Hard Mode

[dhatcher1]

Gaile officially announced Hard Mode comes out on the 4/20 update.

Go back to Surmia and fight level 20 Charr!

In addition to being higher levels, the monsters have improved skill bars and improved AI. They also will have new drops only available in hard mode.

[stephenconor]

Gaile officially announced Hard Mode comes out on the 4/20 update.

Go back to Surmia and fight level 20 Charr!

In addition to being higher levels, the monsters have improved skill bars and improved AI. They also will have new drops only available in hard mode.


huh Go back to Surmia and fight level 20 Charr!

[SwordScarlot]

What I don't get is what do I have to do to access Hard Mode?
Do I really have to complete every mission and QUEST? I hate quests...a lot of runnin around...lol

[dhatcher1]

Im sure we will get all the details tomorrow...

There are going to be new titles for completing all the missions in hard mode.

I dont know if it is missions only or explorable areas also. (like the Titan quests after completing all the missions change the spawns in the zones you are in.) lol - go out in hard mode with some low level noobs and watch them get massacred...

[stephenconor]

What I don't get is what do I have to do to access Hard Mode?
Do I really have to complete every mission and QUEST? I hate quests...a lot of runnin around...lol


in joy tish ^^

Guild Wars Hard Mode Fact Sheet

For veteran adventurers seeking new challenges and rewards, Hard mode is sure to provide all of the glory you seek, and more!
Hard mode will become available to any player who completes a campaign in the standard mode. Once you complete a campaign with one character, any other level 20 characters on that account will also gain access to that campaign's Hard mode. (Ascension is not required for these characters.)


Adjusted Difficulty Levels
Hard mode is not for the faint of heart. We've made adjustments to provide you with heartier henchmen and followers (for example, lower level henchmen will become level 20 upon entering a Hard mode area), but the levels of all of your foes, as well as their AI, have been enhanced. The monsters are not only harder to kill, they fight smarter than ever. So, your success in Hard mode will be determined, more than anything else, by your skill at playing the game.
For those of you who may just now be getting your footing in Guild Wars, have no fear. We've also adjusted the difficulty of the regular game as well, providing a somewhat easier play experience during your early adventures, and saving the more difficult challenges and greater rewards for later, after you've become more battle-hardened.
Once you feel up to the challenge of Hard mode, though, here is a sample of what's in store for you:
Increased Title Ranks

Advance your rank as a Sunspear, gaining powerful new skills tailored to your profession along the way.
Increase your might against the minions of Abaddon by progressing through the ranks of the Lightbringer title track.http://www.guildwars.com/images/gameplay/hardmode/samplemap_thumb.jpg (http://www.guildwars.com/gameplay/hardmode/samplemap_lrg.php)
New Titles

Earn your place as a Guardian of Tyria, Cantha, or Elona by completing all of a campaign's missions in Hard mode.
Defeat all of the foes in each explorable area to attain the status of a Vanquisher, and track your progress on the World Map.Increased Rewards
Greater challenges mean greater rewards.

You will find a larger number of both rare and uncommon items in your Hard mode adventures.
You will also acquire more experience points, and even more gold!New Items
Testing your mettle in Hard mode will also give you the opportunity to find exciting new items.
http://www.guildwars.com/images/gameplay/hardmode/elitetome.jpgDouble-click on the Elite Tome while in a town or outpost to learn any elite profession skill already unlocked on your account.http://www.guildwars.com/images/gameplay/hardmode/nonelitetome.jpgDouble-click on the Non-Elite Tome while in a town or outpost to learn any non-elite profession skill already unlocked on your account.http://www.guildwars.com/images/gameplay/hardmode/passagescroll.jpgDouble-click this Passage Scroll to teleport your party to the Underworld. This item can only be used in the Temple of the Ages, Zin Ku Corridor, or Chantry of Secrets.http://www.guildwars.com/images/gameplay/hardmode/passagescroll.jpgDouble-click this Passage Scroll to teleport your party to the Fissure of Woe. This item can only be used in the Temple of the Ages, Zin Ku Corridor, or Chantry of Secrets.
Lockpicking
http://www.guildwars.com/images/gameplay/hardmode/lockpick.jpg
Opening locked chests in Hard mode can be done using lockpicks. Why carry a dozen different keys when a lockpick can do the trick? Lockpicks aren't perfect, though; they may break. However, the ranks you earn in the Treasure Hunter and Lucky title tracks will increase both the chance that the lockpick will work, and that it will remain intact after each use.

[dhatcher1]

Wow - vanquisher is like Cartogrpahy all over again, plus you gotta kill everything in the zone (in hard mode so everything will be level 20).

I think I will work on Guardian titles first ...

[stephenconor]

Wow - vanquisher is like Cartogrpahy all over again, plus you gotta kill everything in the zone (in hard mode so everything will be level 20).

I think I will work on Guardian titles first ...



well its new title time for zena bring on hard mode ^^

[dhatcher1]

well its new title time for zena bring on hard mode ^^

Sorry, but they didn't add a title for excessive dying... :)

[stephenconor]

Sorry, but they didn't add a title for excessive dying... :)


hey thats rude very rude u must feel ashamed of your self :-|


but u missed getting me on the title for over agro^^

[dhatcher1]

hey thats rude very rude u must feel ashamed of your self :-|


but u missed getting me on the title for over agro^^

In hard mode, OVERAGGRO = EXCESSIVE DYING. If you dont control what and where you fight, you will die.

(Of course if 2 trolls is too much for you, now ... how you going to handle hard mode trolls? :) )

[stephenconor]

In hard mode, OVERAGGRO = EXCESSIVE DYING. If you dont control what and where you fight, you will die.

(Of course if 2 trolls is too much for you, now ... how you going to handle hard mode trolls? :) )


na uh i can so solo trolls now ^^ i got a better build then yours ^^ ouch did that hurt ^^

[dhatcher1]

i got a better build then yours ^^ ouch did that hurt ^^

LOL - you are using the old build I first started troll farming with before I developed the one I use now. I find my current build much easier since I just run 2 enchants and only have to trigger 3 skills once I engage the trolls - Cyclone, Bonettis and Glads.

If the hard mode troll AI makes better use of their interrupt, builds that rely on spamming skills are going get owned. Probably thats your problem with my build: you cant just let the stances run for several seconds - you get impatient and have to hit some other skill too soon...

(thanks for reminding me - I need to revamp that post with using live vicariously)

[stephenconor]

LOL - you are using the old build I first started troll farming with before I developed the one I use now. I find my current build much easier since I just run 2 enchants and only have to trigger 3 skills once I engage the trolls - Cyclone, Bonettis and Glads.

If the hard mode troll AI makes better use of their interrupt, builds that rely on spamming skills are going get owned. Probably thats your problem with my build: you cant just let the stances run for several seconds - you get impatient and have to hit some other skill too soon...

(thanks for reminding me - I need to revamp that post with using live vicariously)


yep buti have learned to let each stance/skill takes its alcoted time and its much better (well ill be owned in hard mode but it will be fun^^)

[dhatcher1]

well ill be owned in hard mode but it will be fun^^)

LOL - I bet we all get some ugly surprises until we figure out how the new AI works and what new skills they have. (Charr shaman throwing liquid fire and meteors? Charr fire warriors with flaming axes and conjure flame?)

[stephenconor]

LOL - I bet we all get some ugly surprises until we figure out how the new AI works and what new skills they have. (Charr shaman throwing liquid fire and meteors? Charr fire warriors with flaming axes and conjure flame?)



lol it will be fun can i hire your for pretection


...... omg desert run will be bad

[thebuck713]

Haha looks like I'll finally have to bother finishing all the games...dang.

[SwordScarlot]

I tested out hard mode last night. Interesting to say the least. I saw the hard core people hung out last night until wee hours in the morning....in rush to get those new titles up I suppose.

[Sonja]

anybody know what a good use for ranger in hard mode? and will probably need a little help to finish up so i can try this out sometime soon.

sounds like everybody was having a good time this last weekend with the new update. and hope they have more weekends to test things out for this

[General Mamma]

I'm enjoying hard mode so far, although haven't gotten to enjoy the "spoils" I have heard about yet. Maybe soon enough, right? Maybe before they fill the market with more rares *wink*

[stephenconor]

I'm enjoying hard mode so far, although haven't gotten to enjoy the "spoils" I have heard about yet. Maybe soon enough, right? Maybe before they fill the market with more rares *wink*


spoils whats spoils

[dhatcher1]

I got a Warrior Elite Skill Book from my first (and only so far) hard mode chest.

Of course Don got a req 13 purple offhand piece of junk from the same chest...