Guild Wars 2

The zones make the maps look U*G*L*E*E. If you want to inhibit gliding in zones not ‘owned’ by your map, then a warning message similar to PvE areas is sufficient (for those ignoring them, well …. crashing is always an option). At least there’s no ‘death from above’ in the form of enemy players dropping in on you.

Got kind of the same issue. Can’t complete the achievement, and I’m getting the message “It’s not worth the time” when I interact with it. Funny thing is that I have the first half of the achievement, and have already killed the kingpin, both nearby, and as random encounters elsewhere on the map. No, haven’t done the risen research yet. Still, it seems to me that achievements ought to be stand alone, unless it’s something like “Master Storyteller” where previous achievements are spelled out.

You have got to be kidding me. Yes, I know you’re not, but what a stupid thing. I have an old monthly (which is permanent, even though that’s been discontinued) of 1,533, which effectively reduces my daily cap to what I’m stuck at now … 13,467. Guess someone may not have thought through the ramifications of putting in this cap, as it removes any incentive for playing (well, doing the dailies) after reaching this point.

I’ve noticed that for the past couple of days (at least), while I’ve been getting the ‘Daily Completion’ award, my total achievement points (currently at 24,120) is not being credited.

I’m not talking about getting any points over and above the requirement (3/3) .. that is, if I do all the general ones, and all the ones in WvW, I’m not expecting anything additional — those are just things that I choose to do for whatever reason. It’s the base, which should be 10 points per day, that is not advancing. As a general rule, I’ll mix and match … do one or two out of the general area, and then the same out of WvW. I do get the daily reward (2g), but that’s all that’s been registering.

In truth, I’m not sure how long this has been going on, but only noticed it in the past day or so. I would submit a bug report, but there’s not a specific item (or anything that seems close, for that matter) for that.

Same here. “Capture 1 ruin or shrine in any of the WvW Borderlands”. Hmmm … maybe I’m just not in the ‘any’ borderland. Tried yesterday in my home and today in opponent’s, but same thing … nothing.

I don’t mind so much the achievement going away is that now we’ve got to re-do all the ones in the lower level tiers that we’d already completed. It’s like having a new POI put in Diessa Plateau (just to pick some area at random), and then have to revisit all the POIs there for map completion.

Removed previous version and updated new version to reflect categories implemented with the 19 April 2016 update.

Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/77zr9atarcocg1l/Fractals%20Base.xls?dl=0

Dang. Could have sworn I attached it. Ahhh … OK … supported file types do NOT include .xls spreadsheets.

Here goes with the scanned spreadsheet:

And here’s a link for dropbox:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/v6ihiyf0g73rlbe/Fractals%20Base%20v2.xls?dl=0

You can craft items for another character at any time , even if it’s (for example) an insignia needed for another weapon/armor (just make sure you put it in your bank before going back to the other character … if it’s for the same character, you don’t need to do that). Many times, guild members will craft items for another guildie who just doesn’t either have that discipline, or has it, but at not a high enough rank for the item desired. Others craft items and sell them on the trading post. From the wiki (snip): A character can only have two disciplines active at a time, or up to four with the purchase of Additional Crafting Licenses.

Going nuts trying to track which fractal(s) you’ve completed? Here’s an Excel spreadsheet that should make that task a little easier. It’s broken down by categories (casual, core, veteran, and master), giving the number completed for each, as well as an overall percentage completed.

I think “Jay” said it best in “Men in Black”:

DARN

OK … he didn’t say that, but the filter got me. You get the point.

Turns out I still have ‘For the Children!’ from last year (hadn’t looked at that previously). Guess you can’t ‘double up’. Oh, well.

OK … I got the letter from Orphan Laine, and it pointed me to my home instance in Divinity’s reach. On entering the instance, I am unable to find Orphan Laine for the beginning of the scavenger hunt. I’ve tried looking in other Home Instances (in Hoelbrak, The Grove) both with and without the proper character, with no better results.

I did find Sous-Chef Seimur Oxbone in the Black Citadel, but there is no option to get the required item; the only item offered is the Plate of Bloodstone Waffles.

I completed this last year, and don’t know if it’s having an impact on reprising it again this time around (if so, why did I get the letter).

Suggestions, anyone?

P.S. On a positive note, I like the new hairstyle selection, and redid my main character’s hair to one that closely matches the same one in GW1 (the ponytail, for those curious).

Well, I just finished a tour of the Ehmry Bay borderlands, and about all I found that MAY be an equivalent for the ruins would be the shrines. As there’s an increasing bonus depending on the number of shrines held, it could be that this would eventually be substituted, but that’s just speculation on my part. I also noted some Wyverns in the northeast corner, but personally, I just am not particularly keen to tackle them solo (yeah, a bit of a yellow streak there) for some strange reason. At least the old ‘daily’ veterans could be soloed.

This appears to be gone in the new desert borderlands (I haven’t found any at this time, but, then, I’m still learning my way around … I also note that there is no bonus listed for capturing & holding 3 of 5, so it may be that I’m not completely inept at exploring). Not a big deal from the standpoint of game play, but why is it being retained in the list of daily achievements?

Well, maybe if you agreed to return all the gold & items obtained while farming the Silverwastes or Dry Top for the beta portal key. On second thought, naaaaah.

Yes, you missed a little bit, but there will be other beta tests, and undoubtedly some of the times and/or dates will conflict with your or someone else’s schedule, but, then, life just isn’t fair.

I’m not going to beat the horse any longer … there’s already enough people and examples of dissatisfaction with the town clothes issue, but I will add my name to the list.

Thanks.

Whoops. My goof. Must have gotten some dye in my eye. :P

Just as I saw that this notice was posted, I happened to be working with my guardian’s armor (she’s in Braham’s, except for the helm, which is the Icelord’s Heavy Diadem), and just changed the colors to ‘Celestial’, except for a couple of accents here & there. While we can, I presume, certainly keep the looks we have for each character, I like the concept of having to really work to get certain armor sets (or, in this particular case, buy them at the Trading Post). Same thing goes for the dyes — having that random chance of getting the one you really like adds to the game, so I’m not really all that much in favor of having the unidentified dye drops pretty much go away. Another thing that wasn’t really clear at first glance was whether or not dyes will still be able to be sold, traded, etc. A little clarification on this point would be appreciated.

Thanks!

I have been dc’d on several occasions because of ISP issues (lost connection to server). Naturally, I was in an overflow area to begin with, but don’t think it really matters in the long run. Naturally, the dc occurs long enough after the 10 min window, so when I DO get logged back in, I’m flat out of luck.

Is there a fix for this?

Had fun getting here … high above the Rankor Ruins Waypoint in Timberline Falls

OK .. I got 4/5 through my normal routine … playing how I wan to play, but to complete this, I have to pick between: prove we’re not cannon fodder, play keg brawl, throw junque into the mystic forge, hunt down a guild doing two of the new guild thingamabobs, or work on our personal story. Sure seems like the ‘play however you want’ has now become a memory.

Regardless of whether or not the bugs are in conflict with the descriptions, I have always regarded them as a challenge to my ingenuity to overcome them. Sure, the ‘swoop’ may not work at YOU think it should (being blocked by a wall, tree, radical change in elevation, etc), but it provides ME with an opportunity to maybe sneak up a little closer prior to engaging in combat. Gives me an excuse to exercise my brain, not my fingers.

I’ve noticed this also, and it also seems that the lettuce farm just south of town is broken as well … yesterday as well as today. It could have been moved (I found another lettuce farm in the Caledon Forest in the NE corner of The Rowanwoods, and it is being repopulated). Right now, I’ve been sitting at the Tunwatch Redoubt Waypoint, and the event that had been taking place here has yet to start, although I am seeing the ‘Gather ruined grapes from Victoria’s vineyard’ in progress. Hopefully, there’ll be an update later on today (as it’s Friday) that will address some or all of these items.

Actually, I like the idea of having a multiple guild system, especially with the cap on guilds being 500. Granted, that’s a lot of people, but if you’re in a very large guild, being able to have a ‘sister’ guild is a very good idea, especially since at the present there are no alliances at this time (however, that’s supposedly being worked on).

However (sorry for the edit), having said that, I was worried that I would be continually fending off unwanted invitations from guilds that I never heard of, or wanted to join. Was getting hammered with them during the BWEs, but fortunately, haven’t had to deal with that since release.

If you’re a ‘guild hopper’, for whatever reason (time and the guild’s main focus come to mind), then you can freely go back and forth between the two and enjoy playing the game without having to hunt around for a PvP, sPvP, etc., group … although PUGs are a lot better than they were in GW1 simply because of no trinity, and therefore not needing to get healers, tanks, etc., it’s much easier to switch to the appropriate guild, team up, and head out …. in whatever direction.

From Spartacus:

First rule:
You get an instant kill on the red.
Here. Here.
Always remember: Go for the red first…
because ifyou don’t, your opponent will.

In the blue, you get a cripple.
Here, here…
here and here.

Second rule:
Go for the cripple before the slow kill.

Here’s a slow kill on the yellow.
Here, here…
and here.

Remember…

A slow kill may have enough left in him to kill you before he dies.
With a cripple, you know you’ve got him…
if you keep your distance and wear him down.

The rest is all right for a public spectacle in Rome…
but here at Capua we expect more than simple butchery…
and we get it.

Don’t forget tattered hides ….

Mmmmmm …. dandelion wine.

Seriously, though … if you can salvage it, then you can use in crafting, and even if you don’t happen to be into that, then I assure you .. many others are, and are willing to pay for stuff (keeps them from having to farm up stuff themselves). So get in the habit of getting and keeping salvage kits on you. You can sell on trading post for a nice profit & get something worthwhile.

With all the people in game, be thankful there IS no global chat. About the closest is /map chat … good for mega-events.

Setting aside all the varied explanations, opinions, etc., etc., just remember this:

If ‘move to target’ WERE implemented, it would be a two-way street … the guys that aren’t able currently to whack you in the head for this reason would now be able to do so as well.

Be careful what you wish for … you just might get it.

Dabrixmgp.4758:

Commodore 64 using ultra settings

ROFL

I am on some during the day when I’m working (call center type stuff from home), so can’t really do a lot on renown hearts, dynamic quests, etc., but have been having a lot of fun getting completion on all the major cities … those will run up your exp pretty well right there. Also, bear in mind that some of these dynamic chains don’t have just one or two parts to them .. likely there’ll be more, so just wait around and see if something else starts up after finishing one .. you never know, and at worst, you’ll have had a chance to chat with others in the area.

No, there isn’t … sure, it’s annoying having to actually pay attention to where everyone’s heading (imagine that .. haha), but it was also, I believe, a mechanism the bots were taking advantage of, so this makes it a lot harder for them, and less troublesome for us.

I believe that the status update has an edit in it stating that the reporting of emails for whatever reason (I’m summarizing here) will be implemented in the overnight update for tonight (8 Sept 12 PDT). Up until now, I’ve been getting those spam RMT emails as well, and with no way to report them, it was getting to be a little annoying, but I didn’t see one this morning, so it could be that the word is out, and these jerks are going to go away.