http://www.guildwars.com/news/gameupdates.html
Finally, a fun guildwars!!!!!
Omg Omg Omg Omg Omg Omg W00t
StandardAI
Big Fat Duck
omg omg omg omg lets be excited in one week
Reibus
A few things
1. Yes its looking good
2. Change the title
3. I cant think of anything else
1. Yes its looking good
2. Change the title
3. I cant think of anything else
Dirt Merchent
Is it just me or is anyone else just seeing the update notes from the 17th.
Aria
Refresh. 
P.S. James Phinney Fan Club!
P.S. James Phinney Fan Club!
Spark
This sounds awesome, I can't wait! Does that mean this is for next week, and nothing this week?
Sekkira
Oh hey look, you beat me >:
Damn slow internet connection.
Damn slow internet connection.
Red Locust
Well I'll be goddamned.
ANet is quite possibly the most involved-and-intouch-with-community group of developers I've ever seen.
Hats off to you.
ANet is quite possibly the most involved-and-intouch-with-community group of developers I've ever seen.
Hats off to you.
DarrenJasper
We win.
Darc.Syde
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Spark
This sounds awesome, I can't wait! Does that mean this is for next week, and nothing this week?
|
βlitzkrieg
What are we all buzzing over - the PvP rewards thing?
StandardAI
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Blackace
You'll love it guys
|
Ancalagon06
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by βlitzkrieg
What are we all buzzing over - the PvP rewards thing?
|
2 more characters.
Mister Glue
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Red Locust
Well I'll be goddamned.
ANet is quite possibly the most involved-and-intouch-with-community group of developers I've ever seen. Hats off to you. |
After playing UO and watching it diminish from one of the top online games to pure crap as the developers put in bad patch after patch after patch, this is HIGHLY refreshing. ANet puts OSI/EA Games to shame.
βlitzkrieg
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Ancalagon06
Yes.
2 more characters. |
I'm really confused about all the fuss, where does it say about new characters?
Fantras
Can someone help a brother out who is at work behind a big wall of Websense? I can't link to the guildwars site. What is the big deal?
Caco-Cola
10 bucks says you purchase things with fame points.
Am I right? Am I? Guess we'll see.
Am I right? Am I? Guess we'll see.
Evan montegarde
Notes on the Next Update – Wednesday, June 22
Our next major update will be the introduction of PvP Rewards.
We know that many players right now are having difficulty unlocking items, runes and skills for use in PvP. On our private test servers, we have been testing a new reward system that lets you unlock items, runes, and skills for your pvp only characters through kills and victories in PvP. You'll unlock things faster if you are more successful, but we aren't implementing this system just for the elite players. Our goal is that every player will be able to make progress through normal play.
In that same light, these new rewards are not meant to overshadow other methods for character advancement, but rather to allow you to advance your characters in whichever way you prefer. Because of that, we will continue to examine the rate of item, rune and skill acquisition after ascension through cooperative play.
We expect polishing and balancing the new system to take another week and look forward to sharing the changes with you then. Response so far from our testers has been overwhelmingly positive, and we believe this addition will improve the overall experience for everyone who plays the game.
One final note: Some of you will wonder if we've forgotten that ascended characters with obsidian armor need challenges too... Don't worry. You're next.
~ James Phinney
Our next major update will be the introduction of PvP Rewards.
We know that many players right now are having difficulty unlocking items, runes and skills for use in PvP. On our private test servers, we have been testing a new reward system that lets you unlock items, runes, and skills for your pvp only characters through kills and victories in PvP. You'll unlock things faster if you are more successful, but we aren't implementing this system just for the elite players. Our goal is that every player will be able to make progress through normal play.
In that same light, these new rewards are not meant to overshadow other methods for character advancement, but rather to allow you to advance your characters in whichever way you prefer. Because of that, we will continue to examine the rate of item, rune and skill acquisition after ascension through cooperative play.
We expect polishing and balancing the new system to take another week and look forward to sharing the changes with you then. Response so far from our testers has been overwhelmingly positive, and we believe this addition will improve the overall experience for everyone who plays the game.
One final note: Some of you will wonder if we've forgotten that ascended characters with obsidian armor need challenges too... Don't worry. You're next.
~ James Phinney
spiritofcat
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Caco-Cola
10 bucks says you purchase things with fame points.
Am I right? Am I? Guess we'll see. |
Fame points shouldn't be taken away from you for any reason.
I suspect it's just a matter of people you kill dropping stuff just like monsters do, and the better you're doing, the better the drops.
βlitzkrieg
Yes, I see all that, but I honestly don't see the excitement. So you'll be able to get extra items in PvP, big deal?
Red Locust
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Fantras
Can someone help a brother out who is at work behind a big wall of Websense? I can't link to the guildwars site. What is the big deal?
|
Basically, you will get 2 options on how to go about unlocking stuff: PvE and PvP.
Fantras
Thanks guys. Great addition. Should shut some people up.... for a while. But all in all, a great addition.
Vorkronor
I do not say that too often ... but ... WOOT WOOT YES!
Too bad I have 4 characters already ... let's see how the system works in a week or so.
Too bad I have 4 characters already ... let's see how the system works in a week or so.
StandardAI
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Fantras
Should shut some people up.... for a while.
|
Tuna
Looks good, however I hope they implement it well
Shadow_Avenger
Sounds good, should cheer up the PvP crowd, don't do alot of PvP myself, but they do mention the PvE is getting an update shortly after this. 
Hope when the said "challange after ascention" they ment more quests, new maps and even new loot and not just make it harder and change a couple of spawns.
Time will tell. Looking forward to future developments with fingures crossed.
Hope when the said "challange after ascention" they ment more quests, new maps and even new loot and not just make it harder and change a couple of spawns.
Time will tell. Looking forward to future developments with fingures crossed.
βlitzkrieg
I just hope they put not only runes in, but dyes, rare weapons, and maybe in pieces of armour?
Ancalagon06
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by βlitzkrieg
Huh?
I'm really confused about all the fuss, where does it say about new characters? |
Darc.Syde
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by StandardAI
Do you honestly think people who strike do it because they like being unemployed and they like to whine? or they do it because they want something to be fixed.
|
GraceAlone
Back on track!
I don't play a lot of PvP, but some, and this should be great!!! IMO
I don't play a lot of PvP, but some, and this should be great!!! IMO
Aria
Hello everyone
This is just a friendly reminder to stay on topic. Please do *not* post about how "those whiners got what they wanted" or things like "in your face, pvers," etc. Posts like that will be considered flame-baits, and will be deleted. Let's have a nice discussion/appreciation of the update, or even a well thought out (i.e. if you have a problem, explain in detail what exactly it is and what you propose as a solution) discussion on whatever you might think of the update without the griping about other people griping.
Thank you for helping to keep Guru a pleasant place to visit.
This is just a friendly reminder to stay on topic. Please do *not* post about how "those whiners got what they wanted" or things like "in your face, pvers," etc. Posts like that will be considered flame-baits, and will be deleted. Let's have a nice discussion/appreciation of the update, or even a well thought out (i.e. if you have a problem, explain in detail what exactly it is and what you propose as a solution) discussion on whatever you might think of the update without the griping about other people griping.
Thank you for helping to keep Guru a pleasant place to visit.
Seth Oriath
I wonder if the next update after this will be the streaming in of one (if not both) of the new areas? That at least sounds like it's part of the "challenge after ascention."
Paladin_Adoni
^ thatd be cool!
I play absolutely no PvP, so this update will not effect me, but I still think its great! so many people wanted this type of thing, and Anet delivers.
I LOVE YOU ANET!
I play absolutely no PvP, so this update will not effect me, but I still think its great! so many people wanted this type of thing, and Anet delivers.
I LOVE YOU ANET!
BlaineTog
Heh.
Funny how people have been spent so much time talking about ways to increase drops without making farm zones and improving ways to get Elite skills, when the answer was so blindingly obvious we must have been blinded by its obviousness.
Funny how people have been spent so much time talking about ways to increase drops without making farm zones and improving ways to get Elite skills, when the answer was so blindingly obvious we must have been blinded by its obviousness.
Fantras
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by StandardAI
Do you honestly think people who strike do it because they like being unemployed and they like to whine? or they do it because they want something to be fixed.
|
Guess it won't shut them up for long. FYI, I understand your pain. I just don't like reading about it.
But this is a great addition, I can't wait to try it out!
Caco-Cola
You wouldn't have to spend Fame.
You'd earn points by earning Fame and use those to unlock stuff.
I'll bet that's how it happens.
You'd earn points by earning Fame and use those to unlock stuff.
I'll bet that's how it happens.
Fantras
Don't you only get Fame in Tombs?
DrSLUGFly
doesn't really affect me, but because it's good for the community as a whole, it gets for noses up from the slugster
oooohhh.... new zones being foreshadowed
Quote:
| One final note: Some of you will wonder if we've forgotten that ascended characters with obsidian armor need challenges too... Don't worry. You're next. |
new zones being foreshadowed
anti_z3r0
If you read what it says when you mouseover the skill points, it says that they're earned by gaining xp and earning skill points. Could it be that skill points can be obtained through skill points?! :-O
Sekkira
The whiners got what they wanted.
In your face PvErs >:
On a serious note, I enjoy this greatly. It should make a lot of people happy while not nullifying anything else. So I'm happy, the PvEers should be happy (if not, they should be shot, cause this concept owns) and the PvPers should be happy (also should be shot if they aren't. I mean.. yeah...)
In your face PvErs >:
On a serious note, I enjoy this greatly. It should make a lot of people happy while not nullifying anything else. So I'm happy, the PvEers should be happy (if not, they should be shot, cause this concept owns) and the PvPers should be happy (also should be shot if they aren't. I mean.. yeah...)