Guild Wars 2

My 80 ele had a *very*difficult time, my low level warrior was a cakewalk.

I also found it buggy as kitty cat, green traps that would explode on me. Green traps that Canach ignored. Canach knocking me back while I was dodgerolling, etc.

ajm.2931:

I’m not an idiot, but this made me feel like one.

I get all the mechanics: disarm mine (turn it green), get Canach to run directly over it. (rinse repeat forever), use #5 to interrupt him resetting the mines. I still died in 12 attempts. Nothing works, green bombs insta kill me, and when Canach is low on health he just ignores them all.

I’ve never ragequit from a game before. but I had to log out…

okay, my lvl 80 was the rage above, smoked a cigarette and tried my lvl 40 Warrior… faceroll easy.

it shouldn’t be that big a gap in difficulty between clases.

I’m not an idiot, but this made me feel like one.

I get all the mechanics: disarm mine (turn it green), get Canach to run directly over it. (rinse repeat forever), use #5 to interrupt him resetting the mines. I still died in 12 attempts. Nothing works, green bombs insta kill me, and when Canach is low on health he just ignores them all.

I’ve never ragequit from a game before. but I had to log out…

I’ve seen devs on Tarnished Coast wvw multiple times as well.

We need more places for RP, not less.
/signed

Add me to the voices. We need more places to RP, not less.

I really want truly personaliable places to set up and invite/make public. But until that occurs Selma was a serviceable compromise. If they removed it, in preparation for personal housing, great! but tell us, please. If not I don’t see the reasoning.

Can I have her hair?

Eluveitie.1290:

One extra data that I haven’t seen being mentioned is that the same type of tentacles from the backpiece can be found around the hive. Wether this is recent or from november, I cannot tell. There seems to be no aesthetic connection between the Karka and the new weapons, so perhaps there’s still something else behind this all. Maybe the toxins used by Canach mutated the Karka queen. I do hope there’s more depth to this Living Story, so far we haven’t seen anything too interesting, in my opinion (from january until now).

The tentacles in the hive are new.

I love the game, loved prior mini events. I actually really enjoy SouthSun, and the story. I sPvP some (loose but have fun) WvW a lot, and have done all the PvE content I can find. love Jumping puzzles, multiple characters at 80, etc.

I say all that, to illustrate, that I have experienced a wide array of GW2 content. There is content I don’t really enjoy, but this is the only thing that has made me have to log off out of frustration. I just don’t get any enjoyment out of it.

That being said, I’m ok with it being in the game. Not everything is going to please everybody. What I like about GW2 is the vast array of different play styles and content. I know I won’t get these achievements, and that’s ok. Despite my completionism, achievement aren’t meant to be a “must have all” and I’m ok with that.

309% MF, 6 hours, 0 crates

TCBL was loads of fun tonight. FA’s Bait Golem was sooo tempting… it’s like right there… just a few more… oops dead too far.

Wanted to shout out to our commander tonight, Garbon was doing a fantastic time of wiping the militia into shape. Explaining combo fields, ticking siege, claimer buff, etc.

Yeah I wouldn’t expect a response.

My post is 100% anecdotal, but anecdotes are all we have. Only A.net has hard data. I’m aware of selection bias, and I chalked my experience versus others to that for a long time. But after months without an exotic, guild-mates getting precursors and yellows seemingly from the sky, I’m not sure anymore.

…additional note: I did seem to have the same overall drop rate in SAB as guild-mates.

I have a guild mate, we’ve both been playing since release. We’ve consistently pretty much farmed Orr the same about the whole time. He regularly gets 3-4 yellows for every one I get, and I have gotten 1 exotic in the past 5 months while he has gotten 20+.

Same Magic find, same overall time in Orr, same DEs, only difference is I play a staff ele and he’s on a ranger. The same difference with world boss chests, he consistently gets yellows form them, and I very very rarely get them

don’t forget to visit Cragstead and the Hatchery.

Agreed. If this had been immediately upon finishing the dungeon maybe, but to wait a week for … a ….fire?

*edited… ok visited Cragstead and the Hatchery, less disappointed now.

Curo.2483:

Is night time darker for Syvlaris or something?

No, but Sylvari “glow” at night.

You accurately describe a way to effectively use water fields, but you do not show how it is unbalanced.

Why and how do you feel it is unbalanced?

I primarily use a staff in WvW.

As you noted, in open field zerg vs zerg fights it’s fields and AoEs are usefull for denying areas and controlling the “flow” of the fight. A couple of staff ele’s can putting big red circles on the ground can be remarkably affective in controlling an enemy zergball.

When taking a keep our water fields are indispensable in keeping rams/golems alive long enough to get a door down. traited for larger circles I’m also excellent at getting those arrow carts at the back of the wall, or trebs way up there “almost” out of reach.

in PVE, it’s a little bit different and I can’t faceroll mobs they way certain other classes, but I feel I am effective. But, and this is a key But, each and every fight is slightly different. There is no “rotation” you can use for every fight. sometimes it’s Earth5, water 3 for area healing, then fire 2, fire3 to dps, fire4 to get some range, water4 to keep them in fire2 that’s up again. Maybe I need to earth elemental to “tank” a veteran while while I DPS down using fire, etc. It’s why ele became my main, every encounter is different. Am I as effective or easy as other classes? /shrug, I dunno, I have fun, and that’s all I care about.

They are more common, in that people are more away of them. Both when it affects you, and how to make them occur.

Man some great fights with DB last night in TCBL. We’ve come to call DB zergs “clown car” zergs, because they just just keep coming and coming.

We were looking at Hills, and it was “well their gates aren’t upgraded, the walls haven’t been upgraded and looks like there’s only a couple guarding it lets go.” Our 20-30 person zergs runs up to the North gates, and DB just started pouring out. They just kept coming, an endless flood of red. Someone made the comment it was like a clown car, where waaay more clowns come out of the car, than you ever expected could fit in it.

We got our rears handed to us, but it was awesome. This is going to be a great match-up.

you need gems to “host” an arena, playing in a custom arena won’t cost. (unless the host figures out some way to charge)

Brutallyk.1250:

ajm.2931:

a hard to get epic “legendary” skin, is hard to get…

…really? that is killing the game for you?

Or is it your kitten is jealous because somebody who isn’t as “hardcore” as you got that shiny before you

It’s weird the obsession some people have with the legendary weapons. People want them because they are rare and unique, and not everyone has one. but then kitten and moan because they are rare and unique, and it’s hard for “me” to get one.

You totally misunderstood the post and failed to contribute anything to this topic. There were 2 points I wanted to mention in that post:
1)The randomness in this game is favoring some players more than the others and creating inequalities.
2)Our progression in the game is limited or at an end. We cannot simply advance in Fractals and other dungeons aren’t getting any harder. Most of the content is just pressing movement keys.

1) The randomness for a purely cosmetic item, how is that creating inequality?

2) You’re right there is no gear-grind at end game. I concede a game without gear grind doesn’t have it. (except for legendary weapon skins that have a different randomness system then grinding a raid over and over hoping for a drop, and a lucky loot roll.)

the real question is are there separate facilities for the different races? Is there an Asura room, a Norn Room, a quaggan room, a Charr room, etc?

broken? unplayable? GuildWars2?

really?

You want broken game, Age of Conan, that was a broken mmo, you want a broken game? Vaguard that was a broken mmo. SWG, PotBS, FallenEarth, etc.

Guild Wars 2 isn’t broken, (neither is WoW for that matter) there may be annoyances, there may be design decisions you disagree with, there may even be bugs, but broken? No, I think Guild Wars2 is one of the least broken MMO’s still open.

a hard to get epic “legendary” skin, is hard to get…

…really? that is killing the game for you?

Or is it your kitten is jealous because somebody who isn’t as “hardcore” as you got that shiny before you

It’s weird the obsession some people have with the legendary weapons. People want them because they are rare and unique, and not everyone has one. but then kitten and moan because they are rare and unique, and it’s hard for “me” to get one.

It’s a living changing world. I for one am happy there are things that don’t stick around “forever”. I think the flame and frost LS has struck the right balance between the southsun one day event and typical “forever” stuff.

I doubt this would happen. (would be nice though) It would make it possible to grep total active player counts, server populations, etc. and I can see A.net not wanting that info available.

staff ele, and yes she is very pretty (not kittenty) and I am working towards unlocking all the dyes, and every light-armour set.

easier/better solution: lift the AoE cap… you can still have big epic battles, but those big epic zergs now carry risk.

Furiousbeard.7602:

Can the enemy read custom emotes?

no, only the Anet ones.

TC wvwvw is remarkably friendly to new wvw players. Explanations are freely given on /t /m and newbie questions are answered thoughtfully, instead of with an insult. (I’ve friends who play on other servers (no names) who state that is the case.)

TC I also feel is less dominated by a few very large guilds, but instead has dozens and dozens of medium (and small) sized guilds. This has meant commanders and leaders have had to learn how to coordinate across parties/guilds. This has downsides (spying is easier) but it means a new player has a much easier time picking things up since so much is communicated in the open instead of closed guild chat/voice coms.

Euka.9014:

….. Btw wanna say a huge thank you to Azelroth for helping defend our BL this morning. I was going a little crazy from the lack of sleep.

Just wanted to 2nd the thanks to Azelroth. We have too many excellent commanders for me to thank them all (but Thank you ALL!), but Azelroth is indeed awesome.

Omne.4603:

Which of these lets me spam 1 to win? I need that one.

If you’re trolling… well done.

If not, you are asking the wrong question. If you are looking for a an easy OP class, and don’t invest the time to understand your class and other classes you will loose. No matter how OP (real or perceived) the build is.

…and a potentially interesting topic gets derailed.

I do think some of the match-ups can get stale, but IMO it’s a fair trade off for lessening the chance of blow-outs. I don’t think a full reset will help any, but I could see a system where if a server is top of their tier for x weeks and the next tier up is bottom for x weeks there could be some way to switch them.

Note: Dolyak chests can drop supply. I was shocked when I discovered that.

My personal peeve is when a beg drops as I’m jumping off a wall. It’s then hanging in midair and I have no way of getting to it… I just know that one had a precursor in it

Maybe I’ve missed something, I thought Legendary weapons just had a different skin/effects, but the stats weren’t superior? They’re just cosmetic right? Are you complaining that you can’t show off a pretty skin as much as you want to?

It’s strange, for light armor: there is both no “pants” AND no skirts*.

*other than the starter skirt, they all have leggings, or big dress/skirt/things. What are those anyways?

For the OP, the Gemstore profane set is the closest option you can find, no counting town clothes.

Last night on TCBL was awesome fun. The 3 way outside hills was the most fun I’ve had in ages.

/salute to all involved.

Only a WvWvW player knows the Dolyak on the East side of the map is Bessie, and the Dolyak on the West side is Dollie.

Matt Witter.6982:

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Currently, some players causing the AoE are able to do more damage to one person while also controlling a portion of the field, compared to a player with single target damage.
…snip

Really, this is what is driving your concerns? If the AoE didn’t damage the person in the field, how would the AoE control a portion of the field?

short answer: Bum rush them.

but this is one of the best practiced and skilled group versus one of the worst zergs I’ve ever seen. Those four players could have been any class and still wiped that zerg.

So I’ve gathered my thoughts a bit.

Anet’s description of an elementalist is:

“Elementalists are multi-faceted spellcasters that channel elemental forces, making fire, air, earth, and water do their bidding. What they lack in physical toughness, they make up in versatility and the ability to inflict massive damage in a single attack.”

I’ve always enjoyed paying ranged DPS classes. I enjoy the risk of being a glass canon. I can F-you up, but I’m squishy as a slug. But it seems Anet no longer wants this playstyle to exist. I don’t like playing stealth classes, and I much prefer range to melee. I’ve been happy to trade survivability for that range (for balance). but it seems that isn’t good enough anymore.

If nerfing AoE damage resulted in making us the undisputed masters of single target ranged DPS I’d accept it (I’d miss AoE’s but w/e). Ranger could be viable, but they are jut as broke as non d/d bunker eles. (they’re balanced for pet damage, and I don’t ike pets) But ele just don’t have that option, and I see no evidence of Anet contemplating that.

I know I’m not everyone, and other people enjoy different things. One of the things that attracted me toGW2 was the (maybe fleeting) feeling, that this game gave freedom to many different play styles.

In wvw meteor shower not used to deal damage but to deny area to he other team. It’s damage needs to be high enough to get players to not stand in the area and try and tank the damage. Meteor shower also requires us to stand in place while we cast it with a very obvious animation. making us very easy to take down while trying to use it. And I’m ok with that trade off.

Please be mindful of your joins, Cartesian results wreck havoc with the database and cause culling.

I’m flabbergasted they could say what they did with a straight face. Really, really disappointed.

ComeAndSee.1356:

Elementalist AOE can hit you for 2,500++ (a tick I may add) and if you happen to walk into the spot getting aoe’d by multiple classes you can get killed really-really fast. AOE in its current form is area denial and the next patch won’t change that. It just means that you will have to focus on single target damage more than AOE if you want to kill somebody.

Also, it’s kind of silly that players can hit you harder than siege weapons.

Then don’t walk into the red circles.

Exarthious.5792:

There is no reason any AoE ability should do more to a single target, than a single target ability. You shouldn’t even argue that, ever.

What you should be trying to get them to do, is make it so that our AEs hit MORE targets, say 15, instead of 5.

But like all MMOs, the majority who play the classes who’re getting changed will fight tooth, and nail against the change, without offering up better alternatives, that are more reasonable.

My AoE’s do mediocore damage to max 5 targets, my single target abilities do sucky damage 1. The fix isn’t to give my AoEs sucky damage, but to give my single target abilities good damage.

Wait, people were complaining about AoE effectiveness? AoE’s aren’t affective enough as it is. With the 5 target limit, there is hardly a counter to zergs as it is.

And really why doesn’t Anet just go ahead and rename elementalists “daggerists”?

blah, blah, blah, there will always be guilds transferring off and on servers. Some will be bandwagon jumpers, some will want a challenge, some just want a different color…

Whatever, what matters is that there are fun fights, good opponents, and cookies. And this matchup has had that in spades.

Isn’t it true the cost of transferring will be based on how populated the server is? So a heavily populated server costs more to transfer to than a lightly populated one.

If so that could help stabilize overall server balance over time.