User:Rappy/Old times

I remember when:
 * Boss auras were so bright and prominent, you could see it from outside compass range.
 * Purchasing skills cost drastically less than 1.
 * The green quest arrows wouldn't show up correctly if the quest was outside your current zone.
 * Dazed condition was shown more dramatically; flying bubbles everywhere.
 * Gaining a level or skill point was cause for celebration.
 * Normal mode was hard.
 * You could never get a competent party for Thunderhead Keep.
 * The doppleganger was an easy kill with retribution.
 * Fiery Dragon Swords were the best sword skin.
 * Alliance Battles were a full party of 12 and not 3 parties of 4.
 * Getting lost in post Ascalon looking for the storage chest.
 * Getting to post Ascalon for the first time and being so over-whelmed with the size of the map compared to pre that I started a new character to stay in pre for a while.
 * I remember when a good MM could handle 30+ minions alone.
 * Party wiping against Glint in the first 2 mins.
 * Rotscale pre-buff.
 * When no one knew where Majesties Rest was.
 * Foes ignored EVERYONE else but a person holding an item. (SF gear runs woot)
 * The first greens hit the market and people started selling useless greens for 100k. (woot, Yakslapper, 100k!)
 * Superior Absorption? Not for less than 100k!
 * Black dye? 50k please.
 * Don't get me started on old ecto prices.
 * No one would allow Mesmers in parties because no one could play them decently.
 * Redux when Factions released with Assassins.
 * Every Necro you accepted in a party was MM... every one!
 * People insisting you couldn't get 100% cartography unless you mapped all the old arenas.
 * UW took 3 hours with a full balanced team.
 * We had a bonus favor weekend from maxed titles and we had 7 weeks left of favor.
 * No one knew where Marhan's Grotto or Fisherman's Haven was.
 * Elementalists filled their bar with exhaustion skills and wondered why they were out of energy. (I dunno, it's grayed out for some reason)
 * You could watch half a movie in the time it took you to get a run from Ascalon to LA.
 * Running a mission?! What is that?
 * Augury Rock filled with monks farming hydras/minotaurs.
 * Players dying instantly when fighting Mursaats because they had no clue what infusion was.
 * There was no Dye Remover.
 * Pink and White dyes were quite costly.
 * Black dye at 100k from Dye Trader when Anet messed up the merchanting system.

These are just a few things that came to mind today. I am sure there's a lot more old memories of GWs back 3-4 years ago. Feel free to add to the list. *sigh* sometimes I miss the old days. &mdash; Rappy 00:35, 30 July 2009 (UTC)