Guild Wars 2

Wrong forum.

Yeah, letting your guild fire it off is a good idea. They should have implemented that and shelved this ‘doomed to destroy communities’ mega server idea. Good luck getting your guild into a map (assuming the guild is large enough to actually do some of these world events by itself).

I miss the fun of FOW

grimnal.2796:

You people amaze me with your complaining. Its not like you can actually take out Tequatl without the help of a large guild.

Wrong. SBI takes him out every night at reset without any large guilds.

This mega server change will ruin our current organization though.

hedix.1986:

Rhetorical questions: Since when is it a good idea for an computer system to take away our choice of where and with whom to play the game? And how is it a good idea to introduce such a drastically different system a year and a half since the release, when we already have established communities?!

Thank good ness that they’re limiting this to the low level areas. While the people who just have to see others in the zone they occupy might be happy, those of us who look forward to the same people in our established community might be hosed. Time will tell, but changes of this magnitude rarely create the improved experience claimed by its creators. Its another ‘rock Tyria to its core’ hyperbole.

The QQ would be epic.

They listened. They took out the achievement for repairs. That was the real annoying one from last season. Having a few people run around the ruins or work with an opponent (which, btw, happens all the time when two servers team up on another) to cap it back and forth is pretty small potatoes.

All I’ve wanted for over a year are new zones to explore. Three is all I’ve seen and one is in WvW and one of them disappeared after the LS installment ended that brought it.

At this point, I’m writing this update off as ho hum. Some players will go ga-ga over sharing their legendries and ascended items while others who bucked up for those on multiple characters will feel shafted. While nothing in it upsets me, its also true that nothing in it has me excited with anticipation either.

maddoctor.2738:

Blockhead Magee.3092:

maddoctor.2738:

The Jungle Wurm was added very recently, on January 21st 2014, just 2 months ago.
5 New Fractals (2 boss, 3 normal) were added on November 26th 2013, about 4 months ago.
Aetherblade Path was released on October 1st 2013, about 5 months ago.
Tequatl was released on September 17 2013, about 6 months ago.

So one permanent endgame content addition nearly every month.

The jungle wurm (new and hard) and Teq (not new and not as hard) aren’t end game content. One of the paths replaced an existing path, so that’s a wash.

Otherwise you’re mostly right. The have added some new content. I’d agree with the OP’s overview that not much is different though.

Tequatl has completely redesigned mechanics, it requires way more people to defeat and more coordination. The old version was a joke. So in that sense it’s new, you may don’t like it but it’s new, and it IS end game content since it gives the highest quality gear, not to mention it is the hardest content in the game.

The new path replaced another path, so that doesn’t make it new? Seriously?

It’s 4 new endgame content in 6 months no matter how the OP, or you, twist it around.

First, Teq isn’t the hardest thing in the game – not by a longshot. I also never said I didn’t like it. All I said was I wanted different content (which wasn’t even tied to the Teq paragraph). Huge distinction. End game – nope. No matter how many times you say it, it is not end game content.

Taking out one path for another may be ‘new’ in your book but in the same vein, it was also the removal of content. Hence a wash in end game content.

Even if I agreed with your counting methods, its been 18 months since the release of the game. The additions have been few and far between when it comes to end game. I blame LS for wasting time and effort that could have been put to better use.

maddoctor.2738:

The Jungle Wurm was added very recently, on January 21st 2014, just 2 months ago.
5 New Fractals (2 boss, 3 normal) were added on November 26th 2013, about 4 months ago.
Aetherblade Path was released on October 1st 2013, about 5 months ago.
Tequatl was released on September 17 2013, about 6 months ago.

So one permanent endgame content addition nearly every month.

The jungle wurm (new and hard) and Teq (not new and not as hard) aren’t end game content. One of the paths replaced an existing path, so that’s a wash.

Otherwise you’re mostly right. The have added some new content. Not the content I want, but it is something.

It was zoom hacking.

There is a term for what the writing was in season one.

I’m not a big fan of shelling out money for people to ‘learn on the job’ when it comes to a task like writing.

number 7 was awesome lol

Disappointed? Yes.

Surprised? No.

We’ve reached the end. Judgement can now be passed.

LS writing was horrific. The only thing found in abundance was not wonder and excitement, it was the rotten characters and second grade dialog.

Stop the living story experiment and build an expansion with permanent content.

Her character was a one dimensional roll player’s fantasy.

Spiked. Dead. Do not ever come back you useless twig!

Becka Williams.4978:

They’re not going to change how pve/wvw changes in the middle of season 2. That’s just crazy.

Like that’s going to stop them.

Bring on the fixes as soon as they’re ready!

I like it – nice job!

baalblade.8465:

For group event, like Shatter, Jormag, Jungle Wurm, Frozen Maw…..

What is the highest cap amount of players for these group events?

You know how more players = harder boss, but I assume there is a max cap somewhere. There probably big difference between 5 players vs. 20 players, but i wouldn’t image there is a scale of 20 vs. 40 players. The cap must be somewhere like max 30 players right?

Cause let’s face it, it’s sad to see lowbie boss like Frozen Maw get zerg by 40 players, this boss need to scale higher so he can 1 shot end-game-people, more fair fight ya know.

By the way, how come no one want Tequatl Sunless anymore? 1 years ago this boss usually get swarmed by 50 ants. Did this boss get overbuffed?

I believe the 3 headed wurm is the toughest now.

Teq gets done daily on several severs. The fact your server isn’t doing it when you’re playing doesn’t mean its not getting done anymore. Also, overflows do succeed (both with and without TTS).

Enough with the twigs!

Berk.8561:

At some point, it’s going to be easier to defend supply camps than walled structures.

Yup, RI is going to be the biggest deterrent in WvW. Reinforced walls and doors will be relegated to nuisance with the way things are going.

Spiking Scarlett and knowing (ok, hoping) that we never see or hear of her again is satisfying.

Her termination marks the end of bad writing (again, I hope).

Avascar.9237:

You can relish that feeling of stabbing her repeatedly with your flag.

This!

Getting rid of that horrible twig was one of the few feelings of accomplishment I got through the whole living story.

3 out of 10

Before the last couple of months it was a zero. Scarlett was that bad.

It feels like they pull these fight mechanics out of nowhere. I’m torn between, its nice that something new is around and what the heck where they thinking.

I’m not sick of AC. Not 6 months ago, not 3 months ago and not today.

It’ll be fun when fifty people sit out the fight for an achievement while ten others actually do it. Another nifty design decision.

Being called a leecher is not harassment, its a statement of fact for someone who’s taking up a slot and not contributing.

Keneth.6490:

Trashman.8596:

Killed before she could answer anything because “We don’t care what you have to say!” brigade.

Frankly, I was happily part of that brigade. I’m just glad she’s dead and we don’t have to put up with her Mary Sue shenanigans anymore.

I don’t need answers, I need villains I’ll be looking forward to facing.

+1 I could care less why, I just wanted her gone.

Its about kitten time too.

Colly.4073:

All this company cares about is $$, I have lost count of how many players I have reported for using hacks/cheats and all of them still log in to this day.

Of course they only care about money. That’s what a business is for. But, I’m with you on how poorly they go after botters and hackers. Day in and day out they’re easy to find and spot, yet months and months go by with nothing being done.

FOW, oh how I wish you had made it to GW2.

As to the OP – while I complain incessantly about Scarlet and the terrible writing behind her, I still hold out hope that something interesting (i.e. and expansion) shows up.

Cloudwalkernz.1328:

Have you try the Order of Whisper hall in Bloodtide Coast? You need to enter it and go to the end to get that POI. Visiting the door won’t do it. Most ppl miss that 1.

Good luck

This is it. If every zone says you’re at 100% What Clowdwalkernz said is exactly what you need to do.

Lettuce play as skritt…. lettuce play…. lettuce…

Whey would a vegetable want to be a skritt?

DarcShriek.5829:

Dear Anet,

Please use your powers to permanently ban anyone that doesn’t play the way I think they should.

Thanks,
Kittenplayer.

Yup, this is the recurring theme I see about the LA event (WvW gets it too). People demanding game changes because they don’t like how others are playing. A variation often seen is:

Dear Anet,

Please ban Rock. Paper is fine.

Thanks,
Scissors

DarcShriek.5829:

Folks, this is what Scarlet is up to. She is drilling up all the sewage so that she can start a fertilizer business.

No the writers started that by creating her :P

Seriously, an elder dragon would be great, but only if it opened up new areas on the map. I’m tired of seeing the same places rehashed. I’d be happy if Abbodon showed up and we fought in some form of torment realm or in the underworld.

The real icing on the crud cake that’s been the living story is Scarlet getting discarded like all the other temporary content.

If you like the writings of ten year old school children, than the living story is right up your alley.

One good thing, at this point, is that its almost over.

Poorly written Scarlett needs to go away. Dead dead dead dead.

kelmax.6549:

. And also Scarlet is drilling into the water with a drill if that means anything…

Drilling with a drill….. Do you write for A-net?

I’m making a fortune selling materials to people who want that hideous back piece. Yay for supply and demand!

Awe.1096:

I understand what AreneNet is trying to do but IMO they should leave things like LA or Kessex Hills alone and focus on opening new uncharted areas on the world map. Oh well…

Quoted for truth!

Henri Blanche.8276:

I have seven toons and I play them all roughly the same amount. I have no alts in the traditional sense of the term.

Same (except a toon count of 10)

I’ve given zero dollars to the company since the game purchase. I’d pay for expansions.

From that perspective, I think A-net is following a failure of a business model.

Time will tell.

Tobias Trueflight.8350:

Yes.

They never should have done anything after Prophecies.

It is known.

If you say so

I’d rather the company hire writers with creativity.

Anet has little love for us explorers. We’ve gotten two new zones in over a year (and the small one went away with the LS).

Use all the bold and caps you want to express your opinion.

ANet kittened up Scarlet and has been trying to recover ever since. While you may defend the company, others of us will continue to point out what a colossal mistake the writers made.

LA is going to be stomped. The game hasn’t exactly been hiding that Scarlet has designs on the city. How and what they’ll do could be awesome.

Whatever makes it go away.

style.6173:

Defense is already ridiculously easy in this game. A group of 5 defenders who know what they are doing can easily hold off a group of 25 for a long time.

Its not that its easy, its just no nearly as rewarding as going on the offensive.

PeterThomas.7243:

I don’t hate the character; I hate that she’s poorly written. There’s a difference. And it doesn’t make me want to fight her harder, it makes me want to not participate in the Living Story at all (which I am no longer doing).

ding ding ding we have a winner

There is nothing ‘good’ about Scarlett – literally or figuratively.

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

I already own a mini-Scarlet. Lol.

I got one of those from a black lion chest. I deleted it a few seconds later. I want nothing to do with this horrifically written character.