Guild Wars 2

Niim.9260:

I didn’t get past this gem. There is no game in the history of MMOs, including WoW, that has done more to cater to the exact opposite of ‘hardcore’ than GW2. The entire game is about lowering the bar so low that even our pets can play.

Everything about WvW favors casual zerging and the only reason any hardcore players are still playing is because there is really nothing else to switch to.

qft.
in response to the next poster. the only thing that would get me back playing was if player kills were worth something like 1000 wxp, but split between the number of ppl tagging.
im on a t1 server and the last few times ive logged in, during primetime, it took ~30 mins of roaming to find enemies that weren’t sticking with groups of 20+

even solo’ing supply camps by the handful, and never seeing an enemy unless i saw 50

too little to late. almost all the WvW guild have left. From t3 to t1 i can assure you there are none left.

Littlefeather.8623:

Back to Basics.

Since my return last week from a 3 month MIA, I have noticed an advanced level of open field fighting between zergs. This is great and I am glad to see this change. But one night I was not commanding to see how things go in this tier, one thing I noticed was we went one whole tick without even taking a supply camp. Sure it was very fun wiping other zergs on the battleground, but with the PPT as pathetic as it is some people need to reevaluate their priorities IMO.

Im not trying to start drama on KN, but I do want to point out that objectives should outweigh zerg hunting.

Also, I have not noticed any gorilla squads, like when we were in DH in T6. Or any defensive teams, like when RE was in DH in t5…There is a lot more to WvW than zerg hunting which seems most of my guildies have forgetten since I been gone.

to KN:

Yall have any idea how fullfiling and effecient it is to repell attacks on a tower or keep with 4 other people against 60 man zergs for 6-8 hours with expert defensive seige placement?

Yall have any idea how effective ORGANIZED 5 man teams have for a guild zerg to coordinate ojectives accross maps simotaneusly with, flank with, scout with, bait with, yak cuttoff routes, can be in WvW?

Oh, and if your in RE and your following some other non guild commander but me when I command, thats like a slap in the face to me.

We are having this problem on FA too, and I’m sure to some degree on all servers as well. It frustrates our commanders to no end. The other day we owned every tower and keep in FABL, but yet all of our supply camps were green for an entire tick. I don’t blame the militia for following our commanders or joining the zerg; you can get an entire rank from one 15 minute zerg v zerg fight, or spend 15 mins capping camps and killing small groups for like 300 wxp. 5000 vs 300 is a HUGE difference. The incentive for small group play in WvW is only apparent to seasoned WvW players and runs counter to anet’s design implementations.

first reset since removal of culling. should be loads of fun

Seriously, a big thank you goes out from the bottom of my tiny little heart. These quick patches to keep the wintersday events running smoothly have been so much appreciated. And they’re always at such good times! Battles have been raging for hours in WvW during primetime with no clear winner! It’s despicable! But then comes along a patch and Bam! Winner decided. Thank you!

I’m also glad these fixes are so prompt and seemingly top priority for you. All of my friends and guildmates who are no longer playing keep asking me; “How’s the holiday events going for you?” “What kinds of amazing and wonderful things are they doing with the content updates?” And I can give them such great answers! Let me tell you, it makes my life much easier, because they never ask questions like; “Are difficult dungeons worth running yet?”, “Do Dynamic Events scale for other than 2-5 players?”, “Is sPvP still a ghost town?”, “Does my ranger yet hit for more than 400 with 3300 attack?”, “Is WvW finally as good as it was during BWE1?”, “Are small groups viable yet in WvW?”
Questions like those annoy me. Why would anyone want functioning PvE, PvP, and WvW in an MMO? All we want is fluff. I mean, it’s not like players notice all the glaring skill bugs, rendering bugs, and server stability issues when we’re doing these holiday events anyway.

Sarcasm aside; it feels (as in it’s my opinion) that this player-base is being treated like we are 10 year-olds, only interested in the next shiny. Even if we are, it is respectful to the player-base to fix core game-play issues, even at the expense of a content patch, so that those that actually do care about the success and longevity of this game are not left out to dry. Many (if not most) of your costumers are mature adults; please treat us as such.

Xarbokk.3195:

Djavlas.8249:

or at least make them killable

Since when are arrow carts unkillable? Most you still can find a way to AoE down if you find the right spot.

unless your server or enemy servers are really bad, every wall and gate can have 2-6 unkillable arrow carts.

and to head off a response, having to build trebs to take out arrow carts is ridiculous

or at least make them killable

If you love killing people in WvW as much as we do, check us out. When we get groups underway it’s not uncommon to see 400-500 kills during primetime. I’ve even managed 1000 kills in one day, as a guardian, and its all due to this awesome group of people. While every day is different, I live to see more days like those.

haha great choice of lyrics

there were no culling issues during BWE1. zero. i have no kittening clue why this hasn’t been fixed yet

Is anyone else just going to not bother getting exotics for their alts as there’s the ascended tier now?

I expect quite the market crash in non-unique skinned exotics in the future

The stat increases don’t really worry me. As of the patch it will be three slots you can fill; two rings and the back slot. We have no idea how hard ascended gear will be to acquire so there’s no use worrying about it. The betting man in me would assume it’s a drop off the mega bosses in Fractals, the ones that spawn every other clear.

the stat increase is the possible beginning of a gear treadmill, i’d rather not see it in there. honestly, difficulty in acquiring has nothing to do with it. i’d rather play to have fun, and not worry about having sub-optimal gear all the time.

Vasham.2408:

Djavlas.8249:

so for it to not be gear gating:

I could hop in the instance, at a relatively high lvl of difficulty, with all my current exotics and be at zero disadvantage?

Basically yes. Eventually you’ll reach a point after so many clears were the scaling difficulty will overwhelm you. That’s going to happen with or without ascended gear. But when it comes to the content within the dungeons: the sub-dungeons, the bosses, the loot, you’ll be able to see and get all of that.

Thanks! that’s what i was looking for. (not like that other reply lol)

now if they just get rid of the base stat increase ill be all peachy

how have they disrespected you? by adding ONE new type of dungeon, to TRY something new?

like the title says, TRY IT,
if you like it or don’t like it, then give feedback

in no way, shape, or form have you been disrespected
ESPECIALLY before the content has been added

going back on your word

how is that not disrepectful?

so for it to not be gear gating:

I could hop in the instance, at a relatively high lvl of difficulty, with all my current exotics and be at zero disadvantage?

im pretty sure OP means WvWvW

no to new gear structure

yey for new content

keep it short and sweet ppl, and only post once

dangerhunt.2607:

I am still going to wear ascended armors everywhere I go. It’s going to become a symbol that says “I spend hell of time in the new dungeon.”

I am still going to wear ascended armors everywhere I go because its going to become the symbol that says “I spent hell of time in the new dungeon because i had no other choice.”

No gear treadmills or artificial gear gating was one of the MAJOR selling points of GW2. Excitement leading up to the release of GW2 was generated through all the aspects of gw2 that appealed to players. This was one aspect. Anet would not have had the success they saw if they had advertised “same old tried and failed gear systems!”

here, from the golden rules:

Respect the player

We respect you—as a player, as a human being. This game we’re making may end up competing with your real life. It might fight for your free time alongside your friends, your family, your work, and whatever else you might be doing. Because of that, we want to give you a meaningful experience, not one that is a vapid waste of your time. Whatever your reasons for spending time in Tyria, we don’t want to waste it by doing stuff that isn’t fun.

That’s why we make our content epic. That’s why we have giant nightmare demons to fight, global allegiances to form, immense keeps to siege, and giant catapults to fire. Tyria is a place that will foster relationships with new friends, and provide you a rich experience to share with old ones. It’s our version of a playground on the grandest of scales.

Finally, we are building an online world, but we are always careful to leave space for its most important element, the one we designers would like to step out of the spotlight for: its heroes—you.

Purpose: To keep us honest.

honest…. right….

thanks for the pointless and detrimental swapping of skills on the guardian greatsword. slowclap