Guild Wars Wiki:Projects/Unanswered questions/Game mechanics

Models
Q: Are the humanoid members of the Shadow Army supposed to look like the White Mantle, or is the resemblance merely due to reused models? A: "Reused Model", there is no connect between the White Mantle and the Shadow Army - Linsey talk 23:48, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Q: Canthan Pets do not grow. Is this intentional, or is it caused by a glitch, a slip-up or technical issue? A: This was a glitch and has been fixed.

Items
Q: Will ever Zehtuka's Shortbow, Zehtuka's Great Horn, Zehtuka's Jug and Zehtuka's Pack have any other use other than turning Zehtuka into something like Waldo, leaving stuff behind while traveling? A: Zehtuka's Great Horn can be exchanged for Zehtuka's Horn by beating him in the Norn Fighting Tournament while it is in your pack. A: The other items are functional.

Q: What are Branches of Juni Berries given in Insatiable Appetite quest for? A: Food for the Black Moa Chick to go in the Incubator Kit.

Critical hits
Q: Damage calculation is fairly well understood, however the critical hit formula is not. Would it be possible to provide the critical hit rate formulas for martial weapons, pets, minions and spellcasting weapons? How is critial hit damage for pets and minions calculated? How do critical hit rate enhancing buffs stack? Is there a critical hit rate cap?

A: Sure it's a bit complicated this is what I have in my old excel sheet =IF(((0.05*2^((((8*LevelA)+(4*WeaponSkill)+6*MIN(WeaponSkill,(LevelA+4)/2)-(15*LevelD)-100))/40))*(1-(WeaponSkill*0.01)))+WeaponSkill*0.01-WeaponCritChance>0,((0.05*2^((((8*LevelA)+(4*WeaponSkill)+6*MIN(WeaponSkill,(LevelA+4)/2)-(15*LevelD)-100))/40))*(1-(WeaponSkill*0.01)))+WeaponSkill*0.01-WeaponCritChance,0). Although I think that may be a bit more complicated then it needs to be due to excel fun. If I recall the base to the formula is basically 1% * Weapon skill for same level characters. Anyway I'll let you figure it out from here enjoy! Izzy @  -' 21:12, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

Materials
Q: Why are still Brick of Mud and Clay Bricks in show in some artisans? Will they ever have any use?

A: Both items has been removed in a this update.