Guild Wars 2

WOW! I’ve been playing since the beginning of GW2 and since 3 weeks after gw1 was released and am taken aback by the choices here. I’m by no means the best player but I have some comments.
First – I don’t play my thief or else much. Both are 80 but too hard to really play well for what I get out of them. Very powerful in the right hands but pretty much junk for me. I solo them down in Cursed Shore some and farm in Fireheart Rise but not my favorites.

My favorites at this time are my Ranger (GS/Bow), Guardian (Staff/GS), Mesmer(GS/SS or SF). I also am working on my Necro (massive condi), Engineer, and a Hammer Warrior.

In looking for a ‘BEST’ class, it will depend on the abilities of the payer and where they play and their play style. I don’t do PvP at the moment because it doesn’t interest me… maybe with Stronghold. As I approached 98% map completion, WvW became a necessity for mapping (at that time) and I find I like it. The Silverwastes and Southsun provide their own challenges as will the expansion. Will the Revenant become the ‘BEST’ class? Maybe for some. I’m planning on having and playing the heck out of one.

I’ve also found that some classes, like Warrior, can be more fun in the lower levels than the higher ones and others like Mesmer and Necro are awful to level up with but really shine when you hit 60 or 80 and the traits kick in.

Just my $0.02

This is an open letter to the folks at Anet that brought us the new ‘features’ on April 15.

Frankly its better than what I’d expected after watching Anet through 6+ years of Guild Wars, 2 years of Aion and GW2 since the pre-release weekends. I like the skins and the ability to take them across the account and use them on more than 1 character. Some of the features are of limited if any use to me.

My playstyle is totally PvE and mostly solo with no interest in PvP whatever. Some people like it and I’m glad they have this outlet. I can work with combining the dailies as long as there are plenty of choices for both. Currently the choices are, frankly, pretty limited for PvE unless you want to do a PvP selection or two.

My totally least favorite is the Megaserver which has taken Borlis Pass from a moderately populated world into New York City. I am currently trying to map Hautclaire Vale in Fields of Ruin. I can see four groups of 4 or 5 running around killing anything that pops up. In 30 mins I was able to get 2 ogres and 1 weapon rack. My last encounter with this area was with my Ranger in February and the area was loaded with targets. Hey ANET, if your going to increase the number of people by a factor of 5 or 10 then make more monsters and shorten the respawn time on them. We all know we have to grind levels up to 80 but the grinding can at least be interesting and not just a question of luck and speed as to how long and bored you get doing it.

My overall grade on this B+ with a solid D on the megaserver and how its being implemented and managed from a world perspective.

Thanks!

Rick

Does it last for 12 hours consecutively (12 noon to midnight real world time) or for 12 hours of play time spread over multiple sessions?

I know boosters are play time and stop counting down if you log out. Just wondering about this one.

Hit command tab twice and it fixes it for that session.

Is there anyway to keep backing up to an obstacle from changing the viewpoint? It will either shift to the side (alot to the side) or zoom in to an almost first person shooter type view. The POV shift can either change my aim point, movement direction if using a mouse or make determining where my enemies are impossible. Is there an option of fix to make the camera ignore walls? I don’t remember this in GW1 but then you didn’t really go inside many places there except in cutscenes.

Any help would be great.

Rick

Worked like a champ!

Thanks

Rick

I logged out this evening and when I go to log back on, I just get the login screen but with just the graphic and the update progress bar. And it just sits there. Using about 120 MB RAM just sitting there and seems to be running. Can’t stop it except with a force quit from the activity monitor. Screenshot attached.

Anyone else with this problem and a fix for it?

Please help.

Rick near Atlanta

I bought the Adept Manual from the Warrior Trainer in Queensdale and I can’t get it to activate. I’m a level 17 and show 7 trait points at this time. I figured maybe something wrong and bought a second one – still no luck. Any suggestions on what the problem is here. They seem to work on my other guys.

Any help appreciated.

Rick in Atlanta

What should I be searching for at the Black Lion for new armor for my ele? Cloth amd such don’t seem to take me there.

Also, can I get new headgear and if so, what is it called.

Thanks

Rick