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baz777 · Dec 16, 2007, 12:27 AM // 00:27

250 years into the future Anet may even come up with an in game auction house

Here's hoping

Made In Ascalon · Dec 16, 2007, 01:26 AM // 01:26

Asuran = Gnomes

I wouldn't expect otherwise, really.

Shayne Hawke · Dec 16, 2007, 02:20 AM // 02:20

I want my Ranger to be cranking Charr Rock & Roll on his aPod while he blows stuff up with explosive crossbow bolts.

Sleeper Service · Dec 16, 2007, 03:07 AM // 03:07

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Originally Posted by Shayne Hawke

I want my Ranger to be cranking Charr Rock & Roll on his aPod while he blows stuff up with explosive crossbow bolts.

you know it makes sense.

plenty of awesome things have come out of mixing magic and tech.
Arcanum, LoEG, Thief, Steampunk (cliffhanger), Metabaron saga, SoS, Discworld....

artay · Dec 16, 2007, 03:41 AM // 03:41

bring ohn teh gunz!!!

I want a gunner class.....There I said it!!

Come on, you know it'd be cool.

Aubis · Dec 16, 2007, 03:54 AM // 03:54

I think Humans will reverse engineer most of the dwarf tech and asura tech or fuse them together with a little magic in the mix

Charr go with a more take what they can salvage

Norn use what leftover from dwarfs

Asura a mix of magic and tech

Sylvari are like nature and other green tech

Biostem · Dec 16, 2007, 04:05 AM // 04:05

1. Luxons already have guns... on turtle-back!
2. Golems are magically animated statues.
3. If magic is suitably prevalent, and there is no major loss of magic, then there really is no pressing need to develop technology.
4. Be it 250 years or 500 years, there may not necessarily be any great advancement - look at how little technology advanced from, say, 10000BC to 9500BC... It's only in the last 100 years that we saw a lot of technological advancement, but we didn't have magic to do it all for us, either.

[M]agna_[C]arta · Dec 16, 2007, 04:18 AM // 04:18

I don't find Gun as Technology.
And BTW, Lightningng is Eletricity XP.

And whats wrong if we add some Technology in GW?
As long it is not Future Sci-Fi Technology.
Guns(Cannons), Steam/Magic Powered-Robots(Golems) are all Good^^!
And if you would add a Gunner Class, don't make it like a Ranger.
Like Rangers are based on Nature Rituals, Pets and Conditions(Spiker/Conditioner).
While Gunners are more of the AoE Ranged Attackers, Bombs, Guns and etc(AoE Spiker).

MisterB · Dec 16, 2007, 04:34 AM // 04:34

We definitely need magic-powered giant robots like Gundam/Battlemechs

to combat the giant dragons in GW2....Or, not!

KANE OG · Dec 16, 2007, 04:57 AM // 04:57

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Originally Posted by Harrier's haste

(look at WoW)

Uh, no. And you began the thread lock right there.... except it's gone on for three freakin pages! Doh!

KANE

pumpkin pie · Dec 16, 2007, 05:06 AM // 05:06

you all forgot the first thing Vekk says upon arrival at EOTN, something very advance had build Eye of the North (don't remember the exact word), that not even the Asurian can achieve. hence i am thinking it could be the work of 1) the seer, 2) the mursaat 3) chronomancer brought something from another time or 4) something futuristic

that is why after looking at some of the concept art pages i've come to think about this. shameless self promotion :P

MoldyRiceFrenzy · Dec 16, 2007, 08:08 AM // 08:08

guns ftw... screw magic, smite monks using boom sticks would be sweet.

Toutatis · Dec 16, 2007, 08:18 AM // 08:18

If they haven't come up with a machine that makes tea by the time GW2 starts, no other Tyrian technological advancements matter IMO

A11Eur0 · Dec 16, 2007, 08:29 AM // 08:29

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Originally Posted by unienaule

Of course we're going to need guns. There has to be something decent to do with the crafting system, right?

The concept of the chronomancer was for Utopia, not GW:EN.

And alot of Utopia, which was cancelled, was put into GWEN. So in effect, it was designed for GWEN.

If they have guns, it'll be similar to the way they did it in Final Fantasy. The guns fit in well with that genre with the later games so I think it'll be fine in this series as well.

Redfeather1975 · Dec 16, 2007, 08:43 AM // 08:43

I would like a mesmer with a mask, longcoat, cane and pistol.
That would be neat.

If there are guns I doubt we could do super moves with them.
They'd probably just be like swinging a wand only with pulling a trigger animation.

Tatile · Dec 16, 2007, 09:38 AM // 09:38

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Originally Posted by Redfeather1975

I would like a mesmer with a mask, longcoat, cane and pistol.
That would be neat.

If there are guns I doubt we could do super moves with them.
They'd probably just be like swinging a wand only with pulling a trigger animation.

I'm reminded of Gun-carta (spelling?) here. Actually, that would be cool, gun-carta Assassins, mid-range/close combat class. It may make little sense, but it would prove funny, provided you don't shoot yourself in the foot.

P.S. Magic will trump primitive tech, unless they invent antiseptics. Medical advancement through warfare! (Yes, I know antiseptics were more of a peace-time development, but technology was pushed forward more by war than peace.)

Fril Estelin · Dec 16, 2007, 10:23 AM // 10:23

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Originally Posted by Tatile

technology was pushed forward more by war than peace

Aside comment: I suggest you watch the 5 seasons of the awesome TV show "Babylon 5" for an interesting take on the question: does war or peace make us progress more? Shadows or Vorlons, choose your side!

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