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Lovin’ it…caught me off guard in a good way. 
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This bug has bugged me for months and months and…
I’ve reported it in game almost daily, made and added to topics on these forums and then finally gave up and just vowed to never die so the runes wouldn’t break.
And now I see it’s fixed! My vampy necro sincerely thanks you ArenaNet for finally fixing this pesky bug.
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
Commentary on commentary about speculation…check it out!! 
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It’s…..LIVE!!!
(well WP is grabbing a snack)
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Jeez so many good ideas. Some I give a +2 and some I’d give +.5…so averaged out…
+1
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How does a fictional character roleplay another fictional character?
The same way Mickey Mouse dresses up as Dracula.
My favorite Gaile quote of the week.
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Hey welcome Mark…you’re going to have a blast. I’m assuming you’ve seen this review made shortly after GW2 launched.
Watching this still gets me hyped about GW2 because it’s all true. In fact the few minor criticisms Joe makes of the game have since been completely addressed. So many quality of life changes, new zones, abilities, etc. have been added to the game since that review that I think if Joe reviewed it today it would get an 11/10.
As others have said approach this game almost like you would Skyrim. Just explore and experiment at your own pace. You may decide to investigate some half hidden cave only to have it open up into a sprawling subterranean jumping puzzle or mini-dungeon. Some seemingly minor event to save a town invaded by centaurs might have you traveling through the entire map to ultimately fight a world boss with 20 other people. So much is hidden in this game and a lot of it is dynamic so take your time.
Going back through lower level maps remains rewarding as well since you are down-leveled to match that level. All resource nodes and any loot & XP from kills are completely shared by everyone so there is always a sense of cooperation instead of competition in PvE.
Anyway have fun…and please post back with your impressions once you get everything rolling. As Angry Joe said, “It’s just one big kitten party!”
Auto censor makes a lot of ‘kittens’ on the forums but GW2 is also one big kitten party.
Edit: Oh and I almost forgot here are two links that most find add a lot of information for new and veteran players alike.
WoodenPotatoes
Exhaustive lore and discussion about GW2 (and GW1).
Dulfy
Usually everything you need to know that’s not covered in game, especially pertaining to new content or updates. One caveat though, there are some profession guides that are mislabeled as PvE guides (for optimal builds) that are actually more specifically designed for optimized ‘speed run’ highly organized dungeon groups. It represents a very small part of the game as a whole so don’t feel the need to follow any of these guides at first.
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No problem — thanks for understanding :-)
And again to be clear — let the storycrafters do their thing. That’s the whole point, isn’t is? ^^
Yes!!!
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Ok, I’m back. About Harry Potter…
I think that the whole basis for the presentation in this and other threads about communication has a few pillars. And it’s one of them that I’m thinking about. J. K. Rawlings wrote a series of well-loved books, and I am sure (although I didn’t follow it) that people gave feedback to her on every release, heck, probably every nuance of every release, and that they also provided suggestions for future books. It’s a natural thing: People were highly invested in the series, loved it a bunch, and wanted to know more, or to have input.
In that small sense — and yes, that’s only part of the communication question — I don’t think I’d want our team to communicate about the game’s direction. Like, “Yes, so in the future, all frogs will become sentient, treble in size, and take over Lion’s Arch, leading to the elimination of all non-amphibian races. Yep, yep, that’s where we’re heading with the story.” NOTE: This is NOT where the story is going. This is only a wildly-improbable scenario offered for purposes of… umm… providing a wildly-improbable scenario.
My question: Do you agree that it’s good to not share that sort of information, information related to the actual direction of the game saga as a whole?
If so, then my sense is that you want to know more about the nuts and bolts.
- “Are you looking at XXX new feature?”
- “Do you intend to improve ABC functionality?”
- “Is ### working as intended, or is it bugged, or will you incorporate player feedback to change it?”
Again, this is a small part of the discussion, but I wanted to make sure I was looking at that part accurately. I wondered if generally, no one is asking about the whole “Tell us where the story is going” bit.
Ok I just read this part and now in my eyes you are a double-plus-good hero.
Anyway to further reinforce your point with some other comparisons; I would never want George R.R. Martin, J.R.R. Tolkien (what’s up with all the R.R.s?) or any other author or artist/musician whatever to feel that they needed to elicit direction in their work from their audience. This is in the realm of ‘test audience’ and ‘focus groups’ that is a sure fire recipe for killing any creative direction whatsoever.
With regards to narrative or any other artistic direction please ignore everything said on this forum beyond the most general of feedback. I mean, what would happen if there was a public outcry that Ophelia in Hamlet was impossible to sympathize with and so Shakespeare immediately erased her from the plot fearing the backlash of the vocal minority?
Please just tell us the story you want to tell us. You are all doing a beautiful job over there…just keep it up.
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I still feel bad for Gaile. It feels like after the communication blow-up, they just shoved her outside of the ArenaNet fortress of silence, bound and gagged, and told her to do a little dance to keep us entertained. As much as I’d like to see the things she’s said in that thread come true, it’s not up to her to make them happen. :-(
<3 Gaile, even though I’ve been a kitty to you sometimes!
Hey, dlonie — <3 you too!
And that is not what happened, with me getting this job. I’m not bound and gagged and told “don’t dare talk to them!” On the contrary, I’m here to do whatever I can to increase our talking to you! That’s the objective for my whole team.
Quite honestly, this is my best, most favorite, most beloved of all opportunities, and I’m thrilled to be here. Extra thrilled to be able to give some tasty information, like this about Engineers or this about copyrights, or this about the Gem Conversion Tool and any variety of other significant topics that you care about. Ok, fine, happy, too, to talk with players about favorite game moments, attainments, welcomes, and squirrels, too.
I have a thought, but I have a meeting. I want to ask a question so I’ll come back to this in a while. Remind me: It has to do with Harry Potter.
If you weren’t before (you were) you are now my hero (still) Gaile.
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Condi, power, precision. Basically what rampager should be. With this you open up the possibility of 1 condi spec being included in optimized pve groups.
Even Power, prec, condi damage could work nicely.
Pretty much this.
Ravenous
Major: Condition Damage
Minor: Power
Minor: PrecisionFinally a glass canon condition build, for those who dare.
Hey we called it Spoj (although I like ‘Ravenous’ better)
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I remember when we voted for a new fractal between the Thaumanova Reactor or an Abbadon fractal we were told that both would eventually be in the game. Maybe this is a hint that the Abbadon fractal will be coming soon, possibly where Rytlock ended up.
We remember it very differently. I quite clearly remember them saying that they would NOT do both Fractals.
We will not make both fractals.
Wow good memory I could have sworn I heard something about the runner up being added sometime down the road. Oh well.
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I’m close to tears. What is going on in Seattle.
Well it has been raining a lot…but for us Seattleites that’s really no excuse.
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Ugh…I just realized I’m spending my time finding ways to fix something that was broken in order to fix something that never needed fixing.
Anyway good luck y’all and….IT’S HALLOWEEN-ish !!
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Add an option buy gems in 100 gem increments instead of making 400 gems the smallest denomination possible. Problem solved.
THERE! Thank you, Errant Venture — that’s a solid suggestion with a reasonable tone. Thank you.
I mean why make 99 gems worthless? Rework the UI for clarity if needed but let us make our own decisions as to the exact number of gems we wish to purchase.
No cash registers round up to the nearest 100 when giving change.
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So much disappointment, really.. why limit the exchange rate to 400 gems? just what happened to you GW2?, every single time an update arrives, there’s always a reason to feel either sad or angry because of poor made decisions like these. It’s going to be a sad halloween and I don’t even want to imagine what’s coming next.. Pay2Win model at full force? labor points? -_-
The final portion of the VIP system appeared in the data files with this patch. The next feature patch will almost certainly contain the P2W VIP system that is currently in china.
We have been slowly moving this way for a long time now. Once the game started to decline they shifted more and more resources into pumping the game for cash. It is almost in full cash cow mode now. The actual content gets fewer and farther apart, but gem store gets faster and more “inclusive” and eventually you need to spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars to keep up.
I will hand it to Anet, they did it slow enough that anyone who pointed out the change was charged with “slippery slope” or “straw man” fallacies, and shouted down.
With the NPE and the gem changes they are finally in the home stretch. Once we get VIP the path to the dark side will be complete.
a few months ago I would of thought this a silly post, but now I agree
haha Azure I was just thinking the same thing.
I usually get burned at the stake for being a ‘white knight’ (still love the game) but man…starting to have a crises of faith.
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Run Away!!…Run Away!!!
hehe Kirec you beat me too it
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Shrug – I’m loving these changes playing through as a new warrior. The game seems clearer and there is a lot less overwhelm as a new player.
Only thing that I would like is a toggle for map completion as the direction arrow wouldn’t suggest leaving a map until its complete.
Still a lot of things that could be clarified but overall IMHO this is the best
This is an excellent idea! Would love this as an option.
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This post may be helpful:
BobbyStein
Guild Wars 2 Lead Writer
Good morning! Allow me to clarify a few things:
Felicia Day is still a cast member of Guild Wars 2. We have no plans to recast Zojja with another actor.
It’s entirely possible that Zojja could show up in a future release. It all depends on what story we’re currently telling and which characters have an active role in it.
Wow thanks for this, I was under the impression not being able to get Felicia was dictating Zojja’s usage in the future. This is good news.
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