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Bocjo Bassannn · Dec 17, 2006, 01:00 AM // 01:00

Grats on beating him and /sigh on the reward ...... for something this time consumeing even ONE reused skin is an insult...

I have seen the artwork and loved the look of this game from day 1. I can not imagine why one artist couldn't have spent the amt of time it takes to compleate this "elite mission" into drawing up some amazing new wepon skins as rewards for it. The amazing artists that helped make our game bad ass to look at couldn't be bothered to draw up some new skins??!! or was the money not there to pay them for there time? .. This is a let down to say the least......

Sheol · Dec 17, 2006, 01:01 AM // 01:01

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Originally Posted by The Phantom

edit: Meh, I took a closer look at the weapons and it appears they are photoshopped. Note the pixels around the stats of Mallyx's weapons.

possible loss of quality from conversion to jpeg?

Deleet · Dec 17, 2006, 01:02 AM // 01:02

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Originally Posted by lyra_song

the sooner you realize that GW is not about drops, the sooner you understand why the drops are crappy.

Exactly what I was thinking.

lyra_song · Dec 17, 2006, 01:03 AM // 01:03

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Originally Posted by Bryant Again

^ It seemed more like sarcasm. But then again...

No, im not being sarcastic at all.

The drops in GW are pretty crappy.

Elona's been giving me crappy drops.

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The issue here, is that Anet promised us a MISSION. Not a quest.

But the way i look at it....a mission would be WAY WAY too hard, since you cant respawn.

Malice Black · Dec 17, 2006, 01:04 AM // 01:04

More greens *sigh* a gold weapon with a skin worthy of the challenge would have been more fitting.

One day they will add the Crystalline axe...

ubermancer · Dec 17, 2006, 01:15 AM // 01:15

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Originally Posted by The Phantom

Very disappointing

It seems like I won't be revisiting DoA anytime soon.

edit: Meh, I took a closer look at the weapons and it appears they are photoshopped. Note the pixels around the stats of Mallyx's weapons.

You are comparing pixels on a JPG??

You do know that the JPG file format isnt a bitmap, but a collection of vectors... right? And how lossy they are saved varies between programs? Right?

Dec 17, 2006, 01:19 AM // 01:19

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Originally Posted by lyra_song

No, im not being sarcastic at all.

The drops in GW are pretty crappy.

Elona's been giving me crappy drops.

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The issue here, is that Anet promised us a MISSION. Not a quest.

But the way i look at it....a mission would be WAY WAY too hard, since you cant respawn.

wow, i couldnt agree more.

Bryant Again · Dec 17, 2006, 01:19 AM // 01:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by lyra_song

No, im not being sarcastic at all.

The drops in GW are pretty crappy.

Elona's been giving me crappy drops.

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The issue here, is that Anet promised us a MISSION. Not a quest.

But the way i look at it....a mission would be WAY WAY too hard, since you cant respawn.

I was referring to Sirius.

[DE] · Dec 17, 2006, 02:36 AM // 02:36

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Originally Posted by ubermancer

You are comparing pixels on a JPG??

You do know that the JPG file format isnt a bitmap, but a collection of vectors... right? And how lossy they are saved varies between programs? Right?

Yes, and if you would have bothered to read the entire discussion on this you would realize that the whole thing has already been discussed about jpegs and such. (No need to beat a dead horse

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Zexion · Dec 17, 2006, 02:47 AM // 02:47

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Originally Posted by Chop it Off

wow, i couldnt agree more.

Well, a mission would not be way to hard because of no respawn, seeing as you can't respawn in the DoA quests either.

But GG ANet. Making the final boss of the GWN elite mission drop a SPAWNING POWER green? A wand for the primary attribute of a GWF prof?!?!

Standalone chapters my ass!

_Zexion

Evilsod · Dec 17, 2006, 03:03 AM // 03:03

Wow... it really seems like a complete waste of time.

Personally i don't see what the challenge(sp?) is in using cookie cutter builds (variation... as if) against stupidly overpowered enemies to get the same old crap as before. Theres a reason Urgoz's Longbow was the most valuable of the lot. Now we find out that to do the most challenging part of it we have to spend our time doing the old quests over and over?

Maybe you see it differently. Maybe you just want to be the person to come up with that new cookie cutter build. Maybe your just bored shitless and have nothing else to do.

And i may be wrong but aren't pretty much all the enemies down there recycled skins from chapters past or recycled skins from Nightfall itself or just enemies from chapters past with slightly different skill sets? Anet hardly put there back into this chapter did they. The story is pretty good i won't deny it, but skinwise some of it is extremely half arsed. (Rain/Rock Beetles are laughable

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Kay84 · Dec 17, 2006, 03:15 AM // 03:15

Grats on beating Mallyx.

Hmm.. I wonder what consequences this will have.

buy and die · Dec 17, 2006, 03:44 AM // 03:44

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Originally Posted by Kay84

Grats on beating Mallyx.

Hmm.. I wonder what consequences this will have.

Seeing as even the harcore and longtime players that were all sticky about GWs gameplay and whatnot got pissed after they heard about what a hit in the face DoA really is (including admins on these very boards) I guess anet is finally starting to nail their coffin instead of laying in it laughing at their community. GOGOGO ANET!!1

Avarre · Dec 17, 2006, 04:01 AM // 04:01

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Originally Posted by Zinger314

You get to do the quest again!

I was talking to Shanaeri a few days ago and mentioned that this would probably be the case. It allows players that wish to farm for the Armbrace the ability to pick up an extra four gems continually as they clear the areas.

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Originally Posted by lyra_song

But the way i look at it....a mission would be WAY WAY too hard, since you cant respawn.

That didn't stop people completing the explorable areas, all which have no respawn (just like missions, hey!). So I doubt it would be too impossible if it was implemented.

Annnyways, no real opinion on this issue except this is clearly a very high-quality thread indeed.

Cacheelma · Dec 17, 2006, 04:13 AM // 04:13

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Originally Posted by The Phantom

Tookis, I saved the Koosun staff as a jpeg and no pixels around it. And than the huge picture I showed was also a jpeg and still no pixels around the staff.

edit: But than again I'm not an expert when it comes to distinguishing between real guild wars images and fake ones. The items just seemed to stick out way to much.

These photoshop-pro, CSI-wannabe people never fail to make me go "LOL".

No offence.

Zinger314 · Dec 17, 2006, 04:13 AM // 04:13

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Originally Posted by Avarre

Annnyways, no real opinion on this issue except this is clearly a very high-quality thread indeed.

No, this thread is a .jpg.

Avarre · Dec 17, 2006, 04:16 AM // 04:16

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Originally Posted by Zinger314

No, this thread is a .jpg.

In terms of the clarity of the arguments used by those complaining, yes...

snikerz · Dec 17, 2006, 04:22 AM // 04:22

hmmm rubbish skins/stats, i wouldnt pay 5k for the mallyx bow.

heres a bow with exactially the same skin, and better stats.

obviously the +5 nrg and lengthen cripple is used with crippling shot(e)

[DE] · Dec 17, 2006, 04:22 AM // 04:22

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Originally Posted by Cacheelma

These photoshop-pro, CSI-wannabe people never fail to make me go "LOL".

No offence.

Offense taken. Besides when someone claims they're the first to beat something and show some less than high quality pictures of greens there's bound to be some suspiscion.

scarbringer · Dec 17, 2006, 04:23 AM // 04:23

hmmm i wont believe the skins until i see them ingame or get them myself