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PinoyBoy · Aug 25, 2008, 03:58 AM // 03:58

Hey guys, I'm getting back into GW since losing interest late last year, and I was wondering if someone could bring me back to speed on important changes.

I have all the campaigns, except GWEN, which I'll be buying pretty soon.

Thanks in advance!

Pleikki · Aug 25, 2008, 04:07 AM // 04:07

Ppl dont Pug farm anymore, With gwen there came so much PvE skills that PvE is Ridicilous easy.. ppl only Grind for titles...

Nick Of Troy · Aug 25, 2008, 09:02 AM // 09:02

Important changes? There have some pretty big changes in the way a lot of the skills in GW work, so if you had any specific builds you used to use, you probably want to have a look at the wiki. I think a few of the elite areas like the Underworld and Realm of Torment have had some large changes too.

Welcome back, and hope your GW experience is good!

Spazzer · Aug 25, 2008, 09:10 AM // 09:10

There's no more Victory or Death.
There are no more guild thieves.
There are no more gates or gate locks.
Matches end at 28 minutes and are decided by the total amount of damage done to the guild lord.
Guild Lord has lower health.
Morale boosts give guild lord higher health.
NPCs no longer move (no vod; can still pull footies and knights)
NPC skill bars have changed.

So basically everything has changed.

upier · Aug 25, 2008, 10:39 AM // 10:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by PinoyBoy

Hey guys, I'm getting back into GW since losing interest late last year, and I was wondering if someone could bring me back to speed on important changes.

I have all the campaigns, except GWEN, which I'll be buying pretty soon.

Thanks in advance!

Do you PvE?
If so - if you lost interest then - don't expect to get it back.
(Ohh and unless you can get GWEN really really REALLY cheap - save yourself the money. It's crap.)

Supervillain · Aug 25, 2008, 10:40 AM // 10:40

Well most "important" updates of 2008 are/were:

Zaishen Chest
-Drops monthly tonics. More information can be found here: http://guildwars.com/competitive/tou...ds/default.php
-Increased tournement reward points awarded for Monthly Tournys for GvG (4500) and 1v1 (1500)

Party Animal
-Added a Party Animal title.

GvG
-No Victory or Death effect.
-No Victory is Ours effect.
-Guild Battle NPCs no longer walk to the flag stand.
-Reduced Guild Lords health to 1680.
-The Bodyguard now has only one skill. Oath of Healing.
-Archers no longer have Precision Shot (also added 2008).
-When a team gets a morale boost their Guild Lords gains an additional 300 HP for the rest of the match.
-The final, 28 min tie breaker is determined by which team did the most damage to the Guild Lord.
-The Guild Lord can now only take 25 damage per sec at the start of a match. This scales up to 300 dmg per sec later in the match.
-Guild Thieves have been removed.
-Gates open at start of round. Are not locked.
-Wards dont affect NPCs.
-Some Ritualist Skills dont affect NPCs.

Skills
-PvE and PvP have different versions (cant remember if this was 2007).
-Skill functionality changed for multiple skills.
-Buffs to unused elite skills such as Unyielding Aura.
-All PvE skills buffed to allow them to be useful at lower ranks to reduce grinding.
-Nerfed Ursan.
-Lightbringers Signet is no longer Elite. (Elonian Elite Skill Hunter title is now 140).
-Added concise skill descriptions.
-Health Sacrafice now show as a skill cost.

PvE Changes
-Buffed (and reduced run speed) Mindblade Spectres.
-Rift Wardens only teleport people if the UW end chest has appeared.
-Prophecies now has an end game area (finish Hells Precipice).
-New greens and gold skins at Proph end game area.
-Added new items: Archaic Maul, Bone Dragon Staff, Celestial Compass, Ceremonial Spear, Demonic Aegis, Draconic Aegis, Draconic Scythe, Dryad Bow, Eaglecrest Axe, Emerald Blade, Frog Scepter, Serpentine Reaver and Storm Daggers.
-Draconic Scythe (Green) and Ceremonial Spear (Green) added to Factions end game area.

AI Updates
-Improved hero AI.

Miscellaneous
-Theres a PvP version (for skill testing) of the Isle of the Nameless. To get there talk to the new NPC "Master of the Isle" at the Great Temple of Balthazar.
-Added "Fur Lined Mask" for ranger. Crafted by Seifred at Droks.
-Ritualist Spirits show time remaining like other skills now.
-Wayward Wands and Straw Effigies now have Nightfall attributes too.
-Staffs of the Forgotten and Golden Boar Scepters same as above.
-Players can now go to Traditional Chinese Districts.
-Removed Taiwan from the game (to the rest of the world) due to legal problems.
-Added them back in

.
-Gaile left her current job and now works as Q&A or something.
-They can now ban IPs from game to stop Real Money Trading.
-To stop account fraud you are not allowed to trade for 24 hours after purchasing an account.

Bug Fixes
-Fixed bug that let people have a party of more than 8 by using a bug with Heroes.
-Destroyers skill "Inner Fire" now works.

Updates
-Are now ment to be MONTHLY instead of WEEKLY.

Upcoming Updates
-Players can now go to Japanese and other districts.
-Hall of Monuments modifications to make it account based.
-Tormented Weapons allowed in Hall of Monuments.
-New hero: M.O.X. the Golem. Need Proph, Factions and Nightfall.

PinoyBoy · Aug 25, 2008, 10:45 AM // 10:45

Ah, thanks for the list Supervillain.

And to upier, GWEN's selling for about $11 on Amazon, so worth it or not?

upier · Aug 25, 2008, 10:57 AM // 10:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by PinoyBoy

Ah, thanks for the list Supervillain.

And to upier, GWEN's selling for about $11 on Amazon, so worth it or not?

I got it for free - and after playing through it once the only thing that's nice about it is that I can get survivors insanely easy with it (oki and the PvE skills because they are SO insanely broken - but even then I don't use them IN GWEN. GWEN gives you the ammo - other chapters provide the battlefield, so to speak.)
But for 11$ - that's a quite decent price. (It's seriously not worth 30$ - especially if you paid 30$ for each of the previous chapters!)
Just don't expect to get from it as much as you got from each of the C1-C3.

Star Gazer · Aug 25, 2008, 12:25 PM // 12:25

http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Game_updates

Aug 25, 2008, 03:58 AM // 03:58	#1
PinoyBoy Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2006 Location: Orange County, CA Profession: R/Rt	New Old Player Hey guys, I'm getting back into GW since losing interest late last year, and I was wondering if someone could bring me back to speed on important changes. I have all the campaigns, except GWEN, which I'll be buying pretty soon. Thanks in advance!

Aug 25, 2008, 04:07 AM // 04:07	#2
Pleikki WTB q8 15^50 Weapons! Join Date: Nov 2006 Guild: ???oo ???ugs ???lan [?????????]	Ppl dont Pug farm anymore, With gwen there came so much PvE skills that PvE is Ridicilous easy.. ppl only Grind for titles...

Aug 25, 2008, 09:02 AM // 09:02	#3
Nick Of Troy Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Zealand. Guild: Human Alliance [HA] Profession: D/E	Important changes? There have some pretty big changes in the way a lot of the skills in GW work, so if you had any specific builds you used to use, you probably want to have a look at the wiki. I think a few of the elite areas like the Underworld and Realm of Torment have had some large changes too. Welcome back, and hope your GW experience is good!

Aug 25, 2008, 09:10 AM // 09:10	#4
Spazzer Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA Guild: Team Asshat [Hat] Profession: Mo/E	There's no more Victory or Death. There are no more guild thieves. There are no more gates or gate locks. Matches end at 28 minutes and are decided by the total amount of damage done to the guild lord. Guild Lord has lower health. Morale boosts give guild lord higher health. NPCs no longer move (no vod; can still pull footies and knights) NPC skill bars have changed. So basically everything has changed.

Aug 25, 2008, 10:40 AM // 10:40	#6
Supervillain Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: England Guild: HML Profession: W/	Well most "important" updates of 2008 are/were: Zaishen Chest -Drops monthly tonics. More information can be found here: http://guildwars.com/competitive/tou...ds/default.php -Increased tournement reward points awarded for Monthly Tournys for GvG (4500) and 1v1 (1500) Party Animal -Added a Party Animal title. GvG -No Victory or Death effect. -No Victory is Ours effect. -Guild Battle NPCs no longer walk to the flag stand. -Reduced Guild Lords health to 1680. -The Bodyguard now has only one skill. Oath of Healing. -Archers no longer have Precision Shot (also added 2008). -When a team gets a morale boost their Guild Lords gains an additional 300 HP for the rest of the match. -The final, 28 min tie breaker is determined by which team did the most damage to the Guild Lord. -The Guild Lord can now only take 25 damage per sec at the start of a match. This scales up to 300 dmg per sec later in the match. -Guild Thieves have been removed. -Gates open at start of round. Are not locked. -Wards dont affect NPCs. -Some Ritualist Skills dont affect NPCs. Skills -PvE and PvP have different versions (cant remember if this was 2007). -Skill functionality changed for multiple skills. -Buffs to unused elite skills such as Unyielding Aura. -All PvE skills buffed to allow them to be useful at lower ranks to reduce grinding. -Nerfed Ursan. -Lightbringers Signet is no longer Elite. (Elonian Elite Skill Hunter title is now 140). -Added concise skill descriptions. -Health Sacrafice now show as a skill cost. PvE Changes -Buffed (and reduced run speed) Mindblade Spectres. -Rift Wardens only teleport people if the UW end chest has appeared. -Prophecies now has an end game area (finish Hells Precipice). -New greens and gold skins at Proph end game area. -Added new items: Archaic Maul, Bone Dragon Staff, Celestial Compass, Ceremonial Spear, Demonic Aegis, Draconic Aegis, Draconic Scythe, Dryad Bow, Eaglecrest Axe, Emerald Blade, Frog Scepter, Serpentine Reaver and Storm Daggers. -Draconic Scythe (Green) and Ceremonial Spear (Green) added to Factions end game area. AI Updates -Improved hero AI. Miscellaneous -Theres a PvP version (for skill testing) of the Isle of the Nameless. To get there talk to the new NPC "Master of the Isle" at the Great Temple of Balthazar. -Added "Fur Lined Mask" for ranger. Crafted by Seifred at Droks. -Ritualist Spirits show time remaining like other skills now. -Wayward Wands and Straw Effigies now have Nightfall attributes too. -Staffs of the Forgotten and Golden Boar Scepters same as above. -Players can now go to Traditional Chinese Districts. -Removed Taiwan from the game (to the rest of the world) due to legal problems. -Added them back in . -Gaile left her current job and now works as Q&A or something. -They can now ban IPs from game to stop Real Money Trading. -To stop account fraud you are not allowed to trade for 24 hours after purchasing an account. Bug Fixes -Fixed bug that let people have a party of more than 8 by using a bug with Heroes. -Destroyers skill "Inner Fire" now works. Updates -Are now ment to be MONTHLY instead of WEEKLY. Upcoming Updates -Players can now go to Japanese and other districts. -Hall of Monuments modifications to make it account based. -Tormented Weapons allowed in Hall of Monuments. -New hero: M.O.X. the Golem. Need Proph, Factions and Nightfall.

Aug 25, 2008, 10:45 AM // 10:45	#7
PinoyBoy Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2006 Location: Orange County, CA Profession: R/Rt	Ah, thanks for the list Supervillain. And to upier, GWEN's selling for about $11 on Amazon, so worth it or not?

Aug 25, 2008, 12:25 PM // 12:25	#9
Star Gazer Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Nov 2005 Guild: Zerohour Enterprises [ZHE] Profession: W/	http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Game_updates