Curse

Veldan · Dec 15, 2010, 10:59 PM // 22:59

to use 3 necro heroes in PvE. I've been using them ever since. I'm not using sabway or discordway btw, 3 N/Rt's (or N/Mo) just give you loads of possibilities, you can adapt the builds to every area / mission you're doing, and you can h/h pretty much whole GW with it if you know how.

StormDragonZ · Dec 15, 2010, 11:03 PM // 23:03

- If you can beat Tombs of the Primeval Kings with heroes & henchmen, you can handle anything.
- If you don't do the missions in order in Prophecies, don't complain about the difficulty of enemies.
- Spiteful Spirit is not the best Necromancer elite skill. If anyone tells you that, they don't know how to make their own builds.
- Warriors & Monks are similar. Warriors are helpful for getting enemies to attack them and not you. Monk are helpful for getting you to survive in case Warriors mess up. However, Ritualists can do both, so be warned what people want vs. need.
- Bloodstone Fen in Hard Mode is the best example of a mission to use to test your hero builds. Nearly every enemy can do something to make you ponder what if.
- It's spelled tome, not tomb.

Lortext · Dec 16, 2010, 12:11 AM // 00:11

Call targets

Also, Mending is terrible for Warriors. I was one of those guys once.

Caw521 · Dec 16, 2010, 12:25 AM // 00:25

"Stop using meteor, meteor shower, phoenix, inferno, and flare on your ranger."

Also, remember to unequip your vamp weapon when going afk in an elite area and find your team half dead, half retreating when you get back with <50 health.

shoyon456 · Dec 16, 2010, 12:27 AM // 00:27

Just in general: "Stop expecting Anet to release an update in a timely manner"

diabiosx · Dec 16, 2010, 01:32 AM // 01:32

Save all your money and dont buy anything. I did that for a few months and BAM!!!!! 12stacks of zkeys

End · Dec 16, 2010, 01:40 AM // 01:40

1)
not really about guild wars. But I try to apply it to alot of shtuff
~"Don't be an idiot"~

2)
Play the game how you want. But keep in mind how it can affect other players.
It makes it so you don't QQ when anet nerfs your build because you understand what effect it is having on the economy and other peoples game.

3)
Don't complain when your failing. Figure out why your failing and fix it.

IrishX · Dec 16, 2010, 01:45 AM // 01:45

1. If what you're doing isn't working, try something else. Even running in circles will at least draw something away from the main team.

2. You're never overextended if there is no threat.

Kydd · Dec 16, 2010, 02:09 AM // 02:09

Don't underestimate how much armor helps you.

Pay attention to your compass

Ninja Dude · Dec 16, 2010, 03:19 AM // 03:19

"Do missions to progress in the game, otherwise you'll be stuck here in ascalon for a long, long time."

And here I am today.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marty Silverblade

H/H are smarter than 99.9% of actual players.

Heros use Overload correctly?

You may want to rephrase that a bit.

SpyderArachnid · Dec 16, 2010, 03:24 AM // 03:24

Best bit of advice I have ever got?

"Just have fun" and "Remember, it's just a game".

That is advice that a lot of us need to remember, but seem to forget.

Corpus Vitalis · Dec 16, 2010, 03:50 AM // 03:50

The most efficient builds, can be the least fun.
I've gone around capping various elites for random builds to use every once in a while, it just spices things up a bit

SkyFallsInThunder · Dec 16, 2010, 09:46 AM // 09:46

4 things I can remember now that really changed my game experience. In order:

1. "Don't spread your attribute points on more than 2, max 3 attributes. And play your damn main profession, not your secondary!". I was a noob R/Mo lvl 10 in Ascalon with points in marks, expertise, beast mastery, healing prayers and smiting prayers. Yeah. With Banish and Bane Signet. And Healing Breeze. No att was higher than 4.

2. "Use the GW wiki if you wanna know more about that quest. Oh, you didn't know one existed?". Oooooh, the hours I spent there reading about stuff... I have been playing windowed ever since for quick wiki access...

3. "You wanna buy some cool bows? Here, I have some nice stuff." The dude was a scammer, trying to sell me 3 custo-ed bows, a purple, gold and green one. It was the first time I ever saw any weapon of a different color from the blue of my Nevermore and I was dumbfounded by the shinies. I didn't buy anything since his cheapest, the purple one, would have me pay 1.5k, which was 200g more than I had (yeah, I didn't know then what custo-ed meant, but I asked some guys after and found out). But I was like "Whoa, you can advance in the game and get better weapons and COME BACK HERE (Ascalon) and SELL THEM TO PEOPLE?!" *ka-ching*

4. "Dude, don't use the guru auctions for PCs, use the forum for that. Everyone can post they want to sell anything at any price, but that doesn't mean it's its actual worth." That came after 8 months of me being so proud of myself about knowing about guru and getting "accurate" PCs from the Auctions page there.

placebo overdose · Dec 16, 2010, 10:02 AM // 10:02

ID white items... so many people don't.

Bellatrixa · Dec 16, 2010, 12:26 PM // 12:26

- As soon as you can get to the other continents, DO IT. Especially true for NF.
- A good hero team is more than just running good builds. Rune them and at least give them collector weapons.
- Research, research, research. Wiki is your friend.
- Unless you want to be shocked by the stupidity of others, turn off Local chat unless you need to see what's said there.
- Don't listen to people who tell you to start in Prophecies. Everyone has a different learning curve.
- Hoarding stuff may take up room but is ultimately profitable and can save you a lot of work.
- Don't spend your money on things you don't need. Blowing all your gold on skills early on only to find you don't have enough for an AL60 set will hurt.
- Everyone has a different definition of "difficult".
- PvXwiki is good and bad in equal measures.
- If someone says you're "doing it wrong", ask them why that is and listen to constructive criticism. Sometimes people do have a point in their flaming but lack the skills to word it non-offensively.
- Sometimes it's best to just drop it and move on (applies to a lot of things)
- Everyone has different playing styles. Unless they're trying to force it on you, leave them to it if you don't agree.

Prince Rogrs Nelson · Dec 16, 2010, 02:38 PM // 14:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bellatrixa

- Don't listen to people who tell you to start in Prophecies. Everyone has a different learning curve.

But ask WHY they think you should start there.

I think Prophecies has the most developed, and well-paced, storyline of all the campaigns. It's also the campaign that depicts your own character's development the most "naturally," as it were. So if you're really into the story aspect, you SHOULD consider starting in Prophecies.

But there's absolutely no reason you should NEED to start there to learn the game. Istan and Shing Jea Island are just as easy (and offer better opportunities to learn game mechanics, IMO) as Pre-searing and lower level Ascalon.

Best advice I've ever gotten may have actually been to click-walk, rather than hold both mouse buttons or use the keyboard. Especially in a potentially laggy situation, it makes for a MUCH cleaner sync between the server and your game client, because it only requires one command ("go to the clicked spot") to be relayed, rather than an ongoing series of "walk forward, walk forward, walk forward, walk forward...."

Ka Tet · Dec 16, 2010, 02:39 PM // 14:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by placebo overdose

ID white items... so many people don't.

Only whites over 50g, but yeah, I was shocked when I learned how much extra money you could make like that.

Prince Rogrs Nelson · Dec 16, 2010, 02:45 PM // 14:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ka Tet

Only whites over 50g, but yeah, I was shocked when I learned how much extra money you could make like that.

I've seen a TON of argument over this. NONE of it seems to be based on very good information.

It's not ONLY whites over 50g. Some would say it's whites over 25. Personally, I make my decision more on the level of the area and mobs. If a level 24 mob drops a bow originally worth 38g (a low value for such an area), I'll ID it, and chances are it'll go up at least 15-20g in value.

But if a level 12 drops the same bow, odds are it's NOT going up in value by a significant amount.

Now, it's no guarantee, either way. But using 50 as your line is kind of dumb, because I've had LOTS of 53g items ID to 54g, and probably just as many 45g items ID to 90g.

Note: you can ID greens as well, and this DOES make a difference in their merch value (sometimes significant). Ignore any idiot who tries to tell you otherwise.

DRGN · Dec 16, 2010, 03:01 PM // 15:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prince Rogrs Nelson

I've seen a TON of argument over this. NONE of it seems to be based on very good information.

It's not ONLY whites over 50g. Some would say it's whites over 25. Personally, I make my decision more on the level of the area and mobs. If a level 24 mob drops a bow originally worth 38g (a low value for such an area), I'll ID it, and chances are it'll go up at least 15-20g in value.

But if a level 12 drops the same bow, odds are it's NOT going up in value by a significant amount.

Now, it's no guarantee, either way. But using 50 as your line is kind of dumb, because I've had LOTS of 53g items ID to 54g, and probably just as many 45g items ID to 90g.

Note: you can ID greens as well, and this DOES make a difference in their merch value (sometimes significant). Ignore any idiot who tries to tell you otherwise.

Um, there are numerous greens that you can't ID, particularly DoA/Mallyx greens. But since you dismissed everyone who says otherwise as an idiot you must be right

JimmyNeutron · Dec 16, 2010, 03:15 PM // 15:15

Trust no one, Agent Moulder...NO ONE!!! not even people you've been gaming with for years. Unless you know where they live and can run over and point a gun in their head, trust no one.

Too many stories of people virtual so-called friends(I feel sorry for you if you really consider these people friends...seriously) that they want to believe they've known for years loan out some gold/merchandises/etc... and they never see it again. LOL!!!!

If you're rich, let me know if you need a friend online. I'm really good at what I do. LOL!!!