Guild Wars 2

As said, my guild did it with 6 members
The scaling is entirely true

Doam.8305:

less gold from runs means less people buying goods on the TP.

FALSE!

What make the price of something is its rarity and the amount of money available.
If on average you have more money than others : you’re rich. If you have less : you’re poor.

A too wide wealth gap between hardcore farmers and players doing less money rewarding activities, the more economy is crippled.

“Richs” do not need to buy billions of things. They probably looted it already or can buy it and will never buy it again. Or they’ll do it for conveniency.
“Poors” do not have the items and can’t buy them.

With a more balance gold generation, the inflation is kept at bay so people who take a break from farming do not fall fast into the “poors” and hardcore farmers can’t outrun “poors” too fast.

So they can’t increase price expectancy by creating more money than others will ever be able to gather and ask for prices out of reach to non-hardcore farmers.

(but “no wealth gap” is bad too)

But… It’s not grindy!
You have to do hero challenge once per character.
Many can be done without fighting.

In grindy MMO, unlocking a point would be like “kill 10 000 kittenty weak foes”.

Make a “gather party” ! Everyone take tools, and you go gather things.

Two active players is not a small guild, it’s a no-guild O_o

Cookiezz.5261:

The wallet drain is real. I have no idea how smaller guilds are going to cope with upgrading their halls.

My guild has ~150 members, mostly all active, and we’re struggling to get even the first upgrades out of the way (I ended up fronting a large portion of it with my personal wealth).

I’m in a guild of 20 members, we’re unlocking things with some ease.
But we’re mostly gatherer and “keepers”, our banks were already overflowing with materials.
Maybe the number of resources is tied to the number of people in the guild?
If you have ~100 members not participating, you have to do much more work than us?

Some comments feel like “I’m greedy, I don’t want to lose anything, do not fix things”.

Too much money gap is bad for economy (both IRL and IG)

Head trauma will be epidemic in the next weeks :D

If you’re one shot, you do it wrong.
One-shot skill are not new in the game…

Just learn them and dodge them or avoid being in range.

I already did 4 out of 5 canopy bosses for the one who answer to others by telling they didn’t get in the canopy ;)

FYI, my guild unlock the cavern with only 6 players on our first try :)
We failed 3 events (the first one of course, because we didn’t know what to do)

A Nomad elementalist with Water/Arcana for buffing/cleansing and a guardian for stab help a lot, but we manage to do it without it.

But soloing it… downvote the idea

Rubik.2048:

GW2 has always been popular because it really is (was) “play how you like” – HoT has changed that considerably and I know I am not the only one frustrated by the problems already mentioned by others in this thread, the fun has gone.

But with HoT we REALLY get “play how you want”.
No more Zerk meta! Sinister, Soldier, Celestial, Berzerk, Nomad.
Different sets for different game styles.
Damage, Condition, Bunker, Buffer, …

You want things to be easy? Join other players!
You want things to be hard? Go alone!
You want to play with people? Join other players!
You want to be proud of you? Go the hard way!

That’s a good idea

I didn’t go past Verdant Brink currently, but I already have an idea for one of the daily ^^
Daily : Kill canopy boss ________
(Wyvern Patriarch, Mordrem Wyvern, …)

There are people running Zerk that successfully solo thing ;)
(they equipped traits and skills grant vigor, protection, cleanse, heal, … But they’re in Zerk gear :D)

As Byakhee said, which monster with wich build are you struggling to kill?
_____________
have a ranged weapon in bags for some foes

Actually, Blood Magic is a pretty good trait line
For grandmaster traits…
I agree that Unholy Martyr would benefit from an other more selfish effect to make it on par with people using wells.

Previous Marks explodes instead of disappearing when recast?

At least, wait two weeks until people figure a little how to deal with new builds before crying for nerf?

HtFde.3856:

Hero challenges is what gives you your elite spec – and they should be soloable! Not group content!! And they should not be offering this content in that location at all.

There is enough solo challenge in central Tyria and non-fighting challenge in HoT to unlock it fully without other people…

The story telling have greatly improved (at least in Verdant Brink).
With event that feel like how real people would react.
Some trying to help, some trying to run, some trying to avenge.
Sylvari getting killed/imprisonned “in case if”

pepsis.5384:

You’re still missing the point. You did the grind and enjoyed it, I dont do it and I certainly dont enjoy it even If I have all the free time in the world. And it wouldnt even be an issue if they made their plans known beforehand. But they didnt. I could’ve easily postponed purchasing HoT till I get 100% map completion and all 214 Tyria points. By the time I was done the expansion might’ve even dropped in price. Bottom line is they were hoping we’d pay for something now and at the same time they were fully aware we wont be getting the said thing till much later ( or till we commit to days of senseless grind ).

I went back from work at 6PM and see that my 38 hero points will not be enough to unlock the Elite Specialisation.
I open gw2 cartographer and did all central Tyria challenge in few hours.
Waypoint, challenge, waypoint, challenge.
When I didn’t had the closest waypoint, I ran to it.
Now i can waypoint nearly anywhere too!

Tchating with friends on TeamSpeak to not be bored (or listening music), I end my lone journey accross central Tyria only some hours later (few hours after midnight).
I showered and eat too, and take short breaks.

It’s not a grind of many months! Just use wiki, maps, waypoints.

How can people say there was empty maps Oo?
I could barely hit foes because of the overflow of players during week end!
I missed an achievement because too much players were doing the event more than once! The one you must talk to Sylvaris…

MonteCristo.2065:

I agree with your statement about giving solo players more options to get hero points.
In fact, rather than giving more options just rework the requirements for elite specs.

Actually, you can unlock it all by yourself.
All central Tyria Hero challenge can be done solo.
Many HoT Hero challenge can be done solo.
True there are some champs needing a group, but not all Hero challenge are champs!

I enjoy the challenging foes (even simple monsters can kill you if you’re afk with auto-attack !)
I enjoy gliding ! Best thing ever !
*Still had a head trauma from a cliff in central Tyria* xD

OneKlicKill.4285:

Lets just allow addons and solve all problems with the UI in one go

Sins.4782:

While we’re at it, can we get HP %s displayed, so we know when our trait/rune procs are going to happen?

As much as I support the idea of “greying” life bar to show an estimated of the remain condition damages…
Estimated because they’re computed on the fly, so if you lose/gain Might during the duration of them, they’ll adjust accordingly…
As I hate the idea to change the game for Interface Wars 2 : Numbers Everywhere.

The percent may be added as an option, but addon should never exists for fight interface.
Kikimeter is bad! spray water at kikimeter

Same thing for boss warnings addon. Just look at the boss, understand its moves!

The completed icon “must” be the “shiniest” with a “positive” tone.
Think of it like “medals”. Silver < Gold.
When completed, it “must” be like a “gold medal”.
Otherwise, your suggestions will fall flat because of all the “average player” way of thinking who like to feel rewarded.

One way to deal with alts could be that Hero challenge are granted account-wide.
You need to do them once with any character.
For alt, you “just” need to get them 80 to get the leveling Hero points and unlock trait lines slots.

But I don’t bother having to gather Hero points for Elite specialization the first time.
I’m 5 unlocking steps away from the elite skill.
I did all Hero challenges of Tyria with my 80 in 12 hours the day Heart of Thorns was released. I even get half the points available in WvWvW.
(If you don’t know where to get them, you can use the Wiki to get maps.)
I barely leaved the Verdant Brink and focused on doing the first map before discovering the next ones.

But it bother me a lot that a random number of Elite points will remain in the end ^^

It’s supposed to “empower” your character, it can’t be an arrow point down ^_^
The main confusing component is the silhouette inside. It makes both icons displaying brown/gold.
Without it, a brown arrow with a gold outline would be very distinguishable from a gold arrow with a brown outline.

That’s nice for Asuras and Charrs that have non-human foot.

Waypoint are made to cleanse some money out of economy.
We need things to destroy money, or money should stop poping from nowhere.

Just ask friends or guild mates ?
No need to change them

Some champs are easier to kill at melee, some at range, some with cleanse, some with stab.

Buy cheap exo weapon to switch them accordingly, adapt your skillbar.

Or play with friends It’s fun too !

I love this refreshing difficulty! I completelly missed the brainless halloween labyrinth farm train because it’s so much enjoying to play in Maguuma!

People dpsing brainlessly because of months of bad habits is what make it looking so hard. As soon as you explain how to deal with events, it’s much easy.

Just remember Tequatl. Before, people say that it’s impossible.
Now I find him a little too easy and brainless xD

The minimum will be two weeks. Likely to be three.

Tyria is a dualist world.
DNA & Soul make someone.

Flat chested thin, pear shape, hourglass shape, slightly overweight.

If they could add body types and faces with a few fat, would be cool for making rich/old noble ladies.

reapex.8546:

Kulvar.1239:

New Mystic Forge recipe

250 Exotic Luck Essence
1 Philosopher Stone
1 Mystic Coin
1 Black Lion Chest

into

1 Black Lion Key

Great idea, or one ticket scrap.

When told to a friend, he first thought that it was an announcement from Heart of Thorn and was very disapointed when I explained that it was just an idea

I would like the ticket scrap too, but I doubt Arena.net would agree to give people a way to bypass the “random lottery” of BL keys. That’s why I suggested it give only a key

Gristo.4816:

@Kulvar.1239 we have played alone pretty long anyways with our necros and weren’t welcome in PVE for dungeons and stuff. so what’s your point? are you scared that your favorite class (another one maybe) is gonna be non meta?

Why everyone think that I MUST play an other profession?
My favorite character is named Kzatt, an Asura Necromancer.
You don’t believe me? I’m on EU Server, come and check, but stop spreading this unwarranted accusation.

I have great hopes for Reaper, but I have a feeling that a big nerf will come soon.
You’re free to call it a “phobia”, but I have a lack of faith in game designers to attune classes strength sparingly.
Even with the newly created ESL Guild Wars 2 Pro League that should make balancing a great concern for Arena.net.

This topic was not intended to ask for a Reaper nerf, but to gather others soon-to-be Reapers feelings about the specialization and wonder, IF devs want to nerf Reaper, HOW they should do it to not push the Reaper in the depth of uselessness.

You’re also free to expand the topic with ideas of improvement for weak designed components as others did. It’s not because there are things that could be weakened that others can’t be enhanced.

The feedback given by Nith just above this message for example is a great insight.
If I just wanted to tell the devs what they should do and only care about my opinion, I would had send them a letter.
Gathering everyone knowledge, thoughts, feelings about the Reaper will help making a consistent and complete overview of the specialization, with all the shades different players preferences can add.

You’re right, I wasn’t thinking of low performance computers.
^_^ Easy to forget things you’re not subject of.

Postprocessing [disabled | low | high]
[ ] Enable target outline

Post processing combine portal blur, some lighting, and character outline
(the “aura” when the cursor is over something).

An option to disable only the outline would be cool for players who want to feel more immersed in the game. Some people feel like the outline give the game a feeling of “fighter plane HUD”.

New Mystic Forge recipe

250 Exotic Luck Essence
1 Philosopher Stone
1 Mystic Coin
1 Black Lion Chest

into

1 Black Lion Key

Or a “Exotic Essences of Luck” eater (like Princess, Star, Mawdrey)

If I remember correctly, it’s use for character racial shouts. “For _insert god name_ !”

The blessing of a god do not define the personnality of someone.
Also, it do not make an human a priest of this deity.
Guardian just means he use its will to channel magical energies.

Finally, Grenth is the son of Dwayna and a mortal.
Grenth just guard the (human) souls of the dead.
He’s not evil. He do not want every human battered in blood.

Daniel Handler.4816:

My assumption is that they have no atoms only ether + magic.

There is two reference to molecules (implying atoms).
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Xapp
Feel that buzzing sensation in your molecular structure?
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Skritt_IQ_Test_Subject
This, right here, is called an air molecule.

Thanks you, sharing your insights with me is quite reassuring

@Ilharn
Maybe I’m a bit too much afraid of a big nerf pushing Reaper back ^_^"

@Nyth
Unfortunately, I wasn’t there during BWE1, I missed all but one beta weekend.
So, I wasn’t able to test the not spammable version of Gravedigger.

Staff Fireball from a side can kill the tower without getting much attention from foes.
You’ll just have few foes to kill. Others can be ignored.

I did it saturday, and it’s definitely not group content anymore !
We were five and were amazed by the ease of the former bosses.

2015-10-23 07:01 UTC

Just add your timezone time shift to it

Either you’ll have to wait for each step to be released like Living Story s2 or you’ll unlock the arcs through masteries (jumpshroom, glider, lesser cultures, …)

Hi!

I’m here to talk about how to nerf Reaper.
As I do not know how it’ll be at the launch of Heart of Thorns, the beta make me feeling like it’s way too powerful O_O
And I’m playing an Asura Necromancer, I’ll welcome the Reaper as soon as it’s available.

In your opinion, if they want to reduce Reaper power, how should they do it?

As for my opinion on the topic, only two components actually make me think the Reaper is “too op”.

Major Master Trait: Decimate Defenses
Increase Critical Chance by 1% per stack of Vulnerability (downed from 2%)

I consider this part irrelevant now, I let it for the understanding of following posts.
Greatsword #2: Gravedigger
Recharge reduced by 50% against a downed or low health foe (downed from 100%)

Blind, Weakness, Chill, Cripple, Immobilize, Daze, Stun, Push, Pull, Knockback, Slow, Taunt… There is a lot of CC.

What people want:

No Disney,
No Mary Sue,
No teenagers playfully saving the world,

Shades of grey morality sometimes,
Subtlety, traps, and motives,
Foes tricking characters with their weaknesses,
Oponent that wins and heroes that fails sometimes,
kitten action and intelligent strategy,
Real heroes trying to do their best,
Secondary characters that matter,
Characters that not wait for the player to do all the work

The second season of Living Story was a good move in the good direction.
Keep going!