Summer Update Preview

Aria

Aria

Sig Fairy

Join Date: Feb 2005

Once upon a time..

You can find the movie here. Feel free to share thoughts and impressions here.

Nizzim

Nizzim

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Woot Loops

E/N

looks alright, nothing i see that reallly interests me though sigh


cept for the giant metal lave boss of course, he looks like he might have a trick up his sleeve

MSecorsky

MSecorsky

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

So Cal

The Sinister Vanguard

Me/

Sweet. Unlike Niz, that definitely whetted my taste for the release.

Yeah, that boss at the end... I imagine it'll be a tough take down. Make sure you have a Cap sig on hand!

Absolutely beautiful, the landscape et.al.

Racthoh

Racthoh

Did I hear 7 heroes?

Join Date: May 2005

Scars Meadows [SMS], Guild Leader (Not Recruiting)

Eh, looks alright.

Whatever that big metal thing is at the end (dropping lava on you from above) better drop good.

Onito

Onito

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

Death Boring Sweden

Clan Plus

Mo/Me

Yeah it looks great ^.^ I dont play PvE at all now days, ppl from the guild always making PvP teams, and i dont like Pve that much :/

MSecorsky

MSecorsky

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

So Cal

The Sinister Vanguard

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Racthoh
Whatever that big metal thing is at the end (dropping lava on you from above) better drop good.
Looks like it's in a chasm of some sort... it better drop close!

Starsky-sama

Starsky-sama

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2005

Land of the Z Chest \o/

[NOT]-Nomads of Turmoil.

W/

ooo. aaah.

that new baddie looks nice. like a hybrid between mergoyles/giants. = one ugly but big baby...hehe.

that lavabot looks more like just a background boss which can atk the players/have an affect on the gameplay, but it might not be attackable by players, from its positioning. (thats just from looking at the vid).

would be nice to have more "glint-like" bosses to fight with.

-cheers.

cup-o-noodles

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

W/R

Wow this game looks so much better when it's not being run on MY computer......

I like that new boss, seems like a giant metal gollum sort of thing. I also agree with Starsky, that it seems like just somthing in the back round. Actually seemed kinda cheap to me.

Onito

Onito

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

Death Boring Sweden

Clan Plus

Mo/Me

I dont think the video says much at all :/

Nizzim

Nizzim

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Woot Loops

E/N

yeah im not impressed by this that much

one new monster and a map thats just a gay mix between the southern and northern shiverpeak missions

not to mention a metal monster that drops lava on you

corax5

corax5

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Ye olde England.

I was just about to download that video, but its the only one of sorrows furnace, so isnt it just the one they released a little while ago?, The one with the big robot at the end..?

The Great Al

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

ALOA

E/Me

2 questions -

1. will the summer update just have the new maps, or will it also have new items, armors, etc? (i'm pretty sure i read that it wont have spells, not sure about items though)

2. release date?

Audhumla

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

Oregon

The Shattered Hand

N/R

I would imagine the release date will be sometime after the 10th, since that's when they announce the winners of the Brand the Boss contest

neoflame

neoflame

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Audhumla
I would imagine the release date will be sometime after the 10th, since that's when they announce the winners of the Brand the Boss contest
The 10th is a Wednesday. As such, I would imagine (hope?) that the release date is the 10th...

corax5

corax5

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Ye olde England.

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Great Al
2 questions -

1. will the summer update just have the new maps, or will it also have new items, armors, etc? (i'm pretty sure i read that it wont have spells, not sure about items though)

2. release date?
I dont think anyone can really give any exact answers to those questions but Anet really. Im sure they'll add new items, but I doubt anything special like weapons or runes, to be honest I don't think there'll be any new armor either, thats probably just being made for the expansion.
As for release date, it should be out in a few weeks I suppose...

Diomedes

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Blue Island (think Chicago)

Me/N

Quote:
The 10th is a Wednesday. As such, I would imagine (hope?) that the release date is the 10th...
Perhaps, but I somehow believe that if we were about to get the update, we wouldn't just be getting the movie. Rather, we're getting the movie to alert us that the update is real, but will not be this Wednesday.

Just my theory.

-Diomedes

Kha

Kha

Sins FTW!

Join Date: Mar 2005

USA

Angel Sharks [AS]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Diomedes
Perhaps, but I somehow believe that if we were about to get the update, we wouldn't just be getting the movie. Rather, we're getting the movie to alert us that the update is real, but will not be this Wednesday.
The movies been out for a while. Weeks old, even.

Divinitys Creature

Divinitys Creature

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Somewhere between the Real World and Tyria ;P

The Gothic Embrace [Goth]

The cinemtics, like the last Sorrows Furnace one and the ones before release, have always been done very well. The area looks pretty tasty

The boss looks cooler than Glint and The Lich combined! w00t. I wonder what kind of story line there will be for something so huge. Does it shoot laser beams out its head?

I'm hoping that the reward for beating it will be UAS (or UAS for primary and seconday prof or UANS - unlock all normal skills). That would be a sweet reward.

I'm gonna beat it first

Sunrazor

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

UANS would indeed be a suitable reward, and this is coming from a PVE player who hates it when PVP people whine about not having the skills they want.

MSecorsky

MSecorsky

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

So Cal

The Sinister Vanguard

Me/

Well, can't be something that would take too much away from future releases... unless vol. II presents a whole new batch of skills and the like...

Diomedes

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Blue Island (think Chicago)

Me/N

Quote:
The movies been out for a while. Weeks old, even.
Ah, didn't know that. With the links being at the top of the news page and all, I figured they were new. Thanks.

-Diomedes

Sentao Nugra

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

Crystal Lake, Illinois

Grenths Rejects [GR]

*stunned*

well that looks amazing, the boss seems like it is in the background, but you never know if you'll be able to attack it (might have a growing bridge like the vine seeds)

it better give golds all the time, or i wont bother ^^ j/k

Vilaptca

Vilaptca

Pre-Searing Vanquisher

Join Date: Jun 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

The first one is new, the second one is old.

I wish they would show more of Grenths Footprint, we just keep seeing Sorrows Furnace, which just seems to be underground Shiverpeaks with 100 times more ladders and crossings and lava.

Grenths Footprint looks like it will be like the catacombs from Pre-searing. Which is cool. I loved those. Just wish they'd show us a bit more on that.

DFrost

DFrost

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

Ultima Thule

Legacy of Echovald [Echo]

P/

Isengard, anyone?

Drakron

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

I seen nothing interesting.

Zaklex

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2005

San Jose, CA, USA

Remnants of Ascalon

If you only knew.

MSecorsky

MSecorsky

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

So Cal

The Sinister Vanguard

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zaklex
If you only knew.
What? Knew what?! Tell us!!!

So much for sleeping tonight. I hate unsolved mysteries.

neoflame

neoflame

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zaklex
If you only knew.
Are you an Alpha in disguise, taunting us? :/

Nizzim

Nizzim

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Woot Loops

E/N

i know what he means....i made guild wars and i made it intentionally uneventful

scytherage

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zaklex
If you only knew.
Uh, how many quests is the summer update anyway? Is it just one big mission, several quests, how will it work?

BigTru

BigTru

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

There will be new areas, new quests, new enemies and new items in the summer update. That is the only thing confirmed, thus that is the only thing I will believe.

Ultimate_Gaara

Ultimate_Gaara

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

BC, Canada.. how aboot that eh?

Quote:
Originally Posted by DFrost
Isengard, anyone?
im glad to see im not the only one who gets reminded of that everytime i see this place

wow, did anybody else wet themselves? looks great can't wait for it

id also like to add that NCsoft has by far the coolest logo entrance of all time

Ninna

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

Northeast USA

Guilded Rose

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Great Al
2 questions -

1. will the summer update just have the new maps, or will it also have new items, armors, etc? (i'm pretty sure i read that it wont have spells, not sure about items though)

2. release date?
http://www.guildwars.com/news/gameupdates.html
Quote:
We are now entering a testing and polish phase on Sorrow's Furnace and other new ascended content.

The additions will include new quests, new monsters, new items and new accelerated sources of XP and rare items.

Nizzim

Nizzim

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Woot Loops

E/N

yeah thats all gonna be not worth the wait though i garuntee it


Im just gonna dust this game off next year for the xpack cuz theres nothing worth keeping it for

Zaklex

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2005

San Jose, CA, USA

Remnants of Ascalon

Quote:
Originally Posted by neoflame
Are you an Alpha in disguise, taunting us? :/
Read my title, that should give you a clue.

Branskins

Branskins

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2005

Wow some of you guys are so harsh. Why? I see complaints before new content, and I see complaints after new content. Maybe some of you guys should make your own game

Gaile once said the update will have lots of quests (yay ) and a lot of them are more compelx and are actually like missions rather than quests! I am personally extremely excited, and I am hoping we get some more new information like some examples of the quests and such

One thing is scaring me though. In that video I saw one new type of monster (and a boss). I just hope we get more new creatures than that (I am sure that video has just scimmed the surface of Sorrows Furance)

In all honesty, I think this update is a preview of the expansion content coming out next year. The graphics in the video are HIGHLY updated compared to some of the older parts of the game, and I am sure the level design will be fantastic, and we will see some good drops and cool quests :P Which we will probably see in the expansion.

Just give them some more time before people jump to conlusions about it being bad. And one of the alpha testers hinted to the fact that it is awesome

Nizzim

Nizzim

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Woot Loops

E/N

im mad because most games offer more content at the start than this game has offered in the 3 months its been out

scytherage

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nizzim
im mad because most games offer more content at the start than this game has offered in the 3 months its been out
There are other threads for you to vent. Please use those instead; what you are saying is not adding to the discussion of the topic. It's not fair to bash something that isn't even out yet.

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Will the update include stuff like the auction house, the system for looking for parties, etc?

Branskins

Branskins

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nizzim
im mad because most games offer more content at the start than this game has offered in the 3 months its been out
Maybe they want to keep people in the long run (putting out updates as the game gets older) instead of wearing it out in the beginning and having the updates die off after a couple of months.

Quote:
Will the update include stuff like the auction house, the system for looking for parties, etc?
Possibly, but I highly doubt that is going to be in this update.

Aniewiel

Aniewiel

Smite Mistress

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Land of AZ, USA

Rt/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Branskins
Wow some of you guys are so harsh. Why? I see complaints before new content, and I see complaints after new content. Maybe some of you guys should make your own game
It's what my sainted mother calls "Damned if you do and damned if you don't." There is just no human way to please everyone and they're going to make sure we know it.

I'm excited and can't wait. For the rest? If nothing else, it will give all the complainers something NEW to crab about.