Talk:Game updates/Archive9

Older update obsidian chest change
Sometime this year, I believe there has been a change to the way obsidian chests work in FoW. I recently completed a clearing of FoW where we cleared THEN we finished quests. During clearing, there were 2 obsidian chests. After we started taking/finishing quests more obsidian chests spawned at various locations around FoW. Once we had finished all the quests, we ran a victory lap looking for more chests, and came up with a total of 7. Now, I had done this once before (clear->quests) and I noted no such dearth of chests that time.

I suspect it is a change, but I don't know when (I hadn't FoW'ed in probably a month, and I our usual behavior down there is to take the quests as they become available rather than saving them all for the end).

I plan on doing a similar clear of UW to see if that behaves this way as well, but I'm curious if anyone else has documented this behavior before? -- Oblio (talk) 12:03, 7 March 2007 (CST)

It's happening in Domain of Anguish as well. There are very few chests, and more spawn depending on finishing quests (and/or killing monsters?). I think that's Anet's response to chest running, which is a very boring activity that is really unfair to those people who actually go through the work of killing stuff, instead of just running around. I say it's a good thing. NightAngel 13:29, 7 March 2007 (CST)


 * This explains why UW is so empty of chests nowdays. It must be the same thing. --[[Image:Gem-icon-sm.png]] (talk) 14:17, 7 March 2007 (CST)


 * Previously to that FoW run, I had recently done 1 UW clearing run (almost no quests) and found it to be mostly empty as well (2 chests throughout all except the spawning pools (which we didn't do based on time). Unfortunately, to test this, you have to clear first then quest, which will be much more difficult to test in UW since my prefered testing team is a 2man-BP and minions don't teleport. Regarding DoA, I have only spent time in Gloom, and the very few chests that seemed to be available now seem to be gone (but that is a lot of "seem"). With regard to "good or bad", I will refrain from editorializing here. -- [[Image:Ranger-icon-small.png|25px]]Oblio (talk) 14:34, 7 March 2007 (CST)


 * I haven't seen chests in UW for ages now, so this must be an old update. --[[Image:Gem-icon-sm.png]] (talk) 15:06, 7 March 2007 (CST)


 * For gloom, particularly, it is very common for a chest to appear at the Rift after you capture it and finish the Closing the Rift reward. Or to get a demonic chest to appear together with the Ravenheart chest when you finish killing the Darknesses, etc. I've seen it in Veil too. I think it is something new, this "chests appear as you finish quests" thing. And why not editorialize, this is the talk page, we can surely share our opinions here. I wouldn't put "and that's a good thing" on the update page, which should stay clean and factual, but this is a good place as any to comment on it :) NightAngel 16:22, 7 March 2007 (CST)

I put notes in the February 14th update about what happened to the chests. --Karlos 20:00, 7 March 2007 (CST)


 * I see. What about the FoW and UW changes? Should we just not add them? --[[Image:Gem-icon-sm.png]] (talk) 04:07, 8 March 2007 (CST)


 * The note, if you read it carefully does say that ALL chest spawns in the game have changed. I don't think further elaboration is needed on that note. --Karlos 14:34, 8 March 2007 (CST)


 * I added the word "all" into that sentence to clear it up. Good enough for me. -- [[Image:Ranger-icon-small.png|25px]]Oblio (talk) 14:46, 8 March 2007 (CST)

Regarding UW a full run through questing (avoided servants of grenth and horseman quest) i only found two chests with one in Chaos Planes and other in Spawning Pool. I didn't see a change with ecto as the party received a healthy drop of 12-14 ecto.

Again regarding UW, I think this change has been round for quite a while, about a month ago there was a huge drop in the number of chests i found on ele UW runs, used to be at least 1 per run but now theres about 1 every 5 runs

I did 5 Chest Run in FoW yesterday. The big amount of chest (without quest) was 4, the less 0. I think it's very depend but yes Anet removed a lot of chest. --Benoit flageol 12:12, 13 March 2007 (CDT)


 * Yea sometimes chests spawn when killing monsters in FoW our group was in the middle of the quest ([The Eternal Forgemaster]) Once we cleard the patch to the main gate the chest appeared...--Dr.D 10:56, 16 March 2007 (CDT)

Perhaps with the free UW/FoW access coming up tis weekend it would be a good time to test and prove these ideas?
 * Already prooved. --Benoit flageol 18:07, 22 March 2007 (CDT)

March 20th Update
Your qualified character will have access to UW and FoW.... They mean acended ? --Benoit flageol 20:49, 20 March 2007 (CDT)
 * I would assume so. &mdash; [[Image:Fin_sig.gif|User:Kyrasantae]] kyrasantae  20:56, 20 March 2007 (CDT)
 * Or Weh no Su, or Nightfall characters who completed Hunted!. -- Gordon Ecker 21:04, 20 March 2007 (CDT)
 * Yes yes and yes, see the scribe. --Armond Warblade (talk) 20:07, 22 March 2007 (CDT)
 * Seems odd to me that ANet is promoting high-level farming. 82.17.103.240 03:54, 21 March 2007 (CDT)
 * I don't think that's just for farming purpose.. in the opposite, there is a lot of XP and quests to do in theses areas, not just simple farm.. And it will also let people from regions that hasn't big window of favor to go to theses maps in the normal way to play them.. :) &mdash; Corsaire  [[image:Corsaire_Signature.gif]] 04:00, 21 March 2007 (CDT)
 * I think it's to decrease the price of glob of ectos and obsidians shards in a over farming. --Benoit flageol 10:18, 21 March 2007 (CDT)
 * No, ANet have no interest whatsoever in decreasing prices for high-end items. I've heard rumors about ANet killing the favor system altogether. This is most probably the test weekend before the actual change. This would make sense on multiple levels, and the first that comes to mind is to allow Japan and (*)China access to these areas.  &mdash;  n00kie  (ping) 11:31, 21 March 2007 (CDT)
 * I would consider this change rather "ho-hum". I constantly hear people say "I'm going to switch over to Europe so I can get favor FOREVER!!!", but what's the point?  As an American, I've never really had a problem getting into the UW and FoW when I need to, and there have been few (very few) times when I just NEEDED to get in there when we didn't have favor.  I tend to not see Japan and China on the board, so I can see the positive change there.  It just seems easier to keep the favor system, but also have team-based PvE challenges to ALSO allow favor (or, at least, entrance).  I'm also okay with them allowing for multiple favor, as well.
 * As a mostly PvE player, I think it's highly unfair to base some aspects of PvE (read access to high-level areas) on something PvE players have absolutely no control over. This is made much worse by the fact that the only territories I ever see with favor are Europe, America and rarely Korea (and it's been a while). &mdash;Khudzlin 14:57, 30 March 2007 (CDT)


 * If they do away with favor completely, however, what is the point of HoH, other than for some weapon skins? --Mystisteel 13:47, 21 March 2007 (CDT)
 * From an HA player's perspective I really don't think it was ever about favor. I mean, I've never heard of any happening where a guild/group of friends wanted to do FoW/UW and asked their guildmates/friends to go win them favor.  &mdash;  n00kie  (ping) 13:55, 21 March 2007 (CDT)


 * The only people who do that (read: myself) never get a good group and die on the first PvP map there. --Armond Warblade (talk) 14:21, 22 March 2007 (CDT)


 * Unfortunately I'm gone all weekend for some book publishing business(es). So I wont be able to participate in this. My thought was that they may stay with this idea (as long as one is ascended, they can pay 1k to go into the FoW or UW, regardless of territory). This would probably reduce the ecto/shard rate (or ANet could keep the same price, but reduce the chances of getting one even more). Or perhaps they might stick with this idea and open up a new region? (available to those with favor). that'd be a thought.--Ambuu 16:02, 22 March 2007 (CDT)
 * Decrease the price = good idea. Decrease the chance of drop = bad idea.. its already at 2% for smites and 4% for Attaxes. But I'm okay with a regardless on territory for favor. --Benoit flageol 18:06, 22 March 2007 (CDT)


 * You don't even have to pay the 1k this weekend. --Armond Warblade (talk) 20:07, 22 March 2007 (CDT)

29th's silent update
At least two skill descriptions have changed although their actual effects have not. See Talk:Crippling Slash and this edit to Pestilence. I'm not motivated enough to look through other skills to see if anything else was touched. --Fyren 04:54, 30 March 2007 (CDT)
 * HA party size of 8 also. And looking at GWW it's supposed to stay 8. No word on the skills :/ &mdash; Poki#3 [[Image:Poki.jpg|19px|My Talk Page :o]], 05:24, 30 March 2007 (CDT)

I was playing with my Paragon last night and noticed something I was happy to see. My echos (Mending/Agressive refrain) were being re-applied by ALL shouts and chants, even if they were in place before the last time the echo was applied. Before the update if I had a shout on me that was in place before I put up my echo, the echo was not re-applied when that shout/chant ended, so I had to always make sure I had a "newer" shout/chant (newer than the last echo) up each time the echo applied. Very glad they fixed this. --Tom128 10:17, 30 March 2007 (CDT)


 * I take back that above comment. I swear it was working last night, but it was not doing it for me today. I know I was not that tired... --Tom128 17:31, 30 March 2007 (CDT)

Try using a key on a locked chest and you will see part of the code "Use KeyCancel". --Some Random Anon


 * I think this might be a formatting error in the dialog. "Use Key" and "Cancel" may be associated with the 2 buttons. 75.89.77.39 22:52, 30 March 2007 (CDT)

Update isn't silent anymore, it's on the website. Also add under the notes the Keycancel things introduced when opening chests.Jelmewnema 13:07, 30 March 2007 (CDT)

So I'm assuming it's double faction in HA only? CannibalBob 21:22, 30 March 2007 (CDT)

2007-3-30 Silent Update
Anyone know what's happening here with this update? -- Tarun 23:54, 30 March 2007 (CDT)
 * At the very least they changed the descriptions I mentioned before back to normal. --Fyren 00:12, 31 March 2007 (CDT)

Check Kamadan, Lion Arch and Shing Jea. And look at your character. Surprise! §: TůζipVõrζąx Talk 04:11, 1 April 2007 (CDT)

April's Fools... -Cel

keycancel
does not appeatr anymore, or at least not on phantom chests.


 * Nor canthan chests. --Armond Warblade (talk) 06:49, 1 April 2007 (CDT)
 * Nor Obsidian Chest. --Benoit flageol 11:12, 1 April 2007 (CDT)

1st April 07
There was a stealth update on this day. Characters at Lion's Arch]] and Kamadan change sex. It should be written here even if it isn't on GW official page? --Glenn 07:43, 1 April 2007 (CDT)


 * Confirmed that this is also occurring at Shing Jea Monastery today. But more importantly, has anyone seen anything else odd? I'm thinking there probably are some other more subtle pranks laid by those Anet folk and that they wouldn't settle for just the gender change. -- Mike Arms 12:25, 1 April 2007 (CDT)
 * Maybe Lucky Aura will actually do something for once.... ;-) Argel 00:36, 2 April 2007 (CDT)
 * There wasn't anything yesterday except for gender change Timir222 10:38, 2 April 2007 (GMT)
 * Perhaps it was just an april fools joke?--66.66.11.47 20:16, 2 April 2007 (CDT)
 * Next up on Captain Obvious TV: We are using the internet! –Ichigo724[[Image:Ichigo-signature.jpg]] 20:23, 2 April 2007 (CDT)
 * Stop mocking the new users! And to 66.66.11.47, yes, it was an April Fools joke. --[[image:rollerzerris.jpg|50x19px]]    20:25, 2 April 2007 (CDT)
 * I love captain obvious and his henchmen! Sirocco 17:06, 3 April 2007 (CDT)

command post spirit
I just realized the toxicity spirit that was dropped by the smuggler in the command post does happen any more, when was that changed? -- Xeon 07:23, 3 April 2007 (CDT)
 * Never mind there he goes and drops it again -- Xeon 08:05, 3 April 2007 (CDT)
 * lol. --Benoit flageol 17:00, 3 April 2007 (CDT)

Getting the same update its a big 'un.. loading on both PCs and the DL time is SLOWWWwwwwww....

April 05 Update
Wow, it has been a long time since I've seen so many good buffs at once (not just to skills)! On the downside, Soul Reaping took a bad hit...and Avatar of Melandru looks even more lackluster..."Shields Up!" died too. But I'm glad they have improved some Prophecies things. It shows that they won't totally leave old campaigns to rust. (T/C) 17:09, 5 April 2007 (CDT)
 * Well they aren't all buffs. Unfortunately a few things were nerfed a bit - Zealous Benediction is now far more balanced than it was before. Can't believe I said that. I'm going to cry in a corner about ZB now even though it's not a huge issue. ;) PlacidBlueAlien 17:31, 5 April 2007 (CDT)
 * Eh...maybe if it was 1...7 that would be nice, +10 energy at rank 18 or such...I was speaking more about things like pet controls and such, though...and, more storage! Those are huge improvements, so I think overall it's a positive update. :) [[Image:Entropy Sig.jpg]] (T/C) 17:35, 5 April 2007 (CDT)
 * Even if we ignore the skills, this included a million great updates that I've been waiting for. Some of the bug fixes etc are things that I've been hoping for since the first few months taht I played. --[[Image:Gem-icon-sm.png]] (gem / talk) 17:39, 5 April 2007 (CDT)
 * Um, does anyone not run ZB at 14 prot? They do think these things through.. &mdash; Skuld 17:41, 5 April 2007 (CDT)
 * I used to run ZB at 0 Prot under Channeling on PvP Mesmer for free spell spammage XD [[Image:Entropy Sig.jpg]] (T/C) 17:44, 5 April 2007 (CDT)

Has anybody else ran into some problems with the chests with this update? The Yes and No buttons are not showing up when I try to open one.Onean 17:40, 5 April 2007 (CDT)
 * A friend of mine had the same thing with a shiverpeak chest just outside marhan's grotto --mer 17:43, 5 April 2007 (CDT)

They finally added an animation for Focused Anger! Hurah! Zuehlke 17:52, 5 April 2007 (CDT)

I' getting massive update, a few megs, as we speak. Is it the new storage space or skill rebalance anyone else getting it?Dark0805 16:55, 5 April 2007 (CDT)


 * ZB on the lists of the article show 17 energy gained, it's just a typo, if anyone knows the way through these articles it should be changed Munny 18:02, 5 April 2007 (CDT)

I hope they fix the crash bug soon... I have crashed 6 times now and I am done playing for now because of it... :(--Saji-Kun 18:04, 5 April 2007 (CDT)
 * I crashed 4x and now i can't log back in.--Lania Elderfire[[Image:Pinkribbonsig.gif|My Talk]] 19:35, 5 April 2007 (CDT)

The Voice of Grenth has also been scamming people lately. :P (In other words, people pay money and end up not getting in.)-- Nova   --  (contribs) 18:07, 5 April 2007 (CDT)

I wonder if they'll add the note, "Paragons who poked their head up have been bludgeoned back into using Rangers and Warriors." :) Otherwise, I think the patch is absolutely fantastic. They sure added a lot! GrammarNazi 18:22, 5 April 2007 (CDT)

Has anyone noticed how all "target-enemy" (and maybe "target-ally") elites now have the the "target-self" casting animation? --Gimmethegepgun 18:39, 5 April 2007 (CDT)

Just what we needed, another reason for people to roll in hero battles.--Sefre  20:20, 5 April 2007 (CDT)

Should someone add that the animation for Spoil Victor has changed to that of a necromancer when he puts down a trap? (After a necromancer puts down a trap he claps maliciously, which now happens during the cast of Spoil Victor)(There could be other skills that do the same but I do feel like looking for them). - Sardaukar Blackfang69.19.14.33 20:32, 5 April 2007 (CDT)

Ranger Preparations no longer use the kneeling animation. Zaidyn 20:49, 5 April 2007 (CDT)

I've noticed that the male 15k canthan mask has changed, someone (who knows more about wiki stuff than I do) should add that here somewhere.

Apparently, the ritualist spirit recovery is no longer bugged. Should probably get some other confirmation on this one though but a friend of mine tried it with signet of midnight and a dummy along with recovery. PlacidBlueAlien 22:57, 5 April 2007 (CDT)

Anyone noticed how your chat window is full after you change zone? Before the update it always cleared when zoned, but it shows now all messages into the border of chat window.

I am not able to log into guildwars. I tried waiting for background stuff to update but it still doesnt work. Anyone else having this problem?

General Morgahn
Is anyone else having issues with General Morgan? I get a nice white cube around where his head ought to be. Lojiin 21:36, 5 April 2007 (CDT)

The bear
I want have a bear like pet, how I can do?

(je veux avoir un ours comme, familier comment puis-je faire?)
 * Charm Animal, usually. Bears are easily found in the Southern Shiverpeaks and in Pre-Searing. -Auron [[Image:Elit Druin.jpg|19px||My Talk]] 22:10, 5 April 2007 (CDT)

April 5, 2007 Update - Framerate Problems?
Anyone else experiencing massive drops in framerate after the update? It seems to be tied to antialiasing, where it used to run over 30fps at 4x for me, now it runs at around 4 or 5fps. Any insight? - Gemini Knight Juno 00:30, 6 April 2007 (CDT)
 * I have been running into similar issues. I usually run the game at the highest graphical settings (except FSAA which is set at x2 instead x4) at 1680x1050. I can peak up to 70fps but it usually sustains at around 50fps. After this update, it plummets down to around 10~15fps. I haven't played around much with the options but my guess would be related to the new Sound engine in the game ... perhaps it's eating up more processor power or memory ... or something ... I'll have to fiddle around with the settings some time and see what could be causing it. --KirinRiotCrash 01:12, 6 April 2007 (CDT)

Sound Issues?
Occasionly on the first fight after leaving a town, I get bad sound problems, like they all get meshed together and it sounds horrible. It does go away after a bit though, anyone else having this issue? Maybe it's just my sound card. Eric368 01:07, 6 April 2007 (CDT)