Guild Wars 2

Let’s stop trying to act like the portals are the problem: they aren’t. They are a symptom of the bigger problem, that being the rendering issue. If that gets fixed, this becomes a non-issue.

Personally, I don’t think they should focus on anything else until they get their kitten together with the rendering problem. It doesn’t just happen with mesmer portals either. It’s a mechanical flaw with the game in general. It’s incredibly game-breaking, and it’s 100% on ANet’s shoulders.

Also, I’ve even seen this happen at popular events on high-pop servers and a lot of mobs. That should tell you how big of a problem it is.

Rangers and Thieves are great skirmishing classes. That’s one reason they are both so popular. They excel at combat out in the open. If running with small groups and taking supply camps, or cutting off reinforcements/dolyaks, or even just ganking is what you want, either of those is a safe bet.

And yeah, as somebody who has an 80 Ele, the only thing I ever find it effective for is either keep sieging or suicide siege rushes. Meteor Shower can nearly one shot just about any large siege weapon due to the way it works with the AoE spread and collision check.

As far as what is the most effective all round WvW class, definitely Mesmer. I don’t like that this is the case, but it’s undeniable. They can have a huge impact in just about any situation.

I think a WvW lockout upon transferring is probably a good idea in the longterm. This type of stuff is going to cripple the community of this game longterm.

And since you can hypothetically just turn your gold into gems and continue to get transfers for “free” (yes, some people do have the money to throw around for it too) even disabling free transfers won’t stop it. If you have somebody who is willing to go this far to win, spending 1-2 gold a week on an extra account shouldn’t be a big deal to them to continue doing it. There needs to be a solution set in place even assuming transfers will cost money.

MrPicklez is spot on.

I don’t care if they have to make the models look like complete garbage when they first load in, at least I’d be able to see them. They could be gray humanoid placeholders for all I care, I just want to be able to see them instead of having to rely on AoE spam or jamming my tab key.

I’m definitely thankful I have a guild that only runs small groups to run with, I’d be pulling my hair out if I had to run with the zerg and deal with this all day.