I share a similar sentiment with the OP in regards to the Toxic Hybrid mini. It’s an annoying and frequent sound that seems to have quite a large range.
Someone spamming the dreamer/quip or using a full stack of tomes of knowledge while I’m using the bank doesn’t bother me that much. Nevertheless, this sole mini does it for me. It’s irksome to say the least.
I would appreciate it if either this specific mini’s audio was toned down and/or an option to mute other players’ minis only that’s not bundled into the Other Player’s Unique Item Sounds or Disable Player Item Chatter.
I have my doubts about the opening fight sequences as well. My demo character was decked out, in a way my regular characters aren’t and probably never will be. I can’t imagine doing that fight on any of my level 80 characters as they stand now.
If by decked out you mean in exotics gear then you can already get that within a reasonable time frame of casual play. Lets say you’re a new player who bought POF and didn’t have the time to get exotics. When you purchase POF you get a level 80 boost. When you confirm the boost on a character in addition to the auto level and waypoints, you also receive a full set of exotic gear. That includes accessories, back piece, amulet and rings that are slotted as well.
That’s how it designed. it adds weight to the control[s], most people I find in game and on reddit like it this way. The animation is quite smooth and crisp actually.
I’m in agreement with him. They actually feel like mounts; not some typical mmo super speed skin.
In regards to the raptor getting stuck, you need to hold space longer for the mount to jump farther. I was having the same issue initially when I was just tapping space instead of holding it for the first minute I used the mount.
For me the opening sequence and all mobs in the demo including the hydra felt way too easy. One could argue the opening sequence being fine as it’s for people getting into the game for the first time. I picked a class I’ve never played and spammed skills off cd and cleared it just fine. However, if it’s made any easier then we’re going to get the same degree of difficulty as the level 1 introductory story instance. Something too easy is a big of a turn off, just as something that’s too hard is for some players.
One criticism I have is the rule breaker debuff. It does absolutely nothing. Perhaps it’s not available in the preview but if that’s not the case then this should be addressed so mounts aren’t allowed in areas where they shouldn’t be. I’ve already seen something similar that disables mounts outright in places such as Noran’s Safe Room. If I had to guess there may be some fun interaction with the debuff that anet wants to save for the actual release. I hope this is the case.
“You agree that you will not alter, disassemble, decompile, reverse-engineer or in any other way modify the content” This sounds like even if I had the model, I couldn’t add a skeleton and make it move how I wanted.
From /u/ChrisCleary:
“We have no problems with players using a 3rd party tool whose scope is only to collect and visualize combat data gathered directly from the game client. Anything beyond that scope is still considered a violation of the User Agreement.”
My apologizes if their statement on third party tools in this instance is uncorrelated to this inquiry or this has already been addressed recently. I just want to know if this is permissible as I’d really like to give Gw2 machinima a whirl.
What sort of readjustments to mesmers and raid compostions—such as using revenants for their boon-duration to fill the gap, would result from removing the superior sigil of concentration from pve be?
Superior Sigil of Concentration: Boons you apply last 33% longer for 7 seconds when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9 Seconds)
Naturalistic Resonance: Boon-duration increase has been reduced from 50% to 33%.
Does stripping the sigil from mesmers make revenants more appealing? Would it further limit meta raid compostions? Alternatively, would mesmers simply switch to something else and raids opt to forego a revenant? Bring up any possible benefits or adverse effects this would have.
That being said, if you’re going to go that route, you shouldn’t be using human standards of femininity as your baseline. It should be what those races consider feminine.
I don’t mind skin showing necessarily but boob plates/bras makes for incredibly bad armor design. Armor wouldn’t conform that closely to the breasts without it being impractical to wear and put on. Whenever I see armor like that I’m reminded of perverted hentai where clothes magically seems to be skin tight and wrap around the breasts despite being a t-shirt. If I wanted boob plates I’ll roll a female human or play Tera/BnS.
