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Flash Enchantments and "of enchanting"
Does a sythe grip on enchanting increase the effect of FLASH enchantments? &mdash;The preceding unsigned comment was added by 98.219.177.76 (talk &bull; contribs) at 02:24, 3 March 2011 (UTC).


 * FEs are enchantments, so the "of enchanting" grip should extend their duration by 10-20%. (The grips, however, have no impact on the effects of any skills.) — Tennessee Ernie Ford ( TEF ) 02:46, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Survivor Title
--87.16.11.75 09:01, 5 March 2011 (UTC)If You Die At Rank 1 Survivor is still possible go on with the title with the new update?


 * Yes, except you start over from 0xp. When the  command starts to show a greater number, your survivor title will start to increase again.  — Tennessee Ernie Ford ( TEF ) 10:41, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Lost character weapons
I was woundering if anybody else has had this problem just purchused the merc. packet and when i logged in this morning all my players have lost there weapons and I cannt locate them whas just courious what happend to them thanks for your time --The preceding unsigned comment was added by 174.30.174.79 (talk).
 * If your actual characters lost all of their weapons, then there's a problem. Contact Support, and see if you can get any clarification on what may have happened.
 * If your new merc heroes came with no weapons, then that's normal. G R E E N E R  19:45, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

mercenary slot in pre
why cant i use my mercenaries slots that i have on my character in pre? It should not show the slots if i cant use them. --The preceding unsigned comment was added by 99.195.67.16 (talk).

embark beach
mapped into beach but map has no ship, no icons, nothing. I cant leave!--74.176.24.95 20:48, 8 March 2011 (UTC)help
 * I have had that happen in the bluest of moons, often after a big update, or when swapping between my group's Kurz/Lux guilds to donate points. A restarting of the game should bring everything back to how it should be. If it doesn't, write back here. G R E E N E R  06:00, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
 * It's possible your character doesn't yet have normal access to the Battle Isles. Don't worry, just find the NPC for your campaign and have him teleport you to the mission you were at. &mdash; User_Poki_sig.png Poki#3  (talk ) 08:28, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
 * The other option is go to your guild hall if you are in a guild. -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  21:17, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Going to guild hall doesn't work. It only bounces you between the hall and Embark, leaving the character still trapped with no other options to map out.  The travel NPCs are the only way back. --Valshia 21:26, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

Elite skills on heroes
Can you get elite skills for your Heroes? Thanks Jay --The preceding unsigned comment was added by 78.145.122.134 (talk) at 20:48, 14 March 2011 (UTC).
 * Yes, excluding the Pve-only ones. - J.P.[[Image:User J.P. sigicon.png| ]] Talk  20:50, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

Thanks I thought Elite skills from Balthazar were for PVP Heroes only.

Mercenary Slots
I been adding my characters to mercenary slots but I can only my war shows up and none of my other 5 characters show up.--King Ranik 18:52, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Are your other 5 characters level 20? Only level 20 characters are eligible to become Mercenary heroes. In addition, you have to buy a Mercenary slot from the Online Store (for $9.99, unless you get a Three hero pack or the complete 8 pack). If you've only brought one hero pack, only one hero can be added.


 * It may also be that you simply haven't registered your other characters. Talk to a Mercenary Registrar in the Great Temple of Balthazar, Lion's Arch, Kamadan, Eye of the North, and Kaineng Center on the Character you wish to add as a hero to register them. After registering you can then unlock the hero from the Mercenary Registrar on other characters (although you can't use the hero of the character you are playing). --Wingsy 12:54, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

Choking Gas?
hello, does anyone know how the skill Choking Gas works? It says it is a preparation but I don't see anything happening to my weapon, myself, or the opponent. Please explain to me why. Thank you.99.252.163.223 00:40, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Did you try checking Choking Gas page or its talk page? Also it only works with a bow. --Silver Edge 01:05, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

Sand Shards
hello, can anyone help me? How can people use this skill "Sand Shards" with daggers, when the description says that "...whenever you hit with your scythe." Would sand shards work when i use daggers, or anything else? Please help me, thank you. 99.252.163.223 00:06, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
 * The skill description states "the next "x" times you hit with a scythe......so it does indeed only work with a scythe. --User Wandering Traveler Sig2.png Traveler (talk ) 00:28, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Maybe you found a very old mention of the skill? At one point it did work with any weapon, but that was quickly changed. Not to mention the big change after the Dervish update. THat update pretty much made all guides that use dervish skills obsolete. You can check the old descriptions of Sand Shards here: Sand_Shards/Skill_history. &mdash; User_Poki_sig.png Poki#3  (talk ) 02:16, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

RUBBERBAND
hello, can anyone help me? I am doing SoOSC (Shards of Orr Speed Clear) with a team of 8, and what you have to do is run. Well every time I run and do things correctly I get rubberband and then I end up being stuck fighting enemies. My internet connection is okay but it still holds me back. I would like to report this if it is reasonable. This game has been rubberbanding every single time I run the speed clear. Can anyone at least explain to me what happened? 99.252.163.223 21:07, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Try turning your graphics down and closing unneeded programs, that should give more bandwidth to play.-- Neil • User Neil2250 sig icon6.png 21:09, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
 * It's a limitation of the game engine and server as the client "desyncs" with the server. I have over 60fps constantly, and I still rubber-band quite often.  There are certain ways of moving that helps reduce the rate of rubber-banding as described in this article.  Rubber-banding. --Lania  [[Image:User Lania Elderfire pinkribbon.jpg]]23:39, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Yup. You're most likely squeezing between enemy groups too tight, or avoiding enemies too lose to walls in certain spots. Always think of your character as it it was those few miliseconds (ping) behind you and leave a bit of room. You say that you're 'always' getting rubberbanded, so try a slightly different approach in those areas. &mdash; User_Poki_sig.png Poki#3  (talk ) 01:50, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Also, I recommend to use your keyboard to walk, since pushing a key information (in the form of a key-event) is send more continuously to the server, resulting in a better response in game of your character movement. Also, you then have direct control over the movement of your character, whereas a mouse click requires a path finding algorithm to determine your movement, which of course gets stuck easier due to the dynamic environment (of enemy collision volumes). From experience in SoOSC, I quickly learned that its more reliable to use your movement keys on your keyboard to walk. So I recommend to start working more with your keyboard. --EmpressOfMisery 09:22, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
 * What I mentioned above seems to be contradicting the information on Rubber-banding, since they do not recommend using keyboard keys. However, there is always a tradeoff between rubberbanding with wasd-keys and simply getting stuck by mouse clicks. Zigzagging a lot using side-stride buttons (which I have on 'q' and 'e') makes your movement less predictable, making it harder for the AI to apply their circular enclosing tactic. And as mentioned above by others, take into account that there is always a small delay, so trying to squeeze through the smallest hole calls for disaster. --EmpressOfMisery 09:40, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Mercenary Heroe
My Mercenary Heroes do not fight. They follow me around but don't fight, they don't have their weapons in hand, worthless. I have been to the Mercenary Register. I payed for my MH slots.--74.98.77.18 22:09, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Give them weapons and they will fight. If they do not, then there is something wrong. -- 'Mai Yi ' {T    C}  22:12, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Make sure their behavior is set to aggressive or guard and not avoid combat in the small hero panel. And you have to give them a weapon and add runes to their armor per character using the heroes (just like any other hero you'd normally get). They have the look, name and profession of your character and that's it. They're regular heroes aside from that. &mdash; User_Poki_sig.png Poki#3  (talk ) 03:29, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
 * And don't forget to give them skills. IIRC, they don't come with any skills.  I do definately know they don't come with whatever build your actual hero of that merc comes with.  -- Dragon Nataku  [[Image:User Dragon_nataku sig.gif|talk to me|18px]] 18:37, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

About the Flameseeker Prophecies book
I completed all the Tyrian missions plus bonus in normal mode in 2005/2006. Because of this 30 days, do it means I need to do all the missions in normal mode again to complete the flameseeker prophecies book? -- Fabiane 08:21, 26 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Yes. On the upside, with all the game updates since then, you'll probably find that they're much easier to complete this time round. -- Hong 08:42, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * But you don't have to do the book, really. The only reason for you to fill the book out is to have a collectible in your storage, or turn it in for some Gold and Exp. &mdash; User_Poki_sig.png Poki#3  (talk ) 17:18, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

Not Getting Bounty points
I have had this happen to 2 players in nightfall. Just after opening the first city quest I go out to kill the dead in the harbor area and I don't get anymore bounty points until after i do the consulated docks run. any ideas why, players are level 11 and 12. Thanks for your time.````

vanqisher title
The title page says i have 1 place left to vanq. but all the areas on the map are gold (already vanqished)in night fall.Is there a way to fix this, or find out what area is left to do? 98.210.137.155 22:10, 26 March 2011 (UTC)holly lyn
 * You must be missing an area. Go here and check if you have all the areas. &mdash; User_Poki_sig.png Poki#3  (talk ) 13:14, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Hammer of Kathandrax
What is the hammer of Kathandrax for? Why do people buy it, because people have been asking for about 20 of them and I don't see the reason why they would ask for it. Please and thankyou 99.252.163.223 22:30, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Might you want to check its page before asking?-- Neil • User Neil2250 sig icon6.png 22:35, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

Imperior Armor
I have seen a few players wearing IMperial Guard armor in the game can anyone tell me where they are getting it from thanks (```)


 * See: Imperial armor. — Tennessee Ernie Ford ( TEF ) 01:50, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
 * (Edit conflict) Do you mean Imperial armor or that people were looking like the Imperial Guard NPC by using a Zaishen Tonic? Or are you just talking about one of the similar looking warrior faction armors or something? &mdash; User_Poki_sig.png Poki#3  (talk ) 01:56, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

My Game Keeps Saying Connecting To Arena Net
My Game Keeps Saying Connecting To Arena Net When I Launch It Can Anyone Help? --The preceding unsigned comment was added by 76.77.0.75 (talk).
 * If you leave the game attempting to connect long enough, do you get an error code? G R E E N E R  05:04, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Nightfall to Prophecies
How do I take a Nightfall toon to prophecies? --68.92.112.112 00:40, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
 * GWW:FAQ --Silver Edge 04:23, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

Character leveled
Character leveled then reset!!!

Levelled to '21' then it reset to '20'!!! ?what is this

Area was Factions campaign with Prophecies character & Heroes earned from Nightfall --The preceding unsigned comment was added by 99.116.200.245 (talk).
 * The level cap is 20, you didn't get to level 21, you gained another skill point. -- FreedomBound [[Image:User_Freedom_Bound_Sig.png|19px]] 20:11, 30 March 2011 (UTC)