Curse

JoeJJohnsonII · Jan 25, 2006, 03:21 PM // 15:21

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Originally Posted by Maxiemonster

lol, your quote says "which has no use, for now" and you ask what the use of the Tapedstry Shred is? Strange..

So again, it has no use for now, it's not part of anything, it's a useless easter egg, but it might be of use in a later chapter/update.

ahh, the reason I was asking is becuase the way it was worded (at least for me) it sounded like it was used in the later game. I just wanted to check and make sure it wasnt like a secret ingrediant to something.

Maxiemonster · Jan 25, 2006, 03:30 PM // 15:30

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Originally Posted by JoeJJohnsonII

ahh, the reason I was asking is becuase the way it was worded (at least for me) it sounded like it was used in the later game. I just wanted to check and make sure it wasnt like a secret ingrediant to something.

Hehe, yeah, I can understand you mistake, since I knew what the answer was already, I couldn't make that mistake, so no problem. You can just toss it away, since it's pretty useless for now, and just takes an inventory slot, and if it gets a use one day, you can always go back to Pre-Searing to get one.

DreamCatcher · Jan 25, 2006, 07:24 PM // 19:24

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and if it gets a use one day, you can always go back to Pre-Searing to get one.

O dear...
think guildwars back in June 2005;

Dude1: You think I should salvage my Henge Energy Sword after i delete my warrior? If I want to make another warrior later I might want that sword again and I need the inventory space now?..

Dude2: No worries there Dude1, even if you make another warrior in half a year or so and you decide you want another energy sword one day, you can always go back to Henge of Denravi to get one.

Maxiemonster · Jan 29, 2006, 12:42 PM // 12:42

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Originally Posted by DreamCatcher

O dear...
think guildwars back in June 2005;

Dude1: You think I should salvage my Henge Energy Sword after i delete my warrior? If I want to make another warrior later I might want that sword again and I need the inventory space now?..

Dude2: No worries there Dude1, even if you make another warrior in half a year or so and you decide you want another energy sword one day, you can always go back to Henge of Denravi to get one.

Yeah

I had something like that with my HOD Sword too. Luckily I still got mine for 15K the day it got deleted

Too bad I don't have any nerfed pre-searing items in pre-searing. That would own

DreamCatcher · Jan 29, 2006, 02:29 PM // 14:29

I have noticed a significant improvement in northland drops in the last 2-odd weeks. it seems that 11-18 bows drop more often now (or should I say, they drop again). Also been seeing higher damage axes (to 6-15 damage even). I have also noticed this increase in weapons stats as some of the charr do way more damage now
Also there has been amother significant change in pre; When your teammate dies in the northlands, he's no longer autoressed even when you did not bring signet. This could also have been done in another attempt to kill off any possible way to reach lvl 20 in pre (atleast to any non-botters

). There is the possitive side to this as I have taken some lvl 1 peeps up north, which promptly died ofcourse, who enjoyed watching me clear the charr flame temple
Another thing they changed was the pre-dyable armors (so dyed armor in pre no longer means it's a pre toon, unless it's the collector armor instead of the starter armor). Also they seem to have deleted the starter head armor (another pre nerf?..)

Oh and I have changed my build lately (am R/Me); I swapped conjure with read the wind so now the only mesmer skill I bring is ether feast (gotta have 2 heals up there).

Maxiemonster · Jan 29, 2006, 04:25 PM // 16:25

I haven't noticed many better drops myself but you could be right. I did notice the "res-nerf", I don't really mind though, since I mostly solo. About the helmets.. I noticed when you create any proffesion besides Warrior you don't get a helmet, though, what if you already had a non-Warrior in Pre-Searing, did the helmet got deleted? If not, I really regret choosing Warrior, instead of Ranger. And I can't really follow you on the dyes and pre-toon and blalblabla, care to explain a bit better?

EDIT: Excisting characters still have their headpiece, damnit.

DreamCatcher · Jan 30, 2006, 05:52 PM // 17:52

Sry bout the messy text, I'll explain. now you can dye your armor before you start playing your new toon. You can start with all blue armor now if you wanted to.
You can choose your armor color just like you can choose your hair color now!!

And about the missing head armor, I dunno why Anet would even go through the trouble to delete the starter head armors of all non-warriors...nerf??
Even though the armor level of those armors is soo low it doesn't realy affect the damage you take that much. The only thing this 'head armor update' has caused is even more questions being asked in pre about missing head armor (right from the very beginning people have been asking about the location of the presearing headgear collector...which doesn't exist!!)

Maxiemonster · Jan 30, 2006, 08:13 PM // 20:13

I don't care about the dyes, if you want to show you used dyes on your armor, just take the collector's armor, which you should take anyway, since stats are always above looks unless you're retarted, especially as a Warrior or Ranger

And if you really want that special starter armor look, dye it either silver or black

I wonder why ANET screws the permapre players so often, did we offend them or something? I WANT MY OLD PRE BACK YOU BULLIES!

Maxiemonster · Feb 01, 2006, 01:35 PM // 13:35

Hmm.. I didn't think of this, and you maybe you didn't either. You know that when you farm the same spot for too long, the drops get suckier very quickly, and I've been hunting Charr from lvl 6-15 (yeah, turned lvl 15 today!

) now, and it's pretty stupid I haven't thought about it, but the game just thinks I've been farming the same spot for too long.

I thought about this because I get 1 purple item every 2 runs, which was getting pretty normal for me, though, I was "power leveling" somone at the Charr, who get 2 purple items of the first 2 groups we killed, they were both pretty high damage too.

Carinae · Feb 03, 2006, 05:43 PM // 17:43

Maxie,

Since this is a guide for people staying a while in Pre, how about including some of the scenic spots, besides Melandru's Garden?

There's a few things postcard-worthy:

Piken Square
The climbable hill by the Baradin Estate
The abandoned Abbey at the far West side of Pre
The 'secret' bear-hunter quest

There are a few more as well.

Maxiemonster · Feb 03, 2006, 05:46 PM // 17:46

Yeah, I was thinking about it, though, this is more likely a short guide to get high lvl effectivly, and not about pre-searing itself, since there are many beutiful looking spots in pre-searing

Loviatar · Feb 03, 2006, 06:09 PM // 18:09

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Originally Posted by Carinae Dragonblood

Maxie,

Since this is a guide for people staying a while in Pre, how about including some of the scenic spots, besides Melandru's Garden?

There's a few things postcard-worthy:

Piken Square
The climbable hill by the Baradin Estate
The abandoned Abbey at the far West side of Pre
The 'secret' bear-hunter quest

There are a few more as well.

ive gotten the others but where is Piken Square in pre sear?

Carinae · Feb 03, 2006, 06:30 PM // 18:30

Right where it should be, above the Wall. Just past the spot where you rescue the Ranger. It's actually the same piken from Post, but it's clean and very pretty.

There's also the spot where you can look down into the Catacombs.
The cave beyond the Baradin Estate (you can see the Wall foundations here)

And I forgot to take a screenshot of the stained-glass window on the church at the far North-East corner above the wall. It's broken, but I've been it somewhere before.

Maxiemonster · Feb 04, 2006, 10:55 PM // 22:55

Anyone knows C. Almasy in here? He's so mysterious.. When I ask him stuff, which I often do, since I'm a fan of his lvl 19 pre-searing Warrior, I always get such strange replies. Gwen's mystery isn't even close to him. When I whisper him he tells me:

"Stick to forums, Maxiemonster".. What does it mean? I seriously wonder this.
He also said "Shall I break it down for ye. I don't speak with your kind." when I asked him if he sold any great weapons, which I heard he did.

And because of the forum related reply I got, he probably visits this forum, anyone ever seen this guy..?

EDIT: A pre-searing friend of mine also knows this guy, He told him "I do not talk to people who do not serve my fellowship", which made my friend ignore him. He's also online at all times on his C. Almasy character, and he's always in strange districts, never in district 1. If you "find" him, like another friend of mine did, he just leaves the district. This guy is so damn weird.

RBK · Feb 04, 2006, 11:38 PM // 23:38

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Originally Posted by Maxiemonster

Hammer: 13-20 Damage (War Pick Pre-Order item not included, which has 18-33 Damage)
Bow: 12-20 Damage (Ithas Bow Pre-Order item not included, which has 13-25Damage )
Sword: 11-17 Damage
Axe: 6-18 Damage
Staff: 8-16 Damage, +8 Energy
Wand: 9-14 Damage
Shield: 14 Armor
Off-Hand: +9 Energy

Could you tell me where i could locate that sword? i made one from the weapons crafter in pre-searing but that was 11-14i think. so i would much rather that sword if i can get my hands onit

any information to the location would be fantastic!

jtchans · Feb 05, 2006, 03:39 AM // 03:39

Were is Aiden in Pre-Searing?

Rayne Nightfyre · Feb 05, 2006, 05:02 AM // 05:02

Wow, very well done! It has always baffled me how someone gets to level 20 in pre-searing. But it's a little clearer to me now. Just as an obvious note to a newer player reading this, by no means feel obligated to stay in Pre-Searing, it's meant to be training. Level 5-10 is a good time to head into Post-Searing. But for veteran players, it's an awesome place to take a break from all the "1337 h4x pwning n00bs," like Maxie said.

Again, very nice job.

islyan · Feb 05, 2006, 09:28 AM // 09:28

I've made a warrior pre, and just came accross the guide. ATM, I have an armour 8 shield, a rinblade, and I usually go with a guildie (monk) to kill all the charr. But I have some questions about how you solo'd them as a W/R (I'm using ranger skills too, but I haven't chosen the profession yet).

1. How did you get over the wall without another player? Did you get someone just to open it for you?

2. How many times did you die?

3. Got any tips if there are ashen claws AND chaots? They really mess me up ><

Maxiemonster · Feb 05, 2006, 10:02 AM // 10:02

jtchans, Aiden is south of the fisherman's village. Follow the icy place all the way down untill you get at the non-icy part again and you should see a windmill, there's the fisherman's village. Then just walk through it and you should find Aiden somewhere in front of his house there.

Thanks for the compliment rayne, and indeed, don't feel forced to stay in pre-searing when you're new. Post-searing is very great, though, staying in pre-searing after you've been in post-searing for so long is great in my opinion.

And islyan, try using the Tall Shield (Armor: 4, Armor +10 (vs Charr), Health +15) from a certain quest (forgot which one), it's most likely better then your shield, unless your shield has +Health or -Damage Recieved (while hexed), which are both great mods in my opinion. Now here are the questions:

1. I pay someone (mostly 20g, which is much to many starting players), before he pulls the lever, to pull the lever, then I stand between the two doors in the tunnel till the other player has left, then I walk through the second door, which is possible. Don't pay afterwards, since he might not leave, and that would waste alot of time.

2. If I die, I die because I'm facing a group of 4 Charr with 2 Hunters in it. Hunters are endlesly strong and even kill me with ease if they're both equiped with a great bow, which matters ALOT.

3. Chaots are usually my first target if a Monk goes along. Chaots use Shatter Enchantment, and since the Monk is most likely using Healing Breeze/Hands, they'll get shattered at all time, which gets annying. Ashen Claws are very weak, I can't figure out how they mess you up, unless your pet has the Ashen Claw's "Mark of Pain" skill on him, and getting hit by Hunters/Axe Fiends/Blade Storms, which messes you up. If that's the thing, get out of your pet's range, Mark of Pain is simply a painful spell when used against you effectivly.

DreamCatcher · Feb 05, 2006, 01:30 PM // 13:30

Mark of pain is a real nuisance as it halves my attack speed (which halves the damage I do which makes it takes twice as long to kill 1 of the charr while taking damage the whole time). Ashen claws realy hurt rangers, often I find myself killing the ashens first THEN the hunters lol. Ofcourse shamans always have to go down first and i tend to keep the chaots alive till I've slayn all the others. the order in which you should kill the charr (greatly) depends on your profession(s)

And to RBK who wrote:

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Could you tell me where i could locate that sword? i made one from the weapons crafter in pre-searing but that was 11-14i think. so i would much rather that sword if i can get my hands onit

any information to the location would be fantastic!

These are the maximum stats on weapons found in presearing and are considered to be 'max-damage' for pre. These are random drops and 11-17 swords may be very hard to find. just like you can get a bow in pre with 12-20 damage BUT the prblem is that these bows drop very rarely in pre (in 7 months in pre I've seen only 4 bows with 12-20 damage.....EVER).

if you happen to find the owner of a 11-17 sword in pre chances are that 1: He won't be willing to sell it, or 2: We will ask a very high price for it, maybe even in excess of 4k or so (4k is a lot in pre, remember theres no way to get anything from post to pre and farming 4k in pre takes a while...unless you're a f@#$%in scammer ofcourse...). Also those high damage pre-weapons tend to have very high requirements so that it wouldn't even be that much of a use to someone who's level 8 or below in pre

The rinblade is pretty good though, and a 10-15 bow is almost as good as a 12-20 one and way easier to find. It more comes down to using skill then to using weapons that do 10% more damage. Ofcourse having (some of) the best weapons in pre definately make things easier