Guild Wars 2

The issue here is not whether you agree or not with AFKing or how to define it.
The issue is that people decide to forfeit games but don’t have a consequence to their actions, which affect other players.
If you AFK during pve events, it mostly just affects you, unless people AFK in mass, which then affects the game map. We saw this when Raids were first introduced and at some point in SW if I’m not mistaken.

And I’m up for scaring AFKers off lol!

I agree and understand. But human nature is to avoid punishment. They know that nothing is gonna happen to them if they AFK, so they do it.
In my last match, the guy that AFKd and had done it before and was doing it again. But whenhe saw we were maintaining the score without him, he rejoned. Although he said some unsavory things and by that point everyone was just yelling and disorganized and we lost.
I like to believe that if there was consequence to such action, people would ^push when possible to retake control and win.

absoluetly. I can’t find a viable solution on my own, I want this thread to be about thinking all together. And if Anet can have a look too, they know this stuff better than we do.

Howdy everyone!
I’m a frequent pvp player and I have been participating in this season since the start to slowly work to get the backpiece. I have made my way to ruby or almost each time and have ridden out the waves of discontent about the matchmaking system, as well as the various changes to classes.
However, I find myself for the first time enraged beyond words. At AFKers. In ranked PvP. In my opinion, they are an aberration that needs a solution!!
Three times now I am denied moving into ruby by one pip because of a match that goes slightly wrong at first and a person chooses to scream and AFK instead of keeping at it. And no, the team didn’t suck. We maintained pressure and kept points about 15 appart for the next few minutes, before the AFKers lack of presence became an issue.
This frustrates me because there is nothing we can do. This person won’t DC because they don’t want disnonor and we will lose a pip because they are just spiteful. I have one instance of this happen and the other team members confirmed the individual had done this last game as well.
I find we need a system implemented that can deter such behavior. I want to report them, but unless they are screaming profanities, what category do I put them in?? I mean, I can understand if a team is really baddly matched and everyone chooses to step down, but if a single individual can sit back and everyone pays for it, there is a problem.
I have 3 solutions, although I am only one woman and want to hear about your opinions and ideas as well!
1. If a person fails to deliver damage/support an ally/move for more than 2 consecutive minutes, they get dishonor upon their next match and team does not lose a pip. I can seer flaws here, as this could help teams avoid pip loss and whatnot, but I feel it takes a special kind of kitten to just spam left/right in order to AFK.
2. An AFK report. Upon a set amount of AFK reports, an individual is banned from PvP for a month. Harsh but just. Again, there could be abuse, I know. (this could be accompanied by an on-screen message when the person gets a report or when they are unmoving in a match for more than a set amount of time, so that they are aware this exists)
3. A vote. If three or more team members vote that a person is AFK, they get kicked, dishonor and team does not lose a pip. IMO, this one is the best. It can use the voting system on parties already in-game. This could be used to avoid pip loss by pre-made teams when match goes baddly on a person who is not AFK, so I am open to ideas on how to counter that.
I’m sorry if I seem angry, but I am. I need to vent a feel like I am making things move forward.
Please comment your ideas, keep this post up so it can get a look from Anet.

I made an in-game character of a friend of mine who died last year. I would love to have a portrait of her, if you could add me to you queue. I could send a in-game pic and actual pic, as she doesnt look exactly like her (game limitations, you know). If this is something you could do, please email me in game. Ill wait, no rush thank you!

Hello there, sorry for posting this a few days late but I was very busy.
I fell upon a strange exploit during the stronghold beta test. It made my dropped supply into an object I could pick and hold, use on the door I wanted, drop and pick up again and repeat. It wouldn’t let me summon archers or doorbreakers unless i dropped it and picked it up again.
This supply came from my char and was dropped when I was killed. I was able to pick it up at respawn. Although it didn’t allow us to beat the match (the other team was at lord already). I spawned so many doorbreakers and archers that their final gate went down in seconds without anyone escorting the NPCs.
I hope someone looks into this, I was unable to replicate it because it was my final match I could play, so someone should see if it is something that happens every time dropped supply is picked up, etc.
I tried to see how many NPCs I could summon, apparently the number was infinite.
In a previous game, I noted the enemy spawning a whole load of archers and door breakers without seemingly going for supply, so perhaps this exploit happened to them as well.
Edit: I know there are not many archers and door breakers present at the time of this picture, but this bug happened right at the end of the game. Took me a moment to understand what was going on and try to use it.

yobfael.3158:

Tho i do feel the objective in the map itself is a little vague?

Totally agree, I have no idea what to do exactly….

the outline when capturing points in the ruins during daytime was bugged. This was one on a bridge that spans the emptiness between the two ruin walls.

1. Attached pictures show how standing on a vine clips over character when it moves. (Don’t know if it is intentional or not)
2. Glider fails to deploy sometimes when simply falling. (as in, not jumping off a ledge, but just fell)
3. Glider deploys when trying to jump up on a ledge you slip off of. Just a bit annoying.
4. Skills fail to active sometimes (on Revenant anyways). Don’t know if it is because another skill is being used.

That’s all I noted. Wasn’t able to break the map anywhere… yet. Will be back in 45min.

Thank you! Will do.

Hello!
Received this email, obviously fake (I’ve heard of this before) and just wanted to make sure to report it and not get my account banned. Didn’t reply, didn’t click any links on it, but I dunno if someone wants to look into this. Should I report the sender?
My GW2 account is my baby, I would never do anything to put in jeopardy, so I want to make sure I do the right thing.
Thank you!

Thank you everyone for your answers You’ve reassured me somewhat. I thought for sure you had to be signed up to the news letter on top of the beta portal, but its so hard to understand their cryptic posts sometimes lol!
Anyways, I have received previous HoT emails, so I guess I shouldn’t stress too much.
Again, thank you and see you in game!

Personally, I was bit put off by the name, although I was very excited about the changes; they seem wonderfully interesting!
I’m a bit thorn between trusting anet (as I’m one of those people who are rather happy with most of their decisions) about this (maybe they have lore that will work very well with this name, who knows?) and a change to the name.
I know it’s a silly thing, but the name doesn’t inspire much to me right now. My main guard is an avatar of my friend who committed suicide a year ago and I chose guardian for her because it was a sort of way of giving her that role of protector and defender she had before she died. I worked hard into giving her a sort of divine look and even though the changes to the class thrilled me ( those ether wings are PERFECT), the name puts me off.
I guess we’ll see.
I’m not sure about Arbiter and definitely not Harbinger, because they are too divine for a name that sounds dark.
Maybe Destiny’s Arbiter? :P

Hey there! I’m kind of confused with the newsletter as I’ve been having issues… I’ve gotten my beta portal, so I’m very stressed about being signed up properly so I can be invited to betas…. it would suck terribly if I had gotten my portal but cannot get in because I’m not receiving the newsletters.
So, I am signed up since HoT was first mentioned. I’ received previous updates (albeit a bit later than some) to my email, which is also my account email.
However, I did not receive the Stronghold beta stress test announcement at all to my email. Not in the junk folder and not accidentally erased, I checked.
I’m worried that I’m not signed up properly. Any way I can know if I am? I signed up again this morning… has this happened to other people as well?
Thank you!

Thanks! Sorry I didn’t look around.

I’m stuck in my living story, specifically in Reconnaissance. At the point where i asks to investigate the canal wards, once I clear all 3 points, nothing seems to happen and Trahearne says there is still one more point to check but there are none on my map.
I’ve cleared every enemy, even those in Mystic Plaza and I have exited and re-entered the zone twice.
Help, I can’t advance!

I’m very moved by your post. And story about the pregnant woman… I would have hit her over the head with your cane. People that stupid shouldn’t even be allowed to breed.
You hang in there, I had a friend with multiple sclerosis (we got out of touch), I know it can be a scary and painful illness, but I believe it makes you strong. Just don’t let it make you bitter towards the world because some people judge you; let it make you happy because of people who want to help. Forget about the ‘badness’ of people. Remember the kindess.

I don’t know if this has been talked about before. If it has, I’d love a link to the topic.
This is about miniatures. I love them! They are cool, they are adorable, I love matching them to my chars.
But.
But one thing that really bothers me if the fact that some of them, when you jump into water, will disappear and have to be called out again in the items menu after you exit the water.
Now I fully understand that not all minis can have swimming animations. That’s not what bothers me.
What I really, really would like Anet to consider is giving players the option to ‘permanently use’ a miniature. You click on it and it follows you around. It disappears in water if it has to, but when you touch dry land, it returns. It only goes back to your inventory when you switch maps, for example.
Please, I know this may sound silly and I know Anet is busy with other, more important stuff, but I would truly enjoy this feature and I`m sure I`m not alone.
Thanks!
PS Again, if this has been discussed, sorry for the rant.

I’d love an invite. Excellent support ele for good use. Have frost bow and flaming GS

khani.4786:

I’m hoping to get into the real Sparkfly tonight so that I can join my people and not the overflow where people lie dead at Teq’s feet for 15 minutes hoping someone will rez them. x-X

That’s the most frustrating thing… the moment you die, WP the hell back! That way you are out of the way for people who are still downed and and need to be helped quick.

Where from exactly? I believe that’s exactly what I want for my warrior!

I’ll bump this thread but no, I have never heard of that happening. If you fill up your bags and then clean them out, however, items wont compact from certain types of bags to others. Normal items placed in oiled (its junk items, right?) bags won’t compact upward unless you manually remove them, just like in invisible and craftsman bags.

Was just playing around when I stumbled upon this fun thing: you can get a verdant greatsword in the Gallowfields from the Heart karma vendor. Just thought I’d share this if anyone is interested in getting it, its an easy, cheap way to get the skin if you like it.

In yak’s bend server. come one come all. event happening right now

no american server open… darn

No zerg or uncontested happening NA?