Just a quick note: Doing the Personal Story on multiple characters offers no additional Mastery Points. One run-through of the PS is all that is needed, as the Personal Story only offers 8 Mastery Points, one for each Level Arc, regardless of the Race.
Here is a list of Mastery Point Unlocks: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Mastery_point_unlocks
Good luck.
Whilst awaiting a fix/response, have you tried a -repair of the client, in case of corrupted file(s)?
Not seen too many reports about this here on the forums.
Good luck.
Then, I’m sure there are videos of and articles covering the premier event with guest speakers at GW2 launch 2011-2012. Perhaps, you could offer up a link? Thank you.
I’d be most interested to see the quote(s), as I have researched this topic, and can only find the ‘Mounts won’t be available at release’ statement(s).
Again, the Devs speak about Mount implementation at this time in the aforementioned video.
Good luck.
Inculpatus, first of all a Google or Bing search is not research -.-, second I was there in 2011 and 2012 at the premier events when they made this statement, weather you remember them saying it or not, and lastly mounts have not been a part of GW 1 or 2 until PoF and I’m simply wondering why the change of concept. Also I have watched the video you mentioned and it does not talk about why the change only how they are embracing the change.
Although, you can offer no quotes from 2011/12, here is one from July of 2011 that may, or may not, jog your memory:
Eric (Flannum): Any of the major (non-capturable) waypoints that a player has unlocked can be travelled to regardless of the distance involved. Prices do vary depending on distance though, and asura gates are free, so a player might find it advantageous to use asura gates in some circumstances. Other than waypoints and asura gates, there will be no other methods of long distance travel such as mounts, ships, etc in Guild Wars 2 upon initial release.
In the end, a hard meter to pass helps everyone involved. if gives people looking into getting into raids a direction and a demand to meet to allow them to judge if they are serious enough to want to do this, and it ensures that to the people doing raids that the people looking to join them at the very least, put in the work to be ready for this.
I do not see any downside to putting in that fixed requirement, in fact it would help everyone in the long run. If you feel there is a downside, I am willing to hear it, but, it would need to a logical rational downside, not simply that you do not like it.
This is a game. Entertainment. I don’t want to work in a game. I don’t want to be serious about a game. I want to play a game and be entertained.
This is the game where you spend your time having fun, not preparing to have fun. ANet has said so time and time again. And it works for the vast majority of players of this game. Excluding players for whatever reason isn’t on the agenda and doesn’t mesh with the direction of this game at all.
For reference: I’ve participated in several raid boss kills (and I mean participated, not being carried) on different classes. I’ve had my Ad Infinitum since shortly after it was released. I’m certainly able to play raids and t4 fractals, even though I seldom do it (due to rl restrictions).
I still don’t see the point in excluding people from content by enforcing hard gates that require them to prepare in totally different kinds of content to even be able to try raids, and allow access only to people with a specific mindset.
Your objection seems to be nothing more then an emotional objection done for the sake of it, with no real in game activity on your part to show any reason for your objection, since you already partake in doing T4 fractals, which are very gated content, and by your own admission it does not impeded your ability to play the game for fun, you own gaming activity denounces decries your objection to this idea.
Fortunately, there are players who have the opposite attitude toward Raiding
Let me see, what you are saying is that you would rather chafe under player imposed gates an sanctions which are often only found out about only after being hazed out of a raid, for not meeting these requirements, as opposed to having a clearly defined path set for you by the game itself to ensure you are at the very least properly equipped.
So in essence what really want is to enable elitist to get to act-out like elitist when people join raids without knowing what kind of prep they should do before hand.. and somehow you think that makes me the bad guy?
LOL
That is some convoluted logic there. I have no opinion regarding whether you are a ‘bad guy’ or anything else. I do, however, think those offering inclusive gameplay opportunities are more welcome than those offering exclusive gameplay opportunities. Make of that what you will.
Good luck.
Ok. In other words, you have no quotes. Thank you.
Pre-orders are not pre-purchases. To obtain the pre-purchase bonuses, you must purchase through the official ArenaNet site (or in-game).
Good luck.
The Personal Story (first time through) offers 8 Mastery Points that can be used to unlock Core Mastery Tiers. It’s one of the easier ways to attain Core Mastery Points. (Note: not any Achievement offers Mastery Points; only certain Achievements do.)
You can use the Wiki or your Hero Panel to learn how and where to attain Mastery Points in Core Tyria, Heart of Thorns, and (soon) the upcoming Path of Fire.
Good luck.
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For an individualized response, you can contact the Tech CS Team via the ‘Support’ link above/below and ‘Submit a Ticket’ for assistance.
I have troubles with rendering, myself, but I’m sure it’s my computer. Though, there are periods (a few weeks after certain patches) when it’s much worse and periods when it’s better.
Good luck.
I’d be most interested to see the quote(s), as I have researched this topic, and can only find the ‘Mounts won’t be available at release’ statement(s).
Again, the Devs speak about Mount implementation at this time in the aforementioned video.
Good luck.
It’s amazing how often rumor and player speculation become fact and promises from ArenaNet.
The Devs speak about Mounts and their implementation into the game at this time in a recent Guild Chat.
Good luck.
You can try a -repair of the client, as this is not something that is oft reported.
If you continue to have issue, you can contact the CS Team for assistance.
Both are accessed via the ‘Support’ link above/below.
Good luck.
Posting a concept submitted for the contest publicly (anywhere) before the finalists are announced is not allowed by the rules. Once we announce the finalists, artists whose entries were not selected can share theirs. Finalists would have to wait for votes to end.
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/community/creations/Design-a-Weapon-Contest/first#post6732740
You can move the GW2 folder and all files within anywhere you like.
Welcome to Tyria, and good luck.
In the end, a hard meter to pass helps everyone involved. if gives people looking into getting into raids a direction and a demand to meet to allow them to judge if they are serious enough to want to do this, and it ensures that to the people doing raids that the people looking to join them at the very least, put in the work to be ready for this.
I do not see any downside to putting in that fixed requirement, in fact it would help everyone in the long run. If you feel there is a downside, I am willing to hear it, but, it would need to a logical rational downside, not simply that you do not like it.
This is a game. Entertainment. I don’t want to work in a game. I don’t want to be serious about a game. I want to play a game and be entertained.
This is the game where you spend your time having fun, not preparing to have fun. ANet has said so time and time again. And it works for the vast majority of players of this game. Excluding players for whatever reason isn’t on the agenda and doesn’t mesh with the direction of this game at all.
For reference: I’ve participated in several raid boss kills (and I mean participated, not being carried) on different classes. I’ve had my Ad Infinitum since shortly after it was released. I’m certainly able to play raids and t4 fractals, even though I seldom do it (due to rl restrictions).
I still don’t see the point in excluding people from content by enforcing hard gates that require them to prepare in totally different kinds of content to even be able to try raids, and allow access only to people with a specific mindset.
Your objection seems to be nothing more then an emotional objection done for the sake of it, with no real in game activity on your part to show any reason for your objection, since you already partake in doing T4 fractals, which are very gated content, and by your own admission it does not impeded your ability to play the game for fun, you own gaming activity denounces decries your objection to this idea.
Fortunately, there are players who have the opposite attitude toward Raiding as evidenced by this post/thread: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/players/NA-GW2-Raid-Training-Discord
Still, good luck.
If you’ve not yet begun the Heart of Thorns story, you’ll not gain any XP doing the Main Story, and definitely won’t work toward Gliding.
Core Tyria content only gives XP towards Core Tyria Masteries. Heart of Thorns expansion content (expansion story/maps and LS3 storymaps) gives XP toward HoT and LS3 Masteries.
I’m not sure what you mean by ‘cheap Trait respecs’, as, at L80, all core Specializations are unlocked/filled. Elite Specializations are unlocked with HoT, and Hero Points, once spent, can’t be reset.
Good luck.
I vote nay.
Ahh, an edit of the OP. Makes a bit more sense, I guess.
I would imagine the rewards would still be character based, but the progress in terms of what’s marked as completed and available would be account based. I think they’re going to be forced to make this change sooner or later as the story continues to grow larger and larger.
Why? You don’t actually have to play through the story on every character and it doesn’t matter if you don’t. The story assumes that your character has played through it regardless of if you actually did, since the events are meant to play out in real time. If you’re not playing it as it’s released, you’re essentially reliving past events.
There’s only so many Episodes (6-8 or so) per ‘story’ that must be done sequentially for access.
Only the personal story (original and HoT) needs to be played in order. Since the living world episodes are sold individually, you can play through it in any order, which has caused problems such as missing the tutorials and masteries in earlier episodes.
That’s true; even less reason to have them be account-wide. Except for the one instance stated above, I don’t see the advantage, or need.
There’s only so many Episodes (6-8 or so) per ‘story’ that must be done sequentially for access. I’m not sure there will be a need to make it account-wide. Only those players that want to experience the story in toto would ‘have’ to play through the entire thing, and it would seem those players would not want to skip Episodes, anyway.
Cool. Sounds like Mount Renown Hearts are the method. =)
As are others waiting for their follow-ups. The CS Team is dealing with a plethora of tickets; I’m sure yours will be attended to as soon as possible.
Good luck.
That’s what I would guess, as well.
Still, no telling if we open the other maps through Story, as in Living World, or just walk through portals as in the past.
Ahh, well, I suppose that would make more sense. I would really like M.O.X. in my Home Instance on the character that is ‘parked’ there. That’s the only advantage I can think of. But, it’s not really a big concern.
Is there a difference between male and female Rangers? 0.o
(Not sure what PoF 21 is, either.)
I’m not sure Mounts will be unlocked through the Story; unless the Mount Renown Hearts will only be accessible (first) through the Story.
Do be aware that Trait lines will fill completely, Adept to Grandmaster, in PoF, rather than level-wise (all Adepts, then all Master, then all Grandmaster) as in HoT. So, that should help in learning and using the Elite Specializations.
Not sure how Personal Story can be account-wide when there are branching and separate arcs.
Good luck.
I’m guessing the bundle will be offered even after the launch of Path of Fire.
Good luck.
It seems odd the CS Team would say they will not assist you with harassment/stalking. They’ve always indicated, previously, that they take harassment/stalking very seriously.
Perhaps, you could ask for a Server transfer. I would think it would be harder to ‘follow’ you there than it is to a map (though unless one is in a party/squad/guild, it would be hit or miss on finding someone within the map).
You can update your ticket, rather than creating new ones, for better response times.
Good luck.
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Rather have had the Griffon, the Spider, or even the cat, personally. And I’m a dog-person.
Current State of Support: August 28, 2017
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I doubt that artists are trained in the fine art of Customer Support, so no, they can’t move artists working on Black Lion skins over to the CS Team.
I found out about this test on wiki, what I didn’t know is that it would last an entire 2 hours long. At 7 pm to my great surprise I got an error message which booted me out.
I then decided to do my daily got back out intending to go back on my desert character
only to realize the desert was gone along with my character and my 9 gold some of which was won I agree, however it was won with my money and ecto invested.Thank you Anet for not letting us know it was ending at 4 pm PDT without prior warning. IF there is more testing before the 22nd I’ll make sure to stay out of it.
ArenaNet did let us know how long the stress test would be, as evidenced in this very thread. https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Path-of-Fire-Stress-Test-August-31-2017/first#post6729635
I know, sometimes, players lament that announcements are not made on the Official Forums, but this time, that’s not the case.
Sorry you missed out on some time, but know that nothing you acquire in a demo/stress test is saved or usable on your regular account. Thus, nothing gained and nothing lost.
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There’s supposed to be (coming) a drop-down menu on the ‘Summon-Dismiss’ key. At least according to the preview demo videos.
I believe the previous post said approximately 2 hours.
Good luck.
In fact, it was recommended to not place GW2 in Program Files, as there were issues in the past.
If you create another ticket, a duplicate ticket, for the same issue, you will only slow down the process. You can update your original ticket and ask about its progress.
There’s an official thread/post stating the CS Team is addressing the backlog, and making progress each day.
Good luck.
Do we need a free character slot to join the stress test (I don’t have one at the moment) or will we be given a separate one to create our demo character?
You are given Demo character slot(s) that must be used to access the Demo areas/content.
I was hit by the most devastating side of Hurricane Harvey. Our house flooded for the first time since ever (some 50+ years). I wasn’t on to even know about this package until I was able to check the forums today because I’ve been busy with trying to move out of our house because it’s totaled.
Honestly at this point I’ve missed a lot of sales and free items but I’m not bitter about missing them. I’m just thankful to be alive.
The point I’m trying to make here is that in the end it’s just digital items. FREE digital items that are only just data in the end. I don’t know what was in or apart of the package, am I bummed I missed it? Yeah. But I wasn’t going to come here to complain about it. I’ve got RL stuff to worry and complain about for the next year and a half while we have to rebuild our house from the ground up.
So sorry to hear of your misfortune. My condolences on your loss. Hopes for better days ahead.
how exactly do we get on the stress server? is there a download?
You log into your account and create a Demo character. That’s it.
Good luck.
Can't choose the directory for installation
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You can rename gw2setup.exe to gw2.exe and install and run the game wherever you desire.
Good luck.
You can rename gw2setup.exe to gw2.exe and place it wherever you wish to install and run the game.
Good luck.
Same reason they did previous Stress Tests at that time. It’s when the Devs are at work.
Ok, you win. I’m sure the Devs will give your suggestion the attention it deserves.
Good luck.
Again, those items listed above weren’t ‘real armor’-type gear.
Regardless, it matters little. Cat Ears were popular in Guild Wars, and popular in Guild Wars 2, as well. If the Devs ignore player preference, then (as there already is) there would be threads lamenting the lack of such items.
Always lmao at complaints about immersion in MMO’s. News flash: there are other players in this game. If you want immersion, try reading a book.
If you play a game that takes place in the middle ages and only features medieval clothes/armor/weapons, there’s still immersion, no matter if there are other players.
Like I said, in Guild Wars, there were no quaggan backpacks, no unicorn bows, no SAB cloud rainbow gliders.
I’m not sure how medieval-appropriate Cat Ear’s or Wedding Attire, or Formal Attire, or even Santa Claus or Rudolf hats were in Guild Wars. /shrug
It’s not yet August 31st at 2pm Pacific time, so it would be tomorrow, or 24 hours from now.
Earning mastery points without HoT?
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Without expansions your exp IS NOT wasted. You will simply gain spirit shards.
One can only gain XP-level-up Spirit Shards by maxing out all region Masteries.
Previously unlocked mini in Black Lion chest?
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Yes, there is an official thread in this very sub-forum addressing the topic.