Guild Wars 2

draxynnic.3719:

It’s probably been said over a dozen times in this thread, but what they really need to do is just make the spirit shard reward an infinitely repeatable mastery track that doesn’t require mastery points. That way, if for any reason you’re not able to work on your masteries, you can just switch to spirit shards instead so your XP gain isn’t totally going to waste.

so much this!

i have <30k hot xp from being out of places to store xp. its making me really not want to waste my time playing any of the hot content. which is said, because i love doing the meta events.

yes. i have raided, so i have that track unlocked, and its actually completed. and i haven’t used it since i’m not consistently online to set up a group to raid with. (i also kind of suck at high level play.)

i have two hot mastery points left. i need 12 to finish the last track. to get more i have to play hot. which means all of that xp that could be getting stored someone where is wasted.

this isn’t the first time this happened, especially since bloodstone fen came out. i farmed out as many mastery points as i could, and there are two left that i could probably get with out hours and hours for the adventures. (remember what i said about sucking at high level play? they might not be ‘high level’ but they require more coordination than i normally have) not being able to do them doesn’t bother me. i’ll struggle through getting silver on them all eventually to fill the collections, but i probably won’t enjoy it.

and all that xp from doing to metas to open the adventures…and the rewards from the adventures themselves? totally wasted.

i want a ballon or an umbrella like mary poppins.

Ceridwen.6703:

The puzzle is not my friend because of the lava graphics and general animations. Those who have seen some of my posts before may know I’m epileptic, specifically photo-sensitive epileptic. This means light frequencies are something that, under certain circumstances, I’m going to be a tad bothered by. Annoyingly, this is one of those times (although I’ve done fine with the rest of the episode, so long as I don’t have ley-lines in front of flamey stuff too long when gliding about), and there’s no way I can do the puzzle as a result. I tried going into the place and nearly wigged out completely!

Ordinarily I don’t worry about this stuff, but when masteries and other collection items – Mursaat tokens in this case – are involved, I begin to feel conspired against (because, you know, this game is all about me). I was lucky in that I did a teleport-to-friend to a kind soul parked on the chest last night, so I did get the mastery. And I don’t think I’d ask Anet to stop doing puzzles like this at all (because so many people do find it fun), but please don’t do what some others elsewhere have wanted and take away things like Teleport-to-friends or portals in these rather dangerous environments! People like me sometimes rely on these to complete our wants/needs/whatevers!

I should also say me and my awesome hubby are working on ways to get those four mursaat tokens in the puzzle – he’s actually done the puzzle himself the hard way and picked up all the tokens, so I’m sure I’ll get them eventually with his help.

EDIT: Have just read the post above, posted whilst I was writing mine. They took away the ability to port to the end? As I’ve said here, I’d never be able to do this puzzle without this mechanism. I appreciate that PSE isn’t an everyday disability, but there are others who are disabled who could be very set back by not being allowed to port. If this is really the case, I ask Anet to thoughtfully reconsider that not everyone can take part in this sort of content, and thus you should add more disabled-friendly ways of acquiring masteries. Or simply don’t add a mastery at the end of a hardcore puzzle, but a title, extra-special loots, or whatever.

yeah they did. i want a tp to f back, since i wasted it, or them to fix the credit.

i can’t for the life of me do jumping puzzles, i lack the coordination. i play for the story. give me a logic puzzle any day, and i’ll be all over it….jumping puzzles…with medium level graphics, and a somewhat sketchy glide/jump problem, (could be keyboard, could be me, not sure at this point), forgot it.

i get that some people love them, and i did have fun with the skirt one if sw, more of a journey with less jumping involved, and i happily paid the 1g to go back to a check point i fell from. that doesn’t seem to be an option here. i don’t care about the chest, or a title, i just want to be able to get the achievement for the meta without pulling my hair out.

this map feels….a little off. with things not lining up like someone else said. i was having one heck of a time getting around and wondering why i couldn’t jump on things or over them.

I don’t normally use the racial skills, but I noticed yesterday that my rev didn’t have any. I know my other characters still do, so what’s up with this?

Shub.2610:

I can’t choose tempest spec for Ele, but I got 30% of tempest skills discovered

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Again. Try accessing it on the bottom panel. Clearly this needs to be made more obvious to players.

kimoulys.6234:

Please fix the trait line for elites. I’ve looked at all of my toons and the Elite trait line is missing. Somehow someway my element elite trait line popped up after 3 weeks of not being there. PLEASE FIX IT FOR NEXT UPDATE.

You can only access it on the bottom panel. Its got a slight gold box around it

While doing each of the hero points in verdant brink one once to twice I stopped getting the shakey chest reward that spawned in the corner about the mini map for the combat ones. This was all on different characters so all of the hero points were not completed previously. I got the 10 points but no experience for doing them. Is there a daily limit on the number of times you can do them or something?

Shoe.5821:

Before it was more cooperative. I usually stay at Red and run Amber and Indigo caravans 2/3 of the way through and expect somebody defending Amber and Indigo to receive their supply.

you wern’t doing this because it was good gameplay or because it was more cooperative, you were doing this because you could tag as many events as possible.

in the new system, someone who’s defending blue oasis can receive similar event rewards to someone bounding between indigo <-> red rock.

And this is a bad thing why?

Heehee! I noticed some but not all of the references. I love it!

I’ve decided the revs blindfold are a reference to mistborn

Idk, it took me two weeks to do that mission becuase of bugs.

So you have the choice to defend the fort or run supply. You can’t get credit for both in the new system. How many people are going to leave the fort that they’ve been defending for a while to babysit a bull if it means not yet to g credit for previous work.

SW wasn’t broKen. It didn’t need to be fixed. If it wasn’t meant for farming events I do not understand what it was good for with the way it was set up.

I’m pretty sure I would be less annoyed if it wasn’t for the new mastery system and events been the best pve way to get exp.

OnionXI.6735:

Shoe.5821:

this was the point of the change?

when you tagged an escort and left you were relying on someone else to actually do the event ~ getting full credit was kinda silly

What is silly about it?

Before it was more cooperative. I usually stay at Red and run Amber and Indigo caravans 2/3 of the way through and expect somebody defending Amber and Indigo to receive their supply.

I should get credit for that work, and so should the people who finish it. Making people stick to a single event is only going to make SW even more boring.

I do the same thing. It’s efficient and means you can go back to your base sooner

Did you do it on the same character or a different one? None. Of the story mission rewards are given again to characters who have already done the.

I can’t see the updrafts either.

lordhelmos.7623:

The relationships between all the Sylvari sects just hit Neon genesis Evangelion level of wtf.

When you start as a Sylvari you face the shadow of the dragon in the dream which is clearly portrayed as related to the nightmare.

Then we find out that the court isn’t related to the dragon at all. The nightmare is never explained and the story never touched on the important mechanic that causes Sylvari that join the nightmare to “become someone else” and never be able to come back.

Then you have scarlet who went crazy after looking into the eternal alchemy and hearing the dragon call to its minions, which the Sylvari are. The relationship between the eternal alchemy and the dragon were also unexplained.

When this all wraps up the revelations are too slow, too cryptic, and too complex for people to put together.

I always looked at it as ‘light fae’ and ‘dark fae’, the seelie and unseelie courts respectively. And they do seem to embody all of those traits.

But yes. everything else needs to be explained! Too many plot holes for my liking.

Tinni.4351:

I am a head start vet so maybe that’s why I feel very attached to Canach. I remember when he first entered the franchise and was as bugged as he is in the final mission now! (Note: I believe he’s been fixed but I haven’t tried the mission since the latest patch so can’t be certain). But I really like him and feel that he’s one of the best written male character the franchise as to offer.

I think one of the strengths and weaknesses of Guild Wars 2’s character development is that the characters are developed over time and so many people might not get how rich Canach’s history is. But since I have been here from the start, I really appreciate him. So I thought I would list all the things I like about him,

1. His voice
2. His sense of humour, even if it is a bit cruel
3. The fact that he was still willing to work with Asura and the Consortium despite what they did to him after he had newly awakened.
4. All the reasons he had to join the Nightmare Court or become a Soundless but choice not to and remained linked to the Pale Tree.
5. His struggles as a second born is very relatable. As is his jealousy of Trehearne – the perfect first born and clearly the Pale Tree’s favourite.
6. His willingness to learn from his mistake. Even when his mistakes were good intentions gone bad.
7. He’s not Caithe! I am sorry I don’t like Caithe T.T Why couldn’t she die instead of Trehearne! >.<

I really liked having him around. So thanks Anet!

I like caithe…

But I agree with everything you’re saying here. It felt like he was kind of forced into the party because the group didn’t have a slyvari.

He’s 100x better than traherne, and I love canach’s sense of humor.

Not loading story missions since 10/28 patch. testing with Torn from the Sky and the final mission. Two different people, two different computers both getting network connection error.

sephiroth.4217:

Some Largos wings would be nice

Or a Cape, preferably Batmans.

Largos wings! Gods yes! Those. Yesterday!

Steel Courage.1250:

After fixing all the glitches with Heart and Mind, no one can get into it now and those that do get disconnected and it shows a network error not allowing anyone to log in without restarting their computer. Please can you guys fix this! i want to finish the glorious story everyone has worked so kitten without glitches! Thank you!

Its seems story missions are glitched. I’m stuck in Torn from the Sky.

Now that it’s not just me, I’ll post in the bug thread.

After today’s patch, I tried to run my Norn Ranger through the prologue story, and got through to Torn from the Sky. While trying to load that, I got a ‘network connection error.’ I tried again, and still had the problem, only the prologue won’t even load this time. I tried to load another character into the world (At the dragon Stand instance) and that worked just fine. So, my computer is connecting to the internet, and guildwars2 is connecting to the internet…just not for that once instance. What’s up with that? Since I can’t even load the area, I can’t wp or Heart of the Mists out of it.

Yeah… I also noticed that. They’re dropping like flys I tell you

Yes please! I mouse over to see if I have them

They’re basically the only thing that isn’t account bound at this point. I’ve been wanting this feature for a while. (along with build saving)

Manimarco Devil.1790:

Look at your elite specialization collections.

That’s where I thought it was. This thread confused me.

Captain Unusual.9163:

lorephoenix.9185:

Ticky.5831:

Length in a story is a massively overvalued factor in RPGs.

Lies!!

(says the writer)

I’m on the boss battle and going wait, this is it? I need a ton more info about this new world and we’re discovering.

I’m also wondering how the length comapares to the orr endgame length, and that had two story lines. I’m thinking we’re getting the massive group events instead of Story to support the pact.

I feel they could have done a lot more but kept it to the base bones.

Disclaimer, I play for the story, not the mmo part.

Yeah, the story ends just after where you are, though I advise you not to wait, as the last instance is fantastic. It’s way shorter than the base game, probably overall about the length of the Orr missions, though I suppose that makes sense, as we’ve already become the pact commander and assembled our armies.

I tried. Last fight is bugging out

Wait. I don’t then I got a second special weapon my reaper. Just a funky hood.

They remind me of the spidren from borderlands

Anyone know what canach’s sword is?

Not to mention a lot of people have crafting maxed out at this point

Ticky.5831:

Length in a story is a massively overvalued factor in RPGs.

Lies!!

(says the writer)

I’m on the boss battle and going wait, this is it? I need a ton more info about this new world and we’re discovering.

I’m also wondering how the length comapares to the orr endgame length, and that had two story lines. I’m thinking we’re getting the massive group events instead of Story to support the pact.

I feel they could have done a lot more but kept it to the base bones.

Disclaimer, I play for the story, not the mmo part.

I had the floor vanish on first respawn. Insta death. Third try I managed to get in the air (too far away from the edge was the cause of my first death) and then I couldn’t stay up and couldn’t see any up drafts. I was pretty sure I was exactly where I was when I caught the first one and then I feel to the fight plane and it wouldn’t let me jump off so I died. Not looking forward to having to fight the blighted minions before hand again.

Knighthonor.4061:

This going live now?

That’s what i hope the latest patch is!

Kiza.5630:

I play a female charr and somehow the voice over in the new story sounds different than it was. Was it also done by Kate Miller or someone else? It sounds almost similar, but the voice seems lower or just has more compression artifacts. It sounds like a heavily compressed mp3/ogg at times.

My human lady sounds the same, but my lady slyvari has the same effect you’re talking about. I don’t know if Jennifer hale was the original va for the character, but she’s definitely the va now.

Diessa platue? There’s some farms there

SnowHawk.3615:

It is frustrating 100%.
all of that- Like why try when noone else will thus ruining things further and lessening the chances of getting good a good reward bc omg DA WYVERRRRNNN!
it’s hard to get a full map that works and when it does at least 3 events are bugged and then everyone gives up and well gg.
I also feel that the coin reward is extra low but mats are generously high in reward which is okay but i would at least like to make a little bit more silver than i spend on buying salvage kits – i swear ive lost gold bc of the low coin drop reward.

i know i’ve lost gold do the number of times i’ve had to wp because i’m dead.

brently.7946:

I was just wondering if anyone figured out this achievement. I spent idk how long in the story instance trying to figure it out and never did. I pushed on thinking it might pop when I got to the end, but I still didn’t find anything.

What I DID find was

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Three papers, one mentioned two people meeting in the lower labs. . . so I have to think it’s in the lower labs. And the other two papers had numbers, I’m thinking would be a code to get inside the lab.

So, any ideas?

Wait for dulfy to have a guide?

Chasind.3128:

You can get every part Except the Coat, which the coat most likely drops from doing Tier 3 & completing it all the way to the chest, but noone seems to realize this but a few people. It’s something that needs to be changed, the rewards I mean. It’s not fair at all to players who actually do the events to get the bladed armor rewards.

i didn’t even know they dropped at t-3 never got a map up that high.

As someone who codes, I find the bug hilarious.

As a player, really, this is something we have to worry about? *facepalm*

Yep, need to be a plant and pick dug in.

and nope, not a problem for me. i have 3, and my guild mates have some as well, so one of use ran the story, and nearly all of us got it (those who it was the first time through didn’t get it).

“This death is brought to you by heart of thorns.” I quote on of my guildies after someone jumped off something and forgot about the lack of gliding.

Seriously. at least the main cities? Please? Ineedmoregliding!

aren’t they buyable from the guy at the first vb wp? for airship things and some gold, you need itzel 2 to speak to him properly, but you can see what he’s selling.

Notsoperky.2348:

So, ran into a HP that is guarded by 3 vets that can practically one shot you in the air before you even land.

Then spent 30 minutes at the spot, asking politely in map chat for assistance as two of us were wiped pretty fast. Popped tag as well so people knew exactly where we were, no response, about from ‘doing events’.

This, after less than a week, tells you how bad it’s going to get to try and complete these HP in a couple months when the maps will be pretty quiet.

I don’t even want to be there- just want the elite spec for wvw, you can keep your masteries.

they’re probably all off doing events or not in the map. once you’re in an event chain, its hard to leave.

i’ve also has a bit of this problem…so now i’m only going to hero point hunting if i have a guildie with me.

and lfg doesn’t help because you lose all your map progress if you do (pretty sure they added this to stop people from map hopping like in SW)

Just a heads up. I keep finding these ancient itzel totems in VB and i can pick them up, but nothing else happens (i’m at 3 or 4 at this point) and the item no longer appears in the world. i’ve noticed that the next two zones have collections happening, which are bascilly like this, only they i get i notification saying i found x/y type z-things and an achievement point. Are these supposed to be part of collection as well?

Any word about the computer specs for the expansion? I’ve noticed that the new zones are laggy for me, even on the lowest graphic settings, and i’m worried that i won’t be able to play the expansion with the rest of my guild.

I just made it to this part with my latest character, this would be my 5th time through the ps. I hadn’t played it since the patch, and if they’re trying to fix plot holes, they’re not. I have no idea what’s going, or I wouldn’t if I hadn’t played through it before. Something felt off, but I didn’t remember hearing about anything in that patch notes. But then Traherne just told me about Tonn and how Ceera was likely to never forgive. As far as my character is concerned, those names mean nothing, and the new airdrop into Orr is kinda cool, but makes no sense. It seems like they redid this so they could focus on Traherne, which is annoying. There are more people in the world that just him.

So, it has not been fixed yet. Hey Anet! Give us back out story!

I really enjoyed those mission because they were based around how my character interact and had to deal with things that were on a more personal level, rather than just campaign stuff.