Curse

Firebaall · Jun 13, 2008, 05:21 AM // 05:21

I personally laugh my ass off, over people in Obsidian armours...and items of the same ilk.

Of my many characters, one of the them that stands out the most as actually having "character", is one of my warriors in pre-searing style armour.

It's one thing to have "money" in guild wars. It's also a rare thing to look like you "don't". I don't pretend that I don't buy the vanity items, I just think it's silly to feel like you need to flaunt them.

Amadei · Jun 13, 2008, 05:30 AM // 05:30

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Originally Posted by Firebaall

It's one thing to have "money" in guild wars. It's also a rare thing to look like you "don't". I don't pretend that I don't buy the vanity items, I just think it's silly to feel like you need to flaunt them.

How is wearing armor or wielding a weapon "flaunting" it?

Topic: nothing really makes me go whoa anymore. I'm jaded

Firebaall · Jun 13, 2008, 07:26 AM // 07:26

Amadei...

Are you telling me that you are missing the subtle "lookatme"....."please?" that's all around us? Getting that item or armour used to be an indication of achievement, but not so much anymore. It's drowned in a sea of "been there....done that".

That certainly dosen't dissuade people from standing around in their black dyed obsidian armours, feeling important. lol

On a side note:

The truly funny thing is, that no material "wealth" in Guild Wars means anything, anymore. You have the "new" class system that's brought down this game to the gutters. You have:

-the extremely wealthy (that either cheated/exploited their wealth, or got very lucky with a true semi-unique mini-pet/item drop)

-the "upper middle" class (worked their butts off, but have nothing to show for it above and beyond what can be honestly aquired by anyone with time and conviction...maybe a few stacks of ecto in the pantry).

-the "middle class" (those that can afford a few sets of elite armours/weapons, providing a little grinding action)

-the "lower class" (scraping by on items found and gathered through casual play, and not grinding. Still matching all those listed above in function, if not form)

What's the point? After you've done all the chapters (countless times on numerous characters), what's left?

Where's the "Whoa"? It's not in guild wars anymore. There's nothing epic or special in any achievement, or discovery....yeah, I guess I'm jaded too.

I guess thats what this thread is really about, isn't it? When's the last time you got excited about a drop, or a discovery? What motivates you now? It seems everything in this game is watered down, and communized.

I think we should start a new thread: "What was the last thing that really made you go whoa". I apologize fixating on the material thread of this whole "whoa" thing, but for me, it's what hurt GW the most in my eyes.

kobey · Jun 13, 2008, 07:40 AM // 07:40

Once I got myself a droks run (long long time ago). The W/Mo was wearing 1.5k droks armor. I was thinking if he was a good runner, he probably should have ran enuf to afford better armors. Thus I had my doubts about his capbabilites.

When he started his run, I was "woah-ing" all the way. 1 of the best runner I had seen back at that time. This taught me not to judge by armor

Ctb · Jun 13, 2008, 12:52 PM // 12:52

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Originally Posted by Cathode_Reborn

Slightly off topic since nothing really makes people "woah" anymore, but why are people that have to go afk deemed as "idiots" when it was somethin possibily more important than a video game?

Because most GWG posters are about as mature and emotionally stable as a 9 month old baby with a dirty diaper and colic.

Duh.

Bryant Again · Jun 13, 2008, 12:58 PM // 12:58

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Originally Posted by Firebaall

Amadei...

Are you telling me that you are missing the subtle "lookatme"....."please?" that's all around us? Getting that item or armour used to be an indication of achievement, but not so much anymore. It's drowned in a sea of "been there....done that".

Not for everyone. New people are still joining the game each day.

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Originally Posted by Firebaall

That certainly dosen't dissuade people from standing around in their black dyed obsidian armours, feeling important. lol

I just bought it because I liked the look. If I wanted to "flaunt it off" I wouldn't be in the Int. districts the whole time.

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Originally Posted by Firebaall

*snip*...I apologize fixating on the material thread of this whole "whoa" thing, but for me, it's what hurt GW the most in my eyes.

Some say it's worth it. Some say that allowing "leet dumbass" players to flaunt their "worth" is a small price for a game that focuses nearly an entire economy towards vanity.

Darkobra · Jun 13, 2008, 01:09 PM // 13:09

First time I saw an elemental sword.

On the topic of armour, I get nice armour that I like for me. If others like it or hate it, fine. But I bought it with my money to make me look good in my eyes. The one piece of armour I'm truly proud of is my male elementalist's Ancient robes dyed black.

upier · Jun 13, 2008, 01:28 PM // 13:28

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Originally Posted by StormDragonZ

- Someone with Brown dyed armor.

My ritualist still has a brown set. Possibly more then one.
I know my ele also had it - the Shing Jea set dyes like a dream and it looks STUNNING in brown!
Maybe my ranger also?
What can I say ... some of us set trends rather then follow them!
/snotty French

On-topic:
Drops for others compared to MY drops.
I keep getting crap and others ... don't!
Even if it's JUST dust!
I get "A" pile and they get "PILES"!

Th Fooster · Jun 13, 2008, 01:34 PM // 13:34

when i see a god among mere mortals title, or rank 6 + champ titles.

its impossible to grind THAt much without automaticaly pickig up some skill on the way.

the other thing is when i see a UW group folowing the build i posted in my guide, and dont recognize me in game and kick me for running a bar that deviates from it. thats when i shake my head and say wow. i wrote teh build they are folowing and think they know it better than i do. whoa.

kobey · Jun 13, 2008, 01:49 PM // 13:49

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Originally Posted by Th Fooster

when i see a god among mere mortals title, or rank 6 + champ titles.

its impossible to grind THAt much without automaticaly pickig up some skill on the way.

the other thing is when i see a UW group folowing the build i posted in my guide, and dont recognize me in game and kick me for running a bar that deviates from it. thats when i shake my head and say wow. i wrote teh build they are folowing and think they know it better than i do. whoa.

Just like some people uses windows but then think they are smarter than bill gates

Stolen Souls · Jun 13, 2008, 02:46 PM // 14:46

Nothing really has that "wow effect" on me anymore. It's more like..."Oh...one of those...".

EroChrono · Jun 13, 2008, 03:31 PM // 15:31

I suppose seeing someone with a Kanaxai or Polar Bear minipet would sorta "Wow" me.
And people that pick unusual shields by choice, like Tower Shields or such. The more expensive the other equipment, the bigger the Wow in this case.

Esan · Jun 13, 2008, 04:38 PM // 16:38

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Originally Posted by Th Fooster

when i see a god among mere mortals title, or rank 6 + champ titles.

Champ 6+ is pretty cool and rare, but there are thousands of GWAMMs. Even my rubbish alliance has five of them, and there are dozens of new ones every day. Hardly anything special any more.

Tarkin · Jun 13, 2008, 05:35 PM // 17:35

A maxed Grandmaster Cartographer, i see 12 hour afther the release of titles... beta testers FTW...

MarlinBackna · Jun 13, 2008, 06:07 PM // 18:07

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Originally Posted by Batou of Nine

Yes, even games like Oblivion do not impress me as much.
Graphics, beautiful GW graphics. yay!

I agree that GW's engine is great for having very beautiful environments while not being computer-intensive (unlike WoW, which is exactly the opposite), but to say Oblivion didn't impress you? The one thing that made Oblivion the most beautiful game I have seen is the sky. God do I adore the sky in Oblivion. Even though my crappy laptop cannot run it well, my 360 can and no sky in any video game I have ever played has topped Oblivion's. It just looks real.
If GW2 has a similar sky to Oblivion's while still maintaining the great environment art and medium graphic requirements, I will buy it straight up for that reason, aside from the other things that could make GW2 great..../donedrooling

About the "woah" factor in GW, the usual FOW armor and stuff amazed me when I was n00b, but now great armor/weapon combos do it for me. I do the best I can with my limited money stores, although I have decent combos on all of my main characters (Black Dread Mask/Monument w/ Destroyer Staff on my Rit, white Monument w/ white Gloom Shield and Deldrimor Sword on my Warrior, brown Cathan (the swirly one

) w/ Golden Phoenix Blade and Tengu Focus on my Monk). I am pretty proud of these combos and of other ones I have seen in the game.

Turbobusa · Jun 13, 2008, 06:34 PM // 18:34

A clean spike.

"blind on 2"
"Ok remo....WTF I'M DEAD"

Lalita · Jun 13, 2008, 07:31 PM // 19:31

Stepping aside from the 'I'm too cool to be think anything anyone has is cool so that makes me even more cool' crowd...

I whoa when I see a neat armor combo, not just 15k.
I whoa when I see a new player getting excited about stuff I find a grind.
I whoa when I see people making an effort to match weapons to outfits.
I whoa when I see people using 'common' weapon skins because they like them.
I whoa when I see 'A God Amongst Mortals' I mean they are a God, you should get a second look if your a God. Now only if a 'Smite Them!' skill came with that title....

Kinn · Jun 13, 2008, 09:24 PM // 21:24

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Originally Posted by Batou of Nine

Honestly the only game that i am see as comparable in terms of environmental graphics, is Crysis. Even then you have to have a monster rig to make them look good, where as GW game engine is ancient by comparison, yet still is enough to keep pulling me back into the game.

-Ummm...I agree that GW is quite pretty in a nostalgic "great-for-its-time" sort of way, but let's not get silly here.

Mesmer in Need · Jun 13, 2008, 11:03 PM // 23:03

When I see a mes with an Asuran skirt i go whoa. That's about it.

Friar Khan · Jun 13, 2008, 11:26 PM // 23:26

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Originally Posted by Bryant Again

The days of "whoooa what armor/weapons!" is long gone. These days I'm more "whoooa, no one uses those swords/armors!"

QFT.
Nowadays the only gear I care about is gear that's aesthetically interesting, because so many people use the same fugly swords and shields just because they're expensive.