Guild Wars 2

Dont get mad man. Go buy ESO and enjoy a good game that support DX11 you know since it’s 2014 and all.

ESO is really good. I was playing it over the weekend on that massive invite they sent out. It’s an adult MMO. You have tanks, healers and DD. It’s set up kinda like FF11 to where if your a tank you need to use abilities to pull threat and tank.

Don’t listen to all the guild wars fan boys who bash the game without playing it. How anyone could think the combat in guild wars 2 is good is beyond me. Give ESO a try and im sure everyone will like it.

Also, note to self anything Colin Johanson has ANYTHING to do with im staying away.

I really can’t support this game anymore. It’s soooooo kittening different then when i was playing at release date. I want to stop playing but i also want to support my guild during bounty, rush and challenge’s. I got excited since they “Increased” the drop rate on ascended armor with guild missions but i went in last week and the week before with 240% MF and got all yellows….still.

I almost feel like Anet has made the achievement point system it’s main bread and butter…I pretty much force myself to play once a week on Saturday for guild missions but after about a year of the SAME OLD missions week in and week out it’s not really worth it anymore.

Anyone else feeling this way? Maybe im just over MMO’s in general since it’s the same old crap over and over and over and over. I guess this game is the straw that broke the camels back for me.

I’m in a really good guild for almost a year now. We do guild Missions every Saturday at 9:00pm EST. Its the same missions….all the time….week on end….same junk rewards…same amount of guild commendation….same items to buy on the commendation vendor.

Is this not end game type stuff…? You exactly can’t solo a Guild Rush. My question is. WHY IN EARTH have the guild missions been ignored and not updated at all for MONTHS?!!? No new rewards. How come i can’t buy ascended weapons with Commendation? I have over 180 Commendation and i only have 1 main toon. ( i find alts totally pointless in this game)

If you want big guilds to stick around playing your game what is the outlook for next year with guild missions and rewards? Would you like if all 400 of us went to LA stood around all the crafting station and just crafted? Thats where this game is going i feel.

One simple answer to this. They are prob making a killing off the GEM store. Why you keep seeing new skins. Thats the main cash cow for now. Like the crafting tools. We have what 3 different pick axes skins with different effects? Everyone needs to stop buying GEM and they will stop making skins. Simple as that

They should have done the story mode like they did SWTOR. The game sucks but the way they made the story and how each person can interact was amazing. I finished my main story only once. Never again.

Leamas.5803:

I don’t know if it was changed with the new system, but it seemed to work on a sliding scale. High MF gave a slightly better chance to get better items, but also reduced the amount of vendor trash and white gear which sounds ideal in theory. The problem is that it was not proportional and the increase in good drops was so small as to not be measurable while the decrease in junk was very noticeable. In then end, running +200% MF gear most often resulted in less gold overall because in high level zones all that vendor trash and white gear adds up. MF was very broken and I can only hope they fixed the underlying logic, not just how the bonus is gained.

Indeed, i really want to know the logic behind this, from ANET that is. Why are the drop rate numbers hidden? We need to start a revolt.

There is nothing intrinsically wrong with using percentages greater
than 100%. Whether this makes sense depends entirely on the context.

A percentage is simply another way of writing a fraction with a
denominator of 100. For example, 6% = 6/100. Just as you can have an
improper fraction (a fraction whose numerator is greater than the
denominator), such as 4/3, so you can have what we might call an
“improper percentage” like 120% or 300%.

So, when i kill a boss what is my percentage on say “Rare” equipment? Say i have 120% Magic Find shouldn’t i be technically guaranteed some type of “Rare” equipment?

There no such thing as a percentage larger than 100%, that’s like saying I ate 4/3 of the cake last night.

What im trying to say is that the Loot im getting doesn’t seem to add up with the amount of magic Find i have which is around 130%. I’m really confused by this Stat.

This update is perfect. Find a door. Kill the mobs. Some doors spawn bosses that require “Some” type of team work. Loot is still bad but o well i guess…Now only if this would stick around. Why not keep these door? I will be sad once they are removed in 2 weeks. Maybe im just a huge fan of Halloween but the way this update is, is perfect. To me anyway.

Good job.

Ha, even after this “loot” update i got 2 yellows. 7 Greens and 4 Blues. This was total from the chest and the bags you get from killing him. I killed him a total of 7 times and no more then 3 yellows. All greens and blue. Yeah, no thanks.

Can we please get some drop rates on items? Blue’s, Green’s, Yellows, Precursor’s, Ascended weapon box’s. Why is this info never released? Like at 100% magic fine do i have maybe a 20% chance to get yellows? I’m so confused by this. We have this “magic find” yet no real Statistical facts.

No one else thinks this is odd? I’m not even talking about Magic Find. How about just the world boss’s chests. Like what is our percent on certain items in them chest? We could make it easy and say at 100% magic find you have a 20% drop rate on a Ascended weapon box. Anyway you could make this info available to your player base?

Hi again

The amount of work put into this event to be fully successfully is back breaking. You need some type of chat system for it to even remotely work. Unless your lucky and get in a group of people that already did the event a hand full of times and just tag along following the commanders it will almost 100% of the time fail.

I guess for large guilds (that im in) it’s no big deal but we run into the issue ALL THE TIME trying to get people out of overflows. We tried to meet up with another guild so we could duo it but it’s almost impossible to do something like that with the overflows.

This must be some type of late April fools joke.

After getting a PUG to join a Team Speak server with 30+ people all talking at the same time asking the same questions over and over again “where do i go again?” “Wait, what did you say”, ’I follow who again?" More then an hour of strategy, commanders telling other users what to do Multi times.

Going over and over and over to other users on what to expect. We FINALLY beat Teq. We all see that HUGE chest full of loot. And guess what. about 89% of us got all Greens and Blues. AFTER ALL OF THAT WORK. That is what we got. My MF was at 135%…

Im not expecting much but come on. Not one Yellow from that chest. I got Better loot from FS with 85% MF on. It’s stuff like this that makes me question this game. Not only did it discourage me but also the other 30+ people that went and installed team speak, listened to instructions, actually worked as a team and this is how we all got rewarded.

That is and was my final Teq run.

This is 2013 remember. Sooo many more social degenerates that hide in there rooms playing video games 24/7. They think playing an online video game for 9 hours out of a 24 hour day is normal.

Ok please for the love of god tell me why im getting 22 FPS on my machine during Teq?

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Thus the life in guild wars 2. Looks like its for 2 weeks.

Man i wish i could play at my own pace but this game does not allow me too. o well i guess

Is the set of Achievements only for 1 week? I looked all around and could not find an answer or topic about this. I may have missed it.

i agree 100% with everything but what is the point to this forum anymore. This topic will be ignored along with the other 100 that bring up the same points. Yet tomorrow some Dev will reply back to some kid that said “Hey, when i dodge my Character only goes 2 feet and not 4 feet like it said in the patch notes”

I’m going to be honest i was a huge huge huge fan when this game first came it was perfect. Now it’s warped into some Achievement point, farming zerg, blast through all the 2 week temp content catastrophe. I’m banking on the elder scrolls online when it comes out. But im sure it will be a Hyped up flop.

The days of good quality MMO’s have been far and few. I have cut back on buying the almighty GEM!!! for the last 2 months; I dont think i spent 1 penny so far. So i guess keep your head up and just enjoy playing the game at your own speed.

This is a free MMO. The rewards are meant to be total crap. After your 5,000th run your get some good stuff.

Your right this new update to world bosses went from pressing 1,1,1,1 to Move > Dodge > 1,1,1,1, > Move > Dodge > 1,1,1,1,.

Dude get real. Zergplay is everywhere in this game. Becuase you need to dodge now and move around. Maybe heal some people isn’t zerging anymore?

Just a comment to keep this on the front page.

Would like a reply from a Dev asap on this post that has over 22k views.

Looks like the Dev’s went nuts replying back to some users on the forum posts they made in the past few days.

GOOD to see this one was ignored again. Cool…Cool.

This is way to funny. This Forum Post has been up now for what 2 weeks? Maybe a Week and a half? I check it once every few days to see if a Dev has replied back. And of course not one reply. Yet i seen a Dev reply back to some dumb post titled “Kill the Kitty” or something and this was the Dev’s reply ONE DAY AGO

“New wallpaper for sure! Hope everyone enjoyed the stream and see you on the battlefield!”

Really? I dont care about new Wallpaper and no i didn’t enjoy the stream. I would like someone to reply back on this TOPIC that has over 16k views and over 700 replies.

I love this part

“Fun impacts loot collection. The rarest items in the game are not more powerful than other items, so you don’t need them to be the best. The rarest items have unique looks to help your character feel that sense of accomplishment, but it’s not required to play the game. We don’t need to make mandatory gear treadmills, we make all of it optional, so those who find it fun to chase this prestigious gear can do so, but those who don’t are just as powerful and get to have fun too.”

Hmmm another statement i found by Linsey Murdock. Since i do not have direct access to ask her questions i figured i would post on the forum for some feed back. I googled your name and came across this website (See below link)

“http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User:Linsey_Murdock”

“My official title at ArenaNet is Game Designer. I started out working on Guild Wars at the tail end of development on Factions as a quest designer and spawner. I continued in that role through Nightfall, EotN and the BMP. Then I went to work on GW2 events for about a year while continuing to do projects for GW1 on the side. In May 2008 I was tapped to head up the newly formed Guild Wars Live Team which I did for 2 years. Now I’m back on GW2, working on the Story Team.”

Below is her statement on how they wanted to make a “Sense of Satisfying Progression” rather then “gear grind”.

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/linsey-murdock-unveils-new-high-end-ascended-gear/

“We have always worked hard to create a sense of satisfying progression rather than gear grind and this new item progression initiative is no exception. By adding challenging new combat mechanics to end-game content and ways to mitigate those mechanics through gear progression for high-end players, we can add personal progression without making the game feel like an endless treadmill of gear that is just out of your reach. Original Guild Wars fans may recognize that we took a familiar approach to our new progression”

By Linsey Murdock on November 13, 2012

My Question. The original intent for GW2 was for players to get to max gear (exotic) at which point you begin to play for the content (as opposed to playing to gear up). you seem to have completely given up on this idea, so now we play to gear up???. Once we’re done gearing up, will you introduce the next level of gear? Or will we begin to play for content?

As a “Original Guild Wars fan” i feel like GW2 is going in the complete wrong direction with ascended weapons.

I guess my questions is. Does this game Suffer from performance issues on some rigs?

(My specs are below). WHY am i only getting maybe 10-15 FPS during World boss fights? Is this lag or Performance? I play on max settings and everything runs fine until im with like 80+ people. I have Cable internet with 25 up and 15 down. I’m totally confused.

In dungeons i run at like 70 FPS on Max settings

In lions Arch i run at like 20 FPS Max…

Yet i can play Metro: Last Light flawless on ultra settings.

Any ideas????

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My specs are below. WHY am i only getting maybe 10-15 FPS during World boss fights? Is this lag or Performance? I play on ultra settings and everything runs fine until im with like 80+ people. I have Cable internet with 25 up and 15 down. I’m totally confused.

I can play Metro: Last Light flawless on ultra settings.

Any ideas????

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ClaviculaNox.8762:

Just a little side note

PRICES WILL NOT GO DOWN
And no, do not start trolling it will go down in a month or two. It’s ridicules

Look at the Legendary precursor weapons prices now, They just jumped 200 Gold
I’ve been playing the game from the start, 1 year now and you NEVER see the price of precursor go down.
The T6 matts will stay high & all of them will remain high once Ascended armor is introduced

Yep, Yep and Yep.

Had the same issue. I Kept some exotic gear with MF in my bank. Checked on it, was unable to stick it on the TP because i had to pick a Stat and soon as i did that it was soul bound….Good system. But i guess i shouldn’t be upset because some forum user will tell me that i should be happy about all the free content we are given and how i was not entitled to that gear and was my fault i kept it in my bank.

I know, i know. It’s all my fault.

Any mobs that drop that Dragon Ore stuff. So Champs, World Bosses ( All big events that give chests) Dungeons etc etc.

353 replies and 7373 Views on this post and not one Dev Reply yet. Man they must be scared?

Here is a simple fix my 7 year old son came up with.

“Dad, why not put the ascended gear on the trading post?”

“Well son….ummm…Good question?”

MIND = BLOWN

ophidic.1279:

I love everyone threatening to quit like anyone cares.

There’s enough people that are totally satisfied with the game to negate all this.

I really, really doubt that.

i guess from what i was reading someone from Anet posted that the “Programmers” removed the old clockwork event or something and messed up the monthly, thus removing some categories. Wish i had the link but i have been forum creeping all day. They apologized and that was it.

I agree with this 100%. I work about 48+ hours per week and i have just enough time to finish 1/2 Achievement categories. I have like no time to try anything else since the content will be gone FOREVER since it’s never permanent. I really liked this game but the past year the decisions have been god awful and different then what i expected. I may give the game another month but if i feel like im falling behind i simply just will stop playing.

I was able to keep up and i loved it but now i feel like im the turtle in a rabbit race

Funset.7893:

Whoever designed this bullkitten need to be fired asap, and change their feild. Consider something more simple, like a Mcdonalds employee.

lmao

Content? You now mean old past events coming back? ascended weapon crafting BS and MF reset? Awesome Content!

I can see where your coming from. The part they really messed up is the crafting only and some super low drop rate if you farm champs and world bosses. BUT you need to build up your MF since it’s all reset now. I have no clue what they are thinking or not thinking but i would say stick it out for the next few weeks. See if the non stop forum posting about how 90% of us hate it changes their minds. If Anet sticks to there guns then well quit because i will be lol

I give this topic about another 4 hours and it will be “merged” with the other ascended topic’s to be forever lost and ignored.

i agree, what is the point to Ascended weaponry? Like the real reason and dont say to “bridge the gap”

Vorch.2985:

Since no one seemed to see this:

“Ascended weapons can now drop anywhere ascended materials or other ascended items can be found.”

Just keep champ farming or doing dungeons. Nothing to see here.

Yeah sure with the MF nerf i have a massive 29% now. WHEN before this MF nerf my gear got me 125%. Good call. Im sure it will drop by the 900th champ i kill.

Great post. Sooo what is Anets reply? Waitinggggggggggggg….??

i agree with this. I have spent about 80 gold so far and im level 475. Man this is amazing. Then when i get level 500 i can now start the grind for all the items to FINALLY start crafting. I feel bad for anyone that never started to craft. Good luck is all im going to say.

I played FF11 for years and that game was a GRIND. Almost a 2nd job no joke. This game is no where near the amount of grind that game was. Some weapons you would need to get items that had a 0.9% drop rate and the monster would only spawn every 72 hours AND you had to fight to get the monster while 19 other people were camping trying to kill it. So yeah this is nothing.

Shifu.4321:

I think at the very core, many people are against Ascended because it just adds more things to do without actually adding anything. Whenever a new item tier went up in WoW, it came with actual content like raids or maybe a new battlegrounds or a new dungeon. Combine this with the fact that we’ve seen little changes to the world and the game over these past few months (unless you consider things like champ bags substantial content), and the little we do get to see is temporary- well, you kinda understand the disappointment.

If they’d done something like open the Crystal Desert, make ascended mats drop from enemies there and the raw materials mine-able from nodes, then you’d see a lot less complaints, as getting the ascended would also be part of the exploration of these new parts of the game.

THIS IS 100% how i feel. Great Reply to the OP. +1

Flissy.4093:

It’s hardly an item spiral if, one year on, they still haven’t released a full set of “next tier” items.

Put this into comparison with other MMOs, who release a next level of items every few months.

An MMO with no slow incline in gear will become very stale for those who have gaming as a passion, rather than a minor hobby. AN are doing it very well, taking it slow and making it obtainable to all (except those who hole themselves up in one part of the game, which is the players problem, not ANs).

oooooooooooooooooooooookkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk, then what is the point of the skins. Isn’t that the part to keep gear fresh and looking different? When did “Stats” get thrown in? Stop trying to act like this is a good thing that everyone should be pumped about.

Hahaha sadly i agree with the OP on every level. But fear not these ascended weapons will save the day!!!

To late. Wait until the Armor comes out. It’s only to get worse. Ascended weapons and armor will be death of this game. Just watch. WvW people are fuming right now.

You guys clearly did this MF change so gear drop rates will be sooooo bad people will start buying GEMS for the +50% MF BOON. Allow me to explain.

“Each Essence of Luck will contribute to your Luck Bar and each time the Luck Bar is filled it adds 1% overall magic find on all of your characters permanently, to a maximum of 300%.
After this change, magic find will come only from consumables, guild buffs, and utility infusions. In order to get everyone started on this new system, all current players will receive enough luck to get to +20% magic find.”

As you see above, your 135% or 125% MF is totally gone from your gear. You now start at what ever % you had for your account. I’m at 5% with my achievement chest. So i just lost 120% MF with my gear and rings. We have no clue how fast this “XP Bar” will go but im willing to bet it’s slow.

Check this 2nd part out.

“The final piece of your Ascended Weapon is the Vision Crystal. Historians of Tyria will recognize this piece as an important part of Ascension. It is crafted with Obsidian Refined materials and skill points. Each Obsidian Refined material is found in its raw form by playing many different types of content out in the world, such as: dungeons, champion kills, mega bosses, temple bosses, jumping puzzles, Guild missions, and WvW camps, towers, keeps, and castles!”

Ahhhhhh, now you see the kicker. THE FINAL piece can drop from guess what. Dungeons, Champ Kills, Mega Bosses etc etc. Ever kill a champ with no MF gear?. You get all blues and maybe a green if your lucky.

The part below is unreal….

“First off, crafting is not the only way to get Ascended Weapons! Anywhere you can get an Ascended Material drop or an Ascended item drop there is also a rare chance that you will get an Ascended Weapon chest that allows you to choose which weapon type you want from within a stat combo. And lastly, there is a new collection tab for Ascended Crafting materials that includes all the new materials and gives you a little peak at the additional materials coming later this year”

Thats right everyone!!!. Go out and get that Ascended Weapon with your 65% MF (If your lucky) and try for months to get that MF Bar up 1% at a time. Just to have a reasonable shot at having it drop. You see this MF is coming out at the perfect time to make getting T6 mats and T7 mats now harder to drop.