Guild Wars 2

If you don’t play him then delete him a roll an Ele human/sylvari/asura? It’s not like leveling is hard.

Yea! Another mount thread.

Mounts are prestige items, like legendary weapons. They’re the sexy sports car of a fantasy game world.

The only useful thing they do is speed travel. We have frelling Asura Waypoints that can port us across the game world for loose change.

The only use for mounts in this game is to brag how yours is bigger or prettier or cooler than someone else. Do we really need virtual ostentatious?

Thunderbrew.7034:

Behellagh.1468:

@Thunderbrew, I don’t know who you are directing this toward but nearly all of the GW2 hype I heard leading up to it was pushing how it was going to be a more player friendly MMO than ones that came before. That to me sounds more like it’s targeting casual players than hardcore ones.

Read the OP. It clearly is someone saying that the content is too hard for them. After reading your reply and once again the OP, I realize where the problem is: How you are
defining “casual gaming.”

Casual gaming has nothing to do with the difficulty of the game itself, but the time
required by the game to experience everything it has to offer. I good example would
be in WOW, where you had to be in an end game raiding guild and playing 5 nights
a week (due to mandatory attendance) in order to get “the best gear.”

Research all of the “casual vs hardcore” debates and you will see this has nothing
to do with how easy a game is. I cannot devote 40 hours a week to this game either,
but when I do play, I would like to see SOME kind of challenge for my time to be
worth it.

The only hard part of this game are some of the jumping puzzles (especially the
clock tower one for halloween). If you run fractals with people using TS or Ventrilo,
they are not hard. WvW I dont even need to comment on, and the end zones
are solable by any class.

I’m not talking Casual gaming. Casual gaming is Plants Vs Zombies or Angry Birds. I’m talking about a casual gamer. Someone who don’t have oodles of free time to spend on a game. For MMOs, back in the subscription days, they didn’t hang around long simply because at some point they couldn’t rationalize paying $15 a month for a game they might be about to put 30-50 hours a month in. Due to the slow leveling process of those MMOs they would never have a chance to see the world, play the higher level content, explore the various classes or races. They would join a guild, start a new character with a bunch of guildies and the next time they log in everyone has outleveled him by 5 or 10 levels and he can’t play with them anymore.

A lot of those problems aren’t found in GW2. No subscription. Auto level adjustment. Fast leveling since everything gives you XP. No PvP required unless you want to. No triad. Easily soloable. No tagging. No loot rolls. It’s these features that makes the game attractive to “casual” players.

Now if I was still in HS or college and spent an inordinate amount of time playing, that is what I define as a hardcore player. They’ve been playing videos at home their entire lives. The only tricky part of jumping puzzles for them is the puzzle part, not the jumping part. I’m just to uncoordinated to jump reliably. No amount of practice, assuming I had the time, is going to make me significantly better at it. I just have no rhythm.

I’m probably semi-casual. I can play a bit more than friends who have families and have more things consuming their free time. I might be able to do 20 hours a week. Gaming, in total, not just this game. Before GW2 I was playing XCOM, Civ4, and Torchlight I. I haven’t touch them since I installed GW2. Before them it was City of Heroes and nothing else. I have Steam running in the background and I see one of my buddies literally play 6 games in one day and buys twice that number monthly on Steam. He has nearly 600 games on Steam. I have maybe 10 “modern” games in my house. I’m digressing here.

Circling back, yea I’m not “good” at MMOs. I might be better if I have the time to get “serious” but I don’t. And it’s that, not having time, which dictates my skill in the game. My “casual” devotion to it.

Obligatory xkcd comic.

@Thunderbrew, I don’t know who you are directing this toward but nearly all of the GW2 hype I heard leading up to it was pushing how it was going to be a more player friendly MMO than ones that came before. That to me sounds more like it’s targeting casual players than hardcore ones.

You can check out the charr male/heavy armor here.

argos-soft.net/GW2ArmorGallery/index.php?sex=0&weight=3&color=0&race=1

Note, you will need to cut and paste the URL into the browser as the automatic vectoring from the GW2 forum when you click on it upsets the argos soft website and it will start you off with the default setting.

Counting left to right and then down it’s the 26th armor (total of 37 armor skins). Click on it to see it from the four sides and it includes the list of what armors are skinned with it.

Actually Market Makers (aka Flippers) buy from impatient people and sell to impatient people. They either want their money now or that item now and making a little more or paying a little less isn’t as important to them as the wanting it now part.

Flippers take advantage of that. There isn’t anything wrong taking advantage of that. But it certainly isn’t to magnanimously help distribute wealth, the TP does this all by itself.

Players are clever like that. Check out the Armors page at Argos Soft or GW2Spidy/GuildWarsTrade for market research.

It never ceases to amaze me what determined fans can do to add to a game.

The T kitten imply a web browser that pops up in the game. I’m going to assume that something security wise on your system isn’t pleased with it in some way. Firewall software, bad IE install (I’m guessing it’s using the browser code built into Windows, the same code the IE uses rather than rolling their own).

rizzo.1079:

Chipster.6713:

Dungeons are not very hard.. It’s all about placing your traits right and using the right skills. If you’re running a party with lots of boon support from everyone and a positive mind, then no task is too challenging in this game.

Once again, what you’re saying is “Dungeons are easy once you’ve memorized what exactly to do in each run.” That may be fun for you, getting repeatedly killed until you’ve memorized what to do and when, but it’s aggressively unfun to a lot of us out there. I’d rather run across a champ in the open world, they’re much more fun to figure out solo and you don’t have an entire party that’s depending on you to not die or they’re down a fifth of their strength. Oh also you can res right away when you’re dead, so you can go right back to the battle, not stare at other people having fun while you lay there dead(or worse yet making someone stop having their fun to res you).

Different strokes for different folks. Like when people tried to convince me that memorizing the hardest level of Guitar Hero was fun…if that’s fun for you, go for it, but to me it’s just memorization and that’s just not fun in my opinion. Fortunately the rewards for doing dungeons are pretty lame so nobody’s forced to run them.

I’m with him. I detest speed runs. They quickly turn into a gold/hour metric. Sorry we won’t do that path because the other 2 have quicker short cuts. It’s no longer about the challenge or the story or the environment. It gets turned into a rail shooter between chest drops.

Another problem, cost of entry is high. Form a team and if you are the new guy who don’t know the proper “path”, want to watch the cut scenes, get that POI, you’ll get booted and have it broadcasted to all who are forming teams at the entrance not to team with you. I couldn’t do a dungeon until I joined an understanding guild and still sometimes they forget that I haven’t run this path already 100 times.

What, nobody ever read the loot tables in the back of a DM’s guide before?

You roll on a table for rarity and then roll to see what it is. Likely the rare table has a tiny chance for a roll on the exotic table.

All they are changing is if you don’t get an rare in the 5 rolls, one is turned to a rare. Just now it’s not one rare per character per 24 hours but one rare per account. Doesn’t affect the people who aren’t shuffling between characters.

I was just reminded in another thread of one. Accidentally triggering dodge on a jumping puzzle because I’m cautiously moving myself close to a ledge.

Tap – move forward
Tap – move forward
Tap – oops timing to close dodge forward

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Splot!

Care to share the answer?

I don’t think they will every allow you to change race or profession. They want you to start over because the longer you play, the greater the chance you would spend cash for gems. Plus it keeps the active population up.

Is it so much to ask for a phone to just be a phone?

It costs me to receive or send a text message.

Newb not Noob. Obligatory definition of each.

http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20060823

Not all of us have unlimited text messaging. I don’t text. My friends don’t text. We’re old like that.

It’ll cost me $0.10 each time.

I do but I’m simply using the motherboard audio, Realtek.

Likey.

Charr15

A couple of hours a night, two longer sessions on the weekend if I have nothing planned.

Mine works but I’ve only bought 600 things in over 3 months.

Vorch.2985:

Being chased down by 3 people in WvW, about to die on a cliff…

Used Fear Me.

THE LULZ

As funny as that is I’m now annoyed that while you can fear people off clifts my Mesmer can’t knock them off with my Greatsword’s knockback power.

That’s kind of funny because when I tab out of full screen my GPU usage plummets according to Process Explorer. I’m using AMD GPU so maybe it’s a think with nVidia.

Darthaemos.6370:

I think the main problem here is ANET forcing us to use Laurels as currency to buy the new ascended gear. Before, Dailies were pretty much optional, but now, the only way to get some ascended gear is by grinding Dailies. And yeah, it does tremendously feel like grinding now.

If there were alternate ways to get these ascended gear, such as through fractals, or even some exorbitant sum (5000+) of dungeon tokens would have been better. This new time-gated method of using Laurels is just plain boring and grindy.

It’s no different than being forced to do dungeons to get the specific currency to buy the armor associated with the dungeon. Maybe you are simply going to skin what you currently have with it, maybe you are wearing it outright but the currency is tied to specific content.

Here the dailies’ currency of laurels is heavily tied to ascended gear. Honestly if it wasn’t these threads bemoaning the fact I wouldn’t know that because I don’t do Fractals. I used them to buy random armor for my class and are now saving for the puppy ( I feel a great disturbance, as if thousands of min/maxers suddenly cried out).

Is it fair that useful Fractal items are tied to an activity outside of that portion of the game, yea. Was it ANet trying to get Fractal fanatics back out in the PvE world for a while, probably.

Some bowlers will never have an above 200 average no matter how often they bowl, practice or own better equipment.

Same is true with golfers. Your out on the links every weekend. You take your clubs with you on vacation. You splurged and bought a set of really expensive clubs you’ve seen advertised. Still your handicap has never been south of 30.

But if you enjoy playing socially with others, it doesn’t matter.

Some of us will never have, or have again, the muscle control and eye hand coordination to easily do jumping puzzles. Or to be awesome at dodging during PvP. I enjoy playing this game with my limitations because I have to figure out how to succeed without relying on fast reflexes or overwhelming firepower (but overwhelming firepower is fun too).

Lukhas.1962:

Yes, I also noticed this. I think it’s a bug, because wherever you go around the map, constantly heard the sound of breaking ice or snow falling pieces.

Echos from the surrounding mountains.

No, Irradiated swords are masterwork quality. Trust me. I don’t know why they marked the recipe as fine, it’s not like you can trade them, the recipe, on the market. But the crafted sword itself is masterwork. Oddly an irradiated pistol is only fine quality yet the irradiated focus like the sword is also masterwork quality.

Well this thread was a good idea. Started as a place to commiserate with other more casual players and has now turned into a thread where hardcore players boast about their "leet"skillz and tell the less skilled players to shoo, MMOs are serious player games.

Unlocking weapon skills faster? It only takes a half a dozen to a dozen kills to unlock all the skills on any weapon. It was something I did early on, get one of each type of weapon my profession could use and whacked things until I unlocked all the weapon skills.

Trait points however are most certainly level tied.

Red Falcon.8257:

Behellagh.1468:

Casual games aren’t the ones who would spend money on a game controller, gaming mouse, gaming keyboard, gaming keypad. And equipment isn’t going to improve my jumping skills.

Casual game means catering to people who don’t play a lot of time, period.
It has nothing to do with the skill or hardware required to play the game.

Yes but if I don’t play a lot of games because I don’t have a lot of free time why would I spend money on a bunch of hardware that won’t get much use? See my point.

I didn’t say anything was marked down. Just that if there is no longer a buyer it’s likely that the new high bid is lower while my price was the previous high. You still end up with likely a narrow range between cheapest sale price and highest bid.

Scumbag Mawile.6384:

Karizee.8076:

Scumbag Mawile.6384:

Anet stated there would be no expansion in 2013

I have seen no such statement. Source?

Ehh, I think it was specifically stated somewhere.

Nevertheless, “not on the horizon” should safely rule out the next nine months.

Links are in my last post.

Karizee.8076:

We anticipate NCsoft will also launch a mobile version of Blade & Soul in 1H through one of Japan’s leading mobile-gaming platform operators, DeNA. NCsoft plans to roll out its new title WildStar (currently being developed by US-based Carbine Studios) in 2H using CD packages in the US and Europe. It also intends to launch Guild Wars 2 in China, Taiwan, and Japan. An expansion pack for Guild Wars 2 is slated for a 2H release in the US and Europe.

http://www.kdbdw.com/bbs/board/message/view.do?messageId=184358&messageNumber=1392&messageCategoryId=0&startId=zzzzz~&startPage=1&curPage=1&searchType=2&searchText=&searchStartYear=2012&searchStartMonth=02&searchStartDay=09&searchEndYear=2013&searchEndMonth=02&searchEndDay=08&lastPageFlag=&categoryId=76

A few weeks ago the devs said this. In early February just after that report broke they said this.

Doesn’t seem like they are in agreement with what NCsoft told the analysts during the CC.

And your link doesn’t work.

Karizee.8076:

Probably end of this year.

Says NCsoft. ANet had a different response.

Yiasmath.3190:

hmmm, interesting fact, so basically you receive 85% when you sell a item in Lion Trade?

Thanks for the help.

Yes, but you have to have the 5% just to use the TP. And that 5% is non refundable. Pull the item and then list it at a lower price, another 5% please.

Someone told me that if I sell to a buyer, who was looking for 10@4s and I was selling him my 5 but at the time I click sell he was down to 3@4s, I would sell him 3 and the remaining 2 are now a sell order at 4s.

If this is true then that’s how prices suddenly get within a few copper of one another. As I tapped out the remaining 3 at 4s, the next buy offer becomes highest buy, lets say 3s98c while my remaining 2 are now a sell order at 4s. Others jump in, panicking and that 2 becomes 10 or 20, obliterating the cause. Others would decide the few coppers aren’t worth it and start filling buy orders driving the prices apart again, more panic etc.

Eventually the few low sale priced items sell and the price jumps back up to where it was before trying to sell 10 to a buyer who was now looking for less than that when you pressed the sell button.

Use GWSpidy to find the cheapest low level green (<26 rating). Make 40. Use the the MF to see if you get something better or use them there when you get MF as a daily option. You can get to level 25 in many crafts by simply refining ore/making boards/a few very basic items.

Only problem is some of the masterwork level 25 or less recipes are karma bought from someone with a complete heart quest.

I did irradiated swords, recipe from Pachoo.

Mysticjedi.6053:

What I do stink at is accumulating gold. I never buy anything, and yet still have under 10g. Maybe I just don’t play enough, but I can’t figure out how people are so good at getting so much gold.

I don’t play the market like some. When I sell at the TP I undercut the lowest sale and I know that if I can’t sell it for 20% over the price a merchant will buy it from you, then it’s better to sell it to the merchant.

If you are leveling up crafting skill then keep the mats for that skill (or two since you can have two active at a time) and sell the rest (except for the rarer ones) on the TP. It will require you to get to a bank or crafting area to pull the mats from your bank that you sent there from the field (pull down on the inventory screen) so you can sell it, some fetch some nice money.

I never pass up to gather mats as I’m moving through an area. Just make sure you have the right level harvesting equipment or you will get junk. Don’t forget to loot bodies.

And buy bigger bags. 10 slots are quite cheap when compared to the 12/15/20 variety

When you pass a merchant/armor repair/completed heart take a moment to sell off any blue drops you don’t want. 95% of the time the price at the TP (O key) isn’t worth it. Salvage whites and transfer the mats. Basic salvage kit is good enough for whites.

I’m an explorer so I simply tried to uncover each and every area. Join in events when I come across them. I think I hit 80 before I was done with all the Level 30-35 areas.

Sometimes I wish JQ would drop a rank or two so I can get the other POIs.

Read the sticky post at the top of this forum about tips for new players. Lots of useful info there.

Red Falcon.8257:

Why don’t you ask for advices on how to improve?
Honestly gaming is not rocket science, and GW2 is not that challenging considering we now do solo Lupicus and can plow throw frac 40-50.
I mean you’re a human like the others here, unless you have some genetic impairments I’m pretty sure you can do just as well as others.

I believe the main issue though is keybinds and how you play.
Having a gaming mouse with 5 buttons for instance allows you to take all the utilities, elite and heal off your left hand’s burden.
Then you use left hand only for skills and profession skills.
Move with mouse if melee, if ranged you need wasd but ranged is so much easier to play than melee in pve so it pays off.

Casual games aren’t the ones who would spend money on a game controller, gaming mouse, gaming keyboard, gaming keypad. And equipment isn’t going to improve my jumping skills.

Well the 10% fee is factored into the profit number you see before you hit sell. You have to notice the 5% listing fee which is displayed but not factored into the profit number since you pay that regardless.

This change isn’t going to affect my play. It would never occur to me to switch characters just to get multiple rares from each rare guaranteed event. I barely have enough time to play with one character.

Now when I first started 3 plus months ago doing Maw, back when I was level appropriate for that area, and it was actually challenging because we didn’t have 50 players, some swinging legendary weapons, rushing to join in. Of course all I got was blues and maybe a green that I couldn’t use but the gear I could use was often better than what I had.

To make these missions “worth while” to higher level players to do they made sure at least one item was rare or higher. BAM! The events are now swarmed like ants on a sugar cube. An enormous amount of rares are injected into the world and turned into salvaged mats or cashed in. So yes, the side effect is a kick in the economy’s neither region. And obviously the wealth being injected is more than just a blip. Hence the one guaranteed per account per day. Maybe this will cut down on the crowds a tad. At the very least it will help the price of rares and the mats they can produce.

Just today I was doing SE3 for the first time and I was tagging behind following the rest of my guild and I see them jump off an edge so I followed. Died. Twice. Maybe three times before they pointed out the ledge half way down.

clay.7849:

Just because there isn’t content for max gear doesn’t mean anything except that this game is way too easy.

I mean, why even have exotic gear if there isn’t anything that makes it necessary?

Because somewhere someone NEEDS to have the very, very best of everything to enjoy playing the game. And if some new gear comes out that is better than what they have they BETTER to be able to get it RIGHT NOW without requiring a new currency or to them the game has become an endless grind for gear which was promised in the manifesto to never happen.

Yes, that’s sarcasm if your detectors aren’t working today.

Astraea.6075:

One potential problem occurred to me with regards to the suggestion of paying the 5% listing fee out of sales revenue when filling buy orders.

As the TP currently operates, if I try to sell a larger quantity of goods to a buy order than is ordered at that price, the remainder of my goods get listed at that price. So if I didn’t have to pay a listing fee up front for filling buy orders, then what stops me from creating a small buy order at my desired price point and then overfilling it to get my items listed for potentially zero fees (i.e. I only pay if they sell, otherwise I can remove them without incurring a loss of fees).

I know there are a few methods that could be used to fix such a problem, but it does add another layer of complexity to implementing such a change.

Well that explains why I see the price drop down to within coppers of the current high order. Wish that wouldn’t happen, the automatic sell order on the excess. Simply because you don’t know if that buy order for X number is still valid between the time you call it up and the time you hit the button.

I like some of the asura background conversations. The one at the United Arcanist Lab’s in Sparkfly Fen about the liquidfication weapon reinforces my belief that the entire asura race is like Walter and Billy from Fringe.