http://www.guildwiki.org/guildwars/index...Items_List

Hey, there's some neat uniques available. So why not set up some sort of trading outpost for those of us who wants a certain set but can't ever seem to drop, or has a certain something they'd like to pass on.

Havral's current wishlist:

Grognar's Blade:
Slashing damage: 15-22 (req. 9 Swordsmanship)
Damage +15% (while in a stance)
Lengthens Crippled duration on foe
Swordsmanship +1 (20% chance using skills)

Tanzit's Defender:
Armor +16 (req. 9 Strength)
Quick recovery from Blind
Received damage -2 (while in a stance)
(Both strength shields are surprisingly good, but I find that blind gimps a warrior more than weakness)

Drago's Flat Bow:
Piercing damage: 15-28 (req. 9 Marksmanship)
Damage +15% (while Health is above 50%)
Armor penetration +10% (Chance: 10%)
Health +30

http://www.directsong.com/direct_song_main.htm

Somone tell me how it pans out, since it seems to be a WinXP-only system for a game that runs on everything since Win98.

Blah.

For those who may not keep up to date with the GuildWars website:

This link explains they plan to modify skill prices, aswell as ease of gaining skill points, and suggests you spend whatever skill points you have before the update. (Apparently buying skills will become more expensive)

http://www.guildwars.com/news/gameupdates.html

A note on that, best to buy skills from Non-City areas, as every skill on the main city trainers is availble from a quest.
"Main Cities" would be:
Ascalon
Yak's Bend
Lion's Arch
Quarrel Falls
Henge of Denravi
Amnoon Oasis
Droknar's Forge

This link gives an idea of what else to expect in the Sorrow's Furnace update:

http://www.guildwars.com/products/sorrowsfurnace.html

Really want to see the new weapons. Here's hoping for shadow blades. =/
Of course, the rest of it sounds nice aswell.

Signing up for the Direct Song feature will apparently allow you to download the Sorrow's Furnace music for free.

All that said, anyone interested in setting up a group to go into Sorrows Furnace in the afternoon (or nighttime, or both) on the 7th?

Edit: Improved list of cities in which the trainers sell skills given in quests

I put this together a while ago for my own reference, but I guess you guys might find it useful also.

Hoknil the Greater - Talus Chute, near the material crafter - 7 Huge Jawbones
Leather Vest - 70 AL, +30 AL vs. elemental damage, +5 Energy

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Turlo Oakenspear - Ice Floe, outside Marhnan's Grotto - 7 Frigid Hearts
Leather Leggings - 70 AL, +30 AL vs. elemental damage, +1 Energy Recovery
Ringmail Leggings - 80 AL, +20 AL vs. physical damage

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Vania Sewell - Whitman's Folly, east from Droknar's Forge - 7 Azure Remains
Ringmail Boots - 80 AL, +20 AL vs. physical damage

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Kagan Treesplitter - Frozen Forest, half-way between Iron Mines and Copperhammer - 7 Alpine Seeds
Ringmail Gauntlets - 80 AL, +20 AL vs. physical damage

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Ornhelm Brightaxe - Droknar's Forge - 5 Stone Summit Badges

Grim Cesta: +12 Energy (req 9 Soul Reaping), 20%/20% Recharge/Recovery on Soul Reaping Skills (? a bit useless...)
Storm Artifact: +12 Energy (req 9 Air Magic), 20%/20% Recharge/Recovery on Air Magic skills
Smiting Rod: Light Damage 11-22 (req 9 Smiting Prayers), Improves skill recharge using Smiting Prayers skills (chance 20%)

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Mag Ironwall - Whitman's Folly, Outside Port Sledge - 5 Intricate Grawl Necklaces

Cruel Staff: 11-22 dark damage (req 9 Blood Magic), 20%/20% Recharge/Recovery on Blood Magic skills, +10 Energy
Scroll: +12 Energy, (req 9 Energy Storage), 20%/20% Recharge/Recovery on Energy Storage skills
Holy Staff: 11-22 fire damage (req 9 Divine Favor), 20%/20% Recharge/Recovery on Divine Favor skills, +10 Energy
Ascalon Bow: 15-28 damage (req 9 Marksmanship), +15% damage while enchanted

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Volsung Stoneketil - Talus Chute, Outside Droknar's Forge - 5 Feathered Avicara Scalps

Grim Cesta: +12 Energy, (req 9 Blood Magic), 20%/20% Recharge/Recovery on Blood Magic skills
Air Wand: Air Damage 11-22 (req 9 Air Magic), Improves skill recharge using Air Magic skills (chance 20%)
Grim Cesta: +12 Energy, (req 9 Death Magic), 20%/20% Recharge/Recovery on Death Magic skills

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Cember Goreaxe - Talus Chute, Outside Ice Caves of Sorrow - 5 Frigid Hearts

Fire Staff: 11-22 fire damage (req 9 Blood Magic), 20%/20% Recharge/Recovery on Fire Magic skills, +10 Energy
Divine Symbol: +12 Energy, (req 9 Divine Favor), 20%/20% Recharge/Recovery on Divine Favor skills
Earth Wand: Earth Damage 11-22 (req 9 Earth Magic), Improves skill recharge using Earth Magic skills (chance 20%)

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Hagnon Warblade - Snake Dance, Outside Camp Rankor - 5 Frosted Griffon Wings

Cane: Chaos Damage 11-22 (req 9 Illusion Magic), Improves skill recharge using Illusion Magic skills (chance 20%)
Frost Artifact: +12 Energy, (req 9 Water Magic), 20%/20% Recharge/Recovery on Water Magic skills
Crimson Carapace Shield: +16 Defense (req 9 Tactics), +45 Health (while in a stance), -2 damage (while in a stance)
Air Staff: 11-22 air damage (req 9 Air Magic), 20%/20% Recharge/Recovery on Air Magic skills, +10 Energy
Zealot's Scalp Design: +1 Smiting Prayers, 60 AL (Monk only, obviously)

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Hoknil The Lesser - Snake Dance, near second Shadow boss - 5 Azure Remains

Inscribed Staff: 11-22 chaos damage (req 9 Domination Magic), 20%/20% Recharge/Recovery on Domination Magic skills, +10 Energy
Wicked Staff: 11-22 dark damage (req 9 Curses), 20%/20% Recharge/Recovery on Curses skills, +10 Energy
Holy Rod: Fire Damage 11-22 (req 9 Divine Favor), Improves skill recharge using Divine Favor skills (chance 20%)
Ascalon Bow: Damage 15-28 (req 9 Marksmanship), Damage +15% (while enchanted)

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Radamon - Snake Dance, near Tundra Giant boss - 5 Huge Jawbones

Cane: Chaos Damage 11-22 (req 9 Domination Magic), Improves skill recharge using Domination Magic skills (chance 20%)
Truncheon: Dark Damage 11-22 (req 9 Death Magic), Improves skill recharge using Death Magic skills (chance 20%)
Fire Wand: Fire Damage 11-22 (req 9 Fire Magic), Improves skill recharge using Fire Magic skills (chance 20%)
Healing Ankh: +12 Energy, (req 9 Healing Prayers), 20%/20% Recharge/Recovery on Healing Prayers skills
War Hammer: 19-35 damage (req 9 Hammer Mastery), damage +15% (while in a stance)

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Nord Stonegrimm - Lornar's Pass, near Grenth Statue - 5 Frozen Shells

Truncheon: Dark Damage 11-22 (req 9 Curses), Improves skill recharge using Curses skills (chance 20%)
Smiting Staff: 11-22 light damage (req 9 Smiting Prayers), 20%/20% Recharge/Recovery on Smiting Prayers skills, +10 Energy
Battle Axe: Damage 6-28 (req 9 Axe Mastery), Damage +15% (while in a stance)
Ascalon Bow: Damage 15-28 (req 9 Marksmanship), Damage +15% (while health is over 50%)

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Bariel Darkroot - Mineral Springs, SE Res statue - 5 Alpine Seeds

Jeweled Chakram: +12 Energy, (req 9 Inspiration Magic), 20%/20% Recharge/Recovery on Inspiration Magic skills
Earth Staff: 11-22 damage (req 9 Earth Magic), 20%/20% Recharge/Recovery on Earth Magic skills, +10 Energy
Jeweled Chalice: +12 Energy, (req 9 Illusion Magic), 20%/20% Recharge/Recovery on Illusion Magic skills
Scroll: +12 Energy, (req 9 Earth Magic), 20%/20% Recharge/Recovery on Earth Magic skills
Ascalon Bow: Damage 15-28 (req 9 Marksmanship), Damage +15% (while health is over 50%)

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Trego Stonebreaker - Mineral Springs, near bridge boss - 5 Mountain Troll
Tusks

Inscribed Chakram: +12 Energy, (req 9 Fast Casting), 20%/20% Recharge/Recovery on Fast Casting skills
Deadly Cesta: Damage 11-22 (req 9 Blood Magic), Improves skill recharge using Blood Magic skills (chance 20%)
Protective Icon: +12 Energy, (req 9 Protection Prayers), 20%/20% Recharge/Recovery on Protection Prayers skills
Ascalon Bow: Damage 15-28 (req 9 Marksmanship), Damage +15% (while health is over 50%)

Hello! I have recently started playing MoO again, (I bought MoO2, but didn't like it as much as the origional)

I was wondering if the Imperium was still running? I have compleated the game on impossible with all bar the Mrrshan and Alkari. I never got the hang of their game play.

I would also be interested in any attempts to recreate a MoO game, I have been doing lots of C++ coding recently (but academic, so more calculations than graphics/interface). I noticed the FreeOrion project, but it seems much too design by committee and MoO2 based.

What would be good would be an online MMOG of MoO with realtime turns of 1 a day or so.

How did they shaft you?

In my case... One improvement in all, since I play my main far too often for my alts to develop any dependancies.

For my warrior side: Zip. No sword skill tweaks, and none of the three changes made to this class involves any skill I use.

Pets: Increased run speed by 20%; increased armour to 80 at level 20. Well, at least Bledri can tank a little now. I still would have like a change for Revive Animal (Which as it stands now is the worst resurrect skill ever) or better targetting for the pet attacks, otherwise very little else.

So I've managed to come through these rebalances relatively unscathed. Go me.

http://pc.ign.com/articles/644/644916p1.html

I'm half and half about the changes. Right now I just think they should remove exhaustion from Chain Lightning if they're weakening it. I suppose I'll have more opinions after they come into effect and I try them out.

I'll be sad if I can't play with a winter/conflageration combo though.

Has anyone ever had it so that when you enter the final area (Three teams and the king, baby), you wind up receiving the team elimination message as soon as the Ghostly Hero pops the gate open?

Heppened to me in a henchie group. I think it might have something to do with the fact that some of the bosses become Enchanted rather than Forgotten.

Hi everyone,

Okay, I know it's my fault because I don't play enough. I admit that up front.

Nonetheless, I am confused regarding progression in the game, and would like some advice. My warrior/monk, Hawkmoon of Realms, is currently at The Wilds mission-wise, but I've spent some time running around Kryta, and the last time I played I PuGed my way to the Temple of the Ages. I gathered from the chat that one gets to the Fissure of Woe by paying your profession's Champion a platinum piece. So my question is, should I be spending more time completing missions before coming back there? In other words, how does it fit into the storyline? Will I, at some future point, be transported back there anyway, or is it just a random eddy in the GW world? I dunno what the FoW is all about, story-wise. I haven't Ascended or anything (I still don't know what the heck that means, even), and I'm at level 16. So, advice, thoughts, insults?

Thanks,
Hawkmoon

Hi

I am back in the city for my annual excursion to the Canadian National Exhibition (aka The Ex) with the children. It will be a grueling 12 hour marathon - handy that it comes at the end of the summer when I have been practicing by hiking on the Bruce Trail.

I want to share some photographs from one of my favourite hikes. There is a grotto in the national park section at the north end that is a beautiful place. It features three means of access: climbing down a 30 foot cliff (eek), climbing down through a tunnel (rather easy) or swimming over into it from the swim area just to the south of it (also rather easy if you like to swim). The main feature of it is a tunnel that leads underwater back into the waters of Georgian Bay. I have tried for years to capture the lighting in that cave with my little automatic point'n'shoot camera, to no avail. However, this year, with my new camera, I was able to fool with the settings to get the 'real' look of the cave interior.

Hope you like the look as much as I do.

First up, the south end of the swimming area. As you can see, it is a rather popular spot, and deservedly so.


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Finally, a photo that does the lighting in the cave justice. It is entirely possible to swim through that tunnel into the Bay. It is about six feet down right now and about 15 feet out to the open water. A snorkel and fins are recommended.



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