Ping: Guild Wars Nerds

Post by **Mogul** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:14 am

Well, it'd actually be quite a lot for the money, even on Ebay. (for fissure armor)

It would literally cost right around $40 for the platinum to buy the materials for the gear. And then it cost roughly another $10 on Ebay for the platinum to buy all five pieces of the armor itself.

It's expensive stuff. I may do it one day, but I'm not in as much of a rush as I was before I found out the ridiculous real-life cost of it.

Or I could get it "legit" and work for like 200+ hours in the game raising the money. Or not.

Post by **Mat Linnett** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:26 am

Heh, here's the main reason I don't have over a million xp yet:

Post by **dzjepp** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:28 am

You'll get bored before you ever max all those chars out.

Post by **Mat Linnett** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:30 am

Um, those characters ARE "maxed out"...
Beo's been "maxed out" since about 3 days after release...

Post by **MKJ** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 7:55 am

theres just so much to do :icon14:

Post by **U4EA** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 11:33 am

Mat Linnett wrote:and the PvP is unique

I agree. Pvp action is key.

Post by **Mat Linnett** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:03 pm

Oh, and for all those who aren't aware, Grenth's Footprint and Sorrow's Forge, the new EAs, will be released tomorrow.

Post by **Deathshroud** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:06 pm

Your character can only lvl 20 times? Thats kinda lame.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:18 pm

Deathshroud wrote:Your character can only lvl 20 times? Thats kinda lame.

yeah but OMG THE PVP OWNZORZ

fucking guild wars..

Post by **Mat Linnett** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:21 pm

Not really.
It means that you can quickly reach the cap.
At least a third of the game's content is designed with top level in mind, so once you reach top level there's actually stuff for you to do!
Also, with PvP being a big feature in this game, people are on a level playing field. If you get beaten, it's down to bad skill choices or a lack of coordination; it is NOT down to the other team being higher level with better kit.
And there are still LOTS of things to aim for after reaching level 20.
As mentioned, Beo's been top level since almost the start, but I've still got loads of stuff to unlock with him if I want to. I can respec him to any other secondary class and proceed to get every normal and elite skill for that class if I so wish.
Levelling is for those with little skill, but lots of time to spare :P

In fact, I'd say that with all my characters, I have wanted to get to level 20 as quickly as possible, so as to get the monotonous level grinding out of the way and concentrate on the real meat of the game...

Post by **Mr.Magnetichead** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:24 pm

Deathshroud wrote:Your character can only lvl 20 times? Thats kinda lame.

For now. You can still gather XP after level 20 but you don't physically level.

Post by **Mr.Magnetichead** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:24 pm

SOAPboy wrote:
Deathshroud wrote:Your character can only lvl 20 times? Thats kinda lame.
yeah but OMG THE PVP OWNZORZ

fucking guild wars..

Go back to ganking mages prick.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:28 pm

Mr.Magnetichead wrote:
SOAPboy wrote:
Deathshroud wrote:Your character can only lvl 20 times? Thats kinda lame.
yeah but OMG THE PVP OWNZORZ

fucking guild wars..
Go back to ganking mages prick.

Um.. ok?

my main is a mage.......

Post by **Mat Linnett** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:29 pm

Oh, and SOAPboy's opinion is entirely worthless. He always feels the need to criticise the game whilst having very little experience of the final product.

Little does he realise that you don't have to slavishly dedicate your life to paying monthly for one game and one game only, tirelessly dismissing anything else that differs even slightly from this tired old formula.

Given time, he'll grow out of this, so I'm willing to forgive the occasional misinformed, immature outburst from our resident angst-meister.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:33 pm

Mat Linnett wrote:Oh, and SOAPboy's opinion is entirely worthless. He always feels the need to criticise the game whilst having very little experience of the final product.

Little does he realise that you don't have to slavishly dedicate your life to paying monthly for one game and one game only, tirelessly dismissing anything else that differs even slightly from this tired old formula.

Given time, he'll grow out of this, so I'm willing to forgive the occasional misinformed, immature outburst from our resident angst-meister.

So, since CLOSED beta, to release, i have no real experiance..

Gotcha..

When it goes to 20 bucks, ill pick it up to dick with it, but by no means is it a 'great' game..

Post by **Mat Linnett** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:34 pm

Hook, line and sinker.
Notice I said final product.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:37 pm

Mat Linnett wrote:Hook, line and sinker.
Notice I said final product.

Yep, since it changed SOOO much in 1 week from end of beta..

again, the gameplay hasent changed, its still gay instanced PvE with no real world interaction..

Post by **Mat Linnett** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:41 pm

Um, no computer game offers real world interaction...
I think what you're trying to say, in your rather limited way, is that you can't run into other players whilst in an explorable area or mission.
Fine by me.
That's not all it's cracked up to be anyway.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:44 pm

Mat Linnett wrote:Um, no computer game offers real world interaction...
I think what you're trying to say, in your rather limited way, is that you can't run into other players whilst in an explorable area or mission.
Fine by me.
That's not all it's cracked up to be anyway.

Which is exactly why i play MMOs, so i can SEE and TALK TO other people OUTSIDE of fucking towns..

If i want to play with a handful of people and only them, ill play diablo or dungeon siege..

Post by **Mat Linnett** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:47 pm

And as far as I can tell, this is your only true problem with the game. Not really a valid reason for dismissing it outright, is it?
Especially when it doesn't sell itself as an MMO in the first place.

Post by **Mr.Magnetichead** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:52 pm

SOAPboy wrote:
Mat Linnett wrote:Um, no computer game offers real world interaction...
I think what you're trying to say, in your rather limited way, is that you can't run into other players whilst in an explorable area or mission.
Fine by me.
That's not all it's cracked up to be anyway.
Which is exactly why i play MMOs, so i can SEE and TALK TO other people OUTSIDE of fucking towns..

If i want to play with a handful of people and only them, ill play diablo or dungeon siege..

GW isn't an MMO in that same way that Diablo isn't an MMO. The fact you're not paying a monthly fee should have been the first thing to make that obvious. Retard.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:52 pm

Mat Linnett wrote:And as far as I can tell, this is your only true problem with the game. Not really a valid reason for dismissing it outright, is it?
Especially when it doesn't sell itself as an MMO in the first place.

I dislike the spell and talent system.. IE i get to take 8 with me, um, no, i learned them all i want them available at all times, even if i have to sit and "read' them to re-add them to my useable spells..

I dislike the races, wow, humans, great..

I dislike how everything is instanced..

I dislike how everyone looks the fucking same constantly..

I dislike the "channel" system..

No World PVP, just "instanced" pvp

Post by **SOAPboy** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:54 pm

Mr.Magnetichead wrote:
SOAPboy wrote:
Mat Linnett wrote:Um, no computer game offers real world interaction...
I think what you're trying to say, in your rather limited way, is that you can't run into other players whilst in an explorable area or mission.
Fine by me.
That's not all it's cracked up to be anyway.
Which is exactly why i play MMOs, so i can SEE and TALK TO other people OUTSIDE of fucking towns..

If i want to play with a handful of people and only them, ill play diablo or dungeon siege..

GW isn't an MMO in that same way that Diablo isn't an MMO. The fact you're not paying a monthly fee should have been the first thing to make that obvious. Retard.

Right, i realize it ISNT technicly a MMO, the fact is, its boarderline and terribly close to being one, its massive, and its a multiplayer online role playing game.. thus falling into the "MMO" genre..

Im sorry i hurt your goth feelings and all, but yeah, the game is fucking SHIT compaired to any REAL mmo title..

Post by **Mat Linnett** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:55 pm

If you don't like the "8 skills at any one time" system, you really don't get the point of the game...

Post by **Mr.Magnetichead** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:57 pm

SOAPboy wrote:
Mr.Magnetichead wrote:
SOAPboy wrote: Which is exactly why i play MMOs, so i can SEE and TALK TO other people OUTSIDE of fucking towns..

If i want to play with a handful of people and only them, ill play diablo or dungeon siege..
Wow you managed to contradict yourself within the space on two paragraphs. Grats.

GW isn't an MMO in that same way that Diablo isn't an MMO. The fact you're not paying a monthly fee should have been the first thing to make that obvious. Retard.

Right, i realize it ISNT technicly a MMO, the fact is, its boarderline and terribly close to being one, its massive, and its a multiplayer online role playing game.. thus falling into the "MMO" genre..

Im sorry i hurt your goth feelings and all, but yeah, the game is fucking SHIT compaired to any REAL mmo title..