Guild Wars 2

Caudecus is the Joker!

“Do I really look like a guy with a plan? You know what I am? I’m a Krytan drakehound chasing Charr. I wouldn’t know what to do with one if I caught it! You know, I just… do things.”

Reads the ‘Watch out for Scarlet’ link
oh….pooh, I like my idea better.

Queen Jenna goes to podium to read her letter and is shot
Queen Jenna falls to the ground
Music plays in the background, "mmmm whatcha sayyyy…’
Caudecus tries to take the throne
Jenna shoots him, Caudecus falls
Music plays in the background, "mmmm whatcha sayyyy…’
Hobo tron shoots Rytlock, Logan shoots Hobo Tron
Music plays in the background, "mmmm wha…mmm…wha….mmmm whatcha sayyyy…’
Letter finally revealed that Jenna was going to run away with Anise, this was all going to be a huge break up session with Logan

This mental break in reality might have been influenced by SNL:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMofJ7XPYuo

TehPwnerer.7215:

Anet should encourage people to use their races cities – not ensure they all just hang around Lion’s Arch all day.

This was a big problem with GW1 as well. Every main city of the game was dead except for Lion’s Arch (in Tyria, anyway). They should want Charr to hang out in the Black Citadel – Asura to hang out in Rata sum, etc.

Like make the “mini LA” areas in each city only available to that specific race. That’d keep it “exclusive” while still being open to everybody of that race so that they have somewhere else to be other than Lion’s Arch.

Problem is players will still try to find that one “hub” where every one is.
Part of this is on the player’s actions, it isn’t just all on ANet.
Take for example daily central, aka Queensdale. I don’t see many Charr in the Plains of Ashford doing their dailies (unless Ascalonian killer is in it), usually folks just pile up there because….well ‘everyone’ is there.

Duke Nukem as a Asuran.
I’ve come to masticate elastic sugary concoctions and kick some posteriors….and apparently my inventory currently lacks sugary concoctions.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Sylvari

The sylvari are omnivorous humanoid plants. Some sylvari closely resemble humans but with a fey cast to their features such as tilted eyes and pointed ear tips; most display plantlike features such as hard wood for bone structure, have foliage and petals for hair, and bark acting as flesh. Golden sap moves through their veins instead of blood and pollen falls off of them as they move.

So they do have sap, not blood also based on other interviews I don’t think they have internal organs like humans do.

SinerAthin.2374:

smeen.4237:

I bet those with fungus-heads will make you trip.

Getting high on Sylvari sounds pretty interesting to me.

Just imagine a Sylvari sitting in a meeting, and shortly after; everyone else around her starts hallucinating and trippin’ balls, while the Sylvari is left utterly confused.

(Sylvari character): “Ma’am, stop licking my head. Please.”

So you are basically going to stand around LA and Pavilion, like everyone does already?

Hmm well good luck all the same.

Darkbattlemage.9612:

If you looking for test subjects just snatch some of the inquest and the Elder Dragon champions and minions they keep for pets. It would actually give them a particular purpose.

Too rambunctious and dangerous, I do like working with subjects who only complain about my miserly nature when it comes to payment instead of those who want to turn me into a minion. Thus Humans are the most “fun” to work with. Most don’t even ask for academic recognition, but rather trinkets! The Sylvari are even more malleable because they want “experience” more than a footnote in my papers.

Oh I do enjoy utilizing them for the dirty work. I try not to put my favorites into too much danger, but science can be tricky with new things.

However what is your opinion on the Hylek being elevated to our level within the near future? Their alchemical knowledge would be beneficial to us.

Near future is a very optimistic goal, but I believe they can be worked with.
After all they do recognize the importance of a stellar fusion reactor like the sun.
We just need to be careful with them on the subject of religion or whatever belief system they have.

I would like to get my hands on some of their psychedelic substances for a modification to the Peacemaker Golems I have been concocting.

We could not possibly accept the other races into our collegiate institutions.
They would just simply not understand, or at worst destroy themselves in the process.
If that were to happen where am I to get proper test sub…er I mean assistants?

The Norn are too enamored with their “spirits” and would wreck labs with their physical transformations. Though I will pause to admit it would be hilarious to use them as mascots for the next Golem tournament.

The Sylvari would be interesting, but I factor that our experimentations on one of their own could backfire on us diplomatically somehow. I just don’t feel comfortable bringing them closer into our facilities.

The Charr could be a possible candidate, but they are too close minded with their hierarchical thinking of the Legions first and their warbands. Yes it is quite similar to our krewes and colleges. There are differences; where we simply have the courtesy to sabotage each other and politically decimate our rivals the Charr have teeth, claws, and little self restraint in killing things in their way. Krewe/Warband rivalries would not end well mark my predictions.

That leaves the humans, silly bookahs. Though I do enjoy their silly antics as they beg their “gods” for help, I cannot see us elevating them to a level above the hylek really.
Their guilds and wars really did damage their mental capacity. It was only the near extinction of their race that helped them focus and even then they still deal with internal fights.

Ask yourselves this question: Do you really want to give them the potential of our tech in their hands? Only trained Asuran krewes should operate such items. They are too childish at the moment.

Oh sure their watchknight experiment is interesting, but they don’t even have the proper ethereal security measures in place to prevent them from being hijacked!

So you are basically paying for a two week pass to another Lion’s Arch?

There really should be some way for folks to read or experience this stuff in game if they don’t go to the site.

I thought Frostbite was cute originally, now that devourer is adorable.

Jeffrey Vaughn.1793:

Not every story step is “Destroy every enemy on the map”.

Mario has taught me lies all my life then.
I need to lie down and think about this.

Garenthal.1480:

Rytlock is becoming irritating. I thought his angst had been eliminated.

He’s Charr, angst is in the DNA.

Paulytnz.7619:

Lol I knew I would open up a can of worms if I said the dreaded “m” word.

Well you did good, I’d rate 7/10

I don’t care what we get just NOT mini’s please, I’m sick of them already and swear I will no longer buy anymore. I bought 2 packs of minis at the Halloween event to have all 4 and regret it now with all the new ones so often….

Perhaps if they let us have more than 1 out at a time, hmmm perhaps maybe 3, that could change my mind but that’s not gonna happen……

To which I do agree a bit, we have a lot of minis. I just enjoy collecting and selling the extras.

If they went with town clothes, normal looking seasonal ones, again that would be interesting. Then again I’m still waiting for some sort of wardrobe storage like LOTRO has. There’s so much potential there especially with the hardcore RP folks.

Kain Francois.4328:

Trahearne has a lot of potential if they actually delve into his backstory and his personality as a scholar.

Problem is, the NPCs worship him. So is it Trahearne we don’t like, or the NPCs?

For me it was that I didn’t like how ANet had him as a focus instead of Destiny’s Edge for the main storyline.
I would have been happy had he been the dungeon runner/Indiana Jones type of guy who was looking for things that could stop the dragons.

This way his scholarly side would have been invaluable and he would have needed you to complete these journeys. We, the players, could have bonded with him a bit better as you progressed through the dungeon stories. Heck it would have allowed the devs to use him in future Living story chapters too.

Now? He’s just uninspiring to me and locked away in Orr because we can’t meddle with that thanks to the shackles of the Personal Story.

Paulytnz.7619:

I’m hoping it’s something totally different, who knows maybe the introduction of mounts. :P

mounts

Hmmm see I’ll just grab this pitcher and pour a tall cool glass of “NNoooooOOOOPE!” As I read that line once more.

Chances are it will be something like a new skin for town clothes or something equally cosmetic. I don’t mind that too much.

“We will offer a gift to players; it’s something we did in Guild Wars 1 and we’ll bring it back in Guild Wars 2 when their character turns one year-old,”

Please birthday minis, please birthday minis…..

Name: Atlas
Main Character: Carth Blair (Human Guardian)
Current Region/Server: Isle of Janthir (US)
Interested Activities or specific things you want help with: PVE
Active: Usually online in late afternoons on weekdays.
Additional Comments: I’m not good with small chat, so asking me about my day is like pulling teeth. I am however really helpful with in-game stuff. If I’m not doing anything and you want to kill some Champ or try out a dungeon I’m available.
Also I do have one character for every class. So if that helps folks, great!
Do you want to be a member of the guild Legion of Honour Y/N: Nope, I would make a lousy guildie.
Are you happy for people to contact you directly (whisper/PM) Y/N: Yes, but if I don’t immediately respond I’m either neck deep in minotaurs or helping out my family away from keyboard.

Welcome SilentDream to a game that is unlike the traditional MMO formula for some things.

My advice is to go slow, take in the sights, talk with the NPCs, ask questions to any guildies or friends you have. Read the wiki if you need some more information on background, and consult dulfy’s site if you want more on the nuts and bolts of certain things.

Like the others said collect every node you can find then deposit it all in the bank. You might not craft yet, but when you do this will be worth it.
Do all the events, follow an NPC around if you are interested in what they are doing. For all you know that might just unlock another activity or mission for you.

Complete your starting zone, explore that part of the map, move on to the other race’s maps, and explore every home city and Lion’s Arch. You are getting experience points and some goodies just for enjoying the game’s art.

If you have played previous MMORPGs don’t think in their terms. You will either get confused or ticked off. Take the mindset of a person who just moved into a city they’ve never visited. Sure that’s scary, but exciting, and you’ll have a lot to learn.

Also trust yourself with the game. If people in game or in forums are grumping over something but you like it, you aren’t wrong. They probably just had different expectations. If you enjoy something in the game keep pursuing it, even if it might not be the most efficient way to get XP or gold.

Enjoy the ride, take in the sights, and explore everything.

RedSpectrum.1975:

Doggie.3184:

Rainbow Sprint.3215:

Well just dont eat them.

You can in certain places.

Giggity
/15 chars

(hi-5)
Thank you, some one else is in that mindset with me.

What they could have done was take a page from GW1 and have a “Pre Ascalon” tutorial zone. Replace “Pre Ascalon” with your personal story.
Take the early two Parts of stories (Levels 1 -20), scale them down in level requirement, then have the player run through them.

After that the Personal Story ends. The Order, Pact, and Orr mission parts could have been still instanced missions like they are now. The difference is instead of relying on the personal story markers you could have used the actual Order HQ to access those missions until you finally reach Fort Trinity. At Trinity the Orr missions are available to run through.

After that there’s the dungeon at Arah. This way the later stories could be seen as mini-dungeons. This way there’s not too much contamination with some characters in the Personal Story if the Living story kills them off in the “future”.

I like the Living Stories, the earlier ones (Flame and Frost, Lost Shores) were a bit rough but I loved the potential to it. Now it seems that the quality will start catching up to the potential.

After all they’ve said that once they get a solid number of these celebrations under their belt we will be looking at meatier updates in the future. I can’t wait!

No different than the half a dozen “I hate (Topic)” threads.

Jeff Nyman.6314:

That said, I still think Knut’s task of actually capturing that darn thing and somehow getting it up that mountain is a heck of a lot more impressive than a bunch of us basically hacking a captive worm to death, but … I guess with Norn’s it’s all about taking what you can get. Put another way: you are already upstaged by someone else on your very first quest — but that gives you something to strive for.

Oh I agree, Knut is a great hunter and powerful Norn.
He’s in charge of Hoelbrak for Spirit’s sake!
But the moot he hosted goes to show his generosity and hopefully it will be a grand example for fellow Norn in the future.

If anything our legends and stories owe a bit of thanks to him because he gave us that starting boost. If we can outshine him, which we do by killing Zhaitan later, then we are doing what Norn should do!

Glad I could help you out friend, hope to see you on the hunting grounds.

Menttor.2934:

I was just kidding. Of course I had breaks, but after realease everyone was playing like a mad man :P

I just wanted to make sure, that’s all.
After all some of us did see the South Park WoW episode and we all know at least one person who is like that.

Logan made an idiotic move, but it was his choice to make.
Snaff died because of it.
Jennah didn’t make him her slave, he’s really that girl-crazy and idiotic that’s all.

Though I do recommend getting the book. It was an entertaining read, especially since I finished it and did the story dungeons shortly after.

I want to see where the story goes.
Personal story only had so much before I just grinded through it. Don’t get me wrong, when we had nothing but it I didn’t mind it too much.
Then they started doing better, in my opinion, on the living story and I just want to see where it is going this month.

I have been leveling my alts, so that’s one other factor. Also this is just a fun game to unwind with after the dread-filled objective sort of day I usually have.

Menttor.2934:

I don’t know why, I just did it :-D.

And the guardian…well it was just after realease so I realized he is boring after like 96hours of nonstop gaming, after I reached 80.

96 hours…
By the Six Gods I hope you had potty breaks and shower breaks in those hours.
If not….oh wow. lol

pullnointer.1476:

Jennifer Hale… where have you been in the past 25 years? she is the VA for female sylvari and queen jennah. edit: you may recognize her in mass effect(shep) or diablo 3(leah) to name a few recent games

Some folks aren’t voice chasers like us.
I give people blank looks when they talk about sports athletes the same way they do me when I go on about how one guy voices (insert number) of characters.

You are picky :P
In my opinion he did bring it to show off how awesome he is, that’s just how the Norns are, but since you killed the thing that means you get some of the glory too.

Of course I like it because in another game I play they have a similar ritual, but you actually do hunt down the creature with a group. If it is killed, those that survive were awarded titles and respect.

You survived Issormir and killed it, yeah there were some other guys probably to help.
The thing is, we aren’t tracking them. We are tracking you, this is your story, your part. So chances are they too were awarded a similar title, but thems the breaks with game design versus lore.

I don’t really see light armor/medium armor being my thing. I love the look of heavy armor but I don’t like guardians and warriors.

I know this might not be something you want to hear, but maybe you should try the lighter armored professions. Who knows? They might have that energy you want.

haZZmaTTaZZ.6702:

Hicci.8761:

You are suffering from a chronic disease called “Did not read”. Take your time and it should go away.

I did read the “pamphlet” that came with the game and it instructed me which keys to hit to perform attacks and how to access my inventory and hero accoutrements. Was there something more specific you were referring to?

The game itself has quite a lot when you look at the environment.
Don’t get me wrong, GW2 really does have some problems teaching new people.
Part of it is, aside from the beginner missions, there’s not much on help aside from the less than helpful tips. At least we get achievement points if we unlock all those.

The game is very much centered on trying to have you ‘right there’ instead of stepping back, like most games, and offer a Out of Character tutorial. I have seen the disconnect with some people on that. Though for folks like me, who normally don’t like more traditional RPGs, this was more of a selling point.

This new content. Firstly, I kept amassing these ‘support’ tokens instead of any real loot. Had no clue what to do with them and still have them taking up space in my bank. So, I hear this chick won this election instead of this bad dude. All well and good….

Ah yes the Living Story, someday it will click for you. Honestly some of us were lost on some things, but stuff does tend to link together somehow. Look at that as if you just started watching a TV show before actually seeing the first few episodes. Eventually you do work out things as it goes on, but you might still be lost on others. The Personal Story for the Human characters introduces people like the Queen, Logan, and Anise. Those were the people in that instanced part of the Jubilee.

I would say that a good informative guild, or even just knowledgeable friends on your list, is a necessary thing for you to get the full impact of the world.
This isn’t going to be one of those standard fare MMOs where you play in one area until you get corralled to another area and keep going until DING you’re finally leveled up.

It is more akin to being in a city that you’ve never been in before.
There’s always the wiki and dulfy’s site if you get lost, but I do urge that you take your time and talk with everyone (NPC) you can find. Scouts and Heralds are good places to start for information on either the area (Scouts) or what’s going on in the Living Story (Heralds).

Have you gone to the Crown Pavilion?
If you want to do something in the open world Go to the Hot Air Balloons.
Also
When all else fails, the GW2 site does usually post guides for events to give you a helping hand.

As for torches themselves, there’s only four of them and all within Divinity’s Reach.

I see them as a combination of art and technology.
The Golems created by the Asura are powerful, but they were built more for function than art.
These Watchknights are the Queen’s showpieces to say “We can make powerful and beautiful stuff”. Why the female body and not the male? Maybe because the sleeker lines work better for aesthetics.

Would I be upset if they made male Watchknights? No, but then again I’d think it would have been predictable for them to make giant suits of armor which move.

This was a different approach and I welcome it. In a way the Queen honors Lyssa by making these Watchknights the way they are. Since she’s a Mesmer that also speaks to the design.

Elbegast.6970:

Arleen Sorkin is married to Christopher Lloyd. +1 to awesome.

Nice, I loved his work on Frasier.
But that isn’t Christopher “I was FROZEN TODAY” Lloyd, to which I just found out earlier.

Rainbow Sprint.3215:

Atlas.9704:

Rainbow Sprint.3215:

Well just dont eat them.

(burns some of the more interesting fan fiction he has been making)
Well there goes PLAN A.
(grumbles)
lol

Well dont be discouraged. I wouldn’t want to crush your dreams. You write that fanfic!

Actually I never wrote any, I’ll just use search engines to find the strange and twisted dreams of others and enjoy those.

Rainbow Sprint.3215:

Smooth Penguin.5294:

Martin Kerstein.3071:

Tara Strong was also the voice of Bubbles from the Powerpuff Girls!

cough

Ok, back to the topic at hand ^^

She also does Twilight Sparkle from MLP. I heard this from a friend of course.

She’s also Harley in Arkham City.

Though she does a respectable Harley, I still loved the original (Arleen Sorkin) more.
But she retired from it and Tara is a fine successor to the crown—-er mask, you know what I mean.

Pure Heart.1456:

Atlas.9704:

I cannot lose my pet! They just need to work on them, that’s all.

What, the very same juvenile pet that I have? …and that everyone else has? Can’t even remember my pet’s name… why so attached?

Obviously you didn’t catch the quote reference, but whatever I’ll still answer.
I like having pets in this game because I liked collecting and naming my pets in GW1 for my character there.
I’m all for the ability to stow them away and they not show up unless you will it, but I don’t want to absolutely lose the ability to have pets in the first place.

Just because you can’t remember yours doesn’t mean everyone else is apathetic like that.

Now I just want a Necro NPC named Raven voiced by Strong.
It would fit the game very well.

To quote NC: “(BLEEP)ing Bubbles!”

Narcemus.1348:

^ Especially when a group of adventurers come in and kill your god! AND ruin your attempt to resurrect him!

Not only that but some still have the gall to invade your Citadel again for gold, and some even time it. BAH! lol

Though I will agree that it provides a lot of focus on one specific place, they do try to have activities littered around the world.
Be it balloon escorts, champions of the Queen to fight, holo projectors, boxes to open, etc there still is something to do.
Problem is if we didn’t have this places would still be abandoned.
Just look at how Orr was a ghost town because people kept grinding out Queensdale.

I can’t blame the Living Story updates for all the player population woes, but I wouldn’t turn down them having an event that has more than one spot really active.

I couldn’t vote Hylek just on the principle that I’m sick of hearing about the Sun.
If I hear “Prove the sun shines through you…” one more time I’m paying an Elder Dragon to eat the Sun.

Tuomir.1830:

(and would Flame Legion even take orders from a woman?)

They have no influence within the other Legions, they are constantly hunted by their own people, and the Charr High Command just made peace with humans, thus killing off one potential war with another race. That gives the other Legions breathing room to hunt down Flame faster.

I would say that yes, some outsider with incredible power and the potential to give them Dredge tech would be a fine carrot for discussions. When you get desperate enough, anything is a possibility.

I think Dragon Bash could come back next year. ANet has been giving that feeling within interviews that this year’s celebrations were being set up for use next year.
I don’t know if they’ll have the wings or something newer, but here’s hoping all the same.

Well the first one was Humans and the Karkha with a Sylvari bad guy, but like we’ve all agreed that’s not much for substance.
Then the next one was Norn and Charr based, then we went back to the Lions Arch area for a while. Now we’re dealing with Asura/Human pirate blending.
We have 4 of the races mixed together as villans and have as Heroes:
1 Charr
1 Norn
3 Female Humans

So I think after the Jubilee and maybe one other story chapter we’ll probably see Sylvari as some focus, either for good or ill. Hopefully both, but I’m dreaming too big right now.

Xenon.4537:

Oh it was definitely wanted back in gw1. The flipping box art had a cool image of a mesmer holding one, but it was never in the game, and melee mesmers weren’t exactly viable.

Oh I loved her…I mean I loved her design!
Yeah such a cool look.
(nervous chuckle)

Holy Six I just realized mesmers had their hooks in me even way back in GW1 era.

Jubilee first, personal story later and you are welcome once you see the benefits.

I’m not raising my hand up, but rather posting to say I’ve met one of your folks.
I kind of felt bad for them when some one tried to troll them into a religion discussion just because of your guild name.

They stuck to their guns and acted in a mature manner, clarifying that this was more of a Fire Emblem thing than anything else.

So kudos to that person.