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Post by Triia on Jul 24, 2006 19:55:48 GMT -5
Well, I guess this is necessary. I made an interesting find today. I don't know how legitimate it is, but it sure sounds good. I was looking on ebgames.com for new games, and Guild Wars Nightfall was listed, along with a screenshot of the box, PLUS a story synopsis!
When a corrupt ruler summons the power of an outcast god and infects the land with a creeping darkness, it will take a band of heroes to save Elona. Guild Wars Nightfall is the roleplaying game gamers have been waiting for – an intimate, heroic experience where your decisions shape your personal game experience and your customizable party becomes an extension of your character. In this third campaign in the award-winning Guild Wars® universe, this is Guild Wars® like you've never seen before. With more than two million copies sold worldwide, Guild Wars® is the award-winning epic roleplaying game that revolutionized online gaming with its free gameplay.
* Customizable Heroes (party NPCs) that level up with the player, follow player instructions in combat, and use armor, weapons, and skills of the player’s choice.
* A new game type, Hero vs. Hero Battles will allow a single player to participate in PvP with hero NPCs.
* Two new professions: The Dervish, a scythe-wielding holy warrior and The Paragon, the guardian angels of the Elonian people.
* 4 new guild halls.
* 300 new skills.
* 250 Quests, 55 explorable areas, 20 new Story Missions, and three new Challenge Missions. Customizable heros.... ooooo..... And some comments from Gaile: Gaile came to Shing Jea Monastery this evening to talk about character slots, among other things. Here're some of the highlights. (I wasn't there for the whole thing, and she was still talking when I left, so feel free to post anything I missed.)
* Character slots are coming "VERY soon". Players will be able to purchase up to 26 character slots on top of what they recieve for merging chapters. They will be purchasable in-game. Slots are $9.99 each in the U.S. (no word on Europe cost), are purchased with a CC (I assume it's credit card and not candy cane...) and are permanent regardless of what chapters you buy/merge.
* No additional character slots for the upcoming PvP Preview weekend. (The usual "most people who want to participate will already have a PvP slot" explanation.) Remember to take items off Nightfall chars before the weekend ends, since they will be locked until release.
* Reconnects, saved skill sets: On the to-do list, no time frame.
* Selling storage options for RL money, in-game voice chat, game cards for purchasing character slots, raising gold limit in trade window: Good ideas.
* Merchant buybacks, SF-sized free updates: Probably not.
* Alternative access to Elite Missions, Assassin/Ritualist content in Nightfall: Will have to ask.
* Gaile's going to stop making her Triple Chocolate Brownies of Death if the dev team doesn't add a use for gems one of these days
* Gaile's Nightfall profession pick: The Paragon, because she likes their outfits.
* No news on Nightfall, it's a little early to start talking specifics.
* Nightfall will not have a monthly fee, it will probably be similar in price to Factions and Prophecies.
* We WILL get character slots with Nightfall- 4 if unlinked, 2 if linked, same as Factions.
* Nightfall is "Specifically designed to appeal to RPGers." Factions had a significant focus on PvP, so Nightfall will have a significant focus on PvE That said, there will be a new PvP game mechanic that will blow the socks off PvPers (see the mention of Hero vs. Hero battles, here).
* Random fact: ANet had BBQ yesterday.
* Random Gaile quote of the day: "Please, please, don't uppercase. The eyes, they burn!  " |
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Post by Khunlin on Jul 24, 2006 20:18:33 GMT -5
* Customizable Heroes (party NPCs) that level up with the player, follow player instructions in combat, and use armor, weapons, and skills of the player’s choice. Mercenaries!! That's the one thing I missed from D2... Good ol' Ulf, my trusty Barbarian Pal... He was t3h roxxor... And I couldn't even give him commands! Bah! But Nightfall isn't out yet!  P.S. <----- Still the cutest damn smiley ever. |
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Post by Logo on Jul 24, 2006 21:03:32 GMT -5
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Post by Triia on Jul 25, 2006 18:17:06 GMT -5
Guild Wars Nightfall PVP Preview Event (Two nice screenshots on the site ) On the weekend of July 28th to July 30th, players will be able to experience a special sneak preview of the newly announced Guild Wars Nightfall campaign through our Guild Wars Nightfall PVP Preview Event! During this time, both Guild Wars Prophecies and Guild Wars Factions owners will be able to: * Create new PVP characters using the upcoming Dervish and Paragon professions. * Test out both classes' exciting new skills in both beta-exclusive preview arenas and current battle arenas. * Compete against other players in special PvP tasks to gain items that will be exchangeable for a variety of rewards throughout the weekend event. To make testing of the new professions even simpler, secondary profession changers will be available throughout the duration of the event. These special characters will allow existing players to change their pvp character's secondary profession without having to re-create them if they so choose. Come and join us for the festivities, and get a chance to test out the exciting new professions and skills during this special weekend event!
Paragon Attributes Leadership (PRIMARY ATTRIBUTE) You gain 1 Energy for each ally affected by one of your Shouts or Chants (maximum 1 Energy for every 3 ranks). Spear Mastery Spear Mastery increases the damage you do with spears and your chance to inflict a critical hit when using a spear. Many skills, especially spear attack skills, become more effective with higher Spear Mastery. Command No inherent effect. Many Paragon skills, especially those that protect your allies or increase your tactical position on the battlefield, become more effective with higher Command. Motivation No inherent effect. Many Paragon skills, especially those related to Energy management or that inspire your allies, become more effective with higher Motivation. Dervish Attributes Mysticism (PRIMARY ATTRIBUTE) Whenever an Enchantment ends, you gain 3 Health for each rank of Mysticism and 1 Energy for every 2 ranks of Mysticism. Scythe Mastery Scythe Mastery increases the damage you do with scythes and your chance to inflict a critical hit when using a scythe. Many skills, especially scythe attack skills, become more effective with higher Scythe Mastery. Wind Prayers No inherent effect. Many Dervish Spells, especially those dealing with movement or cold damage, become more effective with higher Wind Prayers. Earth Prayers No inherent effect. Many Dervish Spells, especially those dealing with defense or Earth damage, become more effective with higher Earth Prayers. ________________________________________ That secondary profession changer sounds nice. Maybe they're thinking of putting them elsewhere finally.
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Post by somefool on Jul 26, 2006 18:34:09 GMT -5
I smell a new farming attribute...
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Post by sybarite on Jul 27, 2006 20:16:55 GMT -5
I wonder if the Customizable Heroes are going to be part of the Paragon skillset. The class is obviously a party buffer but maybe the command line has a set of skills like "recruit healer" etc etc. I'm definitely interested to see what's what this weekend.
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Post by Darkwind on Aug 16, 2006 1:43:45 GMT -5
New video up at guildwars.com, downloading as we speak. LinkageEDIT: Just watched it, certainly looks beautiful |
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Post by Kaiser on Aug 16, 2006 7:18:04 GMT -5
OMG...is that crocodile charmable?
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Post by Malae on Aug 16, 2006 14:38:05 GMT -5
Nightfall looks pretty, it better all be that pretty. I don't want no Kaineng City again. That is depressing to play in.
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Post by Jupiter on Aug 25, 2006 10:48:05 GMT -5
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Post by Triia on Aug 26, 2006 14:43:02 GMT -5
Founds some interesting pics here, including the map of Elona. They seem to be photos from Leipzig perhaps, so some of the stuff is small and kind of hard to see. There's a shot that looks like it might be new warrior armor and it looks like we might be in for another new character selection/creation screen. Argh... I hope we'll get a PvE preview event soon. |
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Post by Triia on Aug 26, 2006 16:25:42 GMT -5
A little video of the new log-in screen. Not the best quality but... Yay, waterfalls! |
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Post by Jupiter on Aug 30, 2006 11:17:29 GMT -5
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Post by Triia on Sept 1, 2006 12:49:27 GMT -5
Here's some info and pictures from a couple of people who were able to play a bit of Nightfall at the Leipzig Convention. Scroll down the page, I think it's the third item. There was some interesting new stuff. Apparently there is a greyed out button on the attributes window that is labeled Templates and although they didn't say anything about it, I noticed there was also what looked like a drop down menu next to the Profession label. Maybe they're going to make it easier for us to change secondaries?
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Post by Jupiter on Sept 5, 2006 10:52:16 GMT -5
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