Guild Wars 2

Yup yup, same problems as above on my Guardian as well. LoF gets me NEAR the structure, but not close enough to hit it, and trying to autoattack is a painful process of finding JUST the right spot in order to connect.

I HATED the Orr maps with a passion when I took my first character thru them. It’s been a whole lot of years since I was that frustrated and ticked off. My loathing for them was so bad I hadn’t been back until these new changes came around.

WOW

Night and day difference! Yes it’s still tough and if you’re not paying attention it’s easy to get swarmed, but with a little thought and planning wandering around isn’t bad at all. Dragging my newest 80 around the area has been almost, dare I say it…fun.

For all the negative things that get batted around here, these changes to the Orr maps have been outstanding to me at least and changed my mind. I finally have a reason to roam around and bash the Risen.

Same as Morrigan here, I find armor and weapon sets that I feel suit that character, and stick with ‘em. With 7 toons, I’ve burned thru more ‘mute stones than I can count, and since I’ll likely never even get to breathe on a Legendary I’ll stick with the look I enjoy regardless of how “cheap” the actual item is.

I’ve been going back to the starter zones for Dailies and the Living Story, and I’ve been amazed at just how many people are running around. FA is a strong North America server but due to my work schedule I find myself playing very late at night/early morning and even then I can always find others roaming around with me. Possibly the immigration of our new friends from Janthir has added a big late-night element, whatever the reason I’m quite happy and lucky to never be alone.

Just got my 3rd 80 with two more at 60 and two MORE between 30 and 45. I don’t care how bad Rangers are, I’ve always played one in any game that has a class similar to it, and he was my first 80. Mesmer was my 2nd 80 and she can be a hoot if I’m fully awake and able to be a proper keyboard jockey. My Gunslinger Thief build however has been a joy to play in WvWvW, simple, direct and the lead flies everywhere.

Much as the Megawar battles are fun, the best times I’ve had where with 10 or less people going at it for control of a tower or supply camp. Small-scale fights are (at least to ME) the best part of WvWvW with every move, every action the difference between life and death. That’s when individuals really get the chance to shine and a lot of the best fights have been against DB folks lately. Already had a scuffle or two with the Mag people and they’re just as much fun to battle. I’m not a fan of /dance or /laugh emotes, If I kill someone after a tough fight, I WILL however offer a /salute or /bow out of respect.

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Solo roamer from FA here.

I work until 22:00/23:00 most nights so I don’t get online until after that, but I’m always looking for an innocent doly to gut or an unguarded camp to take over. Last week was a bit of a pain due to almost every time I’d line up a target and begin my attack run, a locust-like horde would appear and rampage across me, leaving me a bloody smear on the ground. :p With the numbers that appear to be in all our servers this week, I might have to swallow my pride, cover up my “Does Not Play Well With Others” shirt and join in with a horde.

Just started playing my P/P Thief in WvWvW now that I hit 80, and I gotta say it’s been THE most fun I’ve had thus far. My Ranger does Ok as a scout but he can’t really hold out long against more than 1 or 2 people. My Mesmer is a blast to play but can be tiring over long periods. My trusty Thief however…..gotta love that tricky dodgy fellow. With a friendly Mesmer by my side, we held off 3 and 4 invaders at a time and with her clones and my 3 shadow Thieves all over the place we made a mess of them.

I can’t wait to get myself a full set of Exotics, even with just Rares this character is an utter blast to play.

I have the Hood and have been ‘muting it since level 1 to 80th. Love that thing, it’s tattered and bloodstained, but it’s been my constant companion.

Pretty much any of the starter/low level zones. The events pop all over the place and I enjoy being able to come rolling in when players shout for help. Having a few downscaled 80’s roar into town to help kill a Champ mob is a hoot and gives me something useful to do.

I’ve used Patronis Caine since the glory days of Shadowbane, always either a Thief/Assassin/Monk depending on the game classes.
Argyle Connovar and his daughter Megan I’ve had since EQ2.
Davion Hawkwood is in honor of my old guild Leader in EQ1, Hawkwood Company is named in honor of our Guild there called Hawkwood’s Companions, the best Guild I ever joined in all my years gaming.
Aloysius Huxley is a combination of a character from a book series and a writer, any time I need a “brainiac” type character name, that’s the one.

Just a quick shoutout to Fearlily of (PRO). Outstanding time defending Greenwater with you, some great small-scale fights with just the two of us holding the line. Always a pleasure getting to scrap with (PRO) folks.

To the invaders who just wouldn’t give up, a hearty /Salute and a mug of honey mead hoisted to you all, you guys just kept coming back again and again. THESE are the kinds of battles I love, no “zergs”, no Golem battalions, no heavy artillery, just soldiers doing what they do best.

I for one am more than happy to have IoJ folks joining us. I’ve had some great fights against their people, full of back and forth battles for objectives and some outstanding teamwork on their side. Having them on my side for a change will be a relief.

On the Aspenwood server, like many others, I didn’t get to finish the final event. Bumped into one of the ANet folks (Citizen Snips) as we were standing around the corpse of the Ancient. A group of us chatted with him, and then began an epic journey together. We rambled all over the place, killing as we went. I think there were about 6-7 of us total, just rampaging across the land. Snips decided to do the Stepping Stones and we fell in defeat many times, but thanks is no small part to Karina, an outstanding Mesmer who kept dropping portals for those of us cursed with fumble-thumbs, we made it to the end. We lucky few decided to take on the Champion and after a nasty fight we took it down.

After our victory, we rambled across the land again until we bumped into the Broodmother, bane of my life who had slaughtered me every time I tried to take her on. With Snips and our hearty band, we once again triumphed, and immediately took on the Champion Shark.

I didn’t get to finish the event, but thanks to that little band of misfits and Citizen Snips, I ended up having the most fun I’ve had in a while. All in all, I can’t really complain much, and Karina gets all the healing she can use if I bump into her in WvWvW as thanks for the Portals she kept dropping for us.

This whole area reminded me of the original Tomb Raider on the venerable PS1. Spotting a likely route, scanning around trying to see where it led, then taking the first steps. Looking across the land from the top of the tree was stunning, one of the most amazing areas I’ve seen so far.

I’d love to see some of the basic abilities from TR implemented if possible, hanging from ledges, climbing on vines/ladders/etc. would add a whole new dimension to the concept of jumping puzzles.

I tried to drag my 17th level Necro thru the Crypt and spent so much time writhing in pain on the floor it was pitiful. Down to my skivvies by the time I finally managed to get to the end. What made it possible was the simple kindness of strangers, people willing to rez me every time the wind blew the wrong way and knocked me over. As a Thank You to them, I parked my Warrior at the entrance for a few hours and did nothing but rez and kill mobs so others could get that blasted page.