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Carth`

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

09 Jul 2006 at 05:53 - 1

On old characters I'm sure you don't remember, but on any newly created character I can't help noting when my first death was.

I lost mine in a very embarrassing way. It was in pre-searing. Now before you jump to conclusions, of course I didn't get killed by a scale or something. I didn't die at all from mobs. What happened was I was in the catacombs, and I got to those traps. I was a ranger with a pet, but I remembered from playing my necro that you need something to trigger them. So, I thought, maybe my pet can do that. I edged towards it, and stood on the very edge, hoping that my pet would walk in front. He did, and the explosion of it took me out, instant death. Survivor lost before I was even out of pre.

I didn't bother restarting, and I actually got enough XP without any further deaths to get the first level of survivor (just the 1 death), but I preferred the freedom of not caring. As soon as you die once you don't have to be afraid of it!

So where did you lose yours, if you remember?

Insuscient Ranger

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Pluto-We miss you

Biscuit of Dewm [MEEP]

R/

09 Jul 2006 at 05:55 - 2

I was just like a few more kils from my title..... I was in the mountin Troll cave when I kinda Lagged and got to close lol

inscribed

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

09 Jul 2006 at 05:58 - 3

I was fighting some Naga Ritualist boss outside Zen Daijun. 480 damage from a spirit rift...

Markaedw

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

N/

09 Jul 2006 at 05:59 - 4

My rit was doing the second dragon festival, I got to close and the grasp decided that a hot looking rit was more fun to beat on than a warrior.

My ele got nailed exploring the island and I saw the nifty winding bridge, little did I realize that the skulls liked it also.

Shantel Span

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

Knights of King Thorn [Mad]

A/N

09 Jul 2006 at 06:02 - 5

Bukdek Byway...my assassin was looking to cap Palm Strike for a bit more xp before rank two of Survivor. Lagged...henches aggro'd an extra group...Mr Kenshi wiped me all over the floor.

Wrath Of Dragons

Burninate Stuff

Join Date: Aug 2005

New Mexico

E/Mo

09 Jul 2006 at 06:05 - 6

Quote:

Originally Posted by inscribed

I was fighting some Naga Ritualist boss outside Zen Daijun. 480 damage from a spirit rift...

512 the first time, 480 the second time. i gave up on survivor after 3 restarts

arcanemacabre

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Kryta Province

Angel Sharks [As]

09 Jul 2006 at 06:23 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wrath Of Dragons

512 the first time, 480 the second time. i gave up on survivor after 3 restarts

Must be due to the dreaded Heal Sig + Frenzy combo... I've never been hit for more than 200-something from that Rit boss...

LiQuId StEeL

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

/u/liquidsteel30

Ego Trip From Rank [ZERO]

W/Mo

09 Jul 2006 at 06:24 - 8

Necro died at 136k faction in a lag spike during the 'defend the chef' quest, or w/e it's called

Phoenix Arrows

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

With many other ugly people

We Are All Pretty [ugly]

R/

09 Jul 2006 at 06:24 - 9

Stupid Sparring with the Elements. The Eles spiked me and my Monk hench didn't heal me...I got rezzed again and died so that the Monk hench could laugh.

KamikazeChicken

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

09 Jul 2006 at 06:44 - 10

I went afk a bit past the portal to Minister Cho's Estate, and a roaming patrol ended up killing me. I wasn't going for survivor on that character, but that's where it was lost.

inscribed

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

09 Jul 2006 at 06:48 - 11

Quote:

Originally Posted by arcanemacabre

Must be due to the dreaded Heal Sig + Frenzy combo... I've never been hit for more than 200-something from that Rit boss...

Nope, was playing a monk. Still had starting armor though, was holding out until I hit mainland to grab max armor. Wasn't smart, but I'm cheap.

Wrath Of Dragons

Burninate Stuff

Join Date: Aug 2005

New Mexico

E/Mo

09 Jul 2006 at 07:47 - 12

Quote:

Originally Posted by inscribed

Nope, was playing a monk. Still had starting armor though, was holding out until I hit mainland to grab max armor. Wasn't smart, but I'm cheap.

same here. bad idea. bad bad idea

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

09 Jul 2006 at 07:56 - 13

Level 19, 500exp to go. Was doing a quest on mainland with a PUG. I was last one alive and I started running. Before I could log out, I lagged, died. Boy, I was furious.

ShadowStorm

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Take me where I cannot stand.

The Better Part of Valor

W/N

09 Jul 2006 at 07:56 - 14

I was soooooo pissed. I was 936 experience away from getting Indomitable Survivor title while going out to cap random elites in Archipelagos for the 5K experience bonus from each one. I was fighting Keykey Stormrey's group when both of my healer henchmen aggroed a group of Oni without telling me. My character was set up for boon prot and all of a sudden, my healers started taking damage and I couldn't cast Rof or Guardian on them. I'm like, WTF? Then they died. Suddenly I saw Shadow Shroud on myself, and I'm like, "Well crap," since my hex removal was Holy Veil. I started running off in the direction we came from and tried mapping back to Cavalon, but I was too slow.

936 experience away. Sigh.

Curse You

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

South Pole

The Magus Order

N/Mo

09 Jul 2006 at 08:09 - 15

I lost mine in Shing Jea arena for my monk. I actually forgot that those deaths count...

My ranger got beat up by Panaku. Stupid training thing, I messed up a combo and he killed me.

Seef II

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

US

R/Mo

09 Jul 2006 at 08:15 - 16

Mesmer: Got spiked out in Zen Daijun by the 2 ranger, 2 necro combo near the second miasma patch. Henchies failed me there.

Monk: Tin Dao Kaineng. 298 Spirit Rift is no fun.

Assassin: I was level 3, and I thought a couple of level 2 wussy Nagas would go down easy. Not really. Not at all.

Amity and Truth

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2006

W/N

09 Jul 2006 at 08:36 - 17

Double damage is a killer. Period. That stupid Ritualist Bossmob in Canthan Tutorial got my Survivor as well.

"Allright let's try this ca..."
Dead.

I was "mildly" pissed at that time. My second survivor approach got bombed by an Assassin bodyblocking me to death in Vizunah. Mobs were close and also close to death. I just knew my char would die from the soul explosion and wanted to get away. And that fricking Assassin just stood there, spouting and spitting insults left and right and bodyblocked me.

I was extremely pissed. And gave up on survivor that very day. Because you simply can't skip Vizunah and you're allways dependent upon the second team which most of the time plays very... very VERY poorly.

Curse You

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

South Pole

The Magus Order

N/Mo

09 Jul 2006 at 08:44 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amity and Truth

I was extremely pissed. And gave up on survivor that very day. Because you simply can't skip Vizunah and you're allways dependent upon the second team which most of the time plays very... very VERY poorly.

I got to post this (off topic). I got Masters Reward on my warrior (AoE axe :P), with the other team of all Henchmen. Apparently they can be better than people in that mission.

Oh btw, my necro... probably from when I couldn't figure out those dam trap things in the Catacombs (so you can use Animate Bone Horror from a distance can you?)

Warrior, umm... can't remember. Maybe the Charr?

Carth`

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

09 Jul 2006 at 08:50 - 19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Curse You

Oh btw, my necro... probably from when I couldn't figure out those dam trap things in the Catacombs (so you can use Animate Bone Horror from a distance can you?)

There are corpses on the other side of the trap, when you create a bone horror it runs to you and triggers the trap.

Surprising to see that everyone only plays Factions. :\

SamIam

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2006

09 Jul 2006 at 08:53 - 20

Let's see...

My ranger (who has first rank), was at 313k xp when I died first. I was just outside Breaker Hollow about to go cap Trapper's Focus. I hit a lag spike and boom log back on with 1 death. I didn't even see him die the first time.

My mesmer (also with first rank), was a newly declared survivor when I decided to get run to Beacon's. I went afk at the zone in Deldrimor Bowl and come back to find like 10 ettins standing over my corpse.

I'm thinking if you want the final rank in survivor you can never go afk outside a town and have a good internet connection (which I don't).

Curse You

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

South Pole

The Magus Order

N/Mo

09 Jul 2006 at 08:54 - 21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carth`

There are corpses on the other side of the trap, when you create a bone horror it runs to you and triggers the trap.

Surprising to see that everyone only plays Factions. :\

*cough* my necro's my oldest character *cough* Yea, I was refering to back when I started playing

Silent Kitty

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

Netherlands

[TYW] "The Young World"

A/Me

09 Jul 2006 at 08:57 - 22

My mesmer died in Zen Daijun mission. We had a very nasty healer, who was constantly telling us that he wasn't healing us anymore, because we were stupid. At the endboss I was the last one standing and couldn't stop laughing. The healer was asking me to rez him so we could finish it. I killed one of the two bosses but at the last one I lost it. I was laughing so loud that I just kept on spamming backfire on him (I believe he was a ranger). I was laughing so terrible, that I couldn't rez my mates anymore and not kite either. I just killed myself laughing, all because everybody was so funny. They just kept on killing themselves, and they all thought that they were following some kind of strategy

Angry healers are so funny. Especially when they shout not to heal anymore

[DE]

Hugs and Kisses

Join Date: Oct 2005

Scars Meadows

09 Jul 2006 at 13:01 - 23

Random Arenas!! I didn't think that when you died there that it showed up as a death... man I was stupid

Res Ipsi

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2006

Canada

Angel Sharks [As]

Me/

09 Jul 2006 at 13:24 - 24

I needed another 170k for Indomitable title for my Rit. Was doing Ice Caves with a team of hench. I had completed the mission earlier with no hitches (with hench), but a bug at the gate messed up chances for the bonus. Completed the mission and figured I'd return for bonus later. Second go around, which I should have put off until after I'd been infused, is where it all came to an end. Got to the same gate, cleared the 3 Mursaat guarding it, and a number of jade armours and mantle on the other side. Things were going very smoothly. Returned with explosives to open the gate. I noticed the red dots on the other side, but they were some distance away, so placed the explosives. Spectral agony killed my toon at the same time the explosives went off. I just sat there staring at my screen.
I would like to thank ANet for the initial bug that forced me to re-do this mission/bonus in the first place. But I kick myself for not having gone on ahead to complete Iron Mines before attempting to re-do the damn bonus. The 1k experience was hardly worth it, considering the cost.

ETA: Going after the title was one of the only things that kept me interested in playing GW. I'm trying to decide whether I should restart this character and try again, or simply shelve GW and try another game.

Avarre

Bubblegum Patrol

Join Date: Dec 2005

Singapore Armed Forces

09 Jul 2006 at 13:30 - 25

Assassin 1 : died to rangerboss in shing jea
Assassin 2 : died to bitter chill spam
Assassin 3 : died to doppleganger, err7ed
Assassin 4 : attempt to tank all of cho's estate mission
Assassin 5 : 'Splosion in Zen Daijun
Assassin 6 : See 4
Assassin 7 : Rit spike on Zen Daijun
Assassin 8 : Currently Alive at vizunah after tanking mayhem in the market with hench, ill keep you informed.

fenix

Major-General Awesome

Join Date: Aug 2005

Aussie Trolling Crew HQ - Event Organiser and IRC Tiger

Ex Talionis [Law], Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] ????????????????&#

W/

09 Jul 2006 at 13:37 - 26

hehe someone wants a survivor assassin at all costs :P

Silent Kitty

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

Netherlands

[TYW] "The Young World"

A/Me

09 Jul 2006 at 13:46 - 27

Quote:

Originally Posted by talon

hehe someone wants a survivor assassin at all costs :P

Because it looks good between all the bad apples

Avarre

Bubblegum Patrol

Join Date: Dec 2005

Singapore Armed Forces

09 Jul 2006 at 14:13 - 28

Quote:

Originally Posted by talon

hehe someone wants a legendary survivor assassin at all costs :P

Fixed!

ThunderStruck

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

The Arctic Marauders [TAM]

09 Jul 2006 at 14:28 - 29

I don't even think I made it to 10,000 exp before one of the early bosses around Shing Jea killed me

Thorondor Port

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

British Columbia

W/

09 Jul 2006 at 18:04 - 30

Quote:

Originally Posted by inscribed

I was fighting some Naga Ritualist boss outside Zen Daijun. 480 damage from a spirit rift...

I hate that boss! he is almost impossible without max AL
I remember trying over and over getting 600+ dmg on one hit.

Talon one

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

ice

W/

09 Jul 2006 at 23:13 - 31

i lost the survivor title for my new assassin and ritualist while farming for the tengu mask before i even heard of the title :S

DFrost

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

Ultima Thule

Legacy of Echovald [Echo]

P/

09 Jul 2006 at 23:56 - 32

That PvP thingy when you're leaving pre-searing. After that I stopped even trying with other characters. I'm pretty sure I would have popped some crucial vein in my head by now otherwise.

Wicked Shadow

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2006

Gamerz Unlimited [GU]

N/

09 Jul 2006 at 23:57 - 33

Lost it when Minister Cho asploded. Killed me instantly.

Nivryx

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

Kenya

Mo/

10 Jul 2006 at 01:58 - 34

i'd like to say the following:

i've never lost surivor, i got 1.3 mil xp to earn the legendary survival title and then i thought that it would be best for me to let my vampiric weapon kill me.

...but thats not the case...

i had 5 characters already when they came out with the titles, my 6th was my monk...i decided to keep him tyrian. i thought it was a great idea to keep him in pre-searing until he was rather high...so i helped heal warriors charr farming for easy xp and got away with out a death...then a guildie had to make a new character as well and wanted to go into the the catacombs...we got lost and i had never been in this part of the catacomb's...i saw some kind of mine and a devourer try to come towards us that we aggroed...it died...i still went forward anyways...GG

prodigy ming

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

10 Jul 2006 at 05:31 - 35

During a cutscene in the first mission at Shing Jea... we were getting hit hard and one kid insist on watching minister cho turn into a big angry monster.... i am still bitter about it till this day.

WLlama

Caged Mongrel

Join Date: Jul 2006

Cage in a Dungeon

Flaming Turtles

N/

10 Jul 2006 at 11:47 - 36

I can't remember where my mesmer was but he was created in the first week of factions so I don't think I realized the survivor title existed yet.

My elementalist (at least this reroll) was done in by the Naga Ritualist boss in Haiju. She got spirit rifted just as the boss died. To reroll or not, that is the question.

DevilStick

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

East Coast US

10 Jul 2006 at 13:38 - 37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phoenix Arrows

Stupid Sparring with the Elements. The Eles spiked me and my Monk hench didn't heal me...I got rezzed again and died so that the Monk hench could laugh.

On my first attempt that got me too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seef II

Mesmer: Got spiked out in Zen Daijun by the 2 ranger, 2 necro combo near the second miasma patch. Henchies failed me there.

My second attempt - that spot got me too.

Third time was the charm. Finally made it.

WasAGuest

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

10 Jul 2006 at 14:38 - 38

Well, my necro got the survivor title and two kills later got killed by a well timed dual dragon stomp from our friends the Jade Brotherhood... I didn't see them, but they sure saw me - so there went the second tier of survivor.

gesztenyi

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

Budapest

Guardians of the Stars

E/R

10 Jul 2006 at 15:22 - 39

I've seen this survivor title really as a challenge of my patience since I am not a patient one at all. So when I realised at lvl4-5? that my first ranger ever hadn't died yet I thought to go on with the survivor, not restarting if she dies but trying not to

[And few other members doing the survivor in the guild gave some inspiration too, actually one of them is almost at Legendary - fingers crossed] And finally yesterday I got the title. The last quest was really nice, gathered some guildies to help with (mostly henched and pugged till lvl 20). But then I decided to suicide 'cause I really want to ranger around without being constantly tense about dying. And really the worst death definitely would have been to be finished off by some afflicted in the slum of the city:S

So went back to Shing Jea, got a nice view by the sea, some friends and Elswyth's Recurve Bow. And simply died.
And then a nasty mesmer kept putting Vengeance on me over and over again

CKaz

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2005

10 Jul 2006 at 15:50 - 40

Heh a friend told me about this thread, yeah I'm another one rolled over by that Rit by Zen Daijun... omg that hurt, I had OK but certainly not max armor (35 or 45) still being island-bound. To that point I hadn't been breaking a sweat. Put 'Sentimental Treasures' on the 'to do later' list.