Help:Ask a game question/Archive2008 03 15-31

Blood Washes Blood

Where is the bear spirt in Jaga MAraine... the one who has the blood washes blood quest/mision? --Mx2dmax35 22:15, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

In the center of the abandoned settlement in the southeastern part of the map. You must complete Flames of the Bear Spirit (obtained from Egil Fireteller, slightly northeast of the center of Jaga Moraine). -- Gordon Ecker 03:35, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Winter and Greater Conflagration

ok what would happen if you summoned Winter (http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Winter) and Greater Conflagration (http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Greater_Conflagration)at the same time and you were in both their ranges? would the damage be cold or fire? OMG i play guild wars 00:26, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Cold? GC converts phisical damage to fire (elemental). Winter converts elemental (in this case, fire) to cold. GC shouldn't be able to convert elemental to fire in this case. Of course, haven't tested, so can't say for sure.--Fighterdoken 00:31, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

(edit conflict)from what getting it would be cold do to that greater conflagration turns physical attacks to fire and fire is an element which will tun it to cold.--話す priestess donut 寄付00:33, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

LOL answered by noobs. It is well known that GC+Winter turn all elemental AND all physical damage into cold damage. Mantra of Frost FTW.reanor 00:41, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

I would thank you if you replace your previous statement to use a non-derogative word as "newbie" instead, unless you actually wish to break NPA the same way as you are breaking copyvio :).--Fighterdoken 00:51, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Armour

What is the difference between regular armor and Elite Armor? --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:75.105.128.58 (talk).

Elite looks "better" and is more expensive. -- Brains12 \ Talk 00:48, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Also, elite armor can usually be displayed in the Hall of Monuments. -- Gordon Ecker 03:35, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Henchmen

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when i am about to enter a quest and am picking my henchmen..there names change from white to grey in color..its like they dim slightly..this just started happening. wanted to know why? 70.242.192.18 02:39, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

The names of party members turn gray once they're outside of selection range, which is slightly larger than the radar. -- Gordon Ecker 03:16, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Cheat Engine

I have seen many videos about Guild Wars with people using 'Cheat Engine' to speed up time and make gold.Is this programe illegal to use in GW for making gold and speed up time? if it is i will never use it,but if the speed up one isn't illegal and the gold one is I will only ever use it for the speed, so i can do things quicker if i'm in a rush. --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:79.72.113.53 (talk).

Using any third party programs to modify the game are illegal, with a few minor exceptions. I'm pretty sure what you are describing is illegal. Calor 18:03, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

I don't see how it's possible to speed up time in a live multiplayer-only game anyway, but even if it was, it's most likely against the EULA. -- Brains12 \ Talk 18:06, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

I believe that when you play alone, without any other real players, the game actually switches to a "single player mode" in which the instance is hosted on your computer. So I suppose if thats true, then its possible to devise such an engine, though it would not be legal.--Ryudo 01:29, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm sure they're just speeding up the videos to make long farming runs less boring, and to get under the time and size caps of video hosting sites such as YouTube. I'm pretty sure that instances are never hosted client-side, as lag doesn't seem any less common when henching, and it produce a significant security hole. -- Gordon Ecker 07:39, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Quest.

What Quest do I need to get to Dasha Vestibule?

Depends how far along you are. Probably All's Well That Ends Well, although check out List of Nightfall missions if that's not it. Biscuits 21:03, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

player location

Is there a way to find a location for a player in the game. I play with my grandson and there are times when we get seperated and I would like to find his location.--98.215.5.238 22:00, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

that's not (yet) possible, he'll have to tell you where he is. but maybe we'll get that feature in GW2, who knows? - Y0_ich_halt 22:58, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Anet does;D--The Forsaken One 23:00, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Kodonur Konundrum

Hey, i was doing the Kodonur Crossroads mission when, immediately following the deaths of Overseers Haubeh and Buktek, the game quits. Reacting in fear, i logged in, and found my character in Kodonur Crossroads, the map showed the quest as finished. I missed the Mission Cinematic, what do i do now?--Vperez1 01:28, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

how do I find out how many sunspear promotion points I have collected, I can't find them on any screen.--217.44.203.198 12:43, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Answer to Vperez1's question: All i can say is, redo the mission, if you want to see the cinematic. As for the anon, press H,this takes you to the Hero Panel then click on the tab thats marked Titles. You should eventually see a bar there that tells you how many points you have collected--Raph Talky 01:10, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Sunspear Promotion Points

How do I find out how many sunspear promotion points i have accumulated?--217.44.203.198 12:44, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

In game, press H to being up your hero panel, then click on the titles tab and look down to find the title bar for Sunspear rank, which will show how many points you have accumulated in total. --BramStoker (talk, contribs) 13:07, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

professions....HELP!

i have been playing the prophices campaign and i have noticed that some ppl have there professions as assassians and ritualists and that they have weird dragon masks......how is this possible, i thought u couldn't play as those in the prophices campaign!

once you buy factions, you can start an assassin in cantha, play until you get to Kaineng Center and then ship to Tyria and play the prophecies campaign. as for dragon masks, those are event items which were accessible in the Dragon Festival on Shing Jea. Of course, characters can also take those with them or put them into their storage. - Y0_ich_halt 17:24, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Loading bar is stuck at 0%

I recently got a new PC and downloaded the client. I am a experienced Guild Wars gamer and PC user. Frequently when my computer is trying to load a new are it gets stuck on )% and will not progress, regardless of how long I leave it. My old computer which my wife uses has no difficulties. I run mine on vista, which was what I thought at first, but lough and behold my friend on XP has the same problem. My router and Firewalls are cleared, my bandwith is whithin appropriate levels, my computer specks are well above recommended requirements, no programs running in the background, and it only happens about 25% of the time. I am completly flabergasted. Any suggestions? --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:69.155.40.99 (talk).

hmmm, im not a big computer whiz, but i can reccomend a few things, some of which may help, others may just be my assumptions on what might help.

1. Try running a virus scan to see if you have one, if so, remove it (obvious)
2. Try also looking for other problems, like spyware, add-ons, cookies, etc.
3. if all else fails, try contacting support (sorry i cant remember the link to support)

hope that helped--Raph Talky 01:06, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Its doubtful that a virus or spyware is to blame. Guild Wars runs on a rarely used port, so the odds that you have a virus that targets said port is very small, even smaller that it would be causing an issue such as this. Still, virus/spyware protection is always a good thing.

Your problem sounds like DNS errors to me, and given what you have checked, im guessing the problem is probably via your ISP. How recently is "recently"? And does your friend have the same internet provider as you? If its just been in the past few days, and he/she does have the same provider, then the only thing I can suggest doing is repairing the connection (via the network connections menu). It maybe just be your provider having issues though.--Ryudo 01:25, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

You could have a corrupted Gw.dat file (or you could not). If you have time to download the full file (between 3-4 GB I think), delete it from your Guild Wars directory, then run the game with the -image flag, which will pre-download all the content before you access it. Alternatively, install from disc or grab a friend's DAT file that you know works, and then run the -image flag; both of these methods decrease the download time. Biscuits 22:57, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Rather than using the -image switch and downloading everything again, you could use -repair to attempt to, well, repair your GW.dat file (this also takes a while but doesn't use any bandwidth). --89.242.170.224 01:47, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Pets

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How can I aqure a pet, after the entery quest for pets. I'M haveing truble finding an animal that does not attack. Every time I try to charm an animal it does not work.--Fye norman 00:25, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

All charmable animals will attack you when you try to charm them. Just stay alive while you end casting the spell (don't move), and you will be a ble to tame the pet. Only bears in pre-searing require an aditional trick.--Fighterdoken 00:31, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

In addition to Fighterdoken's advice, if you have any heroes with you, I suggest flagging them away, or they will try and kill the animal once you begin using Charm Animal and it becomes hostile. Kokuou 00:32, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

The animals that you can charm as pets have their names in green, instead of red. Make sure that you do not already have an animal charmed; if you do, you can get rid of it by giving it to a pet tamer. You'll find a list of pet tamers on the page. Also, you can check out this page for exactly what animals you can tame. Hope that helps! MiraLantis 00:34, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Usually, setting heroes to passive also works most of the time, however heroes will still use a few offensive skills, such as Balthazar's Aura, Vengeful Weapon and Pain, while they're set to passive. -- Gordon Ecker 00:51, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

my acct has been banned :(

my acct has been banned and i didnt even do anything wrong. can someone pls give me an idea of where to start as i tried the support but they take forever to resond --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:99.141.209.151 (talk).

Short answer: no. Support is the way to go. (But you may want to start thinking about what your "little brother" did, as in trying to buy accounts with in-game gold, cursing in the middle of a city, spamming "WTS" or "WTB" in the all-chat channel instead of the trade channel, etc).--Fighterdoken 17:10, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Speed multiplier

Does the attack speed multiplier stack for skills such as Heket's Rampage and Rampage as One when used simultaneously? --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:70.190.121.56 (talk).

yes and no, there's a limit in stacking for such things. the "cap" for ias is 33%, so if you use both simulaneously, you will still only attack 33% faster. however, a single skill could still break this rule. For example, the cap for movement speed is 33%, but with Dash, you are able to run 50% faster. —ZerphaThe Improver 00:35, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Sign your comments please. — ク Eloc 貢 01:23, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Black Moa Capture

if u captured the black moa for the dark beak quest is it possible to get rid of it for another pet and then get the black moa again later? or is there only one black moa? --68.36.252.0 00:12, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

he'll always be tameable again in Ferndale once you completed The Beak of Darkness again. (hence you could for example also use this feature to get lvl 20 elder pets for your heroes by entering ferndale again and again) —ZerphaThe Improver 00:37, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

k thanks --68.36.252.0 01:12, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Background on startup/character select screen

Is it possible to change the background scene on the startup and character selection screens? I liked the ones that were used for Factions but not so much the current Eye of the North one. --89.242.170.224 01:38, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

No, there's currently no way to change the background in-game. -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 07:00, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Tragically. This has been a topic for many discussions on Gaile's talk pages. Calor 18:31, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Zho's Journal

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In Eye of The North if you have Zho's Journal is it a quest? And if so how do you activate it?74.229.228.95 01:54, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

There is no quest assoicated with the Black Moa Chick scavanger hunt, each part is individually activated when you speak to the necessary NPC's.Obie Quiet 02:18, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Graphics problem

Ever since I added -dx8 after the quotes in the GW properties, ive been having graphic issues, everyone but me and my henchmen, and heroes are pixely as if they were on low quality. I have tried removing -dx8, but that didn't work. So does anyone have an solution to this?--Sozoku 23:29, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Hit F11? — ク Eloc 貢 03:14, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Everythings on max, and still everyone but me is pixely... --Sozoku 11:04, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Reinstall Grapics Driver? RT | Talk 11:05, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Most obvious first option is to check your gfx drivers are uptodate.

Try a one-time run of GW with -image option to force download of any missing info/textures etc.

Worst case, but very last option: Uninstall GW, then re-install and do the above to be certain of getting a full dat file. --BramStoker (talk, contribs) 13:07, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

In towns and outposts, all players' armour besides your own is displayed at a lower resolution be default, there is no way to increase this. In explorable areas, armour is displayed at full rez. Look carefully in a town and see if the NPCs are at full rez, and then take a real player outside and see if their armour is full rez. If both of these are true, then everything is normal. If you are seeing lower quality armour on another player in an explorable area, then something is wrong. Biscuits 13:26, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

You can use User:Kuntz/KSMod to have the game load high def graphics for all players in town too. Not recommended on crappier systems. Note that you can disable the sound modification in the configuration file of the mod if you don't like it. -- (gem / talk) 22:16, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Screen turns black when starting Guild Wars

Hi. I recently changed my os from Windows XP to Linux Ubuntu 7.10. When i used Windows Guild Wars ran without any problems, but when i try to play it now the screen turns black after the "Downloading from Area Network" pop-up's done. I tried using both Wine and Cedega, but the same thing's happening. I also tried the Installation from the Guild Wars Disk and the download able ones from guildwars.com. My hardware are: CPU: Genuine Intel Dual Core 2000.000 MHz (1000.000 MHz each) 2048 kb cache RAM: 2027 MiB Swap: 3922 MiB Graphic Card: ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with discrete PCI Express; Up to 256 MB dedicated video memory Chip set: MobileTM Intel® 945PM Express Chipset

i don't know much about wine or cedega but have you tried running windows in a virtual machine i don't see anything bad with your hardware. if you run windows in a virtual machine and the problem keeps happing i would say go back to windows.--話す priestess donut 寄付20:13, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

I don't think GW runs on Linux currently but I'm not sure...--The Forsaken One 20:14, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

he using wine/cedega which lets you run windows games on linux forsaken.--話す priestess donut 寄付20:51, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Guild Wars on Wine and it's talk page might be helpful. -- (gem / talk) 22:12, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Hi again. I tried the Guild Wars on Wine guide before i posted. I forgotten to mention that the pop up "Unsuported Hardware" also started coming after i changed my os. It didn't appear when i used Windows. It's after i press Yes that the screen turn black. 213.66.211.196 10:53, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Skill Alterations

Sorry, not sure where to post this, but i do feel that something needs to be said. After spending many hours reading through description of skills, trying different combination, spending time, gold and effect bring together a build of your own. To finally get to a build that you are happy with, only to have it underminded by arenanet making changes to certain skills. Surely, if someone comes up with an unstopable build, thats good on their part. After all the same skills are available to all to try. Why does arenanet feel that they have to pick apart this builds. To relevel the playing field? Sorry but you are just making that one part of the game, that of finding the right build, totally frustrating. Can who ever it is, please please please stop altering the skills, leave them be, PLEASE. 77.99.43.34 01:46, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Should we move this to Izzy's Talk page? --Shadowphoenix 02:14, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

nightfall professions

i was thinking about buying Nightfall. if i bought it and created my account with the game, can i choose from all the professions from prophiecies and factions? --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:68.212.255.33 (talk).

You can choose from the nightfall professions and the core (prophiecies) professions. If you own Guild Wars Factions, you can create a character there (either Ritualist or Assasin, in your case) and take it to Guild Wars Nightfall. :o) --Shadowphoenix 02:06, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

In the latter case, make sure you have the Nightfall account added to your current account, rather then making it separate. -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 07:27, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

character issue

i have a derv paragon that has maxed out and it has an issue once i depart a city to go on a quest there is a green hue that has black dots that circles the player and it looses health i dont know what this is can some one give me an idea of whats going on --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:71.83.231.127 (talk).

You took the quest Drink from the Chalice of Corruption. The health degen won't go away until you complete the next quest, Masters of Corruption. -Auron 02:27, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

help

How do i use the teleportals!!!??? --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:70.130.180.72 (talk).

Could you be more specific? Are you talking about town portals, leading from town to explorable area? Simply walking through those works. Or perhaps you mean the teleporters in the Crystal Desert, in which case, you need to click on the four pedestals by each teleporter in the order that they light up. -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 08:14, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

P.S.: Don't forget to sign your comments using four tildes (~~~~). -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 08:15, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Having a hard time resurecting

When i die in a fight i get resurected my my henchmen and i almsot die instantly for some reason. i think this is a glitch do you have any ideas on how to fix this glitch?--The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:Big gay al (talk).

what rez you using some resurrected spells make you loss a % of health.--話す priestess donut 寄付14:54, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Heros

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Can you get hero's from nightfall on a nonnightfall charactor? for ex i have a phrophisies charactor but i want to get heros on it from nightfall is this possible.--The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:71.192.52.69 (talk).

If you have Nightfall, yes. Else, no. Calor 16:47, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Yes, as long as you have added Nightfall to the same account as Prophecies just follow the directions here. --Kakarot 17:20, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Random Arenas problemb entering

every time i try to enter battle in random arenas i click enter battle then my computer downloads files then it decompresses files just like at Zeishen challeng accept then i always end up where i started and no battle--64.40.45.242 18:31, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

if it loads long enough for the whole battle to take place, you'll have missed it totally... if your pc always takes longer than 8 minutes to load, that's most likely the case. otherwise, i have no idea. - Y0_ich_halt 19:30, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

no i would say it takes maybe 2 minutes to load--64.40.45.242 20:22, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

as said, i don't know what it could be. there must be some malfunction that keeps you from joining, but in that case you wouldn't be able to log in... - Y0_ich_halt 21:22, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

It just looks like a conection being severed after too much wait (for a pvp battle in RA, 2 minutes is a lot of time). If you plan to do PvP constantly, i would advice you to do an -image download of the game first, and maybe defragment your hdd if speed doesn't improve.--Fighterdoken 21:26, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

legendary survivor

I've been trying to get this title for a while with the kilroy's punchout extravaganza method, however once in a while my internet connection slows down or stops and the game stops. I've tried quickly exiting guild wars and ive even hit the power button on my computer right when it happens, but each time i log back on it says i died. This is about the 6th time i have had to restart the title. Should i just give up?

Short answer:Yes. It's not worth the effort imo. Long answer: That's because in case of a lag, the server takes some time to realize you're offline, and in the meantime you can die. This is the biggest threat to survivor candidates, so you'll have to look for a way where this threat cannot harm you. - Y0_ich_halt 22:58, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

i had about the same problem, i used f12 +enter to log out of guild wars fast and log back in(save the comp restart), i also farmed trolls out side oof drokes. dont give up it took me 13 trys to get my title and now i have it--Sumta 20:17, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

A little bit of luck never hurts, either. :P -- TERO talk 23:21, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Playing with friends

I have the 3 core campaigns and my friend just has factions but i cant find him even in guild hall, battle isle, cantha or ab, why? --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:76.254.5.137 (talk).

Make sure you are both in the same zone, territory AND district. But in any case, it would be weird that you two can't coincide on the Guild Hall (i suppose you are both on the same guild).--Fighterdoken 23:46, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

access key

i was wondering if i get another computer and transfer my guild wars account to that if i need another access key and also if all my work on my account will be saved and i wont lose anything--68.82.117.54 02:32, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

The account is stored on the servers and so you won't lose anything at all (not even most of the preferences!) — Galil 02:33, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

You WILL lose all of your saved templates however, I suggest backing those up.--Ryudo 02:34, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

There stored in C:/programfiles/guildwars/templates most of the time --DominatorMatrix 02:36, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

The exception being when you're using Vista. Then they're stored in your "Documents" folder. — Galil 02:39, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

/doh I forgot about that --DominatorMatrix 02:39, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

where do i go to get a new access key and does anybody know how to get more ram on a comp i need at least 800--68.82.117.54 02:41, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

To get a new access key, you'll have to either buy another copy of the game at your local retailer, or buy one from the Guild Wars homepage (much more expensive...not recommended). As far as getting more RAM, if your computer is under warranty, call the company you bought the computer from and ask about upgrades. If not, call your local computer repair shop and ask if they can upgrade it for you. -- TERO talk 23:19, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

buying gold online

is buying gold for gw online illegal --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:68.82.117.54 (talk).

Its a EULA violation and you WILL get banned for it --DominatorMatrix 02:46, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

scamming

how do u report someone if they scammed you out of money and are you even allowed to because i got scammed out of like 60k lol and i feel really stupid--68.82.117.54 02:48, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

You won't get it back but send a support ticket to [1]. --DominatorMatrix 02:50, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

It might also help you to read this article to avoid this happening again. -- TERO talk 23:16, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

dervs

how do i get a dervish from nightfall to a propheicies campaign i cant figure it out. And also sometimes when i go to look at my friends list its says i've been disconnected from the server why does it do that --68.82.117.54 02:52, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

If you have proph go to kamadan and be at least level 5?, a message should display on screen about that... And the Disconnection thing is a network error, its minor but anoying it happens. --DominatorMatrix 02:56, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

See also the FAQ and search box :) -- Brains12 \ Talk 02:59, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Nightfall characters can't travel to other campaigns until they've reached Consulate Docks. -- Gordon Ecker 03:29, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Shared accounts

well i know if my boyfriend tries to log into my account when im on it it'll do that is it still illegal to let him get on mine if he has my permission

I belive sharing an account is a EULA violation...plus it wont allow 2 people to login the same account at the same time --DominatorMatrix 03:02, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

(Edit conflict) I don't believe sharing an account is against the EULA, but it's discouraged. -- Brains12 \ Talk 03:03, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

no im not sharing the account he has his own account but i ask him to do stuff for me on mine is that illegal--68.82.117.54 03:05, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

That's sort of the same thing as sharing - he still accesses your account. -- Brains12 \ Talk 03:06, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

I believe it was stated somewhere in the EULA that only one user was allowed to use an account, but I can't find the line. So much text... — Galil 03:07, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Im searching also....--DominatorMatrix 03:08, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

I remember a topic on Gaile's talk page, and I think she said while it's not against the EULA, she personally couldn't see why someone would want to share an account and discourages it. I might be wrong though. It's 3am.. -- Brains12 \ Talk 03:09, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

EULA says you shouldn't share an account but its not a reason for a ban --DominatorMatrix 03:10, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

I was reading quickly through the EULA, but I didn't find anything. But that doesn't mean it's legal; be careful.--Gabeeshy 21:28, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

We have two PCs here side by side, and 3 accounts, and of course we've tried it. When I was logged on on PC1 and logged into the same account on PC2, the session on PC1 got disconnected. (I wasn't banned for trying that once or twice, but your mileage may vary. Also, we use the same router (= IP address) for both PCs). There is no problem switching PCs and accounts around, so you can have your boyfriend access your account when you're not connected. However, giving him your account information means that you trust he doesn't do bad things to your account if you break up; I don't believe ANet support is going to help you if he logs into your account and just destroys or gives away everything in it. I think on the whole you'll be better off by having him teach you what it is you want to do on your account. (mendel 84.128.205.35 17:27, 24 March 2008 (UTC))

access key (2)

where do i go to get a new access key for my games--68.82.117.54 04:02, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

If you're looking to create a new account, you'll have to either buy the full game again, or buy it from someplace that sell the access code only, such as the PlayNC store. — Galil 04:09, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

no im transferring my game to a diff comp do i need a diff access code--68.82.117.54 04:18, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

No. You don't transfer your account. You don't even have to uninstall Guild Wars on the old computer. You can play on any computer that has Guild Wars installed with your account without doing anything other than logging on since all the data is stored on the servers. — Galil 04:19, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

When you install the game on your new computer, it won't ask for any access codes or anything. When you start the game, just remember to enter the same account name and password from your old computer; it'll work from anywhere. -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 05:43, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

choice of Heros

if i have to choose in a quest between 2 heros.....will i be able to eventualy get the other 1 as well? --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:74.183.3.19 (talk).

Yes, after the final mission. -- Gordon Ecker 00:30, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Once you've completed Abaddon's Gate, you'll go into ann area and see most the people you met on your Nightfall journey - including every NF hero. The heroes you didn't choose should have quests which will get them into your party once completed. -- Brains12 \ Talk 00:36, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

okay. thx alot. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.183.3.19 (talk • contribs) 14:21, March 24, 2008 (UTC).

How can a warrior make quick and easy money?

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How can a warrior make quick and easy money? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.124.154.168 (talk • contribs) at 14:49, 23 March 2008 (UTC).

You might be interested in the farming article, as well as the farming builds over at PvXwiki. — Galil 16:17, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Multi-pet possibilities?

Is this where we put game suggestions? Is there going to be a possibility of Rangers getting multiple pets in the future? Of course only one active at a time like heros. --75.121.112.15 22:41, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

on Gaile's talk page, there is a navigation boxr at the right hand side, where you will find "Suggestions" -> "Guild Wars" / "Guild Wars 2". any suggestions go there. - Y0_ich_halt 22:58, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Very Wierd Weapons

sword under weapon spell

Lately I've noticed that my melee character's weapon occasionally changes to something odd. My warrior (when holding the Glacial Blade) gets a larger, double blade coloured grey with the ice effect that the Glacial Blade has. My Dervish gets something similar when he's holding a Droknar's Scythe which turns into a rounded scythe that splits into two at the end, I failed to cap a screenshot of the scythe, but I got one of the sword if people are interested. After about 2 seconds, the blade/scythe returns to normal. Any ideas as to what these weapons are or why they appear? 202.124.127.38 10:11, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

They were under Weapon Spell of Ritualist, it changes their look to that. --lussh 10:25, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Ahhhhh, I get it now, thanks lussh! 202.124.127.38 20:13, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

atribute points

In pvp the ppl get 200 atribute points. well on my PvE charecter...he is from factions. he is lvl 20 and doesnt have all atribute points up to 200. how do i get them there? or is it even possible?help me plz.

Do An Unwelcome Guest and Lost Treasure. Each campaign has two quests that only characters from that campaign can take to gain an additional 30 skill points, and those two are the Factions quests. Calor 14:42, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

thank u so much. i know in nightfall u gain the 2 ranks to get the toher atributes but what about prophicies?

Forgotten Wisdom and The Hero's Challenge. Calor 15:28, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

← moved to User talk:Calor

armour templates

i know how to save and load my builds but how do i save and load the armour? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.183.3.19 (talk • contribs) at 19:47, 24 March 2008 (UTC).

You can't save equipment in a template unless you are a PvP only character. See also Template. -- Brains12 \ Talk 19:49, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Can i send my PvE charecter to a PvP place and then save it?

nope, its only on a PvP character where you can see the template button in your inventory.--The Forsaken One 19:58, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

no offense but that sucks....well thx.

Yeah it does but It just prevents a lvl 2 from having max armor :D--The Forsaken One 20:02, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Character Profiles

Is there a way of producing an automatically updated Character profile, something like the World of Warcraft ones found in the WoW armory? It would be nice to be able to keep track of my character outside of GW and show my progress to friends etc. 86.10.75.3 23:33, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

No. Calor 23:42, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

error in guild wars

Hi I'm just wondering for the past 2 hours i have been waiting for guild wars to Repair Data Archive and i dont know what has happened but it is starting to happen more and more often so i jsut want to know what i did to have it REPAIR DATA ARCHIVE. Ths is just rediclous i can barely play gw now because it takes like an hour to repair. I just want some answers. --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:76.212.83.76 (talk).

I think you can try 2 things. One is to delete the "Gw.dat" file and get a fresh image via -image (see command line for this). You might also want to do a scan disk on your hard disk to check for problems. -- ab.er.rant 00:38, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

princes of vabbi

how do i get the three princes to help --12.207.10.242 02:10, 25 March 2008 (UTC) zolder siner

A summary of the mission / primary quest line is available at list of Nightfall missions. -- Gordon Ecker 03:24, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Help!!

What tactics should I use if i want to complete the "Cartographer title" in Nightfall? I'm up to the last few digits (98%) and im having trouble finding the remainder. I am aware that there is more than 100% but where do i find these? Any help would be appreciated. Adventurer Talban 08:19, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Take a look at the Cartographer article. Biscuits 10:09, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Achievements registered at the HoM

At which point in time do achievements that are registered in the HoM get 'captured' for migration to GW2? Is this an ongoing process that was put into effect with the release of GWEN or will it be some future, yet to be determined date closer to the release of GW2?

Is it safe to delete a GW1 character after creating his/her HoM? 136.8.1.100 13:56, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

I don't think we know yet, but I wouldn't delete the char if he/she has a lot of stuff in the HoM--The Forsaken One 15:43, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Too late. Ah well, that rainbow phoenix was eating me out of house and home anyway. The thing is though, when you consider the already published lore leading up to GW2... somehow we have to bridge a couple of centuries. Can't realy expect my characters to hang around for that long; and I'd rather their demise be at a time of my choosing than at the hands of an ANET programmer.136.8.1.100 06:31, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Ooh, unless... there's a suitably impressive Armageddon coming?? Bring on the Apocalypse! 136.8.1.100 06:43, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Pretty sure that nothing will be recorded for GW2 until near release at the earliest, more likely not until after release, when you would be able to link/merge/whatever the 2 games together. Deleting any character now just means you don't have that character anymore, and all the items/titles/etc that were for that character will be gone. Besides, GW isn't getting shut down after GW2 is released, last I heard. So they're still alive in that game even if there's a new one hundreds of years later where they are "dead". Because names of characters will be reserved for use on the sequel too.

Basically: Deleting is a bad idea right now.

Nope GW won't be shut down, but there will be a cut-off date, beyond which achievements will no longer carry over (according to recent interview) and that will be a death of sorts. I looked forward to GWEN with great anticipation, because at long last I could retire my overworked characters and be done with GW. Now it seems I have no choice but to linger on in some quasi limbo for 18+ months. Sure, I don't have to play 'em, but as long as they're sitting there on my login screen, chances are I will. 136.8.1.100 10:09, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

charting the forest

how do i get it done i keep running into cliffs--75.181.123.241 16:35, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Umm...you're talking about mapping? If you run into a cliff, turn. -- TERO talk 23:12, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Getting booted out of game

2 days ago, while playing GW, after playing a few minutes, I get booted out with a weird message coming up which says "The ialmrnt 5 display driver has stopped working properly" and then I have to reboot and start the game over. It does take me back to where I left off. This will happen after each time I start playing - over and over again. Can you help me to try and figure out what's wrong? Is it a driver? Is it the EMC8 chip? Is it the video chip/card? Any assistance you might be able to give me, would be helpful. Thanks so much! 207.190.114.9 18:32, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Sounds like a problem with your graphics card, was the message an in-game message or a windows message? --Lemming 18:35, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

That would have been a Windows message. You have a problem somewhere with your graphics, it could be hardware, software, or drivers. The first step is to determine which graphics card/chip you have, and download and install the latest drivers for it. In most cases, that will fix it. If it doesn't, you need to investigate further. Biscuits 22:04, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

I poked around, it looks like this Yahoo! Answers page has what you are looking for. Biscuits 22:08, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

you poked around? a-ha-ha-ha... sorry, had to be. - Y0_ich_halt 00:28, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

requirements

what are the requirements on weapons refering to? i have a dagger required 9 dagger mastery but only 4 ranks in dagger mastery. i am useing the daggers with no prob from what i can tell. does the dagger mastery have to be that high to get full use out of it or something?--76.95.88.119 06:19, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Correct, to get the full benefit of the damage, armor or other bonuses, such as energy you need to meet the requirement, which is why required ( items are more sought after than 10 or 11. Yukiko 06:24, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

chants

Heres a puzzle for some of you. Do chants work on ally's? ie. undead minions, pets, added allies from quests. Already chacked the chant tab--Sumta 08:39, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Depends on the chant. Some Chants apply to Party Members; i.e., they won't affect anything else. Anthem of Flame is an example of that. Some other ones do work; the list is only a few, and most of them will have no effect (minions don't use attack skills)... but they should trigger Leadership. -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 08:44, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

just expanding more on the idea, 2 chants exactly, ballad of restoration and courus of restoration were the 2 i was really wondering about :) --Sumta 09:22, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Progress

Upon completing the transition quest into another campaign, does progress in the campaign which one has just left remain intact or is it removed. Also is it possible to return to this first campaign again in the future to continue with it OR can one run/play two campaigns silmutaneously on the same character. E.g Can one character actively use features/do missions/do quests etc from 2 separate campaigns.

e.g Having completed Mhenlo's request would you have to abandon all Prophecies progress or could you have progress and play both Factions and Prophecies at the same time?? --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:172.203.144.253 (talk).

Progress is never lost. And you can play through any campaign you own at any time once you've unlocked travel to it. So yes, you can go back and forth between continents, and yes, you can progress through the storyline of two campaigns at the same time. Calor 19:15, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Some repeatable quest chains need to be completed in a single run to receive credit. Specifically, the Fissure of Woe quests, the Underworld quests, Noble Intentions and Noble Intentions Plan B in Sorrow's Furnace and the quests chains in the Foundry of Failed Creations, Ravenheart Gloom and the Stygian Veil. -- Gordon Ecker 03:53, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Favorable winds and Read the Wind

Does favorable winds and read the wind stack? would it then move 4 times as fast?

--19:17, 26 March 2008 (UTC)~ Alel3001

I would assume they do, but i dont know for sure, as i rarely use those skills :P--Raph Talky 21:43, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

recruiting guild member of another language

while playing in a international district (non english )we came acrost a freandly player who wished to join our guild.we were unable to translate their name to an english one and their letters where of charictures so we wre unable to convert them.how do we by pass this situation so they can join us?we placed them in our freands list as it was able to show his name there for us to refer to later on.thank you for any assistance as im sure others have come acrost this problem as well:). --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:68.212.18.196 (talk).

you got to highlight it from the pm window and copy and paste it into the invite window by pressing crtl+c for copy and ctrl+v for paste. --話す priestess donut 寄付10:17, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

(Edit conflict) Start to send him a whisper. Then select his name in the chat window and press CTRL + C (for copy). Go to the guild invite screen, put the cursor in the box and press CTRL + V (for paste). See this guide for basic info of copy/paste in general. :) Biscuits 10:19, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

cough... er, I think you'll find Ctrl+P is "Print", Biscuits! Donut had it right ^^ --Snograt 11:06, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Err, yep. Fixed it now. ^^ Biscuits 11:54, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Guilds/Guild Halls

Italic textHi my name is Helen/ ign Spirit of an Eagle(PVE) or Usha Dragon Maiden(PVP). I have a couple of questions regarding acquiring a Guild Hall.

1. Do you have to be alligned with one of the two factions?
2. Do you have to be PVP player to get hall?
3. Do you have to have a hall to recruit players?

If you can answer any or all of these questions I would greatly appreciate the help. Please send answers to my email at [email removed] ty Sincerely Spirit of an Eagle--Skinny B itch 13:09, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Funnily enough, the answer to all 3 questions is "NO". The Kurzick/Luxon faction business was introduced well after GW was released and has no bearing on Guild Halls. You do not have to be a PvPer to get a hall. I don't think you need a hall to recruit players, but you do obviously need to have formed a guild ;-) The Guild Hall article can probably provide more information on aquiring a guild hall. --BramStoker (talk, contribs) 13:13, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

It's not safe to put your email up, so I've removed it for you. If you want someone to message you, ask for them to leave a message on your talk page. Kokuou 13:46, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

golden rin relics

were do i get the golden rin relics to get a dread mask? --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:74.183.3.19 (talk).

Check the Golden Rin Relic article. --Kakarot 16:29, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Assassin Ancient Armour

Can I dye my Asssassin's Acient Armour or does it have to be blue? It doesn't say anything about it on the article so I'm asking yall.74.183.3.19 16:35, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

you can dye any armor you get, as well as most equippable items. what's more important is: will parts of the armor be dyed which you want to dye? you can find out simply by double-clicking the dye, selecting the armor piece. now a preview window will open where you can mix up to four differently colored dyes.. - Y0_ich_halt 16:43, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

oh okay thx...and Wich Assassin Armour looks more profesional Ancient or Ausuran? I dnt wich1 to get. there both going to be dyed red thuogh i just cant decide. so im asking yalls vote.

you can check the looks of armor at Armor art. There's also Template:Armor art comparison (usage explanation here: Guild Wars Wiki:Armor art comparison). If you use that template, you can go over to the Sandbox or use the "Show preview" button. :) - Y0_ich_halt 16:57, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

i think ancient looks nicer... - Y0_ich_halt 16:57, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

me to. ive done the comparison for my necromancer but Which one for my Necromancer. Sunspear or Elite Luxon for my Necro?

for female i'd take sunspear normal, for male luxon elite. - Y0_ich_halt 21:07, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Armour (2)

Silver eagle or primeval for my warrior? (dyed red)

sunspear or elite luxon for my necro? (both dyed red)

im asking yalls votes74.183.3.19 17:15, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Well, this page is for asking for help, not necessarily votes for armour. Although, to answer your question, I prefer Primeval and Elite Luxon respectively. -- Brains12 \ Talk 17:19, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

thank you thats what i was going for and i want do it again sorry.74.183.3.19 17:29, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

whre can I find a list of missions i have completed in prophrcies. I have 4 left but only show 18 of 25 on H key info.--71.38.44.33 20:28, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

well even tho im not a helper here but i can sey that if u hit the H key that is for titles. the 18 out of 25 means u have done 18 missions WITH BONUS on them.

missions competed

Where can I find a list of missions completed so far in prophrecies? My (h) key shows 18 of 25 but i only have four to go?

go on to the map by pressing M all the silver pins on it means missions and just go zoom in see what mission it is.--話す priestess donut 寄付20:35, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

The 18/25 you are seeing in your Titles menu is the number of Tyrian missions that you've completed the main mission and the bonus for. This is for the Protector of Tyria title track. -- TERO talk 23:07, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

money

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how do you get a lot of money to get elite armor the most i have ever made is 25k how is it even possible to get 375k to get armor --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:71.233.102.192 (talk).

farming instead of normal playing or buying gw money for rl money somewhere. - Y0_ich_halt 22:49, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Buying money for real life money is extremely discouraged. It could result in your account being banned. Obviously, we have no control over that, but I wouldn't recommend you buy money. -- Brains12 \ Talk 22:51, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

It would help to know what class you are looking to farm with. There are things like 55ing and chest running that can turn a pretty good profit, but knowing what class you are most comfortable with is the best place to start. That, and read the farming guide that Y0_ich_halt posted. -- TERO talk 23:00, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

i posted a farming guide? cool... i don't remember, so could you gimme a link? :) well, i think i am gonna post one tomorrow, i gotta go for today ^^ - Y0_ich_halt 23:05, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

aaah, you mean User:Y0_ich_halt/Guides/Monk_guide#Farming, don't you? - Y0_ich_halt 23:05, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Haha, no, I actually was referring to the wiki page that you linked him to, but that works also. :P -- TERO talk 23:08, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

lol, i guess i'm really tired XD - Y0_ich_halt 23:10, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

titles

hey how can I do liting points title and more tiles how can I do them eny one .plz full answer --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:XemnasX (talk).

Title and Guide to maxing titles would be good places to start. I'm not quite sure what you mean by "liting title", however. Calor 18:47, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Do you, per chance, mean Lightbringer Title? -- TERO talk 20:37, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

yes --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:XemnasX (talk).

Well, for the Lightbringer title, you can check out the Lightbringer Guide. For the other titles, check out the links that Calor refered you to. -- TERO talk 14:44, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

How do you get Imperial Armor?

Yeah Im a Assassin / Elemental and Assassin armor looks strong and cool. How u get it? :D —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.6.238.249 (talk • contribs) at 21:33, March 28, 2008 (UTC).

Check the Assassin Imperial armor article. --Kakarot 21:37, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Pre-Searing Ascalon

I am a level 5 Elementalist/Ranger. What level should I be when I leave Pre-Searing Ascalon?And what mission starts the searing and takes you to Post-Searing Ascalon?74.229.228.95 18:59, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

You can leave whenever you feel confident. I've had characters leave Pre-Searing anywhere from level 3 on up. Just remember: you can't come back. ~Scion~ (talk | contribs) 19:12, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

(Edit conflict) Level 7 or 8 should be fine, by then you'll be able to handle most early Post-Searing enemies. And The Path to Glory. Calor 19:13, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Attribute Points

Hello; I have 9 attribute points in Illusion ,Domination, Healing Magic and Divine Favour but Zero in Inspiration,Smiting, and Protection Prayers. I have 170 unused points. I am a Monk/Mesmer. I can not change my attributes up from this.They just flick back to these settings.I am playing Nightfall.If you could clarify this I am much appreciated. --58.178.108.103 22:31, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Hmm. You're not a Nightfall character in Eye of the North, are you? The "Journey to the North" effect automatically resets your attributes until you reach level 20...

Try visiting a town like Kamadan, and changing your attributes. Keep in mind, if you've got a little bit of lag, the attributes might not be "saving"... give it a test, and post the results here if you can? -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 03:23, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Attribute Points

Many Thanks.. Took my Character up to Level 20 which has allowed me to use all attribute points and allows me to adjust them. I am not sure about a Nightfall character as I bought the first edition of Guild wars about 2 years ago (new lady in my life took me away from it for 2 years) and just recently bought Nightfall,Factions and Eye of the North and then loaded these on my computer.I decided to add a new character as a Monk / Mesmer so I suppose I am walking the line of(Oh Crap)being a Newbie again. My last character was/is a Warrior/Monk.

So as to being or changing to a Nightfall character(any value) I admit to being ignorant..any advice will be appreciated. Thank you for your quick and accurate response.

--58.179.180.208 06:48, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

quest abandon

if i abandon a quest can i get that quest agian... i have one charactor and i am focusing on night fall bu i have been doing eye of the north and factions... so my question is if i abandon a quest can i get the quest agian without making a new charactor?--75.92.21.119 10:17, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Yes, if you abandon a quest, you can get it back the same way you got it the first time around. You won't lose the ability to finish the quest. -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 11:03, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Tutorial

I just started playing Guild Wars about two hours ago. I've created a character, done some missions, got some gold, got some stuff (I'm at level 4). Now I'm back in the main city and I'd like to sell some stuff, get some more gold, buy some stuff, and customize my avatar. I'm unfamiliar with this type of game so I'm pretty confused. Is there a basic tutorial that I could access to help me make sense of the vast amount of information being thrown at this poor, unfortunate newbie?--Robert Hayhurst 22:26, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

well it depends on what campaign do you have(Prophecies,Factions or Nightfall)?--The Forsaken One 23:57, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

To sell stuff, talk to a Merchant. — ク Eloc 貢 01:14, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

If you follow the storyline and take all the quests you can find, the early stages of the game to a pretty good job of explaining the basics to you. Factions probably has the steepest learning curve, Nightfall is average, Prophecies explains less and is more open-ended, but you have much longer to learn too. Biscuits 07:12, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Another suggestion is to ask your fellow players. Hollering out in the All Chat (please don't spam) may get you flamed a bit for being new, but it also often results in answers as well. Believe it or not, there are many experienced players who hang around early areas specifically to help people out. In addition, if you can find a guild that truly is helpful, that will improve your chances of success immensely. ~Scion~ (talk | contribs) 18:49, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Pre-searing skills

So where can I find a list of skills obtainable in pre-searing Ascalon? (sorry, i forgot to sign...) --Horsedrowner 13:43, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

List of pre-Searing skills would be a good start. ;) — Galil 13:10, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

lol I must have been blind :P --Horsedrowner 13:44, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Is there a list of NPC's which give you skills as rewards? --Horsedrowner 14:11, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Not AFAIK, no. Your best bet would be to go to the list of skill quests and look through the tables for "Pre-Searing Ascalon" and visit the individual quest pages. — Galil 14:33, 31 March 2008 (UTC)