Where is the "Thursday Nerf"?

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the_last_m_p
Academy Page
#1
Over the past few months, those of us actively playing Guild Wars would have noticed a trend - every Thursday some aspect of the game gets nerfed (for good or bad is for you to decide). I have grown accustomed to reading flames from the users who ha their favourite build/farming destroyed by an update.
Thursday Nerf is occasionally later followed by the mitigating damage update, trying to deal with the complaints from the (mainly) PvE community while keeping the PvP'ers happy.
It is a nice weekly "event" that is often more fun then the by now normal weekend events of double something or other.
Imagine my shock when this week we got..... NOTHING

Some will ask, what is the point of this thread and I am getting to it - did anyone else notice the Thursday Nerf trend and do you think ANet should make it official or should they stop changing the game and let us play already?
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DarkNecrid
Furnace Stoker
#2
ya cause you know theres been so many nerfs

(hint: there's proportionally way more buffs than nerfs)
Free Runner
Free Runner
Forge Runner
#3
There was nothing to complain about today so you decided to make something out of thin air. Right?
StormDragonZ
StormDragonZ
Desert Nomad
#4
I'm sure this week will get skipped, but next week we'll get double the nerfs:

For example, there is a strong chance [skill]Healing Breeze[/skill] will get nerfed.
MithranArkanere
MithranArkanere
Underworld Spelunker
#5
Eh... so... you complain because they nerfed the nerfs? O_o...

If I could fell pain my head would hurt... If I had a head.
Snow Bunny
Snow Bunny
Alcoholic From Yale
#6
Where's my thursday "QQ OSHIT ANET NERFED THE HELL OUT OF MY GAME EVERYTHING IS GOING TO HELL" thread?

Not here?

Thank goodness.
Witchblade
Witchblade
Polar Bear Attendant
#7
now people are asking for weekly nerf... i'm scared^^
mr_groovy
mr_groovy
Desert Nomad
#8
Din't you see the unannounced nerf to Ursan blessing?

It's a trap
Stormlord Alex
Stormlord Alex
Grotto Attendant
#9
OP - I recommend a nice long walk.

Find a quiet riverbank, watch the sun set and listen to the birds sing their evening serenade as the bubbling river washes away all your worries.

It's good.
Stockholm
Stockholm
Desert Nomad
#10
Quote:
Originally Posted by the_last_m_p
Over the past few months, those of us actively playing Guild Wars would have noticed a trend - every Thursday some aspect of the game gets nerfed (for good or bad is for you to decide). I have grown accustomed to reading flames from the users who ha their favourite build/farming destroyed by an update.
Thursday Nerf is occasionally later followed by the mitigating damage update, trying to deal with the complaints from the (mainly) PvE community while keeping the PvP'ers happy.
It is a nice weekly "event" that is often more fun then the by now normal weekend events of double something or other.
Imagine my shock when this week we got..... NOTHING

Some will ask, what is the point of this thread and I am getting to it - did anyone else notice the Thursday Nerf trend and do you think ANet should make it official or should they stop changing the game and let us play already?
Easy now, it's still office hours over on the Pacific coast.
1 up and 2 down
1 up and 2 down
Wilds Pathfinder
#11
I wonder if Anet nerfed a useless skill like [skill]Spirit Siphon[/skill], if anyone would /ragequit?
Neo Nugget
Neo Nugget
Site Contributor
#12
Maybe there is something in there that doesn't relate to skills.

Something interesting.
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the_last_m_p
Academy Page
#13
Quote:
Originally Posted by MithranArkanere
Eh... so... you complain because they nerfed the nerfs? O_o...

If I could fell pain my head would hurt... If I had a head.
Just think about adding some stability to the game We had weekend events occuring randomly at first, then they started to become more regular and finally found their place on, well... weekend, pretty much every one.

So wouldn't it be nice for the updates to the game to occur less out of the blue as well? I know just how annoying sudden updates can be to someone, who, for example, is levelling his legendary defender in presearing, since they mean that within a few hours your char gets kicked off the server, and you cannot use the reconnect tirck (kill process and use reconnection) to continue on.

So the question isn't as much is it nerf or not (Thursday Nerf DOES sound better then Thursday Update, no?), but rather, would it benefit the game if people could at least know when to expect the update. The quick and dirty fixes for exploits will still have to come as soon as possible, but at least we will have better idea of when to expect more standard rebalancing.
Witchblade
Witchblade
Polar Bear Attendant
#14
stealth update + nerf imo

seeya tomorrow for the usual but delayed QQ thread ^^
quickmonty
quickmonty
Ancient Windbreaker
#15
Awww MAN! They nerfed URSAN!!!!

j/k
Captain Miken
Captain Miken
Banned
#16
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stormlord Alex
OP - I recommend a nice long walk.

Find a quiet riverbank, watch the sun set and listen to the birds sing their evening serenade as the bubbling river washes away all your worries.

It's good.


were you telling him to kill himself or am i reading too deeply into this?
Stormlord Alex
Stormlord Alex
Grotto Attendant
#17
Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain Miken
were you telling him to kill himself or am i reading too deeply into this?
If I was hinting at suicide, I would've emphasised wearing concrete shoes
Witchblade
Witchblade
Polar Bear Attendant
#18
Quote:
Originally Posted by quickmonty
Awww MAN! They nerfed URSAN!!!!

j/k
<-crossing fingers, wanna seea really funny thread about this tomorrow

Best idea for April Fools imo
Big_Daddy
Big_Daddy
Lion's Arch Merchant
#19
Best idea for an April's fools? Nerf all Consumables.
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~ Dan ~
Forge Runner
#20
Quote:
Originally Posted by Snow Bunny
Where's my thursday "QQ OSHIT ANET NERFED THE HELL OUT OF MY GAME EVERYTHING IS GOING TO HELL" thread?
Oh you get them anyway, regardless on whether there's been any nerfs. It can take weeks to sink into a moron that their farming build is over.