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Ghen · May 19, 2010, 03:20 PM // 15:20

I remember this from like ... 4 years ago
can anyone tell me what this is

majoho · May 19, 2010, 03:28 PM // 15:28

It's what was shown if the real icon couldn't be found.

Olle · May 19, 2010, 03:39 PM // 15:39

It was for the Nicolas the traveler items, such as the keg of Ale, that Anet didnt get an Icon intill some weeks after the item was put to use..

skervy · May 19, 2010, 03:49 PM // 15:49

it originally came from the alpha testing that was the icon for items atleast in factions alpha i didnt do any others

Ghen · May 19, 2010, 03:51 PM // 15:51

Yeah i seen it when i just got factions..
thanks

LicensedLuny · May 19, 2010, 04:31 PM // 16:31

I remember that showing up for friends sometimes when I'd try to trade them items from a campaign they didn't have yet. "Wow, that's great, thanks Luny! But I don't really need a construction worker. You keep it." (That happened once when I tried to give sparklers to a friend without Factions not long after the first Canthan New Year event.)

It often seemed like they weren't allowed to see icons from campaigns they didn't have, but it could've been that they were simply running with an out-of-date gw.dat file, too.

It happened a bit after each new campaign's and EotN's release if memory serves.

Rebelor · May 20, 2010, 08:31 AM // 08:31

actually it goes all the way back to the original betas. it is used as a temporary stand in icon for items that don't have a permanent icon for.

Snograt · May 20, 2010, 09:22 PM // 21:22

Yep, it's a stand-in for "icon doesn't exist yet" or "icon unavailable." The first was common during betas and preview events, the second is due to an out-of-date or mangled .dat.

May 19, 2010, 03:20 PM // 15:20	#1
Ghen Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jan 2008	This inventory icon? I remember this from like ... 4 years ago can anyone tell me what this is Last edited by Ghen; May 19, 2010 at 03:25 PM // 15:25..

May 20, 2010, 09:22 PM // 21:22	#8
Snograt rattus rattus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London, UK GMT??0 ??1hr DST Guild: [GURU]GW [wiki]GW2 Profession: R/	Yep, it's a stand-in for "icon doesn't exist yet" or "icon unavailable." The first was common during betas and preview events, the second is due to an out-of-date or mangled .dat. __________________ Si non confectus, non reficiat

May 19, 2010, 03:28 PM // 15:28	#2
majoho Forge Runner Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Denmark	It's what was shown if the real icon couldn't be found.

May 19, 2010, 03:39 PM // 15:39	#3
Olle Furnace Stoker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ign: Miniature Julia Guild: Teh Academy[PhD] Profession: W/	It was for the Nicolas the traveler items, such as the keg of Ale, that Anet didnt get an Icon intill some weeks after the item was put to use..

May 19, 2010, 03:49 PM // 15:49	#4
skervy Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jan 2006 Profession: N/	it originally came from the alpha testing that was the icon for items atleast in factions alpha i didnt do any others

May 19, 2010, 03:51 PM // 15:51	#5
Ghen Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jan 2008	Yeah i seen it when i just got factions.. thanks

May 19, 2010, 04:31 PM // 16:31	#6
LicensedLuny Badly Influenced Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Buying Humps! (No kidding! Check my buy thread) Guild: Hello Kitty Krewe [HKK] Forever!-ish	I remember that showing up for friends sometimes when I'd try to trade them items from a campaign they didn't have yet. "Wow, that's great, thanks Luny! But I don't really need a construction worker. You keep it." (That happened once when I tried to give sparklers to a friend without Factions not long after the first Canthan New Year event.) It often seemed like they weren't allowed to see icons from campaigns they didn't have, but it could've been that they were simply running with an out-of-date gw.dat file, too. It happened a bit after each new campaign's and EotN's release if memory serves.

May 20, 2010, 08:31 AM // 08:31	#7
Rebelor Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2006	actually it goes all the way back to the original betas. it is used as a temporary stand in icon for items that don't have a permanent icon for.