Curse

hellrazor22 · Feb 08, 2012, 04:49 AM // 04:49

Hi everyone!
I am not sure where to post this, so if it doesn't belong here, mods please fix it.
So as I am super bored in GW lately, only thing that is at least semi fun after all these years is pre-searing. So I was wondering if some1 proposed idea where we could do something similar on Shing Jea island or Istan. Basically what I was thinking, if more than few people would be interested, we would make characters who would stay on these locations only. We would pick one of the towns to be an outpost, and we would use some basic rules like trading only there, no trading with other people besides ones on the island(excluding people trading in shing jea etc..). No storage use, no heroes, henches. There is lot of things to be done, from farming various collectible items, to farming greenies and doing coop on island. It might even be limited to just one side of the islands. There is plenty of skills there, achievements could be done same as in pre..and we could use only armor collected or crafted on island!
Just an idea, I wonder if anyone else had that on mind at any point. I love GW and I played it almost from its beginnings, but lately there is just nothing fun to do around anymore. Feel free to comment and thanks for reading!
Thandie Hellrazor

LanaDarkess · Feb 08, 2012, 07:17 AM // 07:17

From what I read, you're just wanting to stay on an island and limit yourself to certain areas. To which I say, what would be the point? The tutorial areas are all different, and pre-searing is there to show the difference from before and after the searing. What is there for Elona and Cantha?

If you're wanting to participate in something like that, good luck to you finding someone who wants to join you.

akelarumi · Feb 08, 2012, 10:21 AM // 10:21

The problem in my opinion is that even when you find a group of people that decide to well lets say stay in the monastary area (don't go beyond the linok courtyard) and not to use the chest nor trade with others then those who signed the pact, the foes in this area are much higher lvl then in pre searing. pre searing is designed as an rea where max lvl in there would be lvl 14. That some crazy people found out bout death lvl-ing was a surprise to the designers. in the factions area the highest lvl foes are already lvl 16. So getting lvl20 there would be easy.

Gill Halendt · Feb 08, 2012, 10:40 AM // 10:40

Would require too much work from the dev team and makes no sense lore-wise: Pre-Searing is separated from the rest of the game in time, not space. Ascalon (Pre-Searing) is turned into Old Ascalon after the Searing, so the inability to get back is justified. No disruptive event occurs in either Shing Jea or Istan, the events in the islands happening during an uninterrupted stream of consequent events that bring our characters to the mainland.

Spiritz · Feb 08, 2012, 11:48 AM // 11:48

Tbh anet already did something similar - its called the bonus missions pack which all events take part in the past.

Ayuhmii Shanbwa · Feb 08, 2012, 12:45 PM // 12:45

i made a monk which stays from ascalon to beacons, shing jea island and istan island

although she has eotn heroes and sin support, and max armor

i still let her only stay there

she's lvl 17 now, thx to cantha new year, lol

btw, i dont think this is a suggestion people, first read the post

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So I was wondering if some1 proposed idea where we could do something similar on Shing Jea island or Istan.

anyway, my char also has an elite through a tome

so my isle monk (as i call her) isnt really weak anymore, lol, but then tries to be survivor, and i'll vq the low lvl areas once she's lvl 20

if i had another char slot left, i'd make a rit with the same rules, i have one on my other account, but i barely use that one

good luck on finding people to do this, though

i think the OP has been confused by the text "Game Suggestions and Ideas" and used this sub forum as idea place, right?

Gill Halendt · Feb 08, 2012, 02:03 PM // 14:03

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Originally Posted by Spiritz

Tbh anet already did something similar - its called the bonus missions pack which all events take part in the past.

It's a playable flashback, It's not your character playing them, but rather you reviving historical events. Same as HoTN.

So, if they really want to implement some form of time travel to Pre-Searing Ascalon, even just by some flashback tecinque, they can do it, but I don't think it will happen anytime soon.

Still, there's no need to turn back time in Factions or Nightfall, as both Shing Jea and Istan are litterally unaltered during the development of the plot of the respective campaigns. You can "turn back time" anytime by simple map travel.

Ascalon tough is in ruins. You can get back there, but you experience it as it is now after the Searing.

hellrazor22 · Feb 08, 2012, 03:02 PM // 15:02

Thanks for the thoughts guys. One other thing that I d like to put in, as that this whole process would be done just for the fun of it. I know that you are limited to certain skills and stuff, but its same in pre, and I just got bored doing preety much everything else here in GW so that was just an idea that came through my mind. And as for leveling to 20, I know there are higher level monsters on island, but if we limit it only on one part, it wouldn't be that easy to get 20 anyway. At the same time, even if you are 20, you could still go and farm stuff, solo it, etc..even just HM farming on island might yield some nice items. These are just ideas that I d try and do ingame, so dev team doesnt have anything with it. I d be willing to make a guild if I could get at least few people join. Nothing fancy, mostly social and having fun. If you got your gwamm, bored of high lvl areas,farming, HM etc...there isnt really much to be done, soo...if any1 is interrested at all, or have any similar idea, feel free to post or pm me ingame.
Thanks!

**cosyfiep** · Feb 08, 2012, 04:38 PM // 16:38

I have a bunch of characters that have yet to get to linok...and never will, I call them mules....though they do have access to the storage chest (since there is one in shing jea) and have bags (also obtainable in shing jea)...they dont have better armor than they get in shing jea nor skills from past that area either.
I also only play them during holiday events that are done out of shing jea!

Gabs88 · Feb 08, 2012, 06:49 PM // 18:49

Meh, you can get to level 20 in Shing Jea doing the Canthan New year quests every year without ever picking a secondary profession. Thats kindof cool by it self IMO xD

MithranArkanere · Feb 08, 2012, 11:15 PM // 23:15

Shing Jea and Istand didn't have a cataclysm that changed the place.

Well, Shing Jea did, but you get to live it without a timeskip.