said, "Take whatever."
I asked the other monk what he had, he answered back with a part of both answer.
So I decided to myself, "Ok, since he is part protection, I'll take healing."
I say to my team "Hold on, let me swtich my skills out." (because I was set as my soloing Zealot's Fire build at the time.
I get about 1/2 the skills for healing on my bar when all of a sudden "The Underworld" splash screen shows up.
I had Orison of Healing, Healing Touch, Healing Breeze, Mending, Balthazar's Spirit, Symbol of Wrath, Zealot's Fire, and Shield of Judgment on me, in a REALLY bad order.
NO RESSURECT SPELL!
I say "Way to go, I was changing out my skills. I have no rez on me."
The team said "Oh, that's ok. You don't need rez."
When everyone but me died, they said "WHY DON'T YOU HAVE REZ?!!"
I proceeded to leave that group.

NoseJob

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

Me/E

17 Jun 2005 at 08:48 - 64
On the route to Dunes of Despair my entire party died except me. Good thing I have a rez signet. Bad thing I use it on the one guy who didn't have rez. Even worse....I knew he didn't have one!!!

Creston

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

17 Jun 2005 at 15:00 - 65
Quote:
Originally Posted by NoseJob
On the route to Dunes of Despair my entire party died except me. Good thing I have a rez signet. Bad thing I use it on the one guy who didn't have rez. Even worse....I knew he didn't have one!!!

Hey, at least you made it his problem, not yours

Creston

clairvoyance

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2005

17 Jun 2005 at 16:10 - 66
I got a ranger up to level 20, and into droknars forge. Then, as I was reading the 1.5k armor I had just bought, I saw it said it had been customized for my ranger, who's name was spelled wrong. My name was now stupid, and I had to delete it =(. I lost all my money of the armor from Ascalon City, LIon's Arch, and Droknars Forge >.< Can't belive I missed all that. At least I didn't forget to put my bow back *phew* I have still to create my ranger. My necro is cool =)

mrip

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

17 Jun 2005 at 16:13 - 67
Popping off the Windows key is the best upgrade I ever made to my computer.

GraceAlone

GraceAlone

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Phoenix, AZ

Semper Reformanda [SeRe]

17 Jun 2005 at 16:23 - 68
lol, I've done that! It's so annoying to have your screen change right in the middle of something. Died several times that way. Windows needs a way to disable that key!

ImBobNewbie

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

TX

[NES] Nintendo Powered

E/Mo

17 Jun 2005 at 18:42 - 69
hmm

1. sold black dye for 150 (well, it was 50 more than everyone else offered when i sold )
2. Trapped by ONE monster while running to thirsty river. While im between a mountain and the centaur thing, I slowly die while my already dead party screams 'nub wat r u doing RUN'

egads

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

17 Jun 2005 at 19:03 - 70
Quote:
Originally Posted by GraceAlone
lol, I've done that! It's so annoying to have your screen change right in the middle of something. Died several times that way. Windows needs a way to disable that key!
It is possible to disable it using the registry, as I've done. That site makes it nice and easy.

GraceAlone

GraceAlone

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Phoenix, AZ

Semper Reformanda [SeRe]

17 Jun 2005 at 19:36 - 71
That's great! Setting that up as soon as I get home Thanks egads

Odai

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

Columbus, Ohio

17 Jun 2005 at 19:36 - 72
When I get the last window closed whenever I do that I get to see my defenseless Necro charging rioght into aggro range of the main group of mobs. Neither the mbos nor my group seems to see the humor in this.

saintsalo

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2005

W/Mo

18 Jun 2005 at 07:45 - 73
Buying 15k boots for my warrior and accidently buying the same pair of boots a second time withi na span of 3 seconds....got 1steel ingot from the armour

bioxeed

bioxeed

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

Circle of Nine

N/W

20 Jun 2005 at 02:37 - 74
Quote:
Originally Posted by Eagle923
Since have decent weapons for my two characters and my monk is the only one I play, I just tend to give away all the weapons I find anymore. If a good PUG was with me, I just ask if anyone needs any weapons I just picked up. If they'll use it, I give it to them. If they only intend on getting it to sell, I just hop over to Ascalon or Ft Ranik and give them away. Takes too long to sell them
true that. I cbf'd shouting for hours in ascalon or lions arch about some stupid thing i've picked up. I actually didn't even think of giving it away as the guy asked to buy it straight away. and i'd already got a much better hammer in my inventory

DrSLUGFly

DrSLUGFly

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

European Server or International

20 Jun 2005 at 05:06 - 75
I recently spent 750g and trivial resources to eagerly upgrade my armor... Bought the whole set, proceeded to switch them and then saw... I bought the exact same armor set... no upgrade, just different bonuses... (I play fire ele but my armor bonuses are +15 for fire, ice, air, earth so that it's well rounded and not just super fire)

so a lesson learned at 750 gold back when 1 plat was a boastable achievement. The monetary equivilent of me now throwing away 3 plat.

DrSLUGFly

DrSLUGFly

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

European Server or International

20 Jun 2005 at 05:10 - 76
Quote:
Originally Posted by saintsalo
Buying 15k boots for my warrior and accidently buying the same pair of boots a second time withi na span of 3 seconds....got 1steel ingot from the armour
That's one helluva expensive ingot!!! Double click=dangerous, use the actual "buy" button I've thrown money away on salvage kits by buying 2 or 3 at the same time, but at least with those you can save them and use em eventually.

Cnegurozka

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

North Germany

Order of Phalanx

E/Mo

20 Jun 2005 at 11:39 - 77
Once i had a long run, all my inventory full with random items i wanted to sell to a merchant. I thought i unklicked all inventory space, but the main where that items where. In fact i didn't unclick them all so i ended up selling 2 pieces of my 15k Ele Air Armor (with runes in it ofc ...) and several other items and runes.

Arrow Whisper

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

20 Jun 2005 at 14:03 - 78
Sold a max damage lighting bow with 11%? I think it was 11% it was max, for 7k when I didn't know better. Only to see it on traders for over 200k the next day indicating some fool sold it to him for 7k....I was the fool.

Sold a superior rune of fire something or other to an Elem for 4k. Didn't know better but knew I didn't want to spend the time selling anything. Only to find out it was worth well more than that (over 100k) later in the day.

Oh well Live and learn it's only a game.

Creston

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

20 Jun 2005 at 14:17 - 79
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cnegurozka
Once i had a long run, all my inventory full with random items i wanted to sell to a merchant. I thought i unklicked all inventory space, but the main where that items where. In fact i didn't unclick them all so i ended up selling 2 pieces of my 15k Ele Air Armor (with runes in it ofc ...) and several other items and runes.


Someone should WELD that button shut...

Creston

Lief

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

UK

Faction Issues

R/Me

20 Jun 2005 at 14:22 - 80
Quote:
Originally Posted by Arrow Whisper
Sold a max damage lighting bow with 11%? I think it was 11% it was max, for 7k when I didn't know better. Only to see it on traders for over 200k the next day indicating some fool sold it to him for 7k....I was the fool.

Sold a superior rune of fire something or other to an Elem for 4k. Didn't know better but knew I didn't want to spend the time selling anything. Only to find out it was worth well more than that (over 100k) later in the day.

Oh well Live and learn it's only a game.
Well you were happy with what you got, so what if a price gouger gets 100k after 10hours of spamming :P Least you having fun