Guild Wars 2

Funny, at the time, the story of Living World Season One was decried as terrible. Even after it finished. It only became ‘good’ years later. Might be a case of ‘grass is always greener’, or something.

BioDio.3476:

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

You may be very pleasantly surprised by the location of Expansion Two.

Welcome return, and good luck.

It was my least favorite zone in GW1, but yeah, it changed a lot… even so, I want to get back to Elona again, I loved that place, and Cantha in GW2 should look even more crazier than in GW1. Tyria (continent not world) looks like a normal (yet very VERY beautiful) fantasy world, while Elona feels like something tottally new! and Cantha looks promissing in GW2, even if there is a bunch of Asian themed MMO’s nowadays.

Anyway, let me go to the land of the golden sun please!

You might have considered/consider using a spoiler tag; not everyone wants to know what’s coming. =)

Or the fictional player could just say, “Lesson learned”, and stop AFK-farming. It’s pretty clear the User Agreement forbids unattended play, no matter how the players may wish to interpret that.

If the GMs find one has broken the rules, and instituted a short vacation, there’s little to be gained from trying to fight it; the vacation will be over before, likely, it is resolved in the player’s favor, and unless said player is planning on breaking more UA rules, the mark on the account means little to nothing.

You should have received the almost-immediate automated response acknowledging your submission of the web-form. You got that, yes?

You can change which format used by clicking on the time stamp display (time passed or date). You can get the year of the post by mousing over the time stamp display (when using date format). If the year doesn’t show up, just refresh the page.

Good luck.

Well, you can try getting it escalated again; try appealing to Michael on Reddit (as the ‘Tickets for Review’ thread has been removed); or just let it lie, and, again, try not to duplicate those particular actions.

Good luck.

Hot Boy.7138:

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

If you are interested, you can listen to the lead Dev explain the process of creating Legendary Armor (and why it was released after 2 years) in the latest Guild Chat.

Good luck.

thanks, i’ve read it all. i’m always up to date with everything that is gw2

Read it? There’s a transcript of the video? Interesting; do you have a link?

^And no armor, as well?

In that case, you can either not do whatever you were doing before, or ask to have your Ticket escalated.

Good luck.

If your account has been actioned, you would best contact the CS Team via the ‘Support’ link above/below and discuss the issue with them.

You are unlikely to get a Dev response here.

Good luck.

You may be very pleasantly surprised by the location of Expansion Two.

Welcome return, and good luck.

If you are interested, you can listen to the lead Dev explain the process of creating Legendary Armor (and why it was released after 2 years) in the latest Guild Chat.

Good luck.

It doesn’t matter if the map is completed; you don’t need the compass to find Rift events. Anytime you see the little orange circle/star marker on a map, it may be a Rift event. Rift events happen in almost every map, including Cities.

There have been several threads from player lamenting about ‘broken events’, in all sorts or maps, only to find out these are Rift events.

Again, one can always ask in Map Chat if another player would be willing to open a Rift to start the ‘quest’.

Good luck.

ArenaNet (as well as we) can probably, and did, judge what the playerbase desires by the reaction to the last expansion, and adjusted the content previously released, and the subsequent releases. ArenaNet also provides the more challenging content for those seeking said challenges in the form of Raids and higher level Fractals.

It doesn’t seem like a terrible idea to cater to all different kinds of players, if possible. Something for (most) everyone probably sells better than just something for the select few. /shrug

Good luck.

I never seem to have issue naming characters, even one syllable names for Asura, and I make key-runner throw-aways all the time.

Why do you need two syllables for your Asura name?

No, no problems.

You can use a program like pingplotter to find out where the connection issue resides.
You can contact the Tech CS Team via the ‘Support’ link above/below and ‘Submit a Ticket’ for assistance.

Good luck.

Here’s a (partial?) list: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=account+bound+selectable&go=Go

Good luck.

Rauderi.8706:

Djinn.9245:

Chalice of Tears was said by Anet to be intended to “make players cry”. Presumably they (Josh?) decided that the way to make that JP really difficult is to not show any kind of path, and not allow the players to guess which terrain they can safely land on and which terrain they can’t. Not having terrain that is consistent with the rest of the game simply makes this JP more “fail until you get it right”. Unfortunately “failing” in this puzzle often = death so it is more annoying than many.

I personally wouldn’t even comment on JPs if they didn’t have content locked behind them. If they were purely optional, I wouldn’t care how hard they were as I would simply not do them.

If that’s the case, I have a recommendation for him.

For his next paycheck, he has to complete Super Meat Boy, except when his little squishy avatar gets murdered, he doesn’t get the instant reset, but instead has to run around the ANet campus before his next iteration. Then maybe some elements of humane design might sink in, instead of antagonizing the players with deliberately defying recognized conventions of good design. :\

You might consider watching the latest Guild Chat to hear what Josh Foreman has to say about Jumping Puzzles and their design.

At least, I think is was in the latest Guild Chat. If not, it was in a podcast he did some time ago. (Link found on the Divinity’s Reach Wiki page.)

Good luck.

^As noted above, jump through any Rift that has been opened. Again, I’m sure any number of players would be happy to open a Rift, anywhere in Tyria. I open them whenever I come across one, whether it’s needed for Dailies, or not.

Good luck.

For an official response, you can contact the CS Team via the ‘Support’ link above/below and ‘Submit a Ticket’ for assistance.

I don’t believe the L80 Boost item in the Shared Inventory Slot will be deleted when you delete your characters. It belongs to the account, not to a character.

Good luck.

Best to try right after a patch, which will reset the map and all/most stalled events.

Good luck.

No one suggested it should not be changed (‘fixed’). Just offering a work-around whilst waiting for said ‘fix’.

Lethalvriend.1723:

I don’t know if you’re on a free to play account or not, but if you are on a paid account you get laurels every few days of logging in. You can spend those at a Laurel vendor in Lion’s arch for example (southern bit of the map) to buy ascended accesories for a pretty large stat boost. Without HoT it’s probably easiest to get exotics through dungeons or outright buying them from either Orr karma vendors (limited stat combos) or the trading post.

If you do ever wish to get ascended items (it’s for later really.. I’ve been playing on and off since launch, only have 2 full ascended chars). Ascended weapons give a meaningful stat boost, the same is true for trinkets. Armor is hardly worth it due to the tiny stat difference on those.

I do want to add that Heart of Thorns provides you with 1 lvl 80 booster that also comes with a box with a full set of exotic gear and weapons/trinkets. Plus the Heart of Thorns maps give a lot more access to exotic equipment in general (either from map rewards or achievements), even some fairly easy ascended weapons.

FYI: Play4Free accounts can not post on the forums, so if you see anyone post, you can be sure they have a paid account. =)

You can use the guides found by clicking on the links on this page for the collections, etc.

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Mastery_point_unlocks

Maybe the LFG for the Personal Story (though that’s pretty easy), Living World Season Two Achievements, and Fractals.

Or your Guildies could help possibly. If you have no Guild, you can try the "Looking For…’ sub-forum.

Good luck.

If skill level/knowledge is declining, it must be because there are so many new players. Which is a good thing, no? That, or the playerbase contracted a widespread case of amnesia?

Though, this seems contrary to what the Devs have stated, more than once: that the skill level of the playerbase is ever-increasing, and that’s why they are offering more challenging content. Of course, maybe that’s been misinterpreted. /shrug

You can try asking the CS Team (via the ‘Support’ link above/below’), but they usually don’t answer definitively, one way or the other, about 3rd party programs. Must it be running when you play Guild Wars 2? Installed is one thing; running may be something entirely different.

Good luck.

Good luck.

You have likely reached the Daily (and retired Monthly) Achievement cap of 15,000 points. You can check by mousing over the Achievement point panel in the upper left. If the Daily and Monthly Achievement Points add up to 15,000, you have, indeed, reached the cap.

Good luck.

Your response makes little sense…to me.

^Here you go:

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/specializations-part-one-a-primer/
https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/specializations-part-two-reward-tracks-and-elite-specializations/
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Specialization#Elite_specializations

Welcome return, and good luck.

When in doubt, err on the side of caution. I think you’ve already answered your own question. You’ll not get an official response, as the Devs won’t vet any particular program. If your account is actioned, you can try to explain you were only using a third-party program for benign purposes, but you’ve even quoted the ToS state you can not automate chat, so…

It’s up to you; take a chance (and possibly deal with the hassle of a suspension or termination), or just play like most of the other players.

Good luck.

I suppose, if I were ever to farm a mat, I would play in the map that offers it as a Map Event Reward, give the pertinent loot bags to my L53, salvage the level-appropriate gear myself, salvage or sell the rest on the TP, sell extra mats on TP, and then buy any extra material I needed. Or I might craft some of the collection gear that sells very well, and use the Gold to buy what I need.

I certainly would not target a specific type of mob. That’s just too slow for me. It’s not like it used to be in Guild Wars, but maybe that’s because I was often farming for Trophies, rather than mats, and those seem to drop more often. /shrug

Good luck.

You wait for the CS Team to respond to your ticket. They are the only ones that can assist you.

Good luck.

I just wish they would make it Account-wide, rather than character-specific. My Home Instance character will never venture into Draconis Mons. /sigh

Thanks for providing the link. I hope it answers any queries. (I didn’t look at it, but I’m hoping it is relevant.)

If ArenaNet did not regularly back up their data, how could they have done that roll-back several months ago, or how could they do Account Restorations?

I don’t think, OP, there is anything to worry about.

Good luck.

Here’s a couple articles about what I assume the OP is referring to: http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-global-computer-virus-20170513-story.html
http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/12/technology/ransomware-attack-nsa-microsoft/

This may allay any initial panic/fears.

Also, here’s a link to download the MicroSoft Security Update (only) for those interested: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2017/05/12/customer-guidance-for-wannacrypt-attacks/

Good luck.

Your best bet is to try right after a patch (should be one Tuesday), when a new instance of the map will spawn, or try any/all of the methods to get into a different instance of the map (when there is no patch), while awaiting a ‘fix’.

Good luck.

There’s some Dev responses about tiers of Legendary Armor, and unlocking, in the latest AMA, but I’m afraid I don’t remember which tiers it addressed (not the final one).

You can look up the AMA on Reddit which one the Devs were going to investigate, if you so desire.

Good luck.

You can use any Rift in the game, on any map, while waiting for any adjustments around the pond. I’m sure any number of players would be happy to open a Rift for others to start the ‘quest’.

Good luck.

If the threads you read are years old, it’s always possible the information is out-dated. (That’s why the warning comes up before posting.)

You can contact the CS Team via the ‘Support’ link above/below (or on any other guildwars2.com site page) and ‘Submit a Ticket’ for assistance.

Good luck.

You know, there has been ‘Do 4 Renown Hearts’ per day for some time now. Not a lot of complaints. Except now, there’s a special reward attached, after a couple of weeks of doing it; I’d say that’s an improvement.

Still, if it is so very onerous, the reward can’t be worth doing. Thus, just don’t do it. The metrics will be all that ArenaNet needs.

Do most players claim both? I can see claiming one or the other, but not both as the OP has.

Tekey.7946:

Djinn.9245:

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

At least there’s guaranteed progression. Could be RNG like some certain Spoons that can take forever to drop.

What would be your idea to keep players in a particular map for a couple of weeks without repeating content?

One thought: Don’t try to attain the backpack in just 16 days. Spread it out over 2 or 3 months so it does not seem quite so repetitive.

Pro-tip: Never try key-running.

Good luck.

I completely agree. It’s like “Hungry Hal” – everyone complained what a grind it was to run back and forth with one apple 50 times in a row. But no one said you had to do it 50 times in a row. When I feel like going back to that map, I run Hal 2 or 3 apples. Eventually I’ll have it done. I see no benefit in having it done faster.

No, people were upset to see that type of quest in GW2. I can remember people saying there’s no difference to other generic MMORPG starter quests. Many other games have some pretty interesting story lines in quests that might or might not include grind. But Anet decided to implement a ridiculous “gather 0/50 apples and bring them over there” quest with absolutely no story at all.

The same with the druid runestone. You’ll hear some lines of the druid but doing the same freaking starter heart quest 64 times has absolutely no value in terms of storytelling or gameplay. It’s just insulting, that’s how bad it is. 64 times: kill 0/30 mercenaries. kill 0/30 spiders. kill 0/30 inquest researchers. Wow. That’s the best game design I’ve ever seen.

A game that claims to be different, but introduces you to the most ridiculous, never ending tasks in its end game PVE zones, that’s what GW2 is right now. If that’s the direction Anet chose, it’s really, really sad to see what “Guild Wars” 2 has become – I don’t even want to call it Guild Wars anymore. And I hope for everyone that the next expansion will bring some fresh air.

This post states, and I quote, “the same freaking starter heart quest 64 times”. It’s not the first time, either. Not 4 Renown Hearts, but the same heart 64 times.

It’s a bit like the exaggeration when saying one must do the same Renown Heart 303 times to get World Map Completion.

Perhaps, the Devs would appreciate your ideas on how, exactly, to create a quest that keeps players in the map with no repetition, and does not take years to create.

Regardless, good luck with your suggestion.

If you are not in a rush, just do the easy WvW Dailies. You can advance the track by just capping Monuments, doing the Veteran, Big Spender, maybe turn a camp, escort Dolyaks, etc. Or, I’ve heard, follow the zerg in EotM.

It takes me about a month to finish a track, and I only do the very easiest Dailies.

Good luck.

At least be factual; it’s not the same Renown Heart 64 times. It’s 4 Renown Hearts 16 times each. Again, if found boring, or too repetitive, don’t do them 16 days in a row.

Or, better yet, forego the Backpack and skin, if it causes this much distress.

Good luck.

How can the maps be dead, and full, at the same time? Seems kind of contradictory.

@kdaddy: ArenaNet never stated that the reason that WvW Map Completion was removed was due to popular demand. It was more likely due to changing the maps available; i.e. Desert Borderlands and the new mechanics.

Good luck.

Perhaps, adding ‘Part 2’ to the original thread would be helpful.

I’m not sure what either of these threads are supposed to be saying, exactly.

Good luck.

If you are new, it may seem there are discrepancies (in jumps/characters, etc.). After 4 or 5 years, you will find there are not. It’s just a matter of practice and familiarity.

Good luck.

I track Achievements and Dailies. You can, I believe, track up to 12 (maybe it’s 10) that show on the UI. I then move them around in the order I want them to display. Are you tracking more than 12 (10) non-Dailies?

I’m not sure the poster asked why anyone would not be opposed to expanding the limit on Guilds, but rather why anyone would be opposed. Thus, some posters tried to answer with the reasons why others would be opposed. Doesn’t mean anyone providing the answers felt the reasons were valid, or not, one way or the other.