Guild Wars 2

sostronk.8167:

Draygo.9473:

Jamais vu.5284:

Wryog.5073:

Because their engine isn’t made for this. I won’t explain the details because that’s already been said over 9000 times.
Also because StarCraft doesn’t calculate boons, armor, buffs, might, vulnerability, weapon damage, crit chance, crit damage, traits and distance from the center of AoEs.
And it’s not the 80 people being on the map, it’s the 80 people FIGHTING on the map.
It’s pretty much impossible to get that amount of people/AI fighting at the same time on 1 map in a MOBA.
Please don’t compare shooter calculations to RPG calculations. Shooters like CoD and Battlefield(as far as I know) don’t have armor, crit chance, crit damage, boons, power scaling and probably other things that I can’t remember right now. At the same time GW2 has projectile calculations like a shooter.
BTW aren’t shooters always limited to 64 players or even lower numbers? I remember interviews discussing 64 players in Battlefield 4 being a big thing.

I think I’d have caused you an aneurysm if I used a more abstract analogy.

Your defense of Anet’s ineptitude is noble, but misguided. This is a partially defective product/consumer service (if we count online-based games as the latter). There’s no excuse for it one year after it has been released.

Ok, here’s the excuse:

No other MMO has done 300+ man battles without lag.

DAOC lagged
WAR lagged
Planetside lagged
Planetside II lagged
EVE lagged (now they force the lag with time dilation)

so why are we expecting Arenanet to solve a problem no one else has really solved yet?

There are some pretty simple solutions to the problem. To give the most basic, once the map cap drops to around 60, skill lag ceases to be a problem most of the time. And although this seems unreasonable to some due to queue time, it seems as though its almost something that Anet is leaning towards doing, but not right now. Why? Because they are looking at releasing more maps in the future and will have more places to spread their server population.

The other alternative might be, as they have hinted, is map redesign in some way along with releasing of new maps. And I think this is what they are looking at.

The fact is the servers cannot handle the load they are running. But they released them that way either knowing or not having stress tested them thoroughly, so one way or another the ones is on them. We are one year in and as far as I can tell, the solution they are looking at, new maps, is a long way away yet.

Keep in mind in beta people didn’t run around in tightly packed stacks of players fighting other tightly packed stacks of players. If the action is more spread out the servers can handle it. Sure they can lower the map cap and eliminate the lag that way, but for most of the time there isn’t one big 300 man battle.

So again,

What game has 300 player battles that doesn’t lag?

Except ArenaNet has worked and is continuing to work on the issue.

The problem is the general ignorance of people in general when it comes to the topic. There is no secret switch to remove lag. Every MMO with massive RvR type combat has the same issue, and none of them have actually solved it 100%.

So you shouldn’t buy any more RvR type games if you don’t want lag.

I enjoy Scarlet’s show too. She seems like a villian I’ll enjoy to fight, and a tons more fun than anyone else so far

I really don’t understand the complaints on the story.

See, the key term they use is “Living” story. It breathes, it grows, and it lives. It continues to drop more and more stuff.

Nearly all story lines and plots are pretty predictable. It’s few and far between when any story throws a curve ball and something happens that wasn’t expected. I mean, this is why there are story elements taught to people about foreshadowing and red herrings and all kinds of stuff.

People are mad because they haven’t said how or why Scarlet is using the Molten Alliance or the Aetherblades. That’s simple really. It’s because there is more story to come. In two weeks will get some more information or the journey will take us on another path. All of this has been for a purpose.

This story started months ago and continues to grow and evolve. It’s pretty amazing to me. I wouldn’t even be mad if we didn’t find out Scarlet’s true motivations for another 6 months. It’s why I’m playing an MMO and not just buying a run of the mill game that is beaten and done in 5 days.

I did one invasion and walked away… Haven’t even logged in since patch day and I usually play everyday, that is starting to change.. I just cannot think about this living story without disgust.

you are not supposed to share the account.

from here:
https://www.guildwars2.com/en/legal/guild-wars-2-user-agreement/

scroll down to here:
9. ACCOUNT ACCESS AND PERMISSIBLE ASSIGNMENT

then here:
b. Each Account may only be used by one person.

Signet of Forums.4397:

We get to ponder why this game has no public test server.

Very off topic, so I apologize for replying, but…

I’m perfectly fine with there being no public test server.

For one, the releases are so rapid now that a test server would have to be running constantly alongside the previous event and managing that sounds like it might actually take away from the process rather than add to it.

Plus, I have seen test servers in other games. Even with issues like karma changes or bugs, GW2 has fewer problems and fixes them faster than other games I have played. Test servers mainly end up as spoilers for the story and either burn some players out faster, or let players work out all the tricks and traps before they play on live.

I say ArenaNet should keep doing what they are doing because it is working and they are improving as they go along.

Anet stated many times that they will help if they can prove someone accessed your account. All they can see from your case is your computer logged into your account. Your account wasn’t hacked, your computer was. At this point, it’s on your, and the maker of your laptop if remote access really was the cause of it.

If you opened your computer to be remotely accessed, that’s just like having a stranger play on your computer in your living room. So it makes sense that Anet cannot assist you, as it’s impossible to determine if the account was truly being played by you, or a hacker.

This makes no sense whatsoever. It’s wrong wrong wrong. There is no difference between an account bound skin purchased with a ticket now (after the patch), or purchased with a ticket in the past (before the patch). None. Yet you punish the last group, while you reward the first?

Josh, this makes no sense.

Okay, before anything, don’t get angry I’m asking this. Just trying to help as best as I can.

Does the gem store show that you made the purchase? And do you remember how many gems you had in total when you bought those?
Cause if the mini’s and and bank tab were never deducted, that could mean they weren’t bought at all. It would also explain why support can’t find anything on it.

Could they still be in your mailbox attached to the email you got when you bought them?
And another obvious one, could they be on a different character?

I realize this might all be stuff that makes you think “Urg did she even read my post” but yes I did. I can’t undo a decision made by support but them finding nothing is strange too in my book.

(could you have gotten hacked?)

The 2 rares is just once per day no matter how many maps you do.
The 50 scraps/5 stash + other stuff is per map per day.

Hello fellow PvP’ers as well as the Anet staff involved with the situation beforehand. I do not feel as if I should put my nose in this situation; however, my name was in the screenshot and I can vouch for the OP that Volpe, was in fact, attacking players such as me from underground. I had no idea where it came from other than the fact that projectiles were getting fired at me during, as well as after the duel out from the ground. I just thought it was a bug and had no idea about this until a guild member referred me to this forum post.

I’ll get to the point, I do believe he should at least receive a warning because this type of exploit can indeed lead to easy exploit of the map and its mechanics, such as killing the enemy guild lord without destroying the gate or having to deal with any of the lord’s bodyguards. The person can also attack people without any consequences to himself. These are the reasons as to why this should be dealt with.

It is nice for newer players to be vocal about their experiences.

I don’t claim to be a seasoned player. Though I have played a fair bit, I never competed on a proper team and I’d say playing with other people on voice chat is probably the most educational!

It gives you fast access to common team strategies and it will teach you the art of stomping / reviving that you can’t learn anywhere else.

In all fairness, Guild Wars 2 struggles on the aspect of communication and grouping. The new tournament systems move around this issue, but it is still very much present. There was a time when, unless you knew and played with a group of people already, there was basically no chance of finding one for tournaments.

Some pointers, if you like:

- Pay attention to combo fields: there are a lot of team play revolves around stacking might or stealth to open a fight. Learning every combination at your disposal can improve your play.

- Downed state is crucial: it is not always in your team’s best interest to stomp, simply damaging a downed enemy can be a safer way of securing a kill. Know the abilities every class will use in downed state and how your build can counter them. Same goes for reviving allies.

- Count your opponent’s dodges: dodging is the most basic and powerful defensive skill in the game, if you notice a target without endurance it is safe to burst or crowd control.

- Use verticals to your advantage: maps often offer secure and strategic positioning on the high ground. Moving up the vertical axis can allow you to leave a fight and save your life (less so now after blink nerfs).

- Personal positioning is essential, but knowledge of map control is equally important. Moving quickly between points can allow you to catch the opponents of guard by suddenly outnumbering them, stealing away their secondary buff or rotating your members of your team to their backpoint.
Sometimes it is better to sacrifice a point you have and moving elsewhere if you know you cannot defend it.

These are very basic ideas and since you said you won 10 solo queue matches and have experience in PvP games I recon you already do this, but it might be helpful still.