Guild Wars 2

i killed him twice in non-overflow and still didn’t get the achiev

my categories totally changed to something else. from champion slayer to veteran slayer etc

etiolate.9185:

runeblade.7514:

Why do people support Ascended Gear anyways? All it is just two weeks of grinding, then the pro-vertical progression people will go back to the forums and complain there is nothing else to progress towards.

This is one of the more perplexing parts of Ascended gear. It solves no problems and creates new ones. Nobody gets super excited over Ascended gear. Some do get really kitten ed about it though. A new Legendary? People really care. New tier of power? Why? Is there a new dungeon difficulty we’re not aware of?

Given the limited and complex methods of obtaining this tier vs the prev BiS exotics, I’d say it’s a veiled attempt at dragging out our time in the game

azurrei.5691:

and I quote "First off, crafting is not the only way to get Ascended Weapons! Anywhere you can get an Ascended Material drop or an Ascended item drop there is also a rare chance that you will get an Ascended Weapon chest that allows you to choose which weapon type you want from within a stat combo.

NOT just fractals – champs, JP’s, WvW, mini dungeons, fractals, dungeons, etc.

I’ve long since learnt that every time Anet says “there’s a chance for xxxx to drop in xxx”, it might as well mean never for me. All hail RNG

What I don’t get really is why they have to make us jump through these complex hoops for ascended when the previous BiS exotics were attainable through many avenues.

It just smacks of a veiled attempt to keep us in the game but not for any good reasons

With all the crafting, time-gating and materials rng needed for a single ascended weapon, I fear the worst when the time comes for 6 pieces of a complete ascended armor set

any NA servers open?

I’m from Asia and I also have the same issues with the #3 skill. This single “skill” is costing me more silver than anything else

Dear Anet, if u want to move us at great speed over a large distance plz take into account latency and game area loading. The number of times it either overshot me or undershot me is frustrating.

And this is especially so for those auto jumps from pylon to pylon.

To all the TC and SoS still out there in the trenches, I just want to say don’t give up. I mostly wvw during SEA time on SoR so I know the feeling of staring down a massive sea of red back when JQ was rolling all over us with FOO. We didn’t give up on that timeslot but simply came out to fight week after week. Sometimes we advance sometimes we’re just happy to hold what we can. No matter what, we represented.

Ignore those who simply give up after one battle and quit, thinking the odds are not worth the effort. I have greater respect for the ones who keep coming back not because they are sadists but for what I would like to believe to be their fighting spirit. You may argue that this is a game and nobody likes being wiped again and again but this is wvw, you’ve got to want to fight. You lose you go back, evaluate and then come back again. Not lose and then say kitten this and pve for the rest of the week.

Take this chance to observe your comrades and commanders, note those who stay and fight and those who log off or zone out after a wipe. When this is all over and the next opponent rolls around, ask the fellow wvwer next to you “Where were you when we faced the hordes of SoR?” If he says “Right beside you bro”, then congrats you’ve found a kindred warrior.

UnrepentantProcrastinator.7420:

Truffler.3684:

can we have an official clarification on TW’s transfer to JQ?

I’m guessing it’s temporary but they’re definitely there.

that’s what I’m reading from the DB/JQ/BG thread too

can we have an official clarification on TW’s transfer to JQ?

the only way for this to work is if Anet forcibly distributes players amongst the servers. only then would there be true equality in numbers. otherwise as long as players are free to go wherever they want, we will always have imbalanced pop issues in wvw.

of course if Anet tries this draconian measure i cannot imagine the hate/logistics issues generated lol. also, you’re right most ppl dont enjoy steamrolling but they also dont enjoy not being able to even participate in the first place

no hate I understand where you’re coming from but try to look at it from the other side too. everybody paid for the game n some just want to wvw with what hours they have everyday. imagine how they would feel if they now can’t get in because another server can’t find more ppl to get on. now their playing time is spent hoping the enemy can somehow increase their numbers (which if was easy then the problem wouldn’t have existed in the first place.)

how is it fair to bar players on one server from playing because of another server’s problems?

come on, the only realistic ways to get a precursor now are to either pray for a straight drop or grind gold to buy one or buy rares n flushing them. how is all this glorious n deserving of a title other than perhaps “Lottery Winner”?

so ppl now want to be openly recognized for having the luck to have a precursor drop for them?

if you don’t want zergs then Anet has to first remove the commander tag as it clearly is designed to be a highly visible rallying point for players like moths to a flame.

the map is only so big with only that many targets, how many small 5-man teams can u have running around before they all bunch up eventually n then a zerg is born.

think of the zerg like an army regiment or division which u call in for big targets

i want to be able to switch to flinging mortar shells like Donkey Kong when enemies get too close

Just want to give some recognition to the guys, pugs or not, who silently do all the unglamorous and unrewarding stuff like

a) escorting yaks on end
b) staying back to repair/rebuild after the zerg runs off
c) sentry/scout/or with the latest patch, just going ard making sure siege doesnt despawn. seriously ive seen zergs run past siege without even stopping to check timers all in the name of bloodlust

All of the above (n im sure some ive left out) give almost no rewards at all vs banging down doors or combat yet are still integral. Next time, u run with the zerg into a tower/keep and happily assume the AC/Cata for more bags, be thankful for the ppl who maintain and built them up

Sister Brenda is Shadow Behemoth.

I’m currently stuck at 99% world completion and all I need is that 1 vista inside another server’s keep in EB. Problem is that server hasn’t budged from its no.1 spot since matchup and attempts to take said keep have failed repeatedly. Everyday I zone into WvW hoping that we would finally achieve it but sadly no go.

Primarily a PVE player and please understand that I’m not asking for concessions here. I’ve done my dues by joining raids/forays/zergs but as I’m not a commander I don’t dictate tactics and goals, only do my part as a foot soldier and hope. My server isn’t bad at all but due to the other server being heavily stacked in coverage, I don’t know when we’d ever get round to successfully taking that keep.

Some of you might argue that WvW players also have to grind out PVE map completion so why should it be different here. But it’s not as straightforward a comparison as you might think. In PVE, it’s mostly a matter of eventually knocking it out one by one at your own pace and ability. In WvW things are very fluid, often beyond a single player’s control and your efforts can literally hit a stone wall and be stuck there. In PVE maps, you don’t have to fight through zergs, siege, walls and a multitude of veteran npcs just to reach that poi/vista. Don’t tell me a bunch of Risen (or even an out-maneuverable Champion) is tougher than an opposing gang of decked out lvl 80 guildies with TS coordination etc.

To end off, I hope Anet will at least seriously consider result-independent color rotation for WvW so that there is an avenue of hope. It’s not like we didn’t try. Unless they secretly want ppl like me to spend gems and server hop.

GMT +8 zone player here. Just got the game recently so still mainly PVE-ing, map completion etc. I’m currently in a guild but everybody seem to be focused on their own tasks so I’m broadening my horizons