Guild Wars 2

Gw1 is the MMO that gave me faith in MMO’s. GW 2 is the MMO that made me loose faith in MMO’s. Destiny will be the MMO that’ll renew that faith. Then GW 2 will become the game I come to while I wait for an expansion for Destiny.

Palador.2170:

Hybarf Tics.2048:

I started GW 2 because of all the lies. I simply love being made promises to that don’t deliver.

“And if you’re good this year, maybe Santa will bring you something.”

Well now that you mention it I’m waiting for Destiny to come to PC.
Then I’ll have 2 games to juggle with.

I started GW 2 because of all the lies. I simply love being made promises to that don’t deliver.

Sell the gold for real money, buy Assassin’s Creed Unity and quit this stupid game that keeps everything secret, makes no promises and isn’t going anywhere.
J,K

Buy all the high profile dyes I got missing it’s the only collection that mean anything
to me and keep the rest for future legendary.

To activate speed your carpet is already on spell 1, if you have speed with healing you activate it then activate 1 and your speeding normally.

For the love of Quaggans Anet, why give us such a cool thing as a flying carpet and not give us options with it?
1: Get on and ride.
2: Give a lift to a player. Also nice for couples who play together. Also for saving lives on race track obstacle course.
3: Glide down. No dying from jumping off cliff no matter how high, you simply glide down. For destroyed bridges on race track.
4: Fly over water. Can also be part of a race track.
5: Wind gust. Same speed as running but with the carpet.
Even at 500 Gems I would have bought one and it would be a blast.

Other ideas “Carpet Racing”

6: healing for burns and such.
7: Jumping. For obstacle courses.
8: Fire extinguisher. That’s right some sections have fire hazards.
9: Joust with a lance. In case of enemies on flying carpets. Maybe for PVP joust.
10: Yes even an elite spell for those dynamic events only done with a carpet in mind.

And please Anet don’t say who gives a Skritt.
P.S: I heard another player whining he couldn’t get his pet cat on his broom.

wasted.6817:

The break is more or less the same as last time, so expect more or less the same. Likely another Dry Top sized new map etc.

No you can’t have all LS maps made the same size. Dry Top was made this small because it was this small in GW 1. Other add on maps will be based on GW 1 or 2 sizes accordingly. They will be released in small chunks but will be overall bigger. The ideal would be the full map of a zone but don’t think it will happen every 2 weeks. I think a full map a month would be feasible.

No, I said it a thousand times no MMO can survive without a full expansion or full campaigns. The LS story philosophy is exactly what’s gonna kill this game unless we see regular expansion or mini expansions in the store. I figure something in the neighborhood of 10 zones every 6 months would do it. Anet was already doing more than what I suggest with half the staff in the GW 1 days.

GW 2: 25 zones, 5 cities in 5 years.
That’s 30 zones in sixty months,
or the equivalent of one full and finished map every 2 months.

I didn’t read the first four pages but if there is one constant since launch, it’s that Anet don’t listen one bit about any demands concerning armor looks. I have never ever seen one reply from a Dev about armor looks not one. Yeah it turns me off too but I’ve given up on this subject. The old skirt pants trench coat and skimpy looks post we’ve seen them all except Anet.

Anet here’s an excellent way to prove you really do read and listen to the community.
If you re-open SAB it’ll mean that you care. Not opening it might mean you still care but have a good reason spelled out here in this forum.
Sincerely a more or less satisfied customer in the overall direction and secrecy of the game.

ruzicka.4783:

I just noticed that I am close to achieving “Hammer Master”, with 483 out of 500 kills. The thing is though, none of my characters (Ranger, Engineer, Elementalist and Mesmer) can use a hammer! How is it possible to have attained 483 “hammer” kills? Do some character classes have skills and/or spells that can be counted as a hammer?

You get points for 500, however mastery is 5000.

Anet here’s an excellent way to prove you really do read and listen to the community.
If you re-open SAB it’ll mean that you care. Not opening it might mean you still care but have a good reason spelled out here in this forum.
Sincerely a more or less satisfied customer in the overall direction and secrecy of the game.

You know after all this time I fail to understand why this is not on 24/7. During the down period until Nov 4th while the game is at it’s most boring we could go there.
What do you say Anet can we or will you still deny us some fun?

chemiclord.3978:

I think the best you can hope for is that new zones have similar mechanics.

Overhauling everything would be a far greater undertaking than you probably think.

This. On a side note let’s not give Anet too many of these good ideas, or risk getting your expansion in 2025.

According to Anet’s official statement not an exploit, and according to Regina as with any games things can change. Anet could not allow China to mine a key for every PS lv 10 as we did. The losses would have been too great for their wallet. So here comes the China’s tutorial forcing them to start their PS only at lv 10. Now with the patch we are now on even ground with China, free to put up or shut up or quit. Nothing is an exploit as long as you buy gems that is.

Tank you all.

Before getting in game I have 3 × 100% map completion, however those same three characters once in game show 99% map completion with 300 / 303 hearts completed this was caused by the patch or so I think. Unless hearts were added but we would know about, right? Ok so this with all characters my 5 × 99% show this as well.

Ok I know this is not a big thing but I want to know if other characters have the same thing.

Nabuko Darayon.9645:

If you destroy 13 Queen Jennah minis… will the Shining Blade come and lock you up? worried

Don’t worry about it Anet will guarantee your replacement with 13 cake guns and the year after that 13 dragon minis, that’s how much Imagination Anet has. That’s also how important the game birthday is.

ipan.4356:

I was about to create a post describing in detail all of the things they could do to fix this game….

Then I realized that it was futile – Anet will not make any radical changes to the game.

They might listen to some minor changes.

But if you’re looking for them to make major changes in direction – it’s not happening.

They just don’t see the writing on the wall, and when they do, it will be too late to do anything about it, as everyone will have left.

Exactly, need we say more? No expansion by 2015 would be equal to Anet 6’ under.
I don’t know what the fuss is all about. I only know numbers Anet staff 2000-2005, 170 employees, result GW 1 after 5 years, one year later 2006 to the day Cantha emerges, October 2006 Elona emerges, August 2007 Eye of the North emerges. August 2012 GW 2 comes out now Anet has 370 employees, August 2014 all Anet has produced map wise, Southsun Cove, Dry Top and that is the extent of our perma content. Labyrinthine Cliffs is a once a year deal and not a normal map.
Now you know why the game is getting emptier by the day.

Has it occurred to anyone that the next dragon is Kralkatorik? Mordremoth became a more imminent threat which is why we’re there. Has it also occurred to us that not all dragons have to be part of the lame waste of time that is LS 2? Zaithan was not he was part of the game. Both Cantha and Elona can be launched with the dragon region in it.
The Chrystal Desert could be part of the Elona expansion. The deep sea dragon could be part of the Cantha expansion. Better yet we already have seen Cantha and Elona in GW 1, why does it have to be part of GW 2. As an expansion we could have a totally new continent never before seen in GW 1.

Ohoni.6057:

I was really bored by the week 1 announcements, and the week 2 announcements were super lackluster, I was really beginning to despair that we might not be getting any changes worth caring about out of this September feature patch, but finally they’re making some big substantive improvements to the game! I mean, I don’t PvP, so I almost never have an opportunity to actually use Finishers anyways, but moving the finishers from the hero tab to a different portion of the hero tab?! Squee! :\

Well then consider yourself lucky, there is absolutely nothing interesting in it for me.
I don’t do PVP as I have a total lack of competitiveness, skills or ego for it. WvW I enjoyed some of it but I was there for map completion and to me it is too much like PVP. And the 3rd week, well who gives a Skritt’s butt? Minis and finishers both of which I don’t collect. All that’s left is the game itself is there anything for it in the 3 weeks? I thought so. Now let’s go back to the lame pretense waste of time that is season 2 until we really get something interesting and worth waiting for, you guested it, the expansion.

Nalora.7964:

The removal of dyes from the drop tables has to be one of the worst decisions ever made by Arenanet. It is mind boggling that they would make so many decisions that are meant to assist the new player in other areas, but then take out one of the most enjoyable and fun things for anyone in game.

Its like someone came in and crushed all your crayons. I have been in game for 2 years and this decision makes me sad for new players who do not have the joy of getting a new dye. On the days when I was having extreme bad luck and poor drops, a dye could make my entire day.

Who knew? Most of the times changes are based on their wallet not ours. Want proofs? Simply look at any and all prices in stores, sometimes even on special it’s still a rip off.

How much moolah or money if you will, is in Anet’s vault.

adormtil.1605:

^Can you report people for that?

I guess but it won’t stop the bleeding.

Beauty of GW 2 all regions are insanely good looking.
Ugliness of GW 2, all things that are bought with gold or karma outside the store.
The lack of an expansion or it being delayed at the expanse of the living story because it makes money so no rush.

Azure.8670:

im really not sure what the point of this is but ok brother, your fault.

It’s simply a design difference between the 2 gender, which made no sense to me, and can be corrected but will never happen. I guess there are more important things to fix.

Don’t forget dungeons have been explored to death. Now it’s no longer about the fun of doing it, all that matters to most players is efficiency and money. Sadly enough some will even charge you money even drop you on your sorry Skritt’s butt at the end before the big chest if you don’t pay up. It’s a form of game extortion that some shallow players take pleasure in doing. It’s been done to me, a friend of mine and I’m sure a lot of other players fell victim to this. Some do tell you before starting that the run cost money but not all group leaders are forthcoming and polite. That is why we avoid dungeons like the plague.

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

Hybarf Tics.2048:

. I’m sure I’m not the only one.

Here you go: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Game-Updates-Wardrobe-Transmutation-Outfits/page/19#post4335684

Yu’r wright I had forgotten about it my bad. Lock it or delete it it’s ok.

My friend buys one for his Charr I find it very cool, there’s a dragon neck and head wrapped around the tail, I thought it was a very nice touch. I was eager to buy mine didn’t do the preview, my fault. What did Anet approve? No dragon head wrapped around the tail for the female Charr, very lame. Thank you I threw away $10.00 my fault.
Anyway it’s water under the bridge since I don’t buy outfits until they come back as separate pieces.

We used to have 4 or 5 pieces for them, we could mix and match or simply hide the headgear. Now it’s one piece so no mixing or hiding anything. Excuse me for being blunt but not only it doesn’t it make any sense but it’s lame. That move penalises us both. In your case it means less outfit sales for the store. That’s right I don’t buy any outfits because of this. I can’t remove the mask on the Assassin’s outfit therefore no sales period. I’m sure I’m not the only one.

Lion’s Arch still has aquatic life. The Quaggans still have their village, so why remove them from their homes and why aren’t they back? It makes no sense.

Well now it’s official and everyone knows, when it’s about loosing money Anet will always go back on their word. I remember in a thread about key farming, a dev came in and replied it’s perfectly ok to farm key as it’s not an exploit and we have no reason to touch it. Famous last word, what they really meant is, as long as it does not interfere with our profits you have nothing to worry about. If Anet thinks that this little stunt will result in more key sales they are sadly mistaken.

Lord Kuru.3685:

Immensus.9732:

The content you are getting every 6 months is equal to a full expansion in other MMOs.

Not even close to being true.

I agree, I don’t know what games he’s been playing but an expansion should have 1/3 to 1/2 of it’s original size added. Take for example the 4 chapters of LS 2 we got 3 zones of Dry Top which don’t even add up to half a full standard map like Mount Maelstrom.
However I do understand the size of Dry Top is in direct relation to it’s previous size in GW 1. It’s always been the smallest map in game. Southsun Cove is also half a map. Labyrinthine Cliffs is not even a permanent one so let’s not go there.

Because it’s always the same 77 players I see playing, the other 4 ,285, 686 players have all quitted.

You’re having a terrible nightmare Zoso go back to sleep.

Now that my rant is over here’s something I would have like to see since launch hard LV 80 heart missions. Missions at the end of an expert jumping puzzle and the chest only opens after the mission.

You know Colin there is such a thing as giving people hope, without giving any specifics or dates or talk of new continents, that thing is called a pic.
You devs used to do this very thing a lot before launch. Artist like Daniel Dociu for example who has been missing in action since March 11th 2011.
Simply post future in game pics from time to time and let the player base speculate on it. It can even be a painting that has been included in the future development of the game which would give us only a vague look into the future. Don’t do it so much for me but for the rest of the player base since the silence treatment has already killed the game for me. The last L.S chapter I did Divinity’s Reach and didn’t bother finishing the rest. Since then all I do is only daily then I log out. I got all professions at 80 and all fully mapped but now the motivation to stay online is all but gone. Even for me pics would give me something to look forward to besides the usual rumor of a 2015 expansion which I simply do not believe in anymore.
Best regards an ex full time player and supporter who’s already contributed to more than 10 expansions which we have yet to hear about. I don’t regret my gems contribution they added to my enjoyment, but it’s all water under the bridge.
Make no mistake about this silence can also kill a game it has for me.

Chris Whiteside.6102:

Personally I am looking forward to building a better bridge.
Chris

Gotcha, where?
Is it the Pirate one leading from Brisband Wildlands into the Maguma Wastes?

That’s what happens when you lack creativity. Ley line a creative set, thumbs up.

You’re right so August 12th it is, too bad I guess my theory of the Asura Lab getting us out of Dry Top for good will have to wait until the August 12th Update. Spoiler yes there is an Asura lab there inside the mountain and it’s facing away from Dry Top.
Remember Dry Top was the smallest Zone in GW 1, so yeah expect to be out of it soon if not in 3 weeks.

Chrispy.5641:

Yeah, but looks like we wont actually be able to see the events and stuff there until the next patch after this one.

Exactly it’s the July 29th update you can go now but no NPC.

Not only is there a second seed place on the ground right next to it, also the region for July 29th is already done and in game but there are no NPC for now. How do I know well you can climb to it via those jumping crystal. I have done some guided tours for many people already and no I will not post pics those would be spoilers for even more people. If you stand on the seed patch the way up is to the right cliff. The only spoiler I will give is as you reach the plateau going up the hill the first thing you’ll see is a camp for more victims of a second or 3rd air ship. Climbing there is only a spoiler and certainly not an exploit. I even think Anet does that on purpose sometimes to quench our thirst for curiosity.

Underwater combat and the look of it’s environment is the best I’ve seen in any game.
I hope they include more underwater environments in future LS story or expansion.
Killing underwater content totally would be the final blow for this game or at least my participation in it.

Northernnliht.9514:

I think it is pretty safe to say that we will be getting an expansion.

To which they could post a few pics or even a video, would it kill them to bring our hopes up just a tiny bit of a fraction? Or is it easier to ignore the fan base totally until they go play other games?

Let’s see no exotics at all from hidden chest in Dry Top since the first. My first exotic dropped from the giant on the 20th. Must I mention those stupid sand piles, the worst loot idea since launch.

Lord Kuru.3685:

Taygus.4571:

mrauls.6519:

Why should we not log in though :S we enjoy the game, it’s the reason we’re on the forums now posting our opinion. What you’re offering isn’t a solution but a pseudo feeling of receiving what we’re asking for

Ok log in, but don’t play LS

This is basically how it works in games that do expansions.No new content for months on end.
It’s what you’re asking for, so don’t play LS for 1 year. There’s your expansion.

Not even close to enough content for an expansion after 2 years, much less 1.

Yeah makes you wonder what school he went to. Any good expansion is at least half of the original title and we’re getting one zone a year. The new LS system is now kicking in high gear with the equivalent of 3 zones a year. Don’t log in for a year indeed. At this rate it would be more the equivalent of don’t log in for 5 years.

I lost faith in them. Don’t get me wrong I still love the game and creativity. Which is why I will still log in on a regular basis but play no more than an hour a day and 1 day every 2 weeks.

Logging in to activate stories but play only every 6 months is not the way to go I guarantee you’ll be playing alone while others are in the fresher content.

Here’s the bottom line.
2000 to 2005.
From 3 to 170 employees have produced GW1

2005 to 2007
6 months later the full campaign Factions
6 more months later Nightfall campaign
10 months later the expansion Eye of the North.
During those 10 months they even had been working on Utopia which they dumped
in favor of Eye of The North.

2007 to 2012
From 170 to 370 to produce GW 2.
August 2012 release date.
3 months later a new map “Southsun Cove” which had nothing to do with the storyline but where your character can now take a vacation…WoW
Labyrinthine Cliffs July 2013 not an official map based on wiki still fun after 2 festivals but getting old.
Dry Top 1/8 of a map July 1st.
Dry Top 1/8 of the same map, at this rate Dry Top will be completed and the same size as Brisband Wildlands by the end of October.
Don’t get me wrong I still love the game but this is not the same Anet as GW 1’s days with 2 very important founders and some staff gone some of which I’m sure didn’t like the direction the company was taking, nothing new here it happens everywhere but Anet is no longer the quality company it used to be. Yeah you might even say I’ve stopped being a fanboy and I’m now simply a dissatisfied player.

The rumor is for an expansion pack for 2015 at the rate things are going it better be a good and big expansion or Anet won’t last another 5 years and that would be sad. Ok time for me to buy an FPS while I wait for July 29th’s 1/8 th of added Dry Top content.
Did I mention it takes 4 months for 1/8 th of a map? Lucky for us they have more than 1 team working on each LS. Could have been worse. No applause please.

darkace.8925:

I’m can’t help but feel you didn’t read my entire post. That, or you’re intentionally using my words way out of context.

Of course I did glad you noticed.

darkace.8925:

I’m hoping Elona gets the same treatment.

Of course Elona is getting the same treatment, they are not making it because they don’t want to offend the African market. What we really need is a totally unique continent not in GW 1, where the race will have blue skin and not offend Earthlings.

Azhure.1857:

Please remember that ArenaNet just had a new child.
Its name is China.

Yep and now they have no choice but to make Cantha and make it very well they will.