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  • WolframGW
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    • August 28, 2018 at 8:24 PM
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    Ha, back in my day I didn't have grey hairs, but that might be because I was twelve. Yeah, grey hairs at 24.

    Thanks for the encouragement though. I'm glad people like the thread.

    Back in my day, a warrior with healing breeze was the way to go.

    Don't forget Mending, I ran it once. lol

    Frenzy + Healing Signet.

    IGN: Ayu Chun Li

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    • August 28, 2018 at 9:49 PM
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    Back in my day, I went to the book store to get the latest edition of PC magazine to get an access code for a mini Destroyer of Flesh, to come home and find out that someone had already taken a picture of all of the codes and used them :cursing:

    Thank you to ANET for understanding and providing a new code!

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    • August 28, 2018 at 9:56 PM
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    Back in my day, I went to the book store to get the latest edition of PC magazine to get an access code for a mini Destroyer of Flesh, to come home and find out that someone had already taken a picture of all of the codes and used them :cursing:

    Thank you to ANET for understanding and providing a new code!

    I am guilty of taking two of those codes and I didn't even buy the magazines. I apologize. Shame on younger me.

    IGN: Ayu Chun Li

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    • August 28, 2018 at 10:28 PM
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    Back in my day, the only alt currency was Obsidian Ore.

    -Hal Hel Ul Leader: Draconus Reincarnatus [DRGN]

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    Indiana. Restaurant Consultant. Local Business Owner.

    Dreams are the unfinished battles

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    • August 28, 2018 at 10:29 PM
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    Back in my day, with the crappy router I had, LS really meant something...

    Lose a minion, make a minion.

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    • August 29, 2018 at 1:01 AM
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    back in my day there was a huge strike of monks and heroes were still a concept being worked on.

    Back in my day there was no talk of gw2 since we were still waiting for factions to be released.

    Back in my day Scrappy Jhim gave you winter gifts at wintersday for giving him a present and there were different presents for dwayna and grenth with the grenth ones possibly having coal in them!

    :mouse:where is the 'all you can eat' cookie bar? :cookie:

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    • August 29, 2018 at 1:06 AM
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    Black dye was a dirty dark grey, and grey dye was dye remover LQ2R2oh.png

    4PBKHBY.jpg

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    • August 29, 2018 at 12:42 PM
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    Back in my day, when there was an update you'd rush to the wiki and hope to see skill changes.

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    • August 29, 2018 at 12:46 PM
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    Back in my day, when there was an update you'd rush to the wiki and hope to see skill changes.

    Back in my day there were updates.

    Oh, wait...

    "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars" - Oscar Wilde

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    • August 29, 2018 at 3:44 PM
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    Back in the day, when the original GW UI was a lighter trim color and then later updated to the new darker theme (present theme). Textmod was nice to have for skin layovers and can revert back to the original UI.

    IGN: Ayu Chun Li

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    • August 29, 2018 at 3:59 PM
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    Back in my Day, on October 27th 2006, many people said "WTF is an inscription?"

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    • August 29, 2018 at 5:42 PM
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    Back in my day, I never realised how much of a genius Jeremy Soule really was.

    If you'll be content with putting water with wine, the glass will always be half full.

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    • August 29, 2018 at 6:59 PM
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    Back in my day we partied in Piken Square

    Lose a minion, make a minion.

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    • August 29, 2018 at 8:29 PM
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    back in my day Villainy of Galrath was considered a very difficult quest as was killing glint---and there were no titan quests to take after the last mission.


    also, back in my day we took Alesia as a henchman since we had no heroes (and many groups lacked a healer ;() in the lower level areas.

    and back in my day pugs did normal mode since there was no such thing as hard mode.

    :mouse:where is the 'all you can eat' cookie bar? :cookie:

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    • August 30, 2018 at 2:28 AM
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    Back in my day, when presearing was everything, until 2 months later friend (ingame) told me to go outside, and i just followed him, and though w*f... Its so big lol

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    • August 30, 2018 at 12:52 PM
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    Back in my day, random players would send you a congratulatory whisper when you maxed a title

    Lose a minion, make a minion.

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    • August 30, 2018 at 4:00 PM
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    Back in the day, Anet had a special seasonal quests to get candy cane weapons. Then later had gingerbread shield and focus.

    IGN: Ayu Chun Li

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    • August 30, 2018 at 6:22 PM
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    Back in the day, when i was in europe so i played in europe district, and there were only international district if u wish to see some kanji-or-whatever-names / guildname

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    • August 30, 2018 at 6:28 PM
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    Back in my day, random players would send you a congratulatory whisper when you maxed a title

    It still happens , maxed luxon recently and got a couple of gz

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    • August 30, 2018 at 6:41 PM
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    It still happens , maxed luxon recently and got a couple of gz

    That's cool. I think today it depends on which title you max. There's still a lot of fervor associated with faction titles. Back in the day, you'd get loads of random grats for every title you maxed, sometimes even just for making good progress. I remember getting random grats for reaching Indomitable Survivor haha. Much more enthusiasm back then.

    Lose a minion, make a minion.

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    • August 30, 2018 at 11:42 PM
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    back in my day you could not restart your survivor title---once you died that was it.


    and on a sad note, back in the day---my hubby used to play gw with me (he is the one who got me playing the game!---now he only logs into to give me his bday gifts if I ask nicely :()

    :mouse:where is the 'all you can eat' cookie bar? :cookie:

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    • August 31, 2018 at 2:35 AM
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    Back in my day...

    I would hang out in Gates of Kryta on the hill near the wheelbarrow talking to the frog between runs of clearing Scoundrels with a horde of minions...

    and wonder to myself "wtf are all these monks doing here?"

    Oh and...

    Back in my day... Oink was the greatest tank in Guild Wars xD

    ꚛꚙꚛ Ouch My Assassin | Raise R Bladez ꚛꚙꚛ

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    • August 31, 2018 at 5:24 PM
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    Back in my day... Oink was the greatest tank in Guild Wars xD

    Hey, Oink is still the greatest tank in GW! Don't sell him snort...I mean...short.

    Back in my day, I actually played through the Maguuma Jungle. :)

    Lose a minion, make a minion.

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    • August 31, 2018 at 9:18 PM
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    Back in my Day, Nicholas the Traveler was a Hippie Hitchhiking on the side of a farm road. He would also give out gifts.

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    • August 31, 2018 at 9:25 PM
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    Back in my day, many people went out searching for Nicholas when he moved to a new location. Then big excitement when rumors started to spread that he's been found and what items he wanted next.

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    • August 31, 2018 at 10:40 PM
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    back in my day Gwen was a snot nosed kid (who ultimately had plans of mass destruction!)...

    :mouse:where is the 'all you can eat' cookie bar? :cookie:

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    • September 1, 2018 at 7:29 AM
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    back in the day,when warriors was THE tanker for any instance in gw

    OS T OS WTB Thread

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    • September 2, 2018 at 6:51 AM
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    Back in my day...the superior absorption rune, was one of the most sought after runes. Many an ettin died in the search for them .

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    • September 27, 2018 at 5:44 AM
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    back in the day, people use gold/platinum to trade or 100p/k+xx ecto.... not just ecto or even armbrance

    i miss the 100k's on trade chat 😝

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    • September 30, 2018 at 9:11 AM
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    Wow...I’m looking at inflation it’s seems to be insane since I left previously. Back in my day:

    I was able to get a run from LA to Droks for 5k.

    There was black dye for sale at the merchant.

    I had to rely on henceman to get through missions.

    Superior monk runes costed a fortune.

    Getting Legendary Cartographer meant something (I had to think I was one of the earlier recipients, since I was scraping the map before they came out with the cartography titles).

    You could map the island off of Lion’s Arch (that was one of the random arenas as I recall, before it was moved)

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    • October 2, 2018 at 5:39 PM
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    Back in my day:

    A Necro in a group could actually exploit the corpse of the group's Beastmaster pet.

    In order to cap an elite skill, you had to do it while the boss was activating the skill.

    When you took a character from Pre to Post, you actually had an opportunity to play the PvP part of the mission (and get some nice exploration done of the area behind the combat arena).

    In order to reach Level 20 in Pre, you had to Death level in the Northlands.

    Edited 3 times, last by BJWyler (October 2, 2018 at 6:08 PM).

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    • October 2, 2018 at 8:35 PM
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    In order to cap an elite skill, you had to do it while the boss was activating the skill.

    Completely forgot about this!

    Back in my day dye remover existed.

    .


    Always blame the Monk.


    .

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    • October 3, 2018 at 8:17 PM
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    Back in my day PvP was playable and people didn't bot like mad.

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    • October 11, 2018 at 8:56 AM
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    Back in my day the gods actually showed favor for winning the Hall of Heroes for your continent...

    IGN: Seraphic Divinity

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    • October 13, 2018 at 11:14 PM
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    Back in my day assasins didnt replace warrior in every way, shape, and shadow form. ;(

    Back in my day i could charge everyone in a party 3k each to heal and guide them through iron mines.

    Back in my day putting a pug together was fun and people communicated.

    Back in my day botting got you banned, wasnt discussed openly in AC on how to do it.

    Back in my day minion masters had no limits on minions and could steam roll areas, this lasted until they dominated Halls coming out of the gates with 60+ minions.

    Back in my day touch rangers dominated RA.

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    • October 15, 2018 at 12:37 PM
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    Back in my day, CaSH was active...

    Back in my day, alcohol title was ... long to finish

    Back in my day, it was possible to change second class in pre searing

    Back in my day, obby armor was "woooaaah"

    Super Noob With Some Cash

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    • October 15, 2018 at 1:24 PM
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    Back in my day, the stuff I now collect was a possible drop.......

    "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars" - Oscar Wilde

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    • October 15, 2018 at 2:24 PM
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    Back in my day, the open banter in Spamadan was not as moronic as it is today.

    (so that means today it is exceedingly moronic... and I'm being kind)

    Lose a minion, make a minion.

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    • October 15, 2018 at 2:32 PM
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    Back in my day, vengeance scam was a thing (lost an elemental sword that way but the life-lesson was totally worth it).

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    • October 16, 2018 at 8:45 PM
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    Back in my day when it was 6 sets of fow armors for 1 class to craft a and each set had a different second inherent bonus.

    When the title bar was blue and not magenta ish.

    OS T OS WTB Thread

    Edited once, last by OS T (October 16, 2018 at 8:51 PM).

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