Guild Wars Update – Wednesday, June 8

No_Style · Jun 9, 2005, 02:05 AM

This week, as part of our in continuing promise to keep Guild Wars free of hacks, cheats, and other exploits, we closed the accounts of more than 100 users of bots. With today's update we are taking further steps to address the bot problem. New changes will improve our ability to identify and ban users of bots, rebalance mission areas that were highly exploited by bots, and reduce the overall effectiveness of bots, exploits, and other highly repetitive forms of gold and item farming. We are taking these steps to improve the game for all players, so that people using bots to farm gold cannot generate a huge influx of new gold into the economy, which increases prices for everyone and encourages other players to engage in repetitive farming just to keep up.

We know that some players currently engage in repetitive farming activities for the primary purpose of unlocking skills and items for PvP. Rather than preserving the effectiveness of farming for this purpose, it is our intention to address the larger issue of the need for farming by assessing how players acquire and unlock items, runes, and skills, and then by taking steps to ensure that players can acquire and unlock these things through normal gameplay. We believe that the most effective way to play the game should also be the most fun way to play the game. You can expect to see the first meaningful changes towards this goal next week.

The slew of other changes can be found here

This Wednesday's Wallpaper can also be found here.
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No_Style · Jun 9, 2005, 02:10 AM

I love this week's worth changes. Most noticeable is the ability to capture skills much more easily!

Other note worthy changes include the Villiany of Galrath quest which is now worth a whopping 4000 XP

I did it when it was worth 500 XP

Warpy · Jun 9, 2005, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by No_Style

I love this week's worth changes. Most noticeable is the ability to capture skills much more easily!

Other note worthy changes include the Villiany of Galrath quest which is now worth a whopping 4000 XP

I did it when it was worth 500 XP

Well... I guess I am also redoing this quest! Thunderkeep is solid quest, I was doing this last night and we failed.

suloea · Jun 9, 2005, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Warpy

Well... I guess I am also redoing this quest! Thunderkeep is solid quest, I was doing this last night and we failed.

thunderkeep is one of the best missions out there imo

it's tough but it's fun to play if u have a good team with good communication

Tipstaff · Jun 9, 2005, 07:17 AM

I want my card back....

Vikingod · Jun 9, 2005, 02:34 PM

Nice list of changes, i cant wait to play tonight.

Jun 9, 2005, 02:05 AM	#1
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Guild Wars Update – Wednesday, June 8 This week, as part of our in continuing promise to keep Guild Wars free of hacks, cheats, and other exploits, we closed the accounts of more than 100 users of bots. With today's update we are taking further steps to address the bot problem. New changes will improve our ability to identify and ban users of bots, rebalance mission areas that were highly exploited by bots, and reduce the overall effectiveness of bots, exploits, and other highly repetitive forms of gold and item farming. We are taking these steps to improve the game for all players, so that people using bots to farm gold cannot generate a huge influx of new gold into the economy, which increases prices for everyone and encourages other players to engage in repetitive farming just to keep up. We know that some players currently engage in repetitive farming activities for the primary purpose of unlocking skills and items for PvP. Rather than preserving the effectiveness of farming for this purpose, it is our intention to address the larger issue of the need for farming by assessing how players acquire and unlock items, runes, and skills, and then by taking steps to ensure that players can acquire and unlock these things through normal gameplay. We believe that the most effective way to play the game should also be the most fun way to play the game. You can expect to see the first meaningful changes towards this goal next week. The slew of other changes can be found here This Wednesday's Wallpaper can also be found here. _______________ Read More/Source: Guild Wars __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Jun 9, 2005, 02:10 AM	Thread Starter #2
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	I love this week's worth changes. Most noticeable is the ability to capture skills much more easily! Other note worthy changes include the Villiany of Galrath quest which is now worth a whopping 4000 XP I did it when it was worth 500 XP __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Jun 9, 2005, 07:17 AM	#5
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 191 System Specs	I want my card back.... __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

Jun 9, 2005, 02:34 PM	#6
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Nice list of changes, i cant wait to play tonight.