User talk:Shard/Archive8

my warrior rebalance

is +- finished.I think I got the basics but the numbers proly are a bit off and I'm afraid some skills would be imbalanced.I would appreciate it if you would free some time to watch it and give your opinion : http://www.wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User:Lilondra/Gamebalance/Warrior Lilondra *gale* 20:59, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

I will get around to it, I'm just really, really busy. I subbed Crusade for GWLP at the moment and I'm desperately trying to get it working. ~Shard 08:03, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

me me me

sign me up for beta pls Lilondra *gale* 08:05, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

I think I said that I want to test it too. so me too plsBoro 10:01, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Shard stop pulling off a super igor and get you're hopefully well balanced ass on this wiki Lilondra *gale* 10:03, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

You need to register on our forums. There is a section there for the NWN module. Vent isn't posted yet but it will be. ~Shard 18:18, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

It was on there...maybe I deleted the thread when I was cleaning house. But yeah, play our NWN module...its extremely rock star.--*Yasmin Parvaneh* 18:40, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

I stole the nine rings idea from GW, but made it better. I also added a hairstyle changing system that only took me 20 minutes to do. Games 9 years old are technically superior to guild wars. rofl. ~Shard 18:49, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

You forgot to mention its more fun too. I'm wondering if we should make a forum or webpage just for the module, that way people don't see the spoilers log for the story. Also, I don't want a bunch of people on our forums who aren't uour friends--Lilondra & Boro are cool they should be on our forums anyway so when you get banned again, we can still talk.--*Yasmin Parvaneh* 18:56, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Want to use forumarena or invisionfree? I've never been superadmin on a forumarena thing, is it easy? ~Shard 18:57, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

OK. sent my registration. BTW Good night folks! it's 21:02 at me. I might learn NWN and SC in the close future Boro 20:02, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Ignore the above post, I just setup a forum just for the module. Click me. ~Shard 21:13, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

The other forum includes GW stuff too. And many other projects and games we all play together, so having you both logged there too works out better.--*Yasmin Parvaneh* 22:28, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

It's time for...

SKILL OF THE DAY. You haven't made any for a long time. Oh, and I agree with you, Vista is bad, but at least it's not as broken as Build Wars. --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:72.71.229.129 (talk).

Thank you.

Windows 7 > Vista

Period. But then again, what isn't eh? I run Vista Home Premium (64-bit) with no problems tho. — Jon Lupen 23:46, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Do you develop OpenGL games on it? Vista doesn't let me so fucking anything. I had to jump through flaming hoops to a blue moon to get FF7 to work. ~Shard 00:06, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Illegal XP is pretty easy to download and keycodes are everywhere. — Skakid 00:08, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Ya but so is spyware :P. Dominator Matrix 00:16, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Idk Shard, I just game on it :P — Jon Lupen 01:12, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

For playing games, XP is probably the best system available at the moment. For anything else, use Lunix. --Jette 01:19, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Its linux btw. Shard whats your pc's specs? Dominator Matrix 01:21, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

(Edit conflict) Well, Vista's large foot-print was not an issue with the kinda hardware I'm running, I needed a solid 64-bit OS, and I've had bad expirences with 64-bit XP :P — Jon Lupen 01:24, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Everything on this comp is great except the OS and the video card (integrated). eclipse won't run my game because vista's making it think it's a 64 bit program running on a 32 bit OS. I have to wait for eclipse and OGL to come up with a fix. ~Shard 01:27, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Dude, buy a Video card. Onboard is junk, complete junk. — Jon Lupen 02:21, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Trust me running vista on integrated graphics is not going to happen. Dominator Matrix 01:29, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

lol@integrated graphics. Almost nothing is going to happen on them. Vista is rendered with AA btw. — Jon Lupen 01:45, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

NWN, Build Wars, and old games run on my GPU. Can't play Oblivion though :( ~Shard 02:13, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

I'm ordering one - will be a few weeks though. ~Shard 02:30, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

What are you getting? — Jon Lupen 02:30, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Not sure. Haven't ordered yet. ~Shard 02:33, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Eva uses my old one [[1]] it runs GW @60fps and around 30 under heavy load. Vista gives it a 5.9 in rating. When i bought it it was 150 bucks, now it's like 60-70. If you wanna run a little better and still a good price i'd suggest the one i have [[2]] i got it for 200 but now it's like 100-125--adrin 09:58, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Also, Windows 7 runs GW really well, I also prefer it over XP 64-bit edition. I had nothing but problems with it and the support for it was rather poor. The beta for 7 is free, you get the Ultimate version and you get it until August in which you'll have to format and put on your old OS or buy it. Of course you should format every 6 months anyway for optimal performance =P --adrin 10:03, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

So on a Scale relative to or between: "2000/NT/XP <--> Vista/Millennium" ...where would you rate '7' currently? --ilr 20:32, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

A 12 on a scale of 1-10 — Jon Lupen 23:18, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

GL finding a computer that has xp on it. They don't sell it no more, no where but the small 7 inch laptops that can't handle vista. Dominator Matrix 02:03, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

I can get free XP anytime I want. ~Shard 02:16, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

I envy you man. 145.94.74.23 08:02, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Check this out!

I nominate this for the skill of the day (everyone knows channeling magic is the worst branch :) )!

Proud and Foolish was King Adelbern - 5 ¾ 5 - "Item Spell. Hold King Adelbern's ashes for up to 15...19...20 seconds. When you drop his ashes you banish all party members from Ascalon. These party members then get burried in snow and are killed by the Stone Summit. (Attribute: Channeling Magic)"

Or you can go to this link User:Unendingfear/Proud and Foolish was King Adelbern.--Unendingfear 19:21, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

That's not really my style, but you've given me an idea for a skill of the day which I probably will use. ~Shard 05:48, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

shard get on vent noob --adrin 08:59, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

I'm about to go to bed. Good night. ~Shard 09:01, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

QQ--adrin 09:03, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Tesla likes me more than you =P

I know you are the one who likes her more than me, so I thought I'd post this from MY page to gloat

• Omg...Don't I know you ^_~...lol. See ya and have fun :P - Tesla 09:02, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

See? I got the wink. What u got Shard? --adrin 10:45, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Check this out

ArenaNet_talk:Developer_updates#Translated_January_15.2C_2009_update_for_people_who_don.27t_epic_fail...

• Scroll down to the end of the page.

...meh, too much QQ Someone should rewrite it with moar PewPEW --ilr 22:31, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Your suggestion is nonsensical, sir.

Thanks Shard. Your translate was more successful than the IP's. Boro 07:11, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

GRRRRRR TROLL TIME! RRRRRR!

--adrin 06:12, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Rawr. --Riddle 06:17, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

hey now, i put work into mine LAWL --adrin 07:57, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Work = searching for "troll" on google and adding text in ps? ~Shard 08:00, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

it was yahoo, and i used microsoft friggin word ok? rrrrrrrrr! --adrin 08:01, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

You'd rather clutter my wiki page than to talk to me in the vent channel we're both in? ~Shard 08:02, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Just watch your "trolling" Adrin...I don't want a wikiban--since we share internet routers--like what you did getting banned on OP trivia host on Battlenet kthnx.--*Yasmin Parvaneh* 08:04, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Riddle's does have the benefit of not being a copyvio. - Tanetris 08:12, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Lawl --adrin 08:15, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

if

you're still into gw needz balance blablabla stuff help me with mine :p Lilondra *Poke* 12:31, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Funny stuff in Alliance Battles

People in Alliance battles are just bad at least on the kurzick team. There was an elementalist who ran up to me and used meteor. -78(savage shot) says O HAI, forgive me for using such an overpowered skill. If you htink that's bad, there was a noob narutard "ninja" named Yondaime Xx running a bad build. Dancing Daggers-mantis touch-virulence-twisting fangs. He didn't have entangling asp. So the idiot used dancing daggers and mantis touch and I used antidote signet. Idiot uses virulence and can't figure out why nothing happened. Hehe, stupid "12345678" noobs ftl.

I may be mistaken, but why do you assume Shard would care about your story? Misery 14:43, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Why do you assume he doesn't care? — Jon Lupen 16:42, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

I'm well aware that 99% of the players still playing this game are terrible. Thanks for the story anyway. ~Shard 18:47, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome. Oh, and I'm forgiving anyone who doesn't like the story.

Shard loves everyone...just like Jesus.--*Yasmin Parvaneh* 22:10, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

I turn water into leetsauce. ~Shard 23:02, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

How about the other way around? — Jon Lupen 23:13, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

That wouldn't be as leet. -- anguard 23:34, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

But occasionaly you find yourself wandering in the desert and VERY thirsty, or am I the only one with this reocurring problem? — Jon Lupen 23:45, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Real men drink leetsauce from their sheer manliness.-- anguard 00:30, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

I always prefered it on my steak. — Jon Lupen 00:52, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

*wonders how similar leetsauce is to manjuice* Vili 01:06, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

I was thinking of some sort of food-stuff :P — Jon Lupen 01:23, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

You boys are nasty...be mindful, there is a lady present.--*Yasmin Parvaneh* 01:27, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

I don't mind, or else I wouldn't have brought it up... Vili 01:39, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

HEY! Some of us went into this with honest (and clean) intentions XD — Jon Lupen 02:28, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

I think you're the only one. ~Shard 02:51, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Meh. *shrugs* You win some, you loose some. — Jon Lupen 02:57, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

I spilled all my leetsauce all over the tablecloth last night :( I need to get some more. --Riddle 06:10, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Omfg, that's so unleet that you nao have nubsauce ;O. Dark Morphon(contribs) 14:26, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Did you die?

Where have you been? I'm lonely in vent. And I think I have an idea for the home town thing...it will be a backstory "gift" for devs and people who help with beta. Maybe--*Yasmin Parvaneh* 18:21, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Shard's Birthday

Is coming up. He's turning 47 next week. Send him lots of cake and huggles.--*Yasmin Parvaneh* 18:26, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

As well as an inhaler. Perhaps an oxygen tank.-- anguard 18:30, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Damn man, you're older than...most of the people here. :\ Vili 21:45, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

That'd be like, me + Misery + half of Vili. Raine - talk 22:58, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

My scarcasm senses are tingling. — Jon Lupen 23:04, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

sarcasm works good on the internets. --Cursed Angel 23:27, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

I know right? — Jon Lupen 01:39, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

I'm not turning 47... not this year, anyway. ~Shard 09:26, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

I know. He's turning 74. Yasmin Parvaneh made a typo.

But then he wouldn't be turning 47, ever; his response reads as if he plans on turning 47 at some point. Raine - talk 23:47, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Alternative sources of information tell me Shard is really more like 20. Vili 00:27, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

I'll be turning 22. ~Shard 02:01, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

You do realize...

The suggestion pages are being deleted other than the personal suggestion pages. -- Wyn 22:59, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

I did not. How and where should I link to a suggestion then? ~Shard 23:01, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

You could have made that sentence six words shorter. Nobody cares about personal suggestion pages, especially not the people they're directed at. --76.25.197.215 23:01, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Just create your suggestion page in your userspace and link it here. I'm not sure when the rest of the pages are being removed, but that's why the creation templates are gone, and there are notices on the two main suggestion portal pages. -- Wyn 23:04, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

I was wondering why the template was missing :P ~Shard 23:05, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

No that's kinda the whole problem... if they barely read the real Bug & Suggestion sections that are very organized and easy to navigate, then they sure as shit won't reading any of them in your Userspace. But I say go-right-ahead to these "Wiki Elite" claiming consensus on this since they're just encouraging direct Trolling for dev attention ...which means entertainment for the rest of us --ilr 05:19, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

The discussion regarding deletion of the suggestion area has been going of for months on the Community Portal talk page and has been posted on the Request for comments page since the beginning. You all are more than welcome to participate in the discussion, but don't start claiming Elitism on the part of those who HAVE bothered to participate just because you haven't. I personally don't want them to be deleted, cuz I'd rather keep the trolls confined there rather than dispersing them out on staff pages, but meh, I'm only one, and one doesn't make consensus. -- Wyn 05:27, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

"The angry rantings of 1,000 anonymous and unknown users was not equal to the reasoned, logical arguments from fifty well-known and experienced contributors." -Gwiki builds wipe commentary; I'm having one of those deja-vu moments. Vili 05:32, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

And that just proves my point... The "Elite" are meeting the derogatory definition -of- elite by nature when they act in exactly a manner which proves their detachment from everyday life and consequences. IE: GJ, thanks for the Warning, but you're also wasting your time defending them --ilr 05:41, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Wtf are you talking about? What proves your point? The discussion regarding eliminating the suggestion areas has been very transparent and available to everyone. Vili's comment has absolutely nothing to do with anything here, since it's from a different time and a different place. Should you wish to contribute to the discussion, your comments would carry just as much weight as anyone elses. Btw.. I'm not defending anyone, just trying to point out the total fallacy of your logic. -- Wyn 05:46, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

I didn't hear about it until I saw the template for adding suggestions getting removed. It might have been transparent to anyone who is a regular contributor to GWW, but to the other eighty percent of the userbase you might have well stuck it in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'beware of the leopard'. --76.25.197.215 05:52, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Wyn, Vili's comment makes perfect sense. The situation then and now is much the same, at least in that there exist a large clamoring mob, per se, and a smaller group of people who generally express themselves though rational argument. Granted, more context and commentary is needed to determine Vili's position on the current conflict, but it is nonetheless topical. Lord Belar 06:07, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

I was aware of something about suggestion pages changing sometime, but that conversation started half a year ago and I thought it just died. ~Shard 05:15, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

Happy Birthday!!!

-- |Cyan LightHere!| 13:22, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Seconded. Happy birthday Shard, and congrats on turning 74

woot in time ^^ happy Bday shard Lilondra *Poke* 15:31, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Happy Birthday :) --Bellando Mara 15:36, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

I would like to wish you a Happy Birthday ^^ --GuidingLight 15:48, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Happy Birthday! --Boro 16:22, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Happy Birthday. — Jon Lupen 16:47, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Happy Birthday :3 Mango 23:04, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Fuck, I missed it. Oh well.

-- anguard 13:15, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

I didn't miss it, I intentionally didn't say anything because I don't like him. Misery 13:30, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

That's ok Misery, cause we all know zero people will wish you a happy birthday. ~Shard 00:07, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Shard, we may not ever see eye to eye, be on the same page or anything, but I can still wish ya a happy late birthday. — Wolf 00:33, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

See misery, at least wolf mans it up. Thanks for the bday wishes everyone. ~Shard 00:37, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

You've made me see the error of my ways. I am sorry Shard, that was inappropriate. I apologise. Misery 00:39, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Well, since even Anet gave you a birthday present (DD bugfix) I'll also wish you a happy birthday, though late it may be. Consider it the first one for your next birthday if you wish. 145.94.74.23 08:38, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

a small hope in anet

has been rekindled :oooooooooPika Fan 01:06, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

It's too bad no skills got changed. I'm sure hexway will be so much more beatable now that necros need 13 curses instead of 12 to get that third pip of degen. ~Shard 01:11, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

On the bright side, MoI took a huge hit :P.Pika Fan 01:15, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

I've never seen non-assassins use it. ~Shard 01:17, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

It's mainly in GvGs, pretty much made any spiked target unprottable. You get degenerate MoI dom mezzes and MoI runners. Now they are goneeeee.Pika Fan 01:18, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

I guess it would have been too hard to just make the skill balanced. ~Shard 01:19, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

It was on almost every ritualist runner, was used by smite monk midlines in ladder farming builds and often seen on midliners. The degen and sighum adjustments were to stop fastcast Lingering Curse mesmers. This was primarily a GvG adjustment, although the PwK nerf slightly affects tease heroes and N/Rts. Misery 01:21, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

This is the first intelligent update from Anet in a long time. Signet of Humility gets nerfed, 4 "no attribute" skills get nerfed, and 2 pointless nerfs.

"...because nothing got buffed" <- fix't Vili 01:46, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Someone has to explain how this update succeeded in any way. MOI I can see. DD is slightly less powerful because at least strafing and hiding can stop it. Nothing else was changed. People ran the hexes at -3 before and they will run them at -3 now. Primal Rage warriors move 8% less fast than normal. Those are negligible changes. Someone please explain why "this is the most intelligent update they've done in a long time," because I just don't see it. ~Shard 01:51, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Well, Pragers can't catch people using 33% speed buffs now, nor 25% buffs as they'd move at the same speed (though it's still maintainable so...meh). Humsig was strong and so this helps to prevent its abuse etc.

But anyway, to answer your question, while I favor this update coz it didn't make anything worse, it's not really big news other than DD lolz. Vili 01:53, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

It's a GvG-centered balance, and it does help with the unbalance GvG's been facing.Pika Fan 02:57, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

It's not the best update ever, but it's the best update in months because while they fixed some things, they amazed me by not seriously fucking up anything else. Every GvG team was either running a fast cast lingering curser for pressure or MoI on a midliner/runner for spiking/training. The 10 second skill disable is going to make all the GvG builds that ran MoI pretty ineffective, assacaster callers or something may see play. The nerfs to degen hexes were totally ineffective as everyone either runs them at 12 curses on a any/N or 14 on a N/any and the degen at these levels was not touched. This is similarly as ineffective as their nerf to Backbreaker. They seem to have missed the point that for a majority of skills, only the effectiveness at 12 and 14 matter. The more important nerf to the fast cast lingering build was the signet of humility change, big pressure plus disabling WoH caused the other team to collapse. Some teams were running three signets of humility, only one of those builds actually used mesmer skills, that won't be very viable any longer. PRage doesn't need to be smiter's booned, they adjusted it. It's probably still too powerful and I don't think we will see Eviscerate make a comeback yet. I don't really understand the ritualist nerf, it will make midline ritualists and ritualist runners who are at the stand after the flag has been planted slightly easier to spike down/pressure but realistically away from the stand you either have a flag in your hands or you are running away/turtling. If you get caught and they get a dshot on WoW, you die anyway, +14 armor doesn't save you. It will just make things moderately harder for ritualist runners and turn 94 armor squishies into 80 armor squishies. One advantage is that there will actually be a reason to have shield sets on a ritualist now, so people may have to think (Yes Shard, Ritualist primaries are used in GvG). As for the Guild Lord changes, we didn't really see 22nd minute Guild Lord ganks so I don't think we will see 12 minute Guild Lord ganks, but it moderately improves the viability of split play by making it a threat earlier in the game. I hope I don't eat my hat later on any of those changes, but that is my interpretation. The update had largely nothing to do with HA, but tease heroes and N/Rts will be slightly easier to kill. Misery 08:48, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

u dum nog, nobody runs n/rt when they can have a hero me/rt do the weapon spamming for them. -Auron 09:07, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

This meta was only covering up the broken one that existed before the last update. Onoes rits still have divine healing in an item, and they still have a hex that causes cripple twice. I'm not into GvG or HA much anymore, especially considering how bad players dominate those arenas with gimmicks, and it's just as hard to beat kill maps as it is for anet to balance a game. When I'm on, I generally only play AB, since it's the only pvp arena left where killing people isn't the primary objective and gimmicks can't rule it. ALso, you see bad pve builds there like flare necros and 55 monks. ~Shard 18:08, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

"since it's the only pvp arena left where killing people isn't the primary objective"

You obviously aren't ABing right, then. --76.25.197.215 18:11, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

You obviously don't know how to win AB. ~Shard 04:00, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

check out the notes for dancing daggers.

i added something for you on Dancing Daggers' wiki page. --adrin 01:21, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

10 Plat sez that trivia note will be ripped down by the fanboiz in less time than it took for Shard to notice the bug wuz finally fixed --ilr 02:38, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Your User Page

Come on, atleast re-add skill of the day for the moment XD — Jon Lupen 02:27, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

It'll be dancing daggers tomorrow ;) ~Shard 02:42, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

But what was todays? OH, and you could always add it to your fancy tab-thing at the top of your page. — Jon Lupen 02:44, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Today doesn't need one. ~Shard 02:53, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Here is todays:

• Strong was Update: For 1...1 months, Izzy creates a strong update that actually targets all the broken stuff, and doesn't create any more broken stuff in the game. (Attribute: Miracles.)

AMIRITE? DarkNecrid 04:25, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Oh yeah, and they did nerf MoI (just not in notes), it's roughly as strong as it was before they insane buffed it, only slightly more so, can't stop 3 second enchants anymore, and now disables stuff which has freed up slots. This is probably the best update the game has ever received ever, because while certain things weren't very strong choices (hello every Necro buff) on what to nerf, if he keeps this up we might get somewhere! DarkNecrid 04:28, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

If this was the best update ever ever, you haven't been playing for very long. I would argue that the addition (and soonafter the fixing) of skill templates was the best update to GW. ~Shard 05:18, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, my bad, I had just woke up when I posted that, I meant "the best update the games has ever received in quite some time." Which is pretty true IMO, the last update that nerfed stuff without buffing anything into OPness was half a year ago or more, IIRC. (Also I agree about the templates thing, although the J menu and Observer mode are definitely up there.) DarkNecrid 05:36, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Obs mode was a cool idea, but letting people basically steal builds from it by telling everyone what skills are being used was a mistake. Obs was supposed to be a tool for people to watch how top guilds use strategy, not what skills they bring. ~Shard 05:38, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Builds could (and were!) being copied anyways just from word of mouth/forums, though. It helped speed up the process sure, but really it's not much worse than PvX Wiki, and even if people copy builds they still won't be able to do much with it unless they practice/know strategies/use Searing Flames. I actually think that type of stuff is cool, the stats, and wish they had the manpower and time (if the game wasn't dying, y'know. That too.) to add more stats and have it seamlessly track that per battle in-game & on the site. But I love stupid stats so whatever. DarkNecrid 06:40, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

lalalawl

regina posted this quote feb 5th

A lot of folks have been waiting to hear about the decision about the rules infraction in the last monthly automated tournament. We have been in the process of drafting a public message that will convey our decision. However, because of unforeseen circumstances (staff illness), and because the message needs to go through the approval process, as well as translation/localization, it will not be ready today as we had hoped.

lmao how many times are they gunna use the sick day excuse. they're worse than a 15 year old not wanted to go to school. --adrin 18:20, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

I guess it depends what's "going around" their office. It it's Strep or that new beefed up Flu (the one that's resistant to shots) then that's one of the few times we should give them full sympathies. If it's just head colds, then LAWL, toughen up buttercups!

ANet always pissball us about, you can never expect a straight answer. Napalm Flame 19:47, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Nah, they probably fell asleep at their desks and woke up to eat breakfast and log on to WoW.

Something mean has been jumping around my place of work and I'ver been wondering how long until I get it. Seriously, in an office such as that, some one brings one thing into the office, and it spreads fast. — Jon Lupen 22:39, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Ever read 'The Style of the Rat' by Scott Addams? Afer you have, you'll have a pretty good idea how the managerial part of a company works. You'd actually feel sorry for the programmers there that try so hard to make a great game. 145.94.74.23 23:33, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

I already do. However, Anet is one of the only game companies that does this. Most trust their workers enough to do their jobs. ~Shard 01:23, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

"Damnit! We need them to quit faster! We're losing money with all these people freeloading on our servers! BREAK THE GAME MORE, YOU WORTHLESS, INCOMPETENT PROGRAMMERS!"

Owait, no, I just realized that they're making PvEers happier and happier. So that can't be it. =/ Raine - talk 01:33, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

Does happy mean sad in your country? ~Shard 03:55, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

I'm a PvE player, and updates haven't made me happy for a very long time. Vili 03:57, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

I thought PvE people liked teh PvE skills. =( Raine - talk 04:00, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

I think you ought to stalk me moar, I always complain about broken skills, and most of the PvE ones fit that category. Not to mention how "title grind is fine, but it should *never* make you more powerful than someone who chooses not to". Vili 04:06, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, the bad PvE people* (the majority). You're exceptional. Raine - talk 10:35, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

/stalk Misery 00:50, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Pushing the limits

I understand you are unhappy, I am unhappy, however, your rant on Regina's talk page has once again gone over the line of being unhappy into personal attacks. -- Wyn 03:08, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Heh, ya can always count on cheating in sports to bring the most Epic Dramas... someone just won a bet probably. But does the punishment really fit either crime when the real crooks just lost a little trim, but dissenters lose their voice? Do whatever fits the policy, just pointing out the gap between what Anet Says and its Community does.--ilr 06:27, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

If you read my post in the section on Regina's page, you will see that I as well do not appreciate their decision, or my post on guru, but I manage to do it without resorting to personal insults and attacks. -- Wyn 06:32, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Why doesn't Anet just completely scrap PvP and make Build Wars a PvE-based game? Anet has failed at PvP for 3 and a half years and they just keep throwing away time and money on it. At the moment, I can find Korean grind fest MMOs that are less broken than Build Wars.

Now that level of pessimism OTH, even I don't agree with. The least of which being for the fact that Gw isn't an MMORPG to start with. --ilr 19:33, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

Technical technicality is fucking technical. 69.109.122.127 07:25, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Nope. Technical technicality is technically ----ing technical.

Quoting forced memes from Tim&Eric is technically UNFUNNY --ilr 22:56, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy V-Day!!! - Tesla 00:55, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Valentine's day is commercial BS imo :>. Dark Morphon(contribs) 08:28, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Translation of SHARD'S PAGE for people who don't fail

I interrupt res sigs with Ignorance.

Skill of the Day Month (insert random skill comment here)

Blah

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• Dancing Daggers was buggy for 1014...2000...3000 days(Attribute: Anet finally hires a debugging team)
• Dancing Daggers bug accepted for 1/2....3/4....1 year before the fix(Attribute: Anet finally stopped falling asleep at their desks and fix something)
• Golden Gates is still broken.

My Articles

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• Nerf List
• Unspecified Imbalances of Build Wars
• Humor
• Why Build Wars Failed at Everything
• Dev Hammer translated so that people who don't fail can translate this so that people who don't fail can learn to translate ERROR PARSING VARIABLE LIST.

My Projects

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Due to Vista being a piece of garbage, I cannot work on Crusade. Mac OS X is clearly better, but whatever. Our NWN module is swimming in a swamp. Yasmin and I have been putting in a ton 2000 minutes of time and we are pleased with how balanced it is compared to Build Wars, but that isn't saying much. Still got a long way to go. Contact either me or Yasmin to find out how to log on. Contact Izzy for tips on how to break it.

SC2 analysis the day it comes out. I plan to program my computer to play it. --The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.71.232.219 (talk).

Aww, aren't you cute! Thanks for keeping the attention on this page by making edits to go into recent changes while Shard is away. We appriciate your support in putting attention back on us and our projects.--*Yasmin Parvaneh* 06:12, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

That truly is a bad attempt at being funny. Dark Morphon(contribs) 11:24, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Who funny ? where ? cookies ? Lilondra *Poke* 07:24, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

~

ow btw

Next time you get banned with an actual reason I'll kick your ass.There is no reason not to make skill of the day and ban is not something that should prevent me from demanding that :x Lilondra *Poke* 07:25, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

"As always we are really hard on 4v4 balance, having no real tournament play no obs and no real voice in the community it gets the blunt of the balance stick. I'm gonna try and throw 4v4 a few bones next balance patch and I know Wail is an issue there especially with the nerf to Humility. Izzy @-'---- 21:01, 12 February 2009 (UTC)"

I thought you two might like this. --*Yasmin Parvaneh* 17:17, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

I like how the actually thought people brought humility in case they played more then 2 matches and came across a WoD Lilondra *panda* 17:35, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

"no real voice in the community" made me LoL. --*Yasmin Parvaneh* 17:43, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

As long as they nerfed it, I couldn't care less.Pika Fan 17:45, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Izzy's weight makes me lol owait not alowed to say that shizzles Lilondra *panda* 18:40, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

SF spike gone wrong

Enjoy this noob. [[3]]--*Yasmin Parvaneh* 22:49, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Vent

Is busted. Did Christina pay the bill? I need to have Adrin look into setting up one for us off the slave.--*Yasmin Parvaneh* 22:17, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Christina is a whore. --72.90.42.115 17:18, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Thank you.--*Yasmin Parvaneh* 17:19, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Eat it. --72.90.42.115 17:20, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Good point, my coffee break is approaching.--*Yasmin Parvaneh* 17:24, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Shard steals sigils

One of those was mine. Douche.

^^ Lol @ Alleji.--*Yasmin Parvaneh* 04:35, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

WTB Friendship >.>

I just watched your videos on YouTube. I don't know a whole lot about HA and GvG but could I guest/group with you sometime? :P Mr.Hobo 01:41, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Shard has youtube videos? Also, wtb new skill of the day. Vili 01:59, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

WTB not being banned, imo. --Riddle 02:43, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Socking for skilloftheday is a risk I'd be willing to take. Vili 03:35, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Some ignorant asshat like me would probably just rv it =P --Riddle 05:11, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

no need for socking. Boro 19:51, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

IM him with the SotD and he'll post it under his name in his userspace. It's not socking! Raine - talk 20:07, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

@Mr. Hobo...we HA nightly, you can PM me for a guest, I'm the GL for our guild.--*Yasmin Parvaneh* 22:39, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

(Reset) Sweet... except it's Lent and I gave up video games, so it's a no til Sunday. What builds do you usually run? Mr.Hobo 01:18, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

We run balanced...2 warriors, mesmer, eles, monks---sometimes a para, rit or a necro. We have a para spike build we do sometimes. It really depends on who is on, if we have to pug.--*Yasmin Parvaneh* 17:02, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Kk, my para/rit/sin skills aren't very good... I hate running gimmicks, only do when there's no one else on. Mr.Hobo 20:55, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

WTB Shard

Where you be??? Its 7pm, do you know where my Shard is? Its ha time.--*Yasmin Parvaneh* 02:39, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Somebody's ban is going to be up very shortly...--*Yasmin Parvaneh* 17:58, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Does that mean we can start betting on the imminent RE-banning, right now?
(hey, y'all know sum1 wuz gonna say it...) --ilr 19:43, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

If he uses the words retarded zoomonkey's again yh Lilondra *panda* 09:55, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Welcome Back Shard! Boro 12:10, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

and there he goes again :p Lilondra *panda* 13:24, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

God! why can't you restrict yourself to be polite shard? sigh. see you in june! Boro 13:28, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

We get your frustrated but just flaming everything wont help.I'm convinced izzy actually can be a nice guy Lilondra *panda* 13:38, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Shard needs to make his own Build Wars Wiki. Actually, nevermind that since no one should waste their time developing anything for a failed game grindfest in PvE/broken PvP full of cheaters and ladder manipulation that's getting thrown out anyway.

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lost your touch, you have Vili 08:43, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

huh? ~Shard 08:44, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Sorry. My nubspeak may have confused you. Let me try again:

You're not funny anymore. I think you ought to quit while you're behind. Just my opinion. Vili 08:57, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

I haven't even done anything yet. ~Shard 08:59, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

The thing is that you came back and did nothing else then spread I HATE ANET posts . I mean I understand your angry about the terrible game balance but no need to flame linsey and regina rly Lilondra *panda* 13:09, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Our current generaltion and the one before it, the majority of it that is, dedicated to consuming and spewing bile everywhere...... — Jon Lupen 15:09, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

WTF U talkins bout Willis? 1 wiseAss comment about Reg's Bday is grounds for UNFUNNY baws? He hasn't even touched the other Dev pages yet. ...if seething cynicism there was grounds 4 sum b& then where's mine? --ilr 21:38, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Short answer: Unlike Shard, you're an invisible user that no one cares about, so even if you are less of a positive contributor than him you can get away without being banned. Long answer: Admins actually need a codified reason to ban you here, and sadly, stupidity isn't one of them (yet).

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go /wrists for dignifying you with a response. Vili 04:12, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Ooh, a vicious personal attack, I feel so honored. Good thing the Wiki's also seething with Hypocrisy otherwise ya'd lose a smidge of credibility (but not posting Privs like Shard always does, hurrrr). --ilr 10:04, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Have a look at his FAQ, it's dripping with "Anet sucks at their jobs" and other such libel. — Jon Lupen 21:49, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

There's a difference between cynicism and douchery. Jon Stewart is a paragon of cynicism, and he's hilarious. Shard is a paragon of douchery, and it's pathetic. --216.241.108.106 21:50, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Colbert's a Paragon. Jon's just a bitter palm'assin. --ilr 22:03, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

If I was bitter, I would play the NPA card right now, watch the admin notice board. I just call them when I see them (even if they are few). — Jon Lupen 22:05, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Jon Stewart does not spam knockdowns on recharge, and I'll thank you to withdraw that baseless accusation. --216.241.108.106 22:08, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Please ignore my above comment, I thought you were refering to me, I'm very sorry. — Jon Lupen 22:15, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Damn well better. --216.241.108.106 22:23, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

It could still apply to you if I modified it a bit: "Jon's a Biting Paw'assin b/c he has a Furry icon in his sig" --ilr 22:46, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

(Reset indent) I'd Agree Vili, but the loosing went on a long time ago, I totaly saw the ban comming again too. — Wolf 01:19, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Saw it coming, or was racing to hit the ban/report/tattle button first?--*Yasmin Parvaneh* 04:17, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

I just saw it comming. I can't hit the ban button, nor would I race to it, unless it was to throw a ban on a vandal. — Wolf 20:52, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Speak of the devil, he's back already. — Wolf 20:53, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

bit late

Just saw your comment on the spirit blessing thing here.They were supposed to work like enchants,have a cast time (albeit not nearly as long as the normal ones) and a active recharge.I noticed your comments as I'm going to use a similar Idea for my new rtbalance. Lilondra *panda* 17:06, 22 March 2009 (UTC)