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Redwinter

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2006

[BotW]

Me/

26 Apr 2006 at 20:01 - 41

First on the list is agonizing over appearances for my new PvE characters.

Form alliance between my guild [FoFi], [KNN], [FDC] and [FSMI]. Pay any fees involved.
Play a R/Rt. Progress through a fair portion of the game.
See about getting my N/E (only chapter1 character I plan to keep) to Cantha.
Play a W/A. Progress through a fair portion of the game. Once she's level 20 with good armor & equip, and able to be W/Mo, I'll delete my existing Warrior (15k armor & all).
Play a Mo/Me. Progress through a fair portion of the game. Once she's level 20 with good equip & armor, delete existing Monk.
Play an E/?.
My aim is to unlock a sizeable share of skills. I plan to get a majority of the Factions skills by playing in the PvE portion of the game. As such, my Elementalist's secondary will cover whatever class I've been neglecting (I'm assuming Necro).
Get R/rt, W/A, Mo/Me & E through the later parts of Factions.
Aid guildmates & alliance members with missions.
I want... Sentry armor for ranger, Legionnaire's for War, Disciple's for monk, archmage for ele. That's about 40,000g worth of armors, maybe more depending on material costs. All but Legionnaire's is Kurzick, which isn't a problem for me. I may grab Sentinel's as well.

And then on Saturday... :P

Francis Demeules

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

Canada, Qc

[Holy]

Me/Mo

26 Apr 2006 at 20:05 - 42

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMosesPHD

1. Buy all 4 types of Superior Runes from the traders before people figure out how pwnage rits are and prices rise.

You give me an idea. Thx for this inspiration.

JoDiamonds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

New England

26 Apr 2006 at 21:05 - 43

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMosesPHD

1. Buy all 4 types of Superior Runes from the traders before people figure out how pwnage rits are and prices rise.

That might take a day or two, since the traders don't sell anything unless a player sells it to them first. Which means the initial supply is zero. I wonder what the initial buying price is -- for most things, if they are out of stock, I'd expect it to be the maximum price. Supply & Demand. I bet that's not really how it works.

I'll get some Tengu Masks, and then cry when my CE hasn't arrived yet, and then wrestle with whether or not I want to wait for CE and not play for unknown numbers of weeks, or reject it and get the regular edition, or just be pissed off, cancel my order, and not buy Factions at all.

For a while, anyway. I probably can't stay pissed off that long.

GunnerMan1

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

Under World

Eye Of The Serpant

R/

26 Apr 2006 at 21:05 - 44

Make Rit and mess around and enjoy the pure graphical bliss that I know the "pre" area will have. The play more and more and get tengu mask for a few chars then start playin the story with my Rit. Also check out the new guildhalls and LEET new GH customizations

Pharoke

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

Washington THE State(Not DC)

W/Mo

26 Apr 2006 at 21:11 - 45

Ummmm...........oh hell. I have no idea. Probably re-create my assassin from the beta (deleted so I could make a pre searing dye farmer). Play on after that.

SpeedyKQ

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

E/Me

26 Apr 2006 at 21:15 - 46

1. Make a new Mesmer.
2. Play through the game with him, taking my time and drinking everything in.

Tons more I want to do, but I'm sure hoping that'll keep me going for a good long time.

imortal

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2006

None and looking.

E/Me

26 Apr 2006 at 21:24 - 47

~Get Tengu masks.
~Take in the beauty that is Cantha.
~Find some nice farming areas and make some nice cash on all the new weapon hype.
~Make a Rit/Mo buy some Runes incase price jump.
~Rinse and Repeat.

Nevin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2005

26 Apr 2006 at 21:44 - 48

Does anyone even know the details of the tengu mask?

Like where we'll be able to get them, how, when, and for how long?

TheMosesPHD

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Oregon

Mo Mo Patty Blinks [MoMo]

R/

26 Apr 2006 at 22:01 - 49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nevin

Does anyone even know the details of the tengu mask?

Like where we'll be able to get them, how, when, and for how long?

I think they may be spread around the place. I also heard something about visiting the Shing Jei Monastery (don't know correct spelling) to get the mask. I thought the Shing Jei Monastery was the part of the game that would be the "presearing" part but I guess you can access it again after you "sear" like you access Ascalon. But if you can get the masks at the monastery in "post-sear" I wonder if you'll be able to get them in "presear". I hope so because I want to complete all of the trainer area before I "sear" my new characters, but this takes time and the tengu masks are only there for a day

This would cut back on my "postsear" head-start time.

BTW. I'm really glad that after this weekend we'll be able to give the Canthan "presear/postsear" a better title, since "searing" was refering to the charr burning the whole land and there won't be any charr in Cantha...maybe...

EDIT: I didn't answer the how and how long. How will be by trading in a certain drop called Naga Fangs, which will probably be like the Candy-Cane Shards that dropped during winter in that they will stop dropping after it's over and become useless after. Though they may be a common drop. The how long is the 24 hours before the rest of the world gets access. once the head-start ends at midnight PST of thursday night/friday morn, you'll no longer be able to get the mask.

Vahn Roi

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2006

[HiDE]

26 Apr 2006 at 22:07 - 50

Buy at least one Sup Critical Strikes rune before they skyrocket.

Silas Verdeii

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Vancouver, Canada

Warrior Druids of Silvari

26 Apr 2006 at 22:16 - 51

1. Create new character and start exploring the world of cantha
2. Bring Ranger over from Tyria to hunt down the new 15k armor and see how that looks, buy if desired, then take him around to start capturing the new skills and elites i want
3. repeat step 1 as desired

Wayne0205

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

26 Apr 2006 at 22:28 - 52

dance naked for the entire 24 hours

razzal

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Mar 2006

UWDr

27 Apr 2006 at 00:19 - 53

I'm gonna create a Rit/Mo then go guild alliance battle

Tru Master D

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

California

Legion of Tyr [LOT]

W/

27 Apr 2006 at 00:22 - 54

Let's see the first things I'm gonna do when heading over to Cantha are...

1) Create a Rt/N and an A/R
2) Get a Tengu Mask for all my characters
3) Start exploring
4) Do some missions and quests
5) Try out the 12v12 Battles

After that I'll pretty much follow the same routine I've been doing while I was in Tyria. Plus getting some of those new armor sets and weapons.

MelechRic

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

RA

[ODIN]

N/Mo

27 Apr 2006 at 00:30 - 55

Find the stuff that will earn the plat and farm/exploit it to death. Maybe it's runes for the new classes or some new type of drop. Whatever it is, I intend to be at the vanguard.

As for the Tengu mask... my pumpkin head went in the trash a long time ago.

sgtclarity

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

I Can Break These C[uffs]

W/

27 Apr 2006 at 00:34 - 56

Show all the Cantha players my plate armor.

Vahn Roi

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2006

[HiDE]

27 Apr 2006 at 00:35 - 57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wayne0205

dance naked for the entire 24 hours

It's the people that have such ambitions that make me hate entering towns and outposts. Especially female Ele dancers.

ElinoraNeSangre

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Near Seattle, WA

Talionis De Cineris [EXUR]

N/Me

27 Apr 2006 at 02:09 - 58

I think I'm going to sit around fretting about creating a Warrior, Mesmer, or Ranger first.

Then I will probably take my Necro over because I can and that'll be really neat.

After that, no clue. Sadly I think I'm one of those "figure it out when I get there" people.

Bwsk8

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

R/E

27 Apr 2006 at 02:22 - 59

To much to do, I'll listen to the gnomes and follow the steps,

1. underpants
2.
3. profit

Bahumhat

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Somewhere

C A K E[YuM]

27 Apr 2006 at 02:44 - 60

I will not be perticipating in the head start, but this is what i will do ocne FActions is released

1) import chars
2) look for Gwen(may take a day or 2 :P )
3) use faction to unlock 4 Assassin skills, use skill trainer to buy them.
4) get a pair of daggers
5) Quest

noocoo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

27 Apr 2006 at 03:09 - 61

I will go fow forge to check that new armor bonus is added on fow armors or not.

Shadowfrost

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

Planet Earth (sometimes)

Nowhere To Run, Nowhere To [Hide]

R/

27 Apr 2006 at 13:17 - 62

I'm gonna create a rit/ele - rit cos the spirits are really awesome + ele for the possible damage output/defense

Then I'll just explore how it's meant to be explored.

Gonzo

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Netherlands

Defenders of the Blackblade [DotB]

W/

27 Apr 2006 at 13:22 - 63

I've been online for 20 minutes, basicly I ran myself to monostry, then the slavepits called again.

GranDeWun

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

27 Apr 2006 at 13:49 - 64

I was going to zip my main char to the monastery before work, but discovered there is a 'keep Togo alive' quest along the way that can't be done with henchies very easily....

Count to Potato

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Imagination Land

I Swear She Was Eighteen [Gwen]

W/

27 Apr 2006 at 15:46 - 65

Xunlai agent, get my ilaynas staff for my new mesmer

MasterDinadan

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

The Zaishen Force

Me/E

28 Apr 2006 at 05:39 - 66

I'm gonna make a RP A/N for Factions campaign!!

Denshoni

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

California, United States

E/Me

28 Apr 2006 at 05:47 - 67

Make an Assassin and a Ritualist, then dance and laugh maniacally cuz I have Prophecies and Factions CE now :3

Then go back to ToA/LA and point and laugh at people trying to sell of their now worthless crap before its value hits the negatives.