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    Guild Wars 2

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by _Cheesy_, Jul 17, 2011.

  1. GamingACU

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    I'm sure they won't be overwhelmingly powerful, and I don't think there will be any really over powered weapons in this type of an MMO, but at least you won't have to wait for any to drop/buy them from merchants or w/e you do in GW 2. They'll be waiting for you when you first log in.
     
  2. GamingACU

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    First off, you have to have eye of the north to get anything, but it also gives you 3 reward points off the bat. Finish the prophecies campaign, that's 2 more points, tame any pet for 1 point, get 1 minipet for 1 point. There's 7 points with just a small amount of effort.

    Everything after that will take a bit of time, but it's still relatively easy to get 15 points, after that it gets time consuming/expensive.
     
  3. LostInaMaze

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    Oh wow a bunch more people interested in the NBR guild since i went to bed last night :D so...i guess should i get a steam account?
     
  4. PlagueDoctor

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    Minipet? :eek: I think I have one! I remember getting like a little dinosaur thing after a year or something. Are the rewards binded to the account? or to a character? :eek:

    EDIT: Maze! yes you should! We could all be in a chat xD Someone construct a steam group!
     
  5. GamingACU

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    Once you dedicate them in the hall of monuments they'll say "this pet has been dedicated" or something like that. That way you can't dedicate it and then trade it to someone else and have them dedicate it, but they are still trade-able.
     
  6. tijo

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    Fixed in previous post, confusing avatars :rolleyes:

    Any PC gamer should have one :D.

    The rewards are account based, not per character. Yes the weapons will level with you, what i meant was that there won't be anything giving you an advantage over other players, only more skins for weapons.
     
  7. Star Forge

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    I had mine first. :p
     
  8. PlagueDoctor

    PlagueDoctor Notebook Evangelist

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    No I mean do I have to do everything on 1 character? I have 4 miniatures (idk if they are for the rewards or not) on this one character that isn't that good TBH.

    Would any veteran like to start a fresh character with me and walk me through? I forgot how to play :( Maybe we could use skype or Vicious' mumble?
     
  9. The Happy Swede

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    Im up for the challenge! In 1-2 days i will be home and have all of the games installed! I think it would be fun to start on a fresh char! I might now say that im a veteran, but i have around 2 lvl 20´s both with very good builds, and my main hunter has some great gear : ) So yeah, add me on steam and if you want we could skype and go through it :D FYI, the steam name to add me is fliko006 :)
     
  10. PlagueDoctor

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    Ok :D I can't buy the expansions just yet, so should I just play like 1 profession before choosing another or what? I think im going to play something/Dervish :eek: Are there any characters like rogues or thieves? someone help me :(
     
  11. tijo

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    You don't need to have everything on one character, my 50 points are spread across 10 characters...

    I wouldn't mind starting with you, provided that our time zones match somewhat (US Eastern here). As for skype or mumble, be preprepared to hear my nice accent (french canadian here ;)) and i haven't spoken in english for a long time. I do understand it quite well though but my spoken english is a bit rusty.

    In any case: steam id: jonylavoie, you'll find the tag [tijo] attached to my current nickname for easy identification by NBR members :D.
     
  12. PlagueDoctor

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    Alright, do miniatures do anything for the rewards? :eek: I have 4 of them! :D
    I am on EST too!
     
  13. The Happy Swede

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    Okay kewl :D So should we do it all 3 together? Im at gmt +1 (scandinavia) so i guess ill be the one who has to adapt :rolleyes: I add you tijo, and im friend with plague on steam now, so lets do this :D And the accent is no problem, i myself am working on a southern american accent :D
     
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    Yep, minis count for 8 reward points and is one of the hardest to max out due to the high mini requirement.

    I'll be able to play during the evenings mostly (GMT -5), i have to be at uni for my masters during most of the day. I can leave early some days though.
     
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    Aight got me a steam account as well. LostInaMaze

    Tempted to go buy the first guild wars but i think i will just wait until GW2 comes out to start playing. You guys have fun and i'll see you around when 2 comes out
     
  16. PlagueDoctor

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    Steam names? Mines [NBR] Plague Doctor :D
     
  17. SaveTheKennies

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    Wow you guys got me wanting to max my HoM now... reinstalling when I get home 34/50 :D Hall of Monuments Reward Calculator
    In game names Artio of the Spear add me if you want :D
     
  18. PlagueDoctor

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    Is that your steam?
     
  19. SaveTheKennies

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    Nope My guild wars main, my steam name is SaveTheKennies
     
  20. GamingACU

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    My steam ID is nick_shively

    I'll be on the next couple of days if anyone needs help, not sure about the internet situation after that.

    Also, do any of the vets have an oppressor/tormented weapon they'd like to sell me for a slight discount?
     
  21. tijo

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    Added to steam friends, i'll see if i can do something for you about that HoM progression too.
     
  22. PlagueDoctor

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    We starting today? :D
     
  23. _Cheesy_

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    Thank you for keeping my thread around folk, however one thing is for sure....

    Guild Wars 2 will be release this year not 2012, Arena net have came out in Pax East and said that it will be RELEASE this year, so no but, no nut, and no dam cononut, it will be RELEASE this year!!!!! FOLK!!!

    I'm so confident, you guys feel free to QUOTE me on this :biggrin:
     
  24. Star Forge

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    Oh really? I can still patiently wait. I think they should wait till TOR hits so there could be a 2012 War of the MMO's. :p
     
  25. GamingACU

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    heh, added you too. I was able to grind out enough plat to get an oppressor weapon and 5 more hero armors, but I've hit a wall at 24. Anything else is just way out of my price/time range for the next day.
     
  26. _Cheesy_

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    TOR is not even any competition for Guild Wars 2. Guild Wars 2 is miles better than TOR in all aspect. If TOR wasn't cartoonish and look like KOTOR 1 and KOTOR 2 instead of Attack of the Clone cartoon, then Yes TOR would give GW2 a run for it money, only die hard SW fan will play TOR over GW2. And most of those prefer Sci Fi over Fantasy as well.
     
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    If makeshift belief is no longer in the depths of the Sweden woods with crappy internet, sure.
     
  28. PlagueDoctor

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    PAX East was in March? Wouldn't you have known this before? :eek: Where did you find this out? I'm belated if you're telling the truth because beta will probably be in September if release is in 2011, but if this is a joke then :(
     
  29. Star Forge

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    I still don't have a gaming laptop so you all can start without me... :(
     
  30. tijo

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    Considering it's GW1 we're talking about, even the intel IGP on a core i will do just fine :p. You might not be able to crank everything up at 1080p but it won't be at the lowest setting possible either. Heck the arrandale IGP should max it out at 720p.
     
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    We are talking GMA 965 aka X3100. If MineCraft lags, everything else will. :(
     
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    I ran GW1 at 1024x768 on a GMA 900 at minimum and still achieved close to 30fps :p. Nightfall and Eye of the North would probably lagg, but the first game should do fine at low res and minimum. It will look incredibly fugly though. What relic do you have to be running on a X3100?
     
  33. GamingACU

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    In 2006 I was able to run GW on a 7800m GO. I think whatever you've got should work.
     
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    In any case, there's nothing to loose by trying. The best part is that you can carry your Gw.dat folder from one computer to another (works for xp and 7 at least) which means you won't have to download the game all over again.
     
  35. Star Forge

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    Dell Latitude E5500. Work Computer so I can't complain.
     
  36. Vapkez

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    Wow, I had no internet for 1 day and the guild is like already made. Count me in. Vapkez is my steam id.
     
  37. chipmoney

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    I'm in too. Guild Wars isn't linked to steam for me and my name in Guild Wars is Chip Money
     
  38. PlagueDoctor

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    Alright, Star Forge I don't know if you should make a thread for this or not, but this could be our Thread!

    Steam Group for NBR Guild: Not Yet Made

    Leader for NBR Guild: Star Forge (could be changed in future)

    Name for NBR Guild: Not Yet Voted On (post your ideas, has to be acronym like No Badger Rastafarians)

    Member List:
    NBR NAME (STEAM)
    Plague Doctor ([NBR] Plague Doctor)*
    Star Forge ([NBR] Lord Stig)
    The_Happy_Swede (Makeshift Belief)*
    Tijo (Shai'tan [tijo])*
    Doombug90 (No Steam? What a noob!)
    _Cheesy_ (Teareebull)*
    DEagleSon (Not Confirmed Member?) (DEagleSon)
    ViciousXUSMC ([NBR] ViciousXUSMC) (Is getting when the game goes on sale)
    Dallers (Dallers1985)*
    LostInaMaze (LostInaMaze)
    SaveTheKennies (SaveTheKennies)
    GamingACU (nick_shively)
    Vapkez (Vapkez)*
    Chipmoney (chipmoney)
    n/a (Velorok) (Our first non-NBR user :D I recruited him!)
    uswarrior1 (bunny/killerbunny)

    Alright, Now would everyone please post to confirm that you are getting the game close to release AND at beta (beta not required but please do play it with us!) so we can start organizing things and make the guild as soon as the game releases?

    Things to do:
    -Make a Guild Name
    -Confirm Everyone in Guild that they are getting game (signified by the star next to their name on the list above!)
    -Make a Steam Group

    Anything else? Just tell me and i'll copy and paste into a new post!
     
  39. _Cheesy_

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    My name for all mmorpg game is Chri2Kng unless it is taken so ([NBR] Chri2Kng)
     
  40. PlagueDoctor

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    You don't have a Steam do you?
    These are Steam Names not IGNs for GW1 or GW2
     
  41. _Cheesy_

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    Oh :D my steam account is Teareebull just like my cheesy name :D

    Edit: When i get my notebook it will be change to Chri2Kng fyi
     
  42. PlagueDoctor

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    Alright! Steam Name added and confirmed!
     
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    are we already adding GW2 buddies! count me in!
     
  44. Star Forge

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    I just came back from dinner with someone. Sure we can start I guess, but I still don't have the gear to play or setup in-game stuff though just yet (I am calling Dell right now as we discuss).
     
  45. PlagueDoctor

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    Don't rush, I'm just playing through for the story and some rewards and Swede and Tijo and guiding me :D

    I just wanted to archive the members and organize this so we have an actual guild. I'll make the Steam Group tomorrows :0


    Steam name? Are you getting GW2 close to release/are you going to be playing with the guild? :D
     
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    Add me to this guild for gw2.

    Steam name is Bunny ( same picture as one to your left )
     
  47. PlagueDoctor

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    Are you killerbunny or just bunny? I found a killerbunny on the NBR group but no Bunny. I can't search all of steam because there are many people named "Bunny" :p
     
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    Bah i have to find something to buy on steam so i can use the friends list and steam groups....how silly. Never have used steam before to get games.
     
  49. Star Forge

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    Just download Team Fortress 2. It is now a Free to Play game.
     
  50. _Cheesy_

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    That is one boring game IMO :rolleyes:
     
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