Guild Wars 2

I’m just glad i solo’d this content as soon as it came out. How can they go from the Molten Facility dungeon and Aetherblade retreat dungeon to these crappy candidate trials? It just seems lazy, adding mobs with more health points doesn’t make good and fun content.

When the Molten Facility dungeon and Aetherblade retreat dungeon was temporary i was constantly running them. Why? Because they were fun. I have done these T4 trials just for the achievements and i will never step foot in them again.

ZudetGambeous.9573:

The problem ultimately stems from the fact that they tried to do away with the trinity without actually replacing it with anything. This leads to the situation we are in now that DPS trumps everything else.

Boss has a healing mechanic-> More DPS to outpace it
Boss Builds up power during the fight-> More DPS to kill it first
Boss Does powerful attacks-> Quicker you kill it the less attacks it does

There is no situation where having more defense is more helpful than killing things faster. Every class has the same access to CC/Ulility/Healing so you can have all that and still wear zerker and be the best dps as well.

Most classes can buff themselves and debuff the enemies just as well if they are wearing zerker or nothing at all. There is no need to bring in a support spec in a support set of armor because most classes can already provide their own might/fury.

+1. You hit the nail on the head.

I also think they should either remove the defiant mechanic or replace it with something else. It makes CC trivial.

I just finish T4 trials with my zerker ranger. I was actually surprised on how easy it was, because when i grouped up to do T4 it seemed impossible.

I’ve been getting most of my kite fortunes from killing mobs. To my surprise, i got a golden fortune scrap today.

Well, if helping people who need the 1st place achievement is considered cheating, then i guess i am a cheater, and i will continue to be one. If you want a proper PvP environment, go do some TPvP where people don’t let others win.

Sanctum Sprint is a temporary minigame that means nothing to me, other than a little bit of fun and where latency plays a massive part on the outcome. It’s laughable to call this minigame competitive.

I’m pleased with it. The Zenith staff skin is great.

aside from being OK whilst leveling and exploring? I’ve tried a few different minion builds and when it comes to dungeons, PvP and WvW i always end up going back to my powerwell build, simply because i feel useless with minions. I attempted the AR dungeon with minions once, it was awful, i had to respec on the last boss.

Our group has finished the last boss in under 15 minutes 6 times now. Here is my advice.

Bring condition removal, it helps a ton.
Bring any form of res if you can. (Battle standard, Signet of Undeath etc)

When fighting Mai, make sure the group stacks on her so it’s easier to lure her into the blue AoE. (Remember, it’s only the blue/lightening AoE that removes her shield)

During Horriks AoE, our group found it easier to spread out and pick a spot in the room, if your group is running around, crossing paths, then people will die.

Honestly, the main thing is to make sure everyone stays alive during Horriks AoE. If 2 or 3 people are dead once Mai re-enters, it is very hard to revive people.

Good feedback BlackWyn, and i pretty much agree with everything you have said. I just wish the monocle was the reward for completing all the dungeon achievements. You know? Like actually reward players who took the time and effort to complete them all, but instead we still have good old RNG. Even a title would have been nice.

P.S The Chuck Testa bit made me laugh.

Overall, the dungeon is OK, it’s nothing great. I think Frizz is a pretty good boss fight, although the golems pull is cheap. Other than that, the rest is rubbish. 5/10

If you think this boss is “impossible” then i’m sorry to say, you need to learn to play. Once you know how the boss works, it’s very, very easy.

I’ve had similar experiences with the Aetherblade dungeon so i know how you feel OP. Too many people not listening what to do. Too many people not responding when being asked “Does anyone not know how to do this boss fight?” When they die, they then say “woah, what do we do here?” Too many people rage quitting, because they’re having a tough time in the dungeon, instead of asking for tips or just don’t want to learn how to play.

And people wonder why on GW2LFG, groups are only looking for experienced players? Hmm i wonder why.

It doesn’t need nerfing. I’ve finished the dungeon 5 times now with random groups and none of the groups had any real problems. Having said that, i think this dungeon is a step back to the flame and frost dungeon.

The moa racing is a perfect gold sink. They know alot of people go after every achievement, especially the event achievements. Players are basically now paying to complete an achievement.

brokkolispinat.1304:

I finally got a ticket. Only took me about 420~ crates

420 crates and only one ticket? I hope you’re joking. If not, i hope you didn’t get those crates by spending real money.

I posted my opinion on this matter in another thread, but i’ll repost it.

This whole RNG experience for these skins has really left a sour taste in my mouth with this game and ANET all together. I’m MASSIVE on aesthetics. The staff skin would really suit my necromancer and i really want it, but i can’t have it…because i refuse to take part in this RNG ripoff. Converted all of my gold, and farmed like crazy and ended up with around 60+ crates and not one single ticket. If the RNG is that bad, then i will not spend real money on luck. Why bother even spending real money on the crates when i hear people reporting that have opened 200+ crates and have no ticket?

I would have spent around £20 for the skin upright from the store. If ANET continues to go down this route with RNG being the only way for the playerbase to obtain exclusive skins then i will simply go to another MMO.

This whole RNG experience for these skins has really left a sour taste in my mouth with this game and ANET all together. I’m MASSIVE on aesthetics. The staff skin would really suit my necromancer and i really want it, but i can’t have it…because i refuse to take part in this RNG ripoff. Converted all of my gold, and farmed like crazy and ended up with around 60+ crates and not one single ticket. If the RNG is that bad, then i will not spend real money on luck. Why bother even spending real money on the crates when i hear people reporting that have opened 200+ crates and have no ticket?

I would have spent around £20 for the skin upright from the store. If ANET continues to go down this route with RNG being the only way for the playerbase to obtain exclusive skins then i will simply go to another MMO.

Same on BlackGate (NA). Unable to destory any of the 4 karka nests.

I really wanted the staff skin. So much infact, i converted all of my 160g for gems to get crates. I’ve probably opened around 60+ crates, and not one single ticket. Infact, the only decent thing i got from those crates was one Mini Southsun Faren.

Does Anet really expect me to spend real money on gems to get crates whilst the droprate is terrible? I felt annoyed spending all of my gold trying to get a ticket, i have no idea how i would feel if i had spent real money. Well at least this has taught me one thing, never by gems from the store with real cash.

I didn’t get the reward for doing story mode. Looking forward for the fix.

I have recently hit 80 on my ranger and i run the longbow and shortbow. I am in full berserker gear but i can’t really decide which sigils to get for the LB and SB. I was thinking of getting sigils of the force for both but i don’t know. Before i waste any gold, i am looking for some suggestions. Thanks.

I’m offended by this stupid post.

Andele.1306:

CrossFire.8037:

Candacis.7048:

The game doesn’t care if I’m good at something, luck is the only thing that counts.

This is the problem i have. It doesn’t take into account how well the group performed in the dungeon. Did the group do the dungeon without wiping? Did anyone die? Did the group finish the dungeon at a decent time?

I’ve been around long enough to know what RNG is about, so i guess i can’t really complain. It is what it is, i just wish people were rewarded by their skill, not luck.

If the dungeon gave you the jetpack each time you soloed the bosses, by now id have 10 for each of my characters…

Which is a good thing. You’ve mastered the temporary dungeon ANET has released and you shall be rewarded by recieving the jetpack or minipet. You earned it through effort, not luck.

Sorry, i don’t believe your friend got that lucky during 23 runs.

Candacis.7048:

The game doesn’t care if I’m good at something, luck is the only thing that counts.

This is the problem i have. It doesn’t take into account how well the group performed in the dungeon. Did the group do the dungeon without wiping? Did anyone die? Did the group finish the dungeon at a decent time?

I’ve been around long enough to know what RNG is about, so i guess i can’t really complain. It is what it is, i just wish people were rewarded by their skill, not luck.

For those in NA and need to find the snow covered items in Wayfarer Foothills, i can confirm that as of now they appear in the server Sorrow’s Furnace. Good luck.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/bugs/Dirt-Snow-and-Mysterious-Objects-where

I had the same problem. My work around the problem was to guest on another server if it happened to me and it has worked all the time. Hope that helps.

I hope they can fix this before the content is removed. I have guested on 5 different servers now i cannot find any of the items in Wayfarer foothills.

Blackgate – NA

Diessa Plateau – Snow covered objects – WORKING – Mysterious devices – WORKING

Wayfarer Foothills – Snow covered objects – NOT WORKING – Mysterious devices – WORKING

Can anyone confirm a server that has Wayfarer foothills snow covered objects that are working? Thank you.

Happening to me today. I’ve never had this problem before. I would get a pop up for a dungeon, but i just can’t enter.

Vayne.8563:

Because there has never been another thread about this topic. Anet is working on an LFG tool, it’s in progress now, when it’s done it will be in the game.

Another thread about it won’t make it come any faster.

Coming from a person who has made a thread speculating if GW2 is doing well or not without any real evidence. Because those threads haven’t been done before.

As for the topic, a LFG tool is on the way, as of now, you’ll get told to just use GW2LFG.com

My jumping puzzle monthly has stopped updating. I have tried multiple jumping puzzles, over the past 2 days and nothing seems to work. Is anyone else having this issue?

LOL sorry i just got up. I should learn to read.

Some very good ideas. I think “PvP accolades” is great.

Before they add leaderboards, they need to add a system that will punish people who desert their team in TPvP. It’s starting to get rampant now. “Oh we’re facing a premade, bye” “We’re losing by 200 points, bye” There’s no point in people taking the leaderboard seriously if a person can just leave a team knowing they won’t get punished whilst at the same time, affecting 4 other peoples ratings.

As Lordrosicky said, the leaderboards will be a joke if they don’t have separate ones for solo players and teams.

FastCar, it’s hilarious that you call people “nub”, but yet you have uploaded videos of yourself playing like a complete nub in WvW. Clicking your abilities, keyboard turning, spamming banners in a large scale battles, trying to play a dedicated warrior healer, and hanging around at the back not contributing much at all. If that isn’t a “nub” of the highest order, then i don’t know what is.

People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.

I didn’t say there is no healing. I said trying to play as a dedicated warrior healer like you are in your videos in a large scale battle doesn’t really offer anything at all. The videos you posted of yourself has proven that, you’re not bringing much to the battle at all and it’s hilarious that you actually think it does. I actually love the fact that in your videos, even though you’re a “healer” people around you are still dieing, even people in your party are dieing.

Is there a reason why all your videos of your “healer” are in WvW? Of course there is. The reason being, if you took your “healer” into TPvP, you would get stomped and the members on your team will tell you to leave because you’re gimping the team.

“Look guys, i can play healer warrior in zerg vs zerg, i just hang around at the back, herping and derping whilst i’m clicking and keyboard turning, but look at THOSE heal numbers ticking for 364, i’m really good”

All i see from your videos FastCar, is a clicker, trying to play a healer role which doesn’t exist in the game and offers very little in a large battle. You bring nothing to the table in your videos, other than sitting at the back whilst doing some very average healing. Bring your “healer” warrior build in TPvP and see where it gets you.

There are going to be alot of people asking what on earth this thread is about, but for the Karl Pilkington fans out there, this might give you a chuckle. There is an event in Diessa Plateau where you have to disguise as a separatist and sabotage the flame legion. As soon as i got the disgiuse, i couldn’t stop laughing, because it looks alot like Karl Pilkington. Head like an orange!

As a glass cannon warrior, i just got fed up of fighting against a thief that i cannot see or a mesmer with clones, trying to mark the right one for the team, whilst my health would just vanish. There’s nothing more annoying than bringing a thief down to 20% health and then they just stealth away. I wish my warrior could just vanish out of a fight when i’m a low health.

So now i just run a bunker warrior. Hammer – shield/mace. Now i can hold my own, or last longer against these two classes, but my damage output is severely crippled. Do i want that as a wariror? No, but as of now, i feel i have to. I just don’t find fighting a mesmer or thief fun.

Seems like anything is a target these days. How about you get a grip of yourself, OP?

Now before i start, i do not doubt that this could be a learn 2 play issue. Any tips and information about the warrior would be appreciated.

Since release, i have mained two classes in PvP. The elementalist and the necro. About 2 months ago i decided to try my hand with warrior, and let me tell you, it’s been a pretty painful and frustrating experience. Everytime i have a bad game, or just get owned, i would ask myself, “why am i playing this class for when i have Ele waiting for me?” Everytime i get outnumbered and or on low health, i have to stand there, take it and fight until i’m dead. Where’s my mobility? Where’s my crutch i can fall back on when i’m in trouble?

Sorry if this came across as a rant, but i just don’t know anymore. I’ve tried my best to try and learn the warrior as best as possible. Spent hours trying out different builds, and i’m having no luck. Like i said, it could be a learn to play issue, and i accept that, but as of now, i will go back to my elementalist and necro.

waka.9826:

fakeblood.2576:

I honestly think when you grab the orb you shouldn’t be able to use 1-5 at all

bingo. It should be up to your teammates to protect you score the orb.

/agreed.

I noticed it too. I think it’s a way to stop the ridiculous boulder spam that a group could do, which made the boss fights too easy. 2 people could be on boulder duty and the boss couldn’t even get up, leaving the other 3 to roll their faces across their keyboard.

Does anyone else get this feeling when using a staff for the Necro? Coming from a staff Elementalist i feel a difference. I can notice it the most when i’m in PvP or PvE dungeon trying to get my marks down as fast a possible. Alot of the time, it doesn’t work and the skill will just reset.

I just find it a bit odd, they let people change their gender, but there is no name change to go with it.

I now have a female Norn called Colin.

Has ANET said anything as to when they will bring out character name changes? I thought they would have been available when they released the character appearance change kit. Any info would be appreciated, thanks.

I would be a mage type class, and i would choose necromancer. I could see myself having my own lair, experimenting and what-not. I wouldn’t necessarily be ‘evil’, i would be trying to raise the undead for science and research. I would also be an alchemist too, creating healing potions etc. Oh, and i would have an awesome robe.