Scout Town without entering

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Cnegurozka
Academy Page
#1
I always hated that you have to enter a town, in order to get it avaible for map travel. I wish you could just find the town, speak to a guard outside or click on the name or something.
This is exspecially annoying when you have a quest running, you find a new town, but if you would enter it you'll lose your status in the quest and would have to start over again with the quest, cause you left the area.
BrotherGilburt
BrotherGilburt
Wilds Pathfinder
#2
Then just don't enter the town. Finish the quest and back track to the town. Or if the quest is taking you to another zone go in the town because it won't effect the quest.

/notsigned

Brother Gilburt
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mega_jamie
Wilds Pathfinder
#3
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It would be nice if there was a sign post outside of towns which you activated and it just said "Welcome to [TOWN NAME]" with possibly a short lore or description of the town, and then you could map to it.

But if they keep the stupid Gate method then there wont be any need for it. It would be especially useful in areas with few or inconveniant Rez Shrines, but where you want to clear the area without entering the town.

One to note is the Kurzick mission to arrive at unwaking waters, I was in the middle of doing that, with Mhenlo following me, when I entered an outpost I hadnt seen before, had to start over.

Yes I could have "not entered" but when i got to Unwaking waters I would have had to have entered there, and I would have had to have clear all those enemies again, just to find that outpost.
Mars Dragonblade
Mars Dragonblade
Lion's Arch Merchant
#4
Yes and no... mega_jamie has a good point, I know what quest you're talkin about... While it would be good in a way, personally I'm not entirely bothered, I just use the new area I've arrived at as a quick drop off for gold and to sell the junk I've gathered.

Not sure...
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Commander Ryker
Site Contributor
#5
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Originally Posted by Mars Dragonblade
Damn, double posted AGAIN . If the stupid page would just load up after I post I wouldn't have to click it again to see if the post was submitted. Grrrr...
Sorry .
Don't be so impatient. Guru is very slow these days.
Mars Dragonblade
Mars Dragonblade
Lion's Arch Merchant
#6
Sorry lol . It's irritating - second time in as many days so far. I was beginning to wonder if it was the site itself or somethin funky was happenin with my internet.
Apache_Planeswalker
Apache_Planeswalker
Ascalonian Squire
#7
Quote:
Originally Posted by BrotherGilburt
Then just don't enter the town. Finish the quest and back track to the town. Or if the quest is taking you to another zone go in the town because it won't effect the quest.
Exactly.

/unisigned
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Commander Ryker
Site Contributor
#8
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Originally Posted by Mars Dragonblade
Sorry lol . It's irritating - second time in as many days so far. I was beginning to wonder if it was the site itself or somethin funky was happenin with my internet.
No, it's definately them. What I do when reading and posting....I look and see what I want to read, right click and select open in new tab and keep going like that. By the time I've selected several, the first one is done loading....etc. When I post, I click submit and then go read some of the others I've selected while the message posts.
Align
Align
Krytan Explorer
#9
Just delete your double post instead of saying you're sorry about it.

Idea signed, sometimes I don't want to fight through 500 enemies to get to the same spot I've already been... twice.
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Kaguya
Desert Nomad
#10
Well the towns have a sign outside. Targetting that sign and hitting space could unlock the town on your map without having to actually enter it (and the player meets whatever requirements getting in has, ie factions closed doors)

Not really game breaking feature, more than a nice lil' bonus. Sure you could run all the way back from whatever you went to do, but.. What's the point in that running, when you could just map to the outpost you unlocked by hugging the sign 15 minutes earlier?
Sir fredman
Sir fredman
Academy Page
#11
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Kool Pajamas
Kool Pajamas
Forge Runner
#12
I wouldnt mind this feature.

/signed for the heck of it
Scavenger Rage
Scavenger Rage
Lion's Arch Merchant
#13
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Useless upgrade for the reasons "BotherGuilburt" said on the second reply.

Later.