Guild Wars 2

The back pieces in this game are some of the worst, most unoriginal back pieces I’ve seen in any game ever in my opinion. I’d give both my legs to see capes in Guild Wars 2

If level 80s are farming the champ train in Queensdale, they don’t know how to farm. It’s 100x more efficient to farm in Frostgorge. The only reason to farm champ trains in Queensdale is to level up your low level characters. It’s a waste of time otherwise.

In this game, I feel like guilds aren’t needed at all. In other mmo’s I’ve played, I felt like I could really connect with my guild because we would all participate in the same content. I won’t mention the particular name of the mmo, but I’ll say that the mmo’s rewards were perfectly done, and done well enough so that if someone in the guild said, “Hey, let’s go do this raid right now”, we would drop everything we were doing just to participate because we knew it was worth our time. I don’t feel that need, or any need really, to participate in much of anything with my guild.

That stat combo is probably the least popular combo I’ve ever seen in GW2. I would not equip that weapon stat combo if it gave me +3,000 damage every time I hit because it would still be terrible.

Crawford.4135:

Well they’ve pretty much slaved off a ton of their team to releasing content every two weeks and have heavily neglected fixing performance issues.

What I find the most shocking is their patch notes “Polish”. The Polish they mention is far from anything you typically see as a “polish” in games currently in the industry. They’re form of polish vs. what polish should be is far from polish.

Most gaming developers list game polishes as fixing/resolving/cleaning.

I’m here until EverQuest Next comes out. I enjoy what time I do play in the game, but it’s honestly frustrating on top of the forum moderator stalking that has continually sought out my posts because they know who I am in real life and don’t like me. Yet their management does nothing about putting a stop to it.

GW2 will never be as successful as WoW, and that’s something ArenaNet has said they want GW2 to become. I fell on the floor when I read that.

Cool, I thought my posts were the only posts getting stalked. Almost every single post I’ve ever made has been infracted, even when they didn’t contain anything contrary to the forum rules. I honestly wonder how many infractions it takes to get a suspension or ban, because I can count at least 30 infractions when I take a look at my private messages. I agree with you.

Daywolf.2630:

Mel.8769:

Anyone else run into this?

Yes, a lot when doing commander stuff. Isn’t that peachy? :/
Like how many ways do I need to write “keep off the stairs!” at grenth? Stopping to think of a new way to write it every time someone floats into the event and starts twanging their ranger longbow at the risen priest while standing next to Jonez.

I rearrange the words.

1. “Keep off the stairs!”
2. “Off the stairs keep!”
3. “Stairs keep off the!”
4. “Off keep the stairs!”

And so on… funny thing is, I got my chat suppressed one time for doing this. That chat system is wacky.

Turtle Dragon.9241:

Galtrix.7369:

When it’s ready

Trademarked by Anet.

Fixed.

Soon is a trademark of Blizzard.

Ah, of course. Thank you for fixing that, I don’t know how I could’ve mixed those up.

Soon.

Trademarked by Anet.

I agree with you on all of your points. As much as I like Guild Wars 2, I don’t get the “Epic” feeling from any armor in the game. I mean, I’m biased because I played WoW for so long, but in WoW people really were afraid to attack me. I had a big glowy sword and a massive shield that was bigger than most of my opponents. I also had golden armor that gave me an aura of pure awesomeness. I literally recall a couple of druids walking up to me, hitting me a couple of times and being like, “lol, nope!” and stealthing to get away.

Also, I would much rather have mounts in this game than waypoints. I understand it’s for casual gamers that don’t have time to run everywhere, but by waypointing you miss all of the beautiful world that Anet created. When you ride a mount you get to look at every single detail of the world as you ride past on your way to your destination.

champ.7021:

Galtrix.7369:

champ.7021:

Galtrix.7369:

champ.7021:

Galtrix.7369:

An mmorpg is just that…. an rpg. When you pretty much have no choice in what gear you use, isn’t that taking away your freedom and the “rpg” part of an mmorpg? I play a tanky, support guardian, and I’ve had people kick me from parties, tell me to go full berserker or quit, and insult me not only in-game but on the forums as well. That thinking is so wrong that I could almost cry about it. Maybe berserker isn’t my playstyle and I want to support others with buffs. Shouldn’t I have that option?

I have also heard players say that I should “adapt” to whatever the current situation demands. That is also the worst argument I’ve ever heard. If your current build is lacking, you should adapt to a better version of that build, not adapt to using a completely different build that you hate using.

I’m taking a stand here and now and saying I will not go berserker no matter what. I may continue to get kicked out of parties, but I will report each and every one of the people that vote to kick me, because this thinking is utterly wrong and is harmful for an mmo.

You’re forgetting the people that think that guardians should only be support. A majority of people in my guild qq about how bad berserkers are that there always downed and blah blah blah blah….
Everyone thinks their build is best stop thinking its just berserker. Go ahead use your support build in dungeons but dont go around getting mad at people for expressing their opinions. I mean you should understand about opinions since you want to express yours

Shouldn’t I have an opinion

number two your build isnt lacky its kitten. When you have a kitten build you dont adapt to a better version cuz thats going to be kitten too or its going to be basically berserker.

Also dont report people for kicking you. Until they add “Elitist” to reporting offences dont do it just because someone is expressing their opinion. This game and the reporting system isnt meant for you to enforce your morality. Its meant to deal with people who actually do something wrong not just kick you because you would slow them down.

Edit: fine report them for kicking you in the middle, although i seriously doubt this happens alot……

No, that’s the entire reason I created this thread. I’ve been kicked in the middle of a dungeon so many times that I lost count after 32ish times and, still in a heated rage, I created this thread to express my displeasure. If they kick me before we start the dungeon, so be it… but when I have a limited amount of time to play and I get kicked in the middle of a dungeon repeatedly, you’d be angry too.

Well i dont get kicked. I also never join groups that say berserker only because thats just kittenty players usually. I join experienced groups and the only players i have ever seen be kicked talk kitten or suck kitten…..sooo…from my experience i would say you are either one of those two or you have exteremely bad luck.

Galtrix.7369:

Ummm… no, the thread is still about berserker gear and the elitists who kick anyone and everyone because they don’t run berserker gear. My argument is still relevant to zerkers and their elitist mentality.

arrrrggghhhh right when i think your just qqing you go back to that old casual mentality that only zerkers are elitists…..why is it so hard to explain to you that elitism exists in the casual non zerker world as well

Honestly, I’ve never seen a single support class that has stated, “Support only. No zerkers allowed”. It simply does not exist in this game. At this point in time, only zerkers have the capability to be elitist (unless someone is deliberately screwing people up). In other games, sure, elitism is everywhere… but here in GW2 that power lies with the zerkers.

i actually did see one the other day and messaged them to ask if thats what they meant and told them have fun

in my guild people qq about berserker gear and alot of people are misinformed as to how powerful it can be. Also elitism works in other ways as well as people think being a berserker guard / war is just going with everyone else instead of what it actually is which is going with the best. Alot of ppl look down on berserker users.

I stand corrected. Still though, even if berserker is the best, it isn’t my playstyle. I don’t look down on berserkers for using zerker gear at all because I know it’s a good build and I respect how they want to play their characters.

champ.7021:

Galtrix.7369:

champ.7021:

Galtrix.7369:

An mmorpg is just that…. an rpg. When you pretty much have no choice in what gear you use, isn’t that taking away your freedom and the “rpg” part of an mmorpg? I play a tanky, support guardian, and I’ve had people kick me from parties, tell me to go full berserker or quit, and insult me not only in-game but on the forums as well. That thinking is so wrong that I could almost cry about it. Maybe berserker isn’t my playstyle and I want to support others with buffs. Shouldn’t I have that option?

I have also heard players say that I should “adapt” to whatever the current situation demands. That is also the worst argument I’ve ever heard. If your current build is lacking, you should adapt to a better version of that build, not adapt to using a completely different build that you hate using.

I’m taking a stand here and now and saying I will not go berserker no matter what. I may continue to get kicked out of parties, but I will report each and every one of the people that vote to kick me, because this thinking is utterly wrong and is harmful for an mmo.

You’re forgetting the people that think that guardians should only be support. A majority of people in my guild qq about how bad berserkers are that there always downed and blah blah blah blah….
Everyone thinks their build is best stop thinking its just berserker. Go ahead use your support build in dungeons but dont go around getting mad at people for expressing their opinions. I mean you should understand about opinions since you want to express yours

Shouldn’t I have an opinion

number two your build isnt lacky its kitten. When you have a kitten build you dont adapt to a better version cuz thats going to be kitten too or its going to be basically berserker.

Also dont report people for kicking you. Until they add “Elitist” to reporting offences dont do it just because someone is expressing their opinion. This game and the reporting system isnt meant for you to enforce your morality. Its meant to deal with people who actually do something wrong not just kick you because you would slow them down.

Edit: fine report them for kicking you in the middle, although i seriously doubt this happens alot……

No, that’s the entire reason I created this thread. I’ve been kicked in the middle of a dungeon so many times that I lost count after 32ish times and, still in a heated rage, I created this thread to express my displeasure. If they kick me before we start the dungeon, so be it… but when I have a limited amount of time to play and I get kicked in the middle of a dungeon repeatedly, you’d be angry too.

Well i dont get kicked. I also never join groups that say berserker only because thats just kittenty players usually. I join experienced groups and the only players i have ever seen be kicked talk kitten or suck kitten…..sooo…from my experience i would say you are either one of those two or you have exteremely bad luck.

Galtrix.7369:

Ummm… no, the thread is still about berserker gear and the elitists who kick anyone and everyone because they don’t run berserker gear. My argument is still relevant to zerkers and their elitist mentality.

arrrrggghhhh right when i think your just qqing you go back to that old casual mentality that only zerkers are elitists…..why is it so hard to explain to you that elitism exists in the casual non zerker world as well

Honestly, I’ve never seen a single support class that has stated, “Support only. No zerkers allowed”. It simply does not exist in this game. At this point in time, only zerkers have the capability to be elitist (unless someone is deliberately screwing people up). In other games, sure, elitism is everywhere… but here in GW2 that power lies with the zerkers.

Oxxy.7068:

Galtrix.7369:

Oxxy.7068:

Ok i didn’t read past the OP, but can someone please confirm if i’m right or not?
OP doesn’t want to use zerk gear (fine by me), but he insists on joining groups asking for zerk gear so he can get kicked. He also thinks reporting someone that doesn’t want to play with him is a bannable offense. Lol.

I’m actually impressed by the fact that more than one person actually upvoted him.

No, you’re incorrect. I don’t want to use zerk gear. I do not insist on joining groups that ask for zerkers only. I join groups that do not say anything instead of “LFM AC part 2” and I get kicked in the middle of the dungeon because they find out I run cleric gear. I report people that keep kicking me in the middle of dungeons because of my gear. That is a reportable offense.

I was actually beginning to think I was the only sane person on these forums until Vayne and a few others came to my defense.

Then your problem has nothing to do with gear, it’s all about jerks, you should totally re-do this thread complaining about how the kicking system works.

Ummm… no, the thread is still about berserker gear and the elitists who kick anyone and everyone because they don’t run berserker gear. My argument is still relevant to zerkers and their elitist mentality.

champ.7021:

Galtrix.7369:

An mmorpg is just that…. an rpg. When you pretty much have no choice in what gear you use, isn’t that taking away your freedom and the “rpg” part of an mmorpg? I play a tanky, support guardian, and I’ve had people kick me from parties, tell me to go full berserker or quit, and insult me not only in-game but on the forums as well. That thinking is so wrong that I could almost cry about it. Maybe berserker isn’t my playstyle and I want to support others with buffs. Shouldn’t I have that option?

I have also heard players say that I should “adapt” to whatever the current situation demands. That is also the worst argument I’ve ever heard. If your current build is lacking, you should adapt to a better version of that build, not adapt to using a completely different build that you hate using.

I’m taking a stand here and now and saying I will not go berserker no matter what. I may continue to get kicked out of parties, but I will report each and every one of the people that vote to kick me, because this thinking is utterly wrong and is harmful for an mmo.

You’re forgetting the people that think that guardians should only be support. A majority of people in my guild qq about how bad berserkers are that there always downed and blah blah blah blah….
Everyone thinks their build is best stop thinking its just berserker. Go ahead use your support build in dungeons but dont go around getting mad at people for expressing their opinions. I mean you should understand about opinions since you want to express yours

Shouldn’t I have an opinion

number two your build isnt lacky its kitten. When you have a kitten build you dont adapt to a better version cuz thats going to be kitten too or its going to be basically berserker.

Also dont report people for kicking you. Until they add “Elitist” to reporting offences dont do it just because someone is expressing their opinion. This game and the reporting system isnt meant for you to enforce your morality. Its meant to deal with people who actually do something wrong not just kick you because you would slow them down.

Edit: fine report them for kicking you in the middle, although i seriously doubt this happens alot……

No, that’s the entire reason I created this thread. I’ve been kicked in the middle of a dungeon so many times that I lost count after 32ish times and, still in a heated rage, I created this thread to express my displeasure. If they kick me before we start the dungeon, so be it… but when I have a limited amount of time to play and I get kicked in the middle of a dungeon repeatedly, you’d be angry too.

I actually never cared about the Personal Story at all. In fact, I think I got my personal story up to level 10ish or so and then stopped playing it for about 6 months, then finally completed it later on.

Oxxy.7068:

Ok i didn’t read past the OP, but can someone please confirm if i’m right or not?
OP doesn’t want to use zerk gear (fine by me), but he insists on joining groups asking for zerk gear so he can get kicked. He also thinks reporting someone that doesn’t want to play with him is a bannable offense. Lol.

I’m actually impressed by the fact that more than one person actually upvoted him.

No, you’re incorrect. I don’t want to use zerk gear. I do not insist on joining groups that ask for zerkers only. I join groups that do not say anything instead of “LFM AC part 2” and I get kicked in the middle of the dungeon because they find out I run cleric gear. I report people that keep kicking me in the middle of dungeons because of my gear. That is a reportable offense.

I was actually beginning to think I was the only sane person on these forums until Vayne and a few others came to my defense.

Vayne.8563:

Galtrix…I know we don’t always see eye to eye, but I couldn’t agree with this post more. It was always the stated intention of this game that you could play the way you want to…and you can.

But you can’t change human nature either. If you pug dungeons, you’re going to run into people who really believe their way is the only way. That doesn’t make them right.

That’s why I tend to run dungeons with my guild. It’s far more fun for me. It’s not as efficient, but we always tell people to bring the character they think they’d have the most fun playing.

Because at the end of the day…Guild Wars 2 is a game. We should enjoy it.

Thank you, I appreciate that. I will try to run guild dungeons from now on, but I still wish people would become a little more open-minded about how people wish to play.

Lunar Sunset.8742:

Your perma regen really helped me against every boss attack, it saved me so many times. It was so worth sacrificing all your damage for cleric gear!

LF healer must have cleric stats and camp water attunement! THANKS!

Thanks for your sarcasm, it really adds to the general usefulness of this thread.

Ethics.4519:

Galtrix.7369:

Wolfheart.1938:

Galtrix.7369:

If you want to play with other people that are exactly similar to your stats, SAY IT.

This basically sums up the whole thread. People shouldn’t be such kittens to kick players mid-run only because they don’t run the gear they DIDN’T ask for. Simple.

Yep, perfect. That’s all I want.

Right, screw everybody with an opposing view. Report them for not agreeing with me!

Do you read the forums much? I hear when you read things, you gain knowledge from them and you remember them. Apparently not in this case, because you’ve pretty much repeated the same sentence about 6 times every time you read something of mine. I will not repeat the paragraphs I wrote for a 7th time, you’ll have to go back and read it yourself instead of having me write an essay.

Bumbler.7581:

Galtrix.7369:

When you have pretty much no choice in what build you use, it is not an mmorpg.

So does vanilla WoW fail to be an MMO (don’t know about post burning crusade as I stopped playing before then)? In raid progression, each class essentially had one or two builds that were required to help the guild progress in the difficult content. Shows what I know…I guess.

I honestly have no clue as to what you’re alluding to. I’ve played WoW since the day it came out and I have never felt like there was a lack of build variety. Ever. I tanked, dps’d, and healed on my Druid depending upon the situation. Same with my Paladin. In GW2 it’s zerk or nothing for PvE.

You could make a lot of money trading laurels for the T6 mats… or you could buy all ascended trinkets. I wouldn’t buy any of the minis or the other useless stuff.

Wolfheart.1938:

Galtrix.7369:

If you want to play with other people that are exactly similar to your stats, SAY IT.

This basically sums up the whole thread. People shouldn’t be such kittens to kick players mid-run only because they don’t run the gear they DIDN’T ask for. Simple.

Yep, perfect. That’s all I want.

Kilandros.2098:

Suddenflame.2601:

Kilandros.2098:

Suddenflame.2601:

Kilandros.2098:

Suddenflame.2601:

Kilandros.2098:

Suddenflame.2601:

Kilandros.2098:

Again, I’m sorry, but you’re wrong. In Dredge the spike damage is from the Dredge that shoot the shockwaves and the Dredge with the rifles—either of which can hit anyone in any gear for thousands in a single hit. The other attacks are largely inconsequential. I realize you’re determined to prove your point, but you’re mistaken. You’re just wrong.

Now I’m not arguing that people are never downed by the smaller, constant damage. But that’s not usually the reason better players are downed. The times that I’m downed are, for example, when Rabosovich gets me and I was out of Endurance. But having bunker gear wouldn’t have made any difference. The same result would have occurred.

You want to wear other gear? Great. Get the Devs to improve the game design. But as it currently stands, anything but Zerker isn’t making you better, it’s just capping your potential.

Ok we can put that to an experiment shall we. We can go into the new path and see how much constant damage you can take before you get downed. Espically considering Aetherblades love to give constant damage that can’t be kited. Prove to me that your such a great player that the constant damage means little to nothing to the all and powerful zerker builds that cant handle much since they lack armor. Or why not leave it there lets go to scarlet invasion and try to solo a Molten alliance tunnel and kill all minions afterwards. If you can do that then I will believe you that zerker is as mighty as you say it is. And I will admit on here that the constant damage means little.

What’s there to prove? This whole thread started because someone was unhappy that so many people demand players use zerker gear. And they aren’t demanding it because it’s worse than the alternative.

It’s incredible that the majority of players find the best and optimal builds. You can challenge me and call me wrong, but I think the fact that this thread was even started speaks volumes.

What is there to prove you ask? You said I was wrong so prove me wrong rather then just say it without anything to back it with.

There’s nearly universal agreement that Zerker is optimal. That’s why this thread got started—because the OP didn’t like how many players demand Zerker gear in dungeons. That’s why you came here, to voice your similar displeasure.

So I say again, there’s nothing to prove. Players aren’t stupid. They’ve been finding optimal builds for years. Currently, Zerker is optimal according to the majority of players. That’s proof by itself. If Zerker wasn’t optimal—surprise—players wouldn’t be demanding it on dungeon runs.

Why won’t you try to prove it then? Compare builds and performs the same task. Pretty much all has been a theory crafted but not fully tested. So why no try and test it. Your zerker build vs my build to perform the same PVE task.

As I’ve said repeatedly, there’s nothing to prove. If most players didn’t think Zerker was better we wouldn’t be having this discussion in the first place, and players are notoriously good at optimizing builds.

Case closed. That’s all there is to say. You might be a better player than me who could do better in any dungeon with any set of gear. But that doesn’t change the fact that thousands of GW2 players—thousands—have analyzed it and come to the same conclusion: Zerker gear is better.

There’s nothing else to say. I do hope the design changes and opens up more variety. But I’m not holding my breath.

Thousands people used to say the world is flat. They were wrong. Your argument is just cause other people say it then it must be so? Really history has proven that is worst then to do. Test it then. You basically stated your really good at zerking so why not prove it to me that you can do everything in PVE better than my build can.

A curious analogy, considering the belief that the world was flat was insisted upon by the religious zealots for decades against the contrary evidence of scientists. And here we are in the face of innumerable data from other gamers yielding results consistent with my argument that Zerker is better.

And no, I will not accept your challenge to a virtual duel, as thrilling as that might be.

And considering a few of those religious zealots claimed to have been to the edge of the world themselves…. can you say that those gamers have tested the zerker against support argument themselves or are just going along with the popular crowd?

HiddenNick.7206:

Galtrix.7369:

The title is misleading, he talks about what future MMORPGs should do, but fail to do when they create new mmos. A lot of what he says makes perfect sense, and a lot of his reasoning is my reasoning as well. Watch the first 10 minutes, and if you feel the need, watch the entire 21 minutes. You’ll see the mistakes that Anet made when creating GW2 as well as things they should’ve improved instead of entirely getting rid of.

Pretty bad arguments there… You really think that MMO’s with vibrant colors succeed because of that fact?!(lol) And gw2 is not dead. It’s just broken and is made even more broken with each patch.

MMO’s do not succeed solely because of vibrant colors. Vibrant colors help a ton though, and they help you to pay attention a little more. When he said GW2 is dead, he was basically saying that it is dead enough at the moment to know that it will become dead in the future. You’d have to take a marketing class or a business class to believe that colors and shapes help a game a lot.

Cat Has Ducks.1982:

Galtrix.7369:

Cat Has Ducks.1982:

What if people kicked you, because they felt your gear wasn’t contributing anything…..

That’s the difference. I try my best to contribute with the build that I want to use. So I don’t provide as much dps as a full zerker… but I do provide long duration boons that will help you stay alive a lot longer.

It’s all subjective though. I don’t kick people from groups once the run has started for being terrible. Only if they start griefing or start running their mouth in chat.

My main reasons for kicking on join:
Ranger enters dungeon with bow drawn and bear following.
Under Level people on anything other than AC.
Guardian Holding Staff, I ask if they use staff while fighting. if(answer == “yes”)Kick else Hope it doesn’t hurt too much

Then of course I kick if I add constraints to the LFG that aren’t followed.

I disagree with your reasons for kicking. However, if you add constraints to the LFG and they aren’t followed, I agree that you should kick whoever broke those constraints.

Cat Has Ducks.1982:

Galtrix.7369:

not contributing anything however, is kickable.

What if people kicked you, because they felt your gear wasn’t contributing anything…..

That’s the difference. I try my best to contribute with the build that I want to use. So I don’t provide as much dps as a full zerker… but I do provide long duration boons that will help you stay alive a lot longer.

CryxTryx.9208:

Galtrix.7369:

Ethics.4519:

Galtrix.7369:

I agree, people do not have to play with me. But starting a dungeon with me in their party and then kicking me halfway through because of my gear is reportable. I am not entitled to much of anything. It is an mmorpg and I should be able to play however the hell I want to play. That’s what an mmorpg implies.

If I felt entitled, like you said, I would be kicking literally every single full berserker player that tries to party with me. Do I do that? No. All I want is equality for all types of gear. I do not kick people because of the gear they wear. I simply report the ones that think they’re better than me because they wear different gear.

Half way through is not against the rules. It takes time for people to realize you have on clerics. My guess is they say zerk only, youjoin the group, then they find out halfway through and kick you.

You DO feel entitled. If others can’t play however they want, then why should you? Quit forcing people to play with your crappy build.

You DO realize you have compared racism to kicked people from parties right? Kick people from parties is the same as brutally enslaving a race of people? Got it.

If people say “Zerks only”, then I respect their wishes to play with people that have similar playstyles. However, NOT posting that and kicking people with non-zerk gear is childish and I report them for it. This is an mmorpg. Someone could be wearing all blue armor and blue trinkets and come into my party because they need dungeon gear. Would I kick them for it? Hell no, they’d be contributing something to the group – even if it is a small amount of contribution.

You do realise that you are telling a group of people to respect others right to play how they want, by telling them they should play a certain way.

You like to wear whatever gear you want, great. You like to play with others no matter what kind of gear they are wearing, great.

What if I don’t? If I have the same rights as you, to play however I want, I can also choose who I want to play with.

Anet has designed the vote to kick feature to only need two votes. And unless I am missing some documented rules about valid reasons to use that feature. Using my right to play however I want allows me, with the help of one other party member, to kick a player for any or no reason at all. I could kick you for joining my group as a Sylvari and It would be with in the rules.

Alright, I’m going to keep this thread on track and try to keep it as civilized as possible. I agree with you guys that are stating similar arguments like this. If you want to play with only other people that are similar to your stats, that’s fine. If you want to play with other people that are exactly similar to your stats, SAY IT. If you start a group with a simple LFM for AC part 2, I will instantly join that because I assume that it’s open to anyone. If they kick me from that group, THEN I will report them for wasting my time. That is what I’m saying.

Ethics.4519:

How is this thread not locked yet? I’m beyond baffled.

Because Anet agrees with my opinion. That’s the only logical explanation.

Ethics.4519:

Galtrix.7369:

I agree, people do not have to play with me. But starting a dungeon with me in their party and then kicking me halfway through because of my gear is reportable. I am not entitled to much of anything. It is an mmorpg and I should be able to play however the hell I want to play. That’s what an mmorpg implies.

If I felt entitled, like you said, I would be kicking literally every single full berserker player that tries to party with me. Do I do that? No. All I want is equality for all types of gear. I do not kick people because of the gear they wear. I simply report the ones that think they’re better than me because they wear different gear.

Half way through is not against the rules. It takes time for people to realize you have on clerics. My guess is they say zerk only, youjoin the group, then they find out halfway through and kick you.

You DO feel entitled. If others can’t play however they want, then why should you? Quit forcing people to play with your crappy build.

You DO realize you have compared racism to kicked people from parties right? Kick people from parties is the same as brutally enslaving a race of people? Got it.

If people say “Zerks only”, then I respect their wishes to play with people that have similar playstyles. However, NOT posting that and kicking people with non-zerk gear is childish and I report them for it. This is an mmorpg. Someone could be wearing all blue armor and blue trinkets and come into my party because they need dungeon gear. Would I kick them for it? Hell no, they’d be contributing something to the group – even if it is a small amount of contribution.

Kilandros.2098:

Galtrix.7369:

Ethics.4519:

Galtrix.7369:

I’m taking a stand here and now and saying I will not go berserker no matter what. I may continue to get kicked out of parties, but I will report each and every one of the people that vote to kick me, because this thinking is utterly wrong and is harmful for an mmo. I encourage every single player that does not use berserker gear to do the same. Report any players that kick you from parties because of your build, insult you, or demand that you use berserker gear.

This is an abuse to the reporting tool. You will be banned if you abuse that system.

Quit being spiteful. It is not against the rules to kick people because you don’t want to play with them.

No, it is not abuse. I will be improving the game by reporting those elitists and getting them banned. So far I’ve reported many of those elitists, and guess how many times I’ve been banned/suspended? None.

Kicking people because you don’t like the gear they’re wearing is right up there with racism. It doesn’t belong here, nor does it warrant kicking people from parties. Kicking people because of their gear is not only rude and disrespectful, but it completely ruins the community. Take a look yourself.

Dungeon kicks are akin to racism? I’m reporting your post. Either you’re straight up trolling, or you simply need a break from the forums for awhile.

My goodness. You may need to grow some thicker skin if that little comparison upset you. And congratulations by the way. That report you already sent in, or are going to send in, is going to do absolutely nothing Welcome to GW2.

Ethics.4519:

Galtrix.7369:

Ethics.4519:

Galtrix.7369:

I’m taking a stand here and now and saying I will not go berserker no matter what. I may continue to get kicked out of parties, but I will report each and every one of the people that vote to kick me, because this thinking is utterly wrong and is harmful for an mmo. I encourage every single player that does not use berserker gear to do the same. Report any players that kick you from parties because of your build, insult you, or demand that you use berserker gear.

This is an abuse to the reporting tool. You will be banned if you abuse that system.

Quit being spiteful. It is not against the rules to kick people because you don’t want to play with them.

No, it is not abuse. I will be improving the game by reporting those elitists and getting them banned. So far I’ve reported many of those elitists, and guess how many times I’ve been banned/suspended? None.

Kicking people because you don’t like the gear they’re wearing is right up there with racism. It doesn’t belong here, nor does it warrant kicking people from parties. Kicking people because of their gear is not only rude and disrespectful, but it completely ruins the community. Take a look yourself.

Honestly, people like you are ruining this game. You have this attitude that you should be able to do whatever you want, and people should have to put up with it. You’re incredibly entitled. People don’t HAVE to play with other people. I can kick you out of the party if I want. I could not like your name, I could not like your toons race, it DOESN’T MATTER. I don’t have to play with you if I don’t want to.

You’re like a little kid in first grade that goes up to a game of kickball without shoes on. Then the kids say “No, you’re not wearing shoes, we don’t want you on our team” so then you go and tell the teacher the kids are being racist.

I agree, people do not have to play with me. But starting a dungeon with me in their party and then kicking me halfway through because of my gear is reportable. I am not entitled to much of anything. It is an mmorpg and I should be able to play however the hell I want to play. That’s what an mmorpg implies.

If I felt entitled, like you said, I would be kicking literally every single full berserker player that tries to party with me. Do I do that? No. All I want is equality for all types of gear. I do not kick people because of the gear they wear. I simply report the ones that think they’re better than me because they wear different gear.

Khyber.2693:

Like, permanent cool stuff? Or the much needed balance changes that the game needed when I left? Do I have a long grind to look forward to for ascended? (Please no…)

Whats been happening?

There were a few permanent things that were added but unfortunately I can’t remember what they were. The balance changes didn’t help at all and the classes are still as unbalanced as ever, and the ascended gear grind isn’t too bad if you farm champions every other day and do certain meta-bosses.

Other than that, just a bunch of temporary content.

I’ve stumbled upon at least 10 different versions of the same issue on the forums. Berserker gear being the best gear for PvE and no other stats being viable at all. I’ve also stumbled onto some posts that basically said, “If you’re not a full berserker, you’re hurting your team and ruining the game for others”. What kind of thinking is that in an mmorpg?

An mmorpg is just that…. an rpg. When you pretty much have no choice in what gear you use, isn’t that taking away your freedom and the “rpg” part of an mmorpg? I play a tanky, support guardian, and I’ve had people kick me from parties, tell me to go full berserker or quit, and insult me not only in-game but on the forums as well. That thinking is so wrong that I could almost cry about it. Maybe berserker isn’t my playstyle and I want to support others with buffs. Shouldn’t I have that option?

I have also heard players say that I should “adapt” to whatever the current situation demands. That is also the worst argument I’ve ever heard. If your current build is lacking, you should adapt to a better version of that build, not adapt to using a completely different build that you hate using.

I’m taking a stand here and now and saying I will not go berserker no matter what. I may continue to get kicked out of parties, but I will report each and every one of the people that vote to kick me, because this thinking is utterly wrong and is harmful for an mmo. I encourage every single player that does not use berserker gear to do the same. Report any players that kick you from parties because of your build, insult you, or demand that you use berserker gear.

Oxxy.7068:

Galtrix.7369:

I stopped playing a support guardian and then I stopped playing altogether. Why? Because elitist cretins that have never played an mmorpg in their entire lives kept kicking me from every single pug I tried to go into as a support guardian. They told me berserker or nothing, and I did not want to play that way, so I just quit. If Anet hasn’t changed this utterly stupid elitist system and made other stats useful in dungeons/PvE in general by now, then I didn’t see them doing it in the future so I quit.

I’ve played tons of mmos, and i use zerkers, why? Because i can adapt, if you think the same mindset you used at WoW, Aion, Rift, L2, or whatever mmo you played before will work here, you’re wrong. Plus, i’m pretty sure you tried to join zerker only runs, without reading, or worse, reading and thinking you could slip thru the gear ping. You’re exactly the kind of player i don’t want in my groups, even when i don’t put “zerker only” on the ad (and i usually don’t), because it seems you can’t learn and just want someone to pat your head and say you’re right.

And that is why Guild Wars 2 is utterly stupid. Let me give you three types of people that play Guild Wars 2.

1. The people that have never played another mmorpg before.
2. The people that refuse to acknowledge GW2 failed at being an “mmorpg”.
3. The people that genuinely enjoy themselves and are content with it because they don’t see anything wrong with the game. Otherwise known as “Whiteknights”.

You seem to be under the number 2 and number 3 categories. In an mmorpg, you should not have to “adapt” unless there is a major nerf to your class, in which case you come up with a better version of your previous build. You cannot do this in GW2 when your build is nerfed into oblivion. You are forced into different builds that you do not like to play. GW2 is not an mmorpg and never will be… sorry to burst your bubble.

Ignore the title of that video and watch the first 10 minutes. Continue to be a whiteknight if you wish, but GW2 is not an mmorpg and never was. When you have pretty much no choice in what build you use, it is not an mmorpg.

It’s relevant to this issue. Don’t mind the title. Listen to the first 10 minutes, and if you feel the need to listen to more, listen to the entire 21 minutes if you dare.

At this point in time, I wouldn’t buy an expansion for even 10 dollars.

I’m going to drop this here.

The title is misleading, he talks about what future MMORPGs should do, but fail to do when they create new mmos. A lot of what he says makes perfect sense, and a lot of his reasoning is my reasoning as well. Watch the first 10 minutes, and if you feel the need, watch the entire 21 minutes. You’ll see the mistakes that Anet made when creating GW2 as well as things they should’ve improved instead of entirely getting rid of.

My Elementalist has 104% critical hit chance and about the same power. I die so quickly in any type of PvP mode, it’s not even funny.

Vayne.8563:

Galtrix.7369:

Please forgive me for not believing in what you wrote. I have seen many a fantastic post go unnoticed and unheeded when it was a suggestion that could’ve improved the game immensely.

I have waited, waited, and waited for the suggestions, criticism, and helpful thoughts that other people give to you to be put into the game or fixed to a certain extent. I, myself, gave a few incredibly good solutions to issues that were never addressed, and it was never even looked at.

As such, I agree 100% with the first post. I will not believe it until I see it. I do hope I am proved wrong and that many suggestions are looked at thoroughly and given careful thought.

And yet…I wonder how many of those posts you would have thought would improve the game that others might have thought would destroy the game.

That’s the problem with people in general. They think they know what will make the game good or make the game bad.

Do you remember how many people wanted better loot drops and more loot and champions to drop stuff? And now we have champion trains. Is that better? Does it make a better game.

Some people clearly thinks so…I’m not one of them.

Who is right…them or me?

You see posts that you think are great suggestions…but that doesn’t mean everyone will think they’re great suggestions or even the majority will.

I thought I might see this come up. I agree with you. I may see a suggestion that I think is the most brilliant thing I’ve ever seen while someone else thinks it’s trash. All I can say is that the suggestions I saw would improve the game for the majority of the players, if not all. I remember there being a suggestion about magic find. Why not make it so that once you explore a certain zone, you would get bonus magic find for that zone only. (This was before the account mf patch). That was never looked at by Anet. A long time ago I saw an amazing suggestion about how to improve the Living World and it was basically flawless. I couldn’t foresee any future consequences, and I’m usually good at predicting things that will fail or change for the worse because of a new patch that is implemented. Unfortunately, that post was deleted for no reason at all. The OP was not rude, sarcastic, or insulting in the least. I wish I could remember his name, because I’ve never seen a good suggestion that flawless in my life.

Of course a lot of suggestions are made for personal gain to improve their playtime, which makes them not worth looking at, but Anet doesn’t have to ignore and delete the good ones too.

Because the filthy hobbitses with their pointy toothpicks hurt smeagol…. I mean tequatl.

How would you like to roll in a pile of needles and sharpened paper-clips? I bet you wouldn’t like it very much. That’s what a dragon would be doing if it landed on me. It would be rolling itself on my ascended greattoothpick of doom repeatedly.

Congratulations, and welcome to Tarnished Coast! Hope you have lots of fun! And you’re welcome!

Very high. I feel obligated to tell you that the server populations are pretty much big fat lies though. My old server (Gate of Madness) also said it had a “very high” population when I couldn’t find a single person ever. Tarnished Coast is practically filled to the brim with people though, so no worries about an empty server.

Spedaval.1973:

Hello! I’ve recently decided to return to Gw2 and I want to start fresh. My highest character is around level 49 and I wanted to know if you guys could point me towards a good PvE server. I’ve never been too great in PvE besides the original GuildWars I used to play WoW but I really only played PvP aside from leveling through dungeons. And that’s why I’m here asking you guys for advice on where to go.

Please note that I only listed my highest level character for reference. I plan to delete all my characters to receive a free server transfer

Edit: Please only recommend North American servers

Tarnished Coast all the way. I transferred over to TC after I couldn’t find a single person on Gate of Madness in almost 24 hours of playing. The people on TC are extremely friendly, kind, and will help you with almost anything. I was also very surprised to see about 20 people in the starting zone, because I never saw that many people on GoM, even in 4 months of playing.

Build with berzerker gear and trinkets, and then put in a weapon sigil that improves precision each time you kill a foe. If you do it correctly, you should have about 92-95% critical hit chance. On top of that, you could use food that increases your precision to raise it to 100%. After that, watch the damage fly! Oh, and don’t forget to use the signet of fire because it improves your crit chance by 25% I think. It’s a significant boost that will help you a ton. My Elementalist hits for 4,000 damage on level 80 enemies every hit and every hit I do is a critical hit. Good luck, hope this helps!

Redscope.6215:

Galtrix.7369:

I use the shield, and it’s fine for now. Later on, I’d like to see some of your changes implemented though. I only use the mace/shield combo because my guardian is built to heal/protect/regenerate health and endurance.

You’re using the shield to heal, protect, and regen? You’d be better off with a Focus.

Probably, but skill number 4 gives protection, which I really like, and skill number 5 makes it so I can push enemies away from allies and give myself time to slap down a health regen symbol for my allies to stand in. I don’t know, it just fits my playstyle I suppose.

Lord Rheios.4152:

Cat Has Ducks.1982:

Galtrix.7369:

Cat Has Ducks.1982:

Numbers look nice for WvW.

As far as PVE.
“And no, I don’t want to play as a zerker.”

This line lets me know you don’t care about being the best group mate possible. Any build will “work” in PVE. Since you don’t care about maximizing your potential, then yes that will “work”.

-Sigh- Take your elitism elsewhere. You’re not wanted here.

Wait so its only Elitist if you are pro Zerkers? What do you call people who outright are against Zerkers like the OP? He didn’t post any build, just a statement of “Will it Work” and that he won’t go zerker. Isn’t the process of outright eliminating a possibility worse than advocating one?

Not especially. His choice to not play zerker is just as subjective as your own enjoyment of the gearset. However, an assumption that he “doesn’t care about being the best groupmate possible” was very rude. He very likely wants to maximize his effectiveness within a specific gear he enjoys (especially if he’s rping).
There’s nothing inherently wrong with zerkers until you start treating other set ups like lepers because they don’t play to your specific set of enjoyment.

Also ‘pro zerker’? That kind of suggests his point. I’m not saying you’re not an excellent zerker, or that good zerkers aren’t great at damage mitigation, but some people just don’t enjoy the tightwire gameplay. Assuming that makes them ‘less pro’ because they choose not to do it (even if they can) makes you elitist.

^ Perfect answer, thank you very much.

Kalastraer.8264:

Why can’t we explore places like crystal desert? In GW1 we had a lot more of the map but in GW2 we don’t. I would like a response from someone who KNOWS.

As far as lore goes, I could guess that a lot of places we traveled to in GW1 have become inhospitable in GW2, seeing as how many years have passed. I could only guess that a dragon completely rearranged the geography in certain places to make them dangerous. Of course lots of that stuff could be the answer. New, demon creatures could have come up from the depths and are living in those areas. A necromancer hellbent on hiding his treasure spread throughout Tyria erased those places from every map in the world using ancient magic known only to an ancient race that died out 300 years ago.

If you’re not talking about lore, I guess you’re talking about the physical reason Anet did not implement those places. I can only guess at that reason too. Laziness, server engine incapabilities, or they plan to release those places through the Living World. The latter is my best guess, and is probably the only logical reason for Anet to withhold using those places in the beginning of the game.

Please forgive me for not believing in what you wrote. I have seen many a fantastic post go unnoticed and unheeded when it was a suggestion that could’ve improved the game immensely.

I have waited, waited, and waited for the suggestions, criticism, and helpful thoughts that other people give to you to be put into the game or fixed to a certain extent. I, myself, gave a few incredibly good solutions to issues that were never addressed, and it was never even looked at.

As such, I agree 100% with the first post. I will not believe it until I see it. I do hope I am proved wrong and that many suggestions are looked at thoroughly and given careful thought.

Tower Guard.5263:

I very much understand where the OP is coming from. The internal metrics won’t lie.

I’m sure the Tequal event metrics will show that it was being killed every spawn on every server, to once or 2 or 3 times a day on one or two servers. This is a step backwards instead of forwards. Because instead of generating new content to attract more players Anet has alienated a large portion of players. Sure some people in Tequal guilds will do it, but that’s far less than the people that were doing it before. Anet wants people to play, if less people play because of a change it’s a step backwards. To be honest it’s a failure.

Solution? Tequal hard mode instance, but because it seems too typical MMO like, Anet will not do this. The real solution is to have left Tequal as is and create a new land where there is an event like Tequal v2. You might sell recycling old content as new content, but it isn’t. You don’t take away from the current state, you add more content.

You add and add and add. No map space? Go underground, go in the air, go into the sea.

I couldn’t even participate in Teq on Gate of Madness… it was more than a ghost town because I was the only one there 2 out of 3 times. I took a few screenshots, but now I can’t find them (I’ll probably add them later). Anyway, I agree 100% with your post.

Crawford.4135:

Nothing. Welcome to the AION loot system

Hahaha, that made me laugh for a good 5 minutes. Sadly, Aion’s loot system is better nowadays.

Either 1 or 3. I’ve brought the berserker issue up tons of times and have never received a single response from Anet.