Guild Wars 2

anzenketh.3759:

This is due to crafting levels eventually going to 500. Give it time it will adjust itself so that you can craft to 80 again. When all professions are at 500.

I’m well aware that in the future this will happen. But the XP should not have been nerfed now. Anet did not warn us of this happening to non ascended crafts being affected. We also have no ETA on when the other crafts will bump up to 500. It could be several months. That’s a long time to wait to be able to get 10 lvls again, and it will cost a small fortune as well.

I just made a new toon, popped my ‘bump to lvl 20 scroll’ and then maxed cooking to get my guy up to lvl 30…the only thing is that he only hit lvl 26!

I know they adjusted XP for the ascended crafts so that you have to hit 500 to get the full 10 lvls, but that should not have affected the crafts that still only have 400 lvls. Was this intentional, a bug, poor QA or what?

I’m really sad about this.

I want to give my legendary to an alt. If I tranmutate it to a white and make it account bound, and then give it to an alt and use a tranmutation splitter, could the alt keep it and still get legendary stats back?

I’ll go first!

1. Showing off armor and checking out others. Having one place to do all of my non combat errands (bank, TP, MF, crafting).
2. Two fold – Guilds will have more face time, but less ppl would be in DR and LA.
3. They would function like home instances, taking up one spot on the map, tailored to the guild that enters. I would put them in LA and have tons of themes that the guild could purchase. I would have a snarky asura there selling guild hall themed spaces inside of his fancy machine accessed via his asura gate portal. I’d also have a ‘go to guild hall’ button in the UI somewhere.
4. All crafting stations, TP, Bank, Laurel vendors, Commendation vendors, Guild vendors, a vendor that could store your town clothes. All unlocked via merits.
5. I would potential add a pvp mechanic to guild halls. If any guild member owns a private pvp server, then there should be a pvp UI that shows them and allows guild members to access them w/o going through the mists.

It’s been a year and I’m finally starting to get my ‘guild hall itch’! So let’s get the creative juices flowing and hear some ideas.

~ IIRC, Guild Halls appear to be non priority and currently on the back burner for Anet. Perhaps player outcries and ideas will move G.H.s forward in the ETA queue ~

Let’s keep this organized for clarity.

1. Purpose: What’s the purpose, what makes them enjoyable?
2. Side affects: How will this impact the community?
3. Where, How, What: Where would they be, how would you get there, looks?
4. Unlocks: What type of perks would they have, how would you attain them?
5. Other: Any special mechanics or ideas?

Download an auto clicker. They are magical.

A lot according to the wiki. Each time you increase your luck bar, it takes more essence to hit the next level.

It will take 114,480 to hit 98%, that’s as much as we know.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Luck_Bar

Just finished my first mix and match. Here is my main character, my guardian!

Helm (not pictured): Commander helm (human T1)
Shoulders: Honor of the Waves
Chest: Braham’s heavy armor
Hands: Worn chain
Legs: Honor of the Waves
Feet: Named heavy armor

sazberryftw.3809:

Poledo.3256:

I was working towards this as my legendary until I watched that live feed yesterday.

Hehh I’m the opposite. Wasn’t working on towards it till I saw the footage, and now I will start.

The community has been asking for improvements to legendary effects. This is inherently a tough position because any improvement means change and change means some people will like it less while others will like it more.

Mystic.5934:

From https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/guild-wars-2-the-first-year/:
More than 3,500,000 games sold
23,470,844 Caravans Destroyed

Head over to the wiki at http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/World_vs_World_%28achievements%29:
Yakslapper – Kill 1,000,000 enemy supply caravans.

So, at best, 23 out of the 3.5 million could possibly have this achievement

The WvW team has already addressed this, stating WvW achievements are going to be adjusted to be more on target with achievements in other areas of the game. Not this patch, but soon. This year I believe.

Gratz OP! Thanks for sharing. Quite a few of the original titles are still way more impressive, IMO, than even GW2 legendaries. I enjoy seeing people still play and progress in the original, good luck on the rest of your ventures.

So, a lot of GW1 vets and alt-o-holics are crying foul because gifts either 1) don’t meet their expectation or 2) are useless/repetitive.

Others don’t seem to mind, stating free stuff is always great, no matter it’s utility.

No matter which side you are on though, we all agree that we love the IDEA of bday gifts. And so does Anet as they happily brought back this GW1 tradition. I bought GW2 planning on playing it for many years, so I’m looking forward to seeing how bday gifts evolve in the future.

Now don’t hear me wrong, I love bday gifts and how anet honors players with free stuff, both content and gifts. But these gifts do seem like they could have been slightly improved, avoiding much of the drama they have caused.

1. Scrolls could have inherently granted 20 skill points if your character is already over lvl 20.
2. Anet just launched a new mini pet series. The gifts could have either contained 1 mini from that set – or – Jennah could have been mystic forgable.

That’s it, problems solved. And these fixes could still be implemented, so here’s hoping

Now, debating on what type of content gifts could have/should have had is another topic. But as far as what we were given, I think these two adjustments would have made the world of a difference.

I don’t have the Meteorologicus, nor do I care about it, and in fact I love the color purple. But coincidentally I had previously pondered this exact scenario and agree with the OP, changing a legendary’s color scheme is not fair to those that have worked so hard for them.

Legendarys, by nature, are for aethetic value, and people put a lot of thought and effort into designing how their toon will look.

However, people have asked anet to improve legendary’s that lacked luster, and that puts them into a hard spot. Any improvement will change the legendary, making it more desirable for some, and less for others.

ShiningSquirrel.3751:

Beorn Saxon.4762:

ShiningSquirrel.3751:

Beorn Saxon.4762:

ShiningSquirrel.3751:

Beorn Saxon.4762:

ShiningSquirrel.3751:

Arkham Creed.7358:

Doesn’t change the fact that HoM weapons are already finding their way into the rest of the game.

Can you back that up with an example?

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Lord_Taeres%27s_Shadow

That is not a HOM skin. Do you have a REAL example?

Bro, read that page, the notes. That is a NEW skin just added you get from champs. IT IS THE SAME MODEL AS THE EXCLUSIVE HOM FELLBLADE.

Everyone with HoM realized this as soon as anet made the blog post about new champ loot. This skin was featured on the blog post and everyone cried foul. So sad.

It uses the same model, it is NOT the same skin. Apples and oranges. Try again.

Hah, apples and oranges you say? Either way, It stinks when anet takes what is supposed to be exclusive skins > makes them cooler and offers to everyone, making the old exclusive ones out dated. Get over yourself man.

Why is it outdated? It’s still limited, and the new one looking “cooler” is a matter of opinion. IMHO, it looks god awful. The HOM version skin is still the rarest version so your argument is still null.

It shouldn’t be happening at all, to any degree in any manner. It cheapens the achievements that GW1 players worked for.

ShiningSquirrel.3751:

Beorn Saxon.4762:

ShiningSquirrel.3751:

Beorn Saxon.4762:

ShiningSquirrel.3751:

Arkham Creed.7358:

Doesn’t change the fact that HoM weapons are already finding their way into the rest of the game.

Can you back that up with an example?

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Lord_Taeres%27s_Shadow

That is not a HOM skin. Do you have a REAL example?

Bro, read that page, the notes. That is a NEW skin just added you get from champs. IT IS THE SAME MODEL AS THE EXCLUSIVE HOM FELLBLADE.

Everyone with HoM realized this as soon as anet made the blog post about new champ loot. This skin was featured on the blog post and everyone cried foul. So sad.

It uses the same model, it is NOT the same skin. Apples and oranges. Try again.

Hah, apples and oranges you say? Either way, It stinks when anet takes what is supposed to be exclusive skins > makes them cooler and offers to everyone, making the old exclusive ones out dated. Get over yourself man.

ShiningSquirrel.3751:

Beorn Saxon.4762:

ShiningSquirrel.3751:

Arkham Creed.7358:

Doesn’t change the fact that HoM weapons are already finding their way into the rest of the game.

Can you back that up with an example?

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Lord_Taeres%27s_Shadow

That is not a HOM skin. Do you have a REAL example?

Bro, read that page, the notes. That is a NEW skin just added you get from champs. IT IS THE SAME MODEL AS THE EXCLUSIVE HOM FELLBLADE.

Everyone with HoM realized this as soon as anet made the blog post about new champ loot. This skin was featured on the blog post and everyone cried foul. So sad.

ShiningSquirrel.3751:

Arkham Creed.7358:

Doesn’t change the fact that HoM weapons are already finding their way into the rest of the game.

Can you back that up with an example?

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Lord_Taeres%27s_Shadow

chaosdurza.3291:

I think it’s fantastic that they’re adding more content and perks to entice people to buy the game. I really want more players to join. What I don’t understand is why companies only cater to people that don’t own it yet, and do nothing for the people that have had it and supported it.

Anet has sent out free minis and kites to supporters over this past year. We also have partaken in one time events that new players will never get to see. (The quality of those events can be debated, but none the less, free content for long term players).

chaosdurza.3291:

In no part of my post did I whine at all. I made a valid argument and supported it.
If someone supports your product ahead of time with a preorder, they get rewarded (see ‘preorder bonus’s’). Therefore, if someone supports your product for an EXTENDED period of time, they ALSO should be rewarded. Why should a brand new player who has done absolutely nothing but open up their wallet pay the exact same price as what the digital collectors paid at launch and get all the same stuff PLUS MORE? And for people like me, who bought the ultimate edition, why should we receive LESS than a new player, even though we’ve supported the game longer? If someone buys it now, they get everything I have plus some, for the same price I paid a year ago. Explain how that’s fair to me.

If you really think these perks have more value than the last year of game play then you should:

1. delete all of your characters
2. contact support and get a game refund
3. re purchase the game to get said perks

Stop whining pls.

No, you nor I are entitled to these perks.

So to be fare in your opinion, anet should give all achivement points, armor skins, weapons skins from all previous living story updates to new players since they were not here to get them? You want anet to give all things to all players equally across the board?

Boosters? > already lvl 80 with tons of boosters in my bank
Armor skin? > already have better looking armor on my toons
18 slot bag? > already have 20 slot bags

The Legacy Armor included with this purchase is your choice of the 3 gems store skins > Primeval, Profane or Krytan.

MauricioCezar.2673:

Beorn Saxon.4762:

Most likely just a perk for new customers. IIRC they have done this a few times. Not to long ago there was a wizard hat, I believe, included for new customers.

They seem to offer these perks during/after free trial weekends to help encourage sales.

Wizards hat had been free from everyone in Gemstore. Only needed to go on and take it.

Hmm, anyway, Got it. Only for new customers, ok then. Volkon, I’ve didn’t understand what I’ve got they don’t, but its not anything that I really care.

Tx for Awnsers

IIRC, originally it was only for new customers, but ppl on the forums whined, so anet made it a free gemstore item. This time around they are including something that current players can already get.

I checked guildwars2.com home page, and looky what I found…

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/arenanet-offers-free-trial-of-guild-wars-2-and-releases-new-heroic-edition/

Most likely just a perk for new customers. IIRC they have done this a few times. Not to long ago there was a wizard hat, I believe, included for new customers.

They seem to offer these perks during/after free trial weekends to help encourage sales.

Welp, I was also stuck at 12/13 for a while. So I went through and started playing all the maps again.

On my third time beating Fields of Ruin, it finally ticked over to 13/13.

>.>

There must be some bug. Either…

1. Sometimes it doesn’t give credit for failed events and should
2. Sometimes it does give credit for failed events but shouldn’t
3. It only gives credit if your ‘main map’ succeeds

That’s my theory at least. Either way, there should have been some sort of ingame way of tracking it for you.

To fully partake in the excitement surrounding the Queen’s Jubilee, I decided to take my son into the big city and surrounding country side. Here are a few photos from our recent trip!

We started the day out by swinging by one of those hot air balloon stations. As you can imagine, steam ogres are not to fond of heights, so we opted to walk instead of fly to Divinities Reach, but we did pick up a rather tasteful souvenir!

Once in town, I was able to pull some strings and actually introduce nugget to QUEEN JENNAH herself. You should have seen his little nuts and bolts overloading with excitement.

After a fun filled day we took the long walk home, flying kites on the country side and even swinging by the Obsidian Sanctum for nugget’s first jumping puzzle. He did so well. I am beyond proud of him.

With much oil,

- Lugnut

Thanks guys! I’ll adjust the wiki

Hi, I’ve been helping the wiki document the map rotations for the invasions. I myself have only been able to achieve 11/13 map invasions.

From what we have documented, ONLY 12 MAPS HAVE BEEN IN THE ROTATION, included Mount Maelstrom which has only been used once.

Now, our record keeping is not accurate for the first day of the patch, so perhaps we missed one.

Has anyone completed 13/13 maps, what are we missing?

Here is a list of known maps:
Blazeridge Steppes
Bloodtide Coast
Dredgehaunt Cliffs
Fields of Ruin
Fireheart Rise
Frostgorge Sound
Gendarran Fields
Harathi Hinterlands
Iron Marches
Lornar’s Pass
Mount Maelstrom
Sparkfly Fen

This is lame!

Why have a cool down at all? Just to spoil our fun?

It should be a 1 hour use with 5 minute cool down if anything.

For the final fight she spawned underwater > she went into the drowning state > we killed her > whole map got dc’d and no credit.

So far I have taken part of 3 of these events.

- The first one straight up failed bc we had no clue what we were doing.
- The second succeeded, but the majority of the map missed scarlet due to low HP
- The third failed bc the frostgorge map was glitched and wouldn’t spawn foes

TC overflow just did this same thing. We made it to the final wave, but it took forever due to the majority of the events having no foes or foes out of reach. One champ reset 3 times to full hp.

Brother Grimm.5176:

Beorn Saxon.4762:

Arc.7346:

She literally melted in 13 seconds after all the waves, with no time to get to her.

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THIS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I fought ruthlessly for 35 minutes for this event. Scarlet spawned and was pwnd within 15 seconds and literally 75% of the ppl on the map missed it.

We got no credit
We got no loot

REEEEE-diculous and unacceptable.

Wait…you didn’t get the reward for completing the invasion or you didn’t get the Boss reward for Scarlet?

Missed out on Boss event, loot and achievement. Which is the climax of the 30-60 minute event.

Nighthawk.6453:

You seriously want to complete all achievements in the first 1-2 hours? Get some patience. My overflow just failed first invasion at all.

No, I just want to get credit after a half an hour of map coordination. Besides, we have to complete it not once, but 5 times for Vopp. And if 90% of the time you cant make the ending, thats a lot of tries just to be there when she dies after a half an hour of work.

Arc.7346:

She literally melted in 13 seconds after all the waves, with no time to get to her.

add more zeros

THIS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I fought ruthlessly for 35 minutes for this event. Scarlet spawned and was pwnd within 15 seconds and literally 75% of the ppl on the map missed it.

We got no credit
We got no loot

REEEEE-diculous and unacceptable.

Pros:
- Adds longevity to JPs
- JPs are already fun (for some), now they are rewarding
- Don’t have hop on the ‘champ train’ farm
- equally as challenging, if not more so, than killing a champ

Cons:
- Mesmer would port people to the end

I honestly love JPs, but after getting the JP achievements I never returned to them. Anet put a lot of work into them and I’d love to go back to them if they were rewarding. Yes, some players would bi-pass the JP by getting a port, but even then, I don’t see farming JPs to be any faster than farming champs, so I don’t think it would be game breaking. It would just be more diversity to get rewarded for one of the fun areas of the game. They could even add in new weapon skins that fall from JPs only!

TL;DR – JPs are fun, but never revisited after the achievement. Give them good loot. Farming them would still take longer and be more challenging than farming champs, so why not?

Discuss!

I agree. I’m a hardcore PvE’er but was unable to beat her, so seeing folks with the mini is actually semi impressive.

One of my main characters, Sogol Saxon.

Currently we have:

1. Experience Scroll (grants 20 lvls,up to lvl 20)
2. Tome of Knowledge (grants 1 skill lvl)
3. Scroll of Knowledge (grants 1 skill point)

It sounds like the bday gift is another Experience Scroll which are awarded every 5K APs. I do hope they are different though, and don’t have the lvl 20 limit to them

1) MY first pick would be Warrior, he is the best GS wielder in the game.

2) Between just guardian and mesmer it’s a tough choice because I don’t use a GS on either of them. My guardian uses hammer for DPS in all areas of the game (pve/pvp/wvw/dungeons) and my Mesmer uses a staff.

In the end I would probably pick Mesmer. I really love my hammer guardian, so I would train myself to just be a GS mesmer. Mesmers with sunrise are way more rare in the game and having 3 clones with sunrise would be big pimpin.

Wait a minute, this scenario feels strangely familiar…

Queen Jennah will put on her magical ring > disappear > go live with elves and we’ll never hear from her again…

So, have devs said nothing on the matter? I really wish they would, one way or another.

If they are never going to add them, then I’ll just get on with remaking my toons. If they are, I may hold out.

No Walking.6349:

This may save someone from accepting the same reward twice to get 2 daggers or the like, or from using a fine xmute stone on them.

It’s always nice to see people helping others! Thanks for the pro tips.

Also, just so you know, you physically can not accept the same reward twice. Once you pick a weapon, it no longer appears in future chests to choose from

Serac.5691:

Race change is one thing, but profession change is just a ridiculous idea and would never be implemented.

From what I heard, profession makes more sense bc you just reset all of the skills and refund traits/skills. Whereas changing race would require resetting you’re entire personal story and more difficult to do on the tech side. In my case, either would solve my dilemma.

I’ve been under the impression that there was/is a rumor that Anet may offer profession changes in the future. Is there any warrant to this rumor?

I have a lvl 80 ranger, thief and engineer. Each a different race. I would like to swap them around, but the thought of scrapping and re-leveling 3 max characters is depressing. I would much rather pay for a profession change than have to re-level 3 characters.

Spend about 5 gold to max jewelry to lvl 400 and craft your own

www.gw2crafts.com is a good site

My solution:

Do not give APs for individual dailies. Instead, award 5 when you complete the 5th and get your chest. Do the ones you want with our feeling like you need all. Do the same for monthly.

TheOneNOnlyGeneralBama.9586:

Common bug , and you two didnt get to finish that , one of you got ported out and one stayed in without any mobs and also can’t port out till he logs out.

Actually no, we killed the quaggan while in full rage and both got credit for that achievement.

So this one time. Me and this other guy. Team tagged the Queen’s Gauntlet. Haha, good times.

Tam is correct, Anet did not want certain race/profession combos to be OP so they are weaker than there profession elite countparts.

They are mostly for lore and PvE. I think they are fun. My charr loves his charzooka, and my asura loves his golem robot And for general PvE my guardian has more use for Hounds of Balthazar than a Tome.