Well that’s a nice gesture, take part in an event and get the reward of having voted(2+ stacks of votes cast). Do NOTHING and get rewarded in gold. Thank you ANET for the now useless left-over Representation Buttons that now clutter my inventory(we should be able to sell these as well).
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
Apparently there was a livestream set for noon PDT today. Apparently the announcement was plastered all over GW2 Facebook and Twitter. Can the people who don’t give in to social media sites start getting some news maybe on these forums? You know, the official game forums? Or maybe even on the launcher?
That’d be great. Thanks.
The launcher would be a fantastic place to put announcements and information about upcoming changes and events to the game, but you have to understand, it’s not “popular”.
They had this in the GW1 launcher, we were notified there when new things were coming out and it was glorious to have. Please bring this into GW2, along with many of the other cooler things that GW1 has over GW2. Thank you ANET.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
I’m a strong advocate of the Internet and I heartily support our feline cousins’ continued prominence in the aforementioned medium. However, ‘kitten’ is getting old.
I would like to see the forum censor replace ‘kitten’ with a term more becoming of the Guild Wars universe.
How about ‘skrittin’ ?
I approve this skrittin post. Skrit the skrittin skrit.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
Put all items you want to keep(except for soulbound items) in your bank, delete all characters then you can choose another server to start new on and your items will be waiting in your bank.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
Seams pretty clear to me, he is asking if he can wear his battle gear in boss fight then switch to his MF gear before opening chest and having his newly donned MF gear affect his rewards, but, to answer the OPs question whether it does or not MF DOESN’T affect chests although it MIGHT work on the bags.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
Every online game ever made has some sort of grind to it in order to advance some are a must to do and some you can choose whether you want to do it or not(like in GW2) and still advance.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
Please stop making those topics. It is a matter of taste. I love this new semi-heavy medium armor and I want to use some parts from light armor. Someone hates, someone likes!
Lol, no, i have my opinion and i will SPEAK, thank you very much. I know it is a matter of taste, but there are too many stone/leather/rusty/bone looks in this game.
Also, you guys are talking about the armors, i’m talking more about the look of the weapons.
You did also say armor, so, you opened the door on that one.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
Spawn windows are the worst thing for this game ever. Makes u sit around waiting for a boss to spawn only to have a large amount of lag because everyone is doing the same thing and what do u do when he spawns? well if u really are bored u hit him once and afk, but other times u are just sitting there auto attacking waiting for your loot.
I honestly can’t remember the last time that the mobs in the teq fight actually had an influence on the fight, or those crystals that spawn for the shatterer, did u actually hit them?
Anet should make the bosses more frequent, and have a shorter spawning window to spread players out over the day for killing the bosses which reduces lag. I also doubt this would inpact the economy very much as bots are still running around doing their business.
If you don’t want so many people during these events because of lag DON’T do them RIGHT AFTER reset since they are only worth doing once per day per character and I have never stepped away during an event just auto attacking with skill 1, I make full use of all my skills, as for Shatterer and the crystals, I got my achievement for it, took a while but it is done. I see nothing wrong with the way they are, Claw of Jormag is the only exception to me.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
ANET should make to where if someone runs by a downed character or while in an event and not rez EVERYONE in rez range should instantly get a one-shot death(not just downed). {:þ
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
I don’t get this nonsense anyway? Are we voting on something because if we are it should be 1 person = 1 vote.
I agree with this statement 1000%. +1
This isn’t actually an election. This is showing support for the candidates to tell the Zepherites which one they should make the trade agreement with. As such, it’s perfectly logical that some supporters will go out of their way to show more support than other people will.
The one that makes the trade agreement is very likely to win the spot on the Captains’ Council. We’re not actually voting for that, we’re just trying to sway an event that will give one of them a HUGE advantage in gaining that open seat.
A vote is a vote and should be one per character, period.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
What puzzles me is I for what ever reason, I seem to remember reading years ago(way before release) that the game engine was going to be totally new and different from what was used in GW1. Must have dreamed it.
They lied like Bethesda lied about Skyrim’s engine which is same old stuff but modified, same thing with CoD:Ghosts and their crappy engine from 1999…
Wrong, it had been known for at least a year or two before release, GW2 would be based on a modified GW1 engine. There was lots of speculation before that however, which is where one may have gotten the idea of it using a entirely new engine.
look at MudBone post, “years ago”. I heard the same thing, “years ago” and years ago they lied.
Read my whole post again.
Also, plans change in development. You can’t seriously be naive enough to think otherwise.
It was a LOT LONGER than two years ago this was heard/said.
Read my post again
Ok, I read it again for the third time, what am I supposed to see in that 3 line paragraph? You said two years before release and what I’m talking about is 4 to 5 years before release is when what I said was mentioned by ANET.
That anything before that was speculation at best.
Speculation on my part? Not if it was said by ANET, that’s not speculation that’s called an untruth.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
Yes please, the support tickets AND those kite fortunes too they are FAR FROM RARE DROPS. Give me back my rare weapon/armor drops from these chests. Thank you ANET.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
What puzzles me is I for what ever reason, I seem to remember reading years ago(way before release) that the game engine was going to be totally new and different from what was used in GW1. Must have dreamed it.
They lied like Bethesda lied about Skyrim’s engine which is same old stuff but modified, same thing with CoD:Ghosts and their crappy engine from 1999…
Wrong, it had been known for at least a year or two before release, GW2 would be based on a modified GW1 engine. There was lots of speculation before that however, which is where one may have gotten the idea of it using a entirely new engine.
look at MudBone post, “years ago”. I heard the same thing, “years ago” and years ago they lied.
Read my whole post again.
Also, plans change in development. You can’t seriously be naive enough to think otherwise.
It was a LOT LONGER than two years ago this was heard/said.
Read my post again
Ok, I read it again for the third time, what am I supposed to see in that 3 line paragraph? You said two years before release and what I’m talking about is 4 to 5 years before release is when what I said was mentioned by ANET.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
i don’t think it did, wow still best mmo, & no i don’t play that game, but i love following some of it’s community. For me, best mmo will always be Gw1. sux that it had to die for gw2
If you like cartoonish games then WoW is for you. GW2 may not be the best but it beats WoW IMO.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
While GW2 is CPU bound it is also CPU limited. The client does not use multithreading or use more than 3 heavy threads during operation. Thus, the game is limited as a previous poster mentioned to a tri-core CPU with 5-6ghz being the sweet spot. Anet’s implementation of an engine with high CPU draw with no room for ever advancing beyond 2007 standards is apparent in the design. The game’s predominantly relies on high amounts of users on the same map which of course the engine and servers cannot handle. Using an old API does not help but is not the main factor.
Try doing a T1 WvW zerg and toss all the settings down to their lowest. You will not see much of a difference in FPS at all. This is due to the server on Anet’s side not being able to handle the information it is sending and receiving.
TL,DR= It is both the client and serverside causing issues atm. Since client is apparently out of the question we, as a group can only hope that the issues be rectified serverside.
They are using the same outdated servers that GW1 is on and I heard word that they also moved AION to those same servers.
That sounds a bit dodgy to me. I’m not calling you a liar, but claiming to have heard a rumor makes me question the credibility of the source.
Researching this for myself, I know what you mean by hearsay, will divulge my findings.
EDIT Preliminary findings/research has turned up nothing on this, so, until I find otherwise the shared server hearsay is just that and only a rumor so far.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
While GW2 is CPU bound it is also CPU limited. The client does not use multithreading or use more than 3 heavy threads during operation. Thus, the game is limited as a previous poster mentioned to a tri-core CPU with 5-6ghz being the sweet spot. Anet’s implementation of an engine with high CPU draw with no room for ever advancing beyond 2007 standards is apparent in the design. The game’s predominantly relies on high amounts of users on the same map which of course the engine and servers cannot handle. Using an old API does not help but is not the main factor.
Try doing a T1 WvW zerg and toss all the settings down to their lowest. You will not see much of a difference in FPS at all. This is due to the server on Anet’s side not being able to handle the information it is sending and receiving.
TL,DR= It is both the client and serverside causing issues atm. Since client is apparently out of the question we, as a group can only hope that the issues be rectified serverside.
They are using the same outdated servers that GW1 is on and I heard word that they also moved AION to those same servers.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
What puzzles me is I for what ever reason, I seem to remember reading years ago(way before release) that the game engine was going to be totally new and different from what was used in GW1. Must have dreamed it.
They lied like Bethesda lied about Skyrim’s engine which is same old stuff but modified, same thing with CoD:Ghosts and their crappy engine from 1999…
Wrong, it had been known for at least a year or two before release, GW2 would be based on a modified GW1 engine. There was lots of speculation before that however, which is where one may have gotten the idea of it using a entirely new engine.
look at MudBone post, “years ago”. I heard the same thing, “years ago” and years ago they lied.
Read my whole post again.
Also, plans change in development. You can’t seriously be naive enough to think otherwise.
It was a LOT LONGER than two years ago this was heard/said.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
They keep saying they wont be an expansion, but I am pretty sure NCsoft (and wisely) force them to make an expansion. To me, an expansion is away to reset the game and try and get back some of the people that might not be paying attention.
NCsoft is the reason we have all the garbage crap in the game, like the Gem store, RNG and the like, if NCsoft has it’s way we may never see an expansion, It’s ANET that would do the deed and release one, but, since NCsoft is pulling the strings, again, we may not
Ncsoft is also the reason they guild wars 1 and 2 were MADE and Release, so what’s your point. Most companies wouldn’t have taken the risk for gw1 and if gw1 wasn’t made 2 wouldn’t be made. So ultimately, your point is moot and is spoken out of ignorance for reality. If you want to see a real cash shop go play Swtor.
unlike you I have no beef with Ncsoft or the cash shop. See the difference between YOU and ME is that I am not affected by any of the RNG crap nor do I care if it affects everyone.
Really? All I can say to this is ROFL.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
They keep saying they wont be an expansion, but I am pretty sure NCsoft (and wisely) force them to make an expansion. To me, an expansion is away to reset the game and try and get back some of the people that might not be paying attention.
NCsoft is the reason we have all the garbage crap in the game, like the Gem store, RNG and the like, if NCsoft has it’s way we may never see an expansion, It’s ANET that would do the deed and release one, but, since NCsoft is pulling the strings, again, we may not
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
What puzzles me is I for what ever reason, I seem to remember reading years ago(way before release) that the game engine was going to be totally new and different from what was used in GW1. Must have dreamed it.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
Dulfy guide says Plant slayer takes the longest time to do but I call BS, you need 1000 of these as well and that’s stupid as kitten since all there are is 3 of them kitteners.
Yes, plant ones are the slowest because almost all of them are veterans and no big clusters of them anywhere,like the giants.
Difference is that giants from the golem event are Normal ones, easy and fast to kill!
Just a piece of cake! (WIth 20 ppl there you will have 5 giants respawn… guild farm any one?…lol)
The golem respawns every 5-6m, and with 5 ppl there,it will force 3 giants to spawn.
So get a group of five, do the event, change world & do it again…change world & do it again! That’s 9 Giants per 10 minutes.
I did Plant Slayer in 2 and half days, if you say I can do Giant Slayer in that time I will again call BS, no offense.
I do not say that anywhere, pls don’t twist my words at will!
I didn’t twist anything, did you not see the word IF in my reply.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
Dulfy guide says Plant slayer takes the longest time to do but I call BS, you need 1000 of these as well and that’s stupid as kitten since all there are is 3 of them kitteners.
Maybe you should post that feedback on her page, not here.
Nope, wanted to do it here for the sake of those going for it thinking it will go as fast as the rest.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
Dulfy guide says Plant slayer takes the longest time to do but I call BS, you need 1000 of these as well and that’s stupid as kitten since all there are is 3 of them kitteners.
Yes, plant ones are the slowest because almost all of them are veterans and no big clusters of them anywhere,like the giants.
Difference is that giants from the golem event are Normal ones, easy and fast to kill!
Just a piece of cake! (WIth 20 ppl there you will have 5 giants respawn… guild farm any one?…lol)
The golem respawns every 5-6m, and with 5 ppl there,it will force 3 giants to spawn.
So get a group of five, do the event, change world & do it again…change world & do it again! That’s 9 Giants per 10 minutes.
I did Plant Slayer in 2 and half days, if you say I can do Giant Slayer in that time I will again call BS, no offense.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
Dulfy guide says Plant slayer takes the longest time to do but I call BS, you need 1000 of these as well and that’s stupid as kitten since all there are is 3 of them kitteners.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
I didn’t notice any more lag than the usual either. Amazing to think all these players are there all along you just can’t see them.
Here’s a couple more.
Next time turn off the persistent name tags, would have been a lot sweeter to see the ants rather than mostly the names, but, I was there when this happened and I thought to myself did they FINALLY see the light and started letting us see our fellow comrads. Sorely disappointed.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
Play world of warcraft with the basic interface and then compare it to this game.
Well, we were just kicked in the shins, but we weren’t shot, so there’s nothing to complain about!
As for the UI topic: It would be nice if Anet could at least allow us to disable personal story and living story menus. The only reason I want to finish personal story is to remove that obstruction.
LOL, this is probably why they WON’T make the UI adjustable so as to force people into doing them. I hope this isn’t the case but you just don’t know.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
WAY OVER an hour now and still getting the suppression message, but, only when saying “Champion Oak is up” anything else is ok as long as I don’t say it more than twice. I’m bewildered, aren’t we supposed to be able to communicate to others things that are happening in the game.
A dev response on this issue would be greatly appreciated by me and others as well I’m sure. Thank you.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
I calmly waited over 30 minutes before trying to say something in chat while killing Veteran Oakhearts in Queensdale for the plant slayer achievement and I usually announce when the Champion Oak is up, was able to do so twice and the third attempt gets suppressed. I’m not sure how much time elapses between spawns, but, it is ridiculous that I am being suppressed for this and am seeing the ONLY WAY to clear this is to re-log into the game. Please ANET for all that you deem sacred about this game fix this. Thank you.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
I soloed 96% of the game and only because I got way ahead of myself in the storyline where I was way below the level required for that part of the story and was assisted by guildies to complete but if you level up between story line advancement soloing all the way to 80 is a snap.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
I would like to hear what kind of game-play people are getting who are in the same area ANETs servers are located(Dallas, Tx.) , I live 2 states away and mine is mediocre at best.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
As much farming as I do with 200%+ MF, I can say for certain that these event items are replacing regular rare drops.
I believe these things have been added to the rare drop table with a higher drop chance than other rares. If you are lucky enough to ‘roll’ a rare drop, you are then probably unlucky enough to get this from the loot table.
I really am so sick of all these event items infecting all the loot tables. I have been sick of these things since the dragon coffers infected every loot table in the game.
It was already hard enough to get any good loot from this game. Now it is nearly impossible. I take these ‘rare’ voting items and just hit ‘DESTROY’. Totally worthless.
You are now my hero, hit the nail square on the head with this post.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
