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Many Issues Not Just One
I’m sorry you are frustrated with the game.
You’ll get more traction if you create a post for each bug you think is in the game, along with some details that would help ANet track down the cause and implement a fix…or to get help understanding why it might not be a bug.
Any software with this much code behind it is bound to have bugs, especially given how players love to test its limits. And there are some issues with the current game that are annoying and/or block progress to one aspect of the game or another. However, it’s not anything close to being “like the game just imploded.” It’s about par for the course, but with some more noticeable issues.
First, the three things you mentioned that appear to be bugs:
- Skills that go off and don’t do a thing: that could be latency, which would also explain some of the other things you are seeing.
- TP not working — no, it really is working 99% of the time or better, so that, too is probably lag.
- Sounds going nuts — that is something support can help you with. It’s not a general problem for most players.
Next, the three thing that aren’t ‘bugs’ but player behavior:
- WvW bullying — report the players using the in-game /report player. If necessary, take screens and report via a support ticket.
- Fly hackers who change scores in WvW — there are a few griefers, but it isn’t as widespread as you make it seem. Regardless, also report them.
- Legally actionable bullying — if you are being bullied, definitely /block the individuals and report them ASAP. ANet doesn’t tolerate bullying. (Do make sure you aren’t responding in kind — that makes it difficult for ANet to respond, for a variety of reasons.)
Good luck.
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I’m sorry you are frustrated with the game.
- Skills that go off and don’t do a thing: that could be latency, which would also explain some of the other things you are seeing.
It’s not caused from lag, i have the issue with skills activating and doing nothing a lot. I tend to experience this mainly on my hunter with longbow #1 skill and my necro’s consume conditions healing skill.
I know its not lag too because when it happens the skills go into a cooldown and either there is no damage done to the enemy or no healing done to myself. And what i did for the longbow #1 not working is equip a different weapon in my off-hand and everytime the #1 longbow skill stops doing damage i switch weapons to see if they work…. and they do.