Guild Wars 2

Allisa Wonderland.8192:

What’s wrong with karma PVT armour, other than the need for a helm?

Not the same as VPT. PVT has more power but less vitality.

Zindrix.1750:

I’ve also seen less people farming there overall. I think others are experiencing the same thing and have since stopped farming that area. Maybe the ones showing up on the AH are only from Jormag event mobs? Who knows.

During? I thought those were nerfed ages ago because people were purposely prolonging the event so they can farm those.

This could also be useful for bounties. With >5 going after a target, saying “found target at my location” in guild chat is not very useful to the people not in your party but if this was linked up with a map you can see the position of everyone instead of being limited to 5.

Hmm looks real enough but also looks like a work in progress. Missing letters, typos, missing words.

Double-click to identify a Common, Uncommon or Rare Dye from the Gray spectrum.

Bartas.4908:

you can pull all data from GW2 API tho it is not very convenient. I also think that gw2db has all possible and not possible recipes.

The API only includes “discovered” items so that might not be too helpful.

a list of all items discovered by players in the game

They also spawn near the investigation NPCs.

So … in the screenshot what happened to the galleon? That big group couldn’t defend the ship?

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/dungeons/CM-P1-question
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/bugs/CM-Exp-Path-1-Glitched

Navi.7142:

I happened to me too that I got stuck and had to use the waypoint twice.

Although it seems Simmy (the OP) was talking about something else?

Well that other thing was already fixed.

fellyn.5083:

I don’t know about anyone else but 5 skill points seems like an amazing reward. It’s not like I haven’t collected 500+ of them over the last 10 months.

Legendary weapons? Pfff.

I am all for alternate ways to get precursors but did you really think they would be handing them out to people just for walking around to a couple of places?

Sokar Rostau.7316:

1. Why were Necromancers given fire, when Rangers still have little more than crappy bleeds?

Rangers already have access to every single condition currently in the game.

If you can’t even make back the 3s50c with the new build then it is a very good sign that the new build is crap.

There is also no need to fight things that are ‘equal’ in level to you. Unless you are over 30(your real level not the downscaled level) levels above the enemy there any need to care about being around the same level. Even if you ARE 30 levels above the concern is mostly about loot rather than exp.

A transmuted item counts as the item providing the stats for the purpose of being used in the MF.

gaspara.4079:

If you play a lot over the next week its possible to get the shattered wings for free. Just complete 8 of the dragon bash achievements should take about 8 hours of play time if you focus on them and follow a guide such as the dulfy guide.

I believe the OP is referring to the other types of wings. I don’t like either but the holographic wings are nicer than the shattered wings IMO. On the other hand each dungeon run yields approximately 1g for me without including the value of any loot that drops. Each run is approximately 30 minutes(this is with all or mostly guild members and killing most things) so 8 hours would actually get you 16g which is more than enough to buy one of the holographic wings. That is of course assuming you have a lv80 with at least lv80 masterwork gear.

Calae.1738:

ArchonWing.9480:

Orr was supposed to be a land free of hearts but with events firing all over the place so you’d never run out of stuff to do.

In reality, there’s only a few events if any going on at any time, and thus nobody cares about 80% of the map.

The solution is to simply load up the whole map with stuff to do, so that you don’t feel left out if you dare wander off and shelter/pertinent starts and you feel you just wanted your time.

That’s another problem I have with this “endgame” in GW2. The hardest zones are not only void of players but also void of any activities. There’s nothing going on. I could stroll around the map for 30 minutes without finding a single event anywhere. That’s basically Anet telling me to get out.

There are events in Orr … but nobody really bothers doing the. What is the point of doing them? The event reward is the same as everywhere else. Loot is the same. Event NPCs that turn into vendors offer nothing worth getting once you are all set up in exotics. The convenience of opening out a waypoint is completely negated by the fact that the events reset after a couple of minutes anyway making any effort to open a waypoint practically worthless.

ensoriki.5789:

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Shameful_Fear

I’d be surprised if Torment was actually strong. For one it’s a stacking condition, they have low initial damage since they’re supposed to ramp up.

2) Currently thieves DoT is limited to bleeding and poison. This will be a condi spec thing primarily of which thief doesn’t roll. P/D WvW trolling? Who is to say that is not augmented this patch. Maybe Torment on Shadow strike to make more varied change.

3) Dunno if dodging is counted. Possibly not since confusion already treats dodging as a skill.

It’s probably more so just to give the condi specs on these profs a bit of an extra edge to bring them up to par. That isn’t to say other professions don’t have weak condi specs but considering I don’t recall Condi Mes and condi thief being a “thing” for eons…. i doubt its an issue.

Also http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Binding_Chains

Click on the arrow icon on the bottom right corner of the mini map. You’ll need to hover over the mini map to see it. This stop the mini map from turning with your character.

Would be nice if they brought back the second map like in GW1. One that turns with you and one that doesn’t. Although without the dots on the mini map that is no longer as important but resource nodes have similar issues.

womble.2153:

While getting map completion progress done is a good source of XP, might it be advisable to hold off actually completing the map (save a Vista or two, perhaps) until you’re higher (near cap) level? That way, the items you get in the chest might be useful for more than a level or two. I know getting completion of a map also awards XP, but some items at 79 might be more useful than XP you can get so many other ways.

The completion rewards are based on the level of the map specifically to prevent people from doing that.

Edit: Just checked my map, there are in fact lv10 hearts for every race but some or them are not located near where you might be expected. For example in the Norn starter area the lv11 heart is much closer to the lv8 heart than the lv10 heart.

There are two exotic trinkets that can be upgraded to ascended, the tentacle back piece and the triforge amulet. It is no longer possible to get the tentacle back piece and the triforge is probably more expensive and time consuming than a regular ascended amulet.

Probably as drops when the MWF gets added to FotM as a possible fractal as one of the fractals you can end up in.

For the fractal one it is not just falling. You can’t be downed either but that is probably a bug.

The only skills where leveling makes any difference is siege equipment. The rest is just a matter of where you target.

Infusion slots are just like regular upgrade slot. You can overwrite them with a different infusion.

JustTrogdor.7892:

I don’t understand. After completing what?

Various hearts have interesting/fun activities associated with them. Some can be done even after you complete the heart but others can’t. The ways it is done seems completely random. The one OP is describing sounds like the one in Wayfarer where an NPC throws frozen kegs of ale at you and you are supposed to catch them.

tcat.6725:

ALeetNoob.4830:

What affects mobs aggro tables (for the most part) in guildwars, in order of importantance.

1.closest target to them
2.who is dealing damage
3.top damage dealers
4.who is using a shield / has more toughness and overall armor

While there are no tanks, people sometimes toss around the word anchor. Where as a class such as a guardian with high toughness is more likely (not all the time) going to be attacked, he can use this knowledge to help position the mobs so the other damage dealers can hit more targets in the aoe and use the higher damage, rooted moves like hundred blades more freely.

for a necromancer, defensive use of death shroud also helps survivability.

While having high toughness does let you survive easier, dodges/invulnerabilities are the most important, even for classes like guard who have a lot of sustain.

Are you sure about the aggro priority? I was in a Group event in Orr and the Champ kept targeting me, no matter what I did. I kept getting killed and everytime someone rezzed me the darn thing came right back at me. No amount of running or dodging helped. I even stopped all outgoing damage. The thing was stuck to me like a heat seeker.

There are enemies that will focus on people further away so no that priority isn’t the same for everything. The Nightmare Vines in Twilight Arbor seems to favor attacking ranged. Subject Alpha in path 1 of CoE seems to put a high emphasis on who is dealing the most damage, with a particular party composition it would stay glued to the glass cannon berserker. Giganticus Lupicus seems to have different priorities as well. Did the Mursaat path the other day, it seem intent on murdering the thief in the party at every opportunity(whenever she was not dead). Given how much damage the thief was taking she definitely did not have more armor or HP than me or the mesmer in the party. As for distance, since we ressing our distance was more or less the same.

As for whether toughness helps, it can certainly help in the right situations. For the GL fight I mentioned above I forgot to swap my berserker+ruby orb set for my cleric+soldier rune set. The difference was very clear, with the cleric in can stand in the bubble without too much worry, with the berserker I will most likely get downed. The results were the same back when the cleric pieces were cleric+ruby orb.

Geekfox.4267:

I think it’s a bug that is noted on the wiki page. Lionscout Jenny must be alive when taking down Taidha Covington, otherwise the achievement won’t register.

Whatever the bug might be I am pretty sure it is not that. I got the achievement a while ago fighting Taidha with a friend. I got the achievement and he didn’t. Jenny couldn’t have been dead AND alive at the same time.

There might be some silly thing where you need a higher participation level to get the achievement than to get the rewards. Remember the bug with not getting enough credit for kills to get loot?

Mystic.5934:

exchange that berserker armor for soldier’s, take out those 30 points in strength trait and put it in defense, take out those 30 points in arms trait and put it in tactics
vuala! now you can survive 4 times as much punishment. you’ll take 50% longer to kill stuff, but that’s the trade-off.

AC gear would exclude berserker.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Equipment_acquisition_by_stats#Dungeons
AC only provides Soldier, Rampager and Magi.

As for warrior being squishy, just as with every other class it depends on your build. There is not much point in discussion without knowing your build. Environment is also important. Open world, dungeon, and WvW have different sorts of advantages and disadvantages to exploit/defend against.

This the build I usually run around in for open world stuff.
Dogged March and Embrace the Pain gets swapped around depending on situation
Same for Last Stand/Merciless Hammer/Sundering Mace
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQRBHPxG2IoTybvjzDTkABpQDzCThi4UAKSPID0INA-jwzAIsAixgwZwUAISBM5AkwAk8KiGbboIasqZhaVDm6ERDD5PQcCYA-e

When dealing with condition heavy things(certain bounty targets)
http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQNBiYDbE0J5t3x5hJSAgUUFXmCFdKAV6BZshGA-jgzAYLAMGEODmCARKgpCAZxioxWZLiGraWoW1gpOR0wQ+DEnAGA-e

When I need to be really tanky(rarely, also not very good for mobile fights), actual banners vary with situation and group composition
http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQNBiYDbE0J5t3x5hJSAgUUFXmCFdKAV6BZshGA-jQzAYsAhzgpAQkCYyCQWsIasV2ioxqmFqVNYqTENMk/AxJgBA-e

The description they had for the Tequatl fight before launch actually sounded a bit like the Claw of Jormag fight. The turrets are supposed to be involved in the fight. If they get destroyed you it kicks off an escort event to bring supplies to get the turrets. There may have been other bits I forgot about. Unfortunately none of this seems to have made it to the final version.

The Tequatl fight seems to half implemented. The other things that point to this is the fact that the other events that are part of the meta event doesn’t seem to have anything to do with the Tequat fight except maybe a bit of lore.

cbabd.8053:

The spawns weren’t infinite, before — they would eventually stop. Has this changed, too?

They were infinite, they just respawned in positions where you could no longer aggro them as long as you didn’t use AoEs. I guess the current method IS the “proper” way to do it.

It only includes the guild tag and emblem not the full name.

It is mainly the Thralls. They can frenzy which lets them run faster, attack faster, hit harder. On top of all that they will all poison you. In addition do dealing damage to you over time Poison will also reduce the effectiveness of your heals.

The best approach (assuming you don’t have a character that can just stand there and exchange blows) is to use some sort of snare. Ranger should have the trap that cripples and bleeds along with one that chills. Use one and when the cripple or chill is about to wear off use the other. You should be able to kill them before they get to you or at the very least their Frenzy should have worn off by the time they get to you.

ThePedroKid.2580:

Or…

you could just buy the wings off the TP for 14g.

Why would anyone do the Jorbreakers? Ever.

Well if the price of wings go up and price of zhaitaffy go down…

Navi.7142:

Ah well, another point is that you cannot really explore and enjoy Orr. Even if I really want to see what your game artists created and do a little sight seeing.. that’s not going to happen with your current (Orr) game design.

The moment you first set foot in Orr you’ve already seen all of Orr already. There is nothing worth seeing in Orr.

TooBz.3065:

I don’t think we was complaining. If he was, he’s more subtle that most forum posters.

This is not complaining?

This seems a bit outrageous to me, as even just upgrading your game to the deluxe edition would cost me less.

I understand that ArenaNet wants to make money, but I feel as though forcing players to either spend a hefty price or be somewhere they aren’t happy is a bit ridiculous.

There is also a 3rd option besides buying gems with $$ or with gold. Delete all characters on the account. Transfers are free when there are no characters. Then there is the fourth option, buy some gems with $$ and buy the rest with gold.

Well there are still some weapons which are unobtainable/method unknown? Such as http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Reaper_of_Souls

The clover recipe is okay if you are actually trying to get clovers and don’t care which t6 you end up with. If you have no use for clovers and you actually want a specific t6 then it is not so great. There are also a bunch of crappy stuff in the recipe result like Hidden Treasure, Cured Hardened Leather Squares and putrid essence.

It is not and I can’t remember that ever being true.

Mad Rasputin.7809:

To be fair to others who have made this mistake, there really is no indication of what the word ‘unique’ actually implies in the game.

From my understanding, if you come from other MMOs you might know what this is intended to mean. But if you don’t, one would not intuitively just assume it means you can only use/equip one of them.

If you came from GW1 it would mean … this drops from a specific boss which is obviously not true here either.

Garrison Storm.3046:

Make a point of trying to accommodate your Daily into your adventuring. Even if you have no interest in the items that the vendors are selling, if you’re desperate you can sell 5 laurel for that same unidentified dye, which can then be sold for about a gold. If you can hold off, bank the laurels as they are always adding content to those vendors.

Completing the daily also gives some coin and exp and sometimes and item in addition to the laurel.

ColinJohanson.2394:

aspirine.6852:

But one solution would be to revert the changes that made orr so empty. And from there you can do the more exciting and rewarding stuff

It’s certainly one of the options we discussed, however it brings us right back to the initial problem we set out to solve, a large part of the player base was asking for more exciting and difficult open world content in our top end areas. The original version of Orr events were painfully easy, they didn’t scale well, mobs evaporated into thin-air and you had to race to even get a hit in before they died to get credit for kills.

The ideal balance point we’d like to have is with the scaling and more exciting encounters we have now, so it’s actually fun and at least remotely challenging to play there, but also rewarding as well. The reward systems we want to roll out to support those areas are part of a larger reward revamp and aren’t done yet, but are on their way and tie more strongly into the comprehensive system we’re trying to develop, thus the swap.

In regards to regular mobs hitting for insane damage, we did find a bug about a month ago causing many of them to scale way out of proportion, it has since been fixed and normal bosses in Orr should be doing damage on par with other bosses in the game. If you find any that are still nutso, please give us a shout, the intent is they should be fun/challenging, not one-hit-wonders.

Hope that helps give more insight into what we’re trying to do here, these changes are directly tied to feedback we’ve received. You don’t have to agree with them, but it’s important we explain why we’re doing them so folks understand the end goal, which I don’t believe we’ve reached yet until the rewards are there as well.

And now off to do that work thing, thanks for the feedback folks, as always keep it coming we really appreciate it!

TL;DR version being “We’ve put the cart before the horse.”?

Where are all these people clamoring for more challenging content? Most Orr events are untouched. It is as desolate as expected for a place like Orr so at least it helps with immersion.

Then we have the karka queen. The timer on gw2stuff.com provides a very convenient way to track how often people are doing that one. For the majority of all the servers(both NA and EU combined) the last time that event was done is in the double digits. Some are even in the triple digits. One is near or over 200 hours. That is over a week that the event hasn’t been done. The usual excuse of ‘no reward’ doesn’t even apply to that event since it DOES provide 2 rares. Personally I don’t think the reward for that event is worth the effort either but I am not one of those clamoring for these so call “challenging events” either.

The bug has certainly NOT been fixed, at least not for Lyssa. The gorilla is still easily a one-shot. Why does the champion gorilla have more HP AND hit harder than the legendary priestess which is supposed to be the primary target? Lyssa can be fun with a small amount of people but once it scales up it is just random one shots and gorillas jumping on you from behind.

There are also no meaningful tactics you can apply there. In THEORY it would be a smart move to go and destroy the trebs so people don’t have get pelted with all those AoEs and get forced into the tiny area but they respawn so fast it becomes a pointless waste of time.

As for reverting changes to the events to make them farmable. That would be a mistake. Yes it would “put more people in Orr” but what good would that do when those people are just sitting in a few specific spots in the fairly large maps and not doing much else?

grayskull.2367:

NOPE stay soul bound no mater what i used none of the spin-guards work not one of them

Probably because it was possible to get it on every character. You can’t use spineguards to transfer since those are all masterwork or higher. You need the white backpiece that comes with the backpack covers.

rizzo.1079:

Best looking area of the game and once you know where the keys are it’s cake to get through. None of the JP chests have a good chance of anything good.

Got a decent number of rares and exotics from the JPs in LA when I was doing them regularly.

Never bothered attacking the gate except that one time when I was curious. From the context of the event it seems fairly obvious you are just supposed to let the galleon do that part and make sure it doesn’t get destroyed. A 5 minute wait isn’t much different from the fire elemental except it is explicit there.

You don’t? I see it way TOO often. I would be swimming around looking for mithril and then suddenly “Ugh … this kitten again. >_<”. He is like an annoying neighbor who doesn’t know when he is unwelcomed.

Nilkemia.8507:

To make matters even worse, there’s a skill point that you have to channel at a Dwayna statue near its path, and once you start, it warps right to you even if it’s away from the statue when you start.

The only way it’s doable is if the Knight does its flame shield skill first, since it doesn’t attack during that. Otherwise, you’re downed before you can react.

Whoever keeps changing these veterans to champions should stop doing it. This is just like that Champion Risen Noble sitting around the skill point in Gallow’s Hang (Cursed Shore), no one is going to try killing them because it isn’t worth it.

Changing them to champions without any change to the rewards.

IndigoSundown.5419:

Geekfox.4267:

You can actually outrun the mobs and DPS on Veteran Acolyte (melee or range). Be prepare to cure conditions if a Thrall cripples you.

Not sure about dealing with two Veteran Acolyte — though you can try to separate them.

Just remember that the acolyte template aggros from the next county. If you can see them, and they’re facing you, they can aggro.

… and then chase you through several countries where you can pick up additional acolytes on the way!

LameFox.6349:

Khisanth.2948:

Are there plague carriers at the Melandru temple as well? I’ve seen the same thing in the combat log there but I don’t recall ever seeing a plague carrier there. I think it might be the rotmouths.

I can think of two instances where a veteran acolyte has been there, which spawns them, so yes. If you were just in the one on TC he probably didn’t outlast the rotmouths because some of us are sick of the invisible nukes and make a point of wiping these guys off the planet as soon as we spot one.

I definitely wasn’t there, I’m on an EU server.
It would explain the randomish nature of the attacks though.

Are there plague carriers at the Melandru temple as well? I’ve seen the same thing in the combat log there but I don’t recall ever seeing a plague carrier there. I think it might be the rotmouths.