Guild Wars 2

Terkov.4138:

I also think it can’t crit, but that doesn’t change fact it’s great sigil. I use it in PvE and WvW on LB.

That’s basically all I’m after. Is it worth slotting over selling? It seems even at my low native crit chance (I do get Fury from RaO, IIRC, so it does go up to 52/3% at times), it seems it’s worth it.

Solandri.9640:

…LOTS OF MATH…

I’d recommend the on-crit sigils on AOE weapons (sword, GS, axe). A median of 7 attacks against a single target is a long time. But if you’re attacking 3 targets at once with an AOE weapon, you have a 61% chance for it to proc in 3 swings. The bows will work this way too if you have piercing arrows, but it can be tough to line up the targets just right with a bow.

Yeah, but LB #2 and LB #5 (even without piercing) are more than enough to proc once per skill use, right? I’m not looking for a min-max answer, I play everything casual, even PvP and WvW.

As to you both, pity I can’t also add your responses to the “Answer” area. Thanks guys!

It is a bug in that it only happens when certain trait related things process. Like get X buff when Y amount of damage is done to your character. This has the side-effect currently (or always; not sure how long this has been happening) of ruining the harvest when that happens. It has nothing to do with the amount of damage, since it happens less (or not at all) from my own observations in lower level areas where the trait doesn’t process as often due to level differences between my level 80 and the average mobs.

Then again, I might be totally wrong, and will be crucified by the forum know-it-alls and elites.

It’s a mixed ‘zerker/Valkyrie/Celestial (on the minor armor items; I think you guys call it a power-build) Signet-popping-Might build, so I’m sure I have enough power.

I am a casual player, but got my hands on one and wasn’t sure why it trades for more than 2 gold on the TP, and didn’t want to “waste” it by slotting-before-checking.

What is the damage of the AoE? With roughly 33% chance to crit, is it worth it running this on my LB (my mind tells me the math equates to ~10% chance of proccing)? If not, what would be a better alternative?

As I suspected. Working as intended.

Wow, really sad that so many people can be so small and petty though (including those that thought such design philosophy was a good idea). Good thing it is optional content that only the elite or desperate (or both, but that would be IRL) need attempt.

Thank you all for answering!

spalt.6938:

This is the first Living Story for me (Since Flame and Frost) where it’s been a week since the content was released and I have so far only completed one achievement in the new category.

I haven’t even set foot in Rata Sum since last Tuesday, so know (“no”?) you are not alone.

Seconded (15 characters)

Still not fixed. This thread could also be related, as it and the other linked above all seem to relate to “Pillaging/Hunter’s” prefixes.

When is “trolling” or holding choke points or excessive player killing considered “griefing” in WvW jumping puzzles? Is there even such a thing as “griefing” in WvW jumping puzzles?

LadyRhonwyn.2501:

So, why is it fair for WvW and not for SAB? Or even for any other LS so far and not for SAB?

I think you are missing my point. I think you proved that you are missing my point by your flawed WvW paraphrasing of my post.

If you do your WvW dailies, they count towards daily achievements and WvW achievements, right? So why should a hypothetical SAB daily only count towards the daily achievement and not SAB achievements as you clearly want?

You cannot (if you happen to love SAB) expect to spend time in SAB and still get your daily and at the same time you wish to exclude the player who hates SAB from getting SAB progress by doing that same daily. That is my point.

Either both sets of players get progress towards both sets of achievements (like happens with most dailies—e.g. WvW/PvP/Crab Toss—including the last lot of LS ones) or neither gets progress (as is the case with the apparent “omission” of a SAB daily).

Yes.

Like any other MMO it’s all about the gold and the gear, never the story. Understand this, learn from this, and move on/up in the game.

No. They offer exactly enough useless fluff, priced at exactly the right price, to dissuade casual gamers from wasting $s/gold on gems, while at the same time ensuring enough income from hardcore gamers to sustain the game.

Just reduce the drop rate. Why if Dragonite and Empyrean only drops a little bit at a time do we need to get tons of dust from a single champ container. It almost seems like ArenaNet put the relatively large drop quantity in just to annoy champion farmers in yet another attempt to dissuade farming.

LadyRhonwyn.2501:

Adamantium.3682:

It would trivialize the Distinction and Honors in Applied Jumping titles I think. If they didn’t count for that, absolutely I’d love to see some dailies for SAB. I don’t even think I’ve finished a single daily since it came out lol. I was actually just talking about this with a friend today. Could have all the suggestions in this thread, also checkpoints reached would be a cool one at 5 or something.

Yes, they shouldn’t count for the meta. Just for the daily. So you can spend some time in SAB and still get at least part of you daily finished.

You can’t have your cake and eat it, if the player who is not interested in SAB but does their dailies can’t either.

Either a person gets SAB achievement progress, as well as daily achievement progress, from these hypothetical SAB related dailies, or none. To have it only one way, is unfair to the part of the player-base you are excluding. I suspect that is therefore the reason we are not seeing SAB related dailies. It would indeed trivialize the meta achievements for SAB, but cannot only give a daily achievement progress either.

There a similar issue with Tailoring and Hunter’s/Pillaging insignias.

This bug was not fixed by the latest update

Here is another post on the subject. And also a similar issue for the Huntsman crafting skill.

Slome.6819:

When I double click my golden lotus the magical infusion is missing and Unused Utility Infusion Slot is shown instead.

It will return (as in: have the correct infusion) as soon as you confirm the new stats you wish to have on the amulet.

Crafting Discipline: Tailoring

Bug: After yesterday’s MF change, it seems that any Tier 2 recipes that had previously been unlocked as the “Pillager” line of items were not properly converted to the “Hunter’s” line of items (still display as “Pillaging” in the crafting screen and the items crafted will have no stats). The correct “Hunter’s” insignias can be made, but I’m not sure as what recipes will be discovered by using them (didn’t want to compound the bug to test).

I’m also not sure if this is also the case for Tier 3 recipes (my Tailor is only at Tier 2), but have checked my Armorsmith and Leatherworker and their unlocked recipes and insignias are correct.

Num Nutzo.9056:

Alot of you are not getting what most of have been talking about so lets get this straight.
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Totals for huntsman (forgive me if my maths wrong this news has me very upset)
1065 ingots x 2 ore = 2130 ore
850 planks x 3 logs = 2550 logs
100g for sentinals inscriptions
315 ectos
70 snowflakes
210 karka shells
35 of each teir 6 mat (Powerfull bloods, Ancient Bones,Elaborate Totem, Vicious Claw,Armored Scale,Powerfull Venom Sacs,,Vicious Fangs)

Or about 365gp at the time of me quoting above. Granted, you possibly got some of that back if you sold all the weapons you made on the TP, but you’re still going to be out of pocket by a significant amount of currency to “redo” all those recipes.

Zaxares.5419:

Behellagh.1468:

And who buys level 80 rare armor for their character anyways.

You might be surprised. I know a couple of VERY casual players. One of them has recently hit 80, but since they play very rarely, and don’t plan on doing dungeons or other high-end content, just went for level 80 Rare gear since it was within their budget.

Until a little over a week ago (when gems still sold for 3g60s) my main was still running around with a lvl 80 green hat and lvl 80 rares in 3 other armour slots. It was simply a question of getting Trasmutation Stones from the gem store without using $s. So I would not be surprised if other “casual” players took the same route.

Tinoosh.5386:

My Female Norn Ranger:

Birla Valgaard

Since you got skipped…

Bear the Slain-guardian (Dead/Fallen-protector)? Unusual name for a ranger, but I like it. Bet there’s a story behind it.

Rhark.1064:

Yrsa Blakkrbjorn.

In Nordic it means Black She-bear.

She-bear Blackbear? Yeah, I approve.

My ranger is Yrsi Ulfsdóttir (who follows neither, but rather Leopard) with her pets Snær and Liótr.

Skill points are less valuable now with those Scrolls of Knowledge dropping, so I’d say it depends only on whether you like the ~17 (-1 you put in) T6 mats you’re gonna get from the Mystic Troll more than the 250 T5 mats and 5 dusts you put in.

I know I do…

Demented Sheep.1642:

I’m kinda glad, I was only doing it for the sake of the fight itself and the achievements. Now that it’s not good farming and is deserted there is far less lag so I finished it today.

Same here. Well I finished T1, which was my personal goal. And even got a “gz” from the one other player at my arena (and I’m on a high density server).

It’s fortunate I don’t like any of the legendary weapons because I hate farming. I just hope inflation doesn’t get too bad with all these highly profitable events.

Blasphemy! Burn the Witch! Don’t let the Penguin see this post, even if I do agree with you (Legendaries are legendary only in how much of an item/currency sink they are to make, and how mindlessly people want them regardless of this; oh and they “shiny”).

Is it just me or is the in-game description of what they do still bugged? Could anyone tell me what these crafted sigils actually do? They don’t sell for cheap on the TP, so they must be doing something worthwhile. confused

None.

I dislike most of the skins (and effects) and don’t like the stats or the fact that they are mere exotics. There is nothing “legendary” about them except their ridiculous appeal to the vanity and/or stupidity of the masses that covet them.

Thanks, but I’ll pass.

I would dearly like to see a re-run of the permanent harvesting tools at some future date, even with the oft maligned “soulbound on use” still in place, but without the “oh-won’t-you-just-look-at-me” graphics of the first three. Or, at the very least with an option to switch it off—surely it must be possible, the devs did it with the sickle when it bugged out.

Thoughts?

I’m a Frostgorge farmer/zergling on our server and I like it. It’s the most fun I’ve had in a long time in this game. With all this ridiculous, half-polished, buggy and often incredibly frustrating Living World content ArenaNet insists on adding every two weeks, I have found a place where I can enjoy the cameraderie of my fellow players (a cornerstone of this game, supposedly), visit an area I love the look of (all that design work paid off) and get rewarded for it. With how prohibitive this game is to amass anything worthwhile, I’m glad I (as a casual gamer with a full time job) can at least get ahead a little with my casual builds and professions.

So to those calling for nerfs to the champions, QQ more. Maybe if ArenaNet didn’t introduce the massive zergfest (AKA the Pavilion) themselves, I would have cared more for maintaining the (already effed up) economy, helping with (one pathetic reward a day) bosses, or setting foot in dungeons.