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Rounding
Hm, not sure this is the right place to ask, but couldn't think of a better one: How does GW handle rounding? If you halve the recharge of a skill with 15-sec recharge, does it round to 7? Does it stay at 7.5? NightAngel 15:18, 14 January 2008 (UTC) Thanks for the help guys. THat was really nice. NightAngel 12:11, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

New and fresh
Fresh and clean! -- Warwick (Talk)/(Contr. ) 21:09, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Button, Button, How do you delete the button???
Ok, you can drag mini buttons for the menu on to the screen. Great and wonderful use of a mini button. Ok, I have a button I didn't mean to drag on to the screen, how do I get rid of a menu mini button? User:Lady Rah 11:05 EST January 9, 2008(UTC)


 * Drag the minibutton back to the menu --Gimmethegepgun 04:24, 10 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Ok, I tried the above suggestion, it gets rid of the button during the time on, but once I log off and log back on the unwanted button has returned. Any other suggestions?

User:Lady Rah 22:50 EST January 14, 2008 (UTC)

Automagic footnotes/references.
Wikipdia can do footnotes with the and keywords, but these don't appear to work here? Other keywords, or is there another build-in method? Amy Awien 18:26, 3 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I myself don't see the need of it, anywhere. And I wouldn't know if we have such a thing implemented. I think not... --- [[Image:VipermagiSig.JPG]]-- (s)talkpage 18:50, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't understand how one could not see the need for it, there are footnotes on many pages. Manually adding and maintaining them is stupid, especially if the wiki-software can support automatic numbering, updating, placement and hyperlinking of footnotes. --Amy Awien 00:32, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
 * If you're talking about footnotes made on pages that are like 2 then there really aren't many articles with those. Otherwise I don't know what you're talking about...the normal "Notes" sections aren't footnotes. [[Image:Entropy Sig.jpg]] (T/C) 15:58, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, I was talking about the 'superscript-numbers' and the regular hyperlinked wiki implementation. I suppose they wouldn't be used frequently if the mechanism is not available. If it's a standard wiki-thing it can be useful to turn on, I am not going to do them manually. --Amy Awien 16:28, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

The staff Handsmasher
i was wondering if i could purchase the staff Handsmasher through guildwars website. i have tried fighting the boss multiple times for the drop and was unsuccessful. please respond as soon as possible. thank you.


 * GuildWiki is not the place to buy or sell items. Try Guild Wars Guru for that sort of thing. And no, ANet doesn't sell in-game items either. [[Image:Entropy Sig.jpg]] (T/C) 18:58, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Nightfall Warrior Nightmare
Bought GW:EN at Christmas and loved it. Decided to bring my warrior over. Had not played GW since June. While looking over that character, noticed she had a 9 strength. The 9 is in red. Nothing alters her strength; do you know why? 24.92.169.191 00:54, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Journey to the North --Gimmethegepgun 00:57, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Discontinued premade builds
Why dont the build links located under at http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Premade_build work?

I remember a while back that these links actually worked. Can anyone shed some light on the situation?


 * Earlier these were in-game builds that you could select when creating a a new PvP character (even if you didn't have the skills unlocked), that feature was removed and most of these builds no longer see much use.
 * All builds have been removed from this wiki and current builds can be found at the pvxWiki project. Amy Awien 14:52, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Lost attribute points
Hi just wonder.. Im a lvl 20 Ranger, and when u are lvl20 u should have 200 attribute points but i only have 170 now.. how come? did i do somthing wrong?? ore is it any way i can get the 30 i lost back? i cant use any build now..
 * Are you sure you did the 2 attribute quests? --Shadowcrest 02:32, 17 January 2008 (UTC)


 * There are a total of 30 attribute points given to you by quests. The quests are:


 * For Prophecies characters:
 * Forgotten Wisdom
 * The Hero's Challenge
 * For Factions characters:
 * Lost Treasure
 * An Unwelcome Guest
 * For Nightfall characters:
 * Rising in the Ranks: First Spear
 * Rising in the Ranks: Sunspear Master Sergeant
 * --Gimmethegepgun 02:34, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Done all of them.. Done whit Eye of north, Prophe, Faction and i have rank 7 in sunspear
 * What campaign is your character from? --Gimmethegepgun 03:26, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Prophecis
 * That's bizarre. Have you tried to get Forgotten Wisdom, The Hero's Challenge missions again? If not, then ... well, i'm actually at a loss for words. Try leaving a message on Gaile Gray's talk page, see what she can recommend. Good luck. :) [[Image:Bigrat2sAvatar.jpg]] Bigrat2  Talk  04:01, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

i am stuck
ok so i have done every mission and quest on the little island of nightfall, but i cant get the quest the time is nigh to make it to the docks. i have been ferryed to the docks and have traveled all over that island looking for something that i have missed. i am very confused. i have a warrior that i have made it across with but i cant with monk? somebody please help me!!!!
 * You have done the three quests from Castellan Puuba? Those are the ones I would have missed. You must complete all three. --Shadowcrest 04:25, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

PUG Bulletin Board
How about a page where people can sign up for PUG's for certain missions, areas, or dungeons? Not everyone has a wonderful guild with someone designated to be Julie the Cruise Director. A page with a table that lists missions, areas, and dungeons down the left side and dates across the top might allow people to fill in their names for the dates and places? If a table won't work, can we add sections to the appropriate area/mission/dungeon page that list proposed PUG dates and times and provides a space for people to sign up?

Any thoughts?
 * I'm not sure how this would work. The people who contribute to wiki are spread across virtually all time zones. And imo this isn't really a wiki-page type thing, this really is find a guild/ask friends/hero+hench things. --Shadowcrest 23:51, 20 January 2008 (UTC)


 * GW-Guru has a PuG board: PUGs and Grouping. --Amy Awien 17:24, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

ferry from Night Fall to Proficies
how do i get a character from Night Fall to Proficies?


 * From some point on, I thought Venta Cemetary, you can get a quest in Kamadan to take you to Prophecies. --- [[Image:VipermagiSig.JPG]]-- (s)talkpage 19:31, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * NF --> Prophecies = Terror in Tyria quest. --Wolfie [[Image:Wolfie_sig.jpg|19px]] (talk|contribs) 21:49, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Returned: Where to find a "returners guide"?
I've returned after not playing for a long while, i also purchased nightfall as my housemate has it (and it all now magicly works under linux!) but apart from reading the "beginineers guide", what could i read to get up quickly upto date on whats new, whats changed, whats different and whats the most important bits?. Im looking basicly to learn quickly about heroes, and anything else that might of changed with nightfall, and the last few months too.

Thanks, --90.195.63.205 17:22, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, theres the Heros page, and for game updates you can check here. --Shadowcrest 17:47, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

How do I make user boxes
Can someone redirect to a guide or explain me how to make userboxes. Big Bow 20:52, 22 January 2008 (UTC)


 * check this out for the basics :) --- [[Image:VipermagiSig.JPG]]-- (s)talkpage 20:53, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Nice, ty. but how do I find the bank of images .jpg that go in the left square?Big Bow 21:21, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
 * There are loads, but there is not one big list. I'll add some links RT | Talk  21:23, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Also, keep in mind a number of "standard" userboxes can be found listed here. --Wolfie [[Image:Wolfie_sig.jpg|19px]] (talk|contribs) 04:30, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm wrong Special:Imagelist is what your looking for RT | <font color="Black">Talk</B>  21:24, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Another approach is to go to Special:Prefixindex, select the "Image" namespace, and use the "Display pages with prefix" to find images starting with the text you type in. --Wolfie [[Image:Wolfie_sig.jpg|19px]] (talk|contribs) 04:30, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Wow that is more than I expected, ty vm.Big Bow 04:55, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

help
what would be a good build for r/n and where do i get armor that is really good
 * You can buy maximum armor in Droknar's Forge, Consulate Docks, Kaineng Center, or any areas that sell elite armor. See PvXwiki for builds. --<font face="vivaldi" size="3">Shadowcrest 00:19, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Assasin
Hi I Was Just Wondering If There Is a Build For An Assasin to Solo One Of The Five Acoyltes Of "God Name" Please Reply Saying Yes,No And Acoylte name if possible and please give me the build if possible :) thanks
 * GWiki doesn't retain builds anymore. PvXwiki is a popular build site, check the PvE->farming category. --<font face="vivaldi" size="3">Shadowcrest 19:56, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Why did you capitalize the first letter of each of the words? --Gimmethegepgun 19:59, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I've Had Several Online Friends That Do That. I Don't Know, Exactly. It Takes Much Longer To Type, IMO. [[Image:Jamster Sig.jpg|19px]] ---Jamster--- 20:00, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * No Duh It Takes Longer To Type, It's A Complete Pain In The Ass To Do And I Keep Having To Go Back Because I Forget To Capitalize Something Oh My God This Is Annoying --Gimmethegepgun 20:03, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Well Then Learn Not To Phail Pl0x --<font face="vivaldi" size="3">Shadowcrest  20:58, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Im stuck
I have a nightfall character and i want to get him to the prophecies map.......cuz i want to get my dervish to droknars forge can anyone helpBold text
 * Take the quest Terror_in_Tyria, all the details are in that link. [[Image:Jamster Sig.jpg|19px]] ---Jamster--- 18:40, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * (edit conflict ftl) You have a few options.

1) You play your Dervish through the Island, completing primary quests and the 3 missions there. Once you make it to Consulate Docks after completing, The Time is Nigh, you can then take a quest from Mhenlo, that allows you to travel between continents.  (See Terror in Tyria).

2) You can get ferried to other continents by other players, usually charging a fee to do so. I am a little fuzzy on how that one works, perhaps someone else can better explain it.

Hope this helps. Aggro  Sk8  18:41, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Something Strange In The Neighborhood
Not so much a question... well I guess it is, but isn't. This is regarding in game messages, which today I have started receiving from random players. They are advertising gold selling websites. I am completely baffled as to how this may be happening, as I have never seen these character names before, and am currently sitting in my guild hall. Anyone else ever seen this happen before? Screenshot to follow. Am I required to omit the character names of the other players on uploaded screenshots? Aggro  Sk8  18:58, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Never happened to me...[[Image:Entrea Sumatae.png|Entrea Sumatae]]<font color="#4682b4">Entrea Sumatae  <font color="#4682b4">[Talk]  19:01, 26 January 2008 (UTC)


 * This has happened to me before. Just put the "players" from who you receive the messages on your ignore list and they seem to stop whispering you after a few days. If it goes on any longer probably worth taking screenshots and reporting it to Anet. --Cobalt 19:05, 26 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Here is the screenshot of the spam I have received. At first I did place both players on ignore, but then something popped into the back of my head.  Look at the text from the first one.  He shouted out something inbetween spams.  Hench my questioning with the second one, to which I received no response.  All names (other than my character) as well as guild information, have been blurred out.  I am wondering if people are perhaps using 3rd party apps or sites, that end up turning their account into a mobile spamming station, similar to how it happened very often in Diablo 2.  If this is the case, I am slightly worried.  And also the question of how does one whisper you in game, if they do not know your name. I can imagine if you are standing in town or something, but I'm in my guild hall.   Aggro [[Image:Isk8.png]]  Sk8  19:11, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * You do have your IGN plastered all over your wikipage here, and I'm sure its elsewhere on the web (Gw guru? Gww?). Yeah, they're generally bots, all with names like xxdb and spamming the same website, go to Int Dist 1 Great Temple and you'll see them :P I've never been bothered by PMs like that mind you, not yet, anyway. [[Image:Jamster Sig.jpg|19px]] ---Jamster--- 19:15, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't say my IGN is "plastered" all over here :P Aggro [[Image:Isk8.png]]  Sk8  19:22, 26 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Hmm, i thought the post between spams was from a guildie or something, strange that a bot would post that. Not that its much help now, but responding to these PMs is probably not a good idea as it proves that your account is active and used by a human (rather than a bot) and is thus worth spamming.
 * As for how they get your name, I have no idea. I was quite freaked out by it myself when it happened to me, so much so that i did a spyware/virus scan on my PC and changed my account password, but thats just 'cos im paranoid and i don't recommend that ;). I think they must use bots similar to the ones you can see in the great temple of balthazar to 'Harvest' the names of players entering the outpost.


 * As a final point, im not sure you need to grant anonimity(sp?) to bots - they are unlikely to complain about your not asking permission to display their names ¬_¬.--Cobalt 19:30, 26 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I have recieved random messages in game as soon as I travel to the Great Temple of Balthazar. Seems as though I get them when I travel there and continually get them while standing there. Unindal 15:42, 28 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I read this question yesterday morning, and started getting the same PMs last night. I was in Gate of Madness at the time.  Can't /report because they aren't in the district. :( -- Peej 14:26, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
 * The bot said "Dude Die Already?" Avalance 14:31, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
 * No, just the gold-buying messages. -- Peej 14:41, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Colour of PC names in towns and outposts
This might be a dumb question, but why are some PC names in towns/outposts dark blue and some light blue? (press ctrl to display) I've noticed that light blue names for PC's in groups less than 8 will turn dark blue when you hover the mouse over their name. Apart from that, I dunno.
 * The colouring indicates if a player is a member of a party or not, light blue = not in party, darker blue means in a party. A party can be other human players, henchmen or heroes, they all count. As for why it "changes" when you hover the mouse over, this just means that went you entered the town that person was not in a party (or you didn't receive the data from the server in time), but upon hovering your mouse over, your game client updates it because it as since learnt that player has joined / left a team. It is done this way, as it would consume too much bandwidth / resources to update every player's client that is in a district the very moment anyone else in that same district entered or leave a team, instead you get "updates" every now and then, and your client only bothers to change the display if got spare CPU-cycles (ie, is a low priority task) or you mouse-hover. --Wolfie [[Image:Wolfie_sig.jpg|19px]] (talk|contribs) 02:56, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

naming a pet
how do i name a pet?
 * Type /petname --Gimmethegepgun 02:39, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Item Store at my User Page
I was wondering if I will be violating any rules if I were to turn part of my User Pages into like a "store front" to keep track of items I have and am willing to sell? Unindal 15:40, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't see there being anything wrong that. Aggro [[Image:Isk8.png]]  Sk8  16:35, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I'll wait to see if more respond. Thanks! Unindal 17:45, 28 January 2008 (UTC)


 * You may do just about everything with your userspace, besides violating policies (like NPA). I neither see anything wrong with it. --- [[Image:VipermagiSig.JPG]]-- (s)talkpage 19:45, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
 * It'd be kinda weird if you had just that, but no theres nothing wrong with it. As far as I can tell anyway. --<font face="vivaldi" size="3" color="#FF6699">Shadowcrest 20:44, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
 * The reason behind it is that I want a centralized location for what I do have for sale or trade. Not only for myself, but for others as well. Unindal 17:15, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
 * There is absolutely no reason you cannot do that on your userpage. Essentially users can do whatever they want (within reason) in their user space as long as it is not disruptive to the wiki (uploading tons of images, using it as a guild forum (or anything else that might clutter recent changes with updates not related to the wiki at all), lewd and inappropriate behavior, copyvios, etc). As a sysop, I give you official (and by official I mean that I won't stop you from doing it) permission do make your userpage a store front. &mdash;<font color=#ff44aa>♥<font color=MAGENTA>Jedi ♥ Rogue ♥ 18:02, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Character Size with blocking?
Upon being assured that there was no difference in character size from other characters, i have now come to realize that weapons scale to the size of characters, therefore making a bigger warrior have a larger axe. Because of this i have started to wonder if size has something to do with blocking too? i have noticed that being the smallest warrior possible i have a tougher time blocking than warriors who are larger than me. Is this all in my head? is there a difference in blocking?
 * Nope it's all the same 198.54.202.146 14:19, 29 January 2008 (UTC)