Curse

Lord-UWR · Jul 13, 2007, 05:24 AM // 05:24

OK, so MMORPG.COM just released its review of what Anet Showcased in E3 about Guild Wars.

http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm?g...e=1333/&bhcp=1

Notable things in the article are the Races' lands, and the Hall of Monuments

drago34 · Jul 13, 2007, 05:38 AM // 05:38

Doesn't tell me enough to really get me interested in it more than I already am, but good find.

Chilly Ress · Jul 13, 2007, 05:45 AM // 05:45

Eyes of the North?

prism2525 · Jul 13, 2007, 05:45 AM // 05:45

we can actually turn into golems and a "colourful creature".

seems like gwen is gonna be full of morphing, which is nice.

Omega X · Jul 13, 2007, 06:34 AM // 06:34

Gotta love Anet when they start rehashing information.

We most likely won't hear anything more until PAX.

sindex · Jul 13, 2007, 06:39 AM // 06:39

Wait did they say they are still working on key NPC’s we meet? Practically less then 2 months away and they are doing this stuff? I thought all they would be doing is clearing out any bugs, after all this time. I don’t know but it sounds a bit shaky.

Lord-UWR · Jul 13, 2007, 06:43 AM // 06:43

Well, no game is ever perfect at release, and they have to fix it as it plays out in the following months, but I hope it's not TOO BUGGY.

Miral · Jul 13, 2007, 07:57 AM // 07:57

"Mini-games are found in the homeland of each of the new races we will see in Eye of the North. Participating in them raises your factions with the race to unlock additional content (such as the quests to obtain PvE skills, I would surmise)."

For the love of the gods, please tell me this isn't gunna be like griding faction or sunspear ranks to progress in the story >.<

Navaros · Jul 13, 2007, 08:15 AM // 08:15

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Elijah conferred a little on the names of all the monuments and as I noted, they are: Valor, which showcases the weapons you've attained through your career, resilience, which is your armor, persistence (I may be wrong on this one), your heroes and pets, honor, your titles and Devotion, the mini-pets and collectibles that you attained.

I thought they said in previous interviews that Hall Of Monuments was 100% retroactive.

However, now they say it recognizes all the mini-pets, armors, weapons and collectibles you've collected. But what if you you've already had a large variety of those things, yet sold or salvaged those things? It's not like the game will have recorded any of that, so there is no way that will be retroactive.

WTB year 2 mini-pet that I've already had previously for 100K+50 ectos.

Kotetsu Rain · Jul 13, 2007, 08:35 AM // 08:35

If that pic of the person attacking the spider was a mesmer holding a rapier...I'm willing to say thats Gwen.

Shanaeri Rynale · Jul 13, 2007, 09:18 AM // 09:18

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Originally Posted by Navaros

I thought they said in previous interviews that Hall Of Monuments was 100% retroactive.

However, now they say it recognizes all the mini-pets, armors, weapons and collectibles you've collected. But what if you you've already had a large variety of those things, yet sold or salvaged those things? It's not like the game will have recorded any of that, so there is no way that will be retroactive.

WTB year 2 mini-pet that I've already had previously for 100K+50 ectos.

It may work like the hat collector, where you show the mini pet, weapons or armour guy the object and he notes it down that you have collected it. For weapons and armor they would need to be customised maybe so as to ensure people did'nt just borrow someone else's crys sword show it to them and lend it back.

captain_carter · Jul 13, 2007, 11:04 AM // 11:04

I was under the impression they meant retroactove as in after the release of GW2 you can still go back to GW1 and upgrade the hall, then when you log back into GW2 it will be updated as if it had always been there as is the nature of time.

WinterSnowblind · Jul 13, 2007, 11:23 AM // 11:23

So it seems weapons and armour can be carried over into GW2? Why else would they be recorded.

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Originally Posted by Navaros

I thought they said in previous interviews that Hall Of Monuments was 100% retroactive.

However, now they say it recognizes all the mini-pets, armors, weapons and collectibles you've collected. But what if you you've already had a large variety of those things, yet sold or salvaged those things? It's not like the game will have recorded any of that, so there is no way that will be retroactive.

WTB year 2 mini-pet that I've already had previously for 100K+50 ectos.

I don't think that's what they meant by retroactive, like you said, there's no other way this could work. But if it means we can carry over things like armour and pets, then I'll be very happy, even if it means re-acquiring a few things I don't have anymore.

drago34 · Jul 13, 2007, 11:55 AM // 11:55

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Originally Posted by WinterSnowblind

...I don't think that's what they meant by retroactive, like you said, there's no other way this could work. But if it means we can carry over things like armour and pets, then I'll be very happy, even if it means re-acquiring a few things I don't have anymore.

Yeah, it sounds pretty cool. Only time will tell if it ends up as nicely as it sounds.

Tea Girl · Jul 13, 2007, 12:48 PM // 12:48

Doesn't sound interesting to me...

Ravious · Jul 13, 2007, 02:34 PM // 14:34

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Originally Posted by Shanaeri Rynale

It may work like the hat collector, where you show the mini pet, weapons or armour guy the object and he notes it down that you have collected it. For weapons and armor they would need to be customised maybe so as to ensure people did'nt just borrow someone else's crys sword show it to them and lend it back.

No no, that's the Hall of Communism.

We are actually trying to show achievements.

Mordakai · Jul 13, 2007, 03:11 PM // 15:11

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Originally Posted by Miral

"Mini-games are found in the homeland of each of the new races we will see in Eye of the North. Participating in them raises your factions with the race to unlock additional content (such as the quests to obtain PvE skills, I would surmise)."

For the love of the gods, please tell me this isn't gunna be like griding faction or sunspear ranks to progress in the story >.<

I believe it would be. Anet added Skills to faction and sunspear grind, so why wouldn't they make GWEN the same?

Everyone loves it right? /sarcasm

Oh, well, at least I'll know in advance how important faction is so I won't waste it on amber and jade, for example....

Ivan Aidrann · Jul 18, 2007, 11:53 AM // 11:53

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Eyes of the North?

Just to point out that MMORPG.com referred to gw:en as 'eyeS of the north'
Let's hope they pick up that mistake soon

Mordakai · Jul 18, 2007, 01:06 PM // 13:06

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Originally Posted by WinterSnowblind

So it seems weapons and armour can be carried over into GW2? Why else would they be recorded.

Probably not. Most likely, the weapons you collect on the Hall of Monuments will unlock new GW2 weapons for your character.

dargon · Jul 18, 2007, 02:56 PM // 14:56

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Originally Posted by Kotetsu Rain

If that pic of the person attacking the spider was a mesmer holding a rapier...I'm willing to say thats Gwen.

Actually, if you look closely, it's an Air Wand

http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Image:Air_Wand.jpg