Guild Wars 2

Sadly you found the famed picture of lies.
That armour doesn’t exist in game.
Nor are spirit weapons as awesome as that.

BrotherBelial.3094:

Neural.1824:

oh look another one of these threads.

Yep that’s just what I was thinking. He needs to learn to leave ANet to the writing, they really don’t need his help.

I’m autistic, why is there no NPC to showcase my “struggles”?
I want a Sylvari NPC who prefers to live in solitude because others simply don’t seem to act logically in all situations.
I want this NPC to be presented well though, preferebly to be made a part of the biconics because this is all really important and affects a lot of players!

To the OP:
I’m honestly sorry Smooth Penguin.
I may be making fun of all this but in my honest opinion I’m just tired of all these threads.
It’s nothing personal but you just begin to appear as a troll to me.
Every week a new thread like this pops up:

• “X” is being discriminated because “Y”!
• “X” is great and should be represented more.
• Why isn’t there more love for "X"s and "Y"s?

Representation is fine, but representation due to the clear indication of “why” this is represented is much alike putting the subject on a pedestal.
Instead of leading towards acceptance you’ll create exceptions and draw attention to these.

I am sorry if I’ve offended you or anyone else of the LGBTQQIA+ community. (or any other minorities for that matter.)
I’m not trying to create an argument or offend anyone but I hope you can understand that there will always be some minority that isn’t represented or somehow misrepresented.

I just want to know as a final question to you, Smooth penguin:
Why do you open all these topics?

• Do you really hope for equality and acceptance?
• Do you really feel Guild Wars 2 is so offensive to those who aren’t represented?

A friend of mine convinced me to try some and I must say they certainly add some fun flavour to everyday things!

• Hylek Blowgun - 1.100 range weapon if needed.
• Fire Elemental Powder - extra ally + might stacking possibilities.
• Ogre Pet Whistle - another ally!
• Ash Legion Spy Kit - Stealth
• Order of Whispers Spy Kit - More Stealth
• Ascalon Tome - Lovely look and just some extra damage.
• Deployable Mortar Kit - Minor added damage
• Experimental Teleportation Gun - Can be jump/cancelled to work as a regular portal.

These are the ones I regularly use

Bonus:

• Jotun Greatsword - Used by my friend to trick people into thinking engineers can use Greatswords.
• Growth Tonic - Ever wanted to be as big as a Norn? now you can!

Not to sound too pessimistic but Josh said they’ll look into mace, which is on their list of investigation.
Although chances are there, there is no guarantee that other areas of the Guardian will see a revamp/buff.

I certainly hope they will, I’d just like to warn everyone to not get your hopes up high again.

Guardian is in dire need of some balancing, not because they aren’t in a good place but because other professions simply are in a superior one.

Let’s all hold onto our virtues and hope the Guardian will see some light shed upon it, yet not indulge ourselves in extravagant anticipation.

We have been given a glimmer of hope, let’s not expect a brilliant beacon of radiant salvation.

Hey everyone!
The Seraphim Order [Ankh] is a small guild focussed on creating a friendly environment for players of all ages. We’re not focussed on WvW, PvP or dungeon runs and other kinds of farm or grind. Instead we try to team up for as much as possible and just maintain the relaxed and casual feeling while still doing dungeons and WvW.

we’re not too big and have very loose policies regarding activity, we won’t force you to come online daily and you can thus play whenever you want to.
we’re currently busy with smaller in-guild events and doing the guild missions.

we use skype as a voice-chat. (information such as contacts for this chat can be found in-game)
we have a TS3 coming soon and we’ve got forums at:

http://seraphimorder.freeforums.org

In short: We’re just a relaxed, friendly and casual guild with members eager to team up and enjoy the world of Tyria.

For more information please contact me (Nero Angelo) in-game by whisping or mailing.
You may also contact Carine Vinvella (Carine Vinvella.8476 : our head of the [NA] side) and Sarah Demona for an invite during [NA] times.
Just so Jaws Bud (Jeffrey.5382 : Head of [EU]) and me for invites during [EU] times.

Thank you for your time,

Nero.

That’s very cute.

• Edit: I like the human in the back (left) “Geez, why won’t this charr stop posing for pictures and leave already!?”

It’s because this game has a strong meta of “As much DPS as possible, as little utility as needed.”.
Basically: “Kill before you get killed.”

This has 2 major reasons:

• The “No forced holy trinity” in Guild Wars 2.
  Everyone can heal themselves well, support others and everyone can tank a bit if need be. Problem being the following…
• The Dodge Mechanic.
  “Why face-tank if you can simply evade?”
  A lot of players, especially those used to the game and its mechanics, focus entirely on DPS because Armour and Health simply aren’t much needed in most situations.

Even in Raids where the Trinity has seen some sort of return to a few groups.
The Druid as a dedicated healer (yet also supporter and damager!)
A Tank, which mostly damages but has a tiny bit more of toughness to maintain the aggro.
Everyone else is DPS.

Guild Wars 2 has a lot of combat customization, you can truly play as you want to.
But the general consensus happens to be that it’s most efficient to be offensive. (Not talking about Offensive Language although sPvP may convince you otherwise )

Anyhow, this is why Varezenem knew you’re a new player.
Then again I do not discourage your builds at all.
I love them and I wish more people would think outside the box known as the “Meta”.

To you, and everyone else, I say:
Play as you want to. Guild Wars 2 offers you the chance to do so, be sure to take it.
A party that is 100% “zerk” and completes a dungeon in 10 minutes or burns a boss to ashes in 30 seconds is efficient, but to me the fun is hard to spot in a composition like this.

If you happen to be a EU player, be sure to PM me any time if you want someone non-meta to play with!

That’s because Sylvari are built according to “templates”, human templates even.

The same goes for the Fern Hounds which are built according to canine templates.

in short that would mean that all Sylvari more-or-less look like humans who have existed before.
The weird thing being that Sylvari can alter their physical appearance when exposed to significant emotional/psychological change such as:
#. Turning to Nightmare
#. Being corrupted by Mordremoth.
#. Being Canach.

And I want a big (and I’m talking BIG BIG) Yellow Hummer to cruise across Tyria and to have thick black exhaust fumes and it’s own built-in Radio to play the latest Hip-Hop Hits.

I’d cruise around searching for horses to hit.

R-R-R-ROADKILL!!!

Well the Elder Dragons have always been described as huge organisms, more alike forces of nature that are led by a desire to consume magic. I don’t believe they want to “destroy everything and have minions that are slaves.”
It’s not that they inherently hate other races or desire to conquer the world. They just want to live and consume all.

Humans, Charr, Norn, Asura, Sylvari and the other races are but mere bugs ruining the Dragons’ feast.
I don’t believe a starving Elder Dragon driven to consume magic would start pooping rainbows of joy when interrupted.
Imagine having a picknick and all the bugs in the neighbourhood suddenly decide to ruin your feast by crawling all over the place and claiming all of the good food.

“GET OUT OF HERE, I WANT TO ENJOY MY FEAST!”

The Dragons simply use minions to fight these bugs in front of them because it’s convenient. Minions can serve the dragons by both protecting them and by feeding them.
The Elder Dragons are powerful, yet also the embodiments of most if not all Cardinal Sins:
pride, greed, lust, gluttony, wrath yet also sloth and perhaps envy as well.

I fear they are not as much one-sided personality-wise as they are human.
They simply lack any virtues and consider the world as theirs to consume, not unlike a human emperor.

This second section will be used for a slightly bit of more information:

- [EU] AND [NA]:
Though the server is Desolation (a European server), we’re actively busy inviting NA players too! we’re aiming to keep the guild a not too-big but friendly environment with activity spread throughout the day and a wider NA-playerbase is needed to support people from your own region. in time a NA player will be given the ability to activate missions and upgrades making sure the NA part of the guild won’t miss out on anything. (take it as two guilds merged in one, sharing influence and a kind community)

- RP:
The guild was originally meant as an RP guild, an element which has now been lost due to the lack of interest. RP might return as soon as more people are willing to join in. Any help getting the RP back up is welcome.

- WvWvW:
Though we’re not focussed on anything, we’ve got a small WvWvW squad meant to roam besides the zerg of players. though it’s of course completely fine if instead you’d choose to follow the map’s commander.

- Dungeons:
Multiple dungeon-parties have been set up as well, which you might always join. To finish any kind of dungeon, be it story mode or explorable mode. although these parties are not meant to be a ‘’hardcore dungeon-farm’’ but instead just a ‘’casual guild event’‘, you won’t be having the fastest of times and you might even fail. This of course doesn’t take away the possibility to get stronger together and possibly making it so that the ’’casual’’ dungeon players may become efficient enough to match the ’’hardcore’’ ones.

-Questions are always welcome:
we’ll gladly answer any questions you might have as best as we can, be it game-. lore- or anything-related.

Konig I believe Deleena referenced to the following dialogue:

Stefan the Sonorous: “Our story begins in the far-off land of Tyria in the grand city of Ascalon many years ago. We find our hero desperately scouring the countryside in search of a gift to give his beautiful fiance….”
Stefan the Sonorous: “But all was not well in the land of Ascalon. Evil had turned its eye to Tyria and sought to sow dissent. A sequence of events was set in motion that would lead to the fall of this great metropolis.”
Stefan the Sonorous: “Events most dire had struck Ascalon and left it reeling. But the prince knew what he must do and was not afraid.”
Vaughn the Venerable: “Let’s cross the mountains and go to Kryta! They don’t have Charr there!”
Freya the Firm: “Like, roarrrrrr!”
Vaughn the Vernerable: “Have at ye, scoundrel!”
Freya the Firm: ""Like, ouch."
Vaughn the Vernerable: “Quickly, my fellow Ascalons! [sic] We must depart while we still have our legs!”
Merkle the Muscular: “My son. Merkle displeased. You no longer prince of Ascalon. You no longer Merkle son!”
Vaughn the Venerable: “As a boy I spent much time in these lands. Look at them now. Just look at them!”
Prince Bokka the Magnificent: “How predictable.”
Stefan the Sonorous: “So, striking off in search of his destiny and a new home for his people, the prince traveled across the Shiverpeak mountains [sic] and headed toward Kryta. The journey was difficult, long, and somewhat boring, but they persevered. Until…”
Ernald the Exact: “The stone summit [sic] will not yield the Frost Gate quietly.”
Ernald the Exact: “Your punishment for trespassing is death! Death I say!”
Vaughn the Venerable: “Um…line?”
Stefan the Sonorous: “It’s ‘You cannot save me.’”
Stefan the Sonorous: “And so, the prince valiantly laid down his life for his people….”
Vaughn the Venerable: “I don’t remember that being in my copy of the script…. Stop improvising, you troll!”
Prince Bokka the Magnificent: “This play is utter tripe!”
Vaughn the Venerable: “Ernald! Time for plan B!”
Merkle the Muscular: “Merkle like plan B. Merkle like smash! SMASH!”
Stefan the Sonorous: “And then the valiant Kournans smote the Istani interlopers with a righteous fury!”
Prince Bokka the Magnificent: “Wait, what?”
Ernald the Exact: “This is my favorite part.”
Prince Bokka the Magnificent: “Oh dear!”
Prince Bokka the Magnificent: “Oh my, this is not good…not good at all! Varesh must have changed her mind! I must hurry to safety in Ahdashim!”
Prince Bokka the Magnificent: “I am quite sorry about this! I must leave right away! Please speak with Royal Finance Minister Oluda for a refund.”

From: All’s Well That Ends Well.
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/All's_Well_That_Ends_Well#Intermediate_dialogue

You’d likely see many titles close to “prestigeous” titles.

• “Éternal”
• “Slíppery Slubling”

For the raids for example.

Personally I’d love an option to display your guild rank as a title.