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Question? The Only Way to Vote is to Jump?

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I don’t think that getting to the top can be even considered as jumping puzzle. You have only 3 jumps (which are painfuly easy) to do, the rest is just automatic transporation with lightning element.

The jumps are not painfully easy. I have tried every day for two weeks to get by them and I still haven’t been able to pass them. The last living story and now this one, are nothing but an exercise in frustration and embarrassment.

But they are if you spend the 5 extra seconds to get the lightning pull ability that makes them not even worth mentioning as jumps. Again maybe it’s not just my opinion but not all games(especially mmos) are meant for everyone. If a disability is really affecting even base game mechanics that much for you then it really is time to move on. If you’re trying to prove a point by playing with a disability then good for you but when even the simplist of mechanics is so challenging that it’s near impossible then it is time to move on.

Just something to consider….

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/livingworld/bazaar/We-are-not-all-equal/first

Question? The Only Way to Vote is to Jump?

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The level of tears in this thread honestly scares me.

You know what scares me? How easily some people dismiss what others must deal with, and throw around solutions like they’re the best thing since sliced bread.

I don’t know the OP’s situation, but I’m not about to sit here and explain that they must just suck because it’s just as simple as pressing a few buttons. How presumptuous must someone be to think that the OP hasn’t done everything in their power to attempt this?

They even explained how they’ve tried for multiple hours to get other jumping puzzles, so when they say this is a problem, I tend to believe them.

The thing is, the OP isn’t the only one dealing with this. As I’ve mentioned above, there are entire groups of people who have been struggling with this content due to the fact they’re not anywhere near a server (in that instance player solutions were, “Get a better internet”)

I think some of you need to take a step back, stop assuming, and try understanding. While it’s nice to give advice, try to do so without taking down to others. If you have a legit idea, by all means voice it, but leave out the accusations and insults.

Question? The Only Way to Vote is to Jump?

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I do not use numbers to attack. I use the mouse to attack. I use my thumb (and palm) on the mouse in my left hand to click on each of the attacks that I wish to use on the screen.

I have auto run key bound to the pg dn key which is just above the end and slightly up from the up arrow which I use to move. I rarely use auto run, however since I cannot stop easily. Comical? yes. Useful? not so very much.

I am sorry to have caused a stir and to be called a liar and a sucky player etc. I wish you all the best, and I hope the Charr wins the vote.

I’m so sorry you had to deal with these people. Some people just have no ability to think beyond their comfortable lives and empathize what it must be like for others.

I can only imagine what it must be like for you to play this game, and I tell ya, thinking back to how badly I raged when I couldn’t do some of the harder puzzles in this game, I have to give you some major kudos for trying.

Your setup sounds very cool. It’s quite interesting to hear how you’ve adapted. Don’t apologize to these goons. You have nothing to be sorry for. You’ve been nothing but polite, and reasonable in your posts.

I think you deserve to have access to as much of this game as possible. I am personally going to send ANet a support ticket and point them to this thread. I think they need to be aware of what it is like for some players, and keep it in mind whenever they design something.

Again, find me in game if you like. You’re not an imposition to me at all.

Question? The Only Way to Vote is to Jump?

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I offered you a free port of my own free will that isn’t impossing but you coming to the forums to tell people they have to be compassionate to you when quite a few amount of them are more if anything just curious bout how you can play or anything(can you blame people really for that).

now you saying i’m being angry when i’m being nice is pretty kitten rude when i offfer multiple times to help you. maybe you should show some compassion and not be rude to people who wanna help you

What are you going on about? Please take a moment to read this entire post from the top, and pay close attention to who is writing what.

I see no one but me being rude, and I am doing so because I can’t even fathom why some people in this thread are so heartless. It’s nice of you to offer to port this person up, but you’re not exactly being understanding or nice about it from my perspective.

I’m assuming that part of the reason why this person even said anything is because, as they’ve said it can be frustrating to watch a game you love, make design choices that suddenly leave you out in the cold.

It can suck to invest time into a game, and then have the devs not even consider that you even exist. No one in this thread is asking for special treatment on their part.

I on the other hand am very, very, passionate about ANet not screwing over players when they don’t need to. As I said above, moving the voting station to a easily accessible location does not interfere with the design, story, or gameplay. This should be a very reasonable request, and should be done ASAP.

Question? The Only Way to Vote is to Jump?

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If you can type a post on these forums you can get to the top of the sanctum.

If you are having trouble with the 3 jumps required then try using the lightning move instead of jumping.

OMG, you are so ignorant! Have you never heard of speech to text software? Do you not think that even with one knuckle and a bunch of time, anyone could post a response?

The level of insensitivity and ignorance in this thread is unbelievable.

Question? The Only Way to Vote is to Jump?

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I also do not join guilds because well…see your post and the one below. “Its easy, you suck, you should quit” Every single post I have made in the forums ends up with someone telling me I should quit. It is the main reason I solo. I just like to play, I played Guild Wars 1 for years and have a fondness for the world. Unfortunately, the dependence on Jumping puzzles has left me with little left to do after a year.

I play alone because no one wants a slow plodding player who has to do things in a different way than most, and to be honest, I do not like to have to explain how my hands are crippled, etc. to everyone and I feel I am spoiling their fun by being so slow. This does not bother me, I merely asked if the voting was jump dependent. It is. So I am out.

I would be more than happy to game with you. I’m in no rush, and perhaps we can even get you some of those achievements you may have been having issues with. Feel free to say “hey” in game.

Also, forgive me if you’ve already thought of this, but you say you have a working thumb on your mouse hand. Have you looked at getting one of those MMO mouses? They have like 10 programmable buttons on the side. That might help.

Question? The Only Way to Vote is to Jump?

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That said, I totally agree. ANet, like any good company should always be considering accessibility issues. This can mean anything from people with disabilities to players crippled by latency issues.

While I’m sorry to hear that the OP’s disability interferes with his ability to play the game, that’s what it is—an inability to play the game. While it is unfortunate if one is not capable of entering the most basic commands required to interact with the game, such as targeting a ground-targeted AoE like the lightning pull, it is not a fault in the game.

And what about all the people who have been unable to do the new content due to latency issues?

Here is the thing, people who face challenges in life through no fault of their own already understand that they must adjust to function in a world that doesn’t always consider them. Most of the people that I’ve ever known with a disability aren’t asking for everyone to change, or adapt to them, they just want to be considered.

In this case ANet loses nothing at all by putting the voting stations on the lower level (or both).

Imagine for a moment if this same philosophy was used in the real world. Voting stations for the next leader were held in places inaccessible to people with disabilities. Anyone in a wheelchair couldn’t make it to the booth. What if the buttons on the ballot machines were in a colour that made it impossible for color blind people to choose?

Whenever possible, ANet should strive to consider as many of their players as they can. I would even go so far as to hire someone who is responsible for voicing accessibility concerns. In this case, it’s a no brainer. Put out a patch that allows users to vote on the lower waypoint.

It solves the issue for everyone who cannot vote due to disabilities, latency, ability, etc. It makes the election fair.

Question? The Only Way to Vote is to Jump?

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Go play another game then. I don’t know how you can play a game if you can’t jump.

Well, good morning Captain Sensitive!

Musta felt pretty good being able to type that. What did you do next, go to the store, park in a Handicap spot, and pour oil on the wheelchair ramp?

Why don’t you try showing a little class?

That said, I totally agree. ANet, like any good company should always be considering accessibility issues. This can mean anything from people with disabilities to players crippled by latency issues.

I’ve been posting about how this new content is potentially out of reach for many players, and as of yet ANet has outright ignored it. Now, we see a few players that are unable to participate due to the mechanics, and instead of ANet addressing it, they further ignore it.

ANet, here is a simple solution. Move, or replicate the voting at the lower waypoint as well. There is no reason why you can’t do this.

RNG - One step forward....

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…two steps back.

Unless I am mistaken, the Black Lion chests are the only way to get tickets/scraps?

It seemed like ANet was slowing working in the right direction where they allowed players to buy chests with a greater chance of getting a ticket, or take their chances out in the open world with drops.

Now, if you want the new weapons, you are forced to spend money on RNG to do it.

Why does ANet continue to shoot down any progress they’ve made on these? They must know by now that many players detest this RNG model.

I’m so glad I got my Dragon Bash weapons so I don’t have to bother with these. I really, really, really, really, would like to see the community come together and make a stand against this.

If ANet would have just went one step further and allowed ticket/scrap drops from normal mobs, I would have let it go…but this is just ridiculous.

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I agree, the second this disembodied head started floating above me I was like, “Uhrgh!?”

I find it super distracting, and redundant since it’s already in the skill bar. I really wish they would just get rid of it.

Pixelpumpkin is a jerky jerk

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….because she made this awesome puzzle that we did, but she has never put it up here because she didn’t think it was good enough.

I say she is not only wrong, but double wrong.

Check it out.

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Oh…..

That is super not intuitive. Guess we can take this out of game bugs and label it under unclear interface design.

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Hey,

This has been happening to me since as long as I can remember. Whenever I finish a daily or monthly, the pop-up in the bottom right corner never displays the correct percentage.

I have attached some screen shots.

Check out the percent completion in the top right, and compare it to the bottom right.

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180 Laurels!

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…And I have no idea what to get.

If you quickly head over to this post,

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/thief/Awesome-in-PvE-terrible-in-dungeons/first#post2361858

you can see what my thief currently has. While I have upgraded the armour, and such, the rings and such have stayed the same.

I’m looking for some advice as to what would be the best thing to get. I’ve worked hard for these Laurels, and I would hate to waste them.

To add…If there is a way to get Von Snuffles as well, that would be amazing!

Broken Mechanics -We Need A Solution

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Well, this part of the Living World is drawing to a close. I just wanted to say I’m sorry to anyone who was not able to finish due to ANets inability to deal with thier product.

No word was ever said about this, not dev ever commented, and no patches were ever released.

For shame ANet, for shame.

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Hi everyone! Just wanted to share my portrait painting of my guardian, Jillia Darkwrath

Also, I was wondering, does anyone know if it’s okay to open for art commissions for in-game gold? I’m a digital illustrator by profession, and I would love to be able to make a whole collection of portraits of the beautiful characters of the awesome players of Guild Wars 2.

Asuras don’t even have to be upper body portraits only, since they’re small

Hey,

I loved what you did with pixelpumpkin’s portrait (and of course the others). Would it be possible to add my name to the cue?

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I think you’ll find many of the threads complaining about the lag arn’t complaining because they’re losing. I know most folks out there are probably my better at the racing.

What bothers me is this whole idea looks so much fun yet I physically cannot participate due to skill latency making the skills behave extremely erraticlly.

Actually you’re the first person I’ve seen say this. Every time I see people complaining about it, it’s because they want that achievement. Not because they want to play the game or care about the race, they’re just angry that Anet made a title/achievement that they aren’t able to get.

As said above. I think most players who want an achievement will attempt to get it for some time before trying to find an alternative.

Players wanna play the game. Most understand that there is no benefit to simply getting free achievements and skipping content. Oh, I’m sure there are some out there, but most players are simply trying to find a balance between time and reward.

Take me for example. As you may have seen, I suffer from lag that makes the new content almost impossible to do in a timely manner. Sure, if the content was permanent, I would probably chip away at it until I experienced what I felt I wanted. However, do to the limited time, and the limitations of my computer/internet, I took steps to bypass content.

For example, I’ve done the WvW jumping puzzle for map completion and Sky Pirates, so when it came to this current update, I attempted to do it myself, but eventually took the offer of a Mesmer to get it. The time vs. reward simply wasn’t worth the frustration.

In the race, you find players who have at the very least run 25 races (achievement), and many of those players are probably saying, “If all things were equal, I would have probably gotten first place at least once, however due to my limitations, I have to recognize that this will not happen.”

So, they start asking for help. They’re not asking for freebies, or to be given a free pass, they’re simply understanding that no matter how much effort they put in, they’ve done the best they can with what they have to work with. Because the achievements have value personally, and from a game perspective, these players are basically saying, “If you can allow me to win, then I can feel good about my achievement, because if all things were equal, I would have probably done this.”

I think this is a reasonable conclusion, no?

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If you play the game on a computer that can barely run it from an Internet connection that has high latency then that’s your fault. I don’t mean to sound harsh but that’s the sad truth. That is not an excuse to dumb down content.

As said above. No one is suggesting that the content be “dumbed down.”

There is a difference between “dumbing down” content, and designing within reasonable perimeters based on user feedback.

For example, the Super Adventure Box was playable by almost all the players. The only real prevalent issue seemed to be that the jump pad mechanics were causing issues with players with higher latency.

In their infinite wisdom, ANet decided to use these same mechanics in the new content. This means that for anyone that experienced those issues during the SAB, are now likely to have issues.

As I said above. You are not more important because you have the means to buy a better computer, or because you are closer to the server, or because you aren’t colour-blind, etc.

Every player deserves the chance to enjoy the content. If that content is designed around mechanics that exclude people, then ANet needs to take responsibility, or needs to give fair warning to players that the requirements will now be changing.

In the mean time, the community can compensate by helping those in positions that are less than ideal. Here are a few easy things you can do to make the gaming experience better for everyone.

- If you’re a Mesmer, offer to help people with trouble spots.
- Help other players by escorting them though dangerous spots
- Allow others to come in first during the race
- Help them get other achievements instead
- Donate extra items

There is nothing dishonourable about helping your community, and the more we understand the limitations other players have, and how we can make their gaming experience better, the more fun we’ll all have.

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I agree we are not all evenly matched, but I don’t see getting the 1st place achievement as a big enough deal to warrant so much discussion.

Awesome, so you’ll have no problem allowing others to get it?

Sure, getting the personal quartz node will result in some players having easier access to unique gear stats.

So, it is important?

Know your limits, pick and choose which achievements you are capable of completing and get to work. If you can’t achieve, maybe you shouldn’t get the achievement reward.

What if the results of these “limits” are that some players are unable to complete enough achievements in the time they’re available, due to the fact that these mechanics are so prevalent in this update?

I think everyone deserves equal opportunity to get the achievements. Understanding that not everyone is equal, means we need a system to group players based on limitations. Since ANet hasn’t/won’t create this…it is up to us to come together as a community and help each other succeed and have fun.

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Look, sometimes some people want to take thier theif and go talk to Keil without being hassled about how there spelling things.

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I just wanna point out, that choosing to try and collect all the achievement points is your own personal decision. Nobodys saying you need to get all the achievements or anything..That’s your choice. And I honestly don’t understand why some people make this a goal at all. I mean, it would be an okay goal except then people get so frustrated when there is an achievement that they have problems getting. I feel like they get so worked up about NEEDING every single achievement, that the game loses some of its enjoyment. But whatever, it’s your choice.

Not to sound rude, but playing this entire game is my own personal decision. That doesn’t make my desire to do them any less valid.

I’m sorry, but this argument drives me nuts. No one says I have to play Guild Wars 2 at all. This is not a need, it’s a want. We want to experience the game, we want to get the achievements, and there is nothing wrong with that. To say that it’s “optional” is like saying, "No one is forcing you to press the “W” key."

Do you see what I’m saying?

As for not understanding why people make it a goal to get the achievements, I’ll try and explain.

1. Achievements are part of the game. We want to play the game.
2. Achievements give XP points, which are used to get reward chests
3. Achievements allow players to earn items specific to the Living Story (Dragon Helm)
4. Achievements allow players to track their progress

Either way, in the end it is the players choice. And there is nothing wrong with that, even if you can’t understand why.

Anyways..Not everybody has these problems of the skills not working (I think out of all the times I’ve done sanctum sprint, I’ve only had the lightning skill act up on me once). So I also feel that it’s not really fair to say that the game is bad or depends on luck, when a lot of players actually do not share these problems. Of course, some players are experiencing these kind of problems and I can’t tell you why it’s so buggy and weird for some people, and perfectly fine for others. But I feel that we have to keep that in mind and not act like the mini-game is completely buggy and just not working. Because it IS working for a lot of people, and somewhere along the line between the game and your computer, it is having problems for other people.

Of course not everyone has these problems…and your point is? Not everyone is in a wheelchair, so are you suggesting we take out ramps? You (I assume) can walk, so it’s not a problem for others?

Your entire line of reasoning honestly makes no sense to me. You can’t understand or explain why it’s not working for some, so your conclusion is that because it is working for some, there is no problem?

Being unable to participate in the game due for any reason sucks if you want to. The problem of course is when players, who have learnt to compensate for issues on their end, are now faced with a mechanic that they can’t work around. If the skills for “Lightning Jump” fail 98% of the time, and it takes you hours upon hours to even get one crystal, or finish a race, then it becomes a very frustrating experience.

Anyways, my best advice..Although you’re probably not going to like it, would be to maybe drop the 100% achievements goal. -snip-

You’re right, I don’t like your advice, and here is why.

You seem to be saying that those experiencing issues, where they haven’t before, should simply accept the reality of their situation and move on. If this is the case, I don’t agree.

Player A and player B are equally important. The player with a perfect computer/connection is not better than the one who does not. So when it comes to issues such as this, we have to look at it critically and decide the best course of action.

For example, if out of the entire player base (which we don’t know), a certain percentage are experiencing these issues, then we/ANet must determine to what degree this effects players.

If no one speaks up, then ANet and the community will assume everything is A-OK, and they will continue to push the game engine. There will be a point in which the number of players experiencing issues exceeds a reasonable amount. We need conversations like this to happen. We need players to submit support tickets, we need YouTube videos, and webpages showing problems others are having.

As a community we need to not be so quick to brush off these issues. We need to accept that fact that no one player deserves special treatment. We need to explore these issues, understand them, and do everything we can to make the experience enjoyable for as many as possible.

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As for the video crazylegs, I am not trying to down play what your video showed. I just think it would be more useful to showt he actual race in progress.

This isn’t video of the race. This is of the world outside of the race. I wasn’t able to even get to the race because the skills fail too often to make it up that far.

I am also not sure you and Pixel are even having the same issue. Also because your video is cut, it is hard to determine the frequency at which you are reproduce the error.

We are. Trust me.

The jumps in the video are all taken more or less chronologically. I started recording, and failed the jump that many times. This of course wasn’t the only instance of this. I started recording this after about 40+ failed jumps, sprints, etc.

This is not an infrequent occurrence is what I’m saying.

I’m not asking you to prove that you are actually having an issue, else why would you be here. I am just saying that if you truly want a chance to change or at least some attempt at a design that takes your issues into account you want to present A Net with useable data.

As Pixelpumkin stated, a support request has been submitted, and as of yet nothing has been said there, or here. What I do know is that her and I have been able to play a total of 1600+ hours of GW2 with only minor latency issues. The only time this has become a problem is when ANet decided to implement these mechanics (SAB, Dragon Ball, Bazaar, AR Dungeon, etc).

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The video above doesn’t really show much as it is just the same spot and the same skill used.

I assure you, it wasn’t just this spot, or this skill. It happens all over the map (I’m assuming since I wasn’t able to progress much higher), and with every skill.

It also happens about 95%+ of the time on those flippin’ jump pads from the SAB.

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My video above is me tethering off my iPhone on the Edge network. You’re saying that’s not good enough?

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We are not all equal

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If fixing races is okay I don’t see why there would be a problem with getting portaled to the kites. However even without that the Quartz Crystals can be bought. What the prices will be after the event is anybody’s guess. You can probably get enough for a full set for a bit over 4g in a few more days. Pretty cheap for a t6.

It also seems possible to get the meta without doing any sanctum sprint or the sky crystal collection.

Nor do I.

If a player chooses to portal through a jumping puzzle, that is their choice. It is up to them if they feel comfortable bypassing potentially awesome content for an easy achievement.

The difference here is that Mesmers are not harassed if they choose not to help. It doesn’t effect anyone else, and using a portal is no different from one player to the next.

ANet is pretty good about not requiring players to get all the achievements to get the reward. The thing is, players want to play the content. Sitting in Lions Arch just buying stuff on the TP, isn’t exactly the most amazing way to spend an evening in game.

There is an argument that if you can’t get the achievements due to some reason, that you may have to accept the option to buy things. If a person with a disability can’t do jumping puzzles, it shouldn’t mean the JP should be nerfed for everyone else, it just means that person may need to find alternative ways of getting the reward.

That does bring me to a quick side note. Pixelpumpkin outlined an idea that doesn’t seem to be getting much support, but it solves almost all the issues with rewards. I’ll find the link, but the basic idea is that achievements are tiered, and you are rewarded more, the more you participate.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/suggestions/3-Step-Solution-to-ALL-our-woes

So, if you play the drinking game, you qualify for the reward. If you grind it out for days, you get the initial reward, and additional ones.

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If that wouldn’t be possible because “you guys would just trade wins so everybody would get the achievements and the titles”, please, people do that already, being friends or not. Also, two friends that have characters of every race can easily work together to get the “Omnomnivore” title already..

This argument is only valid if the achievements are tied to rewards, directly, or indirectly.

Many games suffer from this issue. In FPS games you see clans dominating the game and being rewarded for doing so. RTS games also have issues with friends manipulating leader boards.

In almost all these cases, it is because the rewards for doing so, encourage this type of behavior. If you’ve ever played a racing game like Mario Kart, the reward for winning was a friendly, “You came in X place!” and that was really it. It meant that racing against your friends was about the race, not the reward.

In the end, nothing will stop players from cheezing, the games/dungeons, so to deny friends and guilds playing together doesn’t make much sense. What makes sense is shifting the focus away from rewards, and onto the game.

ANet needs to focus on just making fun and exciting mini-games that allow anyone to create, or join a game that suits their level/requirements. Make the rewards for finishing equal (so there is a benefit to playing for all), and make achievements separate from anything else, and only there for personal satisfaction.

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I mostly agree with what you said. Except for the part where you said achievements give players better gear, which is false. The rewards for ap are all cosmetic outside of the gold and account bonuses.

As Gabby said below, achievements are not simply for personal satisfaction. Players are given the option to gain a certain number of achievements, which provide rewards, which lead to the ability to obtain better gear.

Of course this gear doesn’t really give any one player an advantage over another, but it does mean that if you’re unlucky enough to be stuck with some issue making your ability to gain achievements all that much harder, it can be very frustrating to know your chances are slim.

As long as achievements are tied to rewards, and players are not given the tools to level the playing field, these arguments will continue to happen.

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There have been a lot of topics as of late discussing whether letting others win in the race is, or isn’t a good thing.

One side of the argument is that players should earn the achievement, and to do any less is considered everything from invalid, to cheating, to an exploit.

The counter argument is that as a community we should be working together for the fun of all players, and because the rewards for first are only minimally better, there is no reason not to allow others the chance to get first.

It should be said, that regardless of what side you agree with, no players should be harassed for thier choice. But, we will come back to this in a moment.

Equality

When people join competitive sports or activities, it is almost a given that they want to be paired up with others that are in the same skill range. This is obviously because we’ve realized that when teams or individuals are mismatched, it really ceases to be a competition.

In this race, we are all unevenly matched. Everyone has some factor that contributes to thier chances of winning. These factors can be one, or more of the following:

- Lag
- Computer Specs
- Internet Connection
- Gaming Experience
- Guild Wars 2 Experience
- Physical Disabilities
- Time Availablity
- Age
- Control Devices /Keyboard Setup

There may be a few more, but the point is that while we may want to believe we are racing against equal opponents, its much more likely that many factors beyond our control are determining the outcome of the races.

When you factor in the fact that achievements allow players gain better gear and/or points, it creates an issue where those at a disadvantage, are always at the mercy of those with less.

So, what can be done?

Well, unfortunately not a whole lot. Until ANet creates a system in which players are grouped accordingly, there will always be a problem. In addition, as long as achievements are required to gain something other than personal satisfaction, players will always find a way to manipulate the game in an attempt to level the playing field (or get through it as fast as possible).

If ANet wanted to solve these issues, there are a few things they could do.

1. Make achievements independent of additional rewards.

2. Create a proper match making system that factors in things like latency, wins/losses, average FPS, etc.

3. Allow players to create races with entry requirements (friends only, latency, etc).

Now, getting back to the harassment issue. Here is the reality. No one can force anyone to play the game how they want. Regardless of your stance on this issue, each individual has the right to make whatever choices they want, and should never be subject to harassment or name calling for doing so.

If you feel the players aren’t playing the game to your likening, then find another game. Ruining the game for others by demanding or pressuring them to play your way is not fair.

In the end, while it is technically a PvP game, its about as competitive as a potato sack race at a company picnic. The competition is so random that winning or losing really doesn’t mean anything. What matters is how much fun you have playing.

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Change the wait time when falling!

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I agree.

I’m thinking back to Mario Kart whre falling off the track meant the game would instantly lower you down with a cloud as a penalty. The nice thing was it was always consistent.

In this game, you can fall off the track and its very inconsistent depending on where you fall. Sometime you fall and you don’t go far enough to die, sometimes you fall for a long time, sometime it puts you close to where you fell, and sometimes way far back.

I think that if you fall off the track, it should automatically warp you back on, in the exact place you fell, and hold you for a second or so as a penalty. It just needs to be more consistent.

Thanks to fellow Sprinters!

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VinylScratch,

I think you may have missed a few episodes of the show in which I’m assuming you’re name is in reference to. You know, the show that teaches lessons like understanding, caring, sharing, empathy, and not trying to always be the best at the expense of others.

It’s your right to do whatever you want in that race. If you’re unable to understand why coming in first every time may be due to reasons other than because you think you’re the best, then there isn’t much anyone can say.

In the end, you’re under no obligation to be considerate. You’re well within your rights to play the game as you see fit. I just hope when it’s all said and done, you feel good about denying others that may not have the same advantages as you.

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My honest advice is not to BlueSoda, but to everyone else. If this person can’t understand why being a gracious winner is a good thing, then I say whenever you see this player in your game….leave.

This is a community. And as a community we understand that there is a time and place to be competitive and a time and place to be cool. We all know that BlueSoda can win, good job, but as I said above, there are a lot of factors that make winning not as easy as just practicing until you get it.

If this player wants to run the race without considering others, then let them race alone. They can type /cheer at the finish line every time and feel just amazing for the well earned win.

You’re speaking of a community that I love to be a part of in PvE, but in PvP I am not going to be a doormat for people to get points.

I would really like to see you address my first post.

GW2 cannot handle fast movement, pls learn

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I have no problem with this game so I’d say everything works as it should. Maybe it’s ur hamster pc?

edit: I don’t want to troll, mind you. I just have absolutely no problems with stuff they put so your post is kinda pointless to me.

It may be pointless to you…but to many others, it’s a very real issue.

ANet needs to stop pushing their engine to the point where it becomes impossible for players to even participate.

After watching that video it looks like you lag just moving around in the game world. Honestly it looks like you are on WiFi with a mediocre connection to start and on a less than stellar computer.

What you’re seeing is the limitations of my PC being able to play a highly populated map, and record at the same time.

I have completed 100% of the map, every jumping puzzle, and a bunch of other stuff. While I do experience the occasional lag spike that screws me up, it’s by no means as bad as this normally.

The connection I have is very standard, and while my PC is not top spec, it falls well within the range of the minimum requirements.

People Slamming Sprint Winners

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My honest advice is not to BlueSoda, but to everyone else. If this person can’t understand why being a gracious winner is a good thing, then I say whenever you see this player in your game….leave.

This is a community. And as a community we understand that there is a time and place to be competitive and a time and place to be cool. We all know that BlueSoda can win, good job, but as I said above, there are a lot of factors that make winning not as easy as just practicing until you get it.

If this player wants to run the race without considering others, then let them race alone. They can type /cheer at the finish line every time and feel just amazing for the well earned win.

Thanks to fellow Sprinters!

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I agree with VinylScratch. People need to work to earn their achievement points. If they can’t get on their own then they just need to keep trying. It’s not that hard to get if you work at it for a bit.

This is making the title meaningless to those of us who actually earned it.

It’s kinda like a professional athlete showing up to a friendly pick-up match, beating the pants off everyone, and then getting upset when everyone leaves.
Lets look at reality here. As much as we would like to believe that everyone playing Guild Wars 2 is is equal, the truth is we aren’t. People on the other end of the connection are dealing with all sorts of variables that make playing competitively much more difficult.

Lag, disabilities, computer speed, skill, time, desire, and even age are just a few of the factors that determine a players ability to compete in PvP type games. Guild Wars 2 doesn’t group people based on any factors, so its quite common for highly skilled players to be paired up with varying degrees of other players.

This is why taking PvP games such as this seriously, to the point of denying others of a win, is selfish and short sighted.

I understand the OP’s desire for a competitive and fair game, and in a perfect world ANet would design these games in a way that allowed fair matching, but until that happens, constantly winning despite having the achievement is not being gracious or considerate.

So, to the OP. Perhaps try to empathize with what situations other players may be facing, and consider what might be different for them if you weren’t in the race. Would that player with a bit of lag, older PC, or physical disability be able to win on their own?

People Slamming Sprint Winners

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This is happening in every chat in every game I play. I can’t report everyone. Is this the so called “helpful” and “friendly” Gw2 Community everyone is always talking about?

To clear up confusion, the foul language in the chat box was directed at me for not letting people win the race.

It’s kinda like a professional athlete showing up to a friendly pick-up match, beating the pants off everyone, and then getting upset when everyone leaves.
Lets look at reality here. As much as we would like to believe that everyone playing Guild Wars 2 is is equal, the truth is we aren’t. People on the other end of the connection are dealing with all sorts of variables that make playing competitively much more difficult.

Lag, disabilities, computer speed, skill, time, desire, and even age are just a few of the factors that determine a players ability to compete in PvP type games. Guild Wars 2 doesn’t group people based on any factors, so its quite common for highly skilled players to be paired up with varying degrees of other players.

This is why taking PvP games such as this seriously, to the point of denying others of a win, is selfish and short sighted.

I understand the OP’s desire for a competitive and fair game, and in a perfect world ANet would design these games in a way that allowed fair matching, but until that happens, constantly winning despite having the achievement is not being gracious or considerate.

So, to the OP. Perhaps try to empathize with what situations other players may be facing, and consider what might be different for them if you weren’t in the race. Would that player with a bit of lag, older PC, or physical disability be able to win on their own?

This is not a platformer game

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Nobody is forcing you to get them.

/thread.

I have to agree. Guild Wars 2 can be very rewarding if you simply stand in Lions Arch for a few hours. All these achievements, stories, gear, etc…they’re all just nonsense. The REAL game is how long you can stand in one spot and do nothing.

Sarcasm, huh?

No, they should totally make all gear, stories, achievements, etc. accessible for everyone. Especially the achievements, make them easy so everyone can complete them. Why should you need to achieve anything (‘difficult’) to get achievement points, why the very thought of it is maddening.

And yes, the only 2 options are: completing all achievements or just standing in LA. kitten-de-kitten .

Edit; I can’t believe you guys are censoring h€rp and d€rp.

Right, but your argument to someone having issues with them is, “No one is forcing you to do them?”

I’m sure there is more constructive conversation than this, no?

This is not a platformer game

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Nobody is forcing you to get them.

/thread.

I have to agree. Guild Wars 2 can be very rewarding if you simply stand in Lions Arch for a few hours. All these achievements, stories, gear, etc…they’re all just nonsense. The REAL game is how long you can stand in one spot and do nothing.

GW2 cannot handle fast movement, pls learn

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I have no problem with this game so I’d say everything works as it should. Maybe it’s ur hamster pc?

edit: I don’t want to troll, mind you. I just have absolutely no problems with stuff they put so your post is kinda pointless to me.

It may be pointless to you…but to many others, it’s a very real issue.

ANet needs to stop pushing their engine to the point where it becomes impossible for players to even participate.

Low graphics at disadvantage?

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Yes, my PC needs to be put in a retirement home where it can slowly spin its hard drive to the smooth jazz station, while defraging itself over a cup of hot….

The point is, my graphics aren’t the best. No problem, I can play pretty good with about 25-30fps. The problem is that in many places around this new map, the graphics painted on the ground and walls simply don’t show up.

This means that I’m often guessing where I can use a particular skill. This becomes more apparent in the race, where other players with higher graphics setting are seeing what skill they can use, and where.

I understand that ANet is trying to avoid pixelated blobs on my screen, but to have nothing at all feels a tad like I’m at a disadvantage.

Where are they getting all the Bamboo?

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From the pandas in another game?

Stop the Cheating and Match Fixing in Races!

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It’s kinda like a professional athlete showing up to a friendly pick-up match, beating the pants off everyone, and then getting upset when everyone leaves.

Lets look at reality here. As much as we would like to believe that everyone playing Guild Wars 2 is is equal, the truth is we aren’t. People on the other end of the connection are dealing with all sorts of variables that make playing competitively much more difficult.

Lag, disabilities, computer speed, skill, time, desire, and even age are just a few of the factors that determine a players ability to compete in PvP type games. Guild Wars 2 doesn’t group people based on any factors, so its quite common for highly skilled players to be paired up with varying degrees of other players.

This is why taking PvP games such as this seriously, to the point of denying others of a win, is selfish and short sighted.

I understand the OP’s desire for a competitive and fair game, and in a perfect world ANet would design these games in a way that allowed fair matching, but until that happens, constantly winning despite having the achievement is not being gracious or considerate.

So, to the OP. Perhaps try to empathize with what situations other players may be facing, and consider what might be different for them if you weren’t in the race. Would that player with a bit of lag, older PC, or physical disability be able to win on their own?

Broken Mechanics -We Need A Solution

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Still looking for a response from ANet. The clock is ticking.

I wonder if we should all be opening support tickets? I wonder how players will feel at the end of the two weeks/month when they’ve been unable to participate?

Do the freq LS updates keep you playing?

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I started playing this game on the day of release with my girlfriend, and had a lot of fun exploring the world at our own pace. At first, we didn’t really care about achievements, or the best gear, we just liked finding new and cool things to do.

When they released the Flame & Frost prequel, we found ourselves excited and rushing to explore the new content. Then, it started….

Flame & Frost was released, and so was SAB. We knew we only had a short time, so we went at it, trying to gets the achievements before they were gone. Then came Southsun, and it became worse as we tried to run through the content just in case we ran out of time.

Then Dragon Bash started and this is where is started to feel animosity towards the game. The grindy achievements, and requirement to play Dragon Ball started to take its toll on me. My girlfriend found herself unable to find the time to get the 20 Dragon Bash wins, and so I stayed up, playing her character so she didn’t miss the achievement (she had won about 5 games, so she knew she could do it.).

It was during this time Sky Pirates was released. This coincided with when my mum was visiting, and our plans to spend a week in Italy/Europe. My girlfriend wanted to bring her laptop so she didn’t miss any new content, but after much convincing I was able to get her to leave it at home.

I had an amazing time on my trip, but the second we walked back in the door, we were faced with a bunch of achievements, and less than a week to do them. On top of this was the fact that this release contained a very difficult dungeon that required a fair amount of learning curve.

So, we set to work desperately trying to finish things. My girlfriend, with the help of our friends was able to get the last of her achievements a day before, while I was stuck with PUGs. On the last day, I lost a night sleep as I played from 10pm, to 5:30am in a desperate attempt to get the last achievement. I finally went to sleep, and woke up the next morning after not much rest, to try again.

After failing with a few PUGs, I was able to pay a group of people to help me get it. It literally came down to the final seconds as the big yellow update text flashed on the screen.

I sat back and realized I just gave up an opportunity to hang out with my mum the day before she returned home, and felt horrible. I realized that due to the schedule of this game, and my addiction to it, I passed on hanging out with someone I love.

Then, came the new content. It was the first time I didn’t bother reading the patch notes. It was the first time I logged in, and didnt really care that much what was happening. My girlfriend and I headed over to the new map, and after a few moments realized that due to broken mechanics, the chances of us completing this content was quite low.

Last night, we logged in and by using our VPN service, my girlfriend was able to sort of get through some of the achievements. I on the other hand was still experiencing broken mechanics/lag and so I opted to make a video instead.

http://youtu.be/5QC4CCDcgRg

Turns out this video was the most fun I’ve had in the game in weeks. Today, I’m sitting here and my desire to log on is nonexistent. I just don’t have the energy to fight the game, and try to get the achievements. I can’t even experience the story because of the game being so broken.

So, as you can probably tell, the Living Story has worn me down, bit by bit, sword swing by sword swing. At this point I’m not even sure how I feel. I don’t particularly care one way or another if I miss the new content. The once strong urge to get the achievements before they’re gone is no longer there.

I feel that this game may be coming to an end for me. The longer it goes on at this pace, and the more content I miss, the less I’ll care.

As for money spent. Well, I’ve boycotted RNG, so unless there is something I deem worth my money (axe), there just isn’t much to spend money on. I’ve has 1500gems sitting in my account for weeks, but no real desire to spend it.

Anyway….I suppose time will tell.

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Broken Mechanics -We Need A Solution

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Oceanic Player Issues

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I don't care about Living World

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TL;DR:

I waited until the last day to try to do the dungeon.

I don’t know anyone else in game to form a group.

With a full group I couldn’t finish an instance that people have soloed.

This is all ANet’s fault.

Did I do it right?

Close….

- I was on vacation in Italy for a week.

- I came back and for days, attempted the dungeon with my girlfriend and a group of friends that have been working together since MF

- I worked really hard to get the other achievements, and learn the dungeon

- My group of friends (who have lives beyond Guild Wars 2) were not available to help me get the last achievement, and I was forced to find PUGS

- From 10pm to 5:30am I failed time after time with PUGS, got up at 11am, and attempted with two more PUGS

- I paired up with one last PUG and finished the last achievement literally moments before the update.

Is this ANets fault? YES!

They’re the ones who are making the Living Story content difficult, and temporary. If you’re going to argue I’m an idiot, you better bring something more than dog doo.

Oceanic Player Issues

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Pixelpumpkin and I are attempting to troubleshoot this by using aVPN service. So far it looks promising. More info as we get it.

I don't care about Living World

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Please note the poor edit choice by the mod. This was not the original title.

So you’re saying it went from “No Achievement and I couldn’t care less” to “I don’t care about Living World?”

Interesting.

Yes, these are two very different things.

Broken Mechanics -We Need A Solution

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As the days go on, its becoming obvious that the mechanics of the new abilities are not working for a significant number of players. I’m also sure there are others that are having issues, but aren’t voicing their issues.

In case you are just joining us (devs), players are finding that due to some issue with the game, the new abilities are not working as intended, and players such as myself are not able to participate in the new content.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/livingworld/bazaar/Oceanic-Player-Issues/first#post2385229

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/livingworld/bazaar/Guide-on-how-to-use-Lightning-Pull/first#post2385200

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/livingworld/bazaar/Random-overshooting-with-3-skill/first#post2385153

The problem of course is that, like all the other Living Story chapters, the content is only around for a limited time. This means, that the longer this goes unaddressed, the less time players have to participate.

For those of us with busy schedules, asking us to wait until the sever dies down, or for a more favorable connection time, is not realistic.

I am making this thread because I believe ANet needs to address this ASAP. We need to know if they are planning on addressing these issues, or if we should move on and skip this content?

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