Guild Wars 2

Can’t edit my post to add this, but here is a database link to the item I selected from my level 33 personal story quest line:

http://www.gw2db.com/items/59957-strong-back-brace

The wiki offers some additional info:

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Back

Rouven.7409:

Huh, pretty sure I did not get one in the 30 bracket with my guardian.

IIRC, you are given three versions from which to choose at the end of the level 35ish personal story chapter, each with a different set of stats.

No ETA for guesting has been given yet.

My understanding is that you’ll get two through doing your personal story quest line. One at about level 35 and one at level cap.

Last Saturday evening, I was playing my newly created thief in Queensdale, over by where the water pipes/bandit cave are. I’d just finished killing a few bandits on a cliff ledge and decided I needed some coffee. I “parked” my little thief against the cliff wall, where I thought she’d be safe for a few minutes and went to get my coffee.

When I came back, about 3 minutes later, there were a number of players killing the respawned bandits. The closest was maybe 10 or so yards from my little thief, who to my utter shock was blasting away with her pistols. I do use autoattack while playing, but I was truly gobsmacked to see that she’d somehow “engaged” on her own. I had no idea it was even possible.

Now I’m paranoid about parking my characters anywhere while I step away from keys for a couple of minutes, unless they’re in a city. I am now logging out to character selection, though I hate the idea of this if I’m taking a break within a group. If I log out then, I’m likely to be separated from my group when I return because of the overlow thingy.

Can I just toggle off autoattack to prevent my characters from playing without me?

Just play the game. All aspects of it. You’ll be 30 before you know it. If you’re already thinking you should be blowing past the intricacies of the game, this doesn’t bode well for your long term enjoyment.

I’d read that guilds that have switched servers, up to now, have been losing their influence. It is a known issue and is being worked on.

I am enjoying GW2 immensely. There’s still a good deal of content I have not seen at all. My highest character turned 77 last night and she will likely hit 80 with a few zones still untouched.

I have not turned to crafting yet with any seriousness and that’s definitely something I want to do. I have been having fun trying out various professions and have three alts I’ve been playing fairly regularly with that in mind.

I will probably never again immerse myself in a game to the degree that I did a few years ago, i.e., logging in every day for several hours because I felt I had to in order to keep up. GW2 is a perfect fit in terms of pace.

I don’t understand, either. I may be curious if I see/hear someone speaking another language but I certainly wouldn’t be egotistical enough to demand that everyone in my presence speak only a language I can understand. It’s not imperative I know what they’re talking about.

Besides, I rarely even glance at map chat. I don’t get the fascination with it.. I’m focused on the game.

Catbriar,

I can understand being curious as to when those “contacts” disappear, but I’m not sure putting them on your contact list is the best move … for yourself or for ANet. I say this because I saw a post from a GM at one point commenting that something they do is check the contact lists on “recovered” accounts to get some insight as to the networks the hackers have established in game. You may skew that effort, or even come under suspicion if your name is connected to them as a contact.

I wouldn’t think ANet would spend a great deal of time “worrying” about the nature of the competitive beast that is other MMO expansions launching. They’re busy working on this stuff:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/10ddhp/924_and_101_patch_compilation_and_other/

People that want to play GW2 as well as other games can do so without worrying about monthly fees being squandered. Let them go play that stuff and then come back after they’ve blown through that content.

In the meantime, those who are prone to blowing through content and then spending a lot of time on the forums grousing because they’re bored will be distracted by other momentary shinies and these boards will be less inundated with stuff we’ve all heard a hundred times over, already.

I panned the camera overhead so I could see the flags and the path I needed to follow to run across the wall-tops to the first, and then the second platform. I waited until the flag on the first platform stopped moving before running the first leg. I died once and went the full distance on the second try, though I think it was more luck than having figured out any sort of timing.

I had this happen, too, and I finally did get the minimap moved back to its original spot. I don’t have access to the game atm, so I can’t really tell you what to do, step by step, but iirc, I finally found that if I clicked and dragged along the right edge of the map, I could get it to respond. Just keep messing with it, you’ll find the sweet spot.

I don’t feel any such pressure “from the game design”.

I can remember raiding for weeks, months even, in WOW and not getting anything I could use. RNG is RNG wherever you go.

I don’t have a problem with the reward system for exploration. If I can’t use what I get, one of my alts will, or I can smash it for mats or I can sell it on the TP or I can outright vendor it. I like doing the exploration, maybe that’s the main difference in viewpoints.

You couldn’t add this to one of the millions of threads already in existence? I think this is evidence of the mindset behind the topic… it’s all about the spotlight, isn’t it?

Ah, yeah. I felt awful after killing that veteran bear and then seeing those cubs milling around in the cave. Gah!

OP,
Are you suggesting that most people will throw upwards of $50 at just anything? Who doesn’t do at least a cursory look-over of something they’re buying? I’d hate to think there’s support fot that kind of oblivious consumerism out there.

OP, you’ve already done this thread once. Are you lobbying for hardcore forums (i.e., repetitively grinding for the answers you want) too?

Ahh.. I hope it’s across the board as they seem related issues. I guess we’ll have to wait and see.

Um.. Eden? The code they installed is being changed again as it’s not doing what they intended. https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/dungeons/Dungeon-Updates/page/16#post190414

I believe the code you’re referring to is the diminishing return/anti speed clear stuff added a couple of days ago? If so, these issues may turn out to be moot as they are now saying the changes are not working as intended.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/dungeons/Dungeon-Updates/page/16#post190414

Tradewind.6913:

Nerf developer posts.

+1 !!

Apparently the changes made to diminishing returns/speed clears are not working as intended. Could be all this fuss will be for nothing, once they get it working the way they really want it to.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/dungeons/Dungeon-Updates/page/16#post190414

Some components of that patch are not working as intended (diminished returns and speed clears). I’d hold off complaining about nerfs til they get the changes they intended to work properly:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/dungeons/Dungeon-Updates/page/16#post190414

RE: “How to Play…” and recent changes to speed clears in dungeons:

Per Robert Hrouda, Content Designer:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/dungeons/Dungeon-Updates/page/16#post190414

“Hey folks,

I figured it was already posted on this thread, but in the case that it is not posted and/or lost in the threadnaught, I am going to reiterate something that seemed to surprise people in another thread.

The “diminished returns anti-speed clear tech” that went in last patch is NOT functioning as intended. It is currently bugged. We’re working on it, and will have a solution as soon as possible"

Rukia.4802:

Rizzy.8293:

Its ugly as hell why do i want it?
Im a ranger not a ninja

even my thief wouldnt wear it, hes a thief not an assassin

Opinions. Medium T3 cultural for female looks amazing imo.

The female T3 cultural armor looks amazing, alright. Amazingly awful, that is. The under-boob aspect makes it appear to fit really badly, and it’s incredibly tacky to boot. This looks like nothing anyone would ever fight in. Sandals? Really? Are they fighting over a beachball at a picnic? I wouldn’t buy it if it were free.

Zephyr,
Thanks for sharing the info and the image. I hope we’ll find there are many more items like this to be discovered.

My son bet me that I couldn’t get my own name in GW2. I won the bet, and my main is named “Deb”. I have “Deborah” in reserve, too.

My Sylvari is called “Yarrow”, which comes from my garden, after one of my favorite herbs.

Zingpow, my Charr warrior, is carrying forward one of my favorite names from a previous game. The name brings cartoon dialog bubbles to mind and always makes me smile.

In other games I’ve played, it’s usually a pretty bad idea to try to run from mobs. In GW2, however, you can almost always outrun the mobs, so it’s tempting to use that tactic. I always, always stop to clean things up, though, if my “parade” runs over another player.

Situational awareness is an important factor, too, that shouldn’t be forgotten. Keeping an eye out for incoming traffic and reacting quickly can, most times, save your bacon.

Proteininja,
Thanks for the post. Interesting and enlightening. I hope people will be encouraged to allow ANet adequate time to address these problems.

Strill,
My guess would be that there are more factors involved to a fix than even the ones mentioned. It’s disingenuous to assert that the developers are unaware of the situations/criteria that you point out. Time, obviously, will tell.

Thanks, Gopher, for this very informative post. I am nearing 80 (hit 74 last night) and this info will be most helpful.

I bought an Alienware M17X R4 in July (i7-3720 / 2 GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 7970). First time in my life with a truly powerful gaming setup and it has been a genuine pleasure to play on it. I have had nothing but good luck and phenomenal support over the years from Dell and this is my second Alienware machine (the other is an Aurora desktop). Just felt I needed to represent. Good luck to you, and have fun with whatever you choose.

Bastion.2457:

Basically as with all MMo’s, the OP is upset because botting happens in the first few weeks.

It takes a while to separate the botting code lines from the genuine players, and companies do not take action until they are sure they are taking out the right people.

Most VG companies have a zero appeal procedure once their system has busted you for 3rd party use, so they will need to ensure that those they take out are the bots and not the players. FFXI was a good example, wiping out a third of the population for using fishing rods. That was an embarrassing month for the SE devs (one of many).

I work in a similar industry myself and I can tell you that profiling and capturing bots is a long process, no matter how obvious it is ingame, and taking them all out at once far outshines taking one or two out at a time, as it cripples the companies, rather than showing them how to circumvent the detections.

Be patient, report them, and let the system do it’s job, but for heavens sake don’t throw a fit about it. The company is on your side with this one, not the botters. Don’t hurl fire at the company when they want rid of them just as much as you. Don’t make their job harder than it already is.

Thanks for this great answer! +1 to you!

ANet put this in because they wanted people to have some flexibility with their characters. I don’t see the issues mentioned here as ANet’s issues. These are problems easily managed by guild leaders simply deciding what they want and enforcing any rules they decide upon.

All female, though I was tempted to go male with my Charr. I have rolled male characters in other games, but found I didn’t play them as much. Being female, I guess I just had difficulty relating to them.

P.S. I don’t think owning power tools is necessarily gender related. I own a full set of pneumatic tools, chop saw, chain saw, etc.

+1 for Naminator. Great suggestion.

Birdy.4816:

Moonthrower.1406:

You blew through 300 hours of content in 3 weeks? And you paid how much for it?

its not 300 hours though, its more like 100 doing it effeciently.

and to the previous poster…. that list is rubbish.

Your opinion. IMO, it’s not rubbish at all. And what the heck does “doing it efficently” mean other than “blow through”?

OP, you do know you can travel thru the Mists for free to Lions Arch, and then to any major city from there?

You shouldn’t have to hit a waypoint very often. It’s pretty easy to earn enough to cover your WP travel.

http://guildwars2hub.com/features/editorials/80-things-do-level-80

If you’re having fun, you’re doing it right. No worries.

Zen.1740:

Debsylvania.7396:

I think the intention is that the character for whom the weapon is intended actually crafts the weapon. Not necessarily all the components, etc., but the legendaries are supposed to be a benefit of learning a craft.

Riddle me this. What is the point of implementing a great and in-depth crafting system like what we have, second only to that of EVE’s, simply to have everyone have to be a Weaponsmith anyway?

Why did they let players choose to be armorsmiths and tailors, only to have everyone become a 400 Weaponsmith?

It makes no sense. Unless they are to be only made by players who have 5000 hours sunk in the game grinding enough materials to afford the gold to have one, and level all of the crafting professions to 400 anyway.

Ok, I see what you’re saying… but… you can level two trades and have them active simultaneously. You can drop one or both of those trades for a nominal fee and not lose your progression in that trade and pick up a third and/or fourth one and level them as well, and so on. And quickly, it seems.

There are, no doubt, many players who will gather or buy mats to level every crafting trade to max. That’s what people do in these games, y’know.

I think the intention is that the character for whom the weapon is intended actually crafts the weapon. Not necessarily all the components, etc., but the legendaries are supposed to be a benefit of learning a craft.

This is directed to FarFarAway. The forum’s software won’t let me quote your last response:

WoW’s forums have been plagued for months with posts complaining about lack of new content. They are complaining today, rather bitterly, that the Theramore event is “lackluster”. These barrages of complaints happen routinely, about a year into every new expansion.

GW2’s progression has always been described by the developers as nontraditional. It’s not supposed to fit the model you are describing. You are comparing apples to pomegranates.

For the record… I’m not frustrated over any supposed “lack of endgame”. I’ve been playing endgame the whole time, and loving it, tyvm.

What?? Omg. Tell me you’re kidding. New players? Hello! We’re all new players. The game is new. Tweaking, adjusting, etc., will happen in a new game. It happens all the time in OLD games.

So. My answer would be, “NO.”

FarFarAway.6579:

AcidicVision.5498:

But what you are trying to say is that if all of the “hardcore players” ran off to Panda land next week, it would shut down GW2. And that’s far from the case. It’s actually incredibly arrogant. Akin to saying that if MLG quit hosting Halo or CoD tournaments that the games wouldn’t still be massively commercially successful.

I have well over 300 hours in GW so far. I wouldn’t consider that casual at all. I lead a fairly large guild and we handle the tougher content. I also competitively play fighting games and shooters. So I can say pretty confidently that something every hardcore, competitive community has in common: They whine too much and think they are more important than they are.

No, I’m not saying it would shut down GW2, but it will impact the playerbase and eventually will impact the success of expansions and gem sales, and its not arrogant because I’m not a powergamer anymore. I’m a very casual player now days. I’m level 60, and trucking along at my slow pace perfectly happy. But I am in a guild full of players who chew through content and I am scared they are going to quit, because that’s what always happens. It happened in Aion, WAR, & SWTOR. Each of those games my guild quit because of a lack of endgame.

All it would take to keep them around is some end game gear progression via raids and/or realm levels via WvW.

Additionally, I want to know that when I hit lvl 80 that I have a clear path from there to continue progressing (towards something meaningful) until Arenanet introduces the next expansion. Maybe that’s asking for too much, but I hear a lot of others asking for the same exact thing. Are we really the minority? I’m not so sure about that.

You’d think, after “chewing through” all of those formerly monthly subscription based MMOs, (I assume you played them then, as Aion and SWTOR have only recently gone free to play) you’d realize that NO game can meet the expectations that you have. You suggest “all it would take…” when those other games couldn’t meet those demands, either. What makes you think this or any game could keep up?

Don’t you think it’s unfair to foist your unreasonable expectations on a game that, from the beginning, said it was going to have no subscriptions and was going to be nontraditional in terms of endgame?

Bravo, KDragon. Excellent post(s) and points. I hope someone from ANet reads them and takes note.

Hmm. I’ve noticed that there are many generic “slabs of meat” dropping out there. Surely there’s a recipe somewhere that will teach us to craft some fine bacon from slabs of meat off of the millions of boars roaming the forrests?

What do you mean “finally” 80? It’s only been 3 weeks. There are many, many players who are in absolutely NO hurry to hit 80. And they’re not necessarily wearing rags in the meantime.