Curse

Orry · May 21, 2010, 02:59 AM // 02:59

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Originally Posted by Nerel

Actually, the first few editions of the pen and paper game had death at 0 HP, -10 was always an optional rule, with the exception of the Cavalier introduced in UA.

I think I just stepped out of the geek closet.

Yeah, but it's based on 3.5, so....yeah....

miriforst · May 25, 2010, 04:01 PM // 16:01

Well i find it hard to accept when people are rude to each other and have as a goal to help giving tips instead of directly insulting.

But i still get furious when people goes "ZOMG --- YOU STUPID!!!" when they seem to not know what i am doing at all, and they should really stay focused on their own gameplay.

I am a proud fool and really likes to try out new builds for the sensation of doing something different, and sometimes i will test it out in RA.
This sadly isn't seen lightly from the eyes of the average RA player but i still don't find it OK to insult players and don't really know what your built around, which is a big part of playing mesmer, doing a lot of things that not many understands.

To test out all thee updated skills the turn came to crippling anguish, which i was happy to find on the update page since its a shame it has been such a joke skill, so with the build given bellow i set out and ended up with a team composed of a monk, necro, asassin and me.

then after we won a couple of wins and beaten the first 5 we encountered a team that brought us down.
i used arcane condurum and rupting on mes, ele and necro while every once in a while using crippling anguish and calculated risk on the warrior (lovely skill btw)

and people start whining because i don't always follow the ping, maintaining stuff and rupting key skills.

don't know if they wouldn't accept that i cant no matter what interrupt Psychic instability.

don't criticize my build, it was made for testing purposes.

McMullen · May 25, 2010, 04:46 PM // 16:46

You obviously should have ran a build from PvXwiki and used an interrupt bot to appease your ignorant team members! The future of PvP is to eliminate any human elements.

miriforst · May 25, 2010, 05:15 PM // 17:15

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Originally Posted by McMullen

You obviously should have ran a build from PvXwiki and used an interrupt bot to appease your ignorant team members! The future of PvP is to eliminate any human elements.

QFT, this seems to be the general way of thinking of the pvp playerbase

Samurai Sol · May 26, 2010, 03:25 PM // 15:25

the funnyiest thing ive seen was back before ursan got nerfed in olafstead there was a party search

GLF r10 ursans for ursan farm

Zahr Dalsk · May 26, 2010, 04:58 PM // 16:58

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Originally Posted by Nerel

I think I just stepped out of the geek closet.

You did that when you registered at an MMO forum ^ ^

Voodoo Rage · May 26, 2010, 07:10 PM // 19:10

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Originally Posted by Zahr Dalsk

You did that when you registered at an MMO forum ^ ^

No kidding. lmao...

Terrible Surgeon · May 26, 2010, 07:46 PM // 19:46

That mesmers can drop a warrior in under 5 seconds using mindwrack/esurge/overload....

Martin Alvito · May 26, 2010, 08:46 PM // 20:46

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Originally Posted by miriforst

don't criticize my build, it was made for testing purposes.

No offense, but it is a pile of underpowered garbage. Doubly so after Friday's update.

I wholeheartedly agree with the proposition that the RA community is full of unimaginative, wiki-reliant idiots that don't understand game mechanics. But that shouldn't insulate you from the wrath of said idiots when you run a truly terrible bar.

If you don't understand mechanics well enough to construct good bars from scratch, you should be using the wiki until you do understand the mechanics. Even if you do understand mechanics well enough to build good bars, you should still be using the wiki in order to see what other people are using. Knowing what is out there enables you to bring proper counters.

It only makes sense to discard the wiki once you're among the elite in a constructed format (HA/GvG) and you are attempting to Build Wars specific opponents rather than an entire meta.

Charlie Dayman · May 26, 2010, 08:59 PM // 20:59

Someone trying to sell one of the new WiK minis for 2500e in LA last night.

Sword Hammer Axe · May 26, 2010, 10:19 PM // 22:19

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Originally Posted by Martin Alvito

If you don't understand mechanics well enough to construct good bars from scratch, you should be using the wiki until you do understand the mechanics. Even if you do understand mechanics well enough to build good bars, you should still be using the wiki in order to see what other people are using. Knowing what is out there enables you to bring proper counters.

Ok... why? So that you won't be a bother to the rest of the team? Listen in RA, it is as said: RA, Random Arena. You can not go into RA and just expect people to do exactly as you want them to.

Seriously, new players, who have never even heard of wiki or who would rather try things out for themselves, without having to rely on the previous experiences of other players, have just as much a right to play this game as everyone else, without having to take crap from people who just don't like losing. If you don't want to lose: Play TA. There you can be sure of other peoples build, and actually have a right to expect something, while in RA, you shouldn't blame people even if they brought 3 PvE skills in their bar... this guy is one of the people who like to play his own way, and who likes to play PvP trying out different stuff by himself. Why can't you just let him do that? Where the hell else is he supposed to go to try out that new PvP build of his? Give him some freaking space. There is no excuse, for insulting people for their builds, and there is no way an insult can be refered to as "constructive criticism"

Anyways to stay on topic: Had a guy trying to sell me Hard Apple Cider for 5 k 0.0 Worst part is I've already used it for Thackerays hunt, and didn't even ask to trade (he just pm'ed me randomly) and then he actually started saying that drinking it on Wizard's Isle (the guild hall) gives you Aion wings XD Man I lol'd

Countess Marie · May 27, 2010, 12:59 AM // 00:59

"It's purple!"

In response to a r8 12>50 crystalline.

-CM

Zebideedee · May 27, 2010, 09:55 AM // 09:55

Some fool the other day traded with me (I was Wts - Interdictor) in LA. They clicked accept when I put in trade window, they put nothing in, after waiting for them to change offer for a min or so, I cancelled. They then pm'd saying "sorry, thought you wanted to buy", ok so why didn't you put it into trade window then & why did you click accept? is what I was thinking.

Arduin · May 27, 2010, 10:43 AM // 10:43

People telling you to play TA instead of RA if you want to team up with 3 other players you know are good.

Crimson Robes · May 27, 2010, 02:35 PM // 14:35

High ranked GvG ppls backline going HA, refusing to run hb/ls, running WoH and RC instead, not taking heal party and saying rit can heal party using protective kaolai (and failing to understand this has a 25 sec recharge).

Outcome? RC against BBway doesnt work -.-'

Sword Hammer Axe · May 28, 2010, 10:57 AM // 10:57

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Originally Posted by Zebideedee

Some fool the other day traded with me (I was Wts - Interdictor) in LA. They clicked accept when I put in trade window, they put nothing in, after waiting for them to change offer for a min or so, I cancelled. They then pm'd saying "sorry, thought you wanted to buy", ok so why didn't you put it into trade window then & why did you click accept? is what I was thinking.

I call this the "idiot" scam, where people desperately try and scam u, if u rush to accept an offer, and they haven't offered anything. It's much less obvious as a scam, mainly because it's VERY obvious that it's a scam, so you'd go along with the "well, guess they were just idiots" explanation and don't report them. Had this a few times, the first time I rush accepted and never got my item back lol.

miriforst · May 28, 2010, 11:10 AM // 11:10

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No offense, but it is a pile of underpowered garbage. Doubly so after Friday's update.

I wholeheartedly agree with the proposition that the RA community is full of unimaginative, wiki-reliant idiots that don't understand game mechanics. But that shouldn't insulate you from the wrath of said idiots when you run a truly terrible bar.

If you don't understand mechanics well enough to construct good bars from scratch, you should be using the wiki until you do understand the mechanics. Even if you do understand mechanics well enough to build good bars, you should still be using the wiki in order to see what other people are using. Knowing what is out there enables you to bring proper counters.

It only makes sense to discard the wiki once you're among the elite in a constructed format (HA/GvG) and you are attempting to Build Wars specific opponents rather than an entire meta.

*sigh*
its people who go on like this that makes me sad

i play this game for my own fun, not because i think that a maxed glad will make you a president over the world.

i wont sacrifice fun for meta, and guild wars is fun for me because i can be creative.

i may not have played gw as long as you have but this character is still a 3 years old so its not like this is the best i could do because i created a pvp character without having played a mesmer in my whole life

i got a concept of the defensive/offensive hybrid with meele and caster counter and it worked pretty well.

and yes.... esurge was hax with mindwrack and i did have fun with it, but now its nerfed.

and i did the whole build on theorycraft vs metas but theorycraft is worthless without testing it out, which i did in a small format and the reason was that i felt that "the lost son" had come home when crippling anguish was updated, and id give it a chance to see how it was.

thats why i didnt want ppl to criticize the build, it was more the bad manner of some people in pvp.

theres the "noobs" who creates original builds that they think are fun.
theres the "noobs"who load everything from pvx
theres the experienced who load everything from pvx
theres the experienced who creates original builds that they think could be fun to try out.

whatever,

no harm done.

Zebideedee · May 28, 2010, 11:15 AM // 11:15

Someone also pm'd me saying "I'll buy, 40 ectos"* and pretty much done the exact same thing, put nothing up but clicked accept, again after I cancelled they pm'd "sorry wrong person." same rules apply as before, why put nothing up and click accept?

*I know that is way too much but after 10 minutes of trying to sell in LA I was willing to accept anything. Ended up giving away to a guildie tho lol

Devil Luca · May 28, 2010, 11:24 AM // 11:24

The Epic and Stupid thing i've heard is in another post of banning botter and is:

seriously, you killed the best pvpers, the richest gw players, and 1000s of people that loved this game. gratz.

miriforst · May 28, 2010, 11:36 AM // 11:36

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Originally Posted by Devil Luca

The Epic and Stupid thing i've heard is in another post of banning botter and is:

seriously, you killed the best pvpers, the richest gw players, and 1000s of people that loved this game. gratz.

that was pure epic fail of whoever said that, unless it was irony (probably was

)

good one