Guild Wars 2

Tonight I am not doing Tixx again. Why? Because I cannot bering myself to kill more adorable, squeaking griffons.

I’ll harden myself up for tomorrow and the Toypocalypse. I will only run again the earlier instances without griffons, however.

That’s it. All city instances will be replayable when Tixx is in LA.

- Too hard (I am not rich either in RL or in game)
- Not really
- Not very likely, but not totally out of question so: Undecided
- YES!

Hi!
Help us a little so we can help you better.

Where are you? What is your current level?

What do you mean by helping people? Is it doing the Heart Tasks, helping the NPCs that call for your attention (Dynamic Events) or are you helping players?

I absolutely feel for you. I play five characters, three of them are now lvl 80: Necromancer, Ranger and Guardian. My guardian runs around swinging swords and that is just fine when playing alone. When in a group I feel pressure to play in some other way that the rest of the group wants. Therefore I prefer not to use the Guardian in groups.

When she was around lvl 40, I took her to Ascalon a few times. The last time ended it for I got yelled at for not having the right skills learned for dungeons. The guy thought that Guardians were useless without that one particular skill. I didn’t have skillpoints at that tiem to learn it, I did later. But it left me feeling people expect miracles out of Guardians.

Runcore.5107:

Im disappointed when i look back on Halloween or Lost Shores events. During Halloween there was real challenge JP, great rewards and repeatable dungeon with still good rewards. Lost shores was good for final rewards and what now?

The final event Toypocalypse will be in Lion’s Arch. Compare and complain about Wintersday after that is done. Personally, I hope they are not going overboard like with the Karka Event this time.

Hmm. Well, I find it a fun little instance and it is nice to meet new people. Also, I find it the easiest way to get Giant Gifts. I am collecting sweaters to buy holiday items. I was saving to get the recipies, but I got them from the gifts already, so now I plan to buy some other stuff.

Not that I run around Tixx all the time. Did the first one five times and the second thrice. If it starts to feel like grinding, I stop.

Watching Tixx’s ship depart from the Grove. Sadly that thing moves too fast. It landed in Divinity’s Reachabout 5 seconds after it left, so I could not see it arrive. My daughter sits opposite of me and her character was at the receiving end. If our comouters were next to each other, could have seen both.

Hummingbird.5867:

Umm…….they hit me for 8-9K and I have 3K hit points. It is a level 15-25 zone. There is no running in and grabbing a box. I have tried. Repeatedly. So 6 level 69 princesses x 9k = you aren’t running anywhere.

Was this Diessa Plateau? Because I had a box of lvl 69 Skritt there yesterday.

Well, I have not died to them YET. But they are challenging.

Today I explored Harathi Hinterlands and the toy Ventari were much tougher than the Modniir, Harathi and Tamini combined. Ventari must have been some Centaur. :P

I did get salughtered in Diessa Plateau when for some odd reason the skritt in the box were lvel 69 while I was lowered to 26.

I don’t think they need to be dead either. I believe downed counts too.

Many events are started by someone pushing a trigger somewhere, so they happen at random times. Some events are on a shortish timer (for example Plinx at Cursed Shore) and some on long (the Dragon Champions). For the last there are timers on the web, but other than that asking in the map chat or reading it is probably the best bet.

You can play any profession that appeals to you. Seriously.

Barnaby Malong left out two classes completely. But both Mesmer and Necromancer are quite playable. Even by someone like me who doesn’t know the minute details of builds and such. I am enjoying both my characters of these professions. Necromancer, as well as Guardian and Ranger are levelled up, the Mesmer and Elementalist are comiong along at their own pace. Both a bit over 40 right now.

My personal team is consisted of:
Sylvari Ranger
Human Necromancer
Norn Guardian
Asura Mesmer
and
Charr Elementalist, who fights Flame with Fire.
None of them is a ‘main’. They all are as important to me.

These five are all female like me, but I plan on expanding and adding male character or two to the merry band in the future. I want to have enventually all eight professions.

Any combination of race/gender/profession is fine. Today I saw a very impressive Male Norn Mesmer, which is not the first combination that comes to my mind when creating a character. It was an eye opening experience and I am so glad I got to see that guy.

So they say, but I have not had any luck yet. But that should not amaze anyone who knows me. RNG likes to tease me.

Is it possible that you have an undiscovered plot of land somewhere? I’ve seen others solve the issue by discovering a region they never went to before. A region that has no WP, SP, vistas or PoIs is easy to miss.

Well, I am running it on highest settings with a computer that cost €699. So, yes. You can build one for that price I am sure.

I am too busy to remember food.

Zharahk.1806:

Some high heels for my female characters would be nice too!

On this I do disagree unless it is town clothes. Climbing rockfaces, fighting and even running in high heels just does not look right.

I don’t mind if others want to run around an a couple of straps of clothing as long as I can get something to wear too without having to pay an exorbiant price. I may pity your characters wearing their bikini in the snow though. ;P

Now, I don’t mind having a crowd at the Plinx event chain. There is room for everyone there. However, one Sunday morning at 6 a.m. I was playing the event with just one other player and I was amazed. There was a sound of hammering while Plinx fixed the suit. I had never heard it over the crowd.
Undoubtedly there are many other events that have things to offer one never saw in a big crowd, even if the event does not fail. If it fais, as the OP posted, then there is a whole other story to see.

If you order from Amazon, remember that it cost less per book to have two or more in the same order. Also remember not to buy too many or you may have to pay duty for them.

The problem with Exotic jewelry is that very few people are willing to pay even the price of the materials. It takes quite a bit of Orichalcum just to make one piece as well as 5 jewel orbs. The real choking point is the ectoplasm though. Like any other exotic these also eat up 5 ectos.

That which is a problem for us who craft jewelry, can bew a good thing for the buyer.

Fletch.3572:

Agony and “similar mechanics to be added in the future”

And that is about the only thing that makes me want to NOT play.

I just randomly do whatever I feel like. It has kept me interested so far though I am a bit worried since I only played 4 hours today.

Valinerya.6713:

Asurans are technologically minded, while Norns care more about beer, battle, and broads. Makes sense to me that the Asura would provide us with fancy new toys!

Not all Norn are into broads. Some would rather find a hunky fellow. But food and drink, certainly. The Norn would arrange a huge feast with some fighting entertainment, no doubt.

Fresh, cold salad is not Frozen Salad. Have you ever seen a frozen salad leaf? Or one that has been frozen and melted? Not a pretty sight.

There’s a Sylvari in the Grove who says she didn’t like being in Hoelbrak as it was to cold for her sap.

Yes, shoes for the kids would be a wonderful present.

Because so many people are away during the actual Chrismas Days, it would be better not to have the special events at that time. It would only make many people sad.

Besides, surely Arena.net people deserve a Christmas break too.

It rather depends on where is overseas, I suspect. If it is in Europe then no. Elsewhere it should be yes.
Contact support and ask. It is best to be sure. I asked about this during the beta and they said it might be possible later on.

Attended for hours from the start to the very near finish/Ancient Karka died while I was dead at the doorway/returned to the cave from WP, no chest/got mail yesterday.

The contents of my chest were fine, but nothing to write to the forum about. The most important thing is that I got the 20 slot box. Thank you, getting that after the effort really made my day and I no longer hate seeing that carcass.

This happens to me as well. Not often but a few times a day. Usually hitting one skill button brings the mouse back into action.

My guess is also that nearly every time when someone comes around and asks: “Hi! I am new. What should I play?” The reply is to start with Warrior since it is so easy to play. (I don’t know if that is true. I’ve not tried Warrior, Engineer or Thief yet.)

As for PvE being… No. WvWvW is something I only do a couple of evenings each month to get the 50 required kills. And PvP I will never voluntarily even try. For some of us PvE is the Game.

Well, how about those of us who do not want to go to Fractals at all, if possible. Or those of us who really are not favourites of RNG?

Is there anything even in existance that is better than the green back item from Personal Story?
If there is, where should one hunt for it?

I have no idea if party affects events with chests.

It makes a clear difference in events where the loot comes from the fallen enemies. The official guide book said that when you are in a group anything killed by a party member will potentially spawn loot for you if you wounded the npc during the fight.

I know I get barely anything alone, but running in an ‘event farming’ group on Cursed Shore about triples my loot.

It is the Toymaker’s airship.

I quite agreee with omerk: Do whatever feels fun to you.

However, something in your post stroke my eye. " I’m beginning to think about how I want to end my gameplay…" Sad that you feel game ends with either the storyline or map completion. There is still so much out there to enjoy.

I am not going to tell you what happens at the near end of the story, no fear. But you need to know about a technicality. The penultimate Personal Story quest is also the last in the dungeon storyline. To complete Personal Story you will need to do that one dungeon with four other people as well as a bunch of NPCs, familiar from either Personal Story or Dungeon Story or ’Destiny’s Edge’ book.

Every server is a little different. But if you don’t like the one you start with, you can change to another every 7 days for free. (The current situation. Subject to change when/if guesting becomes available.)
Hopefully you find one that has a fair number of people at the times you play.

I don’t have any Ascended items, nor am I likely to get them unless they really do become available outside the torture chambers.

But I have a question. It was asked if the new gear will become ’obsolete like the exotic back pieces". Are there exotic backpieces? If they exist, where? I have not seen anything better than the Personal Story reward ones.

The player probably logged on at the node then WP’d away.

You do know you can keep the look by using transmutation stones?

It means to ‘thin out’, to kill some of the enemies off quickly.

Have you put up the ‘flag’ saying you want to group? Or asked in chat? Random party invites happen sometimes, even though people are supposed to ask first. It is true that there is very little grouping. I am not entirely sure why. Do people want to prove that they can do everything on their own? Do they just all want to be trhe one deciding where to go and how fast? Or have they not yet discovered that loot gets better in a group?

30 is the level where the Elite skills become available and that is why it is an important step. If you have saved skillpoints (or are playing with Digital Deluxe or higher edition) you can add the Elite skill immediately. Otherwise you just continue doing the same things as you have so far, perhaps moving to new area, meeting new enemies and friends.

At, or near lvl 30, the first ‘yellow’ items become available. They are a little better than the green and may not cost very much at the TP. But you will do just fine in the blue or green armor and arms. I never had anything but the Personal Story rewards levelling up.

It takes 2 hours to complete 7 fractals? Really? In my sordid experience takes over 3 hours to complete the first three. Then repeat and with bad luck only one counts for the seven. The further you go the less chance there is to get one you haven’t done and more the chance having to repeat the ones you already did just hoping to get one that counts. I did this last month and thought the torture would be over when I finally got the seventh.

True, I don’t have to do the monthly. But I like having a goal. I don’t care about the karma, the mystic coins that just stack in my bank collecting dust. It is just something meaningful to do.

The Current Monthly Requirements are:

1. Monthly WvWvW Player Kills: 50 to kill
2. Fractal Frequenter: 7 fragments to complete
3. ?????
4. ?????

No change in Daily.

We roleplayed a Personal Story quest of my Charrr that took her to Snowden Drifts. I found it fun and since the other players on that run still message me, I presume it wasn’t awful for them either. One said though: “I have never roleplayed a quest in a game. Not since D&D.”

OP: I love your post. Your examples are great and they would enrich the world. Are you really sure you are not a roleplayer? I’d love to play with you.

Someone, in game, just told me: “I don’t play this game as a job, I play it for fun.”

Persevering through hard things, working hard to accomplish something can be fun and rewarding. Persevering the same thing over and over when it is not fun is what I do daily at my work. It is not what I want to do for fun.

Gluttony: The Imbued Shaman is annoying, but can be beaten if you just never stop moving.
Though that is one of the reasons I hate the whole idea of having to go to Fractals again. I might need to face that creature more than once to get all seven fragments.

Truthfully though, I think those dungeons themselves are excellent. The problem is having to tolerate the comments from the other people in the group. Please, don’t tell me not to go with PUG. The PUG was the only time it was fun in that place.

I opened my game this morning and looked at the Monthly Achievement. Then I groaned and for the first time in my, perhaps excessive, 950 hours of playing this game I felt it was not worth the trouble.

Fractals, fractals, fractals. The whole game has turned into Fractals already. Why are those of us not interested in the grind forced into it again? Last month it made sense, it was the new thing.

I am not saying that Fractals could not be a part of the monthly, but as the OP said, why not have the achievement to ‘Complete 7 Dungeon runs’ with each fractal being one path. Then people could at least choose to be somewhere else in the world and finding groups for the other dungeons would, perhaps, not be as difficult as it has been lately.

Personally, I don’t like at all being forced into WvWvW each month either. It is confusing, laggy and people speak a “foreign” language there. All one can do is to follow the biggest crowd hoping to encounter enemies and somehow manage to murder fifty of them. I don’t want to be there, I feel like an idiot. I am pretty sure Commander Ravenclaw would rather people like me didn’t run around there either. I can complete it, I did last month too. But there are lots of people who cannot because of the demand it puts on the machines. Does it have to be every month?

Special Events being part of the monthly is both interesting and frustrating, escpecially since it is all hidden. This month many of us will be traveling to see family over the holidays and cannot/will not play while there. I now wonder, if it is at all worth trying to do these first two, unpleasant and grindy, things for the achievement that may require being online the certain few days near the end of the month.

Contact support. The worst that can happen is that they tell you there is nothing that can be done.

I am curious. How does one complete the achievement while dead? I’d like to try that this month, if I even bother with the thing at all.

You are doing better than me. My character killed over 200 Karka and only got 4 shells. They don’t seem to drop very often.

Here in finalnd they are available. But the price is horrible. For what you pay 20€ online, you pay €32.50 buying a card. This does not feel right.

Are you talking about the Asura Cultural Weapons Tier 3 Great Sword? If you are, I was told by a Norn gentleman wielding that particular weapon that anyone can buy the cultural weapons with karma. Just head to Rata Sum and talk to the dealer.

I have to agree with Mercury Ranique. The Dragons are awesome just to fight. Especially Claw of Jormag, though the Shatterer looks amazing.
I have never gotten a yellow or better item from a chest. Notr even in full MF gear. Does that bother me? Not in itself though it is irritating everyone else bragging on their superior catch. Still the Dragons I fight for the sake of fighting a Dragon.

“The Game Starts at 80”? Really? That is completely against the design of this game. The game starts at lvl 1. The game also does not end at lvl 80 even though certain people feel that way. The statement sounds like it came from other games, not this one.

Reaching lvl 80 is not the thing you have to do to get to play this game. However, the journey to lvl 80 can be an interesting experience. I recommend doing that for that reason. At level 80 not much at all changes. You get a bit better gear, sure. But you’ll still do the same things you did before.

I hope someone can give you tips on levelling. I have to be on the bus in 8 minutes, so I cannot tackle that right now.