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Inde · Sep 05, 2009, 01:38 AM // 01:38

Didn't see this posted yet, from the wiki:

A Few Updates - 02 September 2009

I've got a few short updates before signing off for PAX duty this weekend.

Henchman Skill Bar Contest
There've been a few questions about the contest posted on my wiki page and on the forums, so here's additional information from the Live Team about it:

Second professions are acceptable. The design team has no preference about whether the bars you submit are single profession bars or dual profession.
AI: It's possible that the Henchman AI will be updated to utitlize winning builds effectively, but it all depends on whether the design team feels this is appropriate. When submitting your bars for the contest, you shouldn't necessarily feel limited by the current AI.
Interrupt skills are not out of the question. The design team won't reject bars with interrupt skills out of hand, but if a bar is built to obviously abuse the AI, it's likely to be rejected.
Your armor and equipment will not be submitted via the NPC in GTOB. However, when the design team reviews the submitted skill bars, they will equip the Henchmen appropriately with design and game balance considerations in mind.

One of the reasons behind a contest like this is because the Live Team wants to involve the community in the game and involve people in having a direct impact on a change in the game. Of course, the team will have the ultimate say in which bars get into the game, but we'll be pulling from a pool that comes directly from players.

Aion Wings Emote
Currently, customers who pre-ordered Aion digitally are not eligible for the Aion wings emote. The promotion is for the retail editions of the game. I've been in touch with the Aion team about solutions they are working on to accommodate digital customers. I will keep you updated when I learn more. They're keenly aware of the dissatisfaction about this promo from Guild Wars players. Please note that this cross promotion is being driven by Aion, and I will let you know any new info as soon as they tell me and I'm cleared to give that info in public.

Test Krewe Application Deadline Reminder
The deadline for Test Krewe Applications is Tuesday, September 8. It's fast-approaching, so if you haven't already submitted your application, please send them in soon.

Community Meet and Greet at PAX
We're holding a small community meet and greet at PAX at a restaurant close to the convention center. If you're going to be at PAX, stop by the booth and ask how you can win a pass to the meet up! Passes will be super limited. What will happen at the meet and greet? Well, you'll get to meet and hang out with a bunch of Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 developers. You can ask them questions in a social setting. There will be food and drink served, and you'll get a piece of swag (supplies limited!).

We'll be updating the @arenanet Twitter and the ArenaNet page on Facebook during the weekend, so if you're not already following us, consider doing so. =)

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User:...naobra/Journal

snaek · Sep 05, 2009, 03:22 AM // 03:22

so its better to submit "human" builds? i spent long amounts of time testing hero behaviour with my skill bars to make sure they use them correctly and have excluded skills based on the fact that heroes do not use them properly...but i guess that was a waste of time.

cloud4905 · Sep 05, 2009, 03:25 AM // 03:25

Nice to see that NC Soft is considering reversing their incredibly idiotic decision to just give the wings emote to people buying the hard copy of the collector's edition. That made NO sense, considering that it encourages people to NOT want to buy it from their OWN online store :S