Guild Wars 2

Can we get some people on this? I havn’t seen it uncontested in forever.

Need help opening Balth for obby shards.

Anyone know how to unlock it? Sitting on 700k karma

They don’t work with the fire aura created from Dagger fire 4 + earth 3 leap finisher.

katniss.6735:

This thread is new and exciting.

So is the original name. Ranger?

Seriously. 1 day ban for anyone who does it.

I really want to know if there is a issue effecting certain players. They surely couldn’t want us to spend half a month on ONE thing.

Is there a known bug for this? I’m 0/13 for a ring drop. I always get the tokens + a bag of gold. Can the drop rate be THAT bad? It’s been said over and over that Anet is against grinding and farming, so why would I be almost a months worth of tries in with no reward and no sort of tangible progression? I’m stuck at a wall and can not continue.

Foss.4830:

Cynical.2097:

0/12.
That’s almost half a month of GRINDING. <— Grinding. Grind.

Pretty sure they’ve already admitted it was a mistake to make that the only way to get the rings and it will be changed in the future. Just deal with it for now or go and do something else. Personally i got my ring on my first level 10 run. then 2 days later got my 2nd. Most of the people I play with also have 2 rings. I dont think the rates are insane.

Must be nice. I’m 0/12. I get on every day and try my luck.

I guess you are just more deserving than I am.

Robert Hrouda.1327:

It was getting pretty abused. We had some solid metrics on it, and decided to kill the loot from one of the bosses in an attempt to slow it down.

It was indeed a hotfix.

Is the TP not bad enough yet? Is the constant need for 250 of every sort of t6 mat not hard enough? Are 100 lodestones not grindy enough for you guys tet?

0/12.
That’s almost half a month of GRINDING. <— Grinding. Grind.

Another fractal daily done, and still not even one acsended ring drop. Making me 0/10 now. Thanks Anet, For making me feel like I’m not progressing at all.

No ring. Again. But I did get a bag of gold, but it only contains silver? So confused.

Seriously. kitten you. Every day. No drops. kitten your rng. kitten your dungeons. kitten this entire kitten.

Somoe.3621:

Why would anyone ever willingly play D3 in the first place?

Because it beats trying to win at the forge or farm for anything in this game.

Farm on Diablo 3.
Use RMAH.
Buy gems with D3 earnings.
Convert Gems -> Gold.

Diablo 3 drop rate > GW drop rate/RNG.

LanceLet.6428:

Might I add, book 2 is a dam nice looking back item too.

The item that clouds the armor set I crafted?

bluewanders.5297:

Well aren’t you dramatic.

They didn’t troll the userbase… they gave you lots of content to enjoy. Skins and such are supposed to be spice, not meat.

Without spice, the meat is bland and not worth enjoying. I don’t play GW2 to live, but to savor.

Fury Blightfire.4081:

I went to the Gw2 Halloween event and all I got was a Silly hat! But seriously, I feel for you. I did the same thing and got nothing.

Its frustrating. I would have rather done a 24 hour long dungeon for a drop then the repetitive farming I did. This is such bullkitten. People who got lucky are more entitled to a item skin than I am?

I just wanted to say that I spent the whole Halloween event farming for those skins, and haven’t received one.
I farmed keys and got nothing.
I farmed MK during phase 3 and got nothing.

This event was so unrewarding… I have never played a game that trolled its playerbase so hard before.

I completely agree that Guild Wars 1 did everything better…. It’s hard to believe that the same people who were behind GW1 created… this…

I stand by my opinion that nexon has found its way into Anet.

Its not about D3 being more fun. Its about how the game turned out based on its design. It received a lot of negative response because of it, and if you browse the forums for a few minutes you can see it in gw2 as well.

I did enjoy gw2, and I think the game has a lot of potential. I just believe that the game has fallen short of its predecessor.

I understand that gw1 has had a few expansions, but that is no excuse for not taking what was learned from gw1 and not applying it to gw2.

Eveningstar.6940:

Cynical.2097:

Reaching the end of this game, i’ve realized that Anet has done worse than Blizzard’s Diablo 3 in terms of loot.

I can spend all day doing dungeons and farming and find nothing worth any value. Even blizzard notice that having a end game with low drop chance on items is a bad game design.

Spending large amounts of time attempting to hunt items with no avail is turning me further and further away from the game…

Diablo 3 suffered a great deal because the fundamental expectation behind Diablo is that it’s a loot pinata. This is what Diablo is all about. This is what every single Diablo clone has ever been all about, from Titan Quest to Borderlands. You play Diablo so that you can hit things until they die and shiny things fountain out of their corpses.

The basic problem with Diablo 3 is that it stopped being a loot pinata once you started approaching the more difficult areas of the game. We can talk about the viability of its revamped stat/ability system, but the core of the matter is this: You got your loot from the Auction House. Not from random drops. The Auction House.

The implementation of the Auction House created a sense of staid, stolid predictability to a game played primarily for its slot-machine unpredictability. You play Torchlight, Diablo 2 and Titan Quest for the loot. Because you want to kill bosses and farm areas and see what kind of haul you drag in. Once we had an Auction House, all this disappeared, and all we did was farm loot so we could sell it for gold so we could save that gold to buy exactly the right item we wanted. There was no sense of chance. No addicting gamble. No loot pinata.

Therefore, fundamentally, your comparison between Diablo 3 and Guild Wars 2 is a false analogy, because Guild Wars 2 is not played primarily for loot, at all. It was never advertised as a game that depends on random loot mechanics. It is not a franchise known for its shiny loot. Nothing in the history of ANet or Guild Wars suggests that this is the sort of game you should play if you want to trick yourself out on phat lootz.

Is there a problem with loot not being all that rewarding? Arguably, yes. And the devs are working on that. We just got the addition to karma in dungeons, but expect to see better loot on world bosses, dungeons, mini dungeons and chests.

Your basic premise is flawed though. Comparing Diablo 3 to Guild Wars 2 on the basis of loot is a false analogy, for the reasons mentioned above.

I do agree with everything that you have presented, but it does not change that fact that not having something tangible rewards at “endgame” created a large issue for Diablo 3 as it is coming towards in GW2.

RoflandRoll.2810:

Cynical.2097:

Awesome.6120:

Cynical.2097:

The increased drop rate on items, as well as buffed certain items in the most recent patches.

Increased drop rates just mean more terrible drops.

Even then, that would result in more overall gold.

MAGIC FIND = PROBLEM SOLVED

I’m maxed with magic find.

Awesome.6120:

Cynical.2097:

The increased drop rate on items, as well as buffed certain items in the most recent patches.

Increased drop rates just mean more terrible drops.

Even then, that would result in more overall gold.

OdinBudd.5298:

I am in no position to determine what is fun to you, you are 100% correct on this. It is none of my business what you enjoy and I have no right to tell you what you enjoy is wrong or bad. What I am simply trying to say is that Anet has stated that this game is not reward centered and that I don’t see them changing their minds. I could be wrong here, for the sake of your enjoyment I hope I am, but chances are this game will be “unfarmable” for those who enjoy such things.

They want the game to be unfarmable, but the only options for anything “endgame” require items that must be farmed. These items don’t simply come to a player.

poe lyfe.5879:

totally different scenario, while i agree more endgame loot in terms of variety is always nice. diablo 3 is gear dependent. you need it. gw 2 is not. i have a level 80 character with some lvl 40 accessories and no level 80 gear and he does just fine. im sure more end game items will arise but they arent nessecary like they are in d3 so it isnt an issue.

The issue is not just equipment, but materials such as cores, lodestones, and crafting mats.

Lorana.2468:

Dungeon loot is being buffed, devs have said as much.

Source? All Anet has ever said was, “They are looking into it.”

Twilight Zone Guy.1487:

Yeah, I’m sure they’ll just have to cry all the way to the bank then since you still contributed to their game/gave them money for all the time it took for you to get to the point where you can complain.

Your point? If you were trying to insult me, you did a poor job. Your personal attacks do nothing but prove your inability to say anything constructive.

OdinBudd.5298:

Loot really doesn’t effect stats that much, so it is really for appearance only. Also, Anet has mentioned several times that this game is fun-centric, not reward-centric. If you are running dungeons all day for the loot, you are doing it wrong. Since you were so kind as to point out the x at the top of the screen for those that disagree with you, might I return the favor. The unsub button for the game is located….. umm wait….there is no sub for this game! You can simply stop playing if you are not enjoying yourself!

The thing is, I decided to spend money on the game so I am invested. I don’t see how people can use the arguement, “There is no sub!”. Granted there is no sub, but I did pay for the game.

I never implied that loot had to be stat loot? Lodestones and cores are at such a low drop rate that they are not worth farming. Who are you to determine what is fun to me? To me, fun is putting time into a run and receiving these kinds of items.

The increased drop rate on items, as well as buffed certain items in the most recent patches.

The thread is about loot. If you are not here to discuss loot, then you’ve entered the wrong thread. Please note the X in the upper right hand corner of your screen.

Reaching the end of this game, i’ve realized that Anet has done worse than Blizzard’s Diablo 3 in terms of loot.

I can spend all day doing dungeons and farming and find nothing worth any value. Even blizzard notice that having a end game with low drop chance on items is a bad game design.

Spending large amounts of time attempting to hunt items with no avail is turning me further and further away from the game…

Reaching the end of this game, i’ve realized that Anet has done worse than Blizzard’s Diablo 3 in terms of loot.

I can spend all day doing dungeons and farming and find nothing worth any value. Even blizzard notice that having a end game with low drop chance on items is a bad game design.

Spending large amounts of time attempting to hunt items with no avail is turning me further and further away from the game…

Every thread says disconnect the authenticator, but I’m supposed to remove the thing keeping my account safe to play the game?? My account has already had hack attempt and in order to play I have to remove the only safety feature for my account?

I would do this if the Anet customer service was equipped with the ability to help me if my account was to be hacked. After gathering knowledge of how Anet customer service “repairs” situations, i’ve come to the conclusion that I would get a long automated email that does nothing more than “pats me on the back” and says sorry.

So, why should I have to disable a security feature in order to play the game I have paid for? I am being told to leave my account open for theft to play your game?

“Hi Everyone,
Please stick to this thread for everything related to black lion chest dropping.
This will help us to have clearer feedbacks.
Thank you.”

Is anyone else fed up with the generic automated responses we get from devs? So after people have spent 10-100$ each they are no considering they might have been too harsh on the drop rate?
This whole game has gone downhill since release. Also, where is the transparency? We have no idea whats going on and we are being tossed around.
I loved Guild Wars 1, and I loved the beta events prior to the release of GW2, but now I feel as if somewhere the company has changed. Everything is off the deep end with the 1/10000000 chance on everything.
I thought Diablo 3 was bad with loot when it first came out, but Guild Wars 2 has topped it.

Anet, aka Nexon 2.0

I know this thread will get white knighted, but I’ve said what I needed. I vented, and would like to conclude that I’m over it, and probably won’t be back until something gets revamped.

It says there will be four major events, and I’m concerned that they will happen at only 1 time a day? The event time frame is so small, and the acts themselves are not spaced too far apart.

Am I going to miss content because I have a job that has me working the same shift every night?

Which greatswords are the best to craft to put into the forge for dawn/dusk?

My card won’t work on the gem store….
121011-003044
They told me my card is on 5 different accounts… Which it shouldn’t be. All I want to do is increase my character slots and this is providing to be a huge hassle.

My card won’t work on the gem store….
121011-003044
They told me my card is on 5 different accounts… Which it shouldn’t be. All I want to do is increase my character slots and this is providing to be a huge hassle.

My card won’t work on the gem store….

121011-003044

They told me my card is on 5 different accounts… Which it shouldn’t be. All I want to do is increase my character slots and this is providing to be a huge hassle.

No one else has this issue?

Since I move my camera a lot with right click holding, is there a way to turn off the function of right click targeting? I keep losing my target because of it…

Since I move my camera a lot with right click holding, is there a way to turn off the function of right click targeting? I keep losing my target because of it…

If they increase the difficulty, they would have to increase the reward which would cause the economy to go even more wack.

When do Dungeon rewards replenish? When do I know that I can run it again for the full 60? Is there a indicator?

I just wanted to stop by and say that in 2 days this thread has hit more posts than most threads out there. It just goes to show how much of an issue elementalist players are having. Although some might say they are fine, the majority has bumped this thread to the point where Anet should atleast comment within this thread. I don’t think people are demanding a fix as much as they are curious as to why things are being overlooked.

Anyone else feel that it looks kinda… awkward? And possibly not worth the time to craft? Seems like a few of the legendary items fall short.

What stats are you guys maximizing in PvE? At first I was doing power/precision and toughness, but I don’t think thats quite necessary anymore. Just curious as to see what everyone else is doing with their gear. Also, if you don’t mind sharing traits as well?

I’ve been doing D/D , power precision and toughness.
with 30/10/0/10/20 as of now, but I’m just bouncing between different traits.

It’s pretty upsetting to see our issues overlooked time and time again. I had so much hope for Anet when the game first launched. They relayed information quickly and got things fixed asap.

Now I feel like i’m playing Diablo3 again. Nothings answered and Class forums are a baron wasteland unless a Mod decides to close a thread.