Curse

Sciros Darkblade · Aug 02, 2006, 07:03 PM // 19:03

Point to consider: people that without thinking try to utilize *any* build mentioned in The Scribe, whether or not it is a championship-winning build, are perhaps unlikely to have been effective otherwise anyway. In other words, if you just copy a build you see online, perhaps the problem ultimately lies with you and not whoever posted the build, regardless of the "authority" that you may assume the poster can claim (even though in this case none was claimed to begin with).

The Scribe aims to add immersion. It would best be likened to an in-game newspaper. It's not a "guide to mad skillz"; it's simply a record of the current state of the game as seen through a single character's eyes.

lyra_song · Aug 02, 2006, 07:25 PM // 19:25

.-. wow this thread has been res sigged.

Glountz: It is RP oriented in the sense the character of the scribe lives in the GW universe. It is NOT a person behind a computer, typing what he sees. It is a character that travels around and can only speak from what he sees wherever he goes. It is not a person sitting there developing their character or rolling a dice.

The scribe adds atmosphere to OUR experience, some sense that what we do when we PvE matters or is known or can become part of a single universe.

It is not about skill promoting at all. The ride the lightning warrior build does suck. But thats not the point. From a character perspective, perhaps one who has seen many warriors before, a W/E with that skill is certainly novel and interesting.

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I think the problem isnt in the Scribe, but rather the lack of any interesting being used by the PvE community that the scribe has run into. And we certainly cant put anything PvP related into the scribe because then Anet will just get more complaints about how much they like PvP more.

If you put a reporter in the middle of war, he can only report about war. If you put a reporter in the middle of farm country or something, dont expect anything other than what they can find around them.

In the end of the day....take it or leave it.

I dont care about the scribe's writings because I get my game info from the forums. But obviously he's not writing for people like me.

Sli Ander · Aug 02, 2006, 07:52 PM // 19:52

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Originally Posted by lyra_song

.-. wow this thread has been res sigged.

The scribe adds atmosphere to OUR experience, some sense that what we do when we PvE matters or is known or can become part of a single universe.

I think the problem isnt in the Scribe, but rather the lack of any interesting being used by the PvE community that the scribe has run into. And we certainly cant put anything PvP related into the scribe because then Anet will just get more complaints about how much they like PvP more.

If you put a reporter in the middle of war, he can only report about war. If you put a reporter in the middle of farm country or something, dont expect anything other than what they can find around them.

In the end of the day....take it or leave it.

Thank you Thank you, an intelligent point of view! The Scribe is something for the PvE people, sorta like titles. Its there to let us know that somebody is actually paying attention to what we do, instead of focusing only on some uber 733t person who managed to bash somebody elses head in during PvP.(I'm not saying Pvp is stupid, just that the majority focus of the game is towards it) This is a nice handout to the Pve side, even if you don't read it. Its the thought that matters.

And sooner or later something really cool is gonna pop up that even the nay sayers will appreciate

tomcruisejr · Aug 02, 2006, 08:42 PM // 20:42

the scribe should feature frenzy healsig warriors doing HzH elite missions.

Gaile Gray · Aug 03, 2006, 12:47 AM // 00:47

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Originally Posted by Sli Ander

Thank you Thank you, an intelligent point of view! The Scribe is something for the PvE people, sorta like titles. Its there to let us know that somebody is actually paying attention to what we do, instead of focusing only on some uber 733t person who managed to bash somebody elses head in during PvP.(I'm not saying Pvp is stupid, just that the majority focus of the game is towards it) This is a nice handout to the Pve side, even if you don't read it. Its the thought that matters. And sooner or later something really cool is gonna pop up that even the nay sayers will appreciate

Considering he occasionally has in-world info in advance of the dev info releases -- for instance, the new guild emblems going out, special weapon drops -- I'd say you're already right about the "something cool!"

Yichi · Aug 03, 2006, 06:26 PM // 18:26

wait special weap drops? new ones besides the ones known? where and they better not suck

Zinger314 · Aug 03, 2006, 06:33 PM // 18:33

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Originally Posted by MistressYichi

wait special weap drops? new ones besides the ones known? where and they better not suck

The Scribe had told about the existance of the Totem Axe and the like before they were implemented.

EternalTempest · Aug 03, 2006, 07:53 PM // 19:53

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Originally Posted by Tarun

Even when I played I read it once and laughed, it's just another pathetic joke from the dev team like that stupid beaver design for capes.

It's to provide pve "background" for those that like pve or role playing.

This reminds me of FFXI Vanadeil time newspaper. It gave pve perspective, info about events going on, expanding background and info about the kingdoms.

alen · Aug 03, 2006, 08:15 PM // 20:15

If you don't like the scribe, don't read it!

End of story

dreamhunk · Aug 03, 2006, 08:24 PM // 20:24

has anyone read the new scribe today LOl he rules! more info on night fall too!

Hephaestus Ram · Aug 03, 2006, 08:38 PM // 20:38

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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

I'm really surprised by the negativity in this thread.

A lot of these guys are starting to take themselves way too seriously.
Don't let it get you down.
I used a build similer to this to finally give a mesmer friend of mine the
thrashing he's had coming to him for some time.
The game offers a huge variety of possibilities, so many that I can't
find the time to try them all. I was in a zone the other day and was
disgusted when I realized that of the 18 warriors there, 16 of them
were wo/mo's. Now that's a crap build, but it's like a disease.

QuietWanderer · Aug 03, 2006, 09:06 PM // 21:06

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Originally Posted by Hephaestus Ram

A lot of these guys are starting to take themselves way too seriously. Don't let it get you down.

The game offers a huge variety of possibilities, so many that I can't
find the time to try them all. I was in a zone the other day and was
disgusted when I realized that of the 18 warriors there, 16 of them
were mo/mo's. Now that's a crap build, but it's like a disease.

Brother, you said it.