Guild Wars 2

blud.8174:

Miskatonic.8451:

blud.8174:

I really hope you mention whether or not the UnID dyes offered as compensation for dupes will be account-bound!

I think it would be safe to assume that they will not be as there would then be very little reason to provide the duplicates. That being said though, it’s still a fair question in that could have been easily addressed in their reveal.

On the contrary, I think it would be safe to assume that they would be account-bound. Especially because dye prices have gone up, ANet is not looking to give players free gold but to assuage those who feel gypped by things becoming account bound. Because they can’t refund you for the 96c or whatever that dye cost, they want to give you another opportunity to gain a dye you didn’t already have.

I would like them to confirm that explicitly however.

The receiving of a dye that you didn’t already have is a good point, and one that I honestly hadn’t considered. It would have to be a guarantee though wouldn’kitten Otherwise you could end up with dupes again, and you can’t really do much with them other than sticking them in the MF or destroying them since they’re bound It seems like it would be easier to just let the system push any random dye and not have them be bound. It’s what I would want to do if I were them, as I think it would make the majority happy and ANet has a pretty good track record with that in my opinion.

But I agree with you, it would be nice to have a confirmation on how that will happen.

DanzelOPP.5068:

@miskatonic. You don’t think they have someone bet every word they say? Why do you think they usually say " when it’s done or soon and things of that nature? Because there people telling them what they can and can’t say. They don’t give dates and they don’t give a ton of info because sometimes they don’t either know or they were told what they could and could not talk about. I am sure they have multiple people look over any “Anet” post because if it’s put out in tier name it represents their entire company not just one person.

I think you’re missing what I was addressing. I was referring to situations where they’ve already published a write up for a feature as opposed to those things that are still in the works. They should be vague about those things. In these instances we already know (essentially) what’s coming, and when. The community then comes back with any number of questions about that feature and how it might affect certain things. I feel that if there are people they could use (if they aren’t already) to read those (before they get released) from the communities point of view, it might help them out so they aren’t trying to answer a number of other questions in a one off fashion. That takes more time out of a work day than most people realize.

Rennoko.5731:

Miskatonic.8451:

I see many opportunities for them to improve on the quality of their communications to the player base. It seems as if they do not have any internal group vet those communications before they are released to the public to ensure they are covering as much as possible and not playing catch up for a week or so with the community and their inevitable questions.

Are you kidding me? That was a lengthly blog post, that had a significant level of detail. Maybe it didn’t answer 100% of the questions, but I will take most of the questions being answered over… Soon…..

Don’t complain about what they are doing now…. there is multiple blog posts every week. Maybe you weren’t around since December 10th to remember what that stretch to now was like?

I would also take “most” over “soon”. Does not mean that I think they might be able to do better in that area with an additional set of eyes.

Upon review I can see where parts of my post could be construed as complaining. It was not meant to be. It was more of an objective opinion based on observations from the questions I see being posed by the community and assumptions on my part.

I just think that if they had a set of eyes doing some proofing (if they don’t already) before publication, they might not have to go through the additional effort of answering other questions that come up in a one off type fashion. That can get tedious to do and takes more time than most would realize. I’ve done a lot of that kind of work over the years being that other set of eyes and getting others to do the same for me. It never hurts, but it sure can help.

blud.8174:

I really hope you mention whether or not the UnID dyes offered as compensation for dupes will be account-bound!

I think it would be safe to assume that they will not be as there would then be very little reason to provide the duplicates. That being said though, it’s still a fair question in that could have been easily addressed in their reveal.

I see many opportunities for them to improve on the quality of their communications to the player base. It seems as if they do not have any internal group vet those communications before they are released to the public to ensure they are covering as much as possible and not playing catch up for a week or so with the community and their inevitable questions.

Wetpaw.3487:

Just waiting for that staff…. =)

Very nice! What are the pieces if you don’t mind sharing the info?

Listing your sound device an driver version would help them narrow down the possible causes and hopefully implement a fix.

I’m using a Soundblaster Extreme Music with the 6.0.1.1375 which is the most current version according to Creative Labs.

And yes, I get the awesome loud “POP” out of nowhere as well. Not very often, but when it does happen it is LOUD.