Curse

Karmaniac · Mar 03, 2006, 07:51 AM // 07:51

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Originally Posted by SnipiousMax

That one particular spot is home to bots and sweatshops... Its not a farm nerf, its a bot nerf.

So you are encouraging the "Kill an innocent man rather than let the guilty live" type of approach in things?
I had this strange notion that Anet was actually monitoring the game and using advanced technology or whatnot to sort out bots and remove them. Well, I suppose I was dead wrong on that one.

twicky_kid · Mar 03, 2006, 07:54 AM // 07:54

Oob is screwed. Back to 3 monk backlines. Monks took a big hit this time around. Slower hex removal recharge, slower condition removal, and less options for energy management.

Warriors got a HUGE BUFF. Gash is doing an insane amount of dmg 60-90+. It is very comparable to eviscerate. Charge FTW. Put bulls strike in place of gale and you're good to go.

Warrior's endurance got a nice buff. 23 second duration. Be ready for some spamming hammer wars.

Dual orders is still usable. OoV first then OoP. Just made it more cordinated. Increased the life but did not decrease the dmg or range. I think I can live with it.

Why does shadow of fear have a faster recharge than faintheartedness? Can some one explain this to me.

Say hello to chocking gas + flurry rangers. You thought interrupts where a pain before just wait. Only good option is mantra of resolve but that doesn't look so hot anymore.

Savio · Mar 03, 2006, 07:55 AM // 07:55

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Originally Posted by SnipiousMax

YEAA!!!!! They fixed Peace and Harmony! You don't worry about which spell you cast now! It only gets removed if you cast a spell or deal damage to baddie! YEA!

Peace and Harmony still sucks.

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Originally Posted by Karmaniac

I had this strange notion that Anet was actually monitoring the game and using advanced technology or whatnot to sort out bots and remove them. Well, I suppose I was dead wrong on that one.

I'd love to see advanced technology that was 100% accurate on whether or not a particular character is a bot.

Lasher Dragon · Mar 03, 2006, 07:57 AM // 07:57

Wow Practiced Stance got a huge boost... I may actually use it more than once a month or so now.

Spiteful Soul · Mar 03, 2006, 07:58 AM // 07:58

damn....
nice update

Dutch Elite Monk · Mar 03, 2006, 08:01 AM // 08:01

Well than I did Yesterday evening my last Chest run

Drops where already bad, but still easy crafting material collection.

All farmers will move to other place's as there are plenty.

Hope to see less IWAY team's now, but like already mentioned before it's still not useless!

nickmcrump · Mar 03, 2006, 08:02 AM // 08:02

Kepkhet Marrowfeast, Queen of the Scarabs, has brought her brood to the desert, drawn by the plentiful corpses of griffon, minotaur, and even other scarabs. The insect brood now infests the "Prophets Path," so travelers be warned!

So I go out with a group of some guys to check out what this scarab boss is up to. We kill the many trappers surrounding her and take care of her pretty easily. Oh, what's this? A new green weapon! It's like a Yakslapper, only better.

Kepkhet's Refuge
Energy +10
Fire Dmg: 11-22 (req. 9 Divine Favor)
Halves casting time of Protection Prayers spells (Chance: 20%)
Halves skill recharge of Protection Prayers spells (Chance: 20%)
Enchantments last 20% longer
Energy +5
Two-handed

lyra_song · Mar 03, 2006, 08:05 AM // 08:05

Hilarity Insues.

OrangeArrow · Mar 03, 2006, 08:08 AM // 08:08

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Originally Posted by nickmcrump

Kepkhet Marrowfeast, Queen of the Scarabs, has brought her brood to the desert, drawn by the plentiful corpses of griffon, minotaur, and even other scarabs. The insect brood now infests the "Prophets Path," so travelers be warned!

So I go out with a group of some guys to check out what this scarab boss is up to. We kill the many trappers surrounding her and take care of her pretty easily. Oh, what's this? A new green weapon! It's like a Yakslapper, only better. Check out the auction here.

Kepkhet's Refuge
Energy +10
Fire Dmg: 11-22 (req. 9 Divine Favor)
Halves casting time of Protection Prayers spells (Chance: 20%)
Halves skill recharge of Protection Prayers spells (Chance: 20%)
Enchantments last 20% longer
Energy +5
Two-handed

does she drop anything else?

fallot · Mar 03, 2006, 08:16 AM // 08:16

I like this update, so what if they nerfed Griffon farming outside Augury. There are a few other places you can find Desert Griffons and a few places you can find a whole new kind of Griffons altogether. They didnt touch dual-teams in the UW either.

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Originally Posted by Esprit

I was surprise to see Eviscerate get an Adrenaline increase... was that possibly because of the skill popularity in Ettin farming?

You forgot your sarcasm tags

Fantus · Mar 03, 2006, 08:17 AM // 08:17

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Originally Posted by koneko

I doubt that it is. Gaile was (is) in LA ID1 and mentioned ANet being against "professional farmers," aka the Chinese sweatshop farmers/bots that you see all the time in Augury.

That is where they all tend to gather to farm.

Yes, this place was so bot infested that people other than sweatshop slaves probably never tried to farm there. A-net has let the other well known farming spots alone, probably because they really don't mind legit farming.

As for the update in general: I admit that I was a bit skeptical since I expected a wide swing with the nerf bat, but this is really a nice update. Most skills that got nerfed really deserved it.

Well done, A-net!!!

XeNoGeArZ · Mar 03, 2006, 08:17 AM // 08:17

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updated monster drops to make the Received Damage -5 (Chance: 20%) drop possible.

Let's find what monster drops these, ASAP.

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Reduced the Lieutenant's Helm Hex duration bonus to 20%, and added it to the PvP character creation screen.

Those doing IDS runs relying on this helm might have problems now. How will it affect IDS pricing?

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Removed chests from Dreadnought’s Drift and Ice Floe.

No reason to go up there now.

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Originally Posted by Esprit

I was surprise to see Eviscerate get an Adrenaline increase... was that possibly because of the skill popularity in Ettin farming?

I doubt it. Probably more for PvP. I strike of adrenaline doesn't do much if you have a strong build against ettins, and Balthazar's Spirit handles it all anyway. Maybe it will affect the timing.

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Originally Posted by Pyromaniac

Pretty soon I think we'll just die instantly when walking out of a town.

Ha - that reminds of of walking outside 'Dunes of Despair', where you have those Enchanted enemies so close to the portal. If you get killed, you rez near the portal, and they come at you again.

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Originally Posted by nickmcrump

Oh, what's this? A new green weapon! It's like a Yakslapper, only better.

I wonder if they have any other new greens out. Greens are always better with new skins, instead of skins of other weapons. From what it sounds like, we gotta start farming these Scarabs now.

Karmaniac · Mar 03, 2006, 08:18 AM // 08:18

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Originally Posted by Savio

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Originally Posted by SnipiousMax
YEAA!!!!! They fixed Peace and Harmony! You don't worry about which spell you cast now! It only gets removed if you cast a spell or deal damage to baddie! YEA!
Peace and Harmony still sucks.

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Originally Posted by Karmaniac
I had this strange notion that Anet was actually monitoring the game and using advanced technology or whatnot to sort out bots and remove them. Well, I suppose I was dead wrong on that one.
I'd love to see advanced technology that was 100% accurate on whether or not a particular character is a bot.

I do not deny that there is no foolproof way to sort out bots. But what I tried to say is that Anet really fixed it the cheap way IMO. Fortunately now that the bot menace is thwarted I can look forward to better drops as promised, right?

lyra_song · Mar 03, 2006, 08:23 AM // 08:23

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Originally Posted by Karmaniac

I do not deny that there is no foolproof way to sort out bots. But what I tried to say is that Anet really fixed it the cheap way IMO. Fortunately now that the bot menace is thwarted I can look forward to better drops as promised, right?

Human farmers can deal with it and adapt. IN fact with a new green there, it might attract more TEAM farmers.

Bot Farmers need to be programmed and tested. Yes there will be other places to farm. But since the VERY beginning, Augury has always been the primary bot farming spot. This effectively shuts it down.

Im sure the bot farmers will find other places, but none as easy.

Gonzo · Mar 03, 2006, 08:25 AM // 08:25

O NOES! I can no longer farm griffo's and mino's. (That still remains to be seen, but it won't be as easy as before and if these scarabs strip enchantments it will be near imposible with my current build).

But since I just started this two days ago, I wont really miss it.

The drain boost on Distortion is actually the only thing that bugs me. Maybe I have enough spare points in my build to keep this drain at 3, or else I'll probably wont be able to spam it anymore.

Ken Dei · Mar 03, 2006, 08:26 AM // 08:26

Some skills I go YAY! Some I go SAY WHAT?! Mainly the sever overbuffing of the ranger skills, I mean boost some, yeah, but geez....

ricocheting · Mar 03, 2006, 08:27 AM // 08:27

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Originally Posted by XeNoGeArZ

Those doing IDS runs relying on this helm might have problems now. How will it affect IDS pricing?

I never used the HoD helm for soloing the imps. honestly prefered the hex on me as it triggered the dmg -3 on my sheild. but it made runs through iceflow to grotto very doable and runs around copperhammer doable. stuff like that gonna be lot tougher for a warrior now.

Raif · Mar 03, 2006, 08:28 AM // 08:28

if the path up to aug rock is swarming in scarabs, might mean a lot of pug parties making their way from oasis to aug rock better come prepared for a lot of degen

, how are you shameful runners gonna cope :P

wolfe2dale · Mar 03, 2006, 08:29 AM // 08:29

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Originally Posted by Pyromaniac

They nerfed the griffon "farm" outside Augury. Nice new scarabs in the game that deal poison, flame traps, etc. etc. I never even made it to the griffon area. Pretty soon I think we'll just die instantly when walking out of a town.

Ah well, I can still farm A'net's mom. She drops every time. And the XP is unbelieveable.

Get over it mate...it's not that hard & they finally nerfed Griffon farming. This is a really GOOD update.

neoteo · Mar 03, 2006, 08:29 AM // 08:29

/CLAP

very nice , anet is geting better and better at this
way to go !!!!
GG