Guild Wars 2

Hah, chick… but thanks. I more just wanted to be snarky with missing that moon effect than an actual good screenie. Unfortunately it is one of a very few screens I have that show it well enough, if only I knew to take more!

Well hopefully our next big blogpost will talk about upcoming and future fixes of legendarys, that is maybe why devs our holding out on topics like this?

We can only only hope that they will bring it up, or at least hint at fixing the current legendaries before the new ones go live. I agree with many others here in that they should make sure that the current legendaries are working as intended effect wise and are still just as amazing as the new legendaries will be.

I finally finished crafting Howler this past month. After having wanted it for two years, I am thrilled to have completed it. I do have to agree with the rest of the posters on this thread though. Compared to the other legendary weapons, Howler might as well be just a fancy exotic. The effects are, well, not particularly legendary. I’d love to see the full moon return, perhaps an enhanced footprint (maybe even bring the moon into the footstep or wolf paw prints), and I’d love to have the howl be a distinctive feature. I’ve gone through the effort of crafting a legendary, the only one that really fit with my main, and I’d kind of like to be able to show off a bit.

^^ I would even be up for getting rid of the aura on it to have some cooler footfalls such as wolf paws that really show off or that moon, the footfalls for me would come second of them needing to fix the moon effect on it

I remember when it was announced Howler was getting an aura and footfalls… I thought for sure they were going to be paw prints

Three weeks passed. Do you still think anet cares about something that is not gemstore updates and their paid expansion?

CutePicsHunter.7430:

Three weeks passed. Do you still think anet cares about something that is not gemstore updates and their paid expansion?

I believe they must, legendarys are one of the driving points of the economy in game, I believe now that they are holding off on us to when they release a blog post on the new legendarys and say possible final fixes for first gen

now i trully belive they don’t give a kitten about us…
i received infractions on forum… and posts i did were deleted..
that means they came into the topics and read it..cause if they knew i was bumping the thread and knew which posts to delete..they read them…and still…
they didn’t care enough to give us a reply or anything at all..
so that is a clear sign that they dont care about us…

BassHunteR.7246:

now i trully belive they don’t give a kitten about us…
i received infractions on forum… and posts i did were deleted..
that means they came into the topics and read it..cause if they knew i was bumping the thread and knew which posts to delete..they read them…and still…
they didn’t care enough to give us a reply or anything at all..
so that is a clear sign that they dont care about us…

To be honest I don’t think that anymore, I’m glad they have at least seen the post little ticked that they deleted your comments but I’m guessing has to do with user policies. However I seriously believe that the reason they are holding off on us cause I’m thinking it’s going to be either this weeks or next weeks blogpost on legendary’s and if they were to tell us now could wreck the blog post a little. If this is not the case I feel disrespected as a player to be viewed read threw and ignored, I sincerely believe this to not be the case….

There is no reason to leave this broken, I think we’ll see big changes once they announce the actual legendary changes, but still, till then i feel like we need to keep this thread going

Indeed Howler needs to be truly Legendary – I’m hoping this discussion gets the necessary attention

Exeon.4358:

There is no reason to leave this broken, I think we’ll see big changes once they announce the actual legendary changes, but still, till then i feel like we need to keep this thread going

Agreed. I really want this warhorn for myself and my husband wants his fixed. Why haven’t they said anything one way or the other regarding why this has been broken since last April (2014)…

This thread won’t die till howler gets fixed.

khani.4786:

Exeon.4358:

There is no reason to leave this broken, I think we’ll see big changes once they announce the actual legendary changes, but still, till then i feel like we need to keep this thread going

Agreed. I really want this warhorn for myself and my husband wants his fixed. Why haven’t they said anything one way or the other regarding why this has been broken since last April (2014)…

Yup way to long…

Was just listening to someone use this in WvW and you really can’t hear it unless you’re listening for it. Hunter has such a distinct sound; you would think a WAR HORN would be pretty awesome sounding but it sounds like a wolf and someone blowing there nose.

If you Google war horn sounds you’ll get a good idea of what they should sound like.

Lets keep discussing the sounds as well as the night time feature effects missing. The moon needs to return, that’s a given but let’s look at some horn sounds and how amazing that sound in The Lord of the Rings movies.

This link will take you to a video showcasing the horn sounds from the movie. Now I’m not suggesting the war horns sound like this, because it would be godly annoying to hear it that many times. They sound EPIC but only used to a minimum. What I’m suggesting is howler sound closer to this, and not a wolf blowing his nose.

That would be so awesome if Howler got a unique and standapart howl….perhaps something similar to the mordrem wolf howl (that still sends shivers down my spine when I hear it from behind me). Or any other epic sort of howl.

Something that’s to bad about the recent HOT interviews is that no won asked about legendary’ figures tho more important things to ask about

recently got the pre for this legendary wont make it untill its fixed

Everytime I run hotw my aura still bugs consistently. I think the aura bugged 5-6 times on p1 with my necro ugh….. I see people mentioning animal footprints. Honestly i would hate if they did that since it would make howler almost a ranger specific weapon. I wouldnt wana use a warhorn on my necro that gave her animal footprints when she looks deathly and evil. Wouldn’t fit, so plz dont do that. Mist prints and auras can fit a variety of themes imo.

I do think footprints are the least worrying thing, they are the least visible of all legendaries but it’s supposed to be mist so it’s kinda hard in the first place…. still If the footprints were actually just bigger and stayed on the ground a little longer it would make a big diffrence

Bumping for the cause XD

It’s to bad that even after almost two and a half weeks still haven’t gotten a reply but I will not loose hope lol

Lol i was curious why i cant see this emote on my howler and now i know, they delete it, meh

We’ve gotto recruit more people into the cause.

Show them with monster 10 page megathread how much we care.

I’ve talked to some people in game about it, and pretty much everybody seems to be missing the nighttime moon effect. Really, just a little clarity (transparency?) on the issue would go a long way in easing peoples’ minds, I think.

Fix howler-san plix

It is kinda disturbing how there are so many players that didn’t know howler had a nightcycle to begin with

Its disturbing to see how anet completely ignores their players bug report.
I have sent more than 20 pms to gms/devs.
Created 02 topics..
Got 05 infractions for bumping threads (meaning someone actually came and read the topics)
And not a single answer from any of them..
They have time to discuss anything that leads to a gemstore update, anything thatbis not related to a game bug or problem..
But aside from those subjects… gl getting any attention.
Completely disgusted with the Anet customer support.

Its disturbing to see how anet completely ignores their players bug report.
I have sent more than 20 pms to gms/devs.
Created 02 topics..
Got 05 infractions for bumping threads (meaning someone actually came and read the topics)
And not a single answer from any of them..
They have time to discuss anything that leads to a gemstore update, anything thatbis not related to a game bug or problem..
But aside from those subjects… gl getting any attention.
Completely disapointed with the Anet customer support.

BassHunteR.7246:

Its disturbing to see how anet completely ignores their players bug report.
I have sent more than 20 pms to gms/devs.
Created 02 topics..
Got 05 infractions for bumping threads (meaning someone actually came and read the topics)
And not a single answer from any of them..
They have time to discuss anything that leads to a gemstore update, anything thatbis not related to a game bug or problem..
But aside from those subjects… gl getting any attention.
Completely disgusted with the Anet customer support.

That is indeed pretty horrible, never expected that, though keep in mind forum mods and devs are probably not the same thing

i don’t have a howler but i’m all for having it fixed, after all my incinerator was fixed too (and i still think flameseeker needs throw animations and footsteps).

maybe the problem is complicated and usually falls in priority for arenanet because effort/reward is not balanced.

I noticed on the wiki page there is a footnote that says the night effect was a bug and there way the item is now is working as intended? Can’t post link as I’m on my phone, but it reads like the way Howler is now is the way it was meant to be? Doesn’t make any sense to me as it was much better before, wonder where the wiki got their info on this.

Paffus Piffus.9430:

I noticed on the wiki page there is a footnote that says the night effect was a bug and there way the item is now is working as intended? Can’t post link as I’m on my phone, but it reads like the way Howler is now is the way it was meant to be? Doesn’t make any sense to me as it was much better before, wonder where the wiki got their info on this.

A lot of people can edit that wiki at will, someone is quite misinformed by adding that to the wiki, as the nighttime cycle added the sparkle effects next to the permanent moon, something that is now gone, i doubt animations like that are “unintended bugs”

I know the looping was a bug, but I thought the other visuals were intentional, given the wolf-full moon-night time motif.

bumping to see the moon return

crawlerxp.1536:

I know the looping was a bug, but I thought the other visuals were intentional, given the wolf-full moon-night time motif.

Actually the original design was completely intentional even the howling however many people were complaining about how long the howl was but now you can’t even notice it ;(

It takes a lot to create a Legendary. Howler was my first Legendary and indeed it took me quite a long time to gain world completion, save up the T6 mats, etc. I’m not complaining about that, since earning a Legendary should be a long process that is rewarding when it is completed. But that being said, I must admit that Howler is a bit underwhelming, especially compared to some of the other Legendaries.

To those reading this who have the power to help make changes in this area, please consider making Howler a bit more Legendary. The footprints need to be more distinctive and last a bit longer, the mist effect around the player needs to be more persistent and not disappear at odd times, and any other ideas you may have.

Orion Templar.4589:

It takes a lot to create a Legendary. Howler was my first Legendary and indeed it took me quite a long time to gain world completion, save up the T6 mats, etc. I’m not complaining about that, since earning a Legendary should be a long process that is rewarding when it is completed. But that being said, I must admit that Howler is a bit underwhelming, especially compared to some of the other Legendaries.

To those reading this who have the power to help make changes in this area, please consider making Howler a bit more Legendary. The footprints need to be more distinctive and last a bit longer, the mist effect around the player needs to be more persistent and not disappear at odd times, and any other ideas you may have.

Totally agree….

I think this thread is a pretty good indication that the community still wants a little bit more from some of the old legendaries.

It would be nice if they got another update before the new ones come out.

Bumping again! Bring back the mooooooooooon!

I just heard a player in Rata Sum with some horn that sounded like a lion’s roar. Honestly? His sounded more legendary than mine (Howler, if you hadn’t guessed).

I really hope tomorrow’s blogpost will end up talking about legendary’s if not will be a little bummed

crawlerxp.1536:

I just heard a player in Rata Sum with some horn that sounded like a lion’s roar. Honestly? His sounded more legendary than mine (Howler, if you hadn’t guessed).

Ikr and the super warhorn sounds super legendary and unique ;(

I’m just glad my howler has no awful foot glops, main reason i chose to get it.

Fletch.3572:

I’m just glad my howler has no awful foot glops, main reason i chose to get it.

The two things I most would like to see fixed is the fact the night time effect was removed as well as the howling sound effect is no longer legendary

Nightwin.6423:

crawlerxp.1536:

I just heard a player in Rata Sum with some horn that sounded like a lion’s roar. Honestly? His sounded more legendary than mine (Howler, if you hadn’t guessed).

Ikr and the super warhorn sounds super legendary and unique ;(

Even the Crimson Lion Warhorn sounds more legendary

Ark Bladesteele.2943:

Nightwin.6423:

crawlerxp.1536:

I just heard a player in Rata Sum with some horn that sounded like a lion’s roar. Honestly? His sounded more legendary than mine (Howler, if you hadn’t guessed).

Ikr and the super warhorn sounds super legendary and unique ;(

Even the Crimson Lion Warhorn sounds more legendary

:( ya really sucks

Fletch.3572:

I’m just glad my howler has no awful foot glops, main reason i chose to get it.

True – nothing wrong with the footprints being more subtle as they are. It fits with the Howler / Wolf theme of the weapon. That said, I still think the prints die out a little too quickly. Two or three steps and they’ve already faded away compared to quite a few more steps that persist for other legendaries.