Guild Wars 2

In the option settings of the game, you can select to show server time. It might help those who get confused between time zones and server time. This updating was all done on the morning of Dec. 15th Server time.

You can also go to the wiki in any web browser and check the server time on the top right of any page.

Thank you! Giving us a week on the old vs the new will help us pick which works best.

Can you explain how culling works and the best guess as to the system requirements for having less culling. If a new computer is needed to have more field information in WvW, it might be a good investment if anyone intends to play the game for a while.

Following a good WvW Commander is the easiest.

I really want to push for letting go of armor restrictions completely. If you’re from Tarnished Coast, everyone on that server should be wanting that right? I highly dislike being controlled. I don’t even care about any additional function of equipping an item, I just want the appearance.

Instead of listing fee’s, shouldn’t there be a sales tax placed upon the merchant? Taken at time of sale, not listing.

Because they probably believe every gamer in their audience is a young adrenaline junkie. That’s why they put such importance on jumping around, dodging, kiting… etc.

Personally, I won’t even try it. From experience with this game, I know better.

I’m guessing just go to level 1 with magic find and destroy continually spawning mob’s (like dredge) until you get the drop. Unless someone has gathered some data or a dev wants to spill it, that’s probably the best bet, no?

As omgwtflolbbl.7142 said in an earlier post above, "In all honesty, it is somewhat stupid to NOT be running FotM if you’re playing right now. " That right there is the issue because we all intellectually know this. That’s why it lessens all other activities in the game. Especially if we don’t like Fractals. Yet, love WvW and PvE….

The problem isn’t Fractals itself, from the beginning, it’s been as issue of control. An MMORPG needs to be as customizable as possible. This game has such great customizing capability yet, someone high up has made this game cookie cutter. You can only wear what they want you to wear. Use what gear they’ve deemed appropriate for you to use. And especially, behave as they want you to behave. They do this by rewarding only certain area’s. Treating everything else like it’s second class.

I’d bet whomever is in charge of design, this overlord if you will, is an adrenaline junkie that loves dungeons and jumping puzzles. That’s why such focus and reward is placed upon them. THAT person needs to wake up or go before this game can start reclaiming an audience. For open game play will always bring more joy and entertainment than feeling gated and controlled imho.

The funniest part out of all of this is, this control is supposed to be about making money. BUT, there is no way to even pay them for the things we want outside of the cookie cutter. It’s so short sighted I can’t even begin to describe it.

“Ascended Rings and Fractal Weapon Skin drop rates now increase appropriately with player scale.”

Can someone help me by explaining what this mean? Scale as in the character’s level. Scale as in the scale of FotM we’re doing.

So basically, after weeks of NOT getting a ring from my daily’s, you’re telling me I have to do daily’s for another 3 weeks???? And here I thought the first 3 weeks were getting obnoxious, now 3 more!!!!!!

Gated… and now double gated! :-[ Not happy Robert, not happy…..
I never wanted to go in there again!……
It should have been filled with bunnies, rabbits, and rainbows to get people in there again. I really do not believe you get the depths FotM has angered the player base.

Pretty much whatever needs to be said, has been said. Doing fractals daily has become simply obnoxious for me. Still haven’t gotten a single ring. All I ever seem to get is bag’s of golds (silver really) or something else irrelevant. I think maybe I’ve salvaged 6-8 ecto’s out of all the daily’s combined.

I’m thinking blasting through level 1 with Magic Find might be smarter move at this point. For the drops from mobs might be more rewarding, even with the Magic Find bug.

Either way, it’s turning people off and not even making Anet money. Because the items cannot be purchased reasonably. There’s NO WAY I’d buy gems to cover the cost of all the ecto’s and mat’s to forge these items.

Open world! And, thank you OP for asking :-)

and more outside our keep too….

This person is still at it.

You realize, Hoelbrak has the same crafting capabilities as any other City right? The superior intellect must be failing you. ;-)

As my main is a Norn, I approve this message! How can there be a Winter festival without the Norn?

My theory on the design of this game is simple, tissues are disposable. Everything in the game, including us, are tissue paper. That’s the gold sink in the game. WvW is the ultimate expression of this as Siege equipment not only is quite disposable, it even despawns on a timer.

btw…. on the box cover it doesn’t advertize, “Now without the Holy Trinity!” ;-)

I’m completely with you OP! It’s not even camping, it’s camping with siege in there. It’s pretty juvenile behavior to sit there and attack a target 5 v 1 with siege.

We need the Dev’s to make the entrances invulnerability zones. Or, simply make each world’s population invisible to each other within the Jumping Puzzles.

……Culling is the equivalent of being deaf, dumb, and blind……

Two day’s ago I ended my night when I jumped to attack a target and was rolled over by a dozen or so enemies I had no knowledge of. Then, last night was another poor showing for this culling trial.

Our keep was under attack, I go up to the top of the wall to man some siege equipment. I see no one up there! I’m like, “Where is everyone????” on chat. I run to grab an arrow cart, yet “Huh, it’s manned? By who?” As I walk around the wall THEN a few of my fellow players appear. A couple more feet forward I walk, then a couple more appear. Otherwise, I saw no one anywhere else!!!!!

How can I play intelligently when my eye’s are deceiving me so??? We need MORE information please, not less…..

I’d like Angel wing back items for my Guild!!!!!

My Norn can look a Golem in the eye! He’s talking bigger!!!!! I’m hoping come February there’s new siege equipment too. The Dev’s need to watch the Call of Duty commercial over and over, every day, to keep them thinking wider and grander in scope.

Actually, someone placed a box of fun in LA a week ago. I was playing with it and one of the tricks was becoming HUGE. Like, the size of the giant from Cursed Shore I’d say. I’d love to pop that trick right outside the wall of StoneMist. Just to be like Godzilla attacking :-) Just to give everyone a good laugh.

+1… great ideas!

This isn’t directed to any player at all. This is squarely placed to Arenanet as the economy is fashioned solely by their hand. For no one can manipulated the market as they can.

Daddicus, I hear you! The inflation rate is far outstripping the casual PvE, WvW, or god forbid any new player. I’d add another element that’s causing the disparity but, it’s a forbidden subject on the boards ;-)

^ the world doesn’t revolve around you, fyi. You definition of better, doesn’t mean it’s better for everyone. Being able to kill something solo, isn’t the same as being a healer. Ever consider some people don’t like being kill machines? That they want to be the cleric, monk, or mystic. Remember there’s an RPG component to this game.

I should have looked because I just made a similar post The inflation rate is vastly outstripping my income rate doing PvE and WvW. The only variable I do not partake in is Dungeons. With the exception of a daily FotM run. Which is getting on my nerves, highly.

Thus, I am in complete agreement with you. I’m guess the Dev’s must be young adrenaline junkies and find this form of play entertaining. For every other element of the game is waning behind Dungeons and Jumping Puzzles.

There’s this large bubble that’s seems to be keeping the secret to making gold in this game. Because, 6-7 gold is a lot to me and that’s with playing 5hrs a day! I’m guessing everyone just run’s dungeons in full MF gear??? Because I dislike MF and Dungeons, it’s the only variable I can imagine.

I’d like white on each character yet, haven’t even gotten it once. Nor abyss or celestial either. This is with getting my daily on all but, a handful of misses for the past 12 weeks. The drop rate must be incredibly low on them. So, I’m for account wide dye’s.

I LOVE the mini idea!!!!! +1
Finally a reason for having mini’s

I especially dislike having to grab loot when in a zerg or a large fight. Or, if the drop is near a banner or siege weapon and hitting F becomes difficult.

I completely agree and I’m just a MIGHTY guild of 2! It’s been that way from day one for me. Until I see more stat information, management capabilities, and rewards I’m keeping membership at minimum.

Beyond metrics, I’m looking for customizable skins. I’d pay $$$ to have guild exclusive items. Emblems are cute but, just not enough…. If Guilds are to have meaning, we need more…

I’m not a fan of dungeons, not at all. I’m not a fan of having to “lfg….lfg….lfg” either. The worst part of this game has been during dungeon runs. And yet, it appears that’s where you’ve placed most of the wealth. The disparity between earning gold in PvE and WvW vs. Dungeons appears to be dramatic.

I have yet to make a gold an hour in PvE or WvW. Yet, repeatedly told to run daily’s in CoF, AC, or CM to do it. Which, indicates to me, you’ve heavily stacked wealth in dungeons. Which hurts the casual player, solo player, and small guilds.

Between daily FotM and now being told to run other Dungeons daily too, I can imagine why players in PvE have evaporated.

Bump for I still don’t have any ring and don’t wish to grind to infuse. Then grind to infuse again! All for a little +5???

….am I viewed as this awesome pet hamster running on a wheel for you, Anet?… I don’t mind (that much) if I knew how many revolutions I had to complete, first.

Any rating system of any kind for a Commander sounds kinda’ <insert feminine hygiene product>ie. Everyone has different ideology of what a Commander should be. We all share differing goals in WvW even. For some, it’s not about points or rating at all.

Though I have to say… 100G is incredibly hard to farm. Unless you’re referring to hiring some Chinese workers to do it for you. Otherwise, you did not farm that on your own. Let’s be honest here….

Has no one mentioned the culling/lag issue? He was probably owned by 5 people and never even saw it coming until it was over.

Also, the Alt+F4 issue seems to be getting worse. I’m finding it done more and more. And, I’m not even maxed out or a glass cannon build. If I’m planting a stake in you, I earned it!

Thanks for the constructive post! Happy to see a few others see the benefit of this. I think it’s a dynamic that would not only help but, bring some fun to the game. There’s probably quite a few whom would enjoy playing the role of Drill Sergeant :-)

For the running in the Zerg, that’s not exactly a constructive place to learn. It’s mostly chaotic and not very informative. A new player will most likely encounter a CAP monster yelling at them for not doing it “their” way. Then the new player would get angry or frustrated and bail on WvW, never returning.

This game is supposed to last for years. Without such long term thinking, it’s future will suffer. Anything that can add fun and relieve stress is a good thing :-) Like an effigy in the Quaggan Temple where we can ritually burn Mesmer’s and thieves at the stake. Yeah…. now that’s an idea ;-) lol

Honestly, I’d never get some of the puzzles without a Mesmer

So a single person’s snarky remark justifies your hate, Ooooook?

Though I’ll agree with you the lag issue is unbearable. I first noticed this last night in FotM. It was a horrible experience on multiple levels but, it just wasn’t right. I couldn’t put my finger on it at first. Then I noticed the audio wasn’t working either. If I stopped for a what seemed like 15 seconds, all of a sudden the environmental sounds caught up to me and began playing. Everything is lagging quite badly.

This morning on EB, people weren’t rendering much at all. A floating Commander pin walked right passed me and just kept going. Never rendering the character at all. This wasn’t even in combat. Just walking about the outside of a keep.

Robert, I imagine it must be difficult hearing crud from people on here all day. I just want to acknowledge that before I say, “You folks broke the game!” lol

Only insanely OCD folks are still trying to grind for this. Sane individuals most likely gave up on the game already. You know those times when you makes things harder in hopes a person might feel more rewarded after? This isn’t one of them. This is more along the lines of “about kitten time and I don’t ever want to see or do that EVER again.” type of thing. Which, really isn’t promising a business model. The player base is mostly ocd but, even we’re not THAT ocd. I wouldn’t bet any real money on this…

Even if I have to try a daily run 3x’s, I get my daily in. No matter if it’s from rage quiters or people being booted, I keep at it. Todays was a painful experience too! This one person kept trying to find an exploit or just run past everything. I’m like, “Can we just KILL them now???” Then he rage quits because it’s too hard. Oy… painful….

Anyway, after many similar experiences daily, I still have not received a single ring either. It’s becoming beyond a grind. The whole conspiracy theory that there’s A/B loot tables, I’m definitely on B. It’s really beginning to really ruin the game experience. So, I completely understand where players are coming from.

Here’s to crossing our finger that “Winter Fest” brings relief to all this negativity.

I’ve never received a ring at all. Consider that you’ve received a few as great luck to begin with.

I’d like very much if you ( Arenanet ) could create a virtual instance of a borderland or even just a small portion of one. To be used by each world exclusively as a training ground or a Boot Camp. You have the mist for PvP, yet none for WvW. Which appears to be needed far more than in PvP.

This way people can learn and build skills. Commanders can teach, strategize, and form better tactics and communication skills. Hopefully, all leading to a better and more fun WvW experience.

If anyone agrees or has another idea to get new players into WvW, please share it……

I’m just finding this too funny. Especially when you realize the user name

“Leogolas.6941

You glass cannon, ranger glass cannon , he hit you 1st, you no dodge, or move left right left right, you die he happy.
Basically ranger is uunder power. Pls . No complain about ranger… Make many ranger angry."

This is off topic a bit but, I’m not happy about tonight. Not about the territory, that changes like the weather. We all know this to be true. My feelings toward the game have been lessened by interactions of the individuals. Fore the good spirited fun seems to be going out the window. Even in real war, there is nobility and virtue. There are rules of engagement and how to treat one another in combat. All of this seems lost on the youth of today.

Maybe it’s good timing the holidays are on their way. I think people need to get some perspective…. There’s a time honored tradition coming up that I’m looking forward to seeing how the player base handles it in game.

^No building siege in a Jumping Puzzle entrance is just being an bleep. Anet should, as soon as possible, make entrances invulnerability zones. Heck, make the whole puzzle one except for the built in traps. This way at least PvE’ers who just want to try the puzzle for the achievement can.

Building siege inside a puzzle….. bunch of obnoxious…. <insert glare>

To the OP and Phoenix, good on ya’ and keep it up! If you see punks camping in there, wipe THEM out instead.

Cover Girl… "Tonight, on SBI, we had 3 or so guys screaming over and over for everyone to bring supplies to the Jump Puzzle because JQ was camping it. "

Wow…. that’s so wrong. Wednesday night on our JQ puzzle, I came right up behind an SOS and SBI and they started at me like, “Oh kitten”. I quickly said to them, “Go ahead, it’s ok” and we all ran the puzzle together.

PvE’rs who only want to experience the puzzle shouldn’t be denied so harshly. Thus, I’m thinking this might be karma coming back to your server for camping in EB’s puzzle and setting up siege no less.

I haven’t been on this morning either. Game’s too buggy and lagging like a freak. Though after seeing the pic of EB, I going in now!

^+1 to pretty much what everyone has said. This is a non issue as you’re being the bad sport. What are you even doing chasing them that far???

Is it me or are some SBI obsessed with JQ? I don’t get it since the top spot is being held by Sea of Sorrows. OP, you’ll never be #1, if all you think about is #2’s.

Wait… as a warrior, what are my endless mobility skills?? The lack of mobility is my biggest complaint with my class. As a full height Norn, I have the slowest animation and movement speed ever created!!!!! Swiftness does nothing once we enter combat mode, then we’re snail’s.

If I’m running with the rifle and a thief stealth’s in behind me because of culling, I don’t even fight anymore. I just go down so I can WP and get back to fighting faster. The battle is a complete waste of time. Even if do swap weapon and beat on the thief, there going to stealth and run anyway.

Mesmer’s illusions and the thieves stealth should not have been created IMHO. Those skills by there very nature are OP. Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad if you could HEAR them or something. Otherwise, this design of complete and utter unknowing is bs.

I think we’re not labeling “Map Completion” the same. I’m referring to having to reveal the map again and again. I hate this immensely. To get Map Completion even once, I still have hearts to finish in the Blazeridge Mountains. Which I avoid like the plague for it’s shear ugliness, by my taste I know. Doing that for 5 characters should be a choice. If I cleared the map once, WP’s and the map should stay revealed, no? Does this take away or inhibit anyone from doing hearts or whatever else in a zone they wish?

Sorry, I have to disagree, as I do not believe a brand new solo player can get to lv 80 and in full exotics in the first 1.5 weeks. Certainly not by only playing PvE and story, as I have. The only conceivable way I could imagine doing so would be to get to 40 and then grind AC or CM. For me, when I was a new player to even know that, I’d have to have been helped or have completed a character already. Maybe I’m just unlucky because I’ve never received, even with some magic find, a good drop. Never a precursor, white, black, or celestial dye, or any useful exotics or rares. The only thing I’ve received from loot is an exotic Harpoon Gun. But, it’s a magic find one and needs replacing too. Not even a ring yet after daily grinds in FotM. So, maybe I’m just not as lucky in this game as others.

For my experience, through story and PvE, I 80’d and crafted my first exotic gear in about 5 weeks. It was mid October as I recall. Still haven’t done every weapon and runes. And, I do spend many hours in WvW which eats resources like crazy. As I pitch in daily for upgrading caps and what not.

Anyway, revealing the map again for me is such an annoyance. To do it again and again, is even more dreadful….

I"m stunned at the “I make 100-200 badges a day” … huh? How many hours a day or you on WvW? Eiher that or, I really have to stop worrying about being supportive and go glass cannon killing machine

Roy, were you that lil white human male who streaked past me the other night??? Someone on Tier 1 ran passed me naked. I was starting to type “Hey your armor is….” and whooosh! they were long gone already. lmao

If we’re going to add Zen, then how about adding the Warrior Monk class? I mean, I know this is going off topic but, my main is a Norn Warrior. We believe in ancient animal spirits yet, except for the entertaining and utterly useless transformations, we have no abilities to show for it. We’re just dumb slow hulking masses of muscle with little spiritual or intellectual skill. Quite annoying! My second toon is a new Norn Guardian. I’m just starting out and already noticing the same thing again.

For the Guardian wishing for a range weapon to attack the pot of oil, is that really your job? As a guardian you shouldn’t you be helping defend those of us attacking the oil? I was asking repeatedly last night in WvW for a guardian to help me as I blasted away with my rifle at a pot of oil. I received NO HELP. You’re supposed to help “guard” the front lint, not be the front line

Totally agree with Permastealth needing to go! It’s beyond OP on many levels. I have no problem being downed by a good player. I have no problem being killed by a good player. Though I have a problem with both of them when I don’t have a fighting chance against a target I can’t see or target.

Worst yet, as a full height Norn, Asura are like these little specs on my screen as it is. I had two Asura Thieves biting at my heels like fleas. Soooo… annoying.

Can you even email a Legendary? I thought there’s no way to transfer them, at all. Which I dislike highly btw….

^Exactly Kaimick!

We’ve figured out how to use the title on our own. There’s a natural chain of command are we’re good with following it. Are there the occasional credit card commanders, yes. Though it’s an internal issue and it’s dealt with. If you want prices raised, then so be it ON YOUR world server. Leave mine alone please?

~Thank you! lol