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item unlocking
Hi all,

I am trying to find out how item unlocking works. Is there an article on this wiki about it because I can't find it. There is a few things I am trying to find out. Skill unlocking seems straight forward acquire a skill in PvE and it is unlocked. But with runes for example it doesn't seem to work this way. I have some superior runes sitting in my vault (and I found; identified and salvaged these myself) but these don't seem to be unlocked (checking at the priest of balthazar). As for item upgrades I see only max upgrades are listed what about lesser upgrade items? Well thats all I guess might start an article about this myself. Carnelain 22:05, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Why would you want to use the lesser mod? It's not displayed because using the superior mod is better.--[[Image:AlariSig.png]] 22:09, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * In theory, identifying an item will unlock it. For runes, it's pretty simple, but for item upgrades, you can only purchase 1 or 2 levels of it (not-max and max). However, if you id a non-max upgrade higher than what you've got unlocked now, you'll unlock up to how good the item is. Sorry if that's confusing... it is.[[Image:Entrea Sumatae.png|Entrea Sumatae]]Entrea  [Talk]  22:10, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * See Unlock for the page with the details.[[Image:Entrea Sumatae.png|Entrea Sumatae]]Entrea  [Talk]  22:12, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * >alari I wanted to see what me current max is. I don't have a pvp char so I tried the priest. >entrea It is not confusing at all it makes perfect sense but at the priest I can't see what my highest unlocked upgrade is. For the runes however I have like three or four superiors sitting in my vault which I didn't buy to store. I'd swear I identified 'em myself but they do not show up as unlocked. There is indeed the possibility I am wrong and I got 'em for free but I don't think it's very likely. Anyway thanks for the quick responses. [[image:haiku2k72_leaf_bg_white_tiny.jpg]] Carnelain 23:26, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

days in a month
I was wondering how many days there are in a month to determine the age of your character, that way I can find out how many exact days there are until I get my next birthday present.
 * Hmm that's a very good question, if I had to take a guess I would say 30 but I never really put much thought into that..--[[Image:AlariSig.png]] 02:04, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
 * You get you're next present precisely 365 days after your last one. I think Guild Wars uses a fairly accurate calendar, probably even including leap days.[[Image:Entrea Sumatae.png|Entrea Sumatae]]Entrea  [Talk]  02:12, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't think it counts leap days, because my characters this year have been getting their presents a day early. &mdash;Dr Ishmael [[Image:Diablo_the_chicken.gif]] 02:14, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Speaking of bdays my war just got her present, only a white but I get a little frog dude to follow me around now.--[[Image:AlariSig.png]] 02:17, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

So if i have been playing for 23 months, this month being the 23rd, how many approximate days are there until i get a present?
 * It depends on what day the character was made. --Shadowcrest  02:20, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
 * You would basically, need to remember when you created your character to answer that question. I sometimes wish it gave you a day breakdown, because my Ranger has been sitting at 35 months for the longest now. -- [[Image:Isk8.png]] User:Isk8 (T / C)  02:21, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, why can't they tell you your age, not more-or-less age?[[Image:Entrea Sumatae.png|Entrea Sumatae]]Entrea  [Talk]  02:21, 22 May 2008

Well then hopefully they do that in GW2. Anyways tyvm for your responses, they were very helpful :)
 * There are, on average, 30.436875 days in a month. Quizzical 04:08, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Gunnar Poundfist
I completed Curse of the Nornbear but I can't locate Gunnar Poundfist in Gunnar's Hold in order to get the Quest Truthseeker. What's going on??
 * Unless the update somehow made him disappear, he should still be there. I had trouble finding this guy at first, too. He's waaaaay over on the east end of town. I think you have to go over a bridge to get to him. You won't be able to find him by holding ALT and walking around the merchant NPCs unless you head towards the bridge I mentioned.


 * If you still can't find him, take a look at this. You see the bridge on the south east corner? he should be across it.-- franc likes tacos 02:25, 23 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks much! got it now

HM guide
I was looking through the different guides and was surprised that there isn't a guide to Vanquishing areas. I have been able to complete a few areas, but there are areas I cannot seem to beat no matter what, like Grothmar Wardowns, cannot get the charr groups to fall no matter what. Anyone have any tips on this?
 * many of the explorable areas have vanquishing tips somewhere in the article. &mdash; Powersurge360 Violencia  03:09, 23 May 2008 (UTC)


 * If you think there should be vanquishing guides, the solution is for you to write them. It's likely that the reason why such guides don't exist is that very few have the proper expertise.  Unlike missions, there's no reason for a character to vanquish an area more than ones.  There's not that much reason to vanquish an area with multiple characters, either.  Someone who has vanquished an area only once doesn't have the proper expertise to write a decent guide, and if he did it by cheats like ursan blessing, knows even less about vanquishing the area.  Quizzical 03:35, 23 May 2008 (UTC)


 * The other problem is that most areas have multiple ways in which they can be vanquished, and not that many require a very specific strategy. So even if such guides were written they would be of questionable value. [[Image:Entropy Sig.jpg]] (T/C) 05:10, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Grothmar Wardowns is a very hard area to vanquish. Personally, I did it by finishing the mission Against the Charr. That clears all the mobs in the fortress in the middle. The rest is relatively easy, however any EotN Charr group is a formidable foe. They actually have good builds (unlike most mobs), often balanced parties, good teamwork and if one of you dies it can cascade pretty quickly because of their Gloats. If worse comes to worst, buy a full set of EotN Consumables and you can win pretty much anything with little to no effort... &mdash; Poki#3 [[Image:Poki.jpg|19px|My Talk Page :o]], 06:54, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm doing such a guide, just for the sake of doing it, but the problem is that is suck at both writing and vanquishing. but then Here it is. Feel free to edit/add areas. --Rotfl Mao 08:57, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

what the hell
why did i get kicked off gw all i tried doing was selling stuff no told me i wasnt alowd to do it in the chat box so why did i get kicked off now i cant play thats so un far &mdash;The preceding unsigned comment was added by 166.179.47.238 (contribs).
 * You can contact Guild Wars Support to contest your ban, but there's nothing we can do for you here. &mdash;Dr Ishmael [[Image:Diablo_the_chicken.gif]] 04:37, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Hero & Runes
The other day on guild wiki I found a page on someones user page which listed all their Characters Heros and what Runes/insignies they had on them. Does anyone know which user/page this is? I've tried a few times but I cannot find it. I'd like to borrow this to manage my Runes etc. Ta. Himm Taeguk  (T/C) 08:27, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Try search only in user space and search keywords like 'heroes runes'. Anyway, here is an example (there are more) User:Flesh_Over_Steel/Heroes -- [[Image:merty_sign.gif]]-- ( talk ) 08:43, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I tried all sorts of searches in the user space, Just couldnt find anything :D Himm Taeguk  (T/C) 08:47, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
 * You add insignias and runes to your heroes - they don't come pre-equipped
 * Thx IP, but I was after a Wiki Page that I can use to Show me which of my heros have which runes equipped, etc. Himm Taeguk  (T/C) 15:14, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Question
What are we going to do about the new balance differences between PvE/PvP, in terms of skill articles. Sorry if this has already been asked anywhere, i didnt look very hard-- - (<B><font color="Blue">Talk </B>/<font color="Green"><B>Contribs</B> ) 19:35, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
 * It has, look harder. &mdash; Powersurge360 Violencia  19:36, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Helpful as always Surge. GuildWiki_talk:Community_Portal -- [[Image:Isk8.png]] User:Isk8 (T / C)  19:45, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

What Quests Have I Completed?
Is there any way to get a listing of/or determine which quests I've already done?
 * Unfortunately, no.--[[Image:Gigathrash_sig_G.jpg]]<font color="Black">ìğá†ħŕášħ 01:19, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

charactors
i was just wanting to know if i could take my player from proph. and play with him in factions if i can please let me know Joe houser 22:52, 25 May 2008 (UTC)--Joe houser 22:52, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, you can! There is a quest that you can take in Lion's Arch which will allow you to move your Prophecies character into Factions, provided you own Factions of course. [[Image:Felix_Omni_Signature.png]] 22:54, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Mhenlo's Request--[[Image:AlariSig.png]] 22:55, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

SLOW MOVING MASTER OF WHISPERS
My Master of Whispers moves his minions slow into the battle and sometimes it takes forever to get them into the fight. Does anyone know why this is happening or what I can do about it? &mdash;The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.101.32.62 (contribs).
 * You could potentially set Master of Whispers to "Attack" mode, but be warned that he'll frequent leap ahead and aggro random mobs. The AI really has no idea how to coax minions into battle, so normally the best you can do is flag Master a bit forward so his minions get within range of the enemy more quickly. [[Image:Felix_Omni_Signature.png]] 05:10, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Also, if you pause your movement for a moment, minion master heroes tend to stop to cast Blood of the Master or to animate another minion... and this tends to be another reason they fall behind. -- [[Image:Isk8.png]]  I~sk8   (T/C) 05:14, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I found that Death Nova was the most common cause of MM lag - BotM not so much. The easiest solution is to just flag the MM along, like Felix said, but you can also force the hero to use an offensive skill (if you have one equipped) or use the "lock" button to lock the MM into attacking your target.  Either of those will force the MM to interact with a foe, which will cause the minions to attack.  &mdash;Dr Ishmael [[Image:Diablo_the_chicken.gif]] 05:22, 26 May 2008 (UTC)