PWI Eclipse Expansion Preview, launching 12/16

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  • meranya
    meranya Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    - crunch - what's not to love - crunch -
    There are quite a few things not to love, just saying. o_o
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  • ZentDreigon - Raging Tide
    ZentDreigon - Raging Tide Posts: 456 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    b:chuckle I think wizards should be QQing just as much as archers, this is the second time another class has come and made them look.. well, sad lol.

    I'm in a dark corner in my basement making ice statues of the new class and repeatedly smashing them with stones or watching them melt slowly by my flames. o.o
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  • Ibunneh - Raging Tide
    Ibunneh - Raging Tide Posts: 225 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    I'm in a dark corner in my basement making ice statues of the new class and repeatedly smashing them with stones or watching them melt slowly by my flames. o.o

    Evil evil wizards... b:shocked
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  • Fail_BM - Raging Tide
    Fail_BM - Raging Tide Posts: 929 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    I'm in a dark corner in my basement making ice statues of the new class and repeatedly smashing them with stones or watching them melt slowly by my flames. o.o

    wtf? hahaha

    I see you love the new classesb:laugh
  • Annoying - Lost City
    Annoying - Lost City Posts: 41 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    I got the main version not the test client.

    I have the manual patch for 1625 - 1672, but I think my client version is 1663? It's the number at the bottom when I try to manual patch. Any way it gets to elementskill.dll and then I get this pop up. What does it mean?

    http://imgur.com/vTIc0RG

    Edit: okay so it says update package corrupted. I found a patch on the PWCN website for 1663-1677. Why is it corrupt? It downloaded completely. Anyone got any ideas?

    Also my client doesn't bring up the news or anything like I can see on others screenshots. I just got the "navigation failed" error there. It also refuses to auto patch. I followed Asterelle's instructions here;

    I had no problems signing up and don't use any proxies or anything.
    Make an account here http://passport.wanmei.com/register/email.jsp
    You need a "Chinese ID" but there are lots of sites that can give you a valid one if you google "Chinese ID".

    You can download the client here: http://w2i.wanmei.com/download/down_client.htm
    But I recommend using the test server client instead since the test server gets patches 1 week in advance http://w2i.wanmei.com/download/down_try.htm
    If you want to connect to the test server look for "体验" in the server list.

    Also if you are having trouble downloading a huge file from china use this
    http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/

    It downloaded completely; I ran a verification of the files prior to installing but it doesn't look the same as everyone else's, it wont auto patch (doesn't even try) and I don't get the news section. My patch file is corrupted (both of them) and I'm at a loss. Anyone know?

    Edit: I have tried the startbypatcher thing but that doesn't work either

    Double Edit: Trying the install through......well, what I guess is Wanmei's version of ARC (as the DL address for it was arcgames.cn). I'll see how that goes.
  • BrodeStar - Harshlands
    BrodeStar - Harshlands Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    maybe its because im a blonde or even half blind and didnt see it when is the new content coming to PWI???? and not in a test server
  • Annoying - Lost City
    Annoying - Lost City Posts: 41 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    maybe its because im a blonde or even half blind and didnt see it when is the new content coming to PWI???? and not in a test server

    We have no official release date for our version nor has our GMs even publicly acknowledged the expansion. So at this point, we don't know. We're expecting a December/January release though as per tradition
  • Azura - Lost City
    Azura - Lost City Posts: 2,281 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    I am already hurting inside we still have no love... the original pwi class....

    -Pats-

    I feel you bro
  • crazyelf
    crazyelf Posts: 34 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    so any new pets for venomancer to tame in this? Just Curious lol I like fooling around with pet's on my veno XD
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  • ovenusarmanio
    ovenusarmanio Posts: 6,695 Community Moderator
    edited September 2014
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    OPKossy wrote: »
    Entire point of the item is that your skills won't drop back to level 10 when you swap cultis.


    Edit: Dammit ninjas everywhere! That's what I get for multitasking! D:

    How is this accomplished exactly? Do they give you the books or do the just switch the skill itself out. I can see this being a problem if they don't just give you the book if one of the reasons you switched was to get rid of a skill that you didn't like. Like if you decide the mergers aren't good or if you don't want LVL 11 A/S.

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  • Jarkhen - Archosaur
    Jarkhen - Archosaur Posts: 990 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    We have no official release date for our version nor has our GMs even publicly acknowledged the expansion. So at this point, we don't know. We're expecting a December/January release though as per tradition

    Correction: sparkie has acknowledged the expansion (as has been mentioned multiple times in this and other threads), and has suggested an estimated arrival time for us of around the beginning of next year.
    How is this accomplished exactly? Do they give you the books or do the just switch the skill itself out. I can see this being a problem if they don't just give you the book if one of the reasons you switched was to get rid of a skill that you didn't like. Like if you decide the mergers aren't good or if you don't want LVL 11 A/S.

    In that case, you use the standard item to swap, and have everything go back to level 10.
    Current: http://mypers.pw/1.8/#133167
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  • ovenusarmanio
    ovenusarmanio Posts: 6,695 Community Moderator
    edited September 2014
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    In that case, you use the standard item to swap, and have everything go back to level 10.

    So the standard way will still be available? That's good! I was thinking it was replacing it completely for some reason. Never mind me then. Thanks.

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  • Annoying - Lost City
    Annoying - Lost City Posts: 41 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    Correction: sparkie has acknowledged the expansion (as has been mentioned multiple times in this and other threads), and has suggested an estimated arrival time for us of around the beginning of next year.



    In that case, you use the standard item to swap, and have everything go back to level 10.

    When I say publicly acknowledged I refer to news posts on Arc; as per each expansion's formal announcement.
  • ovenusarmanio
    ovenusarmanio Posts: 6,695 Community Moderator
    edited September 2014
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    When I say publicly acknowledged I refer to news posts on Arc; as per each expansion's formal announcement.

    It's not been formally acknowledged because it will be months from now, typically we won't see things like Arc posts until 2-4 weeks before the expansion is released. The reason they've chosen to publicly acknowledge (although not formally introduce) the expansion much earlier is just so we know it is indeed an expansion and not a new game. It's been sometimes since wanmei called the f2p version by it's actual name which is Perfect World 2. The last time I personally recall them it calling it as such being the genesis expansion which was 2 years ago. So it actually came across to many as if it were the second iteration of the second game (or PW 3, technically) rather than as an expansion.

    You can see Sparkie's exact words here but the question he was answering was to clear up the confusion about whether or not we would be receiving it. And if we were receiving it, then when. The only reason that the entire community called that in question is because of the confusion surrounding the above. We've actually received all the major expansions.
    The announcement made in China is essentially the expansion we should be getting sometime near the end of the year. (We'll get it, but it won't be ready until next year at the earliest)

    Also, since people are going to hunt these sharks, we should change them to "people-eating-killer-sharknadoes!"

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  • DeffyNature - Archosaur
    DeffyNature - Archosaur Posts: 1,400 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    crazyelf wrote: »
    so any new pets for venomancer to tame in this? Just Curious lol I like fooling around with pet's on my veno XD

    No new pets that we know of, there were not even rumors suggesting we'd get any, I don't know why this question keeps popping up.
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  • DiamontAngel - Harshlands
    DiamontAngel - Harshlands Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    stupid question ... when will .. the english version ... get a similar expansion? I've heard rummors about this december ...
  • Verenor - Morai
    Verenor - Morai Posts: 699 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    stupid question ... when will .. the english version ... get a similar expansion? I've heard rummors about this december ...

    Read Venus' post on this page (literally the 2nd post above yours) and view the 2nd quote that shows sparkiesoft's guessed estimate on PW2's release for our version.
  • bluestuffzzz
    bluestuffzzz Posts: 627 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    stupid question ... when will .. the english version ... get a similar expansion? I've heard rummors about this december ...

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  • starplatinum90
    starplatinum90 Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    Is it true that bms get nerfed a bit with this new expansion? and is there any skills changes to any old class? ty
  • Verenor - Morai
    Verenor - Morai Posts: 699 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    December 2014-January 2015.

    Please don't put player-interpreted deadlines on these things or we will get a QQ-rainstorm in December about how there is no expansion yetb:surrender
    The one and only thing we know is the dev's get it in December, We the players won't get it untill early 2015, which might as well be February or March with some bad luck. December for the player's release is pretty sure out of the question though.
  • Maxxxson - Dreamweaver
    Maxxxson - Dreamweaver Posts: 54 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    What happened with all the information? :O

    Didn't it get a full release on the 24th , so now we can check out all the stuff that might have been changed/adjusted or changed on high level toons of old classes,
    now that people dont play the test server anymore but the real one ?
  • Boomz - Harshlands
    Boomz - Harshlands Posts: 516 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    What happened with all the information? :O

    Didn't it get a full release on the 24th , so now we can check out all the stuff that might have been changed/adjusted or changed on high level toons of old classes,
    now that people dont play the test server anymore but the real one ?

    +1000000000000000 to this

    the so called test server people were only playing the new classes and only cared about them. What about the old classes, have the developers heard our QQs and going to balance the classes?
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  • Jarkhen - Archosaur
    Jarkhen - Archosaur Posts: 990 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    +1000000000000000 to this

    the so called test server people were only playing the new classes and only cared about them. What about the old classes, have the developers heard our QQs and going to balance the classes?

    There was nothing in the chinese patch notes about it, and Asterelle looked through the skill description updates and didn't see anything significant, so... no. Probably not.
    Current: http://mypers.pw/1.8/#133167
    105-103-102

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    Some people get R93 and become another cookiecutter DD, other people get R93 and get called out as serious threats. At some point, it's just not about gear anymore. - Qui
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  • Mahidevran - Archosaur
    Mahidevran - Archosaur Posts: 121 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    Someone should have already posted their level 1-59 skills video QQ
    It's been 4 days and I can't find any new videos about the new classes b:cry
  • Asterelle - Sanctuary
    Asterelle - Sanctuary Posts: 930 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    Something I noticed while looking at the data for the new R8rr gear.
    The armor seems it will have 4 random adds and the weapon 1 unique + 4 random adds. Thats one extra add than with R8r gear which would make it literally an order of magnitude easier to get multiple -int stats on the gear.

    I'd like to confirm this with a screenshot of some made gear though.

    Now if only I could get 2 pieces of 4x -.05 int gear + 4x -.05 int bow. Is that enough for 5.0 Bow with the -.1 set bonus and a -.05x3 OHT wrist?
    EDIT: Nevermind.. just 2.86. Still -.2 away from a theoretical 5.0 bow build yet.
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  • Verenor - Morai
    Verenor - Morai Posts: 699 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    Something I noticed while looking at the data for the new R8rr gear.
    The armor seems it will have 4 random adds and the weapon 1 unique + 4 random adds. Thats one extra add than with R8r gear which would make it literally an order of magnitude easier to get multiple -int stats on the gear.

    I'd like to confirm this with a screenshot of some made gear though.

    Now if only I could get 2 pieces of 4x -.05 int gear + 4x -.05 int bow. Is that enough for 5.0 Bow with the -.1 set bonus and a -.05x3 OHT wrist?
    EDIT: Nevermind.. just 2.86. Still -.2 away from a theoretical 5.0 bow build yet.

    That just might make up for all the Attack Nerfs for archers b:laugh 2.86 aps bows for everyoneb:victory
  • Kijinka - Dreamweaver
    Kijinka - Dreamweaver Posts: 124 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    Forgive me if this has already been asked but I really didn't want to read through 42 pages.

    So there isn't an engine upgrade? I was really hoping for DX11 and multi-core utilisation as this engine does not utilise hardware released from 2008 onwards. It pains me to be on 20 FPS in FSP with only 20% GPU usage.....
  • Jarkhen - Archosaur
    Jarkhen - Archosaur Posts: 990 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    Forgive me if this has already been asked but I really didn't want to read through 42 pages.

    So there isn't an engine upgrade? I was really hoping for DX11 and multi-core utilisation as this engine does not utilise hardware released from 2008 onwards. It pains me to be on 20 FPS in FSP with only 20% GPU usage.....

    Unfortunately, no.
    Current: http://mypers.pw/1.8/#133167
    105-103-102

    TW/NW Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/Axel3200

    Some people get R93 and become another cookiecutter DD, other people get R93 and get called out as serious threats. At some point, it's just not about gear anymore. - Qui
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • DeffyNature - Archosaur
    DeffyNature - Archosaur Posts: 1,400 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    The Japanese blog has been updated with screenshots of the available skills for both new classes, not sure if there's any change, but I thought I should post the link here http://rustrust.blog.fc2.com
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  • freygin
    freygin Posts: 737 Arc User
    edited September 2014
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    Unfortunately, no.
    They only hyped it at early announcement then. A lot were mentioned such as arcade like combat, new graphic engine (shadowland3 / angelica3), etc, that made us really think it was a brand new title instead of an expansion. Minus all that, this expansion is just like tideborn/earthguard update, the only thing I like about this expansion is R8RR/WS upgrade, new race is just a new chore to add to our daily lives.

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    about R8RR , what is the chienkun rate for keeping shards/refines , is it like r9rr or less
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