Guild Wars 2

I appreciate the replies. Maybe dungeoning is not for us, which is a shame.

By the by, I took the 27th Thief because the announcements about the dungeon indicated that it was inclusive, not exclusive. From the responses here and the map chatter, I guess the official hype is less than accurate. Another reason I took the thief is that it always seemed like everyone has a ‘zerked warrior and I thought I’d be different. My issues with thieves is a rant for another time.

Thanks for the invite , Pixelpumkin, not sure when you log times are, mine are sporadic at best.

Oh, and in which forum should I have posted this?

Okay, so flame away, or just give some advice.

I mainly just duo with the girlfriend. The other night we tried to join a group and were told that it would be too hard for us.

Last night I was on my 27 Thief and joined a PUG and was downed several times during each encounter. The group disintegrated about five encounters in.

Holy < expletive deleted>, the <expletive deleted> dungeon was <expleletive deleted> tough!

I was getting killed (not downed) in two or three hits, repeatedly. And I couldn’t respawn while in combat…

I didn’t have 80th-level picks so the nodes were frustrating. Not sure what to do with the gems.

I couldn’t even hold my own with the non-veteran mobs…

I am going to try it again on my 80th warrior, but I am not sure if I can afford the possible repair bills.

If all dungeons are like this then this is yet another game that has content I will never see.

I agree. I wouldn’t mind having to buy them with gems or karma. Or having the ability to transmute cloth and leather armor skins to town clothes slots.

I agree. I am still miffed that my first choice for a name was not allowed yet every day I see characters with a similar name.

I just wish there was a way to switch the story off. I decided not to do it (a third time) on my Norn, yet there it is, top of the to-do list.

I have been amazed at how hard some of the chapters of the story are. My Norn Warrior has soloed with relative ease to seventy-three or so. Granted, some instances were respawn hels. Some of my other toons, and my guildees toons have had some instances that were nigh impossible. I have specifically bad memories of giving up on one because our toons were naked.

I also don’t like how the story choices can become so contrived. There is no “None of the Above” choice. If it were up to me, my warrior would be dead along side her mentor on Claw Island.

I would love to see more weapons skills than just more weapons. Like traits and skills, they could be earned as the character progresses. I would at least like to be able to change the order of the weapons skills given.

I would love to have more control over appearance skins. It would make sense to have crafters be given some choices as to the skins of their products, instead of having to burn transmutation stones every time we update out gear. There already are racial skins available. Open options for crafters to choose the skin of of their product, or, parts of their products.

I don’t see why the cash shop can’t sell name changes. I am still pretty miffed for getting a requested name blocked yet seeing similar names in game.

Though sometimes my girl and her daughter play together, weekends are for friends and family. Tomorrow relatives are in town. Sunday is a sports event. Not really miffed though, got priorities in other places.

I am miffed that I cannot play NOW because of the huge download.

I am consoled that at least someone is working on the game.

I’ve played a few MMOs and I’ve never seen crafting generate reliable profit. I’ve always seen the money in the materials, not in the finished product. This includes crafting systems that incorporate failures and criticals.

I also see, and respect, that GW2 is designed to consume in-game currency and not produce it. This encourages us to spend real money to buy in-game currency and it discourages inflation. More profit can mean more currency at work, which then can lead to higher prices for everything. This then creates an economic disparity between part-time and full-time players.

I also wonder why some want to try to replicate our modern economy in a fantasy world. Do we really want only ten percent owning ninety percent? Awesome model if you’re the in the ten-percent with the talent and the luck and the resources. I’m not, but I like crafting gear for my toons and my guild.

This is a game where EVERYONE can craft, as well as gather, as well as be heroes, which is a far more selective process…

First, let me say that this is an awesome game and I really appreciate all the hard work that so many have exerted.

I also would like more armor and town-clothes skins. It would be cool to see more racial stuff and even more plain stuff. I am not a big fan of armored bikinis or ulta-short skirts for fighting or casual wear.

I would also like to be able to preview items on the Black Lion Trading Post.

I would like to see a gemstore item that allows me to alter appearence and especially my last name! I am still miffed that the last name I chose was rejected yet I see others with a similar one: -dottir.

And now for my current pet-peeve:

The Patching Screen’s Download Percentage.

It’s a minor thing, I know. But on my primary internet connection I have to pay for data. It would be nice to know if the download is going to be in the hundreds of Mega Bytes so I can take my computer to the office or something.

As it is right now, the percentage display is far from accurate. It has displayed fifty percent at one megabyte when the total download ends up being a hundred megs in size. It doesn’t seem to refer to file numbers either.

Make this percentage reading accurate, or just do away with it.

Thanks for your time.