ArenaNet April Fools' Joke: Guild Wars Stick Figures

by Aaron Linde, Apr 01, 2008 3:57pm PDT

Related Topics – Guild Wars, PC, ArenaNet, April Fools

Chiming in with the legion of April Fools gags today, developer ArenaNet swapped all level 20 player characters' avatars with stick figures in the MMO Guild Wars (PC).

The swap was brought to our attention by reader Tadej Lasic. While the change was universal across the game—avatars became stick figures in outposts, Guild Halls, PVP areas and so on—the swap did not affect heroes, NPCs, or any characters not directly player-controlled.

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Hard to say if this was better than last year's gender-swapping prank.

Apr 04, 2008 4:19pm PDT

Hard to say if this was better than last year's gender-swapping prank. : scottv7

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Best April Fools joke yet? Sorry, 3DRealms, this was just a tiny bit better.

Apr 01, 2008 5:44pm PDT

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Best April Fools joke yet? Sorry, 3DRealms, this was just a tiny bit better. : the_algor
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- you obviously missed blizzard's stuff : [7]kami

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EQ1 did kind of the same thing last april fools

Apr 01, 2008 4:58pm PDT

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EQ1 did kind of the same thing last april fools : kelerian
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- yeah. old. -----would not laugh again. : Ziggurat

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lol! i love guild wars

Apr 01, 2008 6:06pm PDT

lol! i love guild wars : flickenmaste

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By: TheIneffableBob x Show Full Post

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That is awesome.

Apr 01, 2008 4:28pm PDT

That is awesome. : TheIneffableBob

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Win.

Apr 01, 2008 4:03pm PDT

Win. : xsoulbrothax

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