As difficult as it would be to make what was S1 for us something worthwhile for newer players ~ I really feel they should. Seems weak, cheap even, to have all the other seasons available after the fact but the first.
If you guys don’t think DH is good, you are just being biased.
I used to think they were OP but not anymore. I primarily play with my ranger and I’ve become confident battling them 1v1. Regardless of my build, I win against them about 90% of the time. Honestly the main times they’ve downed me is when more people become involved and my focus isn’t entirety on them any longer.
Really aren’t OP to me, even if you think my opinion is biased because I happen to disagree with you. DHs have weaknesses, worst of which is just how predictable they are. If you were open to my advice, which I doubt you are, I’d suggest you keep practicing against them until you see it too and learn to counter them. Maybe find a lobby to duel a DH friend of yours?
I whisper them congratulations on cheating a broken system. As a solo Q’r your diamonds mean you grouped and took advantage of a flawed mechanic. I know many of you are good and fun to play with as I’ve been here fo eva but I solo and Anet kitten on my kind.
Without the potential “griefer” flat out admitting his/her intention to grief, who are you or anyone else to say they are griefing? Just because their topic of discussion offends you? Please get real. If that were truly all that it took for Anet to take action against players, then half of those paying customers would be banned or suspended long ago. That’s just going by map chat alone.
Almost everything is offensive to someone, somewhere.
I hate the color pink, I suppose I should start reporting all players that wear that color. Huh. They’re damaging my end game experience, after all.
Oh and to all of you movie goers ~ I’ve not seen a lot of movies yet. Like Ant-Man and the 2nd Avengers movie. Feel FREE enough to spoil them for me. It won’t bother me. Even if it did, I could always choose not to check this thread again to avoid them. * gasp * Like, I don’t know, turning Say and Map chats off if one were so overly sensitive to current topics POSSIBLY ever being brought up for discussion.
Wonder if I’m allowed to go into LA and talk about Avatar, Creed, X-Men, or any other movie. Ever. Perhaps you lot should sit down together with ArenaNet and set the rules for what movies people are allowed to talk about. Hmm?
That sounds like a very fun and relaxing environment indeed.
How low have we dropped that this is even up for discussion?
Banning people? Suspensions? Labeling them griefers for talking about a movie?
When did this become a thing? Seriously. Talking about movies in a public city and in a public chat channel is now “griefing”?
But hey, lets just censor everything and remove public channels altogether. Because who needs freedom of speech anyways?
Some of us don’t compare everything to “the days of WoW.” Nor, for that matter, let another game’s failings completely rule out the mere discussion of past conditions that had a good place in GW history.
Actually a thief CAN hold a point, even when horribly outnumbered. I’ve seen it many times.
My suggestion to the OP would be to practice playing the profession, at least until he/she is good enough to realize that for themselves.
As frustrating as things have become in PvP, I still think you lot are being overly dramatic.
If you force yourself to play through something that infuriates you so much ~ You have only yourself to blame.
Because there would be abuse if a loss of a 4v5 match results in no pip loss. Imagine teams having one player leaving matches whenever they were predicting a loss but staying for clear wins.
I am also beyond frustrated with this. Don’t know if anything is truly being done about it either. In the last two days I’ve come across several people that have thrown the match, even to the point of admitting it and laughing about it. One player, whom I was thrown into multiple games with, would load in and immediatly offer to throw the match if the opposing team would send him/her gold.
I’m amused by this thread. All the people that believe personal score matter seem upset that people aren’t recognizing their score for what it is ~ a digital measurement of their manhood. Or at least that’s what they wish it to be.
Daily League Participator is “a thing” so that players have to play at least 60 days before obtaining the required materials for Ascension. As such, NOBODY will be finishing in the first season. The only people that are having such a hard time grasping this, to the point of bringing their complaints here, are the heavy grinders that DEMAND instant gratification.
Alot of people don’t know just how many tricks you can pull off with shouts :P went to my advantage.
It’s true enough. I’m also using a non-meta ranger build, though different from yours, with great success. The sadistic side of me gets deep satisfaction from destroying players that are using meta builds and seem to have forgotten how to play against non-metas.
It has grown on me, personally. I like returning to other game modes and having something to show for my work. Just as it is for other nameplate tags like map completion and masteries.
Remember that many people like the things that others come here to complain about, usually more people than those that are against the subject in question.
Despite my liking the badge, I’m sorry you find it an eye-sore.
But what would the game be like if ArenaNet gave people the option to remove any visual they disliked? Oh you don’t like legendary weapon effects? Legendary backpacks too? Nightfury bothers you? Hate the color pink that much, really? PvE players and their map completion? Charr, in general, offend your delicate sensibilities?
I would agree that some things could be toned down, but I can’t support their removal. Each player, who sticks to something long enough, will earn any of the above items and should be proud of them.
Had a thief a few nights back that kept 3 players engaged on their home cap all by his lonesome. Bouncy lil bugger was keeping it capped and couldn’t be killed. Granted, he wasn’t doing much damage, but thanks to him/her the rest of us went 4v2 for long stretches.
The meta is a terrible handicap on the average player’s mentality and creativity. It’s a pity.
After the NPE and its resulting portrayal of what ArenaNet feels new players are capable of, which is next to nothing, how can you have so much faith in anything “challenging”?
Says a lot about Anet’s policy on trolling that this thread still exists.
It’ll be gone by Monday. Weekends and Sundays especially, generally get these threads when there is almost no mod presence as people are at home and not working
I actually seen a thread early yesterday morning get deleted rather quickly. It was a thread about how ranger’s should be required to take an iq test before gaining access to LB skill 4.
Really?
…. I tried not to giggle but I couldn’t help it.
“Trolling” is just an cute word for “Sadism” used by people who don’t know that taking pleasure from causing the suffering of your fellow human beings significantly pre-dates the internet.
i think trolls remind us not to take ourselves too seriously. The ones that do are often bothered the most by it.
I like the charr just the way they are, tyvm.
If the OP and other players refuse to play on a Charr character because they’re not human enough for their furry standards, then I’m happier for it.
Relax, people. Even if he was going to change, things don’t just happen in a week. I’m, more or less, interested in the next spec’s name and abilities atm.
Oh they’re not going to change the specialization name now, regardless of the feedback given. They’re just going to ignore this for however long it takes for us to swallow it and move on (which a lot of people are already doing).
Please keep this thread clean folks. Offer your criticism for or against the name and focus your discussion there. Don’t let one or two posters derail the thread by responding to them in kind.
Back on topic:
I just find this specialization name cheap and unfitting for a Guardian. Many posters have given pretty detailed explanations covering just that.
I hate JPs, but I actually love that they’re in the game.
I used to hate them with a passion. My guild mates would actually laugh at me on TS during my JP rage sessions. After 3 years of practice — its more of a love-hate relationship that I have with them now. But I’m like you…. I DO love that they’re in the game and would never wish to see them removed or dumbed down.
As others have stated there are ways of getting through JPs.
There are many people in this thread talking about the Dragonhunter specialization name, most of them are even voicing negative criticism over it, so the fact that you’re being shut down isn’t because of your topic of choice — but rather how you are choosing to express yourself in your posts.
While I don’t know how much weight ArenaNet places in feedback…. I can tell you that in my business I only really listen to criticism from those that remain respectful in delivering it, whether it be positive or negative.
Take that for whatever its worth. I’ve been shot down my fair share of times in these very forums for being too snarky myself. * shrugs *
I bet if they did add mounts every anti mount player on these forums would rush out and buy/earn one after their initial cry.
That would be a very unwise move on your part. Your losses…. I shudder to imagine it.
Personally, if I were the gambling type, I’d say that some of the “anti-mount” players would rush out and grab a mount. However it would not be for the reasons you believe. They would not race for mounts because they want them — but rather because they would suddenly feel that they need them. Whether the mounts offered any form of gameplay advantage or not would make no difference in that respect. We see this mentality in so many aspects of the game already. When something exists in game, from cosmetic skins to achievement points, many players feel compelled to work towards attaining all that they can.
As for the rest of the “anti-mount” crowd? Well I imagine some would try their best to continue playing the game without mounts, no matter how damaged their experience may be. The rest…. well the rest may just quit the game.
But you don’t really want to hear that, do you?
You’re of the type that believes “NO.” = “Yes.” Am I correct?
That all of us that have spoken out against mounts have done so not because we don’t want mounts, but because we somehow just want to be viewed by the forum community as having said that we don’t want mounts?
Sadly I’m in agreement here…. The ‘Dragonhunter’ title seems far too cheesy, even by ArenaNet standards. But in the long run does it really matter? Outside of hardcore RP circles I don’t really see the issue.
EDIT: I don’t expect ArenaNet will change the name, regardless of its relatively poor reception, but I will throw my support in for a change towards ‘Arbiter’.
It’s exploiting the map and the people and I don’t think chest farming or taxi’ing should be allowed to still work.
You want the taxi system abolished too? * long suffering sigh *
Its things like this that make me truly wonder if people think, if only for a moment, about what kind of consequences would be created if their suggestions were taken seriously and implemented.
They could make it so that person who creates lfg cannot be kicked. Solves basically all usual problems
Until a troll starts a party and waits until midway through to start causing problems. Knowing the group will have to decide between wasting the time they’ve spent or put up with him as he’s immune to being kicked.
S’why I made the suggestion that a warning be given in the LFG system to all those thinking of joining that they’re joining a party with a clearly designated leader OR they’re joining a party with none. So they know what they’re getting into beforehand?
