Curse

TideSwayer · Mar 10, 2006, 09:44 AM // 09:44

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Originally Posted by Numa Pompilius

Wow, it's true - the Lions Arch & Ascalon skill trader has all unlocked skills now. Well, unless it's a bug and they fix it immediately, a lot of low-level alts are going to zip through the game very quickly now.

<considers>

Actually, this makes sense, doesn't it? You've unlocked the skills, so why shouldn't you be allowed to buy them for your alt?

Good update.

I agree. Your second time through the game is a breeze no matter what skills you have. Might as well not force characters through the mundane fetch quests every damn time to get a skill they've already unlocked with a previous character (if they don't want to).

Since this hasn't been listed on the official GW update page, it might just be a bug though. Hope not. Unless this was planned all along for Factions and it's being made available as part of the PvE beta event streaming.

Sheol · Mar 10, 2006, 09:47 AM // 09:47

Since when were shells referred to as chittin fragments?

.defekt · Mar 10, 2006, 09:54 AM // 09:54

Since the update. ^.^

dgb · Mar 10, 2006, 10:00 AM // 10:00

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Originally Posted by Manic Smile

you are playing an online game...that's your issue not theirs...

The issue is theirs - the sheer arbitrary nature of "you will have a 400mb download, for something you may not want" is ridiculous. At least give some warning that something unusual is about to happen rather than a few days after it has happened.

Sheol · Mar 10, 2006, 10:01 AM // 10:01

The crafter still recognises them as shells ^.^

warban · Mar 10, 2006, 10:03 AM // 10:03

The Update is 600 megs streaming

Numa Pompilius · Mar 10, 2006, 10:04 AM // 10:04

dgb: Like I said, don't linger at the log-in screen if you don't want to download the maps. Log in directly & start playing.
Also it's closer to 500 megs

Studio Ghibli · Mar 10, 2006, 10:04 AM // 10:04

Glint's not summoning at Droknar's anymore.

TideSwayer · Mar 10, 2006, 10:04 AM // 10:04

If you sort the skill list by campaign, you can see the skills designated as Core skills (read: carried over to Factions) and the ones that are Prophecies only. For example, Offering of Blood and Spiteful Spirit are Prophecies-only skills. (Looks like you'll have to boat over to Tyria to cap those elites for your future PvE's). Heal Area and Heal Other are Prophecies-only as well. 55'ers will be happy to note that Protective Spirit has made the Factions cut.

Numa Pompilius · Mar 10, 2006, 10:06 AM // 10:06

Quite a few bugs in the first update, it seems.

There's already been a second update, and I think there'll be a couple more under the day, as bugs are detected & fixed. This was a biggie, and a lot of things have been affected.

DJ Josh · Mar 10, 2006, 10:07 AM // 10:07

well my game is dead i'm getting like 1 frame per minute here,took 5 mins to logout in the hope that it would fix it and now even the login screen is lagging.

.defekt · Mar 10, 2006, 10:08 AM // 10:08

:'( This will be a slow and painful few days, I think.

EDIT: OK, I quit for tonight. I was happy that I finished the inital 19mb download, then, of course, I get hit with a 1,000 file download.

led-zep · Mar 10, 2006, 10:15 AM // 10:15

thank god thats cleared up, i was wondering why i couldnt log in and was getting a dl rocketing up to 300mb.
even ran spyware and virus check , cheers for the heads up anet, always nice to be panicked for nothing

dgb · Mar 10, 2006, 10:26 AM // 10:26

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Originally Posted by Numa Pompilius

dgb: Like I said, don't linger at the log-in screen if you don't want to download the maps. Log in directly & start playing.
Also it's closer to 500 megs

It still streams - just not as rapidly - watch what happens if you go idle (AFK?) and see the lightning up.

Zakarr · Mar 10, 2006, 10:30 AM // 10:30

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Originally Posted by TideSwayer

For example, Offering of Blood and Spiteful Spirit are Prophecies-only skills. (Looks like you'll have to boat over to Tyria to cap those elites.

That is lame. People with Faction account only can't unlock everything for example for their PvE necro!

WTF they are doing?

Woutsie · Mar 10, 2006, 10:36 AM // 10:36

Wooohoo

There's some pretty nice stuff in there!

Check out the new armor in character creation menu

seut · Mar 10, 2006, 10:42 AM // 10:42

yay, bloodstained boots finally fixed. please add them to the fissure crafter

and my ele has a new divine aura

(if this is a bug, please DON'T fix it)

Numa Pompilius · Mar 10, 2006, 10:47 AM // 10:47

Much nicer divine aura. The old one had people using it to "piss" on other characters (/bowhead with divine aura), so that'd be an improvement.

Oh, and that's a nice-looking ele, Seut.

TideSwayer · Mar 10, 2006, 10:49 AM // 10:49

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Originally Posted by Zakarr

That is lame. People with Faction account only can't unlock everything for example for their PvE necro!

WTF they are doing?

They are doing what they have planned all along.

Over in the GWonline March 9th update thread, somebody posted a pic of a new staff skin and someone else also posted that Shadow Blades have begun appearing out of FoW chests. Who knows what else is out there to find now?

(Only posting that info here because it's worth telling.)

skretth · Mar 10, 2006, 10:55 AM // 10:55

they have also allowed u to see ALL factions skills for the non assasin/ritualist

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...d.php?t=134138