Apr 24, 2009, 12:54 AM // 00:54
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Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy
Guild: [ban]
Profession: W/
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Update - Thursday, April 23
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Update - Thursday, April 23
Fourth Anniversary Update: Major Content and Feature Additions
Our goal for the Fourth Anniversary Update is to deepen and enhance replayability of the game with a variety of features aimed at satisfying the full spectrum of Guild Wars players. For example, we wanted to give new purpose and rewards to existing content, so we added a new system of cycling Zaishen Challenge Quests and the Traveler to encourage players to experience the different types of available content in a whole new light. We've also designed an elaborate unlocking system for every pet in the game, making it possible for you to accumulate unlocked pets and swap them out for different builds and gameplay types. As the demand on inventory space increases with all the new content being added to the game since our last storage update, we have increased your storage potential with the creation of Equipment Packs and additional Xunlai Storage panes available in the In-Game and NCsoft Stores. In the same vein, the Hall of Monuments has been made account-based to make the accumulation of titles and other accomplishments more smoothly available to multiple characters on an account. As you play these characters more and more, you might be looking for a way to freshen up their look beyond just getting a new set of armor, so we have added a whole new way to do this with Makeover Credits that have been added to the In-Game and NCsoft Stores. These Credits are redeemable at a [Stylist] NPC who deepens your ability to truly customize a character by allowing you to mix aesthetic features from ALL campaigns, something which is not possible through character creation.
The Live Team has been working nonstop to make these new features a reality, and we're incredibly happy to finally reveal everything we've done. Instead of releasing a typical Developer Update article, we're explaining all the exciting new content in a series of detailed gameplay web pages. You can find the links to those pages in the update notes below, as well as a summary of each updated game feature.
Read on for more information!
Equipment Pack
Each character has been given a 5th bag slot reserved for the Equipment Pack. These new bags will save you oodles of storage space and give you a way to keep your weapons and armor divided from your other loot. These bags:
Hold only weapons and armor.
Come in four sizes:
5-slot bags are available in Pre-Searing Ascalon in exchange for a treat for Professor Yakkington, for a nominal fee of gold at various merchants across all campaigns, or for Zaishen Coins at a new Zaishen Rewards NPC in Great Temple of Balthazar.
10, 15, and 20-slot bags are available in exchange for Zaishen Coins at a Zaishen Rewards NPC in Great Temple of Balthazar.
See the gameplay article for more details.
Xunlai Storage
To provide you with access to even more storage space, Xunlai Storage Panes are now available for purchase in the In-Game Store and the NCsoft Store.
Xunlai Storage Panes each add an additional 20 slots of storage space to your Xunlai Chest. These panes can be used by any character on your account that has access to your storage chest.
You can now purchase up to 4 additional panes of storage from the In-Game Store and the NCsoft Store.
See the Storage FAQ for more details.
Zaishen Challenge Quests
Every day, we challenge you with different objectives from all over the world, running the gamut from missions to bounties to PvP. Each day, these quests have you play in a specific area for each of the three formats. We believe this will encourage players to group up with those in the area attempting to complete this common goal of getting rewarded for that day's Challenge Quest. Zaishen Challenge Quests have a variety of rewards, including the new Zaishen Coins, a new form of currency taken by Zaishen Rewards NPCs.
Pick up your Zaishen Challenge Quests in the Great Temple of Balthazar.
Your Quest Log can only hold three of each type of Zaishen Challenge Quests.
Three quest types are offered each day:
Mission completion. Finish storyline missions for the Zaishen.
Bounties. Hunt down and kill evil bosses from around the world!
Combat. Battle it out in different arenas and triumph over other players.
Each quest has one Base Objective, which is required to complete the quest and rewards you with experience, gold, faction, title points, and Zaishen Coins. Quests may also have one or more optional Bonus Objectives, which reward extra Zaishen Coins.
Zaishen Coins:
Come in copper, silver, and gold denominations.
Are only awarded for completing Zaishen Challenge Quests.
Are not tradeable to other players, but can be passed to other characters on your account through the Xunlai Storage Vault.
Can be used to buy items like the Equipment Packs from Zaishen Rewards NPCs in the Great Temple of Balthazar.
Can be used to unlock pets for your Zaishen Menagerie collection.
See the gameplay article for more details about Zaishen Challenge Quests and Coins.
Zaishen Menagerie
Arcane Mages of the Zaishen Order have been hard at work on the island of the Heroes' Ascent volcano. Terraforming magics learned from the hedge wizards of Vabbi have allowed the Zaishen to create a sanctuary and breeding ground for many of the charmable animals from around the world. They fund the sanctuary and their study of these animals by allowing adventurers to build their own collection of charmable animals to be cared for in the Menagerie Grounds. By unlocking a pet for your collection, you will then be able to recharm that tier of animal any time you wish by visiting the Zaishen Menagerie Grounds. As part of this service, the Zaishen Trainers have developed evolutions of certain rare animals that have never been seen in the wild, and they've even recovered a small amount of extremely rare Moss Spider eggs to be trained as a charmable pet for the first time. The Moss Spider is best known for being native to Ascalon before the Searing, and until now was believed to be extinct.
The Zaishen Menagerie is an outpost, located in the Battle Isles next to Heroes' Ascent. Speak with Gate Guard Hirvela to enter the Menagerie Grounds.
All characters on your account share a Menagerie collection.
Unlock seven different tiers of level and evolution for every charmable animal in the game.
Unlock a pet by bringing your charmed animals to Emryd the Tamer, or visit Helena [Zaishen Keeper] to unlock them with Balthazar Faction or Zaishen Coins.
Only charmable animals from campaigns you own are unlockable via the Zaishen Keeper.
The menagerie is your own area--only you and your Heroes can enter.
Once you've unlocked a pet, you'll see charmable level 5 versions of that pet roaming the grounds. Higher-level versions and special evolutions of your pets are also available from Wynn [Zaishen Training Captain].
Purchase an unlock pack from our In-Game Store or the NCsoft Store. The unlock pack adds the non-prestige pets from all campaigns to your collection.
See the gameplay article for more details.
Nicholas The Traveler
The rumors aren't true, Nicholas Sandford survived the Searing! He may look a little aged since the last time you saw him, but Nicholas and his trusty companion, Professor Yakkington, are finally coming out of hiding. Having dropped his last name in favor of the moniker "the Traveler," Nicholas has mourned in seclusion over the loss of his family, friends, and beloved Mary Malone long enough. He has traveled the globe, gathering up a hefty supply of exotic and unique new items to put in his Gift of the Traveler, which he trades for materials, trophies, and other items he desires. Each week, Nicholas and the Professor will change location to a different explorable area in Tyria, Cantha, or Elona. In each location he will want something different for one of his Gifts. He is out there in the world right now; do you have the stamina to find him?
The Traveler changes location at the end of each weekend.
Each account can get up to 5 Gifts of the Traveler each week.
The Traveler gives his Gifts in exchange for the items he desires that week. The item he seeks will change depending on his location in the world.
Gifts of the Traveler hold many new and exclusive items, but you'll just have to open one to see what they are.
See the gameplay article for more details.
Hall of Monuments: Now Account-Wide
Our previously announced plans for the Hall of Monuments to be an account-wide feature have come to fruition, and then some!
Switch between your Character and Account views by speaking with Kimmes the Historian in the Hall of Monuments.
Added the ability to specify the displayed achievements for each monument.
Added the ability to replay the cinematic view of a monument.
Accomplishments will automatically be added to your account the next time you log in with any character that has a displayed an achievement in the Hall of Monuments.
See the gameplay article for more details.
New Character Customizations
The ability to change a character's look once created is a luxury we've never had. Now you will not only be able to freshen up the look of a character you have been staring at for years, but you'll actually be able to mix and match aesthetic features from all campaigns, giving you a multitude of new combinations that aren't available during character creation! To prepare for this new feature, we've had to reorganize the way characters' appearance data is stored. As such, the first time you view your characters at the character selection screen, they won't look the way you remember them. Never fear! To update your character selection screen's display, you need only log in on each character, and they will be viewed correctly from here on out.
Preview your new look! Speak with Anatomical Engineer Llye [Stylist] in the Great Temple of Balthazar to check out all the options for redoing your character.
The Stylist allows you to mix and match aesthetic features from different campaigns, creating hundreds of combinations which are not available at character creation.
Change your character's hair style, hair color, face, skin color, and/or body scale with Makeover Credits, or all of those plus gender with Extreme Makeover Credits, at the Stylist.
Buy your Makeover Credits and Extreme Makeover Credits at the In-Game Store and the NCsoft Store. Makeover Credits are sold in packs of 5, and Extreme Makeover Credits are sold individually.
Each Makeover Credit allows you to change one character's hair style, hair color, face, skin color, and/or body scale.
Each Extreme Makeover Credit allows you to change one character's gender, as well as the Makeover options of hair style, hair color, face, skin color, and/or body scale.
Character Name Changes are now available at the In-Game Store and the NCsoft Store.
See the gameplay article for more details.
Bug Fixes
Fixed description for [[Piercing Trap] so it no longer refers to Cracked Armor as "Cracked Armored".
Fixed description for [[Weapon of Warding (PvE)] so it no longer inaccurately states that the skill ends if target ally attacks.
Fixed a bug that allowed players to bypass the 5 Gift account limit per day from Nicholas Sandford in Pre-Searing.
Fixed a bug which caused Red Iris Flowers to drop in Pre-Searing Ascalon with much less frequency than originally intended.
Miscellaneous
The Miniature Greased Lightning is now Green Rarity.
[[Charm Animal]: changed functionality to "Charm target animal. Once charmed, your animal companion will travel with you whenever you have Charm Animal equipped. (Cannot charm animals 4 or more levels higher than you.)"
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http://www.guildwars.com/support/gam...es/default.php
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Game_updates/20090423
Last edited by MisterB; Apr 24, 2009 at 01:11 AM // 01:11..
Reason: added links
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Apr 24, 2009, 12:55 AM // 00:55
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Feb 2008
Guild: The Warrior Priests [WP]
Profession: Me/Rt
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zomg stylist.
Guess I'll edit with some actual content: I can't get into the game right now, but reading this is making me very, very happy. Finally can arrange my Hall of Monuments correctly - finally can combine Prophecies character with Factions looks - finally can have multiple pets and not feel guilty giving them up - finally can change names if we want to -
GG Anet. GG. Although when I saw the Charm Animal change, I was like "Finally it's a pet res!" Ah well, can't ask for everything
Last edited by zelgadissan; Apr 24, 2009 at 01:03 AM // 01:03..
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Apr 24, 2009, 12:56 AM // 00:56
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Dec 2006
Guild: The Overacheivers [Club]
Profession: Mo/
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Omg im not ddreaming im not dreaming>>>>> ah
this is awesomeessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
Iget paid 2morrow...there goes my wages
Last edited by BenjZee; Apr 24, 2009 at 12:59 AM // 00:59..
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Apr 24, 2009, 12:58 AM // 00:58
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Canada! eh!
Guild: ~none~
Profession: W/Me
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Good upate, lots of thing people ask for a lont time.
my hat of to you Anet before the trolls come in and start complaning
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Apr 24, 2009, 12:59 AM // 00:59
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: New Zealand
Guild: CoA
Profession: N/
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.... Everything cool costs money. It costs money to even get the stylist to change stuff. Why couldn't it be in-game gold? Sigh
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Apr 24, 2009, 01:00 AM // 01:00
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#7
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Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Jan 2009
Guild: [SOTA]
Profession: D/
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Awesome stuff
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Apr 24, 2009, 01:01 AM // 01:01
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: California
Profession: E/A
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sweet update, a lot more then i was expecting and well worth the wait.
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Apr 24, 2009, 01:02 AM // 01:02
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Feb 2008
Profession: E/R
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This is awesome lol
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Apr 24, 2009, 01:02 AM // 01:02
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Canada! eh!
Guild: ~none~
Profession: W/Me
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Just came from Zaishen menagerie......thing theres a way to tame a moss spider.....yes the very same that are in pre...but in post
Silabor [Zaishen Naturalist] hints at it
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Apr 24, 2009, 01:02 AM // 01:02
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Canada bro.
Profession: A/D
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now wheres my tuxedo?
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Apr 24, 2009, 01:02 AM // 01:02
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Cuba
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Toasting in an Epic Bread
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Apr 24, 2009, 01:03 AM // 01:03
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: North of the wall
Profession: Me/
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I DONT CARE IF I HAVE TO PAY 10 DOLLORS! IM TOTALLY REMAKING MY TITLE GRINDER (MEsmer) INTO A FEMALE. I hated the male armor sooo much after a while and dubbed him gay BUT NOW MY TITLE MASTER CAN LOOK GOOD.
TY TY TY TY TY TY TY TY ANET
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Apr 24, 2009, 01:03 AM // 01:03
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: Nov 2005
Guild: WTB: q8 bows
Profession: R/N
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Man I want to find the traveler and see what the stuff is for this week.
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Apr 24, 2009, 01:04 AM // 01:04
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Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Jan 2008
Guild: [LORE]
Profession: E/Mo
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Ok now name, gender, and hair stylist? That i WILL pay 10 bucks for. Thanks arenanet.
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Apr 24, 2009, 01:05 AM // 01:05
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Nov 2007
Guild: Pretty Hate Machines [NIN]
Profession: Me/
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Bravo Anet! Amazing update :-)
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Apr 24, 2009, 01:05 AM // 01:05
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Jan 2006
Guild: [HiDe]
Profession: W/
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You surprised me that's for sure.. although I do wish you would have given one free name change or makeover credit. So I can change my mesmers hair without having to pay $9.9 to do so.
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Apr 24, 2009, 01:05 AM // 01:05
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Sep 2007
Guild: Trinity of the Ascended [ToA]
Profession: A/
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Wowowowowowowowowowow.
Thank you!
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Apr 24, 2009, 01:05 AM // 01:05
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Texas
Guild: Reign of Judgment [RoJ]
Profession: Me/
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Anet apparently needs money :/
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Apr 24, 2009, 01:07 AM // 01:07
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Dec 2006
Guild: The Overacheivers [Club]
Profession: Mo/
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theyve pretty much given us what we've been wanting for 4 years in one juicy update thanks so mucchhh
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