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Former Ruling · Sep 01, 2010, 09:57 PM // 21:57

I saw a trailer for GW2 and I thought "hey, I remember playing that years ago" - a trip to the game website and an hour of downloading/remembering passwords later I'm standing in the Temple of Ages on my old ranger. Ahh memories.

It had been somewhere between 2-3 years since I last played the characters. I remember having quit because a friend begged me into going to WoW instead and sometime after I bought the preorder to GW:EN and played on the open weekend or w/e before it's launch just to see if GW had added enough to spark my interest again..it hadn't so I uninstalled.

When I logged in every character had 2-3 birthday gifts waiting, even the temp pvp-only characters lol. Including one 5 yr one.

I think in spare time later I may look up newer hero-team builds (2 years of skill tweaks I know must have changed the build-atmosphere) and finish out my ranger's elite skill hunter titles, he was short like 7 from factions, and a few from original. Don't have GW:EN so I end there I think. lol

Anyway, point of the thread is basically hey - after many years Im one of those players that comes back around to his games. hows things been these years? lol

*lemming* · Sep 01, 2010, 10:03 PM // 22:03

I remember you.

Game balance hasn't really gotten any better since Nightfall, if you were wondering. Meta builds are documented at gw-memorial.net.

There aren't any new elites that count towards your title in EotN afaik.

Former Ruling · Sep 02, 2010, 01:30 AM // 01:30

I see MM necro is popular still.

And some N/rt as the healer? lol

anyone know how mesmers are for gvg now? Thats what I always PvPed as

Moonstalker · Sep 02, 2010, 01:37 AM // 01:37

Mesmers got a HUGE buff. I don't know about GvG, as I sailed that boat last summer, but mesmers were seldom used then. I'm not sure about now, But I'm sure they are used frequently.

*Darcy* · Sep 02, 2010, 02:30 AM // 02:30

Mesmers are now popular everywhere due to skill changes that gave them AoE damage.

You might want to get a copy of EotN and start your HoM. It will let you reserve character names for GW2 and some other benefits that we should be learning about in the next few months. You can also check out the Zaishen Dailies and the War in Kryta content. Amazon usually sells it for about $7.50.

jonnieboi05 · Sep 02, 2010, 02:35 AM // 02:35

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Originally Posted by lemming

There aren't any new elites that count towards your title in EotN afaik.

There's not.

Karate Jesus · Sep 02, 2010, 03:00 AM // 03:00

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Originally Posted by Former Ruling

And some N/rt as the healer? lol

In PvE, E/Mo's are really popular now too.

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Originally Posted by Former Ruling

anyone know how mesmers are for gvg now? Thats what I always PvPed as

They were wildly overpowered due to a recent buff, but some of the recent updates have helped to fix that. If you liked playing Mesmers in PvP, then you'll still be comfortable playing them.

Interrupts are stronger, you can do more damage, shut-down is easier, and you can still control the ebb and flow of a match if you're good enough.

HawkofStorms · Sep 02, 2010, 03:18 AM // 03:18

N/Rt healers are popular with heroes since they don't know how to use energy management too well. Soul reaping keeps em fully charged with energy all the time so they can spam away skills.

Anyway, welcome back

Pleikki · Sep 02, 2010, 04:31 AM // 04:31

Welcome back! I Remember your name around here i think!

Black Metal · Sep 02, 2010, 05:27 AM // 05:27

Congrats on leaving the game for several years and NOT having your acct stolen then banned for whatever the acct jacker did with it.

There was a serious rash around the beginning of this year where acct jackers figured out a way to steal ppls accts, then ppl who logged into their accts after xx months / years finding them banned, and making threads here.

Yeah, check out mesmers, spirit spammers, the War in Kryta content, Nicholas the Traveler, Zaishen missions and bounties, and gear up for Halloween.

Darcy's advice regarding purchasing EotN and trying to knock out a few Hall of Monuments statues in order to unlock stuff in GW2 is an excellent point. Anet has stated that the exact rewards will be announced very soon, perhaps at this weekend's PAX.

Former Ruling · Sep 06, 2010, 05:05 PM // 17:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Black Metal

Congrats on leaving the game for several years and NOT having your acct stolen then banned for whatever the acct jacker did with it.

There was a serious rash around the beginning of this year where acct jackers figured out a way to steal ppls accts, then ppl who logged into their accts after xx months / years finding them banned, and making threads here.

Yeah, check out mesmers, spirit spammers, the War in Kryta content, Nicholas the Traveler, Zaishen missions and bounties, and gear up for Halloween.

Darcy's advice regarding purchasing EotN and trying to knock out a few Hall of Monuments statues in order to unlock stuff in GW2 is an excellent point. Anet has stated that the exact rewards will be announced very soon, perhaps at this weekend's PAX.

Maybe because the email attached to my account doesn't even exist anymore? lol

I have played alittle to get some more elite skills and figured out why I never finished - skill points. I need a lot of them, and don't know where the fastest exp is gotten anymore.

Sep 01, 2010, 09:57 PM // 21:57	#1
Former Ruling Grotto Attendant Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cedartown, Georgia Profession: R/	Just reinstalled the game I saw a trailer for GW2 and I thought "hey, I remember playing that years ago" - a trip to the game website and an hour of downloading/remembering passwords later I'm standing in the Temple of Ages on my old ranger. Ahh memories. It had been somewhere between 2-3 years since I last played the characters. I remember having quit because a friend begged me into going to WoW instead and sometime after I bought the preorder to GW:EN and played on the open weekend or w/e before it's launch just to see if GW had added enough to spark my interest again..it hadn't so I uninstalled. When I logged in every character had 2-3 birthday gifts waiting, even the temp pvp-only characters lol. Including one 5 yr one. I think in spare time later I may look up newer hero-team builds (2 years of skill tweaks I know must have changed the build-atmosphere) and finish out my ranger's elite skill hunter titles, he was short like 7 from factions, and a few from original. Don't have GW:EN so I end there I think. lol Anyway, point of the thread is basically hey - after many years Im one of those players that comes back around to his games. hows things been these years? lol

Sep 01, 2010, 10:03 PM // 22:03	#2
lemming The Hotshot Join Date: May 2006 Location: Honolulu Guild: International District [id???]	I remember you. Game balance hasn't really gotten any better since Nightfall, if you were wondering. Meta builds are documented at gw-memorial.net. There aren't any new elites that count towards your title in EotN afaik. __________________ Interested in GvG? Want to watch some high-level PvP? Check out some streams and recordings!

Sep 02, 2010, 02:30 AM // 02:30	#5
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	Mesmers are now popular everywhere due to skill changes that gave them AoE damage. You might want to get a copy of EotN and start your HoM. It will let you reserve character names for GW2 and some other benefits that we should be learning about in the next few months. You can also check out the Zaishen Dailies and the War in Kryta content. Amazon usually sells it for about $7.50. __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

Sep 02, 2010, 04:31 AM // 04:31	#9
Pleikki WTB q8 15^50 Weapons! Join Date: Nov 2006 Guild: ???oo ???ugs ???lan [?????????]	Welcome back! I Remember your name around here i think! __________________ -->My Buy Thread!<--

Sep 02, 2010, 01:30 AM // 01:30	#3
Former Ruling Grotto Attendant Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cedartown, Georgia Profession: R/	I see MM necro is popular still. And some N/rt as the healer? lol anyone know how mesmers are for gvg now? Thats what I always PvPed as

Sep 02, 2010, 01:37 AM // 01:37	#4
Moonstalker Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jan 2007 Guild: Club Of A Thousand Pandas [LOD???] Profession: Mo/	Mesmers got a HUGE buff. I don't know about GvG, as I sailed that boat last summer, but mesmers were seldom used then. I'm not sure about now, But I'm sure they are used frequently.

Sep 02, 2010, 03:18 AM // 03:18	#8
HawkofStorms Hall Hero Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: E/	N/Rt healers are popular with heroes since they don't know how to use energy management too well. Soul reaping keeps em fully charged with energy all the time so they can spam away skills. Anyway, welcome back

Sep 02, 2010, 05:27 AM // 05:27	#10
Black Metal Desert Nomad Join Date: Jan 2009 Profession: N/	Congrats on leaving the game for several years and NOT having your acct stolen then banned for whatever the acct jacker did with it. There was a serious rash around the beginning of this year where acct jackers figured out a way to steal ppls accts, then ppl who logged into their accts after xx months / years finding them banned, and making threads here. Yeah, check out mesmers, spirit spammers, the War in Kryta content, Nicholas the Traveler, Zaishen missions and bounties, and gear up for Halloween. Darcy's advice regarding purchasing EotN and trying to knock out a few Hall of Monuments statues in order to unlock stuff in GW2 is an excellent point. Anet has stated that the exact rewards will be announced very soon, perhaps at this weekend's PAX.