Guild Wars 2

Chris Whiteside.6102:

This post outlines a suggestion for how CDI members could format their ‘Proposals’ in CDI topics. It also puts forward a suggestion for general discussion post word counts.

Suggested Proposal Format:

Proposal Overview
<A short description of the proposal that is being put forward>

Goal of Proposal
<What problem are you trying to solve with your proposal>

Proposal Functionality
<How does your proposal work in regard in relation to the current design of GW2>

Associated Risks
<What risks or problems can you foresee with this proposal which you would like to have assistance on from other members of the CDI>

Please try to be as concise as feasible with your proposal. This however no suggested word count for proposal posts.

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Discussion Posts

No suggested format.

Suggested Post Word Count:

200

I wanted to post this first before putting up the new CDI topics to get a quick read on your thoughts.

Chris

Updated with your feedback. Thanks.

Chris

mistsim.2748:

i will need to write a dissertation about what you guys have to do to fix rangers. i find the word limit insulting. not only do we do the work for you, but we cant even do it properly.

Sorry you feel this way. Note that no one is requiring you to get involved and thus if you have this attitude toward the CDI I would suggest you don’t participate.

Chris

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

Hey, Chris, it was great you responded to my post, but I edited while you were posting, and (now this is a problem – someone you might be discussing something with won’t go back and see edits, so probably should not edit posts, but make new ones) I stated I was still confused because of your initial post in this thread.

Suggested Proposal Format:

Proposal Overview
<A short description of the proposal that is being put forward>

Goal of Proposal
<What problem are you trying to solve with your proposal>

Proposal Functionality
<How does your proposal work in regard in relation to the current design of GW2>

Associated Risks
<What risks or problems can you foresee with this proposal which you would like to have assistance on from other members of the CDI>

^Nothing about word limits on Proposal-posts.

Suggested Post Word Count (Discussion Posts):

150

^Here is where you suggest a limit.

Seems opposite to what we discussed in my previous post. Thus, I am a bit confused.

This is correct. I am suggesting a word limit count on discussions around proposals not on the proposals themselves. Although I would suggest we keep them concise where possible.

The reason being is that if folks use the format i have suggested it is going to be easier to read and understand regardless of post count. However discussion posts tend to be walls of text that can be extremely inaccessible and I do not want to put formatting constraints on discussions posts.

Does this make more sense?

Chris

xXxOrcaxXx.9328:

Would be nice if you could release the new CDI’s a little bit earlier tomorrow. It’s 1am here now.

Yep that’s why we are starting the topics now. It will either be tomorrow morning or Friday morning.

Chris

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

Oh! My bad. I thought ‘Proposal’ was just a fancy CDI-word for idea.

So…first post is limited (if it’s the first time the idea [Proposal] has been offered), and the other posts are not so strictly limited.

That’s cool, though I am not sure that helps the problem people find with trying to keep up with CDIs and the walls-o-text they seem to have.

Lol. Maybe I’m just not understanding your proposal for CDI proposals.

You are correct (-:

Chris

Randulf.7614:

Chris Whiteside.6102:

Randulf.7614:

My honest opinion on this is probably not something that will be taken on board, but in the interests of feedback, I’ll give it anyway. We are running the risk of going overboard with the analysing and bureaucracy of these CDI’s now, with more threads for disssecting and now formatting than the CDI’s.

The CDI’s are really useful things, but this isn’t a corporate boardroom or an English essay exam where we need to go overboard on the red tape. This is a community forum, where anyone should be encouraged to post constructive and concise feedback in a way that they feel comfortable doing so. After a hard day’s work, many are just going to be put off by these new rules and either ignore them or just not post.

The CDI’s are fantastic things, lets get back to them – they worked pretty well as they were imo. Lets let the discussion flow freely with less restraints (albeit with the odd direction as they were before).

p.s Great job on Battle for LA btw

Hi Randulf,

Please understand i am not trying to add more hoops to jump through. By being more succinct through spending more time thinking about proposals and reducing them to their core we gain higher accessibility for those that do not have the time to read a wide variety of different formats of lengthy posts. It also allows the developers more time to be able to engage and collaborate and in turn increases the quality proposition of the CDI in general.

Thanks for your feedback on LA (-:

Chris

I think it showed in the previous analysis threads where ppl thought they were the feedback threads and started posting feedback, that the process IS getting more confusing. Whether it is intended to make it more complex or add more hoops, the perception exists to some parts of the community.

And you are welcome…I eagerly await the final installment!

I think in practice it will be less confusing. If it doesn’t work we won’t use it.

The biggest issue we have is time, so if we can improve the balance of reading time vs. problem solving then we will be much more valuable to the game. This isn’t a subjective comment as I am talking from experience (-:

Chris

Chris

BolshoiBooze.3406:

I like Orca’s spoiler idea. Have the 200 word format and if you want to know more about a particular subject, open the spoiler tag.

I like this idea to.

Chris

Hey guys,

If you’re getting this error double-check to check and see if you have any security software or firewalls enabled to see if they might be blocking the client.

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

So…will someone be removing posts that are just fleshing out the poster’s main idea? I can see many ways to get around the 150-200 word post limit. Just like people do with the forum’s 5000 word limit, or whatever it is. ‘Continued in next post’ or ‘reserved for most posting’ or whatever. Plus, I can’t see many people taking the effort to count the words in their post. (I didn’t, though I did count some others.) =)

It is fine to make rules, but if they aren’t enforced (and CDIs are pretty lax) it really makes no difference.

Hi Inculpatus,

No in regard to:

So…will someone be removing posts that are just fleshing out the poster’s main idea?

The 200 work count ‘Suggestion’ applies to the original proposal not the discussion but I would hope that we try to keep the word counts down in general so we all have more time to discuss and formulate ideas and opinions.

Chris

Xaylin.1860:

Chris Whiteside.6102:

Proposal Functionality
<How does your proposal work in regard in relation to the current design of GW2>

Could you clarify this part of the format please?

Hi Xaylin,

This means that when you are thinking about your proposal that you consider how it will work with the other modular systems, content or functionality of the game.

Chris

For any of you getting this error code, could you please post your system specs (CPU, RAM, GPU, OS)? Also, does this happen when you just click the names of the dungeons or when you click to join a group?

In the meantime, I’d also advise sending in a support ticket as well.

Randulf.7614:

My honest opinion on this is probably not something that will be taken on board, but in the interests of feedback, I’ll give it anyway. We are running the risk of going overboard with the analysing and bureaucracy of these CDI’s now, with more threads for disssecting and now formatting than the CDI’s.

The CDI’s are really useful things, but this isn’t a corporate boardroom or an English essay exam where we need to go overboard on the red tape. This is a community forum, where anyone should be encouraged to post constructive and concise feedback in a way that they feel comfortable doing so. After a hard day’s work, many are just going to be put off by these new rules and either ignore them or just not post.

The CDI’s are fantastic things, lets get back to them – they worked pretty well as they were imo. Lets let the discussion flow freely with less restraints (albeit with the odd direction as they were before).

p.s Great job on Battle for LA btw

Hi Randulf,

Please understand i am not trying to add more hoops to jump through. By being more succinct through spending more time thinking about proposals and reducing them to their core we gain higher accessibility for those that do not have the time to read a wide variety of different formats of lengthy posts. It also allows the developers more time to be able to engage and collaborate and in turn increases the quality proposition of the CDI in general.

Thanks for your feedback on LA (-:

Chris

Backward Sass.6791:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7gxrk7MWJk

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Vael Victus.2654:

By Ogden’s Hammer! What an update!

Does he still say his line in the new area?

My day is made anytime this gets linked. <3

Because this thread has drifted away from its main topic and constructive discourse has all but ceased, it is now closed.

whyme.3281:

when will the CDIs approximately start? Its late here in europe and I ask myself if I should wait….

Tomorrow.

Chris

Hello all, there is an active thread on this topic here: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/bugs/Inventory-Window-changing-size-alone

xXxOrcaxXx.9328:

The problem I see with this is, that many people have a very clear vision of what they want to have changed.
There are lots of detailed weaponskill suggestions or trait suggestions which are very nice.
I can understand that you don’t want to read through walls of text and I bet we will hit the 100 posts in the ranger CDI within the 1 hour ( ), but the word count cuts our ablility to outline our suggestions if we also have to mention pros, cons and the problems, which should be solved with our suggestions.

Ah I see you. You were referring to word count.Yes I would still like to ‘Suggest’ we try to stay below 200 but I understand your comment better now (-:

Chris

Greetings! This isn’t a bug, but the chests will be put back in soon.

Chrispy.5641:

150-200 words…..Darn,..no more walls of text….
…..Actually, I’m totally okay with that!

Me to. I believe it will lead to higher value discussions, problem solving and ideation.

Chris

Hey all,

Just curious, with the recent change we made to Retaliation in WvW, could you guys hop into WvW and pay close attention to the numbers now? I’m wondering if the change is enough, or if it’s something we should balance further.

Thanks for the feedback!

Inugami.1328:

I agree with 150 being a tad too limiting. How about aiming for about 200?

I would be ok with 200. I was going to say between 150-200 but wanted to be more precise.

Chris

xXxOrcaxXx.9328:

Does this format apply to all CDI’s?
In my opionion it wont really fit to the ranger CDI for example.

It does Orca and I think it will fit for balance discussions. In fact I think it will work really well for that particular type of topic.

Chris

Hey everyone,

Chris has proposed the format for the upcoming CDI (link here). Please take a look at it and share your suggestions if you have any.

Thanks!

Hey everyone,

Chris has proposed the format for the upcoming CDI (link here). Please take a look at it and share your suggestions if you have any.

Thanks!

Hey everyone,

Chris has proposed the format for the upcoming CDI (link here). Please take a look at it and share your suggestions if you have any.

Thanks!

Chris Whiteside.6102:

This post outlines a suggestion for how CDI members could format their ‘Proposals’ in CDI topics. It also puts forward a suggestion for general discussion post word counts.

Suggested Proposal Format:

Proposal Overview
<A short description of the proposal that is being put forward>

Goal of Proposal
<What problem are you trying to solve with your proposal>

Proposal Functionality
<How does your proposal work in regard in relation to the current design of GW2>

Associated Risks
<What risks or problems can you foresee with this proposal which you would like to have assistance on from other members of the CDI>

Suggested Post Word Count (Discussion Posts):

150

I wanted to post this first before putting up the new CDI topics to get a quick read on your thoughts.

Chris

Rising Dusk.2408:

This is a pretty good approach to making the proposals manageable and digestible to the casual (and more interested) reader. I think that a suggested word count of 150 may be unnecessarily limiting, but I agree that we don’t want things being so long that people approach it with a “tl;dr” mentality. Terseness is generally rewarded by being responded to. I also think there should be flexibility in case there are a lot of problems that can be addressed by a single proposal… It should really depend on what is being put forth. I think you could get rid of that part and play it by ear.

Also, for the record, I look forward to the next CDI topics with baited breath.

Thanks for the feedback Rising Dusk. I to am looking forward to starting them to.

We are currently running behind due to having a rather busy and exciting week (-: and I needed to get this up first before the topics.

Chris

This post outlines a suggestion for how CDI members could format their ‘Proposals’ in CDI topics. It also puts forward a suggestion for general discussion post word counts.

Suggested Proposal Format:

Proposal Overview
<A short description of the proposal that is being put forward>

Goal of Proposal
<What problem are you trying to solve with your proposal>

Proposal Functionality
<How does your proposal work in regard in relation to the current design of GW2>

Associated Risks
<What risks or problems can you foresee with this proposal which you would like to have assistance on from other members of the CDI>

Please try to be as concise as feasible with your proposal. This however no suggested word count for proposal posts.

Discussion Posts

No suggested format.

Suggested Post Word Count:

200

I wanted to post this first before putting up the new CDI topics to get a quick read on your thoughts.

Chris

Greeetings! We have a feedback thread here: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/bltc/Zodiac-Armors-Feeback

Please post in that thread so we can pass it on to the team. Thanks!

Greetings! We have a feedback thread here: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/bltc/Zodiac-Armors-Feeback

Please post in that thread so we can pass it on to the team. Thanks!

We aren’t second-class citizens. I know it kind of seems that way right now, but big things are coming that we just can’t talk about. We’re still cranking, trust me!

sPvP is very different from WvW, but they are both PvP so it wouldn’t hurt you to practice in sPvP.

Personally, I have a PvP background. When I started playing WvW, I learned that my experience does help in certain situations. In PvP, it’s all about surviving and strategy. In WvW, surviving is good if it means you can support the group in some way (in the zerg or even scouting). So, if you can refine those skills it’s definitely beneficial.

It is likely true that AoE will never be completely removed from the game, as the game is built with it being a factor. However, there are things we can look into doing to mitigate the importance of AoE in certain situations. Maybe even something we can do specifically for WvW.

We have a lot going on right now, so I’m not sure when we’d be able to get to it, but we can at least start thinking about our options.

Thanks for the feedback all!

Thanks for the additional information, everyone. Scarlet has been convinced that the LFG tool is not essential to her plans. A fix for the crash is inbound, though it’s still up to you to deliver a message to Scarlet from the free people of Tyria.

Thanks again!

mercury ranique.2170:

Arenanet, thank you for this decission.
To the rest. This is a temporary thing.
I was one of the people who complained/asked for it.
I do not like WvW but I do understand the requirement to do WvW and I actually agree with it.

The reason I complained is cause I have over 2000 badges of honour and could have got the gift of battle ages ago. The only reason I did not do so is that badges of honour doesnt take up bankspace. As with all of these kind of change it is good custom to communicate this. Just as they are warning people to use up their glory in the next month, or announced the change on karma.

So I’m thankfull they are seeing it was a mistake to ninja this change wihtout any warning and are rectifying it. I’ll make sure I buy my gift this tuesday directly, and I’m certai nthat 2 weeks later the level cap will be put back with a warning before hand both here and on the frontpage.

Thank you Arenanet for doing the decent thing!

Thanks for being so reasonable and understanding, mercury ranique.

I’ll say this one last time before locking the thread. This is a temporary change until we can reassess how we’d like to add it back into the game.

Thanks for the feedback, everyone!

Ok guys, here’s the dealio.

The designers wanted to give it a stat chooser, which meant that it couldn’t be used in PvP like a skin item can. They are looking into another way to allow you to use it in PvP, so hold on to it for that. Unfortunately, it won’t be coming very soon (sorry, I can’t give the date on it).

I’ll just put it this way, if it’s something you really like, it won’t hurt to work on getting it. Hope that helps!

You should be using your glory now. Use your crafting materials as well.

Xiahou Mao is correct, we are working on a fix for this currently. The numbers in the patch notes are the intended tiers, but currently they are not awarding at those set numbers.

If he chose a different fear in the dialogue, it would have set that fear. Choosing to accept story progress does NOT change your actual chosen fear,but it will change the storyline you’re put on. My best guess is that he never actually chose a fear, so it will default to the Apatia storyline.

Is is and isn’t a bug. The issue is, after Forging the Pact, the next story step is determined by the fear of the main player. (The person who started that story instance.) If you had a different fear, but choose to accept progress for Forging the Pact, it will make your next quest step the same as the other player’s to keep you both together.

Thanks for reporting this, Bulmahnjm, we’re currently working on a fix for the Citizen Counter reset!

You have to succeed every defend event at a rally camp for an entire evacuation cycle. Evacuation cycles end at 50 minutes past the hour, that is when you would receive credit if you managed to hold the rally camp the entire cycle.

Hey everyone. Thank you all for your reports on this issue! We’ve got a bug submitted which is under review by the programming team. That said, if you continue to run into this issue, please make sure that you continue to submit your crash logs, including any information you have which could help reproduce the crash. Some examples:

Did you click on a particular category which crashed you? Were there LFG listings in that category?
Did you type a certain character or word into the party window that may have caused it to crash?
Did Scarlet do it?

Additionally, it may be worth trying to add the -repair flag to your client shortcut and allowing it to check your .dat file for any errors. It may not address the problem, but only takes about 10 minutes to verify the integrity of your game data.

Worst-case scenario, we are aware of the issue and tracking a fix! Thank you again for the reports, and good hunting!

Hey, I’ve asked the rewards team about this. The designer who worked on it is currently AFK, so I’ll let you know what the deal is when I find out.

-A

Thank you for the reports, we are currently working on getting in a fix for the Moa achievement bug.

Thank you for bringing this up, we are currently working on getting OS to send people to Gendarran Fields.

Yes, use them.

Moradeth.2964:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/archive/madness/When-will-Scarlet-s-Secret-Lair-be-closed/first#post3659931

CC Danicia

Hello all!

I checked with the Team and we’re going to be putting the chests back in so you’ll be able to redeem your cyphers. Sorry about the confusion!

Huzzah! Thanks for following up Danicia!

Yer welcome!

Thank you for reporting this, were working on a fix to allow players out of that gated area… we realize the Vigil Asura Gate Guard is not very good company.