Guild Wars 2

The answer to this is still pretty much the same. We really want to make sure that these features are polished before they are fully out of beta. As you can see from the patch notes, we got a good chunk of changes in.

Hey Daemonne, welcome to PvP! You’re coming in at an interesting time for us. There’s a lot of events happening in the way of competitive PvP, which you can find on our Facebook Calendar. Among some of the entries on there, you will see Blu’s minigames. These minigames are a lot of fun, and are more casual-friendly (more information here).

If you’re looking to get into PvP, starting with some friends in a Custom Arena, or participating in the minigames is a great way to go!

Thanks for reporting the bug, all! We appreciate the time you take to bring these issues to us.

Wow, this is excellent feedback! The way you laid out pros/cons, analyzed problems and proposed solutions is incredibly helpful.

Thanks for sharing!

Great thread! Thanks for starting this up, let’s keep it going!

Hey all, just wanted to say that this is a great conversation, and we’re keeping an eye on it. I would ask, though, that we keep it on topic. We’re very interested in what could come of this, and are really excited by the prospect of the Guild Wars 2 players banding together to produce these great tournaments and shoutcasted matches.

Looking forward to it! Thanks for putting this together Frozire and Guru/Curse!

Loved it! Thanks for sharing!

We’re working on a Leaderboard F.A.Q. that might answer some questions/concerns here. Keep an eye out!

Thanks for the feedback

Whoa, this is great feedback! Thanks for taking the time to write this up, Symbolic!

Hey all, thanks for the feedback! Instead of removing Spirit Watch from the rotation, I’d like to point you towards some changes that Tyler has made that should address some of the issues you have brought up. This thread is located in the suggestions section: Spirit Watch – How to improve Orb. [sPvP].

While the idea of swapping the orb carriers skills is an interesting one, like you said, we feel it’s best that the individual player be able to use their skills. Changing an entire skill bar can be jarring for the player, especially in PvP, so we try to avoid it when we can.

Beyond that, we welcome any suggestions for additional changes!

Seeing as this discussion is more related to WvW, I’m going to move it to that section.

Thanks for the feedback, all!

Hey all! Thank you very much for the constructive feedback! It’s really encouraging for us to get on here and read constructive discussion in these threads.

I would like to point out that just because we are discussing certain topics, does not mean we’re not looking at others. Just because we’re responding to certain topics and sharing plans for it, does not mean that we don’t have plans for other things.

This thread is about Thief discussion. If you want to talk about Warriors/Rangers/Elementalists/whatever else, you’re welcome to start a new thread or talk about it in the profession forums. Let’s keep it on track and on topic.

Regardless, we’ll continue to monitor your feedback and reply when we can.

Thanks again!

We’re reviewing Warriors and Elementalists as well. Perhaps we can get into that another time and in a different thread, though. As this thread is about Thieves, let’s keep it on track.

“People in the low tiers will always have trouble with something.”

Sure, but we still need to consider how the new player experience is going to be. Particularly when it comes to Thieves.

Hey all, thanks for the feedback! I just wanted to pop in here real quick to let you know that we’re looking at ways to balance out skills and traits that were affected by the quickness change.

Right now, Thief is still very good in WvW, so we have to take that into consideration. Also, in lower rated games, it is still doing well with its burst. In higher rated games, we recognize that it could use some tweaks.

These are things that we need to consider when making changes to the Thief, so try to keep that in mind when giving us feedback.

If someone is using a full condition spec and min/maxed for confusion stacking, it’s possible to see the damage you’re seeing. No changes were made today that would affect confusion damage.

We verified several times in the office today after seeing this thread, and didn’t find anything that was abnormal.

Regardless, thank you very much for reporting it. We appreciate the quick action!

Hey all! Just wanted to clarify real quick: We haven’t made any changes to confusion. It is currently working as intended. Attacking with several stacks of confusion on you will definitely hurt!

Sorry for any… confusion…

Hey all! Just wanted to clarify something for you: racial armors will not be available through WvW. We’ve contacted MMORPG.com so they can correct that information.

Thanks, and sorry for the confusion!

As the ArenaNet point of contact for this stream, I’d like to comment on something that was mentioned earlier in this thread.

There were no pre-set questions for this stream. We did have a list of topics that we wanted to make sure to touch on, but this did not include pre-set questions. We did not specify any areas, other than PvE/WvW (for the obvious reason that this interview was geared towards sPvP), which should not be discussed.

This was not a scripted discussion by any means.

What we were hoping to do was answer questions during the live stream that were being asked in the own3D channel. However, due to connection issues, we were not able to do the live stream and therefore did not take questions from the chat.

Anyway, thank you all for taking the time to watch the video and give us feedback. It’s greatly appreciated!

-Allie

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I’m getting the impression (that I hope you’ll correct) there is no developer champion for PvE (hearts, dungeons, dynamic events, general open world veteran and champion mob encounters, etc).

I raise this concern because, and as I’ve already repeatedly mentioned in the Mesmer forums, certain balance changes to the Mesmer due to PvP are impacting PvE gameplay. I don’t do PvP on Mesmer so I really have no idea how “OP” the class is that it will merit nerf upon nerf every patch, but it’s disheartening to see this because as I was leveling the Mesmer, I was struggling with it more than other classes (necro, engineer, ranger) until about level 40-ish, and continue to struggle with it when it comes to loot tagging for DE encounters that are AoE centric.

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This is something that I can comment on! We absolutely have PvE in mind when balance changes are made. Our designers, while having certain projects they work on (PvP, WvW, dungeons, etc.), are invested in the overall feel of combat in the game. It is a delicate balance, no doubt, but one we take very seriously.

Thank you for your constructive feedback, and feel free to make suggestions where you think changes could be made.

Thanks for the reports, everyone! We will certainly look into this. For the time being, try exiting the instance and entering it again. This seems to be fixing it for those who are stuck, and is a temporary solution until we can take a look at it.

Good hunting!

Hey guys, I’m sorry you’re running into these graphical issues! It is a known issue that when your camera gets near to the ground or up against a wall that your visuals may “flicker” or unload weirdly.

If you could post a screenshot of your minimap (zoomed in) with the sector name (the name that appears at the top of the mini-map when hovering your mouse over it) and the direction you’re facing, it would be much appreciated.

Thanks for the reports!

Y u mad its vydia, I completely understand your frustrations. This is something we’re looking into. The designers are working hard and long hours to make everything as enjoyable as possible. We appreciate your patience while we examine each issue.

PS. kittens are harmless!

Hey Jezath, can you please clarify in what locations this was happening to you?

Thanks for the report!

Hey Suggs, can you recall the exact thing you were doing when your level was reset? Did it happen while you were discovering things? Or did it happen while you were logged out? Or maybe after some game maintenance?

I’m sorry you lost all of that time gathering and crafting! This is certainly not intended, and we will look into it once we have enough details.

Thank you for reporting it, and for your understanding!

I’m sorry you guys are having trouble partying! Can you specify if you’re having trouble with dungeons, or just regular overflow maps? Also, are you just not seeing the “Join in” option when right-clicking their party UI? Or are you receiving a particular error?

We want you guys to be able to play together. Any additional information could be very helpful!

Thank you for your understanding.

Things like ore, wood, cloth, etc. can not be bought from Karma vendors. Typically, you can find things like cooking ingredients, armor/weapons, or other items such as gathering tools from Karma vendors.

Hey All! If you have purchased gems and have not yet received them, you can submit a support ticket here under the “Ask a Question” tab. Be sure to specify “Gem Store” as the Issue Type and use a subject along the lines of “Have not received purchased gems.”

If you have already submitted a ticket, then just hang tight and know that support is working diligently to resolve unanswered tickets. Please do not submit multiple tickets for the same issue.

Thank you for your patience and understanding!

Hello Dohrinrhine, can you specify the location of the NPCs you mentioned? Also, is this only occurring with the tree gathering tools, or is it happening with all gathering tools?

Thanks for the report!

Hey Premium, can you confirm whether or not the item was soulbound?

Thanks!