Guild Wars 2

1. Actual penalty system for Leavers/Afkers
2. Actual condition balancing (have two stats contribute to condi damage to prevent bunker condi nightmares)
3: Actually fix targeting and petblocking mechanics
4. Game modes
5.Actual penalty system for Leavers/Afkers

I find it so amusing how these threads pop up from time to time.

Firstly, the hit from behind skill (and traits) have always functioned like this, even with ranger. It is working as intended. Besides, its not very hard to turn around unless you keyboard turn ( I hope there not people that still do this)

I play a thief (and many others classes) and I LOVE backstabbing people. When I do, it is almost guaranteed that I will be insulted, or thiefs will be called OMG OP BROKEN..

Thiefs are far from the most broken class especially in PvP.

Do yourself a favour, try to actually play a thief, you will then see its not so OP as assumed.

I see, it’s just confusing, but I guess I should have paid more attention

Did pretty much what Kelnis did. They have confirmation boxes for everything, why not for this? I can’t say I’m impressed with how it worked out.

Well as per my other post. I’m not sure if my account bound items was supposed to be turned soulbound. I mean, they were not soulbound to start off with. I want my account bound items to be turned back to accountbound.

No, you are not reading my post correctly. I’m not referring to soulbound items not being made accountbound as in the other posts. My items were accountbound and now they are soulboumd.

In my bank i had Snaff’s Gyre ascended ring, before patch it had Magic Find and was account bound.

After patch I obviously changed the stats, after which the ring became soulbound. Same thing happened with a tradable exotic.

Have I really misunderstood how this is suppose to work?

a.) Is Accountbound items suppose to change to Soulbound after you change the stats?
b.) Isnt tradable items suppose to stay tradable after you change the stats?

8v8 / 5v5 connquest gets repetitive and is boring now. I dont see how adding more pvp modes can hurt.

We need deathmatch, capture the flag and objective based modes.

We need to have the option to do all of the above including conquest with smaller groups. Why 3v3, its magic number for teamwork.

hahawinner.5273:

@Ironheart:
If I get the time, would you mind if I cleaned up the code and released a .rmskin using all this(since you’re busy). If you don’t have a problem with me doing that, I’ll attempt clean coding it.

Yes thanks

you are free to modify and redistribute it as you wish…

IF posted on on other sites, just give me some cred XD.

Ironheart

Isengrimil.6450:

I can not move the icons some where I wish, wrote in “technical assistance” that you need to change the code and refresh, but how? you please help;)

hahawinner.5273:

Sometimes, individual parts won’t move because they have the “draggable” option turned off. To turn it on, right click whatever it is you can’t use, go to “Settings” and make sure “Draggable” is turned on; If not, just click “Draggable” and it should allow you to move that PART of it.
To “refresh” it, right click the Rainmeter icon near your clock on your PC and click “Refresh All”.
To manually change these in the codes, you basically have to edit the .ini files in “Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\”.

Thanks hahawinner. Also you may not be able to drag it because my skin has an action on the left click, you can disable that function by rigtclicking on the skin, the select edit. Now notepad should open, go to the line that says: “LeftMouseDown….” and put this infront: " ’ ". Save the skin and refresh rainmeter. Drage to where you want it, then edit and undo the changes made and refresh again.

Linusgrau.5023:

Hey! I’m new to Rainmeter and i cant get this to work, can you give me a little quick tutorial of what i have to do! Thanks!

Im not sure with which part you need help with. PM me with more details.

Alkerath.3279:

Can you just make this an .rmskin ?

Im not sure how to do this. I will have a look at it. Most probably next week only.

Khlaw.9643:

Very nice!
Is the calendar custom or is there somewhere I can DL it?

Thanks, which calender are you referring to? Anycase both can be download by downloading my skin from the OP.

CreepingDeath.8396:

That’s an amazing skin, nice work!

I’ve only hit one small snag in setting it up on my system, and that’s getting the weather localized to my area. If anyone here with rainmeter experience could help me out it would really be appreciated

http://docs.rainmeter.net/tips/webparser-weather-location-code
this should give you insight on how to use it. Basically you have to edit the skin(obv) and put in your weather code. Pm me if you are still stuck

zapzarap.8539:

Very nice work! Thank you a lot!
I have one question, do you have a color table? because i want to chance some colors and i am not familiar with the 100,100,100,100 type to define a color.

Any image editing program can give you this. But here is a web version.
http://www.rapidtables.com/web/color/RGB_Color.htm
ps the last value is the transparency.

Isengrimil.6450:

dude I beg you to write me a private message as I do that such as the C drive icon was moving?

Im not hundred percent sure what your problem is, maybe you can elaborate?

hahawinner.5273:

Ironheart, might be better if you just click on the “Create .rmskin package…” button in Manage Rainmeter and then you can just upload the .rmskin so its as easy as 1-2-3 for people to install :P

@zapzarap: The color code is Red(0-255):Green(0-255):Blue(0-255):Transparency level(0-100)

transparency is a 8 bit value thus at has a range of 0 – 255

as a side note, this skin started as an experiment only. It was never intended to be released. Thus it wasn’t written to be. I will tidy up the code and write it so its easier to setup when i have time to do so. But having a full time job and studying part time and with a lot of tests and projects at this time, when I have time is a relative term. Time is a great luxury for me at this time.

please see op as i updated it. enjoy!

Wow, thanks for all the support guys, i really appreciate it.

I will make an effort to release it by the end of this weekend.

A few questions answered:
I will release the package i made along with a tutorial on how to use it.
Other professions are not yet available, its takes a lot of time.
gioco.2103: I will pm you if i need help, and i probably will.
No scripts were used, photshoped every icon myself and coded each one separately.

Wow guys, didnt expect so many replies so soon!!!

Thanks for the support.

There are a few tweaks and additions still to be made, after which i will post it for download.

I have to warn you guys, im no professional and you will need to know how rainmeter works in order to configure it to your needs. ie it may not work out the box. My code is not written in the best format with variables for easy configuration as this started as an experiment only.

As for the time spent, at least 100 hours. Making ones for other professions will take some time and i will make them although I cant tell you when they will be done. I work and study part time and this took alot of time.

One thing i do promise is to look at making the current one as easy to install as possible

Does anyone know what the size of the update is? I see its over 8000 files.

I unfortunately have to budget my bandwidth.

Roachy.6194:

Ironheart, you can’t just type “no no no” without any explanation as to why not and expect to be taken seriously.

I understand that you may well be trying to defend a game which you probably love playing and that’s fine but if you MUST wade into a discussion try to use something more than insults and tantrums to validate yourself.

You quite obviously have no experience in these areas whatsoever so do yourself a favor and go research the points you are trying to make then come back and submit a valid presentation as to why your premise should be given serious consideration.

Replies like yours simply make you look like a 12 year old that had his balloon taken away.

My apologies if it wasn’t clear, banning accounts of botters doesn’t affect the company’s bottom line. Botters have to buy the game, thus a sale is still made from the company’s point of view.

I cant see how banning botters will negatively affect the shareholders.

Referring to my first point, where I said most botters use hacked accounts, after which i did explain my point of view.

My apologies for not making this clear in the first post.

ps I get your point, im just not agreeing with your point of view

Roachy.6194:

Anet is owned by NCSoft Corporation, a company with a public stock market listing, and as such the ANet game client sales reported to NCSoft directly affect their share pricing. “Bot” accounts artificially increase the number of account sales and therefore also increase the financial viability of NCSoft as a whole to their shareholders. This type of sales increase may well be “morally” corrupt but as far as the shareholders are concerned it is more than acceptable as shareholder reports do not differentiate between the sales to “bots” and regular human players.

This is simply NOT true at ALL!!! and im sure you are deluded if this is your point of view..

Most BOT accounts are hacked not bought…

Taking that fact out the equation.

Say Mr.Bot wants to get a copy of GW2 with which he intends to bot. He then BUYS and copy of the game, and proceeds to bot. GM sees this and BANS his account.

Does this reverse the sale he made? Does this in any way affect the current revenue or units sold? Does this affect share holders?

No it doesnt…

Your argument is invalid

Problem: Recently discovered, when i press “Print Screen” at the main hero select screen and “Alt + Tab” and paste in Photoshop (or Paint) it actually copies a screen shot of your desktop to the clip board.

Solution: It should copy an image of you CURRENT screen to the clipboard, it is currently impossible to take screens without being in the game itself.

Raven Paradox.1860:

1) Are people seriously going to complain about the voice acting again

2) As for ogres, the ’me smash you" is actually Ettins. You ever see Shrek? Did you complain that he spoke perfect English?

3)Games not going to please everyone, and neither is the voice acting.

1) Read the OP, im not complaining, I am merely expressing my opinion and what i have noticed personally

2)Yes, that’s irrelevant, unless were brining Holywood lore to GW.

3) Agreed, but that should be the goal.

I sense you are American since you didnt notice it being out of place.

Nevertheless, this is just my opinion.

SirMoogie.9263:

Ironheart.9758:

When I think of ogres i think : “Me smash you little man!”

These are not your ogres. I thought it refreshing that the lead ogre during the racial choice storyline was both female, and more intelligent than I expected. I also liked how visually they were not female (i.e., Arena Net didn’t slap breasts on them like Blizzard does to everything to indicate that they are female).

I have no issue with how they look, i think they look great.

If they were indeed intelligent, they are being portrayed wrong. Their architecture, clothes and general style seem fitting to nomadic, hunter, tribal civilization. Comparing this to other races, technology and civilizations within the game.

Setting this apart, it is highly unlikely for a whole world of different races and background to speak in the same dialect. Im just merely pointing out that i feel there need to be more variation.

There are a tone of control skills, hammer skill for a warrior for instance…

Not QQ ing or any critique at all. Its just something i noticed and wonder if anyone else picked it it up.

Most npc’s, mobs, creatures etc. sound out of character.

Skrit sound like Fran Drescher, female ogres sound like David Attenborough.

Not only the actual voice pitch/tone thats the issue, it is the language they use. Did these ogres go to university for a literacy masters degree.

When I think of ogres i think : “Me smash you little man!”

I think the non human – humanoid races needs some cultural accent or something.

just my observation…

Tom Gore.4035:

Still, a dual trait set wouldn’t hurt, but that would sort of bite into ANets philosophy against the holy trinity and set roles.

expample:

Mesmer – Skill set 1 GS build, runes 1, amulet 1
Mesmer – Skill set 2 Staff build, runes 2, amulet 2

Press <button> to change before a game starts instead of going to HOM and buying new gear and setting it up and respeccing then only rejoin

Svarty.8019:

I agree. I think they should get rid of the (extremely expensive) cost to respec but make it so you have to be out of the combat zones to do the respec.

This is not what i meant, sorry if that was unclear. I meant that you can toggle an alternative skill/gear set.

Skill set 1 + gear set 1

Press <button>

Skill set 2 + gear set 2

You will still have to spend that currency to unlearn them as usual.

Suggesting to remove the cost of unlearning and the ability to respec on the fly should be not be part of this suggestion

Please delete this post, wrong section

A simple mechanic that allows you to swap gear-sets and skill sets. Gear you can do manually so that is not a big issue, its just a “lazy button”. While you traits you have to unlearn and redo.

So my suggestion is to add the ability to add an option to buy a second trait set that you activate on the fly. There will have to be some limits ofcourse…

Firstly add it as a gems only upgrade.

Secondly, in PvE make it a skill that has a cast time that can be interrupted, and that you can only activate while not in combat.

Thirdly, in PvP make it that you can only swap during the preparation phase.

ps. sorry if it has been suggested

I agree one hundred percent!!

I think the defended points should add a buff or something of the sort like a a buff for your team if a the point have been defended for say more than 2 minutes…

Just my 2 cents

Hi there guys

I have read a lot of forum topics of the last few weeks and feel the need to post something that has been on my heart for a while.

First off, this is my UNBIASED point of view, and I know for a fact that people WILL post comments here that will just validate my argument. Secondly its not my aim to create a flaming thread, but simply to highlight my observations, take it a you wish.

Now almost every time I see someone complaining, making a suggestion, making a simple statement, pointing out a flaw. Basically when I see people giving THEIR opinion, whether it be in forums or ingame, I see 10 – 20 responses to the like of this: Go back to WoW, this isnt WoW, stupid kids WoW.

This grates me to the bone, most arguments even don’t apply to WoW…. People are creating this animosity towards other games for no reason. The term “haters gonna hate” comes to mind. Not once have I see WoW is the best, WoW>GW2, GW2 sucks to warrant these kind of responses. Most are just people that are trying to get a handle on a new game..regardless of what they have played on the past

Since when are people not “allowed” to like 2 different games, I think there people that are too afraid to ask something ingame for the fear of getting 25 hatemails. Since when have WoW become the incarnation of evil itsel?. It has a lot of negatives I wont deny that, but they have done alot of amazing over the years aswell, I am sure there are people who prefer WoW (or any other game for that matter) over GW2 and I am sure that the exact same thing is happening over there…

I know competitiveness and being bias is in our nature, and by all means raise your concerns and opinions in a GW2 vs <insert game> debate

The point I am trying to make, why should people be made to feel ashamed for playing, have played, or even liking other games. Why are people being flamed for a

Im glad there is people that feel they way I do, even a a cap the flag cant hurt.

This is the build I use:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/en/?fgAQNAW7alwziqXUTgGZ9IipHBHyRhoUcdVHJFlGrB

It is a support build and is most viable in groups of enemies, but i can hold a node on my own 1v1

You will not be getting huge hits, you wont top the damage charts and you wont get a lot of kills.

You will however help your team by buffing them, debuffing your enemies and you have some control.

Your role will be mostly to go with the assault group and help take nodes but can just as well be a node defender. Most important to be with your allies.

Secondly, I use the shamans amulet and you can choose runes that increase boon/condtion duration/damage, Tougness etc.

This is a fun versatile support build