Guild Wars 2

When Guild Wars 1 started, we met Gwen, a girl who loved to play her flute. That child grew, and had a big part in lore, a lore that expands in Guild Wars 2 (see her grave/descendants ).
In Guild Wars 2, children are integrated pretty bad. There is a single game model, used multiple times, resulting multiple clones. We have no child character/NPC, with a great personality, that could take part in events, including Living World ones.
The question is – Why ?

Each race could have children. Charrs cubs etc.

I guess that developpers fear to introduce them properly because several reasons:

1. The fear of criticism
Do you remember the children implementation in Skyrim ? They couldn’t be killed. I read in a game magazine that hazzardly, some community members made mods to permit this…. This turned in an immorale situation…people were scandalous and Betheshda was put in a bad light. So…this is one of the reasons why devs avoid using complex child characters. In some situations, the script would say that a certain character dies. If it is a child, it would be immorale to die… . Guild Wars 2 is built so the main characters in a story will never die, so I won’t see any problem in implementation…
2. They might consider that most people that play the game want to see mature characters
3. They didn’t tought about this
4. They built another race that could share some of their excitement : Asura

If I am wrong, please correct me.

I would really like to see Guild Wars 2 characters more diverse. This could bring the game more realism, making the game world more cohesive. Each race has its cubs. Where are them ?

So, if you’ve noticed ANET is adding about a new stat set an update (Sinister, Nomad, etc). I don’t understand this logic. Currently, there are 24 sets, not all of these are available for trinkets, armor, and weapons.

I say there should be EVERY combination.

“Woah, woah, woah. EVERY combination?! That’s like…” (tries to math and head blows).

Yea, thats 9×8×7 combinations. (3 slots, 9 traits not inincluding class specific)

“That’s too much. There’s no way they can add that many.”

Ah, but it’s not. The way they are currently progressing, yes. It’s going to get more and more difficult to implement. It’s going to be a game of “What can we add over x years. And how do we keep balancing / updating that.”

“But everything will be unbalanced!?”

Relax. I will explain why after.

Rules:
1. All stats should be available to armor, trinkets, and weapons (get rid off aquabreather).
2. Any combinations should be available.
3. Scrap current nomenclature.
4. Follow new nomenclature below.

New system:
Players will be able to craft / buy all weapons by following a simple procedure.
(For this example pretend we are talking to an Weaponsmith NPC using drop down menus.)

1. Select item and kind
(Longbow, Axe, Greatsword…)
-Krait Greatsword
2. Select primary attribute.
(Power, precision, healing power…)
-This determines the final descriptor of the item
- Ex. Power: Power
- … … Krait Greatsword of Power
3. Select first minor attribute
(Power , precision, healing power…)
-This determines an the first adjective
-Ex. Precision: Precise
-Precise … Krait Greatsword of Power
4.Select the second minor attribute
(Power , precision, healing power…)
-Ex. Healing Power. Rejuvinating
-Precise, Rejuvinating Krait Greatsword of Power

Precise, Rejuvinating, Krait Greatsword of Power
(Sigils and runes will not be named, but will display on shift click)

[img]http://i58.tinypic.com/2vja8lv.jpg[/img]

The reasons to do this are as follows:
Clarity.
Build diversity.
Content in one update rather than the next 10 years.
Ease of updates (ANET can balance this as much as possible before rereleasing to the public).
Logical nomenclature.
No items have to be added to the game. The player can choose then the item is generated. (Look at WvW badge traders, this would eliminate those huge NPC windows.
Developers would have to do one, albeit, large update; but won’t have to constantly rebalance the game. This will focus the attention on skill balances rather than equipment.

Let me know your thoughts (especially you Developers).

Thanks, United Chi.

Edit: typos

1. Someone tried to make a Chuck Norris joke and I butted in with “Trahearne.”

2. Just about any Latin or Greek word gets me thinking about fighting Lupicus.

3. Whenever I trip or stumble there’s a chance I’ll grumble, “working as intended.” (My GW2 goto phrase whenever I Ranger 1h-sword skill-1-leap into trouble.)

4. Randomly having to stop myself from saying “Luminescent” out loud for no reason.

…you accidentally refer to WvW as “real life” while playing PvE. (The other day I said that the arrow carts in The Silverwastes work “just like the ones in real life”.)

…someone refers to Los Angeles as “LA” and you think they’re talking about Lion’s Arch.

…most of what you know about cooking involves a discovery panel.

…you’re convinced that Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy must be a Sylvari.

…during a background check, the interviewer asks if there are any other names you’ve ever gone by, and you provide your main character’s name.

More quivers. There’s not nearly enough quivers. And bring back Rox’s quiver again, please!

+1 thread

I kinda miss roar, and the humanfemale /laugh and /no could use an overhaul, so over the top I don’t like them. They sound like a sassy black woman laughing at herself when she goes “oooh hell no”

Yup that is one reason I can not simply go to other games, the character customization in them always feels weak compared to the rich variety of options here

Btw just if you are not aware there are more face- and hairstyles, eye- and hair-colours exclusively available in total makeover-kits, which are available in the gem store (sounds like I’m working for Anet haha)

If there is one thing that this game has done better than any other, it’s style. From its gorgeous painterly artstyle to its wide selection of gear and unmatched dye system, Guild Wars 2 beats all competitors in terms of “looks.”

Quite frankly, if the substance of Guild Wars 2 was as good as its flair, it would be the best game ever made.

A little over a year ago some of my friends started playing GW2. They tried explaining the good things about the game and why my husband and I should start playing with them. “Open world dynamic events,” they said. “Living Story,” they said. While it sounded intriguing I wasn’t convinced enough to put down $50 to try another MMO.

Fast forward to the end of September of this year. Husband and I hear about the free trial week and 50% off price. “Why not?” we say and begin downloading.

Within two days I was hooked and we each bought the game. But not because of any of the things my friends had tried to use to convince us to play (though they are pretty good too) – No, I am hooked because of the cosmetics.

Why, oh why, hadn’t my friends ever mentioned the extensive collection of dyes? Or the amazingly detailed and option-rich character creation? Or the wide variety of weapon and armor skins?

Nearly two months later and I am still hooked on this game. My main character is a Sylvari mesmer, all decked out in the Orchid armor set dyed a beautiful deep purple to match her skin, hair, and glow color.

I definitely still have heaps to learn. But I think I am going to be here awhile

My Asura Guardian is Yont Karts.

It’s an anagram.

How about adding an option for players to filter and block out messages containing keywords? This could be a section in the options UI somewhere where you can add keywords or phrases to match and block automatically.

Why? Because nobody likes spam. Sure, you can block the players. But that doesn’t stop spam bots from messaging you on other accounts. For example, I just got spammed by like 7 different gold selling accounts within a couple of minutes. If there were a keyword/phrase filter, I could probably block any future messages they might send for a while.

Very good idea. Always block and report about these spam acaunts but it’s never enough to make all of them fall silent.

Dear Anet, wanna say thank you very much guys that you have fixed down camera!! It really helps me (and others) in fight. Keep on doing right things!
And thanks for amazing and very atmospheric Halloween event!

OtakuModeEngage.8679:

I personally have never said there is anything wrong with giving complements and congradulating devs for good work and amazing content, I have done so many times over the course of living story season 2. so I do not have a problem with this thread, the problem is that devs will reply to this type of thread, but not others that touch up on important matters.

As for starting our own thread on ‘devs not communicating’ we have done so twice, and twice these threads have been closed with Gaile informing us the second time, that she would apprecieate if we did not make a third. but with all due respect Gaile, until you start properly responding, even if we do not post, in our hearts, this topic (the simple desire to talk to you) will never die. please don’t give us such a tragic end.

I’m preeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetttty sure the devs have mentioned why they can’t always instantly reply to every problem thread that pops up on the forums…multiple times.

Some of the problems with communication are definitely a bummer, but crying about not getting your way can only have so much impact when the avenue you choose to complain through (a thread showing thanks for the product) is inappropriate and violates rules therefore can be moderated. Why not go text the Anet Custodial Manager next about armor clipping issues or something? It’s about as effective.

To state it matter of factly, you should make a thread about your concern, not hijack another thread on a completely unrelated matter. You’re only wasting your time, my time and moderators’ time on an issue that, for all intents and purposes, should be taken seriously. But I can’t really take it serious here. You’re just riling up other posters with such complaints.

Youre welcome, Gaile.

And Im not kissing “anet kitten ”. lol some people just dont understand the act of expressing gratitude. I simply wanted to express my thanks for this beautiful game and maybe allow a few others to do the same.

As a person that has worked in a graphic design field, its nice to hear a “thank you” or a “you did a good job” every once in a while, since most of the time you hear constructive (and sometimes not so constructive) criticism of your work.

If you have a problem with this, make your own thread explaining how no one answers your questions or addresses your concerns etc. As i know, i cant stop you, Id appreciate if you could not make this into that sort of thread. Thank you and have a great day.

Vikkela.7261:

the “it’s a slap in my face mi-mi-mi-mi”-guys have no idea how a big company works…

Cutomer service requires you to talk to your customers, a healthy relationship between developers and consumers (in this case we skip a couple steps) is required for any product to succeed, and to encourage future developement and growth. If a big business does not communicate when consumers are reaching out to them, they are ultimatly failing -not just their customers- but their product itself.

If you have a problem with your cable, internet, or phone connection, you call your service provider, and they will spend hours with you over the phone. if, while at a store, you have questions, you can ask a floor associate, Iif you have problems with a transaction, you can talk to a manager. if we have a problem with a new computor, we can contact the manufacture to repair, replace, or refund. if we have a problem with gw2… we are met with silence.

quaniesan.8497:

I could understand they don’t respond to threads that are laced with explicit or emotion outbursts. However, there are threads out there that bring up and discusses issue in civil manners, but largely went unattended while the ‘safe’ happy-go-lucky threats get all the attentions, and certain that speaks well of priority. If every players are like the kind of people like the OP , the game will never get fixed because people like those lack the desire for quality improvement and contented with w/e thrown on the ground. While it’s good to keep a positive outlook, I would love it very much if issues will somehow magically go away just by going happy-go-lucky and praising Anets everydays.

Very true, and furthermore, most threads that do become inflamed, only become so because ANet doesn’t reply. If the plan is underaps, too amazing to be revealed without spoiling it, or if you don’t want to get our hopes up when it takes longer than you or we expected it to, or when you change your mind, or find out something just isn’t possible with the current mechanics; there are still ways to communicate with us. Even if all you say is “we are aweare of this issue, and are discussing (or working) on a solution” we wouldnt get so emotional and negative. Or sometimes, you have to be straight with us, break the bad new. Honestly, if I was ever to leave the game, it would not be because you’re overhauling personal story chapters (even though i like them the way they are), but because I was disguested that personal story would remain as this twisted crumppled trash heap, because you refused to acknowledge it is even a problem, not to mention what you plan to do with it.

So you guys want Gaile and the few other community employees to interrupt the devs to figure out what they can or can not tell us? What is the definition of important? Everyone thinks their thread is important or they wouldn’t have posted it. Is it number of posts? People will bump their threads to meet the post count needed. Is it number of threads related to the issue? Which thread gets posted and some.thing posted a lot aren’t things ANet plans to add, such as mounts, at least not to the degree that those who wants mounts want them.

And they do post in the contested threads on occasion.

the “it’s a slap in my face mi-mi-mi-mi”-guys have no idea how a big company works…

It honestly bothers me too, that random, silly, joke and complement threads, always are answered with a chuckle, nod, a ‘thank you’ or ’you’re welcome’ from ANet employees, but important threads, about things that are broken, or could use improvement, how the game could be bettered or strengthened, are always ignored. A comment like ‘your amazing anet’ will always get a thank you, but an important matter like, “why did you permanantly erase an entire story arch from personal story?” doesn’t get a word.

It really is a slap in the face. Other players on this forum might think we are just complaining and crying, that all we do is criticize anet, but WE LOVE THIS GAME TOO!!! We think their work is amazing too, that’s why we don’t want to lose it, or see it destroyed; so its only natural or us to be upset when something we love is erased!

That’s why, please reply where it matters, on issues actually pretaining to the life of the game.

Melfice.5091:

Why do threads like these get immediate attention by anet but then other threads with serious issues get ignored

Because they don’t have to go ask a dev, “Hey, what’s the likely hood X will happen?” or “What’s the progress on Y?”

Gaile doesn’t have to ask a dev, “Hey, can a post a thanks on a thread that thanks us?”

It’s not like it takes an hour to write a short post.

I know there would be someone on here to ruin everyones fun >_>

Back on topic

Save for meeting the love of my life here, he basically spoke some of the truest words I’ve read in these forums Thanks again Anet

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

I guess I was imagining it when Gaile answered the Gem Store Gem/Gold conversion thread. Maybe that was ‘one of these kinds of threads’. /shrug

Ooooh yea, that was totally some kind of lapdog thread, not something about a serious issue or anything… >__>

Melfice.5091:

Vayne.8563:

Melfice.5091:

Vayne.8563:

Melfice.5091:

Vayne.8563:

Melfice.5091:

Why do threads like these get immediate attention by anet but then other threads with serious issues get ignored

Because these threads can be answered without starting a war?

I feel like it’s a slap in the face tbh. They need to stop wasting their time in threads like these and focus on the focus, and there are only wars starting in the other threads because people are frustrated by being ignored for so long

No it’s not a slap in the face. Talking to people is what community managers do. If they can say something and have something to say, they will.

Do you realize how unreasonable what you’re saying sounds. They’re not answering the things you want them to answer, so they shouldn’t answer anyone? That’s just wrong.

They’re not answering any problem at all, not just the things I want answered. The only threads that get immediate attention are threads like these where someone is trying their hardest to kiss anet their kitten

You’re not being logical.

Okay put yourself in the place of someone who is paid to interface with the community. Someone complains about the trait system. You don’t have an answer for that. That answer HAS TO come from devs. You have to wait for devs to give you that answer. That means you have to get it from them. If they don’t answer it, you can’t answer it.

This thread, you don’t need to go anywhere to answer it. It’s literally 60 seconds of your time.

I’m not even sure what this conversation is about.

How can answering something that takes 60 seconds to answer be detrimental to anything else.

I get it, you want threads answered. That has zero to do with answering this thread.

I get that this doesn’t take a lot of time to answer threads like these, and I don’t mind them being answered. What I do mind is that these kind of threads are the only thats being answered. Other threads with real problems can get 100+ or 500+ pages and still be ignored, but not these oh no once one of the pops up they just have to rush to it straight away

It’s factually untrue that these threads are the only ones being answered.

I guess I was imagining it when Gaile answered the Gem Store Gem/Gold conversion thread. Maybe that was ‘one of these kinds of threads’. /shrug

Melfice.5091:

Vayne.8563:

Melfice.5091:

Vayne.8563:

Melfice.5091:

Why do threads like these get immediate attention by anet but then other threads with serious issues get ignored

Because these threads can be answered without starting a war?

I feel like it’s a slap in the face tbh. They need to stop wasting their time in threads like these and focus on the focus, and there are only wars starting in the other threads because people are frustrated by being ignored for so long

No it’s not a slap in the face. Talking to people is what community managers do. If they can say something and have something to say, they will.

Do you realize how unreasonable what you’re saying sounds. They’re not answering the things you want them to answer, so they shouldn’t answer anyone? That’s just wrong.

They’re not answering any problem at all, not just the things I want answered. The only threads that get immediate attention are threads like these where someone is trying their hardest to kiss anet their kitten

You’re not being logical.

Okay put yourself in the place of someone who is paid to interface with the community. Someone complains about the trait system. You don’t have an answer for that. That answer HAS TO come from devs. You have to wait for devs to give you that answer. That means you have to get it from them. If they don’t answer it, you can’t answer it.

This thread, you don’t need to go anywhere to answer it. It’s literally 60 seconds of your time.

I’m not even sure what this conversation is about.

How can answering something that takes 60 seconds to answer be detrimental to anything else.

I get it, you want threads answered. That has zero to do with answering this thread.

Melfice.5091:

Vayne.8563:

Melfice.5091:

Why do threads like these get immediate attention by anet but then other threads with serious issues get ignored

Because these threads can be answered without starting a war?

I feel like it’s a slap in the face tbh. They need to stop wasting their time in threads like these and focus on the focus, and there are only wars starting in the other threads because people are frustrated by being ignored for so long

No it’s not a slap in the face. Talking to people is what community managers do. If they can say something and have something to say, they will.

Do you realize how unreasonable what you’re saying sounds. They’re not answering the things you want them to answer, so they shouldn’t answer anyone? That’s just wrong.

Melfice.5091:

Why do threads like these get immediate attention by anet but then other threads with serious issues get ignored

Devs are human too. Give them a cookie once in a while. They’re doing what they can. =)

Also shush! Go away with your negativity! This topic is quaggan friendly!

They hardly waste their time replying to threads like this, it’s fast and easy for them to reply to these threads since it won’t start a raging discussion/war. And by replying to easy threads like these it proves they are paying attention to the forums.

And they are reading the serious threads, case in point Gaile’s posts about the infamous Engineer Hobo-sack. There’s finally proof that Dev’s are looking at solutions for the poor Hobo-gineer’s.

(Disclaimer: I do have an Engineer, and the sack does frustrate me as well, any mocking is intended in a light-hearted and joking manner!)