Guild Wars 2

Ever play Zelda Majoras Mask? Ever look up into the Sky during the night of Day 1, and notice there also a red star?

Here’s your explanation:

Hi,

Unfortunately I’m on a limited data plan for month, and I get charged $1.50 for each GB over.

I’m wondering how much data is used in GW2, over a few hours of play?

Please help me,
Thanks!

Charr Light t3.
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Just wanted to say thanks to Adonis, and the rest of the support team, who helped me with my email issues.

Truly, the heroes of GW2, are its amazing support team. Those brave warriors endure the tiredness of night, providing an awesome support experience at 2AM IN THE MORNING, and yet, so swiftly as well!

I think we should give a moment to show our appreciation to GW2’s amazing support team, and all the hard work they do! ;D

Like the Monk in GW1, a good support is the backbone to every team.

Concealed Boots 2014.

Not just for Asura, but also the Charr, who are forced to struggle fitting boots through their large toes and claws.

And the price of Strawberry Ghosts and Scarlet’s Rainbow just skyrocketed…

Anyone know if it works on an enemy with minimum graphic settings in WvW?

This calls for an interesting question.. What will LA look like on May 1st?

Aetherblades are cool. Hopefully now that Scarlet is gone, we can take them more seriously.

There is no tail in that concept art.

It was removed from my inventory.

MH Axe is NOT an attrition weapon. It’s just… awful.

Sylvari.

#HOBOSACKS

I like the idea of a surprise update. But I can’t see it happening any time soon because ANET loves their Sylvari.

The reason Commander tags cost so much in the first place is because they wanted only the most dedicated of players to have a Blue Nacho. There for, they are also soulbound instead of accountbound, because you should be dedicated to earn it on other characters.

Because it invokes a feeling of accomplishment and progression, which hooks players in. Psychology.

In English: Because Discover makes things more interesting than cheat-sheet crafting. Unfortunately, in practice, it’s really boring outside of Cooking…

I’m just curious what the metallic effect does to our “organic” armor.

To be honest, I hate the bear. I hate bears, period.

I kinda wish they changed it on Twilight, so that instead of a Bear, an image of Twilight smashes the enemy.

Hi, Murdock
I’ve seen your posts, and I can say you’ve done a fine job as community manager.

Hope to see you in-game!

Why did they remove special effects off most of the weapons, and completely modify the Greatsword Skin to someone awful?

Hi,

Will we be able to buy the Tonics in gemstore?

I REALLY love the Rider’s outfit, but I never got a chance to buy it…

Hi,

I’m looking to join a dungeon guild on the Tarnished Coast server.

I got 80s of every class, with zerks pimped out in ascended gear everywhere. Even legendaries!

Currently I main Ranger (Frost Spirit+Spotter), but I also play Engineer, Warrior, and Guardian.

My FoTM level is 40 at the moment. I’ve been playing since launch, and acquired 6 different Fractal weapon skins.

Any dungeon guilds recruiting? I’m looking to join others in the zerk/speedrun meta.

Melandru is a GOD. Y’know, those characters who shaped the land of Tyria, which we invoked to use skills in GW1?

According to GW1 lore, Melandru would win in an instant.

I believe the reasoning behind the Poison GM trait is for the pet’s ability to insta-apply poison. I can see it being used in PvP, but probably not beyond that. It is pretty bad for pve, to be honest.

Vanquishing wont work or be fun in current Explorable dungeons because they are based on linearity and scripted events, which goes against the whole Vanquishing philosophy established in GW1.

deSade.9437:

I swear that if I see another thread about UW or FoW or any other stuff like that I’m going to smash the screen…

Don’t give up hope! (There’s a reason ANET made the Aatxe model…)

We just need to stay optimistic, and continue showing our support for what made Guild Wars the amazing franchise is it today!

I do have reasonable beliefs they will consider this idea, because Vanquishing was one of the highest demanded features during the Horizontal Progression CDI awhile back.

I have faith in ArenaNet, to make an awesome endgame like this.

(This idea is different than other Vanquishing threads, I promise!)

Ever wish you could just enjoy team combat in Dungeons? Tired of all the linear, SCRIPTED events inside Explorable dungeons and Fractals? I present to you: Vanquishing!

No locked doors, no gimmicks, no cutscenes, no stupid NPCs, no pre-determined, linear pathway, and NO SCRIPTED EVENTS! Just sweet, sweet combat and exploration.

Imagine you are thrown right inside the middle of Arah. EVERYTHING is opened up to you, your team can explore wherever they wish, and your only objective is to clear all the foes.

Just like in GW1, Vanquishing maps were wide and open. Teams could Vanquish wherever they want, and in any order they want.

Imagine guilds competing for the fastest times, as what would norally be a team of 5 spread to clear different areas of the map, with a team of 2 clearing one side, and a team of 3 clearing another.

Furthermore, imagine there were penalties for wiping. Imagine that if you were to wipe and fail a lot, you would be booted? Imagine if because of the risk, the rewards were worth the effort?

I think GW2 should borrow from Vanquishing in GW1, and adapt them into dungeon maps. Such a thing could only mean good for the end game.

Mechanics:
- After clearing Story Mode, an option opens to create “Vanquishing Mode”.
- Rather than the normal entrance, you and your team are warped into the center of the dungeon map. There are no doors or scripted events to block your progress.

Objectives:
- Clear all foes.

Waypointing:
- There are no waypoints. The only way to respawn is for your team to wipe.
- Reconnecting while others are in combat will spawn you dead.
- A player can wipe themselves by typing up /resign. However, doing so will accumulate death penalty.

Death Penalty and Motivational Boost:
- Each time your team wipes, you accumulate 2% death penalty, reducing all your stats by the percentage of death penalty. If your team exceeds 10% death penalty, you are kicked out.
- Killing foes reduces death penalty.
- Defeating a champion grants you 2% motivational boost, which buffs all stats by the percentage.
- In addition, killing a champion always reduces death penalty 2%.

Endboss:
- At the end of a Vanquish, an end boss appears. Defeat him, and earn your chest!

Rewards:
- 3 to 10 gold (depending on dungeon)
- Chance at exclusive weapon skins (Bone Dragon Staff, Silverwing Flatbow, Voltiac Spear, Eternal Blade, Obsidian Edge, etc…)
- Chance at Precursors (depending dungeon)
- Obsidian Shards
- Karma
- Black Lion Keys
- Ascended Weapons
- Ascended Armoor
- Dungeon Tokens

Vanquisher Title:
- Complete all Vanquisher dungeons to obtain Legendary Vanquisher of Dungeons title.

I’ve uploaded a small GW1-inspired infographic what Arah vanquishing could look like on the minimap.

I don’t mind Black Lion Chests alone existing, because let’s face it: It’s fun to gamble, and it is exciting when you don’t want anything in particular.

However, limited-time offers are exploitive in nature, and I find it quite shocking ANET would do such a thing. As someone who went all the way for a Fused Weapon Ticket when they were first released, I was shocked that it took me 137 chests just for one ticket.

Black Lion Ticket scraps are even worse, because they drive compulsions to gamble even more when you have just 6 out of 10 scraps, yet the chances of getting 10 scraps are LOWER than getting a full ticket.

So what we have is a system of absurdly low drop rates which pressures you to buy more and more. I understand ANET is a business seeking profit, but this kind of system in my opinion is very immoral.

I would rather Dungeon vanquishes become their own dedicated “path”, separate from the exp dungeon paths. No NPCs, no Gimmicks, NO SCRIPTED EVENTS, no Cutscenes. Just sweet, sweet vanquishing.

Try to imagine Arah without any doors or bosses standing in your way. Imagine how awesome it would be to work your way through the entire map completely opened?

You know, kinda like how vanquishing was in GW1. An open area which lets us explore wherever we want in the dungeon, in any order we want. The most important part of vanquishing in GW1 were the absence of scripted events.

“Horizontal Progression”

Yeah, I definitely see it happening.

Holy kitten , I was just about to buy Zap a few days ago, too.

If Sylvari are gay, why can’t Tybalt be Transgender?

Solution:

Buy the influence. Start a fundraiser. I know many who would chip in, myself included.

Hi,

Anyone have pics of the Juggernaut legendary on a Sylvari with cultural armor?

Thanks!

Ferocity/Precision/Power – Destroyer’s
C’mon, ANET. You know you wanna call it Super Mecha Death Zerk Version 2.0. Beta!

Condition Damage/Precision/Condition Duration – Vampire’s
Zerk meta aside, I believe a set like this could single-handedly bring Condition builds into the PvE meta. (It may be OP in pvp though…)

And for something REALLY unique….

Power/Precision/!!ProfessionStat!! – Specialist’s
Please give us the Profession Stat on armor! This could lead to REALLY interesting gameplay styles!

ProfessionStat/Condition Damage/Precision – Beastmaster’s
For Rangers pet builds.

Juvenile Brown Bear + Bow Ranger is my favorite character.

Still my favorite weapon in the game, still unparalleled with high consistent DPS.

Fixes would be nice, but don’t nerf it, plz.

So,

I’m very tempted to finally go ahead with this, but just one problem: Link’s hair CLIPS with heavy HoTW chest, which is my favorite armor in the whole game…

>ANET claims -10% crit dmg
>Allows 2x sigils on 2-handed weapons

Pffffft

>Places sigil of force on Greatsword
>Lose only -5% dmg

Zerker Greatsword will never die. Warriors, Guardians, and Mesmers (but not Rangers), unite!

Ferocity [Major]
Precision
Power

Hail the zerk 2.0. Meta!

1h Sword is my fav weapon in the game. Granted, while dodge does need to be fixed in order to make it more newby-friendly, I would hope it does not take away from the feeling of leaping everywhere with a chainsaw like a maniac.

However, #2 feels very useless, no matter whether it leaps forward or backwards. I cannot recall many PvE situations it would be needed, especially since we already have dodge to move backwards from a fight.

I wish they would change #2 into something else entirely.

Hey ANET,

Please don’t cave into the complaints.

Some of us here have been asking for an underflow system awhile, and some of us here want to play in level 50-60 zones again, and play the game how it was intended: Events.

The truth of ArenaNet and the Feature Build. Think the release date is a coincidence? I THINK NOT!

Furthermore, they are releasing on the second seder of the Jewish Holiday “Passover”. That must mean the feature build symbolizes the Exodus, which parallels the GW2 exodus… Holy kitten!

I was not disappointed when I watched this video.

I want Underflow…

Personally, I think the new composers are even better than Jeremy Soule!

It’s not just a matter of opinion. They have something Soule did not: Atmosphere.

Take Lost Shores for example. Its theme conveys something dangerous and forbidden, as if it were an abandoned, lost cause. It’s unsettling, and the foes are appropriately powerful.

Another example is the Tower of Nightmares theme. It also conveys the feeling of something dangerous and unsettling, but it also felt toxic and venomous.

Of course, who could forget the Scarlet Holo boss fight?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC1xopc4TXs

Soule might have a big name associated with him, but I say give the new composers a chance. They know how to create atmosphere, and it really brings out the character of Guild Wars 2.

I wonder if we will be compensated for buying 2 Marjory Daggers… Waiting for guild before filing a ticket.

Anyone got screens?

Anyone check Bobblehead Zhaitan?

Someone please do Arah Story Mode and confirm Bobblehead Zhaitan.

This is going to be glorious.

Proposal: Fuse condition damage and condition duration into a single stat. Similarly, fuse healing power and boon duration into a single stat. That way, there is a higher incentive to run “support” builds, which gives them a niche which zerkers do not have.