Guild Wars 2

Nihevil.8024:

It’s pretty lame

yeah it is, and we have to get Anets attention about this.

Last Warrior Lord.7248:

Agree, they are trying to use the old system idea from GW1. Please don’t revert back to the one thing I and others hated in GW1 (7years).

yeah i agree with you.. i hated having id kits around in gw1 because i hated the idea of salvaging rare or exotic gear so i was FORCED to id them first..

ugh it was such a chore!! Anet why did you bring back to gw2 such a redundant and worthless system ?

WerTwist.6927:

AncientYs.8613:

Purgatori.3645:

I was just looking at my Ranger in game and realized that I have 352 unspent hero ponts. Is this going to have any benefit entering the new expansion in September? Soulbeast seems cool along with the other new specializations we have to look forward to … I have tons on my Beserker and Reaper also. Any word from Anet on this?

Cheers

have you unlocked the druid spec yet? if not you’ll have to have that unlocked first because it’s a prerequisite to unlocking the next elite spec in this case soulbeast.

That’s actually not the case. You can buy PoF without having bought HoT and get access to the new elite specs in PoF.

mhmm.. i see. sorry about that OP didn’t mean to give out false information i didn’t know :>

Purgatori.3645:

I was just looking at my Ranger in game and realized that I have 352 unspent hero ponts. Is this going to have any benefit entering the new expansion in September? Soulbeast seems cool along with the other new specializations we have to look forward to … I have tons on my Beserker and Reaper also. Any word from Anet on this?

Cheers

have you unlocked the druid spec yet? if not you’ll have to have that unlocked first because it’s a prerequisite to unlocking the next elite spec in this case soulbeast.

Last Warrior Lord.7248:

Unidentified gear is a no go Anet. Don’t revert back to the one thing I hated in gw1 (7years). JUST NO!

yeah no unid gear please!! i hated that in gw1 !!

Ashen.2907:

Excellent Name.9574:

Walhalla.5473:

Ashen.2907:

AncientYs.8613:

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

Excellent Name.9574:

Unidentified gear, why, oh why? It is a redundant RNG throwback to old style action RPGs that serves no purpose in Guild Wars, just adds to tedium and annoyance. Please remove it from PoF release.

Except it was in Guild Wars since inception.

I like it, personally. Saves space.

Good luck.

but it hasn’t been in gw2 before they introduced it back again with PoF so why?

in core tyria and HoT we didn’t have it and we did just fine..

we also didn’t need to bring it back to life from gw1 imo.. and making them unidentified gear and making us identify them for coins is just no fun..

I think salvaging is enough. I don’t want to have to carry extra id kits in addition to salvage kits..

Cant you just salvage them without identifying?

You can, did it a few times today. Got a bit too much mats out of the gear.^^

Yes, You can, but You’d be wasting rare and exotic gear in the process.

I was just seeking onfirmation of what I thought I had seen during my time in the demo.

The person I quoted said that they felt salvaging was enough and that they didnt want to have to carry an Id kit. I guess it is confirmed that they do not need to carry an Id kit, and can stick to salvaging.

as you said, we can stick to just salvaging without id’ing them but as another person mentioned we would lose out on rare or exotics if we just salvaged them instead of identifying them first..

so in essence Anet has brought back the old system from gw1 where unidentified items MUST be identified first before salvaging in order to not destroy any rare or exotics in the process. I really wish they didn’t bring back this system of identifying.. i hated it in Gw1.. =/

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

Excellent Name.9574:

Unidentified gear, why, oh why? It is a redundant RNG throwback to old style action RPGs that serves no purpose in Guild Wars, just adds to tedium and annoyance. Please remove it from PoF release.

Except it was in Guild Wars since inception.

I like it, personally. Saves space.

Good luck.

but it hasn’t been in gw2 before they introduced it back again with PoF so why?

in core tyria and HoT we didn’t have it and we did just fine..

we also didn’t need to bring it back to life from gw1 imo.. and making them unidentified gear and making us identify them for coins is just no fun..

I think salvaging is enough. I don’t want to have to carry extra id kits in addition to salvage kits..

Justine.6351:

AncientYs.8613:

Justine.6351:

Mobs seem kind of tanky to power damage idk.

You’re right, i used warrior to try and power damage through the mobs but i ended up dying before i even did any substantial damage to them =/

i mean like wtf?? in HoT and even core tyria warrior felt powerful and overpowered the mobs! but in poF i cannot even dodge to avoid dmg because they even deal so much conditions to me!

Think it’s their way of making vulnerability more desirable in regular pve play. Might have to find cheap easy ways to stack vulnerability, maybe mace offhand will become popular for warriors idk.

yeah.. warrior right now after being nerfed by the balance patch is in a pretty bad spot right now anyway.. perhaps vuln will be more necessary and mace offhand yeah..

yeah i don’t miss identification kits from guildwars1 at all… and in gw2 they are just an additional unnecessary gold sink.. just don’t include unidentified gear at all.. please! leave them identified from the get go :>

nopoet.2960:

And the Springer is Luigi. The Skimmer is Princess Peach and the Jackal is Toad.

haha yeah spot on! :>

Justine.6351:

Mobs seem kind of tanky to power damage idk.

You’re right, i used warrior to try and power damage through the mobs but i ended up dying before i even did any substantial damage to them =/

i mean like wtf?? in HoT and even core tyria warrior felt powerful and overpowered the mobs! but in poF i cannot even dodge to avoid dmg because they even deal so much conditions to me!

Boysenberry.1869:

Careful. Next time you try to kill your Raptor you’ll bonk your head on an invisible block and fall to your doom. Yoshi revenge!

yeah :<

please don’t nerf warrior =/ don’t even suggest to nerf warriors.. they already had a HUGE nerf done to them with the balance patch :<

As for the mount speed i think it’s just fine :>

hey there,

So in the beta i ride my mount raptor right?

and then i fell of a huge cliff while on my mount then i think to myself" oh no i’m going to die" but then the weirdest thing happened!

instead my mount took the falling damage then cried out in agony and dissapeared leaving me safe on the ground after the fall without having taken any damage at all.

Then i chuckled to myself, this reminds me too much of super mario where one would let yoshi die in order to leap a giant space from one end to the other. it made me laugh.

that’s all :P just thought i’d share it with you :>

i totaly agree with this, talking with npc shouldn’t dismount you as you can clearly see that talking with npcs while on mounts is perfectly fine and in no way game breaking.

my very first MMO was RushOnSevenEpisodes also known as R.O.S.E online which was unique in that we could travel to seven planets and we had go kart mounts and ahh it was soo cool!

but the problem was that they had only implemented 2 planets before it shut down :< but after that i went to a private server which was good..

but also didn’t have all planets implemented but i still enjoyed playing it.

cheers to gw2 and its long future ahead :>

Havok.6073:

I have never, EVER felt like my character was riding a mount in any game before. I have BEEN my character’s mount in every game i have played, this is the first time i actually feel like i am riding a diffrent entity. Whatever you did, please ANET i beg you, do not change a thing about the mounts!!!! Thanks

Also, the animations are out of this world, and the textures in the whole game deserve to be hanged in a museum. This is ART.

Great job Anet!

I agree, the mount feels like it has weight to it and the realism in the movement and turn is just fantastic. I loved riding the mount the most in this beta :>

oh ok cool :>

what are those? they appear neither in inventory nor wallet.. but i get them for everything as a reward.

TheRevivedShadow.5708:

Wew, wish this wasn’t the demo.

what in the name of the 6 gods… o_o that is OP! xD

den aelling.7681:

It’s too difficult, I quit playing in the village…call me bad or whatever….no, they missed the mark with this demo….. a real hype killer

what seems to be the problem? is it severe lag?

Samiri.6439:

Sometimes the fact of reality is cruel and unfair.
Now I don’t know what your disability is, but how about changing your skillset to something you can do now. Go learn programming, web development ect ect. You can earn some cash that way. There are also Internet jobs, they don’t always pay well, and some are scams but they are out there, and you could again maybe get a job.

I knew a friend who hired foreign people to translate news into different languages for money. The pay was not great but it was still a pay.

I hope you start learning something and maybe change your situation, maybe just a little, just dont give up.

Yes i have indeed been trying to learn new skills such as the ones you have mentioned, also in the past i was a translator or at least i aspired to be one since i am multi-lingual.

There are many possibilites of course but the fact of the matter is that my disability hinders me to become active. I would rather not say what sort of disability but it is hard.. i have lost certain abilities that in the past would have made me perfectly capable of working a job. Thankyou anyways your advice is appreciated and i will not give up the fight.

ChibiLlama.6439:

I pre-ordered PoF, and noticed that the demo event was live. My client is up to date, but for some reason, I’m not getting access to make a demo character for this weekend and cannot make it in to the new area to run around and explore.

Is this happening to anyone else? Or should I sent in a ticket?

try logging out and back in. If that doesn’t resolve the problem then send a ticket.

sarkysek.1085:

servers down again lost 1.5h of playtime at ds only to be unable to reconnect for endboss. gg anet was gonna preorder but changed my mind. fix your kitten servers

Server issues are to be expected on beta testing time and launching of the expac, please don’t be so harsh on Anet, they only want the best for their players. So please just be patient.

Glenstorm.4059:

I’m sorry for the hardships you’re facing.

Some unsolicited advice: Is it possible for you to use the downtime between the preview weekends and release to maybe find a job near you that will accommodate someone with your disabilities and skill-set? Finding such a job would not only go some ways towards fixing your income problems (and allowing you to purchase PoF), but I think will also help you out of your blues.

Easier said than done, I know…but it doesn’t hurt to try, right? Put yourself and your resume out there, I’m sure you’ll get a few bites.

In the meantime, I’d suggest staying away from beta/launch coverage to a) avoid spoiling it for yourself and b) feeling down about not getting to join in. PoF will still be here when your financial situation improves, and there will be lots of players just starting PoF/rolling new toons in PoF later, so you’ll always have company.

Either way, best of luck to you, and I hope things work out.

Thankyou for your advice and kind words, I am trying to find a job the issue is that it just isn’t easy, in my country they would have me rather joining an institution or a care center rather than employing me. Anyways thankyou for having an open ear to listen to my hardships. Much appreciated. I will keep trying to improve myself and not give up.

Albadaran.1283:

Do we have to create a new chr? I don’t see any option to join with my existing chr’s.

Create new char and enter :> you will have an additional char slot named beta i believe.

hey there everybody,

This is something i also experienced from the HoT beta, so please listen to my story..

First let me start by laying out my social status and situation, I am disabled.

I have no reliable income, no job. Live with my mother, if i am to have any sort of income it would be categorized as “pocket money”. Now let’s move onto my experience with HoT i had in the past. I am an avid gw2 player. Times were different when Gw2 first launched. I had a job, steady income. I was living alone.

Had free time. I was happy to be in the pre-order beta for the launch of gw2. I was excited at the premise of being a beta tester and future Gw2 owner. This was the same case with HoT. i bought both base game and HoT and having been beta testers for both, it was no problem for me. The price of both of them was just “chump change” .

Fast forward to the present. My situation is worse. Due to my handicap i lost my job my living quarter and my freedom my income.. So i am sad to beta test poF because while i enter the beautiful desert, it will last only 2 days.

then it is gone, out of my reach until who knows how long? only time will tell.. and while i am able to test poF and actually have fun being in the desert i am also simultaneously reminded of my cruel reality.. That what i can play in the beta is just a demo.. just limited to two days. After that it’s over. No more can i play poF without thinking about purchasing it, something which would not be easy. So i would just dream about beta being available to play at a leisurely pace when one would want to. whenever i could. without the time limit. but alas.. it is not to be.

I am sorry for this long text, but i thank those that took their time to read it.

Sincerely,

A Guildwars2 Fan.

DeanBB.4268:

If you’re willing to spend “normal money” then get the unbreakable harvesting tools from the gem shop and earn UM every time you gather something, in any zone, home instance, guild hall or WvW.

i’ll consider that as well :> bit tight on money atm due to a low income., so i’ll have to keep it in mind.

Lethalvriend.1723:

Soule hasn’t done any music for GW2 since launch, the last bits were during the first few seasonal events (probably recorded before launch). All music since has been done for a large part by Maclaine Diemer, some by Stan LePard and Lena Chapelle.

oh.. i see :< i never knew this.

PoF ost still being composed by Jeremy Soule or is it some other bloke?

Wizler.8192:

Yeah, take all your level 80 alts to BF and farm berries once per day per character. You’ll have stacks in no time! Right-click on a stack to “consume all” for a healthy chunk of unbound magic.

yeah thanks :> that’s a really good idea i don’t know why i haven’t thought of that =P

don’t kittening fix what isn’t broken! leave the current UI alone!!

Skittish.4539:

AncientYs.8613:

hey there,

Was wondering where is best place to farm UM ? since i need a kitten ton of em for this tome thingy.. like dunno why they even cost this currency?

couldn’t it just have been normal money? like srsly.. it’s so bothersome ..

Do you mean the portal scrolls? because those don’t really cost that much UM. They don’t cost normal money because Anet wants you to put a tiny bit of effort into the LS3 maps before you buy the stuff there.

As for the best place to farm, last I heard the best place was still bitterfrost frontier. Farm the berries and consume them to convert them into the magic. Pretty sure you’ll be able to fill up the entire tome in less than a day’s work.

the tome costs like 1k um plus 1g
the scrolls also cost 1k um + 50silver?

so for me that is quite alot.. yeah i think i’ll go hit up bitter frontier that sounds decent :> thanks bruh.

trailofsalt.6571:

I’m just curious if you ever plan to update your game forums so we can finally move past all of the forum bugs and lack of functionality. A new expansion seems like a great time for a few people to throw a little bit of work in on the side. Just a thought!

it’s still way too soon for a PoF forum section bruh =/

Malhanjia.1452:

I usually hop around Bloodstone Fen and Draconis Mons for the UM Bubbles. Just glide up and down the updrafts and ley lines for a bit. You can also buy some gathering tools with karma from some heart npcs in both areas which give UM on the side of the materials. It’s worth getting a few of those as you gather stuff in maps anyway. Otherwise events and stuff like normal

awesome thanks :> will do

PuppyMonkeyBaby.

hey there,

Was wondering where is best place to farm UM ? since i need a kitten ton of em for this tome thingy.. like dunno why they even cost this currency?

couldn’t it just have been normal money? like srsly.. it’s so bothersome ..

so where to farm them most reliably?

thx!

Stalvros.9217:

I know the expansion isn’t out yet but…..
Just thought I’d ask~

For necro since it’s ‘condi’,
1st wpn – scepter / torch, any suggestion for 2nd wpn?

bruh… it’s too soon =/

jayvux.4128:

Path of Fire expansion announcement videos instantly drew me back to Guild Wars 2 after about 4 years of hiatus from it.

Just threw my money at the double-expansion package (HoT and PoF), and never looked back <3

Say hai to my baevenant, Quitting ^o^ We’re ready for you PoF!

P.S is it 9/22 yet?

can i have your stuff since you’re quitting? :>

Adry.7512:

As the title states, I plan to buy 9 copies of GW2 whenever the site puts them on special. When you think about it, thats around 13 per copy depending on the percentage cut, which is pretty good. My reason is for the Login rewards. If i have a total of 10 copies, thats 10 months worth of login rewards in only one month. TO ME, thats super worth it, it helps support GW2 and it benefits me in farming and such, basically it pays off in the long run. What do you guys think and why?

uhm.. yeah okay i guess? whatever floats your boat dude :>

elrone.8745:

Hello, just an idea I have for cantha. What if after Path of Fire there will be expansion again for Cantha. Then introduce monk and ritualist. But the path progression for both will be in cantha, level 1-80. It will have a different storyline but will eventually merge with the current storyline so that it will not conflict what the current class already have. This way new and old players will experience another storyline from a different perspective. The path progression will also give the classes their elite skills and utilities as they progress. I like the monsters in cantha, like the afflicted…

bruh… too soon =/

Daddicus.6128:

I like the pricing, but unless they admit the mapping problem, I won’t be buying.

Yes the mini-map is a horrible thing to have to rely on to know where one is and where one has to go.

The mini-map can just not properly portray the tiers that the map has. With the multiple tiers in gw2 maps staying here for good i also hope for a better mini-map system.

Also about the price i genuinely love it, affordable for ones like me who are on a low budget. Thank you Anet

Daddicus.6128:

I see your pain, but I think they need more structure. Some players like the extra challenge. While I don’t, I think they should be accommodated.

My suggestion would be to have more HPs, but not all 10 points each. Have some 1-pointers, some 3s, some 5s, etc. Base the reward on the difficulty. Some hard to fight through, some hard to get to, just like in core.

They also need to add some to the Living Story Season 3 maps.

yes i absolutly agree with you, there needs to be variety.

Also i find it it a terrific idea to place HP in all LS maps so we can also get something meaningful out of completing each LS story.

We already get mastery points from them so why not some HP as well.

All in all i do think we need easier ways to get HP so that unlocking Elite Specs should not be such a big challenge because getting the elite specs is not the end goal,

it is just the beggining.

Hi there,

I play gw2 alot since it’s my favorite.

I also semi-enjoyed collecting HP to unlock my elite specs but as i experienced the HP were not so fun.. some were in hard to reach places,

some were diffuclt without a group and this problem was for HoT only not core Tyria.

So with PoF coming soon i just hope that the HP won’t be so hard to get because i really want to try out the new elite specs,

but if i am barred from unlocking them because of insufficient HP due to the difficulty in obtaining them, well that’s just no fun.

So this is just my feedback but if Arena-net is reading this,

please don’t put HP in hard to reach positions(gliding and/or mount requirement, or group requirement) make it similar like in core tyria, not all of them but some, so that we casuals also get a chance to experience the elite specs.

Don’t get me wrong i really look forward to exploring the Crystal desert and hunting for the HP and other things but all i’m asking for is not make the HP too hard to get like it was in HoT.

Thankyou for reading.

my wallet is not ready.

Have no real income to speak of :<

depending on small amounts of pocket money from my mom.

I also want to pre-order quickly! let the checkout function be fixed soon! :>

i was so excite when i went to click on “checkout” button for my digital copy of PathOfFire then this happened. This happen to anyone else? i hope gets fix soon :>

Aeolus.3615:

did they talked anything about the classes???

watch the official stream they did reveal the elite professions of each class :>

Ashantara.8731:

Released on September 22. Next weekend is an open beta.

Prices: see website.

tyvm :>

hi,

so basically when will PoF release and how much money will it cost?

i need to know ASAP because i’m on a tight budget but still want to afford the expac as i have never been one to miss anything that is guildwars.

i was in beta right from the beggining and also bought HoT on launch to be able to play the LW so please tell me how much money it will cost?

so that i am not blocked from further LW which the PoF does.

jasonorme.5014:

See for yourself.

awesome :> thanks for sharing :>