Guild Wars 2

Mostly from the lack of inventory space. I’ll insert a trigger warning over them next time :P

Hey there!

Thanks for the feedback – I’m aware of the resolution issue – I’ve made mention of it on the post and on the video itself. Essentially I recorded the clips on a widescreen monitor, so it wasn’t recording in 16:9, hence it’s stretched to the monitor.

I’ve fixed this now though, so all future videos will be 16:9 ratio, I promise!

Havn’t been able to play much the last two weeks due to work, but hopefully I’ll be able to take some solo or duo clips over the next few days.

Not sure if I’ll edit in so many skill cut outs in the future, as the editing is pretty time intensive, and the reaction to them was generally lukewarm. If more people like the skill cutouts, let me know, and I’ll continue doing them though!

~Vetch

Hi all, I have edited the original video to make it much smoother than before. There should now no longer be any framerate issues. Lag moments are now a bit more obvious as well. Sorry for the delay, I have been busy with work!

Edit: I am aware this video had some issues with framerate, so I have updated it! It turns out when you encode a 60fps video of 42 fps gameplay in a 29fps sequence, Youtube doesn’t really like it. It should be smoother, but lag moments are now more obvious! Sorry ’bout dat!

Hi all, I have something (hopefully) a little bit different for you all today!

Sometimes PvP isn’t about what you kill, but rather what you can do to not get killed yourself.

By way of introduction, my name is Vetch, better known in-game as Saffron, and originally I Am Bunker Guard. I have played in AspectGG, ESL 2v2 and ToL to date, and I main Guardian (now Dragonhunter), having pioneered the pre-Heart of Thorns DPS Guardian build and the use of Runes of Speed with both builds. For note I run heal trap (Purification) only, so no trap spam in this video!

The video I have for you are some focal points from PvP matches between Christmas and New Year (Season 5), with Skill Highlights edited in. Hopefully the video can be useful to both new PvPers and the more experienced. Key skills I use are on the left, and key enemy skills are on the right. For full coverage you may wish to pause the video at points, as the plays and counter-plays can sometimes be quite fast. You’ll get the hang of it quite quickly. (This came about from a guildie who wanted to improve his Dragonhunter gameplay, but found straightforward gameplay videos too fast to learn from – As a result I have tried to strike a balance between learning video and gameplay video, although I’m not sure I quite managed with this one!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlPY0gL1Nl4
I’m generally not a fan of highlight videos, due to the obvious tendency to pick-and-choose only the good moments of play, so I have tried to select clips where I don’t always play perfectly (failing jumps, accidentally cancelling skills etc.) but persevere in one way or another regardless. For me, good PvP play is learning how to make the best of a bad situation.

What this video is:

- Gameplay highlights
- Skill highlights
- An admission of imperfection

What this video isn’t:

- A ‘kill vid’
- Bragging
- A put down or insult to any opponents

Anyhow, apologies for the essay! I’m re-vamping my Youtube channel, so the first introductory post is always going to be the longest! Let me know if you like the video, and/or find the Skill Highlights useful, so that I know whether to make similar videos in the future. Your feedback on anything wrong with the video is also appreciated, so I can improve the next one! I’ve tried to add some humour to stop you all getting horribly bored. Stay tuned for more (hopefully quality) content in the future!

Peace.

- Vetch

P.S. Sorry for the Widescreen format this video – This will be fixed in subsequent videos!

Hi all,

I rarely use the forums – excuse any faux-pas.

I am looking for a team for Tournament of Legends (4).

Looking for a team as the rest of my current team has decided to quit the game. I main DH (Symbolic or Medi) and have played Guardian in PvP to tournament level for the last 3 years. I also play Thief and Nec, but prefer DH. I have experience playing to high standards in tournaments and consistently make it through qualifier rounds including:

GW2 2on2 Weekly Cup #61 Europe – 3rd place
PugQuest EU #8 – 2nd Place
PugQuest EU #3
PugQuest EU #2

My in game names are: I Am Bunker Guard or Vetch.6307.

Happy to duel, trial use teamspeak etc. Wisp me in-game or drop me a reply here.

Thanks,

~Vetch

I second the reintroduction of Glorious Hero’s Armour.

An obvious solution would be to instigate a Tournament of Glory 2.

This would probably be beneficial to the PvP scene as a whole, as it would likely encourage more players to form teams, as we saw with the original ToG.

Don’t misunderstand when I say this either, but it was also viewed as a lower level tournament by many, compared to the Tournament of Legends, World Tournament Series/Pro League and general ESL play. ToG can therefore be seen as a more accessible competition, along the sames lines as AspectGG and Academy Gaming.

At the start of the week, I was 2 games from legendary. Now I’m back in Diamond T4. I am having so much fun.

Ha.

Hi Regina,

Thanks for your reply. This may be the case ^^

However, why does the FAQ read?:

Q. Can I modify “The Nightmares Within” song?
A. Yes. You can modify the original version of the song, provided your video and song is approximately one minute in length.

This seems somewhat contradictory and misleading.

Regards.

Hey I posted on another thread too (https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/livingworld/lwd/Quick-Qs-about-the-Rock-the-Nightmare-Contest/first#post3178213) but noticed the red post here, so reckoned there was more chance of actually getting a question answered here.

Just noticed that you changed the contest video length requirement from ‘around one minute’ to ‘less than a minute’ within the last couple of days, and was wondering what the reasoning behind this ninja nerf was, and whether there is any way you would reconsider returning it to it’s original state? It makes it harder for those of us who have already made videos that go a few seconds over the minute mark.

Thx in advance.

Hi Anet,

I second the query about timings.

I also note originally you had said ‘around a minute long’ but you seem to have changed that without officially announcing it or making it obvious since your original post.

Can we please get a reply as to why, and whether you can make allowances to those who have started or made their videos prior to your subtle change? (That’s obviously not going to happen, but you have to give some leeway when you change things without outright telling anyone).

Thx.

Everyone on SFR knows it’s Tequila the Sunglasses, or as I like to shout in map chat, ‘Anyone for some Tequila and Sunglasses?!’

I know lots of people are much happier with the newer AoE circle changes, and that’s good! If it helps, it helps.

However, with my spectrum of red-green deficiency I found that the hostile AoE circles were actually more visible before they changed and animated them. The colour has become far more faint in my spectrum. I can’t see the animated type properly against a lot of red/brown and some green backgrounds. Kinda annoying I must admit.

A colour change option of some sort for AoE circles would be nice as currently, whilst nowhere near game breaking, it can be frustrating to be unable to see the red circles in a game in which around fifty percent of the combat largely revolves around dodging red circles.

Hi there,

After last nights patch my guild also appears not to even exist anymore (it doesn’t show up on the list of my account guilds). I was also the leader and creator (currently the only member) and was representing the guild at the time. The other guilds I’m in seem unaffected, so if someone could possibly look into what’s happened, that would be great!

Cheers Arenanet – It can’t be easy ^^