guild wars
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The Northern Shiverpeaks Await
I’m typing this from my desktop computer. It feels good to be back. Going to increase my Guild Wars playing time very soon. Meanwhile, here is a screenshot from the new Guild Wars: Eye of the North character selection menu. Pretty, huh? [More character screenshots]
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The Week in Not-Blogging and Gaming
I’ve been quite busy over the past week. I have some new responsibilities at work, a new flatmate (my generally non-gaming brother), and a friend is visiting for a spell. All activities related to these have supplanted blogging, and to some extent, keeping up with gaming news and gaming. As…
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Unspeakable, Unknowable
Last night, I ventured into Sorrow’s Furnace, a high-level area in Guild Wars Prophecies, to complete the last part in the “To Sorrow’s Furnace” quest series. Sorrow’s Furnace went live at the end of Summer 2005. It was a free mini expansion to Guild Wars, and was created to give…
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Hard Mode
It’s hard. How hard? Monsters in hard mode respond more quickly to AoE damage. Monsters in hard mode will be more likely to kite for longer periods of time. Melee monsters in hard mode avoid focusing their attacks on one target. 33-50% faster casting, movement and attack speed. I am…
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Completed Warrior Kurzick 15k Armour
The other day I completed my Warrior’s Ascended Kurzick armour set: This is a prestige armour set from Guild Wars Factions. Each piece costs 15 platinum (15 000 gold pieces, or commonly: 15k). Total cost: 75 000 gold pieces, plus the cost of Crafting Materials. The golden parts of the…