Aug 29, 2006, 08:04 PM // 20:04
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Good ol' USA, where everyone else wants to be
Guild: Now Plays World of Warcraft on Whisperwind
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The Emperor in Nightfall holds a mystery.
If you have seen the ingame Nightfall video then you have seen the Emperor of Cantha in Elona.
So just why is the Emperor of Cantha in Elona? I mean think about it for a moment, the opening quest for people from outside of Cantha is focused on Menlo. It seems to me the easiest way for players from NightFall to get involved in Factions is for Mhenlo to ask them to join him in Elona and off they go. You then don’t have to change anything quest wise and when your Paragon or Dervish arrives in Cantha you can tag along with Mhenlo easily enough just like all the other characters from Tyria.
So ask yourself again “why is the Emperor in Elona?” Personally I don’t think this has to do with bringing characters from Elona to Cantha at all. I actually think he is there to help drive away the darkness in some way. What do you guys think? One other detail to consider. The emperor was seen outside of a city in town speaking to another official. You can tell this by the fact everyone has weapons showing.
Last edited by GloryFox; Aug 29, 2006 at 08:27 PM // 20:27..
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Aug 29, 2006, 08:35 PM // 20:35
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Grotto Attendant
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Cedartown, Georgia
Profession: R/
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Mhenlo just bringing you over there wouldnt fit too well Timeline wise. The crossing over to new continents isnt just "talk to this NPC and 'off you go'" it actually resolves around quests that actually fit into the storyline.
I cant make any predictions about the Canthan's helping Elonians, but it sure has something to do with the Darkness probably - since we know that Canthans have a concern about them (The Zaishens that show up anywhere the Darkness goes, are Canthan).
Also...NPC's CAN hold their weapons (and often do) in Towns and outposts. Only YOU cant.
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Aug 29, 2006, 08:42 PM // 20:42
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#3
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Aug 2006
Guild: Crimson Skullfuks
Profession: A/R
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Rofl, Emperor Kisu [Illusion Henchman]
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Aug 29, 2006, 08:43 PM // 20:43
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#4
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Good ol' USA, where everyone else wants to be
Guild: Now Plays World of Warcraft on Whisperwind
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I did a closeup of the opeining scene and can not find one person NOT holding a weapon except the Emperor. Yes you are correct NPC's can hold weapons but that is a lot of armed men in formation in that scene. That leads me to believe that this picture is not taken in a town but outside of one.
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Aug 29, 2006, 08:51 PM // 20:51
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#5
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Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: So Cal
Guild: The Sinister Vanguard
Profession: Me/
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GloryFox
I did a closeup of the opeining scene and can not find one person NOT holding a weapon except the Emperor. Yes you are correct NPC's can hold weapons but that is a lot of armed men in formation in that scene. That leads me to believe that this picture is not taken in a town but outside of one.
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Unless, in Nightfall, the rules have changed.
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Aug 29, 2006, 09:03 PM // 21:03
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#6
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Jun 2006
Guild: The Cult of Doom
Profession: P/
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/signed for show weapon option in town
i mean... yeah I hope Kisu was just there as a filler-npc for the preview... Kisu is a stupid looking npc.. cant explain my hatred for that guy... hes just a dufus.
My initial guess was that that town is the 'port of travel' and maybe Kisu is only there to grant you passage to cantha (if you have factions)
I still think Kisu sucks. Why cant it just be good ol' reliable Deckhand Jakob...
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Aug 29, 2006, 09:19 PM // 21:19
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#7
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Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: United States
Guild: Dark Side Ofthe Moon [DSM]
Profession: E/
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Opening Trade Talk with the nation to allow materials to be bought and sold (and import of Jade/Amber) plus a good hook plot idea on how a Cantha character comes over
Just random guess on my part.
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Aug 29, 2006, 09:22 PM // 21:22
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#8
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Pre-Searing Cadet
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrscoombes
Rofl, Emperor Kisu [Illusion Henchman]
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honostly i dont think that there will be henchmen like that anymore am i right? Cant u make your henchmen now?
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Aug 29, 2006, 09:53 PM // 21:53
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#9
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Grotto Attendant
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Kyhlo
Profession: W/
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Derek light
honostly i dont think that there will be henchmen like that anymore am i right? Cant u make your henchmen now?
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I'm confused about this myself.
There's customizable Heroes, which you can apparently unlock, equip, and choose skills for.
I don't know if Henchmen themselves will be customizable, or if people heard about Heroes, and assumed all Henchman would be like that.
Last edited by Mordakai; Aug 29, 2006 at 09:55 PM // 21:55..
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Aug 29, 2006, 10:19 PM // 22:19
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#10
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Furnace Stoker
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Chapter 1/2/3 will have inter locking storylines. You'll see.
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Aug 29, 2006, 10:55 PM // 22:55
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Ninja Unveiler
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Louisiana, USA
Guild: Boston Guild[BG]
Profession: W/Me
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrscoombes
Rofl, Emperor Kisu [Illusion Henchman]
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I thought that the Emperor was a Warrior?
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Aug 29, 2006, 11:25 PM // 23:25
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#12
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Nov 2005
Profession: N/
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I'm not sure what the Cathan Emporer is:
Lore says a rit.
His staff says a mesmer.
His dance says a warrior.
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Aug 29, 2006, 11:36 PM // 23:36
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#13
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Academy Page
Join Date: Aug 2006
Guild: AUS
Profession: A/R
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Horseman Of War
/signed for show weapon option in town
i mean... yeah I hope Kisu was just there as a filler-npc for the preview... Kisu is a stupid looking npc.. cant explain my hatred for that guy... hes just a dufus.
My initial guess was that that town is the 'port of travel' and maybe Kisu is only there to grant you passage to cantha (if you have factions)
I still think Kisu sucks. Why cant it just be good ol' reliable Deckhand Jakob...
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They definately won't have a show weapon option for towns etc. For the same reason that character creation is so limited. The game still runs on the same engine, having to load people's weapons everytime you entered a town would cause an unbelievable amount of lag, both server side and client side.
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Aug 29, 2006, 11:46 PM // 23:46
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#14
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: Dec 2005
Guild: Mystical Chaos
Profession: E/
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Horseman Of War
i mean... yeah I hope Kisu was just there as a filler-npc for the preview... Kisu is a stupid looking npc.. cant explain my hatred for that guy... hes just a dufus.
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He looks too much like Q from Star Trek for me to take him seriously.
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Aug 30, 2006, 12:00 AM // 00:00
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Hall Hero
Join Date: Aug 2005
Profession: E/
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I'm pretty sure he's just a filler NPC (like the Orion with a syctle they had) just for that convention.
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Aug 30, 2006, 01:15 AM // 01:15
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#16
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Oregon
Guild: Mo Mo Patty Blinks [MoMo]
Profession: R/
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sykoone
He looks too much like Q from Star Trek for me to take him seriously.
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You're totally right. I hadn't thought of that before. I wonder if there's some compilation of allusions in Guild Wars with stuff like that. The only other things I can think of is the names of the shouts.
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Aug 30, 2006, 02:30 AM // 02:30
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#17
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: May 2006
Guild: Ancient Warriors Gaming Clan
Profession: W/Mo
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nevin
Chapter 1/2/3 will have inter locking storylines. You'll see.
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i wonder how will prophecies only chars will go to elona. ( i mean, what will be their storyline to go there)
i wonder how will canthan only chars go to elona. ( i mean, what will be their storyline to go there)
i wonder how will prophecies char on cantha go to elona ( i mean, what will be their storyline to go there)
i wonder how will canthan chars on tyria go to elona ( i mean, what will be their storyline to go there)
good thing i have two prophecies chars to find out how the first and third will options will be
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Aug 30, 2006, 03:50 AM // 03:50
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#18
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: Dec 2005
Guild: Mystical Chaos
Profession: E/
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Probably all Prophecies characters will have to leave from Tyria, and all Factions chars from Cantha. The prohpechies side will proabably be some link from the desert, and since it's been mentioned in-game that there is a trade route from Elona to Cantha, that'll more than likely be your route from there.
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Aug 30, 2006, 05:13 AM // 05:13
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#19
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Canada - Toronto
Guild: The Little Nutters (PWN)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Markaedw
I'm not sure what the Cathan Emporer is:
Lore says a rit.
His staff says a mesmer.
His dance says a warrior.
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a wasmertualist, thats right the new chapter 4 class ...
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Aug 30, 2006, 08:43 AM // 08:43
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#20
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Portugal
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MSecorsky
Unless, in Nightfall, the rules have changed.
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Oh yeah :P
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