Guild Wars 2

I’ve played some GW1 during Wayfarer’s Reverie and noticed that Maguuma res shrines are similar.

I wonder if Sylvari can produce energy on their own like normal plants or do they need to eat.

Thank you for answers

I’ve forgotten Scarab Spores. My bad.

But it’s still kind of strange. It’s said that plague spread to the main continent with refugees.
“Panicked, the people escaped to other parts of Elona, only spreading the plague further. It is still not known how or why the seemingly unstoppable illness vanished.”

Well, put it aside. (I just hope that AN will clarify it one day). Stick to topic’s name – dragons and their champions. Do their powers have range?

IF it was called Paragon and was focused on shouts then it would be easy – Keiran.

But now when it’s revealed as a Dragonhunter with traps… I don’t know. Basically, every player is a dragon hunter. The whole game is about hunting dragons.

Hmm. Thanks for replies.

I know that DSD’s powers are based on water and his minions are tentacles and definitely not sand scarabs which are insects BUT
there’s no evidence that these things that devoured human bodies from inside were actually scarabs (or any other insects). Journal doesn’t mention them and in-game Elona’s insects are termits and beetles. And if they were the source, wouldn’t it happen again? Of course, Scarabs could hide beneath the sands and are waiting to strike again but wouldn’t they come out of infected, dead corpses then?

It appeared suddenly and vanished just like that. I don’t think it was a planned action (why would it stop?). I don’t think that it was non-magical parasite (again, why would it stop killing people?). I think it was a disease of magical origins but it wasn’t intentional. And doesn’t it remind you of all that talk how dragons aren’t really evil but they’re just natural magical disaster? Of course I don’t claim “it was dragon magic for sure!” but I think it could be. It could be DSD’s (OR other, unknown, dragon’s) champion passing by or awaking for a second (well, 4 years is like a second to dragons, right?) somewhere near Istan that infected water that spread to the grain (We can’t be sure if it was because of grain or water by the way. Journal says that author is sure about grain being the source but he could be wrong). When he was far away from Istan (or fell asleep again), the plague stopped because Elona was out of his range. Of course it’s just a theory and probably a non-true one but it seems logical.

Do we even know if dragons’ powers have range?

My question is:

Can all dragons’ champions act even if dragons themselves are sleeping?

Drakkar, Jormag’s champion, corrupted Svanir, The Great Destroyer was a threat before Primordus awakened, Scarlet was basically a Mord’s champion.

And if so, could Scarab Plague be caused by Deep Sea Dragon’s or it’s champion’s powers? It started in Istan and could be a result of drinking corrupted water from the Unending Ocean.

That’s interesting. But it’s a lot of stones to compare… it could be an ascension stone from Crystal Desert, it could be a stone from Maguuma (like the ones in Fort Koga pvp map). Some people even suggested Althea’s stage from Pre-Searing or the stone on which Lich was defeated on Ring of Fire Islands. (I’ve checked Althea’s stage theory and it’s not the same pattern on the stone)

shadowfanatik.5160:

personally i think it likely that chronomancers will be most prevalent throughout the exalted cough coughmursaat*cough cough*

IMO, chronomancer’s lore will be based on Anise mostly.

And I’d still bet more money on Margonites than Mursaats when it comes to Exalted.

I don’t think it’s Livia.

IF it is someone we know from GW1… my guess would be Shadow. She’s the only Shining Blade female mesmer we know. (To be precise – her secondary profession is mesmer) That, and Jennah’s cat is called Shadow. This cat could be Carlotta on which Shadow used her (possibly) chronomancer’s magic. (IMO it’s very possible that Anise is a chronomancer)

My second theory is that she’s a robot (think Watchknight) created by Blimm or Zinn to protect Salma and then next generations. (Notice that Watchknights kinda resemble this chronomancer concept art. Btw… this concept art also resembles Razah...)

Well, Divinity’s Reach was once a Divinity Coast.
So this stone might be related to Janthir. (Tablets of Janthir, Fountain of Truth)

But it might also be related to nothing and be just a stone.

We’ve had many threads about Wizard’s Tower. There are dozens of theories behind it.

BUT none that I know of mentions Howland. (If you visit this page, read the trivia – “Howland may be named after the wizard Howl from the book Howl’s Moving Castle.”)

—> He tasks elementalists to bring him Heart of Ice that allows creating Ice Golems. Verata can be found there too.

—> In Pre-Searing, Verata bows to him. Although this could be ironic (like the bow to Ciglo), we know that elemenetalists (Aziure) were accepted in the Order too.

Speaking of Aziure… in Pre-Searing she could be found researching a water magic elite spell, Ward Against Harm, in the area called Wizard’s Folly. To be more precise, it happens at the Tower that was guarded by a Golem. It’s worth mentioning that Ice and Stone Elementals can be found there. What’s more, Ice Elementals attack Aziure and the player as she is creating the new spell.
Aidan suspects that this tower could be a reason behind aloe husks (that can be found in Kessex too, among many other places) plaguing the land.

Wizard’s Folly (and the tower) can’t be entered after the Searing.

Wizard’s Folly Tower’s fate is unknown according to this forum post by Mark Katzbach back from 2014.

Jeff [Grubb]: I think the two towers are similar chiefly because of the chains. The idea of chaining down your tower makes sense for when you are dealing with particularly powerful powerful magics allows you to move the tower away from populated areas when you are experimenting with particularly powerful energies, and, of course, to move away once something has gone horribly, horribly wrong. The tower in Kessex Hills was in a nearby location in GW1 and was towed to the present location. The one from Ascalon in GW1 is missing and its fate is unrevealed.

Wiki takes it as proof that they’re not related but imo it’s not a clear clarification. I don’t think that they’re the same towers but the Pre-Searing one might be a part of the great one. (or ArenaNet planned it to be the same tower but scrapped the idea at some point. We know that Villainy of Galrath is one of the first quests made. It means that Pre-Searing tower was most likely added later, although Aziure’s quest happens 2 years before Galrath tried to enter the Kessex tower.)

I don’t know if Isgarren could be Howland (that was named Rodgort during gw1 beta btw) himself (he could gain immortality at some point) or his relative (his and Aziure’s great-great-grandson?) but this theory seems logical.

It doesn’t explain, however, towers’ origins.

Anyway, what are your thoughts on this? Could Howland and Heart of Ice be related to Wizard’s Tower?

BrunoBRS.5178:

the canthan district was never canon. it never made its way to any consumer-playable build. canonically, what became the great chasm (and later the crown pavilion) was an arts district.

Isn’t Ghosts of Ascalon book considered canon? I’m pretty sure GW2 wiki states it is. And Canthan district IS mentioned in this book.

If only paragons were present in GW2… they could fly there on their wings!

Maybe something Tengu-related? To make us think that it’s only a joke and then….

What about Scarlet? Maybe she’s E.? :P

I mean… who would know more about Scarlet plans than herself? And she was struggling with some voices. So Ceara could have fought Scarlet and inform us.

Has anybody actually got into Dry Top in GW2? There are some possibilites to get there from Aurora’s Remains (south exit with 2 breezee riders) but I think I’m not skilled enough in jumping (and I’m R E A L L Y close to get there). Might be wrong but it clearly seems like some ‘path’. Or just ArenaNet trolls us and let us get really close but not at the top.

Ceara starts as an investigator of mysterious moves of Risen in Orr. She is clever, professor-style character. Over the time she becomes players’ friend and boss.

Somewhere is the early-middle of the story arc, she discovers that Risen along with their commander – the only Risen Sylvari – Scarlet – are planning an invasion on Lion’s Arch. Ceara claims that the only way to win the battle is to gather the magic from ley lines. For the couple of updates she leads players to build the probes, convice races to make the alliances (to help defending LA), etc..
At the same time she’s investigating the story behind Scarlet (because the Pale Tree knows nothing about Scarlet and it is believed that Sylvari are immune to dragons’ corruption). During one of her secret missions, Ceara dissapears. Players start looking for her. We discover the message from her under the huge rock in Orr, that she has been kidnapped by Scarlet.
Then the players notice a strange looking human in hood. We are told to follow it but some kind of magic make us faint. We wake up in Fort Trinity.

The next update – we defend Lion’s Arch. The most suprising fact is that the attackers aren’t Risen but the alliances players helped to make. The city is also suprised by attacks from the air made by pirates. The only hope is to activate the huge generator that make the energy from ley lines gather in the giant probe in the center that would create the explosion pushing back foes and then leaving magnetic barrier preventing them from re-entering (as Ceara claimed).
That plan fails and the only thing we see is the VERY tall green pillar of cumulating light on the south-west sky. Lion’s Arch can’t defend any longer and must evacuate to Vigil Keep and Durmand’s Priory while the Order of Whispers use their secretly planted bombs. The city is destroyed but so are the attackers.

Our next main goal is to reach Orr where the energy is gathering. We discover that all Risen moved to Arah, where Zhaitan’s bones remain. The energy seems to go down right on them. Then appears Scarlet that orders Risen to defend the bones by killing everybody (including players). We manage to reach Scarlet and deal a blow to her. Nothing happens. Scarlet is laughing but attacks go through her. She’s just a holo. We see Ceara down the hole, around the bones, smiling. It was all her plan. Right from the start.
The light comes closer to the bones, there is nothing we can do, players and friendly NPCs become overwhelmed by Risen. Suddenly, the strange person we tried to follow few updates earlier appears. The young, beautiful lady with one move of her scepter sends a wave of magic destryoing all the Risen on it’s way. Then she channels an extremaly powerful spell that makes everybody faint. In cinematic, as player’s eyes close we see that she aims her spell at Ceara and bones. When we wake up, we see her and dead Ceara. She tells us with calm voice that Zhaitan’s powers let him control ONE living being after his death. He, through Ceara, leaded the players to gather the magic. He wanted to be ressurected. Lion’s Arch was just a cover. Magic still flows through his bones but Lady (who is in fact Livia) made a seal to prevent futher controlling. When we ask why she killed Ceara, she says that her soul was corrupted by Zhaitan and with the making of seal.. she had to die. She also seems suprised but happy that player, being so close to her channeling the spell, surived. Then she takes Zhaitan’s skull, order the NPCs from Order of Whispers, Priory and Vigil to take care of rest of the bones and mysteriously vanishes.

Next update is the funeral of Ceara, the innocent choosen by Zhaitan.

I think that Dry Top is also one of the speculated locations where the sylvari seeds come from.

I’ve thought that Abaddon theory is as popular as Mord one o.O

We have the same discussion on mmo-champion (in guild wars 2 forum section ofc)

To add to your theory – Scarlet has worked with Steam creatures. As we know, they are from future. That might suggest that Scarlet has found Rift that let her travel in time. Maybe she returned to the Fall of Abaddon event and as you said – saw something that Lyssa wanted to hide (However theory about Lyssa making everybody including gods forget about their ‘secrets’ seems too far. I think that joy means.. joy. Maybe she was dancing?)

Wasn’t it stated in Dead End instance? She’s paying them. Mostly – not in money but other stuff.

I’ve done what you said but nothing changed.

Then I read another thread where some AN Tech Supporter suggested deleting Local.dat file. It helped!

Problem solved, thank you anyway Kyllaa!

Repair didn’t help.

This is .txt from test you posted link to. (attached as you wished)

Sorry but it’s partially in polish language.

Tried ‘check disk’. Everything is ok. So it’s not a problem.

Still black screen.

00000001 on read………
38C1FBE4 00400120 7ffdf000 38c1fc38 7c92843d ......8..8=..| 38C1FBF4 00400000 00000001 00000009 7c92846f ..………o..|
38C1FC04 38c1fc7c 00000001 7ffdf000 00000018 |..8…………
38C1FC14 7c90118a 012c2568 00000002 38c1fc04 …|h%,……..8
38C1FC24 7ffdf000 38c1fc94 7c90e920 7c928478 …….8 ..|x..|
38C1FC34 7ffd8000 38c1fca4 7c935c6b 38c1fc68 …….8k\.|h..8
38C1FC44 7c919a8f 7ffd8000 7ffdf000 00000000 …|…………
38C1FC54 00000103 066d6f40 00001210 38c1fc90 ….om........8 38C1FC64 7c90f65c 7c90f661 00001210 066d6f40 \..|a..|....om.
38C1FC74 00000103 38c1fc6c 00000002 38c1fcd8 ….l..8…….8
38C1FC84 7c90e920 00001210 000005aa 38c1fca0 ..|………..8
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38C1FD14 00000058 7c90dcea 7c812c87 00001128 X……|.,.|(…
38C1FD24 029932e0 033cbca0 00000000 00000000 .2….<………
38C1FD34 033cbca0 38c1fd50 006caab9 00001128 ..<.P..8..l.(…
38C1FD44 00000000 029932e0 033cbca0 38c1fd74 …..2….<.t..8
38C1FD54 006c9fcd 029932e0 033cbca0 00000000 ..l..2….<…..
38C1FD64 00000010 033bbb60 7c90df5a 7c919b23 ….`.;.Z..|#..|
38C1FD74 00001534 00000000 00000000 026b3ea0 4…………>k.
38C1FD84 033e6710 000000c8 033bbb60 38c1fdb4 .g>…..`.;….8
38C1FD94 033bbb60 02426c70 38c1fdc4 00000103 `.;.plB….8….
38C1FDA4 066d6f40 00001210 38c1fddc 7c90f65c om........8\..| 38C1FDB4 7c90f661 00001210 066d6f40 00000103 a..|....om…..
38C1FDC4 38c1fdb8 033bbb58 38c1fe24 7c90e920 …8X.;.$..8 ..|
38C1FDD4 00001210 000005aa 38c1fdec 7c809430 ………..80..|
38C1FDE4 000005aa 066d6f40 38c1fe34 7c801a1c ….om.4..8...| 38C1FDF4 7c80189c 00000000 066d6f40 02c22450 ...|....om.P$..
38C1FE04 d7ff6800 00000003 a562828e 38c1fe24 .h……..b.$..8
38C1FE14 006c4d3f 38c1fe20 066d6f40 38c1fe34 ?Ml. ..8@om.4..8
38C1FE24 00000014 38c1fe28 38c1fe15 00000005 ….(..8…8….
38C1FE34 00010000 000005aa 02c22450 00000000 ……..P$……
38C1FE44 38c1fe5c 006c9be2 066d6f40 02c22450 \..8..l.om.P$.. 38C1FE54 066d6f40 02991d20 38c1fe68 006ca629 @om. ...h..8).l. 38C1FE64 066d6f40 38c1fe84 006cd320 066d6f40 @om....8 .l.om.
38C1FE74 00000000 02991d20 00000000 024268b0 …. ……..hB.
38C1FE84 38c1ff2c 006cbb36 066d6f40 00000000 ,..86.l.@om…..
38C1FE94 02991d20 02991d60 024268b0 00263358 …`….hB.X3&.
38C1FEA4 014e5918 7c80262c 7ffd8000 00263368 .YN.,&.|….h3&.
38C1FEB4 38c1ff84 7c800000 00000000 38c1fed8 …8…|…….8
38C1FEC4 38c1fed8 00000000 00006d19 00261fc0 …8…..m….&.
38C1FED4 7c9132ff 65440000 65646f63 6e696f50 .2.|..DecodePoin
38C1FEE4 00726574 65440000 65646f63 6e696f50 ter…DecodePoin
38C1FEF4 00726574 00000000 806e7410 88e46f3c ter……tn.<o..
38C1FF04 b0482c28 00000000 806e7427 00000008 (,H…..‘tn…..
38C1FF14 00000246 00005fb1 38c1fe90 00000000 F…._…..8….
38C1FF24 066d6f40 00000000 38c1ff4c 006cbc21 @om…..L..8!.l.
38C1FF34 02c22450 000003e8 38c1ff54 02991d60 P$……T..8`…
38C1FF44 02991d20 02274920 38c1ff70 006cbc85 … I’.p..8..l.
38C1FF54 00000000 7c80e6cb 024268b0 006cb27f …….|.hB…l.
38C1FF64 7c80e6cb 02274920 00000000 38c1ffa8 …| I’……..8
38C1FF74 0093497d 024268b0 a5628336 7c80e6cb }I…hB.6.b….|
38C1FF84 02274920 02274920 80000003 38c1ff7c I’. I’…..|..8
38C1FF94 38c1f3a0 38c1ffdc 00934ae0 9cc0a68e …8…8.J……

—> Error Logs <—
Disk read failed (1450); retrying: file ‘D:\Guild Wars 2\Gw2.dat’
Disk read failed (1450): file ‘D:\Guild Wars 2\Gw2.dat’

—> DirectX Device Info <—
VendorId = 0×10de
DeviceId = 0×0a20
Version = 6.14.0013.2049
Description = NVIDIA GeForce GT 220
Compat = 0×00100000
VidMem = 1024 MB

Thank you for your help.

Hello. I’ve been playing this game without toubles untill this day. When I run GW2 and click ‘play’ my screen becomes black and pointer changes into white hand. Sometimes I’m able to hear music in background, sometimes I’m not.

I’ve done some research and I’ve found many threads about it. Sadly – none of them contains a solution.

Don’t send me here: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/tech/Black-Screen-Issue-Nvidia/first#post3964
Settings are ok.

It’s not free space problem – my disc with GW2 has 279GB free space.

My graphic card’s (weak but has worked till now) drives are up to date. So are directX.

I have no idea what could that be (however it’s not a suprise, I’m pretty bad at computer things).

From ArenaNet.log :
—> Crash <—
Fatal Error: Fatal disk-error (1450) on read,
App: Gw2.exe
Pid: 2000
Cmdline:
BaseAddr: 00400000
ProgramId: 101
Build: 21953
When: 2013-08-07T09:07:57Z 2013-08-07T11:07:57+02:00
Uptime: 0 days 0:02:30
Flags: 0

—> System <—
Name: ************
IpAddr: ***********
Processors: 2 [GenuineIntel:6:7:10]
OSVersion: Windows 5.1 (32 bit)

—> System Memory <—
Physical: 934MB/ 2047MB 45%
Paged: 2176MB/ 3939MB 55%
Virtual: 938MB/ 2047MB 45%
Load: 54%
CommitTotal: 1763MB
CommitLimit: 3939MB
CommitPeak: 1797MB
SystemCache: 757MB
HandleCount: 13501
ProcessCount: 43
ThreadCount: 645

—> Process Memory <—
Private: 917MB
WorkingSet: 135MB
PeakWorkingSet: 135MB
PageFaults: 150450

[DbgHelp.dll is C:\WINDOWS\system32\dbghelp.dll]
[DbgHelp.dll version 5.1.2600.5512 (64/32-bit compatible)]

—> ThreadPoolFile01 Thread 0×498 <—

—> Trace <—
Pc:00d03597 Fr:38c1fcc0 Rt:006c9155 Arg:0136b660 0000020e 0136b6b4 000005aa
Pc:006c9155 Fr:38c1fcf8 Rt:006c9962 Arg:02c224d0 000005aa 066d6f40 02c22450
Pc:006c9962 Fr:38c1fe44 Rt:006c9be2 Arg:066d6f40 02c22450 066d6f40 02991d20
Pc:006c9be2 Fr:38c1fe5c Rt:006ca629 Arg:066d6f40 38c1fe84 006cd320 066d6f40
Pc:006ca629 Fr:38c1fe68 Rt:006cd320 Arg:066d6f40 00000000 02991d20 00000000
Pc:006cd320 Fr:38c1fe84 Rt:006cbb36 Arg:066d6f40 00000000 02991d20 02991d60
Pc:006cbb36 Fr:38c1ff2c Rt:006cbc21 Arg:02c22450 000003e8 38c1ff54 02991d60
Pc:006cbc21 Fr:38c1ff4c Rt:006cbc85 Arg:00000000 7c80e6cb 024268b0 006cb27f
Pc:006cbc85 Fr:38c1ff70 Rt:0093497d Arg:024268b0 a5628336 7c80e6cb 02274920
Pc:0093497d Fr:38c1ffa8 Rt:00934a25 Arg:024263c4 38c1ffec 7c80b729 02274920
Pc:00934a25 Fr:38c1ffb4 Rt:7c80b729 Arg:02274920 7c80e6cb 024263c4 02274920
Pc:7c80b729 Fr:38c1ffec Rt:00000000 Arg:009349a3 02274920 00000000 00000000

—> Thread registers <—
eax=38c1f790 ebx=00000000 ecx=00000000 edx=00000044 esi=00000000 edi=00000003
eip=00d03597 esp=38c1fba4 ebp=38c1fcc0
cs=001b ss=0023 ds=0023 es=0023 fs=003b gs=0000 efl=00000246

eax-32 38C1F770 7c97e174 7c917c51 014e5934 02274920
eax-16 38C1F780 0000ffff 7ffde000 00263358 006d0e45
eax 0 38C1F790 80000003 00000000 00000000 7c812fd3
eax16 38C1F7A0 00000002 00000002 066d6ff0 00000280
eax+32 38C1F7B0 00000000 00000044 38c1fb10 38c1f890
eax+48 38C1F7C0 38c1f7e4 0093872f 38c1f890 00000000

—> Code <—
00D03577 255e9bff 8b450c6a 0050568d 95fcfeff %^…E.j.PV…..
00D03587 ffb90300 0000c785 f8feffff 00000000 …………….
00D03597 e8c4da9c ff8b4dfc 33cd5ee8 12e8c2ff ……M.3.^…..
00D035A7 8be55dc3 cccccccc cc535657 b990187a ..]……SVW…z
00D035B7 01e8f344 9cff8b1d 90046a01 8b3d8804 …D……j..=..
00D035C7 6a0133c0 b990187a 01a38804 6a01a38c j.3….z….j…

—> Stack <—
38C1FBA4 00d0359c 0136b660 0000020e 00000000 .5..`.6………
38C1FBB4 0136b704 00000000 61746146 6964206c ..6…..Fatal di
38C1FBC4 652d6b73 726f7272 34312820 20293035 sk-error (1450)
38C1FBD4 72206e6f 00646165 00000009

I can’t edit my last post. But … I think it’s only visual bug. Recharge time on icons is wrong but after using , it properly shows new times.

I don’t know if it’s bug or working as intended but domination trait that reduces greatsword recharge time doesn’t stack with illusions passive trait for 5 points. So greatsword -20% recharge time is working only on 3 and 5 (because 2 and 4 are already reduced by illusions trait).