Guild Wars 2

kyrie.8530:

So the price on those are 4,6k now, i bought 4 (one for each of my mains) before Anet gave us shared inv slots. So i was hoping that Anet would at some point either unaccount-bind those perma qol items, or just make an exception for everyone with multiple of them.
how many people even have more than one of each?

I have one (dropped from a BLC for me) and of course I want them to stay account-bound. You are being quite egotist for wanting them to be made character-bound.

It’s nobody’s fault you spent that much gold for multiple ones. Most people had the common sense not to buy any before shared inventory slots were introduced, as this didn’t really make much sense then. Why should others be punished for your expenses?

SkyShroud.2865:

400 doesn’t means 400 developers

Exactly. People underestimate how many jobs in a game studio are not devoted to the game creation process. Administrative work, logistics, marketing, web publishing, and so on.

Heavy: overdone, pompous (in a tasteless way)
Medium: boring, ugly (too “sci-fi”), doesn’t fit neither of the medium professions
Light: wannabe sexy, kitschy, boring (enough with the skinny female armor sets already)

Neural.1824:

That’s the intent. Anet did as little as possible to make the appearance of the armor unique, added the features to make it Legendary, and will then go back to pushing outfits.

That theory is erroneous since the Legendary Armor will provide unique pompous effects that won’t be visible unless you use the skin.

Vagrant.7206:

I want things like this:

https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Kurzick_armor#Elite
https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Luxon_armor#Elite
https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Obsidian_armor
https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Marhan%27s_Grotto_armor#Marhan.27s_Grotto_Elite_Armor
https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Sunspear_armor
https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Vabbian_armor
https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Ancient_armor
https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Primeval_armor
https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Norn_armor

These are all good armors! What happened ArenaNet?!

Agreed. I want some decent, classic fantasy GW armor sets too, not this modern, sci-fi looking stuff.

Almost all my chars use mixed sets simply because Anet has not created one decent set except for some heritage sets.

I’ll take any of those (my characters’) sets over the upcoming Legendaries:

I, too, don’t care for those armor sets. I already have my favorite looks for all my chars. All I am hoping for is the introduction of exchangeable sigils on legendary weapons in that context.

P.S. I agree on the “trenchcoats” criticism for medium armor. No Ranger runs around like that, it hinders movement and looks silly.

OriOri.8724:

Because sigils aren’t as big a part of your build as runes are

I disagree. It also takes up space for you to make additional weapons because of this limitation, which nihilates the purpose of Legendary Weapons completely IMO (and in others’ too).

Konig Des Todes.2086:

The trailer is 100% showing Rata Novus from numerous perspectives. I recognize the stairway. It’s just outside the Dragon Lab room, and inside the dragon lab room too (for the asura gate shot).

Quora Sum is one of the “six great underground citadel cities” of the asura that were overrun by Primordus and the destroyers when the Elder Dragon rose and forced the asura back to the surface after they attempted resettling the depths with the Great Destroyer’s death (Central Transfer Chamber was another such “great citadel city”). After 200 years, it’d be a molten mess by now.

Well, we do have Destroyers connected to the LWS3 storyline, as we have the discovery of an old, long forgotten Asuran city in HoT (Rata Novus). Why would it be such a stretch to see another one discovered, and who says they didn’t have similar architecture?

Besides, I don’t recognize that huge apparatus in the background of being part of the Rata Novus complex:

What does an interest in the developing story, and the excitement connected to that, have to do with RP’ing? Do you even know what that means? Role-playing means acting as the character you portray, which has zero to do with mere interest in the GW2 story. Just to educate you on this, calling someone a role-player is not an insult. Role-playing games (long before there was such a thing as online gaming) have been around for ages, but you are comparing apples to oranges (people interested in the game’s story vs. role-playing folks who wander the lands of Tyria and act out their characters in speech and action). Seriously…

Anyway, as for your wish to see more of what’s happening in the Living World’s storyline affecting the actual olds maps: yes, that would be sweet in a way, but only for those people who have already played through all the old content. What about new players? The reason Anet made the Living World separate from the old maps was because Season 1 was actually implemented into the whole world and people who missed it complained. As a developer, you have to make compromises, and as a player you have to accept that and understand why it has been done that way.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/lwd/Next-map-speculations-spoilers/page/2#post6564576 – Look at this:

Well, now we know it won’t be the last episode but the penultimate one. And the trailer is giving hints of possible locations as well.

Edit: Guys, I would like to point your attention towards this (see attachment).

Quora Sum is likely the Asuran location we see in the Episode 5 trailer! Also, it might add to the speculations regarding time and Palawa Joko’s return?

Xstein.2187:

Did anyone else actually google “flashpoint”?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashpoint_

There has to be two timelines. My guess is that Lazarus is . . . . . . . Kasmeer. In the future, Kasmeer went back in time to impersonate Lazarus and save the world. What we are seeing in the trailer is “present day” Kasmeer seeing Kasmeer of the future/the Lazarus impersonator for the first time.

As a long time Star Trek and Back to the Future fan, I can tell you that’s rather unlikely, heh. If they were to meet each other, the space-time-continuum would be at risk to collapse or it would at least screw up the timeline(s) beyond repair.

gnollbane.3620:

Lazraus is Palawa Joko I have seen it coming for so long

Does he have the powers to shapeshift ot great such a powerful illusion, though? I don’t know…

Amaimon.7823:

Kasmeer =/= Lazarus

Who made such a ridiculous assumption in the first place?!?

Whoever it was, are you for real? Sweet Kasmeer would never plot anything evil.

Yes!

Now add a zoom functionality (so that one can inspect all the beautiful details on armor more closely) and all will be superduper perfect here.

Day/night cycle?

Edit: I am saying this, because my ranger just got shadows all over him which wasn’t the case earlier this day, right after the update.

Chadramar.8156:

what really bugs me is how zoomed in it is now … you can’t really get a good look at charr characters at all. Can we get that reversed please?

Same complaint as in my OP.

What would be an excellent addition to the character selection screen is the ability to zoom in and out using the mouse wheel. That would solve said issue along with the weird size mismatch and the missing feet.

Chingiz.9167:

We simply need more Silverwates-like zones, that are actually worth returning into if you know what i mean.

Sometimes i even forget zones like Dry Top exist – usually once you finish your achievements in these zones, there is nothing interesting/profitable or even fun to do. At least we got dailies in the “new” zones.

I can’t stand the Silverwastes — spent way too much time there, it’s started to become boring, therefore I am glad you can farm with better/faster results in the new zones. Dry Top you need for many items (crafting certain ascended gear as well as legendaries requires things that can only be purchased there). Each map becomes boring when you grind it, why it is nice that now you can actually choose where to go and what to do.

@crafting your char to lvl 80: no longer doable for way over a year now, even less so since last summer/fall.

Only the devs could help you with that. Would love access to those, too, for GW2 art.

“This—Is—The—Only—Proper—Course.”

Healix.5819:

RoseofGilead.8907:

I’m just curious as to why they removed the HoT/green theme.

Likely an accident

Hopefully! I had forgotten that this used to be the old character selection screen. Now it makes even more sense why it has all those flaws I mentioned in my OP (and why it is showing the old LA).

Oh well, let’s hope we will get the old new screen back soon. I like to see my characters’ feet and have more balanced player model sizes.

Chaos weapons are overrated anyway. They are too bright, it hurts my eyes (liked the GW1 version a lot better). Even though I’ve unlocked several already via Wardrobe Unlock (BLC), I don’t use them.

DoctorDing.5890:

Does it end today?

There is a timer in-game in the UI.

The new image/artwork of old LA (or is it?) looks nice, also the new UI colors in the character selection screen, but the textures in the front layer (that cover the feet) are unnecessary. Please make the characters’ feet visible again so that people can take nice screenshots of their characters.

As for sizes: Just zoom out a little (PoV), the characters are too close to the screen now anyway. Also, sizes don’t match. My sylvari has the same height in-game as my human ranger, yet in the character selection screen he seems tiny compared to the latter. Apparently, you have set sizes for gender and race, even when the characters have been created to have the same size in-game. Thus some feel huge/bloated in the character selection screen now while others look small.

This bug still persists. It hasn’t been fixed yet and probably never will.

The only “solution” is to open even more chests until the item drops again. I guess that’s why they haven’t fixed it, so that people would keep buying keys.

OniGiri.9461:

the only difference is the info text about the skin changes from “skin unlocked” to “transmuted”

probably not a big deal for most people but it kinda bugs me about my Ad Infinitum.

I think you misunderstood my question. It was about the precursor, not the legendary.

Thank you! I was worried.

Can you use transmuted Wings of Ascension for this (once you transmute them back to their original skin) or are they ruined for the Legendary backitem once they have been transmuted?

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/The_Ascension

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/pvp/Fix-Unranked-PvP-already-can-t-queue/

One currently can’t queue for Unranked. Just FYI, dear ArenaNet.

For crying out loud, fix the unranked queue already so that people can play Unranked again!

I’m sick and tired of being forced into the unrewarding, unbalanced hell that is Ranked PvP. I just want to farm my reward tracks…

Will do. Thanks again.

Actually, I had planned to but haven’t destroyed it yet (sorry, it’s very early here, ahem).

Contacted Support as you suggested. Thanks for your advice.

Why do the prices for most packs get adjusted when you already have parts of their content unlocked, but in other cases (like with the Super Adventure Pack) they are not?

I had to pay the full 600 Gems, even though I already had the Bee Dog Mail Carrier unlocked (thus had to destroy the one given to me with this purchase).

Please, dear ArenaNet, fix your Gem Store policy and make it equal for all items.

Ballads, thank so, so much for answering my question and giving such a detailed explanation! Had given up hope that someone would reply.

Okay, luckily there was a second map I could switch to. Weird bug.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/How-do-you-trigger-the-Dwayna-Temple-event/

Have not seen the NPC in two days, so it must be a bug, right?

Yannir.4132:

Scroll to the bottom of the page and see the notes. If that doesn’t work, the event might be bugged on your map.

Protecting the Cathedral of Zephyrs is part of the Dwayna event chain. It doesn’t give me a time indicator anywhere, not even on GW2 Timer. So how do I trigger it? Or should the NPC spawn automatically? (In that case, it must be a bug… but it’s a persistent one, since I have been trying for two days now.)

I have been waiting forever now, but this event’s NPC just won’t spawn:

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Escort_Historian_Vermoth_to_the_Altar_of_Tempests

Anyone know how to trigger the event chain?

Anyone, please?

So, what do you do when you can’t get +75 Precision via Infusions? Do you compensate it by using the Assassin’s build or buying specific Assassin’s trinkets?

I lose more matches than I win, because each time I get on a team that has better chances to win class-wise, someone (or several players) on the other team re-log into the match with a different class, hence making it unbalanced and bound to lose.

1. Remove the option to re-log, it’s making matches even more unbalanced than they already are (see #2).
2. Find better balanced matches in regard of classes being put in one team. Often, it’s insanely unbalanced.

And no, I do not want to re-log into a match with a diffrent class myself, because I don’t want to be forced to practice each class to perfection in order to be able to play sPvP with any class currently required, only because the system is broken.

DavyMcB.1603:

Its sort of like a seagull… thing.. with very distinctive chirping noise. It is tied to environment volume.

Seagulls don’t chirp… Repair your data archive.

Ballads.2509:

Use this http://qtfy.eu/build/mesmer

Ah, so you recommend the Berserker build, too.

Well, I was just wondering if the Assassin’s build makes more sense since I don’t have the means to get 15 Precision Infusions?

Many thanks to the last three replies (and for your tips, OriOri).

Okay, so since I am not going to make my Mesmer a character I play too often, hence want only one set of ascended equipment for him, I will use this support build over that previous assassin dmg build. Or should I replace all the Commander’s trinkets with Berserker’s as suggested in this build? (I don’t have the required infusions for +75 Precision yet, and honestly don’t want to waste my Fractal Relics on them… so should I go Assassin’s or Berserker’s or Commander’s?)

P.S: Maybe you can give me tips for solo-playing those as well, OriOri?

UPDATED QUESTION:

People wrote that the Mesmer is not suited for good damage, hence is better put into a support role (with boons etc.).

Now, about a year ago, someone sent me this damage build for a Mesmer:
http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQRAsc8encfCFoh9fCmfCEgiFVjCtLSjsrOZn2qlMAGhiD-TBSBABmpE8hTCwVK/KU/goq/gnGi/3fAgnAQAgDg1j6BgUA5J0C-e
… and now I am wondering why you said that Mesmers aren’t capable damage dealers. What am I missing here?

Again, thanks in advance for any helpful reply.

Rauderi.8706:

I’ve got a Norn who picked Raven as his spirit animal. Perfect fit for him! Glad I have it.

Yes, great. Another huge character with huge equipment that is going to block everyone else’s view, even their player models during JPs. GG.

Ardid.7203:

Its true, you can level up a good chunk by doing crafting, specially if you use the proper boosters

Uhm, no? That was nerfed?

I did that with all crafting disciplines early last year, and it was fantastic. Then I created a new char and was thinking, “Hey, leveling Chef is cheap, so I’ll do that to gain immediate levels.” To my surprise, it was no longer working — there was a blockade which limited level-ups.

@OP: If you want to know how to level each crafting discipline most efficiently, I recommend this site: http://gw2crafts.net/

Rognik.2579:

Well, minor sigils and runes really aren’t worth the effort to anyone who has a max level character. There are thousands of them sitting on the TP which nobody wants to buy.

Those are meant to be sold to the next best merchant, not on the Market — much more profitable.

@OP: How about no to your toggling suggestions? You can immediately put materials you don’t currently need in the bank or on the Trading Post. Major runes can be sold there, too. Salvaging is part of the game and its economy, you are asking for a fundamental change which would affect said economy severely.

zealex.9410:

Pvpers do not need asc gear and on top of that the previous system gave you almost full set in a day for free.

Excuse me? In a day??

I must have done something wrong, because it took me much longer. I guess having a life and no time to play 24/7 is not taken into consideration here. Also, where did you get those great teammates to be on a constant winning streak? I didn’t even get out of bronze with most of my PUGs.

Feersum Endjinn.4179:

I must be one of the only ones who agrees with ANet on this, it was far too cheap to get ascended from PVP. It is supposed to be difficult to get, it is not a requirement that you get it as you can run around with exotics all you want and still win. Those of us who have put the time and effort into crafting, spending up to 100G a piece for ascended gear only to see cheap kitten in PvP makes you wonder why you bother, but luckily they have now seen the error of their ways.

Yes, but now crafting is the most efficient way to go, time- and money-wise. Who wants to grind several hundred matches plus invest gold on top of that when they can simply craft their armor and weapons?

This whole new system is useless and turns new PvP players off. No motivation for casual players, either. Who wants to put up several hours a day with toxic kids and griefers without even being rewarded for the nerves wrecked during the time? I certainly don’t.