Comments on: Preview: Butler Golem

By: JJGlyph

JJGlyph — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:35:00 +0000

This can be obtained from drops in-game is the rumor. Not sure if this is the exact butler golem that appears in the cash-shop.

By: JJGlyph

JJGlyph — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:33:00 +0000

If we can play Asura in the first BWE I am going to have a gamergasm.

By: Tim Becker

Tim Becker — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:14:00 +0000

I have seen footage (it’s german tho) where the player gets one of those by playing trough the personal story. Don’t know if thats a beta thing or if this will still be in game by release.

By: Eclipse

Eclipse — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:06:00 +0000

I believe they only last for 5 days as well.

They aren’t permanent, even for the DDE and CE additions.

By: Jado Cast

Jado Cast — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:16:00 +0000

I can’t imagine they would waste time making an item that is only usable for five days just for pre-purchase. I’m sure they will be in the cash shop, or at least some variation. The question is, if it is in the cash shop, how long do they last, and how many gems are they going to cost us?

By: VT100

VT100 — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:23:00 +0000

IMO, the lame part is the “5 day duration”, which seems to suggest that if you use them once, they will disappear after 5 days (even if you don’t use them again), or at least that you have just used up one “day”, even if you don’t use it again on that day.

I’d be fine with a limited number of uses, but it should be based on actual usage, not just time (ex., you can call the golem 30 times, or have it active for a total of 60 minutes, then it “runs out of power” and you need to buy a new one). That’s the way some TCG WoW items work (pet biscuits, temporary mini-mounts, etc.).

They could also have a more expensive version that would self-recharge, with a longer cooldown between uses (ex., 6 hours) but which would last forever.

By: JJGlyph

JJGlyph — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:03:00 +0000

That would be pretty lame but I wouldn’t be surprised.

By: jericho256

jericho256 — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:38:00 +0000

Was my first thought too as it was quite loudly spoken by other press (including Mike B) that Cash Shop and items within it were quite clearly part of the NDA and could not be spoken of.

That being said, it could be that Anet released the NDA on the Golem specifically because it is part of the “consumable” items that are part of the Digital Deluxe and Physical Collector’s Edition sets that went on sale on Tuesday. After all, I was still fairly surprised that Anet themselves has not released media on ANY of the digital items for these sets.

By: DoctorOverlord

DoctorOverlord — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Thanks for posting this vid Scott! It’s nice to see the functionality that the golem provides and I like how ArenaNet adds such character and attention to the design.

I laughed at the end but then I thought it’s rather evil to destroy that cuddly golem after it’s served its purpose. But then this is asura tech here

By: Cyclops07

Cyclops07 — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:17:00 +0000

Nice butler, pretty much run of the mill mmo multi purpose companion