Curse

BryanM · Feb 25, 2007, 07:55 PM // 19:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corran Horn

Remember when they changed Ascalon?

E3FE Map, you can click on areas and get the description for'em:

http://jerrith.com/GW/fort.htm

Like how it was easier to see the hamster maze tunnels on those maps.

Liked how Fort Koga was so awesome. Closest thing we have to it now is Fort Aspenwood. It isn't the same.

The great town of Kyhlo, so fancy. So very much content and maps they just trashed, they did. It's so sad...

It would be so, so, so awesome if the "Hard Mode" they're implementing is like the Veteran Missions -

"The Stone Summit Dwarves have raised Rotscale from the dead, and are preparing to invade Ascalon. Who will stop them? Price Rurik issues a challenge to the greatest warriors in all the land to form a party and put an end to Rotscale's terror."

Ashleigh McMahon · Feb 25, 2007, 08:17 PM // 20:17

Hehe...

Is it just me or was 'Gladiators Arena' the first name of Random Arena?

I think people have been getting confused with it saying 'Gladiator Arena' in the manual as it was previously Gladiators Arena.

Bahumhat · Feb 25, 2007, 08:25 PM // 20:25

Oh yea, remember when the pvp creation had the pigmail armor, and ascalon armor for wearing. All skills could be unlocked instantly.

Buying Droknar's Forge armor at Ventari's Refuge.

no voice-acting either, just text.

LifeInfusion · Feb 25, 2007, 08:36 PM // 20:36

Town of Kyhlo...

My ele is extremely old...

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/781...nfusionle5.jpg

Ashleigh McMahon · Feb 25, 2007, 08:39 PM // 20:39

Hehe..YEAH..

That weekend where ALL the skills unlocked was cool. We seen a big variety of builds unlike modern day metas.

Can anyone remember how many beta weekends there were in total? I've lost count but there was definately atleast 5.

BryanM · Feb 25, 2007, 09:16 PM // 21:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ashleigh McMahon

Can anyone remember how many beta weekends there were in total?

I think it was one at the end of every month, but I might not be remembering it correctly. Something like 4-6 pre-order events, I think, I think...

ph34r my deadly Canthan Targe, it has such l33t statzzz.

Ashleigh McMahon · Feb 25, 2007, 09:29 PM // 21:29

Fear my 1337 Chimeric Prism.

Waddly Hobbins · Feb 25, 2007, 10:24 PM // 22:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ashleigh McMahon

Fear my 1337 Chimeric Prism.

*jealous of chimeric prism* Darn you Europeans :P

Here's my pretty pink kitty from one of the earlier BWE's. Notice how the lynx isnt even on the party list...>.>

Gustin · Feb 25, 2007, 10:33 PM // 22:33

howdy. I played for a few of the beta weekends. I had a necro then and as soon as the game was officially released I remade him and still have the original char and name. Grant it I don't play him that much.

The end was really fun though. A bunch of us were running around trying to avoid the wurms, lol. Was funny how many of us managed to survive for a while.

Serafita Kayin · Feb 25, 2007, 10:50 PM // 22:50

Sera's as old as the beta weekends, and still kicking. And I still have my War Pick, too...

Curse your Chimeric Prism.

Rion · Feb 25, 2007, 10:51 PM // 22:51

Yeah I miss the beta days. I still have my beta box sitting around somewhere. I <3 my Chimeric Prism too. :P

Whenever I see Fort Koga it reminds me of when it was the only random arena there was. I wish they'd bring back the arena they took out of rotation though. I can't remember how we got there or anything, but it was really basic, like the training arenas. I remember somehow going on a massive (several hours long) win streak in that arena with a party of 4 rangers.

I remember when Hundred Blades wasn't an elite and there was a huge uproar when it was made an elite, and you couldn't cap it off that Charr right outside Piken Square any more. And when Soul Reaping gave 2 points of energy per attribute point. Yeaaah.

Fun times.

Ilya Khan · Feb 25, 2007, 11:03 PM // 23:03

I'm still here...barely. All I remember is capping 100 swords as a level 7 or so

Gustin · Feb 25, 2007, 11:47 PM // 23:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Serafita Kayin

Sera's as old as the beta weekends, and still kicking. And I still have my War Pick, too...

Curse your Chimeric Prism.

I've never once used my warpick, lol. Being that my original character was a necro it wasn't much use to me. And then after realizing that the requirement and the damage and mods on it were pretty much trash, I never bothered making a warrior to actually play with it. Was so dissapointed

Myrkwid · Feb 25, 2007, 11:52 PM // 23:52

I remember my first beta, when a mate and me joined gw. We were running through the explorable areas in ascalon, searching for a way out of the ruins. After hours we asked "How can we leave these ruins?", "Do the primary missions!", "What missions?". Yay for being a total noob, was really funny

The old city of ascalon with the large campfire in the middle, ah, the memories.

Unfortunately I lost msot of my screenshots. Learned the hard way, that guildwars can't count up to numbers larger than 999. After gw999.bmp it started again with gw001.bmp overwriting my precious betascreenies.

sixdartbart · Feb 26, 2007, 12:03 AM // 00:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by BryanM

ph34r my deadly Canthan Targe, it has such l33t statzzz.

2 years later and I found a use for mine

Koss looks pimp with it

I still think with everything Anet has done/tried to do Gwen taunting and burning everyone is still my favorite thing to have happened in GWs.
She couldn't get to the top of the hill where storage is in ascalon and thats where I was watching the slaughter.

good times

I miss the little darling I hope they get her back soon.

MegaMouse · Feb 26, 2007, 06:49 AM // 06:49

I got in ne day of the original beta test. cCouldn't pay more although I wanted to. I work offshore so that is the reason I didn't get in any more had to go to work. Although my time in GW has slacked off a lot (haven't actualy played for over a month now), I will wait and see what the next chapter is before I decide to stop all togethr.

Mega Mouse

Edge Martinez · Feb 26, 2007, 07:09 AM // 07:09

I played in the last event before launch and fell in love with the monk. I remember getting Ressurect in post-searing and thinking, "I have become a god." Oh yeah... how quickly we learn.

Supervixen · Feb 26, 2007, 07:33 AM // 07:33

Still around, though your name doesn't ring a bell. Mostly due to the fact that my guild liked hanging in the international district.

I think I started from the 2nd or 3rd beta. Those were fun times. Sitting at the computer for the entire weekend, forgoing sleep and eating biscuits at the comp to maximise playing time. Heady heady days.

My first character was of course a W/Mo. Though I didn't use mending. I had no clue how to! I did, however, get pats on the back for helping to keep our party alive with my crucial heals. I was such a badass Paladin yo~

Beta was great for grabbing names you wanted for characters. Occasionally I get people screaming at me in PM, "So you're the bastard who got that name!!!" <3 I still have a second pre-order account sitting on names I will use as more chapters appear.

p.s. I still miss the old interfaces. The new one just doesn't click for me.

Edit: Oh right, I forgot names are account specific now. Good thing I pulled out all the good ones to use on my main account already.

So long 24hr timeouts. ;_;

Cacheelma · Feb 26, 2007, 07:40 AM // 07:40

Been with the game since WPE.

Here's a secret question: Any of you guys got a chance to "slip" (oops) into Korean BWE and be the first to try out the Pre-Searing Ascalon?

I did. XD

strcpy · Feb 26, 2007, 11:04 AM // 11:04

*sigh* only a couple of months after release. This is the first online game I have ever liked much at all (and obviously enjoy quite a bit since I'm still here - I can not think of any game I have more hours in). Best I can do is remember reading about betas.

I finally figured I'd bite the bullet after an uncle wanted to trade some computer work for a game (for whatever reason he didn't want to pay me money - I no longer remember why) - I figured I would at least get the nice picture of Eve on the cover

and there were not any traditional single player games I wanted at the time.