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Misa · Jun 19, 2009, 11:35 PM // 23:35

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Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra

I just posted this on my wiki blog:

New Henchies in HA?
no thanks. pvp =/= pvph
what a waste of resources

Bob Slydell · Jun 19, 2009, 11:38 PM // 23:38

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Originally Posted by Yichi

Hopefully you get some knowledgeable people in this testing server access and not a bunch of retards...

There are knowledgeable people in this game? Hmm.. I guess the last 1,000 PUG's I've been in was just a coincendence, there must be people out there that can form words....there has to be.

moriz · Jun 19, 2009, 11:40 PM // 23:40

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Originally Posted by Chrisworld

There are knowledgeable people in this game? Hmm.. I guess the last 1,000 PUG's I've been in was just a coincendence, there must be people out there that can form words....there has to be.

if you look in the wrong places, you'll find the wrong people.

Bob Slydell · Jun 19, 2009, 11:43 PM // 23:43

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Originally Posted by moriz

if you look in the wrong places, you'll find the wrong people.

Which is why I have been H/H'ing the past 3 years.

EDIT: I would also like to sign up for this testing, should be a very good experience to be able to test and give feedback before something goes live.

Banane-O-Man · Jun 20, 2009, 12:04 AM // 00:04

If you could give us information on where to apply for this job, It would be greatly appreciated.

citizensmith1001 · Jun 20, 2009, 12:09 AM // 00:09

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Originally Posted by Banane-O-Man

If you could give us information on where to apply for this job, It would be greatly appreciated.

She said that theres gonna be a aplication form on the Guild wars website when its all in place and ready to go.

Introducing a Guild Wars Live Test Krewe to help test upcoming updates and skill changes. We’re opening up the testing process to players, and if you are selected you will be able to access our test server and directly interact with our developers! We’ll put up an application form on our website once we finalize all the details. Two things in advance: due to legal reasons, you need to be at least 18 if you want to apply, and you need to speak and write English fluently.

Deffo sounds like something i wanna get involved with

Red Sand · Jun 20, 2009, 12:27 AM // 00:27

New Henchies: All we need are decent healers with defensive weapon sets that can take a licking and keep on healing.

Everything else is easily filled by a real live person.

snaek · Jun 20, 2009, 12:38 AM // 00:38

bout time. thank you anet!

Airstu · Jun 20, 2009, 12:46 AM // 00:46

Sounds good

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Don't listen to Kiera

Sounds just as good

Vilaptca · Jun 20, 2009, 01:05 AM // 01:05

Damn. I guess it's my fault for assuming this thread would be Regina posting what they are doing in GW2 at the moment...

Some interesting stuff here though.

MithranArkanere · Jun 20, 2009, 03:04 AM // 03:04

Oh, my... I wonder if being a Beta tester for other games would be a good reference...

Helix Dreadlock · Jun 20, 2009, 03:06 AM // 03:06

Woo! I guess :S

I don't GvG or HA much, but if you guys like it.......I'm glad!

enter_the_zone · Jun 20, 2009, 03:10 AM // 03:10

Mhh, a controversial idea here, but maybe you should fix what you already have, before doing any more changes.

Apparently, according to Regina, the XTH backend is complicated and buggy, so why not fix that instead of closing the barn door after all the horses have bolted.

Removing heroes from gvg in a game which has an ever declining active userbase... sheer genius.

DreamWind · Jun 20, 2009, 03:21 AM // 03:21

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Originally Posted by Gift3d

Heroes were a problem a few months ago but aren't really a big deal anymore. The damage has already been done and anet was slow as HELL acting on it so all in all the hero/henchmen in pvp update is for the most part worthless.

Ding ding ding. Too little too late. In reality, I bet removing heroes from PvP would probably drop the population to even lower levels than it has currently. The original introduction of heroes into PvP is what was bad, not the fact that they exist in todays enviornment.

Avarre · Jun 20, 2009, 03:26 AM // 03:26

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Originally Posted by Yichi

Hopefully you get some knowledgeable people in this testing server access and not a bunch of retards...

They're opening applications to the general community. Now, remember Alpha?

Ec]-[oMaN · Jun 20, 2009, 03:35 AM // 03:35

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Originally Posted by DreamWind

Ding ding ding. Too little too late. In reality, I bet removing heroes from PvP would probably drop the population to even lower levels than it has currently. The original introduction of heroes into PvP is what was bad, not the fact that they exist in todays enviornment.

Confirmed, a few months ago playing normal ladder would entail facing hero smiteway, 1 year ago the r800+ guilds would run the Nec/Rt, thumper+hexes builds which were heavily prevalent. They missed the boat easily by one year for it to matter or really anyone to care. Heroway at least in GvG for americans has dropped like 500%. Again player base has been lost, very few re-install old games with problems, usually to find out nothing has really changed.

When some heroways were making champ range, and many more in the sub 300's it was a problem, and that was largely due to poor balance attempts and dumb metas forced upon the playerbase where any AI could make deposits of multiple spirits and fire off leave and forget hexes. Too late.

Inde · Jun 20, 2009, 03:55 AM // 03:55

Okay, dusanyu I changed the title of your thread as it was wayyyyy too vague and this is good information that few seem to know about yet.

bhavv · Jun 20, 2009, 04:14 AM // 04:14

I would rather see the Proph and Factions henchmen being improved to become more viable for HM rather then wasting time over henchmen for PVP.

Bryant Again · Jun 20, 2009, 04:30 AM // 04:30

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Originally Posted by bhavv

I would rather see the Proph and Factions henchmen being improved to become more viable for HM rather then wasting time over henchmen for PVP.

"I would rather see the PvP henchmen being improved then wasting time over henchmen for PvE."

Sorry to poke fun, but I really see both issues needing the same amount of attention.

FoxBat · Jun 20, 2009, 04:32 AM // 04:32

They can just copy the pvp hench bars to factions, even the current zaishen bars would be an improvement. Two birds, one stone.

That said, yeah. What exactly is the hero problem that better henchies are supposed to solve? They're only common in HA because there's rarely more than 2 districts to pug from.