The game no longer launches automatically when the Auto-Play button is toggled.
The launcher is also disappearing for a variable amount of time (usually a few seconds but was longer when downloading a patch). It comes up, says initializing, disappears then reappears.
The good news is you see what’s important, what the buyer is going to get.
Curtis Johnson
“We felt it was important when selling something to know exactly what price your buyer was going to see. The change also is the least cluttered way to address feedback we received previously about profit including / not including fees and wanting to be as clear as possible on the order of operations.
We’re balancing a lot of UX design against desire for more information with the new UI.. We’ll be watching to see what sort of confusion comes out of this and may or may not re-introduce a net profit display later.”
(Truthfully I couldn’t care less what the buyer is going to see, but whatever)
So they removed hard-hitting, condition-applying enemies in low level zones… while also removing the ability to dodge and heal early on. Take more things away and dumb the game down more, please!
They didn’t remove the ability to dodge or heal. I dodged an attack in the starter instance and dodged whenever I wanted at low level. There is also the heal skill right there, same as always.
Can you get into Lions Arch? How about WvW? Vendors in Lions Arch (and maybe WvW) should sell the tools. If you go to WvW and buy them you can leave and arrive at the spot you left from. [use the “leave instance” icon on bottom right of the WvW panel].
They said that they felt it was important to see what the buyer is getting.
(Really, who can make this sort of explanation up)
Source
Curtis Johnson We felt it was important when selling something to know exactly what price your buyer was going to see. The change also is the least cluttered way to address feedback we received previously about profit including / not including fees and wanting to be as clear as possible on the order of operations.
We’re balancing a lot of UX design against desire for more information with the new UI.. We’ll be watching to see what sort of confusion comes out of this and may or may not re-introduce a net profit display later.
I’m only at level 6 on my trial char and while I think it makes things very clear for new people, it’s very "handholderish " and constantly is pointing people towards the next heart. That more then anything would discourage random exploration. The arrows say, “go here”. Most new people are going to do this and it quickly becomes a run from one heart to the next heart rather than a free form exploration of the world.
Maybe these people need this. Idk, ANet seems to think so.
Gathering seems to start at the level 6 heart. For my level 6 reward I got a choice between 3 common dyes, a T- charge and the ability to equip fine (blue) gear.
The rewards also tell you what you will be getting the next time you level. For example, points of interest will become available at level 7.
The dodge tutorial has a chest surrounded by red rings. You have to dodge thru them to avoid a trap that knocks you back. No damage is done. The game has a clear explanation on how to dodge with a big arrow pointing at the dodge bar.
There are a lot of people dodging thru to get the chest. ^^ Some are obviously learning how to dodge.
Skill 2 unlocked at level 2
Skill 3 at level 4
Skill 4 at level 7
Skill 5 at level 10
No gathering, from what I read “at low levels”, so no exp (so no money from gathering for low levels). Skill point challenge sites not accessible.
There is a big arrow directing me to the appropriate level heart.
I’m going to level a char at least to 10, see how it goes.
Please let us know how it goes. As I can’t log in right now, I am wanting to pla the game vicariously through you
For key running, it’s awful.
For brand new people who are just starting the game. I have to say its good. It’s handholding true and telling you exactly where to go to be level appropriate but you can ignore all that if you want. So far it’s spelling things out in a very clear and understandable way. So far explanations on simple stuff like inventory bags and how to access them as well as information about stats are popping up.
I’m level 4 so far and just received a message to go to a spot to “learn how to dodge” (dodging is in the game still from the start, as I dodged an attack from the starter boss).
Support ticket. Or maybe an ingame report with a screen shot?
If you just report the name that’s all they will likely look at and if someone has left that guild or has 4 other guilds s/he is repping it’s even less likely they will catch it.
One that was really hard to report was one where the char’s name was fine, the guild name was fine, but the 2 together made a sexual reference.
There are other ways of earning Keys, FYI. You can map complete for a 50/50 chance of getting a key + other mats (one of the rewards is always a Key or a Transmutation charge). And there are several maps in the game that once you know all the routes you can easily do in 20-30 minutes. Especially mid-level zones that give coveted mid-level mats. So you can do like Caledon Forest on a new character Map complete it in 20 min get chance for a key or a a Trans Charge and then when its level 10 do the PS and get a key there. I don’t know, its not like they took it away they changed their early game (not to kill key farming) to help new players have a more streamlined and easier process.
I’ve done a lot of map clearing and unless they’ve recently made a change I’d say that the likelihood of getting a key for a map clear reward is closer to 1/50.
Its a 50/50 Chance as it’s either a Trans Charge or a Key. I’m not sure on the exact math numbers but there is a pool of two items to get in that reward slot. I get keys all the time, I have 15 characters to map complete on and it works pretty well, its not as streamlined as farming a key in the old way, but it works and you get tons of other loots and such just from completing the zone if you pick up your items.
@Astral: Yeah its totally possible to kill level 15 mobs when you are about level 10-ish depending on your class. I usually roll a Guardian for this and what I do is make sure I get Green gear for level 10 and put Minor Runes and Sigils in it that give Power. It works pretty well. The changes coming to the low level unlocking of skills might make it also a little slower, but it still is a way to farm it.
Maybe. It’s still only auto attack for several levels and then skill 2 added for several more. No first utility at level 5. No weapon swapping till level 7. I suspect the new leveling system means it will take longer than 20 minutes.
But you are saying you got 8 levels in 20 minutes or less by doing map clearing? If you did I’ll have to look into this.
Since I haven’t had time to check out the changes personally, I am not sure how it will work, but yeah generally I was able to get to level 8-10 in about 20 minutes doing map completion. This includes events, btw and there are some good ones in Caledon Forest near the JP at the start of the map that cycle and overlap frequently..
Well, this is certainly interesting information. Even if the chance of getting a key is no better than 50%, at level 10 one can then do personal story also for the key. It’s definitely worth looking into.
There are other ways of earning Keys, FYI. You can map complete for a 50/50 chance of getting a key + other mats (one of the rewards is always a Key or a Transmutation charge). And there are several maps in the game that once you know all the routes you can easily do in 20-30 minutes. Especially mid-level zones that give coveted mid-level mats. So you can do like Caledon Forest on a new character Map complete it in 20 min get chance for a key or a a Trans Charge and then when its level 10 do the PS and get a key there. I don’t know, its not like they took it away they changed their early game (not to kill key farming) to help new players have a more streamlined and easier process.
I’ve done a lot of map clearing and unless they’ve recently made a change I’d say that the likelihood of getting a key for a map clear reward is closer to 1/50.
Its a 50/50 Chance as it’s either a Trans Charge or a Key. I’m not sure on the exact math numbers but there is a pool of two items to get in that reward slot. I get keys all the time, I have 15 characters to map complete on and it works pretty well, its not as streamlined as farming a key in the old way, but it works and you get tons of other loots and such just from completing the zone if you pick up your items.
@Astral: Yeah its totally possible to kill level 15 mobs when you are about level 10-ish depending on your class. I usually roll a Guardian for this and what I do is make sure I get Green gear for level 10 and put Minor Runes and Sigils in it that give Power. It works pretty well. The changes coming to the low level unlocking of skills might make it also a little slower, but it still is a way to farm it.
Maybe. It’s still only auto attack for several levels and then skill 2 added for several more. No first utility at level 5. No weapon swapping till level 7. I suspect the new leveling system means it will take longer than 20 minutes.
But you are saying you got 8 levels in 20 minutes or less by doing map clearing? If you did I’ll have to look into this.
I don’t know if someone already mentioned this but this was a mistake by WP he added a comment edit down in the thread about how you still DO get a key at level 10 completion of Personal Story Arc. It may take awhile longer (you have to get to level 10 to unlock the Personal Story now) but you can STILL keyfarm if you want.
The essence of the key farm was speed. The reason why speed is important is because it was barely cost effective at 30 minutes per run. If it takes longer because you have to first level to 10 by playing or adding in the time needed to get 8 PvP level tomes then it’s far more cost effective to do other stuff instead.
Crafting to level doesn’t work either. Cooking, which is the cheapest using all hearts is between 3 to 4 gold to get 7 levels. While someone can get some exp by switching between different crafting to refine, this assumes they have the raw materials to start with and don’t need to spend time or gold getting them.
There are other ways of earning Keys, FYI. You can map complete for a 50/50 chance of getting a key + other mats (one of the rewards is always a Key or a Transmutation charge). And there are several maps in the game that once you know all the routes you can easily do in 20-30 minutes. Especially mid-level zones that give coveted mid-level mats. So you can do like Caledon Forest on a new character Map complete it in 20 min get chance for a key or a a Trans Charge and then when its level 10 do the PS and get a key there. I don’t know, its not like they took it away they changed their early game (not to kill key farming) to help new players have a more streamlined and easier process.
The low level maps are 1-15. Are you saying that you can start a new char and in 20 minutes do a whole map? That in 20 minutes you will be able to handle level 15 mobs that are trying to kill you while you are doing hearts?
You realize you will now only have autoattack for several levels. No blocks, no cc skills. Just good old auto.
I don’t know if someone already mentioned this but this was a mistake by WP he added a comment edit down in the thread about how you still DO get a key at level 10 completion of Personal Story Arc. It may take awhile longer (you have to get to level 10 to unlock the Personal Story now) but you can STILL keyfarm if you want.
The essence of the key farm was speed. The reason why speed is important is because it was barely cost effective at 30 minutes per run. If it takes longer because you have to first level to 10 by playing or adding in the time needed to get 8 PvP level tomes then it’s far more cost effective to do other stuff instead.
Crafting to level doesn’t work either. Cooking, which is the cheapest using all hearts is between 3 to 4 gold to get 7 levels. While someone can get some exp by switching between different crafting to refine, this assumes they have the raw materials to start with and don’t need to spend time or gold getting them.
They said keyfarming was alright. Why change it now? This is horsekitten.
Way to be inconsistent as always.
It was all right.
Now it is still all right but more time consuming.
Nothing is inconsistent here, just unpleasant for those who farm.
Yes I would say getting to level 10 without level tomes falls into the category of “more time consuming”.
No doubt people can add PvPing to their regular activities for the purpose of getting tomes but since key farming barely paid off when it took no more than 30 minutes for a run, adding the time involved in leveling to 10 or the time needed to get the 10 PvP tome rewards to this time means it’s no longer cost effective.
“As we layered in systems and new rewards across the levels, some other features like weapon swapping and skill slot unlocks have been moved a bit to fill in better with the progression of mechanics we’ve established.”
The Chinese system has skills and utilities removed to higher levels. While ANet didn’t spell it out in the blog, knowing what other Chinese stuff they are bringing in implied they were doing this also.
Key farming would have gone away if keys actually dropped while playing the game the way it was supposed to be played.
Black Lion Keys do drop in game from random mobs, but the probability is so tiny that it’s almost non-existent. I’ve been playing regularly since early launch, and I’ve gotten about 4 keys from random mobs over that span. Outside of precursors, they seem to have one of the lowest drop rates of any item.
If ANet would increase the BLK drop rate to a reasonable level (for example, maybe half the rate that black lion chests drop), it would probably help quash a lot of the angst over key farming getting nerfed.
Black lion keys are probably a pretty good moneymaker for ANet. Tolerating key farming is one thing, as key farmers probably wouldn’t have bought keys anyway. Giving keys away to all, including to the people who will pay for keys, is another thing entirely. Giving keys away cuts into their profit in a way that key farming doesn’t.
One consideration. If you have the scrolls to get to level 20 and if the keys are still at level 10 and level 30, then the most effective use of those scrolls is to go all the way to the level 30 story line to get 2 keys out of it. Doing the 2 sets of stories before the level 30 set should give enough exp that only some leveling to level 30 needs to be done.
I wonder if ill be able to put them in my collection still.
“You will no longer deposit minis into bank collections. Once a mini is removed from the bank, the collection space for that mini in the materials area of the bank will disappear. Those collections are being moved to the Wardrobe. New achievements will also now be available for completing Wardrobe account unlocks for the series 1, 2, and 3 minis.”
Now this part is a little ambiguous however the way I read it is, if you have a mini in that slot and you get another then you can still place it in there. If you don’t have that mini already then the slot will be gone and if you get it you can only put it in bank/personal inventory or make it account bound.
https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/miniatures-and-finishers-in-your-account-wardrobe/
“Any minis currently in your bank or bank collection tab will still be in your bank when you log in. You’ll need to take them out individually and choose whether to unlock them for your account or dispose of them some other way. In order to make this easier, all minis of the same type now stack in inventory.”
Perhaps someone with the Legendary Hammer, Juggernaut? http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/The_Juggernaut
Drawing the weapon causes the player to be covered in liquid metal. The color of the metal changes depending on:
While it’s an interesting idea, crafting to level 10, I’m not sure that the cost of crafting will be cost effective for a key run. Most key runs only net the gem store items and a few silver in items to sell or salvage. The gem store items have the gem value that it would have cost for you to buy them, but not everyone wants or values these items.
If it costs a gold or two to craft to from level 2 to level 10, times the average of 50 times this has to be done then it will cost 50 to 100 gold just get one skin.
Looks likely that changes will effect this. But I don’t think it will stop people from keyfarming. I think the techniques used will change and particularly take longer, but be worth it as there will be less supply for the key items acquired (skins, minis, permanant contracts etc) for profit without effecting demand so hopefully the extra time will equate to an equivalent profit. Just less boxes opened.
It may bring more people into PvP in order to get the Tomes of Knowledge. 8 of these plus being level 2 out of the story instance will allow someone to do the personal story.
Key farming was an unintended consequence. It wasn’t a feature. I’m glad Anet is changing it.
The ignorance of many players is astounding. If you don’t key farm that’s your choice. Farmers supply those lovely skins you get to buy cheaply.
Keep applauding the Chinafication of GW2 I’ll pass.
Did you ever stop to think that maybe Anet will be forced to change how keys are acquired now? If there are very few keys being bought now because of this change, they will be forced to change their tactic on selling them or making them more available by other means, or perhaps getting rid of them altogether. The current system keeps the keys in place that isn’t even a viable alternative, as to how the game should be played. Again, it was an unintended consequence that was unforeseen.
Or perhaps the same number of keys will continue to be bought by the people who bought before this.
Key farmers as a group probably didn’t buy key then and won’t buy keys now. There is no real evidence that there will be a net change in the numbers of keys bought after the patch.
Imo ANet truly needs to take tickets and scraps out of the black lion chests and either put the weapon skins directly on sale in the gem store or sell the tickets directly to get the skins from the vendor.
Once key farming is ended and the majority of weapon skins are from buying keys, I’m expecting each weapon to cost several hundred gold each, around 400 to 500 gold.
Just a graphical bug concerning the Ceremonial Plated Outfit. When I wear it on my Asura Ranger my bow hovers quite far away from my body, making it look like it’s in midair all by itself. And the Holographic Dragon Wings are not even attached to my body. On all other races it seems fine though.
If you look, the wings are lopsided also. In fact all the backpieces I’ve previewed on my Asura while wearing this outfit are lopsided (tilted to the right).
They should do away with breathers as gear and just use it as a skin. You don’t actually need them to survive underwater, so the only value is cosmetic.
Instead, you should just have your land-helm provide the stats/rune.
Considering most people at level 80 have, at best, a masterwork with stats that don’t match their build, getting rid of the breather as gear would be a good idea since they don’t seem to be interested in making it craftable.
You posted in the wrong forum for the help you want. This is the Account Issues forum. it’s mostly for people who need help on a ticket already made or advice on how to make a ticket.
Normally the two are the same. It’s the same login for both the forum and the game. Perhaps it’s glitched now if he can log into the game but not the forum.
If it’s been that long since he heard from them, maybe the email from then is still going to the old email of perhaps to the span or junk folders. Have him check those and read the stickied thread above, Not getting our email.
He can also update the ticket, making sure they know about the new email and that it wasn’t compromised.
If that doesn’t work and it’s been 3 days or more you can post his ticket number in the stickied thread, Tickets for review-3 days and older.
Today, Twilight Arbor. Everyone else was in the dungeon when I zoned into that map. When I tried to enter the dungeon I got a message that the map I’m trying to enter is full and telling me to ask my party members to join me on my map. Tried zoning to another map and back and entering again. Didn’t work. The rest of the party had to leave the dungeon and then I was able to enter it.
Imo the main flaw with your suggestion is the rationale behind it, that the reason for guilds is WvW. Not role playing. Not PvP. Not PvE. Not just to hang out with friends and maybe do this and that. People join guilds for many reasons, not just WvW.
An example of a problem tied to your suggestion. What if someone is a major role player who also likes WvW. The guild with the roleplaying you like is tied to one server but you really want to WvW another server. If you join another guild for WvW then every time you switch guilds between WvW and roleplaying, you get locked out for 24 hours.
Your suggestion has the potential to force people to chose between being in a guild with friends and being in a guild for a particular server.
Your suggestion said that switching guilds would lock you out of WvW for 24 hours. Personal guilds without affiliation would need to be exempted then otherwise you would be locked out every time you switch to access it. And of course there will be those that make a personal guild, get the affiliation then want to join another guild with a different affiliation. This means they will have to pay again to switch their personal guild. A minor point but it will cost them each time they do this.
“The cost of joining a server for your guild would reflect on the quanitity of members currently in your guild at that time. " What if a guild has a lot of people and kicks them all to get the lowest price then reinvites?
How much gold for an unguilded person? This means players without that much gold wouldn’t be able to access WvW? A paywall in game isn’t a good idea imo.
How are people in game supposed to find a guild for the server it wants to play for? Guilds can advertise, sure but they don’t advertise all the time. People will have to pay close attention to chat in hopes that a guild for the server they want is advertising
This means people will have to chose guilds not for the personality of the guildies and guild but the WvW affiliation.
How about new guilds? The one that don’t have the badges and influence? How are they to get and retain people who want to do WvW if they can’t access WvW?
Hello guys . Today I bought a human heavy T3 armor but I just wanted a skin so after a purashe just sold the Parts again at the npc . There were 5 of 6 parts i bought so my question is : I need to buy the whole Set again to get the AP for Emperor title or every part of set just count and I dont need to keep this ?
You can only buy and unlock each piece once to count toward the title.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Fashion
“….The Emperor’s New Wardrobe; this tracks the total number of pieces you have collected. Maximizing each title requires purchasing six cultural armor pieces for Tier 1, 2, and 3, which costs 128g 98s or 644g 90s for all five races, which will also complete the meta achievement”
In total, you will need to soulbind 90 unique pieces of cultural armor. If you mouse over the armor at the NPC it will say locked or unlocked. The ones you bought should say unlocked, which means buying them again will not count towards the title.
