Guild Wars 2

That’s like saying all races should have options to change their horns.

ArenaNet’s policy is grinding only rewards cosmetic upgrades.

Having overpowered skills and abilities, or even just sidegrades, is stupid and people would feel “forced” to get them?

“LF1M COF FARMING, MUST HAVE LEGENDARY SUMMON”. No thanks.

This is coming from someone who would get these things ’cause apparently I have too much time.

It’s because your reward level was level one. You can’t get a daily chest until level 2, because that should be the first time you can encounter Maw.

It’s stupid, but it’s not a bug. Just stating the reason why.

Sounds like what happens to me. She has a tendancy to bug. Before you rage out, wait 10+ minutes and she’ll sort her s*** out.

Arheundel.6451:

Flissy.4093:

Nothing wrong with how precursors are currently. If you can’t afford one, revisit your methods. Even by average-joe methods you should be able to afford a precursor within 100 hours of playing time.

Having anything linked to achievement points is a totally idiotic idea. Achievement points are already bad enough with people saying “4k+ ach only” regarding it as some sort of skill recognition. They’re meaningless and pointless, and should stay that way.

I don’t see how running the same dungeon a 1000 times can be considered more meaningfull, it’s equally absurd really.
Precursor should be given as rewards for special quests where amazing skills are required

While I agree they should be given as special rewards (actually I don’t, but some part of the Legendary should be, so why not precursor), they should not be related to achievement points.

Being buyable is not ideal either, but it’s better than being related to achievement points.

All of this “journey to the legendary” talk is moot anyway as you can just buy them from the TP which requires no skill of any sort, just the ability to make money.

Nothing wrong with how precursors are currently. If you can’t afford one, revisit your methods. Even by average-joe methods you should be able to afford a precursor within 100 hours of playing time.

Having anything linked to achievement points is a totally idiotic idea. Achievement points are already bad enough with people saying “4k+ ach only” regarding it as some sort of skill recognition. They’re meaningless and pointless, and should stay that way.

Crafting can be a brilliant, guarenteed money, and likely the best outside TP playing that doesn’t require luck.

You find most people farming COF P1, which with average luck will be ~6g per hour. Naturally I’m not spilling methods, but I’m currently making ~15g+ an hour from a craft, and I know there are methods using crafts that go even higher than that.

Ought to reconsider if crafting is worth it, as it clearly is.

All that aside, you need 2 certain crafts for each Legendary.

Why would I care about a tacky title when I can prove my time spent ingame by stabbing someone with a shark?

And this. Aren’t the best quality, but I hope you can see the effect & transmuted tooltip.

No.

Not the best, but I attached screenshots of my own transmuted Legendaries as proof.

After crafting it I am quite underwhelmed to find the ghostly shark animation does not occur on the auto attack chain

It does apply to the #2 skill, but that is the only one.

Submitted a bug report hoping that it is a bug.

Confusion on auto attack sounds OP. Maybe one stack on the last attack that conjures a clone, but certainly not any more.

I kinda of agree with the iMage, but at the same time the problem with iMage is that it’s really unreliable and misses far too often, rather than the condition it applies being bad. It would still suck even if it did do burning.

I think it would be OP if it didn’t point it out. The number 2 skill (for all classes) when downed is moreso just a death delay, used right as soon as they’re about to stomp to make them do it again, hopefully giving you time to rally/be revived.

Honestly, I actually find a Mesmer’s #2 to be one of the better ones, perhaps only after Elementalists. The extra confusion from the clone has actually saved me on a number of occassions.

I still see so many people stomp my clone giving me time to get back on my feet or KO them with my iRogue. That said, I’m not in a server even close to T1.

No crafts are really profitable. Any that are would be abused to an unprofitable state.

That said, jeweler is profitable if you get a rare dungeon recipe such as Plague (CM P2) or Bloodstone (Arah P4).

I’ll admit I was TLDR as it’s early, but I’ll assume you’re complaining of 1 of 2 things:

1. Optimisation of professions vs"I want to play my style". If this is the case, all professions can experience all content regardless of their build. The limiting factor is perhaps high level Fractals being fairly restrictive, but it’s not new content, you can just run level 10 a bunch of times to experience all Fractals has to offer.
2. Content updates. If this is the case, I really disagree with you. While I don’t fit the casual category, I usually complete everything new the month has to offer in a day. Really, the amount of new content is pathetic.

The only benefit the “hardcore” have is access to the more expensive weapon skins and difficulty level.

Healix.5819:

Transmuted legendaries will most likely not get automatically upgraded, since not everyone would want it..

So you’re saying people wouldn’t want a completely free statistical upgrade?

Right.

On further thought, it’s unlikely they will be upgraded as transmuted Twi/Sunr no longer count for Eternity, making them totally “different” items. Not to mention Legendaries on lower level characters that are transmuted to non-80 stats, how would they go about that?

Nachtz.4930:

Flissy.4093:

• DO NOT transmute your precursor else you will not be able to make your Legendary.
• Get your Berserker weapon & your Twilight and transmute the Twilight onto the weapon, just as you would with any other skin.
• The reason some people say you lose the purple is because you used to, but this was fixed.

I have attached an image of my own transmuted Legendary as proof.

Noone said that in this topic…

Sorry?

Prezzy.2783:

Others have said you lose the Purple name when you use a fine transi stone.

Regarding Ascended upgrading, if you want to transmute stats from PVT now, it should mean you are should still wish to have Exotic-whatever over Ascended PVT. And rightfully so, Soldiers is horribad.

Urrgh, someone else who has been taught Mesmers are Time Warp drones.

Which is total kitten btw. Time Warp is good, but it’s not a reason to take a Mesmer alone.

[15 char limit]

If you let a Mesmer keep up phantasms its your own fault. They make up for a Mesmers lacklustre damage.

Why don’t we remove a Necros condition when they get downed while we’re at it? Let’s destroy all the Engineers turrets & eliminate the Ranger’s pet too.

How are we supposed to know?

I’d rather Exotic Zerker over Ascended Soldier anyway.

Intriguing. I’ve been hoping for a poleaxe for a while, but this is just as good.

Not that this really concerns me. Can’t see Mesmers being able to use Polearms.

EDIT: After querying ingame, a few people said they are actually in the game. Apparently, the Kodan use polearms making them an NPC only weapon.

On another note, that skin is a Whisper’s Spear.

tolunart.2095:

Flissy.4093:

This is a plague that has been unleashed on Tyria. I’ve had enough of Soldier Warriors joining my groups saying “but i gud dps” but make it so we’re effectively 4 manning the thing. This makes it even worse.

There is only two uses for defensive stats, and that’s to cover a players incompetent kitten as they are too bad to dodge, alternatively your character is an anchor, where you only want Knights anyway as Vitality is objectively bad (and this role should be a Guardian only). Everybody else should be Rampager/Zerk, no ifs, no buts.

If I have the ability to play full berserker and get a dungeon done quickly, why should I have to carry someone who isn’t pulling there weight?

Oh well, back to gear checking I suppose.

I talk from a PvE standpoint only.

You’re the reason why I refuse to wear “zerk.”

You mean because I’m a competent player you expect me to carry the incapable ones? Not happening my friend, why should I spend twice as long inside a dungeon than I need to because everybody else isn’t up to par? Lemme guess, you want to make GL a 10 minute ranged fight too instead of a 1:30 melee?

It’s definitely a good job I have a like-minded, sensible guild and usually only have to pug 1 player or maybe 2.

Molten Foundry as that is a recent update.

There is really nothing to discuss about Magic Find, everybody knows its a huge drain to your team and makes no sense that the player chipping in the least gets the greatest reward.

So you’d rather not see the damage you’re doing?

Right.

This is a plague that has been unleashed on Tyria. I’ve had enough of Soldier Warriors joining my groups saying “but i gud dps” but make it so we’re effectively 4 manning the thing. This makes it even worse.

There is only two uses for defensive stats, and that’s to cover a players incompetent kitten as they are too bad to dodge, alternatively your character is an anchor, where you only want Knights anyway as Vitality is objectively bad (and this role should be a Guardian only). Everybody else should be Rampager/Zerk, no ifs, no buts.

If I have the ability to play full berserker and get a dungeon done quickly, why should I have to carry someone who isn’t pulling there weight?

Oh well, back to gear checking I suppose.

I talk from a PvE standpoint only.

• DO NOT transmute your precursor else you will not be able to make your Legendary.
• Get your Berserker weapon & your Twilight and transmute the Twilight onto the weapon, just as you would with any other skin.
• The reason some people say you lose the purple is because you used to, but this was fixed.

I have attached an image of my own transmuted Legendary as proof.

Hamfast.8719:

Not all the blocked skills are due to “unrealism” (ground targeted stuff in 3 dimensions, summoning certain creatures that are terrestrial in nature, etc.)

What bugs me is that my elementalist can only use one of the 3 self-healing skills underwater. What’s the thinking behind that? What can it hurt to choose the healing skill I prefer?

“usually”. I’m aware some aren’t. I’m still baffled why I can’t use Prayer to Dwayna (human heal)

Just checked, and I can still throw my Ascended Plush Quaggan Backpack into the forge with the materials to infuse it with that 5 AR.

I can’t confirm if accepting will lose the skin as I don’t care about the 5 AR, but at least I can tell you it’s possible to upgrade.

Hopefully someone can shed further light on this.

Hey.

I’ve had Bolt for 3 months now, and I’m looking to make a less serious Legendary for my Mesmer. Only issue it feels like it would be only the auto attack would have any effects.

I’ve searched on ’Tube and found nothing. Any Mesmers with one able to make a video showing skills please?

All of my thanks.

Parlourbeatflex.5970:

sceptus.9415:

Enjoyluck.2618:

sceptus.9415:

This game sucks. Every patch puts in more things to make earning gold harder so you will buy it. Its all about the store.

ikr like 4 days famring and i have 150 gold you jelly?

Nope, because I don’t believe you earned it legit.

It would be possible. Unless you call farming cofp1 for 14 hours a day illegitimate… Cannot believe some kind of nerf didnt hit that this month. guess there waiting for the full dung revamps so warrior zerkers dont cry a kittening river.

Also waiting for the nerf.

Nothing wrong with Zerker Warriors. All Warriors should be Zerker in my eyes. It’s the 100B drones who only COF farm that are the issue. Move them from that spot and they’re permanently a blood stain on the floor.

Jski.6180:

That a good ideal. It would be nice if they would add in attachments to weapons to give them more effects such as setting them on fire etc.. I want my ice weapon set on fire! It just cant comply kill the class look is all. You do not want a Mesmer becoming blue giving the look of a guardian fooling ppl what class your playing.

As for effects of weapons, they should remain the same. That is what some of the expensive mystic forge weapons & Legendaries are for. The effects. If I could get those effects on a level 3 Sword, Legendaries/Things like Volcanus would be pointless.

I don’t think colours should represent what profession someone plays. If I HAD to make my Mesmer purple, I wouldn’t play her, or the game for that matter as I like the freedom.

I’m more after being able to add visual effects to armor, than more skins themselves.

Something like an Aura, as you mentioned, would be ideal. I’d happily pay £10 to have my Mesmer exude an orange aura.

Kain Francois.4328:

Flissy.4093:

Rare items would not be rare if they weren’t … you know … rare. Low drop chances are there for a reason, to keep an item either sought after, valued, or prestigious.

That’s the problem. GW2-ANET values a progressive view on the playerbase, rather than the individual experience.

Why is it every freaking MMO falls into this trap? GW1 did it right with Tormented Weapons, then they messed everything up in GW2, and worse… Did they really have to combine RNG and cash shop?

Pretty much everybody disagrees with the whole RNG in Gem store nonsense. It really doesn’t feel very ANet to me. Makes me think NCsoft control it.

Kain Francois.4328:

Flissy.4093:

I have no comment on RNG aspect of things, as RNG is just that … RNG.

0.4% drop rate is bad RNG. That’s not even 1%…

Try a random number generator of your own with those odds. Now keep rolling until you succeed. See how long that takes you. Now multiply your time by 30 minutes per attempt.

Sounds a little insane to me.

Rare items would not be rare if they weren’t … you know … rare. Low drop chances are there for a reason, to keep an item either sought after, valued, or prestigious.

Stooperdale.3560:

starting with classes being gutted of their skills

These skills are usually ground targeted, which would be impossible to place when you have to consider a Y axis in addition to the X and Z.

morrolan.9608:

Flissy.4093:

I have no comment on RNG aspect of things, as RNG is just that … RNG. You can’t expect to get rings, this is why you get Pristine Fractal Relics.

The issue I’d say to that is it costs too much for 1 ring. It should be halved.

You won’t be saying that when you have over 100 in your bank with nothing to spend them on, because you already have multiples of all the good rings.

Don’t forget to level to 20+ and do that daily for another shot at the ring, another relic, and perhaps an infused ring or fractal weapon.

Hopefully an inclusion of more underwater content.

But more likely more living story nonesense and more shirts in the gem store.

Morfedel.4165:

Ok, so the idea of the living story is fun, but it hardly feels like an entire expansion worth off content., look of the size of Eye of the North.

That’s because it’s not an expansion. Strange isn’t it?

sceptus.9415:

Flissy.4093:

Guild Wars 2 may be slowly losing it’s touch due to infrequent and lacklustre content updates, but you get what you pay for. I paid £45 (closer to £70 due to Gem store transactions) and I have over 1,500 playing time.

Safe to say GW2 is KING in my eyes.

sceptus.9415:

Enjoyluck.2618:

sceptus.9415:

This game sucks. Every patch puts in more things to make earning gold harder so you will buy it. Its all about the store.

ikr like 4 days famring and i have 150 gold you jelly?

Nope, because I don’t believe you earned it legit.

Offtopic, but running CM is like 18g per hour if you have the tools. 150g in 4 days isn’t too impressive, not sure why you wouldn’t call a meagre, average joe amount “legit”.

Sounds more like a job than fun.

If you find running dungeons fun then it’s not a job. I fill that category. If not, there are many other methods that can float players’ boats.

Slightly off-topic, but MF gear is a huge drain and shouldn’t be an aspect of the game.

A player running MF gear gives up a stat in order to increase their drop quality. So they are contributing the least, but gaining the most? Where is the sense in that?

I have no comment on RNG aspect of things, as RNG is just that … RNG. You can’t expect to get rings, this is why you get Pristine Fractal Relics. Do 20 dailies and buy your 2 rings. If you get either of the rings you desire in that time, great! If not, suck it up and stop complaining.

<— 1,500 hours and only recently got my first drop worth over 10g.

I’m in a similar situation to you. I played Factions on release but it didn’t really click to me. It didn’t feel very “online”. I was only young, so maybe I couldn’t appreciate games like I can now, so I’m tempted to give it another shot.

If you’re enjoying prophecies, splash out a bit. If nothing else, you’ll get HOM rewards while enjoying a new experience, however temporary.

Guild Wars 2 may be slowly losing it’s touch due to infrequent and lacklustre content updates, but you get what you pay for. I paid £45 (closer to £70 due to Gem store transactions) and I have over 1,500 playing time.

Safe to say GW2 is KING in my eyes.

sceptus.9415:

Enjoyluck.2618:

sceptus.9415:

This game sucks. Every patch puts in more things to make earning gold harder so you will buy it. Its all about the store.

ikr like 4 days famring and i have 150 gold you jelly?

Nope, because I don’t believe you earned it legit.

Offtopic, but running CM is like 18g per hour if you have the tools. 150g in 4 days isn’t too impressive, not sure why you wouldn’t call a meagre, average joe amount “legit”.

They should look just like you.

I’m going to assume “that other game” is WoW. Coming from there, you should know perfectly clear why your enemies are other servers instead of other races.

Were you around when Human players in WoW got Every Man For Himself racial? Were you playing before Will of the Forsaken “shared” a cooldown for PvP trinkets? If so, you will know that most players will put themself on one team with the “overpowered” skills.

Facepunch.5710:

It has been discussed several times over the past couple of months, but as far as I’ve read devs haven’t said anything beyond the fact that it’s something that they are looking into doing, but not actively developing.

Some people have taken the silence since then to mean that they aren’t working on it, while others think the devs are silent because if they were to make an announcement that a precursor acquisition method is on the way, the precursor market currently in the game will crash since everyone will just wait for the incoming hunt, and would also stop buying rares and exotics by the hundreds to toss into the MF.

TL;DR No official updates from ANet, feel free to speculate on what that means.

Working on it or not, it would be bad for ArenaNet to release any confirmations until it’s release is scheduled. Usually devs are against confirming things that can affect prices of items dramatically.

Should ANet come out and say “yes, we are working on a scavenger hunt and it will be released when it is done” we could expect to see an immediate drop in precursor price, as many players would see it as “oh, I’ll just wait for the scavenger hunt to get my Legendary”.

However, on many occasions ANet have said they are looking for a way to make precursors more obtainable or affordable. I personally view the dragon chests update to be the first step, more people doing dragons = more potential. Whether something as obvious and guarenteed as a scavenger hunt would be a second step, we are yet to find out.

It is just safe to assume that NO, they are not working on as scavenger hunt.

I’m a believer that one will be released eventually, but not soon, not later, not even in months time, but in the distant future.

This is not a topic discussing whether underwater combat is good/bad, nor is it a topic discussing whether the mechanics will be changed. As far as I am interested, ArenaNet developed it how they saw fit and the mechanics are here to stay.

With that out the way, I would like to question where do you think underwater combat is going. Do you think ArenaNet will continue to add in dashes of it to try and force it upon the naysayers, or do you think we are due an update with plenty of underwater antics? Maybe you think they have noticed all the negative feedback it gets, and seek to release underwater content sparingly?

I would like an excuse to spend more time underwater, so personally I am hoping to see an entire underwater zone emerging soon. Maybe it will have grottos in it so there is still some on-land fighting, maybe not. I would like to come to discover a new dungeon that forces us underwater for the majority of the content.

Naturally, the majority of the game should be on land, but currently there is very little to do underwater. Once you have “100%ed” your character, the only real need to venture underwater is for the Aquatic fractal (which you have but a 3/8 chance of encountering), or for portions of Honor of the Waves paths 2 & 3.

Your thoughts and expectations are highly valued. Obviously, any official responses would be welcome.

I don’t even know what’s happening about Healing Seed, but if it was “OP” and is getting nerfed, it’s because the AN mindset is that race is about aesthetics only, and that none of the racial skills should actually be any good, they’re just a “fun factor”.

Long were the WoW days where everybody and their nan was Undead as they had OP racial skills.

That said, my Guardian still uses Prayer to Dwayna, but that’s for a different forum.

I can’t understand why people didn’t forsee this Mist Form change.

Guardian ELITE – Needs to be channeled and unable to cast.
Ele UTILITY pre 30th – Not channeled and heal/utilities can be cast.

Mist Form is still quite overpowered, it’s still like having an elite for a utility skill.

Think I’ll dust my Warrior off for PvP and deal with those who try to make a D/D bunker viable still.

I think the main issue with D/D bunkers is their damage potential was too strong for a bunker.

Look at bunker Guardians, they can really never kill. Can’t say the same about Ele’s.

Don’t even know what the petition was about, but I’m assuming it’s the D/D nerf.

Anybody who claims it wasn’t OP is downright ignorant. There are some Eles who run it and claim it needs a nerf. Naturally, D/D Eles are not going to be happy about it, but that doesn’t change the facts it’s OP.

Coming from a Mesmer who’s also getting a kick in the teeth (and rightfully so), I came here for a laugh. I must say I’m not disappointed. Maybe when I join tPvP I will actually face professions other than Eles.