Guild Wars 2

Off topic:
And…you do this every time?
You must be very ZEN.

On topic: Never happened to me. Hope you find a fix

Same here. 4/5. Event never starts

I do not get it.
Agoraphobia much?

Did it in team. No luck.
Did it solo. Kept them all alive. No one died. Success!
It is working(ish)
Many players, including me were saying in chat: DO IT SOLO!
No luck again, everyone wanted to team up, so of course, fail after fail.
Either way, so few read chat these days

Simple players will never get programming bugs.
And that is to be expected. They are CLIENTS.
Programmers will understand.
But…they are also clients.

Developers these days find testing on the end user is teh way to go.(cheaper)
What can you do?

/me is wondering who Belinda was?
Oh, that girl, I forgot her name again, seems to be her sister.
Tough luck.
What’s next?

Very nice!
You could teach Anet a thing or two about making their game more appealing

“The gap between sword and shortbow is much higher than you claim. 30% or so”
You forget the part where you have to be near your target to actually hit it with the sword.
Target moves away, no dmg. Simple.

Same here.
If I WP to the same WP again, I get unstuck.

Tried and tried again and again
Read all tips from forums and tried again.
Fail after fail.
It is bugged beyond doubt.

That is bad luck.
I just salvaged 30 exotics and got about 15 dark and 33 ecto

Hello

I know the skill will not resurrect dead players, but only downed.
This is not my problem (it was)
The problem now is that if I use the skill “Search and Rescue” and there are no downed players around, the pet will attack at random any mobs in the vicinity.

Just like in the past “Call of the Wild” made the pet attack

Please take a look.

Rangers don’t have index fingers (from too much bow practice)
Thus, we cannot pull the trigger.

I don’t get the “I loved GW1 so much compared to GW2”. Really.
Indeed, my first MMO was not GW1.
I purchased GW1 and all it’s expansions because my friends were playing it.
I couldn’t get myself to play it more than 2 weeks.
Sorry to say, I do not agree with OP.
Guild Wars 2 is way better in almost every aspect.
Not perfect. Actually, far from perfect. But the comparison to GW1 has no stand.

Doesn’t anybody get tired of the same old “no Rangers in Dungeons” excuse?
I personally never met such a situation.
Nobody ever told me: hey Ranger, sorry > kick

But I did met various sword playing classes just swinging their swords in the air without a mob to hit.
So to each their own.
If you are a bad player, you will be bad with a bow or a sword.

My suggestion, just keep your distance, cause right now my bow is dangerous.
OK…could be more dangerous, but we take what we can.

Returning player here.

Took some time out from GW2 and gaming in general and just got back .
Something troubles me (or I am just seeing things)

Q: Did the short bow speed got nerfed again?

I am watching my speed now and if feels like the long bow speed from way way back, at start.
With Quickness I can almost feel like the speed is back to normal.

Is it just my impression? Have I been away for too long and lost touch with my bow?

Thank you.

Zeefa, cmon, underwater combat? Ranger? Gun? Harpoon? Ring any bells?
Or underwater is fair game?
There is no lore and no reason besides plain dev lazy

Why all the fuss?
NO ONE besides Anet knows the real numbers and they will never ever publish those numbers.
Just chill and enjoy the game or … not.

Just have to love the “warrior” coming and stating he does DOUBLE damage

AzureShiron, I do not get your problem. Really .
Some people like PVP some don’t. If you do not like PvP, stop posting in the wrong sections.
I do NOT like PvP, but that is because I did not have enough time to learn it.
Having a duel arena for me to learn PvP with one of my friends is a good idea.
You do not like to PvP, by all mean go and wait for some world boss.

Chris, as I stated: HDD: Samsung 840 Evo with Rapid mode enabled.
Meaning almost 1 GB read/write per second.

The discussion was about why loading a map at max settings takes twice the amount of time than loading it with lowest settings, while changing from low to high or vice-versa takes only 1 second (while the map is loaded, from settings)

Dear, I am afraid you are new to the Ranger family and you simply depict your own play style.
“because they are fat”

Rangers need lotta love. True.
But to those saying they meet lots and lots of bad Rangers, I say: I also meet LOTS and LOTS of bad Warriors, Mesmers, Thieves, Engineers, Elementalists and Guardians.
Many times I was the only one left alive in a Dungeon and was able to save the day.
It happened lots of times that my poor pet was the only one still standing and fighting the boss.
If we are talking PvE, believe me when I say that other classes have the same problem.
Somehow, some players need to feel more important and useful. Bashing other classes out of ignorance is only their loss.
Then again, if we are talking WvW…that is a totally different story.

You have a party tool now. Use it. Stop spamming chat

Excited also!
We will get to kill Scarlet over and over again.
But, somehow she will still live to fight another day.
Or even more excited about the NEW LEVELS in S.A.B! Where the hell is that princess?
Or even more about that new map that is coming out..errr wait wrong game.

Not excited at all about GW2 future.

I always read about how I have to learn to counter stealth.
Even the most noob Thief out there can kill 99% of Rangers.
Yes, my only class is a Ranger.
Question is: Do thieves have to learn anything about Ranger mechanics? NO.
They just have to stealth, regen and back at it. So much fun having balance.
And do not get me started with that 4 second joke Sick em.
I guess when I do succeed in killing a Thief, most of the time the Thief will think that somehow he did something wrong, or the lag was to blame. He will never say: Ok, that Ranger is good.
Even Thieves say that Stealth is totally over powered in WvW. I rest my case.

Thank you for the suggestion Shift, but it seems unparking my cores does nothing for me.
Exactly the same loading times.

Hello there

My PC can handle Guild Wars 2 highest settings with ease.
Still, loading times are awful while having my settings maxed out.

I did a test standing in LA near the Mystic Forge.

With settings set to highest possible I did two (2) logouts and logins.
Time for loading 19 seconds.

With settings set to lowest possible I did two (2) logouts and logins
Time for loading 9 seconds.

Now I understand that with my settings maxed out I should expect things to take longer. But in this case the time to load a map is doubled!

While the map is loaded,if I switch graphics settings from lowest to highest, the time it takes to do this is like 1 second.
Why so much difference?

It must be something wrong with the code otherwise my logic tells me that switching graphics settings should take a lot longer than one second.

This behavior troubles me because I can and like having my settings maxed. It makes the world more enjoyable.
But, if I need to be somewhere FAST, 9 seconds more are too much, specially if you waypoint a lot.

Just for reference, my PC specs.
HDD: Samsung 840 Evo with Rapid mode enabled.
Memory: 16 GB DDR 3
Windows 7 64 Bits
GPU: nVidia GTX580 1.5 GB stock
CPU: Intel i7 2600K @ 4.4 Ghz

Is there any tweak or setting I can apply that will allow me to keep my graphics settings maxed while having faster loading times?

Ranger: what are you guys talking about here? There is such thing as 16K+ 20K+ damage?
Ranger: All I see is 1k – 2K if I am lucky…sometimes

I would love to see this in game.
Hate the slowing down “feature”

I know this is an old thread, but I must say:
Running slower while in combat or if getting hit by a stray arrow is my biggest source of frustration in GW2.
When you want to RUN away RUN AWAY not walk like a snail.
What is the point of snares, cripples and such?

This is the worst aspect of GW2 in my opinion.

Keep it for PvP. DIsable it for WvW and PvE.

If Anet does not want us to run through content, why give Thieves such amazing escapes? (just an example)

And…what content? Almost all PvE is a joke in terms of danger from random mobs scattered on the map.

If Anet wants to keep this “feature”, give all classes the same abilities in terms of gap closer skills and escapes.

Would love to see this go away.

Move them inside, OK.
But cat got their tongues? Why can’t we talk to them?
This is a simple fix, which many would like to see fixed.

This is pretty upsetting, as I did all other achievements and missing Unveiled and the Kraits.
Who came up with this idea has a very weird sense of “having fun while playing on your own time”.
Wish Anet does something about it and allow us to get those two achievements.

+1
Not permanent. But ONLY when the user wants the pet, or not.

Reasons:
1. I want to RUN to get to a place.
I pop 5th skill on my War horn. Guess what, my pet attacks stuff even if the skill is not an attack (with auto attack on)
2. I want to RUN to get to a place fast.
If some mob hits my pet, the pet will fight the mob and will slow me down.
I have the option to put the pet on passive, but I always forget.
3. On mountains, slopes or uneven terrain, the darn pet has to go around for too long.
I am lucky if the pet gets to the mob I am fighting until I kill the mob.
4. Almost useless is WvW and PvP
5. Totally useless in condition damage areas. Dies like a fly.
6. F2 still not fixed
7. Lame F2 support

Of course, they saved my kitten a couple of times in WvW as well as in PvE.
That is why I would like an OPTION to disable it or enable it as I see fit.

Like that will ever happen

Hrithmus, 1 x Case (AZZA Armour Gaming Case – Red))
There is your problem. it is RED! Duhh

Same here
Powerful rig, but when the zerg comes, bbye performance.
I got used to play with everything set to low now.
Why?
Most importantly, because map loads a LOT faster while having your settings on low.
Fewer effects on screen so I can actually see what is going on.

All the people saying “it is your computer that s u x”, please, stop using lowest settings and then come here to troll.

When I7 @ 4.4 Ghz @ max 45 celsius on load, 16 GB RAM and SSD is not enough, blame your computer. Right…

Kailin, why on earth would you change an i7 for AMD 8350?
AMD is known to cheat benchmarks.
In real life usage, AMD is no match for i7

Stumbled upon it by mistake.
Found 2-3 parties with 1-2 players.

Would be nice to see all lfg areas like Dungeons, PvP, PvE already open and not needing to click to unfold.
It is not like they are too many of them to loose yourself searching through the list.

As far as I can tell, the status resets when you relog. Not good.
A list of players by profession, level, PvP rank, purpose, etc would be nice.

Wash that filthy keyboard

Now that is a good laughter
A Thief to be afraid of the big bad wolf…I mean Ranger.
Permanent stealth, as most Thieves use, is just a way of saying: I have no clue what I am doing here. i just know how to stab you in the back while you have absolutely no idea where I am.
Here comes the fun part now. We will see you!

That is, if the darn pets will ever hit you. Which they will not. So relax.

True fact: Got killed by a thief in 3 hits. And I mean KILLED not downed. I barely had the time to hit him once
When a ranger will be able to do that, please, by all means, come back and cry on forums.

I was hoping for a fix on this graphical bug, but since the bug still seems to be present after so much time, I think maybe no one has it or no one cares.

While using Omnomberry Ghost food, my character looks weird, to say the least.

Check the video.
http://youtu.be/4dkCSDKx13E

Same here.
While I do have a very powerful rig, that smoke drops my FPS to a stand still.

I do miss Tank/Healer/DPS/Support roles. A LOT.
I DO want to know if and when we wipe at Lupicus (just an example), who is to be blamed.
It might be me because I do not do enough damage. Good, I should change my gear/weapons/setup. I want to know what we are doing wrong.

I DO miss the feeling of being helpful in a team.
BECAUSE OF ME, my team is alive and finished X event/dungeon.
I was a HERO for my team not just a +100 damage to a zerg.

Now? Anybody can take my place and I would not be missed.

At the moment I have no idea who is doing what, wrong or right, in a Dungeon.
Wipe? Just rez/repair/quit without saying anything.

I guess all this “You can do everything” is just this kitten up new mentality from the “new continent” where EVERYONE is a CHAMPION and a WINNER.
Right…Not really

I know nothing will get changed and even if they would like to, it is too late.
For the moment, everyone just tags along for the zerg ride.

Just one more thing for those complaining that Trinity style games took 1-2 hours to search for a healer/tank/DPS:
1. Tried looking for a Guild? I guess not. Maybe friends?
2. You were known as a bad player? Maybe.
3. Have you played an almost empty MMO or was single player? Most likely.

Those who do not like roles, either never played such games or, more likely, were not good at their designated role.

All the best.

Hello

I will not discuss about if the new Stealth is OK or not.
If ANet made this change, no mater how loud we may shout, things are not going to get changed.

But, several times, when I used Hunter’s Shot while fighting a Champion or some event mob with huge HP, the mob just disengaged and reset to full HP.

We already have problems with “Invulnerable” mobs or mobs just disengaging and recovering HP.
Why add another reason?

Just now was fighting the 3 bosses in Vandal’s Claim/Brisban Wildlands.
Killed the two “little ones” and got the boss to 25% HP.
I did Hunter’s Shoot. I went stealth but so the boss. He just teleported at the start of his path (I think). Of course, full health.

This is getting out of hand.
In the near future I will be too scared to even move, hoping the mob I fought for the last 2 minutes will not just disengage and recover it’s full HP. Will just stand there, taking a good beating.

Anyone else having this problem?
It is a problem?
Or it is working as intended?

Thank you

As you can see from the video, my pet is finally awesome!
Thank you ANet, I have been waiting for this my whole Ranger life.

Do not let anyone tell you our pets are useless.
They are just jealous.

http://youtu.be/gtFZzWP0WKQ

Hello there

I keep reading on forums and the internet about various builds.
The problem is many of these builds require certain skills to be used at specific times and in my opinion, too much math and planning involved.
As ANet stated, GW2 should be an easy going MMO. Exactly what I want.

So my question is: does a “traditional” build of Power+Precision+Critical Damage/Chance and using 30/30/0/5/0 stands any chance in PvE and a bit of WvW?
And by using the above mentioned build, a Ranger should do the highest DPS the class is able to?
I understand the build is not meant to survive long.
I am only interested in downing things FAST and not dragging a fight for several minutes. Not my style.

Thank you

What risk?
Most bosses can one shot kill your no mater where you stand in PvE.
Most players can close the gap in WvW very very fast.
At least the Great Sword gives you some evades and on top of that more dmage.

My only profession is Ranger.
I like Short Bow.
I see a lot of people saying that Melee, as in Great Sword, should do a lot more damage because the risks are higher when you get close to your target.
It might be, but correct me if I am wrong, even in PvE mobs tend to close the gab very fast and you end up being face to face with the mob.
In WvW also, almost every class has gap closing skills that will get them IN YOUR FACE very fast.
So you basically do “melee” with your Short Bow most of the time.
it is not like the darn Short Bow is so over powered that you can kill a player from a safe distance, right? At least I am not able to, using full DPS gear.
And who really cares about it in PvE? All PvE mobs are trash. And those that are not and like to one-shoot yours kitten , are doing that no matter if you are melee or at range.

Sooo many players just wishing GW2 to be “Hey, a swung a sword. I swung a word again”
Oh, I didn’t realize it was just the AIR.

Some people want to be good at what do they do, including gaming, some people just want to have fun with their friends and some people just want to be carried through the content by other people.
God forbid someone notices they are slacking. The END OF DAYS! Kill all ELITISTS!

I do not see any other reason for not wanting stats in game, but being afraid to get caught slacking.
By stats I mean DPS, tanking,healing uptime.

Guild Wars 2 is above all a business. And that is fine. They have and need to make money.
Good for them.
The way they are doing it is wrong tho, by nerfing almost all “farming” spots.

I spent 30 minutes killing things in Orr several days ago. Just logged in so no DR involved. I hope.
Killed about 90 undead creatures.
Loot? 4-5 gray items.
Now tell me this is RNG.

Greed can only take you so far.

So many players afraid of the big bad DPS/Tank/Heal meter.
I think it is the same as in real life: most people suck at their job and are afraid when an inspection comes.

I do not care about DPS meters usually, because I run dungeons with my guild.
If someone does low DPS, we do not care.
if someone dies a lot, we do not care.
But we do not care because we are a family and we support each other.

There are times when I have to go with total strangers in Dungeons.
Way to many times the run goes wrong and I want to know who did what wrong so I’ll know in the future to put him/her in my little black book
As many of you are saying, this is a game and it is all about fun.
But there is no fun in repair bills and constant wipes or too long runs.

Your gear is blue? Don’t need you. Level up, get some coins and get the proper gear. It is not that hard.
Your skill is low? Why do I have to carry you? Learn to play solo and you will do just fine in a party.

I am sick of players just wanting to tag along and get some free loot and exp.
Work for it!
Or go play solo. PvE, PvP or WvW. You have choices.
If you don’t want others to know your real potential, why you need them?