Guild Wars 2

I still think both she and the Pale tree are responsable for a lot of the dmg suffered by the pact in HOT. They didn’t say a word about mord-sylvari thing to the comm or the first born in charge of the pact that was heading towards the very dragon.

Hope they wont do it again with Taimi.

So 1 a new elite spec for warr/thief with kits as fighting styles

2 is a funky mesmer

3 ele elite spec with a sword

PS : also a class based on an ethnic group will never happen

Kolinkar.4167:

I always thought the loot pouches from dungeon paths were kind of ridiculous. Here’s your 2 silver 15 copper! Oooh – glad you put that in a pouch for me.

OI, don’t mock the 2s15c that’s like 10% of the whole dungeon path now.

But yeah, rewards do seem a bit underwhelming but it adds up , and if you’re good buddy with RNGsus you might even get something nice to .

They only allow public testing when they can advertise it as a feature for preorder .

Any lower than my current settings would mean drawing gw2 on a piece of paper, also made sure there were no additional programs running in the background . And I doubt the scavenger hunts are the source of the problems, I used to be able to do SW on full maps with no crashes, now after 5-10 mins there it dies.

Edit: Also to add to the frustration the spot on the map isn’t reserved so SW and the new HoT zones are a no-no for some players.

Except it ran fine on 32-bit just before HOT hit, the morning after errors started pouring in. Even the old zones that used to be fine are now crash galore. So, it’s still a gw2 problem.

Llethander.3972:

I’ll just leave this here: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/support/64-bit-Client-Beta-FAQ

If you’re on a 32-bit CPU/OS, well it’s about time to upgrade. There’s honestly no reason to still be using 32-bit these days.

You should also leave some $ for a new pc while you’re at it. Ppl are frustrated for a reason( a valid one i might add) , and the game should work fine on 32-bit. It’s a gw2 problem not a user pc one.

Exept it’s not like a bank loan at all .

The down mechanic is a fun and interesting one. It adds an extra layer of complexity. As for the “zerker meta” , i think it’s more of a pve design problem . I would look at WvW for ways to make PvE combat more engaging. There zerker is possible but not the dominant build.

I like it , but i’d rather see a solid build saver first and than this. We need the build saver badly.

Larynx.2453:

A warrior’s Finesse stat would increase your CD reduction for adrenaline skills, thief would be steal CD, and so on. Either way, stats need a big overhaul.

I wonder what the ranger will get, “improved pet AI” ? , if so i would go Finesse/Finesse/Finesse gear on both of mine.

Joke aside, the idea is not bad . There are some gear and combat issues that need to be addressed, either in HoT or sooner.

I don’t think removing it is the way to go, it does add a special feeling to the engineer , i think they could rescale it better ( make it smaller) so it doesn’t look like i’m carrying my inventory on my back.

here’s a wild idea for pve only, increase the cap to 100 for damaging stacking conditions and make unstackable ones player tracked or make them to also stack in intensity.

think they have to fix the current ones before adding new ones, or maybe both at the same time

I think fishing could be implemented as a new mastery thing , unrelated to cooking , just for the sport of it. It would increase immersion a bit if done properly , ( fishing in orr with 20 undeads near you is a bit awkward). I can imagine collections and fishing rod skins sold on the tp with gems. Wouldn’t be that bad i guess.

ODB.6891:

There….are…no…roles…in…PvE.

The first ever RPG with no roles , yey!

Never in my post i said anything about bringing the tank/dps/healer trinity in gw2. I do want that builds other than dmg to be viable in gw2, it’s different. Control builds are a joke in pve (death is the best cc atm) , hopefully the new defiant will change that, the support role is a little bit better but still lackluster.

maddoctor.2738:

What do gear stats have to do with your role? Gear != role.

Gear has quite a lot to do with your role. Role is defined by weapon, traits , skills and the stats. Don’t believe me? Next time you run a dungeon give me a call , i’ll make a full nomad gear warrior with meta dps utilities and traits and we’ll see if everyone is happy with my role as a dmg dealer.

And specializing in a certain build is actually a good thing makes roles a bit more defined and opens the door to new interesting builds .

So let me get this straight, you want to join a map that that is 85 % filled so you can get to the juicy rewards without working ( essentially you want others to work for you) and when someone makes a “false”/troll adv you want to report them. Maybe it is done to get ppl on the map to get it to that 85 % ,maps don’t magically get like that. I guess a bigger abuse if from your part, hunting for higher % maps . Entitlement is strong in this one…..

JSemar.5821:

Why does everyone think this is OK?

Actually it is. The content was added before the release. The skyrim analogy is flawed and even then if all i had to do would be to open skyrim than close it once every 2 weeks i think i could find time for it. Unless you are in an area without internet or a pc i can’t see how you can be so busy not to make a grand total of 9 clicks . I still hope is a troll post tho.

bump

Because bias , and if we’re the whiteknights i guess this makes him the blacknight

I think pictures are needed to help this one out. That and someone to party up with him to do the battle for him.

The entitlement is strong in this one.

Ok since you seem to fond of WoW this is how you can solve the problem : Every month you buy 15$ worth of gems, the first time you are allowed to buy the ep your missing but after that, with the gems you buy , you get something for the gem shop and you delete it , each and every month, we’ll see how that works out for you.

It would be the PC , but i seriously wouldn’t want to bother with all the tedious stuff that comes attached to it like ( and not limited to )

1. Reviewing troops
2. Reviewing supplies
3. Reading reports
4. Meeting with other pact commanders to plan and debate
5. Inspecting ships ( or what’s left of them )
6. Being surrounded by thousands of other pact Marshals
7. Not having who to blame for failure up on the command chain
8. Not being able to have free time to go on a wild goose egg chase.
9. Dealing with the other orders in the pact
10. Dealing with all the races in the pact

I’d much rather be the second in command and

1. Not having to review troops
2. Not having to revie supplies
3. Not having to read reports
4. Meeting with other pact commanders to plan and debate click and make the best decision ever.
5. Not having to inspecting ships ( or what’s left of them )
6. Being surrounded by thousands of other pact commanders
7. Having someone to blame for failure up on the command chain
8. Being able to have free time to go on a wild goose egg chase.
9. Not having to deal with the other orders in the pact
10. Not having to deal with all the races in the pact
11. Being able to run around a library filled with people who live and breath that place to waste time look for very important books
12. Hang out with the biconics

and more

1 ) It was free to get
2 ) You can still get season 2 without forking out cash (gold->gems , or play with someone that has it unlocked )
3 ) Real life issues . Yeah we can’t have everything now can we? You dealt with RL and lost some insignificant stuff in a virtual world and you complain about it , guess the RL issue wasn’t that big.
4 ) Following your logic does that mean you don’t even want to hear about HoT ? A PAID EXPANSION, OUTRAGEOUS !!!!
5 ) This is no whiteknighting , it’s just plain simple responses to entitled ppl.

Well if you intend on getting the LS s.2 than you can invite your friends to your party and do LS with that. They will experience S2 but no rewards . And you can unlock it with ingame currency , if you have a bunch of gold, convert to gems, buy episodes , problem solved. ( and it’s not a pay-wall when you 1) got it for free and 2) see the gold→ gems above)

Now i don’t see LS as a big deterrent as the HoT the content of S2 is quite small compared with that they announced at PAX , and probably the price will be proportional. Anyways the base game alone is worth more than 10 euros/bucks.

Usually bringing someone from death cheapens their character & death looses impact (just look at Krillin from dbz or the transformers movies Megatron , at least he didn’t die in the last one) . Not to mention if it wasn’t planned ahead of time it could potentially create conflict within the lore/laws in the universe . But if you do plan it ahead and plant some kind of hints before hand it can be awesome.

Apolus.3157:

Shhhh… Don’t say that too loud, it might become canon.

Dear god.. I laughed more than i should have at this.

Simple solution :

• Track condition damaging separately (if you place the condition , you see the timer/stacks on it , if you didn’t you see them without, simple)
• Increase the condition duration of some of them, so it ramps up faster to keep up with powerbuilds . ( hybrid build might also be viable)
• Keep this changes to PVE only

Well i really hope that HoT will revamp his encounter a bit , it felt a bit anticlimactic.

But Trahearne would be able to tell the difference (he did study the risen in orr none the less) , sylvari do not match the risen in any way, hell they can’t even be corrupted. Even if they didn’t know which dragon was at that time , the plant minions of mordy would have been a dead give away. That is assuming he knew.

CureForLiving.5360:

Cosmin.8306:

But both Caith and the pale tree care for the sylvari as a race, withholding this information from the leader of the pact potentially doomed the sylvari. I still believe its a plot hole , a giant one.

No it wouldn’t be a plot hole, you might argue the idiot ball though but in this case it seems debatable.

Debatable? This whole thing endangered the sylvari as a whole, first by placing them in proximity to mordy , second shaking the relation with the other races at a crucial point. This goes against Caith and pale trees characters of “doing everything in the best interest of the sylvari” . Makes no sense whatsoever. Not to mention that the Pact wouldn’t have charged mordy like that, which is a pretty big event considering that the biggest army that fights the dragons got almost wiped out.We’re left with sticks and stones now ( probably will kill mordy by swinging a sword @ his ankle , or even toe)

But both Caith and the pale tree care for the sylvari as a race, withholding this information from the leader of the pact potentially doomed the sylvari. I still believe its a plot hole , a giant one.

Edit: Is it stated that that seal was Wynne’s?

oh, this… didn’t end well.

Problem with failure is how you deal with it. Do you just reset the encounter, does it branch into some other things ( you know like dynamic events, fail to prevent bandits from poisoning the water , now you deal with poison oozes ). If it’s the first than look at all the people annoyed by the lack of motes for achievements, it would just be a punishing mechanic , not fun at all. I would have loved the second one but is kind of hard to implement it in an MMO, this is more of a single game territory since it can branch out quite fast , quite a lot. Just imagine failing to defend the pact camp, everyone would be wiped , including Trahearne , no more assault on mordy, no more sylvari rebellion , see my point?

Edit: but you can fail achievements, which is nice as a mechanic, especially with motes.

1) They already are, but lore wise their numbers are small so a full scale war is kind of out of the question ( they still have a guerrilla war going on, with the hearts and all)

2) They are asuras , their arrogance and disregard to safety is well known, plus the lab was inquest, and we know that inquest asuras are 3x more arrogant and 10x more ignorant about safety.

3) Idk

4) Guess they can’t fork out this much content so fast, we already have to deal with other dragon minions but no big movement from the dragons themselves.

5) The war with the centaurs still rages on , the seraphs are holding them back.

Why would the divine fire be a repellent , they ran away when we opened the door, sure, but, 1 it could be the forgotten magic or 2 they were ordered to retreat (possibly by the Stick&Stones dragon). Still doesn’t explain how Wynne got into the cave in the first place.

I would call the whole sylvari business a sieve cuz it’s filled with holes, the plot kind.

I can accept the fact ( though very, very hard ) that the captain’s council didn’t heed our word since we don’t have much reputation with them ( guess killing zhaitan & saving claw island isn’t enough), but the pale tree and Caith holding info on Trahearne is unforgivable.

It would have made more sense if mordry wouldn’t have created them. I still hope it’s a grand hoax that a-net is pulling on us.

Then why not show us that certain something instead of what’s on top of it?

They forgot?! Actually the most plausible think i’ve read about this new patch. loved it!

If it adds more frustration than excitement then your mechanic has fail, and you need to get back to the drawing board.

Playing LS ep 8 left me a bit scratching my head, it was hard do take in that sylvari dragon minions and i have some questions that i hope you guys can help out.

• Why is the pale tree ( now a dragon minion presumably a champion) in the middle of the vision granted by the Omadd’s machine? Wasn’t that supposed to be the “eternal alchemy”? If so why is the pale tree relevant to the eternal alchemy , more than any other minions,say fizzy-pop, bubbles champion, he might be very relevant in the future, why not him?

• If the pale tree ( and Caith for that matter) knew that sylvari are dragon minions , why didn’t anyone told Trahearne, he is the leader of the biggest military organization that fights the elder dragons, seems to be a pretty important information and withholding it could jeopardize the pact and the sylvari as a race. Are the pale tree and Caith idiots? If they did told Trahearne and he didn’t take note of it , then that makes him the idiot.

• Is the elder dragon power and influence now linked by proximity?

• Who made the dream and why ?

• This one is personal ( it just rubbed me the wrong way) : in the priory archives why would the pact second in command hunt for a book ,that he had no idea where it was and was under immense time pressure ,instead of just asking a member of the priory that actually placed that book there( or had an idea where to find it) ?

Edit, have a few more:

• Why did Caith kill Wynne, she could just smuggled her away and hid her.

• Why didn’t Faolain didn’t ask more questions ,she new that Caith was a pacifist of sorts and killed only when there was no other alternative

• And how did Wynne open the cave in the first place, we needed the magical fire to get in there, and if it was opened before she entered how did she close it?

Make an omelete for the pale tree , strengthen her already mysterious power to resist the elder dragon,and to extend that power to named sylvari ( the others will die because we must have a shallow story). At this point i’m expecting anything to come out of a-net story department.

Edit: with bloodstone of course

I feel your pain but A-net love them some RNG , can’t be helped i guess.

“Rush: Adjusted the animation and attack radius of this skill to hit much more consistently.” is this true ? is this even guild wars anymore?

It is needed and it is healthy for a game, but it has to be implemented smartly. Otherwise players feel “cheated” out of their victory, or hard earned work. Take the luminecent armor for ex. you have to grind an insane amount of tokens, and sometimes you can get a box through rng ,this is nice , but then, you have the plant parts, which are total rng. I can’t tell you how frustrating is to camp one boss for one specific plant part that just refuses to drop, this is where you feel “cheated” out of your work.

Now take dungeons, where rng is present everywhere except in the encounters ( which is a shame imo). How many times did you look at that chest and said " do i even bother to go to it and pick 2 blues and 1 green if i’m lucky"? Point is RNG is good but with moderation.

Oh and by “15$” and “raids” i assume wow, which had problems with loot and such (loot ninja , remember that term) . They also switched their loot table format, RNG is still present but they get some gear relevant to their class and build ( in a game that has geartreadmill none the less) /rantover.

The only problem i had with that part of the story, lore wise and immersion wise, is that we couldn’t just ask those items to be brought to us. We are the commander of the pact, we were insanely time pressed and he makes us fetch some items in the library, instead of asking the priory scholars, who know where stuff is in their library, for it. The time spent there might have allowed us to catch Caith.

he’s a 5th dimension imp, explains a lot

Still a monster. Even more than what a-net portrayed the sylvari that attacked the pact, they lacked free will , the asura did not. And it wasn’t an experiment to figure what they were (non invasive experiments and such), he just wanted a golem battery. So no, even after this ,i still regard the asura as lowest race in terms of morality, arrogance and hypocrisy.