Guild Wars 2

Black Frog.9274:

Why are armors gender defined in any event? If its a body model issue, just create male and female versions of everything. How hard can it be?

Its a new world, Anet. Get with the program.

So much this.

How about all chest armor pieces, whose length goes beyond the waist, have an option added where you can cut off (i.e., deactivate) the lower part of the armor piece?

Example: see screenshot #1, Aetherblade Medium Jerkin
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I know that the “cutting-off” mechanic already exists, as many boots that are worn with certain pieces of leg armor are cut off from the ankle upward.

Example: see screenshot #2, Stately Footwear boots
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P.S. I am aware that this is not doable with every “trenchcoat” model, but there are plenty with whom it would work.

One could rework the event so that the aforementioned “risks” are no longer an issue. Those so-called risks could only be regarded as an excuse not to do it, and that would be lame.

I would love this to be a world boss event. And even if everyone (including other players on the map who are not in the vicinity of the fight) happened to die (i.e., if that mechanic was not altered), that would make the event even better, because people would feel motivated to participate (besides, there are plenty of waypoints to use after death on that map).

As of today, I cannot purchase the Pact Crowbar. The “Buy” button is greyed out.

Please fix.

I just tested it and can confirm this bug. It’s not a local graphics issue but an issue with the miniature.

Ahlen.7591:

As someone who plays heavy armor I wish there was skimpy armor for females.

Oh, gimme a break! There are enough “tiddy holder” sets.

TheSlothArmada.6709:

Wow I thought this thread was a joke the first time I saw it.

How old are you to not understand the issue and the wish for equality?

Ashen.2907:

A woman, or even some women, wanting something does not prevent it from being sexist. There are women who believe, or at least state that they believe, that women should be subbordinate to men. Sexist even if the person stating the belief is female.

Thank you. This is exactly the case.

So, as the OP already stated in their initial post, there are two options: Either stop creating armor sets where the female version does not equal the male one and is skimpy (thus sexist) in comparison (while the male couterpart fully covers the body), or start creating an equal amount of skimpy armor sets for male characters.

Reimia.8741:

But then the most amazing thing happened someone sent me 500g in the mail.

Woot?! Wow, what did you do or say to get such a generous gift?

The Greyhawk.9107:

I’ve a question for those of you that are saying that the game is sexist for having some ‘skimpy’ armors for females: what do you say to female players, regardless of their own real life proclivity, that want there to be these types of armors for their female characters?

That is not the point here. The point is (a) to have alternatives, and (b) to have equality by providing the same amount of skimpy armor sets for male characters.

Which part of what the OP explained clearly did you not understand?

The Greyhawk.9107:

Ashantara.8731:

The armor choices for females are just awfully sexist or overly “femme” (which doesn’t fit an adventurer)!

Sorry, but, who are you to decide who or what fits an ‘adventurer’?

I did not “decide” anything, I voiced my opinion as a woman and as someone who has played a lot of RPGs (not just electronic ones).

SmirkDog.3160:

Also… less tiddy holders for heavy armour. That’s not how plate armour works. It shouldn’t separate and define the tiddies, because that not only makes 0 sense but also makes a weak point in the armour. It’s like no armour designer has ever seen two boobs in the same place in their life.

Hahahahahahaha… OMG, thank you so much for this comment!

Sadly, this is so, so, so true. I had trouble finding decent heavy armor for my female Norn. Ridiculous “tiddy holders” indeed.

VampyreSix.8316:

I guess we forgot that everyone is running around shooting magic out of their hands or something? How can an armor be unrealistic […]

That’s not really the point here. The point is taste. And many people prefer realistic looking heavy armor — the point not being the realism per se but the look. Tiddy holders just look ridiculous and their purpose is obvious. Also, why must the female version of an armor set look skimpy while the male version does not??

VampyreSix.8316:

Out of every game I have played, Guild Wars 2’s art team has been the most obvious in its desire to give a variety.

Comparing GW2 with other games doesn’t make the point being made in this thread any less valid. (One of many reasons why I don’t play any of those other games is the sexist design of female characters. We have that, too, in GW2, just not to that extent. But it’s still a valid point to be made and to be heard by the devs.)

The Greyhawk.9107:

Hey, if it makes ya’ll feel better, that is exactly what we’ll get in PoF, everyone suffering equally:
http://dulfy.net/2017/08/09/gw2-upcoming-armor-outfits-and-weapons-from-path-of-fire/

I can see the trend of ugly (or badly executed ideas for) armor sets continues. Get a decent designer for this already!

At least some of the weapons look truly awesome. And so does the feathered hat! Excellent design — but I just checked the preview, and the hair is cosmetic and not the character’s own. The male toupé looks awful, so I am not going to buy that thing (which is a true shame… once more).

The name upon entering the instance is messed up. It used to say “Hero’s Canton (Home)”, but after the recent bug fix it now just says “Hero’s Canton”, without the “Home” appendix.

By the way, the name for the “Lion’s Arch Asura Gate” still shows incorrectly as well when using the portal in the Royal Terrace V.I.P. area.

1. Continue with your story, including all available Living World seasons.

2. Strive for ascended gear, because it’s better not just for raids but in general. Also, what did you max the crafting disciplines for if not for that?

3. Check all achievements in the Hero panel and see what you would consider fun to do.

Nardak.9875:

Here is , in order of priority what i like in a profession:
-engaging playstyle
-Mobility
-cool animations/flavor
-survivability

Guardian, without a doubt.

Nardak.9875:

-not too complex (throw engi out already).

Well, that’s a slightly different story, especially with the upcoming Guardian elite specialization (which you don’t have to use, though).

I can also recommend the Ranger for your purpose.

Reimia.8741:

Newb question but how do I upvote you guys? When I click the +1 by your names it makes the +1 disappear instead. Does that mean the thread creator is automatically upvoting all posts?

I’ve had this question in mind for years. I believe I read that this forum is no longer under ANet’s control. Everytime I “+1” a post, the next time I log in I realize it was not saved.

Audra.8057:

I don’t like skimpy armor for my female characters but I use them because it severely limits my choice of armor available to me if I am too picky.

It’s the reason why, as a female player (and no, I am not into men btw ), I play mostly male characters. The armor choices for females are just awfully sexist or overly “femme” (which doesn’t fit an adventurer)!

Also, the posture, i.e. the way female characters walk, sit and even stand, is ridiculous (and makes me want to call a chiropractor). I can’t take them seriously as heroines.

Audra.8057:

I have noticed that male armor always covers a majority of the characters body, a look I wish I had more of an option to work with.

Indeed. Not just for the cause of equality, but also for aesthetic reasons, I would like to see some male armor that shows more neck, a bit of chest, bare arms (biceps, forearms etc.). The whole “bare skin” thing is very one-sided in this game (the only male armor sets that do show more bare skin are the super ugly, primitive looking gladiator-themed sets, of which there are two if I recall correctly).

Audra.8057:

If I as a female player has to see female characters in skimpy armor then I’d really love to see skimpy male armor. Perhaps small shorts and a bare chest? I’m interested in seeing their rear ends as well. If I have to accept sexualization of the female characters then please sexualize the male characters with skimpy armor as well!

I second this sentiment.

This is certainly not intended. You should contact support.

tairneanach.8427:

GWMO.4785:

Can someone light me up?

Sure, let me just grab some petrol.

Obviously not a native speaker who confused “light up” with “enlighten”.

@topic: So, the skills that now have several charges count as ammunition? That’s indeed an odd term in connection to many of the skills that sport this mechanic.

Gaile Gray.6029:

What do you guys think about forging them?

Assuming they can be put into the Mystic Forge…

Forging them into what exactly? Another rare dye? If so, that wouldn’t help the folks that already have collected all the rare colors — unless those forged colors could be sold, but then you would still need four rare dyes, so people would either have to collect the account-bound ones or buy three additional cheaper rare ones.

I don’t know, that doesn’t sound good either way. I’d rather have them not be account-bound to begin with.

Oh, you mean sell to a merchant? But then you have the option to buy them back, no? Unless you don’t take a look at what you are selling.

I really hope you will get your hammer back. Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

Witch of Doom.5739:

Hopefully mounts will make the dearth of waypoints less of a pain.

You got it all wrong: they decreased the amount of waypoints in PoF even further so you will have to use mounts, whether you like it or not.

I, too, am an advocate for bringing more waypoints back into the game, and hope there will be more in PoF than what we got to see during the demo.

Since you can configure basically everything with SweetFX, there is no one straight answer to this. It depends on what you want to change exactly (hue, saturation, sharpness etc.) that cannot be configured by your monitor.

I, for instance, stopped using SweetFX when I got a new monitor who could configure all the things I needed (and I can even save different profiles and activate each one at my convenience).

Jazz.4639:

Hi i cannot reach the Support page () for quite a while now.

What error are you receiving?

How can you “accidentally delete” an item of this rarity? Don’t you have to type the name and confirm the action?

You don’t need to deactivate the Avast add-on — it is super good and saves you a lot of trouble!

What you need to do is this:

1. Press the Windows key
2. search for “Programs and Features”
3. find “Avast Free Antivirus”, right-click and select “Change”
4. select “Modify”
5. uncheck “SafeZone Browser” and “SafePrize browser extension”, but leave “Security browser extension” checked (!)

It will uninstall the annoying add-ons but will leave your browser security add-on intact. That add-on is very helpful to identify fishy websites and keep your system save from harm.

Edit: I am attaching a screenshot so you see which extensions should be left unchecked at installation (some are useless as they only work when you buy a professional edition of Avast; also, for a system cleanup, use CCleaner).

Illconceived Was Na.9781:

How do you know there’s no assistance available? How do you know that it was deliberate? Did you contact support about about the duplicates you received?

Because I have opened many chests in the past and have got a good handle by now on recognizing what type of item applies as “duplicate” and what doesn’t. How? I know the method that 100% avoids the duplicate bug to happen. When this method is used, dulpicates get replaced with 2 keys immediately.

I know that these memory boxes open differently, as they have no pop-up window. But here’s the thing I learnt from the (buggy) system: When you let the bug happen, the next time (i.e., the third time) you receive the item, the bug gets corrected and you receive keys in retrospect as well as for the newly drawn dublicate.

Since I opened tons of these memory boxes and the “self-fix” never occured, it is save to say that these items do not qualify as “duplicates” and the repeated drop is deliberate.

I agree, what a great idea!

Pi Slinger.5801:

tl;dr: It would be great if Experience Scrolls gave spirit shards if used on lvl 80 characters.

They do! You need to collect 20 of them, then you can/should exchange them for a Tome of Knowledge at the Mystic Forge’s NPC, which provides you with a Spirit Shard.

Just follow the story log and play the game on your level 80 character. You don’t lose anything from not starting at level 1. Your character’s level gets adjusted anyway when you enter a low-level territory, so no worries.

As for unlocking masteries, start with leveling your core-Tyria masteries first, and play the core game first. In order to unlock masteries in general (and the ability to level them), you are forced, though, to play through the first Heart of Thornes story mission, which is somewhat of a spoiler — do it anyway, then continue with the original campaign (you can switch between campaigns in your story log, which it the fourth tab in the Hero Panel).

P.S. Druid is not what you might be expecting based on other RPGs. ArenaNet perverted the Ranger into a pseudo-druid for group support with that elite specialization, because they refuse to get the Monk profession from GW1 back into the game. You can play a damage-dealing druid, but a condition damage-based vanilla ranger deals more DPS (with HoT’s Viper’s armor).

Randulf.7614:

The dialogue, the presentation, the overall tone has vastly improved since core days.

(cough cough cough) I almost choked on my dinner.

I would love to get more content for unterwater adventuring as well!

I’m thrilled! Thank you, ANet, nice gift options.

Sorry, can’t do “100 words or less”:

Elementalist:
Pretty much the only new elite specialization I truly enjoyed. The idea of combining the last two elements used is brilliant and so much fun! It makes for a lot of diversity.
However, the fact that you can still only attune to two elements very much limits the strength of those combinations.

Revenant:
I would have wanted something like that for the Ranger! Geez, ANet…
Also, it would have been more fitting to exchange the heroes used in skills 6-10 with someone of the respective race you play and only leave the elite to be the Charr after which this is named.

Ranger:
Boring. Definitely strong in damage (especially with the new pets), but still a very weak execution of the idea, mostly for visual reasons. The Engineer looks spectacular (even “too much”), but this?
Also, now all professions seem to overlap and boost each other with boons — that totally destroys some professions’ actual purpose.

Necromancer:
Making something “different” doesn’t automatically make it more exciting. I simply didn’t feel the connection. Perhaps it’ll grow on me…

Thief:
Nice idea, but again, more complexity doesn’t equal “better”. I don’t see this elite spec work at all outside of raids where you have group tactics.
(P.S. Didn’t get what the black dots crowning the life force circle were all about.)

Guardian:
Cool animations!
The biggest downside, however, will be the lack of stability support, among other things.
The “tomes” altering the skills, well, that’s basically the Engineer’s mechanics. I’d prefer it if you wouldn’t intermix professions’ mechanics. It gets confusing, and at some point professions will have completely lost their unique flair.
(On a different note, what is it with you and conditions, ANet? Must every profession now use condition builds for the highest level of efficiency?)

Warrior:
Completely overpowered. Those boon removals and projectile shields will pose a huge issue in PvP and WvW.
Furthermore, a two-dagger build with skills like those would have fit the Thief! It looks silly on a heavy-armored Warrior.

Mesmer:
I have rarely played my Mesmer, so I am not an expert for this profession. However, the concept and execution for Mirage look very interesting and could be a lot of fun to play. I’d say this was my second favorite from the list of new elite specs.

Engineer:
The animations are completely over the top, especially in comparison to the other professions. This will make the battlefield look like an exploding firework factory (which is visually annoying and will give many players a headache).
As for the choice of weapons, I just don’t see an engineer with a sword and shield. Dagger and focus, maybe.

When you link your GW1 account with your GW2 account, the former automatically adopts the password you use for the latter. Maybe you mistyped it too often, thinking it was the old PW, which led to the account getting blocked (for too many unsuccesful login attempts)?

Okay, just to get this straight: You connected the monitor to your PC vis dual-DVI cable, then downloaded and installed this driver, and it still looks “pixelated” to you?

Then I assume it must indeed be what you were used to from your old screen, because — as was stated before — the sceenshots look fine, no pixelation whatsoever. I would also check the monitor settings, as ASUS has a built-in configuration technology. Maybe the sharpness is set too high up?

P.S. The wardrobe, like any preview window in the game, does not use anti-aliasing! That’s why it looks pixelated (because it is). This saves resources on your system and probably on the servers, too.

Depending on how well you know the mission, it takes between 20 and 40 minutes. You are talking about the last part where you meet up with Destiny’s Edge in order to defeat Zhaitan?

Vavume.8065:

I insta deleted it, I do not appreciate them trying to coax me into buying something and calling it a birthday present…

Everything in those Birthday Gift Boxes is free. What are you talking about?

Edit: Sorry, this was about the V.I.P. areas passes. Mea culpa. And I agree with that sentiment.

Just a flesh wound.3589:

For those looking through the dye choices, this wiki site has the names of the dyes in each dye kit and the current prices, if that’s a consideration.

Aren’t they usually account bound on acquire, thus cannot be sold?

jokke.6239:

Story in the game has really improved

Maybe, but the writing (i.e., the way it is being presented/told) has regressed — most noticeable in the dialogue.

silvermember.8941:

Manasa Devi.7958:

They’re not in the presents. They come with the 5th birthday achievement, so only 2 per year. (I picked shield and scepter.)

2 per account not per character or per year.

You get to pick two with the one time achievement:

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Anniversary_Backpack_and_Weapon_Pack_Combo

HighStoned.5961:

hello guys i just want your opinion about this name, Highstoned or Highstoner could be unapropiate? it could be offensive or break any rule?

Wouldn’t “Highstone” be a better name anyway than “-stoned” or “-stoner” (whatever the latter is supposed to mean).

Leggendalex.4659:

wait what O_O even monitors have drivers, how am i supposed to unistall the old one ?

Just install the driver for your new device, that should be enough.

Also, please check out the part I added to my last response.

Leggendalex.4659:

hi, i changed my monitor to an asus vg248eq today and i am running the game in 1920×1080 144hz and everything looks pixelated especially in the character preview. As you can see in this pic ( http://imgur.com/a/44umX ) the hair and the border of the face of my pg looks pixelated, i have also made a screen of my ingame settings

1. Have you uninstalled the old monitor driver and installed the most recent one for your new monitor? (Yes, monitors come with drivers, too. )
2. Have you checked what the native resolution and frequency for your new monitor is? They might differ from your old one’s.

Edit: P.S. The screenshots look perfectly fine, so you are just seeing things incorrectly. I suggest you follow steps #1 and #2.

Leggendalex.4659:

same problem with the hdmi cable, i my monitor is 24’’ you notice pixelation too in the preview tab as i do? (edit, i checked older screenshots of the preview tab and they are pixelated aswell but i couldn`t notice with the old screen, ill try with reshade, sweetfx and gemfx thanks a lot

HDMI is meant for plugging the device to a blu-ray player and other multimedia devices. If you want to be able to play on a high native frequency, always use the DVI cable to connect the monitor to your computer.

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

You can contact the CS Team for assistance with duplicates.

There is no assistance on this as this is not the duplicate bug, it’s deliberate. I better don’t say how many of those boxes I opened , but it happened repeatedly that you would receive duplicates, which truly is a bit of an affront.

Rognik.2579:

Well, the structure of the Marionette fight is too big to be put into an instance […]

Hence the term “reworked”. No one is asking for a 1:1 implementation as it was. If done from scratch, they could make it all work in different ways. That’s what people have repeatedly been asking for in dozens of threads. There are plenty of story mission instances that sport a dozen or more NPCs in fight sequences. It’s doable.

People mostly care about being able to experience the story by themselves, it’s not about having fight sequences etc. implemented 1:1.

CalamityO.2890:

Er…well if you have issues with minstrel. Then I wonder how you feel about Valkyrie gear being worn by male chars?.

Why not? What is wrong with their heavy armor? Doesn’t look much different, or any “less manly”, than some armor sets that are already in the game.

Heavy armor examples:

• https://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/0/09/Glorious_Hero%27s_armor_%28heavy%29_human_male_front.jpg
• https://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/f/ff/Oaken_armor_sylvari_male_front.jpg
• https://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/1/1b/Zodiac_armor_%28heavy%29_human_male_front.jpg
• https://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/3/34/Guild_Defender_armor_charr_male_front.jpg (and all the other “Charr skirts”)

Kumion.7580:

They have said a guild may only have one GH. There’s nothing preventing you from having an alternate guild and getting some folks to help you take a new GH, though.

But the amount of time and resources to get it to max level as well! Ouch. I don’t think anyone will be crazy enough to undertake that venture for the mere cosmetics.

I’d love to see updates for all races, too: faces, hair, body types (!). Also, being able to apply scars etc. across the board would be a nice new feature.

FrizzFreston.5290:

Ashantara.8731:

Cyrin.1035:

Which mount are you most excited for?

The horse, of course! Followed by the camel.

Oh, wait… dang. Well, maybe via Gem Store?

I never have seen a horse in Guildwars 2 :p

Edit
After some research the only horse references are locations, items and the celestial horse. Which is veeery strange, if you ask me.

The other day I was also wondering why there are only Risen Bulls, and no Risen Cows. (I guess orrians didn’t drink mills or just only imported male cows. xD

Perhaps the cows were smarter than the bulls and fled the scene before the region sank into the ocean. Female instincts.

As for horses, you are right, now that I think of it. How very odd. Well, I am sure there are plenty in the desert? Along with my camels?

Besides, you should still have all your achievements at least, since those are account bound.

This type of error usually resolves itself within an hour. Since your thread was created two hours ago, I assume all is fine by now.

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

Names reserved for GW1 players were released about 3 months after launch.

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/community-news/reserved-names-from-guild-wars-to-be-released-next-week/

What?! That’s a scandal!

Guess I just got lucky then with some of my old names.

You need to contact support on behalf of this issue.