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Fox Reeveheart · Aug 07, 2005, 03:16 AM // 03:16

Dude, honestly...like...WHOA!

Ninja! NINJAS FOR EVERYONE!

When you think fantasy, everyone thinks of classic western european arthurian fantasy. But you know what, fantasy can have anything, so lets throw some ninjas into the mix!

Honestly though, ninjas would fill that stealthy/assassin role everyone has been wanting so bad, they are perfect for the job.

The armors could have looks that range from traditional, to maybe a bit fantasy/anime-ish looking. YES YOU TOO CAN HAVE A HORRENDOUSLY LONG SCARF LIKE VIDEO GAME NINJAS!

I would have made this thread earlier, but I have actually been putting thought into this class.

Attributes would be something like

Stealth (obviously)
Trickery/Deception
Shadow Magic
Assassination

Though these are just rough ideas for attributes, i suppose stealth would probably be apart of shadow or trickery or something, maybe, maybe not, either that or assassination or stealth would be their primary attribute.

Cool ninja katanas and shuriken/throwing stars could be introduced as weapons.

They would be a "secondary" melee class, mostly used if you have high assassination, where warriors are meant to deal damage consistently, ninjas do it in one swift strike (thus to emulate assassination), one thing might be that the attack does deal extra damage, but will deal more damage if target is suffering from sort of condition (like weakness, etc.).

I have made up one skill that would go into the assassination tribute, though exact numbers have not been figured out, basically just a single ranged attack of apply poison.

Poison Shuriken.
Attribute: Assassination.
Energy: 5
Casting time: None (ranged attack skill)
Description: If this attack hits, target foe is poisoned for 5-17 seconds.

Though obviously thrown weapons like shurikens will have less range than bows.

Other skill could be like

Illusionary Double.
Attribute: Shadow Magic. (could also possibly be trickery, no clue really)
Energy: 10 (possibly 15)
Casting time: 3 sec.
Description: For 20-60 sec, you create a illusionary double that mimics your actions, the double cannot deal damage or cast spells or have spells cast upon him, and has 30-60% of your hp, has your AL.

Smoke Bomb.
Attribute: (stealth or trickery, hard to decide)
Energy: 10 (or 5)
Casting time: undecided (though ranged attack)
Description: Foe and all adjacent foes are blinded for 3-10 seconds.

smoke bomb is basically a ranged version of throw dirt.

Or like I said how some assassin skills would only deal damage or even more added damage if the foe suffers from a condition of some sort.

Unseen strike.
Attribute: Assassination
Energy: 5
Casting time: none (melee attack skill)
Description: If this attack hits, it deals an extra 5-20 damage, if the foe is blind, the attack deals an extra 5-20 damage and cannot be blocked or evaded.

Please care to flame or criticize or support or whatever, these are just some suggestions I have decided to put in, I think it would be a welcome addition to guild wars =)

As said before, fantasy can be anything, even if asian is mixed with euro fantasy.

some say that want pirates, though I would want that too, i would only do it if it was without muskets... thats just a wee bit too modern for me.

Rieselle · Aug 07, 2005, 03:25 AM // 03:25

Is this a joke post?

marche · Aug 07, 2005, 03:31 AM // 03:31

i think it is a hope for some Guild wars expansion...

Fox Reeveheart · Aug 07, 2005, 03:43 AM // 03:43

What is so funny about a ninja class? honestly?

It fills all the needs of those wanting a stealthy type class, its another class that can go melee if it wants to, i know people have been asking for that.

as i said, every guild wars expansion is going to have more races and classes, this is just a suggestion for a class for the expansion coming out 1st quarter of 2006

Seron Dalar · Aug 07, 2005, 04:07 AM // 04:07

Um.

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=42659

The best part of this is that it's actually still on the first page.

Ultimate_Gaara · Aug 07, 2005, 04:11 AM // 04:11

I... do... not.. like... you...

ever heard of the search buttion?... if you look up the word ninja, threads just like this will pop up thousands of times...

NO
MORE
NINJAS!

man do i have to spell it out?

Fox Reeveheart · Aug 07, 2005, 04:13 AM // 04:13

Yeah i did a search for ninjas, but i only look for threads with the word NINJA in them o.o ones like "the rogue" i wont even give a first glance at, it has to actually say it in the title for me to give a damn.

Seron Dalar · Aug 07, 2005, 04:24 AM // 04:24

Well, yeah, but ninjas and rogues are pretty similar. I'm just saying it's kind of funny that you'd suggest something that's basically been suggested already... on the same page.

Vigilante · Aug 07, 2005, 04:29 AM // 04:29

Ninjas suck. The end. They make a horrible basis for games, and one in a build falls upon the same category. It just shouldn't happen.

Fox Reeveheart · Aug 07, 2005, 04:32 AM // 04:32

I could always make a samurai or pirate thread?

HUH!? YOU WANT THAT?! HUH!?

I didnt think so!

derrtyboy69 · Aug 07, 2005, 04:37 AM // 04:37

ninjas rule you all. i think there should be something called "finesse" or something of the sort. it would carry an inhereted increased attack speed (10% at lvl 12 att) and mabye a chance to block. this would make up for their poor armor (like rangers armor with less ele protection, mabye slightly lower def)

Ultimate_Gaara · Aug 07, 2005, 06:46 AM // 06:46

im not saying i dont like ninjas, im just saying the do not belong in GW...

whats the next suggestion going to be, Jedi?

Aaaaagh · Aug 07, 2005, 07:11 AM // 07:11

I only want ninjas if they can ride cows and use bazookas..

The Ice Master · Aug 07, 2005, 07:52 AM // 07:52

Have you ever played WoW? They have stealth in there, and its annoying.

maxpower · Aug 07, 2005, 09:51 AM // 09:51

no game is complete without some ninjas!

Argon The Seeker · Aug 07, 2005, 02:38 PM // 14:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by maxpower

no game is complete without some ninjas!

More like no game is complete If It has ninjas...

Ninjas would be ok NPCs to fight in PvE but not good for players to be.

Seron Dalar · Aug 07, 2005, 03:26 PM // 15:26

Ice, WoW and GW are completely different games, from what I hear. Besides, of course it's annoying if someone sneaks up on you and hits you with a sneak attack-- but doing that is one of the most fun things in gaming for me, personally.

Xue Yi Liang · Aug 07, 2005, 03:34 PM // 15:34

The idea of capping an elite from some Ice Troll Ninja Boss is not very appealing.

Sniper22 · Aug 07, 2005, 04:36 PM // 16:36

OK, well we already have poision from rangers, that skill is pretty much poision arrow (somethin like that) but its elite.

Shadow Magic sounds like necros, they deal shadow damage if you didn't know that.

Smoke bomb also seems like rangers throw dirt, but its melee skill.

Any thing with illusionary is a mesmer skill too.

Unseen strike is almost something like a warrior/ranger/pet attack.

Seems like you put in every class in there except monk. I would try things like having smoke bomb fill nearby enemies screen with smoke for for X-Y until they get out of the area and make it elite.

Akilles · Aug 07, 2005, 04:39 PM // 16:39

I would like to see a ninja simly cause you know they will look bad ass, ANY concept artists who ever lived dreamed up some cool looking ninja at some point so if your boss said "make us some ninja armors and weapons" artists would devote their lives to making the coolest ninjas.

Upside: cool looks, cool samurai words! fast, stealthy, poision! traps!! illusion abilities!!!

Downside: they would be everywhere, everyone would use them. would be to powerful and easily exploited.

Ninjas are masters of illusions, poisions, traps, unarmed and armed combat, fast, high endurance, would wear good armor and not just the black cloth gi we all know and love. trained to take pain! (like absorption) healed themselves.

^^^Who would not want that!^^^ You would basically be a Warrior/Ranger/Monk/Mesmer.