Guild Wars 2

Loperdos.7924:

For the past month or so I’ve been experiencing pretty nasty skill lag, and generally when I run a ping trace, I’m losing about 10% of my packets once they hit NCSoft servers during non-peak time and around 70-90% of packets during CST peak time.

from a networking standpoint, loss of packets for a ping inside a network does not directly correlate with “skill lag” you may experience. typically networks that are at risk of attack (ie. game servers, VoIP servers, etc..) rate limit or drop ICMP entirely since it is very common to be used for abuse. this is also true for UDP as well.

if you do a TCP (3-way-handshake) style ping, i would almost put gold on you not seeing any loss.

Jorjeis.2169:

Shatter does not work in high end raids, period.

pretty much exactly that ^

however i disagree with the last bit somewhat. i will agree that mesmers aren’t the best sniping class (although one of the best lockdown classes via chaotic interruption imho), but the whole backline focus can be done extremely efficiently while doing whats needed for the team, all while serving it’s own metagame inside of a gvg. during raid however i think it’s more or less pointless against skilled players.

it’s ok guys, we still have the ingame events forum.

it’s ok guys, we still have the ingame events forum.

El Toro Fuerte.5368:

You say that but from an NA point of view its the exact opposite. Guilds in NA are constantly changing and adapting to one another, but when i look across the pond it still looks like everyone is trying to mimic Red Guard.

saying everyone in EU is trying to copy RG while acting like NA isn’t is a pretty funny claim if you ask me. NA hasn’t really come up with anything that hasn’t already been done before.

ekleenex.1654:

From what I can tell NA just now caught up with old EU tactics, lol.

as someone who has been on both sides for the past 5 months (dual account), this pretty much sums it up.

been happening since release. tends to happen when he gets banner ressed at the same time it gets captured.

there is no way currently and i don’t forsee any possible way of doing so. right clicking in wvw on players is still disabled so you can’t join on similar to how you can in pve.

unless the development team adds some way to try to get guildies/party mates into the same map, it’s not happening. sorry if thats not the answer you were looking for.

taek.9386:

DevonCarver.5370:

Agreed.
https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/world-xp-and-you/

wow that was quick :P

thanks for listening to the community, well done!!

in what way is this quick? we’ve been asking for this since wxp was added.

tango.8962:

Darius Glazkov.9750:

after getting to play against sor+bg on reset i can say this is probably the funniest thing i have ever seen in gw2

claiming that t1na runs all ptv is wrong. there is no way they can run any kind of gear that has power even as minor stat.

I love the stigma against tanky players. WvW is about a team and our meta is made around AOE’s. Yes you get hit for 300 and laugh, but im hitting 5 people for 300 every second for 6 seconds. that’s 9k damage in 6 seconds.

Also stop disapproving T1 builds when you are tied with sos in last place.

trying to explain meta to me then pointing at scores lol :\

after getting to play against sor+bg on reset i can say this is probably the funniest thing i have ever seen in gw2

claiming that t1na runs all ptv is wrong. there is no way they can run any kind of gear that has power even as minor stat.

iZerker not iSoldier.

honestly, if you’re going to be doing a lot of roaming/solo/smallgroup pvp in wvw, asura is the way to go. the racials for asura go well with mesmer for a couple builds. t-babble is great for builds that trait into dazes/interrupts and radiation field was always ‘ok’ for condi builds.

healing shatter i’ve seen in raids before, but it’s not that common. support mesmer is pretty underutilized as it’s positioning in something where it would be useful doesn’t put it in a viable spot – in regards to wvw, anyway.

calavel.6249:

Darius Glazkov.9750:

calavel.6249:

the curtain does not reflect projectiles properly when traiting focus

can’t say i’ve ever had this issue.

They may have fixed it, I haven’t checked in a while. It’s got something to do with terrain, if it’s too low compared to the shooter, it fails to reflect (and protect from) the shots.

ah, that makes sense then. i could see that being an issue. never run into it in dungeons since most are flat, and i don’t use a focus in any form of pvp, so it may very well exist still.

calavel.6249:

the curtain does not reflect projectiles properly when traiting focus

can’t say i’ve ever had this issue.

honestly the easiest “adjustment” to the temporal would to just make it stack swiftness similar to how a guardians Symbol of Swiftness works. non-abusable, but helpful addition. maybe increase the base duration by 1-2 seconds or so as well.

Mystical God Creation.7245:

and what do they meant with “something bad” ?

just don’t macro skills or such. i was told basically anything that gave me an “unfair advantage” was a no-go.

i use a couple macros and have spoken with support/“devs” a lot, honestly as long as you’re not doing something bad they generally don’t care and won’t chase you down.

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suprNovae.5410:

Why can’t you (for at least one time) ensure a professional made patch carried out with the minimum of inconvenience. I would be glad about hat.

because testing requires them to care about the game mode 8D

more roamers pls, lf 1v2 etc

Daniel.5794:

2 days in a row this is beyond a joke.

at the exact same time as yesterday!

from the log yesterday; When: 2013-09-26T20:14:45Z 2013-09-26T15:14:45-05:00

only our guild? really? even people not in WvW crashed.

Sol.8341:

3. You gain a forum timer app to record time taken before issues are resolved

inb4 gamecrash from integer overflow

hi

PvF scores for T1 are not looking good. Vabbi is outscoring you.

in other news, i miss my NS friends~~~~ say hi to lyra for me pls

now i’ll never get to duel you guys again ;-;

Teikoku.2068:

I Mhenlo.1083:

can SOR and BG stack more people for EU-time, we need more fights, kills and baggys. so 100-200 guys more would be great.

Yeah im sure BG and SOR will get right on that. I mean rumor has it BG is getting Scnd and VII for EU. I’m sure GD would love to meet Scnd once again lol

I’d just like to point out the addition of more warthogs to the GvG/dueling location and the removal of Coyotes/Wolves + addition of more PvE mobs surrounding (and inside) of the new capture point areas.

Edited the thread title without a response? Cool!

Elcron.1208:

How about that classic one that’s been around since launch… Any eta on when the party ui will be fixed in wvw?

Which? There are several! :p

What is broken on the party UI besides duration of boons currently? I don’t think I’m aware of any issues with it.

doing this in spvp is a joke, you have even less build diversity with the way gear is handled and some sigils for example aren’t even available in spvp. not to mention you can’t fit 40 people into a match.

regardless, being moved to ingame events in 3…2…1…

Hugh Norfolk.2798:

Thank you for letting us know! We have a fix for this and will be putting it out as soon as possible.

I hope so. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jto1w5Sy7VE

The most disappointing part – this is proof if there ever was that things do not get tested. Issues such as the one displayed in this video are not found by TRYING to break the game or abuse mechanics. These are found by simply playing WvW as intended by the devs.

The example in the video above was done on purpose, timing the required boons and such necessary to maintain the 90~100%+ damage reduction.

You’ve said it yourself, MMOs are a very complex thing. For the sake of your playerbase, please allow players to help bug test these kinds of future features. There is no shame in having test servers, some of the longest living MMOs have given this option to players. Players will help test things like this for free.

The people speaking out in these discussions may seem a bit critical at times, but these people are passionate about this game and what it has brought, they want to see the game succeed as much as you do.

nothing.7941:

nielscase.6258:

Draygo.9473:

Alternate suggestion: Hold your own BL’s buff and refuse to take enemy BL’s buff

A bit harder to organize but at least I can enjoy my wvw.

So everyone has the buff, thats a novel idea but troll players will not comply.

I really think this could work. Also, a much sweeter form of protest. Sort of an in your face dumb devs kind of thing.

Will not work.

Luna.9640:

Just to add 1 more thing to all the player and calculation thing – NPCs have the same buffs and get calculated as well.

Correct! 30 NPCs for just camps, not including spawn NPCs and Keeps as well. Across 3 maps and all servers, adds up after a while.

The 2 issues addressed need to be fixed ASAP.

BlackDevil.9268:

Rekka stop being so nice. Just tell them they did a horrible job as you and whole scnd thinks.

I’m withholding my “biased” opinions. I’ll simply hope they read the other discussions going on and take other’s opinions into consideration. My biggest dream would be for ArenaNet to open up to the community and launch a test server similar to how other MMOs do, to allow the playerbase to test these kinds of changes beforehand.

misterdevious.6482:

The cannon at the orchard ruin (northeast one) seems to hit the boards it is sitting on when you try and target half the control point. Seems pretty pointless if it can’t shoot down.

Thanks! Lets start listing other issues in hope that they get seen here. Don’t forget to also submit bug reports in-game.

Greetings, WvW enthusiasts & developer!

I’d just like to start out by saying what a beautiful job you’ve done with the map design. Really, you’ve outdone yourselves! The new areas are really well done and thought out. I think the new maps, personally, were worth the wait.

While I personally disagree with the stat buff, I will not comment further on it – as I would be slightly biased in my opinion of it.

All I ask is that you review your bug report submissions. This is something that was done in previous revisions of the game, but it seems the attention to bug reports and exploits e-mail have fallen since then. While I hope that some of the reports get looked at, I will address some of the ones here that need to be fixed now.

Please hotfix the following issues;

• 103%+ Direct damage reduction (Iron Hide glitch + Signet of Judgment + Protection + Frost Aura) http://i.imgur.com/qg8D8qY.jpg

• MASSIVE multi-map lag spikes related to the buff changing hands. I understand why this is lagging (stat recalculations done on every player), but the issue is the buff is being reapplied like 20 times/sec for several seconds occasionally. Not sure whats going on here.

ps. I said I won’t comment, but I’ll leave this here. Guard stacks + Superior bloodlust bonus = OP. http://i.imgur.com/svxy78b.jpg

Disturbed.4685:

… but u only have to get past outer gate

actually, i’m pretty sure you need to own the keep to use it’s portal. as a JP camper i’ve been refused entry to the JP many a time by having our keep lost as i make a break for the portal.

looking forward to the videos, goodbye sac

i’ve seen “devs” (at least, people in the ANet guild) at GvGs in several occasions, one told me he loved watching them. he was from TC, can’t remember whom it was. he hadn’t heard of GvG showdown and i directed him to it.

suprNovae.5410:

How about a thread with a simple request:
“Give us the opportunity to turn off the buff!”. no more no less.

…

Don’t do the mistake and mention GvGs with any word.

was done, but thread was merged into this one. however GvG was in the message, i don’t think it would make a difference.

see everyone in the next big game.

RIP GvG/hardcore WvW community – 2012-2013.

hope to see some good roamers this week. last week was very disappointing.

thanks for the kind words, this will certainly be one of the hardest fights i’ve been in. pretty pumped and certainly looking forward to it.

ParaldaWind.4523:

From [Scnd] I’m pretty sure http://twitch.tv/enoszara will.

unfortunately, i will not be streaming this GvG – sorry! i suggest you watch chemsorly instead.

i’d just like to say i will miss DB if we don’t get matched against them, i won’t get to see all my NS friends love you guys too <3 at least i know someone who won’t kill me in your zerg !

Burnfall.9573:

A Real Man will show himself in Honor in Killing you.

i’m sorry, but – please correct me if i’m mistaken – did you just bring up honor in a video game? your entire post … just … wat?

Caliban.3176:

I think he is talking about the gemcost.

even 1800 gems isn’t $50 :p i figured he was talking about getting a new copy of the game cause thats about how much it costs.

regardless..

ParaldaWind.4523:

Good job transferring to the most stacked server 3 times?

probably the best response to this thread.

Hickeroar.9734:

I would love to be able to transfer to EU for a few weeks and see what it’s like over there without having to shell out $50 for the ability.

wut? if you think the game is region locked, it’s not. there is no difference between the NA and EU client. it just takes 5~10min to transfer to EU rather than being instant.

Thustlewhumber.7416:

In other news:

i saw that..and was very confused..

if this thread is going to be filled with BP drama this week i’m pulling up my recliner.

stop trying to get into the ruins tower, DB – also if you’re gonna jump down to try to 2v1 me while i’m climbing, at least put up a fight. and to the 3 who were intelligent enough to try to fight me up top… you should be very embarrassed.

eithinan.9841:

ME is the classiest guild on mags. They generally seem to keep a low profile and let the actions speak for them. Also probably the most talented too. Even with the new transfers.

theres a reason i never let anybody troll openly when i was there. i’m confident in the people i left in charge to maintain the reputation it has :p

Player Character.9467:

Jayne.9251:

Scnd so bad? O.o

Probably just poking at rekka for watching their own guild GvG.

this, and what pinko said ! Móónlîght is me.

ALSO – all this Agg bashing is no bueno, some poking is fine, but hey let’s all be respectful here and spread the love okk<3

looking forward to more GvGs from this tier, hopefully more with a side thats green to me so i can more easily spectate!

wat

Jayne.9251:

Ooh wouldn’t I be fancy if that were true

I have two accounts, one on NA and one on EU …. I’ve checked ping/fps/latency on both at various times and they’re pretty similar. Maybe it’s just really good Internet in the Great White North :p

I guess my main point is that the hype about EU latency is mostly that …. Hype.

i do as well, however i’m gulf coast central. if you live in the north east US, you would actually have a similar ping to both datacenters. you would have probably 80ms to the NA servers and 120ms or so to the EU servers, depending on local routing.

saying there is no lag difference is relative to where you live.

Jayne.9251:

Latency is a myth in EU. Have played both sides — NA since beta and EU since June. Lag/latency is exactly the same in NA as it is in EU — bigger zergs = more lag. Exactly the same. There was an issue in mid-June where there was unplayable lag, but it was a problem on Anet’s end that they tweaked, and had nothing to do with latency. NA players were reporting the same issues. And I haven’t had a problem since they tweaked whatever they tweaked, lol. And aren’t the servers housed in the same building in Texas? Thought I read that somewhere, but I could be wrong.

untrue. as someone who came to EU from NA, there is a bit more lag. i had 25ms ping in NA, the servers are in Austin, TX – that is correct. in EU i get 150ms avg with spikes to 300ms at times. the EU datacenters are in Germany I believe.