Guild Wars 2

Interesting explanation. Thank you for that

I thought they added a sword that was both fire and ice themed..can’t remember the theme..but it’s the most “thematic” skin related to this expansion if u think about it.

That being said it’s not that great. GS they just added the god slayer thing….and if u want to dual wield …i would personally go for fire and ice swords that look almost identical in design. Can’t remember the names. One is from GW1 achievements and the other is from Jormag

There are tons on the cash shop.

Define an echoe

I can see them introducing similar types of bandanas when the desert maps open up. Or even turbans. They fit the scheme.

You will have to wait and see.

The fact a sword is named “god killer” doesn’t mean you will go out killing all the gods. You will just kill the one that is making a lot of trouble (Balth).

You will probably use Menzies sword to kill his own brother who accumulated a lot of power (as he’s dialogue indicated) and dissipated. I guess he’s brother’s power is the only weapon strong enough to chill the kitten out of Balthazar.

I think that’s a given….what i am more interesting is in his other line of dialogue which went something like “There’s no honor in war”…that coming from the god of war is interesting. Would like to know the story behind that.

If i go with your theory, i would argue that rytlock is still rytlock…but when he was in the mists, he might have let or absorbed some very powerful spirits there (hence the rev stances). I don’t think he is controlled by a god or something. If that were the case, every rev in the game would be controlled by a god…which would have been highlighted in voices and whatnot.

That being said, knowing what actually happened to Rytlock in there is for me still more fascinating then the whole HoT expansion and Tape Worm boss.

Apart from the map which was beautiful, the festival itself was boring (for me at least) and didn’t represent anything in particular. At least events like holloween and christmas have a sentimental tie to the real world.

It’s not about “finding the next game” …it’s about false advertisement. I understand him.

@op good part is this game doesn’t “tie” you to it…you can go on long breaks, come back and be as powerful as when you left it.

My feeling is they are holding the relevant legendary weapons for the next expansion so they have a sellpoint.

Personally i am fed up with the absolute ridiculous amount of CC that is happening in the new map. You can’t do a step without getting frozen, stuck, slowed down, knocked down or knocked back with a range of over 10 million at the very least. The mobs in that new map hit you with ice even if u are in LA…LITERALLY.

I honestly don’t know what sane person who pretends to be gamer and works as a developer/project manager, actually thinks “omg this is so fun they will thank us so much for this, let’s just TRIPLE IT!”..you have to be a masochist to think that.

A dev has come in to basically disregard what more and more people want (not less and less). Anet seems incapable of seeing the problems of people who want those levels of difficulty or just don’t want to accept them. People felt empowered by that dev’s remark and used it as a tool to attack people who want something to change instead of trying to understand why they want that change.

It’s a gap that will widen. I was in LA 10 min ago doing my daily..people were already having mapchat """discussions""" about what the dev said..it got ugly for absolutely no reason at all.

ANet’s official reluctance to introduce a system that they themselves said WORKED (for fractals) in raids…is questionable on many levels…especially considering other mmos have similar systems that proved it brings players together instead of dividing them.

Besides…even more raids? The abundance of pvp/wvw/normalpve content is so overwhelming that they found resources to throw on even more raids? (but this depends on when they add those raids….even so it concerns me)

@Sykper define reason. As for your AMA link, we are talking about a game that is almost 10 times GW2 (stacked at the same time), from an active community POV…and raids are 50% of the game. I think that fail brought them more succes, then what some consider GW2’s epic raid win system. Do you feel epic in GW2? If yes, what makes you feel epic?

Read the comments in this thread. If you still don’t get it then i am sorry

From what i know, WoW has a raid system that allows players to chose from multiple levels of difficulty, each difficulty raising item drops or something like that.

This game introduced raids upping the difficulty from 0 to 9000 with no transition. Players who traditionally are raiders and like raids, and have stable teams that grind them, ofc see them as a good thing.

For the rest? the change in game mentality was so sudden and so drastic that most consider it a waste of time and lack of rewards. Most players bought this game because it was a casual game. That doesn’t mean players don’t want something more challenging.

The way ANet delivered raids is abysmal, considering there were examples of how raids should be done in the first place…it’s not like they invented this system.

It’s a cookie cutter gamemod that requires specific classes and “the same people” generally, to progress efficiently. You can see the exact state of raids, by looking in the LFG. There barely are annoucements of ppl looking for groups, those annoucements remain the same for hours (both for experienced and for beginners, especially for beginners), and when they do fill up, usually they rage and disband. Not to mention the levels of elitism completely uncalled for.

So yea..players that have groups established will never see something wrong with the system…because they constantly have “that” group to rely on.

All in all, for me personally, and for what i look for in THIS mmo, the raids are a complete disaster (for now) strictly because of the lack of diversity in difficulty which is unacceptable by todays standards and already existing examples of raid systems out there.

This game tries to be several things at the same time, with a small team compared to other games, ultimately resulting in subpar quality &/or length content, regardless of what that content might be…pvp..pve..wvw.

It’s quite easy from my POV.

EVERY and ALL items that are not usable and are of the “material” (not junk) type should go into the bank.

EVERY and ALL currency (including temporary events like SAB or new map currencies) should always go into the wallet.

Just look at your database of items because i think you already have them classified. Select all by type and code it to go into the bank.

Bottom line, the ONLY things that should be left in your inventory are USABLE items. Tonics, Utility, Food & Equipment (any rarity) + junk because well..it’s junk, it doesn’t mater because it stacks. Do this automatically for any mat/currency you may add in the future (via code).

I don’t know why you would even ask something obvious like this from the community..it’s like you are trying to make this seem bigger then it is just to give your community fictive decision power.

Ideea: 10/10
Look/design: 8/10
Implementation (raids): 1/10 on a good day.

Also on a side note, before this kind of set design, the AP set was like the best set to go for and it also showed status, pride, dedication, investment. Now with the release of this kind of armors, the AP set is completely redundant, unrewarding and completely misses the mark on what it’s supposed to be..and that’s “the best thing out there to RIGHTFULLY brag about and show that you literally did everything this game has to offer for multiple years”. That’s sad. I wonder how many of u will ever get to have 30-35k AP before you quit this game, or in how many years. And no, i am not QQing because i might have the set done. I am actually 1k behind getting the pants, so i am still far away from finishing it considering they added a backpack also.

Hell..even some BL skins look better then what should be the testament of your playtime in GW2…stuff you buy instantly from the gemshop with close to no effort at all besides a few clicks.

My mind is still stuck at the phase “Glint’s secon scion” the auric leader thing said, because of how specific it is. In GW1 i remember we protected her first child..but then nothing about it is ever talked about or shown.

I have a feeling her big brother is still alive and will make an appearance, having a clear connection to her as siblings and dragons and stuff.

If not, it’s sad…a missed opportunity and a waste of effort into specifying which number she is.

As for 2 dragons instead of 1…i was really surprised when i heard it…but put it into perspective…fire&ice.

I think in order to defeat Primordius, we will have to make them both somehow face eachother or somehow user one’s power against the other. That’s why i think anet awakened them both. They are the perfect counter to eachother. Remember Taimi was researching what the extinct-asura found out about primordius and they had it’s weakness. I think that’s Ice…aka Jormag.

1. This is an mmo, nothing is done “over night” and that’s good. Even so everything in this game is at a casual level which is also good.
2. Masteries are ACCOUNT BOUND. Once unlocked all your characters have them. Having said that, the cost for them is good and should not change. If they were just character bound then i could see why you would want them to decrease in requirements.

Go fight naked without taking any damage in raids please. You have your competitive scene already.

Or go into any of the new maps and finish solo all the events.

For any so called “infinite” achievement, there is a cap for AP. After u reach that cap, even if u continue repeating it, the rewards will be 0 AP.

To find out what the max number AP you can get from an achievement is, open the Achievements tab, go to an infinite achievement (this case bounty hunter), click on it to get the full window detailing it. In the left side where it’s written big “+5” Achievement Points, hover the mouse over that number. You will see xx/30. That means You have received +xx achievement points out of maximum +30.

Ex: i repeated the achievement 3 times now and got 5 AP for each. I am now at 15/30AP

Thank god! now i don’t need actual immersive content anymore.

I said usually. An “aquatic” hydra type dragon makes more sense to me then a reptilian which visited Chernobyl

Most likely the same “creature” with 3 heads. Hydras are usually found in water and so on.

And yes, it would be cool.

Intel 5820k, 16gb ddr4 2666 dominator, M.2 SSD Samsung 950 PRO + 1tb SSHD for space and a Asus Strix 980 OC, all under water cooling. I consider my rig not the absolute high-end stuff but it’s definitely above average however u look at it.

Having said that, there are a lot of moments in this game when it goes under 40FPS …even to 10FPS. In comparison, in a game like The Division which is mind-blowingly stunning in visuals or The Witcher 3, i get solid 60FPS even in major “events” taking place like particles everywhere, explosions etc. The worst i’ve done with max settings in both games was 50-52FPS….and that at a resolution of 1440p with G-Sync on.

What i am trying to tell you is, do not make or judge your PC’s performance by GW2 standards. GW2 sadly is a very poorly optimized game that is capped by both GW1 engine and by very old computer systems as in, they made the game with single core heavy-use in mind. They either heavily misjudged the future of computing when they were developing GW2 or the engine just couldn’t handle more and didn’t have enough funds&time to modify it in order to support modern PCs at that period in time.

That will never change. They don’t have the manpower and funds to change this and still give you content. It is what it is. You can bash ANet however much you want for what i said but trust me, there is no dev out there that wouldn’t want their product to look even better, to move even faster, to offer even more. If they didn’t do it or are not actively working on it, that means they simply can’t because of economic&time reasons and because of strict expectations from their INVESTORS..not YOU…this is a BUSINESS. It’s frustrating as hell for both the consumer and the developer…i can’t blame them.

The only thing that they are actively doing, are tricks, that make the game move better here and there but nothing major…because that’s the limitation of their engine. There’s a limit to the “tricks” you can do or come up with, before you start investing a lot of $$ and more important time..and that’s not an option.

I would recommend trap guardian and just spamming traps. Makes things very easy in pve

Honestly the feeling i get each time i think of going to those new maps is “Meh..do i really have to?”

They don’t make me feel comfortable playing on them…it’s a combination of design and hard trash mobs that make it feel like a complete chore even simply exploring them.

1. Where did u get that picture from?
2. Yes LA will most definitely be involved in a big battle sooner or later..otherwise why did they even bother adding those massive fortifications and cannons everywhere.

I don’t know if i should laugh or cry for you…that’s just …waw. Especially that you were on the winning side.

The only advice i can give you to make your work easier are:
- Transform laureals into T6 mats at the NPC in LA.
- Use the mystic clovers recipe to make T6 items. If it fails to make clovers it will give u T6 mats.

Maybe the timer ran out before you killed him? That would be a first and a coincidence at the same time.

Nah….i will just quit it and be done with it

I can find better pvp in a single player game compared to this.

It’s a bigger grind then both S1 and S2. Nothing more nothing less. Just endless grind.

So to conclude all the pro tips given by pro players in this game …

“To git gud..u need to git gud at everythig” …just don’t ask how or tips on exactly how to accomplish that.

As time passes and people inevitably quit this pitiful gamemod that stresses them for just an overglorified wings skin, your queue times will further increase.

My only advise for you to shorten the PvP queue times is to.. as most pro players in this mod say “git gud”

That was a good match. I don’t think you encountered 500-(~10) matches like some of us. Or vs 4man teams.

BrotherBelial.3094:

xeonage.1253:

They don’t know how to make a popular game. .

That is not 100% true. PvE is great fun, and popular. PvP is great fun and popular. The League is the problem. the format is not fun. Queue times are already at the 5 minuet mark for me, no matter when I play. The average is said to be about 2.30. Not had a game that quick all week.

Basegame PvE was great.

@Forsaken last season it was ok…you would barely see stuff like that happen..and when it did it was a max number of 2 people in party you faced…but now…as i said..they took what was worst about each season and combined them to make S3. It’s an ANet trademark.

unbug forums post

So about that matchmaking balance… as i said before….2-3 out of 4 matches for me are like this: http://i.imgur.com/ST4SHtE.jpg

For me, this season is a kittentier version of season 1..nothing more. They took everything bad about season 1, everything bad about seasons 2 and that’s how season 3 was created.

Did you even read what he said?

@Pridedemon yes..i have stayed specifically after each match to check that…and as i said 1-2 out of 3 games i am facing as i said above 3-4 grouped people (enemy) vs full pug. I know it should not work like that…but at this very moment that’s what i am facing.

I did not join any party either before or after or whenever. I am a soloquer.

Either the system has some major issues or there are so few people left playing PvP that it struggles to find opponents and just throws “whatever” vs “whatever” just for the sake of a match. Would also explain the extremely long queues.

@fishball if your group had a party then i can understand why you faced another party. That’s actually normal and how it should have worked in the first place.

“When you pug you are also playing against pug” Actually no…..1-2 out of 3 games i am facing as i said above 3-4 grouped people (enemy) vs full pug. It has been increasing for the past 3 days.

You don’t understand anything…. u don’t need to git gud on just 1 account…u need to git gud on both accounts. System works as intended

Kappa

Don’t worry…the ANet guerilla “git gud” force will be here shortly telling you “you didn’t deserve to be Legend in s1 and 2 because they were bad seasons, and if u are diamond now u clearly didn’t deserve it”. Wait for it…

Then by that logic, if you don’t have at least 20k AP you should not be able to touch fractal wings or even any LS story. That is a dumb logic. Thank you for your contribution.

Did any of your games had a d/cer in them? If yes maybe it doesn’t count games lost by d/c…dunno.

I am still getting games full pug vs 3-4 grouped + 1-2 random. Works as intended.

@Serkit good MMR is good. Gz on all diamonds.

Dakeru.2783:

Furious.1283:

My progress is awesome!!

Started at emerald and….. here I am!

How can this be fun? Is it worth it to keep trying?… NO! … absolutely not!

My statistic looks very much like that except for that I’m in Ruby now.
This lack of progression is a real gamebreaker to me.

Additionally I keep seeing people say they gained points in the “League Elite” achievement last season so they don’t have to hit Legendary now to finish the meta.

In season 2 I was Diamond so the achievement was 3/4 – now in season 3 I am in Ruby and it says 2/4 .. so clearly it resets?

Even the description says: “Cross 4 league division thresholds during a PvP season.”
So obviously you have to reach Legendary?

Or am I missing something? Can anyone point at an official mod statement that clarifies this?

Maybe you didn’t have the Tier 4 active of that achievement. Maybe you finished the Tier 3 one and now you just started on the last one. I found other people confused about that. By tier i mean “Year of Ascension” 1 to 4. You might have been on 3 and in this season passed to 4. When you do that you automatically start with “1/4”. If you passed 1 division it would put u at 2/4 (if you are now in Emerald, because you auto passed Amber)

Deimos Tel Arin.7391:

no. those belong in pve with ridiculously inflated price.

we get our free ASCENDED precursor for free in pvp seasons.

this year it is the year of the ascension (back item)

wait for the next year for different item.

Free?…..Sorry to tell you this but Time is much more important then digital coins. You in PvP waste time (both meanings). No it’s not free, it has it’s cost. Now it’s down to each persons judgement, which is more important. For me at least time is 10x more valuable then some coins.

U nid 2 git gud bruh

At least someone got it ^