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TheRaven · Sep 26, 2007, 11:02 AM // 11:02

lol, the whole runes thing confused me. Stacking/Non-Stacking, the superior has to go on the head piece? Why? Mine is on the chest. Took me 6 months to get that all straightened out.

Also, since I understand runes well, I also didn't understand why my Assassin (my first and only char) couldn't use a bow just as well as daggers. She was half ranger and I preferred using the bow over daggers. She didn't die as much. A guildie pointed out that my Assassin could never be as good with a bow as a ranger due to runes.

Here's one that still confuses me. My 55 Necro dies and instantly goes to 1 HP. Huh?? 15% of 55 = 8.25. Sooo, shouldn't my 55 Necro have 37 hp after dying just once?

Commander Ryker · Sep 26, 2007, 12:15 PM // 12:15

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Originally Posted by shanaya

I think I'd got as far as Riverside Province before I realised that you could tell the profession of a boss by its aura.

I had to get a better vid card to see that and then I was amazed. I thought it was something new. I'm glad I was with friends when I first saw it.

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Originally Posted by shanaya

I'd been playing GW for well over a year before I fully understood all the controls for targetting foes, allies and picking up loot.

Me too and I still learn new stuff.

RhanoctJocosa · Sep 26, 2007, 12:53 PM // 12:53

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Originally Posted by holymasamune

My first char was an ele, and I was confused about the "6 fire magic" requirement. I wasn't sure if I needed 6 in that attribute or 6 fire magic skills :O

Lol that's almost cute :P

Gee it's been more than two years. I'd say runes and them stacking would be the toughest part of GW to comprehend for me.

hehe

Spellforge · Sep 26, 2007, 01:06 PM // 13:06

I created my first character as a warrior/elementalist and couldn't work out why I never had any energy and could only get one "spell" off in a fight and have to wait for my energy to recharge such a long time - didn't feel very uber to me (I wanted armour and throw fireballs about) - I had to wait until i got through the desert to get that changed.

Also the trash icon - yes it was always there but somehow I just couldn't see it

take_me · Sep 26, 2007, 02:57 PM // 14:57

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Originally Posted by TwinRaven

Capping skills used to be harder....the boss had to be alive AND had to have just used the skill..."NO, NO, DON'T KILL HIM!!!" Ah, the good old days.

I guess the hardest thing for me to grasp in the beginning was why every group sat around and refused to leave without 2 monks...ugh. Oh, yeah...still the same. Bah!

Lol, right... I remember that from the betas when I tried to cap Vigorous Spirit outside Yak's Bend, good old days

lordpwn · Sep 26, 2007, 06:56 PM // 18:56

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Originally Posted by TheRaven

Here's one that still confuses me. My 55 Necro dies and instantly goes to 1 HP. Huh?? 15% of 55 = 8.25. Sooo, shouldn't my 55 Necro have 37 hp after dying just once?

The death penalty is calculated from your base maximum health, not the maximum health modified by your gear. Level 20 characters have a base maximum health of 480, and 15% of that is 72. Since 55-72 would be negative your health gets capped at 1 instead.

Gileads · Sep 26, 2007, 07:01 PM // 19:01

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Originally Posted by quickmonty

When I first left pre-searing I dreaded the Charr.

The Charr were scary at first and seeing level 20 toons in ascalon.I think not knowing I could bring hench with me on quests after pre-searing and getting killed alot because I never read the manual, also was confused about the rune thing,yes I miss those old days in GW

enxa · Sep 26, 2007, 10:38 PM // 22:38

I started out with Factions and the tablets spread arround the Shing Jea Monestery were very useful, they thought me most of the things concerning basic mechanics (especially what is adrenaline since my first char was a warr), so the biggest problem was how to get better armor, and why do i gain more health when i level up but not energy.
And one more thing that i havent figured out for a very long time (and still not sure about it now), when you press ctrl all the players names show up, some names are light blue, some are dark blue... This frustrated me so much because i would get no answer whenever i asked someone.
(now i think it shows luxon/kurzick allegiance, does it?)

More Outrage · Sep 26, 2007, 11:24 PM // 23:24

Like many others it was the stacking or rather non stacking of runes. I remember runing up my mesmer with five +30hp runes and thinking maybe they only work outside. Duh! Then trying to salvage them back until I lost a piece of my armour, that hurt.

More Outrage · Sep 26, 2007, 11:27 PM // 23:27

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Originally Posted by enxa

And one more thing that i havent figured out for a very long time (and still not sure about it now), when you press ctrl all the players names show up, some names are light blue, some are dark blue... This frustrated me so much because i would get no answer whenever i asked someone.
(now i think it shows luxon/kurzick allegiance, does it?)

Darker blue shows they are in a party even if it`s only heros or hench.

T RAND · Sep 27, 2007, 12:24 AM // 00:24

My first character. I completed Iron Mines Of Moladune. Halfway through Abbadon's Mouth my DP is 60. The other party members were telling me that I had to be infused. I told them that I had done the infusion mission. I finally realized that something wasn't right.
Originally I thought that when the guy carrying the Eidolon thing gave it to the weird floating creature that all the party members were instantly infused.
I made it through Ring Of Fire and Abbadon's Mouth without having infused armor. Racked up a lot of deaths though.

azizul1975 · Sep 27, 2007, 02:41 AM // 02:41

tomes

as a newbie i thought the elite tome can be used many times since the name is ELITE !!! only after using it i realized that all tomes are consumable once only.

and one more thing in the early days of playing GW, i thought the higher the req of a weapon, the more valuable it is...

lol

Roo Ella · Sep 27, 2007, 04:06 AM // 04:06

Was a few when I started 2 years ago lol
1st was when I went post for the first time why I kept getting DP when I never got it in Pre.

Stupidest mistake I ever did was getting "run" to Droks as everyone seamed to be doing it so I followed along cause i thought thats how it was
and was only lvl 14 I think and once there getting expensive Armour dyeing it black O.o
adding runes to it and then realizing had the wrong one on one of them
(was still getting used to how runes worked) went to salvage the rune cause it was expensive
and lost the piece. What a waste of money.
so that was a Tough lesson to learn

segnisletum · Sep 27, 2007, 07:40 AM // 07:40

This is one of the best threads I have read in a long time.

Stacking/non-stacking for me. My first char was a warrior and it had a major sword, major tactics, and a superior tactics. I don't know what I was thinking. But I quickly saw that the tactics wasn't adding up, look at the rune and figured thats what non-stacking means. Somehow I translated that into you are only allowed one non-stacking rune total. So I went to change my second char, an ele, to fix it there too before I forgot. Then I noticed that its superior fire, my prize it was so expensive, and my superior energy storage (I really didn't comprehend hp) were both showing. That wasn't max armor, probably whatever was at ascalon city if not starter, but I used it until the ring of fire because I thought that the armor had somehow glitched to give me both.

On top of that, I started playing right before nightfall and insignia. Wasted a lot of money on it before I realized my proph character wasn't allowed to use it. Am glad they fixed that though.

free_fall · Sep 27, 2007, 04:19 PM // 16:19

For me, it was The Wilds mission in Proph.

My very first char was a ranger and I was rolling along through the game just using hench, until I got to this mission and just hit a brick wall.

Now, I don't remember if I'd already joined my guild or if I joined it just so I could do so, but this was the first mission which I asked my guildies for assistance on.

pkodyssey · Sep 27, 2007, 04:47 PM // 16:47

Making my first toon a N/W. Well wouldn't a "Death Night" be cool? Not if you can't get an appropriate elite. I almost re-rolled him. Started 3 more toons and maxed them out before going back to my Necro.

btw, I never ended up playing a "death night". Once I found a build for the SS I started to play him again.

Sep 27, 2007, 02:41 AM // 02:41	#32
azizul1975 Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: GMT+8 Guild: The Elite Guard of Tyria (TEGO) Profession: Mo/	tomes as a newbie i thought the elite tome can be used many times since the name is ELITE !!! only after using it i realized that all tomes are consumable once only. and one more thing in the early days of playing GW, i thought the higher the req of a weapon, the more valuable it is... lol Last edited by azizul1975; Sep 27, 2007 at 02:47 AM // 02:47..

Sep 26, 2007, 11:02 AM // 11:02	#21
TheRaven Desert Nomad Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Virginia Guild: Spirit of Elisha Profession: W/	lol, the whole runes thing confused me. Stacking/Non-Stacking, the superior has to go on the head piece? Why? Mine is on the chest. Took me 6 months to get that all straightened out. Also, since I understand runes well, I also didn't understand why my Assassin (my first and only char) couldn't use a bow just as well as daggers. She was half ranger and I preferred using the bow over daggers. She didn't die as much. A guildie pointed out that my Assassin could never be as good with a bow as a ranger due to runes. Here's one that still confuses me. My 55 Necro dies and instantly goes to 1 HP. Huh?? 15% of 55 = 8.25. Sooo, shouldn't my 55 Necro have 37 hp after dying just once?

Sep 26, 2007, 01:06 PM // 13:06	#24
Spellforge Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: Guildless Profession: N/	I created my first character as a warrior/elementalist and couldn't work out why I never had any energy and could only get one "spell" off in a fight and have to wait for my energy to recharge such a long time - didn't feel very uber to me (I wanted armour and throw fireballs about) - I had to wait until i got through the desert to get that changed. Also the trash icon - yes it was always there but somehow I just couldn't see it

Sep 26, 2007, 10:38 PM // 22:38	#28
enxa Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Novi Sad, Serbia Profession: Rt/	I started out with Factions and the tablets spread arround the Shing Jea Monestery were very useful, they thought me most of the things concerning basic mechanics (especially what is adrenaline since my first char was a warr), so the biggest problem was how to get better armor, and why do i gain more health when i level up but not energy. And one more thing that i havent figured out for a very long time (and still not sure about it now), when you press ctrl all the players names show up, some names are light blue, some are dark blue... This frustrated me so much because i would get no answer whenever i asked someone. (now i think it shows luxon/kurzick allegiance, does it?)

Sep 26, 2007, 11:24 PM // 23:24	#29
More Outrage Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yorkshire Guild: GOO	Like many others it was the stacking or rather non stacking of runes. I remember runing up my mesmer with five +30hp runes and thinking maybe they only work outside. Duh! Then trying to salvage them back until I lost a piece of my armour, that hurt.

Sep 27, 2007, 12:24 AM // 00:24	#31
T RAND Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005 Guild: The Axe Gang Profession: E/	My first character. I completed Iron Mines Of Moladune. Halfway through Abbadon's Mouth my DP is 60. The other party members were telling me that I had to be infused. I told them that I had done the infusion mission. I finally realized that something wasn't right. Originally I thought that when the guy carrying the Eidolon thing gave it to the weird floating creature that all the party members were instantly infused. I made it through Ring Of Fire and Abbadon's Mouth without having infused armor. Racked up a lot of deaths though.

Sep 27, 2007, 04:06 AM // 04:06	#33
Roo Ella Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Australia Guild: Oz Profession: E/R	Was a few when I started 2 years ago lol 1st was when I went post for the first time why I kept getting DP when I never got it in Pre. Stupidest mistake I ever did was getting "run" to Droks as everyone seamed to be doing it so I followed along cause i thought thats how it was and was only lvl 14 I think and once there getting expensive Armour dyeing it black O.o adding runes to it and then realizing had the wrong one on one of them (was still getting used to how runes worked) went to salvage the rune cause it was expensive and lost the piece. What a waste of money. so that was a Tough lesson to learn

Sep 27, 2007, 07:40 AM // 07:40	#34
segnisletum Academy Page Join Date: Mar 2007 Profession: N/	This is one of the best threads I have read in a long time. Stacking/non-stacking for me. My first char was a warrior and it had a major sword, major tactics, and a superior tactics. I don't know what I was thinking. But I quickly saw that the tactics wasn't adding up, look at the rune and figured thats what non-stacking means. Somehow I translated that into you are only allowed one non-stacking rune total. So I went to change my second char, an ele, to fix it there too before I forgot. Then I noticed that its superior fire, my prize it was so expensive, and my superior energy storage (I really didn't comprehend hp) were both showing. That wasn't max armor, probably whatever was at ascalon city if not starter, but I used it until the ring of fire because I thought that the armor had somehow glitched to give me both. On top of that, I started playing right before nightfall and insignia. Wasted a lot of money on it before I realized my proph character wasn't allowed to use it. Am glad they fixed that though.

Sep 27, 2007, 04:19 PM // 16:19	#35
free_fall Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Oct 2005	For me, it was The Wilds mission in Proph. My very first char was a ranger and I was rolling along through the game just using hench, until I got to this mission and just hit a brick wall. Now, I don't remember if I'd already joined my guild or if I joined it just so I could do so, but this was the first mission which I asked my guildies for assistance on.

Sep 27, 2007, 04:47 PM // 16:47	#36
pkodyssey Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a cardboard box with Internet Guild: The Order of the Frozen Tundra (TofT) Profession: N/	Making my first toon a N/W. Well wouldn't a "Death Night" be cool? Not if you can't get an appropriate elite. I almost re-rolled him. Started 3 more toons and maxed them out before going back to my Necro. btw, I never ended up playing a "death night". Once I found a build for the SS I started to play him again.