New Update!

Galatea

Galatea

Core Guru

Join Date: Feb 2005

The Drifters [DRFT]

E/Me

14 Jul 2005 at 00:17 - 41
Quote:
Originally Posted by Izzy Izumi
Oooo! New Henchie! Lina! A protector Henchie!

...Hope she doesn't aspire to be a tank (*cough*ALESIA*cough*), but I'll see how yummy she is when I get home!
Lina's not really new. She's available later in the game, just not in the Crystal Desert.. but now she is.

Thanas

Thanas

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Star Riders (StR)

N/

14 Jul 2005 at 00:20 - 42
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lasareth
/yawn

Okay update, I guess. Nothing spectacular or significant.
Maybe not for you. However I've been very frustrated by minion AI and lack of XP in PvP. After making many posts on these subjects I'm very pleased to see they been fixed. It almost as if someones lsitening. Thankyou so much Anet!!!

drowningfish999

drowningfish999

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Awakened Tempest [aT]

14 Jul 2005 at 00:20 - 43
Wow, the 2nd build was actually pretty big, check it out:

Quote:
Improved faction rewards in Arenas and the Tournament:

Arena Victory: 10 in Team/Competition Arenas, 5 in Shiverpeak Arena, 2 in Ascalon Arena

Arena Bonus for 5 Consecutive Victories: 10 in Team/Competition Arenas, 5 in Shiverpeak Arena, 2 in Ascalon Arena

Arena Bonus for Flawless Victory: 2 in Team/Competition Arenas, 1 in Shiverpeak Arena, 0 in Ascalon Arena

Tournament Victory: 20 in the first map, 40 in early missions, 60 in later missions, 80 in the Hall of Heroes
I'm very happy with these

KainShadow

KainShadow

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2005

Legacy of Abyss

E/

14 Jul 2005 at 00:39 - 44
great got 22 point in arena at the 5th consecutive flawless victory

XeNoGeArZ

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

14 Jul 2005 at 00:39 - 45
combine that right arm of the gladiator armor with knights mail and you would look freakin' awesome

also, if a dye drops, the color is next to its name

nechronius

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Southern Cali

Herald of the Storm

W/R

14 Jul 2005 at 00:59 - 46
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alderman Sweet
The new gladiator armor looks pretty good to me. I never understood why gladiator armor was in the game or why it was chosen for energy buffs. Roman gladiator armor was minimal for various reasons, but one was to heighten the risk factor and thus please the crowds. Also, many, if not most, gladiators wore wrappings around their midsections to minimize the embarrassment of having their entrails spill out. It was worn for theatrics -- to show off skill, to make fights shorter, etc. -- and wasn't good campaign armor. Anyway, this set looks better than the pre-ascension stuff.
I never quite got that either. But hey, it's their crazy game universe, so if they want to make a small strip of leather across the upper chest be just as effective at deflecting a stab to the belly as a curved plate of metal, then more power to them. I guess the idea that the gladiator armor should provide the least physical protection (just by a small margin at least) for all that extra energy will never come to fruition.

You can always argue whether the aesthetics of something is better or worse, but at least it's different than pre-ascension, and more choices is a good thing.

Alderman Sweet

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

W/E

14 Jul 2005 at 01:02 - 47
Good points. And even though the gladiator armor is strange, it's got its own appeal.

eventhorizen

Banned

Join Date: May 2005

14 Jul 2005 at 01:06 - 48
Quote:
Originally Posted by Indigo


/applaud
Amen, round of appluase from me, thanks a.net.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeru
nothing important yet people still are joyous just because it's an update. /me sighs. Wonder if faction is ever going to be useful for skills :/
Iv unlocked 2 elite skills for pvp premades, soon to be 3 since faction was implimented. Seems pretty useful to me....