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Gaile Gray

ArenaNet

Join Date: Feb 2005

27 Sep 2005 at 01:22 - 1

Guild Wars World Championship Unveiled 26 September 2005

We are pleased to announce that the qualifying season for the first Guild Wars World Championship will begin this week. In preparation, the Guild Wars Ladder will be reset at 12:00 am PDT (7:00 am GMT) on October 1 to start the first ladder season. The inaugural season will last three months and will culminate in regional playoffs among top-ranked guilds in each of America, Europe, and Korea, followed by the global Guild Wars World Championship, a live event to be held early next year. We'll be making a formal announcement on Thursday with further details.

Prior to the October 1 ladder reset, we will be updating Guild Wars with a comprehensive set of skill balance changes to refresh the competitive landscape.

nohooiam

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

Forsaken Sanctuary

Mo/Me

27 Sep 2005 at 01:23 - 2

Nice!

KuTeBaka

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

27 Sep 2005 at 01:28 - 3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

Prior to the October 1 ladder reset, we will be updating Guild Wars with a comprehensive set of skill balance changes to refresh the competitive landscape.

Gonna love this. Thanks Anet!

-z|o-

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2005

27 Sep 2005 at 01:31 - 4

About the time.

Tigris Of Gaul

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

27 Sep 2005 at 01:34 - 5

Yeah this was needed.

smurfhunter

Banned

Join Date: Aug 2005

my w/mo uses mending, orison, and healing breeze. you cant kill him.

Sand Scorpions [SS]

W/Mo

27 Sep 2005 at 01:40 - 6

woot. maybe some of the annoying guilds that are just coasting on the rank they earned like 2 months ago will get dumped, as they should

ty

TheCrimsonBlur

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Shattered Hand [TSH]

27 Sep 2005 at 01:42 - 7

World Championship=awesome
Skill reset=maybe awesome...

Good thing is, this will measure the TRUE skill of guilds since smiting, IWAY, and Ranger spikes will likely be nerfed (or any other cookie-cutter), making the most creative guild win, the one who is quickest to adapt to changes.

Sounds nice.

Zelnox

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

Montreal

We Cause Seizures [POKE]

Me/Mo

27 Sep 2005 at 01:47 - 8

Ooooooh. Does this mean Observer Mode is ready soon? ^______________^

Aniewiel

Smite Mistress

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Land of AZ, USA

Rt/E

27 Sep 2005 at 01:48 - 9

The best part is that, at least at first, there won't be time to figure out new FoTW. That might actually take a day or two.

Sounds like a breath of fresh air for PvP.

devix

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2005

27 Sep 2005 at 01:49 - 10

Wooohooo.. this'll be exciting..maybe.
New skill balances will really change all the PvP styles in so far...maybe it'll create chances for new strategies.

romO

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

Chicago

Idiot Savants [iQ]

Mo/

27 Sep 2005 at 02:01 - 11

i love you!!! i cant wait!!! ive participated in things like this for brood war, and always thought it would be great for guild wars. watch out for Prav.

Axle_Fieshe

Banned

Join Date: May 2005

Mo/W

27 Sep 2005 at 02:01 - 12

noooo. bye bye to Ether renewal

& and probly I Will Avenge You

Lord Bentam

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Around the corner.

Muffins of Wrath (MoW)

Mo/Me

27 Sep 2005 at 02:03 - 13

Anet ftw ^ -^

Tactical-Dillusions

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Grimsby, UK

R/

27 Sep 2005 at 02:31 - 14

Leave my ranger alone [beg emote] PvE is innocent...innocent i say...have mercy

TopGun

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

27 Sep 2005 at 02:45 - 15

I still cannot understand how ANet is more active at no cost than Blizzard is at a price per month...

...and I still don't care. ^_^

Go ANet!

Asplode

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Chicago, IL

Rebel Rising [rawr]

27 Sep 2005 at 03:28 - 16

Thanks for keeping PvP dynamic and fresh, ANet!

Makkert

Black Beast of Aarrrrgghh

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

The Biggyverse [PLEB] // Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

27 Sep 2005 at 03:55 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tactical-Dillusions

Leave my ranger alone [beg emote] PvE is innocent...innocent i say...have mercy

/joins the begging

Not my poor ranger. please

on a more serious tone:
this is funny.
I remember: 'rangers suck in pvp'
then we had spirit spam
-->rangers nerfed
now we have rangerspike
--> rangers nerfed again?

that really makes fun of everyone that claimed 'rangers suck in pvp'

Sanji

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

Mo/

27 Sep 2005 at 04:14 - 18

When it comes down to it, if you don't want or you can't adapt to balance changes, then you probably aren't that good at the game anyhow. Online games, especially which strong PvP elements are going to have their skills modified, that's just common sense. If you want to play the same build, with the same skills, the same way, I suggest you look for a single player game.

Karmakin

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

28 Sep 2005 at 22:00 - 19

I would actually like to see monthly skill balance changes. Nerf skills that are overused, and pump up skills that are underused. If done on a regular, biweekly basis, it would increase the churn of FotW builds, and force much greater tech.

d4nowar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

Mo/

29 Sep 2005 at 00:41 - 20

Ranger spike hasn't been around for nearly as long as Air Spike or Spirits were. I wonder what they can even do to it.

momo2oo2

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Zaragoza, Spain

[ODL]

E/Mo

29 Sep 2005 at 09:45 - 21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karmakin

I would actually like to see monthly skill balance changes. Nerf skills that are overused, and pump up skills that are underused. If done on a regular, biweekly basis, it would increase the churn of FotW builds, and force much greater tech.

You're totally right (IMO of course). But also I see A.net tends to nerf overused skills but not that much pumps up underused skills.

Lets take a FotW: smiting Elmos.

They've nerfed: Divine Boon, Zealot's Fire, Draw Conditions, Protective Bond, Chain Lightning.

They've pumped up: Meteor, Fireball, anything else? (seriously, I have bad memory, and I know bad things are easier to remember, thats how Murphy's law works no? xD)

What happens with:
Iron Mist: changing dmg dealer to earth could use, downing the speed %
Glyph of energy {E}: cmon, 5 ene and no exhaustion more than Glyph of lesser energy doesn't make sense to be an elite to me.
Ice Spear: Why should it have half the spell range?
Conver Hexes: only necro hexes give +10 armor. In PvE you can expect the mobs your going to face, but in PvP you don't know what you get until you can't change skills. Down the +10 armor and make it work with any hexes?

And much more I don't really know. The balance nerf/pump up is clearly to nerf. Not that I'm saying that some skills needed to be nerfed, what I'm saying is there are skills that *almost* noone uses and should be made better.

Greetz!

tafy69

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

N/Me

29 Sep 2005 at 09:57 - 22

I cant see why anything will be nerfed except ER which is clearly dominating atm. maybe some tweaks so that preps dont still hit even if the arrow misses?

Some buffs to some underused skills would be awesome e.g.

1. Water Skills could do with some enhancments
2. Enchant removal
3. Change warrior hp buffs to like endure pain etc to come on and off the top of ur life bar, not the bottom!
4. Id like deep wound to also come off the top of your hp bar and not the bottom, i hate the instant death it gives u if ur low on hp

Looking forward to skill changes tho, always good

Esprit

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Dvd Forums [DVDF]

E/

29 Sep 2005 at 12:53 - 23

Live...?

I wonder if the top matches will be watchable, that would be really cool. Imagine, if you were in the top matches, playing, knowing that probably thousands of people are watching you. No pressure.

The undead Mesmer

Delphian Scribe

Join Date: May 2005

Holland

No guild ;_;

N/Me

29 Sep 2005 at 12:58 - 24

that would really make me nervous ^^ but the skill rebalance nerf/buff whas really needed i hate ranger spiking builds and also the IWAY build

i only hope that they wont nerf too much -.- .

funbun

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

I forget. Really. I don't know.

Mo/

29 Sep 2005 at 16:18 - 25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karmakin

I would actually like to see monthly skill balance changes. Nerf skills that are overused, and pump up skills that are underused. If done on a regular, biweekly basis, it would increase the churn of FotW builds, and force much greater tech.

Then it will only be a matter of time before all skills would be useless. People should have the freedom to use whaterever skils they want. They shouldn't be forced into using one set of skills. Plus there is always a counter to the uber builds. Just let freedom work itself out.

There will always be an uber build of some kind. If GW keeps nerfing the game won't be worth playing.

I like the idea of Wold Championships though.

rii

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

UK

29 Sep 2005 at 16:30 - 26

But everything would be nerfed relative to everything else, so in actual fact it would remain balanced. O PRAY HERE COMES YE APOCALYPSE.....:/

Hanuman li Tosh

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

garden of the gods, CO

Over Powered

N/

29 Sep 2005 at 22:24 - 27

its gonna be real fun considering 50% of the top 20 guilds are smurf guilds and anet never addressed it. theyre gonna have to now becasue you cant play yourself for a champoinship.

the good thing that comes out of it (to me anyway) is loser guilds like pank and ab who got a high rank from doing guild lord rushes arent going to have much of a chance in the tourney.

funbun

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

I forget. Really. I don't know.

Mo/

29 Sep 2005 at 22:26 - 28

Smurf Guilds? hat's that?

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet

Join Date: Feb 2005

30 Sep 2005 at 00:42 - 29

Here's some helpful information about the Guild Wars World Championship:

Press Release

Championship Page

and don't miss our informative

Guild-versus-Guild Gameplay Page

We hope that everyone will get ready, get set, and have fun! or perhaps that should be 獲得樂趣

Kariston The Swift

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

Sand Scorpions[SS]

R/Me

30 Sep 2005 at 03:53 - 30

Ah damnit. I'll be just shy of turning 18 -_-

Fenix Swiftblade

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2005

Illusion of Competence

R/W

30 Sep 2005 at 04:00 - 31

hmm.. the finals are in February... Isn't that right around the time the new chapter will be coming out? (Wink Wink Say No More

)

EDIT: By what date to guild members need to be 18 to be eligable for the regionals? (Or if I read wrong, and you only need to be 18 for the finals, same question but for eligibility for the finals). One of my guilds best players is 17 right now, but will be 18 before the 1st. In the unlikely event we make it to the regionals, will he be able to play?

Hanuman li Tosh

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

garden of the gods, CO

Over Powered

N/

30 Sep 2005 at 04:09 - 32

Thank you Gaile, i hadn't read this yet...

Quote:

Further Refinements

On the back end, we will be performing extensive data mining to learn who is playing with whom, and to assure that there is legitimacy in the player base and within the guild. We will actively ban non-legitimate players and disqualify guilds who engage in ladder abuse, ratings manipulation, or any other violations of the Terms of Service or the Rules of Conduct.

thank you anet.

i still request an answer to my other more difficult question. thank you for your time.

CapYoda

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2005

30 Sep 2005 at 09:09 - 33

I wonder why they pick Taiwan.

use to live there so it'll be interesting. hmm

funbun

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

I forget. Really. I don't know.

Mo/

30 Sep 2005 at 11:45 - 34

The post mentioned something about traveling. What's the deal with that?

Zexion

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

Warrior Nation [WN]

N/Me

30 Sep 2005 at 15:25 - 35

One thing... why do they nerf PvE W/Mo smiters, when this is a PvP based update?

_Zexion

funbun

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

I forget. Really. I don't know.

Mo/

30 Sep 2005 at 15:30 - 36

Anet is always going to nerf. They established that precedent just this summer.

User Name

Banned

Join Date: Sep 2005

30 Sep 2005 at 15:56 - 37

Zexion: because you can't nerf the skills for PvP and not nerf them in PvE...the skills work across both environments.

I guess this means I'm going to have to get a guild now...

Anet: can you get off your ass and implement a /togglecape already?? Honestly...it's been high on everyones want lists since beta and you've never even addressed it outside of "we're going to do it"...

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet

Join Date: Feb 2005

30 Sep 2005 at 17:50 - 38

Quote:

Originally Posted by User Name

Anet: can you get off your ass and implement a /togglecape already?? Honestly...it's been high on everyones want lists since beta and you've never even addressed it outside of "we're going to do it"...

Hey, now, we've sort of been focusing on minor things like World Championships, Skill Balance, Ladder Reset, Observer Mode, etc.

We are working on many things, and we will get to the matter of cape toggles. But this cosmetic request is not as high on the list as critical changes, or game- or balance-related issues, and those have been our priority from the start. We thank everyone for his patience *ahem* on this matter.

Arcanis the Omnipotent

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

Nova Alliance

Me/

30 Sep 2005 at 17:52 - 39

pwned by Gaile, now that's a burn.

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet

Join Date: Feb 2005

30 Sep 2005 at 17:54 - 40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arcanis the Omnipotent

pwned by Gaile, now that's a burn.

No no, not a burn! Just an honest explanation with what I hoped was a little humour.