User:Muppet

Some of my toons

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Alpha Muppet God Walking Amongst Mere Mortals	Beta Muppet God Walking Amongst Mere Mortals	Delta Muppet God Walking Amongst Mere Mortals	Mental Muppet God Walking Amongst Mere Mortals	Legendary Muppet People Know Me	Elona Muppet People Know Me	Spawny Muppet	Mystical Muppet

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Muppet
PvE This user plays PvE only.
From	UK
Age	Many years old
Server	Europe
Played	9507 hours in 229 month(s)
Campaign(s)	Prophecies Factions Nightfall
Guild	House Behelit
Alliance	Luxon
Favorite Skill	Mending
This user plays in the European territory.
This user has spent 9507 hours in Guild Wars in 229 months (1.4 h/day).
This user plays all GW campaigns: Core, Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall, Eye of the North, and Beyond.
This User is a member of the Luxon alliance.
Mending is Muppet's favorite skill.

Not sure how this page will end up, just exploring what I can do. Don't want it to be blank though, so I'll start with some random templates and images that I find when looking around the wiki, and some ramblings about myself - just to fill the space not cos I think anyone cares ;)

GW History

I have been around internet gaming for many years (perhaps some may have known me as Custodian on Wireplay, BarrysWorld/FreddysHouse, Multiplay, etc). We discovered GW during the open Beta weekends at the end of 2004. Then one of us (Mori) won an ANet competition (with a poem inspired by our Beta Weekend adventures) and gained access to the GW Alpha Test at the end of 2004, and then arranged an invite for myself to join in Jan 2005.

I spent the next 3 years in the Alpha, was there till they formally closed it for good after Eye of the North was released. So I took part in testing for all campaigns and even got myself a mention, along side several other long serving testers, in the end game credits and manual for Nightfall - an honour I am pretty proud of. I clocked in thousands of hours on the test servers, and enjoyed every minute of it.

Meanwhile, the first campaign had gone live in April 2005. So I was now racking up the hours on both live and test servers. If I wasn't sleeping or working I was logged on to a GW server!

When the founder of the House Behelit guild quit (created during the last open Beta before live, and then we all decided to join it to speed up guild creation in the early days) I was voted in as Guild Leader. However, it was soon apparent to me that although I was spending much time playing on live I was still so busy with testing I was not contributing anything beyond being there. So I stepped down and promoted my former Alpha colleague, who had now left the Alpha test, to Guild Leader.

Although I have dabbled in PvP, both in testing and on live, I do not usually enjoy it as much as PvE. I am not interested in being better than everyone else, and certainly do not enjoy the verbal abuse, leeching, quitting, and all that sort of stuff that seems sadly all too common in PvP games. I much prefer playing cooperatively with people, joining up to have fun together.

Update October 2009:-
Anet have seen fit to invite me back for more testing, on this new Test Krewe. Have posted my NDA in - though technically I am already subject to it as it reads the same as the last one I signed :)
Looking forward to seeing what they have planned this time around.

Update ... later
In the end I was part of the volunteer testing teams (Alpha, Closed Beta, Test Krewe - all the flavours) for 7 years. I finally stopped after GW2 went live in 2012, when they stopped doing content for GW1 so didn't need the extra testers. I was invited to join the closed GW2 testing a couple of times, but had decided to take a break and perhaps try discovering GW2 alongside my Guildmates this time, rather than having already seen it all in testing. I spent many years playing GW2 with them. I came back to GW1 when I found myself with time on my hands and an old laptop to use - GW1 played just fine being now so old itself. I had 2 GWAMM chars (Beta & Mental) when we stopped playing GW1, so thought I'd get a couple more (Alpha & Delta) to that level. Still love the game, and the memories it now carries from all those years.
Is 4 GWAMMs enough? Or do I get Legendary playing again...

P.S. I wonder what could be achieved in life with 9500 hours of effort...

Picture Gallery
Made a picture gallery of places I have been and things I have seen, as there is so much good to look at in this game.

This user has worked out how to do a user box

BHLT	I am a member of House Behelit

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I have achieved Champion of the Gods on the GW2 HoM Reward Calculator

My Account Hall of Monuments

Monument of Fellowship
Goren   Koss   Jora   General Morgahn   Hayda Tahlkora   Dunkoro   Ogden Stonehealer   Norgu   Gwen Pyre Fierceshot   Acolyte Jin   Margrid the Sly   Anton   Zenmai Master of Whispers   Olias   Livia   Xandra   Razah Acolyte Sousuke   Zhed Shadowhoof   Vekk   Animal Companion   Black Moa M.O.X.   Kahmu   Melonni   Black Widow   Imperial Phoenix

Monument of Honor

Title Statues Protector Eternal Protector of Tyria Eternal Protector of Cantha Eternal Protector of Elona Eternal Legendary Guardian Eternal Guardian of Tyria Eternal Guardian of Cantha Eternal Guardian of Elona Eternal Legendary Vanquisher Eternal Tyrian Vanquisher Eternal Canthan Vanquisher Eternal Elonian Vanquisher Eternal Legendary Skillhunter Eternal Tyrian Skillhunter Eternal Canthan Skillhunter Eternal Elonian Skillhunter Eternal Legendary Cartographer Eternal Tyrian Cartographer Eternal Canthan Cartographer Eternal Elonian Cartographer Eternal Master of the North Eternal Delver Eternal Bookah Eternal Slayer Eternal Ebon Vanguard Agent Eternal Defender of Ascalon Eternal Survivor Eternal Spearmarshal Eternal Lightbringer Eternal Treasure Hunter Eternal Source of Wisdom Eternal Fortune Eternal Misfortune Eternal Ale Hound Eternal Sweet Tooth Eternal Party Animal Eternal Savior of the Kurzicks Eternal Savior of the Luxons Eternal Zaishen Supporter Eternal Codex Eternal Skillz Eternal Hero Eternal Gladiator Eternal Commander Eternal Champion Non-Title Statues Eternal Hero of Tyria Eternal Hero of Cantha Eternal Hero of Elona Eternal Conqueror of the Fissure of Woe Eternal Conqueror of the Underworld Eternal Conqueror of the Domain of Anguish Eternal Conqueror of The Deep Eternal Conqueror of Urgoz's Warren Eternal Conqueror of Sorrow's Furnace

Monument of Devotion

Aatxe   Dhuum   King Adelbern   Quetzal Sly Abomination   Dredge Brute   Kirin   Raptor Abyssal   Ecclesiate Xun Rao   Krait Neoss   Rift Warden Asura   Elf   Koss   Roaring Ether Black Beast of Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh   Evennia   Kuunavang   Scourge Manta Black Moa Chick   Eye of Janthir   Kveldulf   Seer Bone Dragon   Fire Drake   Legionnaire   Shard Wolf Brown Rabbit   Fire Imp   Lich   Shiro Tagachi Burning Titan   Flame Djinn   Livia   Shiro'ken Assassin Candysmith Marley   Flowstone Elemental   Longhair Yeti   Siege Devourer Cave Spider   Forest Minotaur   Mad King Thorn   Siege Turtle Celestial Dog   Freezie   Mad King's Guard   Smite Crawler Celestial Dragon   Fungal Wallow   Mallyx   Stone Summit Giant Herder Celestial Horse   Ghostly Hero   Mandragor Imp   Temple Guardian Celestial Monkey   Ghostly Priest   Minister Reiko   Terrorweb Dryder Celestial Ox   Grawl   M.O.X.   The Frog Celestial Pig   Gray Giant   Mursaat   The Frog (Halloween) Celestial Rabbit   Greased Lightning   Naga Raincaller   The Frog (Wintersday) Celestial Rat   Guild Lord   Necrid Horseman   Thorn Wolf Celestial Rooster   Gwen   Nian   Varesh Celestial Sheep   Gwen Doll   Nornbear   Ventari Celestial Snake   Harpy Ranger   Oni   Vizu Celestial Tiger   Heket Warrior   Oola   Water Djinn Ceratadon   High Priest Zhang   Ooze   Whiptail Devourer Charr Shaman   Hydra   Ophil Nahualli   White Rabbit Cloudtouched Simian   Irukandji   Palawa Joko   Wind Rider Cobalt Scabara   Island Guardian   Panda   Word of Madness Confessor Dorian   Jade Armor   Peacekeeper Enforcer   World-Famous Racing Beetle Confessor Isaiah   Jora   Pig   Yakkington Dagnar Stonepate   Juggernaut   Polar Bear   Zhed Desert Griffon   Jungle Troll   Rurik   Zhu Hanuku Destroyer of Flesh   Kanaxai   Princess Salma