Guild Wars 2

Leo.8792:

The problem is when ever I do try to make a no stacking group, people join it and stack anyway because they don’t care how other people want to play the game they only want to stack and skip. When the group was intended to not do those things, it’s hard to get away from all stacking and skipping when I’m being forced to make new groups time after time because people are so enthralled by the easy methods of stacking they see no other way and will make make sure others do the same.

Kick the stackers!

I mean, we kick the non stackers! Nothing wrong with kicking folks from a party that was designed toward a specific method and goal. Don’t worry about kicking people who arent playing how you want when it is your party seriously. You have every right to work as hard as we do to keep our parties clean and nice and positive additions to our immersion.

Enaretos.8079:

P.S : Cotser has a good looking Norn and RP walks

I’ll have to jump on my EU account just to meet him!

Or the greatsword rain will damage us.

Our incessant and terrible addiction to gambling will surely kill us all!

D:

RedStar.4218:

This whole stacking thing is starting to make me wonder a few things : do we all have the same definition about it ?

When you stack at a specific point so the enemies behave differently, that’s an exploit.

Did you know that when you range a boss, he will sometimes not melee you? Is ranging exploiting too?

DigitalKirin.9714:

I feel like the problem with making a “PUG-proof” build is that the universe can always make a puggier PUG.

This is a good point.

So basically, my pug proof build involves the guardian heal elite (lol) 30 arcana in elementalist for aoe heal and blast, and other changes that involve hurting my own play to help pugs.

I also try to not die in pugs, because I’m pretty sure if I die they’ll kick me. So I’m virtually invincible in pugs. If I just have 1 or 2 friends, I don’t even dodge, cause…. Why. (ERP in dungeons all day)

J Eberle.9312:

I just… I’m so.. I can’t even…

Why.

Between this thread and the guardian AH is good thread I cant… I just.. I’m gonna. I dont… I just. No.

Swifty patch notes PLOX? See the fails thread.

The fact that you are saying that it takes no skill to stack is the real issue though. There are only a few encounters where stacking actually trivializes content. You want people to range bosses away from party members to keep, say, shouts, aoe heals, combo field stacking, from benefiting the whole party. That’s like, the definition of selfish play, and has no coordination or cooperation involved. You can do this NOW. nothing is stopping you.

Razor.6392:

Lilith Ajit.6173:

Razor, I just want to say that since you know how the game was intended to be played (thus you must be a dev) I’m sorry for ever doubting you.

Also: poor Spartans in 300…. They weren’t living life as it was intended.

Can you seriously say that the devs created this game with the intention of having every. single. dungeon. and pve content to be done by stacking in one spot without moving?

No, but can you seriously say that this actually occurs in every.single.dungeon? Ever stepped out of AC and into Arah and lvl 50 fractals?

Tell me moar.

ZudetGambeous.9573:

Lilith Ajit.6173:

hedix.1986:

The Ruined City of Lion’s Arch as the new dungeon! just sayin’ Lupicus solo vids are getting old…

I hope Zomorros is the end boss. He takes all your gold if you wipe!

you’re thinking too small. Zomorros would have a RNG chance to permantetly delete one item on your character every time he hits you. Once you are out of items he will start taking away levels on each hit.

Additionally he hits every player in a 200000 AOE every .5 seconds and has 10 million health.

once you reach level 1 he starts deleting your characters.

Dear lord!

You’re trying to kill me here!

hedix.1986:

The Ruined City of Lion’s Arch as the new dungeon! just sayin’ Lupicus solo vids are getting old…

I hope Zomorros is the end boss. He takes all your gold if you wipe!

Ken DeBoer.9268:

I’ve been contemplating just doing a daily 30 for max karma gain and the smaller HP pool for the monsters. Less headache, same reward (-20silver). I know the percentages are “better” at higher levels but they are all kitten anyway. At least until they fix/acknowledge a drop rate misstep.

I get more ascended weapon boxes in the 30s anyway. So yeah, I do this.

Razor, I just want to say that since you know how the game was intended to be played (thus you must be a dev) I’m sorry for ever doubting you.

Also: poor Spartans in 300…. They weren’t living life as it was intended.

Anierna.6918:

Lilith Ajit.6173:

Oh yeah? Every pug stacks on Lupi?

Fascinating. Tell me more about how you know nothing about bosses outside of AC.

Lilith Ajit.6173:

Fun fact: Lilith is always right.

I’ve missed this. So much. Lilith > Lepton.

D’awwwww shucks <3

Honestly? I am never held to any meta standard when I pug (as an elementalist, too). Nobody ever gear checks me, no one asks for anything from me. I join a lot of pug groups too, because while I believe highly in the meta, I am not skilled enough to run meta. I have never ever ever been kicked for my class, my gear, my anything.

I have been kicked for emoting lewdly at another character though! but hey! I RP.

I have no real response, other than, the folks in this board are not asking for heavies. They want the highest DPS, warriors and guardians are not that. So for the sake of argument I suggest editing that bit out,

CharrGirl.7896:

Paulytnz.7619:

CharrGirl.7896:

Paulytnz.7619:

CharrGirl.7896:

Yes, yes, and yes. And I hope we get to rebuild even BIGGER Lion’s Arch, because this isn’t a city, this is a village. It’s the size of a bigger town square. That was always my problem with this place, being too small.

The size wasn’t the problem for me, it was just too ugly……unlike DR anyways.

Next on the list? Charr city please! Get rid of those gear looking floor tile things, seriously no offense but who thought that up, gears (cogs)? :S

How about no? BC is the best freaking’ thing in this game haha. The gear and metal is part of Charr culture and hands down they’re the best. And LA has nice design to it, has it’s history and that explains the architecture, but as I said its toooo small.

+ it’s made of wood. Has no defenses. No walls. No airships, no navy. No army whatsoever. It was attacked multiple times by now – not just in GW2 but in GW1 too by mursaat and charr. You would think it would be a kitten fortress city by now! It’s virtually unprotected… that always bugged me.

The Lionguards are idiots and soon they’ll taste it first hand.

No but seriously how many times have you cut your paws on those sharp edges of those gears? Be honest now…. :P

I’m a civilized Charr. I keep my claws trimmed (sips tea)

Pinky claw out?

I find BC really cool, but a pain to get around, so I generally avoid it. I adore the aesthetic though.

Will it ever be possible to have “companions”? Like our best friend in game, or spouse, to be able to play with us and get like (say teleportation to companion) or other such goodies? Not like, anything too game breaking, but even some way to show camaraderie outside of being in the same guild would be fabulous.

I hope this counts as relationships in Tyria ^^ it’s honestly the first thing I thought of with the topic. I didn’t really think about npc relationships.

Goon for Hire.7150:

Lilith Ajit.6173:

Goon for Hire.7150:

Lilith Ajit.6173:

and requires a kind of cooperation folks don’t want to have in pugs.

Hence why every PUG group I’ve been in wants to stack.

Oh yeah? Every pug stacks on Lupi?

Fascinating. Tell me more about how you know nothing about bosses outside of AC.

Oh yes you’re right, there’s Lupi.

Fun fact: Lilith is always right.

Nageth.5648:

Lindbur.2537:

Who’s betting the kids who have been playing Ghosts non-stop for over a year and a half will be separated? I’m betting a copper!

Speaking of that, I’m wondering how many incidental NPCs are going to get killed.

What’s interesting is what’s going to happen to the Tengu guarding that wall in LA?

Verrrry interesting.

Goon for Hire.7150:

Lilith Ajit.6173:

and requires a kind of cooperation folks don’t want to have in pugs.

Hence why every PUG group I’ve been in wants to stack.

Oh yeah? Every pug stacks on Lupi?

Fascinating.

We are trying to justify stacking? We don’t need to!

QQers are going to QQ. They want to range and they don’t want to make their own parties to do so. So instead if making their own parties they intrude on ours (that we spend time on making and such) and then complain about everything. There is nothing wrong with stacking. It employs group coordination, fun mechanics, actual skill (rather than pew pew I hit yew!) and requires a kind of cooperation folks don’t want to have in pugs.

Goon for Hire.7150:

Lilith Ajit.6173:

This stacking conversation is becoming a thread a day. It’s getting out of hand. #StackingThreadOP

So people are complaining about stacking on a (near) daily basis, and you still think it’s okay?

I think that the people complaining have absolutely no idea what stacking really is. I think they’re just talking about Spider Queen in AC and have really no idea what stacking is for.

Razor.6392:

Lilith Ajit.6173:

“Doing so makes it easy to abuse boon stacking, heals, combo fields " Support mechanics are abused when they are used as they are intended? what?

Used as intended? So ANet’s initial idea was to have everyone stand in a corner for the entire fight duration, letting monsters get free hits on the group while they faceroll combo fields, heals and all sorts of broken spells in those encounters? (ex: whirlwind type of attacks).

If that was the “used as intended” design philosophy then I regret buying this game.

You said boon stacking, and combo fields. These are things that are the base of support mechanics in the game. Knowing how to stack boons and such takes actual thought and cooperation (no light fields under my fire!). Combo fields being blasted and whirled and all of that is intended for group play. Stacking (and dodging/evade) are apart of that intention. Glitch ing bosses is not, but using terrain, LOSing and such really is. It was in gw1 and it is prevalent In gw2 because it is intended.

There’s yet another thread on this in general discussion that actually says: “Doing so makes it easy to abuse boon stacking, heals, combo fields "

So… Support mechanics are abused when they are used as they are intended? what?

Anyway, please come and speak in that thread. This stacking conversation is becoming a thread a day. It’s getting out of hand. #StackingThreadOP

Romo.3709:

videoboy.4162:

If you don’t need your Pristine Fractal Relics anymore, just turn them into regular ones.

Turning useless Relics into even more useless relics is not really an answer. The amount of things available from the Bot Store for relics of both kind is very small. And having ascended rings overflow that all u can do with is sell them for 4s and 95c is just laughable.

The obsidian shards are nice. But yeah, I’m sick of the lack of things to do with relics.

Cat Has Ducks.1982:

Guardian Homeboy

http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af105/ChuckPicsnStuff/gw108_zpsb4c512b2.jpg

This pro pic is for lilith: My lady friend and I happen to get our characters slapped by lupi to fall like this.

http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af105/ChuckPicsnStuff/Mobile%20Uploads/gw041_zpsc13bd613.jpg

also how do you show the preview thumbnail?

It looks shopped,

Jokes, that’s pretty awesome. It belongs in the fashionable thread.

Goodnight!

Lindbur.2537:

The picture below sums up what I see Lilith as.
(

This is accurate. Also, Lind, I am always on an iPad when I’m on here. No excuse.

But srsly bed time cause I gotta get up and teach the kitties in the morning (friggan teenagers, man… Ughhhhhh)

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, we need a freaking chat room.

(That doesn’t give us flood control ^^)

Cotser.7015:

#DeadDPSisFashionableDPS
#FashionableDPSisBestDPS ?

Yes, indeed.

And stop responding so quick my flood control can’t keep up. Lol

Edit: also it is bed time. Good night dungeoneers! Sleep well, dream of well informed zerker pugs.

Cotser.7015:

so we judge effectiveness in groups by appearance? Tsk- that’s not very shakespearean of you
“so may the outward shows be least themselves the world is often fooled by ornament”
wait how did this thread turn into this.

Sorry, I described how fashion is more important than ascended nonsense.

Hehe.

Poooooor CD.

Here’s my guard: she’s the female, and second is her updated look.

And my warrior will be uploaded in a sec.

Because fashion.

Duh.

I’m too cheap to pay for good gear. But I have all the best looking sets on all 17 of my characters.

Cotser.7015:

Ain’t nobody got time for getting any ascended armour/weapons sets

Fixed it for you darling!

:D

Flissy.4093:

Lilith Ajit.6173:

Flissy.4093:

Lilith Ajit.6173:

Flissy.4093:

Lilith Ajit.6173:

I adore immobulus and can’t think of any reason to go for the legendary myself.

… My Ele is in T3 and Blacklight dye too, why did you have to show me how perfect Immobulus is?

Hehe because there are 0 on the TP and giant eyes are currently obscenely priced xD.

Also, mine is in recall and pyre, I got recall from a dye pack, thought it fit nicely!

Oh, it looks very similar to Blacklight (at least in the screenshot, I believe I didn’t like recall ingame and that’s why I didn’t use it ^^)

I really liked the texture recall had on my ear flaps, but I do remember liking blacklight on the goggle bits better. It was sort of a toss up.

But the 60g difference meant Recall was the winner?

Probably, like I said, I got the recall in a dye pack so though it wasn’t free per se, it was free-er.

Hehe.

Though for sure I change from recall to mulberry on an almost hourly basis.

Flissy.4093:

Lilith Ajit.6173:

Flissy.4093:

Lilith Ajit.6173:

I adore immobulus and can’t think of any reason to go for the legendary myself.

… My Ele is in T3 and Blacklight dye too, why did you have to show me how perfect Immobulus is?

Hehe because there are 0 on the TP and giant eyes are currently obscenely priced xD.

Also, mine is in recall and pyre, I got recall from a dye pack, thought it fit nicely!

Oh, it looks very similar to Blacklight (at least in the screenshot, I believe I didn’t like recall ingame and that’s why I didn’t use it ^^)

I really liked the texture recall had on my ear flaps, but I do remember liking blacklight on the goggle bits better. It was sort of a toss up.

Flissy.4093:

Lilith Ajit.6173:

I adore immobulus and can’t think of any reason to go for the legendary myself.

… My Ele is in T3 and Blacklight dye too, why did you have to show me how perfect Immobulus is?

Hehe because there are 0 on the TP and giant eyes are currently obscenely priced xD.

Also, mine is in recall and pyre, I got recall from a dye pack, thought it fit nicely!

Romo.3709:

Hopefully fractals will be included

Seconded. ^.^

Tman.6349:

Lilith Ajit.6173:

Tman.6349:

….ssooooo….it’s basically silly and pointless? by this description^^^ it seems like an incredibly forced ‘stories around the campfire’ kind of thing…or am I missing something?

Well, people come up with back stories for their characters, and usually in guild, interact with each other. It’s a different way of playing. Like, some people like RPing because it adds more story to the game, which gw2 might be lacking. It’s a way to have a personal story that you sort of guide.

Example: my guild used to have these RP sessions in DR where we all used the inquest I tonic and planned terrible plans of taking over DR. People around us joined in, listened, and other such things while our terrible evil plans were foiled. It’s a way of having fun, making your own stories, and using everything you have around you as a prop.

Plans were foiled? So ALL that effort and you didn’t actually sieze control of DR?

Well, it was very pinky and the brain esque. xD plus, since they were tonics, most of the participants were bookahs anyway.

Tman.6349:

….ssooooo….it’s basically silly and pointless? by this description^^^ it seems like an incredibly forced ‘stories around the campfire’ kind of thing…or am I missing something?

Well, people come up with back stories for their characters, and usually in guild, interact with each other. It’s a different way of playing. Like, some people like RPing because it adds more story to the game, which gw2 might be lacking. It’s a way to have a personal story that you sort of guide.

Example: my guild used to have these RP sessions in DR where we all used the inquest I tonic and planned terrible plans of taking over DR. People around us joined in, listened, and other such things while our terrible evil plans were foiled. It’s a way of having fun, making your own stories, and using everything you have around you as a prop.

There are areas on some RP servers where RP is everywhere, map, say, etc. but from what I’ve seen on TC, it is usually in /emote and /say. Basically, map chat is generally Out of character, so people just talk about whatever. In certain places, though, /say is in character, (for instance, TC divinity’s reach) so you generally wander on along, participate if you want, or walk on.

wolvenra.9617:

Lilith Ajit.6173:

What I meant by pvp server is that anvil rock is the unofficial pvp server (most people who play on it participate heavily in pvp and not pve)

Good pve servers are: tarnished coast, Blackgate, Jade quarry. They also have pretty a heavy wvw followings

And speaking of “unofficial” server types, Tarnished Coast is the unofficial Role Playing server.
If you enjoy RP, thats the place to go.

This

What I meant by pvp server is that anvil rock is the unofficial pvp server (most people who play on it participate heavily in pvp and not pve)

Good pve servers are: tarnished coast, Blackgate, Jade quarry. They also have pretty a heavy wvw followings

I’m not sure if he is interested, but the author of this thread is disappointingly on EU and is looking for some good dungeon action. Iirc he has quite a few different meta classes, as well.

A lot of people run human because it’s what they’re used to and just, aesthetically, prefer. Armors are really designed around human models.

As a Sylvari, you are still able to hang out in other starting areas, including the human one, so you can just take your sylvari over there. Another reason more people are in Queensdale is because of this thing called a champion train. It’s basically a Sea of people running around monotonously killing champions for loot and karma.

I recommend going tom LA and looking for a good starter guild. They can help teach you the ropes.

Also, if I you are on Anvil Rock, that’s a pvp server, iirc, so that may also be why you aren’t seeing all that many people in pve zones.

I adore immobulus and can’t think of any reason to go for the legendary myself.

I think with its current cost, it is on par (in terms of gold) with some of the cheaper legendaries, too.

I have anomaly too, but it’s so cheap and common I can’t really consider it a pseudo legendary, however I think it looks better than any other focus, but that’s just me.

My bifrost is not the weapon I choose to show off in LA, though, it is always my wand and my focus.

J Eberle.9312:

transfer from BG to TC was very pricey but I had been waiting 2 months for certain keep vistas T_T

Well, stay in TC, obviously ^^

Which legendary by the way?

Also why would BG have trouble getting certain keeps?

Cotser.7015:

I spent 84g recently to transfer to a High population server.

Insanity.