New Perspectives

Anticipating Camera Changes

While I am sure most are anxiously awaiting for a HoT release date, I am actually counting down to Tuesday for the update to the camera's field-of-view. I'm not that excited for first person perspective, although this could be fun for PVE immersion. What I REALLY want is to be able to zoom out more than we have been able to in the past, especially in WvW. 

With a better FOV I am hoping there will be less awkwardly placed AoE and more successful bombs. Nothing upsets me more than fighting on the side of a cliff and having issues being able to drop my skills where they would be more useful. I am aware of ways to re-size your screen or having a larger monitor to help you but as I don't have this luxury, these changes should be refreshing. Can't wait for a bird's eye view of the battle field. ::crosses fingers:: Enemies beware!

Farming Orr

Pressing buttons might look easy but it was a bit more complex than that. She constantly had to remind them to be patient and no they could not try. Asuran technology is not for bookahs to play with. Ennvii entered a signal coordinate checking for the density of orichalcum ore in the area and today there had been no success. It had been more than two weeks since they had last found any of the highly sought out ore but with more and more of the Pact spreading across Orr, orichalcum had become even rarer.

"Are you sure you are pushing the right buttons?" asked Willow.

"For the fourteenth time, you are not capable of operating the heavy machinery. Only a Static College student can even begin to understand how this functions," said the small asura. She was tiny even by asuran standards. Pitch black skin, she was easily unseen and overlooked on the darkest nights, although she did have the talents to go unnoticed in broad daylight. She was exactly the kind of person you needed to get past the Risen for jobs like these.

"How can we be sure we haven't already searched close to this area?" asked Mitsuko.

"Questions! Again with the redundant questions," responded Ennvii impatiently, flailing her tiny arms around the air. After a brief pause, "We can't be sure." She had a higher tolerance for Mitsuko. She was a bit more sophisticated than Willow but that did not make her any weaker. She had met the two human women after they had appeared at Rata Sum searching for a long list of materials. While they were both humans, which all look alike to her, their style of dress and demeanor were at the opposite ends of the spectrum. Mitsuko kept her hair cropped short, while Willow kept hers down to her shoulders. Mitsuko wore battle-hardened armor and Willow wore silky clothing meshed with metallic pieces. Their upbringing was apparent in their speech. Social class was so obvious in humans. But opportunity comes in different forms and Ennvii saw her chance for a research project that she could submit next season.

Willow kicked dirt at a boulder and cursed, "By Grenth's nose hairs! We've been here too long. The Pact has probably stripped this land of what we need. What about those airships we keep hearing about? You think they have some of the items we need?"

"Probably. It wouldn't hurt to try and find out if they do," responded Mitsuko.

"If it would be more beneficial I can activate a magi-matter-transportive device near Lion's Arch or back to Rata Sum," interjected Ennvii.

"Waypoint! They are called waypoints!" yelled Willow. "You asura and your fancy talk. OoOoh, I'm doing well! Not me, momma, I'm doing good. Have you ever seen someone say, 'I'm doing well' with a smile?"

Ennvii and Mitsuko exchanged expressionless glances and looked back at Willow who just rolled her eyes. It had not been an easy three months.