Guild Wars 2

There seems to be a growing amount of once-per-day content. A few daily quests were fine, but now we have personal ore nodes and once-a-day charged quartz creation, and from a look at the upcoming crafting rumours it seems it’s going to get a lot worse.

Can’t we just play the game at our own pace? One of the great things about the game mechanics and the payment model is that it allows people to play as and when they want without penalising them. Once-per-day content ruins this.

Please don’t let this great game degenerate into a repetitive daily grind, inhabited by nothing but lifeless addicts, like certain other MMOs which will remain nameless!

1) Mr. E sent us messages during the Dragon Bash festival:

Before Ceremony and Acrimony

E

Council Threat

<Player name>,

You may not know me, but I know you. I’m calling upon you because you’re capable in the face of danger. If you consider yourself a force for good in this world, then I implore you to attend the Dragon Bash ceremony in Lion’s Arch. I’ve heard whispers about a threat to the Ship’s Council and, if left unchecked, to the city itself. I’d intervene myself, but circumstances prevent it.

I’d wish you luck, but luck is what fools and idiots require to stay alive. You, I believe, are neither.

I will surely contact you again,

—E

Before Hard Boiled

E

Seek out Marjory Delaqua

<Player name>,

The situation has worsened. One of the Lion’s Arch councillors, Theo Ashford, has succumbed to his wounds. The Lionguard is keeping the new quiet while the festival continues, but they’re overwhelmed trying to maintain security in the city. At this very moment, a killer walks free, and this cannot be allowed.

Go to Divinity’s Reach, to the Eastern Commons. There, in a back alley bar called the Dead End, you’ll find one of the best investigative minds in Tyria, Marjory Delaqua. She will need your help to find those behind the councillor’s death. Tell her E sent you. Work with her, sift through the clues, and solve the crime.

I will surely contact you again,

—E

Mail: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Dragon_Bash_mail#Dragon_Bash:_Effigy_Ceremony

He claimed he heard ‘whispers,’ huh? Gnashblade was foreshadowing the assassination of Theo Ashford. Perhaps he has an affiliation with the Order of the Whispers.

At The Dead End bar, Video

Captain Logan Thackeray: Marjory Delaqua?
Marjory Delaqua: If it suits you.
Captain Logan Thackeray: It suits me just fine. I want to hire you. There’s been a murder. Lion’s Arch councillor Theo Ashford is dead, and I want to know who’s responsible.
Marjory Delaqua: Sounds like a job for the Lionguard. What’s got you piqued?
Captain Logan Thackeray: Between you and me, Ashford’s an old friend of the family. I want to make sure they find his killer.
Marjory Delaqua: I see. And you don’t trust the Lionguard.
Captain Logan Thackeray: Let’s just say I’m hedging my bets. The pay’s good. You in?
Marjory Delaqua: How can I say no to Captain Lo–
Captain Logan Thackeray: No names. I was never here.
Marjory Delaqua: Maybe not, but your money is. I’m in.
Captain Logan Thackeray: Lady Kasmeer. What are you doing in a place like this?

Logan Thackeray doesn’t trust the Lionguard, and what’s up with his reaction to Lady Kasmeer’s presence in The Dead End. My theory about Lady Kasmeer that she acts as an eye for Mr. E. Maybe Evon Gnashblade sent her to Maryjory Delaqua to meet your Character. Also she was present at the Southsun to see what really happened to Black Lion Trading Company’s competitor, the Consortium, and saw who refugees signed a contract for them to work in Southsun and never leave. Lady Kasmeer also oversaw the investigation on Theo Ashford’s murder. Kasmeer is maybe a member of Order of the Whispers. If Mr. E is indeed Evon Gnashblade then he has good intentions.

The Consortium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awTiVt2zum4

Speaking to Marjory
You’re showing an unnatural and unhealthy interest in my business. Is there something I can do for you?
> E sent me to help. (Player’s reply)
Is that so? I shouldn’t be surprised. This isn’t the first time he’s provided what I needed before I even knew I needed it.

2) Scarlet is Ellen Kiel. Kiel knew her way around Aetherblade Retreat… hmmm and she knew how to operate those Inquest control panel. Mind you, everything about Thaumanova Reactor is Inquest, The Aetherblade Pirates are quite friendly with the awry Asura. If Ellen was fortunate to win the position: “I’ll support important Fractals of the Mists research into the Thaumanova Reactor explosion by the end of the year.”

During the cinematic at Aetherblade Retreat

Mai Trin: This has all gone to crud. Scarlet’s gonna have my noggin for screwing up.

Kiel did not fight Frizz and Mai Trin. Kiel was so eager to blow —no, exterminate the fleeing airship along with its crew as well.
If time remains before the Aethership escapes
Inspector Ellen Kiel: I’m itching to blow that escaping airship out of the sky. Any ideas how to do that?
What’s in that airship anyway?

( For better formatting, you can find the Reddit thread here:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1isd48/i_want_to_share_the_agony_of_charr_armor_and_how/ )

The short version can be found as this image: (http://i.imgur.com/EchgKFS.jpg ).The longer version goes something like this:

It’s no secret that when it comes to armor, Charr get the shortest end of the stick. If you’re human you’re at the top, followed by the other three humanoid races, likely with Asura coming in last. Pulling in far behind them are Charr. As far as my knowledge goes, issues with the armor of other races exist, but are comparably few. With Charr armor, stretching, clipping, poor texturing, and a lack of consideration are not the exception; they’re the rule. If you think tail clipping is the extent of the Charr’s issues, you have no idea how deep the rabbit hole goes. It’s been this way since launch and it’s not looking to get any better. If anything, it’s getting worse. It’s become a running joke among the Charr community about what levels stretching and clipping will reach next, and if you aren’t a Charr player yourself, here are the reasons why:

Anatomy and Culture:

Reason number one is that Charr culture and anatomy sit in a context far removed from the other races. We are a race that stand hunched, with large necks and horns, big ears and obvious tails, plus all the other various beastly features such as a muzzle, claws, and the like. Additionally, the Charr are a culture much unlike the other races. The Charr revere technology, not magic, and anything that alludes to magic is almost considered insulting within Charr society. Soldiers are the norm; and if you’re not a soldier you wear simple rags and outfits because you are of lesser use to the Legions. None of this, from anatomy to culture, is considered in Charr armor. The great irony, in fact, is that for a race so determined to be individualized from the other races, and for a race who are the direct antithesis to humans, the Charr receive nothing in the form of armor or town clothes except those which are first modeled for humans both in anatomy and context, and then grafted – stretched and mangled – to fit the Charr form. A simple scan through the gem shop confirms this. Sweaters, riding boots, vests and blossomed shirts, hoodies (for a race with horns). These are all human fashions, and while they don’t perfectly translate to the other races, they translate even less to Charr, who systematically oppose human culture. Of course, it’s not just town clothes.

Almost every armor model in the game is designed with humans and humanoids in mind first. In fact, with the exception of the cultural armors, there are, I believe, two outfits designed with Charr in mind: Vigil, and the Cook’s Outfit. If you’re asking about Citadel of Flame, we’ll get back to that. There’s a reason why I pick these two as examples: they generally conform to Charr anatomy. The Cook’s Outfit features a muzzle cage which shows that it was designed specifically with muzzles in mind. Similarly, Vigil armor features large turtlenecks and shoulderguards indicative of the Charr. Heavy Vigil also features what I presume to be a rear flap for the tail, one that was never actually modeled properly and left to clip (you can see it here: http://i.imgur.com/fl0EXGx.jpg ).

The only other reason I presume Vigil was designed with Charr in mind is because the founder was a Charr, and it seems reasonable to assume that Anet designed heavy Charr Vigil armor with Almorra Soulkeeper’s physique in mind. Even so, it still presents the typical stretching issues (and you can see it in the above image, particularly about the belt on the hip, and on the backs of the calves), and all three armor tiers have tail clipping.

Just tell them that you would like to help, but have no money to spare.

Mention the Claw of Jormag destroyed your home and you have a wife and two little kids to look after.

Ask them what is to become of you and your family.

Hitting them with RP on a non-RP realm usually has them quietly backing away.

Moderator.3406:

Please use the ‘+1’ button to express your support of a specific posting.

Not sure where else to ask. But what does the ‘+1’ button even do?

I see nothing to show evidence of others supporting a post. It just seems some thing to click and has nothing to show for it.