Guild Wars 2

Pilusilm.5682:

evilcherry.1327:

The party system does not confer any advantage to anyone. Essentially everyone still plays for his own.

If you really need a few levels for your wive I suggest just let her toon do some crafting to catch up. You got the supply of 2 players and it would greatly help.

So this is like a single player rpg with random events? I might as well play fable. Graphics are just as good and it would feel the same. Single player. They’ve killed social gaming cause there’s no real benefits by being in an actual group.

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—-> All of you have just confirmed that you get punished for not playing the higher damage class. <—-
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Do not reply unless it’s actually a valid argument. We have done the same quests,same events,we have the same playtime and I’m almost 2 levels ahead. This is the issue here. Why do we get punished for socializing ? What’s the point of trying to progress through the game with someone when only one of the people will get ahead and the others have to struggle cause they don’t dish out enough damage due to their class preference? Why are all of you plugging your ears and going “lalalalala” at this issue?

You seem to be misinformed — the party feature in MMOs has never conferred any sort of benefit to those in the party. It’s a feature that allows players to group up and actually share exp/party buffs, unlike in GW2, where a party is not necessary, because you are always sharing exp and buffs, with or without said party.

Again, you are not being punished for socializing. Your wife, together or alone, would likely still be a level or two below you — BECAUSE OF THE UPFRONT DAMAGE ISSUE WITH THE MESMER CLASS AND HOW THAT CAUSES REWARD-SCALING ISSUES IN DES. I can’t be any clearer, but you seem intent on ignoring the actual problem, which is not the party feature.

Now, your wife is not “struggling”. If she was completely incapable of getting to level 80, you might have a valid point. However, she will not. You may reach level 80 before her, but she is completely capable of reaching that point, as well, and will likely do so, struggle free, since she has you to help her in DEs and other tasks.

Pilusilm.5682:

I’m not asking for extra experience from mobs. And you wont be able to get to level 80 by just killing stuff, once you complete the quests then you barely get any exp. The mob experience is what should be shared regardless of if they hit something or not as long as they are on the same screen they should get experience for it. Yes, this would work better for botters and they are everywhere. So the whole botting issue is getting ignored anyways. If I want to party then I’d like to see the party members get experience from mobs that we killed as a party. And the people who are saying that it’s ok for one class for fall behind in levels are morons. Isn’t this game all about being equal?

DEs are a primary source of exp. and Karma. My guess is that you will hit level 80 long before you finish every heart quest the game has to offer. Now, I don’t know what issue you encountered, perhaps you didn’t do enough damage or another bug cropped up, but monster exp. is shared — with or without a party.

Furthermore, no one’s said it’s “okay” for one class to fall behind the others. It’s an issue, it’s been stated as such, but there’s nothing we, the players, can do about it. All we can do is wait and hope that it’s addressed.

So, please, stop picking and choosing what you read and pay attention to what others are posting. You also seem to be ignorant of how certain mechanics work, and you would do well to slow down and either ask without spouting off about it or, again, read what others are posting.

Pilusilm.5682:

Jazneo, you didn’t even read what I said. Working as intended aka punishing the people who don’t deal enough damage due to the class they chose. That seems pretty broken to me.

As I’ve already said, it’s not the fault of the party system. It is, I’m sorry to say, working as intended — and I very much doubt it will change.

You really aren’t being punished, it’s simply a perception you seem to hold. Are you both completing each area as you level? If so, your wife should, even if you are ahead of her somewhat, be at a level to move onto the next area, and even if she’s not, since you are both playing together, her moving onto the next area just one or two levels shy is completely viable.

Party is working as intended, and you are not being punished for partying. It is the Mesmer class to blame, in this instance, not the party feature. Because of the lack of upfront damage in the Mesmer class, they have a much harder time earning a gold medal and equivalent rewards from DEs.

Unfortunately, we have to wait to see if this will change, but in the meantime you will either have to “deal with it” or have your wife roll another class, unless she’s fine having to “catch up”. Which really isn’t all that big of a deal.

Secro.5039:

There is also a concept art of Caithe and she basically looks human too :P

That was before the Sylvari design overhaul.

What really matters is the fact that ANet thought the mechanic was necessary for balance reasons, obviously. It doesn’t matter how much sense it does or does not make given that.

Well, that’s a piece of concept art, so it doesn’t really matter in the long run. However, it could be that the artist didn’t entirely know the lore, that he was only given the general idea and description of the race, so he drew based on what he was given.

I think it depends on the Krewe, really. As for their buildings being slowly reclaimed by the jungle, well, it’s probably more a matter of “it’s not harming anything, it’s not practical to waste time doing anything about it. Yet.” than anything else.

Also the suggestion of being tired of exploring and chill out in the game? Taking an in-game brake?!
I think your a bit too much into this game…

Well, I think it’s more a desire to socialize with in-game friends in downtime. However, the game already has a plethora of these, be it in Home Instances, any city with its nooks and crannies, or the world at large. More aren’t necessary, people just need to explore and find the ones that already exist.

Clark Skinner.4902:

Also, it is ridiculously unimmersive for all that skin showing to have the same defense as a fully covered plate. If they did make these half-naked designs, they should get hefty penalties on stats.

Fortunately, balance and mechanics will always trump immersion.

ANet developed GW2. NCSoft simply published it. This is the source of the difference between Aion and GW2.

Bodycult.4516:

Well im only lvl 25, maybe I didn’t find thoses places yet, but… yes they have a bit of sexyness…. but nothing compared to most MMORPG on the market … even free-to-play have better armor design.

You’ll probably be better off playing those games for that purpose, then. I very much doubt ANet has any intention of adding chainmail bikinis.

With that said, though, armour boils down to personal taste. You may not care much for ANet’s armour design, but I love it and think it’s some of the best I’ve seen, so to each their own.

There are plenty of “sexy” outfits and places to gather already. I’m not against ANet adding more of the former, that’s their prerogative, but your suggestion implies that we don’t have any, and that isn’t true.

No, this is fairly common to MMOs. There’s also the reasoning that since they are there now, if ANet decides to make the village/area they’re a part of relevant to a story or whatever else, they can easily add dialogue to those NPCs. They also won’t suddenly appear out of thin air for no other reason than “the area is now relevant”, too.

Edit: As mentioned by Nhalx, it does make the area feel a little more alive, too, even if the NPCs aren’t giving out information or talking about lore.

Then make suggestions to tweak it based on that.

Permanent stealth is not the answer. Looking at specific skills like backstab, however, is, if there’s truly a problem.

Cernow.3974:

Yes of course they will defend their young, their den, their nest et, this is usually why wild animals attack humans. But with the exception of the odd rogue beast they don’t usually attack to eat you or for no good reason. They also don’t usually just stand around in the open in broad daylight waiting to pounce on passers by. In many cases you’ll be hard pressed to actually spot a wolf, a bear, a stag, a boar etc because they will smell you coming a mile off and slink away into the undergrowth.

I’ve got no issues with fighting giant spiders in caves, having to beat off a pack of wolves or bears if I go into their den etc etc. My issue is with moving around in the open and having to constantly kite wild animals that have been placed randomly around the landscape to fill the map up, often on the roads and even directly outside of towns and settlements.

See, the main problem is that you are trying to shunt real world logic off onto a game that, very obviously, operates differently. It doesn’t make for a feasible argument.

If you have reasons as to how the game would be improved in changing the behaviours of these NPCs, share them and let them stand on their own. Please refrain from using your current train of reasoning to justify those changes, though.

Oldgrimm.8521:

it will be useful, to minimize the effect of hidden attack s like backstab or other skills,

(if you will dig my post history, i play ranger and thief,)

No, it has the potential to break any class that “relies” on stealth as a class mechanic — mainly Thief. If backstab is truly an issue, then the developers/balance leads will need to take a look at that specifically.

Adding in a general counter is not the answer, especially not in GW2 where Thieves are not balanced around near-permanent/permanent stealths.

I don’t see any reason for stealth detection in GW2. Now, if we had permanent stealth (or anything close), I would agree that we need some form of counter to it. That is not the case, however.

No subscription fees, of course, but they do have an income from gem transactions. I imagine they’re doing fine on that front, and we’ll continue to see plenty of additions and improvements.

Raging Bull.5048:

Well, ANet is deleting/censoring/infracting any sort of people’s honest, negative opinion of their video game so I’m not gonna bother with posting here anymore. Yes, your game sucks. I’m sorry to tell the truth.

Making your opinion known and being constructive about it is far different from “your game sucks, it’s boring, I’m playing a new game that’s more fun, fix it”, my friend.

I disagree. I don’t really see any reason to change this. ANet has decided to populate the world with not only fantastic creatures — Grawl, Dredge, etc. — but with wild beasts, as well. And while in our world these creatures may be afraid of us, that does not have to be the case in a game.

I, personally, find the combat engaging and enjoyable, more so than other MMOs on the market. Something tells me this just boils down to personal taste.

I’d also rather see them tweak current skills, if need be, to make them relevant and useful, rather than add more into the mix.

It seems to be intentional, yes. All we can do is hope that ANet will change it at a later time.

A disagreeing opinion does not a troll make, Riellan.

Shahanshah.8517:

Misconceptions :-P.

Could you elaborate? What have I misunderstood?

I’m fairly sure I’ve seen players walking.

You’re pretty sure, but you don’t have any way of knowing unless ANet supplied numbers.

People disappoint me. =/

corin.1298:

My break is why I can’t be patient.. I chose this week to purchase the game because I knew I would have time to play… Figures.

Your proposed suggestion would take time to program and implement, as well, so it’s a moot point. I suggest finding another server and playing the game, as you are the only one stopping yourself at this point.

Edit: Also, I know your friends are unlikely to abandon their server, since it would be almost impossible to return, but you might try convincing them to switch to play with you. It’s the best you have at the moment.

Making dyes available account-wide would drop their market value. As is, you currently need to make a decision: will you collect/pay for the dye on each character that you play or only one? If you no longer have to make this decision, dyes lose value — this is bad.

Leaving them as they are extends the longevity of collection and their market value. I don’t believe ANet will budge on this, but that’s okay, because it’s fine as is. I, for one, enjoy collecting the dyes across each character.

Guesting is being worked on. Just be patient.

I don’t mind the idea, I’d likely even take advantage of it if it was implemented. I do, however, find it somewhat baffling to see people so vehemently against it in a game built on the idea of cosmetics/aesthetics and finding the ones that suit you the most.

A Warrior wearing a robe or a Thief wearing plate doesn’t impact your play experience at all. An argument could potentially be made that it might affect PvP/WvW, in that swiftly identifying a class based on its armour is more difficult, but I have a feeling it would be easy to adapt and that, already, most people are identifying classes based on weapons or skills.

Lysico.4906:

Even a 5 year old knows that name is wrong.

You are just trolling at this point, OP..

Their game, their rules. Deal with it. Or don’t and play something else

Either way, happy ANet slapped you with a well deserved, name change.

You seem to be under the mistaken assumption that the OP chose the name to offend. As far as I can gather, he enjoys the afro hairstyle and, therefore, named his character to reflect his hairstyle/colour.

The name itself is not offensive. However, people’s perception have made it offensive for whatever reason. It’s unfortunate, but it’s a fact of life — people look for reasons to be offended. Sadly, you seem to be one of these people.

It’s a matter of preference. The default controls are, actually, pretty standard to games these days.

They, ah, wouldn’t be dailies, then.

BrunoBRS.5178:

^ yeah, reset the story and let players find a way to turn it into a farming mechanic. great idea. it would also let players switch orders, which is not intended, as well as a bunch of other issues regarding soulbound items.

Well, you’ve apparently not viewed my other posts regarding this. Go ahead and look through my profile for them. Suffice it to say, though, that all of it is, again, a non-issue.

You should take the name change. You can then open a thesaurus and come up with something like:

Inky Bushy Hairstyle Mesmer

Or

Gloomy Bush Mesmer

Or any other combination of synonyms for your originally chosen name. It’s a compromise, and a funny one at that, if you can find the right combination for a name.

(Yes, I know, my suggested names are terrible.)

BrunoBRS.5178:

translating your post:

“i know exactly why it can’t be done and how it would break the game, BUT I DON’T CARE I WANT IT, BREAK YOUR GAME ANET, I DON’T WANT AN ALT”.

A race change would require a reset of the personal story. There, it didn’t break the game.

I’m not saying it’s easy to implement, but this “race changes would break stories and everything about them” argument is getting ridiculous. It’s a non-issue, as far as things go.

Arguments consisting of “how would your character hold all of that?” are not relevant to the suggestion. Most games employ “hammerspace”, this is nothing new, and GW2 does, as well. It is, therefore, a moot point.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/suggestions/Start-Paid-Server-Transfers-Please/first#post459164

As well as the numerous threads made before this one.

Long story short: be patient until they implement guesting.

I don’t see how it would change anything, other than giving us the freedom to swap between two more weapon sets in the middle of combat. Which… doesn’t actually make combat more diverse, it makes it easier. You don’t need to plan ahead, you don’t need make careful use of the two sets you have now… you just equip the four “best” weapons and mash the swap key when you think you need to.

So, no, thanks, I like it how it currently is.

I am fairly sure that it’s impossible to create exact “clones” of the Destiny’s Edge members during character creation. And for good reason. These characters need to stand out from everyone else.

Or so you assume.

Sounds, unfortunately, like a personal problem. You took advantage of free server switching — on what was already a full server, I assume — for whatever reason, and now you are unable to return to your original server. That is on you.

We will see the end of free server transfers when the guesting feature is implemented. Until then, you’ll have to be more careful about transferring away from your preferred server, especially if it’s full.

I think the better option would be to, instead, fix the clipping issues. There’s no need to change wear one-handed weapons are worn.

Khemizt.5104:

At least you got 2 good months out of the game, I was finished in just under a month huge waste of $60.

Most AAA games give you roughly ~20 hours of gameplay (not including replays) these days, if that. These games cost $60. You managed a month out of another $60 game and feel as if it was a waste? Interesting.

That being said, I don’t feel as if the game is dying. We’re just out of the gates and have yet to see any major content additions — and this is to be expected. Rome wasn’t built in a day. However, it would be interesting to see the latest numbers from ANet.

It’s 0:00 GMT, not some arbitrarily chosen time. For games with daily resets, this is usually the time chosen. I wouldn’t expect ANet to change it, especially since it’s fine right where it’s at. They’re not going to be able to accommodate everyone it’s an inconvenience for, unfortunately.

Bron.9647:

I feel the need to reiterate what everyone else has been saying: The Skritt are incredibly stupid by themselves and thus would not work as a player race.

I feel the need to reiterate: lore is mutable. Anything could happen to give individual Skritt the intelligence “required” to be an adventurer.

No. ANet specifically made the female Charr with this in mind. They wanted the female Charr to be tough, rugged, and lacking in sexual dimorphism. Too many games sexualize their bestial females, and, frankly, I’m glad ANet decided against it. It’s a very nice breath of fresh air.

My suggestion is this: if you feel you’re lacking that in life, play another game that includes it, such as WoW. No, this isn’t a slight or me trying to be rude. Just an honest suggestion.