What I find amusing is that everyone just goes along with the idea that there should even be a need to farm, instead of mechanics being implemented to naturally have players acquire what they need through normal game play.
People farm because Anet wants people to farm. Keeps people in game.
HUH! Are you serious? Just the opposite is true.
Really? What would you like to put forth to support your statement? There have been no statements from anet that say they are against normal farming (quite the opposite), there are mechanics in game that support the idea of farming, there is a complete stat for armor that supports farming. The only thing negative instituted in game is DR and from the statements directly from anet devs it’s in there to directly fight bots, not normal farmers.
So if it isn’t because of bots, WHY haven’t they nerfed CoF path 1 yet?
Bet you didn’t even read every line of the two links I provided but only skimmed through IF THAT. As I have come to the conclusion from reading EVERY post/reply by you, you are nothing more than an NCsoft fanboy and trying to get you to see the real picture is a waste of time.
Actually I’ve quoted those links in other threads, so I didn’t really have to read them. But it’s a legit question. CoF farming makes more money than just about anything else, it’s easy and it hasn’t been nerfed. And that seems odd to me.
I’ve probably forgotten more about Guild Wars 1 than you’ll ever know.
Oh really. Little doth thou know.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
What I find amusing is that everyone just goes along with the idea that there should even be a need to farm, instead of mechanics being implemented to naturally have players acquire what they need through normal game play.
People farm because Anet wants people to farm. Keeps people in game.
HUH! Are you serious? Just the opposite is true.
Really? What would you like to put forth to support your statement? There have been no statements from anet that say they are against normal farming (quite the opposite), there are mechanics in game that support the idea of farming, there is a complete stat for armor that supports farming. The only thing negative instituted in game is DR and from the statements directly from anet devs it’s in there to directly fight bots, not normal farmers.
I haven’t heard of a single farming spot being closed. I have seen and heard them fix bugs that people were using to farm unlimited spawns. There is nothing to support anyone saying they are getting zero drops. I’m sure they get plenty of drops, just not exactly what they want.
Thanks for your two links to Guild Wars 1, which have absolutely nothing to do with this game. Plus I looked at both of those a while back during another topic. If you follow the link sources to where the developers actually comment, they blatantly say they have nothing against farmers, and they want people to be able to farm.
Edit: Farming is not standing in one place with a macro, as far as I’m concerned that needs to be removed from the game.
No farming spots were closed only nerfed in the way of drops have been dialed way back or cut off, have you checked out the Pent/Shelter area in the past 2-3 weeks as compared to lets say 2 months ago? If so you can’t miss the FACT that known mobs that used to drop loot no longer do.
The two links are indeed from GW and if done there(albeit minamally there) it has very evidently been carried over to GW2 with a vengeance and I blame that part on NCsoft not ANET. There was a statement made by ANET that farming was to be discouraged.
I agree the standing in one place with actions using macros is just wrong, this I don’t do when farming, I am all over the world map in efforts to not be hit by the DR.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
What I find amusing is that everyone just goes along with the idea that there should even be a need to farm, instead of mechanics being implemented to naturally have players acquire what they need through normal game play.
People farm because Anet wants people to farm. Keeps people in game.
HUH! Are you serious? Just the opposite is true.
Really? What would you like to put forth to support your statement? There have been no statements from anet that say they are against normal farming (quite the opposite), there are mechanics in game that support the idea of farming, there is a complete stat for armor that supports farming. The only thing negative instituted in game is DR and from the statements directly from anet devs it’s in there to directly fight bots, not normal farmers.
So if it isn’t because of bots, WHY haven’t they nerfed CoF path 1 yet?
Bet you didn’t even read every line of the two links I provided but only skimmed through IF THAT. As I have come to the conclusion from reading EVERY post/reply by you, you are nothing more than an NCsoft fanboy and trying to get you to see the real picture is a waste of time.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
What I find amusing is that everyone just goes along with the idea that there should even be a need to farm, instead of mechanics being implemented to naturally have players acquire what they need through normal game play.
People farm because Anet wants people to farm. Keeps people in game.
HUH! Are you serious? Just the opposite is true.
Really? What would you like to put forth to support your statement? There have been no statements from anet that say they are against normal farming (quite the opposite), there are mechanics in game that support the idea of farming, there is a complete stat for armor that supports farming. The only thing negative instituted in game is DR and from the statements directly from anet devs it’s in there to directly fight bots, not normal farmers.
What I find amusing is that everyone just goes along with the idea that there should even be a need to farm, instead of mechanics being implemented to naturally have players acquire what they need through normal game play.
People farm because Anet wants people to farm. Keeps people in game.
HUH! Are you serious? Just the opposite is true.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
So curiousity finally got to me, theres a fort in a lvl 15-25 area thats linned with lvl 80 champion bandits. Theres no way in, no event and no posible way to get to a high enough elevation to look in. But after an hour of wall jumping and using leap I finally got inside. Not only is there an asuran portal within the inner wall there is a zone transition portal within the core of the fort. Just something I thought might interest some people.
Why so Vague, give up the whole scoop. Some reporter you would make. -LOL
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
I used to play 10 to 15hrs a day on average(2900+ hours), now I log in do my dailies and about 5 or 6 world events and log off, I don’t even farm for mats like I used to and I love farming, no motivation to do anything else anymore with things being taken away from us or dangled like a carrot so far out of reach that you won’t even try for it. I blame NCsoft for this because I know ANET is better than this.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
I was an alt-o-holic in GW with 15 characters 13 were just mules to store my coinage and my large assortment of materials/minipets/armor and weapons and only played 2, my main being a Ranger and my Monk farmer. In GW2 I only have 1 character, that being a lowly Ranger/farmer.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
I’m a mad farmer(I do so to help my guild with mats), but, I respect players who are doing events by not doing just one area, I kill anything and everything in my path in every zone imaginable. I like to farm, that’s my fun, just want it like it was when I started. I could care less about a legendary.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
Not sure what the big deal is here. We did it (on Yaks Bend) with just 3 mesmers the other day. We just killed one though. Did you kill them all? Sorry, that music makes me not want to watch the video.
I doubt you took it down with 3 people, and it isnt my video :P
I too doubt it and say prove it with a video.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
Don’t expect it this patch. This patch is supposedly intending on fixing bugs and balance issues.
And you don’t think culling is the biggest bug in the game?
It is not a bug, it’s a feature! No really … it is working as intended and doing whakitten was meant to. That is not something that would be considered a bug. Culling is just a stopgap measure to allow the game to be running until they can deal with the performance issues on both the client and server side.
LOL, DEWD i’m not daft, well maybe I am, but, that’s a different topic of discussion, it was meant to be a joke.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
Yes they are ruining the economy and in a way “exploit” this event. Here I use “exploit” very loosely. ArenaNet really can’t ban people for “failing” events can they?
No, but, they can for botting.
Actually, depending on certain factors, that can be considered event griefing.
That as well is banable or at the very least a suspension.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
Yes they are ruining the economy and in a way “exploit” this event. Here I use “exploit” very loosely. ArenaNet really can’t ban people for “failing” events can they?
No, but, they can for botting.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
Geez, that is the worst attempt at a phishing attempt I have seen, only someone as illiterate as them could possibly fall for that, and, I agree block out the link so no one is tempted to click them.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
What do you guys think is going to happen on August 28, 2013 when GW2 will have been released for a year. What has happened in gw1 anniversaries? Do you think anet will follow the same route as gw1 on anniversaries? Im really excited to see what will happen?:)
Ps. Lets Hope for an Expansion
We will get an RNG minipet box.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
Said it before elsewhere, so, not going to rehash the whole thing – but simply put
What makes you think posting the odds will significantly affect GW2 consumer behavior? Do you think the typical GW2 consumer will even bother to lookup the posted odds before a purchase? How about after?
I would contend any consumer that has an understanding of the way things currently work isn’t going to be swayed differently upon seeing the actual odds. Likewise, I’d bet it’s a scant few that don’t understand the mechanic would bother to either bother to lookup the odds, or care.
Here’s a little experiment in human behavior, next time you’re at your locale convenience store, watch to see how people buy lottery tickets. How many, if any of them ever ask to see the ticket before purchasing to check the stated odds? How about after they’ve scratched it off?
You bet your sweet scratch-off I would.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
I’m not entirely sure how that invalidates the argument that ArenaNet is misrepresenting the amount of content they’ve added post-release.
@Inculpatus echo
What login? I can read the gamespress.com site without a login.
I just tried as well and it indeed wants a registration and login just to read an article.
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Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
There’s lag on Blackgate just like every other server.
Yes, there is still lag, but, for some reason there are several Aussies that are on Blackgate, a couple are in our guild.
I would like to know the answer to the OP’s question myself as we have a guildy that desperately needs to get here as he missed our move due to being away at the time we transferred and has been trying to get over for nearly two months now.
Its an American server. Just pick a time late in the day (Est or Pst), convert it to your time, and logon then. Blackgate should be open then.
The person trying to transfer has tried at every hour imaginable, BG is always returning the statement that the server is full. If a server is full just how can you guest to a full server? Makes no sense whatsoever.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
What I hate about the mob knock-backs is that they can knock you back and OFF a cliff or platform to your death, but, when you knock them back they will stop at the edge of the cliff or platform like they hit a wall, NOT balanced.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
How do you counter the dragon-timer trolls on your server?
Because WPing around been eating up my coins. had a gold, and now down to a few silvers from WPing to events that were already started or finished.
Whats your methods to counter the Dragon-Timer trolls?
After the meta event is over it would be nice if all the people who update ALSO vote that the timer is good. Once it has a green check next to it it cannot be trolled as of my understanding.
It can still be trolled it just takes more time/interactions to do it.
Hmmm I didn’t know that since all the checked ones ive done have never been trolled, thanks for the info.
But since the API is out there now it would be best to have up dragontemple and gw2stuff.com for reference; plus besides the gw2stuff.com site is programmed with the API it cannot be trolled and actually uses timers for EVERY meta event which would be nice to see more people at than just the low lvl ones (and it shows where they happen at on the world map so if you dont know where to find them now you do)
The way I found this out was I keep the timers up on my second monitor and watched timer get trolled and marked as correct, it took several votes to take the marked as good votes out in order to vote timer as bad. I get my guildies to help in this when that happens, but, may not be doing it any more once I get used to how the API timer works.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
With all everyone is going through to obtain the oh-so hard to obtain legendary, just think about the Thief who prefers/likes dagger/dagger must go through to get 2 Incinerators.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
they’re not preventing you from completing it they just won’t help you, 2 totally different stories.
and even then you can guest on a world that has completed the event
Problem is that they are preventing you. The event scales to the number of players in the area and if 90% of them are balled up in one section farming the ever-spawning mobs then the remaining players will have difficulty completing the event intended for a much larger group.
In fact they are not, once you get in there and destroy the walls and clear that 1 little event than can be solo’d they have no reason to be there anymore and
1. Will either leave the area and guest on a server that doesn’t do temples
2. help you complete the lyssa chain and then guest on a server that doesn’t do temples.
I doubt Anet would ban you for not completing an event, it’s not exploiting a bug or botting or cheating in anyway. Anet told us to just play the game the way we want to play it and sometimes I just like to stand in 1 spot spamming auto attack and collect tons of loot over an hour or so cause that is what I want to do. If Anet hadn’t nerfed all of our other good farming spots we would not be in this predicament.
If you want that armor just guest to NSP (if you are NA). There is a temple zerg pretty much every night so you shouldn’t have any problems getting it. When the temple zerg runs through and destroys my farm I don’t cry about it, I guest on a server that doesn’t have temple zergs and go about my business.
Why do you think all the other farming spots got nerfed? Because nerfing things is ANETS main job? I don’t think so, it’s because ANET has made it very clear that farming is not what they want us to do, so, get ready for this spot to get the anti-farm nerf.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
There’s lag on Blackgate just like every other server.
Yes, there is still lag, but, for some reason there are several Aussies that are on Blackgate, a couple are in our guild.
I would like to know the answer to the OP’s question myself as we have a guildy that desperately needs to get here as he missed our move due to being away at the time we transferred and has been trying to get over for nearly two months now.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
How do you counter the dragon-timer trolls on your server?
Because WPing around been eating up my coins. had a gold, and now down to a few silvers from WPing to events that were already started or finished.
Whats your methods to counter the Dragon-Timer trolls?
After the meta event is over it would be nice if all the people who update ALSO vote that the timer is good. Once it has a green check next to it it cannot be trolled as of my understanding.
It can still be trolled it just takes more time/interactions to do it.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
It is ironic that even with this system in place, gold sellers were still able to spam LA map chat with their wares (happened in NSP where I had to report-block the bot just to clear map chat. I was even surprised that those still exist). Before blocking the bot, I counted 6 map chats sent with almost the same (if not the same) content. It was clear that the bot was bypassing this filter successfully.
I too was a victim of this “3-strikes you’re muted” rule when I was calling out Instigator spawns in Southsun. I don’t believe this is intended and a tweak to the spam settings is definitely in order.
I haven’t seen in map chat nor received game-mail spam from gold sellers in a while now, that is a good thing, BUT, I would rather get it and report it when it occurs and keep my freedom to type in chat without being suppressed.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
Since this RNG debacle started I have been wondering if ANET will now have to rewrite the esrb for GW2 to include the warning about gambling within the game for those with gambling addictions.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
With ANET wanting us to start doing more than just one or two events over and over this really needs to be changed so we can alert the map about these events as they are coming up without suppressing repeated text.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
I checked site out and it looks cool but what signifies the start of events when the timers are counting up and not down, shouldn’t it count down to events.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
Yeah you’re understating the # of messages. You get this message if you spam a lot and admit it, you were spamming.
As I explained to another respondent it was after the SECOND(the 3rd attempt was suppressed) identical message sent in map chat that an event was starting in Queensdale. Why don’t you try it yourself before coming in here and basically calling me a lier.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
Due to excessive messaging. <———REALLY, this has got to stop ANET it is now beyond ridiculous. After sending just 2 messages in map chat I get this and can’t send messages again for a good 20 minutes. Please fix this or at least explain the reasoning behind this because it is ludicrous.
No..you will not get supressed from 2 messages,Be honest if you want to be taken seriously.
YES it was after 2 messages, the third was suppressed and yes they were identical messages(in response to another respondent) sent approximately 10 minutes apart concerning an event starting in Queensdale.
Blackgate Megaserver – [LaZy] Imperium of LaZy Nation
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
(and it shows where they happen at on the world map so if you dont know where to find them now you do)