Guild Wars 2

No things like this make Gw2 more unique. Learn to adapt.

Better to live for honor than die a coward.

Taemek it’s only a suggestion… ok what if you were a 12month loyal server member and you could buy a special buff for 10g that unleashed a dragon or titans upon your enemies strongholds… all fun and ideas but don’t say it would achieve nothing unless you are one of the ones who like server hoping.

ya thx Aargadon just thinking of ways to give people incentive to stay, i decided to make a thread on it

Why not have a bonus system for being loyal to your server
eg.
1month = 500 karma, gold + buff bonus per month
3month = 2000 karma, gold + buff bonus per month
6month = 3000 karma, gold + buff bonus per month
12month = 5000 karma, gold + buff bonus per month

buffs could be anything, tho only obtainable through loyalty.
eg. 6months may give you a 5% damage bonus in WvW
12month may give you a 10% damage bonus

Surely some kind of a loyalty bonus system would give people more incentive to stay.

personally i’d rather be loyal to my server than hop around like a jack rabbit with teeth.

there should be a loyalty bonus, eg. if you stayed at your server for x amount of months your reap world rewards or maybe a big karma bonus each month

i agree stop server transfers now, all guilds are doing is running to the winning servers. And if you must keep it the player/guild should endure some type of penalty & only allow transfers once every 3 months. better yet get rid of it all together.

The trouble is anet are allowing server hoping and alot of guilds have left. how this benefits the game is beyond me.

that’s the spirit !

Personally i am loyal to my world (GoM), even in hard times when things are getting tough. No retreat, no surrender kind of attitude. I have never switched worlds, and don’t plan too i am in it for the long haul. If things are getting tough you can do sentry and camp runs keep the enemy on their toes until more troops arrive. There is always a way and you will survive in times likes this you will rise !

Gates of Madness to arms !!!

i heard some people were abusing pve by switching servers and collecting high end mats so yeah had to be done, and those who have been doing it should have the stuff collected wiped. Also i think it’s kinda weak to run to the winning server if your worlds going bad in WvW, but i do understand why.

funny! yes…

i saw some bots yesterday kinda made me laugh, about 10 naked female players botting some centaurs in Queensdale..

gave me a laugh, some people need lighten up!

Orr being the main lvl80 zone is just horrible yes. If it was just a passing place i wouldn’t mind but for the whole game to lead up to this doom and gloom area it’s just very unpleasing, unsatisfying and dull. And the mobs… they stick(stink) like glue.

Things i like:
- World design, look, feel, atmosphere, details… best i’ve ever seen in any mmo period.
- Heart System, Events, Vistas i like.
- Revive System… love or hate it, i like it.
- WvW i like.

Things i don’t like:
- End game area Orr
- Lack of Lvl80 themed areas and events.
- no TDM, DM arena mode in PVP
- being able to buy gold, xps in shop

I wish i could re-roll my ele with a box on its head.

Why does everyone think so one-dimensional? Ele indeed needs weapon swapping seeing our damage in close combat is just bad. They could even put a 3 second cool down so it can’t be swapped every second. Why should i have to open my stats every time i want to swap my Ele’s weapon. that just sucks.

nerva.7940:

ANet delivered everything they promised and then some. you either werent following the game until you bought it, or youre…delusional.

They delivered the nicest ever world i’ve seen created in a MMO minus the end game area Orr, they did something different having WvW. The grind is still there, even if for cosmetic it’s there, and at a fairly hardcore level.

Lets hope they don’t rush of and add an expansion and address the issues with GW2 at hand, which are many. Making people start off with a lvl1 character of a different type with new content isn’t the answer. Adding more lvl80 zones, events, balancing and such should be more of a priority.

^ i know what you mean Houdini i’m dead against buying gold, exps in game. It takes away from the players but unfortunately alot of gaming studios are doing this now. I believe one day this universal system will fold once the players speak with their wallets. Until then we need to suck it in -_-

And there is no need you coming in trolling my thread either, some people. That’s why i added a few suggestions to help benefit the Ele class but trolls can’t see.

The facts are this game is a great experience and if you don’t rush through to lvl80. Some parts of the game a breathtaking and the combat is satisfying. Problem is when you hit that lvl80. What will you do grind Orr? Do dungeon runs for cosmetic items that seem very grindy, pay high amounts to travel around way points and look for events? play PvP with only capture the point mode available, no TDM or DM. WvW can be fun on the winning Zerg side or going around in small groups taking caravans, supply etc… just seems it all leads to not much with a flat feeling.

That’s why i stated doing 1 off the things, anything to make this class more competitive especially in PvP. I thought this post was for listing ideas, not for breaking down other peoples opinions. should we now examine and critic your suggestions?

1. weapon swap, eg. staff to daggers with 3 second cool down (compromise)

2. more damage with air, water, earth

3. as Byona stated staff area should be larger and not take points.

Doing one of these things would make a difference.

I realised this mistake after purchase Null Unit also, it makes more sense and didn’t know you could earn extra bag slots in game. Ever way a in app purchase that is a permanent addition to a character should be permanent.

And i should mention i’ve been running my ele with D/D as i found it the most fun, but the staff in support is the most powerful.

Started levelling my ranger now at lvl10 and straight away noticing a huge difference, range can actually damage and do in close combat quiet well having access to daggers, swords, greatswords, horns, torches.

Ele i found is best used in support standing at the back, that works well, it also isn’t too bad in PVE or WvW until you have close combat, then you’ll be carved up most times.

Ele needs a weapon swap or damage boost to air, water and earth. Even if it has a 3 second cool down between weapon swaps. eg. staff to daggers. It really needs it it’s simply too weak. or atleast increase the damage.

Simple as that.

Alexander Quess.1932:

Thanks for the funny story bro!

It may sound funny but it isn’t really.. i also deleted a low level character i hadn’t started playing yet (wanting to reserve the name) and when i did start playing it i realised i didn’t like the look of it so i deleted it and re-designed its look under the same name. And then it occurred to me, i had 2 extra unlock bag unlocks on that ranger.

Common decency would see the bag unlocks refunded, it’s just plain rude. Also i was under the impression that it unlocks 1 extra bag slot for all characters each time a bag slot is unlocked.

in WvW with my lvl80 ele i normally die in 2seconds to a thief, there is your answer.

RoRo.8270:

Lionhearted.7169:

The probably with Orr is everyone who is lvl80 is forced to play their, there is no other choice so if like me you don’t feel inspired playing in some gloom & doom final zone over and over what will you do? Surely they could of had different themed lvl80 content, surely.. and it has nothing to do racing to lvl80, at some point everyone will be faced with the same issue. If it’s to your fancy fine, personally it has put me off the game which is a real shame seeing what could of been.

Considering the main focus of the campaign seemed to be Zhaitan where did you expect the final zones to be in rainbow village? It was a sunken city that was risen by an undead dragon to be used as a factory for undead.

That’s fine it wouldn’t hurt having different level 80 zones spread throughout the world now would it, in game design you must cater for everyone otherwise your business model needs to be shot.

The probably with Orr is everyone who is lvl80 is forced to play their, there is no other choice so if like me you don’t feel inspired playing in some gloom & doom final zone over and over what will you do? Surely they could of had different themed lvl80 content, surely.. and it has nothing to do racing to lvl80, at some point everyone will be faced with the same issue. If it’s to your fancy fine, personally it has put me off the game which is a real shame seeing what could of been.

Giving the option for pistols ok, but i’m finding D/D build works great and makes combat alot of fun.

I’ve been using D/D for the last week and loving it, i wish air did more damage though so i’ve mainly been using it with fire.. alot of fun, i find staff boring.

if anything grieves me the most about mmo’s are the pay to win kinds, heavy on micro transactions and not giving you an inch of free stuff when they release new content. I don’t believe an MMO should be played in any particular way just fair to the gaming community overall.

Who wants to wait around for mo’s or tanks or particular builds, and that’s where all elitism extends from. GW1 was hideous in that regard.

Arenas. Or it didn’t happen.

Or how about designing some more pleasing areas to play in as a lvl80 player other than the doom and gloom of Orr.

i’m still trying to work out my Ele and i’m finding fire is the only thing that can seem to damage properly, or having a even build/traits and switching during combat but seems to be bad in alot of situations. I think i just need give it more time and get better.

It’s not about racing to the end and getting your moneys worth, it’s about where you’ll be spending most your time as a lvl80 player, if you’ve played Orr you’d know it is one of the least attractive parts of the game. While some of the earlier content is brilliant, great atmosphere and pleasing to the eye… but they are passing areas when levelling up where they should have saved some for the last where you’ll spend most of your time as a lvl80 player.

While the challenge aspect of Orr may be good for end game content it has to be some of the worst, dull, uninspiring maps in the game thus far… why everything needs to lead to a dark, glooming lifeless end is a fundamental design mistake. While Divinity, Salvari, Norn and Lions Arch lands are some of the most beautiful and pleasant in the game. Why not have 70-80 areas for these themed lands.

I have to agree with alot of this while some of the earlier maps/lands in the game i found really inspiring and pleasant to be in Orr for being the last area where high level players will mainly be is totally uninspiring and puts me off the game, the map is dull and ugly and unpleasant to be in. I wish they made 70-80 zones with the theme of Divinity Reach or Salvari, Lions Arch theme or more of the Norm but this just no, i can’t stand be their for long. I really hope they’ll makes some high level areas that are pleasing to the eye and in atmosphere to be in. Not everything needs to lead to some dark gloomy end.

Hey i like the sound of your guild i’m casual to hardcore player depending on my time could someone send me an invite thx