Curse

JR · Apr 08, 2009, 09:40 AM // 09:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burton2000

For a prophecies only tournament to work you would have to change so many skills and mechanics that it probably wouldn't be viable. Unless of course you want to play with the current prophecies skills that are nothing like what they used to be.

I'm kind of assuming they have old database backups, and it wouldn't take a disproportional amount of work to put in place a temporary reversion.

Even if that isn't the case, it really shouldn't be a huge effort. There are records of what those skills did at that time, and which have been changed. The bulk of the time it takes to balance skills, the actual decision making, is removed. You are just left with entering the new values in the database and updating it, a process which I can't imagine would take more than a few hours for one person.

They could also use some clever method to limit skill choice to Prophecies only, or they could just do what they did for the Factions/Core only tournament; Disqualify anyone who takes anything else.

It really doesn't sound like a great deal of work. That said, I could be completely wrong. It would at least be nice to know if they have considered the idea.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apok Omen

We've already had this discussion. Apparently, because Anet has SOOOO much to lose, if they do decide to make a Prophecies-only tourney, then they would be admitting they frakked up. However, I could make a strong arguement as to why admitting you frakked up and catering to the whims of your oldest customers would end up boosting your popularity...

It wouldn't be admitting that at all. The only people that could recognize it as an admission of incompetence are the ones that already think Anet did screw up. To everyone else it will just seem like a fun nostalgic event.

As I mentioned, they have already held a Factions/Core only tournament. There is precedent set for these kind of limited skill set events.

xRustyx · Apr 08, 2009, 05:31 PM // 17:31

Bring back Signet of Might insta frag so everyone can stop obsing games because guilds don't accept shitters, and just play.

the isaiah · Apr 15, 2009, 01:35 PM // 13:35

i blame the observe mode.. people just copy builds and thats all they do..
so you wont see anything new and people will run the same pool of builds.
irgo making it dreadfully boring.

IMMORTAlMITCH · Apr 15, 2009, 02:45 PM // 14:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by the isaiah

i blame the observe mode.. people just copy builds and thats all they do..
so you wont see anything new and people will run the same pool of builds.
irgo making it dreadfully boring.

Lmao, cause people wouldn't be able to find out what other people run without obsmode or?

the isaiah · Apr 15, 2009, 04:21 PM // 16:21

ya man so we get more people running funky skills like rebirth and light of dwayna..

But it just sucks that the top tier guilds control the meta with observe mode wheter its ha or gvg. nothign wrong with scouting but its pretty funny when u go to an AT and its like.. man its that friggin b-spike guild again aight change up and run something else.

they should do somethign interesting instead of having a set number of skills have like a set amount of skill value persay and each character has a certain max number of skill points they can house. this way u can have a char running some op build but have like 4 skills and we can have like arcane thievery mesmers running around stealing skills for fun

kedde · Apr 15, 2009, 05:22 PM // 17:22

Lol, this guy is hilarious.
Get him some more attention.

Stop trying so hard to think, it doesn't work, and apparently, it overheats your brain.

the isaiah · Apr 15, 2009, 08:39 PM // 20:39

haha thats kinda mean bro.. but ya

just imaged that you can pack 3 elite skills but thats all you have and u can have like 12 skills but no elite .. that be funkadelic.

kedde · Apr 15, 2009, 08:57 PM // 20:57

The funny thing is, I actually partly agree on observer mode.
Of course people would copy things at the exactly same pace, but it'd be more interesting if the skills weren't shown, but instead there were a load of other data and statistics available for viewers.

BarPusher · Apr 19, 2009, 02:39 PM // 14:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChopChop

You mean return GW to when it was all about spike killing while blacking out and gale locking monks? .. ye that sounds fun.

Not everyone chose to play like Illicit Awakening.

Quote:

Polly you didn't even play back then so shut the RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO up.

Was harder to find.

*Does not make over extend joke*

Quote:

(And of course EviL would get shit stomped by degenerate plays and gimmicks if they came back now, because that is how far down the wrong path the game has gone. You would have to be incredibly naive to think otherwise.)

There's about 10-15 good koreans left in the game, split up amongst different guilds. They've a form of honour that generally stops them guild hopping and such. Some of the EvIL members still play, Winner Winner Chicken Dinner [haha], did really quite well (until the leader got sick and the guild disbanded).

Your comment is a total assumption. It seems quite a common trend these days, for example when two original RenO players, play with six other new Korean players, people will automatically say RenO are bad now.

It's a false argument from false evidence leading to false assumptions.

About observer mode: I think it would be nice to see guilds at lower rank play, so players that are interested in doing quite well competitively, can show games of them playing. Last X Amount of AT's at any rank being at the bottom of the observer, for example.

inb4 competitive is dead.

JR · Apr 19, 2009, 09:07 PM // 21:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by BarPusher

There's about 10-15 good koreans left in the game, split up amongst different guilds. They've a form of honour that generally stops them guild hopping and such. Some of the EvIL members still play, Winner Winner Chicken Dinner [haha], did really quite well (until the leader got sick and the guild disbanded).

Your comment is a total assumption. It seems quite a common trend these days, for example when two original RenO players, play with six other new Korean players, people will automatically say RenO are bad now.

It's a false argument from false evidence leading to false assumptions.

Did you quote the wrong person? I really don't see the relevance.

BarPusher · Apr 19, 2009, 09:15 PM // 21:15

No

123456789101112

Nero_Fayth · May 06, 2009, 01:43 AM // 01:43

JR... Danjang still plays.. So do a few members of iQ and WM; notably lucis, big, rayne, and also flyy from iB, Duran from WM

dansamy · May 06, 2009, 03:32 AM // 03:32

The game has indeed changed drastically. Much of it has not been for the better, IMO.

Yarly · May 06, 2009, 10:59 AM // 10:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nero_Fayth

JR... Danjang still plays.. So do a few members of iQ and WM; notably lucis, big, rayne, and also flyy from iB, Duran from WM

Lucis = No
Augie = No
Rayne = No

dansamy · May 07, 2009, 04:20 AM // 04:20

I saw Lucis on the other night... I meant to whisper him, but I was PvE'ing.

tigros · May 07, 2009, 07:27 AM // 07:27

I'm over 30, do I count as old-school?

Zabe · May 07, 2009, 07:39 AM // 07:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nero_Fayth

JR... Danjang still plays.. So do a few members of iQ and WM; notably lucis, big, rayne, and also flyy from iB, Duran from WM

Where is flyy playing?

Nero_Fayth · May 07, 2009, 07:39 AM // 07:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yarly

Lucis = No
Augie = No
Rayne = No

they do, the latter two on different ign's however..

I talk to lucis/rayne on vent on a regular basis...

Still Number One · May 07, 2009, 10:15 PM // 22:15

Lucis plays for Classic Triumph [CT]

romO · May 08, 2009, 12:43 AM // 00:43

Lucis never really stopped playing. He played for r200 guilds, then got miraculously recruited to iQ, played with them for a couple months, and then went back to r200 guilds. As far as I'm aware, he does still play.

Rayne might log on from time to time, but he certainly doesn't play regularly or competitively.

And Augie just doesn't play.