Everyone is solo on my team, vs a duo and a trio. One of which is legendary rank but we lost two pips. This has happened three times today. Will something be done about it? Also, I’m being matched with people in my ignore list, so that’s a thing.
It would be nice if you could yoursdelf choose if I want that effect or not. Like a little box near the legendary ( in the hero menu) where you can click to enable the effect or remove.
Strange, considering there has been people voicing their opinions in this thread that they don’t like the ‘feature’, including me.
The problem with that is that Anet has been pretty upfront with their development of a legendary effect UI to be implemented later for players that want to limit their auras stacking or interfering with each other. With that said, it is also possible that this UI will also introduce the ability to keep auras always active, however at the moment that is not clear.
That seems interesting. Do you have a link to any thread pertaining to that?
Eh, they took away a feature that was very very popular for no other reason that it was an unintended side effect of the original design. Preeeeeeeeeeeeeetty lame. I’m all for bug fixes, but why fix a bug that doesn’t harm anyone but makes a large amount of people happy? I’d rather they use that debugging resource somewhere else.
Strange, considering there has been people voicing their opinions in this thread that they don’t like the ‘feature’, including me.
I’m sure you can go on about many things that you don’t like about any game and have many people agree with you. But the answer isn’t always to REMOVE IT. It’s a game, so there are few ways I can think of to implement a thing that I’m sure everyone would be okay with.
TOGGLE BUTTONS! \o/
Except it was a bug, and most of the people that used it knew it was a bug.
The point I’m making is; an aura effect should be a toggle regardless. Since that’s what a legendary weapon gives you. Don’t you agree to have more options instead of being limited?
Eh, they took away a feature that was very very popular for no other reason that it was an unintended side effect of the original design. Preeeeeeeeeeeeeetty lame. I’m all for bug fixes, but why fix a bug that doesn’t harm anyone but makes a large amount of people happy? I’d rather they use that debugging resource somewhere else.
Strange, considering there has been people voicing their opinions in this thread that they don’t like the ‘feature’, including me.
I’m sure you can go on about many things that you don’t like about any game and have many people agree with you. But the answer isn’t always to REMOVE IT. It’s a game, so there are few ways I can think of to implement a thing that I’m sure everyone would be okay with.
Eh, they took away a feature that was very very popular for no other reason that it was an unintended side effect of the original design. Preeeeeeeeeeeeeetty lame. I’m all for bug fixes, but why fix a bug that doesn’t harm anyone but makes a large amount of people happy? I’d rather they use that debugging resource somewhere else.
I don’t think it’s really Anets problem if people make a legendary with the intent of using it for something that is not intended.
It wasn’t made clear that it was a bug, so a big majority of players figured it was something intended. Nobody wants to be banned for exploiting a bug, so I’m pretty sure if it was well known to be one, it would be much less of an issue.
While here, we just have a simple bug fix, of a bug that has been in game since launch might I add, which only DETRACTS from the fun of the game. While not everyone partook in playing with auras, a large amount of us who actually made the effort to make a legendary did. Regardless of what the intention was, it comes across as a HUGE disrespect to these players. We worked alot for these items and this change doesn’t make the game any more fun for us, therefore we feel disrespected
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Ah, didn’t catch that the first time reading. Anyway, I don’t think it’s something to take as “disrespect”. I think it was just said for lack of a better word, but the point made in that post was a solid one regardless because people really did work hard for it.
I see people glowing and I do not think ‘ooh, so prestigious!’.
I tend to go ‘ahgahd, that’s hideous’ and look elsewhere.
Obviously that’s just my take, but it biases my opinion heavily.
I’m not sorry if there’s less anime glowing going on. I’m just not.
I respect your opinion, it’s good to know how somebody feels about it. But think of it this way; Isn’t it better to always have the option instead of it being taken away?(Or at least mostly taken away, only to be seen in certain circumstances.)
Yes, it’s just a game. But I appreciate the option to “show off” an accomplishment in it. Besides, A lot of people asked me “Hey what’s that stuff around you?” And I would tell them it’s the Quip, so then I actually had an instance where a person went for it and got it for the same reason I did.
And that’s the offset to my own opinion, yeah. That’s the part I want to earnestly sympathize with, because I think you have a valid point there.
I just can’t really say I’d beer one that’s likely to miss aura glowing. Seems weird to me in this particular game. In other themed settings, sure, no problem, but I suppose Tyria just doesn’t feel like an anime setting.
I try not to overthink it. Just like I’m still trying to not over think that dragon kitten super saiyan hair charr can get.
It’s supposed to be fun and goofy. I find such things distracting and a bit visually conflicting.
Artsy fartsy opinion is with its weight in chewed spinach though. I do understand your gripe. And I certainly don’t disagree that you’re right to have one.
If it’s any consolation, I only really used it on my Sylvari since they can actually glow. I think I know where you’re going with the Anime thing though, and I can agree with that being one of my gripes too at some extent like the crazy hair on Charr. But at least it’s there to choose. It could just be an easy option to turn on and off, like player instrument volume (Because those sounds can be infinitely more abnoxious.)
But I’m not the type to cherry pick and drag other things down with the loss of a neat little thing that I loved. Things should be added in! More variety the better. For this I just see it as a step backwards for an artsy game, at least in my eyes.
We aren’t making these legendaries for prestige, we are doing it because we enjoy the aesthetics for our own use. A similar issue came up for me back 6 months ago when they removed the usage of legendary auras while in tonics, something else that greatly upped the PERSONAL Value of owning a specific legendary. What is different here is that that was actually causing issues because people were actually overly stacking their auras and lagging players.
While here, we just have a simple bug fix, of a bug that has been in game since launch might I add, which only DETRACTS from the fun of the game. While not everyone partook in playing with auras, a large amount of us who actually made the effort to make a legendary did. Regardless of what the intention was, it remains a HUGE disrespect to these players.
I mean honestly, who will ever make a freaking underwater legendary now? I honestly am most upset that my Spear is literally useless now. The kitten underwater breather they just introduced has a better aura than Kamo or Kraitkin if you cant use it out of water. For above ground legendaries sure, Its understandable or justifiable to fix a bug like this and say that people shouldnt have made these legendaries based on a bug but for underwater legendaries where they are only applicable in 1% of the game now, with literally NO application in SPVP,, I dont understand how they can expect people to not at least demand some type of compensation. At least give me back my kitten exploration gift and bloodshard.
IF NOTHING ELSE AT LEAST BUY ME DINNER, I LIKE TO BE WHINED AND DINED IF IM GOING TO BE MEOWED.
I agree with you for the most part. Except that in ToS that we agree to in order to play GW, they aren’t obligated to give us ANY compensation for anything changed in game unfortunately. But this is why I made a forum post about the issue, because it was a really nice thing to have, and as with most nice things in the world, they were discovered accidentally. So in this case, if the aura stacking effect was a “bug”, but could be treated as an added effect.. Then maybe it’s something that should be kept in the game, but not in a way to abuse. (Like stacking 9999999 times. I never did that.) Just having the glow at all is what gave it sentimental value.
I see people glowing and I do not think ‘ooh, so prestigious!’.
I tend to go ‘ahgahd, that’s hideous’ and look elsewhere.
Obviously that’s just my take, but it biases my opinion heavily.
I’m not sorry if there’s less anime glowing going on. I’m just not.
I respect your opinion, it’s good to know how somebody feels about it. But think of it this way; Isn’t it better to always have the option instead of it being taken away?(Or at least mostly taken away, only to be seen in certain circumstances.)
Yes, it’s just a game. But I appreciate the option to “show off” an accomplishment in it. Besides, A lot of people asked me “Hey what’s that stuff around you?” And I would tell them it’s the Quip, so then I actually had an instance where a person went for it and got it for the same reason I did.
Even if it is a “bug” It was a nice addition to something that is hard to achieve. It was the sole purpose of me wanting it so badly. What’s the point of taking away these exclusive effects? They’re no better than ascended weapons.. So aesthetics is probably the reason most people make them.
If Anet ever decides to release a version of weapons with higher stats than ascended weapons, the legendary weapons will automatically be boosted to the new stat bonuses. That’s one of the main reasons why people make legendaries, so that they don’t get stuck on a gear treadmill. You can also switch between the different stat bonuses freely without having to make multiple ascended weapons for different stats. Don’t get too bummed about the aesthetics.
I’m well aware of the swappable stats, and I didn’t make the legendary as an “investment” for future-proofing my stats. The game itself is meant to show off its artistic features, and one of them to me was that I loved the legendary effect around my character, or any persons character that has a legendary even without their weapons drawn. It’s meant to be prestigious, and it’s prestige is taken away mostly if it doesn’t stand out, it lost it’s worth without its sheen.
Even if it is a “bug” It was a nice addition to something that is hard to achieve. It was the sole purpose of me wanting it so badly. What’s the point of taking away these exclusive effects? They’re no better than ascended weapons statwise.. So aesthetics is probably the reason most people make them.
I made quip specifically to have the blue aura around my character (And shoot confetti). After the most recent patch, I can no longer get the aura to stay when my weapon isn’t drawn.
Features shouldn’t be taken away from legendary weapons, and I doubt it was a bug. So what happened? Put the effect back to the way it was. :/
Or you can just add a vertical slider to the game, like the horizontal slider.
Instead of debating if it’s too high or too low then trying to justify it. Then while you’re at it you can separate the settings that come along with post processing and such into individual settings instead of being just a preset
I would like to get in touch with a moderator, since there is a person in game that somehow figured out a friends personal information (And Email) and has gone on to using multiple accounts to harass, mock and create characters that have that personal information as the name.
Outfits look awesome, but I don’t feel excited when they are released because it’s not separate armor pieces. I can’t help but genuinely feel like the future of armor is grim..
For instance: Awesome looking gloves on an outfit, but I can’t mix it with my own custom armor set.
It’s a step backwards in my eyes, and I really support Anet whenever possible. But as much as I hate to say it, the outfits are killing customization and the chances to make a persons character more unique and different. On a game with so much art and creativity, It’s honestly a contradiction and should be addressed.
And then we need to burn a transmutation charge whenever we want to move from town clothes to a combat look. Not great for roleplayers.
There is no transmutation charge to change outfits or toggle it on and off.
Transmutation charges are for applying new skins to specific armor pieces, same as now.
Yes outfits are all or nothing.
Yes wearable in combat. There will be no non-combat equipment anymore, unless you count tonics.
Yes outfits are all or nothing.
Why are you taking away customization? Does that sound good to you?
The game runs fine, I don’t lag ever and in the zerg it only gets low to about 25 fps but the game will crash at the burn phase of Teq. I want compensation or a change that would allow me to get back into that overflow if I haven’t even been out for longer than 2 minutes.
My PC handles Guild Wars 2 and other games very well and this is the only one I have crashes in. Thanks.
Well it looks like my release notes weren’t added to explain this, so I’ll try to allay the confusion. Yes, some of the cultural armor has gone through some major updates. Folks have been vehemently requesting that the cultural armors glow, and they have been confused at the old glows that were there. This confusion was because a lot of the dye-to-skin blends on stems would glow the skin color, but not their chosen glow color.
In updating the armors, this comes with particular considerations. The armor glows are not on the same system as the body glow, so they will only glow the color of the area dyed. Armor glow also does not play well with alpha, so I have to avoid any alpha edges. The problem with this is most of those areas that look good glowing are also some of the areas that blend to skin. Armor glow also negates specularity.
So. What this means for you is, to add your glow, I reworked the dye channels to give you the largest choice and control possible over the glow. The areas that glow are now selectable for you. Some of the textures are also better balanced to give you more consistent results… you won’t have to guess what color you need to find to make the red feel red, for example. It will just work.
This currently affects Medium Tier 2 (legs will be re-addressed for better glow and dye alignment, sorry about that, it got past me) and Tier 3, Light Tier 1 (female only), and Light Tier 3. The other weights and tiers will be assessed for a similar pass to give glow or upgrade glow results when possible.
I’ve been hearing your cries to get more glow on the sylvari and am doing my best to give you more control over your character customization.
You should give an option to turn it off, not give everyone a glow no matter what. Even “black” dye in the glow slot on the armor gives me white. IMHO and with all do respect for you and my favorite game, this is clearly not a complete and fully thought over change. I can take off glow on my base character but not the Sylvari’s grown leaves? Fix please.
My Sylvari thief used to be completely dark and has absolutely no glow. Why would Anet make a change so that even if I put black dye or Midnight fire or Abyss in all of the slots, I still glow like a light bulb?
No matter what the explanation is, give us the option to turn off the glow all together.
I shouldn’t have to look at gray leaves that glow white if I dye it with BLACK DYE.
-Allow us to wear any STYLE of clothing as armor/ Transmute the look of it to something else.
-Character creation clothing options.
I play on the unofficial RP servers, It bothers me that on my Guardian, I’m restricted to only heavy armor. I should be able to wear a cloth hood or a hat just because I can. There is just too much restriction on these options.
