Sounds to me like you receive the base reward per completion level (gold reward, etc). Why is this important?
51, been playing GW since shortly after launch, moved onto GW2 upon its launch.
The game is already click intensive, so what is the purpose of the dialogs with the only choice being “Accept?” Examples: clicking on a wiggly reward chest or sending mail. Just eliminate those dialogs wherever they appear.
Trading Post, Karma merchants, weaponsmiths, crafting — wiki may help narrow down what you’re looking for.
With as fast as a character can be leveled to 80 just via playing normally and reading the tomes you get from daily logins, I really don’t see the NPE as an issue. I’ve added two accounts from the $10 sales so have experienced what the NPE is like with nothing unlocked. My only real complaint was the skill challenges being locked and having to go back and do them. But really, that takes just minutes, and is only for the first character.
Traits as-is are a bother, but that is all about to change.
“Cleric’s” is just a prefix. Adventurer’s Spectacles come in all three armor classes, according to the wiki. It should list that on the description (light, medium, heavy)?
Or are you referring to something else?
Yes, they get added to your wardrobe for account-wide use.
You’re wasting your breath (er…keystrokes…) since nobody ever knows such things.
Ever heard of key farming? Little effort, free keys. Still face the RNG, but at least you’re not spending $ on keys. I do both, but like the slot machine. Plus I have fairly good luck in scoring scraps and even a full ticket one time. Yesterday I had 7 scraps, used 12 keys, bought 2 weapon skins, still have a few scraps left.
I went through 12 keys/chests yesterday and got the owl and raven. Both account-bound.
Wow! The forum allows “poopy heads”! :O
They now sell acne cures in the Gem Shop. Just sayin’.
I’d be more interested in them fixing the “minions in observer mode” than seeing any enhancements. Until that is fixed, they are worthless.
Remember that traits will not be what they are right now, so any current builds become outdated. You may well be able to get the same results once the expansion is released.
That’s too funny! Thanks for sharing!
Are the HoM rewards really worth the effort? I have multiple accounts and don’t miss them on the accounts without them. Personally, I’d think devoting that effort to GW2 would be more worthwhile — unless you’ve already done it all and are doing this while waiting for the expansion?
Is that true? How good is Engineer at melee?
I like it. Suggested before, but still good.
Look at the asura colleges and you’ll see there is room for any profession. If this is a role playing character, then you can take some asura skills even though (oh noes!) they may not be the best choices, such as the golems. Could also use (I forget, runes or sigil?) that summons golems.
But I agree that Engineer makes a good choice.
They’re just a little busy right now. Soon, though…
Yes, should be all or none. Still hoping Anet fixes that…
I’ve used that one before successfully, so am thinking JAFW has nailed it.
I like the idea of that sigil, and I have it on a necro so its part of a theme, but unfortunately it triggers when you hit 25 regardless of the foe you kill. So it often triggers at inopportune times.
Note that utility skill slots are locked and, just like skill points, slowly open up as you level. So not much you can do with skill points until then.
While in combat, a ranger swapping weapons, example: longbow to greatsword, grants him the 5 skills for greatsword rather than the 5 for longbow. Look on the wiki for the skills involved.
Outside of combat, you can reselect your traits or swap out a different armor set to switch from a tankier build to a DPS build, for example.
You can be fairly certain that Guild Halls will be instanced. What that means for guildies who don’t have the expansion — nobody knows yet.
And check out the wiki, link at the top of this page or /wiki while in-game. Then if you still have questions, fire away in the Players Helping Players section.
That is the New Player Experience (NPE) and is intentional. To avoid overloading new players, things are revealed slowly. I’m sure there is a list on the wiki. Once the first character on the account has gone through, the others won’t be so bad.
So nothing you can do but keep leveling.
Unlock the trait slot, but you still need to acquire the desired trait, either through some game action or purchase. The spyglass next to the trait show you what needs to be done for each trait.
Note that Anet has said this is being reworked, so I wouldn’t buy any, and only unlock the ones you must have. Or do like I do and just ignore them for now.
Travel items? Do you mean like the home portal stone?
Don’t forget to empty their bags and move the bags into the bank as well. Check the hero screen for anything equipped, including picks, etc.
The lakes are still there, just empty. In Metrica, the Inquest structure is still there. Just no critters.
I bought the originals, then the clockwork for the sprockets. No plans to add more unless they provide some benefits — like the sprockets.
The little lake in Queensdale by the dam, with the earth elementals heart, is also empty. That was my first “eh, what?” moment upon playing a new toon under the NPE. Ok, maybe second. How easy the giant earth elemental went down was the first. Hmm, or maybe no weapon skill unlocks…
That would be nice. One stack of food + utility, home portal stone, salvage-o-matic, perma harvesting tools… wait, those sound like reasons Anet wouldn’t want to!
Sounds like you answered your own question.
Do you like playing Guardian? They play a role in a group. Do you know the metas? Look here for the builds:
http://metabattle.com/wiki/MetaBattle_Wiki
But it really depends on what you’re doing, just running around vs. dungeon vs. fractal, etc. Guild group? Pugs?
If you miss the solo aspect of GW1, where everything was instanced, then there’s not too much to be done about that. Try googling “gw2 dungeon solo” and see if anything that comes up sparks your interest.
Otherwise, there are tons of things to farm: nodes, silverwastes, bosses. Try googling “gw2 making gold” to see if anything is of interest.
I’m not sure what to say about the TP, seems it would be more enjoyable than Spamadan was — but I’ve never been interested in being a trader. I much prefer it since I’m always just looking to buy or sell something quickly and be done with it.
GW2 has so much stuff to do. How about collections and achievements? World exploration? Hard for me to say since I don’t know what you’ve done and what you find enjoyable.
I certainly vote for a greater variety of faces and bodies, especially for humans. I added a new account with the sale and got to where I only picked the basic look and didn’t customize them at all.
Someone posted previously about a “randomize option” that would go through, make choices, and present you with a finished look. You could then accept or “reroll” for another look. I think that would be a nice feature even with the options at hand. Perhaps with sliders to how extreme you are willing for the settings to go. Could go one step further, and make that the starting point for customizing.
I do and I don’t. I played from the beginning, so by the time GW2 came along, I was ready for something new. Then I experienced some system shock at how different 2 was from 1 and took a break, played Civ5 for a while. When I came back, I think enough time had passed since I played GW1 that I was more comfortable playing GW2.
I would have a hard time going back to GW1 now.
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I enjoy it as well and wish I was more focused about it. The darn game just has too many things to do and I don’t have enough time to give attention to them all. That’s OK though, I just keep plodding along at my own pace and enjoying it.
Berserker is the meta. The idea being, kill them before they kill you. Thus the focus on Power (damage), Precision (criticals), and Ferocity (crit damage).
That doesn’t mean that’s what you have to go with. You could mix in other stats if you want more health or armor for survivability. Or if you want to play a condition-based necro.
You can always have more than one set of armor, too. So could have a berserker set to make the dungeon speed run people happy and another when you’re just running around squashing things.
Did you have an issue that Anet helped you with? Why do you think you were rolled back?
Is this your only character? Could those 100 skill points belong to another? They are character-based, not account.
I thought there was an in-game clock option in the Options? I’ve never messed with it, but assumed it was like GW1 where it would pop up “you’ve been playing for 78 hours, please take a break.”
Ignore.
Continue…
Exotics are fine. Ascended armor is primarily for fractals for AR.
Other than a few drops, I buy my exotics off the TP then, as needed, change the skin. So just farming gold (lots of posts about that) and buying what you need is a good option. Sounds like you are not crafting, so collect any nodes you pass along the way and sell.
…be squished when a norn steps on them…
How would this work, exactly? Are you saying, for example, I could have my toon shout his battle cry “For Aunt Mary!” at the punch of a button? Who does that voice work? And who vets these phrases to make sure nothing profane gets through?
I think the idea has merit, just trying to figure out how it would work.
And I had to chuckle. If I’m playing GW2 and my wife is on the other PC in the office, she thoroughly enjoys the constant Outrunning a Centaur line. /sarcasmoff
I assume OP is referring to crafting items available only through karma. I often buy 10 when I run across one, just cuz I’m there and don’t want to have to come back.
So yes, that would be a nice addition, saving time and clicks. The game’s way too clicky already.
Tried a google search, came back empty, so I apologize if already posted.
Just looked at the GW1 wiki and see this:
Today
-Nicholas Sandford: Spider Legs
-Vanguard quest: Footman Tate
-Wanted: Valis the Rampant
-Zaishen Mission: The Elusive Golemancer
-Zaishen Bounty: The Darknesses
-Zaishen Combat: Codex Arena
-Zaishen Vanquish: Jaga Moraine
This week
-Nicholas the Traveler: 2 Frosted Griffon Wings in Snake Dance
-Special event: Sweet Treats Week
-Weekly bonuses: Elonian Support Bonus; Codex Arena Bonus
This month
-Flux: There Can Be Only One
Not to mention weekend bonuses (every weekend!) and a multitude of celebration events, such as the current Sweet Treats.
I would love to see more of this in GW2. Granted, GW1 is quite different, there are exclusive events for Pre-Searing and consumables like sweets are treated entirely different in this game, so things like that don’t necessarily fit.
We have the Dailies, but let’s mix it up and add more. Remember that weekend with the XP bonus? Who didn’t go crazy, ramp up the XP boosts, and rampage through zones? We wouldn’t even need outrageous rewards, just stuff like the trick or treat bags or whatnot, or the reward of just boosted XP, AP, Magic Find, or whatever the theme might be.
Little stuff like that helped keep the aging Guild Wars going. Why not add it now to GW2?
I play because I enjoy it. Same with GW1.
And I’m fundamentally opposed to paying a monthly subscription. I haven’t yet, very much doubt I ever will.
“Martial arts” would still need some kind of weapon, knuckles (per OP) or claws or somesuch (anyone play Sacred?) to maintain the system. Weapon = damage range + modifiers + sigil. And I’m afraid if Anet went that route that people would scream for more/bigger/flashier weapons to where they would little resemble the martial arts you’re hoping for.
Anyway, no new weapons at this point, and we get revenant, so not happening in the foreseeable future.
Define “exploiting dungeons”?