Guild Wars 2

Second week in a row…

Here’s the thing. It’s been said directly by Anet that these stat combinations would be added. It’s been 3-4 months. That’s unacceptable.

Valkyrie and Carrion are part of the BASIC stat combinations that rolled out with the game. Yet the way they’re been overlooked is ridiculous, not just with ascended gear, but across the entire game.

Now in this time, they’ve prioritized the most ridiculous things and have literally even added new stat combinations (Sentinels/Azurite for example).

The standard response seems to be to ignore this, which quite frankly, just kills their credibility with the player base.

I would encourage Anet to remedy this ASAP, because this is a deal breaker for many of us.

Casting time and ability to interrupt needs to be addressed imo.

They did however, take the time to condense the stats on the Ascended gear – something I’m not even aware of anyone asking for…

cesmode.4257:

Not sure difficult this is to put in…people been asking for a long time now.

It hasn’t just been asked for, it’s been promised.

WvW Jumping Puzzle Chests Bugged Since 5/28 Patch.

Edit: Specifically the Red BL in Tier 2

Nabrok.9023:

Arkard.3970:

This has gotten beyond ridiculous. I’ve lost count of the number of patches that have passed since these items were confirmed to be added “in the next batch.” So, is this incoming? Or has this been forgotten about completely, because quite frankly, everyone has assumed the latter given the time elapsed.

There hasn’t been another batch yet.

That’s the point. The impression being given is one of laziness and neglect. This is especially true given the clear copy and paste mechanic of say, the new harvesting sickle.

This has gotten beyond ridiculous. I’ve lost count of the number of patches that have passed since these items were confirmed to be added “in the next batch.” So, is this incoming? Or has this been forgotten about completely, because quite frankly, everyone has assumed the latter given the time elapsed.

Calvin.5380:

Asudementio.8526:

Arkanfel.8403:

Rackhir Tanelorn.9123:

Arkanfel.8403:

TC and FA decided (independently or not doesn’t really matter to me) they wanted DB to finish last, so they focused us.

This is where your position turns into a whine.

It is the nature of WvW (especially the way matchups work currently) for the 2nd Place Server to be focused. The 1st Place Server will focus their most immediate threat. The 3rd Place Server will focus the best target of opportunity if weak, and the 2nd Place Server if they are in striking distance.

Everybody wants to finish 1st. Nobody wants to finish last. Was DB focused most of this week. Yes. Was the reason DB got focused that everybody decided DB “needed” to finish last? Not at all.

I already said as much. 2v1 play was clearly intended by the devs as per their map design and matchup choices. I’m not really even getting into the reasons why it happened, I don’t care. I’m just saying that it happened and the people saying it didn’t are either lying to us or fooling themselves.

I think people are reading way too much into my comments. I was initially responding to someone who was claiming that DB was not being double teamed, and that TC and FA were fundamentally incapable of doing such a thing.

When people from DB say TC and FA are in a coalition or the like you can understand why that makes DB seem whiny….i would hope you can understand that.

One person, not people. And we disown him :p

Ouch. Disowned.

2v1? This again? Good lord, you weren’t able to take back your Garrison for 38+ hours. It didn’t just get waypointed, it got fully upgraded. It didn’t fall until FA took the rest of the map despite every coverage spot getting a shot at it and a full queue for you. I.E. Stop with the 2v1 excuse, it’s silly. The fact that this happened in the first place is your real issue.

Erm. So on the higher population servers were maps are practically insta queued on Reset Nights – guilds and individuals literally have to go in blind? Not knowing what match up or even if you’re entering your own Home BL or an Enemy BL? Really? Intentional? Oversight?

Arale.4207:

Arkard.3970:

With the new WvW ratings change, other guilds might join you guys… although not necessarily to another server >_<

Notice he said ‘’if we apply’’ and ’’might’’. That chart looks like an example to me, based on the devs wording.

Exactly.

With the new WvW ratings change, other guilds might join you guys… although not necessarily to another server >_<

Kryyg.8576:

Does Anet not understand that the coverage difference between Tier 3 and Tier 2 is immense and the coverage difference between Tier 2 and Tier 1 is INSANE, the difference between a Tier 1 and Tier 3? LOLLLLLLL

To even consider putting a T1 server against T2 or T3 is outrageous.

You guys need to re-think your logic.

There is no logic. The previous WvW changes coupled with this monstrosity only highlights the WvW crew has no idea about what they’re doing.

Troop.1369:

Big Changes Coming to WvW Matchups

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/big-changes-coming-to-wvw-matchups/

This is hands down, the stupidest thing decision I’ve seen from the Anet team, and that’s saying alot.

Tell you what. Let’s apply this concept to Anet’s paychecks. When payday comes around, you’ll all use your beloved RNG to modify what you’ve earned for your hard work to keep things interesting. Don’t worry though, we’ll keep it in an acceptable amount.

Usagi.4835:

Jayne.9251:

lol, you ever get stuck in a position after dying and it doesn’t go away?

Yep.

“This waypoint here in Dragonbrand Garrison is beautiful.”

Wasn’t on for most of the day, but did we even lose it over these past 24 hours? It’s fully upgraded 0_o

Hickeroar.9734:

Mister Mustard.7203:

Drakh.3128:

nalenb.1425:

Would you believe I had 19/20 downed before they killed me? Hehe, TC is my favorite opponent by far.

So by WvW “not going well” is “what we want”…still tanking your score for a ranking system which is changed in a week (Glicko)?

Yeah, I doubt the Glicko manipulation strategy is really necessary, but have they actually mentioned how it’s changing yet, aside from the vague “it’s changing”?

I’ve got a feeling they’re going to be replacing glicko with something entirely different.

Or they could pull something completely out of their kitten like that + combining euro and NA server match ups. Now of course that’s silly, but recall the past few months. Oh well, just speculation atm. We shall see.

That garrison….

Must be implemented now. The yaks must get their vengeance for being slapped all the time.

Korbaal.6402:

Taras.4367:

The reason i love being on TC is because we crush peoples dreams. Kaineng fell few weeks ago and now its your turn to fall.

Man I’ve waited literally day’s to quote this. Hahahaha!!!!

Recall this last week?

Since we’re getting Ascended in WvW in the next patch along with WvW infusions, are we finally also getting Valk and Carrion ascended gear? To not include these again would be… um… upsetting given the new WvW infusions.

Any clarification would be appreciated.

IRSyKo.5843:

Deyja.6745:

I’d like to thank all the guild leaders over on FA for the alliance last week, we never would have won without you. Pm me for the monetary rewards we promised and we can work out a new deal for this week.

Mission accomplished ladies and gentlemen

Couldn’t believe how many people we got into TS.

Excuse me, I am going to go fight a bear.

So, did you want precursors or straight up gold for this week? Also our RPs have thrown in a nice ERP package if you wish to go that route…

Arale.4207:

Arkanfel.8403:

Hydrii.5136:

Wow make one little joking comment and you guys get very defensive now I really think something is going on.

Getting “defensive” tends to happen when a joke hits a little too close to home ;p

For the record, TC, no, you wouldn’t have “won anyway” without FA’s help. It didn’t escape our notice last night that FA’s zerg was assaulting Lowlands keep in tandem with your zerg and that they were happily ignoring their home BL. They even trebbed down our inner walls for you.

That said, I don’t mind the double team so much. ANet made WvW matchups three-sided for a reason, and right now DB is under the gun, just like we should be.

You’re acting as if you didn’t get anything from FA. I seem to recall several days where you would PvD their holdings while they slept to keep your lead throughout the week. Without that you would have lost, because the 1 night where that didn’t seem to happen, you guys did indeed lose. You were still winning in score this morning, then it just disappeared. I was there, watching. 270vs270 at one point, then poof.

The moment we got close, it really feels like you guys just gave up. If you really wanted to win, I feel you would have tried more. No need to make excuses like this when the fault is clearly whoever gave up the fight this morning. If you really are counting on your SEA coverage to stay ahead while everyone sleeps, you may need a new strategy because once FA starts coming out at night, you wont have that same luxury you did this week.

I like this matchup, and I am happy we won, but we deserved that win. We pushed for it and you clearly didn’t. If you had, the score may be different right now. Please don’t excuse your loss because of FA, because:

1. Forum Warriors talking smack to FA.
2. Your SEA all over their BL to get points when most people are asleep.

By the way, you’re under the gun for the 2 reasons I listed above. Just my opinion though. If you want to win, fight for it like we did.

Eh, I’d just ignore his posts. Someone’s obviously angry that their sense of entitlement to a free bandwagon win has been disrupted twice now by TC and FA.

Ouch. That’s gotta hurt.

Arkanfel.8403:

Urrid.4593:

Arkanfel.8403:

I’ve played like nine matches against you guys…

I don’t think TC has played DB nine times even if you count the 1 day matches in September.

Either way, I look forward to bringing more “middling” tactical play to WvW this upcoming week.

<3 T2.

I’ll just wait here patiently for you to realize that I said “I” and not “Dragonbrand.”

I’ll just patiently wait until people realize this talk of “tactics” is coming from someone from a guild that jumped ship from Kaineg and had to publicly apologize for exploiting into TC’s stuff. Now of course it’s just a few bad apples and not the whole barrel, but seriously?

Caliban.3176:

AndrewSX.3794:

Pannonica.5378:

Caedmon.6798:

Caliban.3176:

Fuzzion.2504:

Hugh Norfolk.2798:

Terrahero.9358:

Is it working as intented that Traps can be placed while in stealth, without breaking stealth?

And what about placing a trap and then blinking/shadowstepping away, which results in you finishing the trap from a distance?

What about both of those together?
Remote stealth trap placement underneath a zerg?

What about the massive advantage Thieves have in placing traps and using them as an effective tool in WvW compared to other professions because they can place traps in an enemy zerg?

Hi again everyone,

I will say we want there to be play with the traps, but placing the traps while in stealth has very little counter to it, so we will be evaluating whether we would like to change this implementation. Thanks to everyone for you feedback and concerns.

Hugh

Seems a little OP if traps could be placed while in stealth.

could?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv4P-kTBzE0

Also..this is what i was afraid of,I knew it….Anet why the hell are you doing this crap

Hugh Norfolk.2798:

This design was set so players wouldn’t put traps (especially the supply trap) on supply holds. Image if your zerg/small party didn’t have supply and went to restock at supply hold that had a few supply remove traps. As soon as the team has supply BOOM “Trapified” your supply is gone.

Which is exactly what is happening in the video.

I just can’t stop laughing at this.

-“Hey guys, traps are blablabla cause we don’t want those to be so bad, so don’t worry!”
-“Hey Anet, look.”
-“I..uh…ops.”

In his defence, I think he meant that traps could not be placed on supply holds on beforehand if they were only to trigger if people had supply.

So if I place a supply trap on a supply hold now. People will walk there (without supply) and trigger the trap, then pick up supply and walk away. This is what ANet wants.

They did not want this scenario:
I place a trap on a supply hold, 10 people (without supply) show up and do not trigger the trap (because in this scenario it would not trigger if you had no supply). They pick up supply and then walk away only to trigger the trap and lose the supply.

I understand their reasoning behind this.

(Defending Anet, doesn’t happen often)

Except their reasoning failed to incorporate how the same situation could be replicated or even made worse by basic game mechanics.

Hugh Norfolk.2798:

Terrahero.9358:

Is it working as intented that Traps can be placed while in stealth, without breaking stealth?

And what about placing a trap and then blinking/shadowstepping away, which results in you finishing the trap from a distance?

What about both of those together?
Remote stealth trap placement underneath a zerg?

What about the massive advantage Thieves have in placing traps and using them as an effective tool in WvW compared to other professions because they can place traps in an enemy zerg?

Hi again everyone,

I will say we want there to be play with the traps, but placing the traps while in stealth has very little counter to it, so we will be evaluating whether we would like to change this implementation. Thanks to everyone for you feedback and concerns.

Hugh

Once again, as with acs, proving you guys are tinkering with stuff that you have no idea about.

The silence is deafening.

Another monthly patch and nada. Still nothing after months. This has seriously gone beyond ridiculous. Can we get some type of clarification that this is even remembered much less soon to be implemented like was stated?

Thank you.

Getting this ever since the new patch.

Wow… another patch, and more spectator mode fixes. Meanwhile, with reset looming…. the masses (those that haven’t just said screw it) prepare for the mad dash to build ACs faster then their opponents…

DeWolfe.2174:

Arkard.3970:

DeWolfe.2174:

Devon, please do not destroy WvW by listening to the very vocal minority. WvW is the only place siege exist. I love using siege and it’s THE ONLY place we can. WvW is NOT the place for small GvG fighting. That is the main problem here. Specific guilds trying to change every aspect of the game to suit themselves. And, these individuals that believe they have skill because they press a number for a skill.

Make the population on sPvP maps larger to suit them. This way they can do their thing without spoiling WvW, please

I’m sorry, the fact that you mention that siege can only be used in WvW shows a lack of knowledge. There’s siege in PvE. There’s seige in SPvP. Please don’t claim to be the majority when you obviously don’t know what you’re talking about.

Oh God, you call the treb in sPvP using siege? Siege in PvE, that is even more laughable! Here, I’ll just sit in the mist and go pew pew against the targets, right? That’s using siege to you?

Devon, do you see my point? If you back down on siege now, these folks will just keep badgering and squawking until all siege was worthless.

Actually, yes, the treb in sPvP is using seige. A well used treb can turn around a match or dominate one. PvE seige is indeed laughable, but the point was you have no idea what you’re talking about – i.e. that WvW is the only place to use seige. Your response, especially about trebbing in sPvP just underlines this.

DeWolfe.2174:

Devon, please do not destroy WvW by listening to the very vocal minority. WvW is the only place siege exist. I love using siege and it’s THE ONLY place we can. WvW is NOT the place for small GvG fighting. That is the main problem here. Specific guilds trying to change every aspect of the game to suit themselves. And, these individuals that believe they have skill because they press a number for a skill.

Make the population on sPvP maps larger to suit them. This way they can do their thing without spoiling WvW, please

I’m sorry, the fact that you mention that siege can only be used in WvW shows a lack of knowledge. There’s siege in PvE. There’s seige in SPvP. Please don’t claim to be the majority when you obviously don’t know what you’re talking about.

VOLKON.1290:

Hickeroar.9734:

VOLKON.1290:

Hickeroar.9734:

Arkard.3970:

Reverse the changes. Don’t try to band-aid some fix, the fact that this change was made in the first place pretty much gives us zero confidence in any type of attempted fix to be remotely successful.

Reverse the changes ASAP. It does not sit well when something as ridiculous as spectator mode bug fixes gets priority over something as game changing as this. It’s only been 2 and 1/2 days and entire guilds have already quit over this.

The annoying thing is that this stuff was balanced. Really well balanced actually… Why mess with an excellent balance like that?

I would give a lot to find out what decision making process was followed when doing this, because it, frankly, doesn’t many any sense.

ACs were too weak, they really were. Rain hurt more than one of them. They should keep the anti-personnel aspects of them intact. Damage reduction against siege, I can see that.

Now… a trainable “Flaming Arrows” that does full damage against siege (and burns people)… this makes me tingly inside.

And you’re OK with the entire idea of open-field combat being destroyed by this single, idiotic change?

When I see people post stuff like this, I wonder how much WvW they actually play. It can’t be much…

Haven’t seen open field combat destroyed to be honest. I’ve seen tower defenses splatter invaders, but not open field stuff. Now, if someone dropping an AC in the open field is indeed “breaking” open field combat then all I can offer to do is slowly shake my head at the dead people that failed to realize there’s a minimum distance for ACs as well.

That assumes one ac…. if you flash build multiple ones with a zerg, they can cover each other easily….

DrixTrix.7168:

Anet said i believe, this month is a Bug Fixing patch.

Translation: fixing the damage from April’s patch.

Tearofsoul.9843:

The funny thing is NO ONE was complaining about AC pre-patch, I mean NO ONE.

So please, if it is working, DON’T try to “fix” it

If people from TC and FA agree on something, you know how abysmal this was.

Hickeroar.9734:

Arkard.3970:

Reverse the changes. Don’t try to band-aid some fix, the fact that this change was made in the first place pretty much gives us zero confidence in any type of attempted fix to be remotely successful.

Reverse the changes ASAP. It does not sit well when something as ridiculous as spectator mode bug fixes gets priority over something as game changing as this. It’s only been 2 and 1/2 days and entire guilds have already quit over this.

The annoying thing is that this stuff was balanced. Really well balanced actually… Why mess with an excellent balance like that?

I would give a lot to find out what decision making process was followed when doing this, because it, frankly, doesn’t many any sense.

Quite frankly, that’s why people have no confidence and are so angry. It shows a fundamental lack of understanding about WvW.

Reverse the changes. Don’t try to band-aid some fix, the fact that this change was made in the first place pretty much gives us zero confidence in any type of attempted fix to be remotely successful.

Reverse the changes ASAP. It does not sit well when something as ridiculous as spectator mode bug fixes gets priority over something as game changing as this. It’s only been 2 and 1/2 days and entire guilds have already quit over this.

So….they patch immediately to fix a bug with spectator mode, of which I can count the people I know who care about it with all of zero fingers, yet leave this huge blunder in. Figures.

….. wow they added Azurite Orbs… (+20 vit, +14 power, +14 toughness) but NOT these.

Ision.3207:

I give up … there’s no use asking for em any more … just gonna move on to another build and different trinkets … oh well

It’s not even about asking they were expressly stated to be added next.

Khalic.3561:

Please tell me it’s just not included in the notes… I’ve got 120 laurels I’m waiting to use, but they just won’t add the valk gear.

I have 122. Checked the vendor and nope, just the shaft again.

Don’t worry, we’ve got misleading tooltips corrected in the patch instead!

Glancing over the 4/30 patch notes yet still see no mention of this. Really? Is adding base stat combination gear after months that low priority?

Bit late for me, but welcome to Tier 2 DB. Last night was the most fun TC has had in weeks. May the good times continue.

Raf.1078:

Arkard.3970:

Ezeriel.9574:

FA is definitely losing coverage…

Just now TC golem rushed our keep in EB. There was a total of three people inside to defend it… with one arrow cart… and they Golem rushed us…

As 20-30 TC players bashed down one door, I ran through another and right into another 20-30 TC players.

During the daytime hours, FA just doesn’t have the numbers. We might be able to get 10-15 players per map; including the one or two spies that call out “TC zerg at bravost get here fast!” while TC takes langor and kain takes QL…

All in all, it’s just getting old

Spies? >_<

Well, at least its confirmed now. We’ve always thought they were there. Sometimes thier squads respond faster than we do. Pretty sure they are on the voice server too.

Pretty kitten pathetic.

Shrug yeah I know we’ve known about the spies. Just surprised at the slip. Also, really now, there’s no confusing spies and scouts.

Ezeriel.9574:

FA is definitely losing coverage…

Just now TC golem rushed our keep in EB. There was a total of three people inside to defend it… with one arrow cart… and they Golem rushed us…

As 20-30 TC players bashed down one door, I ran through another and right into another 20-30 TC players.

During the daytime hours, FA just doesn’t have the numbers. We might be able to get 10-15 players per map; including the one or two spies that call out “TC zerg at bravost get here fast!” while TC takes langor and kain takes QL…

All in all, it’s just getting old

Spies? >_<

OutspokenAardvark.9781:

Score update please?

Atrophied.8725:

Score update for us suckers who have to be at work?

Here you go:

Score update below: