Guild Wars 2

A few months back I had noticed my local Best Buy seemed to be thinning out the stock on these cards, I was begining to believe it was either a store choice as maybe they weren’t selling well in that store, or perhaps they were being phased out by Anet. However, I recently purchased one at the same store and they had quite a lot in stock.

Don’t go to Blackgate, I like to refer to it as PVEGate now.

Coming soon: Daily Skyhammer Winner

It’s a bad daily with good intent behind it.

The intent is to force players to experiment with other classes, which is a good thing. However, in Unranked, it’s ridiculous to see both teams comprised of mesmers and warriors for 90% of the team’s class make up. This goes on for a few hours, the prime time hours, of hotjoin. Kinda lame.

Tengu.5267:

fIn WvW i use pack runes.

Orangensaft.7139:

troll WvW zergs!
Jump down and say its’s safe!

Come’on guys, there is this fluffy snowpile!

BloomEngery.1592:

You never know when you’re going to run into an unexpected cliff or random hole in the ground to gain those bonuses while in the middle of battle.

What about escaping from a battle where you have taken more damage than the usual damage reduction trait would allow you to survive the fall?

Don’t go dissin’ a niche rune now.

I am going to be specific but I doubt it has anything to do with which map it was, however….

At the end of a match on Khylo I was sent to the waypoint for wave respawn at the exact same moment a new map, Spirit Watch, was loaded. I was stuck at the loading screen for Spirit Watch, I could hear activity in the background, while the loading circle bottom right spun eternally. This puts the client in a hung state since I can not access options to log out or exit the game, I have to force close the client.

Windows 7, for more clarity.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fZAQRAqa4Yl0Mp8pdPx6J8PNROhs9jAH4Kj3PnGF-TJBFwACOJAk2foaZAAPBAA

Weapon swap is totally up to player’s choice. Smoke Screen utility can be any of a number of choices including Roll for Initiative, Devourer Venom, Shadowstep, etc.

Since I play this from range I only use Steal when there is some benefit like the bundle’s effect, i.e. Fear. For that reason I didn’t flesh out Steal traits. You can swap Shadow Arts Master of Deception to Acrobatics Vigorous Recovery to take more advantage of Withdraw.

This is a pretty simple p/p, I make no claim to be a genious and yes, other builds can out dps it but they are melee and I wanted a workable hotjoin p/p that actually peeled off peep’s hides. This does it.

I do not recommend trying to duel people with this or to 1v1 often in hotjoin, it’s meant as a ranged flanker and does that quite nicely. It is incredibly glassy, in fact only Assassin’s Amulet would make it more glassy.

Any suggestions to improve, beyond “LOL switch to d/p” welcomed.

asterix.9614:

Yesterday I was in wvw with a group of 3 people including a commander (vabbi server, late at night so not many of our players active) and we were ambushed by a group of 6 all lvl 80, it was 2 guard, 2 engi and a thief. Basically we killed everyone except for the thief, she was using a p/d and d/p build so she more or less had perma stealth and a shed load of condi that managed to take down our guard and staff ele (I found out later he was a zerk ele XD). So are there any builds for d/p and p/d, I tried to come up with one but i am new to thief and haven’t really got the hang of using initiative efficiently.
Tyvm

While p/d+p/d can be quite potent with sigils of battle on both sets (See Sir Koroshi Condi Thief via youtube/google) I like d/p+p/d for that tele in and tele out option along with the better set for just face tanking some melee with blind.

Ardenwolfe.8590:

I’m so glad I kept both of mine for nostalgia. Now they’re part of my wardrobe. Still, it would be nice if ANet did at them as a possible return.

But, I’ll admit, a greedy part of me wants to keep it all to myself.

However unlike most cosemetics that are relished for their unobtainability, honestly tell me how often you see this skin being used……..

It’s a perfect fit for the Arctic Explorer’s Outfit.

Okay so been seeing so many Asuras wearing the Arctic Explorer outfit brandishing their lil toy weapons, I noticed one with the default Engi starter backpack skin and I mentioned he should use the Toymaker’s Bag skin. He said “is that still available?” so I told him I would check the wiki……..

Wintersday 2012.

Not really sure why this isn’t a seasonal prize/gift/reward, at least in skin form.

If I were running an asura around in a red and white Arctic Explorer’s Outfit I would certainly want that backpack skin (which I do have, just no Asuras

I play how I want every time I log in.

I reported that spot while the event was actually going on (Halloween). I didn’t really know what was going on but it looked very suspicious when you have 10-20 people at one spot in an area where nothing goes on.

It’s good to know Anet acts so fast…………./sarcasm

Morwath.9817:

GOSU.9574:

Sublimatio.6981:

I’d rather have it as GW2 Random Arenas, really. You die – You won’t ress until somebody uses a ressing skill.

I think you mean GW1?

I rather liked GW1 RA. However this game doesn’t have res signets and the hard resses are rather limited (Banner, Elixir, etc.).

Anyways if you remove respawns you will just end up with everyone playing a bunker build for this map.

I don’t think adding Res Signets for ‘old new’ game mode would be much effort for Anet

Then I would have to reqeust Monks return. Don’t see that happening either.

arkealia.2713:

According to the patchnote, those who logged during a certain period between yesterday and today won’t get the daily log-in reward until tomorrow even if they didn’t complete their daily. The others got it already.
I don’t even understand how this could happen.

I guess you weren’t around back when they made some changes to what counted for monthlies and reset the monthlies. Most of us hadn’t completed the monthly in the 24-48 hr period we had since the monthly started, so we were partially wiped for completion. Those who had managed to complete it so fast also got a reset, but they had already earned the 10 laurels from the monthly. So they could earn 10 more laurels than anyone else.

Fair right?

A line has to be drawn somewhere, missing 1 laurel would not kill me.

just……..

I am an avid believer in “Vote with the Purse”. However since I returned to the game some of the changes made by the developers have gone along with what the players were asking for (that doesn’t mean it wasn’t internally planned before players asked, it doesn’t matter really). I buy gems on occasion now simply because they do listen, they do make changes, they do make improvements.

Not everything may be what you wanted improved or changed, but everything can’t be done over night.

I do vote with my purse, I do buy gems. You surely don’t have to.

One Prarie Outpost.4860:

Useful stuff = Vertical progression: getting better things than you have.
Skin grind = Horizontal progression: no increase in stats, just pretty to look at.

You have your horizontal progression.

While I agree cosmetics are horizontal, they did mention unlocking new skills, adding new/diferent weapons to classes, etc. 2 years ago…….

Sublimatio.6981:

I’d rather have it as GW2 Random Arenas, really. You die – You won’t ress until somebody uses a ressing skill.

I think you mean GW1?

I rather liked GW1 RA. However this game doesn’t have res signets and the hard resses are rather limited (Banner, Elixir, etc.).

Anyways if you remove respawns you will just end up with everyone playing a bunker build for this map.

ZudetGambeous.9573:

Wow people are really defending this change… I didn’t realize the game had sunk so low that something like this is actually defensible….

“Obviously if people don’t see things from my perspective they are out of touch.”

mtpelion.4562:

It rewards people who enjoy all areas of content, incentivizes players to try other forms of content

I just switched my status from invis to online and within very few minutes I get gold seller spammed. (I reported, that isn’t the point).

I can’t show online due to this nusiance, however if we could have a Status of something like Online for Friends which would only allow those in our friends list to see us online and whisper, that would be incredibly handy.

I am sure the details would make this potentially complicated or not possible, but putting out the suggestion none the less.

I have had 2 of every class @ level 80, at a minimum. Currently I have 3 lvl 80 Rangers. They are all outfitted in exotic/ascended, some with several sets for various stats/builds.

Some of the WvW Maps have a large quantity of ambients at the starting area of the map, very few people will be there, and even the few that pass through aren’t there to farm ambients.

Jski.6180:

a pvp maps

GW2 PvP does not have boosts such as those from Guild/Hero Banners, foods, gem store boosts, etc.

WvW is NOT PvP……I can’t stress this enough.

Glitter Pony Dance Off was datamined, still waiting on it’s release.

Once you put Wings into an MMO there is no boundaries to what can’t be requested, no boundaries to what can’t be fulfilled.

Juvenile Brown Bear

It is insanely popular.

Items like that used to be seasonal and free (in store, 0 gems). Couldn’t gift the 0 gem items. It’s likely due to the low cost.

Can someone enlighten me on the purpose of this item? The wiki describes it as giving random loot (Bag of Gear (masterwork)) but the only option given when right clicking is Destroy, and doublel left clicking does nothing.

Zietlogik.6208:

There is a hotkey you can set it to, so you can change your build mid-practice.

Thanks, evidently I once knew this as I have a hotkey set…….

The Build/PvP Overhead UI element that was removed with the PvP patch should be returned. Maybe I am missing something?

In Unranked spectate we no longer have access to the Build panel, which leaves us unable to change Rune/Amulet/Sigils. However we still have access to everything else via the Hero panel (Weapons, Heal/Utility/Elite, Traits).

I don’t get this restriction, either you restrict everything or nothing, allowing access to half is kinda ……. pointless.

You want roaming? Less zergs? More solo? Facing different builds/opponents?

Sounds like PvP……..

Obligatory weekly post on this topic, noted.

A damage meter that is self only and only displays in HotM would be fine by me. Outside those limitations and environment, I am strongly against.

The coliseum idea would have to be instanced or you would just get a murderball going on. Make it a 20’ high ring fence. You could add a Custom Arena Token wager option, so the competitors could wager tokens on their duel (this wouldn’t be required, but an option for those who like that sort of thing). Or Skill Point wagers.

I just want to say a thank you to the developers for apparently reading/listening, discussing and making changes based on things that have been posted on these forums. While you (or I) may not agree/like/feel it is enough, etc., I am seeing actual changes that coincide with things being discussed by players on these forums. Changes to WvW, no matter how small or large, has been a discussion for months in the WvW forums. Discussions on Daily/Monthly achievements and rewards are a frequent discussion.

Again, simply a recognition post saying thanks for listening and making adjustments.

You know I made a joke about login monthly achievements last week………..be careful what you joke about?

I still don’t understand why people feel going with a zerg means you can’t go burst dps. Being a tank doesn’t do the zerg any favors, especially a Ranger tank. You aren’t killing anything and you aren’t able to tank a zerg. Your just a fatty sitting the the road getting trampled over.

You have all the skills you need to kill people and benefit your world with the burst dps tools at your disposal. You have your obvious longbow burst skills, you have knockback, you have stealth. On GS you have block, you have a gap closer/leap to escape. On both the Longbow and GS you put burst dps sigils of your choosing, I like Air/Fire on LB and Air/Intelligence on GS. You can go with either Troll Ungent or Healing Spring, the only utilities I highly recommend specifically is Signet of Stone. I prefer Rampage as One, but you can take Entangle if you prefer control, but again you are missing out on your burst.

I am not saying don’t play what you want to play, I am merely pointing out just because you are in a zerg environment doesn’t mean you can’t play the ranger’s most effective role. Ranged Burst DPS.

I also play on a T1 server.

I used to play BM Condi Regen exclusively in WvW, sucks in zerg fights as you have no dps (if your goal is to kill peeps), works rather well for roaming in small groups or solo. This year when I returned to the game I went for LB straight up burst DPS with GS on switch. It does much better at satisfying my need for killing peeps.

I am not sure why you feel you need to break down your character. I think you may be muddling builds and not feeling satisfied. Using Knights in an LB build is gonna kill some damage in order to have more survival, but LB build doesn’t lend itself to survival, so you are stuck between builds.

Choose a path if you want to be satisfied. Do you want some tanky melee ranger, or do you want a burst dps ranger? Tanky melee can go either condi or power. Ranged can go condi or power, but burst is all about glass cannon power.

Engi, Ranger, Ele, Necro, not for PvE. These classes have builds that can make good use of the stats.

Why does this even exist? Why isn’t it Red Team and Blue Team?

Katran.9186:

I guess you’re talking about this – http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1r8prs/new_game_mode_prototypes_from_livestream/

No info on it. Couple months ago Anet said “We’re still looking into new game modes as we aren’t sure how they will work”. Brilliant work, yeah. Seems like pvp developers team consists of one person. It’d explain much.

The real trick to who wears what hat is it isn’t their only hat. Even leads probably lead one team, are part of others. The work load is shifted around as they deem necessary, which can leave projects half finished, not started, or dead.

I have no inside info so this is just reasonable conjecture.

Crimson Clouds.4853:

Maybe if other fields had added condition removal (like water fields would automatically remove burning etc).

^
Covers my view.

Anyandrell.6238:

You are kidding, right? You think that Arenanet is some kind of garage company with a handful of employees? Do you REALLY think that a kickstarter project that would bring a few thousand dollars will do anything when they already have millions of USD in profits?

Read this before it’s deleted.

http://global.ncsoft.com/global/ir/earnings.aspx

http://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/ArenaNet-Salaries-E255820.htm

Just want to mention I don’t find those salaries all that shocking. I worked in programming and engineering 15 years ago, scaling that up to our present time and considering the location of the company, I would say that sounds reasonable.

Kirkkis.8270:

The most troublesome for me are thieves that are constantly stealthing, which resets my pet back to me and some mesmers. Usually any bursty class, I can take the damage from if played correctly.

This was the same for me back over a year ago when I ran BM Condi Regen in WvW. Stealth spamming thieves. The real problematic stealth spamming thieves traits out shadow arts with condition removal while in stealth. The bundle they get off Ranger’s from Steal is also problematic.

Signet of Stone and Sic Em can go a long way in these burst fights.

I thought the Gem Store was this game’s built in Kickstarter?

If you PvP, set you status to invisible and enjoy not getting whispers. If it is a specific person use Block.

The tools are there, not using them isn’t a valid complaint.

style.6173:

@Justin,

Most of the comments here don’t really deal with the issue from the OP. The main problem is that no one wants to have a premade team play against a pug team. It is just not fun. Adjust the variables as needed, but that should never be allowed.

Never isn’t a variable. It’s the end of a scale, Always is the other end. The variables would lie between.

So, going by your comment, I am guessing you want Team and Solo split up again, but your comment isn’t really clear since you use Variable and Never.

Old character, recent armor appearance change. Using the starter head band, Glorious Chest and Legs, Sneakthief shoes and Assassin’s gloves (cause there are no good looking assassin gloves….).

Ranger needs a pet with boon stripping. I would vote for a decent looking Crab pet that had a Shake animation for a boon stripping F2 skill, but a Beetle would work just as well.

PBAoE boon stripping shake, sign me up.