Guild Wars 2

Hey everyone, I was told that this would be the best place to post such a video. Aparently this isn’t news to many people but I just happened to notice this the other day. I’ve been told this is a rounding issue in the game but I made a video sort of explaing and showing what I was seeing and thought it might be helpful to any dev that might fix or tackle this problem in the future. Thanks.

https://youtu.be/mZ92JxtuerA

Thelgar.7214:

900 range is a crappy range and both axe and short bow don’t qualify as long range weapons. Really your only long-ranged options are staff and longbow. Reverting the nerf to Short Bow range and putting it back to 1200 (at least when traited), would be welcome.

1200 range doesn’t seem overly short. :P

Cronos.6532:

Aitadis.8269:

Andromeda.8293:

It would not deter future buyers because the buyers are now only prevented from participating in pvp (which they did not participate in previously), they are pve-ers. In no way was their regular routine game play affected (aka pve and some wvw for pips). Slap on the wrist for the pve-ers. But better that something was done as opposed to nothing at all.

The buyers are down $400 each and I doubt they are getting there money back, Abjured did there job and got them first place, not their fault the buyers had likely never pvp’d before thus making it super obvious they paid someone to play for them.

Credit-card chargeback.

Since these people were from EG the same guild as you, is this insight into what they plan to do or have done?

CJTheKilla.1054:

When you ban half of your pvp scene and wonder why it’s dying out
rip

When 1/2 your pvp scene is 5 players, you’ve got bigger problems then losing them to cheating.

I like the guys from Abjured, it’s a shame they chose this.

I will be happy to give you some feedback.
Quip was my very first legendary. And I made it because of that sound. DO NOT take that sound away, DO NOT make it rare.

If you decide to make these changes then please allow me to unbind it from my account so I can get rid of it and get another weapon that I like.

I DO NOT want you to change the sound, it’s the reason I made it. You CAN make the glow on it better as it’s not overly strong. Neither are the footsteps.

My wife made the Dreamer as her first and ONLY legendary weapon. She made it after a very long decision, the sound is a HUGE part of that decision, I’ll let her post here on her own to provide that feedback but she doesn’t want it changed or made more rare. It’s part of it’s charm.

IF you want to give others a way to mute them then that is cool. But I want to hear those sounds. It’s why I made it.

Are you happy with the damage output on Rev in pve content? You’ve made some changes to improve condi Rev / Malyx. Are there any considerations for changing how Torrment works in PvE again as it feels lack luster.

Are you guys considering reworking or balancing food, runes, sigils, utility and so forth along with class balance changes? (at some point)

When you balance for PvE how much do you take into consideration what current compositions look like for content like fractals and raids? Do you try to balance in a way that more classes become optimal for that content or do you aim for general viability?

If you were to write a book of Tyria or a History of Tyria what sort of chapters would it contain?

example:
A bestiary
History of the world of Tyria
Mysteries of Tyria
Lore / History of the races

or maybe simply a collection of books from GW1 and GW2 that are in game.

I hope I am wording this all correctly.

updates to this? a few things seem a little dated? I might be wrong on that though.

QoL suggestion: Build Templates.

If you really want to raid then find a guild that raids don’t use LFG in order to look for randoms. While this does work for some people you’ll be better off with a guild you can steadily play with.

a lot of the times it sounds like players just want an open space to have large scale fights in? Am I incorrect in this?

for the record it is not digital only. You can buy hard copies of HoT. Sadly only the basic game, but it is not digital only.

This doesn’t negate your point of it not selling out. However what game sells out? Collector’s editions do because they are limited on purpose but the basic game almost never sells out. (I say almost ever but I am sure there is going to be some that do)

Also, why would you want a game to be a rare find or to sell out and you would not be able to buy it, or why would you not want everyone to be playing it? Not getting enough of your product to the consumer sounds like a bad idea. Unless your goal is to create false rarity. More or less like Amiibos

Oh I see. That was from May 8th. The key word is “SOME”.

That is very different from “they themselves announced the invites would go to ONLY the most experienced and dedicated wvw players.”

Big difference there. Also it doesn’t mean your aren’t active enough. Sadly it would seem you were not picked.

@zetsumei can you point me to the source of " they themselves announced the invites would go to only the most experienced and dedicated wvw players."

All I am seeing is:

“We’ll be holding our first stress test for the new World vs. World desert Borderlands on July 9 from 2:00 p.m to 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7). This test will be conducted on a special server with limited space and will be by special invitation only.

If you’re not participating, we’ll be hosting a livestream starting from 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7) on the day of the test to guide you through the new Desert Borderlands. Participants will not be under nondisclosure agreements and will be welcome to stream and discuss their experiences.

We look forward to seeing you on the battlefield!"

I am curious if there is a post or other source I missed. Thank you.

“Pretty sure docgotgame is part of AuroraPeachy’s weekly GuildGab, and has been for some time.”

This is incorrect.

Their elite is the main source I would suspect, plus the road applies weakness, so they are doing less damage to you. Haven’t really looked too much at the traits to see how this might improve things.

Wasn’t it actually sold as a Melee brawler? Corrected: Dwarf Brawler.

http://www.polygon.com/features/2015/2/18/8061219/guild-wars-2-profession-reveal-revenant-pc-mmo-arenanet

“When a revenant calls on the power of Jalis, they’ll be transforming into what Cronacher calls a “dwarf brawler kind of playstyle.” They’ll be a tank in the massively multiplayer sense of being able to take a lot of damage, but they’ll also be incredibly aggressive."

So a tank in the sense that it can take a lot of damage, but also dish it out.

Ricky: I am not looking down on anyone. And you are correct this is a debate of perceptions. Neither side is going to change theirs. It is now a reality.

Anet has seen the debate, they have taken into consideration what players have said here, on reddit, twitter, facebook, etc. etc. The have addressed the community.

Players are free to be unhappy about it. So they post their unhappy thoughts, some agree with them because that is their shared perception. And then some disagree with them and they continue to battle back and forth.

“Then please explain to me the difference between the $50 HOT expansion + free core game

and

The $50 core game + free HOT expansion"

You already know the difference. You don’t need me to explain why those are very different.

“All that extra stuff you said Vets got to play that new players may not, thats what we were paying for when we bought GW2 as that was what was in the manifesto.”

Ok that is fine, but new players won’t get that.

" Living Story was promised to us. More than that its because vets bought the original GW2 and kept playing, investing time and often more money, that HoT is a reality now. So, your idea that we got more than new players as if we were blessed is ridiculous."

I never said blessed, you are misconstruing my words. It was promised and you got it. Will new players get LS from the core game?

“We certainly are not better off than new players with the price of the new seemingly minimal expansion. I dont play WoW and I do not accept prices for an add being that of a full game.”

WOW certainly isn’t the only game that does this. Also just checked. I did not even mention wow. If you are not happy then you know what options you have. I simply do not agree with you, and you do not agree with me. That is ok.

I can say that I am better off than someone just starting to play today. I certainly got my monies worth. I do not feel cheated, or slighted. And I do not see including the core game for free as a bad thing. It is a good thing in my mind.

I do not feel like I am double paying for the core game. The expansion was always going to be 50 dollars. You may not like that, that is ok. You do not have to pay 50. You can wait for a sale, you can choose to pass. You can continue to post and be unhappy about it. All of those are viable.

Arena Net has seen the discontent. They have taken the feedback, and continue to do so. They have released what they feel is a suitable address to the community. Comprehensive refund policy, and or pre purchase and get a character slot.

Ricky: Perhaps reward is the wrong word. I do not work for the company. But I see it as a reward for purchasing early. Many games do this.

edit: reward, perk, benefit

This is a lot like getting early access, or beta weekends to me

““Everyone else is doing it”, is not a valid excuse.”

I never said it was an excuse. This is what I expect as a player of AAA MMOs. I am not even saying I love it as a price point.

“What are you talking about? The expansion is not going to be nearly as much content as a full game. It’s barely a full expansion. It’s a small expansion.”

I have worded myself poorly. It’s not about quantity of content it’s about the quality. I believe that it will be of greater quality than the core game. The redesign of the AI alone has me excited. Too many players define the value of content and or the expansion on how much land mass there is. Just my opinion.

“Do people who register after launch also get this free extra character slot?”

Doubtful. It’s a bonus to vets for pre purchasing. I am ok with this. It’s rewarding those players who buy early. If you want to buy after the release then by all means, but you aren’t being rewarded for doing so.

“We know that it won’t be the size of a full game, because it is an expansion. And as you said, no expansion is the size of a full game.

But it is priced as a full game. This makes the price unreasonable, regardless of what future content they reveal in HOT. It’s not going to be more than a full game, and yet it is priced as one. On that basis alone, we can say it is too expensive."

This is going to be up to each person. You can say it’s too expensive, or that you aren’t getting your value. But your value verse someone else’s is objective.

There are lots of MMOs that sell their expansions for the same price or near same price as the original game. You might not like this practice, many people don’t. But you do have an option. You can not buy it.

The size of the land mass does not mean that HoT won’t stack up content wise to the original game. For a good deal of things all we have is speculation. If there is not enough info then you should wait.

Does it have monetary value? The core game is now free if you buy HoT. You can not buy the core game from Anet anymore.

“To clarify: $50 is the price of the expansion. We included the core game as a free bonus to make it easier for new players to get into it.”

This explains it all. The expansion is 50. This does not include any value for the core game. That is free. You may perceive it differently, but they answer this above.

So you say that new players get a better value. Sort of, on the surface it looks that way. But as a Veteran player you’ve had a lot more time with the game. And depending on when you started playing, a lot more value that new players won’t have or even see in some circumstances.

Perhaps that isn’t enough, that will depend on each player. Anet is not going to remove the core game from buying HoT, this is how they want to sell it. They aren’t going to give a discounted copy, because HoT is 50. You could wait for a sale, or buy from a 3rd party retailer closer to launch. These might give discounts, and that is up to you.

The challenge of Triple Trouble isn’t just about herding cats although that is part of it. (a lot like most raids) It’s about dealing with the Husks, (condi team) It’s about dealing with the smaller wurms (dps team), it’s about blocking eggs and knowing what to look for and when to block those wurm attacks (huge part, that makes the fight easier), it’s about dealing with eggs should any of them get out into the field. Mesmers who drop portals at the right places during colbalt. (again makes it easier)

A good deal of players who do wurm are probably not even aware that there are players within the event doing these things to make a successful run. Without those players filling those roles, the rest of the “cats” are going to have a very difficult time, if not almost impossible.

I am 35 and my friend Barak is 80 I believe. Still an awesome player.

I don’t really understand the confusion. Perhaps I am missing something. you’ll get 400 points for being level 80 and 1 point per skill (hero) challenge you’ve completed.

Going to be a long post. I apologize.

“I would much rather get a HoT style expansion with LS updates every year then one massive expansion every 2 years. But unfortunately the time to this first one is what is most troubling. 3 years in and it seems to be a slightly small expansion. If this had come a year ago I think people would be much more pleased and much less worrying.”

I certainly understand this feeling and perception. We know from interviews with Arena Net devs that one of the reasons it took as long as it has, is because they really tried to make the Living World work without having to do these more classical expansions. Sadly there were things that didn’t work out as planned, and now we are getting expansions mixed with LS content between. Anet has never shied away from doing it “their way”. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.

Just as an example and in no way relates actual truth: Anet tried to make LW work for a year. Its a bit rough but they learn a TON on how to make this work as a LS. However, we are now a full year into the life of the game and players as asking for an expansion.

Anet goes to work; they refine their LS teams, they streamline much of the games features, Launch in China, and continue to push out a better LS S2. At some point they start to work on HoT, and once China has launched they have more resources to focus on it. While HoT may or may not have been in development for two years (probably a little over a year), it’s taken this long to do what they have currently done.

They are a better, faster, well managed and streamlined company. Sure they have been around for a while and were already a darned good company. But with new systems, a new MMO, new tools constantly, it’s an ever evolving thing. They have “X” number of resources, and have gotten better at utilizing those resources. This is just my opinion and perception of how they have changed since launch.

“It is the size of the expansion combined with the pace of release that matters.”

You are absolutely right Zudat. Pacing is as important as size. Perhaps the pacing could have been better, but I think we’ll be ok size wise. Sure some players will be unhappy but that always happens with every MMO and every expansion / game release.

Not only are we now in a good spot, but I think we are now set up for very good pacing. Time will only tell on that front. But with all that has happened and has changed since the launch of GW2 I am confident.

Donari:
“I’d factor in replayability in the space. SW is not nearly as big as any of the WoD zones but you can keep playing in it. In WoD you might have archeology or pet battles or daily garrison missions to do, but the dedicated zone content is pretty much play once per alt, done.”

This is a very important point. Not just in WOW but for many games / MMO this is a huge problem. You level through a zone and almost never return. I think we’ve started to see this shift in GW2. I hope that it continues. Map rewards will aide in this as well.

Warlords seen 7 new dungeons and 2 raids. No new race, No new class. So it would seem that Zudets numbers are slightly off. Not by much mind you.

I did a video on this but lets compare for fun.

1: 7 Dungeons and 2 Raids —We aren’t getting these, although we don’t know what challenging group content is and in my opinion Fractals is the future not dungeons.

2: No new Race, No new Class —No Race, but we are getting Rev

3: 7 new PVE zones (maps) — 1 new Region we have no idea how many maps that will hold, 3-4? with 3 levels each. Hard to compare playing space at this time as that is what really matters.

4: 1 world PVP zone. — We are getting a new borderland map with new mechanics.

5: Level cap +10 — Zero and that is a good thing in my opinion.

6: New scenarios, bosses, challenge modes — Adventures, bosses, challenging content (need more info but it certainly sounds the same)

7: Tweeked questing system with 100 of new quests — We are getting tweeked dynamic events, with a load of new ones, along with outposts

8: New talents and abilities — Same here, we are getting specializations with new abilities and possibly traits?

9: Garrisons — Guild Halls

10: Updated characters models — It’s already clear that there are upgraded visual effects in this expansion, look at fire, the lava in the new wvw map, spell effects, etc.

11: New story — Same here, we are getting a new story where our character talks

I am sure I missed things. My apologies. I did not even talk about the Mastery system, Gliding, New Legendary weapons and the scavenger hunt along with it. New sPVP mode, new species to interact with, new collections and scavenger type hunts. The list goes on.

Is it a shame that LS has stopped while they finish up work on the expansion? Sure it is. Resources only go so far. I know you don’t want to hear that, but I imagine that is a large part as to why it’s currently stopped.

The argument of the OP is that, this expansion is simply wrapped up LS content and is now being sold to us when we were getting it for free. But it is so much more than that. It’s a shame that you aren’t seeing it as such.

I will be there Gail and look forward to meeting you and the rest of the ANet PAX attendees

Angel McCoy.1832:

KOPPER.1458:

I’ve been on the Magic the Gathering Pro Tour, it was a really long time ago now

Did you go to Kuala Lumpur on the tour? If so, I was there too. I was working at WotC at the time.

2009 and 2010. I could make it to the tour I just never did very well while I was there. I enjoyed it a lot though.

I am 35 years old
I make Youtube videos currently and it is more fulfilling than any job I’ve ever had and or been paid for
I’ve been a Metallurgist
I’ve been a Pharmaceutical QA/QC specialist
I’ve been part of an R&D team for Flu Vaccines
I have a degree in Chemistry
I went back to school last year and graduated at the top of my class despite being the oldest, my degree was as a Network Admin, I’ve never used it.
I’ve been on the Magic the Gathering Pro Tour, it was a really long time ago now
WOW was my first MMO
I am a huge Warhammer 40k fan although I’ve not played in more than 8 years.
I spent a year living on a Submarine
I only have one viable Kidney
I played American football for 12 years of my life. While I love the sport I hardly ever watch others play it.
My favorite author is Stephen King
I read the Hobbit in 5th grade and was hooked, I don’t care much for the movie
I am terrible with names but can hold a ton of useless facts in my head.
I am an animal lover
I love sleep but often don’t because it’s difficult to shut my mind off. My best ideas have all resulted from this.
I love the GW2 community, I honestly believe it’s the best out there.
Despite any perceived missteps, I enjoy and love GW2 more than any other MMO I’ve ever played.
I had 11 level 80s. I’ve since deleted 7 of them and do no regret it.
My favorite color is green
other stuff I am sure. lol

Great series so far, I prefer video guides

It would be cool if it worked kinda like AR. Allow you to keep forging them into larger and larger ones. It takes more and more to combine them.

I have been asking for their return since the first GW2 wintersday. I am missing the Infirarium and would love to complete him. Please bring these back.

Could we get some clarification on what the new combined cap is for daily/monthly? I would assume it’s 15k (old was 10k and 5k). But I would just like to make sure that it is.

I can very much appreciate the break for wintersday. It’s the holiday season. Lots of people travel, visit friends / family. Many people are very busy at this time of year.

However,
The pacing of releases, and the story content feels out of step. The first 1/2 of season 2 felt more robust. The second half has felt less so (story wise). The story is great, but the pacing feels wrong. Four patches, break, 3 patches, break, 1 patch, End?

Besides the oddity in the ways it was released, what happens when season 2 is over on Jan 16th? Another LW break? I would assume so as time for season 3’s development needs to continue.

It is very much the same as last year, but does that mean it’s a good thing?

I am biased though. I love this game. I am excited to see how the story for season 2 ends. Waiting for breaks in TV shows is very much like this, and fans even with their best intentions can lose their minds when made to wait for that which they love.

100% off topic but I really dislike when TV shows like “the walking dead” run 1/2 a season take a break in the middle and run the other 1/2 a few months later. Not sure when this trend started but…ew

Tried 10:30am server time, EST, PST . I have yet to see this meeting.

“There are two recipes with very similar names. Remember to use Feast of Truffle Steak Dinner, not Feast of Truffle Steak.”

I have used the correct one twice now. It is bugged for me.

This particular collection has been bugged for since it’s launch of the collections.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Fine_Dining

In particular: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Recipe:_Feast_of_Truffle_Steak_Dinner

I’ve tried to learn it twice now (not cheap) and the collection won’t complete. I know some players have no issue with this collection, not sure why it’s an issue for me.

I’ve contacted support about this in the past, they took note but had no fix in sight. Thought I would let you know here as well.

I am not in favor of only one system, ie: buying through the TP. There is no feeling of accomplishment when you buy something. This is one of the problems I have with legendary weapons. You can simply buy them. There is nothing Legendary about that.

My issue is more that a lot of weapon skins are released via black lion tickets and not via game content. There are so many in fact that Anet has been removing skins from that merchant. Now I am sure there are a variety of reasons for this but one theory (not my own) is that there are too many skins, they need to temporarily remove some of the skins in order to make room for new ones.

I’d much rather play through an epic encounter to get this skin, kill a difficult boss, earn tokens for doing events or such in order to earn these skins. It just doesn’t mean as much when you simply buy it with gold or gems or some combination there of.

Just my opinion. I realize not everyone favors this.

They could buff pets that need it while offering new “skins” for pets. More or less the same abilities but different looks.

You are of course correct Malediktus but if there was more than one way to get it then the variety of activities I am doing in game can earn me more than one skin.

rough example:
I could earn 60-70 over time (long time for me) while I am farming XYZ to earn a skin, this would eventually net 2 skins if I should choose to buy one.

Bank / Trading post / guild bank Crafting stations for home instances. Anything that makes it feel more like my little town would be nice.

The trees / mines and all are nice but their output is a little disappointing.

I do believe they should be equally rewarded when you win. If you kill a boss in PVE you get rewarded and I think those rewards should be equal to the winners in sPVP.

However, when you lose at PVE (don’t kill a world boss, don’t finish a dungeon) you don’t get rewarded at all. In sPVP you still get rewarded for losing.

However if you didn’t get something for playing sPVP I am sure there would be even less playing than there are now.

Regardless I think the rewards should be equal, not greater than.

“Personally i prefer to buy a skin for 60-70g from the TP instead of having to grind
chests and geodes for endless hours where you never know how long it takes you
until you finally have luck with the RNG.”

How is this different than grinding out gold? Or better yet, why can’t it be both?

I want new ranger pet skins. Same pet, with same abilities but with a different skin.

Oh.. please don’t make them a three pack bundle. Some people have a skin or two and then it just feels like a waste. If you are going to do this or want to do this please offer then Ala Carte as well.

I don’t fit into that general response of “no” either. I like the “mounts” we have.

Someone mentioned that they don’t want any speed increase to their carpet for example. That is ok, but personally I want that universal 5%. Do I need it? No. All of my character run at speeds greater than this but if the kites in dry top have it already then why not these other pseudo mounts?

Adding Kites, Brooms, Carpets, etc just seem like fun to me. They are there in the game, and for some of the kites they give you a little something extra special.