The Frog Has Spoken

MSecorsky

MSecorsky

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

So Cal

The Sinister Vanguard

Me/

Check out gwonline.net real quick.

Very interesting stuff.

Epinephrine

Epinephrine

Master of Beasts

Join Date: Mar 2005

Ottawa, Canada

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

Wow, I think I like the frog now. Wondering if someone at ANet has a kid that watches a bit too much Little Bear though.

Xonic

Xonic

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

Mo/Me

what should I be looking for?

MSecorsky

MSecorsky

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

So Cal

The Sinister Vanguard

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Epinephrine
Wow, I think I like the frog now. Wondering if someone at ANet has a kid that watches a bit too much Little Bear though.
I now assume you have kids. You know... they could have been more creative in the naming. Duck, Father Bear, Cat,...

Quote:
Originally Posted by XONIC
what should I be looking for?
The Frog speaking part.

Mesmerized

Mesmerized

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

Order of the Temple [Temp]

Mo/

*shifty eyes*


very interesting....

SHOTTY A YAK FOR A PET

raven214

raven214

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

R/

Wait a min...... so did the frog really talk, or is that just a photoshop job?

MSecorsky

MSecorsky

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

So Cal

The Sinister Vanguard

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by raven214
Wait a min...... so did the frog really talk, or is that just a photoshop job?
Once in a while the frog does indeed speak to it's worshippers.

Dude, follow the frog.

Diomedes

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Blue Island (think Chicago)

Me/N

Quote:

Once in a while the frog does indeed speak to it's worshippers.

Dude, follow the frog.
Somehow in the context of toad licking (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toad_licking), starting a religion based on worshiping a talking frog doesn't seem that bad of an idea

-Diomedes

Epinephrine

Epinephrine

Master of Beasts

Join Date: Mar 2005

Ottawa, Canada

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

Quote:
Originally Posted by MSecorsky
I now assume you have kids. You know... they could have been more creative in the naming. Duck, Father Bear, Cat,...
Yup, my daughter loves Little Bear. To be fair, it's based on old books by Maurice Sendak, so those were probably the names in his books. The worst my far is The Berenstain Bears for that - I mean, the kids are actually named Sister and Brother, and the dad's name is Papa Q. Bear. Gaaahhh.

But the Frog totally reminds me of the zen frog from Little Bear, teaching Little Bear to jump puddles.

Krank

Krank

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

W/

Once again im pissed because, yet again, i miss the damn frog.

Swampgirl Inez

Swampgirl Inez

"I love reading trash!"

Join Date: May 2005

Home Again

Was I the only one that caught. "The way will become clear to you before the Equinox" which was right after a statement about Sorrow's Furnace? Seems to me it will be here before Sept. 22nd.


Does The Frog take donations? I'll go hunt up some ale....

MSecorsky

MSecorsky

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

So Cal

The Sinister Vanguard

Me/

Notice the frog mentions new pets becoming available.

Can't wait to take my pet smite for a walk...

ManadartheHealer

ManadartheHealer

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Awaiting GW2

W/

The Frog must be the supreme ruler of the universe

/bows before the wisdom

sidepocket13

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

New England

Metallica Roadies

Mo/Me

that kicks major a$$. i have heard about the frog, but never seen it. i like the fact that it is district specific. luck of the draw really. but maybe they should put it somewhere other then LA, so you can see what is going on without a huge amount of spam. i cant wait till i am blessed with witnessing the frogs wisdom!

Aracos79

Aracos79

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Great Southwest

Shadowstorm Mercenaries

E/

Yeah Lion's Arch is full of spam. But... it's full of spam because it is THE central hub of the game. Always wondered why LA became that way instead of Droknar's Forge. I mean... since the advent of runners, you can get to the Forge nearly as quick as you can get to LA.

Scaphism

Scaphism

Elite Guru

Join Date: Jan 2005

Idiot Savants [iQ]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Aracos79
Yeah Lion's Arch is full of spam. But... it's full of spam because it is THE central hub of the game. Always wondered why LA became that way instead of Droknar's Forge. I mean... since the advent of runners, you can get to the Forge nearly as quick as you can get to LA.
At the World Preview Event (WPE) in October 2004 all characters started as level 15 in Lion's Arch. After that, in all of the subsequent Beta Weekend Events (BWE) Lion's Arch was the central city in the game. At the time, the game stopped after Sanctum Cay. The boat from Cay took you to Tombs, but there were no desert missions and no Southern Shiverpeaks- and no Droknar's Forge.

They may be another reason that only the alpha testers and developers know about, but that's the conclusion I drew from playing in the beta phase.

Phades

Phades

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

It is also a rather central location, not that it matters in this game, but in others people tend to gravitate towards the center of the map. Other times its points of interest, which i would attest to droknar's forge. Also, its the first location of competition arenas that have no level cap, which would naturally draw a larger crowd of people to it. Quite possibly as a result of pve players try pvp in such a format and realize something is sub-par and try to compensate with gear, so they head back to LA to find it.

The WPE is the most likely cause though, as once people begin to settle, then they naturally attract more towards that location.

ManadartheHealer

ManadartheHealer

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Awaiting GW2

W/

While many people like to trade in LA (center of trade and such), I prefer to trade in Droknar's (a higher % of the people seem richer).

But The Frog would never be involved with material things

Ultimate_Gaara

Ultimate_Gaara

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

BC, Canada.. how aboot that eh?

stupid frog speaks in poem, i can't understand a word he is saying

i would like to meet this frog, i really would...

Racthoh

Racthoh

Did I hear 7 heroes?

Join Date: May 2005

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

Way will become clear before the Equinox? Is this relating to something in the game or the actually Equinox?

MSecorsky

MSecorsky

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

So Cal

The Sinister Vanguard

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Racthoh
Way will become clear before the Equinox? Is this relating to something in the game or the actually Equinox?
The summer update will be out before the Autumnal equinox.

TideSwayer

TideSwayer

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

We Farm Your [?????????s]

Quote:
Originally Posted by MSecorsky
Notice the frog mentions new pets becoming available.

Can't wait to take my pet smite for a walk...
Can someone explain WTF this 'Frog' is?

Pet Smites? Bah, I want a pet Hydra.

Lasareth

Lasareth

Aquarius

Join Date: Jun 2005

Somewhere between Boardwalk and Park Place

The frog mentioned the equinox, wich technically is the changing of summer to fall, so... that's really a non-answer

MSecorsky

MSecorsky

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

So Cal

The Sinister Vanguard

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by TideSwayer
Can someone explain WTF this 'Frog' is?

Pet Smites? Bah, I want a pet Hydra.
You can't fit a hydra in bed with you on those cold nights though.

Aracos79

Aracos79

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Great Southwest

Shadowstorm Mercenaries

E/

Hey maybe if we're really nice to Gaile she can get The Frog to come and give us poor souls some of his infinate wisdom.

Kali Ma

Kali Ma

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

N/Mo

Quote:
The frog mentioned the equinox, wich technically is the changing of summer to fall, so... that's really a non-answer
Well technically... the equinox is one of two days in the year when the sun is directly above the equator, and day and night are of equal length all over the earth. More technically, it is the point where the orbit of the earth around the sun intersects the plane of the celestial equator, astronomically speaking.

The Autumnal Equinox in 2005 is precisely at 22:22 GMT on Sept 22nd.

TideSwayer

TideSwayer

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

We Farm Your [?????????s]

Two things from the Frog of interest:

Quote:
The precursor of things to come is that you will find things of worth are more available to you now.
Quote:
The Frog doesn't concern himself in the day to day matters of gold and items. But he shares with you the knowledge that Tyrians will find that they may attain more now.
Hope that means what we all think it means. Can someone elaborate on this damn Frog? Are these comments coming from somebody affiliated with the developers or is this some random dude's muttering? Where can these comments be found? In-game? Somewhere else?

Lasareth

Lasareth

Aquarius

Join Date: Jun 2005

Somewhere between Boardwalk and Park Place

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kali Ma
Well technically... the equinox is one of two days in the year when the sun is directly above the equator, and day and night are of equal length all over the earth. More technically, it is the point where the orbit of the earth around the sun intersects the plane of the celestial equator, astronomically speaking.

The Autumnal Equinox in 2005 is precisely at 22:22 GMT on Sept 22nd.
True, but it's funnier that the Frog says the summer update is out before summer is over than to say it'll be out before all that happens

Aracos79

Aracos79

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Great Southwest

Shadowstorm Mercenaries

E/

As someone who has not witnessed the magnificence of The Frog himself, I have a question that requires illumination. Do The Frog's words appear in ALL Lion's Arch districts, or just a specific one?

ManadartheHealer

ManadartheHealer

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Awaiting GW2

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Aracos79
As someone who has not witnessed the magnificence of The Frog himself, I have a question that requires illumination. Do The Frog's words appear in ALL Lion's Arch districts, or just a specific one?
Pretty sure it was specific (I'm also pretty sure he has appeared in LA district 6).

Will he strike again in the same place? Only time will tell

Takkun

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Why does everyone always leave out as much as possible in these pictures? Got something against a non photoshoped pic?

Not gonna kill you to leave in the district tag

Lirael Abhorsen

Lirael Abhorsen

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

Daphne

We Are Virgins [Nerd]

A/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by MSecorsky
You can't fit a hydra in bed with you on those cold nights though.

thats a laugh and a half

Numa Pompilius

Numa Pompilius

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

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

Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF]

W/Me

Uh... Just out of curiosity, not because I met it and didn't get any words of wisdom or anything.... Was there something one had to do to get the frog to speak?

Sagius Truthbarron

Sagius Truthbarron

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Animal Factory [ZoO]

A/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Numa Pompilius
Uh... Just out of curiosity, not because I met it and didn't get any words of wisdom or anything.... Was there something one had to do to get the frog to speak?
Get 10 people to dance infront of the frog. Do it in Dis 6

*sits by the storage counter waiting with camera*

Fine, fine, the Frog is just a dev with too much time on their hands. Unfortunately there is no way to summon them

Numa Pompilius

Numa Pompilius

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

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

Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF]

W/Me

Ach so.
The frog I saw was in the tent next to the merchant in Gates of Kryta. I posed & screenshotted, but although it was odd having a frog in a tent, it didn't occur to me that it might be more than scenery.
Oh well.