Curse

White Lies · Aug 07, 2008, 02:49 PM // 14:49

I'm starting to wonder weather the link i found is authentic or not.
I just clicked on it to remind myself of what might be possible and it 404'ed.
That and i cant find the original thread i got it from anymore.

~Lies

Puddin Cheeks · Aug 07, 2008, 02:50 PM // 14:50

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Originally Posted by kupp

I see everyone's talking about x hours left, anyone knows at what time will the update go live? I'm in GMT time

If it is like everything else, it usually at noon pacific standard time. Which mean 2:00pm for me in CST. If the update is good, I may leave work early and go play.

super strokey · Aug 07, 2008, 02:54 PM // 14:54

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Originally Posted by zamial

This looks like just as good of a place place to post this info as any, if a mod needs/wants to move it, have at.

Yesterday, Regina made an appearance in Lion's Arch int. dis1, for about 45min for a Q/A session. I will now brush up on the "highlights" for those that have not heard already. If need be I also have screens of the q/a session without local chat.

- Ursan is getting the nerf bat. It will no longer be able to be maintained continuously. (There may be addition changes to this skill as well)
- Other norn blessings are getting adjusted
- Shadow form is getting a buff
- There will be changes to the UW monsters
- Hard Mode will be harder
- Hero AI improvements (better usage of skills)
- Changes in Victory or Death
- Unused leet skills get a buff (this is where people started to ask specifics about certain skills)
- HoM changes are not in this update
- There is no planned additional content for GW1
- Game Updates are now on a monthly schedule

Well, that is the highlights. It will not be long now before the update is launched.

@OP, I know how you feel.

Not too much here for me, oh wells guess its not really the update i was looking for...

KTBFFH · Aug 07, 2008, 02:55 PM // 14:55

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Originally Posted by Puddin Cheeks

If it is like everything else, it usually at noon pacific standard time. Which mean 2:00pm for me in CST. If the update is good, I may leave work early and go play.

That makes it 7pm GMT and 8pm BST (which is what kupp probably meant, The UK is on daylight savings and is not on GMT!)

beserk · Aug 07, 2008, 02:58 PM // 14:58

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Originally Posted by zamial

- Ursan is getting the nerf bat. It will no longer be able to be maintained continuously. (There may be addition changes to this skill as well)

I hope this isnt true, and who said it was ALREADY maintained continuoulsy...it was maintained CONDTIONALLY!

Day Trooper · Aug 07, 2008, 02:59 PM // 14:59

The Shadow Form buff is what makes me a bit nervous...

As I posted in the 'SF Killing' thread yesterday, despite the current 50% damage reduction SF is still the most powerful farming elite in the game (Sliver Armor + Ebon Battle Standard of Honor = GG). That or just use degen builds like folks figured out within the 1st hour of the last update.

If they remove the 50% damage reduction (and, ofc, still allow it to be maintained permanently), it's as close to godmode as you can get in the game.

Now if they would only remove the 50% movement speed reduction from Obsidian Flesh {hint, hint Anet

}, THEN I'd be happy

Stuart444 · Aug 07, 2008, 03:00 PM // 15:00

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Originally Posted by kupp

I'll have some of that, I think I'm more ancious to see the guru forums go up in flames than to get the actual update

This is kinda the same for me as well >_>

*gets popcorn ready*

Mitchel · Aug 07, 2008, 03:01 PM // 15:01

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Originally Posted by GoodApollo1234

It'd be interesting to see "GLF volfen" or "GLF raven" for the first time.

It'd be more interesting to see "GLF [proffesion name here]".

White Lies · Aug 07, 2008, 03:01 PM // 15:01

A 120 sec cooldown wouldnt effect it much, if at all, just take 2 necros with BiP and BR and there you go, you only loose 2 ursans and instead you get batteries for your monks, aswell as ever-lasting ursan.

When i hear 'nerf to ursan' i think of either a timer, or a LARGE damage decrease. But anyways, as long as ursan is hit in some way or another im happy. I dont use it.

What im really looking forward is the buffed elites, and all the possibilities that they'll open up.

~Lies

DarkNecrid · Aug 07, 2008, 03:05 PM // 15:05

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Originally Posted by White Lies

A 120 sec cooldown wouldnt effect it much, if at all, just take 2 necros with BiP and BR and there you go, you only loose 2 ursans and instead you get batteries for your monks, aswell as ever-lasting ursan.

When i hear 'nerf to ursan' i think of either a timer, or a LARGE damage decrease. But anyways, as long as ursan is hit in some way or another im happy. I dont use it.

What im really looking forward is the buffed elites, and all the possibilities that they'll open up.

~Lies

When I think nerf to Ursan, I think they should replace all the skills except Totem of Man with Brutal Mauling.

Kashrlyyk · Aug 07, 2008, 03:06 PM // 15:06

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Originally Posted by Parson Brown

That's true, but imagine if they made it like a form with a 120sec cooldown! That would slow down groups a bit.

Sorry, but unnecessary downtime between fights is not a good idea. We have the increased health regeneration, when you don´t fight, to remove those downtimes, on the other side we have exhaustion.

FrAnt1c² · Aug 07, 2008, 03:06 PM // 15:06

Read somewhere that they were gonna do something to the "grind" titles aswell, anyone that can explain that to me? And will this adjustment be made in todays upcoming update or in the HoM update?

Anduin · Aug 07, 2008, 03:07 PM // 15:07

Did they mention how hard they plan to make hard mode? I play games for fun, not to get frustrated.

Kusandaa · Aug 07, 2008, 03:07 PM // 15:07

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Originally Posted by White Lies

A 120 sec cooldown wouldnt effect it much, if at all, just take 2 necros with BiP and BR and there you go, you only loose 2 ursans and instead you get batteries for your monks, aswell as ever-lasting ursan

BiP and BR have no effect on Ursans, thank god. Else people would be even worse than they are and ask for warrior ursans.

So yes, a 120-second cooldown would be a massive change.

White Lies · Aug 07, 2008, 03:11 PM // 15:11

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Originally Posted by Kusandaa

BiP and BR have no effect on Ursans, thank god. Else people would be even worse than they are and ask for warrior ursans.

So yes, a 120-second cooldown would be a massive change.

Right. Sorry didnt know that :P.

~Lies

Sniper22 · Aug 07, 2008, 03:13 PM // 15:13

Lol maybe they'd nerf it something like this...

Set all attributes to 0. You have 40 Energy and a -2 Energy Degen. All ursan skills cost 5 energy. Recharge 120 seconds.

Btw why the heck do they have to wait so long to release the update.... but the time its released, I'll be just getting into work.

Cyb3r · Aug 07, 2008, 03:15 PM // 15:15

Picks up a load of popcorn and waits for the GWG forums to go up in flames in QQ fests

mazza558 · Aug 07, 2008, 03:20 PM // 15:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by White Lies

When Anet said it was going to be moved to this week I was really disapointed, because what was being hinted at (from the dev team) sounds brilliant, and I was also hoping that it would end all the QQ threads.
If it doesnt come out this week im going to have to sit in a dark room with nothing but a very VERY small torch to calm my exitedness.
*Crosses fingers*
Lets hope its this evening :P

~Lies

EDIT: found this link in another thread: http://drascir.net/gw-skill-updates-lol-whut.txt
I dont trust it.

Anyone got this still open so they can copy + paste the info?

Google's cache didn't get it.

I D E L E T E D I · Aug 07, 2008, 03:20 PM // 15:20

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Originally Posted by Cyb3r

Picks up a load of popcorn and waits for the GWG forums to go up in flames in QQ fests

Pl0x share wit me

zamial · Aug 07, 2008, 03:20 PM // 15:20

Personally, I think we should have a ursan nerf party!

We could grab some bear pelts, and hunters ale (the drink the bear hunters drink), maybe a votive candle?(all these items can be found in pre) get all snockered up, kill everything in our path using only the club of a thousand bears. Head to the Ursan shrine and leave the pelt, 1 hunters ale, 1 gold and a votive candle and map out. kind of like an omage/funeral prossesion to the death of URSAN! Then have a gvg match/scrim using only the club of a thousand bears......