Guild Wars 2

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http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=684&game=Guild%20Wars%202

Majik.8521:

Jayne.9251:

terrordrone.1875:

Jayne.9251:

You do realize if they did that, people would have been furious with having choice being taken away and quit? Allowing people to choose, by informing them, they ensure that there’s no fallout. Sure, it’s created a mess in WvW, but there is a significantly higher pve population that would have been completely outraged if this had been silently implemented.

They’ve had how many months to decide on their server?

If something is free there is an expectation for it to continue to be free, unless otherwise announced. To do it without telling people would result in outrage. And that would translate into cancelled accounts. Which in turn would eat into gem store revenue.

well they have said from day one that they plan on getting rid of free transfers. so there was no expectation for it to remain free.

Yep, but changing it, without notification is financial suicide.

terrordrone.1875:

Jayne.9251:

You do realize if they did that, people would have been furious with having choice being taken away and quit? Allowing people to choose, by informing them, they ensure that there’s no fallout. Sure, it’s created a mess in WvW, but there is a significantly higher pve population that would have been completely outraged if this had been silently implemented.

They’ve had how many months to decide on their server?

If something is free there is an expectation for it to continue to be free, unless otherwise announced. To do it without telling people would result in outrage. And that would translate into cancelled accounts. Which in turn would eat into gem store revenue.

Lol nobody hears us Liquid. (well one person did, lol)

Four hooves up for the dolyak parade!

Obsidian.1328:

Eh…I don’t know any TC commanders, only that it was TC at the gates. I thought screenshots posts were what we were supposed to do. I typically run solo and not with our zergs, and upon asking about it in map chat I was asked to simply ss it for proof.

If you can forward me someone’s name or forum name I’d be more than happy to do it that way.

There’s no lack of names posting on this forum with our account names …. Add a few to friends list and you get instant contact.

As for what anet has said over and over and OVER again is to NOT post screenshots of supposed hacks, but to mail complaints and screenshots to exploits@arena.net.

Obsidian.1328:

Today, about 1pm central US time, an arrow cart hack was used while TC was assaulting Ogrewatch Tower in EB. I didn’t see what guild(as I was inside) nor did I even see the ac.

Basically I was getting hit dead center with an ac while well behind the tower gate. Apparently it’s some zoom hack or something similar, I don’t know. Anyway, thought whatever TC commander that was there would like to know.

![IMG]http://i49.tinypic.com/9stbog.jpg[/IMG]!

Why is there an abundance of SoR players that come running to the forums screaming hack, instead of taking the time to contact someone in game? It would seem to me that I’d want to know all the facts before I pointed any fingers, and even then I’d do it privately.

I’m so glad our guys don’t do this. And before you say it’s because SoR doesn’t exploit/hack/whatever, you know that’s not true. We just don’t complain about it so publically, and actually try to be adults and contact people in game.

This news has been all over the WvW forum, but it occurred to me that it may not have been shared here.

After the 28th, transferring to another server will cost money. So you basically have today to choose if you’d like to stay where you are, or move.

Thankfully server caps have been suspended until tomorrow so say you’ve always wanted to play on Tarnished Coast but it was always “full” …. You can get in today.

Think hard about what you want in a server before you jump ship though. Do a bit of research, and then make a decision that’s best for you.

Good luck everyone and I hope you find a happy home.

You do realize if they did that, people would have been furious with having choice being taken away and quit? Allowing people to choose, by informing them, they ensure that there’s no fallout. Sure, it’s created a mess in WvW, but there is a significantly higher pve population that would have been completely outraged if this had been silently implemented.

Dear SBI,

I just checked the ratings and see you’re potentially against CD and Yak’s Bend next reset. Be happy. Yak’s Bend folks are some of the nicest (and challenging) players you’ll ever meet. I think you’ll find it a refreshing change from previous weeks and will likely reinvigorate your players. There’s something to be said for playing against quality opponents and I think you’ll greatly enjoy the YB crew.

Rambodacious.7495:

Persephone.7436:

Durakone.5237:

I really wanted to give SoR a good fair fight when BG left the picture and it never came, which above all is a real pity. There was a good chance without the transfers that SoR could still have won tier 2, but I also think that TC has proven capable enough as well. But because of the transfers I can’t answer that question. This matchup was broke and is now essentially pointless. A win* is just not the same as a win in the Dwhitecyclopedia of Crittanica. :p

The January 11th SBI-SOR-TC match-up was untainted by transfers. It was close that week, SOR won because they didn’t sleep and the commanders pulled night shift duty. We have all seen a “fair fight,” it’s odd that people forget that match-up so quickly.

All three realm’s commanders were putting in some serious overtime, not just SoR. Anyways, I’ll say a few things here…

Firstly, I wish SBI hadn’t of melted so quickly after coming to t2. It could have been much more fun.

To TC, you gentlemen started out as honorable combatants, but as the weeks have gone on and you have received more transfers, your players seem to be made up more and more of angry children. Players taunting downed opponents when it was 5 to 1, camping the last leg of JP’s and then taunting after you manage to kill folks etc. Part of the beauty of WvW in GW2 is the comradery, let’s not lose that and turn into 13 year olds that try and tea bag people because it’s just so “lawlerskate funnies!1.”

I wish I were talking about an isolated incident. It’s really widespread… If you see people doing it, give them a public tongue-lashing. Were going to have to shame these people until they’re afraid to do it.

lol, kind of like this? (see pix below — I had fallen off the cliff and died and three SoR came down and did this on my corpse) ….

But yes. I agree. I think doing stuff like this is kind of tasteless.

spartanx.1364:

Jayne.9251:

Coldviper.6794:

Because I was one of the many baby sitting the mesmer that sat dead next to the water gate for 2 hours. So they finally got him ressed from the outside and cheated to get in.

If they hid one legitimately that would have been fine. But leaving a dead one near a gate that nobody can do anything about? That’s cheating.

Saw that happen twice this afternoon by SoR players, but never occurred to me to come to the forum about it.

Next time you see that please take a photo and send it to us. We will handle it.

*shrug

Just saw it as a clever tactic being used and made note of it. Nobody was glitching into walls or jumping too high with hacks, they just were inventive about how they left their bodies when they knew they were going to die.

Is it frustrating? Yep. Particularly when the only thing you can do is camp the body … but it helps to have a couple friends who are as patient as you are

Terra Dactyl.2047:

Jayne.9251:

WvW is only one aspect of the entire game. If you prefer that as your choice of playtime, then you will have multiple servers to choose from. What I think is important to consider is what is gameplay like outside of WvW …. Nothing more of a let down than deciding you want to take a break from WvW and find map after map a virtual ghost town.

WvW is the only thing you can’t just guest onto a different server’s map for though (assuming it actually works on monday like it’s supposed to), so the other stuff is kind of irrelevant in picking your home server.

Oh I dunno. I’d rather have a full server with people I recognize …. A permanent home that offers everything, rather than have to guest or server hop looking for a place to put down roots.

Coldviper.6794:

Because I was one of the many baby sitting the mesmer that sat dead next to the water gate for 2 hours. So they finally got him ressed from the outside and cheated to get in.

If they hid one legitimately that would have been fine. But leaving a dead one near a gate that nobody can do anything about? That’s cheating.

Saw that happen twice this afternoon by SoR players, but never occurred to me to come to the forum about it.

Why not actually go in to one of your keeps and build the siege. Then you can go and your server will love you. Win-win.

WvW is only one aspect of the entire game. If you prefer that as your choice of playtime, then you will have multiple servers to choose from. What I think is important to consider is what is gameplay like outside of WvW …. Nothing more of a let down than deciding you want to take a break from WvW and find map after map a virtual ghost town.

Also, if you’re new, be sure to check out this thread:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/players/OMG-If-you-only-knew-this-tips-for-new-players/first

Bullfrog.1324:

Jayne.9251:

lol likely

You sure it’s mb and not kb?

Yep, I’m sure. 61,658 KB :P

I haven’t had the sound bug since I replaced this file. That being said, I can’t say for certain that this fixed it, only that it hasn’t happened since I did

Oh sure. Mock the math challenged girl

If you open up your hero tab, go to achievements, then explorer …. Scroll down a bit, it will list every jump puzzle in game … Just use google to look it up.

Aw. I’m kinda disappointed. Was happy to see a hooray for good people in this forum. There’s so much of the other.

For the record, I have my 100% completion, but I got it when our server was at a much lower tier and map home colours changed frequently enough … But I can empathize with other’s frustrations … Particularly at higher tiers.

AreUMadBro.6907:

The colors rotate if your map changed position in the rank. My server may change to blue, but what I need is red, and that is never going to happen. And you can think is whining, but WvW completion isnt supposed to be the main problem of the 100%, just an additional place…

This.

At higher tiers you can be stuck with the same map colour for weeks, if not months.

And plowing down another map just isn’t an option. True, if you stick on map for more than an hour or so, you can pick up a lot of vistas/pois/sps …. But it won’t get them all for you … Particularly offensive home keeps.

Richard Nixon.6573:

Jayne.9251:

Just wanted to point out something odd I’m seeing on mine .. conflicting info about file size …

The file itself says KB .. but if I right click properties, it says MB. (Both are too big and likely I’ll start getting the sound bug soon, but wanted to post this).

~1000 kb = 1 mb.

So 54,000 kb is about 54 mb, which is exactly what your screen shows. Nothing odd there

Bah, I always was terrible at math, and kb/mb always confused me. (red face)

Luckily my career has me on the writing end. Think I made the right choice eh? Lol.

Just wanted to point out something odd I’m seeing on mine .. conflicting info about file size …

The file itself says KB .. but if I right click properties, it says MB. (Both are too big and likely I’ll start getting the sound bug soon, but wanted to post this).

I know they prefer you mail exploits to exploits@arena.net … they do not like folks posting it on the forums.

Eh, you could say that about any spot on the map really. If you don’t have bodies guarding it, (unless it’s very close to your own spawn wp), you risk the chance of losing it.

Setting up proper siege in key areas will dissuade these folks from trying that. And it only takes three bodies, tops. If the camp is vital to your Keep’s defense, then it’s worth investing in three bodies.

If they move back the spot on the cliffs, they can still jump down and do the same thing, over and over. The fact is, they can’t attack the camp without running out of the invulnerable zone.

Oglaf.1074:

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People who are serious about their Legendary don’t do WvW; they sneak all their alts through the jumping puzzles daily – which can be done regardless if your realm controls the objectives or not. Real WvW is too stingy with the Badge drops to be farmable, really.

You still need map completion to make them. To me the pair are connected because often, particularly in the higher tiers, JPs are camped.

I think the hope was by getting people to venture into WvW for 100% map completion that it would wind up luring folks in (as it did with me), and provide an ongoing source of interest for end game level 80 players.

The only reason to get map completion is either A: source of pride, or B: to get a component to craft your legendary weapon. However, to complete that legendary weapon you need wvw kills to trade in for the ingredient.

But yes, i don’t think they considered this trend of dominant servers in tiers controlling everything for weeks, and not being able to get the poi, no matter the size of your own server’s force. If they’re going to remove WvW from map completion, they should consider an alternate means to get that WvW ingredient, too.

lbryant.4329:

Tips for beginners?

If you really hate PvP, but love exploring, be ready – you’ll be forced into WvW for the last few percent of the World Completion.

If you really hate being in PUGs (Pick-up-groups), the end of the personal story is really going to disappoint you.

You could simply choose not to do map completion and still enjoy the game. I hate anything pvp, but was pleasantly surprised that I found myself enjoying WvW because of all the teamwork involved. That, plus the crazy xp and massive amounts of karma wasn’t bad either.

The only thing you get from map completion is A: personal satisfaction and B: a component toward making your legendary weapon….. But guess what? Another part of that recipe comes from kills in WvW …. So if you don’t want to WvW, there’s really no point in map completion anyhow. But honestly, if it managed to hook my pvp-hating butt, it might be worth giving it a go.

Oglaf.1074:

Sorrow.7384:

Try setting your Mixing Buffer Size to Most Stable in the sound options until they hopefully fix this bug.

I’ve played with the sound sliders ‘til the cows got home and nothin’…

Did you read the link I posted? That’s your fix.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/pvp/wuvwuv/Crashing-in-WvW-after-annoying-sound/first#post1294181

Sunspots.9861:

I can’t speak for any other guilds, or any other Coasters, but I feel like PiNK has grown so much since we hit t2. Score aside, its great getting to play against so many t1 caliber guilds every night then learn to counter or copy them. Working with DiS was awesome and I hope the other guilds on TC realize the opportunity to improve everytime you take the field. I see WvW becoming GvG more and more over the coming months with the inadaquacies in server populations, and this is the boot camp.

Really.

It seems the necro sound effects for spells is massively loud. Almost every spell they have makes this huge sound, more so than any other class out there.

I know you can adjust the fx settings to mute it a bit, but wondering if there was any way to tone down the sound a bit on it?

lol likely

You sure it’s mb and not kb?

Aye, usually the culprit is the Chantry of Secrets zone in Bloodtide Coast.

It’s on an island where the skillpoint is … just go down into the cave and zone in.

This was the poi my guildie was missing and automatically gave her completion once she zoned in.

Folks.

Simple solution. Log out of game. Go into your documents>GW2 folder.

Look for a file called local.dat

Delete it.

Let game reload it.

This file is your UI settings file, but for whatever reason, it grows daily. After a period of time it gets too big and corrupts apparently. If it’s larger than 15mb, that’s your culprit.

Deleting this file has worked for countless people. The only hassle is you’ll have to go back in and readjust your settings after it reloads.

Adjusting the sound settings works for a while, but ultimately the sound bug returns. The only way I know to get rid of it is deleting this file.

Obaks. Anyone and everyone is welcome. There are plenty of big WvW guilds, plus there’s plenty of solo running militia that will make you feel both welcome and at home.

I’d like to point out that because TC has server stability, those contemplating a move should consider this … especially down the line when they start merging servers. This likely will never happen with TC.

That aside, pve maps full of people at pretty much every hour of the day, constant shout outs for extras to run dungeons, plus a robust and lively RP community make this a destination server if you’re not interested in server hopping but actually hoping to find a permanent home.

Ace.7361:

I love how fear, hel, ul, axa, and plum held down and fully upgraded all the keeps in tc bl. Great job guys. Too bad something with the log in servers kicked us all out of tc bl and wecome back to see it all gone!!! Can I have a refund on all the gold I spent on siege/upgrades plz Anet.

Oh Sunspots .. Did you actually get this implemented? O.o

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/pvp/wuvwuv/NEW-SIEGE-IDEA/first#post1283303

ElDudemeister.5108:

Jayne.9251:

Only a WvW player will spend hours escorting a dolyak, or running supply, because the team needs it.

It’s like you read my diary

There’s very few of us out there like that, lol. We should make a club.

split.3659:

Jayne.9251:

Hooray for good sports!

One jumping on my dead head, one dancing on it, and one cheering!

Goodness.

Victory Dance!

Not really .. I jumped and died before anyone killed me.

Hooray for good sports!

One jumping on my dead head, one dancing on it, and one cheering!

Goodness.

Altie.4571:

Jayne.9251:

sinthetix.8765:

Jayne.9251:

sinthetix.8765:

Jayne.9251:

I think A-net missed the boat charging for server transfers when they really should harness the energy being wasted on most of these threads with the outrage and pointy finger exercises. I gave A-net a few megawatts this week myself.

Can we be friends? I think I love you.

Only if you give me Altie.

:< But I love my Altie!

Ok. You can come too. I baked too many cookies anyhow and nobody loves a sluggish Altie.

Why do I feel like a cheap object? Could it be that I’m being bartered around without the parties knowing that I’m like a fine wine?
Exquisite and there’s only oh so much of me to go around.

Shh, lie still, we’re haggling over your body.

I’m sure we have plenty of artistic types to illustrate. If I knew web design more, I’d love to see each with illustration and gallery like layout.

loneknight.8425:

Jayne.9251:

I personally want the player catapult …. Load em in and shoot them over the walls.

Cool idea! We can have a counter-siege like Net to catch incoming projectiles & enemies XD

Oh pointless really. Those members put into the catapult and launched would likely never survive the landing. But it would confuse the heck out of the enemy!

Lasted longer than it did with FA. Good stuff!

I personally want the player catapult …. Load em in and shoot them over the walls.

cargan.5689:

Ethan Mccloud.3218:

GWEN here for a new update for us TC folks

Just recieved word that will be expecting some new arrivals from area guilds an locations abound. These are in no paticular order but have come to buffer our numbers so let me introduce our new members.

5. Chuck norris – (this being our ace in the hole , will be reclaiming EB on his own .nuff said.)
6.Jean cluade Van kitten – (he’s just a Hole , but hey we don’t refuse extra hands on deck).
That is all for now
FOR THE TOAST

Sorry Gewn but lets face it Chuck is getting on a bit and Jean Claude refuses to take orders from anyone speaking english.

I hear SOR is getting Marco Pierre White and Gordon Ramsay not only are they scarier we will now have better cookies then TC

Yes, but he’ll constantly call you donkeys and throw things at you.

Thrashbarg.9820:

Envi.2460:

-straps a quaggan backpack on the pain train- Better.

-swaps in a corrupted quaggan when Envi is looking the other way-

“Quaggan will kill yoooooo!”

lol .. sorry this made me chuckle … I could just envision it.

sinthetix.8765:

Jayne.9251:

sinthetix.8765:

Jayne.9251:

I think A-net missed the boat charging for server transfers when they really should harness the energy being wasted on most of these threads with the outrage and pointy finger exercises. I gave A-net a few megawatts this week myself.

Can we be friends? I think I love you.

Only if you give me Altie.

:< But I love my Altie!

Ok. You can come too. I baked too many cookies anyhow and nobody loves a sluggish Altie.

snacktime.1082:

The funnest thing I’m doing now is trolling Sor zergs on my thief. Being that one guy that 20% of your zerg goes off chasing, knowing that your commander is going “Hey WTF guys don’t go off chasing one guy”

lol I see you made it over?