Guild Wars 2

Stand The Wall.6987:

Pompeia.5483:

Chaos gloves… letting you be a beaming target in WvW

pretty sure legendaries have had this title for some time now.

Yup, just follow the projectile unicorns to their source.

OT: people have already found ways to glow incredibly bright… not sure how… don’t wanna know how (please oh please if you know, don’t spread the info)… but they didn’t have/need chaos armor.

~EW

RoseofGilead.8907:

No, Claw Island doesn’t count for 100% map completion. I believe it DOES count for Krytan Explorer, though.

Yeah, I fixed that in my post just before you posted after going back to read more of the wiki… ah well.

~EW

Have you done Claw Island as part of the personal story? The Wiki says it counts towards world completion… given that your toon is 20 days old, sounds like that might be a possibility.

Nm… in one part of the wiki it says it counts, and in another part it doesn’t. Sorry.

~EW

An alternative to traits or runes is the Sigil of Speed. It makes it pretty easy to keep a couple minutes of swiftness up all the time while doing your normal adventuring… and it’s still relatively cheap on the TP.

~EW

Small fyi: AH has finally been updated on the wiki.

~EW

Kantid.3571:

not just helm on outfit, i wish we can combine:

…snip…

- body & headgear from different outfits

I gotta disagree with this, only ‘cause then I’m going to see Balthazar’s Regalia + Bunny Ears, and I’d really like my dinner to remain in my stomach.

~EW

Put each class name on a dartboard, and throw a dart.

You’ll have fun no matter where the dart lands, so long as you pick Charr or Asura for your race.

~EW

I’d love an item that would un-soulbind equipment, making it account-bound until it gets soulbound again. I wouldn’t mind if it cost x silver/use similar to the salvage-o-matics.

~EW

I’d be happy if they added mystic forge recipes that’d let you upgrade them (and cultural armor) to exotic and eventually ascended versions.

~EW

DoctorDing.5890:

I’ve experienced game DRM systems since ~1982 (LensLok anyone?) and Steam is by far the most insidious and underhand. Steam is evil.

Other opinions are available…

Yup, EA’s Origin is so much worse it makes Steam look like an innocent puppy… it’s not, of course… but it’s not nearly so bad as Origin.

OT: I’d rather GW2 stay off Steam.

~EW

Looks pretty solid to me. Maybe post it in the Warrior section, along with your preferred modes (PvE, PvP, WvW) and any specific types of feedback you’re looking for…? a list of traits you’r running (and utility skills) would be very useful, too (to know if any are going to waste or might offer you something you didn’t think of). It also looks like you’re running a fair amount of zerk… but what isn’t zerk?

A link to your build in a build editor can also be helpful for getting feedback.

~EW

Ashen.2907:

We know very little about humans, who have thousands of years of history. The Sylvari came into being yesterday on a historical scale. There is little history to delve.

Yeah, but just to play devil’s advocate for one moment: humans are boring.

So, let’s compromise and forget Sylvari and Humans, and turn to the true heroic race worthy of all our focus: Charr.

/threadfinished

~EW

Dinks.2478:

They want to do something once and get it done three times. So not buy to win but still incredibly silly.

I don’t think it should be done w/o some sort of commensurate trade-off… and that’s why I find the idea intriguing instead of just silly. Ymmv.

~EW

Rising Dusk.2408:

I’m still quite frustrated that I have so many Salvage-o-Matic’s wasted sitting around in my personal bank because they’re too valuable to just outright destroy. I, personally, think not refunding the gems for them is a mistake on ANet Support’s part as far as customer satisfaction goes.

Perhaps as an alternative they could add an in-game vendor that’d let you exchange them for 75 black-lion salvage kits…?

Even though 75 of the kits = 900 gems, and a copper-fed = 800 gems, I seriously doubt there’d be many people exploiting the vendor.

~EW

I mained a Guard for ~3 years. I love the concept and ascetic of abilities, and I thoroughly enjoyed the act of coming up with new builds… but, I never found a build I was satisfied/happy with for very long.

A few months ago I switched mains to Warrior. I’m having such a blast now. The higher natural health pool, and the more straight-forward class structure fits my playstyle really well. And despite being more straight forward, I find there’s a solid amount of build possibilities when you take into account the wide assortment of weapons available to use. The class makes me feel effective (in PvE).

(edit- so, that’s my opinion on the class I now main: the class works for me. )

~EW

I like this idea, tbh. You get the two gifts, use one on a character to give them 100% exploration w/o the reward gifts, karma, xp, or map completion bonuses… I think it’s a fair trade-off. You still have the other one to craft a legendary, or repeat map completion on another toon.

But, what would you do about the hero challenges? I don’t think those should be lost…

Maybe instead the gift consumption just gives all waypoints, vistas, and POIs…? you still have to go do the hearts & hero challenges… allowing you to get the karma and map completion rewards. I think that’d be fair, too… so long as more gifts weren’t rewarded to the character who used the gift.

~EW

eNeRgOo… why not write your own piece of fan-fic then? Maybe the story devs might see an idea or two they like, and it’ll promote a return of Malyck. The odds might not be that great, but who knows?

Creativity>Criticism

~EW

LazySummer.2568:

Ayrilana.1396:

Other legendary collections require you to do things that are typically not done solo such as fractals and and champions.

This one does too. Whats your point? Can you guys just not post if you are just going to make useless replies like this or “git gud”?

I took Ayrilana’s point to be that this is nothing all that unique, thus not worth getting worked up on the forums over.

I could turn your comment back onto you and say, ‘could you not post if you’re going to make useless tantrums?’ You could have worded your OP to ask for advice and help/ideas to overcome your obstacle, and you might have gotten more helpful (to you) replies. Instead you ranted and aren’t happy with the responses you got. You reap what you sew.

~EW

I originally only bought the single one because I wanted all my characters to utilize my home portal stone… cutting my traveling expenses in half.

That’s the only one I would have gotten, except…

… I had the bright idea that I could put my perma gathering tools into them and free up inventory space on all my characters. So, I bit the bullet and bought 3 more.

If I were like some people in the forums who claimed they had perma gathering tools on all their characters, then I wouldn’t have bought the additional 3. So, I’d still be at 1 (now 2 ’cause of the boost).

I do think they are very expensive for what you get… but because GW2 doesn’t charge a monthly subscription, I like to spend a little money each month on gems… to me it’s like I’m paying a voluntary subscription that gives me bonus stuff. This time the stuff was my shared inventory slots.

~EW

I’d just be happy if I’d stop hitting a wall of lag half the time when I’m there. It’s the only place in the game that does it to me, and I wish I knew why.

Otherwise, I rather like the open & industrial manufacturing ascetic/feel. True the openness doesn’t quite fit into the concept of super-duper fortifications. I’m willing to give that a pass only ‘cause I feel they could have no walls or buildings whatsoever, and no one sane is gunna wanna try and attack them. Tyria: where hitting a Charr isn’t legally defined as assault, but instead as suicide.

~EW

eNeRgOo.5463:

Sorry!
Glad to hear that!
It’s not a drama
It’s showing care about my race lore and fight with haters who – I bet – killed Trehearne – more or less hahaha

Lol, no worries.

Honestly, I love seeing all the passion players bring to the forums about the game… adoration and frustration both show that there’s a lot there to invest oneself in.

~EW

eNeRgOo.5463:

#bring #Malyck #back
#take #haters #away
#finish #sylvari #lore

All this pounding is giving me a headache. o.O

On topic: I too would enjoy seeing/knowing more of Malyck… but it ain’t worth so much forum drama.

~EW

Flakkx.2607:

You could still rebind them, hell I use Q E R X C for my skills and 12345 for my abilities.

I was at first going to answer with this too… but it doesn’t solve the OP’s problem. If they want a CC on 5, for instance, the CC is currently different depending on the weapon. This means each time they log in a new toon, they’d have to reassign their keybindings.

~EW

I love this idea!

Having a handful of super-small raptors (smaller than normal minis) following you around would rock!

~EW

sorudo.9054:

it’s really simple, a skin should never be behind a big paywall, RNG or extremely hard achievement, actual gear does.

I think your paywall idea is bad. Things that don’t have any impact on game performance are good to have behind a paywall… it’s the best use of microtransactions in a game that has microtransactions.

To put gear behind a paywall/microtransaction promotes Pay-to-Win. PtW is not desirable in any way from a player standpoint.

The rest of your point of RNG or achievments; I think both gear and skins can be behind RNG and achievements without being a detriment to the game. It feels really good to have something to show you succeeded at a challenge. It also feels really good to have an awesome stroke of luck.

~EW

The more resources we can pull from the better.

I’ll be watching this thread, thank you.

~EW

Sird.4536:

Maybe you should have told him this in game.

I agree with this sentiment.

No one is a villain in their own head, so the likelyhood of anyone on the forums matching the OP’s call-out and actually considering their point is minimal at best. Calmly confronting the original person aggravating you is likely to lead to a more constructive solution… even if that solution winds up being blocking that player.

Also, the OP is a rage post… and no one responds well to rage posts. They’re too aggressive, often offensive, and due to being emotional they lack solid reasoning… generally speaking.

~EW

P.S. Though I hope the opportunity to vent has helped the OP calm down.

I got a weap chest of Teq a few weeks ago… my first asc weap… and it fortuitously used the stats that one of my toons uses. This gave me the encouragement to shortly thereafter craft my second one because I had the mats saved up.

I looked at possibly crafting armor, but the stat differences from exotic don’t seem to be a good payoff for all the mats required to craft (to me), so at most I might make asc coat and pants…. but I’m still on the fence leaning towards nope.

I’ll likely craft one or two more asc weapons, assuming I don’t get another lucky Teq drop. I have alts always farming the mats required so I don’t have to buy them off the TP, and I’ve got a lot saved up.

~EW

Wasn’t me… despite my tanky build, I don’t do PvP… but you certainly have me intrigued as to his build, too. o.O

~EW

Dante.1508:

Poor Braham…. why aren’t Dwarves all bald?

Oh! I know this!

It’s because Ogden Stonehealer is not only the president, he’s also a client of the Eir Club for Men.

Back on topic (so this post isn’t deleted, hehe), I wish I had a character that could make the chaos gloves look good… they look awesome, but don’t go with any ascetics my toons have.

~EW

As I recall it’s a skritt cave in Mount Maelstrom. I also reported it once I saw that it was the same on my roommate’s comp as on mine.

Yeah, it’s pretty blinding inside that cave.

As far as to what the cause is… I suspect it’s where the Chaos Gloves are manufactured before going to the Gem Store.

~EW

Dante.1508:

Man that last expac was horrible and i…….. oooOOooh Glowing hands…

“Official quote of Guildwars 2 Community”

Yeah, it’s so odd that people would find things to enjoy in a game even when other things might ruffle their feathers. Weird. o.O

On a completely unrelated note, did y’all know that grudges are the second-leading cause of early onset baldness in gamers?… just under Hot Pockets. /themoreyouknow

~EW

Just a flesh wound.3589:

EphemeralWallaby.7643:

I expect that the Sylvari will continue to tell me that “everything has a right to grow,” while simultaneously requiring me to kill stuff.

Other than that I hate to speculate only ‘cause that leads to dashed hopes and expectations. I’d rather be pleasantly surprised.

~EW

The next expansion will have the sylvari NPC quote changed to “Less violets, more violence.”

The Dragon we will slay will be the Trading Post Dragon, animated in game by John Smith himself. The reward for slaying him will be one mangled claw, worth 5 copper.

Shhhhh. Spoilers, man… spoilers!

Also, if you leak this kind of stuff how am I supposed to unload all the John Smith minis and shield skins on the TP before they become easily obtainable?

~EW

I expect that the Sylvari will continue to tell me that “everything has a right to grow,” while simultaneously requiring me to kill stuff.

Other than that I hate to speculate only ‘cause that leads to dashed hopes and expectations. I’d rather be pleasantly surprised.

~EW

Belzebu.3912:

Gemstones are only in armor and trinkets.

No, gemstones are universal upgrades and can be applied to any equipment: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Universal_upgrade

@OP, I believe they do in fact stack if two of the same kind are put into a weapon. I don’t think it’s common practice because usually sigils can give you more bang for your buck.

~EW

Gaile Gray.6029:

Maybe if everyone agrees, I can just remove the side discussion? What do you guys think? (Not meaning “infract” but just delete the posts to get things more on the subject.) I’d like agreement on that, as I can just leave it, as well. Not a big deal, in the end.

I see no major reason to remove it… but if it does concern you, maybe edit your first post to mention that the thread derails a bit but later gets back on track, and request that people not reestabish the derailment? Even if peeps will skip posts here-and-there, I doubt there are many who skip red posts.

~EW

Mesmers are all about creating illusions… they’re good at it… so they just made you think they’re OP.

~EW

ZudetGambeous.9573:

…snip…

This is ok as taken directly from the devs mouth:

“pets are doing the killing and your mastery is doing the looting; you’re okay”

It literally couldn’t be more clear that his behavior is ok. I guess there may be a language barrier or something make it more difficult, but the devs said it is ok, therefore it is ok.

No ZG, you are wrong in this. That is what was cleared up in that follow-up post that JaFW quoted.

Just because you are mechanically capable of doing something, doesn’t mean it’s not against ANet Policy to actually do it. That is the point: “pets are doing the killing and your mastery is doing the looting; you’re okay” is referring only to the mechanics of the game during active play, not the behavior of going AFK to exploit those mechanics.

~EW

edited for clarity, sorry.

DeanBB.4268:

Because you can normally see any single toon within a zerg? I can barely see world bosses…

I never lost sight of that neon-green charr no matter how hard I tried… and it was at Teq.

~EW

bansheehanover.9503:

mrauls.6519:

Will we ever get a chaos armor body suit?

Yeah, thats what we want to see. An entire wvw zerg of blindingly white players.

I CAN’T EVEN SEE WHAT I’M HITTING!
OMG WHERE AM I??

And then everyone’s gpu explodes

In game I’ve already seen a completely bright-neon-green charr a couple of times… and during/after wintersday I saw characters transformed into giant neon-red snowballs that burned the retinas….

…so, at this point I think it wouldn’t shock me or my gpu all that much.

It’s amazing what we can get acclimated to, lol.

~EW

If I wasn’t sold on the new AH before, I certainly became so last night.

Teq fight pre-patch I could stand in the red fields for a short amount of time before needing to leave.

Teq fight post-patch (last night) I stood in the red fields and stayed at full health. Multiple times this happened. I haven’t changed my build in any way; the new AH is the only difference.

(disclaimer: the build I run is all about surviving anything… I am running many more things that heal than just AH)

~EW

Permanently exclusive items? No. This creates resentment in the player base who missed the item.

Previously exclusive but later easy to obtain items? No. This creates resentment in the player base who already own the item.

Previously exclusive items that return and require effort to get? Yes. This allows the items to have value to old and new owners alike. This is a compromise that is inclusive to all parties.

~EW

DoctorDing.5890:

Berelious.3290:

I believe there is an old saying about looking a gift horse in the mouth…

We’re not allowed horses in this game. You’ll have to reference the gift frog instead.

That’s not entirely true… there’s at least a half of a gift horse, as evidenced by this gw2 wiki photo.

~EW

Time to change the batteries, maybe?

~EW

slamfunction.7462:

EphemeralWallaby.7643:

OP, I think you need to reread the definition of Insider Trading. Your accusation has nothing to do with the company manipulating RL stocks and securities using insider knowledge.

As much as players might want them to be, weapon/armor skins aren’t stocks.

While you’re rereading Insider Trading, I strongly urge you look up the term Libel.

~EW

Yeah…see, thats where things get to the point of ‘it just doesn’t matter’. Because it is a game, or form of entertainment, the same ethics and laws that govern a real world economy don’t apply. Thats what you are saying. And most likely, John, nor Anet, will do anything about this. So, it obligation or question of economic “fairness” resides with the community.

I’m saying that since real money is being used in THIS economy, it does matter. It matters alot. Since your basic player is being manipulated by a corporate entity.

Take it as you will.

No, I’m not saying it doesn’t matter. I’m saying that because of the parallel you’re seeing you’re making an accusation of a very serious crime that is inapplicable in this situation. This situation has nothing to do with RL stocks and securities.

At the very least your post violates the forums Code of Conduct… but it could stretch into Libel. I don’t think you fully understand the implications of your choice of words.

~EW

OP, I think you need to reread the definition of Insider Trading. Your accusation has nothing to do with the company manipulating RL stocks and securities using insider knowledge.

As much as players might want them to be, weapon/armor skins aren’t stocks.

While you’re rereading Insider Trading, I strongly urge you look up the term Libel.

~EW

The only weapon that should be available to every class is unarmed combat!

Ever since I first punched a dragon to death in Skyrim, I wanted to punch dragons to death in other games.

Zhaitan, Mordremoth, and all the others won’t be expecting that. Advantage: me.

~EW

If it appeals to you, you can always go after…

Princess: she’ll eat your dragonite ore http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Princess

Herta: it(?) will eat your bloodstone dust: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Herta

Mawdrey II: will also eat your bloodstone dust: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Mawdrey_II

There also exists the Star of Gratitude for eating up Empyrial Fragments, but it seems to only be obtainable during Wintersday. http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Star_of_Gratitude

Personally, I found getting Princess to be entertaining… though a guide was definitely required.

~EW

Love the list… especially the blade shards. If it were possible, I’d love to add to the list gifts and mystic forge stones.

~EW

OP, visit the profession-specific forums, and you should find really quickly the opinions you’re looking for.

~EW