Guild Wars updates Halloween quest, bringing permanant changes
by Rubi Bayer 
Nov 22nd 2009 at 8:00PM
Filed under: Fantasy, Guild Wars, Events, in-game, Game mechanics, Free-to-play
We can all stop making "Waiting for Godot" (Godhuum?) jokes. Thursday evening ArenaNet quietly updated "The Waiting Game", the Guild Wars quest we all picked up back around Halloween. Dhuum is awake, he's not happy, and the Shadow Form debate rages on.The update to The Waiting Game revealed that Dhuum will appear once all of the Underworld quests have been completed, and defeating him is now required to "complete" the Underworld. With a skill set including things like "Judgement of Dhuum", this new addition to the Underworld is most likely the challenge that bored Guild Wars players have been looking for.
Shadow Form continues to be a hot topic, however. Many players expected this to be the thing that put an end to Shadow Form Underworld farming, but one of the earliest reported successes proved that wrong very quickly. Players responded quickly with one commenter summing up many people's thoughts: "It's...disappointing that even a God of Unholy Death can't bypass shadowform...". (Community Manager Regina Buenaobra stepped in to mention that the goal was new content, not a nerf of SF farming.)
In the meantime, Dhuum seems to be the biggest challenge around in Guild Wars -- kudos to ArenaNet for the new content!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
heartlessgamer.com said on 10:26PM 11-22-2009
New content that is trivialized via an abused game mechanic is not something I would be proud to be defending.
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Vulturion said on 6:06AM 11-23-2009
As much as I adore all things GW, and was delighted to see new content this year, I do have to second that sentiment.
There's just little fun to be had clearing an elite dungeon for hours to get to a fight - that may well undo it all - for a slim shot at the new prizes, knowing that SF teams have been farming the guy in 30 minutes sessions from an hour or two after release.
Kudos indeed for the update though, just would have preferred something accessible and un-SF-able.
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Trixor said on 7:54AM 11-26-2009
*puffchest* I will have Dhuums head on a platter, and i will do it with heroes and henchies!
Anyway, it's good to see new content still added to the game. I took a "voluntary time off" of GW, and coming back to new content is just.. yippie!
*goes back to mapping tyria*
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