Guild Wars 2

Alright, thanks for the explanation and thank you all who replied to this thread.
Will make a purchase for a new adapter asap.

sobe.4157:

In the meantime you can simply uninstall the drivers and remove the DLink USB dongle and use direct connection..

Unfortunately my living place would not allow me to get internet wire across the house, guess I’ll have to wait a week without GW2…

sirsquishy.8531:

netgear for cheapness. But that is the problem, the aging card, End of Life Driver support.

Time to drop 10 bucks on a new cheap-o Card.

newegg
frys electronics

both are you friends in this :-)

But would you mind kindly explain how that affects the download of GW2 and eventually crashing? Is it because the amount of data that needed to be downloaded that crashed the driver? Or something else?

Also, I would like to buy a USB wireless adapter that lasts at least 5 more years, would Asus adapters fit that requirement, or any other brands? I don’t trust Rosewell’s products, since I’ve had a few short-life items from them.

And yeah, I’m a regular Newegg customer, was just browsing through the products there.

Xystus.3241:

NIC = Network Interface Card. Usually mother boards come with a 10/100 or 10/100/100 port to plug in a wired connection.

Then no, I’m currently using a USB wireless adapter that’s 7 years or older.
If I were to change to a new wireless adapter, what brand would you guys suggest?

sirsquishy.8531:

That is a driver fault. Dlink to be precise. Update or remove the Dlink Driver and see if that helps (Dlink is usually a Wireless card, they do make Hard wired Nics too though.)

Are you not using your Onboard NIC?

So I did a little research, my D-Link driver is up-to-date, kinda, since the last update to the wireless card was 6 years ago…

Get a new card maybe?

Also, what’s an Onboard NIC?

New BSoD and new error codes, looks like some of the more important info is shown.

sirsquishy.8531:

After GW2 is reinstalled, run it and if you get a BSOD again record the Stop code and faulting Module.

BSoD yet again, but I don’t find the faulting module numbers on it, is there other places where I can find it?

Xystus.3241:

Have you verified your windows files using the link I provided?

I’m not sure which of the file to scan, so I did the second option. Here’s the result:

sirsquishy.8531:

Can you download CPU-Z, run it and take a screenshot on its First tab so We can verify that someone else didn’t OC your system for you :-)

Here you go.

sirsquishy.8531:

and unstable overclock can hit at anytime. And with how CPU intensive GW2 is, compared to other applications, unstable OC’s usually hit pretty often and quick in GW2.

It has been two months or so since I last got my BSoD, and that was with my older graphic card, since I changed it, I’ve never gotten any BSoD while playing any game. Also, I usually play GW2 with medium to high setting, so I don’t think simply installing the files would cause it to crash.

sirsquishy.8531:

What are you overclocking Too?

I have no idea, if I knew I wouldn’t be here asking. I was just trying to know what that is since the previous poster implied that I might have it.

sobe.4157:

Assuming you overclocked your CPU, the 0×1E would represent increasing vcore. That is assuming you have overclocked.

But overclocking while installing the game? Is there anyway to temporary increase or disable the limit?

sirsquishy.8531:

when your PC BSOD’s there is a stop Code and Faulting Module. Do you happen to have both of those?

Currently reinsalling Guild Wars 2 again, hopefully I’ll remember to write that down.

Xystus.3241:

I would recommend reinstalling your graphics drivers.

Have tried uninstalling and getting the latest version last night, still crashed.

While I was patching for The Nightmare Within yesterday, my computer got BSoD half way through. I thought it was no big deal, so I restarted it and uninstalled Guild Wars 2 then reinstalled it. However, every time I do, my computer gets BSoD somewhere around 50%. And I have tried multiple times getting the same result.

Here’s my computer specs

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate
Version: 6.1.7600
Processor: AMD Phenom™ II X4 840
Display: Nvidia GeForce GTX650 Ti Boost
Memory: 8GB RAM

And here’s the error I got

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033

Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: 1e
BCP1: 0000000000000000
BCP2: 0000000000000000
BCP3: 0000000000000000
BCP4: 0000000000000000
OS Version: 6_1_7600
Service Pack: 0_0
Product: 256_1

And here’s the minidump file
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BygT_F59iA88V0hZaVNVUnBKMlk/edit?usp=sharing

The easiest solo build? The infamous Bearbow. Two bears, two bows, all zerker traits and gear. The bears will tank really well for you with the hp buff a few months back while you safely dps.

However, it’s bad for dungeoneering, so when you need to do dungeons, switch to canines, felines, or birds, and take sword/horn instead of bows.

Aww yiss BM GS build is going to be a lot funner now.

Almost forgot about this bug, it made me dropped Fern Hound so long ago I just forgot about it.

SynfulChaot.3169:

No. We do see how it would. Some of us, like myself, just see that there would then be a problem in making pets a viable option. Something that actually gets used. Instead of something that gets permanently shelved. We have seven no-pet required classes. Why insist on an eighth?

You’re not seeing what I’m pointing out. It is an option, not forced onto everyone. And just as I said, I love my pets as the way they are. What I want is that “pet-less as an option with no stat change in ranger him/herself,” which means easier killing the crippled rangers who are dumb enough to not use pets, which means advantages for those who prefer and use pets.

Honestly, I don’t care about class reputation or player criticism, if people want to cripple themselves by not having a pet, then fine, make it an option, but don’t give them stat increase when pet-less. Make them suffer for their own decisions.

I don’t know, all these “experienced players” and their “experienced comments” make me chuckle. They’re not seeing how it’s going to make their lives easier.

I for one love to see it as an option, because I love my pets and I would love to kick some no-pet-rangers’ kitten s with them.

You can have all my +1’s

dukefx.9730:

Afaik: Sigil “A” will work on skills 1-2-3, and Sigil “B” will work on skills 4-5

False, permanent stat increase sigils apply to over all stat, including both weapons and all utility skills.

As for OP’s question, there were several thread few months back(ranging from 2 to 7 months) that indicate the two sigils will indeed stack, but not if they’re both the same sigil.

So on the Guild Wars 2 facebook page, there’s this app that is grouped with calender, twitter, and such, titled “Guild Wars 2 Top Fans.” It says that if you reach certain points in the app, you get free gems in game. And one of the actions you can do in the app is to link your account name to the app. This seems really fishy and I would like a confirmation if it’s official or just another petty scam attempt.

Atherakhia.4086:

Pfft, Rampage as One and wait at the top for the rest of the party. You’re a Ranger… scout ahead while the party takes care of it!

Basically this. Or, you know, get two guards to SYG through the whole thing, much, much easier for everyone. There’s really no point in staying and fighting when you don’t have to.

This post isn’t speculation, it is merely a discussion thread on how rangers can be changed to satisfy players.

• What if spirits now have around 70% more health in PvE?

Spirit builds will certainly become more viable since spirits will be able to withstand more AoE attacks. Will WvW maps count as PvE maps? Since it uses the same skill facts as PvE maps do. Will they be able to stay in the front line? If evaded and blocked attacks were to count toward the AoE target limit, then they will possibly stay alive much longer with the many evades that are available to us rangers, or even aegis from guardians and shield blocks from warriors.

• What if protection buff from Companion’s Defense now occurs at the end of the dodge-roll, instead of the beginning?

This is one of the things that many of us have complained about since betas, now it’ll make rangers tougher in many situations. Of course, now we need to time our dodges a little if we want our pets to get the buff also.

• What if Healing Spring last shorter, but regen pulses faster? And what if Vigorous Renewal no longer gives vigor on each pulse?

Healing Spring has always been one of the better water fields in the game, according to some people, it’s the best support skill that rangers have. If the field last shorter, then less healing combos will be able to be performed, but with faster pulses, we’ll be able to cleanse conditions much faster in nasty situations, such as PvP.

• What if GS’s Maul has even more increased damage and stacks more vulnerability and longer durations?

It’ll give more damage boost to a group in boss fights, and deals more over all damage, but, will it finally surpass sword’s auto attack damage?

Sithaco.4673:

Hey man, it’s taken me a good year to find it, but I think I finally did!

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/PvP_Commando_armor

Actually, it’s supposed to be this one.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/PvP_Stalwart_armor
And sorry to OP who may never read this thread again, it’s not obtainable in PvE.

FrownyClown.8402:

I don’t understand the change for 26 and 27

Think of them as reducing ranges.

Attunement buffs have varying ranges around 400 as of right now, and if the notes were true, they’re reducing them all to 280.

And Evasive Arcana range is about the same now, but the range nerf is even larger.

Here’s a few that OP forgot to post

• All player controlled minions. excluding Mesmer phantasm and clones because they were already increased in a previous patch, now have 71.43% more hit points in a PvE map.

• Aoe spells with that have a maximum number of targets will now count combatants that block or evade the attack towards that maximum

• Made it a bit easier to retarget channeled skills (now if you try to recast them on a separate target, it will cancel your current instance of the skill and start casting it again on the other target)

Holy cow it lags so much in there.

Thought I was making progress along other party members, turns out my “real body” is still at the starting point.

Seriously, the lag is worse than WvW and Invasion zergs combined.

As you can see in the screenshots below, there’s a triangular shaped clipping that shows the skin beneath. And Heritage gauntlet is the best heavy gloves I’ve seen, I really don’t want to give up on this for other gloves.

Out of most characters I tried, it only happens on Norn characters.

From Reddit

You bought game earlier and you got to play it. They are adding incentives to get new sales. This is normal. Next time, you can wait until game has been out for a year before buying and you will get great deals too.

This may sounds bit negative but people seem so entitled to everything. It’s bit shocking.

Value that we get from GW2 is amazing. Pay one time and no monthly fee. This is one of cheapest form of entertainment you can get. Subjectively, it is best MMO on the market right now.

People are still purposely failing the event for more loot. Commanders are still telling people to follow the zerg. Farmers are still saying that failing the event gives out more profit.

No, I don’t think Anet’s method worked, at all.

Mark Katzbach:

Bug-fixes, Balance, and World Polish

• Updated the advanced event scaling system to slightly reduce the rate of champions created by events scaling up in difficulty. Some of these events can now have lieutenant mobs appear as the event scales up.

Huh, guess Anet is taking this in a different direction, we shall wait and see how it turns out.

There are people who want to farm champions in Invasion events because there’s no incentive to complete them other than achievements. Even if the event fails, players still get chest rewards. Which will end up with more profit if players run into more champions. A lot of events failed just because people are purposely running zergs to farm champion chests.

If, when the event fails, the chests at the end were taken out, then the rewards of completing the event will actually out-weight the reward from failing it. As of now, farming champions and failing the event on purpose yields a lot more profit than completing it.

Accidentally messed up my previous post, so posting it again to clarify.

On the Aug. 20th update, I chugged all of my consumable karma since there’s no use keeping them on me. It was announced that the karma will be rolled back and those of us who have consumed them during the period between update and the new patch will get our karma back. However, after updating and logging in, I’ve found that all the karma I consumed yesterday are still in my currency tab, and I have not received anything in mail, neither is my bank changed in any way. I just want to make sure if it’s just me or is the compensation not all sent out yet?

lordkrall.7241:

^ And yet there could turn up other issues with adding Chinese into the EU/NA versions of the game.
People WILL start using Chinese in chat, which would be completely unreadable to the vast majority of the players and could lead to quite a bit of annoyance from both sides (just try to type something in German, French or Spanish (or even languages not supported at all on any marked servers) on a non-marked server and see what happens).

You already can and people are already using Chinese in chat, and sometimes public chat, I don’t see where the problem is.

Onshidesigns.1069:

Anet is making a nice censored chinese version of the game for you.

Except for the fact that Chinese Guild Wars 2 is completely separated from the original, they’re based on different servers, players can’t even transfer their original account there. Or perhaps you’re just hating the players for wanting more options so they could get even more into the game?

Seriously though, if Anet and KongZhong are working together to create the Chinese version, it’d be easy to add language options for the original server using the translated scripts. Furthermore, NCSoft partially owns ArenaNet, and they have said that Japanese and Korean interface are also being worked on at the same time, so it’s not only the Taiwanese/Chinese players that want different language options. So how about you starting to get over the fact that your American MMO is being played and appreciated by people all over the world?

Same on SoR, other 2 are working, but Vorrk won’t count for some reason, the same thing happened to several players who I happened to met there.

Daemon.4295:

randomfightfan.4091:

it really doesn’t. It even interupts invis stomping

No it doesn’t, cant interrupt OP stealth stomps.

If someone stands beside the stealthed person and you use downed 2 on him, they will both be dazed.

This gotta be the most pressing matter of rangers on hand now. It’s like: “change the model now or else the minority of people that actually has 20 HoM points and plays ranger who actually use jellyfish underwater will rage and quit the game.”

Durzlla.6295:

I thought you guys said MF is the hardest instance to keep pets up? It was as easy as keeping my drake up so I have no idea what’s going on with you guys, ill be trying this in other instances too.

Who’re these “you guys?” Since all I’ve heard about MF and ranger are spirit build and AoE management. Seriously, the dungeon isn’t hard at all. Sure there’re a lot of AoEs throughout, but none of them(other than berserker fire shock wave) deal critical damage that could one shot a pet. Spirits on the other hand, is a different story.

Mad Queen Malafide.7512:

Extra points if you can guess where the picture was taken.

Caudecus Manor, outside of the actual gate, behind a “cliff,” inside the mystery colorful Caudecus rooms.

Gallery uploaded.

Areann.1304:

We are always very prepared and organized for guild mission.

Areann.1304:

Think about six parties who are doing a difficult dungeon at the same time, within the same teamspeak channel. It’s absolute chaos, because everybody is giving out different orders.

Doesn’t sound organized at all.

Guanglai Kangyi.4318:

Either way it’s an extremely minor issue, nothing on the level of being able to totally render the weapon useless in PvP just by tapping your movement keys sporadically.

I totally agree, strafing nullifies half of the attacks is really annoying. That’s why LB projectile speed should get an even further increase.

Anet’s gear designers are actually working hard…. on more greatsword skins. Because, you know, Anet LOVES greatsword. Have you seen the balance team guys in PvP? The two J’s? 5-signet warrior is their favorite.

Guanglai Kangyi.4318:

Uh, there’s nothing wrong with LB auto. It’s supposed to be slow and weak

Other than the fact that it takes more than 1 second to fire instead of 3/4 seconds as it is written on the skill fact? And this isn’t only ranger’s problem, the same goes for warrior LB and thief pistol. Also, necrotic grasp, as JP said, passes through targets, is fine as is.

Guardian scepter AA getting projectile speed fix, necro staff was used for comparison, ranger longbow that is mentioned on the third post of the thread? Ignored.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/guardian/Fix-most-broken-autoattack-in-game/first#post1947626

stale.9785:

Longbow 1 on ranger has broken-ness trumped here. It’s actual time is double it’s tooltip, and it’s slow enough that nobody should ever be hit by it. Oh, yeah, it’s damage falls dramatically as baddies close.

I’ll grant scepter second place though.

JonPeters.5630:

Ok Necro staff is 22% faster than this skill. I think we just missed upping this when we did our pass to up projectile velocity on skills that were absolutely too sluggish. That being said it looks like you can fire one of these orbs every .8 seconds whereas Necro staff fire rate is 1.3 seconds. Grasp does pass through targets in a line so I feel that differential is fairly warranted. I can’t promise when this is going to be fixed, but I can say I WILL fix it.

amidoinitrite?

Some guy posted these codes on the map chat, so I recorded a video. Discuss.

Edit: uploaded gallery – http://imgur.com/a/7zO3s
Bows and mace do not have animation.

Preview video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcxIzt0nfZ0

Karizee.8076:

There’s a whole set of the creepy eye weapons coming it seems.

Pistol: [&AgGCpgAA]
Rifle: [&AgGFpgAA]
Scepter: [&AgGIpgAA]
Shield: [&AgGLpgAA]
Short Bow: [&AgGOpgAA]
Staff: [&AgGRpgAA]
Sword: [&AgGUpgAA]
Torch: [&AgGXpgAA]
Warhorn: [&AgGapgAA]
Greatsword: [&AgF2pgAA]
Longbow: [&AgF8pgAA]
Hammer: [&AgF5pgAA]
Mace: [&AgF9pgAA]
Focus: [&AgFzpgAA]
Dagger: [&AgFwpgAA]
Axe: [&AgFspgAA]

Valanga.5942:

They’re probably too busy designing new greatsword skins.

Aas a matter of fact, they are.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6j9c6NRkWE

Two friends and I have a little guild since a few months ago, we’ve had a great time, but we’re now facing the problem of not being able to do guild missions even if we have the gold and influence to unlock them.

We’re looking for a medium guild of 10 to 100 people that have guild missions unlocked, with mature guild members, and no drama. 100% representation would be fine, but we would like to have our first week to be less strict for that we have a fully loaded guild bank to clear out, and we’re willing to give out some of the materials for free.

In terms of playing field and style, we’re mainly PvE focused, but we also have experience in PvP and WvWvW. We’ve done almost every dungeon except for Arah. The three of us main engineer, necro, and ranger, but also have fully rare to exotic geared mesmer, warrior, and guardian, so class selection isn’t a huge problem.

Just tried spirit herder build in Molten Facility.

• We’re forced to trait Spirit Unbound because the range of spirits are simply too short and we have to play mobile the entire time.

• Spirits still get destroyed by Boss AoE’s in one hit even if traited with Vigorous Spirits, hell, they can’t even take vet and elite attacks for over 5 hits. And even with Spirit Unbound, they don’t exactly stand right next to you but wander around you like pet on Avoid Combat, so you can’t control where they go and AoE’s can hit them very easily.

• The proc chance is surprisingly quite nice with Spiritual Knowledge, you can tell that the effects are proc’d much more often.

In my opinion, spirit build is still no where near viable in AoE heavy dungeons like Molten Facility. The only thing that would make me want to use a spirit build is either

• Make spirits invulnerable
• Let them have the extremely large range like they used to in GW1, or
• Make them follow ranger’s movement exactly and stand as close to ranger as possible when traited with Spirit Unbound.