Talk:Glint

Skill Images
If anyone fights Glint again, can they screenshot Glint's skills while/just after they're used? We need the picture of the skill icon. -Rapta 20:51, 28 June 2006 (CDT)

Capping
anyone know what skills can be capped from glint?
 * none? --Geeman 20:17, 9 Aug 2005 (EST)

Profession Dispute
Where was it said that Glint was a Forgotten? Forgotten seem to be the a race of snake people, Glint seems to be a dragon. Quite a difference.
 * Yes. That is also definitely my recollection. Glint is not a Forgotten, unless the word is more weirdly used than I recall. --JoDiamonds 01:09, 28 October 2005 (EST)
 * Glint is a Forgotten, if you talk to the NPCs in the Mission areas you learn that. --Rainith 02:02, 28 October 2005 (EST)
 * Specifically talk to Turai Ossa. --Rainith 02:18, 28 October 2005 (EST)
 * OK, thanks for fixing. I do always talk to the NPCs, but my memory is obviously faulty. --JoDiamonds 02:28, 28 October 2005 (EST)
 * No problem, I just remembered seeing the original edit take place yesterday and thinking it was strange then. --Rainith 03:25, 28 October 2005 (EST)


 * I mentioned my source and I made the edit. You could have at least waited till I responded. Turai Ossa's ghost in the Amnoon Oasis (the Ghostly Hero) is the one who tells all of this about her. --Karlos 04:37, 28 October 2005 (EST)


 * The relevant quote is as follows. "She (Glint) was the first of all creatures on Tyria, created by the gods to be the caretaker, but it became clear that she needed help. That is when they summened the creatures known now only as the Forgotten." In other words, first they made Glint, a dragon, then they either created the Forgotten or brought them from elsewhere, depending on how you interpret 'summoned'. Nothing Turai Ossa says would indicate that they're the same species.


 * You are correct. I misread that paragraph. I stand corrected. --Karlos 15:18, 23 November 2005 (UTC)


 * How do we know she is not a drake? After all, she drops Topaz Crests, and only drakes drop that. 58.24.194.160 05:01, 8 January 2007 (CST)


 * Because basing race on drops alone has been admitted to be a faulty system of judgement. Glint is obviously a dragon, the intent of the developers is obvious enough that in-game proof need not be explicitly required (though it is mentioned that she is, in fact, a dragon.) --Valentein 05:18, 8 January 2007 (CST)

Please see Talk:Facet of Darkness, Glint may still be a Forgotten after all. Entropy 19:36, 3 February 2007 (CST)

Why is Glint a Ranger?
Can anybody tell me why glint is a ranger? --HJT 04:47, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Very good question. If Gwen is considered a monk because you get healed for being near her, even if she never uses monk skills to heal you, then I expect Glint to be an elementalist for the fireballs ^^" --PanSola 04:49, 18 November 2005 (UTC)


 * She's no ranger and she's no ele. In fact, I would classify her as a memser.. Think about it. All her spells are as wiley and tricky as mesmer skills. Crystal Hibernation which gets you to heal her, Jagged skin which makes warriors kill themselves and then two hexes (including one that removes enchantments). --Karlos 08:11, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

Glint's Origins
We all know that Glint was the first creature on Tyria, but are we certain as to whether she is the first creature on Tyria the planet, or Tyria the continent? If she was the first on the planet, then Tyria is fairly young, as I'm sure the Gods would have placed Glint on Tyria, along with the forgotten, quickly after the planet's creation. Thusly the planet would be only around 3000 years old. That, or she is the first creature on the continent. I do not have factions yet, so I would have to know of Factions has any lvl 31s yet? If Glint still remains the most powerful creature both in terms of true combat and level, then perhaps she is more likely to be the first creature on the thusly-young planet of Tyria.-Ordin 09:47, 16 July 2006 (CDT)


 * Shiro is also level 31, and probably could beat glint 1 on 1... but that's not really important. Also, her profession should be "special" like shiro, I've changed this. --GTPoompt 23:18, 21 August 2006 (CDT)


 * The Great Giants predate Glint by at least 8000 years, although Glint could still be the first living thing to set foot on the Tyrian continent. -- Gordon Ecker 01:48, 8 September 2006 (CDT)

Lightning vs Glint
Playing through Dragon's Lair as an Air Elementalist, I decided to try beating Glint just for the heck of it. I had Lightning Orb, Lightning Javelin, and Lightning Strike equipped.

Once Glint was aggroed, I spammed Lightning Orb as much as possible...it hit for around 88 damage. That seemed rather high, considering Glint's AL and 25% Armor penetration. So I cast Lightning Javelin and Lightning Strike. Both also have 25% AP, but deal only 40 or so base damage...Lo and behold, they deal less than 10 damage to Glint!

I don't understand why this is. Is there something special about Lightning Orb? Glint couldn't be weak to lightning damage, else the other spells would have more of an effect.

...In any case Lightning Orb would seem to be the best non-elite spell for Elementalists challenging Glint. There's also the plus that all Enchanted enemies in the mission are weak to Lightning damage.
 * On further calculations, a Lightning Orb at 14 Air Magic deals 94 plus 25% AP, so having it deal 88 damage places Glint's AL around 80. A Lightning Javelin at 14 Air Magic deals 48 plus 25% AP, so having it deal around 10 damage places Glint's AL around...200. I think there's just a bit of a disparity there. 24.6.147.36 19:44, 18 November 2006 (CST)(Entropy)


 * Further data. Having just fought Glint with my Ranger, I found that using a Shocking bow was effective. In fact, the damage wasn't too much different compared to facing Enchanted Sword or the like. This would seem to suggest that yes, Glint is weak to lightning. Altough why Lightning Javelin does so little...I dunno still... Entropy 22:36, 27 November 2006 (CST)


 * Did this again with Air Ele + Lightning Surge. Maybe I was too tired before or something, but Lightning Strike and Lightning Javelin deal full damage (~48), as does Lightning Orb (~90 something). Reading the Armor Penetration article, I'm concluding that Glint has AL80, so AP 25% = full damage from spells. So she's not actually "weak" to Lightning, but it's effective against her. Entropy 22:15, 23 December 2006 (CST)