Guild Wars 2

ProxyDamage.9826:

I understand the point of course: forcing interest. Trying to force players to play NOW… However by its very nature that leads into that rather negative loop of small peak of excitement followed by burnout/exhaustion, etc…

This is the single biggest problem with the Living Story, IMO.

I really don’t understand what ANet’s collective mental block is.

Oh, and +1 for using MSPaint. The graphic might not be high-tech, but it’s effective.

Very well phrased, I agree wholeheartedly.

However, I hope that Anet actually have been taking our feedback to heart and that this interview reply was just badly phrased.

Subpar writing, rushed releases due to the two week update cycle and then crammed achievement requirements to give the illusion of player interest through activity. Like I’ve said before in other threads, I sure hope Anet uses other ways to measure fun factor than AP accumulation and time spent in zergs.

Again, nice post!

I just skimmed most of it. and I do agree on just about everything you said. The “Origins” story doesn’t depict or even correlate to what is going on in the game. Would it have been better if there was a glimpse of why she is doing what she’s doing? Yea. Like you said, we dont’ see any of this ingame.

All we see her say is “DIE DIE DIE” and she laughs. her character does suck, not very well written. The origins is decent in writing, but the delivery of Scarlet in game is bad.

Hopefully it will be up soon. I can pretty much tell you what it will say though:

1. Something something, Scarlet is back

2. Participate in fight against giant Margaret Thatcher for a chance at a unique backpeice.

3. NEW UNIQUE REWARDS introduced with a BRAND NEW world boss.

Marksmanship:
1. Keen edge – is not affected by wilderness knowledge.
2. Opening strike – not viable. Poor concept.
3. Alpha training – not viable. Poor concept.
4. Precise strike – not viable. Poor concept.
5. Piercing arrows- arrows should pierce by default.
6. Signet of the beastmaster – signet’s active effect should be granted to the player by default.
7. Remorseless – not viable. Poor concept.

Skirmishing:
1. Primal reflexes – cool down too long.
2. Agility training – pet should move faster than players by default.

Wilderness survival:
1. Healer’s celerity – swiftness should be switched to stability.
2. Shared anguish – cool down too long.
3. Expertise training – change to +500 condition damage.
4. Oakheart salve – change to reduce condition duration of bleeding, poison, burning 33%
5. Hide in plain sight – change camouflage to stealth.
6. Bark skin – change to increase duration of protection 50%

Nature magic:
1. Circle of life – change to increase healing spring duration 20%
2. Fortifying bond – change grant vigor to stability.

Beastmastery:
1. Instinctual Bond : change to pet gain quickness when you are disabled.
2. Master’s Bond : change to increase base pet stats by 35 points.
3. Compassion training : change to +500 healing power.

Nerf incoming in 3…2…

Ridiculous build for wvw. Aim was to get largest crits possible. Expect to top 20k even vs rank 80 players. Very much a glass cannon spec, but hideously good fun to play.

Try it and enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TaWQrRPEPo

Faranox.4217:

Play the way you enjoy!

How selfish, playing a sub-optimal build is wasting the 4 other people in your group’s time.

Faranox.4217:

Play the way you enjoy!

At the expense of 4 other players.

It may appear to look as thou this is a qq thread but it’s not my intention,
The devs look like really nice peeps and im sure they are, they just have a nice way about them and i like them, i wonder thou what actually happened with gw2.

Things from the manifesto are quite the opposite, grind for example, i am sure the devs have been asked this before but idk, why the change? what happened? was it necessary? was the manifesto a ideal to strive for but in reality not really possible?

Does anyone have any links to the devs explaining why the game isn’t like the manifesto?

Again this isn’t a qq thread, i guess they had to make these changes but id like to know why.

sigh Scarlet did it…

Add to this:

10. No competing for nodes! There is nothing more maddening in other MMOs than fighting through 15 mobs for a rare node, only to have someone else ninja the node for you.

11. Travel that doesn’t involve horrendously expensive mounts or having to walk through a zone to get to the next. I remember those days of EQ1 with the epic runs across territory just to get to the area you wanted to be in…and I don’t remember them fondly.

12. Things to do – Yes, people complain about not having anything to do, but seriously, there’s really a lot. Some of it may not be to one’s particular liking, but if you look hard enough, there’s always something going on.

13. The world – like the game or not, the world is absolutely one of the most beautiful and detailed worlds I have ever seen in a game. There are mountains, snow, jungles, day-glow plants, forests, plains, cities, ruins, graveyards, water, and giant coral structures. The details in everything are so fine as well. Your footprints in sand fade as if they’re washed away by the water, you raise dust when walking on the paths, you have shadows, and there are minuscule bugs, birds, and other “ambients.” Grasses move in the breeze, and even your hair moves when you do. Even after running over the same ground for over a year, I still have to stop and just look at stuff from time to time.

14. Finally, there are the people who play. Yes, there are kittens, but in general, the people I have met have been wonderful.

So, yes, there is a LOT of things they got right. Thank you for reminding me, Proxy.

… People know about the trait. If you think after months of people shouting about Heal Sig that you’re adding some new information here with Adrenal Health you’re mistaken.

Ranger is broken. Warrior is fine as it is, there’s a few class that needs buffing, one of them being ranger.

30/30/30/30/30 builds are becoming very popular – not to mention the trait that allows 4 weapon sets.

http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-sFw7B0-NKkP0X4cL-60;9;4J-J-T49;248;229A5RV45;1KJG4KJG45Ba

This is a soloqueue roamer build. I’ve played this build almost exclusively since the last leaderboard changes, and it’s got me to top 25. I’m not the best warrior ever, nor is this any kind of super-secret sauce op build. It’s just a kitten fun, non-meta build that’s proven to be successful in soloqueue.

First:
I made this build because I missed my burst warrior. Meta warrior builds provide better aoe, and can have a bigger presence in teamfights. This build however, is a true roamer; mobility and single target burst dps/lockdown are the strengths. If I don’t think the team comp needs that (maybe some thieves on the team already), I reluctantly switch to GS/LB* or another class.

Traits/gear:
I’m not going to bore you with a lot of trait explanations, just point out the big ones.

• Burst mastery and mobile strikes are central to the concept of the build. You get on demand immob breaks with both weapons, and frequent eviscerates.
• Power line is a solid investment for your axe damage, and it grants the very underrated minor: “building momentum”.
• Cleansing Ire vs more damage. I tested both, but the added sustain from taking cleansing ire + healing signet wins out. Most fights aren’t won in one burst rotation, this trait keeps you in the game longer. If you want to play man mode though, switch to healing surge + 30/0/0/10/30**.
• Lyssa runes supply much needed precision and a big condi clear. I typically try to save my lyssa proc to be my condi clear when I can’t get a cleansing ire off, then pop zerk stance and do my dps rotation.
• Shield reflecting is just awesome to use. Try to reflect pin down vs LB warriors, rapid fire vs. power rangers, illusionary duelist vs mesmers, scepter spam vs guardians.
• Sigils are up to personal preference. I put a suggestion up there, but you can use others. I’ve been playing around with more crit chance, not sure if it’s worth it.

How to play:
The most crucial part of this build is playing against your enemy, this isn’t a faceroll build. You’re going to get creamed if you try to burst while blinded or weakened, or waste skills on a prot/stab/aegis opponent. The good news is you have the dps to take out any class/build in the game, as long as you land your hits.

The second most crucial part of this build is managing CDs. Every stun and utility is precious, use them to accomplish a goal, not just because they’re off cd. Fear me in particular has huge teamfight impact, and while it can be used to deliver dps, it should be a last resort. Ideally you try to win a fight without using any of these tools, so they’re available for down state management. Zerk stance is great for rezes against condi pressure, stab for safe stops, fear for rupting stompers/rezers, etc.

What else?

• Only use final thrust on a <50% opponent
• Your standard burst juggle is Mace #5 -> Axe burst-> Swap -> Shield #4 -> Sword #3
• Sword is a great tool for engaging and disengaging, use it. Leap to los cover if you’re getting lit up, start your eviscerate from behind LOS so it doesn’t get dodged.
• Eviscerate during enemy dodges/evades (practice your timing), for nearly unavoidable damage.
• Really there’s lots of combos and set-ups to be done if you get creative. Flurry can be used to land final thrust, or axe autoattacks. While in melee range, axe 3 to cripple then fear to land big axe AA dmg.

That’s about it. Not always easy to play, but fun, rewarding, and something different. Let me know questions/criticism, I love discussing stuff.

-Briggz

‘*I shouldn’t say reluctantly, I love gs/lb. Never been a huge fan of hambow gameplay though.
**Playing 30/0/0/10/30 is so unforgiving that it forced me to get much better at playing this spec, and it’s fun.

I was kind of disappointed that Tixx didn’t visit the cities this year. He made a b-line for LA and bypassed everyone else… Maybe they were all naughty this year?

Please fix it! People I blacklisted should not be able to join my party, ty.

Fix merge bug, fix kick abuse (the opener should never be kicked from his own party, You can’t vote a ban for the opener)

Pennry.9215:

Sorry, but orphans burning each other is just in bad taste.

Just make sure to turn them over half way. No one likes half Charr’d orphans.

/respect

Who would’ve turned out to be Scarlet is some stupid plot twist.