Guild Wars 2

I was really hoping for the aviator glasses and the wide rims but we never got them, in spite of them being something that was repeatedly asked for. No one was asking for flame and frost dye kits > <

THANK YOU ANET! People have asked for this item in the thread for items they want to see returned. And you listened. It’s appreciated. Please bring back the bunny ears and aviator glasses and wide rim glasses and the other things that people are so eager to get their hands on. There’s no reason to take good items out of rotation.

Aviator sunglasses, wide rim glasses, sport glasses.

And I think it’s time to return the basic town clothes as either an armor skin or an outfit. Potions do not work. You can’t fight in them and they only last a short while. Either way they need to be -dyeable- and permanent.

I bought the wings of love and I think they’re very pretty but I’m quite annoyed with the sound effects. I didn’t expect that and likely won’t use them because of it.

Please please please consider adding an option to turn off sound effects on items like wings. They open constantly and it will become very grating.

Same here. It’s getting pretty annoying. I actually look at that before logging in.
Can you guys get to fixing this bug?

(Not 64 bit client!)

FirebrandFrog.7603:

owlslovetrees.4051:

I’ve read over some (not all) of the comments here and I see those who are happy to have a trans character and some not. Of the people who say they aren’t happy with this, I’ve seen quite a few people stating that they feel it’s being “pushed” on them or it’s “in your face” or they wish that the devs weren’t putting “real world issues” into GW2.

I’m thinking on this and I seriously wonder if what is bothering people isn’t that there’s a trans character but how this trans character is being included in the game. The citizen that Sya talks to treats her transformation casually, which is good. Not much fuss is made about it. Sya’s reasons for transforming are excellent and relatable. But there are two things about it that stick in my craw and leave a nasty taste in my mouth.

The first thing is the timing. And I believe when people complain about hot button issues and real world things coming to fantasy land, this is at the heart of it. Right now the western world is having a cultural moment concerning acceptance of different lifestyles and Caitlyn Jenner and her transformation is starting to feel rather overexposed in the press. It reminds me very much of the Simpsons episode where the pride parade goes by with the “we’re here, we’re queer, get used to it” chant and Lisa remarks “we’re already used to it”. Not everyone is going to like LGBT people but in terms of generally tolerating it, it seems, and I could be wrong, but a lot of main stream society has sort of just.. generally accepted it. We’re used to it. Some of us support, some of us dislike it and some ( a lot) are generally indifferent and couldn’t care less. Trans people are having their mid-90’s “Ellen moment” it seems, right now and I think a lot of people who are both generally accepting or indifferent and are already “used to it” are feeling a bit overwhelmed with trans-issues being everywhere in the media. This sense of growing tired of hearing about it may reflect more about western culture’s media saturation than it does about the amount of tolerance people have for trans people. They’re used to it, they’re tired of hearing about it and would like to extend their acceptance and move on to other topics.

The second reason, connected to the first is the comment made by the player character after conversing with Sya. The word “brave” being used directly connects this character with the events surrounding Caitlyn Jenner. While I won’t go into is this or is this not bravery, it’s certainly a buzz word that immediately brings up Jenner’s very public transformation and the media saturation around it. Personally, for me, this feels tacky and tokenish.

Had they introduced this trans character at a time when trans issues weren’t all over the media (mainstream and social) and the hype had calmed down a bit and had not included this line about her transformation being “brave” I probably wouldn’t have batted an eye. But that it happened when it did and with this buzzword… Now every time I see her when passing by in LA, I don’t think of Sya as Sya, as herself- I think of her as Caitlyn Jenner in GW2.

And that sucks.

You put all my thoughts surrounding this PERFECTLY.

Everything involving Sya, combined with how horribly they handled a queer couple (Marjoly/Kasmeer) made me feel like ANet’s writers have 0 real idea of how to write real people, only caricatures and facets mirroring real life events.

Which is to say, while the representation is nice, the characters should be written organically. You should write a LGBT character because you want to write a LGBT character, and not because real life suddenly has this big thing going on that you want to inject into a game everyone else is playing.

Also one more point I neglected to make. Using the word “brave” indicates there’s already discrimination in Tyria against trans people. What a shame. It shouldn’t have to be “brave”. It should just… be.

anx.7549:

I think of Sia the singer, purely because of the name. Just wish she had her hair!

At least she has a pretty name. But I would have given her different hair.. I hate the pigtails but that’s just me.

I’ve read over some (not all) of the comments here and I see those who are happy to have a trans character and some not. Of the people who say they aren’t happy with this, I’ve seen quite a few people stating that they feel it’s being “pushed” on them or it’s “in your face” or they wish that the devs weren’t putting “real world issues” into GW2.

I’m thinking on this and I seriously wonder if what is bothering people isn’t that there’s a trans character but how this trans character is being included in the game. The citizen that Sya talks to treats her transformation casually, which is good. Not much fuss is made about it. Sya’s reasons for transforming are excellent and relatable. But there are two things about it that stick in my craw and leave a nasty taste in my mouth.

The first thing is the timing. And I believe when people complain about hot button issues and real world things coming to fantasy land, this is at the heart of it. Right now the western world is having a cultural moment concerning acceptance of different lifestyles and Caitlyn Jenner and her transformation is starting to feel rather overexposed in the press. It reminds me very much of the Simpsons episode where the pride parade goes by with the “we’re here, we’re queer, get used to it” chant and Lisa remarks “we’re already used to it”. Not everyone is going to like LGBT people but in terms of generally tolerating it, it seems, and I could be wrong, but a lot of main stream society has sort of just.. generally accepted it. We’re used to it. Some of us support, some of us dislike it and some ( a lot) are generally indifferent and couldn’t care less. Trans people are having their mid-90’s “Ellen moment” it seems, right now and I think a lot of people who are both generally accepting or indifferent and are already “used to it” are feeling a bit overwhelmed with trans-issues being everywhere in the media. This sense of growing tired of hearing about it may reflect more about western culture’s media saturation than it does about the amount of tolerance people have for trans people. They’re used to it, they’re tired of hearing about it and would like to extend their acceptance and move on to other topics.

The second reason, connected to the first is the comment made by the player character after conversing with Sya. The word “brave” being used directly connects this character with the events surrounding Caitlyn Jenner. While I won’t go into is this or is this not bravery, it’s certainly a buzz word that immediately brings up Jenner’s very public transformation and the media saturation around it. Personally, for me, this feels tacky and tokenish.

Had they introduced this trans character at a time when trans issues weren’t all over the media (mainstream and social) and the hype had calmed down a bit and had not included this line about her transformation being “brave” I probably wouldn’t have batted an eye. But that it happened when it did and with this buzzword… Now every time I see her when passing by in LA, I don’t think of Sya as Sya, as herself- I think of her as Caitlyn Jenner in GW2.

And that sucks.

It’s kind of amusing for the first five minutes but after that it does become annoying. I chose to handle it by logging off for the night. Would have been nice if it went away after a while though. Still, it’s no reason to get on the internet and have a tantrum. People need to learn to take a joke.

JustTrogdor.7892:

Test.8734:

The flickering effect they are using to mimmick old movies was well known for causing headaches when it was common, decades ago. Learning a bit of History is a good thing, especially when trying to mock other people’s opinions.

What flickering effect? I didn’t see it when I was in game. I spent a good 20 minutes running around and the only thing I noticed was my character’s arms were out and made airplane noises. Also I’d like to see you provide sources from peer reviewed journals that prove what you are saying.

There are no peer reviewed journals needed. I had to log out for the night because it was making me dizzy and giving me a headache and eyestrain within a few minutes. Not everyone’s eyes can handle effects the same way.

bibakilla.4903:

Hey, they are releasing in China.

There will be many more players than in europe or the Us, so they can ignore us and prepare the game for the eastern market.

There’s waiting much more money!

Ps:

Yes. Cynicism.

I thought the same thing

Either they’re ignoring us or they see and don’t care. I suspect the latter. It takes a lot of ego and hubris to actively ignore the people who are buying your product and spending money in it regularly. Vote with your wallets and your time. Start rp threads on forums, chats on skype and aim or IRC where game play isn’t limited by a game world environment and is as open as your imagination. The game may belong to them but your characters and creativity belongs to you.

People leaving a game that has changed in ways they strongly dislike aren’t “rage quitting”. They’re just flat out quitting because they no longer like the product. Some are angry, some sad, some are disappointed and some annoyed. Some don’t care enough to feel anything about leaving and are just going to find other games and hobbies. Mocking people for leaving isn’t helpful for fair. I haven’t left but I’ve deleted several characters that I no longer have time to work on developing. It just seems too time consuming to work on them now that lower levels are crippled from this patch. I’m making a point on scaling back my involvement due to the unneeded stress of having to rework, rebuild and relearn everything. I played this game for fun and as a stress relief from work. Now it’s just become more work.

This is also the first time I’ve ever spoken on these forums since I got the game at launch. I’ve never felt the need before and I’m a very laid back and casual player. Even with the debacle of the Living Story over the last year- it was problematic but the base game was intact and could still be enjoyed. In one year they’ve destroyed the mechanics of the game, the sense off community on the world servers, Lions Arch, town clothes and my confidence in their creative and design directions..

I’m not gone but I really have one foot out the door and don’t think I’ll be dedicating as much time as I was planning to this summer on playing this game or in the foreseeable future.