Guild Wars 2

The power/condi balance is fine. Power Tempest can out dps Condi Tempest + it brings CC, whereas Condi Tempest is a very selfish and brings no CC.

The only thing that doesn’t work out right now is Power Ranger. Might change with Soulbeast though.

100% agreed with title at each tier.

100% disagree with some of the comments of showing “commitment” via the title. Because there are people like me who only like 1 set, so we make that one, and have like 500+ LI lying about because we don’t want to make the other sets…

Does anyone know what the current title is for completing it all 3 sets?

I did 100 normal, it was pretty fun! Cleared it in 30 mins. Not sure if 25 was the same or easier, but you might have better luck at higher level fractals because most often than not, it’s usually the less experience / not-properly geared / newer players on the lower levels ones, which might also add to the increased difficulty…

Anyways, if anyone here has done the lower and higher level, what did you guys think of the difficulty scaling? If it was the same, it should definitely be nerfed at the lower level…

I made the medium legendary armor, here is my verdict:

Medium Helm: Hidden
Medium Coat: Transmutated
Medium Shoulder: Love it!!
Medium Gloves: Borderline too big, but I’ll see if I can work with it. Possible candidate for transmutation…
Medium Pants: The transformation to the pants are next level subtle. It’s too meta for me…aka almost non-existent. I’ll keep it because it’s a normal pant though.
Medium Boots: Love it!!

TL;DR – You could do better Anet

They have said in the AMA that it’s to prevent clipping. It does look awful though.

You know what I hate? I hate when people like you make a post but don’t even care to make comments about it later on and add to the discussion.

If you’re not going to participate, don’t even bother making posts.

If you’re reading this. The new map is meant to be a step up to the core game. You either lack skill and/or sufficient class knowledge to tackle the HoT zone. Also would it really hurt to ask someone for some help to go through the story parts? I’m sure plenty of people are there to give you a helping hand.

If you leave when you hit one roadblock then maybe gaming isn’t for you.

Have a nice day.

My god, do you realize how you sound? If you rage at such a small thing…well then, you have much bigger problems waiting for you…

pro tips: calm down and grow up.

Talindra.4958:

I don’t know what others general raiders experiences were for this wing esp in cm. This is one wing that I dont enjoy at all in cm. I hv done b1 & b2 cm, I’m still missing cm b3 & b4. *One of the worse experience i have to get cm done especially to pug it. *Most toxic you see in players and a recipe to all kind of dramas. My wing 1,2&3 experience was way better… More ppl enjoy playing it than bad feedbacks.
B3 cm still contain many bugs which doesn’t help.

That’s why. Guilds go a long way for CM.

Did Boss 1 CM first time, took ..around 1.5 hrs. Re-did it second time for some folks, one shot it.

Boss 2 CM took 2 hours before we finally got the kill, but that’s because of bad rng / mistimed blues with spikes.

The other two bosses will probably go the same for us. Got Boss 4 CM down below 10% and below 25% plenty of times.

PUGs are great for Normal mode though, you can blaze past the first three bosses, the fourth one requires more coordination, but nothing that can’t be pulled off.

Okay, your point? I’ve personally never seen it, but move along and join another squad.

Daniel Horia! You’re the one who did the concept art for the “Thief Queen” that never came in the game!! maybe now it will?

http://horiadociu.weebly.com/

Ayrilana.1396:

If you only see one then that means you should have the rest.

Not necessarily, maybe they didn’t log in to get the other episodes for free.

Blame ANet’s terrible terrible development cycle for making full sets of armor. They messed up BAD when started to build on GW1’s code. The end result is us players paying the price with a lack of new armor (full sets) variety.

My last 3 games, enemy team had 3 DH, 2 DH and 4 DH. My team always had around 1-2DH. This is beyond ridiculous.

It’s funny because as a Ranger I can 1v1 any DH, but then they come at you like a zerg!!

I swapped to DH for the first time this season for one match (I haven’t touched DH since season 1) – and oh my lord let me tell you, it’s SO easy to play! I 1v2’d 2 DHs, outkited them, and burst them. This class is a joke.

The previous season’s badge still stands out more! The obsidian black legendary icon was so much better!

womwom.5209:

If you are wondering why so many people have you blocked, I can tell you because you are also on my block list.

1) You are a hypocrite. You come to forums complaining how people are toxic and elitist and won’t give anybody a chance. Yet when I ran into you in a raid PUG on an alt, you instantly told the commander to kick me because I didn’t have enough AP lol.

2) When I ran into you in T4 fractals, you kept complaining and being an kitten , even though you were the one walking over everyone else with social awkwardness.

3) Instead of some self reflection and improvement, you constantly run to forums and guild chats to try to garner sympathy and shifting to blame to everyone else.

4) You aren’t skilled enough at the game for most of us to put up with the trouble of having you around when we can just replace you with someone more pleasant.

Hope that helps!

^ LOL the OP just got served. Good thing I strictly raid with my guild. Avoid all the PUGers drama!

Also

I believe I have a right to know why I was insta kicked, and why the person had alrdy blocked me prior to this. I know this bc a split second later I couldn’t even whisp that person.

You should have gotten the hint the first time. No one likes repeated joiners.

Yes I have bad habit of doing that (not stalking per se, but whenever I randomly find their grps on lfg), will admit it’s silly of me but I (to the core of my being) believe one of that person initially blocked me for absolutely no apparent reason.

Jeez. You’re not really selling yourself here. Everything you are saying is backfiring.

Facepalm …what? It’s really frustrating when people complain without fundamentally understanding how an encounter works. Those “invulnerable creatures roaming around” you need to get them into the “wisp clefts” / tree stumps / whatever you want to call them – only then you can dps them down.

Also acquatic is the worst fractal, but that’s because the underwater mechanic is not in par with the land skills. I recognize that this is a difficult area for Anet so I try not to think too much about it.

Challenge Mote was a blast! Awesome 5-man “raid” wink wink! Loved it.

Cleared everything (except Xera) post patch yesterday with 5-5 comp (no rev). DPS was certainly lower, and as such the kills where a bit longer. Probably could have killed Xera too, but some people had to leave.

Did anyone do the math to see whether the overall dps loss from quickness cap / SoI nerf, really warrants barring out revenant permanently? We will be trying out the 4-2-4 comp again and experience it first hand and see how it fairs, but I would like to see how big the difference in overall dps is on paper.

Might have to start wearing Zealots now.

Please make nice lean boots. Don’t make fat boots. I hate fat boots

OP, just no. The new swamp revamped (+the nerf), is pretty easy. All you have to do is be mindful of your surroundings and dodge. The “green” circle area helps you regen your endurance, so you shouldn’t be running out of dodges.

If you’re not confident in melee, ranging also helps.

Miku.6297:

Many people who appear to be “inflexible” are not 100% that way. When forming a team and working to together it’s best to use positive team building communication skills. Most people view the term “elitism” as an attitude that is frequently extremely negative and condescending of anything that the “elitist” deems below himself/expectations/performance levels.

As I said in my previous post, if you approach someone by giving them orders, and telling them they are terribad, horrible, stupid, a noob, uneducated, casual, simply because they do not use a meta build. The player being addressed is far more likely to become defense, lash out, or become even less likely to want to change. Instead try approaching others with a friendly + positive attitude, it leads to better team work and communication.

Example: Stupid noob, terribad build. Switch to (insert build name) or gtfo noob casual. (yes it’s an extreme example, but I figure it gets the point across)
Better solution: Hey, we are really need (dps/tank/support/what ever), do you think you could use the (insert build name here)?

Both cases a build was suggested and request for the player to try. The later case will almost always have a better response.

Of course there will always be the super stubborn person who refuse to do anything different ever, which is no less snoby then the “meta” only attitude. In which case it’s probably best to just remove the player or reform. Also always try to keep in mind being a team player works all around, player A should be willing to work with player b, c and d. Each person should try to compromise at least to some extent to make the team work.

I’m going to assume your entire reply is based around PUG raids.

I agree that the extreme example of the attitude that you used is uncalled for, but I can also state that I’ve never seen such a behavior. I usually do guild raids, but on the off chance I do pug raids, I request certain class/builds, and if they do not have them, I don’t start name calling them. I simple state what the group is looking for and if they do not have it, that I have to unfortunately replace them.

Ranael.6423:

Avster.1935:

This thread is getting so derailed. All OP wanted was info on when the next raid will be released…

A answer to which is obscured by the mist. Giving a release date would just be spoiler now… or like Crystal Reid herself said once : a stoiler because it would also divulge too much about the story

I know :P I was just slightly hinting that maybe a new topic would be better for the convo that took over this thread.

This thread is getting so derailed. All OP wanted was info on when the next raid will be released…

Illconceived Was Na.9781:

Tsumiju.3071:

Since when did MMO endgame content rely on players following the exact guide from sites like metabattle etc? It seems nobody want’s to do raids unless someone has handed them the exact guide on a plate.

Neither statement is correct, as you’ve phrased them.

• People do not rely on exact builds. Some training guilds recommend different builds.
• Plenty of people who are experienced raiders run other things, once they know what works.

Tsumiju.3071:

It’s getting lame but I’m not changing a working build just to be “allowed” to participate in raids.

You’ve conflated two different ideas.

• Your build might ‘work’ in one game mode, but that doesn’t mean it’s a good choice for other modes. For example, lots of great PvE builds won’t work in WvW or sPvP or vice versa.
• It’s not about being ‘allowed’ to participate, it’s about understanding that you are not yet as experienced as the raid organizers. They know what’s required to succeed; you do not — not because you’re not clever or skilled enough, only because you haven’t seen it in action.

I’m a very experienced driver, but that doesn’t give me the knowledge to race at speeds double (or more) of what I drive on the freeway. Everything I know about being a ‘good’ driver on public roads isn’t enough to help me succeed on a race track. I rely on experts to show me what I need to do, including changing my idea of how positioning, speed when I reach a curve, and (to my chagrin) how often I need to look for other vehicles (hint for that last one: never, when I’m with a trainer).

tl;dr if you want to participate in someone else’s organized raid, then presume that they have good reasons for asking people to run certain builds. If you feel restricted by that, organize your own raid group and figure out what works by trial and error.

I love how none of you responded to this fellow’s comment. It’s the best explained response.

The only thing I’ll add to that is, in a PUG setting, the organizer doesn’t know who you are and what you’re capable off. Therefore, they try to minimize all those factors by having “gear / build” requirements, and then hoping that you can learn/understand the fight and perform your role.

The “I want to try a different build” usually is more accepting in guild raid groups that know who you are, how you perform, and generally has a level of trust in you.

Mea.5491:

Elitism. The cancer of MMOs.

No. Uneducated & inflexible people are, especially when it comes to challenging content that requires group effort. You need to be a team player.

runeblade.7514:

The game can be challenging without alienating players. I wasn’t required to have a set build in Fractals or Aetherblade. I wasn’t required to show off how many Pristine Fractal Relics or something like that.

Neither Fractals and/or Aetherblade are difficult; however, it CAN be made difficult by partying with players who have NO idea what they are doing. I’m guessing you fall in the latter category.

If you wanted something that turned up a difficulty a bit in the fractal world – look at Swamp, and then look at player reaction. They made Bloomhunger more challenging, but all the fractal puggers hate it now.

So no, the game cannot be challenging without alienating some players, because there are many players who just want to do “quick and easy runs” without having the fundamental understandings of how to play their class properly or understanding the encounter.

Sykper.6583:

Can we stop with the false narrative that LS3 directly followed the Forsaken Thicket Lore?

Thanks!

LS3 didn’t directly follow the Forsaken Thicket Lore, but Forsaken Thicket Lore played a part in the follow up LS3 chapter.

If that makes any sense. There is an NPC that does a quick recapture of the FT Lore, and if you did the raid, you also know about Lazarus without waiting on LS3 to come out.

IMO, this was very well executed, they introduced enough lore in the raid, but not too much to overshadow the LS3 story.

Silver and Gold Fractal Armors, just like their weapon counterparts would be pretty cool!

Yeah, Crystal, if you could drop a shed of light as to when the next raid will be, that would be amazing <3

Keep up the great work, raids have truly been a great addition to GW2, and very well designed at that!

Yes please fix it.

New generation legendary weapons are more time consuming to attain.

I’ll have to message her when I log in later on the night

It’s a learn to play issue. You won’t see this problem in T4 swamp that often – usually gets down in 1-2 attempts.

Anat.1765:

Too bad you don’t get mastery points for playing the part of the game you like

You do get it, but it’s just not enough.

Genlog.4983:

i hope Garm join Eir son and not be a 1 off mord slaves
it will broke my heart

Are you indirectly suggesting Guardians next elite specialization will consist of them having pets? Might as well delete Rangers from the game altogether then

The overwhelming boredom was alleviated with HoT release. Everything in core release felt easy. Nothing was challenging, it was just “farm gold to buy skin X” over and over and over again. If you were a beta player, everything that core Tyria provided could / was completed in the 3 year span (unless you strictly WvW’d or sPvP’d). It was great, but we needed more. HoT came at the right time, if not a bit late. Consider it a bundled content release, much like what they are planning to do with LS3.

Also don’t get me wrong, we still have to “farm gold to buy X skin”, but variety is very much welcomed. The amazing things we did get with HoT was gliding and challenging content (raids and quality open world content). Once doesn’t simply walk through heavily infested enemy territory expecting to one-shot the mobs. Let’s be real though, most average skilled GW2ers went, “oh my god I can’t press #1 and kill things?” and that is where things went wrong. These players were so fed with easy content, they can’t handle something that requires them to play smart / better / know their class, etc. Instead of improving, what do they do? Come to forums and complain “games too hard, Anet is not sticking to manifesto, go back to whatever hardcore game you were playing before GW2 you elitists!”.

Also, contrary to some posts here. Specialization is THE BEST way to horizontally expand classes. I have no idea why people complain about it. The only thing that worries me is whether they will be able to continue on this road, now that they have “laid down the foundation”.

If I had to complain about things regarding HoT, it would be the lack of armor skins. Compared to original release, for the $ amount we paid for the expansion, the number of armor skins released with HoT is borderline shameful. The second complaint would be about the meta event timer, but I do understand why it is timed as such though, it’s just a bit unfortunate.

I still don’t understand why they want to artificially gate something that has been in the game since launch. If you’re trying to get PvErs to WvW, the tournament system was a better idea ANet.

It’s basically a skill that is going to go off every druid’s bar in PvP. It’s back to being a “dead, not ever used” skill.

Even in PvE it’s terrible now. Can’t pull people out of Slothasor’s poison cause they went too far, or can’t pull people out of the “lava fields” in Matthias, cause they are half way across the map…

That’s not really much savings lol still really pricey.

Don’t be so fixated on it, it comes with time. If you “grind” it, then it becomes frustrating. Otherwise, just play the game.

Sird.4536:

Are you ever going to do something on this forum? I am getting frustrated with the amount of devs that keep posting on Reddit and topics here get ignored.

Reddit is far better at carrying out conversation. One of the the biggest reason for that is the fact that you can directly reply to a person and have your comment right under theirs instead of browsing through page after page to see who replied to who, which frankly is very messy.

The second reason is trolly / irrelevant comments are buried into oblivion. So most of the time nonconstructive comments go straight to the bottom.

The third is…no filters

If the official forums were built with at least reason #1 in mind, then this place would be a much better place to carry out conversations. I rather not shift through page after page just to see who replied to who regarding what. It’s painful.

Unranked matches is unplayable for ranked players due to the inherent skill gap…

The best thing to do is take a break or try a profession that you’re not so good

dominik.9721:

Idk, most of the good druids don’t even use this skill anymore because it’s completly useless on every map apart from kyhlo against people who aren’t entirely bad.

Lol what? S&R is a staple druid skill – absolutely clutch in team fights.

RIP my dream for Legendary Storm Bow

Achiever: 73%
Explorer: 20%
Griefer: 60%
Socializer: 47%

I feel like we need to give some context as to what drives each of those factors for us individually to bring into perspective how it links our play style with GW2. So here I go,

As a player, I’m what you would classify as “Incentivized Challenger”

What does that mean? For me, fun is correlated to doing challenging content that properly rewards you based on the level of skillful play required.

Achiever – Pretty simple to explain. I’m a skritt.

Explorer – I do very much enjoy exploring, but only the first one or two times. To me, the most important thing is how the world is presented, both aesthetically & design. GW2 to me, executes his perfectly, and I very much enjoy going through the maps.

Griefer – Probably pretty high due to the fact that I enjoy PvP. I enjoy a fine display of skill, and try to always best my opponent. Add to the fact that there is now actually incentive for me to PvP due to the legendary backpiece, you have the perfected example of what an “Incentivized Challenger” would love.

Socializer – I enjoy talking to people a lot A good chat with friends is always a blast.

Bumping because…our pips are important to us

okay I got out, by being afk, it kicked me, I still didn’t get my 2 pips though…

I’m stuck( please send help! lol

Has this been looked into?

Nice math Hughes :P I think you mean 32% for Lost Precipice, good rounding to 40% haha

and yay #teamgildedhollow, we got the shinies you want

Eirdyne.9843:

Dragons, world bosses, and such-like were a big deal. There were dragons that ate boats (really), dragons that haunted mounts, planes, caverns and etc. Basically the world was full of so much diverse stuff every action had to be pre-considered and all consequences of exploration into an environment taken into account. Dragons were something a person did not poke unless you wanted to die and probably everyone else in the zone with you. These were not the farmed creatures we have currently.

Dark Age of Camelot backed up from this by doing something very clever. Dark Age of Camelot was a continuous world. Very little besides raid areas and dungeon areas were broken up by a zone boarder. No mountains or invisible walls blocked one region off from another by and large.

….

To quote a friend just now: “There are no big rewards from dungeons anymore, all open world is farming, and therefore very repetitive. I feel like there’s so little to do in this game at the moment. I just wanna raid all the time and I don’t really want to do that. It’s going to get old. We’ve done this already in every mmo ever.”
- They were talking about Guild Wars 2, but at this point this is the statement of ALL MMOs today.

….

Part of the problem with Tyria right now is the sense we’re just not able to do anything. Who cares about Dragons when Kryta is basically half taken by the Centaur? Seriously? Why haven’t we addressed this yet? Why hasn’t the grass grown back? Especially Kessex Hills?

Now I’m sad I haven’t played DAoC before, but I really like what you described in paragraph 1 and 2. Would be amazing to have that feeling in GW2 – however, one of the many complaints about that, with GW2 primarily having pulled a lot of casual gamers, is that not everyone wants to do organized kills. What do you suggest we do in that scenario? Don’t poke the dragon?

For the third quoted paragraph, I know you weren’t directly jabbing at raids, but what are your thoughts on those who haven’t had raided before and want to do so in GW2? To them, it’s not “We have already done this in ever mmo ever.”

I also agree with the last part. Although it’s hard for Anet to do, I would like some closures to the pressing issue at hand (kessex’s has grass growing back, orr is cleansed, etc.). Different maps based on where you are on the story should spawn you in certain version of the map. Although I’m not sure what the technical implications of that is (might be difficult).

And about the IRL stress issue that is going on, I know games are here for people to relax and get away, but getting away can also involve getting heavily immersed into fending off / killing a difficult boss

All in all, great post OP, I really enjoyed reading it.