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nacho3232 · Jun 22, 2009, 05:44 PM // 17:44

I never gotten or bought one, but the question that I have is I have the first 2 games they made factions being the last if I by a elite tomb will I have the options of a elite off a expansion I don't have? I hope so because it seems in PVP you must have the last expansion to get the upper edge

Targren · Jun 22, 2009, 05:45 PM // 17:45

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Originally Posted by nacho3232

I never gotten or bought one, but the question that I have is I have the first to games they made factions being the last if I by a elite tomb will I have the options of a elite off a expansion I don't have?

1. No, you have to have the expansion to get a skill from that expansion.

2. The word is "tome."

nacho3232 · Jun 22, 2009, 05:47 PM // 17:47

drag thanks for the quick reply

Niila · Jun 22, 2009, 06:53 PM // 18:53

Slight offtopic:

Why do people call tomes "tombs"? When browsing trade channel, be it european or american districts, I see "wtb elite necro tomb" "wts war tomb". Where does such a mistake come from? Is there something else than those words looking pretty similiar with each other? Why doesn't people call todays zaishen quest iron mines of moladunb?

Quaker · Jun 22, 2009, 06:57 PM // 18:57

Maybe they are looking for a place to bury their characters?

Bob Slydell · Jun 22, 2009, 07:03 PM // 19:03

I guess the word "tomb" comes from people being lazy or something who knows.

To answer OP's question, you can only get skills from TOMES that are from the games you have, you cannot get skills from other games. Same goes for skill trainer and most obviously......... capping.

G_MAGNUS · Jun 22, 2009, 09:24 PM // 21:24

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Originally Posted by Niila

Slight offtopic:

Why do people call tomes "tombs"? When browsing trade channel, be it european or american districts, I see "wtb elite necro tomb" "wts war tomb". Where does such a mistake come from? Is there something else than those words looking pretty similiar with each other? Why doesn't people call todays zaishen quest iron mines of moladunb?

Could be a simple matter of a language barrier, errors in translations that get passed on. By the way, it's: "Why don't people call today's...." ;P

HawkofStorms · Jun 22, 2009, 09:48 PM // 21:48

Tomb and tome are homophones. For anybody not a native English speaker, it doesn't make a lot of sense. Tomb is a soft b, and is not pronounced like "comb" with a hard b. The word tomb is pronounced "two-m" and tome is pronounced "toe-m." Anyone who has heard the word tome spoken (via vent, etc) could easily mistake one word for the other. Plus, when you see so many people misspelling it, a lot of people who have never seen a tome just start parroting the error.

Niila · Jun 22, 2009, 10:24 PM // 22:24

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Originally Posted by G_MAGNUS

Could be a simple matter of a language barrier, errors in translations that get passed on. By the way, it's: "Why don't people call today's...." ;P

Yeah, not like I'm good at english by myself. It doesn't help to post in a hurry either.

HawkofStorms:

Thank you, as I think of it now, it kinda makes sense. Strange how pronouncing affects to writing as well.

Jun 22, 2009, 05:44 PM // 17:44	#1
nacho3232 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jun 2009	elite tome skill help I never gotten or bought one, but the question that I have is I have the first 2 games they made factions being the last if I by a elite tomb will I have the options of a elite off a expansion I don't have? I hope so because it seems in PVP you must have the last expansion to get the upper edge

Jun 22, 2009, 05:47 PM // 17:47	#3
nacho3232 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jun 2009	drag thanks for the quick reply

Jun 22, 2009, 06:53 PM // 18:53	#4
Niila Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Oct 2006	Slight offtopic: Why do people call tomes "tombs"? When browsing trade channel, be it european or american districts, I see "wtb elite necro tomb" "wts war tomb". Where does such a mistake come from? Is there something else than those words looking pretty similiar with each other? Why doesn't people call todays zaishen quest iron mines of moladunb?

Jun 22, 2009, 06:57 PM // 18:57	#5
Quaker Hell's Protector Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Guild: Brothers Disgruntled	Maybe they are looking for a place to bury their characters?

Jun 22, 2009, 07:03 PM // 19:03	#6
Bob Slydell Forge Runner Join Date: Jan 2007	I guess the word "tomb" comes from people being lazy or something who knows. To answer OP's question, you can only get skills from TOMES that are from the games you have, you cannot get skills from other games. Same goes for skill trainer and most obviously......... capping.

Jun 22, 2009, 09:48 PM // 21:48	#8
HawkofStorms Hall Hero Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: E/	Tomb and tome are homophones. For anybody not a native English speaker, it doesn't make a lot of sense. Tomb is a soft b, and is not pronounced like "comb" with a hard b. The word tomb is pronounced "two-m" and tome is pronounced "toe-m." Anyone who has heard the word tome spoken (via vent, etc) could easily mistake one word for the other. Plus, when you see so many people misspelling it, a lot of people who have never seen a tome just start parroting the error.