Guild Wars 2

RyuDragnier.9476:

Here’s the easiest way to fix the problem. If you’re in combat mode, no consumables can be used. There, problem fixed.

Probably the best approach.

Alternatively, introduce a cool down to consumables. (Gear can only be consumed every 1-2 minutes; Skale venom can only be consumed every 5 minutes; etc)

I didn’t read every comment but honestly this is L2P problem. Some guy posted a video up there of a thief messing with a zerg. But honestly…….. That zerg was full of people who have no idea what they are doing except following a mindless zerg.

Did they just assume that once the thief disappeared that he was magically unattackable and gone? Like what a joke.

I am biased, yes, because I play a thief. At times, I have slayed 5- man groups with ease. But I have also been bested 1v1 on many occasions.

The class is not OP, the people kittening are just complaining because they are bad at this game and Anet gave them a place to complain.

It depends on your play style, honestly. I am a thief commander, I always run head first into battle; however, I am not a glass cannon build. The most important part is being able to survive in combat. No one wants to see their commander die and spawn back at the WP, essentially abandoning them in combat.

The kittening about consumables drives me nuts. Upset that people are using gears in WvW? Go buy some gears then…… It is an item that is available to all players? Should I be stigmatized for using Skale Venom because you are too kittening lazy to go get it yourself?

You know, so many people complain, yet very few offer solutions.

It’s annoying to see so many people crying about the state of WvW, yet providing almost 0 input as to a solution. Honestly, if it is such an issue, why are you unable to poise a solution.

Of course WvW is a number game, and it always will be unless Anet throws a few servers together an we all get to wait in endless queues for the /70 fill up. Fact of the matter is, this type of pvp is WORLD vs. WORLD. If your world has more people willing to participate, then of course you are going to come out victorious. All servers have more than enough people to fill the /70 cap on each WvW map, but it is about getting those players engaged. Which some servers seem to be failing at.

Ahmrill.7512:

They need to understand the ability to group with guild members running in multiple groups is very important to players. I have no problem with anything suggested!

At the very least they should allow commanders to flag the pin “private”. Private simply means that no ally can see the pin, except those people that are invited to the squad. This would reduce 10 commander pins all over the map, and not interfere with those commanders that are actually trying to lead.

Short term solution: Allow private squads.
Long term solution: Some kind of raid system.

This function already exists inversely. Players can /squadjoin a commander and it hides all other commander tags.

I can’t be the only one who hates breaking his guild up into 3-4 groups of 5.

I think it would be in the best interest of many guilds if Anet would implement some kind of 25-man party system with UI for WvW and PvE (For events such as Jormag, etc). However, dungeons should still be limited to 5-man runs.

I imagine the UI could keep a similar look to the simplified party UI.

The same idea would apply to the commander party system. Same design except, it should also show supply amount and total supply of all members within the group.

The way the squad system works now feels very bare and incomplete. Having to /squadinfo just to see who is in your squad and what supply they have can be annoying if you are in the middle of an assault.

The way I see it, the downed state pretty much signifies the end of battle for you. If I want to use stealth to finish you off while avoiding your pathetikittentle attacks (Especially if your buddies are trying to get you up), then far be it from me to not use such a tactic.

You get downed, you’ve already lost.

SilverWF.4789:

Can we get some clarification from Arena?

From what I understand, this is the system they wanted to implement. However, it didnt’ work as they had planned it to; it kept bugging up the server.

CrassBippy.4619:

Missed connections, wvwvw. You wore green, I believe in love at first sight

^ This, Basically. Probably one of the most talented mesmers.

Mostly I enjoyed the stage changes during out battle: to the top of the wall, on the ground; making good use of Blink and Infiltrator’s Arrow to transverse up and down without running.

Doomguard.5094:

Oglaf.1074:

That’s different. I’m talking about loot. You could loot them just like the chests.

I played the game from launch and I never ever looted one, they are supposed to be uber rare.

Then why make chests so common?

I have gotten more Black Lion chests in this game from drops than I have rares items. Yet, I have only seen 10-20 keys since launch almost. The ratio is completely out of whack. I understand that this ratio is most likely something Anet put in place so they could money grub with key sales, but dayum, aint nobody got time to be buying keys.

I just wanted to give you a kudos for your display of skill. The short 1v1 we had atop the wall at Greenvale (ET BL), was quite fun for me. Shame that the ET zerg had to keep complicating things.

Voradors.5381:

Not really going to read this whole post, but wanted to come here to point something out.

If FC and ET ally against SF to try to win this week, all you do is keep all 3 servers in the same tier for another several weeks.
Why not just play as normal, and let things balance out naturally? Maybe you guys will have better luck against HoD or whatever other server comes down here.

Just sayin……………………………………….

The only way to make things balance would be to have both FC and ET do nothing all week long while SF gains 500k+ pts.

As it currently stands, despite kicking both servers kitten week after week, SF’s overall rating is actually going. Effectively keep them in T8 for good. This cease-fire between the two servers serves only a buffer to help them achieve a more balance distribution of points:

We stay off their borderland, they stay off hours; in EB, we keep to our thirds or into SF’s; on SF borderlands, it is free game.

A simple statement, with a simple expected outcome: attempt to balance the point distribution by limiting the number of opposition to 1 and keeping the homelands safer.

Maybe it is a strange concept to consider, given that the point of WvWvW is to have a 3-way with 2 other servers. However, this isn’t about an alliance, this is a cease-fire; we do not like FC, but in the interest of advantage in war, we will not fire upon their lands so long as they do not fire on ours.

Something needs to be done about this problem I think most people are having:

Edit because Doomguard got angry:

My suggestion it so have keys a part of dailies, monthlies, and return them back to the loot table. They USED to drop, been many hours since I have seen one.

For the love of god Anet, please give us another use for these things.

I have 11 ascended rings and 12 pristine relics…..

Suggestion:

Let us buy Fractal Relics with pristine relics. I will even go as low as saying 10 Relics per 1 Pristine Relic.

Jeknar.6184:

Do ET actually have some people to fight or you just stand outmanned 4/4? I would like to hear more about it…

We have quite a few active guilds and most of the commanders are tactical and respectful. Admittedly, we are outmanned a lot of the time, especially during low population hours. Our primetime is generally 6-9pm and the night crew is lacking as well.

When we get together though, we are relentless. Any server that has faced us can tell you that we really know how to defend.

I just want to add to this, I think it is a good idea.

My suggestion would be to make 4 give you a random chance at a random infused ring in the mystic forge.

I currently have 10 in storage….

Omne.4603:

Lysico.4906:

$18-$20 to PAY to move to a dead server? lol why

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Heck, this game is as awesome as it is without a monthly charge. Why not fork out $20 bucks and join a server that is going to give you good exp, karma, and loot by constantly providing battles with virtually no queue?

Sounds worth it to me.

Lysico.4906:

$18-$20 to PAY to move to a dead server? lol why

Is that an actual amount or are you just throwing numbers at us?

Elementalist Owner.7802:

It looks like we’re heading into Tier 1 next week due to the rating reset, where we will be destroyed until we get to a tier that accepts us. We’re saving you that trouble

We’ve have been discussing this for a few days now. Good luck up there :P

Hyer Dandessuhn – 8/10

Solid name and I think it kind of has an Earthy sound to it!

Mine is a thief named Chody.

I don’t like that idea of mounts, but if they have to be added then they should follow the principles of the broom: Upon use, all stamina is depleted and does not regen for some time after dismounting.

Liewec.2896:

deathblossom/caltrop builds are the only thing i have an issue with,
everyone getting 20 AoE stacks of bleed from someone whos invisible or unattackable is pretty ridiculous lol.

Caltrops bleed only lasts 3 seconds and does relatively little damage (240ish over 3 seconds on a berserker build). Solution? Don’t stand in the caltrops…

As for DB, that can do 1600-2000 i think over 5 seconds through 3 stacks of bleed. Now this is a killer, but you should know that the average thief using this skill is going to spam it. In which case, they can only use it 2 times (Since the nerf) in a row, that’s very easy to dodge from. If they run 15 points into Trickery, that will allow them to spam it 3 times in a row.

As for the invisibility, you should be able to anticipate that if a thief stealths around you, he or she is PROBABLY going to follow up with an attack. So just dodge away from their last known location.

Aww, poor Maguuma. You’ve left them with nothing but a handful of camps.

I support this thread as well. If you are looking for good fights with a close knit group, then ET might be the right switch for you.

We are a small server with a lot of heart and most servers that have gone against us can attest to that.

Too Frisky.9165:

Oglaf.1074:

Please.

What do these three Professions have in common?

Cheap escapes. They can tank just as well, if not muuuuch better, than a Warrior/Guardian by simply jumping in and out of an enemy zerg unmolested.

I lol’d. Thieves tanking. QQ more.

Even how he said it, “Tank much better by jumping in and out of an enemy zerg unmolested.”

Not really tanking if you are doing burst DPS. Just saying.

Catisa.6507:

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He pretty much summed up my thoughts.

If any of you guys see TAC members that are in Tactical Terror (Not Tactical Response/Assault Unit), please let myself or McViolin know. We do not condone this type of behaviour, and as a general statement from ET, we do not agree with the select individuals that choose to exploit in this manner.

It’s only 50 kills, just go do 1 tower defend and throw a few aoes down.

So far as I know, they stated there really weren’t going to be any more “one time events” like with the Lost Shores; given the fact that there was so much controversy over item distribution and people not making the event.

Mr Quinn.9815:

do you have to be lvl 80 ?

Considering it’s in a starter area, I am going to say no.

As a thief, the stealth is just fine!

Stealth with CnD is 3 seconds, and it’s a melee skill, so you are already right up close. Shadow Refuge can effectively have a 12 second stealth if you stay in until it disappears. Blinding Powder is also 3 seconds, but it also blinds foes nearby so they can’t hit you.

The only stealth you should be using in close combat is CnD, if you need to get away, pop Blinding Powder and then throw down refuge. Nothing will be messing with you after that (Not in PvE anyways.)

Marpo.8695:

If the download is not complete yes (or at least is what happens to me)
It resumes only if you don’t close the client

You are capped at 1gb a day? Christ, that sucks!

Where is your bandwidth reset time? Maybe time your download to around then so it resets when you are 1/2 way done.

The update size was approximately 1.4 GB, but a lot of changes were implemented.

Quivers can be made in the mystic forge. http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Endless_Quiver

Blueshield.6291:

Cloud.7613:

This. Apart from stability+quickness stomping which you’re still in harms way, Invis stomping you cannot be targetted. There has to be a drawn back from invis stomping, but there is not.

Uh, there is quite a large draw back. Unlike warriors and elementalists who can pop stability+invuln and finish with no risk to themselves, thieves, while untargetable, can still be hit and killed with AoEs. Since the majority of a thief’s survivability is attained through high mobility and dodging, the only line of defense they have when finishing is stealth.

Seriously, just drop AoEs on downed friendlies. You’ll get more thief kills than you would believe.

Yup, that is it. Whenever I see a downed friendly, and I know there is a thief nearby, I lay down the aoe.

I can’t see them not implementing this. Give them a few more months to settle in.

Easy solution, what I think is fair anyways:

No autoloot, that kind of ruins a lot of aspects.

Instead, badges should be awarded for kills and regarded as a form of currency like karma, gems, or money, and loot should be separate.

Bam.

Like in GW1 when updates were passive (Unless you tried to go into an area that was largely affected).

The downed state is suppose to be an obvious disadvantage. If you get downed, you pretty much deserve to die, so whether or not a thief goes into stealth is irrelevant.

You already lost.

I know it has been said here many times already, but this week WvW has been a blast. SF and Ferg have shown to be worthy adversaries and really have come a long way from the mindless zerging. Glad to see tactics and teamwork on all sides.

Some of the best battles I have ever been in have occurred this week. A lot choke-holing going on and it has proven to be extremely effective.

Am I the only one who hates having to type out a whole new MOTD when I only want to edit one section of it?

How about when “Edit” is hit, the existing text is just brought up in the box? That way one portion can be edited, without the need to retype the whole thing.

Caedmon.6798:

Air.6452:

Is anyone else getting tired of this “blame the victim” mob mentality that the people against stealth portray?

Get rid of stealth because I die to much from it. How about you just learn how to adapt…. Having to fight illusions is really annoying, getting portal bombed is really annoying, 15k crit warriors with 20k+ life is annoying, but we all just deal with it.

Honestly you complain about a warrior ? immobilize,cripple cripple cripple kite kite…no matter how much dmg they deal,warriors are WAY easier to catch and to predict their movements then a thief will ever be.

You are missing the point, my point was that there are lots of aspects that are annoying, but there is no point in complaining about them. They are in place to offer advantages in different situations.

Stealth is a thief’s advantage.

Is anyone else getting tired of this “blame the victim” mob mentality that the people against stealth portray?

Get rid of stealth because I die to much from it. How about you just learn how to adapt…. Having to fight illusions is really annoying, getting portal bombed is really annoying, 15k crit warriors with 20k+ life is annoying, but we all just deal with it.

DigitalMaster.4870:

I have never had 1 moment in all my thief life that i would WANT to use disabling shot. EVER.

It can actually be pretty beneficial if you are in a situation with a lot of AoE or targets attacking you. Just face them and spam it, you will keep jumping back, dodging everything.

Seems like there is a lot of tension between ET and Kain this week.

Why all the hate?

A good commander spends a considerable amount of time commanding and monitoring resources. And a good squad would do well to ensure the survival of their commander.

Tirth.8295:

i would jus give long cooldown between vanishing

Considering the whole point of the class is to be stealthy and deal high burst DPS. I really can’t see this being a solution. The debuff idea isn’t terrible. They have interrupts, cripples, and snares. Why not buff some commonly used skill to also reveal all targets within 400m? With a 30sec CD of course :P

It will give you a chance to possibly gain an foot hole when you see a thief stealth near you. Hell, you could even make it so the buff will prevent stealth for 5 seconds or something.

Didn’t read this post before making one of my own. Same concept; allow item stacking in guild banks.

Would it be asking to much to allow stacking items in the Guild Banks without having to remove them into your inventory first?

I know this is only a minor inconvenience, but it makes the history look so messy and takes up room. Instead of just “Air has added 10 Black Lion Chests,” it now has to be
“Air has removed 243 Black Lion Chests”
“Air has added 250 Black Lion Chests”.

Does anyone know what the is with the Wintersday video being set to private is? https://www.guildwars2.com/en/media/videos/

I don’t understand why they would clearly post it in the video selection without actually having it available to be watched.