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BW3 Difficulty Nerf [merged]

In addition to this, it would be nice to eventually see some of the difficulty of the earlier betas of the main game return as well. Enemy AI used to be at least somewhat intelligent but for three years now we’ve mostly fought enemies that blindly charge you and maybe use one or 2 skills.

Being a “casual” MMO does not mean that it have to be skill-less to play. I would much rather have a game where the content is challenging due to smart enemies and mechanics with minimal gear grind.

Just an angry old man…

Old Man Burr (War), Bad Hat Ben (Engi), Manly Manny Manson (Guard)

BW3 Difficulty Nerf [merged]

in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns

Posted by: Al Shamari.7234

Al Shamari.7234

Hello developers,

First and foremost I want to say that I appreciate the hard work you guys have put into everything lately – I know it’s crunch time and that many of you are working extraneously long hours in order to fulfill a deadline, it’s been apparent since the streams at Twitchcon. I know everything isn’t going 100% according to plan, but that’s what beta-testing is for.

Now, I would like to raise the point that the open world content difficult for this Beta Weekend Event (BWE3) has been toned down too far – I think I speak for many players when I say that with Heart of Thorns, we were expecting a greater challenge, both from “challenging group content” as well as the A.I. utilized by monsters throughout the open world.

From my experience today, which has been echoed by many other players both in-game and other forums such as Reddit, the content has been far easier – I think this is a mistake. I’ve even noticed that specific monsters have been removed from the map altogether, which I also feel is a mistake. I think allowing open world content to present itself as a challenge incentivizes players to not only learn mechanics that don’t present themselves purely by scratching the surface, but it also encourages open world communication – it requires players talk to one another and self-organize, something I believe the game is lacking throughout most of its open world content.

I also believe I speak for a large pool of players when I say that myself and others were relatively happy with the way the open world content was tuned during the previous Beta Weekend Event (BWE2). It felt difficult, but didn’t present itself as an impossibility or cause frustration. Simply put, it really felt close to perfect.

Many of us are afraid that through your own fear that content may frustrate players, or be too difficult for them, that you will drastically tune down the difficulty of open world content as you’ve done several times in the past – Tequatal and Orr both being notable examples of this.

So – I’ve made this post to urge you not to keep the current turning for open world content, to revert the turning to the difficulty presented to us during BWE2. I believe that this would not only be a welcome change from most players, but that in doing so, it would create positive changes within the game itself as well.

So please Arenanet, re-tune open world content so that it’s more difficult – provoke skilled play and communication within your player base, and allow the mechanics to shine brighter than they ever have before.

Sincerely,

Shamari, and many other players.

Simpler Form for Testing

in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns

Posted by: Serophous.9085

Serophous.9085

Anet asked the testers to check out these areas during the next BWE (https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/the-second-beta-weekend-event-begins-september-4/). I’d thought I post it up in bullet form so its easier to read, and add a few that are no brainers, but still work for a checklist. I’d suggest keeping a notepad beside you as you test.

Specializations

Were they fun?
Did they Change how you play your profession in a meaningful way?
How were the improvements to the previous Specializations? (Dragon Hunter, Tempest, Chronomancer, Reaper)
Feedback on new specializations, as well as any changes to the old

Creatures

How is the difficulty of the new hostile mobs, and are they fun and exciting?

World

With the Opening of two new outposts, we are adding in a bunch of new events. Are they fun?
Do the new events bring you more into the world?
Are the new events challenging, meaningful, and interesting?

Mastery System

How is the progression?
How is it using the mastery abilities in the current area?
Is the mastery system providing a meaningful area of progression?
Do you care about experience and mastery points?
Does it provide a good framework to add more masteries in the future?
Do you want to learn as many masteries over time to overcome challenges later in the future?

Stronghold PvP

Feedback on the new UI
Feedback on Stronghold itself

Bugs

Report and notify any and all bugs using in game system as well as boards. Take screenshots and describe as best as you can

What not to worry about

Map reward system

(edited 2015-08-26 20:05:48 by Serophous.9085)

Game Update Notes - September 30, 2014

in Game Release Notes

Posted by: Stephane Lo Presti

Stephane Lo Presti

Content Marketing Manager, French

09/30/14 – September 30 Release Notes

Release Notes:

NEW FEATURES AND CONTENT

Anti-Phishing

In-game mail sent by ArenaNet Customer Support will now display the ArenaNet logo. Mail sent from players will display a warning that the message is from another player.

BALANCE, BUG-FIXING, POLISH
World Polish

Fireheart Rise:
- Escort Razen the Raider to the Gates of Flame:
  - Fixed a bug in which Razen’s overhead marker would occasionally not show up during his escort quests.
Iron Marches:
- Added a failure condition to the “Defend the engineers repairing Brokentooth Maw” event so that the warband will retreat if the engineers remain defeated for too long.
Metrica Province:
- Fixed a bug in which the Veteran Jaguar rescaled incorrectly during the “Escort Rikkiti as she brings a message to the Lionguard assault force” event.
Sparkfly Fen:
- The leatherworking trainer has returned to the Zintl Holy Grounds.
Spirit Watch:
- This location’s name on the world map is no longer obscured.
Frostgorge Sound:
- Drive the Sons of Svanir from Coiled Watch:
  - Adjusted the event timing after failure of the Defend Coiled Watch objective.
Creatures:
- Ambient humpback whales should no longer enter combat.

General

Fixed a bug that prevented some crafting ingredients from displaying a View Recipe button even if unlocked.

Fractals of the Mists

Cliffside:
- Combat Log: The burning fires at the chest seal now come from the Archdiviner instead of “Unknown.”
Molten Facility:
- Fixed an issue that caused the party to be teleported back to the entrance to the boss room if a player re-entered the room after the boss was defeated.

Sorrow’s Embrace

Fixed an issue that caused General Zadorojny and his guards to teleport to a player in a different section of the map.

Items

The Infinite Watchknight Tonic can no longer be used in dungeons.

Profession Skills
Elementalist

Magnetic Aura
- Removed the unnecessary range indicator.
Burning Retreat (Conjure Flame Axe)
- Added a Combo Field skill fact.
Meteor Shower
- Updated the Duration: 9 skill fact.
- Adjusted the ground effect ring to better match skill duration.
Deep Freeze (Conjure Frost Bow)
- Added a Duration: 5 skill fact.
Ice Storm (Conjure Frost Bow)
- Added a Number of Impacts: 24 skill fact.
Arcane Wave
- Updated the description to more accurately describe functionality.
Glyph of Elemental Power
- Updated the description to indicate that the condition application chance works for all spells rather than just spells of a specific element.
Evasive Arcana
- Corrected the Shockwave effect description that incorrectly said it inflicted immobilize.
Water Blast
- Updated the description accuracy for the number of targets.
Lightning Surge
- Updated the description accuracy for the number of targets.
Boil
- Added a line-of-sight check for this skill.
Murky Water
- Added a line-of-sight check for this skill.

Engineer

Fixed an issue in which droppable bundle weapons were destroyed if the engineer changed utility skills while holding the weapon.
Grenade Barrage
- Fixed a bug that caused this skill to lose its Number of Targets skill fact with Grenadier slotted or when viewed underwater.

Guardian

Sword of Justice: Command
- Updated the skill fact for radius to the correct value of 180.
Battle Presence
- Fixed a bug that allowed the application of Virtue of Resolve to gates and walls.

Necromancer

Lich Form: Grim Specter and Marked for Death
- Updated the accuracy of skill facts for damage.
Charge (Flesh Golem)
- Fixed a bug that caused this skill to behave inconsistently when used under high latency.
Death Shroud
- Leaving Death Shroud by running out of life force now engages the same cooldown as manually ending Death Shroud by using the End Death Shroud skill.

Ranger

Spirits
- Added a red indicator ring to spirit attacks to show range for opponents.
Nature’s Vengeance
- Adjusted effects for spirit attacks to better match their radius.

Thief

Vigorous Recovery
- Fixed a bug that prevented this skill from functioning when used with human and sylvari racial healing skills.
Exploding Venom Sac (Stolen Skill)
- Fixed a bug that prevented this skill from showing the combo field ring for allies.

Warrior

Last Stand
- Fixed a bug that caused this trait to activate Rousing Resilience for 4 seconds instead of 8 seconds.
“Shake It Off!”
- Removed unnecessary range indicator.

Racial Skills
Charr

Shrapnel Mine: Added a skill fact for mine duration.

Structured Player vs. Player

Miniatures now auto-summon in the PvP lobby.

BLACK LION TRADING COMPANY GEM STORE
New Items and Promotions

The new Tempest weapon skins are now available for purchase from the Black Lion Weaponsmith for an introductory price of 1 Black Lion Ticket. Tickets can be found in chests opened with Black Lion Chest Keys.
The Chaos weapon skins now cost 5 Black Lion Tickets.
The World vs. World Support Pack contains 5 Black Lion Weapon Scraps, 5 Black Lion Keys, 5 Metabolic Primers, 5 WXP Boosters, 3 Utility Primers, 1 Armor Booster, 1 Speed Booster, 1 Strength Booster, and early access to 10 uses of the Grave Finisher. It can be purchased once from the Special section of the Gem Store for the price of 1895 gems.
The limit on additional crafting licenses has been raised to 2, so you may now have up to 4 crafting professions per character.

Trading Post

Performance has been improved when navigating between sections on the Trading Post.
Recently viewed items on the Home tab now show the sell price instead of the buy price.
Recently viewed items on the Home tab now show quantities available.
My Latest Trades on the Home tab shows whether the transaction was a buy or a sell.
My Transactions tab defaults to showing current transactions.
Canceling a listing on the My Transactions tab no longer scrolls back to the top of the lists.
Projected Profit is now shown in the tooltip when you hover over the Total Price value.
The order form now shows 40 listing levels for buys and sells.
Edit box sizes on the order form have been increased.

Bug Fixes

Improved positioning of Basic Harvesting Node Pack nodes in several racial homes.

(edited 2014-10-02 00:08:38 by Moderator)

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