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Richardt · May 21, 2008, 08:51 PM // 20:51

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Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra

They're exploring solutions that will allow players this flexibility.

Excellent!

Thanks

Arkantos · May 21, 2008, 08:52 PM // 20:52

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Originally Posted by Leeds

So that would be when for GMT people if its in the middle of the night that is BS

Don't be mad the Guild Wars updates don't revolve around your timezone. :\

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Light of Deliverance is still not reverted back to it orignal state as in recharge time 5 sec and to 80HP.

And your point is? ANet never said they were reverting it.

Age · May 21, 2008, 08:56 PM // 20:56

It is usually on the Pacific time zone Anet being based in Seattle Wash.It was alway like that in beta and Gaile always said so herself.

Molock · May 21, 2008, 08:59 PM // 20:59

My understanding from the buff to SF... "we want to make farming easier, but we don't feel like removing loot-scaling". Honestly, how lame

aapo · May 21, 2008, 09:01 PM // 21:01

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Originally Posted by Aera Lure

Izzy made a comment in an article linked somewhere else where he basically said what most people want in PvE is overpowered skills.

- That basically sums up ANET's disrespectful attitude towards Guild Wars players. Don't you guys ever get tired of being fed bucketful of shit down your throat every update? I've never seen anything like this on any game before and I've played plenty. Instead of Ursan, now you can opt to take party-wide blockweb / mass defense / mass healing combination and pretend you're good at the game.

IS. THIS. FUN?

Koning · May 21, 2008, 09:01 PM // 21:01

Is Mhenlo (in GWEN) getting his old elite back now?

Ec]-[oMaN · May 21, 2008, 09:05 PM // 21:05

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Originally Posted by aapo

- That basically sums up ANET's disrespectful attitude towards Guild Wars players. Don't you guys ever get tired of being fed bucketful of shit down your throat every update? I've never seen anything like this on any game before and I've played plenty. Instead of Ursan, now you can opt to take party-wide blockweb / mass defense / mass healing combination and pretend you're good at the game.

IS. THIS. FUN?

For the everyday, casual player it is. This has been evident since LIKE, forever. Whatever is easier for them.

Arkantos · May 21, 2008, 09:05 PM // 21:05

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Originally Posted by Koning

Is Mhenlo (in GWEN) getting his old elite back now?

Hopefully not, I prefer him having WoH.

doudou_steve · May 21, 2008, 09:07 PM // 21:07

Why people complains EVERY skill updates?!

Squishy ftw · May 21, 2008, 09:08 PM // 21:08

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Originally Posted by doudou_steve

Why people complains EVERY skill updates?!

Because you can never please everyone.

Snow Bunny · May 21, 2008, 09:09 PM // 21:09

For all us QQing about this, myself to a great extent included - you must remember to take something into account. This is PvE.

The vast majority of Guild Wars players PvE. Most don't go on to Guru, and if they do, they're using Ventari's as an Auction House or they're going to the Campfire for farming builds. They're not reading Ensign's detailed treatises on damage, Divine's explanation's on why Ursan is bad for the game, and so on.

By doing this, ANet is making a smarter market move, as much as I hate to admit it. Of course I disagree strongly with the reason behind it, but it's a smart decision. Your average player likes to see big numbers, big damage, experience flying about, etc. They don't want to kite around pre-protting targets for 3 minutes while they wittle down some level 30 HM ele's monster armour.

With all this in mind, many of these buffs seem very random indeed. The one skill that I positively knew was going to be buffed was splinter weapon, and it's absent. I agree with Ash and Arkantos that this is borderline random.

Arkantos · May 21, 2008, 09:15 PM // 21:15

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Originally Posted by doudou_steve

Why people complains EVERY skill updates?!

Because paying customers have the right to complain.

super strokey · May 21, 2008, 09:15 PM // 21:15

OMG im fraking pumped, finally ritual lord is back. Honestly i am so freaking happy!

I Can Cure Cancer · May 21, 2008, 09:16 PM // 21:16

Many people were saying how this would make PvE so much easier. All I'm seeing are random skills being slightly buffed. NOTHING is being superbuffed as everyone predicted. The top candidates for superbuffs would be splinter weapon and LoD. LoD got buffed but still isn't that useful and splinter wasn't even touched. Also, I thought there were gonna be some HUGE nerfs to PvP but that also wasn't the case.

Richardt · May 21, 2008, 09:16 PM // 21:16

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Originally Posted by Snow Bunny

With all this in mind, many of these buffs seem very random indeed. The one skill that I positively knew was going to be buffed was splinter weapon, and it's absent. I agree with Ash and Arkantos that this is borderline random.

I will agree that this does seem pretty random.

I was expecting Incoming, Defensive Anthem (although with DA I was expecting a longer duration) and Watch Yourselves! (although I was expecting it to be just a straight up armor boost like it was pre-nerf).

But Shadow Form, Discord, and Ether Renewal seems a bit random. SF might be to help farmers a bit, but since there are easy ways for you to get a perma-SF it seems odd.

Hyper Cutter · May 21, 2008, 09:19 PM // 21:19

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Originally Posted by Snow Bunny

Aera, I'm going out on a limb and saying that the vast, vast majority of the GW playerbase would prefer Searing Flames to deal 1000 damage as opposed to dealing 96.

Well, until they encounter their first Ruby Djinn (or, God forbid, a boss with SF

) at least.

After all, monsters use the same skills we do...

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Originally Posted by Koning

Is Mhenlo (in GWEN) getting his old elite back now?

Hopefully not, he was never very good with LoD even before they nerfed it...

edwinna elbert · May 21, 2008, 09:21 PM // 21:21

[Ether Renewal][Vigorous Spirit][Heal Other][Jamei's Gaze][Healing Breeze][Infuse Health][Heal Party][Aura of Restoration]

[Balthazar's Spirit][Ether Renewal][Reversal of Fortune][Shield Guardian][Spirit Bond][Protective Spirit][Convert Hexes][Aura of Restoration]

[Zealot's Fire][Ether Renewal][Reversal of Damage][Reversal of Fortune][Smite Condition][Smite Hex][Guardian][Aura of Restoration]

Uses of Ether Prodigy. Find someone who can spam skills like that

Racthoh · May 21, 2008, 09:22 PM // 21:22

Shadow Form buff has to be the dumbest thing I've ever read. If you want to make the farmers happy revert everything back to summer 05; griffins, no loot scaling, no dying nightmares, no fleeing, protective bond, everything.

As to be expected none of these buffs really matter. Everything that was stupidly overpowered is still stupidly overpowered and none of these changes match what we already had.

Abedeus · May 21, 2008, 09:25 PM // 21:25

Call this a ,,Pwnway'' and you get 5.0 at pvx. Almost every skill and enchant... Crazy.

Btw, anet not rly knows how to balance. They give us some overpowered skills, yet the worst of all is still better.

Jenn · May 21, 2008, 09:27 PM // 21:27

Meh, I guess.