GW3? Expansions like HoT?
I hope not!!!!!!
They just screwed over longtime players by charging them the same as a new player. Longtime players should have been able to add the expansion for 15 or 20$ instead of the full retail. (Regardless of the doublespeak by some as well anet trying to justify their price.)
I will hover longer then on my next drop and see.TY!
Sorry if I wasn’t clear. I got a recipe drop in Hot. Ok, I open it and has a list of the recipes that can be unlocked. So far so good. I click on one and the only options are accept. So I figure I dont have it. I accept it and it goes to my inventory—-THEN it tells me I already have it when I go to learn it. Since I had two drops I opened the second one and the list appears, that one I just activated does not show up as already owned. I guess I have to go to pencil and paper, or view the crafting menu for all my toons, search through them and make a list. Such a waste of time as well as inconvenient. They should show up as already owned before you accept and unlock. (imho)
or not before you purchase them. Anet does it for some but not others. I go to the vendor in frostgorge (one example)and it says you already know this….
HoT-(dropped recipes)—not. Please fix.
If you type “GW2 HoT timer” into Google you’ll get the timers for the events, log in when the event you want is up.
Its just like World Bosses from Core Tyria.
Yep, there are ways to know, but it still doesn’t excuse the long waits and gated WPs and masterys and ……….
Exactly I will be anti anything regarding this. The AP system is fine the way it is except a few achievements which give too few or too many AP for the required effort.
Elitism just isn’t a good reason.
No worries, the change will come eventually.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1xffs0/permanent_rich_ore_locations_30_final_version/
Hit all the rich nodes with all your alts and you will be happy. The first reply in the link provided has better maps (imho). I usually just do the plats and hit the 2 potato patches, good return when you sell all your plat and potatoes. The sprocket generator in you home node is nice too.
Or simply live with the fact that you missed something. The historical AP are the main reason the top 25 does not have exactly the same AP, the other reason are expensive achievements like precursor collections and black lion collections. There are no skill based achievements in this game that your cannot get in a short time of practicing. This includes the raid achievements.
Again many don’t get involved with raids (or WvW, or PvP).
I guess it doesn’t matter what others may want or suggest, you will be anti anything that suggests removal, changing,fixing or updating the AP to be more relevant to the game as it now exists. So far none of your reasoning has changed my opinion. They all seem to come down to others have done it and so should you, but I respect your opinion and you right to voice it. It’s something that needs to be changed regardless. Hopefully you can accept others opinions as well.
Remove AP cap and retire the leaderboards. That would be the best way to handle it.
-1 I really enjoy the AP leaderboards. They keep me going every day and make me do every single precursor collection at the moment.
If anything the daily/monthly AP should be deleted. They are not remotely close to being an achievement anymore. Back in the day before the cap it took 4 hours on average to do them all.
Nowadays you spend 5min a day on a skyhammer pvp server and get free 10 AP for suiciding in mid.
If leaderboards were gone it wouldn’t be an issue, and many, like myself many will have nothing to PvP. Leaderboards are likely at the very bottom of why people come back to play the game.
How about make it option? if you choose to have the 15,000 uncapped, you don’t participate in the leaderboards. Now both sides can have their cake and eat it too.
But I’ll stick with the best option, uncap AP, eliminate the boards.
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What’s the point of this thread? OP wants to point out corruption. Well duh, companies are made up of humans, and humans are not reliable generally speaking. Could be an honest mistake. Everybody else is like, contact customer support, else kittens.
Yep!!! funny how OP answers others after your question but won’t answer a simple question about support. As many others have suggested to submit a ticket. Seems to be more to the story as pointed out by the player who posted OPs history. Time to shut this down and if the OP truly wants help and assistance, use the support option. I see the thread has already been reported, so hopefully a mod will deal with it.
“Time to shut this down”
If you have a problem with this thread, may I suggest you leave the thread quietly and go about your life.
The issue hasn’t been resolved yet, and I’m yet to see a GM response. Meanwhile my name has been taken by someone else, so what we have here is a situation in which:
1. My character’s name was changed to something trollish without any prior warning or notification
2. The original name wasn’t even banned, as another member was able to take that name
3. The name that was taken away from me wasn’t even offensive in the first place and various examples have been given of similar names still present in the game
4. A selection of known exploiters who have a grievance with me have decided to troll this thread in an attempt to get it deleted or smear my reputationI’d love to see how some of you would respond if the same thing happened to you. Really, I would.
I would put in a support ticket. Simple as that. You seem to refuse to! You are mistakenly expecting a GM response here. Now you are saying some people who have responded here are exploiters?? and are trolling??? Put in a support ticket!!!!!
Remove AP cap and retire the leaderboards. That would be the best way to handle it.
What’s the point of this thread? OP wants to point out corruption. Well duh, companies are made up of humans, and humans are not reliable generally speaking. Could be an honest mistake. Everybody else is like, contact customer support, else kittens.
Yep!!! funny how OP answers others after your question but won’t answer a simple question about support. As many others have suggested to submit a ticket. Seems to be more to the story as pointed out by the player who posted OPs history. Time to shut this down and if the OP truly wants help and assistance, use the support option. I see the thread has already been reported, so hopefully a mod will deal with it.
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Noone is making themselves elite.
The fact that the OP has to learn new stuff makes him a newcomer, someone’s lack of ability does not make others elite. You should acknowledge your faults and improve upon them instead of whining in the forums and blaming the game.
Give me a break the way Zeonis.1962: responded was nothing but what I called. Your 1st sentence I agree with and part of your 2nd sentence then off you go too. Improving your faults LOL, may improve your skills. But there is plenty of things in HoT that could do with a major revamp as noted in many other threads.
Dulfy! Here’s an example for Verdant Brinks. Map and vids. There are similar guides for all of HoT, and much much more.
http://dulfy.net/2015/10/25/gw2-verdant-brinks-hero-points-guide/
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Add-in-game-voice-chat (see last comment by dev—-NOT going to happen)
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/In-game-voice-comms/first#post4037346
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/In-game-voice-chat/first#post5685881
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/In-game-voice-chat/first#post5685881
and many many many more. This is just a redundant post that has been talked about many time and dismissed. Bottom line is not going to happen ever.
Google is your friend
I don’t think this would be good because there are a lot of good 3rd party software that is already dedicated to this kind of stuff, and some are even freeware. Besides, it would put even more load into Arenanet servers and that’s something that we don’t really want, since it would end up affecting our gameplay.
Furthermore I like how we’re not pressured to use voice chat in game, like in other games, since I’m personally not always into talking with strange kids on the internet.
Agree, the load on the servers would affect game play in a very negative way. Anet would not spend money to improve servers to add the option anyway.
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But you DON"T know if will turn into something either. It’s just a guess, one way or the other, so I wouldn’t assume anything. Keep it until it’s official, don’t heed out of the loop speculation.
Hot is way too easy I run around maps hitting 1 with a ranged weapon getting map completion while farming events and watching netflix on my other monitor. Change your build. Anet even nerfed it from the beta version which was much better
Is trolling accepted on these forums ?
+1
Don’t get upset about those completing the event(s) and not allowing them to fail. The blame doesn’t lie with them, it lies with those that designed and implemented the event without any consideration and understanding of the negative aspects of their design.It is nothing more than poor and substandard development.
Real statistic: 99% of all action movies have less than 20 combined minutes of action.
Real statistic: 99% of all gameplay in most games is walking or performing other mundane tasks.
Real Statistic??? LOL
Then have alternate WPs just outside the main area that activate when the main ones are contested. I have always disliked the number of WPS that are contested most of the time for no good reason. On example is pres like mega destroyer and people asking for help when many are in the cave waiting, peep are just not going to even attempt to get to pre. Many similar events take place where it just isn’t worth the long run.
Another like Thistlereed WP in Timberland Falls—-never has been repaired, no reason not to have that operating again.
The WP system has way more cons than pros.
SMS isn’t much use for those of us who don’t have the ability to receive them!
The most convenient .. or shall I say the lease inconvenient .. of such systems I have to deal with is Rift’s Coin Lock, it’s fairly painless and only triggers when there may be a need for it, 2FA is simply a PITA to have to deal with in any form simply to play a bloody video game!
IC actually uses their home phone to receive SMS, so unless you have no phone at all, you can use it. Or you can use an authenticator. The reminder is only popping up for people have no 0 protection on their account. So there is cell phone, home phone or email. That should cover 99.99% of people.
I use e-mail notification and still get bombarded with the SMS reminder.
Victoria Secret Wings please.
How many people are leaving (or likely to leave) the game due to lack of Dx12 support? How many won’t buy it?
And then compare that to how many people are leaving (or likely to leave or unwilling to buy) the game due to other factors, including LS3, daily routine, event timers, gates & caps, difficulty (or lack thereof), perceived lack of ‘decent’ drops, etc.
It’s clear the OP is more interested in how the game looks than how it plays. I’m confident, however, that the vast majority of players prefer ANet to focus on gameplay.
Well said +++++++1
Here is why they won’t. $$$$$$$ Same reason we don’t get a properly functioning Official forum. $$$$$$$$
Is it just me or is gliding disabled in home instances? And why?!? They’re just instanced sections of cities we’re already gliding in. Why can’t I glide between my candy corn node and my wintersday tree?
I bolded the important word there. “Instanced”. Gliders don’t work in instances of any sort, unless they’re set up for it (HoT instances). Sorry.
I see… but why is that? I could understand why they wouldn’t want it in Living Story episodes or your personal story episodes, but if they’re making an exception for HOT why not for the home instance? I’m hoping it’s just a case of not-there-yet; i.e. they’re preparing the home instances to eventually allow gliding.
The starter instances don’t have gliding either. I admit I had hopes of my key runner getting in there and gliding past all the grounded newbies.
Hope squashed. /sigh.
Actually they are not all “newbies”!!!!!!!! Many are those that didn’t, couldn’t, or wouldn’t purchase HoT. Won’t hijack the thread with feedback about perceived betrayals by Anet. There are enough already.
True, some may not be newbies however people who don’t or won’t buy the HoT are no more entitled to have no gliding in the starter instance than no gliding anywhere else. People who can’t buy the HoT have my sympathy, but they also are not entitled to not see gliding in the starter instance.
However, I doubt that gliding will ever be enabled in the starter instance as it is a low value return on effort for them as not many people stay in there for more than a few minutes, so non HoT players are safe from gliding in that area.
Can’t see why I would even want it in my home instance. The WP is right by the entrance, I go in and my nodes are a few steps. Farm them and instant out.
As to the ‘entitled’ comment, I really don’t care if players glide around to get somewhere, its’ no big deal. The problem is when Anet changes core elements and adds or changes achievements/mechanics to the core game that specifically require HoT (new shat) as well as rewards that are of no use and can’t be sold. That is the betrayal to those that paid for the core game.
I can recognize that even though I have recently purchased HoT to add to my core (not a F2P) account.
Is it just me or is gliding disabled in home instances? And why?!? They’re just instanced sections of cities we’re already gliding in. Why can’t I glide between my candy corn node and my wintersday tree?
I bolded the important word there. “Instanced”. Gliders don’t work in instances of any sort, unless they’re set up for it (HoT instances). Sorry.
I see… but why is that? I could understand why they wouldn’t want it in Living Story episodes or your personal story episodes, but if they’re making an exception for HOT why not for the home instance? I’m hoping it’s just a case of not-there-yet; i.e. they’re preparing the home instances to eventually allow gliding.
The starter instances don’t have gliding either. I admit I had hopes of my key runner getting in there and gliding past all the grounded newbies.
Hope squashed. /sigh.
Actually they are not all “newbies”!!!!!!!! Many are those that didn’t, couldn’t, or wouldn’t purchase HoT. Won’t hijack the thread with feedback about perceived betrayals by Anet. There are enough already.
It shows no respect those who bought the core game when it 1st came out and continued to support with gem purchases, but for one reason or another didn’t or can’t purchase HoT at this time. Adding achievements /rewards / gliding to core game that are useless or can’t be done unless you have HoT (shat for example) is just a kick in the face and the salute. Maybe one day I will be able to get it, but then again I may not want to.
Took them long enough, but at least you can play again.
There is no such thing as an “Unlucky” account. Each roll of the dice is a completely separate event that is not dependent on anything that has happened before it.
That being said, I get your frustration. But the whole point of the MF is to remove gold from the economy which benefits everyone, and it does that bloody superbly (don’t talk to me about how many rares and exotics I’ve flushed chasing Dusk which I DO NOT EVEN WANT! lol)
I’ve never known a computer game that didn’t operate on RNG for loot.
Just stick with it, you never know, you might finish it off in the next stack!
P.S Luck is just what overly optimistic or pessimistic people call probability.
Your initial premise is wrong. Anet has acknowledged there are ‘outlier’ accounts on both the positive and negative side. They MAY be rare, but they do exist in this game. Anet just hasn’t figured out what to do with them.
All I can say as a paid for core game owner — 2 thumbs down.
Hate the whole idea of gliding coming to the core game(purchased not F2P). Can’t afford HoT. 1st they make it difficult for small guilds (trying to be polite, but difficult is a far tamer description of what I actually think) Now they bring Hot mechanics to the core, to rub more salt into the wounds.
Is this based on real quarterly sales? No.
This is a prediction by a third rate analist firm who have never in all those years predicted something right.
The only effect this sort of posts have is atracting trolls, who go all doom and gloom, like they Always do.Got some stats about the financial firm (not analist firm)to back up the hyperbole. The problem with posts like these is it attracts trolls from both sides. Btw it’s analyst ,attracting and affect LOL.
Oh look a spelling troll, who doesnt give one bit of constructive feedback. Whats the relevance of your post other then offending?
And the post I responded to was? I asked for stats to back up the 3rd rate statement.
BTW your response was even more constructive—-LOL
You see it on golem also. They do not attack it when the target is in the middle. They will attacl when the target( s) open up on the arms. Btw (referring to Lil Puppy mentioning the central target being to high) The arms target animations are a lot higher.
Is this based on real quarterly sales? No.
This is a prediction by a third rate analist firm who have never in all those years predicted something right.
The only effect this sort of posts have is atracting trolls, who go all doom and gloom, like they Always do.
Got some stats about the financial firm (not analist firm)to back up the hyperbole. The problem with posts like these is it attracts trolls from both sides. Btw it’s analyst ,attracting and affect LOL.
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Targeting is one of those issues that have been ignored.
Try turning off auto target.
ANET has proven they are short sighted idiots. They destroyed small guilds with HoT and are too kitten moronic to admit they screwed up.
Agree! But they didn’t mess up, they did it on purpose. Its’ just another reason not to spend real cash on this game.
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The bad feelings of many players about Hot seem to materialise in disappointing sales numbers.
Mostly this.
I find myself logging in just to get the daily reward and maybe, just maybe, do a daily or 2 before i log off and play fallout4. I can’t get myself to spend any(more) cash on or in the game, leaving me with just the basic things to do.
Although it is a fun ride playing GW2, i feel like the whole HoT hype and all the changes they implement, most of which are not desired by the players themselves, are preventing me from having fun like it was in the core game before.
A lot of players have either left the game or are restricting their purchases to the bare minimum (or nothing at all) because they don’t like the way the dev’s are guiding GW2.
Instead of adressing the basic things most players ingame (not forums) find annoying or even gamebreaking, the dev’s come up with the things they themselves see as ‘needed’. I think it’s obvious that the developers have a different vision of what the gamers want or need.
And that will definately reflect in sales. Once a players leaves a game behind, chances are quite low that they will return for the duration.
Took the words right out of my mouth. Log in, get dailies, maybe do a boss and go back to Fallout 4. Don’t use real money in game anymore due to direction the devs have taken it. Won’t buy HoT. It was a great game.
And, it should go without saying by now, but I am sick of not being able to disable the targeting of yellow mobs. Both auto-attack and the various targeting keys should have a toggle to disable the targeting of yellow mobs. This is just horrid game design… players should never have to struggle with the UI because of the risk of doing something they would never intend to do.
I forgot about that. I guess I just take it for granted now that it will never be addressed.
Destroying small guilds, bringing HoT to the core game with gliding, not refunding SAB coins, not fixing outlier accounts and being too cheap to get a new forum.
^ exaggerated hyperbole from both sides of the camp.
69.99 at amazon.ca
Buying it directly from Anet would cost me over 80$ after CC conversion and charges.
Forget that!
I am sure it will be in the bargain bins at Walmart or EB eventually but a lot of stores don’t even stock the game online or their retail outlets up here.
Great idea. To bad people don’t read before they post
I think most of us who replied read it. And took it for the Troll post that it was.
This^ , just change your subject heading.
f2p accounts have restrictions. Your paid for core game will not. And yes no discount. Too expensive for me to purchase HoT so I haven’t done so.
https://help.guildwars2.com/entries/95982157-Account-types-Free-Core-HoT
RNG may be RNG but I have noticed playing since launch on main account I have horrible RNG. On alt account that I’ve been playing maybe 6 months I get exotic drops, a precursor and ascended drops. And others have noticed this sort of thing too. I think maybe anet needs to look into older accounts and RNG. Don’t just pass it off as RNG. My main account has 230% mf before buffs and my alt account has maybe 125% at the most. It’s so bad that I do all my farming on my alt account cuz I get around approximately 10 t6 an hour depending on farm. On my main account doing same farms I might get 1 an hour.
Ditto, my characters are from the launch/first year and I consider myself an outlier. Your example is exactly what was mentioned in a thread with dev input. But they have chosen not to deal with those cursed with bad luck outlier accounts.. The account owners on the opposite end won’t be complaining.
RNG is RNG. BUT, there are accounts that can become ‘outliers’ (to use a term in another thread that anet used) . Essentially some accounts may get more or less than most of the players. Anet has mentioned it but hasn’t done anything about it that I am aware of.
Hope not, unless ALL players are able to use gliders in the core area, not just HoT purchasers.
Again, read the note on the purchase page, just because you missed it is no reason to get mad at anet and be critical or their purchasing policies.