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That would be a great “in between” for CC. I like it.
Now, I am a thick skinned person
No, no you aren’t. You came onto the forums to inform us about your unpleasant experience and wanting to report the player in question.
And? Someone can have a thick skin, and still have a sense of right and wrong (and act on it). You can report a person because you were emotionally distressed, and you can report a person because they can’t seem to behave without some form of “encouragement”. The former is thin-skinned, the latter is someone with a sense of right and wrong, and acts on it.
One thing to keep in mind with the Charr, regarding their warband: It’s quite nearly impossible to weave them into the same story as the rest of the races if their ‘band is included, since it would give them an unfair advantage. But i still agree that it’s a downer.
As for the rest, including the gripe with Trahearne: I don’t think we should have been made 2nd in command of the Pact at all. That’s what leads to this oddity we have now. At best, we should be leader of a squad – the “best” squad in the Pact, since that’s more generic and subjective to the player’s point of view. There’s only one 2nd in command, and we can’t all be it. But everyone’s squad can be said to be the best (it’s kinda normal that a very good squad would say they’re the best).
From the time we start, those “co-starring” characters we see could/should become part of our squad, possibly even starting with our Order mentor. Instead of killing them all off, how’s about some of them become part of our squad? Build it up until…. dun-da-dunnn! We are ready to face Z-face himself. Then make the personal instance of Arah need our squad, Destiny’s Edge… and that’s it. PERSONAL story, eh? Meet up, shoot the dragon down, and then…. finish him off in a (difficult to design, but still doable, i’m certain) fight, that while still epic, it can be done.
And then we can party back on Clawr Island. I mean… ahem Claw… Island.
Has this been happening to anyone else? Does anyone know what I am talking about?
Yyyyyep. And i keep hoping they will address the issue.
Normally, i’d be content to just ‘+1’ the OP, but sometimes, i wonder if that’s enough. So i’m posting to say that i agree, that i find it equally silly that /g and /p doesn’t persist.
ANet’s response to the “moar challenge!!!” crowd seems to be to up the mob spikes, up the mob health pools and decrease the reaction window to spikes. Meaning that all they do are increasing the need to reflexes.
There no real alternatives to dodge. Toughness just make you a more appealing chew toy for the mobs, and control do not control anything because of their short effect durations and long recharges.
Totally agree. What annoys me with dodge, is that you just have 2 charges of it (unless you have a dodge/evade built into an ability) and they take long to recharge – especially with mobs that are on turbo speed (READ: risen). I think 3 charges would help a lot. And CC definitely is a bit short, at least for PvE.
(And once again: risen are dead bodies. Dead bodies have rigor mortis. They’ve no business running that fast. It’s ridiculous. It’s also why zombies everywhere else move slow and stiff.)
I have read the complaints about Trahearne and I agree with most of them, however, after playing through 4 races and 4 stories I still feel that the character remains a sideliner watching the action.
I dunno, my characters were right in the middle of the action, blood and gore (not depicted), smoke and ash all around them. Depends what type of ‘action’ you want, i guess.
You saved the fort? You fought Zhaitan? You saved hundreds of lives? None of it matters at the end, because you are still a second in command in Orr, and while the congratulations are in order, I still feel that my character plays on the sides – doing the vital things but never getting recognition.
It would be silly to have the player be the leader, because it wouldn’t make sense to have all the players be the leader of the Pact. Second in command is hardly better at all, actually. We should only be the leader of a squad, at best. Non-Charr characters should have a few NPCs assigned to them once the Pact gets going, and Charr characters should get to have their ’band mates with them.
Reached 300g due to champ farming and was able to get Human T3 cultural.. Yes, I’m that poor and shallow. :|
300… gold… poor?
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I have 120 gold, and i was feeling like a millionaire. Until now. Now i have a “Aw, poop” feeling.
I did it without too much difficulty. Here’s my situation: lvl 60 Norn Engineer, kitted out in approximate lvl greens and a lvl 50 yellow or 2. i had the 2 Charr recruited. I talked to Snarl (the Ash legion Charr), and took the ghostbore gun he had, set it up (this probably helps a lot), dropped my own gun turret, and a healing turret, then used my flame thrower. Now, here’s something else that could help: I did not kite him to the end of the platform (our starting end), but made sure to stay at least 1/3 of the way in (towards the beacon), that way he wouldn’t leash and reset. I suspect he has a very short leash, which could explain the resets people experience. A few of the NPCs died, but not that many. I can see other classes having a hard time, though.
As an aside: this is not the 1st time that changes outside the PS affect the PS in a very bad way. Please, for the love of all that is holy (and unholy) would the people that make these changes PLEASE check out if their changes affect the Personal Story? One would expect that this lesson would be learned by now. It’s very annoying for us players.
Not interested in any sort or inspect feature. It brings out the worst in people.
while we’re at it, cull emote text when loading characters using persistent emotes (dance, sit, etc)
Actually, the way the emote is displayed for this is not right. It should only be sent out when they player uses the command, not when the client renders the character.
And as for the main topic, i agree: emotes are visible much too far away. They should have the same range as anything said in /s.
No, from me as well.
I WP only if i have to get somewhere now like a world boss event. Else, i’ll usually use the gates to the nearest capital, and foot it over.
I’m cheap like that. Plus, i like to get distracted along the way for… dynamic events, helping a downed player, ore nodes that catch my eye… stuff!
Dont you like to look somehow special?
If you have that one item that no one else has, you’re not special. That item is. If you can make other people go “Wow, i like that look you made!” with ordinary stuff, now that… that there is special. It’s not the items that made the special look, it’s you.
In other words, the move was negotiated with the Balthazar priests, and it’s cool.
One thing that would improve player relations is if they made farming off of events in chains less profitable (but not 0 drops) than farming off of single, unchained events (that are not dependent on other event chains). That way, farmers could flop and fail events without blocking other people that would like a chain to progress.
I’d like it if, when i turn my pet off, it would stay off until i called it, instead of automatically coming as soon as i’m damaged (even falling damage makes it show up).
Then i’d suggest the title be modified to “The Empress” and declare that to be unisex.
It’s a pretty open area, the only thing i could think of, if this is the case (and the thought did cross my mind) is: there may be an NPC enemy under the landscape in the area, trying to attack me, but not being able to. Because there’s no one else near, when i check. I cleared the surrounding enemies when i had 1st noticed this.
In the Blightwater Basin (Blazeridge Steppes, near Sentinel Erria Riptongue) When i have defeated an enemy, i do not drop combat. It’s not a matter of giving it time – i am aware that sometimes, it takes a moment to “realize” combat is over – i simply don’t get released from a combat state unless i move right out of the area. No DOTs on my character, nothing of the sort. I’ve waited for any boons to expire as well…. nothing. Something is keeping me in combat, there, but is not actually fighting me. My character is lvl 40 (engineer).
Currently, the back pieces on the trade post do not fall under any category for searching. That’s kinda counter-intuitive, and someone wanting a back piece, but doesn’t know they’re called “spineguards” on the TP would have a hard time to find one.
Please put them in a category.
That should probably help things out. And yes, i found the abom to be the most troublesome, as you mentioned, it’s a cramped up space to try to dodge around in. Thanks for checking this out.
i looked up what quest this was… I remember doing it some time back, and i feel it could be toned down where the abomination is. You must play an absolute flawless game in that little room, or you’re dead. The NPCs are of little to no use because they get buffaloed by the abom and get killed right after. Dodging is of limited value, too, as there’s still many risen out after the NPC helpers died, and they have near 100% uptime on you because of their speed. And regarless of class, they hit pretty hard. It took me quite a number of tries to get through it – it was a most unpleasant experience after several unsuccessful attempts. The rest of the scenario was fine; it’s just that small room with the abomination that was most frustrating, indeed.
Perhaps lowering their level (and that way, their HP) would be sufficient? Or maybe you can lower just their HP… But the abomination really needs a nerf or something. I don’t know if you can remove that particular abomination’s charge move, but that alone would help things along quite a bit, i think.
I remember that (a bit). Goodness did that ever mess with me. I had just done the instanced part, and when i got out, BAM! Right in the middle of this. Got killed quite a bit in the story, and/or the event, not sure which, or both. That’s what i remember the most. Did not like that part, at the time (it was with my 1st character), and didn’t take that path since. I’ve got some characters coming up… maybe i should check it out again. And bring lots of change for WP fees. That story arc is all over the place.
Pukey!
Was that a bug? Only place i’ve had that was from the yellow heart in Mt Maelstrom, to get the Krait ticked off at the Risen.
disgusted about some people’s complaints about the new achievement point rewards?
Not really. People complain about anything, this is just another example. For stuff like that, i’m quite certain the game companies have enough sense to brush is off as silly. Usually.
Best to just laugh at it, really. Not much else you can do about it.
Other possibility:
“Zephyr Sanctum” could be just a name to refer to the airship, with the actual sanctum being something separate, something on the ship. What if this “sanctum” is not so much a place, but something like… a collection of books/scrolls/artifacts kept safe? A collection that was brought from place to place, as they remained hidden, and is now carried on that ship? It’s not hard to imagine that the ship itself would eventually be referred to as the Sanctum as well, even if it (the sanctum) may have originally been just a collection of items with information essential for (as someone else suggested) taking down Kralkatorik, or maybe all the elder dragons.
Seems reasonable to assume either a relaxing of control by the time Cobias was going to Cantha, or that trade was largely closed, with limited trade still occurring, thought (probably) strictly controlled.
Or both.
I imagine “Feels So Good” would probably be pretty neat, too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWSevt_i51w
Hmmm….Just wondering how would that work in real life blocking all the “annoying sounds” of anti-government protesters and football supporters
Irrelevant. This is a game, not real life.
Nice try to pooh-pooh a suggestion, though.
Putting a player on ignore should also block the sounds from that player’s characters, as well (for the person ignoring, obviously). As soon as you have anything that can be repeated to annoyance (the Wintersday bell, and now, the new horn) you will have people spamming the same thing, the same note over and over and over. The solution is NOT to turn sounds off (that is just ridiculous) since it’s not all sounds that are annoying; just that one player that is deliberately being a pest.
EDIT: It should also block that player’s emotes (both the sounds and the words).
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A bunch of players want the game harder. A bunch of players want the game toned down. Sounds like it’s about right, the way it is now.
Just to throw us all off, its name will be Bill. Or Ben.
Yes… Ben. I like that. Then we can call it Big Ben.
We died horribly trying the megalodon-champion shark but the 1-2 hours before were tons of fun.
WAIT Wait waitwaitwait….
What?? You actually touched the Megaloshark-thinger? The one near Fort Trinity??
STOP THE WORLD! Someone tried the risen shark that’s stopping the Priory’s explorations. Surely this is worthy of an in-game holiday? Doesn’t matter if they succeeded or not, no one does that event. Well, ok. Two people did.
Ok, for srs now: I really did read that over – i rarely ever see anyone going for that event. I commend you for trying.
It would be nice if they introduced some more cultural armors (and weapons, maybe?). they don’t need to be tier-based, like the current ones, they could be just a skin to apply on one’s current armor, and then can be kept using those… stone things to transfer armor looks (the name escapes me right now). Also, i don’t believe these ought to be made “race exclusive”. They could be sold in specific capitals, offer a cheaper price for the intended race, but choice is always better. It should, however, be designed to look great on the intended race 1st and foremost, and then adapted to the other races, and if it looks odd on other races, so be it. If a human doesn’t mind armor with a tail hole (from Charr armor) that should be their prerogative. As for size differences (Asura in Norn armor? Norn in Asuran armor?) i think we could just… accommodate that, and allow for the armor to “magically” fit – like all the rest of the current armors.
shrugs just an idea…
Most people are surprised when I tell them this, but I had a FAR harder time with my mesmer than with my ele. I found myself constantly kiting mobs who tended to ignore my illusions (which were doing almost no damage on their own), and it took forever to get through some mobs/events/hearts.
My D/D elementalist, while theoretically squishier, seemed to do more damage and was able to get through mobs faster, while dying less.
Heh, that’s funny: this is similar to my own experience. I use a scepter and… i forget what off-hand, for my ele (don’t play her as much, right now, as i’m leveling other characters), and keep a staff in my backpack. I switch attunement often enough, to fit the circumstances: fire is my basic mode, earth is for tougher fights, air for structures, and sometimes water, but that’s rarer. I have some DOT damage traited, but it’s not my focus. I went more for hitting power and crits.
I always feel like i’m hitting like a wet noodle, with my mes.
ok i have found the dialog of the asuran and human but as the asurn says their are no latrines so im guessing people do their business in the sewage or a bucket and dump it there.
The Ausra specifically mentions they have “water closets” – which is an alternate term for what would become toilets.
Shenanigans. That’s what they’re up to. Better go check on them.
But for reals: All you have is the Charr racial ability to call up some (or 1?) of your warband for a bit of help. I wish we could see more of them, like you say, in the personal story, later on, but that would give a bit much of an advantage to Charr characters. I don’t know what could be done to make this workable (other than making a Charr version for every story installment that would balance out the extra help).
But it would be neat.
Huh. Interesting! Thanks for the replies.
I demand pants. And if my demands are not met… well, fine then, nothing happens.
You should threaten to put toast crumbs in their butter and margarine. That'll get them moving, for sure.
If I had a million dollars
I’d buy a house.
I’d buy furniture for the house
I’d buy a K-car ( a nice Reliant automobile)
If I had a million dollars
I’d build a treefort in the yard
You could help it wouldn’t be that hard
Maybe we could put like a little tiny fridge in there somewhere…
If I had a million dollars
I’d buy a fur coat (But not a real fur coat that’s cruel)
I’d buy an exotic pet (Like a llama or an emu)
I’d buy John Merrick’s remains (All them crazy elephant bones)
If I had a million dollars
I wouldn’t have to walk to the store
I’d take a limousine ‘cause it costs more
I wouldn’t have to eat Kraft Dinner
But i would eat Kraft Dinner; i’d just eat more
If I had a million dollars
I’d buy you a green dress (But not a real green dress, that’s cruel)
I’d buy you some art (A Picasso or a Garfunkel)
I’d buy you a monkey (Haven’t you always wanted a monkey)
If I had a million dollars
I’d be rich!
I guess not. The Great Collapse is what’s left of the Canthan District. I guess, as long as ANet doesn’t bring Cantha back into the game, we should not expect anything to see there.
I hope you’re wrong, in both ways. I hope we do get to see Cantha again, but i also hope they come up with something else to put there.
Hm.. i didn’t see that. I must have missed an NPC, then, when i finished the story on one of my characters (the only one, so far, that i have). I did go around to talk to all the NPCs – at least, as best i could see. I’ll have something to search for, then, the next time i do this. Just need to pay even more attention to who i missed.
I’m talking about the crafted items that a player must create, but cannot be used as such. If it’s an ingredient for an item to be made at a crafting station, it should be classed as a collectible like the rest of the the raw materials. For cooking in particular, this takes up a huge amount of bag space. It’s very stifling.
They recently weakened the area substantially with regard to mob density and general difficulty, but it can still be a little rough.
While they did dilute the Risen density, shortly after they buffed up their abilities/gave them new ones. Fire aura pirates, Risen Nobles dropping marks, heck i just saw this week some undead mob drop caltrops like a thief can, now. They’ve been given AOEs that – in my opinion – are quite over tuned, and make the experience unpleasant. I very much feel that their running speed is also nonsensical: a zombie is a corpse, and as such would be stiff from rigor mortis, hindering their mobility. Perhaps just making this change would balance things out? Or tone down the AOEs’ damage? Too much is like not enough.
Anyways… the game’s just 7 months old. I’m waiting to see what they do with things. In the meantime, i just avoid Risen areas as i can.
It’s a bit of a silly question, but it’s been bugging me for some time:
Do you folks actually pronounce “Claw Island” like Trahearne does? Ever since i did the personal story involving that place, i’ve been writing it in guild chat as “Clawr Island” (the ‘r’ is deliberate).
Please don’t thrash me. Inquiring mind just seeks to know.
Risen Noble Anything. A bane to escortmost events
A great many of the Risen type mobs have received new AOE abilities in the past months. All of these abilities made most events’ difficulty levels increase by orders of magnitude, because the “good guy” mobs did not get anything to help offset this, and subsequently, get mowed down in seconds. As a result, players are left to take in multiple heavy-hitting AOEs, many of which are nigh-impossible to avoid because of the super speed the Risen have (which itself is nonsensical, but that’s a different topic).
These buffs also have had a detrimental effect on an alarming number of personal story installments, making a few of them quasi-impossible to complete, to the point of requiring some nerfs.
I get the impression that these buffs were made to counter fully-geared level 80s romping around Orr. Unfortunately, Orr is still a leveling area, to get from 70 to 80. Unless these buffs are only temporary, i don’t believe the buffing of the Risen mobs is/was the correct way to go. Maximum-level characters in high-quality (not leveling) gear should get a challenge in appropriate zones: Southsun Cove is a zone that would fit the bill for a buff. I believe the proper way to go, would have been to add content to Southsun Cove so as to make it MUCH more interesting than it currently is. I am hoping that when new zones are added for maxed out 80s to play in, in the future, that Orrian mobs get nerfed back to what they were before they were buffed up.
Only if i happen to get a precursor. Then, i’ll start the grind process. But not before. Not worth the hassle, for me. I’m not specifically trying to get a precursor, either. It’ll happen if it happens. That’s it.
Once a character hits 30-40 for the personal story, the motto becomes “Undeads R Us.” From this level and up all the mobs are undeads. I know it has to do with the story and all, but it has become so monotonous. I did all the personal story quests with my first L80 character, but that ended the storyline questing for the other characters. I just can’t bring myself to go through tons of undeads again. Anyone else feel the same way?
I agree – up to a point. I’m willing to risk giving them a chance to spice up the story later on, once we get to fighting other dragons in earnest. I’m hoping they’ll allow for a branching off, at that point, so we can go fight either one dragon and its minions, or another dragon, and its minions. Of course, they’d have to fix it so that current level-capped characters could also do that new stuff in their personal story, if they chose to do it this way.
But outside that possibility… yeah. Speedzombie fest is old.
She was buffed up when the krait received a boost with the last update, so I’m going to go in and remove her summon skill, as I did with the bosses in the other suffering story steps.
Ok, i have to ask: why were Krait and Risen buffed like so? Especially the Risen. They were already OP with their (rather odd!) speed buff.
An “across the board” buff like this needs to be checked across the board, too. The fact that so much problems are coming up in personal stories with Krait and Risen tells me someone cut corners somewhere. No cookies for the QA team until all of those Personal Story troubles are fixed!
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