Curse

Xx_Sorin_xX · Jun 11, 2008, 06:09 AM // 06:09

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Originally Posted by Bahumhat

I remember when there was no skill points. i think they were skill sigils, and they dropped of mobs. You then had to take them a NPC that collected them or something.

I dunno, that system wasn't around long... My memory is a little fuzzy and I didn't really get enough time to learn how that system worked.

BTW: This was beta testing

i think you might be going back into alpha testing, but maybe it was beta. it's been a long time haha..but yea they did try that at first.

Tender Care · Jun 11, 2008, 08:27 AM // 08:27

Remember when the only farming were: FoW, UW, Sorrow's Furnance and Tombs of Primeval kings.....with a stance tank with [gladiator's defense] as elite??? And the keg trick in Furnance?? Then it got nerfed lols......

Remember when Droks running was an elite for few ppl which really had a good equipment.

Angelic Upstart · Jun 11, 2008, 08:53 AM // 08:53

When capping an Elite you had to wait til the boss actually used it.

take_me · Jun 11, 2008, 09:02 AM // 09:02

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Originally Posted by Angelic Upstart

When capping an Elite you had to wait til the boss actually used it.

I only remember doing that in the Betas to capture Vigorous Spirit on my way through the Shiverpeaks, not an elite skill though^^

BenjZee · Jun 11, 2008, 01:43 PM // 13:43

this is when we start reading old update notes again

If you missed the cap you were screwed and had to hold off the boss until it recharged and he did it agian

Clarissa F · Jun 11, 2008, 03:28 PM // 15:28

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Originally Posted by Teh [prefession]-zorz

remember when you would always yell at your monk henchman for not healing and being epically bad?

"Alesia...you hoar!" Then you got a prot monk in the Desert, and everything was OK.

amish lifeguard · Jun 11, 2008, 03:32 PM // 15:32

Griffin Farming.

BenjZee · Jun 11, 2008, 04:30 PM // 16:30

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Originally Posted by JonnieBoi05

loooooooooooooooomfao!!! this song is GREAT!!! roflroflrofl you win this thread!

~LeNa~

YEY i finally won @ guru thread! woo i believe the norm would be givin me a cookie?

alright this has to be one of the best updates: remember when chests didnt need keys? and then they were in same place and dropped crap

Chests and Loot

The landscape of Tyria is now dotted with new, randomly positioned locked chests, which are guaranteed to contain uncommon or better items. These chests largely replace the old system of unlocked chests with predictable positions and common loot.

Whenever your party finds a new, locked chest, multiple party members can each use their own keys to unlock the chest and get their own loot.

Monsters randomly drop chest keys, and you can also buy chest keys from Merchants.

Added Superior Salvage Kits and Superior Identification Kits, which are the same as Expert Salvage Kits and Identification Kits except with 100 charges instead of 25.

Improved the quality of most Crafter and Collector Weapons.

Yichi · Jun 11, 2008, 05:30 PM // 17:30

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Originally Posted by SmithyBen

Superior Identification Kits, which are the same as Identification Kits except with 100 charges instead of 25.

Probably one of the most useful updates they added to the game.

spudud5 · Jun 11, 2008, 08:37 PM // 20:37

remember when tombs was pvp...
remember when America never had favor...
remember when there was no such thing as favor...
remember when chests spawned in locked positions...
remember when this game was actually hard to beat...
remember the 1st wintersday celebration...
remember when you actually had to use people to beat Thunder Head Keep...
remember when there was no such skill as ursan...
remember when guild wars was a lot more fun...
...?

Stephen John · Jun 11, 2008, 08:59 PM // 20:59

Remeber when America ALWAYS had favor.....
and aww the 1st wintersday never been the same....

distilledwill · Jun 12, 2008, 01:28 AM // 01:28

I was around for the refund points days, not sure if they were the elite-capping difficulty days aswell as I was far too n00bie to be capping elites.

Can someone just put something to rest in my brain, was there ever a bar which showed your adrenaline buildup? My brain keeps telling me there was, but no-one seems to remember it. So I'm guessing there wasnt.

SerenitySilverstar · Jun 12, 2008, 01:44 AM // 01:44

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Originally Posted by spudud5

remember when chests spawned in locked positions...

Yeah, I remember there being a growing controversy about chest running, and the easy access to cash (whether it was merch fodder or not).

Esan · Jun 12, 2008, 01:47 AM // 01:47

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Originally Posted by distilledwill

Can someone just put something to rest in my brain, was there ever a bar which showed your adrenaline buildup? My brain keeps telling me there was, but no-one seems to remember it. So I'm guessing there wasnt.

Not since the release of prophecies. Each adrenaline skill has had its own progress indicator. Adrenaline worked somewhat differently in the betas.

oracle.delphi · Jun 14, 2008, 06:02 PM // 18:02

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Originally Posted by zamial

and a hero would still do it better.

so true..but unlimited minions..or even higher minions would rock

blooQkazoo · Jun 14, 2008, 07:01 PM // 19:01

To the pvpers.

One word...

Iway

Isy Seng · Jun 14, 2008, 09:22 PM // 21:22

IWAY, Ranger Spike, Smiters, trappers, and N/Mos + Spirit Spammer. I remember all of that. Rank eventually meant nothing thanks to IWAY. Also I remember the attribute points thing, that sucked.

I also remember laughing really hard at how much of a joke Crude Swing was.

Also back then you could actually brag about completing Thunderhead Keep with henchies.

Nick Of Troy · Jun 15, 2008, 12:38 AM // 00:38

Dye remover. How much would one of those things go for now?

Rexion · Jun 15, 2008, 10:22 PM // 22:22

I remember when ANet did this one update that was anti-55 monk and all of them, plus other farming builds, refused to log off the server. ANet had to shut down the servers for a bit just to force them off.

I'm pretty sure it was the introduction of Loot Scaling.

Courage! · Jun 16, 2008, 07:58 AM // 07:58

remember when guild wars used to have a good screen and remember when u could have alot of minions