Curse

Komes I · Oct 11, 2007, 07:31 PM // 19:31

Yeah i will never forget that, cause i got 1 (F) mark today from history for not knowing that. Professor asked me something about Spartans and i replied "All should know that 300 hundread spartans are last hope to defend freedom!" He was like... "But... you do know that Spartans couldn't send more soliders because they had to keep slaves from breaking free?". #

Considering Human race, what do you think, would Xulani Agents provide storage for other races as well? Will there be any Xulani, since Cantha has ben cut-off?

PureEvilYak · Oct 14, 2007, 11:15 AM // 11:15

I reckon there probably will be Xunlai. I mean, while the headquarters will have been chopped off, there are still a bunch of them sitting on their crates in Tyria. And we know GW2 has map travel, and that can't be done without Xunlai chests. (It is my firmest belief that map travelling involves getting in a chest and being pulled out elsewhere).

And I admire the way they've made it so Kryta can be a starting location for anyone of any race, without sacrificing bits of Lore.

draxynnic · Oct 16, 2007, 01:17 AM // 01:17

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Originally Posted by PureEvilYak

I reckon there probably will be Xunlai. I mean, while the headquarters will have been chopped off, there are still a bunch of them sitting on their crates in Tyria. And we know GW2 has map travel, and that can't be done without Xunlai chests. (It is my firmest belief that map travelling involves getting in a chest and being pulled out elsewhere).

What about in presearing?

Hyper Cutter · Oct 16, 2007, 05:10 AM // 05:10

The chests are more than capable of operating without the Xunlai around (as seen in the Desolation and Torment).

Though admittedly, the "mother chest" is in Kaineng City...

draxynnic · Oct 16, 2007, 05:36 AM // 05:36

It is in GW1. The Xunlai may well have been among those that got out of Cantha.

Melkorium · Oct 16, 2007, 08:39 AM // 08:39

Why do you keep talking about 'Greece'? There was no such country back then, just a collection of city states such as Sparta.

Rather than Greece I think people here are really referring to Athens and how it compares to Sparta.

Anyway, this Republic of Kryta does sound really noble and is probably the designers trying to give us a stable homebase which they admit was missing in Proph.

Komes I · Oct 17, 2007, 05:12 PM // 17:12

Well I hope they will make it mighty, that would sure be cool. When other races come to Kryta they should be amased with our glory. I just fear that too big expectations may lead to even bigger dissapointments. We will have to wait and see untill then we could just guess.

Dark Paladin X · Oct 21, 2007, 01:25 AM // 01:25

Kryta being a republic, Cantha ending up almost like North Korea and killing Tengus. what else?

Oh and I KNEW that Joko dude had some bad intentions in his sleeves:

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For years after the defeat of Varesh Ossa and the fall of Abaddon, Elona was at peace. The Sunspears spread across all three continents, attempting to fulfill their ancient purposes. But the peace they brought was not to last. In their campaign to end the threat of Varesh Ossa and stop Abaddon's final attempt to free himself from the prison of the gods, the Sunspears also unleashed the architect of their own doom back upon the world—a monster who would bring about the next dark age.

The monster's name was Palawa Joko. Within sixty years of Kormir's rise to godhood, Palawa Joko mustered his former power and marched a new army of mummies, zombies, and other undead out of the Crystal Desert into war with Vabbi. To ensure his dominance, Palawa dammed and diverted the river Elon, causing drought and famine amid the northern provinces of Elona and creating a green and growing area within the Crystal Desert. In this area, Palawa Joko established the seat of his new kingdom.

The horrible famine caused by the diverted river caused widespread rebellion among the people of Vabbi and northern Kourna. Palawa Joko then found it all too easy to break the backs of Elonian resistance. Vabbi bowed to his strength simply to survive, and Kourna and Istan both became vassal states.

Palawa’s price for benevolence was tribute, forced loyalty, and all those who bore the name Ossa delivered unto his care. Periodically, a few more descendants were found hiding in the hills of Elona—and all were delivered unto the undead ruler of Elona. From the descendants of his ancient enemy, Palawa created a living army to match his undead one, reveling in the irony that Ossa's children owed their lives—and their loyalty—to him.

Palawa also took great pride in the destruction of his greatest enemies: the Sunspears. Broken, their strongholds destroyed, their members scattered to the winds, they stood as a force no longer in Elona. Eventually, most of the populace forgot about the Order and their heroic deeds. Those few Sunspears who survived passed on the teachings of the Order over the course of more than a hundred years, holding onto the tenets of a barely-remembered vision. They became wandering mystics, philosophers, and lone warriors in a world that chose to forget their presence.

All but a few. Some Sunspears, taken in by Palawa Joko's offers of power and rank, abandoned their vows. These traitors to the Order were given command of Palawa’s armies or allowed to work alone against those in Elona who once scorned them. Each one, converted personally by Palawa, was given power over death and sent out to hunt down and destroy their fellow Sunspears—or bring them before their lord to be drawn into their unholy cause. These knights, called the Mordant Crescent, became a dark presence in the sunlit southern lands of Tyria.

Yep, each area have their own problems and everything gets screwed up.

Alex the Great · Oct 21, 2007, 01:47 AM // 01:47

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Originally Posted by Dark Paladin X

Well the Istani government would most likely be Feudalism, which is almost similar to a monarchy, but not completely exact.

feudalism???? wtf they have peasents and lords.

a council of elders is the definition of an oligarcy

thats what the spartans had

PureEvilYak · Oct 21, 2007, 02:17 AM // 02:17

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Originally Posted by draxynnic

What about in presearing?

Pre-searing is tiny. You can walk from 1 end to the other in 15, 20 minutes? The map travel command there just cuts out time.

The Big Spear · Oct 21, 2007, 09:13 PM // 21:13

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Originally Posted by Dark Paladin X

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/The_M...t_of_the_World

This links tells what is going on between GW:EN and GW2

Judging by this info, I'm guessing Kryta will become a republic, since republic governments usually have senators as representatives in their congress or so. Hey, a first government in GW that is not a monarchy, nice.

how typically american,
i) a republic does not have to have senators or a congress
ii) the fact there is a royal family prevents it being a republic. end off
iii) its grey, gaol and colour, not gray, jail and color

Onarik Amrak · Oct 21, 2007, 09:40 PM // 21:40

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Originally Posted by The Big Spear

how typically american,
i) a republic does not have to have senators or a congress
ii) the fact there is a royal family prevents it being a republic. end off
iii) its grey, gaol and colour, not gray, jail and color

Actually gaol is an archaic term. It's not usually used in modern speech.

The other 2 I won't argue with.

The Big Spear · Oct 22, 2007, 10:17 AM // 10:17

well in the north of england we still use it. but then we think if you go south of sheffield you fall off the edge of the world.

anyways, cantha is hardly north korean, its more like nazi germany, hostility to all deemed as unworthy etc, but with elements of cold war USA thrown in.

Onarik Amrak · Oct 22, 2007, 12:31 PM // 12:31

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Originally Posted by The Big Spear

well in the north of england we still use it. but then we think if you go south of sheffield you fall off the edge of the world.

anyways, cantha is hardly north korean, its more like nazi germany, hostility to all deemed as unworthy etc, but with elements of cold war USA thrown in.

I still stand by my comparison to isolationist China.

The Big Spear · Oct 22, 2007, 01:31 PM // 13:31

thats probably more accurate.
but with a little bit of Nazi Germany and southern US for the intolerance (before i get a lynch mob, i mean the Klan, not all people from southern US)