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I actually hope the next thief spec gets an off hand. I also love scourge which got an off hand so... I only care if the spec is interesting and unique.
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Well here's one way too look at it, after his fall the ensuing coverup probably didn't leave traces of most of his statues so the ones we -do- see likely weren't found at the time at all. The ones in Orr were at the bottom of the sea etc.
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> @"Randulf.7614" said:
> > @"Eekasqueak.7850" said:
> > I just want to know what the heck even drops from the boxes.
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> Right click the box and u can preview the contents
Oh didn't realize you can do that, it's inconsistent about what containers let you.
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I just want to know what the heck even drops from the boxes.
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> @"phs.6089" said:
> My bets are we won't get any new stats. We got 2 with LW4. I don't know what purpose Plaguedoctor serves, seems they have a tradition to make useless stat combo with each LW season ( see seraph from LW3). Diviner was brought to address boon duration issue. That is it.
Plague doctor is great for WvW firebrands.
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Maybe a new combo if it has a new one at all.
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Might be getting it mixed up with the Dragons blood weapons which have exotic and ascended versions.
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> @"LucianDK.8615" said:
> not remotely comparable to eternity
You're right, the new one actually looks good.
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Well it looks leagues better than the giant gaudy paddle that is the gen 1 GS, not sure I use them enough to make it though.
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Charr seem the most likely for the next one, I wouldn't mind an Asura one. Norn I wouldn't find interesting, to me they're just boring.
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Jacaranda, rolling devils, white mantle clerics and mesmers... I'd put them all up there. Dust mites, sand lions and scarabs a little less so... Then Iboga, Pocket Raptors and Orr mobs after that.
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Thought this thread would be about buffing PoF meta rewards and was disappointed.
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It was a tough choice between her, Canach and Rytlock because the three play so well of each other but ultimately picked Taimi because she plays off the commander the best of the three.
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> @"sorudo.9054" said:
> if you want to satisfy everyone, here is an idea for a skin:
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Would be perfect as a Halloween skin.
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> @"cptaylor.2670" said:
> Her being sick was probably just meant to be yet another, “oh no” our baby Aurene is in danger again” cliffhanger like they did with seemingly every other story chapter or episode. But I guess now that they’ve decided to potentially write her out of the picture I wonder how they’re going to provoke that same emotional response.
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> It could mean more, but it seems more and more likely that moments like these aren’t really meant to be foreshadowing and are more likely to just be quick semi-gimmicky tools to obtain emotional response for the lifespan of that episode and that scene.
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> At this point I wouldn’t be surprised if the Skyscale is some hidden dragon race and Aurenes entire plot will just be a method of abstractly delivering us to discovering this race. Badda-bing, stay tuned for next episode when we kill off another character.
As long as the character they kill off is Caithe.
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> @"derd.6413" said:
> > @"Eekasqueak.7850" said:
> > > @"VAHNeunzehnsechundsiebzig.3618" said:
> > > > @"Eekasqueak.7850" said:
> > > > > @"VAHNeunzehnsechundsiebzig.3618" said:
> > > > > I am not sure. They just love big words.
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> > > > Actually brain size relative to body in real world species has been linked to intelligence. So it's likely that Asura do have a higher base intelligence. There's also the fact that their knowledge of the inner workings of magic is shown to be better than any other species on Tyria save maybe the dwarves who seem to mainly know so much because of how old they are. Might actually be a good explanation for why Asura doctors are fairly common in the pact, being a physician requires quite a lot of knowledge and Asura seem to have the best education system we've seen.
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> > > > Edit: The Asura education system is probably another reason for their superior technology and knowledge of magic. I say technology because their approach to magic means it is basically technology.
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> > > well, dolphins have huge brains and for a long time people thought 'they must be really smart'. Turns out, most of it is fat and dolphins aren't smarter than average dogs.
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> > > So it wouldn't be far fetched to imagine asura brains being pretty low on actual neurons and filled with fat and glia to make them more robust in case of sudden rock-to-head events that aren't that uncommon if you are living in holes in the earth. Also living down in holes in the earth is usually a certain way to be energy starved. Energy starvation results in low metabolism and even slower brains. Koalas and Sloth, living on a very low every diet, are very dumb for a reason...
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> > No, dolphins are very smart based on observed behaviour. The scientific consensus hasn't really changed, not like that matters anyway. Asura are very smart based on observed behaviour as well.The low energy underground bit also doesn't really work because of how Tyria works, remember they setup a city near a huge nexus of magic, which is a form of energy. All evidence is just to the contrary of your claims. You've just got a clear and obvious bias.
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> > Edit: Also the supposed 'not smart' Asura can be seen as an outlier and not the norm. The ones we see as pirates or any manner of more menial things could be college dropouts, which even then has more possible causes than just not being smart. Maybe they're lazy and didn't apply it properly, maybe they had an accident and were scared off, any number of things can happen. The higher intelligence thing is likely to deal more in averages regardless.
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> or they just choose to live their lives that way despite their intelligence or are to arrogant too admit mistakes.
Certainly another possibility, I can't include every reason an Asura might choose to take non scholarly pursuits, honestly they're pretty diverse.
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> @"VAHNeunzehnsechundsiebzig.3618" said:
> > @"Eekasqueak.7850" said:
> > > @"VAHNeunzehnsechundsiebzig.3618" said:
> > > I am not sure. They just love big words.
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> > Actually brain size relative to body in real world species has been linked to intelligence. So it's likely that Asura do have a higher base intelligence. There's also the fact that their knowledge of the inner workings of magic is shown to be better than any other species on Tyria save maybe the dwarves who seem to mainly know so much because of how old they are. Might actually be a good explanation for why Asura doctors are fairly common in the pact, being a physician requires quite a lot of knowledge and Asura seem to have the best education system we've seen.
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> > Edit: The Asura education system is probably another reason for their superior technology and knowledge of magic. I say technology because their approach to magic means it is basically technology.
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> well, dolphins have huge brains and for a long time people thought 'they must be really smart'. Turns out, most of it is fat and dolphins aren't smarter than average dogs.
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> So it wouldn't be far fetched to imagine asura brains being pretty low on actual neurons and filled with fat and glia to make them more robust in case of sudden rock-to-head events that aren't that uncommon if you are living in holes in the earth. Also living down in holes in the earth is usually a certain way to be energy starved. Energy starvation results in low metabolism and even slower brains. Koalas and Sloth, living on a very low every diet, are very dumb for a reason...
No, dolphins are very smart based on observed behaviour. The scientific consensus hasn't really changed, not like that matters anyway. Asura are very smart based on observed behaviour as well.The low energy underground bit also doesn't really work because of how Tyria works, remember they setup a city near a huge nexus of magic, which is a form of energy. All evidence is just to the contrary of your claims. You've just got a clear and obvious bias.
Edit: Also the supposed 'not smart' Asura can be seen as an outlier and not the norm. The ones we see as pirates or any manner of more menial things could be college dropouts, which even then has more possible causes than just not being smart. Maybe they're lazy and didn't apply it properly, maybe they had an accident and were scared off, any number of things can happen. The higher intelligence thing is likely to deal more in averages regardless.
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> @"VAHNeunzehnsechundsiebzig.3618" said:
> I am not sure. They just love big words.
Actually brain size relative to body in real world species has been linked to intelligence. So it's likely that Asura do have a higher base intelligence. There's also the fact that their knowledge of the inner workings of magic is shown to be better than any other species on Tyria save maybe the dwarves who seem to mainly know so much because of how old they are. Might actually be a good explanation for why Asura doctors are fairly common in the pact, being a physician requires quite a lot of knowledge and Asura seem to have the best education system we've seen.
Edit: The Asura education system is probably another reason for their superior technology and knowledge of magic. I say technology because their approach to magic means it is basically technology.
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I'm kind of expecting her to ascend, eat Kralk's magic then go to sleep only for another dragon to wake up. Then a title drop with a hyperbolic statement like "this war is endless/eternal" or something like that. Or Aurene only ends up with half of the magic and gets stuck in some kind of endless loop of fighting Kralkatorric with neither able to truly defeat the other making her come back only to sacrifice herself in a different way.
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> @"CETheLucid.3964" said:
> > @"Illconceived Was Na.9781" said:
> > **Humming Bird Skimmer Skin**
> > 2k gems. Also an uncommon drop from new BL chests.
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> > Image on Dulfy [here](http://dulfy.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gw2-magnificent-hummingbird-skin.jpg) and [here](http://dulfy.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gw2-magnificent-hummingbird-skin-2.jpg).
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> > I think it's maybe the funnest MountFit they've released so far. (Doesn't even look like a skimmer!)
> > Well done.
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> It's a fine mount. Not for me but I like it. I just hate that by existing it almost confirms we're never getting skimmers that can go underwater. :pensive:
They're more likely to just introduce a new mount for that.
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There's always the possibility that it's another situation like Jahai bluffs with sections of Maguuma, or it's just another exalted city like the buried one in the PoF campaign. What would be an Oasis like area we haven't been to yet?
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I had enough statuettes saved to get a couple of gold keys for the skin, got it second try. It's pretty good.
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I just love playing a support firebrand, tomes feel nice to use and their heal skill is my favorite in game.
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> @"Turkeyspit.3965" said:
> > @"Eekasqueak.7850" said:
> > > @"Turkeyspit.3965" said:
> > > > @"Eekasqueak.7850" said:
> > > > I'm honestly hoping for a more falchion style sword with a sand/Arabian theme or similar.
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> > > Aside from the Sunspear weapons, the only other sword I found that scratches that particular itch is: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/File:Mistforged_Hero%27s_Sword.jpg
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> > > My Charr Rev wields two of 'em when he PvEs. I kinda love the WvW Hero weapons set :sunglasses:
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> > Kinda but falchions are two handed.
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> Er...don't think so.
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> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falchion
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> Maybe you're thinking of a different sword then?
Nope those pictures are indeed of a two handed sword.
Edit: RL two handed swords aren't as big as fantasy ones tend to be.
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I really don't understand why some people go so far to defend loot boxes sometimes. Honestly I think there's nothing wrong with being more upfront about stuff being sold. Plenty of games do fine without the need to include loot boxes, I think GW2 would be improved without them.