Jan 29, 2008, 07:15 PM // 19:15
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#41
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EXCESSIVE FLUTTERCUSSING
Join Date: Mar 2007
Guild: SMS (lolgw2placeholder)
Profession: Me/
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jake_Steel
less of the hardcore Wannabe LARPers please.
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OWNED
Let the flaming commence...
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Jan 29, 2008, 07:24 PM // 19:24
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#42
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Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: :D:D
Profession: D/W
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Indifferent
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Jan 29, 2008, 07:24 PM // 19:24
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#43
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Academy Page
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: East Coast U.S.
Profession: E/Mo
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I gave up on getting a full on dice like role playing feel out of GW a long time ago. Most players aren't into it that way. Hell more often than not local chat is like a My Space IM.
Some of my guildmates play up their characters a bit in name and action (a lot of bowing, saluting, kneeling, etc). But overall disbelief is NOT suspended. About the only consistant "role" playing we do is calling each other by our IGN's (mostly because they are easier to type).
The references are typically pretty obscure and geeky so I don't give them much thought.
Would I like a truly fantasy laden, ultra LOTR-like geeky MMORPG? Sure but I'll take GWs for now. It's pretty and runs well on my PC.
I'll get my serious fantasy fix reading George R. R. Martin.
Reference away Anet.
Last edited by Hamanaqua; Jan 29, 2008 at 07:26 PM // 19:26..
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Jan 29, 2008, 07:33 PM // 19:33
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#44
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: New York
Profession: W/R
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I'm still surprised they didn't make a shout called "Can You Dig It!?"
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Jan 29, 2008, 07:42 PM // 19:42
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#45
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Academy Page
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: East Coast U.S.
Profession: E/Mo
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Quote:
Originally Posted by StormDragonZ
I'm still surprised they didn't make a shout called "Can You Dig It!?"
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Shout. For 10 seconds all party members withing earshot take no damage from earth damage. When this shout ends all party members dance like JJ from Good Times.
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Jan 29, 2008, 08:20 PM // 20:20
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#46
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Grotto Attendant
Join Date: May 2005
Location: The Netherlands
Guild: Limburgse Jagers [LJ]
Profession: R/
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Quote:
Originally Posted by arcanemacabre
Like maybe it isn't as intentional as we would think, and more like the writers ran out of ideas.
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http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User_...ral_References
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Jan 29, 2008, 08:34 PM // 20:34
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#47
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Hall Hero
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Quote:
Originally Posted by StormDragonZ
I'm still surprised they didn't make a shout called "Can You Dig It!?"
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A Winrar is yoo!
And: Sup, Patrick?
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Jan 29, 2008, 09:57 PM // 21:57
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#48
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Banned
Join Date: Jan 2008
Guild: Team Apathy [aFk]
Profession: W/P
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Most of them are lame, but there's some hilarious ones occasionally.
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Jan 29, 2008, 10:29 PM // 22:29
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#49
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: May 2005
Profession: N/Me
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I liked em. Gave me a chuckle every now and then and since I only play games for the entertainment value and not with any intention to role play it suited me just fine.
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Jan 30, 2008, 02:02 AM // 02:02
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#50
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Academy Page
Join Date: Dec 2007
Guild: Savior of Souls
Profession: Mo/
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kale Ironfist
Try looking for Major Jeahr.
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Ooh thanks for that.
NOOBCAKE!! <3
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Jan 30, 2008, 02:04 AM // 02:04
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#51
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The Greatest
Join Date: Feb 2006
Profession: W/
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I could really care less about the references. They don't affect the game at all, unless you're a hardcore role player or something.
Last edited by Arkantos; Jan 30, 2008 at 02:07 AM // 02:07..
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Jan 30, 2008, 02:22 AM // 02:22
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#52
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2005
Profession: E/
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Don't care. I don't get most of them anyway.
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Jan 30, 2008, 02:27 AM // 02:27
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#53
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2007
Profession: Mo/N
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Dude the references are almost all funny, if only Gwen meeting her mother was like the quest dialogues (hilarious) I'd go to UW more often. I like to see real life references, because although I take a bit of time to learn about lore I don't want every single quest dialogue to be to the point. A bit of humor is good, and btw Gwen's dialogue with her mother is mediocre at best when it comes to being dramatic. I mean the first three campaigns we're like HOLY SH1T THATS GWENS MOM! We take Gwen to UW expecting something uber cool, and then they give us a dialogue that was supposed to make me feel "emotional".
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Jan 30, 2008, 02:30 AM // 02:30
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#54
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Academy Page
Join Date: Dec 2007
Guild: Savior of Souls
Profession: Mo/
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Quote:
Originally Posted by freaky naughty
Dude the references are almost all funny, if only Gwen meeting her mother was like the quest dialogues (hilarious) I'd go to UW more often. I like to see real life references, because although I take a bit of time to learn about lore I don't want every single quest dialogue to be to the point. A bit of humor is good, and btw Gwen's dialogue with her mother is mediocre at best when it comes to being dramatic. I mean the first three campaigns we're like HOLY SH1T THATS GWENS MOM! We take Gwen to UW expecting something uber cool, and then they give us a dialogue that was supposed to make me feel "emotional".
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It DID make me feel emotional. ><
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Jan 30, 2008, 02:35 AM // 02:35
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#55
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Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Jun 2007
Profession: N/
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It can definitely be overdone. As long as it does not become a replacement for coming up with your own material.
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Jan 30, 2008, 06:36 AM // 06:36
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#56
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: San Francisco, UC Berkeley
Guild: International District [id多], In Soviet Russia Altar Caps You [CCCP], LOL at [eF]
Profession: W/
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i love it. makes the game feel like the realest game i ever played (tupac reference
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Jan 30, 2008, 06:53 AM // 06:53
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#57
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Grotto Attendant
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: North Kryta Province
Guild: Angel Sharks [As]
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Arduinna
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OK... ?
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Jan 30, 2008, 10:03 AM // 10:03
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#58
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Nov 2006
Guild: Crazy ducks from the Forest
Profession: W/
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I think Anet went a bit too far with references, myself. It's great to have easter eggs - but easter eggs must be hidden. But these days, every quest name is a movie reference.
I'd keep it to a lower number, so that when you find a reference, it's a find.
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Jan 30, 2008, 11:18 AM // 11:18
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#59
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Elite Guru
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: The mists
Guild: Co-founder of Knights of the Phoenix
Profession: N/
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I liked em....reminded me that many of the people who created the game are close to my genre and likely even close to my age group....some of the references would be fairly obvious to most people, ie: Enadiz elite capture is "Headbutt", others are obscure enough that your likely to only "get" it if you are old enough to have "been there" and know where the reference comes from. Though I suppose these days it is soo much easier for kids to look stuff up on Google to find out its origin.
Next time you do Turai's Story.....check out the Battle cry of the undead.
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Jan 30, 2008, 05:05 PM // 17:05
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#60
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Underworld Spelunker
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo
Guild: Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]
Profession: E/
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XDDDDDD
"For Elona!"
XDDDDD
I can't stop laughing, XDDDD
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