Curse

Onarik Amrak · Feb 14, 2008, 04:52 AM // 04:52

Rurik's blade is supposed to be something special.
It has something to do plot-wise with GW2, I don't think it should be available in Proph.

Hyper Cutter · Feb 14, 2008, 06:44 AM // 06:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yawgmoth

One of the worst Anet's moves was going Factions style with greens in all subsequent GW releases - giving perfect green weapons to common bosses wandering just around the corner on explorable areas, easy to reach, close to outpost entrances, just waiting to be killed repeately 20++ times per hour.

You realize the bosses in Grenth's Footprint aren't all that far from the outpost, right?

Snograt · Feb 14, 2008, 10:45 AM // 10:45

/signed, but with the same reservation that bilateralrope noted:

-Galrath

+Verata

This could be done at the same time as naming all those un-named bosses out there! Give the lower level bosses greens as well - of a lower level like Shing Jea greens.

Ah, the names I could come up with - The Brainpainer, The Gavel, Flatus' Ill Wind - the list is endless

Sleeper Service · Feb 14, 2008, 10:50 AM // 10:50

Galrath and Verata are the two most interesting villains in Gw, im hesitant to sign this because I feel that they merit a Mission Pack/expansion to expand on their story.

The reward would be a weapon from their "set" (new skins, PVE only added abilities) or a new hero related to them...heck even a bunch of pve only spells that you learn thanks to that adventure.

anyways thats my take on it. heres veratas weapon.

Veratas Spine

2 handed staff
Dark damage: 11-22 (requires 13 Death Magic - needed to trigger pve only weapon abilities)
Halves casting time of spells (Chance: 10%)
Halves skill recharge of spells (Chance: 20%)
Energy +10
Armour +7 (vs elemental)
pve only active: [passive]For every 2 levels in death magic increase minion cap by 1.

MagmaRed · Feb 14, 2008, 02:57 PM // 14:57

If they actually put new greens into the game, I'd prefer to see things we haven't seen before. 20/20, 15^50, +30 is OVERUSED, and not the best option for MANY builds. For example, how many people use a COnjure build on a Ranger or Warrior? Quite a few. SO why not a weapon with:

Max dmg, req 9
15^enchanted
Fiery/Icy/Shocking
+20% enchantments

Or a energy set for casters on a sword/axe/spear:

We already have Totem Axe and Rajazans Fervor:

Max dmg, req 9
+5 energy
+20% enchants
Sundering/Icy

Why not:

Max dmg, req 9
15% dmg/-5 energy
+20% enchants
various prefix

MithranArkanere · Feb 14, 2008, 03:01 PM // 15:01

Galrath can't get greens, he is a 'copycat' boss of Justiciar Hablion. Same skills, same levels and appears only during a quest.
Copycat bosses are like that, like Maximole with Urkal the Ambusher. Maximole even drops Urkal's green.
He could have the same Green like Hablion, but neither Galrath nor Hablion have elite skills, so I wouldn't give them a green.

Verata is a special case. He has no elite skill, but he's so far in the map and so annoying to kill that it could be an option.

Cebe · Feb 14, 2008, 03:20 PM // 15:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yawgmoth

Maw the Mountain Heart - this is The guy that deserves a hot green! He can be encouneted randomly in various locations or always in one hard to reach spot. I can't see a build able to run to him and be able to kill him solo fast and consistently.

Definitely agree with that!

Like Jayne Forestlight, perhaps Maw would benefit from having a few green weapons. Say:

The Mountain Heart
Energy +12 (Requires 9 Soul Reaping)
Halves Casting Time of Curses Spells (20% Chance)
Armor +5 (vs. Elemental Damage)

Maw's Crusher
Cold Damage 19-35 (Requires 9 Hammer Mastery)
Damage +15%
Health Regeneration: -1
Health +30

Dreadnought's Defender
Armor: 16 (Requires 9 Strength)
Armor +5 (vs Elemental Damage)
Health +30

I always agree with more green weapons. Tyria could do with some more fun ones, and so many bosses are worth dropping greens...namely the ones whick take a while to get to...including the Ice Beast in Mineral Springs, the Titan Bosses in Hell's Precipice, and some of the bosses on Perdition Rock...

finally....from [wiki]Rull Browbeater[/wiki]:

The Wammo Shield
Armor 16 (Requires 9 Strength)
Healing Prayers +1 (20% Chance)
Health +45 (while enchanted).

Woop Shotty · Feb 14, 2008, 03:25 PM // 15:25

Lich it (r7 death magic)
- 20 hct of titan summons
- 20 hrt of titan summons
- Provides passive Soul Vortex.
- Your titan summons have [+30hp multiplied by your level of death magic] maximum health.

MithranArkanere · Feb 14, 2008, 03:56 PM // 15:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Woop Shotty

Lich it (r7 death magic)
- 20 hct of titan summons
- 20 hrt of titan summons
- Provides passive Soul Vortex.
- Your titan summons have [+30hp multiplied by your level of death magic] maximum health.

Eh... the Lich's stave was the Orrian Scepter, and it was two handed.
On top of that, players have no Titan summons...

HawkofStorms · Feb 14, 2008, 05:43 PM // 17:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Celestial Beaver

finally....from [wiki]Rull Browbeater[/wiki]:

The Wammo Shield
Armor 16 (Requires 9 Strength)
Healing Prayers +1 (20% Chance)
Health +45 (while enchanted).

BEST... IDEA... EVER!

Jiub · Feb 14, 2008, 05:45 PM // 17:45

/signed
nice idea

i think greens give a bit more character to bosses.
im pretty sure princ rurik's sword has a special name... i cant remember what it is though. i read it somewhere.

MithranArkanere · Feb 14, 2008, 07:58 PM // 19:58

Prince Rurik's Fiery Dragon Sword? XDD

Artorius.Maximus · Feb 14, 2008, 08:51 PM // 20:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by gameshoes3003

The Demon Hell Staff wouldn't be viable as Prophecies has no Soul Reaping spells.

True, although for some reason there is a collector weapon in droks with a soul reaping req (and always has been). Always wondered about that one too.

Randvek · Feb 14, 2008, 10:06 PM // 22:06

I see people looking for groups for Galrath all the time, but point taken.

Of course, you could always have Verata have a chance of dropping both a Necromancer item and Galrath's items. He takes over the area and all, maybe he stole Galrath's stuff.

gameshoes3003 · Feb 15, 2008, 12:24 AM // 00:24

I like Celestial Beaver's suggestions for some greens.

Also like Mithran said, the Eidolon in Mineral Spring should drop a green.
I'm thinking it should drop a trident called:
Water Trident (WOW!!!!!)
11-22 damage (9 water magic)
20% chance to halve recharge time of spells.
Halves casting time of water spells (20%)
Energy +5
Water Magic +1 (20% chance)

Yawgmoth · Feb 15, 2008, 06:52 AM // 06:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Celestial Beaver

finally....from [wiki]Rull Browbeater[/wiki]:

The Wammo Shield
Armor 16 (Requires 9 Strength)
Healing Prayers +1 (20% Chance)
Health +45 (while enchanted).

we have a winner!
Awesome.

After a longer thought I think Perdition Rock bosses would make pretty good choice for green drops.
Do you remember the good old times when Ember Light Camp was always full of PuGs going for elite skill capping? I really enjoyed that, done that with multiple characters, it required many runs because of random boss spawns but the hunt was really fun. Adding some greens there could bring that experience back!
After a little more thought I imagined this place being overran by Ursanway pugs clearing whole area in less than 15 minutes repeately and without any trouble... an estimate of 1 week for even the best of the greens to drop to the value of Grenth's Footprint greens...
Nothing can stop the Bear but the Bear shouldn't stop possible new content! So maybe add just a couple greens, not one for each boss there, so the place won't attract 6 full districts of no-life ursan farmers that want more more more to sell sell sell, but mostly the people who would like one new piece to use themselves or just for a new refreshing gameplay experience.

Edit:

Quote:

...
- 20 hct of titan summons
- 20 hrt of titan summons
...

Coolio! I love the idea of useless mods on greens just for flavor!
Want more of those.

Also, gameshoes3003, your Water Trident staff needs 1 more mod or it's no better than a max clean white with a head and wrapping added. For example 20% chance of half cast time of Water spells.

One more thing - isn't Galrath spawning only during a quest? If yes, he doesn't make a good choice for a green drop. Verata is the right guy for it, I think he's there even during the quest.

MithranArkanere · Feb 15, 2008, 02:52 PM // 14:52

As I already said, Galrath is a copycat boss of Justiciar Hablion (Level 20, 29HM).

He cannot have a Green unless it's acquire somehwere else.

Painbringer · Feb 15, 2008, 06:29 PM // 18:29

/Signed

Glints Egg

Chance of a Green egg to drop from Glint

Double click for a mini Glint pet

Or maybejust weapons like

Glints Scale

+16 Shield
+1 to attribute 20%
+30Health

Glints Fang
Sword
10% furious
+30 health

stretchs · Feb 15, 2008, 09:19 PM // 21:19

Love the posts so far. Great ideas. I do like the idea of Galrath having a green, but understand the idea of it being quest based, instead make him spawn actively all the time in HM. That way you get to go to him anytime you want to attempt to get his green. As for Rurik you would have to get his sword, as it is probably the best known weapon in the game, especially those from n00bsauce level on. Love the idea for the wammo shield, that is fun. More specialized weap greens are fun, things like the caster weaps (+5e and +20% enchant), or the Conjure martial weaps (elemental prefix & 20% enchant). They both are used and currently are made only through inscriptions atm. I would be fine seeing greens only drop in HM in Tyria even. Just something to excite things in the old continent

MithranArkanere · Feb 15, 2008, 09:45 PM // 21:45

Well, there's actually some bosses that are not 'copycats' but the same boss (same name) appearing more than once. Like Kenshin Steelhand.

If that is the case, you could make Galrath appear somewhere else... but again, I would make that second gren-dropping version of Galrath level 24 and with an elite skill.