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Ado · Apr 20, 2006, 01:20 AM // 01:20

The boat has always been there and since the first time I've seen it I was wondering why the boat is in asian style. It's the only place in Tyria as far as I know (appart from the luxon/kurzick settlements) where you find something asian. Now that Factions is coming, I was wondering, is this a boat from Cantha? And will something be added there after the release of Factions? It would be logical IMO.

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Excuse me for the henchies on the pic

Gmr Leon · Apr 20, 2006, 02:24 AM // 02:24

Go to Droks or Port Sledge,you'll see boats that look nearly the same.

Laibeus Lord · Apr 20, 2006, 03:17 AM // 03:17

They've been using "Asian" theme stuffs, although very minimal. Kryta is Asian theme. Rainforests with old wood houses and the like (at least the loading screen). Cantha is just a full-blown Asian theme content (although Kurzicks look like Dark-Age Europeans, but JApanese are known to be into "Gothic" type dresses).

Selerious · Apr 20, 2006, 03:18 AM // 03:18

There the boats that the Dwarves use to move across the frosen ice. The one shown is a battleship sized one based on the siilar one seen at the iron mines of Moladune or the end of the Ice Caves.

Canadian Bacon · Apr 20, 2006, 03:45 AM // 03:45

Ya, they are just dwarven ice ships. The real Canthan boats look completely different. I think there is one docked at the Random Arenas. Go have a look.

The undead Mesmer · Apr 20, 2006, 05:03 AM // 05:03

That boat Bacon is a Krytan boat also seen in the Sanctum cay mission if i am correct.
I think that the docked boat in Lions Arch is a Canthan boat because its the only one you can find there and the guildmaster there is a Canthan.

Ado · Apr 20, 2006, 07:44 AM // 07:44

OMG, I sould habe payed more attention to the surroundings when I played this game. I didn't play PvE for quite some time so I guess I forgot a lot about it too.

Sorry for useless post

The undead Mesmer · Apr 20, 2006, 07:53 AM // 07:53

Nah it aint useless you atleast got an answer :P

Francis Demeules · Apr 20, 2006, 05:15 PM // 17:15

It looks the same in the loading screen in Shiverpeaks area

Cjlr · Apr 21, 2006, 12:12 AM // 00:12

The ship that always confused me was the one in LA. Doesn't it have Orrian insignia on its sails?

Vlad Titanskin · Apr 21, 2006, 09:20 AM // 09:20

the ship should be in LA

Selerious · Apr 21, 2006, 11:31 AM // 11:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vlad Titanskin

the ship should be in LA

unfortunately the ship doesn't float, it slides

Francis Demeules · Apr 21, 2006, 12:06 PM // 12:06

Look, if you want to see the boat to Cantha, press "M" and look near LA.

Count to Potato · Apr 21, 2006, 05:29 PM // 17:29

That is a Dwarven Ice Boat, says it in description of Port Sledge i believe

anubis_master · Apr 24, 2006, 09:11 PM // 21:11

There must be a cathan boat around somewhere because cathans are running the whole pvp thing now. pluse the kursicks and the lexons had to get here somehow also and im prtty sure they didnt walk.

ubrikkean · Apr 24, 2006, 10:16 PM // 22:16

I'm pretty sure the Zaishen aren't Canthan... they're just some group obsessed with Balthazar.

In any case, I believe the Canthan Fairy Captain in LA is the guy that takes you there; I still wonder if the Asian-style ships on the southern coasts were actually intentionally supposed to be Canthan ships. It would make sense, especially since they said that they were already working on Factions even as Prophecies was released.

anubis_master · Apr 24, 2006, 11:22 PM // 23:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by ubrikkean

I'm pretty sure the Zaishen aren't Canthan... they're just some group obsessed with Balthazar.

In any case, I believe the Canthan Fairy Captain in LA is the guy that takes you there; I still wonder if the Asian-style ships on the southern coasts were actually intentionally supposed to be Canthan ships. It would make sense, especially since they said that they were already working on Factions even as Prophecies was released.

During the whole Tombs crap when the Zaishen came to investigate they said they had come a long way from cathia. They also were japanees style armor whitch is what the cathans use.

kano · May 14, 2006, 11:37 AM // 11:37

no that boat is a drawf boat

Pi_Numurian · May 14, 2006, 01:03 PM // 13:03

No it is a dwarven ice boat

dargon · May 27, 2006, 06:25 PM // 18:25

The zaishan are a canthan offshoot that went to the Battle Isles long ago. Their culture is canthan based, but overtime differences have arisen.