Curse

Cherrie · Oct 27, 2006, 06:28 PM // 18:28

Will there be any effects for core proffesions? I didnt get a chance to buy Prophecies CE where I live, this means my fav Mesmer char will forever be w/o any specials, even tho I got other CE :/ I dont find it quite fair :/

Anyways, thank you for the info Gaile. If the dances were to be "signature" as they are atm, it would be a very VERY disapointing thing. Keep up the good work!

Horuku · Oct 27, 2006, 06:28 PM // 18:28

Why the hell would you pay 20 bucks to look cool while dancing...in a game? Woopty doo you are glowing wow I really envy you! Not really, when I own your arse in PvP. And you payed 20 bucks to sell the pet? You might as well had payed 20 bucks for gold.

supaet · Oct 27, 2006, 06:38 PM // 18:38

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Originally Posted by Horuku

Why the hell would you pay 20 bucks to look cool while dancing...in a game? Woopty doo you are glowing wow I really envy you! Not really, when I own your arse in PvP. And you payed 20 bucks to sell the pet? You might as well had payed 20 bucks for gold.

go away, stop making us pvpers look bad

technician · Oct 27, 2006, 06:40 PM // 18:40

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Originally Posted by Horuku

Why the hell would you pay 20 bucks to look cool while dancing...in a game? Woopty doo you are glowing wow I really envy you! Not really, when I own your arse in PvP. And you payed 20 bucks to sell the pet? You might as well had payed 20 bucks for gold.

Because seeing the other cool effects from the past two CE's , well it grows on you. Makes you want to buy CE , kind of a psychological thing , advertising .
As for paying 20 dollars to sell a pet I can't answer that , you probally can buy more gold for 20 dollars.

Wtf Its A Monk · Oct 27, 2006, 06:43 PM // 18:43

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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

No. 1: The special effects are not in place for the Signature Dances. Expect those today or within a few days. They're nice.

No. 2: The dances are not "all the same," but their similarity is by design. Wait until you find you can dance with a partner, something that's been requested for a long, long time. I don't mean beside a partner, I mean with one.

We were going to let folks discover how cool they are, but consider that a little inside info, from me to you.

Gaile you are my hero

thanks for the insight i knew that couldn't be it

Gaile Gray · Oct 27, 2006, 07:00 PM // 19:00

Oh, hey, even more to share, and some cool tips to make it all work.

According to Rebecca Coffman, the lead of our Animation Team, there is a certain amount of exploration and extension of cool design philosophy in making each Collector's Edition dance. Rebecca explained that for each campaign, the team tries to incorporate a different style or a new depth of design into the Collector's Edition dances. For Factions, the Assassin and the Ritualist put on a sort of "broadway show," with the spotlight and the backup dances. For Nightfall, we're able, for first time, to offer dances that have their own individual elements but which also "sync up" in places. Note that this is syncing as you've not seen syncing before: Across the two professions and across the two genders! I just saw a Dervish female and a Paragon male executing a really elegant dual dance routine!

Now, here's the info you need to see all this:

Type /dancenew for the new dances.
Type /dancenew * to see the elegant way in which the dances mesh.

Let us know what you think!

(And while it's off topic, I have to add: Talking about buying gold? Come on, you guys have read the User Agreement, you know that selling or buying gold is going to result in an account termination when it's discovered. (And it's discovered literally every day.) Just say "No" to gold purchases!)

TiNkLeR · Oct 27, 2006, 07:03 PM // 19:03

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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

No. 1: The special effects are not in place for the Signature Dances. Expect those today or within a few days. They're nice.

No. 2: The dances are not "all the same," but their similarity is by design. Wait until you find you can dance with a partner, something that's been requested for a long, long time. I don't mean beside a partner, I mean with one.

We were going to let folks discover how cool they are, but consider that a little inside info, from me to you.

YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!

Tingi · Oct 27, 2006, 07:17 PM // 19:17

pfff the dancenew is so lame...waste of 20 bucks

Fire Rm · Oct 27, 2006, 07:18 PM // 19:18

gaile, plz answer my PM, i asked u if there will be an NPC that will give amsks after the king will leave cuz i wont be here in the 31.10-1.11
thanks

floppinghog · Oct 27, 2006, 07:20 PM // 19:20

uh... nvm the fool deleted his post.. or something? lol

well its good to here that dances are not done and are bringing something new, i just hope now, that core professions get in on it alittle this time

Horseman Of War · Oct 27, 2006, 07:24 PM // 19:24

wait... so we do get more animation goodness? thats just awesome.

I find the Nightfall "signature dance" to be totally awesome- Ive said it about 3 times in various threads now- you gotta sync up with other CE dancers ftw.

you guys might disagree... but hey do I make fun of they way you white people dance?

Sir Skullcrasher · Oct 27, 2006, 07:29 PM // 19:29

I can't wait to get my dance on!

vinegrower · Oct 27, 2006, 07:49 PM // 19:49

when I first say the dances, I did them by myself and thought, "wow, that is kind of lame." Then my guild got a couple together and did the sync, and I finally saw why they are cool.

The point of these dances is not to show off that you bought the CE, but to dance with other people. Very good idea.

**cosyfiep** · Oct 27, 2006, 07:51 PM // 19:51

so my question is will those who have the gwp ce get divine aura on all their new characters--factions and nightfall, or just prophecy characters (which is as it should be).......

will wait to make my final determination on the excess monetary units I shelled out yesterday for the 'new' dance to be competed.....

thefood · Oct 27, 2006, 07:57 PM // 19:57

Gaile...thanks for clearing it up for all of us.....

just a quick comment Gaile... the release of Nightfall is definitely less stressful than that of Factions...thank you ANET for that....i understand that you guys are all very busy....but I am sure that many would agree that the priority of getting the game out to the players and promising quality ingame/inbox content is essensial...

Faction- gg to pre-order...I had to wait for weeks to get Factions CE and many people canceled CE , got the regular edition in order to beat the game with their guild....

NightFall- CE signature dance was promised within game-content and us hardcore fans expected a signature dance that would surpass the previous editions...I am glad that it is being worked on right now and will be release in a couple days....but dont you think something like that should be programmed many days before today's release date?

I am happy for your positive response Gaile .....many of us + the thousands that are playing the game was sadden and discouraged by it......i mean, consider those who have not read about this post? they will be like WTF@##$@^#@# for a few days....

if you dont mind...can you tell us why this happened and what are you going to do to prevent something like this in the next release??

Eugaet · Oct 27, 2006, 08:17 PM // 20:17

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Originally Posted by thefood

...but dont you think something like that should be programmed many days before today's release date?

I imagine there were other issues leading up to release that were more important than the CE dances. I'm content to wait.

Cloudpiercer · Oct 27, 2006, 08:29 PM // 20:29

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Originally Posted by cosyfiep

so my question is will those who have the gwp ce get divine aura on all their new characters--factions and nightfall, or just prophecy characters (which is as it should be).......

will wait to make my final determination on the excess monetary units I shelled out yesterday for the 'new' dance to be competed.....

Divine Aura comes from Proph CE, but the description clearly says it appears on Every character on your account. So it should continue on every character, the Nightfall and Faction CE describe the bonus as signature dances for the two new classes, so there only on those classes.

Also the signature dances looks way better with Divine Aura on and syncing with another player, alone... meh.

ElinoraNeSangre · Oct 27, 2006, 08:58 PM // 20:58

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Originally Posted by Eugaet

I imagine there were other issues leading up to release that were more important than the CE dances. I'm content to wait.

Like that huge mega update from 10/25?

Bobby P · Oct 27, 2006, 09:00 PM // 21:00

Hey guys!

"The point of these dances is not to show off that you bought the CE, but to dance with other people. Very good idea."

Pretty much sums it up, thanks VineGrower!

As a sunspear, you will never dance alone!

arcady · Oct 27, 2006, 09:40 PM // 21:40

/dancenew on my dervish reminds me of a dance we did back in high school when I took an African Dance class to satisfy my PE requirement.

I like it.