Guild Wars 2

AikijinX.6258:

I am getting confused now. So I spent my proof of heroics on the scrolls. So i currently have like 11 stacks of notarized scrolls in my inventory. Since they said Proof of heroics won’t be needed anymore, was it a smart move to do so?

I was/am under the impression that on day 1, you can use those notarized scrolls to gain hero points? Currently I have 364 unspent hero points on my Thief, will that be enough for next expansion?

Proofs will still be used the same way they are now, we just wont be able to use them for PoF items. I believe you can also exchange scrolls back for proofs. I think any excess hero points you have on a character should still be useable to unlock the new elite specs.

ThomasC.1056:

Deniara Devious.3948:

McKenna Berdrow.2759:

All skirmish chests earned before PoF launch will contain Proof of Heroics. All skirmish chests earned after will have the new currency.

I hope the player will be able to select the new currency or proof of heroics from skirmish chest, because otherwise it would mean that obtaining proof of heroics will be really difficult after PoF.

I am speaking this for others. I personally have over 15k of proof of heroics. I don’t think I will ever be using them all.

Given skirmish chest is a vendor, I think they’ll just add a new line.

That said, it’s really lame to create a new currency. That’s the cheesiest laziest way to solve an “issue” that may not even exist.

No it is the proper move, because if they just keep proofs of heroics as the standard currency for PoF as well, then players who have thousands stockpiled can simply unlock all the new stuff immediately giving them an unfair advantage.

Kidel.2057:

McKenna Berdrow.2759:

Serenity.6135:

McKenna Berdrow.2759:

We will be adding a new currency that is similar to Proof of Heroics that will allow you to buy new sigils, runes, recipes, and hero points from PoF.

Awesome, thank you!

One more question, will these be available in skirmish chests, like proofs of heroics?

There will be a new skirmish chest with the new currency in them.

what about our current farm towards the legendary armor? Is that going to be affected?

Why would it? Tickets will not be affected, at least there was no mention of it. They are only adding the new currency to skirmish chests after PoF launches. So this way we can choose either Proofs of heroics, or the new currency.

Wait, so if you guys “artificially” change your playstyles and habits its ok, but when Blackgate does it, its bad? Can you please list what rules they have broken, to justify “punishing” them.

If another server comes to dominate, should it be acceptable to form up this virtual mob with our pitchforks and torches, march up to the castle where the dev’s stir and slumber, and demand that action be taken against this new abomination….because well you know they don’t deserve to exist and should be punished for not actually doing anything wrong.

Ulion.5476:

Hum guess I should open up my stack of skrimish chest now :P. Are you going to add other ways to turn proofs of heroic into something profitable or consumable? Once your alts are geared theirs not much to spend them on, since you can get siege for badges or silver.

She said proofs are still going to be used the same way, so I doubt it.

I am still hoping for a new use for tomes of knowledge…but wishful thinking

Rising Dusk.2408:

DBZVelena.5186:

Ugh why add new currencies when we already have currencies that work fine for this.

Yeah, I’ve thought about this and I really don’t understand the need for another currency. Why would you invalidate current skirmish reward chests and current proofs of heroics just to add another? If the goal is to prevent players from unlocking everything on day 1, then why can they do it in PvE? It’s inconsistent to make WvW-exclusive players wait arbitrarily to build up a new currency, is a waste of a new currency slot when a current one is perfectly suitable for it, and will also make skimish reward chests unstackable if there are different kinds. I just can’t see an upside to this implementation.

It doesn’t invalidate anything, the new chests only add the new currency. You can still use the current skirmish chests like normal. The point is that players do not have immediate access to everything because they have stockpiled on a currency.

CrashTheGrey.1492:

Serenity.6135:

I wonder if all the players who just say “git gud” wont come back on here complaining about being condi spammed and constantly cc’ed after PoF launches and their stability and resistance is constantly being removed/corrupted.

I’ll be on spellbreaker drinking tears from a gallon jug.

GIT GUUUUUUUDDDDDD

Scourge, there goes your spellbreaker.

McKenna Berdrow.2759:

Serenity.6135:

McKenna Berdrow.2759:

We will be adding a new currency that is similar to Proof of Heroics that will allow you to buy new sigils, runes, recipes, and hero points from PoF.

Awesome, thank you!

One more question, will these be available in skirmish chests, like proofs of heroics?

There will be a new skirmish chest with the new currency in them.

You’ve thought of everything lol, thanks!

VAHNeunzehnsechundsiebzig.3618:

McKenna Berdrow.2759:

We will be adding a new currency that is similar to Proof of Heroics that will allow you to buy new sigils, runes, recipes, and hero points from PoF.

so all the hero points I have done despite having maxed everything will be worthless? I really do not want to grind through all of PoF just to max out the elite. THAT is a horrible, thankless, boring grind.

You don’t have to grind all of PoF, this will work the same as with HoT which is good. This way you can still get all this stuff done through wvw, and nobody can simply have immediate access to everything which would be unfair to those with many thousands of Proofs of heroics.

Offair.2563:

You forgot to mention boosters that makes it way faster.

Also guild boost, but these are more useful when actively playing not just doing dailies and leaving.

Strider Pj.2193:

Serenity.6135:

Strider Pj.2193:

Serenity.6135:

Strider Pj.2193:

Stand The Wall.6987:

Serenity.6135:

snipples

I agree with your first paragraph and that bit of pop balance, but I think youre missing the point. people are gaming the system. should we turn a blind eye to this? if so, why?

Others have done it, however BG has been the most successful.

I would say Blackgate has been most successful at adapting to changes. Skirmishes for example benefits servers like Blackgate because their population and coverage is spread out. Servers like Jade Quarry on the other hand, have relied for years on their large SEA population to ppt every day to win matches. Skirmishes have largely negated that advantage for them.

Agreed.

And in other tiers, when a server has an advantage in a time zone, with a link that covers other time zones, they are successful as well. Matching that up, as you noted earlier, is nigh impossible.

And that’s the thing with linking, nobody can know how it will actually work out. People come and go, and really it all comes down to is initial predictions.

You can link two servers and make the assumption that these two should balance each other out, but really that’s all the dev’s can do, because they cannot see the future and there is no way to know if it will actually work out. That link can grow large through transfers, or it can go largely inactive.

You mean we are allowed to have civil discussions? Sacrilege!

I know right, unthinkable, btw I hate your server, its evil etc etc etc

Strider Pj.2193:

Serenity.6135:

Strider Pj.2193:

Stand The Wall.6987:

Serenity.6135:

snipples

I agree with your first paragraph and that bit of pop balance, but I think youre missing the point. people are gaming the system. should we turn a blind eye to this? if so, why?

Others have done it, however BG has been the most successful.

I would say Blackgate has been most successful at adapting to changes. Skirmishes for example benefits servers like Blackgate because their population and coverage is spread out. Servers like Jade Quarry on the other hand, have relied for years on their large SEA population to ppt every day to win matches. Skirmishes have largely negated that advantage for them.

Agreed.

And in other tiers, when a server has an advantage in a time zone, with a link that covers other time zones, they are successful as well. Matching that up, as you noted earlier, is nigh impossible.

And that’s the thing with linking, nobody can know how it will actually work out. People come and go, and really it all comes down to is initial predictions.

You can link two servers and make the assumption that these two should balance each other out, but really that’s all the dev’s can do, because they cannot see the future and there is no way to know if it will actually work out. That link can grow large through transfers, or it can go largely inactive.

Strider Pj.2193:

Serenity.6135:

Stand The Wall.6987:

Serenity.6135:

snipples

I agree with your first paragraph and that bit of pop balance, but I think youre missing the point. people are gaming the system. should we turn a blind eye to this? if so, why?

Just because someone proposes a change that they believe is a great solution, does not mean we have to support it. There are good changes, and bad changes. I am not interested in telling anyone how long, or how much they should be playing a video game. I certainly do not want anyone telling me what I should be doing. There are flaws with every system, that’s a given.

Agreed.

My OP was to trigger discussion. I think that accounts that are inactive in WvW do not hurt their server as they don’t actually take up a slot, there is the potential to game the system.

Being able to discuss ideas is always important and it annoys me how every thread seems to devolve into the same off topic posts over and over, where the same people post…I hate this server because they are bad and evil blah blah blah.

I do not see it as hurting a server (it does but that’s not my point), I see it as hurting the individual player. I think it is very unfair to essentially force a player into an artificial timetable or face such a stiff penalty because they might not be able to play for whatever reason.

Just as an example, if you are a leader or active wvw player, but cannot play for some time because of real life circumstances like a medical issue, family, school etc. Why should you be kicked off your server and be separated from your friends, guildies and community that you enjoy playing with?

Strider Pj.2193:

Stand The Wall.6987:

Serenity.6135:

snipples

I agree with your first paragraph and that bit of pop balance, but I think youre missing the point. people are gaming the system. should we turn a blind eye to this? if so, why?

Others have done it, however BG has been the most successful.

I would say Blackgate has been most successful at adapting to changes. Skirmishes for example benefits servers like Blackgate because their population and coverage is spread out. Servers like Jade Quarry on the other hand, have relied for years on their large SEA population to ppt every day to win matches. Skirmishes have largely negated that advantage for them.

McKenna Berdrow.2759:

We will be adding a new currency that is similar to Proof of Heroics that will allow you to buy new sigils, runes, recipes, and hero points from PoF.

Awesome, thank you!

One more question, will these be available in skirmish chests, like proofs of heroics?

Stand The Wall.6987:

Serenity.6135:

snipples

I agree with your first paragraph and that bit of pop balance, but I think youre missing the point. people are gaming the system. should we turn a blind eye to this? if so, why?

Just because someone proposes a change that they believe is a great solution, does not mean we have to support it. There are good changes, and bad changes. I am not interested in telling anyone how long, or how much they should be playing a video game. I certainly do not want anyone telling me what I should be doing. There are flaws with every system, that’s a given.

I wonder if all the players who just say “git gud” wont come back on here complaining about being condi spammed and constantly cc’ed after PoF launches and their stability and resistance is constantly being removed/corrupted.

Stand The Wall.6987:

Serenity.6135:

If a full server wants to open it can just lower its activity, a full blackout is not necessary.

which would mean they would fall in score. sounds like a moderately even compromise to me.

I like this idea. the fact that account hibernation is happening and no action is being taken is pretty lame. just like match throwers/afkers in pvp.

Drop in score doesn’t mean anything, especially when it is only temporary. Just because a server is losing does not mean it is low on numbers, scores are not accurate descriptions of populations.

People need to stop fixating on this nonsense of population balance. WvW was never meant to be balanced, and it is impossible to do so. Think about it, when have you ever seen each side with a similar or equal number of players throughout the day? It is not going to happen. A 24/7 game mode cannot be properly balanced around population.

Servers like Blackgate have been successful for so long because they have spread their population and coverage throughout timezones, this makes sense because it allows them to sustain throughout matchups unlike other servers. If they want to stay in tier 1 they will do what they have to.

I remember them saying they did not want WvW players to have to grind PvE in order to play WvW. But anyways, this is important for a variety of reasons, like preparing gear and builds.

Grab organ
Get aggro from a few risen
Pull them to champs that will one shot them
Use 3 skill on multiple risen bodies at once
Heart done in seconds

Seriously this map has the easiest hearts in the game and can all be completed very quickly. Blaming other people is ridiculous in all honesty.

No, it will do nothing but kitten off a lot of people and wont solve any issues. If a full server wants to open it can just lower its activity, a full blackout is not necessary.

This is a game, people take breaks, deal with it.

Dawdler.8521:

Sounds an awful lot like the loading screen bug. If its the same after a reinstall, your only choice to fix it is to play another class.

It does happen with the loading screen bug, and only in wvw.

Zero Solstice.9754:

Not only have they said they would, and the beta has shown that they have, but they’ve even changed existing traits to force them to work with Scourge (i.e. Vital Persistence).

Oh ok thanks, I wanted to try it today but missed it because of time change :/

Has Anet mentioned if they will tweak Traits that are focused on Shroud to be useable with Scourge? Because if not, it will make a lot of traits like Shrouded Removal, Spiteful Spirit, etc unusable.

My Attack Will Kill.7816:

Serenity.6135:

My Attack Will Kill.7816:

Serenity.6135:

Missed it because you decided to change the time…

i agree. just a small post on the forums saying the time changed not even anything on the launcher or ingame or whatever. very bad communication like always

I would think an in-game mail would be helpful for both sides.

yep ingame mail and a notice on the launcher. but no lets change the already made post to something else people will probably notice it… -.-

Yep…I am not too upset about missing it…I just really want them to improve their servers which are really outdated and terrible. Not to mention the engine this game runs on…

My Attack Will Kill.7816:

Serenity.6135:

Missed it because you decided to change the time…

i agree. just a small post on the forums saying the time changed not even anything on the launcher or ingame or whatever. very bad communication like always

I would think an in-game mail would be helpful for both sides. If you are conducting a stress test, it would make more sense to get as many people participating as possible and not just the ones that read the forums everyday…

Missed it because you decided to change the time…

This only seems to happen when I use my Elementalist, specifically when using Lightning flash and mist form. I see a lot of corrupted graphics where a lot of things will not show up on the screen. Sometimes my character and weapons will just disappear. Walls will not show. Spell effects and projectiles are not displaying at all. I am so confused, is anyone else having this problem?

Hi, just curious if the ascended gear and Proof of heroics vendor will be properly updated for the upcoming expansion.

Will we get immediate access to new sigils, runes, recipes, hero points, and stat combinations on ascended gear?

Also, can you please add skirmish chest tab to the Permanent Portable Provisioner?

There are already too many account bound items, and there will be a lot more with the upcoming expansion and living story that will follow. Increasing the limit on bank tabs is inevitable.

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Windswept_Haven

Luclinraider.2317:

and WvW your gear doesnt matter because it’s a zerg.

That is extremely innacurate, and I don’t know what kind of wvw you have been doing but with that attitude you and your friends certainly are not contributing anything. Gear matters a great deal in WvW because it is not standardized like in PvP so the better the gear the greater the advantage you have. This of course does not mean gear is more important then skill, but it still matters a great deal.

Also the stats used constantly change due to shifts in the meta because of balance updates. WvW is not about using your pve gear and builds and blindly following whatever tag is up until your gift of battle reward track is done…There are many different types of builds and playstyles.

The less stealth, the better. It is absolutely broken.

DevilishLyx.2340:

Cal Cohen.3527:

First reply with full world name and gif of cat(s), we play on your world

Cos cat memes can tell you exactly what is wrong with WvW!

Disgusted by this post, you are just showing how much you care about WvW, ie very little! its more of a joke to you!

Raymond Lukes.6305:

DevilishLyx.2340:

Cal Cohen.3527:

First reply with full world name and gif of cat(s), we play on your world

Cos cat memes can tell you exactly what is wrong with WvW!

Disgusted by this post, you are just showing how much you care about WvW, ie very little! its more of a joke to you!

We play on a different server every week most of the time we use a random number generator to pick the world this week we thought we’d have some fun and make a post about it. We did not intend to give the impression that we don’t care. Just the opposite was we wanted to start giving more exposure to our play on live sessions. The cat gif idea was just a way to make the post a little more fun instead of “first person to post world name.”

Our play on live sessions are both a time for the team to have a bit of fun in WvW with you guys as well as a time to hear feedback from different people throughout the game. We play in both NA and EU worlds so we can get as large a perspective as possible. We do this in addition to reading the forums and reddit posts so we can hear the voices of people who do not post on the forums.

I thought it was pretty funny, some people need a sense of humor, its a video game!

There a thread where someone posted a q&a with an anet dev…and he said build templates would not be coming with the expac.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Notes-from-Cologne-Meet-Greet/first#post6727232

Several people are reporting this in other threads. My friend is having the same issue, and cannot log into the forums either.

There seems to be something wrong with the servers randomly denying access to people. My friend is also having trouble logging into the game and the forums.

LilyMoon.8756:

A friend of mine is having the same problem with his account. He was able to log on to character select for about a minute but then got booted off, getting error 42 again. He’s double checked his firewall settings and even tried turning it off, still no luck (the firewall never seems to be the problem with error 42 anyways).

Additionally, he can’t even log on to his account on the website either, getting a message saying that his “account name or password aren’t valid.” So he can’t even post on the forums or make a ticket, hence he asked me to do it for him.

Same problem here. A friend of mine cannot login and gets the same error message about his firewall etc.. and he cannot log into the forums either to post about it.

I had the same issue a couple of weeks ago and was able to get around it by using the “-assetsrv 64.25.41.2” workaround, but he says that is not working either.

Jayne.9251:

This system, albeit expensive, has controls that seem to be amenable to multi function.

https://www.oculus.com

The Daydream only has a basic controller, but it does a lot.

Well, I know what I want for Christmas!

Jayne.9251:

I just think it might be the logical next step. The first company to launch it would make a fortune I think.

The screen is literally 360. It’s overwhelming at times.

It does seem to be the future of gaming, although I am not sure if all genres will be adaptable to this kind of technology.

Oh I see now, I thought it was a game. A RvR type of game in VR might be very intense. But would it even be possible with the amount of skill usage and fast reaction times required for RvR type of content?

Jayne.9251:

https://vr.google.com/daydream/?utm_source=en-ha-na-sem&utm_campaign=daydream&utm_medium=text&utm_term=pid_%25epid!-cid_%ECid!-aid_%EAid!&utm_content=bkws&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkpqiup3z1QIVBLXACh07TAKeEAAYASAAEgICuPD_BwE

Man, that’s one ugly link. Sorry

As long as it works, thanks!

Never heard of it, can you provide a link for it?

Balthazzarr.1349:

Serenity.6135:

Wouldn’t this just hurt low ranked players, and not affect players who have maxed gliding mastery?

Not sure what this question is for… if it’s for being shot down I’m not sure. I just know that so far when I hit people, especially with my longbow knockback shot, they fall. No exceptions so far.

OP said damage during gliding should reduce endurance, but if you max the mastery then the endurance only really affects you when you lean to speed up. So a player who does not have the full mastery would be at a disadvantage.

Wouldn’t this just hurt low ranked players, and not affect players who have maxed gliding mastery?

Maybe because people were using it for siege.

Pensadora.9478:

Serenity.6135:

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This is essentially what is wrong with your idea. It could affect every single account but you take no consideration whatsoever. Do you not understand, devs look at how changes and features affect the ENTIRE player base not individual servers or players.

By ‘every single account’ and “ENTIRE” are you referring to ALL the accounts ever established in GW2?

Do you mean ALL the accounts ever established and have played WvW at some point, any point no matter how long ago, or how dead the account?

Do you mean ALL the ACTIVE accounts in the game or in WvW currently? If so, how do you define and measure ACTIVE?

Exactly what is the composition of the ENTIRE playerbase of accounts that you think ANET is concerned with when analyzing which fixes will be applied to WvW?

Every account is tied to a server, therefore such an idea could potentially affect every account.

And I must say I am puzzled as to why any guild leader, especially a wvw focused one would ever support an idea that would remove people from their server, while they post threads on the forum about population imbalances, and players going to other servers…

Probably because it is the end of the week and BG has a giant lead, try again on the weekend because they have a large sea presence.

Pensadora.9478:

Serenity.6135:

Now, you were on HoD which was also closed for some time, and recently opened up correct? If there were mass transfers to HoD which completely threw off the matchups would you still be saying the same thing?

If a Host or Link receives a material increase in population, such that it exceeds the threshold of ‘competitive’ and becomes ‘overstacked’ then… YES… absolutely YES… I would argue that the link be reassigned to another Host that needs the link in order to be competitive.

I am advocating for a fair fight, a challenging fight, more than a Guaranteed Win whether T1 or T4.

Yes, MAS was on HOD just like we were on Blackgate for 3 years – our original server home. We have left the gated community in T1 and we’re out living free among the people on Sorrow’s Furnace. We now have both the perspective from T1 and the perspective from T3/T4 informing our opinions on this matter.

In the interest of full disclosure, please do share from which server your perspective is derived.

I started on TC a couple of years ago, I am on SoR currently because I thought it would be fun to have different matchups with a new host server every couple of months. I am not interested in discussing matchups, only ideas.