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"Been There. Done That" & WvW

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WvWvW map completion has been a pretty sore spot among players, myself included. When i had to go to WvWvW for map completion, i was furious, even joined in the discussions expressing my displeasure at the requirement.

While i still do not 100% like the idea of necessitating a semi PvP aspect to the completion, i can understand why ArenaNet did it. My server (Tarnished Coast) very frequently gets slaughtered in WvWvW and it was extremely difficult, and sometimes in my eyes, outright impossible to get the completion.

When the servers switch colors, i would log on and try to get the points i could. It took quite a while of waiting and planning, but eventually i DID get those points. And interestingly enough, i dont mind hopping in WvWvW and doing a few objectives, helping take a keep here and there either (I need the Gift of Battle anyway, might as well have some fun doing it!)

For anyone who hates WvWvW and finds it extremely difficult to get the points, stick with it. You WILL obtain it.

Rate the Humans name above you

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Neofema Numenor – 8/10 i like it. Nice ring to it.

Female Mesmer – Ciel Altasia

100% map completion not going to happen.

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At first, i was angry that WvWvW was a requirement for 100% map completion. And honestly, i still do not fully agree with the decision. The one thing that softened the blow is as i have been doing WvWvW, i have been slowly been getting the vistas, and Points of interest. I log on once a day, see what my server has captured and see if there is anything that i can acquire. I have been treating it as a very high PvE area, with VERY aggressive and powerful enemies.

Keep at it, you CAN get 100% if you are patient enough.

Remove WVW being required for map completion

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Because your server doesn’t do Wv3 that makes the system unfair? That sounds like it is a server issue not arena Nets fault.

That is my entire point. Why must i be punished for the entirety of my server?

Remove WVW being required for map completion

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People act like you dont need to get 500 badges for a legendary.
Remove WvWvW from map completion. I’ve already done the map, and that was the last thing I did. I waited till my server kicked butt and just ran around, avoided anything and everything that looked like death, and got the hell out!

The funny thing is, the 500 Badges of Honor annoy me just as much. Why is ANet punishing people who do not like a certain aspect of the game. Getting mobbed by zergs repeatedly is not my idea of a good time. The fact PvP is required to get a Legendary weapon, that will be used in PvE is completely silly.

Legendary weapons can be used in Wv3, 500 badges are not hard to get, I mean they already made it so you never have to do any Wv3 in order to get your legendary, it is called the TP. You don’t want to do this then you will have to do Map completion and 500 badges.

People have to realize there are people out there that only play Wv3, and are forced to do PvE content ( a lot more than PvE has to do Wv3 content) to get their legendary, yet they all just suck it up and do it. Is it annoying to have to do Map completion in Wv3? Yes. Is it Annoying for Wv3 people have to do 12 zones ( I believe ) to get Map completion when they would rather be Wv3ing? Yes

Then you complain about getting zerged, maybe stay with a large group. problem solved

Trading Post? I really hope you were being sarcastic. Dropping upwards of 1000 Gold for a Legendary is NOT a reasonable option. If Legendaries were not so insane in the first place to obtain (but that is a whole different topic), maybe the TP would be an option.

Stay in large groups? Not everyone is blessed with a server that does WvWvW religiously every single second of the day. We have no way to recover. My server is DEAD LAST, with control of nothing. It is outright impossible to move more than 5 feet without getting destroyed in less than 5 seconds.

WvWvW would actually be enjoyable if the mechanics of it were not outright broken. And actually took strategy beyond “amass 600 people and steamroll everything in sight”

Remove WVW being required for map completion

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People act like you dont need to get 500 badges for a legendary.
Remove WvWvW from map completion. I’ve already done the map, and that was the last thing I did. I waited till my server kicked butt and just ran around, avoided anything and everything that looked like death, and got the hell out!

The funny thing is, the 500 Badges of Honor annoy me just as much. Why is ANet punishing people who do not like a certain aspect of the game. Getting mobbed by zergs repeatedly is not my idea of a good time. The fact PvP is required to get a Legendary weapon, that will be used in PvE is completely silly.

Remove WVW being required for map completion

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I agree WvWvW should not be required for map completion. There is nothing fun or engaging about being massacred by a group of 500 people before you can even get to a waypoint. I have absolutely no interest in PvP aspects of the game, and forcing your playerbase to do it is very unfair. If you want players to partake in WvWvW, either fix the mechanics of it, or make it optional.

Low FPS Issues...

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I have noticed some erratic FPS performance as well on my machine. Up to last night, it was usually a nice smooth 55-60 in most areas, with the occasional dip during heavy scenes. The game is still perfectly playable right now, but the performance has definitely incurred some patches of slowdown for me.

Extremely low fps - reasonable specs (IMO)

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The Core 2 Duo line of processors are getting a bit long in the tooth. Guild Wars 2 performance is influenced heavily by CPU performance. Upgrading to the Core i3, i5, or i7 will yield a significant boost to FPS, as well as getting a upgraded graphics card. A core i5 with a 560 ti can do very well with this game and yield 60 fps in most PvE areas.

Cheapest Craft to level to 400?

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I took Jewelry to 400 with minimal investment as well. Aside from spending some silver buying a handful of materials, discovery yielded great results and I took it to 400 with very little problem.

Forewarned is forearmed bug undead scout

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I had this happen to me as well. I reloaded the quest and did it a second time. It worked. The Dec 3rd patch notes also made note of this as well. Hopefully it is fixed for good.

Right mouse button targeting

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I actually like the right click targeting. I tend to play with the mouse the majority of the time. Using the right click to auto attack an enemy is something that I would miss severely, if it was removed from the game. Perhaps an option to toggle right mouse button usage would be better.

Post your performance here

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Macbook Pro
2.3 GHz i5
16GB RAM
256 GB SSD
Intel 3000

I get about 15-25 fps even in busy areas. Funny thing is, this actually is more stable than the windows machine i5 3570, 560ti that i have. Nothing but problems with that machine, was going to switch to an amd card for this game.