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Mar 26, 2007, 06:18 PM // 18:18
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Grotto Attendant
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Kyhlo
Profession: W/
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I wonder, though, will mini-pets be stuck in a zoo so we can't show them off? Will they become customized? If Anet is concerned about Gold being transferred to GW2, shouldn't they be concerned about mini-pets being sold? Alaris: Details on Races: Sylvari Elf-like race. Supernatural connection with plants and empathic bond to each other. Asuras By now, we all know what these look like! Use magic and technical skills to create weapons. (Hint at Crafting skill, perhaps?) Charr Duh. No clue what their special skill is (maybe involving fire?) Norn Norse half-giants. Have skill that changes them into half-bear, with increased melee damage and health. Also, a sentence on top says these are not ALL the races! No word on the final number.... Last edited by Mordakai; Mar 26, 2007 at 07:03 PM // 19:03.. |
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Mar 26, 2007, 06:43 PM // 18:43
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Profession: R/N
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Thanks, Morakai.
Onarik => Those who have resellable items (like minipets) will still have an advantage because they can get money more quickly than others, initially. I can see buying minipets in GW1 and reselling them in GW2 being an equivalent to transferring gold, except for a relatively small time delay. That being said, I'm OK with that, because the advantage will be delayed and relatively limited -- and -- because GW has a relatively easy-to-reach maximum cap (most of the stuff that's costly in money and time is stuff that is purely cosmetic), but others might object and prefer that everybody starts clean. |
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Mar 26, 2007, 07:10 PM // 19:10
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Grotto Attendant
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Kyhlo
Profession: W/
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But, this argument has flaws. First, any weapon brought over could be customized (by account, not character), so it could not be sold. Second, most assume the game mechanics will change, making the current weapon stats either useless or less than perfect. Still, Weapon and Armor skins could transfer, and that way players could use their favorite weapon and armor in Guild Wars 2. But, personally, I don't see the point. I want new skins, not the same ones I've seen for 2+ years (4 years by the time GW 2 arrives!) |
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Mar 26, 2007, 07:54 PM // 19:54
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Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Guild: [yaoi]
Profession: A/
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Mar 26, 2007, 07:56 PM // 19:56
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Hell. AKA Phoenix, AZ
Guild: The Gear Trick [GEAR]
Profession: W/A
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all other /claim items are not transferable, yet mini-pets are.... meh anyways since some of my posts are confusing, my current stance on transfering is: mini pets and gold cape trim only. both things are completely useless but things that are supposed to last forever as a status symbol. and best of all, people aren't near as elitist with em as people are with fame and rank heh |
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Mar 26, 2007, 08:02 PM // 20:02
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Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: Mar 2007
Guild: WisH
Profession: E/
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GW2 sounds interesting.
My concern and hope is that Anet stick to their original principles. the reason why they made GW in the first place. The world needs CORPG. Anet have succeeded where other MMORPGs fail, so I have faith they won't throw it away.....hopefully 
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Mar 26, 2007, 08:03 PM // 20:03
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Grotto Attendant
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Kyhlo
Profession: W/
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To be clear, I have been with Guild Wars since (relatively) the beginning.
The reason I bought Kuunivang is it's the one pet I've wanted since I saw it, and it was released AFTER I bought a regular edition Factions. Man, that pissed me off... if only I had waited a few days! So, I'm glad mini-pets are tradeable. Otherwise, it would be impossible to "catch 'em all!" 
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Mar 26, 2007, 09:31 PM // 21:31
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Jan 2006
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A lot of people in this thread are trying to predict the future based of a handful of vague information at best. Guild Wars is great but there are problems that can't be fixed as it is now (including the biannually chapter release system). Guild Wars 2 looks to fix a lot of that. It won't be out for at least another year or two, and even then, the original Guild Wars will still be supported, so the haters will still have their original characters to play with. There is literally nothing to be complaining about at this point, other than for the sake of acting like drama queens spouting "oh my gawd its the end of guild wars!!!"
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Mar 26, 2007, 09:32 PM // 21:32
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: the 7th level of HELL! J/K Somewhere in GW assassinating things
Guild: [acid]members of the KAWS alliance
Profession: A/
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Meh, Only read some of the first page, stopped reading much after the complaints about the level cap being removed... One, I doubt that Anet will require you to reach a high level to compete with the other players, that would go against what they stand for completely, it is merely there to appease some of the populus and give the game more lasting power.. Also, keep in mind that Anet is not going to shutdown the GW1 servers, so if you really want to stay away from a raised level cap then there is no need to buy GW2, I would also presume that they will keep having new live content for GW!.. Have faith.. The one thing that I am rather worried about is, with removing of the episodic sales, will Anet have enough money to keep the servers up across both games. I am hoping that they will be fine though, since they did make a large amount of money off of GW1 and since NCsoft can help with keeping the servers up with it's revenues from CoH/Cov. Maybe Anet may have to resort to some in game advertising, but that won't be nearly as bad as if they were to start charging a monthly fee. Aaaaanyway, don't worry about the level cap and such, Anet has been reliable thus far, what reason do we have to start doubting them now?
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Mar 26, 2007, 09:59 PM // 21:59
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: May 2005
Profession: R/
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I think minipets should remain non-customized in GW1. Otherwise, I would have never gotten my favorites (jungle troll and charr shaman). I'm still undecided on customizing them in GW2. I do rather like the idea of customizing them upon transferring -- that way you can show off your "heritage" or whatever without making GW2 money off it. |
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Mar 26, 2007, 10:03 PM // 22:03
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Grotto Attendant
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Kyhlo
Profession: W/
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Guild Wars 2 money-making possibilities:
According to PC Gamer, they will sell additional content you can decide to buy, or not. My guess: They will be more like Expansions than full chapters, you might need the original Guild Wars 2 to play, (that way they don't have to re-invent the wheel each Chapter), and it will give players more skills, items, content, etc. Of course, we'll have to wait to be sure... |
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Mar 26, 2007, 10:20 PM // 22:20
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Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Ohio, USA
Guild: There Will B Blood [Rock]
Profession: A/
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GW2 and GWEN sound AWESOME. I can't wait.
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Mar 26, 2007, 10:33 PM // 22:33
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Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: canada
Guild: Lower level aids to gw
Profession: E/Me
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I like the new changed to gw2.
I speculate the level cap sounds pretty much like what we have now but instead of a flash of light and a little message saying i've earned 1 skill point, it will say i've reach lvl 21 and so on. no heath bonus or anything crazy like that. maybe some titles at 20 level intervals but w/e i'm no game designer. I wouldn't mind a little bit more persistance but i'd like a healthy balance between the 2. like maybe a special pve area or 2 where everyone can fight thats in there. all in all we don't have much room too boo or praise them on gw2, as most of the game is probably a bunch of pictures pined to a story board in the concept art's wall. |
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Mar 26, 2007, 10:40 PM // 22:40
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Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Here is a graphics' question about GW2, not sure if anyone asked this already, but:
In GW1, I really appreciated the fact that the game was able to run pretty nicely even when playing on a lower end pc, meaning a pc using onboard video card. Even though it was not the best way to play the game, but it was definitely playable. So how will things be in GW2? Will things stay the same as before or will it turn out more like Vanguard, a game that most systems won't be able to handle. When I say "same as before" I don't mean the same graphics as GW1, of course something much better and up to date. So to sum it up: How accessible will GW2 be in terms of graphics? |
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Mar 26, 2007, 10:41 PM // 22:41
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: Nov 2006
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Now if the skill cap was superficial and had no benefits then we wouldnt need the sidekick system. The sidekick system pretty much proves that there's going to be a high level and wide gaps betwen levels and that the levels do matter. |
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Mar 26, 2007, 11:28 PM // 23:28
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: wudn't you like too know...
Guild: Noobs Of Steel
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all the peoples is complainin bout stuff not set in stone. well, most at least. honestly, if it is changed drastically, is it the end of the world? no. why? because thems gunna keep undating the original. are you gunna stop playin gw compteley if it is? maybe, but would that be wise? maybe, maybe not. none of this is set in stone, thus it is pointless (kinda) to discuss such matters not in our hands. sure, its fun to speculate, but if it keeps you up at night, well, it shudnt. if they screw it up, oh well. r ppl gunna be dissapointed? yea. look at kotor 2, did it suck? yea, however were there good aspects to it? yea. look at factions, was the storyline as good as prophecies? no, did it let down ppl in some places? yea. are there good things that came with it? most definately. games are based on trial and error, and the opihnions of the masses. i think aNET is tryin to please everyone, and i believe they'll pull through.
argument on things not set in stone is pointless, even though it is fun. don't hate what isnt positive. |
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Mar 26, 2007, 11:41 PM // 23:41
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Underworld Spelunker
Join Date: Feb 2005
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HERE IT IS DIRECT FROM JEFF STRAIN THE LOW HEVEL CAP IS GONE Quote:
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Mar 26, 2007, 11:43 PM // 23:43
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Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: Apr 2005
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There are ways to implement a 'sidekick' system even if each level above 20 only awards a skill point. For instance, you could make it a 'master - apprentice' arrangement, where if you're grouped with your 'master,' you get access to some of the skills that he's got that you don't.
This would probably work better in a truly 'classless' game, where every character could theortically learn every attribute. (Perhaps each ten levels above 20 entitles you to know one more attribute beyond your standard main and sub sets?). HP and mana could be calculated by checking your point split between 'brains' and 'brawn' class attributes. So say I have a level 29 warrior/monk with some skill points to burn, and i'd like to try out being a warrior/fire elementalist, but i haven't gotten the right to buy the 'fire' attribute yet. I ask my level 70 elementalist/mesmer friend, who has been all over and has tons of elite skills, to become my master. Now, when i party with him, i can elect to put points into the 'fire' attribute and assign some fire skills he knows to my skill slots. You might restrict the skills that can be 'borrowed' in some way; perhaps limit them to only certain skills, or skills that the master is/isn't equipping himself. For extra dramatic effect, you might even let an elligible apprentice skillcap skills while he's borrowing them them under some circumstances. (Crit with the skill on a boss? Maybe add some extra visual flair to the execution, just so everyone knows you learned a new skill?) Anyhow, that's just one way it could be done. I'm anxious to see what ANet has planned... |
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Mar 26, 2007, 11:50 PM // 23:50
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: wudn't you like too know...
Guild: Noobs Of Steel
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personally, level capping or no, ill stick with gw. heck, only reason i got involved wua the fact that it's FREE. only thing that would truly bother me would be if its wasn't free. i see all of these "problems" as just a fact of life. its not gunna be perfect, so youz gunna hafta get used to stuff. personally, level dont matter, its skill, so either way its fine with me. i mean, i cappd shield o judgement on my monk at lvl 12 with ascalon armor, died once, with henchman. was i the greatest? imo yes, but not necessarily (sp?). it wud be another thing to work for. becomin goods enough to kill ppl 5, 10, 20 lvl's higher than you. i mean, at first, how many people complained bout the lvl 20 cap? almost everyone. but ppl got used to it. i think the same thing will happen with 2, and if it doesnt, theres still the original.
i hate when they anounce stuff like this, cuz u got too much time to speculate, and get crazy high expectations that sumtimes go down in flames (kotor 2, halo 2...) but w/e. its all just a game anyhow.... |
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Mar 27, 2007, 12:22 AM // 00:22
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: May 2005
Profession: R/
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