Guild Wars 2

TY, I may hit you up on this. Hoping to see the wiki updated with the new decorations so I can plan out how much I can afford in materials. I’m guessing they can be crafted all year long? It’s just some time sensitive base material that’s only available during Wintersday right? Then I may dump everything into that base material and wait until later to craft them

Malediktus.9250:

Would be sad to see it nerfed. The game needs more challenging content. Even raids (with Eternal) are too easy.

No, the game doesn’t need more challenging content, it needs more FUN content. Challenge =/= fun

PopeUrban.2578:

wall of more daft

Jana.6831:

Is people using bots to farm these bags a problem? Yes it is and I saw it – one guy with 8 bots.

I’m pretty certain you only saw what you wanted to see Jana. Just like Pope only see’s the “intended” design to be what he wants it to be. Anyone deviating from that is obviously doing it wrong and it must be removed, right? That is exactly what is toxic in game. Players telling other players what to do and how to do it. That’s probably what most troll’s in game tell themselves to justify their actions too.

You’re all quiet daft on the subject. This wasn’t player interactions, inflation, HoT release, or Halloween. It’s very simple, Maize was nerfed due to a loss of Gem sales. Anet sells Boosters for real life currency. Maize farming was the supply chain feeding everyone’s Candy Corn Gobblers. Meaning, our one time purchase negated any future sales of Gems for Boosters. That’s why the Candy Corn Gobbler has never reappeared in the Gem store. Especially when everyone wanted to run as many Boosters as possible to help with Mastery acquisition at HoT launch.

Maize was intended to be farmed long term all year round. It’s why the loot tables for ToT bags had some exceedingly rare items. You can tell they decided to removed ToT bags as a year round item by how they practically gave away those previously rare items in the new loot tables. Whomever came up with the original concept for the Candy Corn Gobbler and Maize farming made a lot of players happy. Whomever decided to remove it, well, they can enjoy a lump of coal in their stocking this year.

Lastly, I had more fun Maize Farming than HoT content. So one cannot say Maize changes were to encourage me to “have fun”. Ambients could have easily been moved outside of regular traffic patterns to reduce any possible “antagonistic” interactions. The Dev’s easily could have moved a cluster of Ambients to high level zones, even on the HoT maps to encourage players to go there. There are several nooks and passages on HoT maps that would have been perfect to place Ambients out of the way. Instead, the changes to Maize were, as I mentioned above, simply a removal for business reasons.

HAHAHAHAHA…… yeah, that needs some tweaking Dev’s..

Omne.4603:

The “difficulty” with leveling a guild hall is greatly exaggerated.

Sure, it’s not “difficult”, we’re only pushing a button on a keyboard. That doesn’t mean the cost of upgrading a Guild Hall isn’t prohibitive. Nor, does it mean the cost of a Guild Hall and the Scribing that goes with it, isn’t sucking all joy out of ownership. If you were a PvE player and most of your time in game was spent circling a map gathering, then the Guild Hall probably doesn’t suck for you. If you are a TP flipper and had a good amount of wealth, then the cost isn’t too much for you either. Now if you were a WvW or PvP player, the cost of a Guild Hall is obnoxious. Completely sucking the life out of playing the game.

The cost of Guild Hall upgrading is imbalanced across the game modes. The per person cost of Guild Halls is imbalanced too. There should have been a sliding scale.

What could be neat for the portal is an “exit portal decoration” that we can place in the Guild Hall. Thus, anything neat we do like a JP people can portal to the top of etc.

My biggest gripe is that we have to get up to level 34! before we can do the simplest lighting. Level 34 before we can buy a freaking CANDLE! Come on Anet, WTF?

GREEN!!!! … fight me irl, right now!

(cause reasons)

All the talk about creating Factions and Guilds reminded me of a clip from Babylon 5. Here’s a link as it might come in handy. Enjoy….

https://youtu.be/AcBTOU7RvbU

Hot Specializations > Core Specializations. No one in sPvP or WvW would tell you otherwise.

Sirendor.1394:

Isn’t it clear that they made revenant and it’s elite spec as strong as possible so people would actually be compelled to use it, and possibly to stimulate more people to buy HoT?

Yes, the balance of HoT screams P2W. What core traits and subsequent builds hold a candle to the new Specializations? Surprised this hasn’t been mentioned more often.

If you want to have a rapid turn over of your goods, you have to find markets with the highest velocity.

It would be nice to have maybe a custom sound setting for Weapons, period. Maybe a choice of sounds and a volume slider? The more personalizing options we have, the more we can enjoy the game.

mtpelion.4562:

Tigaseye.2047:

I’m, obviously, mainly referring to the study mentioned in the OP, as that is the topic of the thread; but, there have been many similar studies, including one mentioned in New Scientist, a few years ago, that found that “Trickle Down” economics doesn’t work.

In fact, good, stable economies are built on Trickle Up.

As poorer and lower middle incomed people have to spend a far larger proportion of their money, leading to it feeding back into the economy and strengthening it.

If you’re going to declare that something doesn’t work, it helps to properly define it.

Trickle Down is the proven theory that if the tax rate on the wealthy is too high, cutting the rate will result in an increase in investment and spending which results in an overall economic boost for the bottom.

It is not a cure all to economic woes and it only works when the environment is right (as in, the taxes are currently so high that investment and spending is pulled back).

It is also not a mutually exclusive theory with the so-called “Trickle Up” concept.

People who hate capitalism fall into one of two groups:
1. People who don’t understand economics, see something they don’t like being done by some individuals, and blame the entire system.
2. People who understand economics, know that capitalism is the best system we’ve ever created, but rail against it in order to draw in support from the people in group 1 so that they can engage in mass genocide or set themselves up as a dictator once the existing government is overthrown by the angry mob they’ve whipped up into a frenzy with their dangerous rhetoric.

So basically you are using dangerous rhetoric to scare people of dangerous rhetoric? Then stating Capitalism is the best and anyone who disagrees just doesn’t understand? Let me just sit here a moment and laugh at how juvenile an argument that is.

William Bradley Knight.2609:

The “problem” of flippers can be easily solved by more flippers, right?

Players shouldn’t be subjugated to be 2nd or 3rd class Tyrian’s simply because they do not like trading. Long ago, Flipping should have been treated like any other form of farming in game. Now, I don’t mind farming at all. I just don’t like that all but this one form of farming has been removed.

Tigaseye.2047:

The Greyhawk.9107:

Tigaseye.2047:

a pair of flip-flops (that’s the UK name for them – not sure about the US one?),

We call them flip-flops as well.

Ah, OK – thank you.

We had Flip Flops in game. The Cook’s outfit has Flip Flops that I used to Mix n’ Match with all the time. Ahhh… the Good Old days when we used to have fun….

The point of the thread appears to be the crud that is account bound items.

Daroon.1736:

Get rid of all the useless experience tomes in pvp reward tracks

Whoa whoa whoa…… Tomes is pretty much the foremost reason I sPvP. The Meta right now is horrid and I had far more fun with my Bomb Turret Engi last Spring. Tomes and some other Reward Track items is the only reason I give a frick about PvP.

Though I do completely agree, these prices are at WTF Level?

“Gathering Wars 2: We Strike Again… and Again…. and Again”

Ze Dos Cavalos.6132:

anet didn’t expect any guild to reach lvl40 this fast

They estimated it would take two months. Which Hot is just shy of atm.

Either way, GJ on the upgrading OP. I’m solo’ing mine and it’ll take me a whole lot longer

For the general topic of the Dev’s silence and the Mega Guild (server) rumor, it’s not surprising. Though is this all very disappointing, absolutely yes!

Dawntree.7246:

You can’t buy shovels with money, so I don’t get your point.

Go to the Silverwaste and place “WTB Shovels for 2g each”. Add player to your guild, they deposit the shovels, you pay them, and then G kick. Done and done…

I extremely dislike the SW Legendaries. An entire week and only got the one at Red. Wo bored that I began to just park and wait for it. Now just gave up completely. Masteries shouldn’t have an RNG spawn timer….

FrizzFreston.5290:

Well, it’s more a 4k cap per week as there’s a double reset in the system at Friday and at Sunday.

wait wut? where does it say this?

Vieux P.1238:

I understand. & your not the only one who feels the same about open world pvp. But you are in the minority.

You’ve been in the minority on this topic, give it a rest already.

The daily requires 3 games per day for 60 days. The season isn’t even long enough to get the Hymm of Glory.

The 8k Eviscerate spamming I was getting earlier today nullifies any suggestion of buffing Warrior.

Opc.4718:

It’s easy to beat with pretty much every current meta spec

Except, every Meta spec feel’s like crap to play. This has to be the least fun Meta in GW2 history.

How about extending the conversation on how heavy the gold sink is to get HoT builds? You can spend around 150 gold to unlock everything.

Yes, I see that now and fuming at the ridiculous time gating. Look at all the games we have to play that count toward nothing but the daily. You screen cap is the perfect example of it.

Of all the complaints on the League, this has to be the worst design flub to me.

Sins.4782:

The profession achievements don’t count towards the meta beyond the first 2 (or 3 for the part 2/3/4 sections). Unfortunately, this means you have to complete the 15 day timegated one to finish the meta (and open up some of the part 2 achievements).

Whoa whoa whoa… where the F does it say that? Oh Good God, just clicked to “open” the Path of the Ascension. I despise that they buried this info. The tool tip say’s “complete all 11 Path of Ascension 1 achievements.” So like it’s always been in game, I looked at and counted the achievements in the panel I’d like to do to get 11 done.

Dev’s you need to be WAY more specific and upfront with info. Also, is it me or is there absolutely no way to get part IV since the season is a few days short of the 60 day requirement?

Please enable Stronghold again so we can get our Guild Mission done. The bug isn’t that big a deal to lose out on Favor. Just post the bug so we’re all on an even playing field for now. TY

We may have claimed it but, how many are having buyer’s remorse? Gloomy Hollow is what it should have been called, really. Maybe if lighting decorations didn’t cost over 5k-6k I could liven it up a bit but, right now the atmosphere is down right gloomy…

Been asking for this for far too long. So it is with the return of our town clothes as armor skins. Dev’s, if you are listening, this would be something good will and positive feelings about the game. Which is sorely needed atm.

It’s appears to be the same mechanics from the Spring. It seems it’s just taking some time for players to remember or many are simply new to the ladder.

Don’t worry, the folks trying this are in for a rude awakening soon. Sapphire is where everyone whom puts in the effort to play will end up. Getting beyond that Division will be the challenge.

Were none of you playing in the last ladder season? It’s the same conversations, over the same mechanics, all over again. So your Lord finally has a taste of what the rest of us Solo Q’ing had last time. Welcome to the club, now shut up and play….

Btw, yes losing two points/pips for someone else’s dc’ing sucks. Yes, it sucks to be winning more than losing and still end an entire night with less than you began. This one step forward and two steps back is disheartening. I made a couple of threads about it in the Spring.

It’s only a few days in, match up will spread out.

Seriously, do you think spamming the board with thread after thread is some how magically going to give validity to this?

MaLeVoLenT.8129:

there IS an overhaul. That Reddit link however is old. It probably changed since then. So the information is close but not really all correct.

5 will get you 10, it tanks the WvW population even further.

jebro.6370:

You dont have to rank queue with the dailies, so not sure really why this is an issue

Pretty much this! I highly doubt many are entering Ranked for dailies. Not while easy dailies can be had in hotjoin. That’s why those custom arena’s are a God send in keeping Ranked matches cleaner.

SchmendrickTheMagician.8247:

It forces you to play one of 3 or 4 specific classes and win with them, which is bad and has always been bad.

As I mentioned above, it’s not the dailies to blame. Now, those profession specific achievements for the season, those encourage players to bring in unfamiliar professions into a match.

Diku.2546:

p.s.
Please Reboot the Base Map Mechanic & Population. Please fix the chronic server stacking, population in-balances, not being able to play with friends & family on different servers, and off-peak capping that the current Base Map Mechanic perpetuates.

Server stacking is the solution to population imbalances within a tier, the solution to playing with friends and family, and the solution to off peak capping.

Dear God, NO! Those icons are so incredibly annoying that I’m hoping they only show in the mist lobby. Otherwise, remove them or give an option to turn them off.

Collero.7963:

I hope you guys realise how bad this is for Ranked.

It will force so many players to play classes that they aren’t familiar with at all causing matches to be absolutely awful.

ANet are actually unbelievable…

You mean like having to win 27 ranked matches for each of the 9 professions? So that’s 243 matches to win, mostly solo Q’ing with unfamiliar builds, to get all the achievements. Which ends up to be more like grinding out 500 matches or 10 matches per day for the season. AP hunters will certainly be doing this.

Jana.6831:

Back in the day warriors banner could rez a dead lord – so they have been a lot tougher back then.
We rallied in our keeps and fought endlessly and had fun.
Now another strategic element has been removed – oh well. I really can’t care anymore.

SO much this. Back in the day, WvW used to be so much more fun. Lord room battles lasting an hour or more were so much fun. If the dev’s actually played, they may know what we’re talking about…..

wait what???? brb, grabbing my loot stick

Legionnaire.4059:

I just realized how casual this community can be , i mean seriously?!?! Actualy i don’t know if casual it is the right word

It’s not the right word. Most of the complaints are from the gates that inhibit players from doing. That’s not being lazy, that’s players being annoyed by artificially being held back.

….It’s called a Hero Point, that’s singular.

Adventures and for the most part the entire Mastery system is just another time gate. Nothing being done in game by the player is actually aiding us to learn a Mastery. We’re not Gliding to learn how to Glide. We’re not jumping on the mushrooms to learn how to jump higher. Nope, we’re gathering and killing mobs to learn how to glide, to learn new languages, etc. So I think it a valid complaint when one ask “Why do we have to do such things?”.

For Gold complaints, it’s the sum of several factors. One is the reduction of several forms of income players enjoyed. One of the sources of income was hit so hard it’s been virtually eliminated from the game. Combine that with the Dev’s removing what some of us had already earned (Guild buffs) and gating it behind a huge paywall. Now you start to paint a picture of why customers are angered over the games direction. Removing features one had already earned and placing them behind 7k+ gold paywall is enough to anger any sane person.

Arius.7031:

time gating is absolutely necessary to avoid certain folks from getting the new legendaries way too fast.

Care to explain the thought process behind how a “too fast” even exist? It’s an account bound item and has no need or requirement for time gating. What Anet is basically telling someone to do is to walk around while dragging an anchor behind them. That’s not going to be beneficial to their experience, it’s going to be a drag, literally and figuratively.

Time gating is one thing, it’s the LoL level of gold and mats that I shake my head at.

Knighthonor.4061:

EoTM Factions system is far superior to WvW’s server system.

EotM factions and matches provide a lighthearted RvR experience. There is a lot of joy to be had from the freedom of just being able to log in, fight, and leave without any further thoughts or concerns. There’s no requirement to organize, nor concern for the outcome, or to perform well. If that’s one definition of “superior” then I guess it is for you. For others, we like having a persistent World. Worlds and WvW matches require far greater commitment, organization, and tactics. That provides the superior meaning and substance to the WvW experience for us.

That’s why I simply state that both modes should continue as they are. They provide a wider platform for players to find joy in the game.

Sviel.7493:

I don’t know if we can talk about how big of a chunk wants what, but I do know that the solution to this problem isn’t to change WvW to accommodate these demands. Even in the old state, it was very imperfect for large-team PvP. It would make more sense to increase the size of the guild hall arena and let that fill the need. If that causes a huge drop-off in WvW players, that’s too bad, but at least the remaining crowd will have more focused wants and, therefore, be easier to please.

It’s called WvW, not GvG. TYVM

You can always Sword 4 and Shiro’s “Impossible Odd’s” and just keep running.

I’m going to agree, I really don’t like a lot about HoT, especially the Mastery Points system. Even the Tyrian ones are comprised of pretty much crud too. It’s like they looked at which achievements were the least done and then picked those to be the Mastery Points. Without considering that those specific achievements weren’t wildly done for a reason. That reason usually being the content around them just wasn’t enjoyable enough to repeat for the achievement. So how on earth is it intelligent for a game developer to try to coerce players into repeating said undesirable content? The end result will always be players having an undesirable experience! When asked about GW2, those players will probably respond with, “Meh, it’s not so hot.” Because that’s what they are experiencing.

Basically, everything should have multiple avenues. This increases the opportunity for players to be achieving and enjoying their game time.