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Hi all, since we already have a Gaile sighting thread, we certainly wouldn't want Alex to feel left out. So, here is a thread devoted to Alex sightings. Again please refrain from posting your replies in this thread, we'd like to keep this thread as clean as possible.
5/5/2006 - New respect for Alesia (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4067468#post4067468)
Not stealth updated, no... There's a couple of lines from the most recent patch notes that notifies of adjustments made to the Healer and Spirit henchmen. Specifically:
The dev team are aware of player concerns posted in threads (such as this one) on fan sites. This is where streaming tech really shows how good it is - there's no substitute for having thousands upon thousands of players playing the game, it's inevitable that after release players are going to find things that were overlooked by the testers for one reason or another.
Just as happened last year with Prophecies, I think you'll see Factions continually being improved upon based on your feedback over the next weeks.
5/5/2006 - Birthday Presents (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4067423#post4067423)
They're great, huh? There will be some more detailed information about the mini-monsters on the websites early next week. For now ... I believe I've seen all of the current gifts listed, and yes the colour of the gift title means the same thing as for other items in the game (white = common, purple = uncommon, gold = rare and green = very rare). What you get is random, but obviously you are more likely to receive a white than a gold or green due to rarity.
The above are Alex's posts after Factions' release. From here on, it will be new posts by Alex.
5/8/2006 - Summarized List of Factions Community Feedback 5/7/06 (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4073432#post4073432)
Fantastic thread ... Makes my job a little easier :wink:. I just want to assure you all that the dev team (and especially Gaile, myself and other community-oriented staff) are reading your threads and passing information along to the dev team. What you like, what you don't like, your suggestions and constructive criticism are all being compiled.
All that feedback will be useful to the Dev team as they progress with improving Factions post-release. They've already put in place some smaller adjustments (such as changes to the Healer and Spirit henchies) due to feedback.
Threads such as this one that put forth feedback without hype/anger colouring the text are by far the most useful to us.
5/11/2006 - GW is suffering from developing strategy (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4081786#post4081786)
There's two dev teams at ArenaNet working on staggered 12 month schedules to give the 6 monthly release windows, as mentioned. C3 was started back in November, and is already advancing quite well.
I think it goes without saying by now that the dev team will make any changes that they believe are warranted based on player feedback. If they decide to change aspects of Factions based on your feedback, then the changes will be made. Not just for Factions, either, any changes made to Prophecies or Factions that have an impact on C3 will be rolled into C3 during development.
5/19/2006 - Give Factions a chance (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4101109#post4101109)
Perhaps here is a good point to suggest leaving behind any preconceived (from Prophecies) assumptions of how best to play Factions and try a different approach? I know that I had to change many of my favourite strategies (especially when playing with Hench) to get through Factions.
Factions is very similar to Prophecies - same type of game, after all - but there are definite key differences in some elements of Factions that means it isn't as simple as just transfering you old Prophecies play style to factions and playing.
I've seen a lot of people saying Factions has 'half as much content' and many of those are directly comparing the mission counts. Thing is ... in Factions those mission maps are re-used with quests to be completed that help flesh out the story. The content is presented differently ... if you stick to the missions only, you're going to miss a lot. It's also more densely packed, so a mission failure doesn't cost you as much time as it used to.
Branch out, try new things :). We're not ignoring your feedback (eg Elite missions and access to the early missions for characters to change continents are being looked at for revision), but equally it's worth remembering that with each campaign the dev team is trying to present new playing options. You might not like them all; that's part of why each campaign does not require previous campaigns, it allows you to pick and choose.
5/24/2006 - Give Factions a chance (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4113493#post4113493)
This is a very good point. Lag is not always within our control - there's an average of 10-15 hops between where you are playing on your PC and the servers, depending on where you live and which territory you are connecting to (the high end is a European player connecting to America). A problem at any one of those hops can introduce lag.
Now, admittedly, sometimes that lag is within our control. When it is, we need as much player information about the lag as possible to help isolate the cause. The more information we get from you if you have a lag issue, the easier it becomes to find the source.
And, thankfully, a patch overnight will have hopefully solved the lag issues that some Factions towns were experiencing :).
6/15/2006 - June's Official Suggestion Thread (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4171945#post4171945)
Expertise already applies to all non-Ranger skills that are valid. For example, Warrior attack skills have their energy cost reduced (those that cost energy), as do the Necromancer touch-range skills such as Vampiric Touch. Expertise does not, however, apply to any skills marked as spells as the attribute does not cover these types of skills at all.
6/22/2006 - Merging Prophecies with Factions (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4189746#post4189746)
Katya, you're a legend. Thanks for laying it out in such a straightforward way! Saves me from doing it ;).
6/28/2006 - I think GW is programmed to screw you out of Gladiator points (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4202606#post4202606)
Hey guys,
Anyone having trouble with maintaining a solid connection to the servers should read article number 2744 in our support database (http://support.plaync.com/). Just do a search for 2744 and you'll find the right one. The article goes through a lot of initial trouble-shooting steps. It's targeted towards lag, but realistically can be applied to any network issues you may be having with GW. Certainly, following these steps (all the way to the bottom) will improve the ability of our support team to assist you should you submit a ticket.
6/28/2006 - London Film & Comic Con (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4202635#post4202635)
OK, so I guess people are now wondering what this has to do with Guild Wars. It's simple, really :) - NCsoft Europe is attending the Con and we'll have some Guild Wars goodies to give out, demo machines and possibly some simple little contests so you can win some prizes.
On the Saturday we'll have Martin Kerstein (German CC) at the stand, and I'll be there Sunday (and possibly Saturday as well). Come join us, have some fun and a chat.
Find out more (including times and location) on the London Film & Comic Con site (http://www.londonfilmandcomiccon.com/). We look forward to meeting anyone who can drag themselves away from the Dragon Festival! :D
6/29/2006 - London Film & Comic Con (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4204525#post4204525)
I just wanted to add that we'll also be at Continuum (http://www.continuum.uk.net/) in a month, so if you can't make it for London I hope to see you there.
7/4/2006 - Buying character slots? (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4215885#post4215885)
I can't tell you when the purchasable character slots will become available, however they are still being worked on and will be made available as soon as the required technology to provide them is ready.
7/5/2006 - London Film & Comic Con (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4218224#post4218224)
As it turned out, I was there Saturday and not on Sunday due to having developed a nasty blister. Anyway, a lot of fun was had by a lot of people. For those interested, there's a photo set (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93318459@N00/sets/72157594188053786/) on flickr. Don't be fooled by Ghost Widow, we found ourselves frequently talking GW with people and the freebies we had at the stand disappeared in a hurry. The guys had to take new stock on the train with them for Sunday!
Anyway, I'd also like to remind everyone that we'll be at Continuum (http://www.continuum.uk.net/) at the end of this month (28th-31st). We'll have plenty of skill pins to give away, and we're planning some fun Guild Wars activities that I'll let you all know about as soon as we have it all finalised.
7/18/2006 - Omg Nightfall Proffesions Announced!!!! (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4247921#post4247921)
Now now ;). *We* never said anything about a martial artist. Remember that the press made their own conclusions after seeing some concept artwork; concept art often may be misleading, for example if it's meant for the model creation team it might omit weaponry so that the actual character details can be seen clearly.
7/20/2006 - Nightfall Slots? (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4253979#post4253979)
Actually, we care about all our customers. That's one of the advantages of the standalone campaigns - players can choose which campaigns appeal to them and buy the ones they want. Of course, we'd all love it if everyone enjoyed all of the campaigns and bought them all. At the end of the day, however, you always need to remember that you can never please everyone.
Now, on the topic of character slots ... I see a large-ish thread based on nothing but pure speculation. I'd urge everyone to remember that and not get too involved with this topic for now. There's nothing announced yet.
cheers,
Damcyan
7/26/2006 - [Merged] 07/26/2006 build includes purchasable character slots! (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?t=412616&page=4)
There should be an "Upgrades" option in the top right of the store. Click on that, you'll see the Character slots.
I'd love to give you the exact position, but I can't get in myself right now...
7/26/2006 - [Merged] 07/26/2006 build includes purchasable character slots! (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4269424#post4269424)
£ in the UK, € in Europe.
8/02/2006 - Nightfall release date (http://forums.gwonline.net/showpost.php?p=4289909&postcount=38)
no way? The official launch of factions was on a saturday (even though pre-orders got early access and the game was in shops slightly before that)
Official launch for Factions was April 28th ... a Friday. The early access was on the 27th.
Not sure if this was mentioned or not.. but in Australia, they don't care if it's saturday, as GW Factions was released on.. A SATURDAY! Luckily, the shops aren't far from where we were and ducking in Saturday morning wasn't a hassle.
Same date for the box to be on shelves (28th April in the case of Factions), except that because Australia is 18+ hours ahead of the US, the servers will not give you access until late in the day (after most stores will have closed).
Sidenote: yeesh, that was a lot of "quoting" and i apologize, but thought it'd better to attempt all of it in order to keep it in context.
8/03/2006 - Are you going to Leipzig? (http://forums.gwonline.net/showpost.php?p=4293069&postcount=1)
If you are, you won't want to miss Sunday at the NCsoft Booth. We've declared it Community Day, and we're expecting to have a lot of fun. We'll have more information for you very soon, but I will say...
* How much do you know about Guild Wars?
* Think you can make yourself look like a Guild Wars character/monster/etc?
* Do you want to win prizes?
8/04/2006 - Prophecies GOTY No Bonus Weapons?!? (http://forums.gwonline.net/showpost.php?p=4295166&postcount=6)
/bonusitems and /preorder both do the same thing, and they are *not* limited to people who preordered. Anyone who should have access to bonus items of any sort can use either command to spawn the items in their inventory.
The items automatically spawned at character creation in the past, but with so many possible items now (Prophecies and Factions preorders, GotY or EU 2006 edition bonus items, soon to be Nightfall bonus items) it was decided to make it a player decision whether the items are spawned or not.
Simply type either /bonusitems or /preorder and the items should appear.
8/04/2006 - Prophecies GOTY No Bonus Weapons?!? (http://forums.gwonline.net/showpost.php?p=4295283&postcount=9)
The wiki mentions the /preorder command and says that /goty or /gameoftheyear may work for the GOTY edition but we tried and only got "unknown command".
I will ask her to try /bonusitem(s) and if that works well I'll credit the first person who stated that when I update the wiki.
Thanks again! Any other ideas are welcome in the meantime.
I've just tested and both /preorder and /bonusitems work fine for my account. Make sure that the commands are being entered exactly as above, no spaces, no hyphens etc. If they still are not working for you, then you can contact the support team (http://eu.guildwars.com/support/) relevant to your region (US I assume) and they'll assist you with accessing the items.
Demented Soul
07-08-2006, 14:47
8/7/2006 - Nightfall release date (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4300887#post4300887)
Thought I'd take a look about: Guild Wars Europe site article on "Where to Buy" (http://eu.guildwars.com/support/article/where_to_buy/)
Though the listings on the link from the official European site make mention of online purchase/ordering - perhaps one, or more, are retailers where you can go in-store for purchase/ordering. Hope that helps.We'll have full details on where you can pick up the pre-release package in Europe ASAP, including brick'n'mortar stores.
Demented Soul
07-08-2006, 15:07
8/7/2006 - Prophecies GOTY No Bonus Weapons?!? (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4300927#post4300927)
A little information, to help clear up a touch of confusion in this thread:
For the European 2006 edition that offers the bonus items, the key to access them is separate from the key to enable the game.
For the American GotY edition that offers the bonus items, the bonus items and enabling the game are through the same key.
Demented Soul
07-08-2006, 17:10
8/7/2006 - Prophecies GOTY No Bonus Weapons?!? (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4301145#post4301145)
Say Alex Weekes, might you be able to clear up why the EU version isnt available in Denmark? As stated in another thread were I talked of the bonus weapons, I had to get a friend from the Netherlands to get it for me.You'll need to find out from the retailer or distributor. If they haven't got it, it's because they haven't ordered it. It may be that they have leftover stock of older editions they are selling through first. Basically, we can encourage a retailer / distributor to take the product, but we can't *force* them to. We make it available to them, they make it available to you ... hence you need to talk to them, then they talk to us.
Demented Soul
09-08-2006, 14:36
8/9/2006 - Aussie Pre-Order? (NightFall) (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4305671#post4305671)
ALEX WAKE UP! How about some confirmations here and there eh? :PBe fair, it was 8:10 am my time when you posted. I was just in the process of crawling out of bed... :)
Anyway, I have got some information for you:
1. As always, take anything you hear from a non-official source with a grain of salt. There's no official release date available yet, and the story your manager told you about Guild Wars release in Aus bears very little relation to fact.
2. Sales and Marketing team here confirmed earlier this week that the Pre-Release package will be shipped to Australia. There should be sufficient quantities for all EB stores in Aust/NZ, arriving the 15th September.
3. I'm always passing on your feedback about GW availability downunder (being an Aussie myself :) ), so please don't hesitate to contact me if you want to.
Demented Soul
15-08-2006, 15:27
8/15/2006 - Nightfall Beta on Sept 1st revealed in UK PCformat (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4317943#post4317943)
There's a lot of firsts about that PCFormat issue (eg first UK cover for an NCsoft game). It's great that they are willing to work with us :).
Unfortunately, I can confirm that the date in the magazine is wrong. There is not a beta event scheduled for the 1st September.
Demented Soul
21-08-2006, 14:27
8/17/2006 - Repealing Ban ingame, impossble!! (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4322842#post4322842)
I have to say that message..doesn't help very much at all. It should be more specific. Like if you continue to farm this area you will be flagged for botting. Some way of letting users know.This message is merely an advisory to the player about loot drop rates. It is not used as evidence of botting, so the message already says everything it needs to :).
Demented Soul
23-08-2006, 15:52
8/23/2006 - Live from Leipzig (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4334361#post4334361)
Well, we're here. Today is trade-only, and the guild members have started arriving and coming down to the booth to familiarise themselves with the computers.
While there's not much happening right now, I thought I'd drop in and point you to our NCsoft Europe Flickr account (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ncsofteurope/), where we'll be publishing photos from the show on a regular basis. The booth is easily the best in Hall 5 :). The designers and builders have done a brilliant job.
I'll drop into this thread whenever I can during the week and blog our experience here, so keep checking back.
Demented Soul
24-08-2006, 21:15
8/24/2006 - Live from Leipzig (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4336655#post4336655)
We've had a few tech problems getting the first match underway, and as a result we've postponed while our techies investigate. As soon as we know when the match will go ahead we'll let you know.
8/24/2006 - Live from Leipzig (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4336883#post4336883)
- the amount of content is pretty equal to factions*More than* Factions is a more correct statement. I just wanted to clarify that, because 'pretty equal' is understating the amount of content. There are more missions than in Factions, for example.
8/24/2006 - NightFall will release on Oct 27 (From Anet) (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4337066#post4337066)
thats great but does collectable skill pins count for europe aswell.Europe has a press release up as well, and yes the EU CE has skill pins as well.
8/24/2006 - How does that Hero vs Hero battle work? (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4337091#post4337091)
The feature was announced officially in today's press release that also announced the release date.
Note - Heroes are an entirely new system. They are not improved henchies. They will be very, very cool.
8/24/2006 - NightFall will release on Oct 27 (From Anet) (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4337100#post4337100)
Any news on the availability of the preorder for Europe yet Alex?That was announced in a previous press release already... See here:
http://eu.guildwars.com/press/articl...prerelease_pr/
It should be in stores in Europe and Australia on the same day as for America.
8/24/2006 - NightFall will release on Oct 27 (From Anet) (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4337113#post4337113)
Alex, is there any release up in Taiwan? Will we have collection edition as well?
We don't have CE before.I don't know, you'll need to check through the Taiwanese site.
8/24/2006 - NightFall will release on Oct 27 (From Anet) (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4337125#post4337125)
My apologies Alex, I meant details about which stores will be carrying it, and if it will be available via an online retailer.
So far those I have spoken with (both bricks 'n mortar and online) know nothing about the prerelease.Ahh, right. We'll announce that as soon as we have details nailed down.
Re: mini standee - ever see cardboard cutout character in a store? Those are called standees. Now imagine what a mini-standee looks like,
8/30/2006 - Pre release Nightfall pack (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4350243#post4350243)
Everyone, please remember that the pre-release package is not scheduled to be store shelves until 15th September. That's a little over two weeks away still. Give it a little more time. I'm following up here to see if we know who will have the package here in Europe, and I'll let you know.
However, as noted in the press release about the pre-release package that was (and still is) on the eu.guildwars.com site, YES the package will be available in Europe. We've even got them going out to Aust/NZ in significant numbers. Just have some patience ;).
9/4/2006 - A rumour on nightfall pre-order (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4361184#post4361184)
Yup, very odd that with 12 days to go no one in the UK has it for sale, that we can see.
Alex(weekes), any chance of you chasing this up for us?
Thanks
I should be finding out this week, and I'll make sure to let you all know. We'll have details on the official EU sites as well as via the forums once we know for sure. Rest assured it *will* be available somehow, because we've produced a lot of them :).
Speaking of which, for the Aus and NZ players present I'll reiterate an earlier statement: EB in Aus/NZ will definitely be carrying the PBP, and they have significantly more stock than arrived for Factions.
9/5/2006 - PC Gamer's exclusive minipet (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4362822#post4362822)
So, I can let you all know that there will be European magazines with a similar offer available int he near future. Keep an eye on the website :). I'll also make sure to let you all know here once we have details for you.
9/5/2006 - GW Euro server population decline (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4362866#post4362866)
There's no decline in population for the European Territory. I can assure you of that much :). Factions remains one of the top 5 games on the German charts and has sold extremely well across Europe. Factions was #1 in the UK at release, as well as Germany and several other countries / regions.
Anyway, I can't give you numbers but the fact of that matter is that the population on the EU servers has only grown over time, and we're continuing to see this growth in the lead-up to Nightfall's release.
9/8/2006 - Sighting of European pre-release Bonus Pack for GW:Nightfall (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4368490#post4368490)
I should be able to give you a lot more details next week. However, YES the boxed package will be available. I just don't have details to share yet.
9/8/2006 - UK Pre Release Pack for Nightfall (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4368493#post4368493)
As I've said in a few threads now, the boxed pre-release package will be available in Europe (including UK). I just don't have details of which stores yet. Keep an eye on your favourite store, ask them about it ... and hopefully next week I'll have details for you all.
We've got a *lot* of these boxes ordered by distributors and retailers, so you'll definitely be able to get hold of it once the time rolls around.
As confirmed previously, EB Games in Australia/New Zealand will be carrying a goodly number of the package and it should be on shelves there the 15th.
9/11/2006 - PC Gamer November Issue: GW Nightfall (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4373395#post4373395)
Details about European (including UK) magazines that will offer the mini pet will be available very soon. Rest assured, you do not need to go hunting for a copy of the US PCGamer.
9/12/2006 - Nightfall Pre-Release Package - Europe (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4374899#post4374899)
Hi everyone. So you've been asking a lot (over, and over, and over ... :D) about where you'll be able to get the Pre-Release pack fro Nightfall in Europe. Well, overnight I finally got the details you need and we'll be publishing a thoroughly revised "Where to Buy" page on the official European websites either late today or early tomorrow.
For now, however, here's a list of stores (for German speaking or French speaking regions I believe my colleagues will be posting on those forums today). Please remember that the boxes are not due on shelves until the 15th, so store staff may greet you with a blank stare until then :).
Legend -
SB = in-store boxed
OB = online boxed
OK = online keys-only
UK
GAME - SB and OK
Gameplay - OK
HMV - SB and OK
Gamestation - SB and OK
Virgin - SB and OK
Amazon - OB
PC World - OB
Gameseek - OK
Italy
EB Games - SB
FNAC - SB
Multiplayer.it - OB
IBS - OB
Imbogames - SB
Alexgames - SB
Ultragames - SB
Playpoint - SB
Gamestart - SB
Spain
GAME - SB
FNAC - SB
Mediamarkt - SB
Gameshop - SB
Lamee Software - SB
South Africa
Take 2 - OK
Kalahari - OK
Digital Planet - OK
MediaPlum.com - OK
Australia
EB Games - SB
Sweden
Webhallen - OK
Discshop - OK
CDON - OK
Finland
Tilt-stores - OB and SB
Verkkokauppa - OB and SB
...and many independents (12 listed, we'll have them on the website when we update)
Norway
Spaceworld - OK and SB
Expert - OK and SB
Komplett.no - OK
DVD Huset - OK
Platekompaniet - OK and SB
Spiderman - OK and SB
Denmark
Boxgame - OK and OB
Cybercom - OK and OB
Proshop - OK and OB
billigespil.dk - OK and OB
Betafon - OK and OB
Titan Computer - OK
Fantask - OK
Gateway - OB
Blockbuster - SB
BO - SB
Bog & ide - SB
Fona - SB
Stereo Studio - SB
TopToy - SB
Boomtown - SB
9/12/2006 - Nightfall Pre-Release Package - Europe (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4375320#post4375320)
The whole of the Netherlands and Belgium is missing on that list...
I demand satisfaction! We do have shops here that sell it also!And they will be ... I just can't post any information that I don't have yet :wink: . I'll hopefully have it by the end of the week and be able to pass it along.
Re: the question on Russia, I answered on Guru and will say the same here - I'll see what I can find out.
Re: Brazil, I have no idea ... other than that it's highly unlikely that NCsoft Europe will be supplying Brazil directly. If I ever do find out anything, I'll make sure to let you know.
9/13/2006 - Availability of Gray Giant in EU? (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4376756#post4376756)
The page should be going up today, however it still won't have the details you're looking for unfortunately. I have yet to be told which magazines in each region will have the Gray Giant.
We'll add each magazine to the page as the information becomes available.
9/13/2006 - Availability of Gray Giant in EU? (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4376836#post4376836)
PC Gamer is the only one that I know of that will have this mini pet.For America, I believe that is correct, yes. For other areas of the world ... no, it's not correct. As stated in yesterday's press release (EU version), there will be magazines in Europe offering the Gray Giant as well.
9/14/2006 - Nightfall Pre-Release Package - Europe (http://forums.gwonline.net/showthread.php?p=4378854#post4378854)
Netherlands and Belgium ... will be added to the website shortly:
Belgium (French or English box)
Gamemania - OB & SB
Makro - SB
Media Markt - SB
Extrazone - SB
FNAC - SB & OB
Free Record Shop - OB & SB
Dreamland - SB
Fun - SB
Netherlands (English box)
Bart Smit - SB & OB
Free Record Shop - SB & OB
Dixons - SB & OB
Dynabyte - SB & OB
Mediamarkt - SB & OB
Musicstore - SB & OB
Toys R Us - SB
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