Guild Wars 2

No no no!!! <:o Not this month. At an unspecified time. Certainly not in the next month.

Update:

• Fixed a crash bug
• Fixed a bug preventing King Toad from dropping jewel shards
• Super Skins for PvP can now have sigils attached to them
• Fixed a bug where Infantile rainbow platforms were not displaying correctly on lower texture settings

Not all bombable walls are obvious…

No chest for Infantile mode. And the Bauble Bubble/skin drop chance is once per day per character.

pchow.1956:

can’t put sigils inside the greatsword skin if converted, don’t know about the other skins

Thanks for the heads up. We’ve identified the bug and are working on a fix!

That is the end of the preview of world 2. Moto hasn’t built the rest of Super Adventure Box yet.

You don’t need bombs. They just do double damage. The shard bug is getting fixed right now.

Max Lexandre.6279:

As the title says I’m wondering about that.

If this mini-game replaces the normal general content updates we saw last months.

Thanks.

There will be another release at the end of April on top of this bonus living world release today for Super Adventure Box. Date, features, and content TBD (spoiler: of course we have a Flame & Frost release!)

Bedstain.6735:

Why is it that my precursor hasn’t dropped yet? Is it because of the time I TPed ArenaNet headquarters for not fixing culling in beta?

Let me check our secret list of people we don’t drop precursors for…

Yep, that’s why. Also, if you look really closely you’ll notice you slowly lose copper every day. Don’t mess with the HQ.

Esprit Dumort.3109:

DevonCarver.5370:

I think there is certainly the possibility of distinguishing WvW titles from PvE titles. But it will require investigation.

even mean? As far as I know, there is no association to begin with. Does it mean that I can show my WvW title only when I am in WvW? That would be a bummer.

What I meant was that there is the possibility of making the titles visually distinct from one another. That has nothing to do with them displaying only in one area of the game.

I can’t make any promises, because nothing is set in stone yet, but that is something I would like to address, yes.

We are actively discussing ways to improve this right now. These ideas are really great and I wouldn’t be shocked if the end version of the system wasn’t close to this.

I feel confident saying this is the most awesome thing I’ve read all day. Although the thought of being killed by a 6 year old is discomfiting. Please give them both a high five on my behalf.

I don’t have access to the exact numbers at home, but I do know that the points do not change based on the number of people that receive credit.

UPDATE: JK everyone, I misread this post and have now contributed to the confusion. I thought the OP was asking about World XP. The points rewarded to the score for Dolyak kills are indeed variable depending on the number of players involved.

As we move forward with the title system in its current form, we’ll definitely take a look at this. I think there is certainly the possibility of distinguishing WvW titles from PvE titles. But it will require investigation.

Super Adventure Box

Convinced that the asuran educational system was overdue for reform, Moto invented a new way to teach—through play! His Super Adventure Box is a one-of-a-kind device that a party of five can enter to learn cooperation, finance, interpersonal communication, hand-eye coordination, and so much more! Help Moto beta test his Box before he begins enrolling the progeny of Rata Sum.

For the month of April, you can gain access to a new holographic world of wonder and imagination. Truly a game within a game, your Super Adventure will include all new weapons, power-ups, monsters, shops, secret bomb walls, and a terrifying giant boss.

• Three zones of jumping and fighting mayhem!
• Collect baubles from killer monkeys, snakes, and spiders to buy exciting weapons in the in-game shops!
• Feel free to break the shopkeepers’ jars and furniture. They don’t care!
• Don’t like jumping? Try Infantile Mode, where happy clouds provide beautiful rainbow bridges to traverse all the challenging parts!
• Super-equip your character with amazing Super Adventure Box weapon skins created with Moto’s patented solid holography!
• All proceeds go toward Moto’s reinvention of progeny education!

BLACK LION TRADING COMPANY GEM STORE
New Items and Promotions

• The Miniature Super Trio is now available in the Gem Store. This super package contains three magical images of minis inspired by the Super Adventure Box: a Super Spider, a Super Bee Dog, and a Super Monkey. This Miniature Super Trio is available in the Minis category of the Gem Store for 500 gems.
• The Super Adventure Box o’ Fun is now available in the Gem Store. Spawn the Super Adventure Box o’ Fun in the world and anyone can interact with it to get some Super Adventure themed effects. Each box remains in the world for 10 minutes. The Super Adventure Box o’ Fun is available in the Consumable category of the Gem Store for 125 gems each or 5 for 500 gems.
• The Super Explosive Finisher is now available in the Gem Store. The Super Explosive Finisher will change your PvP finisher into a super explosion for one hour. This item is usable only in PvP or WvW. The Super Explosive Finisher is available in the Consumable category of the Gem Store for 100 gems each or 5 for 400 gems.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/info/news/Game-Update-Notes-March-26-2013/1709376

“We’ve limited rares in mega boss chests to require the player be level 40+ to receive them. This is to keep acquiring rares consistent throughout the game; this will also help close up an exploit with newly created characters. This was accidently left out of the original update notes.”

Are you plugging the holes? They don’t respawn, but a blob of goop will spawn every time you kill an ooze. If you pick it up and drop it, it will despawn after 15s so you can clear up the area a bit. The leaks are the big green geysers, you need to plug each one with a bit of goop.

DiogoSilva.7089:

Would those changes apply to wvw alone, or to the whole game?

It’s hard to say, again without really having specifics to go into. It’s very likely that any performance improvements would be game wide and not specific to WvW, but if the changes were more specifically related to what happens when a ton of players are around each other at the same time it might more strongly impact WvW than the rest of the game.

We are still investigating performance improvements as there are ways in which we think we can get better performance out of the game. I can’t go into specifics because there aren’t really specifics to go into yet, but we are definitely looking at what can be done.

There’s currently a bug where if you’ve completed the personal story, you won’t get the instance exit marked for you. We’re working on a fix for a future update.

And as text:

Na
Name Rank Delta Rating Delta Deviation Volatility
Jade Quarry 1 0 2233.923 24.719 184.893 0.853
Blackgate 2 0 2150.697 -48.682 183.897 0.854
Sanctum of Rall 3 0 2127.272 25.116 186.218 0.856
Kaineng 4 0 1988.058 -5.235 184.997 0.893
Tarnished Coast 5 1 1967.304 19.751 181.809 0.849
Fort Aspenwood 6 -1 1944.264 -14.792 181.88 0.853
Dragonbrand 7 0 1865.748 14.935 185.52 0.852
Yak’s Bend 8 1 1768.099 31.579 186.414 0.853
Sea of Sorrows 9 -1 1734.14 -46.44 186.171 0.865
Maguuma 10 0 1725.614 22.418 186.996 0.866
Stormbluff Isle 11 0 1570.712 -16.136 185.691 0.873
Crystal Desert 12 0 1569.684 -5.954 184.691 0.862
Ehmry Bay 13 0 1462.915 -29.815 190.651 0.879
Borlis Pass 14 0 1383.137 -3.684 185.415 0.856
Anvil Rock 15 0 1359.201 31.354 186.026 0.851
Darkhaven 16 1 1298.829 64.035 184.387 0.856
Devona’s Rest 17 -1 1248.021 -71.862 188.094 0.86
Isle of Janthir 18 0 1153.442 4.821 188.817 0.881
Northern Shiverpeaks 19 1 1064.723 -10.628 181.879 0.851
Gate of Madness 20 -1 1061.255 -18.663 181.588 0.849
Henge of Denravi 21 0 1061.235 29.512 182.207 0.85
Sorrow’s Furnace 22 0 988.178 8.614 225.631 0.885
Eredon Terrace 23 0 606.585 -29.375 200.221 0.864
Ferguson’s Crossing 24 0 597.744 21.128 203.175 0.864

Eu
Name Rank Delta Rating Delta Deviation Volatility
Seafarer’s Rest 1 0 2112.698 11.763 2112.698 2112.698
Vizunah Square 2 0 2030.304 -19.071 2030.304 2030.304
Desolation 3 0 1975.459 7.506 1975.459 1975.459
Elona Reach 4 0 1933.673 20.37 1933.673 1933.673
Kodash 5 1 1845.646 30.163 1845.646 1845.646
Jade Sea 6 -1 1843.965 -50.177 1843.965 1843.965
Riverside 7 2 1734.774 29.857 1734.774 1734.774
Piken Square 8 -1 1731.357 -11.562 1731.357 1731.357
Augury Rock 9 -1 1708.067 -18.371 1708.067 1708.067
Gandara 10 0 1668.107 -34.308 1668.107 1668.107
Baruch Bay 11 2 1666.002 76.565 1666.002 1666.002
Aurora Glade 12 0 1613.437 23.24 1613.437 1613.437
Far Shiverpeaks 13 -2 1602.404 10.447 1602.404 1602.404
Abaddon’s Mouth 14 3 1564.946 77.96 1564.946 1564.946
Fort Ranik 15 1 1481.991 -30.843 1481.991 1481.991
Underworld 16 -2 1478.058 -40.847 1478.058 1478.058
Drakkar Lake 17 -2 1477.212 -36.353 1477.212 1477.212
Miller’s Sound 18 1 1456.748 6.382 1456.748 1456.748
Gunnar’s Hold 19 -1 1425.231 -47.526 1425.231 1425.231
Dzagonur 20 0 1252.827 15.654 1252.827 1252.827
Ring of Fire 21 0 1210.849 -21.906 1210.849 1210.849
Ruins of Surmia 22 0 1208.378 43.829 1208.378 1208.378
Arborstone 23 2 1146.766 38.818 1146.766 1146.766
Whiteside Ridge 24 -1 1112.53 -20.946 1112.53 1112.53
Blacktide 25 -1 1097.713 -23.341 1097.713 1097.713
Fissure of Woe 26 0 690.678 -14.324 690.678 690.678
Vabbi 27 0 447.486 -16.849 447.486 447.486

Here are the updated world ratings as of the matchups ending on 3/29:

Has anyone tried it since the update on the 26th?

We did have some folks reporting log-in issues, but I believe these were addressed some time ago.

In the future, I suggest that players who have this issue should discuss it in the Technical Support Forum. It’s pretty clear when it’s an account issue versus a connection issue that may affect many, so feel free to post there to discuss. Thanks!

Illconceived Was Na.9781:

My apologies if I caused any confusion:

• Guild bank upgrades do not transfer; they are specific to the server.
• Personal bank (and any upgrades) can be used from anywhere; they have nothing to do with your server.

I’ll try this again. As I see it, this is correct.

Glad it worked out ok for you! Have a great weekend.

You used offensive language on March 6. Did it again on March 27. I’ve seen the chat — it was truly offensive and is disallowed in the game. The action that was taken was appropriate and deserved. And because it came within a short period of time, your second suspension was extended, as is explained in the Conduct Breaches & Outcomes document.

In the future, avoid hate speech and name calling. Someone will report it, or one of our agents will see it, and once it is confirmed you will face consequences that obviously cause you distress.

Rising Dusk.2408:

I don’t think ANet has the implemented tech to allow you to change the name of your guild. They, thus, have two options:

• Allow the guild to persist as-is in an offensive state
• Delete the guild

I can see why they chose option 2, honestly, as the burden is really on the guild players to make sure their guild name/tag follow the EULA.

Thank you for understanding and for explaining our options so clearly.

We had about 40 reported guilds. 21 were actioned, the worst offenders, names that truly cannot remain in the game. Whatever the motivation to naming a guild for sexual acts, racist beliefs, hate mongering, etc., the fact is: Names cannot be filtered. So even the filter — which is not designed to give anyone a “License to Swear” — is not going to help people avoid seeing the most flagrant and offensive of names. (And I saw them all, and some of them were really, really bad. )

Flout: to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock: “to flout the rules of propriety.” If you or your guild creator chooses the flout the Naming Policy, the UA, and/or the Rules of Conduct, expect to face consequences which, at this time, means the guild will be disbanded.

We love our players and our guilds, but we must uphold certain reasonable standards, for the very benefit of the players we care about.

Mercail.3692:

I’m wondering why server populations are not fluctuating anymore during mass log outs or at off-peak hours. In the past, mass log outs of guilds were effective in dropping server population from High to Medium but this doesn’t seem to be the case anymore. ET was a ghost town at 3am est. last night and we still weren’t able to transfer anyone over because it remained at High population.

Was there a stealth change to the way server populations were calculated? If so, why was this done at the same time as the free transfers to medium servers? It is my hope that this was not done intentionally to con half of a guild into paying for their transfer while the other half made it for a free transfer. Wasn’t the intention of this transfer to even out server populations?

Wow, want to borrow my tinfoil hat?

So, there was no conspiracy involved here.
There was no plot for initiating a devious way to dig into your pockets. (And remember, the gems that pay for a transfer can be earned in the game!)
These few instances of incomplete guild transfers can be attributed to a popular offer attracting a lot of interest.

If your local club offers free entry to the first 100 guests, do you accuse them of a conspiracy when you show up at 150 and don’t get free entry? Free transfers applied to medium-population worlds, and thus those worlds were going to change in population over time.

Cariocecus.5194:

Thank you for looking into it, its pretty bad to have a guild divided and it would cost a fortune to be able to get everyone together.

The free world transfers simply proved to be very popular. The special offer encouraged folks to make changes and in some cases, not all of a guild’s members were able to make the free transfer. With limited capacity for each world this wasn’t an offer that people could take advantage of casually or over a protracted period of time. That seemed clear to me viewing the offer as a player.

We’re genuinely sorry that some of you were not able to transfer your guild fully. We are not able to offer a solution but do be assured that the dev team is aware of your thoughts on the matter.

Looking into this.

GW2 TP is awesome. Not only is it good for our game, it’s good for the industry.

• Correct. We removed the holding of targets. I’m not sure why that didn’t make it into the patch notes. This isn’t really a buff to the targets themselves, however.
• Sottz’s behavior was bugged. What was actually happening is that he would be spawned in a really hard to find spot, which made people think that he was bugged. Now he will reset if not engaged, which also respawns all the barrels. This should make it easier to sweep through sectors and determine if they have been searched recently

That was not a canned response. That was me, answering you to the best of my ability, with the information that I had on hand. Yes, sometimes it takes a while to get a response. Such things need to be assessed and reviewed, rather than someone giving an “It’s ok” or “That’s an exploit!” answer that may end up being in error.

As I said in the ticket, we appreciate your patience as you await further information. We will update this thread when we have that info.

There was no change to barrel spawn locations. I fixed a bug where Sottz would not despawn if he was ejected from a barrel but not engaged. He should now disappear about a minute after he appears (if I remember correctly).

The barrels only respawn once Sottz despawns in this manner or is defeated. This is how it’s always been.

There weren’t any stealth buffs to the existing bounty targets. Some of the newer targets, however, are more punishing if you try to ignore the mechanics of the fight.

Welcome to the Super Adventure Box sub-forum. This place is your one-stop, coin-operated shop for all discussion Super Adventure Box!

You’re double clicking on her? There’s a known bug with using F to interact, that’s why I’m hoping this workaround works.

Right now custom arenas, leaderboards and spectator mode are higher in the priority queue, but this is still something we’ll be dealing with later.

Also keep in mind that once custom arenas hit, you (the players) can decide what maps you’re playing on, so we think that’ll help when you organize your own games. But yes, for tourneys, we still want to get more map variety.

Luna.9640:

Noooo ! I was planing to send you and Mike T-shirts with this on them but you already abandoned the ship

I was going to stay out of this thread and let Devon run the show, but this is just too good. Thanks for the new desktop background!

There’s another thread on this.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/events/Giant-Jungle-Worm/1727965

Q: Sometimes I kill players and do not receive any World XP. Are players worth experience every time I kill them?
A: No. Players recently killed are worth nothing and will take time to build up to the maximum amount of World XP.

Q: Do multiple levels of 1 ability stack together?
A: The only 2 lines that persist are the Cannon Mastery and Ballista Mastery lines. This means that if you purchase 3 levels of Cannon Mastery you will strip a boon from players, increase your damage, and apply more bleed stacks.
The other 6 lines replace their previous versions. If you purchase 3 levels of Siege Might you will have a total of 3% increased siege damage, not 6%. We are looking into the messaging of these two types and will improve it in future builds.

Q: Do Objective Leaders or lords count towards the Guard Killer or Defense Against Guards abilities?
A: No.

Q: Will there be more WvW abilities in the future?
A: Yes! Not only do we want to release new types of abilities, but we want to grow some of the current ability lines as well. This is the beginning of a very expandable
system.

Q: Does Siege Might stack with the damage boosts in the cannon and ballista mastery lines?
A: Yes.

Q: Does Supply Capacity stack with my additional supply buff for claiming a camp for my guild?
A: Yes. Players that have maxed Supply Capacity ability can potentially hold up to 20 supply.

Q: Does Siegerazer give me more than 10 supply if I have Supply Capacity unlocked?
A: Siegerazer gives players 100% of your maximum supply.

Q: Does the cannon upgrade “Basic Fire Removes Boons” apply damage before it removes an enemies boon?
A: Yes. The cannon will apply the damage, then strip a boon.

Q. Do Experience Boosters work with WXP? And if not, will WXP Boosters be introduced at some point?
A. No and yes.
Experience Boosts will not increase your World XP rewards and we do have intentions to add a World Experience Boost in the future.

Thanks for your reports. This issue has been brought to the attention of the web team. For the time being, however, you can still access the wallpaper from the Flame and Frost: the Razing event page at the following link: https://www.guildwars2.com/en/the-game/releases/march-2013/

Sorry folks!

I wasn’t aware until recently that this was still an issue. I’m going to spend some time on this next week myself and see if we can get this bug squashed.

Scout’s honor!

-Bill

So I don’t know if this is the best place to do this (and it probably isn’t), but Habib started it..

The most recent update has finally realized most of the hopes and dreams I had regarding world versus world all those years ago when we first started talking about it around the office (somewhere in the 2007 or 2008 area). Wuv has been near and dear to my heart ever since, and I’m extremely proud of what the wvw team has created in that time. Wvw has been my primary focus for a couple of years now, but now it is time to hand the keys to the castle to someone else, Devon is that someone.

Devon and the rest of the wvw team will be fleshing out the new systems we’ve introduced and taking care of a lot of the long standing issues that we can tackle now that the great culling dragon is dead!

I’m extremely excited to see how the game will evolve and improve over time with Devon leading the way. He’s an amazing designer and I’ve seen the list of updates the team is prepping for April, I think most of you will be extremely pleased.

For all the conspiracy theorists out there, this is completely unrelated to any news elsewhere. I’m still at Arena.net, but the next time you see my name it will be for something other than world versus world. Something quite different indeed.

Until then..

I’ll see you on the battlefield!