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GameMaiden

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HoM will be Character Based

Guru forum thread with Gaile's words here:
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10189648

The HoM has been officially said to be character-based, and not account-based. Each character will have their own HoM, and any monuments you choose to add to it (minis, weapons, etc) becomes customized to the character who added it to their own Hall. Yes, your minis that you have memorialized will be customized.

This is fine for players who have a 'main' character, but I'm sorely disappointed in this myself. I spent the extra money with this company to buy additional character slots, and not only have the characters but play them as equally as possible. I most likely will not have as many characters on GW2, so the accomplishments I have in GW1 being translating to -direct- descendants seems for naught.

I really feel letdown by Anet right now there's definately not a real point to having a variety of characters as they have been pushing single character focus. I really thought I was doing good for having all maxed out characters (complete game skills, all Ascended armors, best weapons, completed campaigns, etc). All that I've done account-wise doesn't look like it will be fully transferable just because it wasn't completed on a single character.

I'm just terribly disappointed right now at the news, hopefully I'm just overreacting.

08/23/07 20:27

Senbonzakura

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no you're not overreacting...omg i thought it was account based too and i rushed my dervish from Blacktide Den to killing Abaddon and all my other chars to get the best stuff for them so it'll look cool side by side in the HoM but now i feel like i wasted my time and should concentrate on my main char -_-

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08/23/07 20:30

Kanna

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I don' tknow, I think that might be wrong.. who knows we will have to see.

I have heard two side snow. One is account based and one is character based. Just wait and see. -_-

You make too much out of it, before we een know for our selves.

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08/23/07 20:33

Senbonzakura

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o i hope we're wrong and it's rly account based or it'll be rly disappointing =/ *fingers crossed*

08/23/07 20:34

retro77

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RE: HoM will be Character Based

If it is character based, how do I decide which one to make my 'main' character. Warrior is popular. I'm working on maxing my Ele out right now. Just turned 2 today.

08/23/07 20:41

GameMaiden

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The Guru thread showed Gaile herself informing us, so unless she has made other contradicting comments recently on the HoM it looks as if this should be the correct information. In fact, she even comments herself on page 2 of that thread and did not correct the information given.

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All level 20's, most have completed all three campaigns:
Velise Snowstorm, Ele ~ Mei Jin Hua, Monk ~ Olive Wildthorne, Ranger
Juniper Deathberry, Necro ~ Sanjali Rumi, Ritualist ~ Jade Shadowfyre, Assassin
Jacqueline Scion, Mesmer ~ Enkildil Anastas, Warrior ~ Khaya Gibran, Dervish
Flora de Ochun, Paragon ~ Alisande Starslight, Monk ~ Lilly Orinoco, Ele

08/23/07 20:42

Crossbow

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RE: HoM will be Character Based

Does it matter? Aren't you supposed to be playing for fun? You people make it sound like getting your titles a chore. Not their fault you're obsessed with maxing out titles and yet have no fun with it.

Sounds harsh? Well, that's the way it goes.

08/23/07 21:45

mr47

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glad my warrior is pretty much the only char i use =\

08/23/07 21:55

Chrisworld

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glad my warrior is pretty much the only char i use =

Ya me too!

My warrior gets ALL the attention!

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08/23/07 21:58

GameMaiden

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O.o

That's kind of my point...I DON'T find title grinding very fun, which is why I will not get KoaBD. I'm not interested in playing one character consecutively. I have more fun in variety. I have titles, but spread out amongst many characters and I had fun earning them differently. I'm hardly 'obsessed with maxing titles', but fair is fair. I've invested just as much time into my game as anyone who has said titles, but I chose not to focus on a single character, to have more fun.

And what about those players who do only play one character and pursue the KoaBD line? They probably will not have a chance to add LDoA or Survivor to their Monument without rerolling.

Because it is character-based and not account-based, Anet is basically rewarding those who only play a single character rather than those, who like myself, have paid more money buying slots and such. That is rather disappointing.

08/23/07 21:59

retro77

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RE: HoM will be Character Based

I just thought of something: I keep my mini's in my storage, what character will they go under in HoM?

08/23/07 22:02

GameMaiden

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I just thought of something: I keep my mini's in my storage, what character will they go under in HoM?

Gaile said once a character has added it to their monument, it becomes customized to that specific character. No trading it once you've added it. So I suppose you have to physically bring it with you to the HoM to add it.

08/23/07 22:06

retro77

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I'm starting to not like HoM....

08/23/07 22:14

Brynden

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This is just ridiculous if it is actually true, and it kind of ticks me off. Granted, most of my accomplishments are on my warrior, but I have done a ton of things on my other characters, I have beat every campaign at least six times, I would think that should be in my HoM. Just an idiotic decision on Anets part to make it character based, if indeed it is.

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08/23/07 22:49

Senbonzakura

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dont get too angry brynden XD like kanna said we should wait till it comes out b4 making any judgements and on guru...welll i hope we're making some progress with gaile and she even said HoM is not the way we invisioned are something

08/23/07 22:51

Wulfgar Fireblade

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RE: HoM will be Character Based

Character-based HoM really sucks.

I've just brought 7 of my characters through Factions and nearly done Nightfall, and I'm starting a Dervish.

Suddenly I don't even care about the HoM.

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08/23/07 22:54

Brynden

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Ok, I've read through the guru thread, and this still ticks me off. It seems that what Gaile and the devs are so concerned about is the inheritance. I don't really give a crap about the inheritance, honestly. Sure, it will be cool, but I hope to be well satisfied with GW2 itself. What I was looking forward to was a place to put all my achievements, ALL my achievements. Frankly, if they're so focused on doing direct lineage inheritance, then just keep track of which achievements in your HoM come from whom, but still have all the achievements in one place. I understand what Gaile is saying, I didn't expect all my GW2 characters would get the reward for my one character getting a title. I expected one character to get that reward. I just don't see the point of a character based HoM, it's basically just the hero window.

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08/23/07 23:22

GameMaiden

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RE: HoM will be Character Based

Gaile Gray, http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/showthr...10189648&page=5

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I'm confused. I think that some of you are suggesting that everything you acquire, on any character, should apply to all characters in Guild Wars 2. Is that right?

If so, why?

When I get most titles on my GW character, I get the title on... my GW character. Not all my chars; just one.

So why would you expect that it would be merged, and that every char you make in the next game would benefit from what perhaps 6 or 8 or even more characters acquired in the current generation?

Would you suggest that if a player has five chars, and each has explored 20% of Tyria, then every char in GW2 should have an explorer title, because after all, 20% x 5 = 100%?

Please help me understand why some of you are making such dramatic, negative comments about this. I don't get to add up my bowling scores until I have a perfect 300. (Dang, that'd only take me 5 games if I could! ) But by the same token, I don't expect my Rangers, Necromancers, Elementalists, Warriors, etc., to be able to contribute to every profession I make in the future -- it just doesn't make sense!

I don't want to play only one character, and I definately do not want to title-grind on a single character. Why did they allow us to purchase additional character slots, if all along we should have been focusing on only one character? I don't think we're expecting cumulative rewards as she suggests, but just the best out of the bunch perhaps (ex: take the highest Cartographer title across the board, etc). I mean, it's over 2 years worth of gaming- players have done much and probably did expect their hard work to be passed down to all their GW2 characters. Again, I have played my game just as well as many other players, just I chose variety over singularity.

Ah well, I don't regret that I play as I do and admit I have fun with it. I look forward to seeing my characters' stories tie up in EotN. GW2 though...not sure about that right now, hehe.

08/23/07 23:43

Senbonzakura

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wellllll GW2 is practically 2 years away....so just focus on EoTN atm XD

08/23/07 23:44

Il Onlyblue Il

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Just to be safe, I won't be bringing any of my mini's with me to the HoM until we get more clarification on what becomes static... I don't enjoy the remote possibility of them being 'customized' for any one character.

08/24/07 00:25

Health_Kill

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RE: HoM will be Character Based

2 years before guild wars 2?
Well at least that gives plenty of time to do Drunken and sweet tooth titles.
Now I just got to get defender of Ascalon or a surviver title to get the max amount...

Woof!

08/24/07 00:28

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