Guild Wars 2

My friend, if a solution was to be implemented, they wouldn’t have expanded Skynet to more areas, and instead, it would’ve been contained to the zones it was originally meant to exist.

I’m personally tired of how corrupted the zone chat has become since that kitten megaserver took over. It’s offensive, disturbing, and this morning was the first time after the beta that i turned it off, due to a bunch of morons discussing about how a Sylvari’s backside smells..

Enough is enough, i’d say…

Synesh.1094:

Right now the best way to handle this situation is to avoid giving any money to Arenanet untill the fix this.

And I mean all people that are unhappy with this change. In WvW, PvE and RP. If you’re alienated by this situation I suggest you don’t pay them anymore, it’s really the best way to face such silence in my opinion.
Maybe then they’ll answer. I’m not happy of doing this, I loved this game since it was in Beta, but this change did the impossibile and destroyed my enjoyment of a game I loved so much.

This is angry response yes, but it’s really the best way I have to be heard. Besides keeping this thread active.

Been there, done that. I agree with you completely.
I was planning to add 6000 more gems to my account after April’s big patch, but that plan is on hold, indefinitely now. I won’t waste anymore of my money if i can’t RP or in general enjoy the game. It’s up to A-Net to get rid of (or fix) Skynet, and then and only then, my support will resume.

LanfearShadowflame.3189:

Keep in mind that just because you don’t get a response doesn’t mean they are ignoring you. The majority of them don’t post on here, they lurk. They’ve said so themselves. They do read the stuff…

Sure, a ‘thank you’ would be great from time to time, whether they actually use the idea or not, but they do see what we’re saying. They tell us such in every communication (interviews, twitch, here, etc), and we can see evidence at times of that listening. They may not do exactly what we suggest, but we can still see that they do hear us.

My “thank you” comes from my support. And i have been supportive. Since day one, with frequent gem purchases (with real money, of course, not in-game ones), even until mid March. I believe actions are much more “appreciated” than adding a simple “thank you A-Net for your lovely game” and do nothing else for them.

I believe spending 500+ Euros on this game, even upgrading to the Deluxe edition knowing that offers almost nothing special, is my thanks towards A-Net. I don’t have to tell them, they know it. Actions speak for themselves.

But their recent silence regarding a matter that threatens the entire gaming community, is making me raise my “voice” so to speak. I will continue to speak up, until i’m either heard, or get A-Net saying “This is how’s gonna be, get used to it”. And if that’s the case, i’ll take my support and voice elsewhere.

It’s just, that, simple.

LanfearShadowflame.3189:

Instead of kittening about the mega-servers, how about we try to offer them some solutions instead? I know some of you people code, you’ve said so yourselves.

Yes, we don’t know what the back end code looks like, but we do know that this is the route anet would prefer to go to attempt to help bring more people into low pop maps. We know some info about the megaservers, what they want to include in the various algorithms and such. Maybe brainstorming some ideas to help them make it better would be more helpful to them. Ideas on calculation adjustments, data gathering and parsing. kitten they might be able to apply and improve the situation. Some of the ideas they may have had, some they may not. No one person, or group, thinks of everything. It never hurts to try and help.

Beyond that, my only real issue with the megaservered maps is the lag. I never lagged before except in highly populated events (like Temples), now I lag all the kitten . sigh Time to buy that 4770…

We have, my friend… In many threads, in many occasions, almost the entire time after hearing about the megaserver. There are spread threads about our recommendations and feedback already. We got ignored, so now we’re simply trying to make them hear us.

What they should take into consideration, is that a large number of players including me, (I don’t count RPlayers) can’t find the game comfortable to play anymore.

Guild Wars 2 isn’t the only fantasy MMO in the business, so if people are displeased with the way the game works, they’ll simply leave. When the decline of the population (and of course A-Net’s income from the game) hits the “critical” level, it’ll be too late to fix the problem. So it would be nice to hit it to it’s core, now that it’s just still “fresh” and out of the box.

We don’t want another Star Wars Galaxies incident, we don’t want another City of Heroes incident. We want to see our game and communities thrive. If “Skynet” is what A-Net thinks that will bring new players to the game, they’re in complete denial.

A friend, will bring a friend, so they can PvE, PvP, WvW, or RP together. If Skynet separates them cause it thinks they have “nothing in common”, then what’s the point of said friends staying in the game? In fact, i was about to recommend our game to my large RP guild in CO, which wanted a “casual but challenging user friendly” fantasy game, for us to expand our worlds and Role Play. At the state the game is right now? I wouldn’t recommend it even to my worst enemy.

A-Net once stated that they’re not planning to “unbalance” the population, making areas “uncomfortable”… But that is exactly what Skynet did, and they’re letting it expand by giving it “Absolute” power over the game servers.

lordkrall.7241:

And pathetically enough it is often the SAME people that said both of these things.
I suppose complaining for the sake of complaining is something we just have to get used to here.

No.

Don’t even for a moment think that i rather spend my time in a forum, rather than playing the game. I love the game. I love RPlaying in the game. However, I simply can’t play the game anymore, for reasons i and others mention above.

I go with the flow… MMOs change, we adapt.. But this time, it feels like we’re trying to swim on deep waters, with a steel ball chained to our leg. So i have to yell this time, adding my voice with the rest of us, in order for A-Net to hear.

I would love for A-Net to come forth, and speak with us about this.

EU players simply can’t play now. Is this your ultimate goal? To drive EU players away from your game, or force them to move to a US server, so you can shut down the EU ones? Is this a scheme to shut down Guild Wars 2?

Instead of hearing all our worries, an 11 page thread about the impact it has on the RP community and now our obvious negative feedback, they instead stay inside their own “utopia” about how “Exciting” Skynet is, and go with it anyway.

The game doesn’t feel comfortable to play, anymore. It’s more frustrating than fun, there are people everywhere causing lag, people with low end machines simply won’t be able to enjoy or play the game anymore, and of course i won’t mention the language issue again. Each player dumped into the megaserver goes on the defensive, as others seem to be intruding “his” world. Nobody likes this, it cripples the game to it’s core.

A-Net, for the love of god, if you value your game, turn Skynet off before it kills your entire population. It’s never too late…

You know, all of this would’ve been avoided, if a PTS (Public Test Server – Yes, they DO exist my dear A-Net!) was used for us to test the kitten Skynet before they actually force it down our throats. Instead, we’re experiencing a buggy and worthless system, that tore our communities apart, sent friends to different worlds, broke guild events (RP or not), and made communication a nightmare, especially on EU servers.

A-Net, have you actually played on a EU server, after letting Skynet taking over, to actually see what’s happening there? Or should i start posting comments in Greek, Japanese and Swahili (Yes, i actually speak some) for you to understand what’s happening?

Tyragon.2496:

I agree on this, I see no reason for the megaserver to be in cities, other than making them feel more “alive”. But that “feeling” people want is damaging a lot of things which he stated.

For those that haven’t experienced the megaserver yet, it’s barely helping you have someone in your friendslist, guild and even in party. I’ve heard people be split moment before entering a megaserver zone.

Also, about RPers, unless you haven’t noticed the biggest thread is about them. They aren’t spouting meaningless words and blinded frustration, some of those comments are overreacting but the truth of how much the megaserver is damaging the RP community is real, very real, and adding people to friendslist or guild ain’t helping.

Simply this.

I am a RPlayer, and we had to cancel our event last night on the Grove, due to trolling, multilingual chat spams, and us being scattered through many instances, without a way to get together.

Shocking fact : You’re probably a US player, and you don’t experience the problem the EU players are facing with this.

So give me one positive about not being able to communicate with the community?

nGumball.1283:

Shocking facts now, did you know that the Megaserver was only applied in Heart of the mists?

O’rly?
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/info/news/Megaserver-Rollout-Update/first#post3911271

A lot less than before here.
Not that i don’t enjoy the game, but now i can’t RP with or read the chat, due to a Babel Tower syndrome Skynet brought to EU players.

In fact, my guild is considering to leave the game, and go back to SWTOR. It’s a pity, but the way things are now, make the game unplayable.

German, French, Spanish in my case, not a single English speaker. And not just in the cities, everywhere now.

Moon.7310:

Nagiil.1230:

Eigentlich ist doch hier schon alles schön zusammengefasst
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Babylonisches-Sprachenwirrwarr/first

Where the heck did this topic go, I was just posting an answer to someone about the zones which are already megaservers…

They terminated it, cause truth hurts.

Wolfheart.1879:

This from the GW2 facebook……

“Greetings!

We want to give you an update on our rollout of the megaserver technology. It is progressing nicely ………….

Hehe…..Hehehe…..Hahahahaha!!!!!

Seriously Anet!? PROGRESSING NICELY????
May i remind you guys that a similar incident happened in Star Wars Galaxies, and the game shut down eventually, after a massive exodus of the population. Now i’m convinced that our voices aren’t heard. You do what you want to do, despite of what people say or think of the mashup you’re doing in the game..

It’s a fiasco written all over this, i bet you just want us to quit Guild Wars, and move to the shiny Wildstar or the upcoming Blade & Soul instead, right? Well, i won’t wait to see another City of Heroes, as once you drive all the people out of the game one way or the other, they’ll simply shut you down, without a warning..

My support for your game ends here, until you take us seriously. This will be my final post on your forums, as my voice is obviously ignored. Even parties end up in different instances and they can’t be together cause Skynet wants them apart? Seriously? Enough is enough..

It’s not too late to fix this.. Hear your customers, don’t be in denial…

WereScrib.7154:

All we need to make this halfway functional is by allowing you to choose which shard you’re in. “Black Citadel [RP]” “Black Citadel [DE]” “Black Citadel [FR]” along with the “Black Citadel [1,2,3,4,5, etc]”

As it stands, Anet was not only lying to us about their snerk sophisticated system of pairing you in snerk compatible shards. But unable to do something as simple as choosing which instance you want to be in. It’d work. CO does it. SWTOR does it.

Couldn’t agree more here.. Give us some control over it for crying out LOUD!

Or better yet, ditch the megaserver. We do not need it.

Megaserver. Nothing else.

Either way, for me the megaserver the way it’s drafted right now is an insult to the entire gaming community. So instead of crying out loud about what’s good or bad, or begging about a “fix” which will never come, I would kindly ask Anet to make a research about other games out there who actually USE a megaserver. Then see the pros / cons of that system, and act accordingly.. Having “Skynet” playing “god” without some control from us, the community, isn’t exactly healthy.

Sorry guys, but the way things are evolving right now, is like trying to teach a Dolyak how to speak Greek.

Synesh.1094:

I have one suggestion about this issue.
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I’ve been “Ranting” about the exact same option since i learned about the megaserver. Let’s hope that the more we become, the faster they’ll hear…

Probably an annoyed post to say the least, but i approve.. So i’ll simply remind you, dear Anet, that RPlayers are the ones who actually use the Gem store at most. We may be a minority in your eyes, but non-RPlayers won’t usually bother with vanity items, or toys.. Yes, i say usually, as there are exceptions. To a RPlayer, appearance is of utmost importance, and with your brand new wardrobe system, you encourage us RPlayers to spend real money on armor skins, so we can mix and match to our heart’s desire.. But what do you do in reply to that? You rip off our worlds, mix them, and take away a community’s fun.

Today i accidentally got into the Black Citadel with my thief and a friend, as our RP event led us there. People there were kind enough to spam every chat available with “lol” posts, dance and emote spams, and one was kind enough to “IC’ly” kill my character using a lead pipe, then simply tell me : “get a life you ….. nerd”..

You’re supposed to have FUN RPlaying in a MMO RPG game, not being afraid to do so. With your megaserver, you simply feeding the trolls. So a big thank you my dear Anet, for making what keeps me into the game almost impossible to do.

The irony, is that i’ve been supporting you guys with lots of Gem store purchases, even from day one. Even with silly items. I wasn’t forced to do so, and you know it. You even gave me some presents to thank me, including Minis, and a Kite. And i kept supporting you, every step of the way.. And yet what you do? You take a knife, and stab me in the back in the worst possible way.

It’s not too late, REVERT this megaserver… Keep it away from the major cities, keep it away from starting areas, they’re filled with enough people already! Why don’t you keep it for PvP and in areas like Orr who NEED players, instead of this?

@Biohazard : You know, other games have a PTS (Public TEST SERVER) for stuff like these, allowing the community to test a radical change before adding it to the live servers. That way bugs are reported, and all this “anger” as you say is avoided. And then, the bug-free (at most) patch goes to the live server smoothly. So i’m sorry, but the “they’re working on it” excuse doesn’t give them credit.

The Megaserver is an overall nice idea, but give us the ability to choose instances manually, between our own home world, and the map the megaserver wants to plop us on.

Perhaps a priority flag is in order? I don’t want to be thrown into a different world, i like my own, and the people i play with.

EDIT : Or maybe let the game “ask” us where we want to be taken. Example :
“Your home world instance has very few players, do you want the Megaserver to move you to a higher populated area? YES/NO”

Even though i prefer lesser numbers on my trait window, I’m not a fan of the new trait system either, and i find it rather weird and unnecessary to have to start unlocking them from level 30. I simply don’t see the point. As for having to buy or “hunt” the major ones? That’s simply ridiculous.

The game simply has too many levels to begin with. It used to be a struggle even with an instant level 20 experience scroll to get stuff going.. Now, it’s a struggle until level 66, and then your character gets a whack of power! 2 trait points (A.K.A 10 with the old system), as if he’s been thrown into the air using a Charr cow catapult! (I Believe i can fly!!).

I had the chance to play the game a tad with a non level 80 character (Mesmer), and to Anet’s defense, the map felt a tad easier to battle around (No, i wasn’t in Queensdale, i was playing Timberline Falls). So i suspect the “nerf” of the creatures exists.

Either way, starting to earn traits from lower levels like we used to, would be a nice idea. And of course, keep the ones prior to the XIII ones unlocked even for the new players, they won’t be happy to have to buy them to be effective.

I’m not happy to have to buy the new ones either, but that’s a whole different story, as i won’t miss what i never had.

Simply add a free “Change Instance” Function, so we can freely move from instance to instance and find our friends/guildmates, or select a much more/less populated area, with a let’s say 10 minute cooldown.

So, what’s going to happen if let’s say my instance is full, i’m already RPlaying with some friends, and others from a different RP guild decide to join in later on? Are they going to be able to do so, or they’ll get a “Sorry, better luck next time” treatment? In case you missed it, we do cross guild events, as we know they’re part of our “world”, and our “Community”.

I won’t go into the lag details for this change, nor how many people with low end machines will be affected from constant “out of memory” crashes. Yes, your memory leak regarding 32bit systems is still up and running, my dear ArenaNet, and instead of fixing that and many other bugs regarding the dynamic events, you simply throw the game to a grinder, mash it up, and hoping that stripping/altering core elements will do you good, and keep us playing.

This “Megaserver’s” only achievement will be a total mashup of the game’s entire population. Yes, implement the change if you want, but give us control over it, so we won’t be frustrated or even worse, separated from everybody we know and love to play and RP with.

But i have to ask, what’s exactly your ultimate goal here? Right now i find myself debating whether to log in and play or not, not knowing if all the effort (and of course real money) i spent in this game meant anything…

whatsername.4128:

Lamont.5973:

pswendel.8179:

Sylvan.9762:

Halorin.1398:

I would vote that town clothes be added to the wardrobe pool as separate skins. They are already individualized items now. A lot of people enjoy mixing and matching town clothes and also would like to wear town clothes in combat. Without knowing the technical hurdles involved, I believe that keeping them as individualized items is the best compromise to satisfy the largest quantity of players.

As someone who has paid real money for some of the town clothes, I am disappointed at this change and reduction of enjoyment in my financial investment. To me, this is poor business practice and makes me hesitant of investing financially going forward.

I have to second this. 100%

Signed.

Signed also

I have never before threatened to stop buying stuff from the gem store. Even when it came to the flamekissed I just quietly asked for my gems back and was satisfied to get them.

But now I have 4500 gems invested in 16 sets and pieces of town clothes I will not be able to use the way I desired to do when I bought them and have used them since purchase. I think, at this point I would have to say that I will no longer look forward to new items from the gem store and will be reluctant to purchase anything since I have no idea what will happen to it a few weeks down the line.

^ This. I own 17 different pieces of mix and match items (not including the glasses/sunglasses/quaggan hats I also purchased), and two Wintersday sets. I’m going to be expecting most (if not all of it) refunded if the changes that seem to be happening indeed do. It’s also going to leave a very bad taste in my mouth and put me off from playing not only a game I love, adore, and have put far more hours into than I’d prefer to discuss, but one I have fought to defend the good parts of.

This is not one of those good parts.

Couldn’t agree more.

EDIT : I don’t want a refund on my purchased town clothes. I want to be able to use them and mix them as i used to.

Either way, i’m really glad that i already have the chars i want to play already in the game, and that i won’t be affected by the trait hunt…. at least considering the traits we already have. Having to farm (or even buy in outlandish prices) in order to be effective, isn’t my cup of tea.

I will be kind enough to remind you people the plague the game endured during it’s early days, ending up in almost ruining the economy. Right now, the game is working well if you ask me. Yes, it has some bugs and some glitches, but which game doesn’t? By changing it to a “Pay To Win” model (not everyone is keen on dungeons or farming), you’re simply allowing history’s faults to come back on our doorstep. And if history repeats itself, then what?

Why don’t you keep the existing traits unlocked for all players even after the change, hmm? Our chars will be effective, and any new trait wouldn’t be an issue to “farm”.

What you’re proposing, is hindering gameplay and i don’t like being stabbed in the back.

I wonder, though : Is each trait going to cost the gold required to get a tier 3 cultural set by any chance???

I’m simply glad that almost all the chars i want to play are level 80. I suppose my poor Mesmer and Thief won’t be able to get there, as the traits i got from level 30 – 50 were the ones that meant the most for me, making them more FUN and EFFECTIVE for crying out loud…

With the new system you simply tell me that i’ll have to WAIT for even MORE levels before i can get my hands on the traits i ALREADY have unlocked, especially the ones i got after hitting 60.

I suppose you’ll force me to spend countless hours leveling them up before you upload the kitten nerf, which considering that i’m a busy person, won’t be enough to get my final duo up to 80.

Seriously, i would love to get my hands on new content/skills/traits for my chars, but the way you’re doing it, is completely wrong in my book..

Keep the ALREADY simple trait system, and simply add the new traits for us to unlock via exploration. Can also make them buy-able as you say! It’s just, that, simple. They’re meant for the Grandmaster Tier anyway, so we would be GLAD to engage in exploration / fighting to acquire them!

You’re making the system more “simple” for whom, i wonder? I’m here since the beta, and it took me about 10 minutes to figure it out, and yes, i’m not proud of it, as other people understood it even quicker than i did. So unless you plan to enlist 2 year-old kids in the GW2 roster, this whole change is void and unnecessary.

P.S.
I hope your claim that existing chars will have the current traits unlocked stands, cause if it doesn’t, i’m not sure i’ll be able to continue playing the game, especially after all the effort i’ve put into getting my builds the way i want them.

From Piken Square too here, constant disconnections for the last 4 hours. Never had an issue before the latest patch.

Piken Square – Same Problem..
Edit : When i try to buy anything, i get an error as well..

Adding my voice to this as well, same issue.. EU Player, on Piken Square.. My account is also 1 year old, and i have the Deluxe Edition..

I was in “Online” Mode when the problem occurred, that’s what made me ask for help.. My last resort was “cycling” through the modes, and eventually the problem fixed itself.. Thanks for the advice though, much appreciated..

Since the latest patch, i have issues with my guild chat.. Although i appear in my guild, and i “represent” it, i can’t seem to be able to see anything posted in the guild chat, and when i try to post something there, i get the “You are not in a guild” message instead! I tried standing down and re-representing, it didn’t work.. I re-logged even, and it didn’t work either.. I tried switching characters and i got the same result..

The funny part is, that i can edit the MOTD, i can see myself in the online list, i can see people coming in and out, but the guild chat isn’t working..

Any ideas??

The Red.1025:

Personally, I fond the camera much improved since the acceleration and FoV improvements.

The only race I find unplayable now is the Asura, who are positioned too high in the screen, with the result that it feels like I’m playing with a visor obscuring the top of my view.

Compared with other games the GW2 camera is still badly implemented and could do with custom settings to allow each player to customize to their own preference.

This..

For me, Humans/Sylvari/Asura aren’t playable now, as they’re too far out and high on my screen, causing me dizziness.. And with this said, i must add that my entire roster is now useless, except for two Norns i made after the update.. (No, -useOldFOV isn’t an option, as future updates will probably remove that feature, and then what?)

My only option now is to stick to a Norn, and play at a +1 zoom (one mousewheel up) from the fully zoomed in camera.. I want to see my character at a decent size when i play, and to see a small figure moving around in an elevated terrain isn’t exactly healthy for my eyes.. Let’s face it : Not everyone has a 35 inch 16:9 monitor!

The best solution would be to turn the animations to “Low” settings from the graphics options.. It’s the “issue” that draws away most of your RAM.. The rest of the settings are bothering the GPU mostly, so use them as you see fit.. I also use a 32bit OS for gaming, and it’s what worked for me..

It won’t solve the problem in the long run, but it will allow you to play for a longer period of time without the crash.. Note that zoning triggers it eventually no matter what you’ll do, (it usually crashes after 4 to 5 zone changes, personal story not included) but at least you can travel using waypoints with no particular issue..

I personally suspect a “hidden” memory leak, or the client’s inability to determine whether someone uses a 32bit or 64bit OS.. On the other hand, from memory management reports, the game doesn’t exceed 2.5 Gigs of RAM while running, but the error still appears no matter what, even if you have 30% free RAM..

As for your system? You do not have 4 Gigs of RAM if you use a 32bit OS, you have 3.2, as the rest goes unrecognized by the OS.. Only 64bit systems are able to recognize and utilize RAM beyond 3.2 Gigs, so keep that also in mind..

Another solution would be to increase your Windows swap file (Virtual Memory) to 8438MB, but like i say earlier, it won’t create a permanent solution.. The issue is client wise..

I add my “ideal” distance for my character here (i used a nearby column to get that close..) Too close? I think not!
http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq315/Asacledhae/gw322.jpg

It’s a good improvement in overall, but terribly flawed for the time being.. The camera angles are totally messed up and too far now.. I personally liked the old FoV better, and i’m glad i still have the -useOldFOV feature, otherwise, my entire character roster becomes unplayable..

I’m totally behind what notebene mentions, we need more options to tune the distance as we see fit, so everybody will be satisfied.. People who prefer to keep their character close to their screen, and also people who play with “midgets” with the character maxed out in terms of zooming..

Edit : As far as i’m concerned, Human and Sylvari FoV was alright.. I’m definitely sure you’re heading towards the right direction here, but keep in mind that many players want to see their character in front of their screen, and not “further deep” into the world..

It’s funny really, as i’ve heard other stuff when people were talking about the game in it’s “Development” days.. Oh well, it seems that GW2 will become “yet another MMO” in the long run.. Shame, really..

80 levels are already too much.. Anet needs to create something unique and simply enhance mid-range gaming instead of raising the level cap.. Something that doesn’t require legendary or grinded gear to be played, something that even the RL busy player can log in and enjoy..

Besides, what’s the point in the sidekick system if there is a level cap raise? They have it in for someone higher to simply not outlevel any content.. Then why should they increase the level cap when they have that powerful feature in the game? Adding more zones or content for 40-80 level ranges would be enough, there’s no need for level cap increase..

[sarcasm]
June 2013 – Two players talking :
- Hey pal, what’s the level cap in this game?
- 290
- Whaaaaat!? player’s head explodes
[/sarcasm]

Edge.4180:

Yes, the loss of smaller increments when zooming in and out with the mouse wheel is one of the larger things I dislike about the change. As you described in the first post, zooming all the way in and then pulling back one notch is just too drastic of a jump for my tastes.

Simply This

I’m one of those who suffer from the new change as well, as the new FOV simply makes me dizzy.. The characters are now either too close, or too far.. Full Zoomed in, your character looks terrible.. You zoom out once, your character becomes an Asura! I believe an “in-between” will save the situation, if that’s of course possible..

I know i’m probably one of the minority in this, but it would’ve been a shame to simply been forced to quit the game simply due to a FOV change, which renders it unplayable for me.. It’s simply absurd considering how much i’ve spent on it..

Performance wise, i see no changes whatsoever..

I do hope the -useOldFOV will stay there and eventually become an option in the UI as people suggest in this thread, or see more zooming options in the very near future..

A Necro needs a pet control function.. To simply order them to attack (F2), go passive – follow (F3), and hold still or explode (!) (F4).. That way, weird and unwanted aggro like the one the Flesh Golem gets will be eliminated, and the class will be a lot more stable to play.. You can’t be a Minion Master if you have no Mastery over your pets!

In any case, i personally prefer to run my Necro with all his minions out, it’s what makes the class unique and fun to play, if you ask me..

Today i remembered of Dhuum from Guild Wars.. Hey guys, is he asleep? There are bots he needs to ban out there! Wake him up, it’s an emergency!

vox.5019:

Is anybody else scared of bringing their lowbie ranger out to play?

No not scared.. Disgusted.. And my Ranger got stuck at 47 due to all this.. First cause almost every bot out there uses a ranger and it’s starting to become a hated class in the game, and second, cause if you get “mixed up” with bots in an area, people will simply report you as a botter, as they won’t be able to tell the difference..

…..Unless of course they start sending PMs to every ranger they see in order to check whether he’s a bot or not… Absurd!

Corew.8932:

This, they have now been joined by a Silvari so now there’s 5 of them.. I usually report them every time I’m there, but as you say, they must have been reported hundreds of times already so I feel it doesn’t do much good. When you see no results at all, you just feel like giving up on reporting the bots..

And, yes.. the DR code is totally irrelevant for a bot that runs 24/7 for weeks on end, it only hurts legit players.

Welcome to the club, i stopped reporting yesterday myself.. Was becoming too frustrating.. I log in to PLAY this game and have fun.. I don’t log in to deal with botters all day long instead of playing! Seriously, i don’t mind reporting bots “as long as my reports are heard”.. But are they…..

Enough is enough..

Aelia.9546:

I also give up playing at this point and just reactivated my subs on 2 other games, which I had cancelled to play only GW2!
I will check back here every now and then to look, if anything has been done regarding the bot infestation, but to be honest, I’ve lost the hope things will change.

And no, this is not neither rage quitting nor out of pure spite, I’m a 54 year old and don’t tend to behave like a child, but after many years of experience in MMO gaming and also support I can’t stand any longer with the state of the game as it is at the moment.

Sadly, i feel the same way.. I’m not a forum man myself.. I only use forums for troubleshooting in order to find answers to some issues, or even help people with their own in case there’s a fix i’m aware of.. To simply post in this thread, means that this issue has struck a major artery and blood is gushing out..

This game is very nice, relaxing, even rewarding if you explore the areas as i usually do.. When you reach an area with a heart that tells you to do something, you get hooked.. Sometimes your actions trigger an event or two..

However, these days instead of finding the targets you’re supposed to attack, you find a mob free wasteland making you wonder why the game is so thinned in enemies in that particular area………..before you bump into the army of cloned rangers who simply wipe out everything in their path..

Like i mentioned earlier, i do hope for a quick fix regarding this issue, as i refuse to accept that i can’t enjoy something i already paid for, due to some idiots who simply think they can cheat without consequences by taking the fun away from me!

P.S.
Check the recent numbers for crying out loud, the comparison between a real player and a bot in a single area, has dropped to a 5 / 20, or in some cases to 0 / 20, as a real player will be frustrated to “stalk” a mob before the “army” gets it first!

And my quick “joke” : When you see a level 1 blue item selling for 25 silvers or higher and that been the only one available (or the cheapest one) in the trading post, it will be too late..

AveryFarman.2973:

Cannot be emphasized enough. Without any hyperbole, the botting is destroying the economy here on Anvil Rock, and as the end game is so focused on gathering resources, the bots all over Cursed Shore, Malchor’s Leap, and Straits of Devastation make it even worse.

And it’s not just bots in game, either. Thanks to the “man in the middle” hacks on the Trading Post, it’s getting harder for humans to actually trade – you need to have a computer to manage buy orders now, thanks to the virtual daytraders.

The plague is spreading, even as we speak.. I’ve checked areas bots starting to appear, and at day 1, it’s just a lone “Ranger”.. At day 2, they’re 5 lone “Rangers”.. At day 3, they’re two groups of 5, and goes on.. All of them in the <@#$!?> same area! Eventually, all you see in the area is a rain of arrows that wipe out everything that moves, hindering gameplay..

Seriously, if this keeps going and no actions are taken, the real player database will thin over countless botters who will literally take over the game.. And i don’t mean actions like Punkbuster or nonsense like those, as they don’t work..

I hope ArenaNet’s silence about the matter is due to a hidden “nuke” they’re planning to unleash on them botters out there, which will come on the next maintenance (i do hope so) and end this stupidity before it ruins Guild Wars 2.. This is one of the best games i’ve ever played out there, and it’s a shame to see it getting a bad reputation, especially after a few months of release..

Not sure on how things are going in other servers, but in mine, (Piken Square) the bots are even more than the actual players in areas, and NO, i am not exaggerating, this is actually true.. They hinder heart areas by simply slaying the creatures there, and i’m starting to get sore fingers by pressing the report button on them..

Do you honestly think reporting 60+ bots / day is a natural thing to do? Sorry to disturb your “We’re working on it” utopia, but whatever you’re doing, do it FAST, as it’s starting to literally disturb our fun, not to mention the impacts of the game’s economy if they start “selling high” in order to force people to buy gold..

I know you’re busy people, but if you neglect an issue, it’ll grow big and it will be difficult to deal with.. So far you’re simply letting botters take over the game.. Healthy? I think not..