Guild Wars 2

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed a client crash in Guild Halls
• Fixed an issue causing Priory Rations to be unobtainable from the Priory Weaponsmith and Armorsmith
• Fixed a bug in the amount of leyline crystals given at certain thresholds of event coordinator rewards in Tangled Depths
• Fixed an issue that would cause some scribing recipes to appear craftable before the guild has unlocked them
• Corrected Bat Wing Glider Combo price to 700 gems in the patch notes.

Please post your reports of issues with HoT in this thread. That will allow our teams to review your reports and deal with them as promptly at possible.

Sylv, I shared your inspirational story with our Live Stream tonight. No names, no identifiers, just simply shared that Guild Wars 2 was helping get one of our players get through a tough time. I know that will be appreciated by our players, and that they join us in wishing you a swift and full recovery.

Hey all,

We’re not seeing a general issue with purchases, but we want to take care of you as quickly as possible. If you find that your purchase did not process properly, or you did not receive a confirmation, we recommend that you check your on-line banking or PayPal account to see if you did complete the purchase. Then, if you still feel there’s an issue, for instance you have not received confirmation or a code, please submit a ticket. Click “Support” at the top of the page, then “Submit a request” to file a ticket with support. Please submit as a “Payments” issue, so that the team can identify and sort your ticket quickly.

The team will be looking for these issues and helping as promptly as possible.

Sylv — I will hold you in my thoughts, and keep you in mind this evening, as we celebrate the launch of Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns.

Looking forward to seeing you in the game again soon!

Hey all,

As we prepare to launch Heart of Thorns, you may wish to know about the communications systems we’ll be using:

• The Forums (details below)
• Twitter
• The Guild Wars 2 Wiki

If you seek or want to share general info, the best place is the Heart of Thorns sub-forum. If you’re wondering about an update, or a hot fix, you’ll find those details over in the Game Release Notes sub-forum. And for bugs and issues, check the Bug sub-forum. In fact, for game bugs and issues, you should check the bugs forum before posting.

We’re counting the hours until you’re in the game, and look forward to seeing you there!!

Random.4691:

Wow a Red post, you probably should have posted on an alt account or deleted your message Gaile, who knows what the consequences will be if your colleagues find out you were slumming in the WvW forums.

It’s not my first. Not even my first this week. Honestly, Random!

My apologies. I’m trying to fix this thread, after a mistaken deletion, and yet the entire thing may have disappeared.

This is a test post to see if I can resurrect the thread with a post.

Edit: Ok, I think we’re good now. It was be not perceived well to silence a post about silence. We return you to your thread, all better now.

Nicely done!

Uh oh, editing to ask: What’s the source of the music? We have to be very careful with any music, to ensure it’s not copyright (except by us). Thanks for that info.

That is amazing!

It really captures the majesty of FGS so well.

Oh wait, did you say Halloween art is coming? Glad to hear it!

Swagger.1459:

Gaile Gray.6029:

Remember, you’ve seen that many designers are actively reviewing professions. So don’t give up hope, and be sure to keep in mind that the devs have to look at the big picture as well as the small. There is a lot of careful and critical review taking place, and I have a feeling there will be other changes in the future. (And no, I don’t know what they are, but I’m glad that the professions are getting so much attention these days, and this change seems a really great step in the right direction!)

We are angry, bitter and venting many years of frustration Gaile, don’t go waving the happy wand around these parts! Get off our lawn!

Man, and rangers, as a rule, are usually so nice! Well, all I can say is "HUMPH!!*

Remember, you’ve seen that many designers are actively reviewing professions. So don’t give up hope, and be sure to keep in mind that the devs have to look at the big picture as well as the small. There is a lot of careful and critical review taking place, and I have a feeling there will be other changes in the future. (And no, I don’t know what they are, but I’m glad that the professions are getting so much attention these days, and this change seems a really great step in the right direction!)

I thought my fellow rangers would like this news.

For those seeking a synopsis of Seasons 1 and 2, you will find such a resource on the Guild Wars 2 Wiki, on this link: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Living_World

In addition, there are many other similar resources prepared by our fansites and other game participants.

This is marvelous! I really understand how you guys had a “ummm?” moment of concern — our names are important to us, for sure. I am so glad (and grateful) that Susan could work her magic to get your names aligned again.

Pompeia, great idea about the PM. Some of us take part in a lot of threads, so having that little personal nudge about this one is very helpful.

See y’all in HoT! Four days and counting…

You had me with “Stalking the Canyons.” I mean, as a ranger, that’s just perfection!

<3 !! I love the idea of it and the execution. Well done, Unfathomed!

Masteravatar.1509:

My suggestion is to advise the Community that the reset will go back to Fridays within an approximate time frame as Johns post can be misread as indefinate with no timeframe.

I honestly don’t know if it’s possible to set that sort of timeframe today, for the reasons John stated, but thank you for the suggestion.

Lord Kuru.3685:

This cycle isn’t going to stop until something is done. The easiest is communication. Why not do something about that so everyone can move forward?

I believe we’re trying very hard to do that.

Masteravatar.1509:

• FYI I have not seen a Dev mention OCX/SEA customers in these 17 pages of posts.

The truth is, there isn’t an intentional or even unintentional disregarding of your area of the world. There are two data centers, and that’s how the reset is being structured, as it always has been. We value and respect players from around the world, and would never disregard their input.

At this time, we’re not currently asking for a vote. If we want a vote in the future, we’ll definitely let everyone know. Hey, it could happen, but it isn’t going on right now. (Just to be clear because some are not sure if we’re involved in one.)

I think I said it pretty clearly, but due to repeated questions, I’ll say it again: The reset change initially was set for Saturday evening. There were an initial spate of comments along the lines of “We don’t like Saturday evening, so make it Saturday morning,” and the devs tried to accommodate those requests. Then, as it became clear that the majority of those expressing an opinion in this thread made it clear — between the two currently available options — that Saturday evening was preferable, that’s what the devs went with.

This isn’t a “take your choice from a multitude of options” for reasons that were made abundantly clear in the dev posts in this thread. At the present time, in order to properly manage the game (the whole game, not any single element), in order to properly focus on launch of the expansion pack, and in order to take into account other reasonable considerations, WvW reset will take place on Saturdays. It will take place on Saturday evening to accommodate the requests of the majority of those expressing an opinion here in this thread.

Diku.2546:

Offer solutions folks…or the solutions get drowned out in an ocean of argument.

Yes. This.

Also, please express your thoughts as concisely as possible so that the reading of them — and you know they are being read — is as productive as possible. By that I don’t mean to discount your passion or refute your passion. But if you write your thoughts as briefly as possible, that ensures that the team has the time — in what is an incredibly busy time for our company — to read all your thoughts in an efficient and meaningful way. Thanks for that.

I want to address something I’ve seen creep into this discussion from a few forum members. The original plan (call it Plan A, Saturday evening) was adjusted due to what seemed to be preponderant base of opinion from players. It was temporarily thought that going to a Saturday morning reset, Plan B, would be better, based on the first set of comments in this thread. But when it became clear that no, Plan B was actually not as good for players as a whole, the team then went back to Plan A. At absolutely no time did someone come up with a plot to manipulate you. At no time did someone say something in an insincere way , as in “let’s present Plan B to make Plan A appear better.” Both plans were an honest attempt to balance player desires with developer realities. The Saturday reset is needed, as John explained, and of the two options, based on your feedback, the evening reset is the best for the majority of players. That’s where we are right now, and you can be sure that there was no conspiracy involved in the outcome.

Gatharin.2674:

It seems clear at this point that moving reset to Saturday is non-negotiable for the time being. While this may upset many people, I think this is one of those times where we need to cut Anet some slack. They are pushing out their first expansion and want as many developers to be available as possible during the weeks post-launch to fix the inevitable series of bugs and exploits that come with any new content.

Is it a major inconvenience to some, yes. Is this the end of WvW, absolutely not. The sky is not falling people; the game will still run all seven days, whether you give up on some of them as “karma train days” or not. And as was stated, it may only be temporary.

Also, to those stating that this is a terrible change because of even more bloated queues, you do realize you are making a case FOR Anet to do this right? The idea of readjusting the server population caps was to spread people out and long queues would do just that.

Thanks for these insights. I believe you’re looking at things logically, and I appreciate that.

Jayne.9251:

Someone please send Gaile a big bottle of wine? This doesn’t appear to be a one glass day.

I’m ok, Jayne. But thanks for thinking of that — very thoughtful!

wolvz — I understand, and thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Jerry — could you please read John’s most recent post (or read it through again)? (It’s probably on this very page.) I think it might give you some valuable info.

Simzani.4318:

I suggest that arenanet staff take a good look at their changes before hitting “implement” too.

Which they provably have done. For goodness sake! The need for the change has been explained by John, and the team considered suggestions in this very thread in making a possible alternation in plans (from evening to morning) but, based, again, on feedback, they’ve gone with what data supports, and with their initial plan. I think that’s a good thing.

Chaba.5410:

Constructive feedback: have more resets so more people can experience reset rush. Also have reset on Fridays, give Anet employees Fridays off and have that extra work day on Sunday. I think those suggestions adequately line up with Anet’s statements.

Thanks for offering a constructive suggestion. But wouldn’t that sort of tilt things, to have multiple resets? I’m not an expert on competitive play, and I’d leave and assessment for the people who are more knowledgeable. But it seems to me there’s a reason for the resets not happening on a more frequent basis.

How do others see this suggestion? (Remember, I have no influence on this, I’m just genuinely curious!)

Guys,

I’m stepping in here to suggest that you take a good look at your comments before hitting “Post Reply.” Express your thoughts, of course! (Well, unless like a few people here ~gives a beady eye~ you’re doing so again and again!)

If you feel inclined to post, having seen tonight’s status update, please do so in a constructive and non-inflammatory way. No need to use insulting language, rude commentary, name calling, or any of the other “contributions” that actually contribute nothing at all to a thoughtful conversation.

Thanks.

Entries will be accepted on these official forums, and promoted (and winners announced) through Twitters. (Winners will also be PMd the week after Halloween.)

Enter here.
One screenshot per forum member, please.
Prizes will be distributed by November 10th.

So post in the linked thread and let’s see your best work!

A few forum members provided some feedback on the original suggestion and I wanted to post to say that I amended the plans and here’s what we’ll be doing: We’ll collect Halloween screenshots (described above) here in the Community Creations forum and award prizes on a random basis across all languages.

We can accept just one screenshot per forum account, and winners will be contacted by November 10th.

Let us see your best shot!

NikeEU.7690:

We aren’t going to release any videos, guides, etc for raids until multiple guilds have cleared the wing. Our goal is to preserve competition for all the guilds interested in progression and not spoil the fun of learning the fights by doing anything to taint that. We will do our best to ensure that everyone has the best experience possible in the raid, which is the whole point of having guilds invited to test these things.

I should make it clear that no one testing will be allowed to video, screenshot, or otherwise record or document any test content whatsoever, whether for use immediately or for future use. That is part of the NDA.

Any guild posting about raids will gather information, screenshots, videos, and all resources only from the released, live game and never through access to a test server.

Clerigo.9475:

Hi Gaile,

What about making the community showcase a monthly event?

ANet could have a monthly contest for GW2 related fan art, maybe add some gem rewards for the 3 top spots, add some form of media presentation in the youtube channel every month to showcase the submissions, and i think its a win win for continued community development support, GW2 art and game promotion to the general public. This could grab some players to join GW2.

Maybe do some larger community art showcase related to special events, like the upcoming Halloween, and spreading same showcase to both DeviantArt and Tumbler…

…hey…schhh… remember this one?

http://guild-wars-2.deviantart.com/art/Mad-King-s-Arrival-263189868

:D

Oh believe me, I have a lot of ideas for CSL, and some of what you’ve mentioned is what I’m looking at.

I should mention that we’re looking at CSL as a monthly show. With Halloween for this theme, with Wintersday, and with so much non-holiday art being featured on both this forum and Tumblr, I don’t see how we’d ever run out of good art to feature! So yes, look for CSL in November, December, and beyond!

Mireles Lore.5942:

bound by NDA? Why even post this? Just to let everyone know they were passed over for something they never had a fair shot at being considered for?

Why? For transparency and as a means of communication, which I think we all agree is a good thing.

Too, I see some concerns about claims of world firsts. ArenaNet doesn’t track, verify, record, or reward world firsts. But making public that certain guilds were involved in testing seems appropriate and relevant in that context, does it not?

spoj.9672:

No eu testing? :P

This round of testing is taking place during office hours with NA guilds.

Iris Ng.9845:

Congrats, [Att] and [DnT]!

I assume the testers are free to discuss the content, like in the case of the new WvW borderland testing?

No, this is private testing and all participants are bound by NDA.

Sharen Graves.1276:

Congrats, [Att] and [DnT]!

Try not to leak anything this time?

If you’re referring to an accusation that one of these guilds was involved in a “leak,” you should be aware that our team investigated the matter in depth and neither of these guilds was guilty of doing that.

As our next step in developing raids for Guild Wars 2, we have invited a few members of established guilds to help us test raids. We look forward to getting their feedback.

Selected members of the following guilds will be testing:

• Attuned [Att]
• Death and Taxes [DnT]

These guilds were chosen through referrals and we are not accepting testing applications. However, if we decide to expand the test in the future to invite more guilds, we’ll let you know!

Endless Soul.5178:

One of my first experiences with Silverwastes, I saw another player who was holding some rubble, throw the rubble brick at a Husk, which in turn knocked the Husk flat on its kitten.

I just about fell out of my chair from laughing.

I didn’t even know you could do that! Probably better than my puny bow.

I’m going to respond to a couple of comments (and probably remove them from this thread). I just don’t think we need them here, and here’s why:

I’m a player. I play every night. As a player, I find what was recounted in a couple of posts to be very rude behavior towards another player. As a member of the GW2 team, I find it disappointing that someone feels it’s ok to grief another player. In fact, I’m pretty sure that everyone here knows we have a strong stance against harassment and griefing. Sure we have pretty high expectations for our players, but the truth is that they almost always meet those expectations.

What happened in a few cases shared here wasn’t funny or amusing. Sometimes people tell stories about situations that are unkind, rude, and potentially distressing activities. Let’s not do those things, or share those stories. The community will be better for it.

Edit to add: The thread itself is just fine — lighthearted, fun, and engaging. No worries there!

Hello, my fellow Halloween Fanatics,

I don’t think the team can extend the holiday in any form, as there are other things coming, and all the various teams within the development team need to get everything properly scheduled and good to go.

I decorate my house for more than a month in celebration of Halloween, and I do see how extending the festival is a tempting idea. However, with the knowledge that “other cool stuff is coming,” I hope you’ll agree that two weeks is a goodly time period this year. (We can hope for a slightly longer festival next year, perhaps? I don’t know that, but we can hope. )

I love LOVE that staff. It’s beautiful and has a wonderful name: Nevermore. Excited about that.

Silverkey.2078:

I see it more as a ranger (druid) weapon, with a branch and a crow, this screams “nature magic” to me…

Agree. And I will try to get it for my new Druid.

Brostrodon.1657:

OMG, i just thought. Gaile are there ever going to be guild hall decorations from festivals like the mad king and winters day we could collect for our halls?!? I just thought how awesome that would be!

That would be… shockingly and entirely and stupendously awesome, I agree! I’m going to nab the first person I see and ask about this. I may not be able to answer right away, but the idea, if not already planned, is a great thing to get “on the radar.”

Really amazing. I had to do a double take it’s so realistic!

That is really fantastic! Love it!

That’s great, correllis! Thanks for posting it here!

Aro.8275:

Are there any tags one should add to youtube vids to show something can be used as well? Anything I make regarding GW2 can be used by you guys ‘cus well you’re the source anyway ^.^

Soooo… if art also encompasses videos I just made a little something that pertains to Halloween: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPsvMqECLUM
Also in the third link of my sig with most of my other random stuff.

Aro — here’s what I’m told. You can post it on YouTube and then post on our Tumblr page and simply embed the YouTube link, being sure to use the “GW2 Fan Submission” tag.

Thanks for asking a question that I’m sure others have wondered about, as well. Looking forward to your submission(s)!

Freyah.8912:

Do we have to submit them on the Tumbler page or is posting creations on the forums enough?

Posting on the forums is great! If you could flag it in the subject line with something about Halloween, I’ll be able to see it a little better. Thanks!

As I posted in the GW2 Discussion forum, we’re having an in-game event on October 30th, and we’re offering the chance to win prizes through a giveaway hosted here on the forums. We’re promoting on Twitter, as we are collecting the here on the forums.

Please feel free to post your shots in this thread. We’ll select random winners from all who submit (one shot per forum member, please!) and announce the winners here and through Twitter by November 10th.

I think we could do a thread in the Community Creations Sub-Forums — not a bad idea at all! I’ll speak with the team about whether we can extend the contest to the forums, as well as Twitter. There are always legal things to consider, so I need to be sure that we’re all in the proper place, but I think that could be fun.

I’ll so make that thread now.

Thanks for the idea!

On October 30, various ArenaNet team members will be stopping by Lion’s Arch to visit with players. The majority of these planned dev visits will take place between 3:00 and 5:00 PM Pacific time, but don’t be surprised if you see ArenaNet reps popping into LA throughout the day.

If you catch a member of the Anet Team in the game on October 30, snap a screenshot and share it in the thread in our Community Creation Sub-Forum. If you also post on Twitter, use the #GW2Halloween hashtag and include @GuildWars2 in your tweet. We may retweet your Halloween screenshots! And… you may win a prize!

We will doing a Miniature Egg giveaway through a random selection of shots on the forums. One entry per person. Winners will be contacted by November 10th.

Just a couple of points: This thread was localized in all four languages, as the blog post and the event page will be. So you can rest assured our community is being kept aware every step of the way on this information.

The linked event page is not this year’s event page, and the schedules cited are not necessary accurate for this year. So please wait for the new page so you can see how we’re doing things — and what we’re doing.

Also, team members will be hopping around both the NA and EU servers, so we’ll do our best to engage on a global basis.

I’m really looking forward to this and hope to see you there!

We have an update today on the Enhanced UI that you might find of interest. While it pertains to both Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, we placed the original thread in the Heart of Thorns Sub-Forum. Find it here.

Thanks for all your feedback and help testing the work-in-progress Enhanced Squad UI during Beta Weekend 3! While we encountered some issues during the beta test, it was great to see it up and running by the end of the weekend so we could get your input. And there was a lot of great feedback! As a result, we’ve decided to hold off on releasing the first version of the new UI until a few weeks after the launch of Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns™. This will give us a little more time to properly address the issues that were encountered as well as add some needed polish.

We expect this first version to be a great enhancement to squads, including introducing the “commanderless squad” that provides basic squad functionality for a group of 10 players that doesn’t have a member who purchased a Commander Compendium. And for those who are already commanders, you’ll get additional functionality. But this first release won’t include everything we’d like to provide. For example, we’re going to follow up in a later release by adding markers for marking locations in the world and creatures/characters. We’re also looking into adding additional features like displaying boon and condition information in the UI.

As we get closer to future releases, we’ll be sure to provide information on the new functionality we’re adding. We think the Enhanced Squad UI is going to be a great addition to the Guild Wars 2 experience.

Thanks again for your help in making it the best it can be!