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AncientPC · Nov 15, 2005, 02:19 AM // 02:19

Dual Wielding! I'm in.

neoteo · Nov 15, 2005, 02:24 AM // 02:24

Nikita - the assassin ... there is a japan , french and american version of the movie.

i love the american version , assassin role is played
by Bridget Fonda http://www.reelfilm.com/pointof.htm

iggk · Nov 15, 2005, 02:28 AM // 02:28

anyone read this section of the artical?

Nika's home was a land of tremendous trade. It was not uncommon for travelers and merchants from far-off exotic locales to find their way to its bustling, cosmopolitan shores.

sounds like the new area that will introduce the assasin will allso contain the trading system weve all been waiting so long for.
if any of it's true that is.

Bwsk8 · Nov 15, 2005, 02:28 AM // 02:28

Since when do the characters have real names anyways, are all the warriors in guild wars named brute?

neoteo · Nov 15, 2005, 02:32 AM // 02:32

NIKA must be the correspondent hench , im guessing

Corran109 · Nov 15, 2005, 02:34 AM // 02:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by iggk

anyone read this section of the artical?

Nika's home was a land of tremendous trade. It was not uncommon for travelers and merchants from far-off exotic locales to find their way to its bustling, cosmopolitan shores.

sounds like the new area that will introduce the assasin will allso contain the trading system weve all been waiting so long for.
if any of it's true that is.

Cantha. Why? They sell islands and collect foreign animals. And you're leaving from Lion's Arch, where the GH sellers are.

Eet GnomeSmasher · Nov 15, 2005, 02:39 AM // 02:39

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Originally Posted by Man With No Name

Sounds like a bad idea to me. Guild Wars already has all the basic classes covered -- so what will the "Assassin" be..??

Some kind of Warrior "Elite" class..?? ( aka LoD or NwN Expansions )

Will the introduction of the "Assassin" make the Warrior class redundant..??

I can already make an "Assassin"-type character with the beauty of the dual-class system -- why type-class it..??

I'm gonna remain sceptical

When you've got all the basics covered then you go into specifics. That's how everything works. Of course there will always be overlapping redundancies but it's impossible to not have redundancy when introducing something new.

FeuerFrei · Nov 15, 2005, 02:44 AM // 02:44

Whoa...thats wicked...thats THE assassin that ive been thinkin about....although i think that she should put on a cloak or somethin... but still i kinda doubt it..why would they wanna post it in a magazine?...

Man With No Name · Nov 15, 2005, 02:49 AM // 02:49

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Originally Posted by Eet GnomeSmasher

When you've got all the basics covered then you go into specifics. That's how everything works. Of course there will always be overlapping redundancies but it's impossible to not have redundancy when introducing something new.

And if these "specifics" lead to imbalance or just plain pointlessness..??

How will the ability to duel wield be offset by a penalty that:
A- Won't make Warriors redundant
B- Won't make Assassins overpowered
C- Won't make the Assassin redundant ( in other words duel-wielding does the same damage as a single wielding Warrior -- making it a pointless cosmestic change )

It's all moot at the minute anyways, we don't know if this is true -- or whether the "Assassin" will be a PvE only class.

Aracos79 · Nov 15, 2005, 02:55 AM // 02:55

Well I'm sure they'll have a much lower overall AL than warriors. How many assassins wear plate mail?

Perhaps they'll get bonus damage against targets that aren't aggro on them.

Eet GnomeSmasher · Nov 15, 2005, 02:55 AM // 02:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Man With No Name

And if the specifics lead to imbalance or just plain pointlessness..??

How will the ability to duel wield be offset by a penalty that:
A- Won't make Warriors redundant
B- Won't make Assassins overpowered
C- Won't make the Assassin redundant ( in other words duel-wielding does the same damage as a single wielding Warrior -- making it a pointless cosmestic change )

It's all moot at the minute anyways, we don't know if this is true -- or whether the "Assassin" will be a PvE only class.

Dude...maybe you should wait until you see if/when this class is incorporated into the game before you get all worked up about it? How exactly do you know it's going to be pointless?

Sekkira · Nov 15, 2005, 02:55 AM // 02:55

If that is the case, it sounds more to me that they will be able to dish out some horrid dps with duel weild melee, but be quite weak AL wise anyway. Possibly even more so than the casters. This would make this quite interesting.

Wasteland Squidget · Nov 15, 2005, 03:01 AM // 03:01

The scans are clearly real enough - as to why Arenanet's publisher would advertise, it is likely that they released their information to several magazines at once, and this was simply the first to print. Such things as magazine schedules are not in the developer or publishers control, and when information is released it tends to go to a couple different sources to (hopefully) create more of a media blitz.

As such, I would expect to see more articles with more information popping up over the next few weeks.

As far as the class itself, there really isn't any information here, but I'll be interested to see how they plan to implement it. A class based around striking before the opponent knows you are there is inherently flawed gameplay perspective because it isn't any fun to be ganked by an invisible opponent with no chance to react, or to easily be slain by an opponent after you miss with your one-gank strike.

On the other hand, sniper rifles remain common in FPS games, and they work off the exact same mechanic as WoW-style rogues. I like to think Arenanet will avoid that style of gameplay, but that remains to be seen.

Eet GnomeSmasher · Nov 15, 2005, 03:04 AM // 03:04

I cant really read the print on the scan but does it say that the class has dual weilding or are people just speculating because of the concept art? Let me tell you that concept art isn't always accurate....plus we've seen Devona dual wield in the trailer movie...doesnt mean warriors can dual wield.

EternalTempest · Nov 15, 2005, 03:07 AM // 03:07

If you look at the early concept screen shots it show's Cynn weilding two rods (can't find it now ><) and other images implied dual weapons. I think it was developed but pulled early on.

Not sure to belive this but everyone's right, more stuff should start showing up if it's true.

Xa Panda · Nov 15, 2005, 03:09 AM // 03:09

ugh... ahh

Duel Wielding like wow Rogue ahhh ugh....

Slade xTekno · Nov 15, 2005, 03:10 AM // 03:10

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Originally Posted by Sekkira

I don't get it though. You mention assassin in an RPG and people go "OMG A NINJA". Ninjas aren't the only assassin in existance. There are plenty of other assassins varying from each culture.

Aw, someone else who thinks he knows about ninjas. Ninjas were spies, infiltrators, and information traders, but very rarely assassins. What you see in anime, DOA, and Hollywood is not the truth.

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Yamat · Nov 15, 2005, 03:14 AM // 03:14

I'm not sure the fact she's holding a bunch of throwing knives in her hands suggests she can dual wield... those are all knives in her hands (like the ones in the sheath on her thy).

She's a ranger with shorter range and the stealth skill that was removed from our rangers!

Corran109 · Nov 15, 2005, 03:20 AM // 03:20

I think it's more like Claw weapons designed to be on both hands. Either way though, you'd have to calculate hits seperately or it'd look strange.

Aracos79 · Nov 15, 2005, 03:26 AM // 03:26

I wonder if ANet is taking another crack at implementing some kind of stealth skill/attribute.