Guild Wars 2

LiberAzerate.4827:

Bring back Instigators please. Making Karka island the old version of Orr only worse is a horrible idea.

Also, if you could just remove grey items altogether from loot tables and shift blues and greens down to take their place that’d be great. Honestly they’re just as useful. Since we’re on the subject of Southsun mobs. I’ve noticed with my nearly 400% MF on the island now I get considerably more greys than I did before Ole Karka Queen event kicked in.

Bring back Instigators please. Making Karka island the old version of Orr only worse is a horrible idea.

Miflett.3472:

I think the exact formulas used for DR are kept secret for a reason, I believe at one time they said that talking about the specifics would open up further abuse to the system.

I’d still like to know as well, but I can understand why it is a secret.

Yeah, I do too. But yeah, I can see how it would lead to some sort of “abuse” but it’s hard to see the logic at present. For myself at least.

wildcode.5403:

I know this is not a direct answer to your question but might be just as helpful. http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Diminishing_returns

Diminishing returns resets at approximately 17:00 (PDT) / 0:00 (UCT).

From the way that post is talking, I’m assuming that is for the dungeon DR system. I hope to god that is what they’re referring to at least.

tigirius.9014:

me too

more importantly tho I would love to know when they plan on removing DR entirely now that they have control over the bots.

Seriously, DR now that the bots are mostly handled just seems to serve as a hindrance.

penatbater.4710:

Sorry, but you probably wouldn’t get a clear answer from an official response. All you’d probably get are speculations made by players based on their experiences :P

Sadly that’s what I’m thinking is going to happen, but hopefully we can get some sort of clarity on the matter.

Does anyone know how long the DR system lasts after you stop killing specific mobs? Also, is the system focused on enemy type or any area specifically? Like in Orr you can farm elementals for a while but then switch back to risen but if you don’t wait for the proper amount of time between kills can you experience DR for two different enemy types?

Hope this makes sense.

The ability phase retreat still shoots me underground only now instead of landing in water like I did before I just get a completely white screen and can only see character names far above me. Also, this may be a bit picky but could you please change the actual phase retreat mechanics to the way it was before? When I launch straight backwards (if able) I at least know where I’m going to end up but with this new system it’s rather disorienting.