What does "1" mean? - Guild Wars Forums

own age myname · Oct 19, 2009, 09:43 PM // 21:43

I seen over my playing time of Guild Wars, when if your ready, everyone puts up a "1". I've just followed the trend and just put a 1 when I'm ready.

I was just kind of curious, is from Age of Empires(a popular RTS game)? I know when you type "1" a midi sound plays and says "yes" and when you type 2 then it says "no" and there a bunch of different saying for each number.

Just curious.

End · Oct 19, 2009, 09:45 PM // 21:45

Your pretty much right

(note pretty much put in for that annoying 12 char minimum if I can answer a question in less then 12 whats the problem)

Covah · Oct 19, 2009, 09:49 PM // 21:49

Originally it was "type your number if you are ready (party list number)" but everyone just does "1" for "ready".

Atro · Oct 19, 2009, 10:18 PM // 22:18

Basically a shorter way of saying ready

padme naberrie · Oct 19, 2009, 10:20 PM // 22:20

I have always thought it was coming as a habit from 80s and 90s softwares.
Usually it would ask you to type 1 for yes, and 2 for no.
At later stages it was [y]es/[[n]o, etc.
you know the drill.

Evil Eye · Oct 19, 2009, 10:22 PM // 22:22

it was 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 for your party number if you were ready but everyone just does 1 now

jonnieboi05 · Oct 19, 2009, 10:22 PM // 22:22

Yep. What everyone else has said. "Are you ready?" "1."

Although... I personally never say "1". I think it's rather stupid. I am one of those grammar nazi guys who hate/see "u", "ur", ect; I like to apply my 'wasted' 17 years of life in school with everything I do and show I haz erned mi edu-ma-cation.

~LeNa~

stanzhao · Oct 19, 2009, 10:23 PM // 22:23

yeah, as said above. it pretty much used to mean if you were ready, you would hit your number in your party order.

so if you were number 3 in the party list, youd just hit 3 when ready. but now days its hard to stretch across the keyboard over a subway sandwich, so you just hit 1

Eragon Zarroc · Oct 19, 2009, 10:25 PM // 22:25

just means rdy, no origin interpretations needed ;-)

Kook~NBK~ · Oct 19, 2009, 10:25 PM // 22:25

"1" in the case of party forming means "I have set my skill bar and attributes appropriately for the upcoming mission, I have finished all business with the various NPCs here in town, I have all of the equipment needed, and I've done my homework, chores, and any other RL duties that may pull me away from the mission/quest/whatever."

russiansteven · Oct 19, 2009, 10:30 PM // 22:30

I am ready is basically what 1 means

ele pl · Oct 19, 2009, 10:31 PM // 22:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kook~NBK~

"1" in the case of party forming means "I have set my skill bar and attributes appropriately for the upcoming mission, I have finished all business with the various NPCs here in town, I have all of the equipment needed, and I've done my homework, chores, and any other RL duties that may pull me away from the mission/quest/whatever."

Everything true but the bolded part

People leave i the middle of

Quote:

mission/quest/whatever

that's why heroes become so popular.

Btw. I always thought Guild Wars has a special way of saying rdy, because i rarely see "1" in other mmos.

Shayne Hawke · Oct 19, 2009, 10:43 PM // 22:43

The meaning and origin is exactly as you guessed, OP.

I personally never use it, except at the end of my part of the MQSC run. Every other time, I say, "Ready," or, "/ready," because I think using such unnecessary abbreviations is... unnecessary.

Icy The Mage · Oct 19, 2009, 11:44 PM // 23:44

Quote:

I have set my skill bar and attributes appropriately for the upcoming mission, I have finished all business with the various NPCs here in town, I have all of the equipment needed, and I've done my homework, chores, and any other RL duties that may pull me away from the mission/quest/whatever.

I just copied and pasted that into a notepad document in 3 seperate lines, which I'm going to paste from now on to indicate that I'm ready whenever the group leader asks

Zebideedee · Oct 19, 2009, 11:53 PM // 23:53

1 means rdy, the only conclusion I can come up with is hideous laziness that led to a single key press rather that type "Ready!" or "Rdy" (caps lock optional

) but seems to have caught on nevertheless

sonofthort · Oct 20, 2009, 12:51 AM // 00:51

I find it very lazy that people say 1, I usually say "one".

Sinister Thirteen · Oct 20, 2009, 01:56 AM // 01:56

I've used '1' without really considering the history. I had always considered that in computer programming, 1 is true and 0 is false, so never had an issue answering '1' for ready. Pretty sure I will continue to use 1, if only to aggravate everyone who thinks it's lazy.

Enar. · Oct 20, 2009, 12:29 PM // 12:29

+1 as ready
or you reply or agree what person before you said.

Dobermann · Oct 20, 2009, 12:43 PM // 12:43

done/ready...

The Scorpion Knight · Oct 20, 2009, 01:54 PM // 13:54

done/ready...

Oct 19, 2009, 09:43 PM // 21:43	#1
own age myname Desert Nomad Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Minnesota Guild: [TAS] Profession: R/	What does "1" mean? I seen over my playing time of Guild Wars, when if your ready, everyone puts up a "1". I've just followed the trend and just put a 1 when I'm ready. I was just kind of curious, is from Age of Empires(a popular RTS game)? I know when you type "1" a midi sound plays and says "yes" and when you type 2 then it says "no" and there a bunch of different saying for each number. Just curious.

Oct 19, 2009, 09:45 PM // 21:45	#2
End Forge Runner Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rubbing Potassium on water fountains. Guild: LF guild that teaches MTSC (did it long ago before gw2 came out and I quit...but I barely remember) Profession: N/A	Your pretty much right (note pretty much put in for that annoying 12 char minimum if I can answer a question in less then 12 whats the problem)

Oct 19, 2009, 09:49 PM // 21:49	#3
Covah Forge Runner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Guild: Catching Jellyfish With [소N트T ] Profession: Me/Rt	Originally it was "type your number if you are ready (party list number)" but everyone just does "1" for "ready".

Oct 19, 2009, 10:18 PM // 22:18	#4
Atro Miss the good ol' days Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Where don't I live? Profession: A/	Basically a shorter way of saying ready

Oct 19, 2009, 10:20 PM // 22:20	#5
padme naberrie Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jul 2006 Guild: EotW Profession: E/	I have always thought it was coming as a habit from 80s and 90s softwares. Usually it would ask you to type 1 for yes, and 2 for no. At later stages it was [y]es/[[n]o, etc. you know the drill.

Oct 19, 2009, 10:22 PM // 22:22	#6
Evil Eye Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Dec 2007 Profession: P/Me	it was 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 for your party number if you were ready but everyone just does 1 now

Oct 19, 2009, 10:22 PM // 22:22	#7
jonnieboi05 Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mableton, Georgia Guild: Guild Ancestors Reunited [?????????]	Yep. What everyone else has said. "Are you ready?" "1." Although... I personally never say "1". I think it's rather stupid. I am one of those grammar nazi guys who hate/see "u", "ur", ect; I like to apply my 'wasted' 17 years of life in school with everything I do and show I haz erned mi edu-ma-cation. ~LeNa~

Oct 19, 2009, 10:23 PM // 22:23	#8
stanzhao Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2008	yeah, as said above. it pretty much used to mean if you were ready, you would hit your number in your party order. so if you were number 3 in the party list, youd just hit 3 when ready. but now days its hard to stretch across the keyboard over a subway sandwich, so you just hit 1

Oct 19, 2009, 10:25 PM // 22:25	#9
Eragon Zarroc Atra estern?? ono thelduin Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Madness Incarnate Guild: [Duo] Profession: W/P	just means rdy, no origin interpretations needed ;-)

Oct 19, 2009, 10:25 PM // 22:25	#10
Kook~NBK~ Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A little chalet outside Drok's Guild: Natural Born Killaz	"1" in the case of party forming means "I have set my skill bar and attributes appropriately for the upcoming mission, I have finished all business with the various NPCs here in town, I have all of the equipment needed, and I've done my homework, chores, and any other RL duties that may pull me away from the mission/quest/whatever."

Oct 19, 2009, 10:30 PM // 22:30	#11
russiansteven Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In a chair Profession: R/Mo	I am ready is basically what 1 means

Oct 19, 2009, 10:43 PM // 22:43	#13
Shayne Hawke Departed from Tyria Join Date: May 2007 Guild: Clan Dethryche [dth] Profession: R/	The meaning and origin is exactly as you guessed, OP. I personally never use it, except at the end of my part of the MQSC run. Every other time, I say, "Ready," or, "/ready," because I think using such unnecessary abbreviations is... unnecessary.

Oct 19, 2009, 11:53 PM // 23:53	#15
Zebideedee Jungle Guide Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: 55?? 57' 0" N / 3?? 12' 0" W Profession: N/Me	1 means rdy, the only conclusion I can come up with is hideous laziness that led to a single key press rather that type "Ready!" or "Rdy" (caps lock optional ) but seems to have caught on nevertheless

Oct 20, 2009, 12:51 AM // 00:51	#16
sonofthort Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: The Legends Of Melee [SSBM] Profession: Mo/	I find it very lazy that people say 1, I usually say "one".

Oct 20, 2009, 01:56 AM // 01:56	#17
Sinister Thirteen Academy Page Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: So Cal GMT +8 Guild: WON Profession: A/D	I've used '1' without really considering the history. I had always considered that in computer programming, 1 is true and 0 is false, so never had an issue answering '1' for ready. Pretty sure I will continue to use 1, if only to aggravate everyone who thinks it's lazy.

Oct 20, 2009, 12:29 PM // 12:29	#18
Enar. Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Estonia Profession: W/	+1 as ready or you reply or agree what person before you said.

Oct 20, 2009, 12:43 PM // 12:43	#19
Dobermann Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jul 2006	done/ready...

Oct 20, 2009, 01:54 PM // 13:54	#20
The Scorpion Knight Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2009	done/ready...