Guild Wars 2

I think rangers are in a good place at the moment. I solo roam as a full berserker S/D thief and longbow rangers are free kills. In group fights, just focus on them first. Most of the time, they down themselves with reflects from Dagger Storm. It’s the melee/condition rangers that I have to worry about…

I usually only get time to play in the morning (NA) when few people are on. During seasons I spend a lot of gold to keep structures upgraded, but outside of seasons I quit caring due to the upgrade costs. Last weekend I decided to upgrade a papered borderland and it cost me at least 15 gold.

There already is little incentive to play defense due to lack of rewards. Why should upgrades cost so much? Upgrading structures is part of WvW gameplay and it shouldn’t be treated as a gold sink.

The player base is also shrinking and it is more difficult for fewer players to absorb these costs. I’ve seen many dedicated borderland defenders burn out and I’m sure this is part of the problem.

I would prefer it if upgrades could be initiated for free. Another option is to replace the gold cost with karma and/or badges. Your thoughts?

I like the idea of adding the crossbow. Maybe a short sword or a blackjack could be added as an offhand weapon.

Of course a ranger is telling us to l2p… It’s not fair since the pet makes it 2 vs 1. I down the first pet and a second one appears!

The February 18 armor changes should be completely reverted. The oversized gloves and shoulders cause more clipping issues and don’t look right. It doesn’t make sense to change existing content when there aren’t any serious issues with it.

Ascalon armor hasn’t been fixed…

Yeah, I know how you feel. My thief looks like a linebacker...

Yeah, I noticed similar issues with Ascalon armor. The gloves seem larger and the metal areas can now be dyed and appear more reflective.

Also having ascending armor will increase the chance of you getting targeted by a boss. It doesn’t make too much of an impact in pug groups, but I feel it makes running with other zerkers more difficult.

GoM rocks! An awesome server with skilled players!

Here’s some screens of the three-way battle for Durios. Who needs walls if you have arrow carts!

Had some fun in FC. I’m starting to worry that the on going Quaggan discussion is going to affect SF’s participation this week.