Being a minion bomber is absolute hell. It is one of the slowest moving, most difficult, most frustrating, but most powerful and fun-looking builds out there. While I am sure many players would be upset at this build being made more playable as it would render all the effort they put into learning this build unnecessary and rob them of their somewhat elite status, I put those people on the same level as that guy who suggested giving veteran players an instant kill signet to be used on noob who got lucky or had better builds than them. Anyway, targeting one's minions should never have been this tough. How about each minion is given an icon up in the corner of the screen which can be clicked to target them, or another window for observing minion status, like the party window could be added in. I mean, this isn't rocket science people! And it... [show more]

Being a minion bomber is absolute hell. It is one of the slowest moving, most difficult, most frustrating, but most powerful and fun-looking builds out there. While I am sure many players would be upset at this build being made more playable as it would render all the effort they put into learning this build unnecessary and rob them of their somewhat elite status, I put those people on the same level as that guy who suggested giving veteran players an instant kill signet to be used on noob who got lucky or had better builds than them. Anyway, targeting one's minions should never have been this tough. How about each minion is given an icon up in the corner of the screen which can be clicked to target them, or another window for observing minion status, like the party window could be added in. I mean, this isn't rocket science people! And it wouldn't just be useful to minion bombers. I'm sure healing spells, hex removal, and enchantment spells other than Death Nova would benefit as well. A whole range of new options might be opened up. OR even if that doesn't happen, at least we know minion bombing will be a hell of a lot easier. [show less]

One of the biggest disappointments I had in Playing GW was when I bought Factions and made it to Tyria with my assassin char, only to find that Prophesies offered no armors for assassin characters. I've since gotten used to the idea, but one can't deny that there is a lack of logic to the number of armors for each profession. Ignoring the copies of Tyrian armor sets found in Factions these are the figures. W=32 R=29 Mo=31 N=31 Me=29 E=29 A=19 Rt=19 P=12 D=12 The logic seems to be; core armor sets which include scar or tattoo patterns have 31 sets; core armor sets which do not include scar or tattoo patterns have 29; Factions professions have 19; Nightfall Professions have 12; Warriors have 32 for no reason in particular. Also, dwarven armor sets are not allowed in the Hall of Monuments. Now, I understand armors are difficult for... [show more]

One of the biggest disappointments I had in Playing GW was when I bought Factions and made it to Tyria with my assassin char, only to find that Prophesies offered no armors for assassin characters. I've since gotten used to the idea, but one can't deny that there is a lack of logic to the number of armors for each profession. Ignoring the copies of Tyrian armor sets found in Factions these are the figures.









W=32
R=29
Mo=31
N=31
Me=29
E=29
A=19
Rt=19
P=12
D=12

The logic seems to be; core armor sets which include scar or tattoo patterns have 31 sets; core armor sets which do not include scar or tattoo patterns have 29; Factions professions have 19; Nightfall Professions have 12; Warriors have 32 for no reason in particular. Also, dwarven armor sets are not allowed in the Hall of Monuments.

Now, I understand armors are difficult for programmers to think up and make, but as it is now, dervishes, paragons, assassins, and ritualists are really getting the short end of the stick. As we make more large updates, adding in a few armor sets would definitely be appreciated.

First of all, warriors should receive no new armor. Second, to compensate all other professions who did not receive a fifth armor set in EotN, a series of updates would add in new armors in increments. Ideally, about four new armor sets would be released per update and there would be six updates. It would look something like this:

1st Update = Ranger and Mesmer Dwarven armor sets as well as a Tryian armor set for Paragons and Dervishes.

2nd Update = Elementalist and Monk Dwarven Armor sets as well as a Tyrian Armor set for Assassins and Ritualists

3rd Update = Necromancer and Assassin Dwarven Armor sets as well as an Elite Canthan armor set for Dervishes and Paragons.

4th Update = Ritualist and Paragon Dwarven Armor sets as well as Elite Sunspear Armor for Assassins and Ritualists

5th Update = Dervish Dwarven Armor set as well as two Canthan armor sets cor Dervishes and Paragons ( Elite Kurzuck and Luxon)

6th Update = One more Tyrian Armor set for Assassins and Ritualists, and Three Tyian armor sets for Dervishes and Paragons

Of course, all of these would be prestige armors, so you still cant just take your sin to loin's arch and get new armor, but this would nearly Equalize the number of Prestige armors and hopefully it will give every profession more reasons to complete the campaigns. Elonian professions would still be behind Canthan ones and Canthan ones would still be far behind core professions, but this would at least get rid of those weird little statues in the HoM. If each of these were implemented every three months or st, then it would be completed in a year and a half, just about in time for GW2. [show less]

There's nothing that quite matches the feeling of playing through Guild Wars; Prophecies on an Assassin, Ritualist, Dervish, or Paragon and realizing that there is NO armor available to you throughout the game. While I understand that designing armor for each missing armor set is a daunting task, there is a way to make it easier on the designers. Open it up to the community. Make it a contest. Warriors have access to 17 compleate Elite armor sets. Monks and Necromancers 16. Rangers, Mesmers, and Elementalist 15. Assassins and Ritualists have 11. Dervishes and Paragons a measley 8 compleate Elite armor sets. These are just the numbers on Elite sets. Each profession has some armor sets that it cannot access. These empty spaces are the perfect oppertunity for a design contest. What does Elite Imperial armor look like for a... [show more]

There's nothing that quite matches the feeling of playing through Guild Wars; Prophecies on an Assassin, Ritualist, Dervish, or Paragon and realizing that there is NO armor available to you throughout the game. While I understand that designing armor for each missing armor set is a daunting task, there is a way to make it easier on the designers. Open it up to the community. Make it a contest.


Warriors have access to 17 compleate Elite armor sets. Monks and Necromancers 16. Rangers, Mesmers, and Elementalist 15. Assassins and Ritualists have 11. Dervishes and Paragons a measley 8 compleate Elite armor sets. These are just the numbers on Elite sets. Each profession has some armor sets that it cannot access. These empty spaces are the perfect oppertunity for a design contest.

What does Elite Imperial armor look like for a Paragon? What is Assassin Primevil look like? What does a Dervish in Elite Ascalon armor wear? Let the community design for you, let the prize be having their armor put into the game.

It'd still be a major task to put the armor in the game, but it'd also be a nice variant of the usual design-a-weapon. Players would jump at the chance to design the new armor for their favorite character classes. Those filling their Hall of Monuments for Guild War 2 would no longer have to view bronze substitute statues. The community would love it. I know I would. [show less]