Guild Wars 2

THANK YOU! That was the piece i was missing.. saved my skin, cheers!

Hey, i’m trying to get the 32bit client back, since i’m having immense fps stuttering and drops to singledigits with the 64-bit version.

Can a kind soul please help tell me how to revert it. Where do i add the “-32”. I’ve read it’s at the end of the gw2 shortcut, but it does’nt do anything. Still launches 64-bit version. (do i add the -32, to the gw2.exe or the gw2-64.exe shortcut)

do i swap the “-64” of the gw2-64.exe file in the programsfolder with “-32”?

Sorry if this is basic to some of you, but i cant get this kitten to work and i’m tired of this kitten.

Ps. i play on a laptop, and use an nvidia graphics card.

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Awesome idea, would definitely fit in very well, if executed correctly.

Just gonna say bravo! Great idea.

Is it just me, or does it seem insanely stupid to even use time and ressources on content a small part of the playerbase and new players will experiance, and then also just delete it!. It doesn’t even make a “living” world, the LS. Anet just deletes content they’ve worked on? Makes no sence, and has left the game in the same state, contentwise as when you released it.. minus Southsun cove, no one ever goes to.

The queen’s pavilion was the nail in the coffin for me too… Havn’t logged on since, and looking at the releases i’ve missed out on, i don’t even care anymore, they are stupid beyond belief, no gods, no dragons, instead were having a party 24/7, with the spontanious boss upgrade now and then, a new path to TA.. yeh. I for one think LS is just a way for them to keep the small playerbase they have active, until they roll something substantial out. I mean look at GW2 if there was no LS, people would leave fast and soon after reaching lvl 80. And after a whole years gone, we only have one new zone, and constantly disappearing events new players don’t even get to experiance. Whoever decided on turning GW2 into this sinkhole, or perhaps it always was, should be fired.. Fans have waited for ages, and you serve them everything you stated you wouldn’t in your manifesto, that alone should prove to everyone it’s time to abandon ship.

Guild Wars 2 needs better lore.. lore from GW1, and a storyline that continues after Zhaitan, no more Scarlet, pirates, and all that fluff, it’s seriously tearing down the overall lore of the Guild Wars universe and fun. The living story is not bad, but it isn’t great either. The reason for this is, Anet wants a changing world, and even though this is content every 2 weeks! Which is cool, it disappears just as quickly as it came, and rarely leaves a mark on the world itself. Instead please, just make an expansion, take us back to Elona, Cantha, and eventhough this is wishfull thinking, i hate that a game i loved, and waited for for ages, has boiled down to mediocre storytelling if any… and constant grinding. Go back to your roots, and deliver a quality experience for your player base, you can only use that many carrots before the stick breaks.

One feasible way of looking at it, is that the living story is an outlet to keep current players playing, while the majority of the Anet team is working on an expansion and new races and maps and lore! Wooo. and release it next year? One can only hope.

Or that they simply think that bi-weekly updates is better, and will deliver as much content as an expansion. No. It doesn’t. Because not only does this content dissapear, it leaves players feeling empty, and having undergone a grindfest, and worst of all it’s temporary. The world feels far from living. It’s awfully dead. Sorry if i tend to talk for all of the community, this is only my opinion, and it has probably been said before.

So though this might seem like a whiny post, it’s just a fan and avid follower, kinda tired of the direction the game is taking. LS is meaningless, temporary and lackluster. Give some content with substanse. I really hope the team is working on an expansion. Preferably one around the jungle dragon, so they can realease the maps of maguuma and Janthir Isles, along with the the Tengu race as the main focus – because hoping for Cantha and Elona, and all that wonderful lore going on there, is well. not gonna happen, time has shown us that. Palawa Joko and the Jade sea, is now fluid again! Awesomeness…yeh.

We need lore+substanse+expansion.
No more meaningless pirates, robots, and cyberpunk kitten? who even decided that.. hell.. i dunno.. seems like you guys at Anet are creating it as you go along, without any coherency to the main storyline.. i.e DRAGON! Raaarrwrr.
Theres almost no worthwhile story in the game, people are aimlessly trying to fill their achievement tabs with kill x number of this and that, and overall it’s a horrible gaming experience. Just my opinion of course. I just can’t fathom this is the same team that brought us Guild Wars 1, somethings wrong. You can hold as many “free trial weekends”, as you want to try to lure in new players, but even they will leave in time, with this trend you’re following now. What happened to creating a FUN game… guess that got thrown out the window.

/whinemode off

- O

1) Where the game is going? LS/Expansion – feels like the game is going nowhere, and lorewise it has very little coherence to the overall plot i.e Dragons. Not steampunk Pirates, crabs and the like.
I want to play a GW2 where we go on adventures side by side, fighting dragons, with an epic storyline, and beautiful and meaningful cinematics, Bubbles, Kralkatorik, Primordus. I hope it will come in the future. It’s always a festival in GW2…

2) Armor skins/ weapon skins outside RNG chests – should normally be released in an expansion with a new race to boot, and maps. Maguuma, jungle dragon and all that goodness. I won’t mention Elona or Cantha, since that’s not gonna happen anytime soon, if ever.

3) Housing/guild halls………yeh, kinda tired waiting now.

Overall were being fed content that disappears as quickly as it came, and no progression at all, especially for new players thrown into the frey.
You can only use, so many carrots, before the stick breaks.

I completely agree with your arguments. But again, i was just trying to capture the general “style” if you will. I was kinda blank when i started to draw the third one, but you could incorporate a bandana of i.e thorns, bramble and such, but what sort of leaves and such, i have no idea. #2 does seem hairlike, but again it’s just the general silhouette i tried to depict. It could be made completely of normal leaves, some translucent beads spread in it too, for a better finish and cool-factor. And yeh, of course scars goes both ways, but playing as a male i thought it would make them a bit more gritty and warriors/heroes of their surroundings – goes for females too. The sexual differention is crucial for me, i don’t want a male sylvari to resemble a female asthetically and ofc physically – just an opinion of course, i’ve read alot that wants to blur that line.

Thanks for your critism, and yes the fourth is cool imo too, perhaps the bundle in the back, or leaves could be bigger or some leaves slicked back leading to the bundle and make it less bald?
I couldn’t be bothered to specify different leaves, and plants and hence draw a theme for them, but i do like all of them, and when i drew them, i instantly knew they were sorta human’isque but again it was just a sketchy thing

Hey All! I thought i’d tune in with some of my own sketches. I too was rather disappointed by the hairstyles released. Not because they were poorly crafted – not by a long shot. But compositionally i just didn’t find them very appealing to me. I play male Sylvari’s and the race is so unique and fresh, it’s by far my favorite in the game. With that said and with the release of the new hairstyles, i sat down and drew 3 hairstyles, and a semi-fourth. I just haven’t found a hairstyle i adore and cherish yet, and i decided to take up Kristens offer to keep drawing ideas.
In these drawings i’ve depicted some scars and also a single accessory tied to hairstyle 3, because i don’t think theres one hairstyle that has an accessory to it – yet.

- I just drew on top of some sylvari art from Arenanet. Hope it’s ok
These are hairstyles i’d love to see in-game.

Hairstyles:

1- This is a short hairstyle, and though i haven’t used any leaves or nature, by photo-bashing or texturing it, i’ve tried to create a pleasurable silhouette and style.
*I’ve added a scar over his nose, because as a race of plantlike nature, it would seem weird they have no scarring, being heroes and all and are of wood?and branches. It would also further their sexual difference from their female counterpart to be a bit more rough.

2-This is a hairstyle i thought would be implemented this time, and is actually derived from the intro-scene for the sylvari’s. Again i haven’t used any leaves, plants or such, only hinted at some leaves and such. The designers are better at the sculpting I.e Kristen

3- This character/hair is a bit of a mess and I’ve made a bandanna out of leaves which i think is really cool – and can act as an accessory in the customization panel i guess. His hair could be a collection of leaves, branches and such. Again i looked at reference pictures, but couldn’t quite be bothered to flesh it out with texture- i strived for a silhouette instead.

4- Just a little fun thing, i thought looked cool.

That’s it! I hope it wasn’t too long, and i hope it can be used for inspiration in some form or another. xD

- O

I wholeheartedly agree! the startup now feels soulless, and i also want the old one back, the chills i got hearing the music back then, and the awesome effects… droool.. sadly, knowing arenanet they arent going to do anything about it..

on another note. where are my kitten new hairstyles, the customization should have improved after 1 year? Don’t tell me you havnt made new hairstyles, faces, and such, stop being lazy!

Just solo’ed it using Nadesh’ build setup for zerker warrior. But if you “do” follow his, that signet of intelligence on the rifle is very crucial to get the right side plunderers.

We’ve all seen the new npc’s with new hairstyles at Zephyr Sanctum, but only for humans. ArenaNet i don’t want to get my hopes up, but can you confirm or deny new hairstyles for all races in the near future? Or is it only for humans? I’ve seen the norn got 2 new beards not too long ago too. Charr horns (rox’).

Sincerely, S

Hey all, i thought i’d also add some inspiration or concepts for “Male hairstyles” since i play a male sylvari i was more adept with what i wanted it to look like. Anyway i’ve drawn two examples which are semi-long, which up to now, is’nt present in the game. (Hopefully that’ll change). I’ve also drawn some new faces, dunno tbh, would’nt mind seeing some new ones soon too. Tell me what you think, and hopefully Arenanet sees it. Well here they are.

It seems like what Mark said isn’t true. Could you please for the love of god, shed light on this achievement, people have succeeded in avoiding all aoe during the barrage phase, and still no achievement, make it so its horriks attack after Mai’s dead, or remove it completely, it’s very ridiculous. People randomly getting it, eventhough they got hit by his cannons, it makes no sence. Do the devs even know what the critera for it are? Im seriously confused.. Shed some light on it asap. On top of that, it’s temporary content x.x the fun factor is completely destroyed

Seriously man, what are you even on about? That comment said nothing, and they are pretty much a steamroll class, needing minimal effort to master, so stop bickering troll

After having downloaded the 8 files today when i logged on, my characters running is a bit laggy, and the game overall isnt running smooth for me anymore, was something changed, because everything on my end is the same, my guy does like a half-sec slowmo when he runs? Is this just me?
It might be on my end i guess but ive never noticed it to this degree for sure.

Hej Josh, i think i read somewhere that you posted that World 2 would accompany the next release. I know i shouldnt be pushing but what youve done with this is truly great and nostalgic, so i thought i would chime in. You said it wouldnt be out in the next month, or even after that, but you mentioned it would accompany the next release, will it accompany the next release; Frost and flame, retribution you just announced?? Or are you still months away? :O

So i was roaming the IGN page and tumbled across a quote from colin Johansson.

“Expansions are definetly something we’ll – potentially – look at in the future, but i think our major focus as a studio is making the living world concept as strong as we possibly can for the players that we’ve got”

So what are we to think of this?
I myself thought they had a team busting away at an expansion, with the game rounding august quite soon and its 1 year anniversarry, Cantha or Elona i dont care. This quote just makes me feel there is no light at the end of the tunnel, for those of us who want the game to keep growing not just for whats already there but with new lands and races, nostalgic lands and races.

Rhogar Tribeclaw, a norn raised among kodan

Pasha.2367:

They are never going to change the RNG boxes if people keep buying them. That’s how they make their money. And to complain about how much you spent vs. how little you got in return is a lot like going to Vegas gambling all your money away and then complaining about how Casinos work.

And thats why i’ve quit doing it, as some experianced with the halloween event with the black lion chests, this was the episode where i now have stopped buying RNG boxes, to each his own pace, im just sad my brain didnt kick in before i spent so much gold..

Jairlyn.1429:

Oenomaus.6413:

For gods sake yes, i can’t believe that i’ve burnt through 70 boxes and only gotten 1 snowman and 1 toy golem bulb thingy.. its beyond ridiculous and i detest myself, as do my wallet…just add the trio, you’ve already gotten enough of our hard earned money, i’ve payed for the game twive for gods sake.. do something..make them buyable like the toy ones, i don’t care..

I cant believe you opened 69 chests and then went for 1 more.

I don’t either.. but as it happens that 70th gave me the snowman.. im done..forever in fact. I’m just sad i actually kept throwing money at it.. infact, im not even sad, ive learnt my lesson and for that i am grateful. You people acting all high and mighty are as bad as us, when you come to pick on us, we now, you telling won’t better it. As you say, if you go to vegas and someone loses his house or all his savings, are you gonna say " i told you so, at least i didn’t do it", or consult him friendly without being an kitten about it..

For gods sake yes, i can’t believe that i’ve burnt through 70 boxes and only gotten 1 snowman and 1 toy golem bulb thingy.. its beyond ridiculous and i detest myself, as do my wallet…just add the trio, you’ve already gotten enough of our hard earned money, i’ve payed for the game twive for gods sake.. do something..make them buyable like the toy ones, i don’t care..

joe.9815:

Treeline.3865:

Posting for general info.
Using Wiki drop rate statistics:

On average you will get 1 minipet per 13.43 chest. Let’s say 14 chests to be sure.
10 chests are 800 gems. Let’s add the last 4 in at the discounted price too. This equals
1040 gems.

If you are a collector and want all 3 pets, you will probably not get them all with 3120 gems. (1040×3)
Actually the exact chance of that happening is 2/9 (22%).
Buying an additional minipet will make the total cost 4160 gems and give a 12/27 (44.4%) chance of getting all 3 minipets.
This generelly means that most people (55.6%) will need to pay at least 5200 gems to get all 3 minipets.

The most generous price for 4000 gems is 50$ – That is 80 gems a dollar.
Using this, 5200 gems will cost 65$.
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Note: Some margin errors expected. Remember recorded data only gives approximate drop rates.
Note: Remember we rounded up half a chest in the beginning. You might be able to save 100 gems somewhere.

They aren’t forcing you to buy them so why complain?

Ofc they arent forcing us, but they ARE taking advantage of us that really want these minis.. they are intentionally forcing money from us, in a very dirty manor instead of just letting us buy them straight of the gemstore.. we have to gamble to get them.. ive bought 30 boxes and only got 1 mini. Losing respect for Anet to be honest, a cash grab has commenced..sad, but true

I have to chime in here because i myself am a collector too and my wallet is burning, a burning thats gonna stop right now.. i dunno why it turned out to be minis i collect since they’re also those who are most expensive and the hardest to get “drop wise”..
After having opened 30 wintersday boxes ive only gotten 1 mini… thats 2400 gems thats WAY too much, at least lets us get 1 random mini per 10 boxes this is just too much.. there is no doubt anymore theyr are just cash grabbin now..

hahAHhahahaahha Im dying on my end, kitten thats funny stuff.. cramps.

On a serious note, is it constant, or does it vary?

But dude If its constant then she’s a keeper. good stuff

Sigdis Odinsdottir is a very good name, very true to the norn heritage, and i too aprove of all above-mentioned names.. Gotta love dat norse :p

My norn which is a warrior(how original of me, i know :L), is called Rhogar Tribeclaw
I wanted to create something which was different from the norse culture, but still fitting. Since i myself am of norse heritage, i dont like naming them with ö, and bjorn and such, since i can relate to much to it in real life… call me strange lol

Sigdis Odinsdottir is a very good name, very true to the norn heritage, and i too aprove of all above-mentioned names.. Gotta love dat norse :p

My norn which is a warrior(how original of me, i know :L), is called Rhogar Tribeclaw
I wanted to create something which was different from the norse culture, but still fitting. Since i myself am of norse heritage, i dont like naming them with ö, and bjorn and such, since i can relate to much to it in common day…

Sporadicus.1028:

Personally, I don’t believe anything anyone says unless they can point me to an official post by a Dev on upcoming changes or patches.

Just because some person said they saw Jon Peters post in chat (one person, by the way, with NO BACKUP whatsoever) that there will be “15 change bullets for ranger, 30 change bullets for engineer” doesn’t mean that any of this will happen.

’Nuff said.

Obviously you haven’t looked in the right place. There was more than 1 that witnessed Jon Peters ingame chat, theyve even taken a screenshot of it.. that should be evidence enough. And there, and on reddit.. do you even look before posting? they say that engis are inbound for 30 bulletpoints, and rangers for 15-16, cant remember :S.. anyway.. your argument is invalid

Yeh that would go along way to help making kits viable, not that i dont enjoy them now
When i said the backpacks scale in level, i meant that they at least change look when you use them at 80. using the same kit from 5 – 80 just seems a little meeh :S perhaps…

Well the title says it all.

Overall i think the engineer is pretty good, but what i feel they’ve rushed is the turrets and kits, it brakes immersion for me, since im not a norn, human or charr, to which the current setup fit very well.

THis should be farely easy to do, it’s just a re-skin based on class.They need to be racial based.

I.e the asura has a tecknological look, and especially the sylvari. It could be just a few leaves on the backpack, im not demanding it to be added, it’s just something id love to see.

Turrets, same thing, a simple touch as a few leaves around the gunturrets barrel, would increase immersion.

Im sure people have mentioned this. And the point a forumposter made: to make the kits scale in level, to make them look more “high-end” would also be welcomed with opened arms, im sure.

And work on the kits they need some working on. Took kit.

Thank you for your time.