Official Guild Wars Thread

[Mr. Hunt]

Preview open... Assassin friggin pwns.

[j0j081]

Ummm...hmmm..I just logged in and I'm really digging the new menu and everything (and the music, which is amazing), but what I'm not digging is that it says I'm using DX8 as my renderer.

WTF?

There isn't any option to change that that I can see...is there a .config or an .ini somewhere that I can change?
I noticed that to. Kinda weird or is this game only DirectX 8?

[superklye]

I noticed that to. Kinda weird or is this game only DirectX 8?
Maybe, but I can't believe that it would be with graphics that good. Isn't bloom a DX9 feature, too?

[superklye]

Preview open... Assassin friggin pwns.
sweet...I'm hoping to get some time to get in there and try it out this weekend. I've never done PvP before though, so I'm a little nervous.

[zoomy942]

PvP is okay. i dont really like it cause there is less strategy in it.

[darkrider01]

PvP is okay. i dont really like it cause there is less strategy in it.

I'm sorry, but I have to disagree. There is tremendous strategy involved in GvG and PvP (4v4 team arenas and 8v8). Working out complimenting skills for 8 players and forming a plan of attack in a GvG is harder than any mission I've been a part of.

You guys should definitely go to Tomb of Primeval Kings (not ToA) and check out the new portal into Underworld. It's not the same as the UW you get into at ToA. It's very different. It has 4 levels and is extremely tough. At the end of it, you "allegedly" fight 3 bosses named Darknesses and they drop new green items. The new green items are real and the Victos Blade is freakin awesome. Check out the greens here (http://www.guildwiki.org/wiki/Hall_of_Heroes_unique_items).

On another note, the descriptions for some weapon stats have changed. It now says "halves casting time of healing spells (chance 20%)" instead of "reduces casting time of healing spells (chance 20%)"

[zoomy942]

good call dark. i think, for me, its just that i havent been on any teams that acted like teams. so, in my defense, its my lack of good teams that hinders me. but i can see what you are saying about how planning would be alot more intense than just killing stuff.

klye, when i get one this weekend, i'll see if we can do some pvp for fun. i always enjoy setting people on fire.

[superklye]

good call dark. i think, for me, its just that i havent been on any teams that acted like teams. so, in my defense, its my lack of good teams that hinders me. but i can see what you are saying about how planning would be alot more intense than just killing stuff.

klye, when i get one this weekend, i'll see if we can do some pvp for fun. i always enjoy setting people on fire.
hahahaha...thanks...I think...

And does anyone else know about the DX8 renderer business?

[zoomy942]

haha, i meant be on a team with you:) i wouldnt roast you...probably:)

[superklye]

hahaha

[superklye]

Well, I did a little more searching and apparently, Guild Wars has always been a DX8 game:

http://www.guild-hall.net/forum/showthread.php?t=35564

[zoomy942]

holy cow. it looks incredible for a dx8 game! and i never liked that bloom effect anyway.

[superklye]

holy cow. it looks incredible for a dx8 game! and i never liked that bloom effect anyway.
I know, I can't believe how amazing it looks for being only a DX8 game.

And I like the bloom. :o

[Mr. Hunt]

I used to HATE PvP... but when I am playing the Assassin (Ninja basically :\), even when losing I enjoy myself... it is just a fun class to play and stuff.

[darkrider01]

Have you guys tried the emotes yet? They haven't done a dance emote for either class yet.....

My vote is that the new Ritualist and Assassin males do this dance...............

(nana2)

The females could do the Macarena.....lol

[TierMann]

I still can't create a Factions character. Am I missing something?

[superklye]

Did you download and install/run the GW: Factions client?

[TierMann]

I shouldn't have to according to the site. People who have guildwars "don't have to do anything".
I have an option to create a character, but just says "Coming Spring 2006" :P.
I can make a PvP Assassin or Ritualist with no skills though *struts*.

My bad then. I guess that's it. I just figured we would have had a few more skills to customize with from scratch instead of the templates. Guess I need to start making some faction points.

[Mr. Hunt]

No... you pretty much have to use one of the "premade" class combos... I used A/W and am now unlocking skills and runes as I go. I love playing assassins but Necros are so annoying... Spiteful Spirit and I will kill myself quickly lol.

Also... there are some major balancing issues with the ritualist... I was in random arenas and I saw ONE ritualist last 3 or 4 minutes against FOUR people attacking non-stop :\.

[superklye]

Here's a huge breakdown on the Assassin and Ritualist attributes and skills, if anyone is interested:

http://gwvault.ign.com/static.php?page=assassin

http://gwvault.ign.com/static.php?page=ritualist

[Mr. Hunt]

Words cannot describe how pissed I am right now. I just spent 2 or 3 hours of my F**KING LIFE... in the new Underworld... and at the end I don't get ****. I am sick and tired of getting screwed out of drops because of the piece of **** drop system this game has. I will probably be quitting the game, once again, due to this crap. I cannot understand how Anet thought this was a good drop system. I have been on MANY sorrows furnace runes where ONE MOTHER****ER WILL GET EVERY GREEN!

Ok... sorry for the rant but I am just so pissed off I spent so long in there and have NOTHING to show for it (oh wait, on of the bosses dropped a white 14-21 flatbow for me... WEEEE).

[superklye]

Yeah, I really...REALLY hate the drop system in this game. All normal bosses should drop at LEAST a blue item. There have been so many times where they drop like a shell or something. Gosh, thanks.

They need to fix the UI and give us stats and fix the damned drop system so that it doesn't suck ass.

[Mr. Hunt]

I want a better drop system first... then we can work on stats and stuff... there is absolutely NO reason to not just make the 3 bosses at the end of the new UW to just drop an item for everybody... so retarded the way it is now. I wouldn't be surprised if 1 person gets 2 or 3 greens on the same boss.

[Mr. Hunt]

Well... decided to go through the new UW again... and once again... I got F**KING F**KED AGAIN... crappiest drop system ever.

[slick]

Just luck of the draw man, no matter what kind of drop system you have that's all that it is.