Guild Wars 2

@BunjiKugashira

You can use the Nvidia stereoscopic option on passive monitors with a bit of cheating.

Nvidia cards only recognize “supported” passive monitors (supported means paid them money) so with a bit of search engine research you can download a copy of a supported monitor EDID and force install it as an unsigned monitor driver.

Now your Nvidia card which is hardware capable of supporting any passive 3D monitor no longer has any artificial software barriers to grey out the checkbox

I’m confirming that 3D is done quite well in GW2.

I tried it a year ago and there are hardly any glitches or effects issues.
Shadows are consistent on both images and the special glows ‘n flashes don’t bug out.
The UI sits quite well on the top plane of the game world giving a nice overlay onto the depth of the world you are looking into.

The resource cost seemed quite light (compared to some other 3D MMO runs) so it looks like somewhere along the line someone did a good job at anet getting this working.
In intensive areas like WvW where I would get 26fps in SMC 3-ways dropping shadows to low and a few other tweaks in 3D would get me 18fps on a GTX680, which is still better than many people were reporting on normal mode (and with skills taking 3 or more seconds to pop anyway it didn’t matter).

I would definitely recommend putting the time into researching how to setup and optimize your 3D settings if you have a 3D capable monitor to give it a try in this game.

I successfully use WTFast for GW2 using the default settings from the “listed games” section.

Is the error written from GW2 or the WTFast program?

General problems (which may not apply to you) are from GW2 being in the Program Files folder instead of a separate Games folder. This will cause random “write only” and permissions difficulties. A new patch may bring a new set of permissions for recently over-written files or .exe’s that disallow WTFast from interacting.
You can just copy/paste the GW2 folder to a new spot to test. Rename the old folder to GW2-old for a short while if WTFast auto-loads the game normally.

WTFast did an update a week ago so that may be the problem, try a clean install.

Check your start/end servers, it might be using some crazy combo randomly.

These issues are rare and are just proposed “just in case”.

I also run Wildstar through WTFast and have no problems.

Whatever they do it will now have to compete with another AvAvA game.
TESO is dropping the subscription requirement mid March so if what they are offering for world PvP is more attractive to a large group of players (and I do understand its overall system isn’t appealing to just as many) WvW might take a noticable hit.

Fortunately Anet have had more time to develop and actively update their version of WvW so they shouldn’t be in any trouble.

unown.3410:

Teach me pls

/15

Here is your lesson grasshopper.
:)

CrimsonHandHiro.9574:

I believe they want these types of posts on the General Discussion forums, right?

What’s Anet going to do about it, shut down the match-up threads?
That would be crazy.

I couldn’t strictly say if GW2 is geared towards an older gaming audience but I can say it is geared towards me.

I grew up in the era of cassette drives mentioned by previous posters and highschool typing classes involved a room full of mechanical typewriters where shorthand was just as important as typing speed.

Running around in this (or other) virtual world, whether theme park or sandbox is astonishing – a dream come true from my space invader days.

Time teaches that life is not perfect so enjoy whatever you have despite flaws. GW2 gives sooooooo…ooo much more than the measly $60 once off purchase, more than most F2P or sub games I have played over the decades.

I am lucky enough to have made the choice not to forget what its is like to be young, to remember what I didn’t have techwise growing up and how to bring the positives of the “social always connected” age into the positives of our current tech life. Whatever GW2 does it works for me and except for no flying cars I’m living the future dream that current youth may not appreciate.

Just being able to play GW2 is great.

Sykper.6583:

Waffler.1257:

Good read, when can I get e-book version?

I was hoping to sell the electronic version at Barne’s and Noble for Tree-Fiddy.

….Wait for it…

You can keep the change.

Provost.6210:

azizul.8469:

IT IS NOT A QUEUE.

IT IS A POOL.

Please elaborate, and provide quotes or links if you’re saying what I believe you are saying. It’s my experience that it’s first-in-first-out, I’d like to see if you can demonstrate that it’s not.

Ok, I queue for 15 minutes.
A quildy on teamspeak says, “Hello which borderland tonight?”.
We tell him and he joins queue.
Two minutes later he says, “I’m in, woot”
15 minutes further on, I am still queuing. —- Aliens!

A small 5-8 man guild might be stricter but the only requirement larger guilds generally require is to not die in the first push.

As stated above, being rejected for not having Ascended gear or the perfect build is a blessing. You will eventually be g-kicked for missing two nights in a row or miss casting veil too many times.

I have 8 hungry alts to feed and carry PVT and Glass Cannon armour sets on each (depends on how squishy the enemy is that week) so any thought of Ascended is out of the question. I’d rather put my time and money into a new build variation.

I would like the ballista’s firing height to be raised a bit, then it can fire over the raised lip of walls when on top and be set back a little bit on the walls.

Surely the siege builders can throw a couple of books under the ballista to make them more than tombstones for thieves who picked on the wrong person.

Half a human height or so, Anet can do the testing and tweaking.

But did you have fun durping it up?

Don’t let frustrations overshadow the game, there are certainly enough if you look for them.

The “PvE” boom has me fondly remembering last October at what I did when first in WvW. I got killed by wolves and fell off cliffs all over the place.

Perhaps some alcohol is in order; or worshiping the Flame Ram gods. Look for fun, it is as easy to find as frustration.

Been running uplevels most of the week and am still finding interesting ways to die.

This particular match-up has certainly been fun.
Getting into your servers Teamspeak/Mumble/Ventrilo or whatever is a must and a big thanks goes out to the people who maintain them.

Admittedly though sometimes when I log into FA’s teamspeak and join a guilds channel to hear a bunch of drunks laughing their heads off I wonder how we do it, lol.

Keep up the good fight and do it for the laughs, it’s a game!

Be glad anyone is in PvP, if just one of those kill traders likes the gamemode and stays on to compete then the PvP community playerbase will increase by 4%.

So…do you get someone with Treb’ or Ram mastery to use that thing?

For sale: wide range of keeps and citadels.

Reasonable condition with minor wall and door damage, can’t get the smell out of some.

Contact FA during SEA/AUS hours.

Admittedly the first thing I do in a game (rpg/mmo/fps even) after the standard tutorial is over is try to sit.

If Steam showed hours sat as well as hours played for Skyrim I would be embarrassed.

RPG elements extend the life of a game [no citation offered] in a way that is probably beyond the grasp of a marketer/accountant to quantify. Not a single dungeon or world boss needs to be designed on a regular basis to continue to satisfy this player base [dog ate my citation, sorry].

There are many ways to implement RPG elements, many ways to solve this “problem” and other designers from small to large games have done it. Just a question of priorities and how developers value various segments of the player base. Who knows, maybe RPG’ers just aren’t worth it in reality [maybe the devs have secret citations for that I haven’t seen].

Now the fun part is done, how I had fun leveling PvE using some of your likes posted.

Dagger/Anything combo – find four enemies, Spectral Grasp the ranged mob into the melee mobs, drop well of darkness then whatever aoe is on hand, circle them all slashing away then pop deathshroud #4 when WoD ends. Everyones dead.

Very satisfying to have a clothie go face to face with four mobs at once and take very little damage.

I think there is a frontline Ranger on the far right daring any thief to come on in and backstab him.

Make a Minion Master build, join 30 other necro’s in WvW and do this.
You will have unlimited fun.

It may look like PvP but you will enjoy it.

*image taken from SBI/FA/MAG WvW match-up thread, not my own.

iAmTheDuke.6201:

I heard SBI was complaining about necros?

Forcing Anets budget servers to calculate the effects of so many overlapping marks might destroy WvW forever. You’re playing with fire there.

Thanks for the advice given from all, I have a similar but opposite problem.

All I do is WvW but with 500 points spread across 8 characters and locked piecemeal to them I haven’t spent most of my points yet after the recent reset.

On all of them I got the first rank in arrowcarts, cata, treb and ram but really don’t know whether to focus on one line or not.

Solstice.1097:

they need to take my advice and break the link between your PvE server and your WvW server. In fact rename all the WvW servers to totally different names than PvE uses.

Ohhh, how about WvW is based on race, hop on your Charr to defend the Charr borderlands than swap to Asura to attack the Human borderlands.

Since we don’t have Guilds fighting in Guild Wars at least the simmering tensions between the races highlighted by the current storyline would make more sense.

Then I get to see an army of Charr roll into an army of Asura and finally quit WvW happy.

How about those defending the turrets?
Do we have to rush in and dps hard during those brief windows of opportunity?

I’ve only done turret defense so far and failure has always been due to turrets being down (and chat being spammed with “omg the turret operators don’t know what they’re doing, BUFF US!!!”). I’m reluctant to leave them alone to join the front ranks because of this.

Furiousbeard.7602:

Well at least we always win Forum Wars 2 vs TC

Its another thing TC and JQ have in common

At least Forum Wars 2 has forum wars, Guild Wars 2 hasn’t quite comprehended the Guild Wars part.

Alt+f4 won’t deny loot for those who have already tagged the player but might prevent a latecomer getting in a few shots and having a shot at the chance of a drop.

The ele mist form bug might be exploitable though.

Alt+f4 is a viable counter-troll still for thieves to psychologically deny the spike (or stealth spike) to lessen the feeling they get that they won due to their mad skills. Does OP main a thief? Did he scream in frustration from his mom’s basement that he couldn’t use his special finisher after 5mins of stealthing into and out of a fight to kill an uplevel?

If your computer isn’t a toaster Alt+f4 (or just logging out to char select) only means 8 seconds to be back in WvW.

The wardrobe function from Rift definitely. Though this would eat into Anet’s transmog stone gem sales I would love if this made it into the game.

Also the ‘Public Group’ system in Rift, an easy to join drop-in drop-out grouping method that often led to complete strangers staying together and looking for more to do after the first event. In a MMO this is a good thing, right?

I am still very partial to my first character rolled in Oct’.

Female Sylvari Mesmer – Looking For Wood

In WvW I have a character slot reserved for throwaway toons, naming one “Yaks Bend Invader” (or enemy server of choice) often produces funny reactions when seen running about in home citadel and such.

I lvl in WvW only, taken several classes to 80 and plan to do all classes that way. If you haven’t done much WvW then you will get wrecked often but once you understand the ebb and flow of small and large scale fights it’s just a matter of knowing your limits.

Buy new gear every 5 levels, abuse level scaling (28k hp theif, lol) and make the most of your cc’s and group buffs.

I’ve been on the T6 to T1 and back again journey with my server(s) and you can play in all tiers.

For faster leveling join a WvW guild that does occasional PVE runs for the extra xp.

Jeknar.6184
Anyway, speaking of Knockback, The Elementalist, the Warrior and the Guardian from [OBEY] problably learned a thing or two about having stability when fighting a engineer on the edge of a cliff…

Cliffs and high places are my best friends when dealing with thieves. Nothing of value is lost when the push/knockback goes as planned.

lBeholdl.7182:

Since when could Kain’s fly?

No responsible player enjoys seeing irresponsible players, especially WvW’ers. I hope the unknown one you saw had as little influence on the game as possible.

On an unrelated note your guys Guardians really knockback hard, sending ours guys miles into the air. Something for my newly minted Guardian to aspire too.

It’s really simple: 40% of our “Stats” are our Pets… which can’t receive the Stats from our Gear. Therefore 40% of our Stats are not modifiable in any meaningful way and can’t dodge or eat cons or stack regen on themselves either. I don’t even know why I’m pointing this out, it obvious to everyone right?? That’s why were always called “walking baggies”.

I basically ignore my pet in WvW and keep it on Passive. I use the Red Moa F2 for fury and manually send the pet out with F1 if needed.
I know there might be more use for it but I do well enough without.
One day I’ll be bothered to workout what use Anet intended it to be outside of PVE.

For my Ranger, exotic armor and weapons – rare trinkets

Vitality/Hitpoints : 1840 / 24322
Power : 1878
Prec : 916
Toughness: 1896
Crit% / CritDmg : 10% / 0%

I run with Spirit traits and 3 spirits full time, really useful to group buffs, 70% chance on hit for +10% dam, Burning and Protection. Roll long and short bow for style, not effectiveness but use Sigil of Geomancy for extra bleeds. Don’t solo much but 3v? a bit or run zerg and roll through and back with commander. When running from A to B I swapout a spirit for 25% swiftness.

Necro

Vitality / Hitpoints : 2003 / 29242
Power : 1741
Prec : 948
Toughness : 1215
Crit% / CritDmg : 10% / 20%

All exotic gear and ascended amulet. Traited to generate Life Force and reduce Life Force spent. Massive bag generator and use Dagger/Dagger with 25% swiftness traits to get up close and personal despite being a clothie.

Anet has deemed anonymity to be the norm when viewing players from the opposing servers unless they accept a party invite but I have heard some interesting points of view in the WvW forums for visible names through these forums.

Without regard to whether I agree or disagree with visible names a thought occured to me.

Guild names.

There is a mechanic where a player can choose what the other servers see, sometimes used to grief or humor those who read it and perhaps a community accepted convention could be thought up.

i.e. X Server Invader
Clint Beastwood [name]
Been there Done that

This [name] above a characters head may show that their guild name is their name. They are representing themselves at the moment as they solo roam, duel, zerg or briefly show who the thief was. Some people prefer to imagine the opposing servers chat saying “Oh crap, Clint is camping spawn again” instead of “Oh crap, [xxxx] Guild is camping spawn again”.

As far as I know guild tags aren’t “one only” like character names. Anyone can create a one man guild with their name and use [name] as their tag (and get the bonus 50 slot guild bank in time). I could be wrong, it’s 5.30am and I’ve been up all night updating laptops as this idea came to me.

Anyone can do this but I am putting it out there because these ideas work best when they are discussed and a common template is accepted if the idea has merit. Also it adds to the sandbox element in a WvW where we are already told somethings are best decided for us, not by us.

**Clint Beastwood is not any of my characters names but I would have totally stolen it for my Charr if I had the chance.

Anet has all the data they need from the server farm that maintains their game.

Anet,“Hi server farm, can we have this weeks logs on server strain?”

Server Farm,“Sure. Hey, there are some serious slow downs during prime time on the WvW maps, have you considered upgrading the servers…”

Anet,“K, thanks, bye.”

For blocking treb shots use Mesmer sword #2 Blurred Frenzy.
You have to line yourself up so the treb will hit you in the chest/head and the shot is neutralized.
Best thing is that sword #2 refreshes quick enough to keep blocking each treb shot.

If the treb is hitting the side of a wall though you won’t be able to intercept it.

*not theory or “heard it from a mate”, use it often to stall wall collapse until back-up arrives.

I PvE to level 7 for weapon swapping then only leave WvW for the occasional personal story.

If I’m reading the first post correctly you have two disadvantages – low level character and inexperience in WvW.

Learn how WvW works as soon as possible, I mean the whole picture of WvW and not just elite roaming ganking or 5v5 battles.

The great thing about this game is that your CC’s, group buffs and such are basically just as effective against a full 80. Even a low level Guardian can throw down speed boosts, might, retaliation for the group and drop some AOE to tag for badges.

Knowing how WvW works, what not to do (ie taking supply from keep to repair wall while the attackers trebs are still up) and how to scout intelligently can give benefits to your server beyond your level.

Once you have a handle on this then practice getting as aggressive as possible in the mob battle without dying.

Come to SMC Shaka, we’ll all hold you in a cross server farewell.
Bring oil.

Nice, alt+tab out to check forum after getting spiked, pop back into game to see three loot bags, daily completed and level up.
Anet is never going to get me to do a dungeon at this rate.

p.s. i’ve organized a room at SMC, just tell the gate-guards i sent you…squirty can come too.

**taking notes
too late

Yak’s are a rare species of WvWer that comes out late at night when it’s safe to roll dollies and sentries.
They originate from “the Bend”, an underground warren with tunnels leading up to safe zones on each WvW map that can be retreated to in times of danger.
Though normally not threatening a few alpha hit squads do emerge and play bloody havoc on roamers and small teams trying to head to the latest Kain vs Mag battle.

So there’s no point in talking about wiping Yak’s?
Oh well, i suppose it’s happened so often it’s considered bullying to bring it up any more.

Ah-ha, something to think on.
I should have posted it as .gif and said it was a 24 time-lapse prediction of the scores: and something about someone’s momma.

Yeh, we all got the bad end of the stick in some way with this glitch.
When a map colours up solid in your servers favour WvW can become boring and I am just hoping an new shift hops in on the other teams side as soon as possible to bolster numbers.
I play through different timezones randomly 24hrs a day during the week and enjoy this match-up as there is usually something to do.

*Though we have a third-party site for scores I posted to get discussion, light-hearted trashing and to move off less productive gossip. Certainly it was to brag but a lvl15 alt ain’t gonna be pivotal in the score.

Not trying to boast, doing it.
Having ten minutes of glory until it flips to another servers favor.
I apparently haven’t been in WvW today so knew nothing about trying to drop a ballista on our Keep in EB… thanks for the heads up, at least “everyone” is effected equally by this bug?

Might be off-topic but, here’s an update.

This element of unpredictability is what attracts me to WvW.

I never know what is going to happen next and even the uber-pro gank havoc roamers can have their sure win flipped by something as simple as a bunny rabbit.

One hour of paranoia in WvW is a lot more tiring than some scripted raid or arena event.

If I can’t bring my alt’s to level up in WvW then I’m not bringing in my mains. Never done a dungeon and only PvE to level 11.

GW2 only has WvW to interest me: PvE is lifeless (this game and most others) and s/tPvP is too small scale and pointless for a high ping SEA player like me.

After taking a couple characters to 80 in WvW I can make my low levels achieve more than some 80’s I see hitting sentries when the commander is trying to be sneaky, taking supplies from an upgrading keep or lulzing around a keep when it has swords and not checking if the enemy has set up 5 rams at the gate.

Official response on how to counter thieves? More of an official indication of their lack of time in-game.

For me to counter thieves I thought about what exactly am I countering. It isn’t the class mechanics or culling, it’s trolling. Somewhat in the vein of Arkanfel’s post. I am countering a bad players desire to ruin my fun, to feel powerful and skilled using a broken build.

Intially I had Alt+F4 to deny this sort of person some of their motivation. That is no longer an option.

Now I move to option 2 – /sit.
If the player behind the thief shows any indication of the classic troll thief (found in many MMO’s who repeatedly make the same mistake in class builds) I won’t waste my time, I will /sit, die quickly and WP back into game to continue an honest fight.

The player behind the thief will get their badge and hopefully a piece of vendor trash but will not get a second of satisfaction or validation that they are an elite pvp’er.

This is only the action of one player but my time in EVE Online has shown that the customer can choose their gameplay style against the indifference of developers and force change.

Maybe one day the developers will have to choose between the tears of troll thieves who can’t get any fights outside of a zerg or the “civil disobedience” of the rest of the playerbase.

Whatever reason others Alt+F4 for I do it for one reason, I will not give a single honor badge to a thief class if I can help it. When that troll class starts crying about never getting badges in WvW Anet might do some fair adjustments (fair to the thief and their victims).