Guild Wars 2

Scott Wollman.6124:

The description of the Swashbuckler’s Package falsely claims to be a an OUTFIT. I noticed it before buying. You guys might want to fix it real quick :/

I assume this is an outfit. Like they turned certain outfits’ parts into armor pieces, they now turned the Swashbuckler armor pieces into an outfit, right?

Edit: Nevermind, just noticed my mistake when clicking on the “package”. It is indeed just the boots, hands and head.

20 hours later, and the situation is still the same (see screenshots), so the server reset did nothing to solve this.

Ergo I cannot proceed with my story. What is going on??

Aerowix.2370:

In the wardrobe preview it also happens if for example you have chest armor A and leg armor A equipped. You preview leg B and chest B, then you preview chest armor A. This will reset the picture back to all A, everything you currently have equipped.

I already posted this earlier.

This is a game-breaking bug!

Note: Occured on EU/German server

The LWS2 story is stuck at “Plan of Attack”, which leads you into the Iron Marches, because the event (killing Bria) is currently undoable!

The Bria event is 100% bugged. (For attachments, check second reply.)

Two Shadow Fiends remain which are invulnerable to attacks. You can bring Bria down to 1% health, but she refuses to die. She just stands in front of her mansion and nothing happens. Her two remaining Shadow Fiends don’t attack, either.

P.S. People who need this event for certain legendary collections are screwed, too.

MoarChaos.8320:

Not to mention what you’re saying is flat our ridiculous. “Me and my friends were loving the game, but then the new outfit jumped out and ruined the entire game. You supposedly listen to us, but where’s my drink!! I’m supposed to eat this pizza without a drink??”

Have you even read beyond the OP’s initial typo?

It’s like you were talking about someone else’s thread. Seriously, makes me sad to see raging kids lash out at people who give friendly feedback. None of what you wrote was voiced by the OP.

Overheating issue? Driver issue?

Still no fix?

Please fix this bug: Since the release of LSW3 Episode 5, Retreat causes the Guardian to auto-attack the nearest red (i.e., enemy) or yellow (i.e., neutral) target, which is completely counter-productive as hitting a target results in the character’s movement speed to slow down (because “in combat”).

I am pretty certain that this is a recent thing and did not happen before aforementioned patch.

P.S. I had to deactivate auto-targetting because of this problem, which had never been an issue before.

AtheWunder.2301:

I realize that had I been playing gw2 years ago before HoT came out this transition would have been different, but for new players it is wierd and the explanation on how to do it is not readily available in game. Outside sources are needed.

Unfortunately, this goes for about 90% of the content. This game is anything but self-explanatory. Took me a long time to grasp every aspect of it myself, which is especially frustrating for newbies because everyone expects you to “know things”.

What is going on? The thread does no longer load for me…

ugrakarma.9416:

Expect Rytholock to be killed, He speaks thick and is too adult.

“Adult”? Even Rytlock has been reduced to childish stereotypes. He is no longer “funny” grumpy but 100% immaturely annoying like Braham.

ugrakarma.9416:

The dragons are sleeping, they are big and too aggressive. Villains will now be plushies versions of Gods.

And of course, the legendary weapons, will all be comic style.

Afraid so.

ugrakarma.9416:

Just arrived in my hands, Exactly at this moment in which I wrote this post, a video leaked , a video-trailer of the next expansion. WARNING Leaks/spoiler of next xpac at the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI2Wyi-V6Q8

Hahaha, thanks for the laugh!

It really looks quite ridiculous. Esepecially since we got yet another outfit with a head piece that leaves characters bold. (head—>desk)

P.S. Also, I want outfits to finally be available as armor skins as well.

I agree with the OP. GW1 had a better class and skill system. They should have kept that for GW2 instead of trying to be “innovative”, which only resulted in the meta becoming too strict with very little flexibility for the professions. It’s quite boring in that regard compared to GW1.

I’ve never had an issue with any HoT events, either.

• Use the LFG tool
• Best time to find good event squads: weekends

Cow Pie and Cattle Prod don’t work. Only water for the Stinky Cows as well as catching Fireflies work.

The wreckage that can be searched for metal scraps northeast of the Heart NPC at Nolan Waypoint is bugged:

It is buried too deep underground, hence is making interacting with it impossible.

sorudo.9054:

hah, try light armor.
i have bin trying to make a character with skin tight trouwsers, all i get are skirts and dresses.
one or two of them look a bit like it but there is always something flapping behind my character

Yep, couldn’t find a plain trouser skin that covers everything either, so this had to do:

This has already been requested several times, and I remember someone insisting that the devs mentioned something about this going to be added at some point.

Oh well, guess I’ll have to wait and see. I am still not convinced.

Please contact support.

Also, see if you have set everything correctly .

Did it multiple times in the past, never encountered an issue.

Now enemies no longer spawn when you are accompanying her.

Gwinevere.6904:

lots of game freezes and reboots.

Reboots cannot be tied to GFE. There could be a driver imcompatibility. What does the Blue Screen say?

I have submitted tons of tickets in the past years, and never was one left unanswered. All issues got resolved (sometimes you need to ask it being forwarded to a superior, but that is rarely the case). The GW2 Support Team is extremely helpful and friendly — I can’t say there is any other game with such great, dedicated support.

DreamyAbaddon.3265:

I’m not sure what to do.

Support can and will help you. No one here can.

I am having lighting issues too (not that one, though) as well as ground textures disappearing in certain areas depending on your camera angle (especially annoying during the mission in which we are fighting Zhaitan on deck of the airship).

I am using the -bmp parameter, by the way, if that’s what you meant by “command line arguments”.

That is really strange indeed. So there are parts of the game that support Cyrillic but others don’t? Wow, that stinks. I wonder what people in Asia do — are their fonts and keyboard layouts being ignored as well?

ArchonWing.9480:

Consider er all your files lost and remember to make regular backups in the future.

That is majorly exaggerated. There might still be plenty of healthy data (especially if it’s “just” a keylogger), but it takes patience and some basic computer knowledge to figure that out. Not sure the OP has the latter.

eyelogix.1654:

Ashantara.8731:

3. Install the right software to keep your system protected and warn you of possible threats. (I recommend Avast Free Antivirus, Spybot, and ZoneAlarm Free Firewall. After installation, run full in-depth scans of your system!)

Sorry, but ZoneAlarm Firewall isn’t necessary to install since Windows has it’s own firewall, and ZoneAlarm has never protected anything not even your wallet.

Please don’t spread false info. ZoneAlarm is not supposed to “protect your wallet”. It’s a firewall — it allows you to regulate your online traffic, as in all of your applications’ access to the internet (facepalm), and it does so better than any other software firewall on the market (including Windows’ own firewall), because it offers the best customization options and very a detailed permission policy.

What you mean is an antivirus like Avast that I already had added to the list of security tools to install, which includes such a feature.

It’s a known bug:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/bugs/Black-Lion-Chest-duplicate-bug/

I believe that to be an optional setting that can be changed when you log into your account on this website.

I don’t know what OS you use, but perhaps Windows 10 automatically adds keyboard layouts as soon as an application that uses U.S. settings by default is launched?

If so, I am sure you can deactivate that “feature” somewhere.

Once Mordremoth falls, the map changes into a locked instance that no one from outside can enter, regardless of their previous participation.

tomchick.6739:

I’ve got a level 80 character finishing up season two, but I’ve noticed that my xp bar is “stuck” on full. After looking into the issue, I see now that post-80 levels don’t give you skill points anymore, but they give you mastery points.

That is not correct. The XP bar is stuck because you are expected to level Masteries with your XP instead. It is a stupid system: it will stay locked/stuck until you have all Masteries maxed out. After that, you will continue to receive XP normally again (i.e., receiving one Spirit Shard upon each level-up).

Mastery Points, however, are not provided by leveling up. You need to obtain them either per achievements, certain story missions, or by communing with those located on HoT maps (including Living World Season 3).

@draxynnic: I linked the two Wiki sites (Gods, Elder Dragons) repeatedly. The colors and what they are associated with are listed; for Grenth, ice is also mentioned.

Modge.3467:

To Ashantara.8731:
I’ve done a check on my PC using Avast and Malwarebytes, it seems there was about 1,600 files that needed quarantining, most of them containing the word “Bytefence”. This might just be the thing you’re referring to. I’ve sorted it, and will change ALL my passwords one more time, as soon as I can. Spybot Search and Destroy is a popular that I keep coming back to, however it seems to have trouble running on my PC at the moment (whenever I try to run it, it searches for updates then just freezes), but I’ll try to get something concrete from that as soon as possible.

In that case I recommend you do a fresh re-install of Windows, then immediately install said security tools and configure your system and browser as I suggested (no more automatic installations without your permission etc.), then install all the updates your system needs (motherboard, GPU etc.).

Like I said, there must be some defective hardware or a software conflict of sorts, hence it happens randomly.

No one is “guessing” your passwords. You either entered your login data on a fraudulent third party website or you have a keylogger in combination with malware on your system (which seems to be the case here). You urgently need to clean and secure your system.

1. Learn how to configure Windows properly to make it more secure so that nothing can install without your knowledge.

2. Learn to configure your web browser properly for the same purpose (like don’t allow every script to be automatically executed).

3. Install the right software to keep your system protected and warn you of possible threats. (I recommend Avast Free Antivirus, Spybot, and ZoneAlarm Free Firewall. After installation, run full in-depth scans of your system!)

4. Adjust your browsing habits. Don’t click on every link and don’t visit fishy websites (Avast should help with the latter).

5. Check every e-mail’s true source to avoid falling for phishing attempts.

6. Don’t share any account information (login etc.) with anyone.

7. Never log into your account on public computers or anyone else’s computer that you don’t know for sure is virus-free.

8. Use common sense. People need to treat their computers not like daily tools but like something that harbors an important part of their life (like sensitive account information, for instance).

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

It’s possible the 2F Authentication is wonky with your account.

Or that, but that would be a strange issue (first time I’ve heard of it, especially in combination with a “pop-up” window).

Issues don’t miraculously fix themselves. There must be a system or hardware issue causing this whole thing, maybe a defective contact?

Rali.9821:

I don’t know if this has been reported already, but if a longbow ranger lines up their point blank shot correctly they can knock a player inside a wall and you cannot get out until you die.

Yes, getting stuck in walls through different means has been a noticeable issue as of late. What’s up, devs?

It is indeed strange that no dump file was created.

Have you tried replacing the battery? Since the RMA stress tests couldn’t recreate the error, it is possible that there is an issue with your local power supply. Is your computer plugged into a socket-outlet that has overload protection? Because usually, PSUs shut your computer down as a mean of protection from overvoltage.

You won’t be able to access any of the new maps and content, if that’s what you’re asking.

Fluffball.8307:

The absolute worst thing that can happen at the new wyvern bosses is for more players to show up. Every time I see a new player arrive I get slightly angrier, and if a commander shows up I just assume the event will fail or barely succeed.

Are you talking about the two Destroyer Champions at Draconis Mons?

If so, have never seen the event fail.

draxynnic.3719:

The theory that the dragons and gods line up has been proposed so often that Arenanet put an item in the game saying there was no evidence behind it.

Stating there was no (current) proof doesn’t make it implausible/impossible.

draxynnic.3719:

The spectrum is broken up into six domains, each dominated by an Elder Dragon (at least, until we started killing them off). The gods, however, are not native to Tyria, and their magic is structured differently.

But what if the Elder Dragons were like “the dark side of the Force”, so to speak?

draxynnic.3719:

Certainly, the dragons were present on Tyria before the gods arrived, so the dragons were certainly not created by the gods as a means of depositing excess power or the like.

They could still have functioned as an anchor, as I suggested as another possibility, created by the Gods for them to be able to enter our world.

draxynnic.3719:

In the case of Balthazar targeting Primordus – it does seem quite likely that he did so because Primordus’ power is closer in nature to his own, and thus might be easier for him to assimilate. However, as Khailyn said, it might well have simply been a matter of access […]

It’s also possible that it’s simply coincidence. […]

Both variants would be pretty un-epic and lame story-wise, though. Also, I heavily doubt the similarity in the colors that we see in the screenshots is a mere coincidence. And there is no denying that each of these colors can be associated with a God as well as an Elder Dragon.

Dawdler.8521:

The hair is clearly going straight up the hat.

Simple as that.

Ignorance is bliss.

We all know that life on Tyria (i.e., our existence itself) is based on its magic, weaving a construct that the Asura refer to as the Eternal Alchemy. We all agree that the Elder Dragons are part of this construct somehow. We assume that the Gods are, too.

Seeing as the story has been developing lately, I have come to the conclusion that the Elder Dragons are directly connected to the Pantheon of Gods.

Hypothesis: My assumption is that
a) they either are embodying the essence of magic the Gods implemented in our world as a portal to their realm, which then transformed into those beings (the Elder Dragons), or
b) they are the counterparts of the Gods, or their anchor, which they need in order to exist in our realm (scroll further down for side note on this).

The vanishing of the Gods might also somehow be connected to the sleep/awakening state of the Dragons.
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Now, take a look at the attachment. I was just playing through the LWS2 story mission “The Machine” again, in which we enter Omadd’s Machine and get exposed to the “Eternal Alchemy” as Scarlet did. At the end we see one of the orbs colliding with the center of the construct. Keep in mind that this is pre-HoT, i.e. we have not fought Mordremoth yet.

To me, it has become obvious without a doubt that those orbs we see in the sequence are without a doubt representing the Elder Dragons, of which we have defeated (as in killed) Zhaitan, hence its orb colliding, and fought Mordremoth — but did we really “kill” the latter or just put him back to sleep, as we just defeated “something” that looked like a dragon, when we know that the whole jungle was actually Mordremoth?

Okay, on with my theory. If the Elder Dragons are what I wrote earlier, then those orbs in said construct must also represent the Gods.

Side Note: Of course one has to ask, “Why are the Elder Dragons all kind of evil, when certainly not all of the Gods can be looked upon that way?” Well, maybe something corrupted them early on, or maybe when the Gods entered our realm of existence, that was the moment the Elder Dragons came to life, as a means for the Gods to “dispose” part of their power/magic as their powers were too strong (and therefore dangerous and destructive to us) to exist in our world in one single form (deities in Arah)?

Now, as you can see in my attachment, I am uncertain we “destroyed” Melandru (Mordremoth). But we certainly ****ed off Menzies. Yes, I assume that the seventh orb, the one colliding in the video, must be Menzies. not Grenth. There is a saying: “Grenth’s icy embrace.” Therefore I presume Jormag to represent Grenth — that left me to wonder who else could be associated with a dragon like Mordremoth, and all I could think of was Menzies (a thought strongly nurtured by the latest Gem Store addition, Menzies’ greatsword).

So… maybe Balthazar came back into our realm of existence to acquire all of Primordus’ magic simply because Primordus is a part of him (see previous hypothesis) and he didn’t want to lose part of his power (the one that binds him to our realm of existence) when we were going to kill Primordus? Obviously the Gods have been aware of our dragon-slaying, and so Balthazar decided to save that part of his magic that he had left in our world in the form of “his” dragon?

Also, as you can see in my graphics, I put Kormir at the center. She represents balance (like the Pale Tree does in our realm of existence, representing Tyria itself). This said, as we probably need to “mend” the damage we have caused, returning to Elona (Komir’s place of origin) in the upcoming expansion makes even more sense. Perhaps we are going to look for a way to “get in touch” with her.

Thoughts?

I am just playing the “The Machine” Season 2 story mission for the fifth or so time, and I can confirm that what the Asura refer to as the Eternal Alchemy consists of dragon power — we see the orbs, then we see Zhaitan colliding into to center, which Scarlet saw represented by the Pale Tree, and by doing so making the whole construct unstable:

https://youtu.be/TFne7Ijeqyc?t=6m20s

It is safe to assume that something similar happened after we killed Mordremoth. That means even killing them separately brings imbalance to our world.

Vornollo.5182:

As for OS, I’ve got the dreaded Windows 10. So yes, I do believe that it’s likely some automated update(s) have slipped through, despite having that option turned off.

That’s the thing, you can’t really turn them off under Win 10 (at least not anymore). You can postpone them at best.

Many people have been having issues with the bigger, more recent system updates, but since I am still on Win 7, I can’t be of much help there. Sorry.

Tentai.7140:

To the Devs please make the Wizard Hat retain the hair when equipped.

To the devs: Please make any piece of gear retain the hair, it just looks ridiculous when head pieces remove hair and/or beards.

Bugnutin.1957:

devs please see how witches and wizard looks in anime and movies. they are not bald.

Anime? (shudders) You are aware that wizards and witches, along with their gear, are not an anime invention?

Nicely put, Faaris.

Also, the latest JPs seem to have been designed to cause frustration. What Asur calls “skill-based challenge” in reality is “I need to learn where exactly to land on that platform to not slip off, because the texture that I see does not equal the actual walkable structure of the object”. The game engine is bad for jumping puzzles, and demanding for people to be doing these latest crazy ones until they have exactly memorized each step and all the buggy details is pretty impertinent.

It’s barely audible as it is. I have to turn down all other in-game sounds in order to hear anything coming from this device.

Why do I have to endure the annoying SAB boom box blasting the whole area but can barely hear these sounds? Makes me think I wasted my money.

Zelanard.5806:

This is an interesting idea, however I’d much prefer being able to learn new skills for your weapons and switch between the, much like with utility skills…

Yes, I’d love the system to become more like GW1 than its current state. Tying skills to a weapon and profession was a terrible idea to begin with, it limited playstyle in so many ways. They should have adopted the GW1 skill system from the start (including cross-professioning).