Talk:Canthan Targe

And here I was wondering why I've never found one of those in the game... Anybody able to take a screenshot? --Eightyfour-onesevenfive 09:50, 25 Aug 2005 (EST)

Yeah, I actually took a shot of mine before writing this up.. Just needed to crop it. --Talrath Stormcrush 10:31, 25 Aug 2005 (EST)

Are you sure this shield isn't called Kanthan Targe? Typo? --Tetris L 19:53, 25 Aug 2005 (EST)


 * It's Canthan, like the country to the south. My fault: I was thinking Cathan's traps from d2 when I typed it. --Talrath Stormcrush 06:39, 26 Aug 2005 (EST)


 * It seems in the Best Buy adverts it was named Kanthan Targe (with a K), but in-game it was Canthan Targe (with a C). Search the web for Targe and you will find mostly Kanthan Targe. --Tetris L 07:16, 26 Aug 2005 (EST)


 * I want one of those! =O 02:55, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

it sucks that the americans got all the good stuff i want the japansese sheild "hogs Glunnteny"


 * I preordered Factions from Best Buy, and I've applied the key, but I haven't gotten this shield, I have however gotten the two regular preorder items. Anyone know why?
 * This item was only for people who preordered the original Guild Wars, not Factions. --Rainith 15:31, 10 April 2006 (CDT)
 * Oh ok, I see. Thanks, I guess I just assumed it was for factions because it's called the Canthan Targe

Observation
Interesting bit of GW history here. It's called "Canthan," yet it doesn't seem to have any Asian (or Luxon or Kurzick) influence in its design. Has the concept of Cantha existed since before the first game was even released, and changed over time to become the heavily Asian-influenced continent that it is now; or did they simply have a throwaway name that they decided to use for their second installment? 404notfound 05:21, 10 May 2007 (CDT)


 * The concept of a Cantha has always existed, since Xunlai Agents are Canthans. I would in general argue in favor of "they didn't decide to make Cantha based on Asian influences until much later", although one can also argue that the term "Xunlai" itself already feels Asian. -User:PanSola (talk to the [[Image:follower of Lyssa.png]]) 10:45, 10 May 2007 (CDT)


 * This looks to me like it could be more Tibetan or Mongolian inspired, rather than Chinese or Japanese like the rest of Factions. Perhaps the cultural focus of Factions only shifted slightly from the original concepts. Just two cents from someone who doesn't even own Factions... Valkor the Confused 17:08, 23 January 2008 (UTC)