So you are saying 64bit data move commands would not improve performance…..with a straight face. I’m not talking about simply recompiling the existing code so it’s native 64 bit (that WOULD improve the performance a bit), but completely re-writing the client to take advantage of 64 bit specific code (mostly data moving).
Just recompiling the existing code to 64 bit executable would not result in much performance gain, with that I agree.
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Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
I had a Gem Store purchase vanish from my bank. 10 euro down the drain. I contacted support, filed a ticket, and received no response. Posted in the ticket refresh thread, got referred to a response I never got, and I still don’t have the item back. So I posted a thread in General Discussion, which was moved to Account Issues and then quietly locked.
They seem to like my money just fine, though. Maybe you’ll have more luck with the “support team.” Good luck.
From all my many issues handled by support they have NEVER ignored my request. If you did not receive an almost immediate (with a ten minutes) auto response of “we got your ticket…here’s your number”, then you are having some sort of blocking delivery issue with support. Check your spam / junk mail folder and there is a known issue with yahoo.com blocking certain emails including ones form Anet support.
From all my (over half a dozen) contacts with Support, they do NOT intentionally ignore requests, there is some other explanation for your issues.
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Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
if you continue to play for a few years, you’ll reach the cap anyway for the daily.
you’ll have more problem with the temporary achievement that you’ll never able to get again.
If you are talking about LS content, have you read their plans to make this all available again at some point?
“Even so, the examples that have been provided of the type of players that are effected by the “unfair” AP system, are a small minority.”
With this logic, then for example too Super Adventure Box is unnecessary, because in my guild I did alone all, the other 30-40 gamers don’t like. Why don’t revolt this thing?
I wish you further good picking at, I go to use FPS game and shot the gamers. It is unneeded you give response, because I don’t want to see. Bye classical skid. You don’t stick it response
Super Adventure Box IS unneeded, but is a side activity. Just like farming AP.
If you don’t want to see comments, don’t post in open forums.
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Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
I have seen other instances of this on the Accounts forum and a ticket to Support has gotten some sort of “satisifaction” for the player….give it a shot.
Yes, I agree some sort of better information about this limitation should be made clearer for the player to avoid this situation.
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Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
That’s a theoretical amount (a limitation of the processor in 32 bit mode)….but at least 512MB has to be allocated for the OS, so no Windows application can ever use more than 3.5GB (most should never go over 3GB). Also, the comparison to what it currently uses is pointless as with 64 bit code, there is no LONGER a 4 gallon tank everything MUST fit into. It opens up a myriad of possibilities that code changes in the Client could take advantage of that cannot be done now due to the 3GB limit.
Also, just having more memory available is NOT what would allow for some huge performance improvements (tho that would improve things like load times and swap file delays)….the entire game runs as a Database…it’s a flat file DB and that could GREATLY be performance improved with 64-bit code….(and not just loading more stuff into more available memory). Standard DB servers can have a +300% performance improvement when moved form 32 bit to 64 bit platforms (yes that’s a best case scenario and I am no implying the game would run 3 times better / faster).
Your point about memory crashes is valid, but the main reason is that developing 64-bit code properly (not just recompiling existing code) is a different programming skill set and is neither cheap nor easy. It just does not make economic sense when the game is currently running ok and generating revenue.
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Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
If you are suspended, you get a message when trying to log into the game that tells you why. That’s all you get.
ANet looks at the whole thing before suspending an account, and also looks at how many times you get reported and how frequently you perform the malicious action. If you did it once and then apologized and things were fine, you won’t get suspended.
Since none of us are in the Support Dept., I’m not sure how you can state when someone “won’t get suspended”. My view on the matter is that if you do the crime (and it gets reported), you will do the time. Being sorry and apologizing is all for the better, but that doesn’t reverse time and take back the foul language in chat….THAT is what you are being suspended for. It happened, you did it, you get punished.
It’s unlikely that anyone from Anet that views or comments on these posts will have any say on what is ruled on via an in-game report in any case (even if they had the authority to do overrule it).
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Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
Ok. I see that they effectively brought Obs and Trinkets Crit Dmg % more in line with the other equipment levels. I’m guessing this is another reason that Rune sets have become so popular (beyond them improving most of the Rune sets).
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Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
If you are planning on key farming it certainly is.
The armor and banker gives you distinct equipment and time advantages. As mentioned above, you might want to do a few key runs to make sure it’s something you will want to stick with for a while before just plunking down $25USD (or about 250g ?).
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Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
Another side to this issue is that the limitation on the current Condition Damage situation is likely due to the limited resources of available computing per zone. The current method used to represent Condition Damage requires non-trivial computing resources to keep up with and those resources are needed for EVERY condition stack that exists on every player and AI enemy in the entire zone. Thus, they have to limit each condition stack so as not to consume the limited computing resources available.
If there was some way to allow for some BONUS direct damage to be added to a maxed condition damage stack (with minimal additional computing needed) when additional conditions would normally be applied, that might help, but it would need to be carefully balanced so that it does NOT become OP or abusable by the general player base.
Currently, Condition Damage is quite powerful if speced correctly and used by one or maybe 2 teammates (so I’m not quite sure how the OP thinks Condition Damage is not good in PvP, one of the few places in the game it can be used effectively). Once you get it into a situation with multiple players applying the same conditions to the same foe, it rapidly looses all effectiveness.
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Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
If these went thru a CC (via paypal) DO NOT reverse or contest the charges….your account will get perma-banned. Work with Anet CS to get this resolved.
We go out in the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
Wait, you got the 2000 but the display dialog was wrong?…..maybe you should change the title of this thread (as it implies you did NOT get your 2000 gems….when you did).
No doubt this needs to be fixed and reporting it is the right thing to do, but the title of this thread is misleading.
We go out in the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
In terms of the OPs suggestion, the few items he is mentioning are EXCEPTIONS to the normal rules of skin acquisition. The suggestion is not without merit, but is unlikely to be adopted. Very few items have the exact same look or function across all armor weight classes (THOSE are the exceptions).
In terms of item “prestige”, that is something an individual player associates with that item and is NOT something Anet ever stated when the item was first released. No item you ever earned in the LS EVER had a disclaimer stating it would never be available again or could never be gotten in some other way. At the very least, these items are ONLY “prestigious” until your own perceptions make them not be.
Feeling “bad” because someone else now has your “special little snowflake” skin is an issue between your ears…..
We go out in the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
OK, guys, you do really 70 monotonous key runs, wich takes about 17-20 hours? Bless the time, when I was young and could waste time like this…
Outside of the extremely slim chance to get a contract, this seems like it would a horribly inefficient way to make some gold.
Is it simply for the thrill of the box opening?
For me, it’s more about the annoyance of having a stack of BL chests in my bank and being unwilling to pay RL money to gamble with them. I have no plans to continue doing this regularly as soon as my supply of BL Chests runs out (I’m slowly chipping away at it….I have 80 left) but I do plan to keep the equipment and potentially an open character slot so I can do a few runs as I get BL chests via playing.
I get that it’s likely a waste of time (in terms of hitting the jackpot!), but it is mildly entertaining to try and tune your running to lower your time a small bit. Also, the Booster consolidation items they recently added WILL free up some of my storage space.
Also, the actual key run itself is not monotonous…..but doing it over and over can be (that’s why I rarely do back to back runs….that can certainly burn you out).
We go out in the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
How did Ruby Orbs get “nerfed” more than all other Zerker gear? EVERY item that had % Crit on it got “nerfed” when FEROCITY got introduced……unless I’m missing something here.
We go out in the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
x64 Wont help, we are barely scraping the 3GB mark on most client activity
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The game is not memory starved NOW….but an x64 client would be ABLE to utilize more than 3GB (the MAX a 32-bit client can) and could be programmed to USE more memory if available. Also, access to more memory is just ONE of the many advantages 64-bit code has to offfer (and usually NOT the primary place performance is increased).
We go out in the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
My agressive attitude is due to your implication that Anet SHOULD do something to fix this, when that is not the case. If you would like them to try and do something about it, how about you ask nicely and maybe approach the Support team in that manner rather than being insulting about their first level of support personnel. No company is going to man the phones with a network engineer…..you are going to have to jump thru some hoops to get escalated in ANY support situation….that is NOT unusual.
Sorry if I ruffled your feathers, but the attitude that this is something Anet should be fixing sends the wrong message to everyone that reads these kinds of posts. I did not mean anything personal in my comments and sorry if you took it that way.
We go out in the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
SUGGESTION: Submit a ticket via the webpage (SERVICES (above) > SUPPORT > SUBMIT A REQUEST (top right)). That page requires you to supply a good bit of information to PROVE you are the account owner. You don’t need to answer ALL the questions (but you do need to make sure you select an option in each drop down). From the info submitted, CS will be able to determine if you ARE the original account owner (rather than you play 20 questions with them via email for a week).
Note that the most important details they usually want are what WORLD you started playing on (Server name), a character name and the payment method (and CC last 4 digits) used to purchase the original game.
Just my 2 coppers.
We go out in the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
Opened 10 this morning and got 10 Dragon Coffers but I did NOT get 10 booster conversions (only 4) and while the update stated the Dragon Coffers are in ADDITION to the normal 4 items you usually get out of BL Chest, There are still only a total of 4 items being generated (or at least only 4 reward boxes are displaying on the dialog) for each open….and a Dragon Coffer is always the 1st one.
That seems to me like one of the items is being REPLACED by the Dragon Coffer (not directly complaining about this other than it is NOT what was claimed in the update notes….unless I read them incorrectly). Also, REALLY like the idea of being able to consolidate my Boosters (to save bank space), but if the item is no longer guaranteed from each and every BL chest, they need to state this directly.
Is there an issue with the Dragon Coffers now taking the place of one of the normal 4 reward items?
Are the Booster considation items NOT supose to be in every BL chest (I sure think they were previously….I usually got 10 when I opened 10 chests)?
We go out in the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
Have you actually LOOKED at the stat increases over Exotics and considered if it’s actually worth it? I suggest you start out making a single Berserker Weapon (those are arguably worth the damage increase) and re-evaluate the merits of SIX pieces of armor after that.
We go out in the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
Only for that zone. Orr Zones are MUCH more populated since MegaServer release, and the general farming in the area is generally better when temples are OPEN, so it’s unlikely any particular temple will remain closed for longer than an hour or so (sans some middle of the night situations).
Catching the actual Temple Events is rather difficult unless you consistently hang out in the correct Orr Zone.
We go out in the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
I’m pretty sure there was a post about this listing being an hour off on the translated times (UTC were correct), but that may have been corrected by now.
Basically, the Big 3 now run on a separate timer from the other Bosses.
We go out in the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
When you enter the GREAT HALL, there is a door to the SE that you need to go near to trigger the HOME instance of NORN players. There is a PoI inside that instance.
There is also a Instance Entrance (and PoI) East of the Dreadhaunt Cliffs Portal (Eir’s Home).
A 3rd Instance entrance is at the VERY back of the Great Hall (southern most point) and there is PoI in that location as well.
The general issue in this map is the convoluted Levels in and around the Great Hall….The Grove has a similar difficulty in obtaining map completion.
We go out in the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
FAR too many incorrect assumptions in OPs points to being commenting, so my analysis of this post is that the OP has MANY perception issues that I’m sure others will be happy to point out…..
We go out in the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
Let me correct this for you.
Your doing the Boss train, traveling around.
WP A was a lie so WP B, also contested, is a lie and you end up at WP C.
There is no way you can get back to WP A where the event is before the Boss melts away to the Zerg.
Question: In your example, exactly HOW did ANYONE in your train get to this boss any sooner than you? How would it have turned out different under the old system?
We go out in the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
I think one thing this entire “discussion” has missed is EXACTLY how many traits do you use on a regular basis on your “main” level 80 characters? From my experience, there are at LEAST 5 Traits in each line you have NEVER equipped for more than 10 minutes. I’d be willing to bet that most players NEVER change their Traits or change 2-3 Traits at MOST in a single session. I roughly estimate that out of the 65 possible Traits available, we only use 20-25 of them…..that’s less than 40%. Yes, I get that not having the Traits available for use could stifle some “creativity” and “testing” of Traits, but seriously, NONE of the challenges are overly difficult until you get to the LVL 80 unlocked ones. Also, the monitary and skill point costs are NOT unreasonable if you DO run across a single Trait you want but don’t want to “capture”.
My point is, no new player is going to NEED all those Traits to play the game….and it would give them something to “collect” after 80 to “complete the set”. I get that disliking something “different” is the norm, but until you actually try a new character to 80 with the new system, all this speculation of how “horrible” it is is just that…..speculation.
For myself, I plan to do just this in the near future (start a new character so I can put the new system thru it’s paces). Without giving the system a REAL chance, you are being pre-judgmental just because it’s “different” (and I GET that people rarely like “different”).
We go out in the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
Well, truth be said, achievement points are a measure of time spend playing more then of ‘merits’. Depending on what one considers as being of merit, some actions that are beneficial to the game community carry no direct rewards.
Yes, but I was actually commenting more on the implication this was a RL “unfairness” that should not exist in a game….. I do think there is “merit” in putting in the time to do consistent Dailies, but we are nitpicking semantics now.
I am not agreeing with the OP at all, but now what he is suggesting actually makes a bit more sense, and from where it is coming from.
I certainly got the OP was NOT coming from an Entrepreneurial viewpoint, but that’s not going to make me accept his socialist views any more than he appears to accept Capitalist ones. I GET his point of view, but his entire post was implying everyone should see this obvious “unfairness” and get behind his idea because of it.
Achievements are serious business.
I sure hope you are being sarcastic…..
If anything the OP should complain about the 500 AP from GW1 in HoM… lel
So a company giving loyal players a bit of a reward is also “unfair”? It’s not like they continue to dole out monthly points to anyone that had a GW1 account….
This is why i don’t like this generation of gamers. Everything today is too much about numbers.
When the game is no longer about enjoyment of free time and becomes an endless pursuit of MOAR REWARDZ!!!!, somebody needs to seriously consider another hobby.
We go out in the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
I fail to see how ANY of this evidence points a finger at ANet…..or makes them responsible for fixing the problem. No doubt they should contact Level 3 about the issue (but so CAN your ISP….to whom YOU pay money).
Level 3 is at fault and your only recourse is to show this evidence to YOUR ISP and demand they report this issue to LEVEL 3 for correction (they either have an internal route issue or a bad piece of hardware). Since ALL of Anet’s US traffic goes to the Anet datacenter in Dallas, this is NOT a generic issue or EVERY player in the US would be reporting this issue (and they are not….).
We go out in the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
Sorry buddy, that’s not gonna work either. This is how an MMO works. If you don’t like, that’s too bad for you. I am also going to just… not acknowledge your messages now.
Oh well that’s cute here’s a “CryEngine”, “CryTek” that’s a new upcoming mmo! made with that engine BUD. only in china right now and in beta but ill tell ya right now it will run like a dream smooth as glass with proper core/thread balance and modern and up to date direct x support and of course the best of all the cry engine which talking from experience runs like a dream. and avid gamers on pc KNOW this.
^CryEngine MMO thats still in beta and only in china as of right now this is what a well polished game engine looks like be sure to keep it in your pants pusscake.
Your ignorance of how a game gets developed and maintained speaks volumes…..Anet can’t move to an entirely new Engine for a game that has been out for over 2 years….the suggestion is laughable. And why would a company help another “optomize” it’s game if they are not using their technology (even if they could considering the Anet engine is proprietary)? If you want to state the current Engine and API is less than ideal for a large scale MMO, you are stating what most everyone already knows, but your “solution” to the problem is just ignorant of the realities of any reasonable business model.
They COULD try to move it to a better version of DirectX, but since 10 is iffy in terms of performance improvements and 11 is still BETA, that’s not a great choice for a nearly 2 year old game either. Also, the resources involved in moving a game to another version of Direct X is NOT trivial.
There best bet would be to try and compile an x64 Client but that would take a LOT of resources that are currently better spent on content development. It is also questionable whether or not an x64 client would generate much performance improvement as the graphics would still be saddled with the DX9 bottleknecks.
We go out in the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
Have you verified that your IP address falls into the range of the authorized networks in the MY ACCOUNT / SECURITY page of this site? If you IP address is changing to a completely different subnet address every time you log in, then my only suggestion is to turn on the mobile authentication (must have a compatible smartphone).
Also, If you are NOT checking the ‘REMEMBER THIS NETWORK" checkbox on the link page, this will ALWAYS happen when you try to log in…..it’s a security feature.
We go out in the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
In general, CS does not revoke in game purchase mistakes (but I’m sure exceptions have happened). However, they are usually pretty good about trying to work with players on gem purchases that are errors…..you should submit a ticket and give it a shot.
We go out in the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
“The person who works/invests more time…gets more shinies. This rule applies real life also.”
Yes. It is true. So it is necessary, that this injustice isn’t in this game. I can see you are a conservative, OLD gamer, I wish you, that in this game change nothing through 2 years.
bye gyökér
If you consider getting rewards based on your merits hard work an “injustice”, then I think I located your problem….it’s in your mind. Someone does not have to be old and conservative to believe this ideal….they have to be realistic and logical…..but not partaking in childish name calling IS usually a trait of someone more mature.
We go out in the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That’s the way that lady luck dances
