User:Ham Popcorn Solo

My Wiki  Page
Hi i'm fairly new to the wiki (looked at articles for months and months,contributed from mid August)and I am using this page as a means of learning how to use wiki code. I hope i'm starting to get a grip on things and can start contributing with more confidence. I'm also using this page to show other players my characters and some of the builds I enjoy using.

Feel free to comment on my user page in my discussion page (even if some of the code stolen) and let me know what you think of layout/sections etc.

Who am I ?
Age: 20 Gender: Male

Lives: Canberra, Australia.

Current Profession: Chef....Soon to be college student!

I am a busy person who has done a lot of things in a short amount of time. In my life so far i have had tons of jobs including; Chef (of course), Soccer/Ice-hockey umpire, Sport Center Manager, Barman, Painter, Carpet Cleaner, Laborer and soon to be studying to become a physio. I also play a lot of sports including; Ice Hockey, Figure skating, Athletics, Soccer, Basketball and cricket. Of these i have represented Australia for both ice-hockey and figure skating and my state for Athletics and Soccer. By now you are probably asking yourself "How the hell can he do all this and still have time to play games?". The Answer is simple.....I sleep very little. My normal gaming hours are between 11pm and 5am so i consider myself a night owl. As you can see I'm a pretty scattered person which is reflected in the way I play guild wars. I have 13 slots and have finished at least one campaign with every profession (although I am yet to update my page). My favorite profession changes regularly but I seem to spend most of my time in both PvE and PvP as a monk as i am supposedly not bad at it. Hope you enjoyed reading my rant that I ahve created so my TOC does not overlap my next section!

My P v  E characters
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[[Image:Mesmer-icon.png]][[Image:Monk-icon-small.png]] Ham Popcorn Solo


Reason for name Was thinking of a wacky name and had food and Star Wars on the brain.

Birth place: Cantha

Prophecies Campaign: Defend Droknar's Forge

Factions Campaign: Finished Campaign (Luxon) Finished Campaign (Kurzick)

Titles: Canthan Traiblazer

Used skillbar(s):


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[[Image:Warrior-icon.png]][[Image:Necromancer-icon-small.png]] Whammo Man


Reason for name Taking the stereotype to a whole new level. A testimant to the suicidal warriors in the Guild Wars community.

Birth place: Cantha

Prophecies Campaign: Abaddon's Mouth

Factions Campaign: Finished Campaign (Luxon) Finished Campaign (Kurzick)<BR>

Titles:<BR> Canthan Trailblazer

Used skillbar(s):<BR>


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[[Image:Ranger-icon.png]][[Image:Elementalist-icon-small.png]] Osiris Rahl


Reason for name<BR> A combination of names from the book "Wizard's First Rule"

Birth place:<BR> Tyria

Prophecies Campaign:<BR> Defend Droknar's Forge

Factions Campaign:<BR> Finished Campaign (Luxon)<BR> Finished Campaign (Kurzick)<BR>

Titles:<BR>
 * Seeker of Wisdom
 * Treasure Hunter
 * Canthan Master Cartographer
 * Tyrian Cartographer<BR>

Pet: Black Moa (Cellar Door)

Used skillbar(s) PvE:<BR>

Used skillbar(s) PvP:


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[[Image:Monk-icon.png]][[Image:Mesmer-icon-small.png]] Astrid Cypher


Reason for name<BR> Just finished watching Matrix and White Oleander and picked my two favorite names from the movies and combined them.

Birth place:<BR> Tyria

Prophecies Campaign:<BR> The Titan Source

Factions Campaign:<BR> Finished Campaign (Luxon)<BR> Finished Campaign (Kurzick)<BR>

Titles:<BR>
 * Tyrian Explorer
 * Canthan Cartographer
 * Protector of Tyria
 * Protector of Cantha

Used skillbar(s) PvE:<BR>


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[[Image:Necromancer-icon.png]][[Image:Mesmer-icon-small.png]] Light Trd


Reason for name<BR> Couldnt think of a name for my necro and took inspiration from my friend Dark Trd.

Birth Place<BR> Cantha

Prophecies Campaign:<BR> Elona Reach

Factions Campaign:<BR> Finished Campaign (Luxon)<BR> Finished Campaign (Kurzick)<BR>

Titles:<BR>
 * Protector of Cantha

Used skillbar(s):<BR>


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[[Image:Elementalist-icon.png]][[Image:Mesmer-icon-small.png]] Atreyu The Weak


Reason for name<BR> I just love Neverending story......Most people think its because of the band.....Classic!

Birth place:<BR> Tyria

Prophecies Campaign:<BR> Hell's Precipice

Factions Campaign:<BR> Finished Campaign (Luxon)<BR> Finished Campaign (Kurzick)<BR>

Titles:<BR>
 * Tyrian Explorer
 * Canthan Explorer

Used skillbar(s):<BR>


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[[Image:Ritualist-icon.png]][[Image:Necromancer-icon-small.png]] Shikamaru Sunstrike


Reason for name<BR> Shikamaru is my favorite character in Naruto and he was originally a Rt/E

Birth place:<BR> Cantha

Prophecies Campaign:<BR> Dunes of Despair

Factions Campaign:<BR> Finished Campaign (Luxon)<BR> Finished Campaign (Kurzick)<BR>

Titles:<BR> Used skillbar(s):<BR>
 * Survivor


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Makube X
 Reason for Name<BR> This is my PvP slot and i thought it was fitting to have a name with "X" in it as this player can be any profession od gender. This name originates from the anime series Getbackers.

Gladiator Point Builds<BR> To be added




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Other Titles

 * Lucky/Unlucky (Had gold to Burn)
 * Friend of Luxons
 * Deadly Hero

Hench are my Friends PvE
I believe strongly in the power of a full hench team as they always follow calls and deal a steady flow of damage. With the release of nightfall and customizing hench skills and ordering where they can move will lead to hench groups becoming even more powerful than the average PUG. Another positive aspect of henchman is that you never have Little Thom Spam "I have blind on me!" or "monk heal". I have also Completed every Tyrian and Canthan mission with henchman. Even though Henchman are strong my Guildies and i make a much stonger team.



It's a shame there is no way of showing that the beacons were lit in a screenshot for the end of THK. I need to finish Hell's Precipice with hench again to get the pic for that as well ^-^

Hench are not my Friends PvP
The Release of Nightfall has spelled the end of PvP and the beginning of PvAi. Heroes mean that there are an abundance of one man teams which i really dont like. Anet needs to change things so there must be 3 real players in a team to keep HA from becoming Hero Battles where you also gain fame.

Professions
Here is a rundown of my favorite to least favorite professions. (may change)

 Monk : I get the most satisfaction out of Guild Wars while playing as a monk due to the importance of the role they play in most teams. I also like been able to find a group for any mission in 20 seconds. <BR>  Mesmer : My main reason for liking this profession is that Mesmer's seem to be the most uncommon profession in PvE aspects of guild wars. Mesmer's are great for focused damage and using fast casting in combination with a hard rez. <BR>  Ranger :Rangers are great because the are so versatile. Rangers seem to be of greatest use to a team playing as a supportive role such as interrupt or trapper. If unfamiliar with missions/quests it is hard for a ranger to know what role they should play in the group. <BR>  Ritualist : I would have put this professio higher on the list if not for one reason.....All through PvE the only type of build u seem to be running is shelter/union etc due to the lack of monks <BR> Necromancer : Playing Minion Master if fun in short bursts and I love farming Sskia and other warrior bosses with the solo midnight build. Also for tombs and FoW it is easy to find team as an order necro. <BR> Elementalist : I really like playing air for pvp and water for pve. It's a shame that all pve players care about are nukers. <BR>  Warrior : I swear i dont have a thing against melee classes its just i have never quite worked out a balance between attack and defence for pve. PvP they are a core part of many teams <BR>  Assasian : And to finish off the list is the assasian profession. While playing as a monk they make my life difficult in both PvE and PvP for opposite reasonsO_o

Goals
Alliance Battles are dead, no longer care. <BR> I am now rank 2!...Somehow i managed to win hall with only 9 fame....I was amazed. I now have Kaolin Blade,Reefclaw's Refuge and Sskai's Sword (not that rare) mainly thanks to solo midnight build. It's a shame i prefer axe's. <BR> Got a chykkr bow which has an awesome skin....im happy with it Took me 17 tries but managed to do it 3am one morning! Ended up getting Luxon 15k instead.
 * Have all my characters finish Prophecies
 * Have one character reach advanced skill hunter
 * Convince my guild leader it's a good idea to enter a kurzick alliance so i can become friend of kurizicks.
 * Get Gladiator title (17 points so far)
 * Reach Rank 3
 * Reach Rank 6
 * Have one character reach advanced skill hunter
 * Collect some lesser known Warrior Green Items from Factions as I am sick of hearing "I'm Wielding a Victo's Blade and an Exalted Aegis!".
 * Maintain a monthly best score for competitive mission for an entire month. Current best is 3 days
 * Get some green Factions Bow's (ironwing doesnt count).
 * Use jump command in Lion's Arch and not have anyone else jump within 30 secs of me (Try it....It's much harder than it seems^-^).
 * Save up enough money to buy Mesmer 15k Kurzick armor.

Credits
Shamelessly stole layout of character section off Helena or who ever she stole it off :-)....I love the layout. Helena and i coincidently use the same mesmer builds. Great minds think alike!

This is a work in progress.............
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