Curse

English Warrior · Jan 08, 2008, 03:30 PM // 15:30

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Originally Posted by red orc

Did you even stop to think before posting this post ?

Yes i did stop to think thats why i made this post, AB used to be full of the big guilds from cavalon, HzH, Altrumm and Aurios now its mainly people who think warrior monks are invulnerable, i rather earning my faction in AB as it is more fun but i'm proberly going to start doing a HA thing by asking for certain rank of luxon for me so i can actually get 10k faction in inder 5 hours.
Also i agree with more reward idea, maybe make it more per kill but the winning reward is fine.

ax mastery · Jan 08, 2008, 10:53 PM // 22:53

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Originally Posted by Abomination

Would a "noob" be someone who just uses very un-conventional builds?

No, but you have to UNDERSTAND the game you are playing, or the build is almost guaranteed to be terrible. Few people who ab know how to play Guild Wars. Its even worse than ra.

With that said, its been like that for as long as i can remember.

Mesmer in Need · Jan 08, 2008, 11:20 PM // 23:20

I agree, the amount of noobs in ab has always been high. Alot of them just do ab to get faction for pve skills, jade/amber for pve armor, scrolls for the pve elite missions, or faction so they can control a pve town. People can get away with noob builds because between the other stupid players and the simple npc's, they can survive and kill things. If anything, i think ab should be harder so people have to improve to accommodate. I try to help people improve their builds, but alot of the time i get yelled at. Every time i see mending or flare or w/e i cringe.

Legendary Shiz · Jan 08, 2008, 11:24 PM // 23:24

AB serves its purpose to me.

It's a relieving type of PvP with little to no stress. It's also better than RA when you're bored tbh.

lynnae · Jan 11, 2008, 09:44 AM // 09:44

meh, having just found AB, considering playing over two years and just recently having Factions, I find it fun and much easier to get into a decent (aka stays together and caps) PuG than I expected. I don't PvP in order to increase my self-worth, I do it because I find it fun. Hell, I find RA fun. Whinging about new players is self-defeating. If you like this game, then you'll have to deal with the fact that everyone is new at some point, it's new people that keep it up and running. Find a newbie and hug them.

Bobby2 · Jan 11, 2008, 01:00 PM // 13:00

I enjoy AB very much. Things like /taunt actually work. That's just golden.

N1ghtstalker · Jan 11, 2008, 06:49 PM // 18:49

personally i hate ab and factions gets me quite bothered then when i have to get a char past cavalon
they mob and when they're near dead they start running
it enrages me
and then they get you in the back with a few of their team -.-
bah i hate it

Bobby2 · Jan 12, 2008, 02:43 AM // 02:43

/sigh

You shouldn't take it too seriously. But then again that goes for any format since GW is a game

As long as the people who keep whining about how baed it is stay the ---- away, I have nothing to complain

Faer · Jan 12, 2008, 10:23 AM // 10:23

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Originally Posted by Riotgear

I have a question: When was AB ever going uphill?

For the very few seconds immediately before it was first shown to the community, back in the FPE. After that, it's been in a constant state of degeneration.

CougarTheTall · Jan 14, 2008, 12:47 AM // 00:47

What bugs me about AB is thae fact that we seem to constantly be in Kurzick territory with the occasional hour or two break into salt spray beach or the keys.

Wiki Sin nubs FTL.

Resident · Jan 14, 2008, 07:28 AM // 07:28

I usually play AB as a monk or ritu healer. Easier to get a warrior an ele and perhaps a sin in team than a decent healer. (I'm not saying im a decent one.) There is one thing that they dont realize: I can't heal them as long as i have two sins slicing my ass into pieces. Yesterday i played with a W/Rt who always paid attention where i am and who is stabbing my back. (Thought he had enraged charge so i could barely keep up the pace) AB is mainly played my PvE players, too bad if they don't realize its not pve. Neither do they realize that pvx wiki is for getting a good idea or basics to create a decent build. They just copy paste and cry when it doesnt work out.
I had some nice AB match where no one shouted noob kurzicks/luxons, they just wished good luck to each other. But you are right guys, too many wammos are out there with mending. A nice dervish casted mending on me. I wondered why i have +1 health regen until i saw the tiny icon in the upper left corner...

bam23 · Jan 14, 2008, 07:55 AM // 07:55

Put Spoil Victor on your skillbar, cast, hilarity ensues.

Kaelyn the Dove · Jan 14, 2008, 08:01 AM // 08:01

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Originally Posted by bam23

Put Spoil Victor on your skillbar, cast, hilarity ensues.

SV, and for that matter SS, are both pretty fail skills to use in ab. The only necro elite that I think works decently (that means against players with half a brain) is Corrupt Enchantments. Overall, however, I think necros in general are pretty fail for ab.

As far as ab going downhill, I'll repeat what someone else mentioned, it serves it's purpose. Also, it's where I go when I feel like loling at other people's builds.

Shuuda · Jan 14, 2008, 09:35 AM // 09:35

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Originally Posted by Kaelyn the Dove

SV, and for that matter SS, are both pretty fail skills to use in ab. The only necro elite that I think works decently (that means against players with half a brain) is Corrupt Enchantments. Overall, however, I think necros in general are pretty fail for ab.

As far as ab going downhill, I'll repeat what someone else mentioned, it serves it's purpose. Also, it's where I go when I feel like loling at other people's builds.

I believe he's refering to the fact most people in AB will still perform actions dispite having the hex on them, resulting in a foolish death.

KoopaOne · Jan 14, 2008, 09:49 AM // 09:49

Facing ANY melee in AB on my Mesmer in a 1v1 fight is priceless and get's my mood back up.
I love to blind, degen the shit out of them, while interrupting their Heal Signet. Priceless!

Yesterday i fought a Warrior who was casting Firestorm with 10pts of damage on me. I was laughing so much, he finally got me down (because i wasn't able to use the keyboard anymore!)
After killing me, i got a tell: "Looks like my Anti-Mesmer Build works wonders".
Made my day!

Yichi · Jan 14, 2008, 05:48 PM // 17:48

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Originally Posted by Riotgear

I have a question: When was AB ever going uphill?

/agree

12 chars.

Bobby2 · Jan 14, 2008, 06:19 PM // 18:19

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Originally Posted by Kaelyn the Dove

SV, and for that matter SS, are both pretty fail skills to use in ab. The only necro elite that I think works decently (that means against players with half a brain) is Corrupt Enchantments. Overall, however, I think necros in general are pretty fail for ab.

As far as ab going downhill, I'll repeat what someone else mentioned, it serves it's purpose. Also, it's where I go when I feel like loling at other people's builds.

/waves @ N/D AotL buddy. As long as only 2 people on the opposing team can be expected to have a decent level of insight, Necros are Teh Shizzite. Not to mention lag spikes are ftw.

Your second remark is the very reason I like AB so much. It offers the opportunity to try out your own goofy builds and see stuff happen like Mirrored Stance-Frenzy. RA used to be like this as well. Sadly, people stopped experimenting there.

AB feels a bit like RA. Very randomized, even though one can compose teams like in TA and such. Like RA, the fact that a lot of unskilled players take part has caused it its reputation. Now if teams could also be pit against each other based on their Glad rank/Friend track (eg it's more likely we get to fight with 12 decent people on both sides) I'm sure what would ensue would be a highly tactical, quick-paced, and gruelling battle.

Reinfire · Jan 15, 2008, 11:00 AM // 11:00

I had a really good laugh a while ago when playing on Kaanai Canyon (im luxon), when two third of the kurzick side broke down one of the gates and swarmed into the fortress. Someone repaired the gate while they were inside and two third of their side was hopelessly trapped inside (they werent so smart to let themselves be killed by the Luxon base defender and spawn outside). We won the game with 5-2 in shrines

made my day

fowlero · Jan 15, 2008, 11:08 AM // 11:08

AB never has been brilliant, but its almost the only form of pvp where you can run into an enemy [insert profession] and and be clueless as to what build they are running.

That's what i love about it, plus its the only pvp you can not think in and still win.

CougarTheTall · Jan 15, 2008, 05:13 PM // 17:13

So who was around last night for our epic nature ritual spam?

AB=Teh Funnay