Curse

Gaile Gray · Mar 26, 2007, 05:03 PM // 17:03

Hi, there, everyone,

Here's the latest from the Guild Wars Dev Team! In listening to players, we know that you have been concerned about the difficulty of acquiring the Ritualist Hero, Razah. In the near future, those who complete Nightfall will have a new way to acquire Razah. And those who already have acquired Razah will be in for a pleasant surprise.

What the designers have done is (1) add a quest to Guild Wars, and (2) change the existing "Finding a Purpose" quest (the 'Get Razah" quest). There are four categories of players in this situation. Simply find which of the categories you belong to and you'll learn about your new options.

(1) I have not started the "Finding a Purpose" quest.
Proceed as you desire once you have beaten Nightfall, but note that there has been a significant change to the quest: you are longer required to pay gemstones to complete it. You can get the "Finding a Purpose" quest from Chaplain Phyratyss in the Gate of Anguish and when you complete it, Razah will join your cadre of Heroes.

(2) I have completed the "Finding a Purpose" quest.
A new quest has been added for you. Take the "Money Back Guarantee" quest as offered by Keeper Shafoss in the Abaddon's Gate outpost. When you complete this quest, you will be rewarded with one of each type of gemstone.

(3) I am in the middle of the "Finding a Purpose quest and I've already paid my gemstones to Keeper Milzesh.
Complete the "Finding a Purpose" quest, and then speak to Keeper Shafoss in the Abaddon's Gate outpost. When you complete the "Money Back Guarantee" quest you'll get one of each gemstone back. Special Note: If you already have paid the gemstone fee but have not completed the "Finding a Purpose" quest, do NOT abandon the quest. If you abandon the quest, you will not be offered the "Money Back Guarantee" quest and will not get a gemstone refund.

(4) I had "Finding a Purpose" on my quest log, but I had not paid the gemstones to Keeper Milzesh and the quest is not on my log any longer.

Due to the change in the gemstone requirement, the "Finding a Purpose" quest has been removed from your log. Simply talk to Chaplain Phyratyss in the Gate of Anguish again to add the revised quest back to your log. You can then complete it without the gemstone fee.

So, in a nutshell, players who have already paid the gemstones for Razah will be unaffected by the change to the "Finding a Purpose" quest, but will have the option to complete the new "Money Back Guarantee" quest. Upon completion they will receive a refund of their one each of the four gemstones. Players who have not paid gemstones simply need to accept the "Finding a Purpose" quest from Chaplain Phyratyss in the Gate of Anguish and complete the quest in order to gain Razah as a hero.

And, last bit of good news, we believe this update will be live in a couple of weeks.

So, what say you? Share your thoughts and you know we'll be reading them!

Former Ruling · Mar 26, 2007, 05:07 PM // 17:07

First Post?

Cool, i get a gem set back :\

savage vapor 33 · Mar 26, 2007, 05:07 PM // 17:07

WOOT! FINALLY!! Very great idea Gaile+Anet.

Coran Ironclaw · Mar 26, 2007, 05:08 PM // 17:08

I love it =)

Redfeather1975 · Mar 26, 2007, 05:10 PM // 17:10

That's very cool!

I can't wait to get Razah now with my 2 main characters. /cheer
I just hope that people who already finished the quest won't be angry with how this is done. Can they use their gemstones refunded for anything or does it normally require more than 1 of each for the different uses they have?

savage vapor 33 · Mar 26, 2007, 05:12 PM // 17:12

Free coffer in other words correct?

Dfx Gladiator · Mar 26, 2007, 05:12 PM // 17:12

I'm not very interested in obtaining Razah, but if I'll ever be, well, it'll be easier and that's a plus!

Whisper Evenstar · Mar 26, 2007, 05:12 PM // 17:12

I'm a little bummed by this... I don't have Razah yet, but was getting close to having all gems to get him. I personally think its a good thing to have to work for some things. Instant gratification (although expected by so many of the younger generation) should not become the norm for everything. Facing a difficult challenge is a good experience that makes you grow (in this case, hopefully makes you grow into a better player to be able to face the challenge).

On the other hand, I realize that if my main char was not an ele (or one of the other "acceptable" classes), it would prob be impossible to get in a PUG in DOA and get all the gems. Too many people are too close minded to take anything but the std builds that are posted on wiki. In a positive light, some people who are frustrated by the situation I just described will now have a chance to get Razah on their fav character.

Edit to include other classes than ele that are desired in DOA PUGs.

Mammoth · Mar 26, 2007, 05:12 PM // 17:12

I'm happy about this

Can't wait to see what crazy things Chaplain Phyratyss will have to tell me when he gives me my refund. :P

brokenmonkey · Mar 26, 2007, 05:13 PM // 17:13

Sweet, now on with Hard Mode

))))))))))))))))))

Sub Frost · Mar 26, 2007, 05:15 PM // 17:15

Well acquiring Razah wasn't all that interesting to me(simply have no need for a ritualist in the way i like to play this game), but i'm glad the people that wanted to get him/already got him, will have this update

Much more interested in the Hard mode update

zwei2stein · Mar 26, 2007, 05:18 PM // 17:18

Yay, Now i have one free coffer from refund on my main

and my other character are froming ordely queue for Razar

bsoltan · Mar 26, 2007, 05:22 PM // 17:22

Ah, excellent news. Wasn't even going to attempt it before.

Puebert · Mar 26, 2007, 05:25 PM // 17:25

THANK YOU!

I'm so glad you listened to us!

Burn Butt · Mar 26, 2007, 05:30 PM // 17:30

I think this is terrific news! I know that some will complain that you should have to work Razah, but I think that their complaints will be minor compared to those of us who are thankful that we can get Razah without that much effort. Guild Wars seems like it's designed around gameplay centered on fun and not having to pour your life into playing to be rewarded. Everything is setup that way, from map travelling, to instanced areas, to low level caps. All the way up until DoA. I'm still hoping that when "Hard Mode" comes that DoA loosens up to a playable state for the rest of us in "Normal Mode", but in the mean time this Razah update will be welcome with open arms. Thanks so much ANet for listening to the fans and ignoring the haters!