Guild Wars 2

Gnat.9405:

This should be a game feature. It’s really outrageous that they are charging for this,Low blow, ANet. Low blow.

It is a game feature. Go to any town (and even a few places in the open world) and pay less than 3 silver.

Now the price is a bit outrageous for a single use item…

Why do you think this means no build template? This item does NOT replace a potential build template system (that works in a city….like GW1’s templates did).

This item is to fleece stupid players with too much money.

I’ll join your QQ fest when an Dev states there will be no build template system.

Brother Grimm.5176:

……(but I could be mistaken).

…..and I was. I’d be interested in hearing the reasoning behind these NOT being made available at character creation. I appreciate the new hairstyles (and will likely buy my Mesmer a hair change), but the content HAS to be added to the game anyway…why not allow new characters to use them as well?

I get making money, but new character slots make money too (and I’d probably choke on the number of new character slots these new hairstyles will sell even with them needing to buy hairstyle kits).

Banono.4597:

A refund for the price you paid for this content pack has been added to you account.

Sorry, for the inconvenience.

This resulted in a deep chuckle…..

Nub.2391:

Waar Kijk Je Naar.8713:

Yes the gem price is ridiculous, but how exactly does buying gems (and converting it to gold) make you win?

why need to buy mats for ascended weapon while u can buy….legendary weapon with gold?
will exotic stas = legendary stas?
something you can buy with gold and have more power, i think it call pay2win.

and legendary armor coming soon as anet Dev talked about it long ago.

Is there is any content in the game that REQUIRES these items to complete? No.

Not Pay2Win. NOTHING IN THIS GAME REQUIRES YOU TO PAY MONEY TO PROGRESS IN CONTENT. Is the content easier with the level 80 equipment that has slightly higher stats? Possibly, but it is not a requirement to advance.

I’m pretty sure the pathetic thing in this thread is not the trait reset item…..

The trait reset charge is simply a gold-sink…..MMOs must have them. It is NOT a lot of money (like 3 silver?). The item is simply for lazy people with way too much money….can’t blame Anet for fleecing the rich & stupid.

How exactly does this item being available in the Gem shop effect your game….at all?

juno.1840:

ANet could also make money via expansions (a la GW 1). However they’ve gone another route with the 2-week content, which always features nifty new items in the Gem store.

Saying that ascended weapon time gating is justified in order for ANet to make money just reinforces the poor decisions ANet has made with regards to revenue.

I’m not justifying the system and stating it is right or wrong. I am stating that I understand WHY they need to keep people IN GAME and the realities of the economic system being used here.

I’m quite curious how you have intimate knowledge of ANet’s revenue in such a way as to describe their decisions as “poor”. You have every right to state you will not financially support them because of this issue or that, but to make a broad statement about the companies overall financial state or past economic decisions is slightly amusing (and purely your opinion). I’m not saying you may not be correct in the long run, but nothing I have seen indicates that this game is moving in the direction of shutting down, so I can’t fathom how you are defining “poor” from the evidence at hand.

knyy.6427:

Just be happy about the new longer path.

Some people will NEVER be happy unless they are complaining about something that was done to personally slight them in some way.

timidobserver.7925:

Always gotta be someone complaining about something.

….or someone complaining about someone complaining about something…..

There is plenty for all players to do between LVL 55 and 80….and nobody will be 55 for any length of time (certainly not if you are farming dungeons for armor).

Doggie.3184:

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If exactly like that they may be exclusive to kits and not usable in character creation~ but who knows. Doesn’t matter to me either way.

Very doubtful that these are only available one way or the other…adding hairstyles to the content should make them available for new characters and makeovers (but I could be mistaken).

Sorry, I disagree. Minis are NOT part of your character appearance (and never will be part of mine). I will refrain from giving you my full opinion of them.

Feel free to make this suggestion in the suggestions forum, but I for one hope it never happens.

It appears that your GW2.EXE (or the GW2.DAT database) have a corrupt data entry. You need to start the client with the -repair option (like crash report suggests).

This like gives instructions on how to do this: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Command_line_arguments

Hope this gets you going.

Looking at the OPs specs, I don’t see where he SPECIFIED that his Windows 7 is x64. If he is in fact running a 32bit OS on 64bit HW that could possibly explain his crash.

The number of people reporting this type of crash vs those that have NEVER had a memory issue (myself included) does NOT indicate a software memory leak (that would be consistent across ALL GW2 players) but a common hardware /software conflict / driver issue with this small number of players. It is not logical to assume that this is a GW2 problem when the majority of users have never had any type of “out of memory” crash.

Posting that it is a KNOWN problem with GW2 is just misinformation and not helpful in solving the REAL issue that is causing the problem. Not saying it is impossible it is a GW2 issue, but current evidence does not support that it is.

Fact is, if it was hardware related, anet would have replied to one of the many hundreds of topics on this stating that, the fact they have avoided everyone tells you that its something else.

If the solution is not known, why would they reply? I have not seen a single instance of anyone reporting these problems provide information on what was the result of a support ticket, so I have no idea what ANet’s official stance on this issue is, but not replying in these forums proves nothing (and certainly does not indicate they KNOW there is a memory leak and are trying to cover it up). If they were trying to cover something up, wouldn’t deleting these threads be more appropriate?

Your ability to ignore the facts (like thousands of players NEVER seeing these errors) and jump to some wild conspiracy theory that ANet is trying to hide some insidious memory leak makes all your comments suspect.

Is this an eEgo thing or just some sort of digital identity crisis?

Guanglai Kangyi.4318:

…….and guardian doesn’t offer very good support, ironically enough.

What you talkin’ ’bout Willis?

Guardians offer amazing group support if played with support in mind. Group Aegis, Protection, Healing, Warding, and Boons out the yang. Even if you spec a Guardian for all out DPS (not going to be among the top outputs), They can still lay down some decent group support with several weapon attacks and via Virtues. A decent Hammer Guardian can keep huge numbers of nearby allies alive with just the protection from their auto-attack.

Then again, they are very mediocre ranged fighters (but CAN work as ranged).

Note that you cannot also obtain another copy of the equipment item you pick during character creation. THAT is a pretty glaring oversight, IMO.

The Splitter will return items & upgrades, but not infusions….at least that is what I have read.

It’s suppose to be about 20% change (1 in 5) to get a one level higher rarity item. I tossed in a LOT of greens during the Scarlet Invasions and got a good many rares out….but it was certainly not economical to do so. I didn’t keep track, but I’d say I got about 1 rare out of every 5 inputs of 4 greens.

…..or don’t worry about this useless set of clothing….?

Repair the Draconic item…..you can’t transmute a damaged piece of equipment.

Doggie.3184:

nexxe.7081:

I think A-net should have Traehearne corrupted, so we can kill him off.

But I love Trahearne

Ah….so his mind altering powers work on some players…interesting….

Ruh row Shaggy!

Delryn.7235:

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@Windu
-It’s not proper to think that just cause they’re not charging you for it directly that it’s free. Or even that just because it’s free we shouldn’t expect quality with our product. This game is something I really enjoy and I genuinely get sad at not being able to enjoy it for so long.
……..

I’m not sure what your definition of “FREE” is, but I think it’s fully proper to remember that you are NOT being charged for these added pieces of content. You certainly have every right to complain about the quality you do not feel is being provided, but discounting the FACT that they ARE FREE is not even logical in any way. Maybe you just need a break from GW2 for a while?

Sithaco.4673:

I can’t remember much of it from last year as I got it pretty quickly, but did anyone else have any issues regarding the clock tower they would want changed? And I’m not looking for “it was too hard” or “remove the timer” things, but more things to do with joining it ect.

Not to be a stick in the mud, but asking for changes NOW is not going to be very productive as they likely have the release finalized and are testing it. Very unlikely requests and changes are doable at this point in the process.

When is the last time you actually logged into your GW1 account? If you can’t log into it, then you need to get that sorted with support first as your account could have been hacked or suspended for some reason.

Only issues that I am aware of involving “lost” items or gold have to do with the less than reliable mail system. My guesses are that you ARE not taking the TP charges into account when calculating how much gold you should have or someone is accessing your account an slowly siphoning off money (does not make a lot of sense if it’s an unkown hacker…..they would just wipe you out).

When you fill in the CC info, make sure the text is all upper or lower case. I’ve run into issues paying with a CC when the info text is mixed (capitalizing the first letter made it fail). Just my 2 cents.

TP servers are different from game servers (thus the delay when you open the TP window), so the TP computations should not effect game servers in the least. Now, how the networking of the servers is configured COULD potentially effect the game server bandwidth, but I would hope the Devs took this into account when they connect the servers to their network and the internet.

Wiki indicates the mail was sent to all characters after the Clockwork Chaos LS ended, but your post seems to bring that statement into question.

Could be that some level of participation in the invasions or a specific achievement was required to trigger the mails. Finding out exactly what the criteria for the letters being sent could be interesting (but I’m not sure how you would find out short of a Dev telling us).

GuzziHero.2467:

……The best attack (#3) does root you however.

I always use ESC to cancel these long animation attacks if necessary….thought everyone else did too. Sure the skill is partially lost, but you can at least attempt to avoid a heavy incoming hit.

…..Warrior is also a good class, but the sword is a bleed weapon so it may nto be what you’re looking for.

Been playing a Sword/Warhorn & Axe/Sword combo lately on my Warrior and I very much enjoy it. The sword main hand is more about the #2 closer and the Burst (that can stack bleeds like crazy), While the ranged Torment of the sword off-hand is a very nice opener or something to toss at a 2nd target before dealing with a more dangerous foe. In PvE, a well timed Final Thrust can certainly end a fight much quicker.

Now that I’m thinking about it, might give Sword / Sword a try but Axe main hand can generate some serious sustained DPS and Eviscerate is just an Awesome Burst and a great spike compliment to Final Thrust.

Always farm my daily Vets in Caledon, in swampy area just South of Twilight Arbor entrance. Usually takes about 3-5 minutes to farm 5 so 80 should be less than a few hours work.

Just check above links for lists of JPs in the low level areas. Each page on the wiki will give you links to YouTube vids that will help greatly. At your level, stick to the 1-15 areas but you MAY be able to try a few in the 15-25 areas (they would be easily doable with at higher level partner to help you get to the start of the puzzles).

All I can say to the OP is ANet loves you (and your penchant to buy extra character slots at the drop of a hat).

I thought I was a bit overboard for having one toon for each profession….

juno.1840:

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With those two ideas in mind, it does NOT make any sense for GW2 to be time gated because it’s not subscription and the high-end crafted items are all account bound………

Economically, it certainly makes sense. What are the odds that any player will spend money in the Gem Store (GW2’s ONLY additional source of income after the original purchase) if they are not in-game and active? (hint: rhymes with “HERO” and it’s a very low number).

Subscription MMOs have the advantage of automatically taking your money every month if you forget to cancel it…. Yes, they need to keep the majority of the players engaged to keep them subscribed but, the monthly fee will continue to roll in from some percentage of players that no longer log-in (for whatever reason) as long as the players don’t unsubscribe. ANet’s model on the other hand, brings in NO money from the existing player base if they are not actively in the game buying gems.

You can complain about the realities of ANet’s model all you want, but I (and many others playing here) embrace the no fee model and at least TRY to understand some of the choices ANet makes based on this economic model. I’m not saying I like them all, but I fully understand that they must strive to make money and they are providing me with loads of entertainment, so I’ll continue to support them for the time being. I in no way indicate that support may not change in the future.

Thief using Sword / Pistol & Sword / Dagger offers a LOT of options (possibly too many to trait for maximum effect). Been running this combo lately and it’s a blast.

Not sure what the obsession with 1 handed sword is here as I think I’d shoot myself if I couldn’t swap around weapons on a regular basis. Whatever floats your boat.

I’d try both of the suggested classes above and see which one you like more (or start one of each with the idea that one may get deleted). Both require quite a bit of button pressing and active swapping of weapon kit / attunement to get the most out of (there is a price for the versatility you seek).

I opened all of them on the off chance that SOMETHING will be tied to doing so. No indication so far that is the case….shrug

I would suggest deleting the gw2.daa file as it is corrupted (and now just taking up space) or located in a now bad sector of your HDD. Might want to scan your HDD for errors as well.

Cyrus.7028:

It’s not about being worried about putting some amount of effort… it’s about the gap you have to pay now for same thing as many others done before the change :S

Again, your concern is based on the fact that you do not believe this method of leveling is an exploit of the original intention of gaining levels in the game. It is (unless you or anyone else here can show me where a Dev has specifically stated that crafting is legit way to reach LVL 80 (all by itself….not as an addition to leveling normally)).

From that aspect it’s like any other exploit…people that took advantage of it were the lucky ones….move on.

(Note they did not completely fill in the hole, they just tossed a few dozen shovel full’s of dirt into it while expanding the crafting features).

This is how I imagine the Dev convo over this issue went at the “meeting”:

Dev#1: ….so this expansion of crafting to 500….do we give more XP for those levels?
Dev#2: Is it easier to add the levels with more experience or spread the curren XP across the full range.
Dev#3: Pretty sure it’s easier to spread the XP.
Dev#2: Do it that way.
Dev#4: That’s gonna PO some players that use crafting to speed level characters…
Dev#2: You mean the leveling where they don’t actually PLAY the game we slaved to make?
<Dev’s chuckle a bit>
Dev#1: Next item…..

No need to kite. I really dislike kiting,

Errr… you might want to look for another game as intelligent mobility is pretty much a survival requirement in upper level encounters. “Tanking” in GW2 serves very little purpose and is almost guaranteed failure most higher level areas.

I’m not trying to be discouraging, but not moving in this game is a sure way to spend most of your game sitting or lying on the turf. You CERTAINLY better keep moving and learn to dodge in WvW or you will be continual Finisher practice.

Please elaborate on how what appears to be a LEVEL 3 router issue is ANet’s problem to fix?

No doubt ANet needs to have their hardware provider or ISP report these issues of upstream packet loss, but they don’t own or manage the routers in question so how you jumped to the conclusion that THEY are responsible for the problem is beyond me.

Or you can submit a request online using the SUPPORT link (top of page) and then ASK A QUESTION

I suggest you ensure that remote access on your system is NOT enabled….NOW.

You might want to do a quick check of your inventory and Bank to see if anything seems missing.

I think the page just does not like mixed case because I ran into a similar issue a few months back and resolved it by using all UPPER case characters for my card info.

If he can still log into this site, he can go to MY ACCOUNT > SECURITY and change his password AND unauthorize the IP address range he is being hacked from (note the one from TX USA is his own login check from THIS site, so don’t worry about it) AND disconnect the IP that is accessing his account (I suggest unauthorizing the IP range first).

This does not sound like a password issue, but that something may be wrong with your client or GW2.DAT file (possibly corrupted?). You need to add an argument to the launcher to fix this….see here: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Command_line_arguments

(you likely need the -image or possibly -repair arguments):

Aye.8392:

They really need to implement a “sell back” button on Karma, Laurel and Guild Commendation vendors much like the buy back button they have on merchants. The current implementation isn’t player friendly. Support shouldn’t have to become involved just to overcome the shortsightedness of the programmers in things like this.

While the idea is worth considering, many “mistakes” in this area (not this one in particular) are between the ears of the user, not the programmers. Dumping all the blame for these “mistakes” in the laps of programmers or UI designers is not an accurate placement of “blame”.

I 100% agree that if a change takes work off ANet’s Support team, it should be a high priority for them to look into it, but chalking all these issues up to bad UI design and programming is a bit unfair.

I have both at 80 and both are fun to play. Warrior does have the advantage, however, as the Ranger class does have rather large flaw in a major aspect of higher level play.

The Pet mechanic a Ranger is burdened with, is NOT capable during encounters with hard hitting AoE or single hit damage. These encounters also present a problem for player characters too, but avoiding these high damage sources is part of the higher end game strategy (via intelligent use of motion, dodges, blocking and evasion skills). Pets (and all NPCs) to do not posses these abilities (or lack the intelligence to use them to full effect) and thus go down rather quickly when encountering high damage sources. Rangers with a dead pet are limited in their effectiveness (but how dependent their build is on their Pet determines the magnitude of this limitation). Still, no other profession’s main ability is removed from game-play so quickly under specific instances. All players are aware of this issue and will often chose NOT to take a Ranger over another Class choice due to this potential loss of group effectiveness.

This aspect of the Ranger’s Pet Mechanic has been the long lamented “kitten ” of the Ranger class and has been the subject of many a debate thread here and elsewhere. While the Devs have put some minor changes in place (beefed up Pet health, etc.), a real solution has not been presented yet (I’m not overly hopeful one ever will be).

TL;DR: Don’t expect a warm welcome with a Ranger in Dungeons, Fractals or other end-game content that includes high damage sources due to their Pet Mechanic….it is flawed in those types of encounters.

Don’t disagree with any of that (I thought the same myself when I first read the reports).

Thanks for the video as the simple fact that the splitter SHOWS you what you will be getting before actually using it pretty much makes this a non-issue in my mind (tho there still could be some possible bug when the split happens). I’m now guessing the reports are most likely mistakes by the user (put the wrong item in the splitter, lost the skin item after the split in their inventory clutter, etc.).

I just wanted to make people aware that there WERE reports of issues using the Splitters and skinned items out there. I mistakenly understood the correct functionality of the item in terms of skins, but understand it fully now (thanks to that video…..kudos!).

Read the several sticky threads at the top of this forum. Lots of good information and links in there.

Crafting is not going to net you any real money until you get into the upper tiers (and even then, you can easily loose money if you don’t know what you are doing). Crafting is not designed to be a way to make money in GW2.

All of the crafting skills them are viable choices for any character (you can max all of them on any one character, but can only have 2 active at any one time). Per above, it makes sense to choose ones that you can use to generate decent gear for you own character as you progress, but with a single character starting out, that’s a tough thing to do (need materials and money).

Since all equipment except Jewelry drops in game, Jeweler is a good starting craft for any player as you can generate equipment that is not falling from foes as you progress.

BTW, what server are you on? If on Yak’s Bend, PM me if you see me online and I’ll be happy to assist or just party up.