Guild Wars 2

Try this:

1. Close client and restart your system (so it’s clean from any potential GW2.EXE issues).
2. Go to GW2 folder and rename your GW2.DAT file (ex: GW2.BAK)
3. Go to the client install page on this website and reinstall the client (You MAY have to uninstall GW2 from your system first and if you do, copy your renamed GW2.DAT file so it doesn’t get removed by the uninstall)
4. Restart system
5. Run Client and let it start to download full DAT file again.
6. Cancel out of the Client and copy the GW2.BAK over the new GW2.DAT (renaming it of course).
7. Restart the Client (you may need to do a -repair per the instructions at the wiki).

Another possibility is that your AV or firewall software has identified GW2.EXE as some sort of threat and has disabled it’s capability to communicate with the internet. How you undo that is completely dependent on the protection software.

There is a HUGE thread in the ACCOUNT issue forum on the issue:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/account/Not-Getting-Our-Mails-Yahoo-Gmail-Hotmail-and-more/page/2#post3345847

This issue is NOT wholly ANet’s fault (tho, I’m not 100% convinced they are not doing some finger pointing as well). Huge email providers like Google and Yahoo are notorious for not expending any effort to fixing issues like these. I have run afoul of them with a few message boards I manager for my work and we finally just banned using gmail accounts as they refused to even talk to us about why we were having unexplained and inconsistent mail exchanges. It was just not worth the hassle (not to mention that it cut our spam user sign up by nearly 75%).

To your point, I think that thread should be stickied (and maybe linked to in a sticky here).

You do understand that it IS possible to get data corrupted via an internet download, right? This IS NOT a patch thing, but just an unfortunate incident for your particular download (or EVERYONE would be complaining about corruption). From my understanding, the client does not repair anything on it’s own and you have to manually tell it to repair (from a command line argument in a client icon).

Here is a link to the details to fix your problem (look for the -repair option and follow the directions on setting it up):
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Command_line_arguments

Survivablity in this game is based on avoiding damage and maybe enough HP (VITALITY) or Armor (TOUGHNESS) to take more than 1 or 2 big hits without going down.

Other than Ranged Weapons giving you more time to avoid damage, I’m not sure that weapons are much of a factor in survivablity (tho, the specs of the weapon can effect that). Thieves and Elementalists are historically squishy (low HP and minimal armor) and can go down VERY easy if not speced and equipped properly. On the other hand, a well played glass-cannon can survive quite well (they just can’t survive a mistake very well).

If you want some in game help, we need to know your server name. You can guest to another server for PvE (world zones).

Read these threads as they will help you a BUNCH:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/players/OMG-If-you-only-knew-this-tips-for-new-players/page/5#post3133174
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/players/Combat-System-101-Guide/page/3#post3231081

I’m not sure how you could miss 15 PoI while doing Map completion in each area….a few I could see, but 15 seems like an entire map (tho 2 WPs are likely Guild Mission ones that have been added).

Behellagh.1468:

Okay, gossamer prices have been dropping all afternoon, which means that everybody is waiting for it to hit rock bottom, so they can buy low. Which means that the players who own the gossamer are saying, "Hey, we’re losing all our kitten money, and Christmas is around the corner, and I ain’t gonna have no gold to craft my ascended armor! So they’re panicking right now, they’re screaming “SELL! SELL!” to get out before the price keeps dropping. They’re panicking out there right now, I can feel it.

Apologies to the screenwriters of Trading Places.

Without, “G.I. Joe with the Kung-f*u grip..”, this just isn’t as funny…..

Technically, someone IS logged into the server (with a game account) to read the data (only way it can be accessed).

Why is this a big deal if everyone has equal ability to access it?

Malediktus.9250:

lordkrall.7241:

Malediktus.9250:

Too expensive for zero extra costs for anet.

I would suggest you actually read up on databases and stuff before you make a statement like this.
Because right now you are just making a fool out of yourself.

If there were no extra cost involved, why not just have unlimited storage buyable? Or at release for that matter?

I am not. It is unlikely Anet used 1 byte per entry, so if they used 2 byte (they probably used 4 bytes), it costs them nothing extra to store 1000 items instead of 250. Even if they used 1 byte integers it costs almost nothing extra because storage is so cheap nowadays.

….and the work to change and test this was free as well…..? I agree that the overall storage costs to them likely did not change, but that’s like saying dyes are worthless because the arrangement of the bits are just different from one color to another.

Elric Of Melnibone.4781:

Brother Grimm.5176:

juno.1840:

EDIT: Oh I know the reason — it’s to boost the daily log-in numbers.

This should be obvious to anyone with half a brain…..and player that ALSO have the other half realize this is necessary for ANet to potentially generate any revenue beyond original game sales. If players don’t log in, they don’t spend money on gems.

Like it or not, vilifying Anet for wanting to generate revenue to keep the servers running is very narrow minded (and very unrealistic).

Making us log in EVERY day does NOT get them any revenue. People buy stuff in the gem store because they LIKE it. People login to play the game to have FUN. Time gating is NOT fun. Collecting the small mountain of materials needed for ascended gear takes plenty of time already, no need to tax us further with once a day crafting.

My point has NOTHING to do with collecting materials or time-gating of crafting….it’s simple economics based on their model. If people don’t log into the game, they have ZERO chance to purchase that item in the gem store they LIKE. It’s really that simple.

I’m not saying you have to like it, but there IS a valid reason ANet want’s you in the game everyday.

Zanshin.5379:

There was no reason whatsoever to time gate charged quartz. It’s not like celestial is superior to other stats.

Actually, if you look at the overall bonuses (rather than min-maxing a few), it IS numerically superior by a significant nunber (in terms of total stat bonuses provided). That fact alone does not make it more desirable for effective builds (sans some Ele builds), however.

It’s pretty obvious (now) that the Quartz node was another reason to get players to log in daily, not time-gate this equipment for some overwhelming reason.

I tend to agree that Anet might want to review this disparity in time-gating and make some changes.

Astralporing.1957:

Lilith Ajit.6173:

You are all missing the point. Very few people are going to equip more than 1-3 characters in full ascended in the first couple months. Because it’s time gated. Only the really rich and the really ambitious will even have a full set this week, let alone more than one character.

And that’s bad. We’re not only dividing the community into haves and have-nots, but we’re also making sure that the first group will also have a significant (yes, significant, there’s lot of math on full set difference, and it’s not 1-2%. Fror calculated only the armor, which is the least important of all ascended gear) stat advantage.

All of this is either fear-mongering or self-delusion. Have and Have-Not’s have existed in this game since release and are a non-issue in actual gameplay (sans speed run Dungeon / Fractal PuGs). Every player has the potential to obtain Ascended if they so desire and put in the effort. Why does it REALLY matter how long it takes each individual?

juno.1840:

EDIT: Oh I know the reason — it’s to boost the daily log-in numbers.

This should be obvious to anyone with half a brain…..and player that ALSO have the other half realize this is necessary for ANet to potentially generate any revenue beyond original game sales. If players don’t log in, they don’t spend money on gems.

Like it or not, vilifying Anet for wanting to generate revenue to keep the servers running is very narrow minded (and very unrealistic).

Short answer: Your HP pool (Vitality) does not effect regneration (Healing does).

That definitively works, but that plan requires a hefty pile of T6 materials and Ectos being available to you. I certainly have the gold to buy them, but would like to find a more economical path (thus reading this thread).

You are mistaking Quartz for Charged Crystals (obviously, they are related by a 25:1 ratio). Charged Crystals are account bound and not available on the TP……but yes the Quartz market has crashed due to this change.

Recipes might have dipped over the past few weeks per above, but they certainly seemed to have shot back up since the update. Celestial Exalted Coat recipe lowest seller is 23 gold right now.

Major issue (for Exotic crafting and helping with leveling to 500) is still the outrageous cost of the Celestial recipes currently on the TP.

I would have expected they possibly allowed Celestial items to be discovered (like all other Exotics) when they reset all the Exotic discoveries. Of course those selling the recipes on the TP would be POed if that happened…..

I can only guess they are planning to bring back the Bazaar of the 4 Winds pretty soon (and that will REALLY PO those that go out and spend 10 gold for a TP recipe now that they have abundant Charged Crystals).

Exactly how does this hurt you? Did you not have Charged Quartz available to you for months prior to this addition? If you didn’t use it for some unknown reason, how is that anyone’s fault but yours? Claiming this took a huge amount of effort is ridiculous (granted, it does take a very short amount of time every day to keep consistent supply)

This is actually a GOOD thing in terms of opening Celestial crafting up to everyone (even if you missed getting a Quartz node). On the subject of making Ascended leveling “cheap”, have you seen the costs of the Celestial recipes on the TP? Not what I would ever consider CHEAP. Note that you CANNOT discover Celestial Exotic (unless they changed that in the update), you must BUY each weapon / armor piece recipe (or have obtained them when available during the LS 6 months ago).

I’m guessing the Bazaar of the 4 Winds will return soon after Wintersday to allow for these recipes to be available again (and then players will moan about paying 10 gold each for armor recipes they can now get for a few hours of play).

Wiz.1543:

And even after flipping they where max 11 silver. No need to flush the market even more. This was a really sad day for me.

Exactly why should ANet or anyone here care if you can use new or old item releases to make TP profits? Something here IS very sad.

morrolan.9608:

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Plus Chris Whiteside said there would be multiple sources for ascended items, I’m holding him to that, and as I said having drops from certain events/bosses with a miniscule chance of dropping is no alternative source at all.

Repeating your intention ignore drops over and over on these forums does not alter the fact that there ARE 2 methods for obtaining Ascended at this moment. The Devs have provided “multiple sources for ascended items”, even if you choose to ignore one of them.

Samuirai.4561:

Of course more data would be more accurate. But if it is 1%, 0.5% or my 0.8%, it shows, that the probability is not 0.0001% and not 10%. And that is worth something, I guess

Very much so. Again, thank you for the data.

The actual thought that they are doing this to “punish” people with multiple ALTs (and for no other reason) is just ridiculous in the extreme…..if you have a valid REASON why ANet would want to punish people that bought multiple extra character slots, I’d like to hear it.

Simple fact, it SHOULD take 12 times more resources, effort and time to gear up 12 characters than one character….why this is a difficult concept to understand in these forums is beyond me. BTW, I have 10 characters, so I’m not unaffected by the OPs complaint.

Also, this needs to be moved to the Account issues forum if you are not having a technical issue starting the client (it does not appear that your issue).

Here are a few common issues I have seen many times in dealing with log in issues:

1. Make SURE you are typing in the email address associated with your account in the login box (NOT your account name).
2. Uncheck both the “remember ID / PW” boxes below the log in fields, EXIT the Client, start it again and manually type in EMAIL address and password (you should be able to recheck the boxes AFTER you get logged in for the first time).

Hope this helps.

All you symptoms point to a defective piece of memory and you need to identify the bad stick(s) and get them replaced. Easiest way to do this is reduce to the LOWEST possible combination (2 DIMMS at a time) and use logical replacement / swapping to find the bad stick.

At least I think that’s what is being suggested here.

You guys are seriously arguing that there will be too many people farming areas for sufficient loot to drop? Really?

When that gets to be a REAL problem come back here and complain (and someone will suggest GUESTING to a lower population server….)

I get the concern and I support ANet making Ascended gear available via some other method in the future but they are obviously not willing to do so immediately. Be patient or do some crafting.

Platinum makes Darksteel. Speculation is it will definitely be needed for armor-crafting ascended.

fadeaway.2807:

……Why exotics and not rares?

If we assume the 20% next tier up is valid here, why cut your chances by a 5th? I don’t think Exotics are 5 times more expensive (but I could be wrong…at least for certain weapons).

Not saying the data might not be interesting as it would answer the burning question if using only RAREs your chances are 20% lower…..(what one would assume) or totally different in some other respect.

Cynz.9437:

the problem is he would need to make at least 10 000 precursors for data be somehow reliable

Not really as statistical accuracy does NOT depend on obtaining an outcome X times, but making Y attempts. He likely needs to make 10,000 FORGES to make the data statistically sound, but what he has here is no doubt within 2.5% of the number you would get from another 7,000 flushes. This is certainly better than anything else currently available on the subject.

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There are several ways RNG may be set up to select precursors. There might be a flat % chance – in which case your statement would be true. There might be however just a chance of getting a random named exotic. In this case, the chance of getting precursors would depend on how many named weapons of that weapon type exist.
Hint: the number is different for each type.

If one assumes it is simply based on named Exotics, then trying for a precursor from the smaller number pools would be better odds (to get a precursor). Somewhere on this forum, I did a compilation of the number of named Exotics per weapon type….. I recall that Focuses had over twice as many name Exotics as the norm (nearly 30) and I think maces had the least (6 or 7).

Next time this happens, from Command prompt (RUN > cmd) type IPCONFIG /ALL

Look where your DNS is being directed. If it’s different than your ISPs normal DNS, you have a virus of some sort that is hijacking your DNS. This is a common type of virus side effect designed to obtain control of your computer without you knowing it (with the ability to inject just about any webiste redirection at any time in the future).

If the DNS looks ok, try NSLOOKUP (non-working URL address) and see what you get.

Could also be a Proxy issue with Chrome (or whatever browser you are using) setup.

Gulesave.5073:

Read the part in parenthesis. Also, zone level and player group size should always be a larger consideration in scaling.

I would say the current situation for newbies in Queensdale is worse, anyway. They’re made to feel downright unwelcome, even being called “poachers” if they try to play some content as it’s intended.

I don’t disagree that rude Train riders can make new players unwelcome, but “poacher” is much nicer than some of the things I’ve seen typed in Queensdale Map chat….

Covis.6037:

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Just remember it is not only about what u can do with this gear. Its similar like the moan for precursor and not having more reliable ways to obtain it. Only reliable way to get a precursor at the moment is trading post (for ascended its crafting.). And now that they are sooner or later adding multiple ways to get precursor, why cannot they do the same for ascended?

When they add the Precursor crafting this argument will have merit (maybe…depends on how the Precursor crafting actually works). As stated many time above, NOBODY must have Ascended gear to play any aspect of this game, so your claim of being FORCED to craft is not valid.

Also on Yak’s Bend and there have been 2 node resets since the last update….that means the zone was fully empty of players at least 2 times……haven’t seen that since Scarlet Events halted hourly rotation.

The Precursors ARE in the Exotics loot table, so the chance is there (I’ve gotten a handful of named Exotics from them)….it’s just not very good. On the other hand, if you are planning on buying or using the Mystic Flusher to get one, earning your money via the Champ Train would have the added benefit of possibly getting you one during that process. World bosses are another option (I have no idea if the chances for an Exotic are better or worse from them). I think successful World Boss Events yield an additional guaranteed Rare or Exotic (so that potentially adds another chance). I’ve certainly seen others CLAIM to have gotten a Precursor in chat after Claw of Jormag Event.

Grinding wheel for sharpening stones?

Nodes randomize when a new zone is generated. This only happens when:

1. No players exist in a zone and a player zones in for the first time.
2. When an update is released and the above happens when the first player with the “new” build zones in for the first time.

Obviously, overflow zones work the same.

I don’t recall Precursor Crafting EVER being mentioned with any potential release time span (certainly NEVER “by the end of the year”). These kinds of post are how misinformation and claims of breaking promises get proliferated among players.

Beyond the release announcements that come out about a week before an update, ALL comments made by Devs on future features are ALWAYS accompanied by “we are working toward…..” or “We hope to have X ready by Y date”.

The only place this kind of “ANET PROMISED US….”, exaggerations are worse than here are in chat (usually in LA). I’ve seen some seriously twisted logic and claims made there (and I don’t think all of them were trolling).

BTW, if the small amount of leaked info on Precursor “crafting” can be assumed to be valid, it’s going to be closer to Legendary “crafting” than actual crafting at a crafting station (Mystic Forge based), so it really has very little relation to extending the actual crafting disciplines to 500 or Ascended gear.

I seriously think these will be for future Ascended Jewelry, not Armor.

The secret is the loot bags lower level enemies drop, not the actual equipment (that IS scaled up to your level). These are also a thriving trade on the TP so those not wanting to farm can go that route.

You are looking for a solution to a problem that already has one…you were just not aware of it. Downgrading via Mystic Flusher is another possible route that Anet should consider as well.

morrolan.9608:

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Anet HAS to answer this question. Its been raised for months.

No they don’t. They can respond with some changes when they deem it’s needed but they DON’T have to answer to you because of your anxiety over something that hasn’t even happened yet.

Astralporing.1957:

RyuuAkari.6589:

Lately a-net have addressed the overload of blood dust. I think it was a well done implanted and made a happy environment for everyone.

Not quite, because soon the source of toxic spores will run out. And the recipes require it in addition to bloodstone dust.

I am guessing the Spore nodes will continue to be present in open world zones even after the Toxic content is removed from Kessex Hills.

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They should also reduce the droprates on Bloodstone and Empyreal Fragments. These materials seem to be overflowing my inventory unless I use up all of my karma. At least I hope I will need lots of them to craft ascended armor.

They already greatly reduced the Bloostone Dust amounts in a patch a few weeks back (but not before I had a dozen stacks of the stuff in my bank).

Astralporing.1957:

…..And they did say that all the crafting professions will get increased to 500 levels this year.

I believe if this WAS originally stated, they backtracked more recently and confirmed that Ascended Armor was certainly on track for this year (already announced for Dec 10th update), but the remaining 2 crafts (Jeweler and Chef) would be early 2014 (I suspect by end of Q1 2014).

Rouven.7409:

Brother Grimm.5176:

Maybe part of these issues stem from the use of Rares over Exotics?

Is there an estimated number out there how much better exotics are? Just curious.

At the end of the day all “evidence” here is anecdotal, but I do see claims quite often where people gotten the pre with rares.

If we assume the data in the link above is valid and what we have been told about getting the next tier up item from the MF (20% chance), then:

4 EXOTICS = 0.8% chance for precursor
4 RARES = 0.16% chance for precursor

(this is assuming that 4 RARES have to generate an EXOTIC before the PRECURSOR is even possible and that the resulting EXOTIC comes from the same table / chances as tossing in 4 EXOTICS (it might not)).

There is CERTAINLY a possibility to get a PRECURSOR from 4 RARES, but at BEST the chance is 5 times less than 4 EXOTICS.

Hate to tell you but “Pounding” can certainly have a sexual connotation that some may find “offensive”. Personally, I think it’s PC gone insane, but they obviously try to keep the game “G RATED”.

All you can do is report the party leader for kicking you without just cause (if that is actually the case). I know there is an issue of being able to do this easily from in game and it has been mentioned in other forums that this is being looked into (to make it easier). Your only option at this point is to submit a ticket to report the abuser.

While this post can bring attention to your cause, it will NOT result in any action against another player. I am unsure what kind of “compensation” you expect anyone to provide as joining a PUG group always is a risk (that you alone accept when you join said PUG). The only way to GUARANTEE you will not be kicked is to start your own party and always be the leader (or party with someone you know & trust not to kick you).

In terms of WHY the system exists, I would think that is quite obvious.

bOgz.7263:

I would like to watch a 1-2 hr video of forging thousands of rares and not getting a single precursor.

This isnt sarcasm, I need my desire of forging break.

Maybe part of these issues stem from the use of Rares over Exotics?

WilliamDaBloody.2591:

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Don’t expect trinkets to be craftable. They are basically the only reason for a lot of people doing guild missions and collecting laurels. Instead of crafing you buy them or create them in the mystic forge. Doubt they will ever change this, unless they remove these currencies from the game…

I don’t think this will be the case, but I suspect they will introduce new items for the crafted trinkets that have different naming and slightly different stat combos than those currently available via NPCs. It only makes sense to make both sources relevant to players needs. I see no reason crafting ascended Rings and Amulets would not follow that formula as well.

Your technical issue and any request for a refund needs to be addressed via a support ticket, not in this forum. Players here may be able to provide suggestions, but this is not normally where ANet agents provide specific technical support.

A large part of this may be due to the home server you selected and the internet route being used to connect to that particular server. Unfortunately, I do not think ANet has any Asian based servers (but I could be wrong there).

Cereal.5127:

Hello, I just contacted support about two town clothes sets I bought from the gem store that got deleted when I deleted a character. I’m being told there’s no way for me to get these items back, that I paid for.

I’m looking for confirmation of this, as I’m positive I’ve read on this forum of people accidentally doing the same, and having the items returned to them.

Thanks.

Items in question:

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Mad_King%27s_Outfit
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Witch%27s_Outfit
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Phantom%27s_Hood

After much more question, they’re adamant that I cannot get these sent back to me, or refunded.

So thank you, Arenanet, for stealing 20 dollars from a customer who has played since GW: Prophocies, and used to spend quite a bit of money on the gem store.

You are seriously going to equate you accidentally flushing a $20 bill down the toilet to the bathroom owner stealing it from you? You really think that outrageous and exagerated accusation is going to motivate someone to help you? Good luck with that.

(I get you are frustrated and want your stuff back, but that approach to getting someone to bend the rules for you is possibly not in your best interest).