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Revisiting Business Model Clarification

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hey its me ur brother

+1 for making me LOL for realz…

no new system specs Path of fire no buy

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Guys — it was a joke. “Defrag your HD” was the standard CS answer back years and years ago, when they really didn’t know what was wrong but wanted to say something. Sorry if you were confused. I’ll try to rain more smilies in my jokes in the future.

Yeah, do that – or preferable a “just kidding”. To the poster, the winkie-face may have implied it would solve all his/her problems. Some people outside of IT won’t get the joke. Note that I’m not trying to ruin any jovial mood you may be in!

Revisiting Business Model Clarification

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This game has ZERO monthly access fee, so I think some of you need to stop complaining about the $30 for an xpac (that took 2 years to create)…

I’m with this guy. 30 bucks is peanuts for entertainment value you get. If you played 2 years then that’s $1.25 a month to play. If you can’t afford that then get a job for crying out loud.

Me – I’ll be buying multiple expacs asap for me and my family.

no new system specs Path of fire no buy

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And the answer is, the 50 GB is for everything, not in addition to what’s already in use. Thanks for asking — it’s worth knowing in case others wonder about it.

Crap… I don’t want to uninstall 50% of my other games. Can’t afford a larger SSD yet.

Defrag!

Since I started PC gaming in the 80s, I totally understand what you’re saying. (My first hard drive was 40 MB, and that was considered well above average!) Maybe get an inexpensive external storage device and move a few things there?? Best of luck!

Do NOT defrag an SSD! Very poor advice, Gaile!

Data Archive Repair

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I too fell victim to the Data Archive Repair. What gives, Anet???

[QoL request] Please kill the bird in LA

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Let’s play investigator! I wanna be Kasmeer…

Thousands and thousands and thousands of times. Oy vey, that irks my taters!

Name the villain

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Vil Lyn.

Curse you and your double meaning entry!

ps: I’m soooo stealing that name! ;-)

Another TL;DR Opinion On Saltiness

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I prefer Triscuit.

Edit: D’oh. I thought it said “Saltines.”

Chicken in a Biskits are the superior crackers. :V

I threw up in my mouth a little, but I still support your right to allegedly like that sort of thing. :P

Clearly, the buttery goodness of a Ritz cracker can not be surpassed in all manner of taste when adorned with accoutrements such as peanut butter and jelly!

Name the villain

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Vee (for vendetta)!

You’re welcome. ;-)

Why can't we submit our own guild emblems?

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Oh please NO! I shudder at the thought of the sheer multitude of guild logos containing various parts of the male and female anatomy. Guarantee it would happen.

Anet’s not gonna waste their time on this at all.

/thread

A peak into hackers heads

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Also be sure to use 2FA to prevent malicious/unwanted access to your account, and do not use public wifi networks to access your GW2 account; transmissions can be recorded and decoded by attackers, and it isn’t uncommon for them to sell the information they get this way.

This is very true.

Reloadable gift cards/“prepaid debit” cards are a good option, however they typically have a reload cost associated to them every time you add more funds. It’s typically a few dollars and can be pretty inefficient if you don’t intend to keep a relatively high balance of a few hundred dollars.

These types of cards come in handy for small amounts and limited purchases only. Note, however, that even here there are some additional caveats:

Remember, these types of cards are equivalent to carrying cash. If lost or stolen you’re pretty much S-O-L by the time you find out.

Do not purchase/load large quantities or amounts in one fell swoop. Reason: Terrorism, drug dealers (although I doubt anyone here on this board is purchasing them in large amounts or quantities necessary to flag the transaction).

The real kicker: Thanks to this little thing called asset forfeiture they can be confiscated by police/border patrol/TSA if you are ever pulled over/singled out/whatever if found carrying a large quantity. See reasons above. Suspicion – ain’t it special!?! Again, this probably won’t apply to the gamers reading this thread. Just putting it out there as a public service message.

I personally do the following and recommend it as the best option for maintaining security online: Get a credit card dedicated to online purchases that has a freeze or lock option on it, which can only be activated or deactivated on the credit card’s site via another login

This too is great advice. Note that credit bureaus also offer a freeze of your data to prevent unscrupulous actors from accessing your data.

Also highly recommended: Use a different password and username for every site you log into that requires an account. That way, your login data that is hacked on one site can’t be used on different site. Never use your personal bank logon name and/or password for any other site, period!

It should go without saying, but never give your username/password out. Any email that you receive asking for that account information is almost guaranteed to be a hacker on a phishing expedition. Don’t be the fish that gets hooked!

Finally, use a free password manager such as Keepass or Lastpass to manage all of your username and password account information. These types of programs can generate random strong passwords for you. After using the program for a while you’ll find that you only need to remember the master password to access the others (which are cryptographically stored on your personal hard drive or USB device) as you make use of the program’s quick form-fill or copy/paste functions to log into sites and games.

Remove Bell Choir "Play as you like" portion

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I enjoy the bell choir activity. I do NOT enjoy the “play anything you like” phase.

/petition signed

Banking Situations

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To bad its only in the storage tho would be nice if it affected personal bank and chars aswell

I definitely agree with a generic “storage expansion” that increases the storage capacity of both materials AND bank.

Colorblind Support for Enemy AoE Circles

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I logged in just to add my support to this request. Those of us with varying vision issues would much appreciate it! You’d think any tech company that sells software to end-users would include customization features in order for the customer to be able to actually SEE the output! This has always been a pet peeve of mine…

Want to play on high settings need pc build

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I went with a i7 4790k because in my opinion anything below i7 is trash, when talking about gaming and multitasking.

With regard to gaming I disagree completely. Until games actually support both DX12 and mutithreading (which GW2 does not) there is no justification to spend the additional money on an i7.

Core i5 is trash vs an i7? Not at all. The i5 ties the i7 in FPS for the games tested and is only marginally slower in multithreaded tests.
Source: AnandTech CPU Benchmarks

Want to play on high settings need pc build

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With that money saved you could probably squeeze in an overclockable i5, which is really good to have for GW2.

I will point out the fact that the OP originally selected a mobo using the H97 chipset. When creating a build for overclocking I suggest looking at motherboards that use the Z97 chipset instead. They’re only slightly more expensive than the H97 but have all the internals required for overclocking plus SLI/Crossfire support (should you ever need more than one gfx card) which most H97 motherboards do not.

Additionally, you want the i5 cpu with a K specifier, such as the Intel Core i5 4690K, the K part specifically means over-clockable.

Finally, when over-clocking, don’t forget to purchase an after-market cpu cooler. This point is extremely important! The stock cooler that comes with the cpu won’t suffice. Depending on how high you want to OC you may even need to cool with water.

Fermi is correct regarding the PSU. Don’t cheap out. Buy a reputable one with good circuit protection. Get a modular one too so that you don’t have extra unused wires sitting inside your case.

Hope that helps!

Another matchmaking fail

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The ONLY thing I agree with the poster is that the two pre-made teams should have been split during match-making process resulting in one pre-made for each side as the final result.

Other than that, that was a close game and, although it sucks to lose, I’d rather lose like that than to be blown out in a 500 to 200 game. So it looks like you actually got a decently matched game.

Looking for a solid structured team.

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And add what timezone since it will help.

What does Rotate even mean?

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2. Never “rotate” Into a fight you’ve already lost, unless you are the God of PvP.

Of course, if you ARE the God of PvP, you wouldn’t have lost in the first place.

Never run into an outnumbered fight solo.

+1 : But slightly enhanced:


    good_guys = you + teammates_with_you + teammates_alive_at_fight

    if ( god_of_pvp ) then

        carry on you supreme being you;

    else if (  good_guys  less than bad_guys ) then

        move on to plan B;

Please BAN GREATSWORDS from pvp

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I have your solution:
Sticks...and nothing else.

The Most Outdated Profession

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My Necro is outdated!

Oh, wait… this isn’t 2012 anymore.
After 3 years of waiting I’m in a happy place now.

So we Ran out of leather...

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we could always start skinning the quaggan, would give us some really soft leather

+1 for you, sir!

I've learned a very important lesson

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Balance is subjective from the player’s perspective:

  • If X class beat MY class then nerf X class.

That’s pretty much the majority of what I see in the forums.

*wave* Hello!

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No worries. I just figured with a name like Archivist that you were duplicating for back-up purposes!

*wave* Hello!

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Apparently, one thread is not enough for you?

(Feedback) Ironclad Outfit

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New from the Michelin tire company: Michelin Man Armor! LOL such fail…

/resign [Merged]

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Agree with everything about /resign but this part:

2. It would give Anet a countable measure of how often a particular player just gives up, which can be factored into MMR or somesuch thing

If /resign adversely affected your MMR then NO ONE will use it and you’ll be forced to wait until the game ends naturally.

Worst game ever

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Of course it’s not you. It’s never you. It’s always your team’s fault…

Plz remove the corrupt boon on scepter auto

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So you killed the Svanir and the Chieftain with auto-attack? /golfclap

Win = 0 PIP [Merged]

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This also happened to me last night. After winning the match the game failed to register the win and the pip.

Plz remove the corrupt boon on scepter auto

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I once died to a ranger. Analysis: nerf arrows!

Are you serious?

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Paragraphs are your friend, use them.

Bye Colin

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I just wonder what amazon is building to be honest.

google

Audio prompt for chat window

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My apologies. I read the “…oh wait…” part as a sarcastic attempt at humor.

Way too many hacks after update.

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I have seen many people I have reported banned and not come back.

How did you see them if they were banned? Anet won’t tell you.
I don’t think you’re being up-front with us.

Audio prompt for chat window

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As a blind player I love audio cues. Hearing one to let me know I can read….oh wait….

While you are trying to be funny (poorly, I might add) the OP is not blind but has bad vision. I personally suffer from this (glaucoma) and having a little bell ding whenever a human player types a message in chat would be an easy thing to add.

However, I can see the need to make it configurable (both sound and frequency-wise) since some map/guild chats can get rather spammy.

WvW Points beyond 1390!

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I am all for letting people chase shineys as long as there are no imbalances that could potentially lead to pay-to-win. But be cognizant that if any additions are added that can also be used outside of WvW then we’re going to have PvE’ers tying up the queues once again in their attempts to obtain them. So we need to keep it WvW specific.

WvW Points beyond 1390!

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GW2 will always be a pve game thats why wvw was removed from world completion and wvw abilities like guard stack will be removed.

This is completely false. World completion was removed from WvW because we had too many PvE’ers entering and inflating queue times. This removal was requested by us and Anet actually listened.
Guard stack removal is simply to afford a new player a somewhat equal footing against experienced players. Although few requested this removal it will have little overall impact but it certainly isn’t being done to add more PvE to the game.

WVW Man Power Balance

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I especially like that you need to hold your own stuff before taking other stuff. A progressive game mode like that would work well just in general.

Good luck with that when the dominant server has the manpower to simply roll your BL. If you can’t even fill a map during prime time or if there’s no one to fight then you should consider moving to another server a few tiers up.

Druid... Event credit ?

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Agreed. It is rather puzzling as to why DPS > HPS when it comes to getting shinies. Why go full Druid heals and not be properly rewarded in the end?

Druid lockdown > Scrapper lockdown

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So… did they even show/talk about balance changes? Seems I missed it. They did random order of it or at least not the one they typed on their page.

@SpellofIniquity

Difference is Scrapper was promoted as a lockdown spec. Druid as a top-tier healer support. Druid is top tier healer support AND a lockdown char while scrapper isn’t.

That’s the prob.

Yeah, except Druids have to give up oddles of dps to do that.

^ Pretty much this. Druid looking like healbot.

Players completely invisible post-update (Oct 7)

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There is a technical issue within the rendering engine beyond just “culling”. ANet needs to fix their kitten ASAP before comparisons to SW:TOR begin emerging…

Stiv's ultimate WvW progression system

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Your point has been duly noted. I too would like to actually SEE my enemies. However, while the fix will soon ( hopefully ) be forthcoming, that does NOT preclude those of us who wish to discuss suggestions and ideas that will enhance this game.

Stiv's ultimate WvW progression system

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@mcl: FYI: the “invisible” rendering or culling issue is a completely separate technical matter altogether.

Stiv's ultimate WvW progression system

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I support the addition of displayed titles. The rendering of a simple text string title takes no more additional processing time or power than rendering the “Enemy Invader” nameplate.

Whether or not you want titles is immaterial. Some people, including myself, would like to see them added, and they do not negatively impact the core game in any way. ANet could even add a toggle to your client to give you the option of whether your PC will display titles worn by others or not. It’s really not that big a deal. However, it IS a big deal for people chasing titles.

Yes, it may represent another carrot on a stick and some may look at it as a grind for titles. Yet it really has no negative impact on the core mechanics of the game. For me, personally I love fighting against someone with a higher ranked title and kicking the kitten out of them. Of course, the reverse is also true: “Man, I just got my kitten handled to me by a [insert elite title here]”.

Q: Why is Siege soulbound and not account bound?

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@Flying Dutchman – Was there a comment there or are you quoting-for-truth?

Level Adjustment Seems UP

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In WvW you’re missing one of the key attributes that the level 80 has and you, the non-level 80, don’t: Unlocked Traits.

Switch to WvW instead of WvWvW

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I completely agree with attempts at reducing queue times and fair match-making. Let’s just make sure Anet implements GW v2.1 right this time!

Q: Why is Siege soulbound and not account bound?

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Bind-On-Pickup/Acquire
Bind-On-Use
Soulbound

All are failed systems which prevent users from enjoying the game. Not just this game but any game that implements it. If I ever had the luxury of designing a game it would most definitely NOT include these aggravating “features”.

Switch to WvW instead of WvWvW

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The current scoring system is borked due to the many issues already detailed in these forums: 1) Night Crews capping undefended keeps; 2) Population imbalances; 3) Free transfers allowing server hopping; 4) etc…

A simple “two-faction” system does not solve these underlying problems either…