Guild Wars 2

Ronah.2869:

The problem is they have released so many servers instead of overflows and now they can’t merge them because it will be a sign of loosing

NO, it´s the system limitation (players per map). Arenanet want balanced servers, not overpopulatet ones. If to many active players have “registered” there account to one particular server, these server would have overflows like crazy and that´s not a good thing. (LS Metaevents for example)

Strong WvW servers have the highest pop i could imagine. (for obvious reasons)
But maybe i´m wrong. (not all players are interested in WvW, but players tend to join the winning “team”)

Keep in mind that the active playerbase is always in flux. (with always i mean always)

New games coming out, vacation, holidays, winter/summer and tons of other reasons.

English is not my native language so it´s not easy for me.

GW2 is different to other mmo´s. You “register” your account to a world and the current system is the only one that make sense.

Think about it.

If a server say very high, it means there are a a huge amount of POTENTIAL players.

GW2 is not dying… players always come back because Gw2 have no sup fees. it goes up and down like always.

sorry for my bad english.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Please-explain-the-Server-Population-system/967095

GW2 has the best performance of all MMo´s on the market. compared to the launch of GW2, it´s night and day. 100+ players and the game runs very well for me. No lag on invasion what so ever. the overall performance gets better every month.

complaining about nothing in my opinion.

Fuz.5621:

Meanwhile, on the volcano fractal:
Grawl teleport bug on prisoners is STILL here.
But hey, keep fixing ONLY the bugs that can advantage the player and leave there the ones who annoy and slow us down.

It´s not a bug. You have to be quick, thats all.

Thanks for flaming.

Max Lexandre.6279:

This patch notes are a bit Cynical, there are things they said they fixed that AREN’T fixed.

=/

There can be other causes for a bug that was fixed.

It´s software and software is always buged.

Radakaster.9180:

As for path 1 needing a very specific group, let me explain: It is a requirement to have a party with an extremely high burst damage output. It is not possible to kill the golem and deal with the adds otherwise. I’ve tried this run multiple times with different parties, all with full level 80 groups with full exotic sets, we still got wiped over and over and over again.

We had 3 support builds and 1 player with an unoptimal build and made it.

you are wrong.

Radakaster.9180:

Path 2 is extremely long and tedious, and path 3 is the only one that’s actively being completed.

I agree. The paths could be shorter (compared to other dungeons).

SE 1 (1st Miniboss+waves) is hard but doable. Timing and teamwork are important i have to say.

I have done it yesterday with my guildmates. (the first time) 2 wipes included.
We talked about a strategie and boom, no problem.
And yes, it´s very hard. (as intended)

Thank you Arenanet

If you are dead and dc in the fractals, you could exploit it if the rejoin where in the game.

Dead→dc→alive→rejoin.

it´s not so easy guys.

Good job Arenanet (serios)

I have enoth Gold and tons of mats+Karma without grinding.

Just by playing the game.

Danikat.8537:

If you had some lag and some fun you got lucky. I apparently have an excellent internet connection and usually play on max settings with no lag and this was literally unplayable. Not “OMG it’s sooooo slow it’s liek impossible to see what I’m hittin with my leet skillz” unplayable. I mean literally it was impossible to even move and every time the image did update it was rapidly followed by completely losing connection.

For a couple of minutes it got better and I was able to collect 2 karka pieces, then as I was trying to hand them in I was booted again and when I finally got back in the entire thing was over.

If expecting better than that is an unreasonable sense of entitlement all I can say is we have very different standards.

I remember orgrimmar raids with 30 sec – 2 minute lags + 3 FPS + total servercrashes.
You will see improvements in the future, GW2 is less than 3 months old. It´s a new born child.

ZoiN.4280:

I haven’t got any lag at all – not client side, neither server side o.O.

Only thing I experienced was a delay on things popping up on my screen so I could start hitting it.

Thats a Culling problem, but Arenanet works on it, but takes some time.

I had a blast.
Some lag but i had fun doing it.

The sence of entitlement make me sick.

Booning.5476:

UnderdogSMO.9428:

gwawer.9805:

To the people who are saying “I didn’t buy this game to grind dungeons I just wanted to stroll about in the world and do my thing and enjoy dynamic events la la la”…

Are you actually doing that? Are you actually going back to zones and re-experiencing the events and the world? Or is this just an ideal that you wish you could do, but never actually could get yourself to do?

Maybe this is why Anet is being flexible now with their original philosophy, because they see that despite their own ideals of having players go out into the world and just “having fun” people simply don’t do that anymore.

People never Did. i mean hell look at the RPG’s of yeaster year they were FAR more “grindy” than this game.

even game’s like mario yes you never had gear you needed to progress but you still needed to gather your little extra live’s and beet each level one by one and if you died OMG you had to start all the way over from the begaining.

most gamer’s look for some form of progression in there game’s whether it be level to level ((to see the end)). Gear/stat upgrade’s.

I have no problem with Gear progression as long as it never becomes as steep as what we see in WOW

I just potter about having fun with the content. Never set foot in a dungeon ( instance with single group of players is not epic to me – it just feels small)

Looks like my money is no longer required by anet. No worries – will find something else to spend my spare cash on… Gin maybe?

When you don´t run dungeons, why would you want that kind of gear? oO It´s not required to play as usual.

Urxx.6840:

UnderdogSMO.9428:

who say’s your going to be locked out of content do to this???

if players lock you out thats because there Dicks thats not the game’s falt player’s are Kittens.

You are going to be locked out of content where the condition “agony” is inflicted, since the only counter to agony are infusions, and you don’t have an infusion slot on gear that is below ascended level of rarity.

Nobody wants someone who’s constantly dead in their party, especially if the content is getting harder as you progress.

You can´t run level 80 Dungeons with Level 60 neither.

Spencer.1386:

I do not approve of adding more tiers of gear. We where promised no gear treadmill and it is shameful that this promise is being broken so soon after release.

Dance or die. Arenanet had a wakeupcall. It´s an MMo. The GW1 playerbase is upset. (the most) A huge pupulation of players left the game already and i know why.
Arenanet know why.
you don´t.

The common reason is, they had nothing to do when they hit 80 and decked out the gear. The only Progression was : Level 1-80, crafting, utility skills, Common- exotics (legendarys) (in less then a week), mapcompletion.

You can do this in 2 weeks.

IV Endu.8920:

Man I’m pretty sure you’re all a bunch of whiny kittenes.

Anet is doing everything they can to make the game fun and you’re all making assumptions and having negative attitudes towards everything they do.

As usual. The “whining” go´s away, lets say 1 or 2 weeks after the patch. It was always a Storm when Arenanet announced a change.

Weeks later, nobody cares.

gwawer.9805:

To the people who are saying “I didn’t buy this game to grind dungeons I just wanted to stroll about in the world and do my thing and enjoy dynamic events la la la”…

Are you actually doing that? Are you actually going back to zones and re-experiencing the events and the world? Or is this just an ideal that you wish you could do, but never actually could get yourself to do?

Maybe this is why Anet is being flexible now with their original philosophy, because they see that despite their own ideals of having players go out into the world and just “having fun” people simply don’t do that anymore.

Well said.

Cutterslaine.2689:

Give us a way to upgrade our exotics to Ascended armor (keeping their skin) and I dont think many would complain.

Transmutation? You don´t have to get these Ascended items. Dungeons now, are easy as hell with exotics. You dump down the content for yourself. Ascended armor is not required to play the game. Had never harmode gear in WoW as example.

stof.9341:

Celle.2716:

The new items are just required for the new dungeonmechanic. they are not worthless. You can pay the game as before with exotics.

They are worthless. My goal is to get the best stat items in the game. Getting those exotics worked to that goal before, getting those exotics now is just a setback to that goal. With that patch ArenaNet transformed all my recent actions in Guild Wars 2 from “going forward towards my goal” into “walking backwards away from my goal”.

Goals are a good thing. Now you have a new goal. What goals do you have now when your gear is decked out? Legendarys? Senceless grinding for one shiny skin. You can get your exotic gear in less then 5 days, it´s not that much.

stof.9341:

Celle.2716:

no. Rewards/outcomes/drops from Leveling, crafting, mapcompletion neither. To run the new dungeon successfully you want to have exotics equipt. The dungeon becomes more difficult further you go.

Speculation. And in all cases I don’t need the multiple exotic sets I have to run that dungeon. The first set was enough. The others are wasted money now.

The new items are just required for the new dungeonmechanic. Exotics are not worthless. You can pay the game as before with exotics.

stof.9341:

Celle.2716:

Arenanet buff´s the dungeonrewards also i think, bacause they are NOT stupit and throw there dungeons out of the window.

Can I get back the tokens I wasted buying suboptimal and worthless exotic dungeon items then?

no. Rewards/outcomes/drops from Leveling, crafting, mapcompletion neither. To run the new dungeon successfully you want to have exotics equipt. The dungeon becomes more difficult further you go.

Unspecified.9142:

People seem to be throwing around the “Gear Treadmill” thing right now.

Maybe it’s just me but the worst thing about the gear treadmill wasn’t moving up new tiers of gear. The worst part was the very real possibility of never getting the gear you wanted/needed because of BS RNG and 1 drop for 15-40 people.

A treadmill is a thing you run on but never actually move forward.

Really think about that, “never actually move forward” part of the definition. I distinctly remember raiding 2-3 times a week in other games for months and having nothing to show for it. Other people in the raid did, but I didn’t. Some days nobody had anything to show for it because the wrong things dropped.

Now ask yourself: Does that actually apply here? If you gave any answer other than “I don’t know yet” you aren’t being honest.

Thats what i thought too. It´s just a new step of progression, not a Treadmill. A Treadmill require´s that your gear becomes worthless with every new tier.

Arenanet buff´s the dungeonrewards also i think, bacause they are NOT stupit and throw there dungeons out of the window.

Uder.9187:

Celle.2716:

New stuff to do. New challanges etc.

People who start playing GW2 in the next year´s don´t know it better. it is just content for them.

I´m very happy about this and i played GW1 since 2005 (7 years).

Thank you Arenanet.

i´m serios.

New content? Why should people care about exotics and runes if they can grind ascension stuff? The old dungeons will be dead, because everyone rushes to the ascension dungeon.

The old Dungens may be upgraded in the future (Hardmode etc). I ran Dungeons with my guild, because its fun. I don´t need anything from the dungeons. you also want to have exotic gear for the new dungeon, because it gets harder and harder as you go further. Don´t expect to “grind” the dungeon.

New stuff to do. New challanges etc.

People who start playing GW2 in the next year´s don´t know it better. it is just content for them.

I´m very happy about this and i played GW1 since 2005 (7 years).

Cosmetic works in GW1 very well for me but in GW2 it dosn´t work THAT well. Equipment is to easy to get. Dopaminkicks are very rare but required. The game itself is awsome.

…
Edit:

The DE´s rewards you with Karma, Gold, EXP and it´s every time the same reward = no dopamin kicks in (rewarded as expected). Add a random reward for DE´s (silverorr or what ever, but very things up)

Thank you Arenanet.

i´m serios.