Guild Wars 2

Don’t close EotM, don’t bring anything from there. Already some players in WvW are in karma train.

X T D.6458:

AnniMira.2506:

sephiroth: the screenshot seems to show only the use of “ctrl” key which shows all the names.

the height of that screenshot is whats concerning, I dont think there is anywhere in there where someone can take a screenshot that high up

Oops. It is zoom hack. Player is standing as seen in the minimap.

I have seen twice the use of some kind of fast travel in EotM. Many here have posted their claims about hack uses. Last time a minute ago our commander suspected a hack in the chat (good well known commander).

While Anet could collect better metrics and analyse them for hacks, it also would be possible to give us the metrics via the API. Say, 24 hour delay in giving out the metrics so that the metrics would not be misused. Player identity could be hidden, but in a way that we may still report the person (e.g. IDs which change time-to-time, or at map change, or at wp use).

How about taking a copy of PvE maps and fine-tuning them for WvW use? PvE copies intact, of course.

Map design contest? E.g., use free Blender for modelling.

How many play pure WvW? At begin my char was first to die, and that was real showstopper. How many has stopped playing due the difficulty and instakills? If WvW playing would not be of level “very hard”, would more casual players fill the map.

sephiroth: the screenshot seems to show only the use of “ctrl” key which shows all the names.

To me WvW is too often instant “Game Over!”. E.g., just before posting this, a thief got 95% of my health with one hit. I had been 3 minutes in WvW. I rather would like to play the game longer.

Classes should be modified so that nobody can do instakills. Longer fights. Longer gameplay.

Alternatively the game should have a difficulty level. Those who like instakills would play with level “hard” and we the rest would play with level “casual”. Perhaps in different WvW maps if the idea causes somebody to rage.

(In WvW.) When dead comes every time in seconds and no change to escape, it is “game over”. It would be better if no character could instakill. Some kind of difficulty level would be needed: those who want torture themselves would have possibility to keep the “game overs” but personally I like longer fights – and that I have time to do counterattacks.

What build would be good for longer fight? Or should I switch to guardian?

Anything equal for mesmer? I try different builds.

Thief can take 95% of my health in a fraction of second as one-hit. No warning whatsoever.

Ranger can take the whole health in a couple of seconds, pew pew. Running is no option, pew pew. Fighting is no option because I’m dead before I reach the ranger.

I have done sneak attacks with invisibility but I don’t get that massive damage. I have ranged enemies with gs but again it would take a half minute to get an enemy downed – if they would stand still. Phantasms does most of the damage but nothing when they chase the running enemy – ranger’s pew pew does always damage, even if I run away.

My mesmer is a loot bag, as they say in WvW. In recent days, I duelled about 10 times with a warrior: at best warrior’s health went to 50%. One time I got warrior to downed state but I felt warrior had just some problems.

Today in WvW a warrior got me easily by sweeping with greatsword. I simply run out of dodges, invis, skills… health drops pretty fast. And I had just made build similar to Osicat’s Napalm – not exactly as I could not find exact matching gear. I have similar to Maximum’s build.

I’m about to quit WvW because I don’t know how to play mesmer for winning 1v1 fights, or for escaping from 1v2 fights or solo pew pew ranger.

Warrior can rampage and overrun mesmer in seconds – even a new warrior player without highly tuned traits and skills. What mesmer can rampage warrior down in seconds?

Yet need commander’s guide to EotM. I would love to hear them in TS when they ragequit in 10 minutes.

Hackers could be detected automatically by checking, e.g., from player’s position if they are flying above ground unexpectedly without having items/skills for doing so.

There even could be a hack program which allows us players to monitor wrongdoings of other players.

Can Dolyak speed increased already? Mesmer focus 4, e.g.

There were 21 golems Someone was making a video, or so, but it was not a joke – we had very skilled commander and helpers.

Moves between EB and BLs is strategy. I feel the maps are one place.

Supply movement from home borderland to other maps is natural part of the war. Check real wars.

We have had epic fights in last three weeks after long period of disappointment. That is why we have queue. Opponents are balanced and fights are longer.

Not yet mentioned:

You may travel to lvl 80 areas as soon as you start playing. Instead of story or making hearts, I traveled the world.

Revive. I did not know about it. I thought the “noble soul” is the game itself and that the respawn is done this weird way. Because I always opened the map, I did not see anyone coming to me – just wondered was it another player who was there and suddenly vanished from the view.

Getting naked when armor was damaged. So surprise

Character names are printed in the screenspace, and that is why they are so clear and can be read from a distant.

Anet collects so called metrics from the game. Should be easy to verify if ppl is flying or moving unexpectedly.

In EotM, I wonder why sentry turrets can be placed inside structures or locations which are “obstructed” from weapons. They are meant to be destroyed? Breaks the immersion when objects can go inside structures – would be handy if my character could go inside walls to safe too.

I get champion loot easier in zerg than by soloing: 5 minutes fight, i came in at 10%, and got exo bag . A solo 20 minutes fight yielded no loot whatsoever from a champ – mostly I get trophies instead of the expected chest. Something wrong, or is it?

Decoy followed by MI – before decoys invisibility ends – saves your life. With the trait that leaves clone at decoy. Like: Decoy, dodge (leaving another clone), MI, blink, focus 4.

(from “mesmer is weak” thread) Perhaps you should explain “how to kite and position yourself properly”.

And yes please do explain how to take thiefs. Just returned from EotM where a thief was 98% of the time invisible, making fun with 8 of our players. I also have been in incident in which thief got 6 players. More experienced player raged that thief used simple rotation and that the thief was noob.

What rotation would be as powerful for mesmer noob?

I have played mesmer as main for 6 months and have not yet used F1-F4. Please explain them and what they do to enemy. I used F1 first time two days ago with enemy, and was surprised that my clones/phantasms started to run toward the enemy before exploding. So far F1 has been to me a delete-idle-standing-clone button.

When people went to borderlands to bring supplies, they got stuck to the EB queue for minutes. I suggest that people already in WvW, can move between maps better than people who are just starting their WvW session.

My rage yesterday was then unnecessary Ranger got my mesmer 4-5 times, and invisibility did not help.

Turning emotes completely off just punishes the player itself. Blocking could be better.

Necro’s fear (staff 5) reaches longer than mesmer’s pull (focus 4). Like towers in WvW and in EotM. The fear can work also as a trap, while mesmer has to do pull in full action and fast. In WvW, it may mean death.

I play mesmer, and have Runes of the Sunless for their fear.

Does the sigil work only when the weapon set is used? (most likely yes)

Does the sigil work only if the weapon is used? (1-handed, skills 1-3 and skills 4-5)

Does it matter if I place Force to sword and Accuracy to focus, or otherway?

I stopped Tequatl and Triple Trouble due problems in getting maps. Either the map is full or nearly empty – there seems to not be half-full maps.

Suggestion: the game should attempt to move people between maps before these two events. Even from full map to lower populated maps (I mean 100% to 90% – not 100% to 5%, of course). For people standing in the events area. Volunteer movement.

It would not be a problem to me if the game balances the maps every minute before the events.

Alternatively these events could happen in special maps. People queue for the events much like to WvW and get the “travel” dialog 10 mins before the event. Maps are evenly filled 10 mins before.

Still people should be able to organize events like today.

EotM is very nice place; no changes pls. Pure WvW maps could be changed; they are boring as now.

I have not experienced problems like OP. If commander prefers to fight, I have wished for karma train commander when I have leveled a char. Otherwise fighting is good training for WvW and PvP.

One day our player cata’ed bridges which we use very often. I counted to10 and decided that this game can be played in many ways

One day our player ran along with enemy player, and did not revive me but just did stand next to me; commander was raging in the map chat that somebody tells where our zerg moves. I thought that this game can be played in many ways

Hats which does not remove the hair are beyond the skills of game developers. Hopefully soon.

What skills would they be? Can you think any? Can you think any new weapons and/or weapon skills? Remember balance between professions.

It is a challenge. With small teams in WvW, you just don’t run in to full zerg. It is wise to quit fighting, unless you agree to stay together to the last paw up.

It is annoying to die in WvW/EotM but I have figured out my way to fight there and stay alive longer.

Edit: Think how much fun it is to opponent. Give them nice day.

I would like to know if there was a report peak during the free trial period (end of august?).

Hovering over hovers is bad. Now all important infos are readable easily. And the name is good summary.

I use mystic salvage kit (250) for convenience…. but i try lower quality kits just to see if they give the same amount of quality materials.

I buy more bank space so that I may empty the inventory before the runs.

The winner Final Fantasy 14 looks so bad and dull (gameplays at youtube) that I don’t want play the free trial. GW2 is nice from the very begin. Good job Anet.

What game actually compares with GW2?

Why do you play these games? If they do false adv and illegally, what else false they are doing? Like 100,000 people playing… a quality game flys, sh..

If you mean the target set with the mouse pointer, then I have a word to say too.

When I use mesmer’s blink, it would be nice if the target stops at max range. In rough terrain the target may slip too far, and that means I have to press skill key again. I loose time, and loose fight when blink fails. (But maybe pointer targeting is one of the game challenge!)

When I use pointer targeting, I loose turning control. A and D are too bad for turning: I easily overturn. I don’t have to stop, but I run straight over edges and against walls

In any case, the pointer is lost in the screen too often. When I release the right mouse button, it would help if the pointer then starts from the center of screen.

I suggest reversing the behavior, as option: turning is by default on (like in Skyrim), and when pointer is needed, player has to keep right mouse button pressed. An optional toggle key to change this behavior would help too. In WvW/EotM, I keep right mouse button pressed 99% of the time.

What are those other options for ground targeting?

The problem is not in salvaging. I do salvage! Don’t make stupid guesses how I play; don’t be rude.

Before posting I opened 300 bags from EotM; salvaged 300 greens (or blues). Got materials, many rares (sold them), and some exos. I also got too many minor sigils and runes; deleted them.

Filter would be purely optional; keep the junk if you wish

I would like to filter what loot ends up to my inventory. Inventory should have a checkbox pop-up dialog for easy use; some kind of indicator that the filter is in use would help too.

(1) No minor sigils and runes.
(2) No white, blue, and green armor pieces or weapons; except when skin is locked.
(3) No trophys.

(That would keep all minis; blue and greens too.)

I find it very annoying that dungeon runs involves so much inventory cleaning. I were going to suggest to remove looting in dungeons – all given as over-the-map-chests and in the end chest – so that we could fully enjoy the dungeons.

So much junk comes from PvE, WvW, and EotM as well. Opening EotM loot bags in inventory gives much blues and greens.

Blues and greens are good for luck when salvaging, but I have no need to collect them at every turn.

Feels better now. After changing from PTV to zerk gear, it feels like my mesmer survives longer in WvW and in EotM. Someone told that in dungeons the foes goes after the player who has most toughness; the similar effect in WvW? Maybe not.

I also use dodge more, leaving a clone behind. Earlier I moved either forward or backward (slow). Now I move more sideways. That helps in keeping foes targeted while I move better. I’m not sure does jumping help, but sometimes I jump too.

Decoy, mass invisibility, and blink combo is good for large distance escapes. I have succeeded to pass a large zerg in EotM’s bridges by this trick. Turning around would have been a dead end.

As said I disliked all skills requiring use of mouse, but now blink and focus 4 are must-have utils. Focus 4 allows faster traveling, for allies too.

Earlier I did not use focus at all, but I have now purposedly learned to use its 4 to pull foes down. A lot of them Likewise, earlier I did not use greatsword 5, but now it is in good use.

Thanks to Vashury for youtube videos. I learned something. In EotM, an enemy is approaching me; I did go behind a wall, used decoy, came out as invisible, and pushed enemy to void with gs 5. Probably did not realize what hit. I’m also mentally ready to use focus 4 and gs 5 to first pull enemies to edges and push them to void (see the video). As I additionally have runes of the sunless, I also have the fear which can be used to push enemies to void.

I also have tried to do Vashury’s trick with sword but have not succeeded. Vashury shows how to jump to higher places after enemy; to roof, to bridge, sort of. I have not succeeded. Maybe it is special to PvP maps.

Last, if I run solo and I see a lone thief or whatever party, I don’t run away anymore. A solo enemy is most probably looking for something to do; like me. If the player is trying to reach his zerg, I do nothing; I wait if enemy does the first move.

To all enemys: if you let your 1-1 opponent to self-revive from downed state, it means more fun to do. Finishing the opponent just means end of the fun.

Ok then: an option slider to adjust the mini pet distance; and another slider for max distance so that mini pet does not stay far behind when player runs. (For advanced players, there can be as many options as needed. Check the number of Firefox options, or of Emacs.)

L.A. could have in-game information displays about upcoming big events. Sure, having all events in the in-game map would be better. Lot of options and check boxes for what to display. Some kind of personal event alert system would be nice. Pre-events too.

This has been discussed earlier. Anet person summarized all camera related wishes nicely. FPV was one in the list. Check posts from 2014 July or August. No promises made.

(And there is no reason to limit its use to PvE.)

beastie.4536:

Superior Rune of Dungeon Elitist (6/6)
(5): Auto vote kick on non zerker and <5000AP team members

Ooh. They had this in my first dungeon.

More:

(6) Summon a mesmer foe to a soloing thief in WvW. (And leave me alone.)

(6) Summon a commander when there is none in WvW or EotM.

Just two days ago, I “raged” about fighting. We had small zerg and a plenty of players were already about to take next point, when commander coming a bit late-train turned around to fight a zerg. I checked from map where our players were: front was already at supply point east from airport, commander was just east from the bridge, enemy was in the airport. No stacking prior attack, our players were spread in a long train. Kind of worst case. Our base was at north, so our dead players have a long way to join the train again.

Just today one commander stacked us before zerg fights. That felt better. I’m learning, because I’m going to try commanding in eotm someday – so many times there are no commander.

Ty for that non-salvageable hint. I equip characters with exotic armor and weapons with middle priced runes and sigils; sup sigil of force is highest priced. And with ascended trinkets because they can be purchased from vendors (wvw + guild vendor gives them cheapest).

Yeah, my PTV mesmer got good laugh. Have now full berserker with sup runes of sunless (my run-away build

OOPS! The full list of weapons is visible only for lvl 80 character. I checked the list with character which is soon at lvl 80.

PS. I find this a great way to equip all characters, all weapons, with berserkers.

I used to buy and still want buy berserker weapons from wvw weapon merchant for 1g + 140-200 BoHs. Now only soldier weapons are listed. Has this been changed recently? Is soldier stat better for wvw then?

What about taking multiple screenshots around the char and using photo-to-3D software?

For sure, the model is still property of Anet, but at least no direct copy from Dat (or memory copy of it) is involved. Photo-to-3D is cheaper than hiring a pro model maker. Sort of a 3D-screenshot.

Just note that people may use it to get the chest or something. Just happened to me that the converted “enemy” revived me a couple of times and suggested that I leave the area before bandits gets me again. It is not pvp to everyone there, and 2g may be much for many. Don’t kill without double checking.

The person lost the conversion for some reason, but we continued taking the champ then. Worth of 2g? Perhaps not. (I hope my mesmer clones did not kill the converted.)