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Nicholas the Traveler's travels

Is Nicholas broken? He's been stuck in the Prophecies campaign for five weeks in a row now. -- FreedomBound 18:00, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Prophecies is a BIG place.... -- Wyn talk 18:07, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

True, just seems odd that thus far (excluding the EotN 3 hour tour) he's been in Prophecies 12 times, EotN 3 times, Factions 5 times, and Nightfall 5 times. Seems like even if they did want to have him be in Prophecies more often, it doesn't have to be 5 weeks in a row. -- FreedomBound 18:23, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

He would be broken if he stayed in exact same spot for more than a week. He's moving every week so it's all fine. The list of his locations may be generated randomly like the Z-Quests or ordered by the devs manually, we don't know. But if it's random it's entirely possible to be 5x in a row in one continent, especially Prophecies which is so big.--Yawg 17:39, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

No Freedom, Nicholas is not broken. I checked with him this morning though, just to be sure, and he tells me that he has been arriving precisely where and when he means to. Now with that said, he had also mentioned a surprising number of fellow travelers taking issue with how long he has been hanging around in a particular area, as if he were somehow inconveniencing them by just being where he wanted to be!!! ...but for their sake he said he'd probably try to hasten his travels away from his homeland sooner rather than later to shake things up a bit. He did go on to mention though, just as Yawg and Wyn did, that there is a lot more that he has yet to explore there, so don't expect his stints there to always be short ones. :) [John Hargrove] talk 19:37, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks John! I was just worried that he might have lost his passport, or needed funds for the trip! Glad to hear that he's ok (and that he'll be traveling again soon)! -- FreedomBound 19:41, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, he's doing just fine. Thanks for voicing your concern!!! :) -- [John Hargrove] talk 19:48, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

(Reset indent) Seems to have been a while since Nick's had some issues with his travels. And the key issue lately seems to be with the recent war, apparently. And with the upcoming events in Cantha, I foresee his travels there may be affected as well. Are there plans in place to more concretely allow him to be where he needs to be without regard to the fourth dimension? (Plain terms question: Will WiK versions of map, and future reworks of maps be better updated such that Nicholas can be found regardless of version visited? It is irritating to learn that he won't appear ever if you have passed certain things, such as this week in Talmark Wilderness. Or if you need to pass certain requirements to see him, such as the previous, albeit fixed, incident in Watchtower Coast.) -Yossitaru 23:04, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

Nicholas is a popular man!

He's broken into the top 20 most popular pages! Does he have a statement about his meteoric rise to fame? -- FreedomBound 19:41, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

I'm guessin it would be, "I give phat lootz!" --adrin 20:07, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Nicholas isn't actually aware of the existence of the wiki unfortunately, and I didn't want to break his immersion in the world by explaining the whole concept of it to him, so no quote can be given by him on that... For me personally though, I am quite happy to see that it looks like he'll be taking over "S" Words for #18 this week!!! I wonder if he'll have what it takes to get to #2. <(o_O)> [John Hargrove] talk 23:54, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Whoo, #17! Take that all non-Dolyak animal companions! :P~ [John Hargrove] talk 22:27, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

He looks poised and ready to get himself some titles. GWAMM anyone? — Jon Lupen 14:07, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

#16! -- FreedomBound 00:01, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

He's more popular than the title page! Amazing! Katherinezoltin 04:19, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

I'm thinking he's probably going to pass miniature for slot 15 this week. -- FreedomBound 16:12, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

Not sure exactly when, but he made it! #15! -- FreedomBound 16:38, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

Looks like he's gearing up for a battle against the elements. — Jon Lupen 22:21, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

NO!!!! Elementalists, Unite! We cannot let that dude and his yakk lower our standing! All hands to the Refresh Button! ;) Radthor Dax 12:19, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

? –Jette 18:54, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

His wiki page just passed 2,000,000 views! :) [John Hargrove] talk 01:50, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

(Reset indent) And Elementalist Armor is left in the dust! Fast approaching Unique Item! -- FreedomBound 13:09, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

Soared past Unique item, only a matter of time before the armor art pages fear is almighty popularity!Katherinezoltin 05:22, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Looks like he's fixing to break into the top ten in the near future. — Jon Lupen 04:27, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

He passed Mission! O.O -- FreedomBound 14:54, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

I think someone is gonna go past "Skill" today. ^^ Katherinezoltin 19:20, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

After breaking into the top ten, he's on a mission to pick up some mad skillz. — Jon Lupen 19:22, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Looks like Nick is gonna break past "Necromancer Armor" soon enough! Katherinezoltin 03:46, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

(Reset indent) Soon to pass Elite skill? Wow. Ha, just realized that Nick is more popular than Guild Wars 2... -- FreedomBound 18:09, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

Current Standings

1.Main Page ‎(72,456,759 views)

2.Armor ‎(5,732,119 views)

3.Warrior armor ‎(3,252,436 views)

4.Game updates ‎(2,782,965 views)

5.Elite skill ‎(2,733,340 views)

6.Nicholas the Traveler ‎(2,700,425 views)

(Note:Do NOT Update this table)

Current top 6 Pages As of --Neil2250 , Render Lord 18:20, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

l33t skillz --Sharkinu 21:44, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

^ o_O He's more popular than the game updates. --Sharkinu 18:46, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Bump #3 :P --Sharkinu 17:14, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Been a while since someone noted his place... he's in third! I wonder if he'll ever get to first place. o.o (doubtful). But in other news: he sure does talk a lot. Not quite as much as Ermenred though. -- Konig/talk 23:33, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

Actually it does seem as though the main page could never be in 2nd, but I actually visit nicks page from a bookmark rather than via the homepage. But considering that it's been 2 months and no promotions... 68.0.69.146 00:33, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

He will be #2. No chances for #1 but he will be number 2. Just takes a little longer...3-4 months and we're done.--Sharkinu 14:38, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

As of today he is #3. Which is, more popular than Game Updates. Kanda 11:10, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

Nick's locations and the release time for GW2

I should put this post with a warning that I started thinking in the middle of the night and this probably makes no sense but I was thinking about how someone mentioned (probably you as Nick is your brain child) that Nick has currently enough preplanned locations till about end of 2010ish. Does this correspond in any way to about when GW2 will be done? I was thinking that you just planned out about enough locations to keep people busy till GW2 got into beta testing as a little distraction. Is this true or should I stop thinking about Anet secret plans and plots at about 11:30pm? Katherinezoltin 05:04, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

I imagine they are aiming for 2010, so they figured enough locations to last until about that time will be good enough, as they could always add more at a later date if need be. But then again, I'm just theory-crafting. — Jon Lupen 14:34, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

GW2 was not a factor in any decisions made about Nicholas. Now, read it again, but this time say it out loud to make sure it sinks in (because I could get in a lot of trouble if anyone leaves my talk page with the wrong impression!): "GW2 was not a factor in any decisions made about Nicholas." ... okay, seriously though, I just wanted Nicholas (aka "Project Wumpus") to be a lot of fun, and a big part of that was the feeling that he could appear almost anywhere in the entire world. In order to do that we obviously needed to give him a lot of locations, and so we did. His list of possible haunts at launch was 137, and given 1 a week, that's 137 weeks (or ~2.6 years) of Nicholas' travels before he even considers going to the same place twice. I believe that will keep him moving around until close to the end of 2011, but that date won't mean anything except that we ran out of sensible new places for Nicholas to travel to. The worst case scenario at that time is that he starts doubling up on the same stomping grounds after 2.6 years of unique locations, and that's not so bad for the worst case. I'm just glad to know that he'll always be somewhere out there. (...beneath the pale moonliiiiight!) :) - [John Hargrove] talk 03:10, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

So what you're saying is you confirm that GW2 will be released November 2011?

Kidding! Just kidding. ;) GW2's release has no bearing on or relation to Nick, I got it. - Tanetris 03:32, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

I thought my brain was thinking too far into this, thanks for unconfirming my ideas. Now, onto trying to figure out why the Mad King Stewart has reappeared as Linsey said something about a plan. Methinks there is something rotten in the state of the Underworld... Katherinezoltin 05:37, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Yup yup, I'm always happy to clear the air! -> thanks for stopping by my little talk page everybody! :) - [John Hargrove] talk 22:49, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

You kidding? You know I like you, btw, in the list of things Linsey has answered today that were put into a seperate wiki page, she mentions we should poke John Hargrove about what possible GW2 things we will get for HOM completeing. So therefore, *pokes John repeatedly till he spills* ^^" Katherinezoltin 22:53, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

*poke* *poke* :) — Jon Lupen 22:59, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

poke | talk 23:08, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

I think it would be a good idea for us to know what the titles and other stuff get us in GW2, that way it gives players more of an idea what they want to get in GW for GW2 instead of just trying to get everything they can and have more of a choice for what to aim for. Simzy 23:11, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Regardless of what Linsey said about poking John about this, I would not expect any details regarding GW2 ANYTHING as it could easily cost him his job as a violation of his NDA. If you want to aim for something, aim high and go for it ALL. -- Wyn talk 23:18, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Mine was more of a personal opinion, i know how much trouble violating an NDA can cause someone as ive signed several myself, also im pretty sure that if he did tell us anything that he wasnt given the all clear about it would be removed from the pages pretty quickly. Simzy 00:05, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

By Grenth's cold hands Wyn, Im not that thick to assume he'd spill everything. I just thought I'd see what I get if I asked him. Besides, I can blame Linsey, she told us to ask John. ^^" Katherinezoltin 02:40, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

I told Linsey she was throwing me under the bus by posting that! XD [John Hargrove] talk 19:38, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

Curious. Does "Project Wumpus" and anything to do with GM Wumpus? --adrin 19:52, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

(reset indent) according to a friend of mine, its a Magic: The Gathering reference. Then again, I'd estimate a quarter to half of the stuff in GW is a Magic: The Gathering reference in some way. *points to Codex* Katherinezoltin 22:22, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

A Codex is also a Warhammer 40,000 Text, which I believe predates Magic. — Jon Lupen 22:27, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

I ment the idea of a sealed deck tournament. I hear that's used for Magic tournaments sometimes, I dunno, I get chastized by my Magic friends because I love goblins. ^^" Katherinezoltin 22:36, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

Limited play is everywhere, but if I remember correctly, Linsey did say she got the idea from Magic, or something along those lines, so you could be correct. — Jon Lupen 22:51, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

You guys all need a little lesson in classic gaming apparently. That reference goes back to 1972. :) - [John Hargrove] talk 02:25, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Already got ya covered, John. See? Karate Jesus 02:29, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Good man. Thanks KJ! ...and on an unrelated note, apparently the original creator of Hunt the Wumpus underwent neurosuspension!!! That's crazy!~ [John Hargrove] talk 02:37, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Weird. Well...I guess if we ever decide we want "Hunt the Wumpus 2: the Revenge of the Fallen Wumpus", we can just clone him. Karate Jesus 02:45, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

John, not to make you feel old (though I have a talent for it), but that was 17 years before my time. ^^" But interesting back story and don't tell Konig about the brain in a jar, he just might go hunt it down. Katherinezoltin 04:35, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Well, I'll be honest... I've never actually played it. It has me beat by about 10 years. I just know of it by reputation! [John Hargrove] talk 00:24, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

So, about that HOM in GW2...*grins evily* Just messing with you, I know some people really want to know if its worthwhile to hunt down every itty bitty HOM thing just to get some useless thing in GW2. Then again, I bet these are the same people who think GW2 will come out in 6 months. (no offense to those who believe this, I just think its more likely for a late 2011-early 2012 release.) Katherinezoltin 07:00, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

Go go gadget theory crafting. I get the feeling GW2 HoM rewards will be based on whether or not specific monuments are full, not so much what you filled them with or how overfilled they are, KoaBD track aside. — Jon Lupen 15:10, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

Well I'm not going to spill any info on the HoM unless it is first posted on our website and/or by our community team, but just know that I will be holding the rewards to a pretty high standard given that I am probably the person at the office that will be the most personally affected by it since I *believe* I may be the only Anet employee with GWAMM. Hopefully that makes me a pretty good gauge for the rewards since I've pretty much done it all, and for that reason I can weigh them versus the amount of effort it took pretty well. [John Hargrove] talk 00:20, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

You do (at least I'm pretty sure you do) have access to all the data, or at least know some people who do; I'm sure you could confirm your theory. :) — Jon Lupen 01:04, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

John, that just means I need to become the second if I end up an employee. :P Though Konig would most likely beat me too it, I've been too busy handling pets for the Menagerie. It's as addictive as Pokemon. >.>" Katherinezoltin 03:31, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

Gotta catch 'em all! Menagerimon! [John Hargrove] talk 18:17, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

LOL XP Katherinezoltin 23:37, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

Talking aboug HOM... it doesn't really matter for me what we'll get in GW2, I'm much more interested in whether you have finally decided upon what HOM unlocks will count for getting something and if you can maybe share us some info about that. Things like whether there are certain specific unlocks that grant something in GW2, hidden among lots of 'duds' (meaningless unlocks) or maybe the monuments are all about the number of unlocks on them so for example every armor set unlocked is treated equal, just a +1? Same with others? We can add lots of stuff to the HoM but do they all count or there's some point where you're going over the top and adding more gives you nothing in return, like for example dedicating 21th minipet? Currently we know very little about how the HoM really works so any hints would be good.--Yawg 01:46, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

(Reset indent) *cough* *cough* "Well I'm not going to spill any info on the HoM unless it is first posted on our website and/or by our community team..." - John
— Jon Lupen 01:51, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, Im counting on pure epicness from all of the unlocks, which is why I tend to have my HOM so full, it needs to extend into the rest of the Eye to show all my awesomeness. ^^" Yeah, Im going to go the distance. Katherinezoltin 06:18, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

I just did the math and there are 136 explorable areas, not counting non vanquishable areas, foes this mean nick will be heading the same place twice, or can we expect a visit to say, the realms of torment? Indigo121 03:07, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

He has already been in a "non vanquishable area" (The Undercity collecting Ancient Kappa Shells). --Silver Edge 03:38, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Swamp Club

Hi, I've done a bit of research into swamp clubs but this particular wiki claims swamp clubs were removed as a drop because of the removal of key-less chests. Is there any chance I could get a confirmation that swamp clubs are no longer possible as monster drops. I've heard rumours they still dropped just before the release of hard mode in various areas, mainly portal wraiths in Tyria. Any information will be much appreciated.

Also I was wondering if you can confirm the existence of the "Writhing Staff". I know there is a focus by the name of Writhing, however I have heard reports of the staff but never of any drops or evidence to show it even exists. Thanks, Solus 10:54, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

On the Swamp Club Issue~> I believe I originally made the change to remove Swamp Clubs from our development server in February of 2006 (more than a year before Hard Mode), and from what I recall those were removed simply because they shared the same skin as the Ram's Hammer. It should be noted that I didn't start at ArenaNet until about 5 months after the release of Prophecies, but I was told that the Ram's Hammer was the placeholder hammer during much of its development, which meant the Swamp Club was simply a legacy item that never had its art replaced with a proper model. No model ever existed for a "Swamp Club" though, and that is why it was simply retired from our loot drops. [John Hargrove] talk 03:01, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

On the Writhing Staff Issue~> I can't find any history of one ever existing, and I don't recall ever making the item myself, so my guess is that someone may have just started a rumor about it or mixed up the names of two items by accident! So I'm calling this myth busted! :) (I've always wanted to say that...) [John Hargrove] talk 03:06, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

John, you're a dork. XD Katherinezoltin 07:00, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Festival hats

Hey John, I decided to message you as the wiki lists you as an item designer that is on the wiki. As an avid Guild Wars play and wiki user, and a curious individual, I (and I am sure others) am wondering when you decide on what particular festival hats are for each individual festival, and when they are made/thought up/of (just before the festival, several months before, etc.). I was also wondering if you have decided on what hat(s) are going to be at this years Wintersday festival, and if so, is it possible to know in advance as to update the Wintersday 2009 article (you don't have to say what they are if you don't want to though). Cheers! -- Lacky 11:29, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

I apologize for taking so long to give you a response on this Lacky! Obviously I missed the boat on answering your Wintersday question, but to answer the first question~> We generally think up hats somewhere between 1-6 months in advance, and usually implement them in the month or two leading up to the festival. We have done it further in advance than that though. For example, I believe the Lupine Mask had been designed and modeled about a year before it was released, but the Zombie Face Paint it was paired with during Halloween 2008 was done within a month of the festival. [John Hargrove] talk 02:27, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

P.S. I'm not the one that tends to choose which hats we do btw, although I guess I do sometimes get a vote! We tend to brainstorm as a group with a few artists & designers, and we go with whatever seems to generate the most excitement amongst anyone involved with the process. [John Hargrove] talk 02:37, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for that information John! ^_^ -- Lacky 18:59, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR

Merry Christmas!!MystiLefemEle 04:35, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Mysti! -> I am very much looking forward to the Year of the Tiger!!!~ :) [John Hargrove] talk 02:08, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

I can't wait either, I hope this year I don't have to buy my mini. Year of the Rat rocked, I got my rat within 18 or so fortunes. I hope I am so 'fortune-ate" as to have that happen again. ^^ Katherinezoltin 07:11, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Didn't know if you want this public or not

...but are you and Linsey actually engaged? If so, congrats. Karate Jesus 02:53, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

And, if you didn't... Might want to tell Linsey to change her Facebook privacy settings. -- FreedomBound 19:59, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

You know, at first I thought this was a joke from KJ. Now, I dunno what to think. I thought Linsey said on her talk in the past that she was already married? >.> -- Konig/talk 21:05, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

FB privacy settings. No joke. Karate Jesus 21:09, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

KJ is right her fb does say that :P --Nick123 21:12, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Let me clarify: The reason why I don't know what to think is because I saw Linsey's facebook page, and with what was told in the past (unless I misremember immensely), it could still be a joke - just from Linsey's side (maybe a joke around the workplace), too many possibilities with me having nothing but Linsey's fb page to draw a thought on the topic. :P -- Konig/talk 00:36, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Geez, I leave for a month and I get to come back to find that my wiki page has a full on infestation of nosey buggers! ... *ponders* ... Now let's see, if memory serves me correctly, the only known cure to get rid of said nosey buggers is of course to satisfy their curiosity, so I guess I have no choice but to say that the allegations set forth by Mr. Jesus are indeed true, and they been as such since February 26th, 2006. Speaking of which, have you guys ever seen this movie? It's not exactly Audrey's best, but it's pretty good. :) [John Hargrove] talk 03:38, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

I have seen neither, and for some reason feel like I've missed out on some mysterious, yet hilarious joke (aside from the obvious "Long Engagement" association). However, Amelie sounds very interesting. Oh, and congrats....better late than never :D. Karate Jesus 03:49, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Gratz. :) — Jon Lupen 04:27, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

You should definitely see Amelie KJ. I bet you'd be like 10x better at Karate after watching it because the strength of your spirit would be enhanced ten fold. Just imagine the kind of potential it could unlock in you! I know it's really hard to fathom, but try to envision for me what it would be like to be Black Belt Jesus! (Can you dig it?!) It'd be exactly like the transformation Gandalf underwent when he fought that Balrog, except you could do it in the comfort of your own home with some Jiffy Pop Popcorn. Pretty sweet deal, eh? (Now let me know if you watch it! XD) [John Hargrove] talk 04:35, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Congratulations John! (And lol at the above ^ comment from you too =P) -- Lacky 05:00, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Oh, I set my FB to public *shrug* I have nothing to hide. I like John. He is cool. Fact. And he's been my bestest bud for ages. We make a good team, no? - Linsey talk 05:56, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

John Hargrove is a cool guy, eh makes awesome stuff and doesn't afraid of anything. — Jon Lupen 06:10, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

lol @ John (always the comedian), and a late congrats to Linsey and John. -- Konig/talk 06:45, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

I had heard that you two were dating, but I didn't know you guys were engaged! Congrats to both of you. Psst, I suggest you do one of these -> http://www.guildwars.com/events/ingame/weddingintyria.php Too bad there are no more monk skill rings, those were very nice. ^^ Katherinezoltin 06:54, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

(Reset indent) Congrats! And +1 to katherine suggestion:P --Sharkinu 06:59, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Congrats. --neshot 16:25, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Congratulations! Oh, and +2 for knowing the exact date. That kind of memory will serve you well in the future. -- FreedomBound 17:07, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Congrats :P --Nick123 17:35, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

John's sneaky. He proposed on his birthday. Hard to forget haha. - Linsey talk 23:19, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

That's actually quite genius! Proposing on your birthday could have gotten him into twice as much trouble! -- FreedomBound 23:31, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Lol, now we know John's birthday! Let's all attack his wiki page then. ^^ Katherinezoltin 04:39, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Oi. <(*-_-)> [John Hargrove] talk 20:46, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Congratz peeps. Also proposing on ones birthday is genius, no way someone would turn you down on your birthday, not that I'm saying that was a possibility! (hmmm... I think that may have came out wrong.) -- Salome 21:20, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

It's a loltacular (and effective) way of keeping track of dates for the faint of memory. X) — Jon Lupen 21:43, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

'Grats you two =D. (I'm with Jon (Lupen), it's easier to remember important dates if they're all on the same day XD). ~ PheNaxKian 21:49, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

I dunno Salome, if this guy can be turned down, then I don't think anyone is safe regardless of circumstances! :) [John Hargrove] talk 21:59, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

I like how the guy gets a (probably) free beer as he is walked off court by the mascot. Katherinezoltin 00:49, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

OUCH! Him being comforted by a large plushy mouse however was hysterical. -- Salome 01:11, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

So glad I'm not that guy... -- Konig/talk 05:23, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

Don't feel too bad for that guy. This is a reasonably common (for some odd reason) hoax (nhl game last month, the aforementioned hornets game, etc. 71.146.94.98 08:33, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

Happy Canthan New Year

Nice summoning stone! I can not wait to play with it. ^^ Katherinezoltin 08:31, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

I sure love that new Summon Stone John,ive used it twice without doubles (Figures >_>) Though the ox seems to have a mental ammount of health/armor though (Despite the Endure pain), ive Also noticed that Long cats are Long Most figures are reused/Decapitated foes from the game,Other than that,i Sure do love them ^_^ --Neil2250 The Render Nazi 19:49, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks Neil / Katherine! I know their builds weren't necessarily the best for offense, since the goal for them was to be more flavorful than powerful, but as Neil mentioned -> I did at least make them pretty durable! :) [John Hargrove] talk 19:58, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Ah, so you were the one who made up the builds - nice job, i like the flavor aspect :D The Celestial Snake and the Celestial Ox are my favorites since they use the most obvious skills. I guess you used Leaping Mantis Sting (and Jungle Strike) because of Trampling Ox, right? Since the Mantis Sting isn't "that bully" i would have considered using Wild Strike and Berserk instead. Berserk suits great, but being a monster skill it's also pretty powerful, so i would likely have replaced Wild Strike for Wild Blow and Shadow Refuge + Jungle Strike for Falling Lotus Strike. The warrior bull skills could have allowed to use Falling Lotus Strike then, which again would have enabled the assassin Ox strikes. Trampling Ox could have been used less efficiently and overall the build would have been more dependant on fleeing enemies. But that again would have suited in regards of flavor, wouldn't it?^^ —ZerphaThe Improver 21:57, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Request a Clarification of lore on Abaddon

I would of asked Linsey, but her talk page is locked, so asking here: Before Nightfall was released, a bit of lore on Abaddon and the Exodus was found on the Taiwanese version of the official site. Since then, the page with that lore was removed, however a translation of it still exists here. Due to the removal of the page, it has been brought to question whether that lore is canon or not. Can you, by any chance, ask around (if you don't know yourself) whether or not that lore is still canon. Thank you in advance. -- Konig/talk 00:39, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Found out about the article Kate and Linsey are in

So tell Kate congrats on being in Massively's feature on the Most Influential Women in MMO Development. ^^ I've already given my congrats to Linsey, but I wasn't sure how to congradulate (can't spell!) Kate except through you. ^^ Katherinezoltin 20:20, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

She has a page here. -- FreedomBound 20:37, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

You mean here. -- Konig/talk 21:43, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Uh, yeah. That too! :) -- FreedomBound 22:11, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Happy Birthday Nick!

It's been one year since Nicolas, our trusty friend, has joined us. I don't know about everyone else, but that's a reason to celebrate in my opinion! ^^ Katherinezoltin 22:25, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Eh, I've drunk to worse reasons. Cheers. -- Konig/talk 00:49, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Nick is fun. Congrats! --Tesslina 00:59, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

To the best frakking model the modelers have ever made for GWO! Cheers! MithTalk 14:32, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks everybody! :) [John Hargrove] talk 20:02, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

Royal Ascalon Mascarade Ball 2010

Hello John! I have just heard from friends that a good friend of mine, Countess Reapera, is hosting the Royal Ascalon Ball this year. I know you and Linsey enjoyed it last time so if you two would like to come again, it's supposed to be held on Saturday, May 22nd. Details should show up later so if Linsey wants to take a break from her work in Kryta and show up in Ascalon, we'd love to have her! Katherinezoltin 04:14, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

New Items?

Do you think you could make some of the currently PvP exclusive skins avaliable as PvE drops? As the skins already exist, I can't imagine it would be too hard to do (but please correct me if I am wrong). I just think It would be nice to have a few new items to find as drops or in chests :) these skins include:

Kournan Sword, Lesser Etched Sword, Etched Sword, Greater Etched Sword, Lesser Granite Edge, Granite Edge, Greater Granite Edge, Lesser Stoneblade, Stoneblade (no url), Greater Stoneblade, Canthan Shortsword, Arced Blade, Greater Arced Blade, Lord Onrah's Sword, Greater Naga Bow, Greater Sturdy Bow, Desolation Wand, Druidic Wand, Elegant Wand, Juju Scepter, Lesser Ancient Rod, Ancient Rod, Greater Ancient Rod, Silver Cane, Viridian Scepter, Silver Dragon Cane, Seahorse Scepter, Kaineng Wand, Boneclaw Rod, Darkwing Wand, Dragon Rod, Platinum Scepter, Tiger Rod, Iron Ladle, Ivory Crescent, Luminescent Lantern, Skullcrest Focus, Woven Focus, Forgotten Fan and its brothers, Shadestone, Banded Staff, Cowing Staff, Emanating Staff, Lesser Istani Staff, Istani Staff, Greater Istani Staff, Meditative Staff, Pyric Staff, Labyrinthine Spire, Shark Staff, Bedlam Staff, Darkwing Staff, Elliptical Staff, Sacred Staff, Willcrusher Staff, and the Blood Spear.

"Some of these are skins unobtainable in PvE, some represent skins that are found on a few infrequent greens (several of which are non-max, Istani items, and therefore worthless). Add these to the game, spread across all campaigns, especially in regions that lack special items (for instance, Echovald has unique gear of value, but the Crystal Desert does not). Recently, they gave PvPers access to weapon skins they couldn't get, such as the Deldrimor equipment, EotN armor, and Bonus Mission Pack stuff, because there were complaints that it was unfair that the PvP crowd could not access these weapons. It's time for the equal and fair return; these weapons exist, they should be obtainable in PvE."

(quoted from a gw guru post on the same topic, found here: [1])

thanks, --San Darkwood 11:55, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

They could be turned into the new novelty weapons that get added to rare areas. I would definably like to get these. -- Konig/talk 19:13, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Factions and even more PRophecies have an alarming lack of skin variety. And no drops for newer professions. They could sure use some skin injection. But in the other hand, they'll drop uninscribed if they dropped there... *sigh*MithTalk 22:51, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Not necessarily. It depends on how it is coded. Is it coded per weapon, or per monster, or per continent, etc.? If anything but the continent or regions, then it can be inscribe-able. -- Konig/talk 02:06, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Well, if doing was easy enough, they would have updated weapons already like they did with armors. MithTalk 13:34, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

A little bird told me you and Linsey got hitched on Saturday! All my best wishes are headed your way! -- Wyn talk 17:48, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

Congratulations John! -- FreedomBound 17:59, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

Congrats! ~ PheNaxKian talk 18:08, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

Congladuration! --adrin 18:42, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

Congrats and all that (now wonders if this is at all related to Linsey's change of position). -- Konig/talk 18:48, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

Congrats! And we want this --Sharkinu 18:58, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

Ah, so it happened! Congratulations to you two :) poke | talk 20:31, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

Congratulations! ShadowRunner 21:15, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

WHY DIDN'T YOU HAVE A KRYTAN WEDDING?! *cries* All kidding aside, congrats! If this is all wrong, we need to get Wyn some new birdies. Katherinezoltin 02:26, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

Congrats. ^^It might have been one of Emily's birdies. — Jon Lupen 03:02, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

It was actually a little Linsey finch. :D -- Wyn talk 05:26, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

Best wishes to ya both ;D --Neil2250 18:27, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks everyone! We are very happy! - Linsey talk 16:11, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Congratulations to the both of you!! (better late than never).MystiLefemEle 10:37, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Prophecies collector weapons update

I am wondering, will there ever be an update to Prophecies' collector weapons? The wands in particular are missing the halves casting time 20% or +5 energy modifiers, since they only have halves skill recharge 20%. Notably the ones in the Southern Shiverpeaks, such as Radamon have this issue. I could understand not providing access to dual modded wands in the Desert, but it is kind of odd that they are not dual modded in the Southern Shiverpeaks since that is the last area there are collector weapons (the Ring of Fire islands only have exp scrolls and consumables that were added in an update). In addition, the collector wands from Factions sometimes have +5 energy <50% HP when the corresponding inscription allows for +7 energy <50% HP. It doesn't matter to the general public, but when you have multiple characters with heros to equip and don't have the option of getting green items with 20/20 mods(because there are some attributes that are severely lacking in this regard, save for Droknar's endgame greens). Thanks for any insight you can give. --Life Infusion «T» 18:01, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

Also Sarad makes Longswords with short sword skins, which defies logic. --Life Infusion «T» 16:44, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

(from http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Talk:John_Hargrove)

The whole drop, crafter and collector system could use a little revamp and standarization. MithTalk 16:32, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

Especially collector. No one gives a damn for generic skin/generic mod weapons anymore. If ever. It would be nice if their dialogue/collection could match Nick - just without the variable (both item and location). I like the ability to give multiple sets to the collector at once, even if it means one extra click. And Prophecies' collectors are majorly lacking in their dialogue department. -- Konig/talk 21:25, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

GW2 gear question.

After reading the article, all came down to two possibilities:

• Gear may drop at any level, but if the stats you like at in one item, and the appearance are in another, you can put the stats in the skin you want with the stones, instead having to keep looking for something of that skin at your level. This would be as if you could pick the stats you like from an unique a level 20 sword, and apply them to an unique sword from Istan, which is faster than looking for a maxed item with max stats and that skin, yet still possible.

• The other possibility, it's the one most people think: Certain gear will drop ONLY within a certain range of levels (a tier) and if you want, let's say an item that drops only at levels 40..50 to be level 80, you MUST pay. This would be, for example, as if the the Kaineng Center armor crafters were removed, and the ONLY way to get the 'noob' armors with level 20 stats would be by crafting a level 20 armor somewhere else, a noob armor from one of the Shing Jea crafters, and then having to pay for a consumable to get the stats from the level 20 into the noob armor.

The article is a bit ambiguous, and as it's written, it suggest any of those two. What I'd like to know, is which one of those two it is. So, what it is? "A faster way you have to pay for", or "the only way"? MithTalk 00:02, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

HoM calculator

I like what you did with the Hall of Monuments rewards. Linsey Murdock says it was your work, so thank you! --Life Infusion «T» 17:07, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

^ --neshot. 21:49, 8 October 2010.

Whose idea was the cat? That was the best one. It's like the Cat in Shenzun tunnels, but following you around. Send my regards to the one that suggested the cat. GW should have more cats. MithTalk 22:14, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

If only we had the pug dog to complement the cat. :P I loved seeing that cat in there. -- Konig/talk 22:47, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

You know, I thought the heavy armor on the human looked familiar. — Jon Lupen 23:25, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

Considering how most items are 'nostalgia' items (as they should be), not surprising that heavy is the armor of the generic Prophecies warrior. Even the same (but modified) for the charr - and probably for all other races. -- Konig/talk 01:33, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

Doesnt one of the Arenanet employees have a ginger cat that sits in kaineng?--Neil2250 22:55, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

I think it was modeled after Linsey Murdock's cat, Bitten. But don't believe me. Beleive her. Yep! We all get to 'own' a little bit of Bitten! MithTalk 02:48, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

I dunno if your the person to be asking this....

Could we get the image/renders of the Ranger Gem and the rest of the "discharged gem" images/renders? I understand these do not exist ingame, but I would like the images for my userpage-and they're interesting because-well-they're guild wars history.-- Necro Shea Mo 02:55, 28 August 2011 (UTC)