Talk:Koss

Contesting deletion. This is information that has clearly been confirmed by ArenaNet, as I am sure they saw advance copies of the magazine article. People will be using these names to look them up on GuildWiki. Just use a disclaimer that this information is from PC Gamer instead of deleting. Any mistakes in names or the sort can be corrected with a simple move later on. 69.80.225.11 17:17, 14 September 2006 (CDT)
 * I'm not saying that the information is incorrect, only that magazines have been frequently wrong in the past. It hasn't been confirmed by ArenaNet - that would take a news/press release on their site confirming the information.  There were several supposed features of Factions reported by magazines that never materialized - and even if correct at the time of publication, things can still be changed between now and release.  --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 17:29, 14 September 2006 (CDT)

Cultural Reference?
He reminds me of Mr. T. Ordin 15:13, 22 September 2006 (CDT)
 * Drakes on a Plain


 * pop culture, maybe... aka Snakes On A Plane.

Skills
Don't the heroes have access to every skill you have unlocked? The note says "all Prophecies and core," but my heroes have all core, Prophecies, Factions, and any Nightfall skills I've unlocked. --Fyren 20:47, 23 September 2006 (CDT)
 * Methinks they have access to all skills you've unlocked. Since thats how mine are acting. However I have no way of knowing whether or not this is true because I have everything unlocked. [[Image:Chuiu Me Icon.png]] (T/C) 20:51, 23 September 2006 (CDT)
 * My Koss didn't have very many skills. I agree that what happens is that the heroes (perhaps only in the preview) have all of the skills you have unlocked, since that appears to be the case with my monk and ranger heroes.  &mdash; [[Image:Fin_sig.gif]] kyrasantae   20:52, 23 September 2006 (CDT)

Koss has the most awesome dialog lines ever
Examples (from memory):
 * "I am like a wild beast unchained!" <-in bed? LOL
 * "I think my name would make a great warcry. 'Koss!'  What do you think?" <-um...no, it wouldn't? &mdash; [[Image:Fin_sig.gif]] kyrasantae   20:52, 23 September 2006 (CDT)
 * "Tell your ancestors you were defeated by Koss!"
 * "Remember my name when you meet the gods. Tell them Koss sent you!"
 * (Point, he likes his name. A lot.) --Valentein 18:29, 24 September 2006 (CDT)
 * At least make more sense then Claude line. "Tell Grenth that Sergio send you."&mdash; ├ A  ratak  ┤  09:08, 4 October 2006 (CDT)

hero using
Can you use heroes in prophecies and factions ??? or pvp --- Selu 15:13, 4 october 2006 (CDT)
 * Yes, but you need Nightfall to recruit them. The main hero article has been updated to reflect this. -- Gordon Ecker 22:19, 14 October 2006 (CDT)

Obtaining with non-Elonians
Since travelling to Elona from Tyria or Cantha places you in Kamadan, has anyone found out how to recruit Koss with non-Elonians? I tried to backtrack, and while I could get to the starting point of the intro quest, I could not get the quest nor get to the mini starting mission. --Thervold 11:31, 27 October 2006 (CDT)
 * Never mind, I really should have tried going forward instead of backward. --Thervold 11:39, 27 October 2006 (CDT)

Weight?
"a two-hundred-and-fifty-pound fighting machine." Lol, someone needs to exercise more.-Onlyashadow, Top 100 Guild 11:37, 27 October 2006 (CDT)

It's clearly muscle.The Hobo 17:08, 17 January 2007 (CST)

Minor spoiler, question: after the Consulate Docks
Where does one find him?


 * Do the quests --Curse You 01:02, 29 October 2006 (CST)

Last name
I did the quest The Young Lady Vanishes and Koss says during the dialogue at the corsairs "Ailonseh? Gods,, that's no fiance. That's my sister!". Does it say anywhere else that he is a Dejarin? - BeXoR   02:15, 7 November 2006 (CST)
 * I noticed that today, myself! I don't believe it says anywhere - nowhere I've seen anyway. JellyFish72 21:55, 8 November 2006 (CST)
 * Koss is the son of Dejarin, the "Estate" quests make it absolutely clear. However, it's true that he's never actually referred to by that surname, at least to the point I've played. Arshay Duskbrow 23:37, 8 November 2006 (CST)
 * [] during The Young Lady Vanishes

What's with his eye?
That's my question, right eye seems to be a bit white, is it blind or somethhing? I don;t know --Shady 11:03, 29 November 2006 (CST)


 * The eye is pretty easily seen, but there is also a scar from above his eyebrow to below his eye, suggesting he was slashed across the eye. A corneal laceration could turn the color part of your eye (cornea) white. &mdash; Gares 11:50, 29 November 2006 (CST)

Skill Usage
I've noticed that the hero AI for Koss in general is awful at hammer builds; he doesn't properly build up adrenaline for hammer damage chains, but instead merely uses whatever skills are available, like a button-mashing monkey. He seems better with sword builds. Has anybody tried Axe builds on him, and how decent is he at them? --Eudas 12:13, 26 December 2006 (CST)
 * Also, perhaps the guildwiki entry for each Hero could go into how well they use various weapons/builds? --Eudas 12:14, 26 December 2006 (CST)
 * Hero AI are generally poor when it comes to skills with conditional clauses or synergistic skills. The best builds for heroes are skills that work well singly and without any dependence on the order of execution. As for what builds a hero is good for, that is way too broad to document. Given the troubles we're having when it comes to builds, I don't think it's a good idea to venture into hero builds just yet. It'll just generate a lot of activity and we'll see alot of subpar builds and we won't have enough ppl to vet and monitor them. -- Ab.Er.Rant (msg Aberrant80) 19:37, 26 December 2006 (CST)
 * I can vouch for Koss as a good user of Axes. He'll spam Cyclone Axe and Swift Chop liberally, save Distracting Chop for when it's needed, and even use Eviscerate to boot. Cleave works too. I'm not so sure about Hammers since I don't pay much attention when I'm using that build for him...he just goes out and beats things up, I dunno about skill synergy. He's fairly reliable with Earth Shaker, though, I can say that. Don't expect a followup of Crude Swing or Crushing Blow, though... [[Image:Entrophic Sig.jpg]] (T/C) 02:00, 18 February 2007 (CST)

Wouldn't that make assassins totally useless?
 * Zenmai uses dagger combo attacks fine as long as you don't try to give her multiple skills of the same type. Capcom 05:29, 4 January 2007 (CST)