Guild Wars 2

…is glint’s baby in a human form!

calling that now….how else would he have a “great power” to give to Aerin….

and his voice seems awfully "ascended"ish

BobbyStein.2315:

Shanaeri Rynale.6897:

Looking over the LS season 2 blurb I spotted this “Past episodes will be available for purchase for 200 gems”

Does this mean if we want to reply any LS content we need to pay for it in gems? Is it an unlock a chapter forever fee for every account or is it character bound? If we pay for a chapter can we team with people who haven’t?

Personally, not sure how I feel about this move. To me it seems to step over the ‘morality line’ and move GW2 to a payment model I don’t really like..

Hmm

If you log in during the release window of an episode (e.g. two weeks) you unlock the episode for your account. You can replay it as many times as you want for free. If you miss the release window and you want to play an episode that you didn’t unlock, you can purchase it.

It’s a lot like watching television in that you can watch (and record) an episode for free when it airs. If you miss it, you can buy the episode off iTunes later. Does that make sense?

lol bobby….you perfect little angel :P

i know there is a little devil inside of you with the internet and watching tv shows

the game SHOULD rely on dps….every single game relies on dps….the real problem is there is literally ZERO reason to go into any of the other stats, except for Assassin for a critical proc heavy build….and Knights/Valkyrie for a bit more tankiness…..or Rabid/Carrior for Condition damage

This feature is amazing….it is what we have been asking for, for a long time!

- Permanent Content
- Permanent way to earn rewards
- Less emphasis on achievements to get said rewards
- Harder achievements than just “Kill 50 Centaurs” (remains to be seen)
- No rush to complete said achievements

the only thing i see that kind of rubs me the wrong way is having to pay 200 gems to get the content if you missed it…for instance when I go on vacation this summer…if this content falls in the 2 weeks i’m gone, im screwed

granted…i understand that “hey…too bad, you didn’t want to be around the game to get it for free…pay up sucka” and 200 gems is like 20g(I think)….that is more than achievable in gamen in 1 day

my guess….they will not get the item fixed….let ppl toil on never getting them, then BOOM gem store item!

I’m trying to figure out a dye that is close enough to a flesh color that will make it look like the leggings are actually my legs….any help appreciated

p.s.
for a white caucasian with a little tan XD

Pecar.1236:

i think they fix it until 1st July so we got new living story and our skins

i don’t think so….they still haven’t fixed the problem for people getting their season 1 wvw chests

I ported in on the question being asked to an anet dev saying “So, what is going to be in this patch tomorrow?” (sorry, no screenshots)

his reply was “Fun stuff”

i had no idea there was even going to be a patch….and is this “fun stuff” for the festival?

I ported in on the question being asked to an anet dev saying “So, what is going to be in this patch tomorrow?”

his reply was “Fun stuff”

i had no idea there was even going to be a patch….and is this “fun stuff” for the festival?

DeathReign.7821:

No, shatter is not as good in PvE.

The reason is because shatter is a burst build. Burst builds by nature are underwhelming when compared to sustained damage (phantasms) the longer the battle goes on (dungeon bosses).

You will deal okay damage, but any phantasm build would out-dps you in the end. Not to mention phantasm builds typically run with a focus, so reflects are always at the ready with the iWarden (when he doesn’t bug out).

thank you

maha.7902:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/mesmer/Guide-How-To-Mesmer-in-Dungeons

i read that…that’s where i got the s/s + s/f idea from…but they don’t mention shatter which i have heard is as good in pve….and was asking for thoughts on it

Is it the shatter build?

I’ve seen some videos claiming, sword/focus + sword/sword is best…

can anyone shed some light for me?

Kibazuka.1390:

It always depends on the time window.
What does the most dps in 10 seconds is completely different to what does the most dps in 10 minutes.

aka burst vs sustain dps

I have all classes at 80 so I will try to rate them in burst:

1. Thief (heartseeker spam)
2. Mesmer (them shatters)
3. Ele (attunement swapping combos)
4.Warrior (lol Hundred Blades)
5. everything else is pretty close to bleh in burst

Sustain DPS:

1. Elementalist (spam lava font)
2. Warrior
3. Guardian
4. Thief
5. Mesmer
6. Ranger
7. Engineer
8. Necro

engineer and necro are bottom of my list because I play them as condi damage….and while condi damage is pretty good sustain…its not as good as raw power, hence the zerker meta

Ele has THE best sustain with lava font hitting REALLY hard and basically spammable with 100% upkeep

Warrior beats Guardian for me because i just feel like i do damage on my warrior

thief and mesmer are burst reliant….it is very much a use everything you have, wait for CD’s(or initiative or revealed debuff) while using auto attacks….where as ele, warrior, and guardian usually always have something up to use upon weapon swapping/attunement swapping

Ranger relies too heavily on the pet and as such, can be bursty like thief and mesmer…..go all in, pet dies, wait 40s to go balls deep again

So I am leveling a mesmer in PvE atm…will eventually go into spvp and wvw when i i have most of my traits unlocked….and i have a few questions

what utilities do u guys use?

right now im using blink, decoy, and mirror images….figured decoy and mirror images are good for more shatters…and blink for movement

what heal skill? ether feast or signet?

what is the rotation(using gs + sw/torch atm)?

usually use gs 2, gs 4, gs3, weapon swap, sword 3 x2, shatter 1 while using sword 2, torch 5, mirror images, shatter 2

good or no?

also, what is priority on shatters? always try to use mind wrack?

thanks in advance!

skullmount.1758:

Jordo.5913:

all S2 content is permanent now….not sure about achieves though

I highly doubt that. I know they said something about more permanent, but that doesn’t mean everythings permanent. Also, didn’t they say something about the second half of last year being more permanent too? And see how well that turned out. I think all we got was the collapsed tower.

http://i.imgur.com/JL4js7E.jpg

Read lady avant’s chat….in game dev symbol

i will post here as well

“Starting with episode 1 (not this next one), ALL living story release will be permanent. Festivals and whatnot will still be seasonal.”

this was taken before the crown pavillion patch….so she is stating the crown pavillion will not be permanent

rincewind.9528:

Oh well, honestly I had hopes on playing without time pressure for a time.

I see that they will keep making this temporary content, but I hope that they do not pump it so frequently. I hate playing pressured by time restrictions.

“PLAY NOW. FAST! FAST! GOT THOSE ACHIEVS AND REWARDS OR YOU GONNA LOST IT FOREVER!!! DONT TAKE A BREAK OR YOU GONNA MISS THE STORY!!!”

But, I guess that I’m a minority here… in all aspects… maybe it’s just not the game for me.

all S2 content is permanent now….not sure about achieves though

lol…silly you, trying to take away some of anets income, you should know better

Season 2 HAS to blow people away, every update is going to have to be as big as the Battle for LA….it cannot be set to the same standard of season 1

there is too much waiting around with no “new” content to do and people are going to forget about the game :\

especially with gigantic games coming up like Wildstar, Destiny, Warlords of Draenor, and what hasn’t been revealed to be coming out yet at E3…which we will know by july 1st

I added an authenticator to my account, but it is not asking for it at all….is it because the IP is already saved as a verified spot?

it will be as if you never even logged in once your account is restored….

How long is it from getting an e-mail about your mail being “escalated” until you can expect an account restore?

I was planning on doing some guild missions with some friends tonight, but some people are saying it could be days before I get an answer to my ticket….

I thought for sure there would be a race added. I guess my gaze shifts to end of season 2 LS possibly marking the addition of a new race after we help them or get help from them in the LS.

Mungrul.9358:

Still not seeing where I said a little monetisation is acceptable I see?
Figures; Internet debaters can only argue in binary and have no ability to understand nuance.

yeah…but this giant heavy man power feature update that is FREE….is possible because of the gem store monetisation of stuff that requires very little man power

they have been working on the wardrobe since the wallet was introduced last november i think….not sure on update

no gem store = this feature pack(along with LS season 2) getting shoved into a box and sold as an expansion

Mungrul.9358:

Mirta.5029:

The gem store in Guild Wars 2 in comparison is completely harmless.

Yeah, keep telling yourself that

it’s either 15 bucks a month and free stuff

or free to play and the occasional thing you want or need you have to pay for

sadly i think i would choose the first lol….i spend more than that a month on the game as it is

Curtis Johnson.8456:

Gibson.4036:

And then we need to burn a transmutation charge whenever we want to move from town clothes to a combat look. Not great for roleplayers.

There is no transmutation charge to change outfits or toggle it on and off.
Transmutation charges are for applying new skins to specific armor pieces, same as now.

Yes outfits are all or nothing.
Yes wearable in combat. There will be no non-combat equipment anymore, unless you count tonics.

is the mad king outfit still clothing…or now a tonic?

yeah this is a negligible because legendary armor is already coming to the game….pretty much confirmed

and that is going to be the bonus of having legendary armor

all hat/head options will be usable by all types of armor

Single items, such as the Fuzzy Hats and Scarlet’s Spaulders, will be unlocked for your entire account and usable with any armor weight.

I get to be MAD KING THORN!!!!!!!

Mungrul.9358:

Jordo.5913:

i would buy it….way easier than having to buy 50-70g worth of new armor

And you’re the reason the feel they can get away with this execrable behaviour.
No willpower, just a credit card and an internet connection.

and you’re the reason this game would fail if it was only people like you who played it, you want everything to be free

how else are they going to make money?

i have a rather large pool of free income, and i choose to buy stuff in the gem store to support a game i love

hell, without me, a lot of the stuff you’re getting for free in this feature patch would be in the gem store

Shifu.4321:

Jordo.5913:

but i thought the first pic was 3 non asuran characters wearing asuran cultural armor

i too am hoping to god that they unlock for all characters….just make the requirement to buy them to the race…and make it only buyable at 80

That’s COE armor

welp……my bubble is busted

Mungrul.9358:

Oh yeah, they’ll implement the ability to change stats too. It’ll just cost a rare item that can handily be bought from the gemstore, mark my words.

i would buy it….way easier than having to buy 50-70g worth of new armor

but i thought the first pic was 3 non asuran characters wearing asuran cultural armor

i too am hoping to god that they unlock for all characters….just make the requirement to buy them to the race…and make it only buyable at 80

well….i do believe it’s going to be very revealing….answer wise….but it will probably be just Destiny’s Edge 2.0 talking about the battle and the wrapping up the story

there will also probably be

Marjory learning of Kasmeer’s rage when she thought Marjory was dead

Kasmeer telling Marjory to never almost die on her again

Braham asking Rox why she chose the team over her warband

What Rytlock thinks of Rox’s choice

How Taimi is doing with the death of Scarlet

What becomes of the Breachmaker

What becomes of Lion’s Arch

and last but not least, them talking about Mordremoth and a course of action

I have never received loot outside of a party…..i have always received loot inside of a party

Berserker gear is found to be elite because either the boss does so much damage that defensive stats make a minimal difference…..or there are mechanics that one shot you unless you dodge roll

there is also the dodge roll itself, the only useful defensive “stat”, why go for defensive stats in your gear to minimize damage taken, when you can just gear straight dps and then go heavy endurance in your build and dodge roll all the time to negate ALL dmg taken?

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/archive/tequatl/Any-story-surrounding-the-Teq-living-story#post2868897

Bobby Stein’s 3rd post says:

“Maybe I wasn’t clear in my other post. Tequatl becoming stronger (and Rox being present) are both tied into the overall LW story. More will be revealed later.”

We were told about why Rox was there….if she brought back Tequatl’s tail, she could join Rytlock’s warband. That however changed with the arrival of Scarlet.

So what about the becoming stronger part?

We have one more patch, will they tie it in or no? The only thing i can think of is the ley line that is running under LA also runs near where Teqautl is?

Tom Gore.4035:

Well considering this “case” started long before either of them were involved I’d say…

No. Check your tinfoil hat. I think it’s leaking.

they still “existed”….we just hadn’t met them yet

man…i had the same prob with that game that must not be spoken of and the Firelands patch…..

there was red EVERYWHERE!

Thanks to MattVisual…just watched his youtube video about the secret coordinates in the new website

atlas.guildwars2.com/en/

coords: 11546, 11402

LISTEN TO THAT BEFORE GOING ANY FURTHER!!! SPOILERS!!!!
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Did Marjory and Kasmeer fabricate all of this to have a case to solve?

I don’t know how they could have, but that sounds awfully suspicious…

I am trying to buy a set that will work well with both(staff and conjure) in PvE

I am going to be up in peoples faces with the lightning hammer….so I am thinking PVT would be pretty good.

Maybe PV on main gear and weaps, and PT on the accessories?

or just go full zerker?

FlamingFoxx.1305:

Who said that magic grows?
I’d be more inclined to believe that magic has a constant amount throughout Tyria and that the dragons wake, consume all of it – so it then becomes part of them – and then while they sleep it seeps back into the world. That way if they were destroyed Tyria would have the exact same amount of magic that it has always had, it would just be in the world rather than in the dragons.
The idea that magic can grow seems really weird, I think a persons power or magical prowess can grow – but that is generating more magic, it’s just drawing more to them and away from the aether or w/e you want to call it.

True, but the wiki states:

Magic permeates the world, infusing every creature within Tyria with its power.

I would assume that with every new birth of a creature, the magic is growing? So part of the Elder Dragon’s job is also population control.

Or does that mean each creature draws from a max amount of magic….and with too many creatures on Tyria the magic is spread so thin that there would be no magic at all?

yeah….i say whenever the tengu need our help because the dominion of winds is getting wrecked….

kitten them

could care less if they are playable now

I tend to switch weapons on my elementalist on the fly, and my conjure trait build doesn’t really line up well with my staff build.

Would be kind of nice! You could even require gems to open it up and I’d still buy it.

on a serious note….the only thing i can think of is that the energy ley line that runs through LA, also runs by him and powered him up somehow?

Still hasn’t been explained via LS yet, one patch left

just watched the login cutscene

mannnn….that drill just dropped right where the thumper was….so far my theory is on track

Bifrost and Meteorlogicus

In the current LS, there was a recording saying how she wants to take the fight to the “thing” that is controlling her so she can re-gain her independence before seeing into the mists.

Molten Alliance gives her the thumpers to find the dragon and the drill to dig for it, Aetherblades gives her the the air assualt unit she needs to take over where ever the dragon is awakening and the Inquest technology to know what magic to look for, the toxic alliance gives her the toxin that will help her kill the dragon, and Watchwerk gives her a massive army of robots + a giant robot to do fight with the dragon. It was never about us, well…it might have been in the first place, but now it is about the dragon.

So with all the pieces in place.

Scarlet attacks LA which is actually a good thing. She gets what she wants while getting most of civilization away from LA.

Mordemoth is sleeping under LA and is going to awaken there and Scarlet wants the glory of killing the Elder Dragon that she was scared and tormented by the past year or so.

Scarlet will awaken the beast using the giant sonic drill she has. She will then use the marionette with it’s blade soaked in the toxin she made, to try and do battle with the dragon, but will ultimately fail, and then we are left with an Elder Dragon to go after in LS season two.

Oh! and the awakening of Mordremoth disturbed the dominion of winds leading to the Tengu helping us take him down, and becoming a playable race :P

It is an interesting thought that maybe we are doing the opposite of good by killing the Elder Dragons.

Yes we are removing an immediate threat to the races of Tyria, but we may be putting the planet of Tyria in danger over the long haul.

We kill off the elder dragons.

Save the races of Tyria from being devoured.

Elder Dragons can no longer consume the Magic of Tyria.

We saved the races of Tyria, but did we actually save the planet of Tyria by killing the Elder Dragons?

What happens when the Magic grows too strong?