Curse

Mavrik · Sep 27, 2005, 07:44 PM // 19:44

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Originally Posted by bruncase

well i'm still in the thrill part

lucky for me

i am still only a level 14 and the world is still exiting!!!!!!!

exiting or exciting?

either way... yes the fond memories... I remember the horror of realising the ascalon I loved was gone... then finally getting to the mountians, it looked beautiful but cold. Ah then the jungles of Kryta. That was refreshing to see, I came out of my depression... But when I need my fix, I make a new character lol and back to Pre I go.

Zaklex · Sep 27, 2005, 08:01 PM // 20:01

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Originally Posted by Mavrik

Pre is the best... I keep going back there because I miss it so much. Plus the newbies crack me up... claiming to be able to reach lv 20 fighting lv6 charr and that the charr actually go up in lv as you go up. Now thats a new one to me...

This is in fact true, go out to the Northern Wall and keep letting the Charr kill you over and over and over, just as they would in post-searing they will gain levels. This is a design feature of the game and how some people have made it to lvl 20 in pre-searing.

Mavrik · Sep 27, 2005, 08:42 PM // 20:42

lol... well charr never lv'd up from killing me to my knowledge before... maybe they never killed me enough? I'm the Charr Master in Post searing... But the charr killed me very easy in Pre Searing... lack of good armor and skills has something to do with it...

Someone got a pic of a high lv Charr in Pre to actually with facts PROVE this to me that Charr lv up? Thanks.

Tactical-Dillusions · Sep 27, 2005, 08:52 PM // 20:52

Wow, i didn't know that zaklex. I think i might let an aloe seed kill me a few hundred times.
Question - do the drops increase with the enemy levels too? Or will they still drop unnatural seeds and 2-4 hand axes?

Mavrik · Sep 27, 2005, 08:55 PM // 20:55

oh I'm sure a lv20 Aloe would drop a gold item. Like a Max 22 damage weapon or something.

mm00re · Sep 27, 2005, 09:03 PM // 21:03

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Originally Posted by Mavrik

oh I'm sure a lv20 Aloe would drop a gold item. Like a Max 22 damage weapon or something.

Perhaps a gold unnatural seed of resistance

Mavrik · Sep 27, 2005, 09:04 PM // 21:04

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Originally Posted by mm00re

Perhaps a gold unnatural seed of resistance

Thats even better! you can replace your head piece with it.

Zaklex · Sep 27, 2005, 09:15 PM // 21:15

You think I'm joking? Would you like to be put in contact with the lvl 19 in pre-searing who's about to reach level 20? Part of the problem is you can't log-out or it will reset the monster levels, which might be why you never notice it.

Try getting to level 11 in pre-searing, then let some of the Charr keep killing you over and over again, don't log out and don't leave the instance, then see what happens.

mm00re · Sep 27, 2005, 09:30 PM // 21:30

no no not trying to say that, just poking fun at mavrik's comment

I would LOVE to see a gold item drop in pre sear

however I have made my last character until the next chapter comes out so it would have to wait unless I buy myself another account for storage purposes which is getting to be very likely.

LiQuId StEeL · Sep 27, 2005, 09:50 PM // 21:50

I just went back to my screenies folder, and damn! was I bad at this game. I had sever artery and gash at lvl12 while i was wielding a hammer

Don't forget about that purple ringmail I used till Droks all the way from Ascalon, that was some funny stuff.

Monica Angelina · Sep 27, 2005, 11:36 PM // 23:36

I actually did go on a Charr excursion and had a purple armor drop. Well guess what? I couldn't expert salvage it to make it useful in pre-searing. I'm sure there are other logistical problems as well as I cant imaging it was an intentional design by the game dev for people to level to 20 in pre. It, too, is my favorite area for its serenity and the slower pace of just hanging out.

Mavrik · Sep 28, 2005, 12:02 AM // 00:02

well I for one do not have hours sitting around letting charr kill me over and over until they show signs of leveling up... wow... I mean... I gotta provide food and shelter for my family... I got a job and social events to make appearances at.

Not saying your lying but... how bored could you get?

I've gotten blue and purple armor drops from charr in pre searing, I could identify but did not salvage until going to post searing.

I can remember my first time in the game. I loaded in, and someone's character loaded right over mine and I couldn't see me. Had a panic moment of "OMG... I didn't make a male ranger, I made a female Elementalist, wtf is this?"

sybban · Sep 28, 2005, 12:10 AM // 00:10

The game isn't that old and we already getting war stories:P

Tarot Ribos · Sep 28, 2005, 12:23 AM // 00:23

So THAT'S how you get to level 20 pre-searing... I need to do that sometime. When I'm really bored, anyways.

I so want to take a screenshot of me completing some quest and have the message come up, "_____ is now level 20!" in Ascalon City. Then go to the academy.

Inigo G. · Sep 28, 2005, 04:28 AM // 04:28

Glad to know I'm not the only one out there that loves Green Ascalon. Can't explain it but I just feel safe and like I'm at Home there.

As for D2, I havn't played that cheesy, repetitive game again sence Beta! I don't even have it on my computer any more. Why would you play that when you could be in a GvG or Old Ascalon?!!

Akhilleus · Sep 28, 2005, 04:43 AM // 04:43

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Originally Posted by Tarot Ribos

So THAT'S how you get to level 20 pre-searing... I need to do that sometime. When I'm really bored, anyways.

I so want to take a screenshot of me completing some quest and have the message come up, "_____ is now level 20!" in Ascalon City. Then go to the academy.

480 life and lvl 11 in skills in the post-sear transition fight...thats like pitting a todler against a navy seal in a boxing match.

Sinjin · Sep 28, 2005, 01:33 PM // 13:33

I, unfortunately, rushed my first character (at my friend's insistence) from Beacon's to Forge (for armor - no big deal) and then from ToA to Sanctum (which I got a run for also). I missed out on Henge of Denravi and a couple other jungle missions.

I regret it though - I missed out on the storyline. (I play straight on my third character, except for having Forge armor - and it's a lot more enjoyable when watching and understanding the developing story).

I ruined my own experience =(

Tip to new players: don't rush your first character through the storyline. absorb and enjoy it - it's entertaining.

pyrohex · Sep 28, 2005, 06:06 PM // 18:06

I remember badmouthing the game about its camera rotation mechanism at first. This was, by the way, when I was walking around with mouse clicking.