Guild Wars 2

well, thanks for posting this thread, OP, glad I saw it before buying the expansion now that there are character boosts…I sure don’t want to spend money on a game I can’t play if no one is available to play it with me!

In this thread : people who think things could be better and ppl who think things are already good enough telling each other they complain too much… LOL!

Thanks for the character boost, ArenaNet!

Laraley.7695:

PopeUrban.2578:

I agree that masteries would be a more fun system if they weren’t region locked, but I can’t honestly think of a way to do that that doesn’t also make old content obsolete as new content and masteries are added.

Idk…complete this map to unlock masteries you will need in next map? At least you dont have to redo the same map over and over.

this right here – stop asking players to do one thing many times in order to progress, give them many things to do once in order to progress

or have both ways, so ppl who enjoy grinding can still do so

buying the game gave you the ability to play it at the time, just like buying the expansion will give you the ability to play it as soon as its released – if you don’t think its worth the money to play it now, wait till later, and play for free. problem solved

Jazerix.7842:

Crica.1503:

Jazerix.7842:

I agree, Tome of Knowledge should suffice. I imagine a new player would want to level a character from the beginning, to get the whole story. Apart from that, leveling in Guild Wars, really doesn’t have to take as long as in, for example, World of Warcraft.
I started a mesmer about two weeks ago, and was able to level her up instantaneously to level 20, with the birthday gift (can’t recall the name of it). With only playing less than two hours a day, I’m now level 50, and can get her to 80 when she hits level 65 with tomes of knowledge.

and during all that time spent playing alone in content that your friends and family have already completed, they will have completed alot of expansion content without you – the point of a character boost is so friends and family can play together in content that none have done yet, and I think it would attract alot of new players to the game.

Actually, through all that time, I’ve done my personal story, exploration with my girl friend, lots of pvp and dungeons with guildies and friends. It’s actually been quite a social experience. Only thing I’ve done alone is my personal story and leveling my two professions.

ok, so you have friends and family that have not completed all the content and come and play with you – not all new players will have the same situation as you do, alot will have friends and family that have done everything already and are just awaiting expansion content.

Jazerix.7842:

I agree, Tome of Knowledge should suffice. I imagine a new player would want to level a character from the beginning, to get the whole story. Apart from that, leveling in Guild Wars, really doesn’t have to take as long as in, for example, World of Warcraft.
I started a mesmer about two weeks ago, and was able to level her up instantaneously to level 20, with the birthday gift (can’t recall the name of it). With only playing less than two hours a day, I’m now level 50, and can get her to 80 when she hits level 65 with tomes of knowledge.

and during all that time spent playing alone in content that your friends and family have already completed, they will have completed alot of expansion content without you – the point of a character boost is so friends and family can play together in content that none have done yet, and I think it would attract alot of new players to the game.

In my opinion, it’s not so much a short cut as it is playing in relevant content from day one.

A few MMO’s have added a feature to their expansions, allowing new players to “boost” their characters to the level of the expansion so they can play with family and friends in the expansion content from day one.

Will this be a feature GW2 will have as well for Heart of Thorns?

Azrael.4960:

It’s always interesting to see people go to all this trouble for virtual currency but not apply the same level of determination and discipline on say a stock market. A small investment taken far enough can make a healthy return

a real life stock market has real life risks – a video game does not, its just for fun

Devs already said they will not put in any LFG tool beyond the one already in the game.

If players are unwilling to spend hours PUGing content, they have the option to make friends and join guilds with players to find people to play with that will be online at the same times and are interested in grouping for content.

That said, not having a tool that allows me to play the game while I wait for a group for group content is the reason I stopped playing GW2 after I finished all of the solo PvE content.

I am able to dodge, i never get hit, but the game does not count the dodges unless i wait until a certain time to dodge… that’s the annoying part

i cant just dodge and not get hit for the daily, i have to dodge and not get hit at only a certain time in order for it to count for the daily

I am able to dodge, i never get hit, but the game does not count the dodges unless i wait until a certain time to dodge… that’s the annoying part

i cant just dodge and not get hit, i have to dodge and not get hit at only a certain time…

traveling faster feels mandatory, i agree

i personally wish there were no way to do so with class abilities or traits, only consumable buffs via professions/RNG drops/cash shop

Ambrosiaa.6054:

there is absolutely nothing to do after 300-400hrs when you have full exotics and full map completion.

sure there is! wait for more exotics to grind and more map to complete! just like you do when you are done with every other game you play…

is there something wrong with your guild, OP?

are they not social with you?

if so, you might want to consider looking for a social guild instead

if you are expecting random players to be social with you, then you are setting yourself up for failure

do you expect random people to be social with you when you go to wal-mart?

most people dont go to Wal-Mart to be social unless they are part of a group who are meeting there for a social reason – they go to Wal-Mart to shop and are usually only social with people at Wal-Mart they know

same thing for MMO’s

most people dont play an MMO to be social unless they are part of a social guild – they play an MMO to play the game and are usually only social with players in their guild that they play with all the time

pdg.8462:

LFG Tool? Hope not…better add a new channel people can join if they like. One-button already exist in most MMORPG, most people play here since it’s different.

This ^

so.. its ok to queue for a pvp group but not for a pve group?

so.. its ok to queue for a pvp group but not for a pve group?oh, and if you dont want to queue, dont queue

so.. its ok to queue for a pvp group but not for a pve group?oh, and if you dont want to queue, dont queuekeep spamming if you want – or, if you already have ppl to run with run with them

so.. its ok to queue for a pvp group but not for a pve group?oh, and if you dont want to queue, dont queuekeep spamming if you want – or, if you already have ppl to run with run with themoh and i have no idea why my post is repeating 3 times…

so.. its ok to queue for a pvp group but not for a pve group?oh, and if you dont want to queue, dont queuekeep spamming if you want – or, if you already have ppl to run with run with themoh and i have no idea why my post is repeating 3 times…i see only one time when i edit…

idc if they add mounts or not – as it is trying to navigate the terrain on foot can be “complicated” (i know the more i remeber the terrain the better i will get at it) so i dont think i would use a mount even if there were mounts

this game is just way more “life like” when it comes to terrain navigation that i think a bulky mount would slow me down andkitten me off more then it would help me

not to mention having to wait to mount up cuz of global cooldown for button, and also having to actually press a button to mount … eeek … im nearly always fighting/gathering so unless it’s mounted combat/gathering, i wouldnt even stay mounted long enough for it to be a benefit

honestly, a perma speed buff would work better for me personally then any old clunky hugekitten button pressing space and time waster… hehe

but again, idc if mounts are in the game long as i dont have to use them if i dont wanna

i enjoy progression in an MMO…

idc if i was trained to enjoy progression in an MMO or not, the fact that i enjoy progression in an MMO makes me happy…

so if i am happy enjoying progression in an MMO, why would i bother to stop enjoying progression in an MMO?

/confused

Dragonlord.6748:

Someone can take a player with them all the way through a run and then kick him just before they kill the last boss, because they get a laugh from it..

Ok and?

you cant make ppl want to play with you – if the majority no longer want to play with you then you should leave, its really that simple

the majority should not have to leave in order to not play with you just because you want to stay there by yourself in a dungeon you cant run by yourself…

AlexanderFaust.4518:

Wasn’t someone complaining that the new dungeon set up created a BIG problem via “kicking”.

IE: 5 people go through the dungeon, but right before the final boss.. you get kicked out, so they can invite a guildie/friend to finish the dungeon.

While this wouldn’t usually be a problem, the new dungeon design = you will NOT get any tokens because you didn’t “finish” ~ mean while, that guildie gets a chest full of free tokens. *(60 if I’m not mistaken).

~ just my 2 cents ~

afaik you cant get the reward unless you have personally killed ALL the bosses, including the last one – so kicking a random player from a 5man to invite a friend for the reward would be pointless since their friend would not get the reward

tell her to use aoe as a first shot in Events – that will help her tag more mobs to get gold

anytime you poke the boss he might get peeved at you…

but the same goes for all classes not just one…

there is no “tanking” mechanics in the game, there are “support” mechanics

ummmm – the kick requires four ppl to vote yes – if four ppl no longer want to play with you for ANY reason then yes, you should have to leave regardless if you want to or not.

not to mention, WHY would you want to try to continue to play with those four ppl if they DONT want to play with you?

Are you a masochist or something?

Porky.5021:

I would guess that Anet will continue to make the game that they want.

only if it makes them the most money – sorry, but in real life, companies exist to make money, not to turn away money….

Pirlipat.2479:

Well if you want to make it that simple the other side is that including a gear-progession will make them loose people like me.

So it finally comes down to the simple question do they want my money or yours.^^

oh i can answer that already – they want the majority’s money

the REAL question is – who’s side has the majority? =P

Blacklight.2871:

Yes, it’s a PvP area so no, it’s not griefing. That being said, the time I waste screwing around trying to get what I need from the zone, is locking up a slot that someone who actually wants to participate in PvP could be using. The longer it takes me to do it, the longer someone else has to wait.

And really, do you want someone like me on your side? Someone who has no interest in capturing objectives, defending your keeps and killing other players? Someone who is only there under duress because a NON-PVP aspect of them game requires I be there? Is this really a win for anyone?

PvE and PvP are two very different things. That’s why the Mists exists and why open-world PvP does not. I wish that philosophy had been maintained throughout the game rather than having these stupid grey areas between them, that does nothing but create animosity within the community and absurd levels of frustration for some of us. Ball dropped, as far as I’m concerned.

wow i came here to say this and you already did so eloquently – ty for taking the time

i agree 100% – i dont like to pvp so if i go to wvwvw its ONLY to get my 100% world completion, not to pvp

so if you want ppl who DO like to pvp in your wvwvw zones, anet, get rid of 100% world completion in pvp zones…

Tirien.1326:

it’s not about progression it’s about fun

erm, progression IS what i find fun in an MMO, however…

so, if anet wants money from players like me, they will include progression in the forms we enjoy it…

if anet doesnt want any money from players like me, they will not include progression in the forms we enjoy it…

its really that simple…

its up to anet – do they want our money or do they not?

Bruno Sardine.2907:

I don’t see why fun and rewards have to be mutually exclusive.

they don’t have to be – some players (including me) think getting in-game rewards (such as gear, crafting mats, currency, etc.) in an MMO is fun

but if anet doesn’t want me or players like me to play their game, they can just remove all those rewards from their MMO, no big deal to us – we will just give our money to another company that doesn’t remove the rewards from their MMO’s =P

i enjoy getting useful in-game rewards by playing MMO’s a certain way – usually by solo exploring and trying to stay alive via “tasks” given to me by the NPCs in the game and occasionally by running group content (raids/dungeons/over-world mobs)

if i get no useful in-game rewards for doing those things, then no, it’s not fun doing them more then ONCE…(IE: i would never play a second or third character or run any group content more then once if there were no in-game reward for doing so) because all of the mystery is gone after the first time through, and the thrill of exploring the “mystery” of a new MMO is the only thing i find fun about an MMO that offers no in-game rewards for playing…

Nakashima.7560:

I agree as well. This really needs to be adressed.

@Circa: Yes, there is a limit, depending on your guild licence. Max. with highest licence is 500.

ah, k ty

cant you just right click the item on the TP and select “preview”?

Malediktus.9250:

if you cant make 5g in 8 hours you are doing something wrong.

this is a troll…

do not feed the trolls…

thank you

RNG is ____, OP

because skinny women with naturally big boobs don’t exist in real life?

OP is mad he can’t buy a set of gear as soon as he decides he wants it and is throwing a tantrum – nothing to see here…

PS: so what if it takes 6 months to buy the set of gear, OP, are you afraid the GW2 servers will shut down before then or something?

Malthurius.6870:

Torque.7951:

Gold sink is provided by the books you have to buy to progress in your traitbars. And the promotion of walking to your destination is such a weak argument… I am NOT walking to the Cursed Shore from Lions Arch… that’s just silly.

I’ll meet everybody halfway then: Waypoint cost remains but… if you have discovered ALL waypoints in the world, it becomes free. Now you have your gold sink AND something cool to strive for.

Of course you’re not going to walk from LA to cursed shore, that’s justified as it’s similar to a taxi in other MMOs, only instant. What I’m talking about is teleporting to the closest waypoint to save time.

Also, trait books do not provide a constant gold sink, they are only required once.

thats the entire point of a waypoint – to save time – but if it costs you just as much time to make the coin needed to use it, then how is it saving time, exactly?

waypoints are supposed to be a time sink REMOVAL feature, yet, we STILL have the same time sink via the cost to use them…. that’s redundant and absurd

SHM.7628:

Sierra.6352:

Sorry. But I’d prefer to stay mortal. I don’t find any fun in running around one-shotting 7 much lower leveled mobs on my own.

+ What if I were to help a friend of mine level up? Should I just run around one-shotting all of his/her mobs after they hit it once? Where is the fun in that?

Use a lower level character to help or don’t help at all.

the system was put in so ppl did NOT have to re-roll in order to play with their friends who join the game later then they do…

that is the ENTIRE point of the system

its not going to be taken out because ppl WANT to be able to play together with their friends and NOT have to re-roll to do so…

Ascari.2839:

Just playing the game (no dungeons and no boring grind of anything) I’ll take about half a year to 3/4 of a year to get ONE full set of T3 cultural armour.

So? What’s wrong with it taking half a year to buy? You afraid GW2 servers will be shut down by then?

nope – armor for looks is subjective and any gold price placed on it is subject per user

there cant very well be millions of prices for everyone…

so everyone makes their own choice as to if they wish to go after the armor or not based on their own visual tastes…

as for the gold price in place, again, what’s the hurry?

are you afraid the servers will shut down before you can buy it?

yes you must purchase the recipe for those

use the wiki it may have more info on where to buy

is there a max limit to the number of guild members for a guild or something?

overpriced how, exactly?

what’s the hurry?

you think you will not be able to afford it before the servers shut down or something?

Bandersnatch.3610:

What’s the point of leveling from 1 to 80

the point of leveling up is to be able to go play in the higher level zones….

see, if you did not level up, how would you be able to play in a level 80 zone? =P

give us a different gold sink – waypoints should NOT be a gold sink – waypoints exist to eliminate a time sink, yet we STILL have a time sink via a gold sink on them?

all this would do is let players consume content faster then anet could create new content for them to consume…

the point of it taking more then 3 runs of a dungeon to get the gear is because it takes more then 3 runs of a dungeon to CREATE a new dungeon for players to run…

um, you are not forced to trust anyone – use the trading post if you dont want to trust someone…

go play in another area when the code (if it even exists) kicks in for you…

this is not hard…

name one MMO that does NOT have clipping issues and there will be TONS of pics on google that call you a liar…

oh and btw, jfyi, all MMO’s are 5-6 years old graphically when they are released…

it takes 5-6 years to develop an MMO…

Scampii.4029:

or you could… I dunno join a GUILD that has people of similar interests and then you’ll have a whole pool of (sociable) people to do things and have fun with.

The game is called GUILD wars 2 for a reason.

Also I agree with everyone else, the LFG tool makes everyone a bunch of horrible trolls typically and once the tool is in normal non-troll people like me get the short end because everyone will take the path of least resistance (the tool) and then the whole game community will turn sour.

If you want easy mode and bad community, well there’s a game for that. But don’t try to bring that garbage in this game and ruin it for everyone else.

optional feature is optional?

if YOU are lucky enough to have a guild of ppl to do things with EVERY TIME you happen to want to do them, why do you care if ppl you will NEVER GROUP WITH use an auto-grouping feature that you NEVER NEED TO USE?