Guild Wars 2

Zedek.8932:

Of course, certain states have to be written again into memory, but to me it feels like I am loading everything from scratch.

I’ve noticed this also and it really bugs me. I’ll wait 2-3 min to load LA, then for whatever reason when I swap to another character also in LA, it takes the full 2-3 min to load again…But sometimes (rarely) it’ll load in around 10-15 seconds which is perplexing…??

But on topic:

You should check your system for unnecessary programs, applications, processes and/or services running in the background. Doing this may help speed up your system, but of course be sure to check what is what.

I have had loading issues in the past also, and I finally figured out why.

I’m on Windows 7 (Which by the way, OP should give us more info about his system.) and I discovered I was having a common problem with Windows Update running ALL THE TIME in the background and hogging 50% of my CPU usage. I’ve since corrected that issue, and load times are way better for me, relatively speaking.

Nila.7813:

@topic
Achievements will go to waste, there will be a new way of obtaining wings, but it’s gonna be hard (thats what Grouch said)

So the achievements wont be tied to obtaining the legendary wings? There will be a different method not involving the current achievements? So there is no reason to complete part II that I am on currently? I’m wondering because I got the precursor already, so I’m not sure if I should even bother completing the achievements if I know I wont be able to complete part 3 or 4 on time…

Keeker.3854:

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

For anyone not familiar with the use of Command Line Arguments:

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Command_line_arguments#Using_command_line_arguments

Good luck.

Thank you for reminding me of the command line arguments. I ran my gw-64.exe with the -assetsrv set to 174.35.56.164 and it totally let me in. can some of you others try that and see if it works for you?

ps, I am in iowa on Qwest (Centurylink.net)

This totally worked for me first try. I put in the -assetsrv and the IP you provided and I’m logged in and playing. Also in Iowa but not on Centurylink.

I don’t know if this is a thing or not still (Maybe fixed/changed?) because I have not seen this done to me in any match but…

Portal stomps….

Like, Anet how the kitten is this allowable? How is cleave damage going to affect THAT situation? Same goes for the thief teleport stomp…If anything needs some balancing………………

So are we going to hear from Anet about if/when something will be done about this MM system? Will it be unchanged until the season is over or will they plan to change anything during the season?

So, I d/c’d from a match the other day on my warrior and enemy team had three guardians, I was able to reconnect and figured I’ll try logging in on my druid thinking there would be no way I’d rejoin a match on a different profession…BUT sure enough I was able to.

Um, what is this? How is this allowed? Anet locks us into our build after wait time at start is over so we can’t change our utilities mid fight, or our weapons mid fight…But they allow a person to log out, and relog back in on an entirely different profession? How is this allowed? I just do not get this…?

If you lock us player’s into our build’s during game, shouldn’t you NOT allow us to relog onto a different profession? And only be able to rejoin on the profession we started the match with? What the kitten is this kitten?

Josh Davis.6015:

You’ll still be able to get the wings, even with the considerable league changes coming with Season 5.

So I should quit now and avoid the S4 matchmaking system SoloQ fail and just wait until Season 5? Or should I continue to grind out through this current system and let my eye balls blow up?

Yasi.9065:

Because it doesnt sort by professions. Because anet cant figure out a way to:
a) prevent character swapping at start of match and
b) how to make a proper matchmaking algo in the first place.

Instead anet took an outdated algorithm meant for estimating outcomes of chess matches, and ever since tries to “modify” it in a way to adapt it to a soloqueue-teamqueue-mixed team vs team matchmaking algorithm.

Its basically like… you have a really good algorithm to describe what makes a successful relationship between a man and a woman… and you go and take that same algorithm to describe the relationship between a bull and his herd. Crude, I know… but… its the most fitting description.

In short… the matchmaking algorithm doesnt work, mainly because the way the defining parameter is calculated (mmr) doesnt fit.

If a chessplayer looses a match, its because he wasnt as good as his opponent.

If you loose a match in gw2, it can be because:
- someone dc’ed at a crucial moment
- you got saddled with bad players
- you got saddled with a horrible comp
- someone went afk (rl emergency, on purpose, whatever)
- someone deliberately threw the match
- you arent as good as the other team

Thats five more “reasons” to loose in gw2 than in a chess match. Five more reasons that you cant control, to loose a match. And it ALWAYS counts as if you are a bad player.

The way I see it, those problems arent gonna be solved with the current system. Anet didnt solve them in four years, they are not gonna solve them magically next big patch.

Anet would have to go the route of hero-based system with limits on how many same heroes can be chosen per team. This would solve a lot of balance issues also, since the pvp team would create those heroes themselves. So what if traps are totally OP, if theres no hero for them.

They would have to at least offer the option of disabling teamqueue.

They would have to modify the matchmaking algorithm to account for actual contribution (a win doesnt automatically count as a 1, a loss isnt always a 0).

This was a very informative post to me. It’s a shame they are using this kind of algorithm. I guess PvP will never be fixed in this game. I wonder what Anet will choose to say in response to this thread, if anything at all.

I am still having a very frustrating time in SoloQ but I did finally hit sapphire. Think I’m going to just give up there because there is no way I’m going to be able to get through sapphire AND ruby to diamond SoloQ this last season. I can’t grind 12 hours straight everyday nor would I WANT to.

Serious question here: How many people from the PvP team over there at Anet have played so far with this new system as soloQ? How could someone from the PvP team who say, experiences what I have experienced and think to themselves, “I want to do this!”? “This is balanced and fun!”?

Please consider changes to this system, so far it has been a terrible experience for me and others.

Currently as it is, I have to either find a PvP guild to run premade with and work my way up, or give up entirely on progress this season as solo.

Gaile Gray.6029:

A message from the PvP Team:

Hello everyone,

A few weeks ago we posted a small update on this forum about how we intend to make a number of system changes to improve the PvP league experience. While the bigger changes we’ll be making to leagues won’t be ready in time for Season 4, we’d like to let you know about a change that will be in effect for this upcoming season.

With the start of Season 4, we’ll be returning to Season 1’s style of matchmaking which focuses on creating the most balanced teams from the players queueing within your pip range. This change may widen the skill range of players in each division, but we feel that increased match quality is worth the trade-off of reduced prestige for this season. During Season 2 and 3 we added two league features that greatly impacted your ability to climb: start-of-season division placement based on previous season performance and win/lose streak pips, and both of these features will remain enabled for Season 4.

We’re not at a point where we’re able to discuss the changes we’ll be making to PvP Leagues for future seasons, but making rewards more accessible for casual players and making divisions prestigious and a more accurate indicator of skill are among our highest priorities.

Thanks,

The PvP team

Seems like the general consensus of your reversion back to season 1 matchmaking so far is clear. I for one wasn’t even around during season 1 but after what I’ve been reading, I clearly understand what people are talking about. It is THE WORST for a soloQ player like myself.

I literally just quit the game right before this post after another 3 hours of playing with win/loss/win/loss ad infinitum. But, this time I’m at TWO pips of tier 1 emerald instead of zero lol…I don’t think I’ll be able to stand this grindfest idea of yours.

I read some of the other suggestions about changing the pip system as well and I REALLY hope you guys take some suggestions to heart very soon, because I like others feel like this is a total mess. I thought I’d give it another go today, sad to say though that I had the same result as I did yesterday.

I logged into forum to post specifically because I read this thread and realized it could very well be related to my soloQ experience right now. I got into PvP last season, a few weeks near the end, and enjoyed it a lot and made it almost to ruby and was looking forward to progressing again as I did in season 3 this season but I am getting nowhere.

Starting out in Emerald, I have experienced a win/loss/win/loss A LOT. I’ve played about 15 matches so far. I was one pip away from locking in first tier, then first thing today: SIX losses in a row. Now I am at zero pips first tier. THIS is extremely frustrating to me and already THIS EARLY in the season? I feel like giving up entirely. I will say though, a lot of matches have been very close, with some blow out losses. People afking, giving up early etc etc.

I just wanted to let my opinion be heard, thank you.

EphemeralWallaby.7643:

Smooth Penguin, I can see that your heart is in the right place and I can’t express how much that means, but… please… stop it.

I speak solely for myself in this post; I do not have the hubris to claim to represent any portion of the LGBT community, even though I am a gay male.

Your request reminds me of the empty gestures that took place after the 9/11 attacks… the flag-waving and ‘I support the troops’ bumper stickers that were all words with little substance. I’m sorry to be so harsh, but your suggestion means little to me except the good intentions behind it.

As a son, as a brother, as an uncle, as a nephew, as a video gamer, as a board gamer, as a lover of Hemmingway, of Terry Pratchett, of Garfield, as a GW2 PvEer, lover of the Warrior profession and Charr race, as a coffee addict, cheese lover, as a former vegetarian, as a medical clinic employee, as an apartment dweller, as a college graduate, as a cat owner, and as a gay man, and as of so many other traits…. Please stop singling me out by a single facet of who I am… whether it be praise or condemnation it does not matter.

For me this is a humanities tragedy, not a LGBT tragedy. From where I stand, if you or anyone else truly wishes to take something away from this tragedy, to do something, then the best you can do is remember: We are all people, so please treat other people as you would wish to be treated. When you feel at odds with another person, try to remind yourself that they are much like you before you take any action.

To approach your fellow man as a person instead of any type of label will do more good than I think you realize. See me as a person, and not as my sexuality; see these events as a crime against people and not as against a category of people. That is what you and everyone else can do.

I need to close this post… It’s becoming difficult to hold back my tears.

~EW

This. So much this. I rarely post on this forum, but I have to say EphemeralWallaby has put it quite nicely with this post.

Looks like they fixed this with today’s patch!

It must be a bug or an oversight. I mean, Anet wants more and more people to play in the HoT zones. So, making bags give no loot to low level characters discourages this very idea of playing in HoT zones and is contradicting.

Like I said, if I want to farm mats I’d LIKE to play the new zones and save the bags for a low level to open, but if they designed it so there is no loot, there is no reason to play VB over say Silverwastes for that intention of salvaging for materials.

Thank you for the suggestion of contacting them.

Dear Anet, will we get a fix for this?

It seems I get a lot of the masterwork quality chests, and they would be great to open on low level characters. I do not open champ bags on low level characters because presumably there are higher chances of exotic gear on an 80.

I also noticed, when I opened a few champ bags and bags of rare gear on low level, I got low level rares. I do not know if there was a change to that, but I seem to remember I got level 78-80 rares with those bags even on low level characters.

Interesting. The loot table never being populated seems plausible. Could be by design, or an oversight. Also surprised it was never brought up before? It is a shame though, that I cannot do HoT meta events/events if my intentions are to save the bags for lower level characters to open. I guess if I want to do that, I have no choice but to do Silverwastes instead of playing HoT content…

I would really enjoy being able to do new content instead though when wanting to get mats for crafting, rather than having to resort to old content.

Seems more likely this was just an oversight by Anet, considering they are account-bound, yet no loot table has been established for lower level characters. The end result clearly being empty bags of gear lol..

Hello, I recently purchased HoT so I’m still kind of new. I decided to open some of the chests “Recovered Pale Reaver Chest” on a low level character to salvage the gear for crafting reasons, and to my surprise I got no gear at all from those chests when opening on a level 30 character. I did however get Airship Parts, but nothing else out of them. I had 20, and only opened 5 until I realized I was not getting any gear. I have farmed Silverwastes for bags to open on low level characters and so I am perplexed as to why this is happening with the HoT chest.

Is this some kind of bug? Is this a deliberate move by Anet for some reason? If so, why are the chests account-bound and openable on any level character? What gives?

Just don’t press F anymore. Nothing you loot from pressing F is worth anything now in this game. This is Farm Wars 2 now. You’ll make more farming iron ore and soft wood logs. So much for immersive content…

I completely agree with the OP. I hate the sound, and because of it, I play this game on mute when someone has those kinds of mini’s. How is that fun?

This has happened to me a lot and asfaik everytime I create an LFG party. When someone joins, and if they leave, my LFG gets removed from LFG window.

I’ve been playing this game since November of last year and my bank tab still has plenty of space. Once you learn to salvage gear for materials/sell them on trading post. And depositing all your materials into material storage. As well as using the mystic forge to craft soulbound items into something you can sell or salvage…And perhaps choosing some crafting disciplines to level up…You shouldn’t have any problems making room in your bank.

Making alts as well and equipping them with some 16-18 slot bags (You also are rewarded with a 20 slot bag for doing an achievement which is a really easy one but I don’t recall what it was called.) gives you a lot of extra space.

Also, if you level a crafting discipline you can make yourself 20 slot bags. That’s what I did. You can of course buy them on the Trading Post as well, if you want to spent 11-12 gold.

Good luck!

Forget Tequatl, I can’t believe how this hideous thing can exist.

I logged in just to post that I think this thread is great and very amusing and you guys gave me a good laugh. Keep the ball rolling lol…

Great thank you! There was a setting under general tab that allowed for mouse key movement of the character. So now it is working for her. Thank you.

Hi, a friend started playing on a new Mac Book, and she can’t seem to bind the character movement such as turning to the mouse button. But, I play on a Windows 7 computer and my right mouse button turns my character. It is very convenient to have this function but my friend can barely control their character in game without this function and is stuck turning her character with the keyboard. Are there any Mac players who could tell me how this can be enabled? Thank you!