Curse

RTSFirebat · Jul 18, 2005, 02:21 PM // 14:21

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Originally Posted by Charrbane

is that what happened to your avatar?

Maybe

can you spell A C I D?

Aniewiel · Jul 18, 2005, 02:27 PM // 14:27

While one of my least favorite monsters, I don't have a problem per se with scorpions. I do think they could be "dressed up" (i.e. reskinned) as the world changes around the player. However if they are emulating real life, there is very little color variation in the scorpion world.

Kuku Monk · Jul 18, 2005, 02:32 PM // 14:32

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Originally Posted by Aniewiel

While one of my least favorite monsters, I don't have a problem per se with scorpions. I do think they could be "dressed up" (i.e. reskinned) as the world changes around the player. However if they are emulating real life, there is very little color variation in the scorpion world.

Why no black scorpions?

Charrbane · Jul 18, 2005, 02:34 PM // 14:34

Id rather have scorpionzoids come out of the ground then have some kind of attacking flying thing that swoops out of the sky. Sure am glad they didn't add flying pests... then again I'm not fin the game yet. The other morning I had some werido beetle (not a band member) flying around my bedroom when I was trying to sleep and that was annoying. It's a good thing scarabs don't fly in to attack when the devourers decide to visit.

Damon Windwalker · Jul 18, 2005, 02:40 PM // 14:40

Just equip your Gold Furious Butter Sprayer of Fortitude and your purple Lobster Bib of Shelter and you'll be set

Aniewiel · Jul 18, 2005, 02:41 PM // 14:41

Ooo...here's one: A praying mantis....you know the females eat the heads off the males' bodies, right?

Imagine one popping out of the forest and grabbing someone's head and munching away. Equals permadeath.

Charrbane · Jul 18, 2005, 02:45 PM // 14:45

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Originally Posted by Aniewiel

Ooo...here's one: A praying mantis....you know the females eat the heads off the males' bodies, right?

Imagine one popping out of the forest and grabbing someone's head and munching away. Equals permadeath.

LOL. Imagine the 30 lvl Mantis Boss.... Ahhhh crap it's eaten the healers head again.

Actually a Mantis would be a neat monster and also Id make a Ranger right now if you could have one for a pet.

DrSLUGFly · Jul 18, 2005, 03:02 PM // 15:02

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Originally Posted by Charrbane

is that what happened to your avatar?

depressants are... well... depressing... hallucinogens happened to my avatar

nice detective work firebat

silvertemplar · Jul 18, 2005, 03:16 PM // 15:16

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Why no black scorpions?

The Black dye required to dye only 1% of the game's devourers black will so ruin the already ruined economy , so i think they decided to leave them identical the entire game. What colour is the cheapest? Orange/Yellow [or some brownish deserty colour] by any chance?

DrSLUGFly · Jul 18, 2005, 03:19 PM // 15:19

lol, double click a silver and then try to apply it to an avicara... that would piss him off

Charrbane · Jul 18, 2005, 03:35 PM // 15:35

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Originally Posted by DrSLUGFly

lol, double click a silver and then try to apply it to an avicara... that would piss him off

LOL. The things rich players do with thier time in GW.

Navaros · Jul 18, 2005, 05:35 PM // 17:35

in my view, the original poster is erroneously scapegoating scorpions for what he should be blaming instead: the fundamental flaw of infinite respawning every time you enter a zone.

nerf infinite respawning, and PVE would be wonderful.

as it stands now, all repeating monsters are a chore to kill. scorpions are just one symptom of a systematic problem with the core game design

Ristaron · Jul 18, 2005, 05:43 PM // 17:43

Kill scorpions.
Really the red or green colour change doesn't help. At least 5% of the males who play this game are colour blind, like me. The red/green isn't even visible. Bad idea.
Kill scorpions.
I'm sick and tired of seeing them everywhere. Every damn PvE area that isn't frozen. And I hate the snow.
So I'm stuck.
Snow, or scorpions.
Why not just throw the letter 's' out the window?

The Tomb of Primeval Kings is the only safe place, practically. Unfortunately it's a barren waste. Why not bring some colour to it? Or at least make that single colourful map be more frequent. I can't tell you how many times I've played Burial Mounds, but I have only played the orange/red one ONCE.
That's a tangent... back to scorpions.
They suck.
The rest of the game is great. Thank you developpers, I love you.
Please get rid of scorpions.

P.S. Scorpions suck.

Damon Windwalker · Jul 18, 2005, 05:46 PM // 17:46

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Originally Posted by Navaros

in my view, the original poster is erroneously scapegoating scorpions for what he should be blaming instead: the fundamental flaw of infinite respawning every time you enter a zone.

nerf infinite respawning, and PVE would be wonderful.

as it stands now, all repeating monsters are a chore to kill. scorpions are just one symptom of a systematic problem with the core game design

Not possible (let alone realistic).

Consider this - for one thing, soem areas have multiple missions. So - I do one mission - I basically get the rest of them for free bacause I've killed everything there.

Or, consider this - I have done my missions in one area. But a guildmate wants me to party up with him to help him with some missions. Now what happens - because I've done it already, there's no creatures there?

Wow - what a boon to the (already horribly overused and abused) Ascalon Taxi Service.

rwt2006 · Jul 18, 2005, 06:15 PM // 18:15

i agree mix it up or something, its always like 3 different types of scorpions attack throughout the game, make it random add something else. the closest thing they have would be the maguuma jungle with those other bugs that come out of the ground too

hidden_agenda · Jul 18, 2005, 10:30 PM // 22:30

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Originally Posted by KuTeBaka

... Whats wrong with devourers? think of them like insects in the real world, they are everywhere.

Scorpions are NOT insects! Spiders are NOT insects! Both of these are arachnids.

Not sure about where you live, but where I live, man-sized (or bigger) insects are not everywhere.

Yes -- the devourers need to be spaced further apart. Yes we could use more varieties of monsters. Yes the devourers should ahve different color schemes. Personally, I think they should be black in the desert...

Ultimate_Gaara · Jul 19, 2005, 01:46 AM // 01:46

*eye twitches* distracting shot.... suprize attacks... fire and dust traps... *eye twitches*

i use to be able to stand these guys... but now i cant

Lost · Jul 19, 2005, 02:13 AM // 02:13

All future expansions should contain zero devourers or else!

Alcaza Bedabra · Jul 19, 2005, 02:27 AM // 02:27

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Originally Posted by Tactical-Dillusions

Medusa. She carries a bow and can fit the ranger class very well indeed. Her stare should freeze and pacify an enemy.

I think we have something similar already.

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Trees that are alive like in LOTR.

Those exist, too.,

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Rock monsters. Look like rocks and they beat on you severely when you get too close.

*points at Golems*

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Giant ants. Millions of them.

That would be the Devourers taking that niche.

Really, I like the devourers. You can make their models a bit more interesting, give them some more color variation, et cetera. That would be nice.

But... in the end... they do fill and important niche.

By the way, do they exist outside of Ascalon? I've never seen a Devourer the other side of Yak's Bend.

Teh_Zero · Jul 19, 2005, 02:41 AM // 02:41

Speaking of flying.. Woudlnt it be fun to see some evil blood thirsty huge bats flying around and spanking you !