Mysterious chamber: auction or...?

sir lockt

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2006

The Netherlands

Lightning Strikes Twice

Mo/

Yesterday I was running like a headless chicken in Kaineng Center. Somehow I moved down a stair straight south in the town. After a small corridor I came in front of a large fence with a mysterious chamber.



For me it looked like a lose end of the developer, an area removed? or an area comming up? When looking at the appearance I think it might be an upcoming merchant area (with all those crates and boxes).. maybe even the auction house??

What are your thoughts on it? Just estetics, just to start useless threads like this or something that is comming soon? Was the area present on release?

Just post your thoughts!

mrcake

mrcake

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

W/N

yes it was there at launch.
Reminds me of raiders of the lost ark, they had the ark of the covenant in a warehouse and it glowed a yellow light out of it like that to.

Kaguya

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

Moon

Mo/

I say it's a treasure chamber :o

Noticed it around the launch as well when running around looking at places.

Zephro

Zephro

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2005

Storage area for the Xunlai storage chests?

Snograt

Snograt

rattus rattus

Join Date: Jan 2006

London, UK GMT??0 ??1hr DST

[GURU]GW [wiki]GW2

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zephro
Storage area for the Xunlai storage chests? That's EXACTLY what I thought when I first saw it!

Arkantos

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

Yeh its probably just Xunlai storage area.

dargon

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2005

The Seraphim Knights [TSK]

R/

Well you do get a quest to help a xunlai agent recover her stolen chest.

Rhedd

Rhedd

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

You ever have to clean up after a Moa bird?

True Solunastra [SLA] Profession: Moa Wrangler

Although it's not stated anywhere that I'm aware of, there's really no mystery, here.

That's obviously the central storage area of the Canthan-based Xunlai company. It makes perfect sense that it would be in the capitol city of Cantha.

The glowing chest is obviously part of the secret magic they use to link all those chests around the world.

Consider it a little Easter egg. I think it's cool.

Sagaris

Sagaris

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Netherlands.

I'm gonna raid it with my 1337-ass thin assassin. All of your items are belong to me!

lilnate22

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2006

Runners of Fury

W/Mo

oh u just found whre robin hood keeps his loot... gj

llsektorll

llsektorll

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Toronto, Canada

R/

someone told me it was the phoenix trapped in there... you know the real one with flames and all ... and not the oversized peac0ck you get in the end of the game.

(they will not let me type in the real word so i had to replace it with a 0, thank you filters )

BTW they were just recycling some stuff because in the what I like to call "Pre-Searing" island of cantha there is a quest for the ritualists, i believe, where you have to kill all spirits that pop out of the trapped chests. If you look closely at the chests it is the same glowing chest that you see in Kaineng.

Stockholm

Stockholm

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

Censored

Censored

R/

That Glowing chest is supposed to be an End game chest, but the dev's forgott where they put it, and lost the key to the Gate, it's full of super rare end game weapons, so we have to make do with some cheap greens insted.

Hell Raiser

Hell Raiser

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

[PHNX]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by llsektorll
someone told me it was the phoenix trapped in there... you know the real one with flames and all ... and not the oversized peac0ck you get in the end of the game. The end game one is a real one, a Phoenix looks like that (not really, but how they are in mythology). "A bird in Egyptian mythology that lived in the desert for 500 years and then consumed itself by fire, later to rise renewed from its ashes." it starts as a bird, later consumes istelf with fire, dies and renews itself from the ashes.

Not sure about the chest, I would think it's the storage agents area, but with the auction houses coming who knows.

MMSDome

MMSDome

Raged Out

Join Date: Sep 2005

when you reach the highest treasure hunter title you get to open this 1 last chest that guarentees you get a gold crystalline 50-50 damage weapon with no req has +20% always which is unconditional and has every weapon upgrade in the game on it and it lets you add and remove the upgrades as you wish. O i may also mention it makes you move 25% faster?

PS: Dont ask who my source is, i will not tell you!

Ventius Hozza

Ventius Hozza

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

London, UK

Powerpuff Boys [PUFF]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by MMSDome
PS: Dont ask who my source is, i will not tell you! Its those pills again.

SirErnieMacGloop

SirErnieMacGloop

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Area 52

it holds all the original voice recordings for Faction's cinematics, they lost the key to the door and to the chest, so they had to release the game with horrible voice work like Danika and Shiro....

Gmr Leon

Gmr Leon

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Let's shove aside everyone's opinions and just say it's the upcoming auction house. Btw,why isn't the Marketplace an auction house? That's misleading....

Retribution X

Retribution X

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

Check behind you again.

N/

It's where they trapped Chuck norris. He's so godly he glows.

They couldn't contain him after he beat shiro, so they put him in a box.

zelira

Elite Guru

Join Date: Jan 2006

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Retribution X
It's where they trapped Chuck norris. He's so godly he glows.

They couldn't contain him after he beat shiro, so they put him in a box. I'm thinking Gwen.

Markaedw

Markaedw

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

N/

it is the warehouse for all those Xunlia agent boxes, the glowing one in the source box

llsektorll

llsektorll

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Toronto, Canada

R/

its a gate into a factory... where the canthans have discovered to mass produce the most effecient elite work force.... we like to all her... Xunlai [storage]....


ppffft.. and you thought they were all the same because the designers got lazy..

jackie

jackie

/retired

Join Date: Dec 2005

On the Beach

It's the box leading to Woodstock land

Shiro Tamagotchi

Shiro Tamagotchi

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2006

It's the same content like Pulp Fiction's briefcase. So keep your eyes open for 2 assasins Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield...

VitisVinifera

VitisVinifera

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Northern California

HoTR

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ventius Hozza
Its those pills again. I was going to say his ass

M C H A M M E R

M C H A M M E R

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Drunken Rangers [DR], Sig of Ultimate Doom [SiG]

W/

I'm going to use that box to hack Ankh's storage!

h4mx0r

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Asian Fanatics [AF]

A/Mo

xunlai agent boxes! You break in there, and you have access to every player's storage :O omgz0rz

Shanaeri Rynale

Shanaeri Rynale

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

DVDF(Forums)

Me/N

yup thats what I thought. I'd rather 500 glints guarding my storage, not just some rusty looking gate.

Lorven

Lorven

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

Sir Clan [SIR]

N/

Its jack bauer hiding in the chinese ship (24 season 5 spoiler kthxbye)

Rhedd

Rhedd

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

You ever have to clean up after a Moa bird?

True Solunastra [SLA] Profession: Moa Wrangler

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shanaeri Rynale
yup thats what I thought. I'd rather 500 glints guarding my storage, not just some rusty looking gate. I'd rather the gate, myself. You know some lifeless dork would figure out how to kill 500 glints using the right specialized build.

Nobody's getting through a gate that's an unanimated part of the landscape, though. ^_^

Farmer

Banned

Join Date: Jun 2005

roadside bomb?

Ulivious The Reaper

Ulivious The Reaper

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Shadowed Assassins

W/Mo

It's where they place all the banned bots accounts, and they had so much gold on the accounts it now glows of a yeller colour, it's either that or pikachu so yeh, you decide

Stockholm

Stockholm

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

Censored

Censored

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ulivious The Reaper
It's where they place all the banned bots accounts, Should be almost empty then, room for plenty more

Jabilo

Jabilo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

England

Science Faction

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lorven
Its jack bauer hiding in the chinese ship (24 season 5 spoiler kthxbye) Hehe great show and annoying ending, need to know whats going to happen now but season 6 is months away! hehe

I really hope that little room is a potential auction house, I hate all the wts/wtb rubbish, but clearly the boxes are The Frog's suitcases awaiting his arrival in Cantha

Griffonclaw

Griffonclaw

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by zelira
I'm thinking Gwen. ZOMG!!!! THEY KIDNAPPED GWEN!!!!1!one!!two

IllusiveMind

IllusiveMind

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Mehtani Keys

The Extraordinary Revolution [ReVo]

P/W

It's where they keep Shiny Gwen. She is a level 58 boss with hot fusha aura, she does triple damage and she has an Elite Skill called "Oriz0n of teh RageQUIT". Is this kind of healing that heals you for 1...999, removes any kind of hex, condition, makes you inmune, invincible and invicible and duration is for 1 day...10 weeks. Your foe is stuned, keyboard melts like chocolate and your computer starts beeping like crazy and you get "RageQUITSOD".

Works wonders!

Rogmar

Rogmar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by IllusiveMind
It's where they keep Shiny Gwen. She is a level 58 boss with hot fusha aura, she does triple damage and she has an Elite Skill called "Oriz0n of teh RageQUIT". Is this kind of healing that heals you for 1...999, removes any kind of hex, condition, makes you inmune, invincible and invicible and duration is for 1 day...10 weeks. Your foe is stuned, keyboard melts like chocolate and your computer starts beeping like crazy and you get "RageQUITSOD".

Works wonders! Arcane Thievery FTW

Numa Pompilius

Numa Pompilius

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

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

Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF]

W/Me

When I saw it I wondered if that might be the reward for being the alliance which conquers the whole world...

...although extra-dimensional Xyunlai storage area seems more likely than anyone conquering the whole world.

wildwestpb

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2006

Autumn Travelers

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Hell Raiser
The end game one is a real one, a Phoenix looks like that (not really, but how they are in mythology). "A bird in Egyptian mythology that lived in the desert for 500 years and then consumed itself by fire, later to rise renewed from its ashes." it starts as a bird, later consumes istelf with fire, dies and renews itself from the ashes.

Not sure about the chest, I would think it's the storage agents area, but with the auction houses coming who knows. Actually, the endgame phoenix is not the Egyptian variety from mythology, it is the Chinese variety known as Fenghuang. Don't know if that has been clarified in the forums yet. You can read about it here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenghuang if you're interested

Plushie Penguin

Plushie Penguin

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2006

That plushie penguin on a shelf in your bed room

Rt/E

it's where they keep all the penguins that will be used to get people in cantha to go to the nightfall place... then be able to charm them.. lvl 20 in the defencive, offencive or neutral settings(^-^)
or where the frog is kept... you know anything that talks in 3rd person is kept in a box... my guinea pig is kept in a box and he talks in 3rd person.....

Nilator

Nilator

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rhedd
I'd rather the gate, myself. You know some lifeless dork would figure out how to kill 500 glints using the right specialized build.

Nobody's getting through a gate that's an unanimated part of the landscape, though. ^_^
Hahah. How true, how true.

Quote:
Originally Posted by IllusiveMind
It's where they keep Shiny Gwen. She is a level 58 boss with hot fusha aura, she does triple damage and she has an Elite Skill called "Oriz0n of teh RageQUIT". Is this kind of healing that heals you for 1...999, removes any kind of hex, condition, makes you inmune, invincible and invicible and duration is for 1 day...10 weeks. Your foe is stuned, keyboard melts like chocolate and your computer starts beeping like crazy and you get "RageQUITSOD".

Works wonders! Wait, it heals you for the health, removes hex, condition, inmune, invincible and invicible(invisible?) for 1 day to 10 weeks. And stuned, keyboard melts like chocolate, and your computer beeps? Seems sort of counter effective is you ask me.