It’s all spelled out in the Wiki:
“The charr muzzle is elongated and the mouth filled with prominent sharp teeth suited for their carnivorous diet. The teeth are larger on the males, particularly those on the bottom jaw which are usually considerably smaller on the female. The head has four horns, those from the top of the head are more prominent than those between the two sets of ears. The top pair of ears hears high frequencies such as a dog might, while the bottom pair hear low frequencies similar to an elephant. However, they have difficulty hearing mid-frequency sounds such as those used in human speech, which can aggravate already tense charr-human relations.”
Oh, and I can’t wait for Ascended runes, sigils and consumables. Sigh.
Ultimately most of this discussion is moot, even the OP’s otherwise worthwhile analysis. If people subjectively like having BiS equipment, and feel the effort to acquire Ascended items is an unnecessary and unwanted grind, then they will not be happy. They will feel like ArenaNet betrayed them, that most if not all of their promises and statements regarding this issue made in the past were lies. And they will feel especially violated if they played GW1 where the philosophy was very different and balanced.
Any comparison between Exotic and Ascended gear misses the point.
For better or for worse heroes and henchfolk made GW1 very solo-player friendly.
But the second letter of MMO is in fact “Multiplayer.”
I agree about Ascended gear being a mistake. They should have never added it in the first place. I can deal with Ascended gear, even though I think it is bad for the game. If they ever say they are adding another tier I will be gone though.
I am with you one hundred percent.
As there was no monthly fee I had no problem occasionally paying real money for gems. After Ascended was announced they haven’t received another penny from me. I’ve learned to be thrifty and when needed and/or desired I now convert in-game gold to gems.
In addition to my comments in forums like these I am protesting in the only other way I know how. If other players join me in this approach then that will force ArenaNet to finally listen.
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Tequatl can be both an exhilarating and frustrating experience. That said, when he reaches half his health or some other reasonable milestone he should just fly away as any reasonable, sane, intelligent dragon would do.
Well then it’s a good thing it’s just a mindless minion of Zhaitan.
From the Wiki: “The difference between a champion and other minions of a dragon is that champions are imbued with much greater amount of the Elder Dragons’ will, possessing an intellect of their own, to realize the will of the dragons and act according to them.”
Tequatl can be both an exhilarating and frustrating experience. That said, when he reaches half his health or some other reasonable milestone he should just fly away as any reasonable, sane, intelligent dragon would do.
Thanks so much for asking this question. I was wondering the same thing. And my bank is overflowing with dust. Shame it can’t be bought and sold on the BLTC or sold to a merchant.
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Traits: My engineer, to use another example, is heavily built for flamethrower use…. but can’t use the flamethrower kit underwater so about half of my traits become useless. If I could select a different build while underwater (just like head armor and weapons switch when going into the water), then it would be MUCH better.
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This. I agree with all of your post but this is clearly ArenaNet’s most egregious underwater mistake. It would require minimal effort on their part to have one set of traits for dry land and another for underwater. I’ve been asking for this since Beta.
Hey Red, you’re preaching to the choir.
And Rhapsody, I proudly don’t have a Warrior toon either.
(1) Player Housing and Guild Halls
(2) Reduce the stats of Ascended and Legendary equipment back to Exotic
(3) More professions and races, and better game balance between professions
(4) Fix the issues and bugs with the game, especially the 25 stack condition cap
(5) A renewed focus on the Underwater environment
The problem is not the introduction of ascended gear. It is the fact that ANet has stated that everyone, even the casuals should have the BiS gear.
They could have introduces ascended gear with better stats and made it easily accessible, or the same stats, just fencier, but hard to get.
They didn’t though. They made them better but available through grind (grinding fractals, grinding resources, etc.), which actually went against two advertised game pillars.
Grind is no fun.
BiS should be easily accessible by casuals.Even if ascended gear had only 1 stat point more, it would still be the best gear in the game. I do no understand why people try to diminish this fact. Better gear is better.
Everyone was promised the best gear stat wise – for little effort.
This is not true, I am looking at you, ascended weapons.
Applause!
Do the developers actually try and keep things balanced or even acknowledge when something is a little too strong?
Im coming from WoW so im a little spoiled when it comes to player-developer interaction and timely patches to address balance problems.
We have the same process but with different results. Almost everyone complains or comments how powerful warriors are, even people who play warriors, and the developers respond by making warriors even more powerful.
I have toons in six different classes, none of whom are warriors. Warriors just aren’t my style. However, if your highest criterion is wanting to play the most overpowered class then I concur with the rest of the posts so far. Warrior.
The one-handed sword definitely deserves more love versus its two-handed sibling; if no other reason than the fact that you can have two sigils operating at the same time. It also allows greater skill versatility. No doubt though that sadly the two-handed sword gets the lion’s share of the great skins.
My Guardian proudly brandishes a one-handed Pact Sword.
I agree with the OP and others and there’s little I can say that hasn’t already be said.
Pox to ArenaNet for giving Ascended and Legendary items that eight per cent bonus. For those that say it doesn’t matter… for two equally skilled players it most certainly does. And just knowing that you don’t have BiS equipment can spoil one’s enjoyment of the game. Heck, folks whine because of clipping issues with armor and weapons.
GW1 had it right.
Skimming through your points…
Yes, the game is definitely full of eye candy. We’ve come a long way since Temple of Apshai.
I like the Living Stories and was sorry to see so much duplication as I climbed levels with all my toons.
First year birthday presents were a very sad letdown. “Better than nothing” isn’t a grand endorsement.
I would like more races and professions; but that doesn’t seem to be at the top of their priority list.
Sorry about all the negativity. I know I’ve dished out my fair share. I have a love/hate relationship with the game. I honestly believe I would have quit a long time ago if there had been a monthly fee. I really wish GW2 was more like GW1. Pox to ascended and legendary weapons with their better stats. Curses to the devs who have claimed to be looking at issues for over a year now (say, the 25 stack limit to condition damage) with no sign of a fix on the horizon.
Still, I stick around. I guess my hope springs eternal.
My Asuran mesmer is named Control Alt Asura. It just had a nice ring to it. And yes, I was killing a task when I thought of it.
The Character Selection Screen is arguably the best place see our toons in the best light. But the square portraits used to select characters clips the bottoms of our toons. This is especially bothersome with Asura.
Could a different mechanism be used to select characters that doesn’t block our view?
Wow, this actually made Wikipedia:
Guild Wars 2/Stormbluff Isles – A Month in Pink
For the entire month of October Great Architect is sponsoring a Breast Cancer Awareness campaign in Guild Wars 2 on the Stormbluff Isles server. They are encouraging all members of their guild and the server to wear pink for the entire month. You can visit their site and related thread for ways to support Breast Cancer Awareness
I have a toon using the same hairdo as the OP. I was looking for a something stylish that didn’t cover her eagle eye goggles.
Oh my, the word “ISN’T” followed by the word “IT” is censored?
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That’s tomorrow, isn’kitten Definitely something easy that would be great and even fun to support. Count me in.
Your choice will ultimately be a personal one. I would select Necromancer since you’ve already played a class from the Soldier and Adventurer professions. Then again, I’ve always been partial to variety. Oh, and if the personal story matters to you be sure to pick a race you haven’t chosen before.
I would pay real money to play the game shown in these videos. Is there any chance that it will happen? Perhaps a crowdfunding effort via Kickstarter?
“This won’t end well.”
LOL. That should be the subtitle of the game.
The absolute failure to address one of the single most important issues with the game is one example of how truly incompetent and uncaring the designers and developers are.
All we’ve ever heard is that they’re currently looking at the issue. For over a year now. And there have been many reasonable solutions presented in these forums and elsewhere.
disappointment [dis-uh-point-muhnt]
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We already switch head armor and weapons when underwater… why not switch traits as well, and maybe even gear when we go underwater.
I’ve been asking for this since the Beta.
Bosses just shouldn’t be a huge amount of damage and life. They need to be smart and resourceful. Condition removal and damage reflection or negation would be a good start. Better mobility and tactics would be even better. Warriors would be swinging into a vacuum. 100 Blades times zero equals zero. Zerker would suddenly be hit-or-miss. Support skills would be important again.
Sorry, I’m just dreaming, it will almost certainly never happen.
I had a bunch of level 20 toons in GW1 and they had BiS armor and weapons. I enjoyed playing each one, tinkering with builds and class combinations. I still try to do the same thing in GW2 but it’s clearly not as alt-friendly for many of the reasons outlined above.
One reason that I have not seen mentioned (I probably just missed it) is that while reaching level 80 isn’t an especially daunting task, it certainly takes longer than it did to reach level 20 in GW1. Multiply that by a bunch of alts and….
Well, I’m already on record on this, but….
I really like underwater combat. I still wish that TPTB spent more time embellishing it. We need more weapons and skills (especially elites), we need more content, and we need two separate sets of underwater traits just like we have different skill bars. And we need a wider variety of breathers. Thanks for the new rare ones but they’re hard to acquire, expensive to purchase and we still need exotics.
Well, I mixed and matched races and classes, which I am guessing is the norm. That said, I know of folks in my guild who have ten or more toons so they must be duplicating races and classes.
One thing we should be getting for free is two different sets of traits, one for on dry land and one for underwater — just like we have two sets of weapons and skill bars.
Originally they intended GW2 to be like GW1. Everyone would be on an even playing field when they reached level 80 just like you are at level 20 in GW1. Yes, there would still be grinding, but only for the more attractive and prestigious armors, weapons and what not. It’s painfully obvious that they have changed their minds en route and I for one am very disappointed by this. If GW2 had a monthly subscription fee I would have left the game a long time ago.
No doubt for a new player to GW2 that Ranger with a longbow is the way to go if you don’t mind having a pet.
LOL, typing faster than I was thinking.
What I never understood about the so-called holy trilogy was why the super-powerful and/or super-intelligent foes never just attacked the healers and other key players first regardless of threat. They should know better.
Greetings All!
I know that the majority of GW2 players aren’t all that fond of Underwater and for a variety of reasons. I strongly feel that if ArenaNet just spent some time fixing the environment a lot of players would change their mind.
We certainly need PvE breathers that are better than Masterwork. We need two sets of traits, one above water and one below. There needs to be more content and better controls. A greater variety of skills (especially elites) and weapons would help. For example, Necros desperately need an Elite that works well with minions. And yes, there needs to be better balance between the classes.
Have I missed anything?
Cheers, Henri