Guild Wars 2

As the others have said living worlds season 2 is worth picking up not only for the story and armors but each episode will give you a mastery point to spend in the core side of the masteries

other then luck getting it were a guild is doing it for their members its getting into one of those guilds

So instead of checking how many chickens you killed to see if it was 10 the instance is surely bugged. I think not

I think your just in a bad luck streak

Yes thats true the same way as getting a precursor wont transfer over to your main account….. Your playing a copy of your account so anything you gain or use is seperate

BIGHARSHNESS.3510:

Druid is just giving Ranger a support roll… elite specs are giving other classes more flexibility. The fact that they are not increasing group buffs to 10 indicates that classes considered “selfish” won’t be shunned and may even be needed for tanking or aggro pulling. Stacking is gone.

How do that indicate that they wont be shunned or needed?… people will want 2 of each buffer instead.

Ranatoa.4869:

BrandyBiscuits.2873:

oh where can i find this quote saying they are realise two week later?

I haven’t seen a “2 weeks” quote, but here you go.

“Wings are released one at a time. 1st wing released sometime after HoT ship (before Holidays). The first wing will give you some background story that is continued in wing 2 and wing 3 etc”

http://dulfy.net/2015/09/26/gw2-twitchcon-designing-raids-in-heart-of-thorns/

Here you go bud, not even anet know but before xmas

https://youtu.be/tM8cgQ42bMQ?t=958

The latest info we have on when raids will come

Shogun.7401:

Qugi.2653:

You can make a support ticket if you want refund and see what arena net say. No player can answer you question about refund.

Well!! I was not happy with my Elite class and I logged a ticket for refund. Guess what!!

I got my money back!!!.

If you are not happy with HOT, log a ticket now!!!

2 questions what version did you buy if ultimate had you used gems and still get a refund?

Just a flesh wound.3589:

RoseofGilead.8907:

Solomon Darkfury.3729:

Please look at my OP… the link is there and I quoted the specific line…

If you scroll down more on that same link you shared in your original post, you’ll see this:

“We want you guys to be able to enjoy playing the expansion without rushing to max out every Mastery in order to prepare for Raids. For that reason, we’ll be activating the first wing of our first Raid shortly following the release of Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns.”

Hmmmm. Which is it now for the OP?

1) Rekt
2) Really Rekt
3) Tyrannosaurus Rekt

I say
4) Gargantuan Rekt

latinkuro.7304:

Let me give you an example,

How fractals work: we all know this but still.

Say you go in and run a level 1 fractal, which you didn’t open but participated.
after clearing it, you’d be able to open a level 2 fractal, cause progress is tracked individually.

But the way they made it sound on stream was more like this:

You go in and clear Boss 1, you participated but didn’t open.
next time you wanna raid as an opener you’d NOT get the option for Boss 2 since progress is tracked ONLY by opener.

What this says to me is this:

You need someone that cleared and was also THE opener in order to actually get that progress recorded, as a participant only, your progress is NEVER saved.

That’s what it sounds like to me, and it is why I was asking for some clarification on the matter.

Its kinda fun I dident even watch the clip and understand what was said you watched it I guess.

They start to talk about your question here

https://youtu.be/tM8cgQ42bMQ?t=433

Then specificaly answer your problem here

https://youtu.be/tM8cgQ42bMQ?t=472

Edit
They say if you bring a new player with you the second day they will start at the second boss if your group have killed the first boss the day before unless the new player run in first.

RoseofGilead.8907:

Solomon Darkfury.3729:

Please look at my OP… the link is there and I quoted the specific line…

If you scroll down more on that same link you shared in your original post, you’ll see this:

“We want you guys to be able to enjoy playing the expansion without rushing to max out every Mastery in order to prepare for Raids. For that reason, we’ll be activating the first wing of our first Raid shortly following the release of Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns.”

But but then you actualy have to read the whole thing thats so mean should be just 1 bullet line

Nike.2631:

I think people are sorely underestimating how much healing many core professions can throw down right now. It’s not that the builds don’t exist, its that there’s ZERO need for them. Create a demand and those builds will come out of mothballs right quick.

Even now I’d take a prepared Elementalist over Druid because you KNOW there’s gonna be phases where the heal pressure backs off and you need MAXIMUM BURN. Ele swaps attunement and lays it on. Druid… relaxes a little?

Nah druid weaponswap to utilise its to just say a example marksman/skrimishing lines it have equiped for kicks

No it dont it resets if you switch out pet and dont have it saved in any of the 2 land or 2 under water slots

latinkuro.7304:

Ayrilana.1396:

It’s like how fractal progression is tracked. The one who enters first (instance starter) sets the level. For raids, they set which boss.

https://youtu.be/tM8cgQ42bMQ?t=6m54s

Nope, fractal progression is tracked individually regardless of who opens it.
the only thing determined by opener is the level you will be running.

And this is the same thing monday night you run raid down boss nr1 with friends

wensday night someone want to do second boss but havent done first this week you being a good guy go in first and poff your at second boss. ( thats what I mean by next time bud ) Alto I see alot of abuse of people skiping the first two bosses only to kill the last, or what ever boss they want items from

the orphans letter would not help you would have to started talking to the npc in your home instance to activate it aswell.

Most likely you will be able to get it next wintersday.

oh merged into a bigger thread, still no red post and now views down from 16k to 452 yay

Mosharn.8357:

With the new system, did the only that that changed was how we obtain precursors? Is the step after getting a pre and then making it into a legendary the same?

It wasent changed it was added, you can still get the precursors that are in game before hot the same way as before + craft one of each per account. ( the new pre/legendary will only be craftable tho)

So if you want to keep mystic toilet chance for a example dusk or dawn you can still do so or get very lucky from a drop.

I personaly would wait to spend gems when there is a sale on something you need like bag/bank space or extra character slot

You dont buy power in this game you can buy cosmetics, convenience or exchange to game gold tho.

latinkuro.7304:

So as I understand it and correct me if I’m wrong.
Raid progress tracking is only done on the 1st person that opens the raid.

Pardon me a.net but……

What if that person is not available next week ?

It sounds like I would have no option but to replay that 1st Boss all over again, or find someone that has done Boss 1 and has that progress tracked, instead of making progress on Boss 2 !

Isn’t this odd ?

How about tracking individual progress……..haza [mind blown sarcasm]

How about you be then first person in the raid next time its opened.

To me it sound as if you have 10 people and only 1 have done first boss the others havent done any if that 1 person go in first they skip first boss.

Would be funny if you go in and 3 in the raid are on first boss 3 on second and 4 on last how will you finish up then hu?

Edit
7 people stand there while 3 people try to do first boss would be hilarous to see

Daddar.5971:

I’d like the option to just shank my pet and be done with it.

You can just do a longbow warrior or dragonhunter if you want the trap part aswell when expansion hits

You spent alot of time getting exotic gear you say? ran cof p1 I guess, since thats what my friends who burned out on the game did.

Anyway welcome back and take it slow this time so you dont burn out again.

You dont craft to earn money you craft to get easiest way to max tier weapons/armors ascended.

One of the few ways to gain money on craft is selling the material needed for ascended stuff. armor crafting being deldrimor steel ingot and bolt of damask.

Junkpile.7439:

Zerger gear is sign of noob anyways.

Well not the ones who know their class and can use it optimaly.

The ones who just copy metabattle then blame the rest of the party when they go down and dead since boss survive longer then 10 seconds in a all welcome group however are what you say tho.

Kirschsahne.2081:

Crimson Clouds.4853:

Kirschsahne.2081:

And may i ask why fire burns stronger or longer because your arms are very strong ??
Poison is working better because you can lift 200 pounds ??

There is absolutely no reason to change conditions right now or ever.

That analogy is nonsensical in itself.

Are you telling me that magic-users are doing more damage because they’ve been hitting the gym recently?

And that when I change from a Rampager’s build to a Berserker’s one, I suddenly grow a bunch of muscles simply by changing clothes?

Point is, I don’t think any attributes have any logical real-world explanation.

I think that the OP’s suggestion would require a huge amount of rebalancing. I think it would be a fairer suggestion to ask for more stat combinations that offer Condition Damage as primary.

And i am saying leave everything like it is.
We don’t need any rebuilding at all. Period

You werent saying that at all in your first post you were just being silly.
This second post however you do, but in a odd way since you try to say you did it in the first post.

Zoeynix.3795:

All these posts (especialy the negative ones) are just silly. What about waiting for beta (connected to possible changes at class after beta and before HoT) and raid mechanics. Then judge whether it´s useless or not.
Concept is awesome by the way, hopefuly it will be great to have druid in a party for raids and possibly higher fotm levels.

And you think they will be able to change anything 19 days before release.
They wont mate thats just the happy pills talking, it will be post release for sure.

Astra Lux.2846:

Nova Stiker.8396:

CETheLucid.3964:

Nova Stiker.8396:

Healing Spring, Pet heal, Spirit of Nature and…
That’s it. That is literally the only ally healing the ranger has outside of Druid traitline.

That’s incorrect.

You’re also missing information with regards to druid traits that synergize with and bolster these base healing skills you mention, which is another point of synergy beyond the one idea I already mentioned.

So, hey. Thanks for that.

Nova Stiker.8396:

Are people still struggling to see the problem with Druid? It has absolutely no synergy with the ranger. It might as well be it’s own class it’s so out there.

If you can’t find synergy with two trait lines or make the connection that I made for you with three in the druid, I can’t help you.

I doubt anyone else can for that matter.

I’m not going to think for you and I don’t have the patience nor the desire to convince you of something you’ve already decided for yourself.

MetaBattle will get you up to speed in time.

Alright Einstein, list me other ally healing abilities rangers have. Go on, list all of them, I wanna see the ally healing the ranger has. After all, Druid benefits from HEALING and healing allies, not boons. So might, protection, fury and what not will not help the Druid.

And please, list 1 Druid trait that goes great with a Ranger trait.
Keep in mind I said great, increasing the stun duration you get from swapping into staff is far from ‘great’.

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Covering your incompetence by saying, “I don’t have time for you” will not save you from being terribly wrong.

Adept: Druidic Clarity- condi cleanse that removes ALL conditions upon F5 (which fills from damaging foes too)

Master:
Natural Stride- Reduces the duration of movement-impairing conditions. Your movement speed is increased as long as you have none of these conditions
Verdant Etching- Reduces recharge of glyphs. Activating a glyph skills plants a seed.

Grandmaster:
Ancient Seeds- Striking a stunned, dazed, knocked down, or launched foe summons roots to entangle them
Grace of the Land- While you are a celestial avatar, your allies gain reduced incoming condition damage.

This all seem like they would be really easy to incorporate into non-healing builds and don’t have anything to do with the staff. I’m not seeing the major problem here.

You do know what the argument is about right? its like they synergy bettwen specilisations.

An example.
Remorseless and Furious Grip or if you like Wilderness Knowledge or Windborne Notes

Thats 1 grandmaster trait working well with 3 other trait lines.

The druid dont have anything like that.

oakheart salve could have been a strong synergy if any of the druid abilitys gave regenration

CETheLucid.3964:

Nova Stiker.8396:

CETheLucid.3964:

Nova Stiker.8396:

Healing Spring, Pet heal, Spirit of Nature and…
That’s it. That is literally the only ally healing the ranger has outside of Druid traitline.

That’s incorrect.

You’re also missing information with regards to druid traits that synergize with and bolster these base healing skills you mention, which is another point of synergy beyond the one idea I already mentioned.

So, hey. Thanks for that.

Nova Stiker.8396:

Are people still struggling to see the problem with Druid? It has absolutely no synergy with the ranger. It might as well be it’s own class it’s so out there.

If you can’t find synergy with two trait lines or make the connection that I made for you with three in the druid, I can’t help you.

I doubt anyone else can for that matter.

I’m not going to think for you and I don’t have the patience nor the desire to convince you of something you’ve already decided for yourself.

MetaBattle will get you up to speed in time.

Alright Einstein, list me other ally healing abilities rangers have. Go on, list all of them, I wanna see the ally healing the ranger has. After all, Druid benefits from HEALING and healing allies, not boons. So might, protection, fury and what not will not help the Druid.

And please, list 1 Druid trait that goes great with a Ranger trait.
Keep in mind I said great, increasing the stun duration you get from swapping into staff is far from ‘great’.

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Covering your incompetence by saying, “I don’t have time for you” will not save you from being terribly wrong.

I’m not covering up my incompetence, I freely confess it to you.

You’ve made up your mind about this. You’re wrong mind you, but I’m almost certain I can’t convince you of that. I don’t have that kind of people/social skill.

I don’t know you. You’re certainly hostile at this point to that any sense I’m making will be blinded by a desire not to seem stupid in your assessment.

So.. I dunno. Go stand over there and be wrong? Post more wrongness? Attack my person or sexuality as is customary of these penial exchanges?

Makes no difference to me. I’m done. I’ve made my point. See you around.

Can you please make a bulletpoint on what traits in the core traitlines that synergize at all with druid. Thats what the person your talking to is asking.

I have yet to see you do that other then say that the bonus healing druid gives will go well with the other 2-3 heal others skills core lines have.

That is still not a trait line synergy in any way shape or form.

Predator’s Onslaught function with 2 skills of the druid vine surge and Natural Convergence.

So thats 1 trait in whole marksmanship line.

Quick Draw goes well with anything.

So thats 1 trait in skirmishing line.

Other then that I dont see much syngergy but thats maybe just me.

Yea 4 pet names are more then enough mate, if your a roleplayer and the ones you roleplay with cant stand you calling your cat charlie when it says juvenile panther aint good roleplayers mate

Well you could have healed in dungeons all this time mate, elementalist and guardian says hello, you just could not join the zerker groups and you still wont be able to.

so 4 aint enough it holds almost 50% of the classes mate.

Kirschsahne.2081:

Shen Slayer.3058:

Kirschsahne.2081:

Shen Slayer.3058:

Zalladi.4652:

My concern with the healing though, is how would a Druid get credit for an event/kills/loot if they are solely focused on healing others?

This is especially crucial for WvW fights as an example – those on the Druid would receive significantly less credit for doing more work.

Yep….this is not going to work. Why would anybody want to be a healer when they can’t tag for loot. WTH was Anet smoking when they thought of this.

Don’t be dramatic here and insult A-Net.

People like me never played for loot. We actually played to enjoy a FANTASY game without any competition. This is called role play game for a reason.

If you wanna loot or rewards start a MMA or Football career.

You zerker kids have to get used to the fact now that there are stilld escent people out there who appreciate art and lore over any loot or violent zerking

Then give me all your loot.

I am good with that i already have everything available from Legendaries to ascended

Screenshot of wardrobe or it dident happen.

Monk Tank.5897:

There is no grind in GW2.

correction there is no required grind only optional

tetsubokuro.1859:

Hello All (mostly ArenaNet),

I just want to say, thank you for all the hard work you put into this game. I have a few concerns about the combat system in GW2: HOT and if possible, could you address them?

The reason, Guild Wars 2 is currently all about the Zerker meta is because:

1. Healing itself was consider absolutely terrible. The amount of healing gained by stacking up healing power (stat) did little to increase the heal output (current system does a bit better than the previous but still lackluster). I do see that we (ArenaNet Devs) are buffing some areas of the game but I would like to know how ArenaNet is going to address the professions that doesn’t get a new healing specialization, such as the water elementalist or healing (meditation?) Guardian. I might as well throw in the Blood Necromancers as well and just maybe… maybe… banner warriors

2. The biggest thing that pushed zerker to be the meta and not a soft trinity was because, healing provided no experience/no karma for an event unless you dealt damage. It was a flawed designed from the start.

Is there something in the engine now that detects and allows healers to get rewards without damaging/killing a monster and contribute to the event?

Without fixing the concerns mentioned above, healing spec is something people would hope to have in a party but never want to play because the current system does not reward you for healing.

3. <insert more here> or profit

Regards,

A concerned avid GW and GW2 fan.

I would say shout warriors over banner warriors, since thats active healing not place down banner and forget kind of healer.

If you want it harder do it at the intended level a full group of level 35s in green dont have a easy time in Ac

Seisus.6591:

Linken.6345:

So is dino might from some cartoon this oldie havent seen or is it just a badly pun on dynamite

I’m sure it’s been used elsewhere, but I’m most familiar with a Futurama reference.

Thanks for a quick reply

I dont see a problem with this rewards will ofcourse be the same.

So is dino might from some cartoon this oldie havent seen or is it just a badly pun on dynamite

Cutlass.6049:

Hi mateys. I was looking at getting back into guild wars 2 for the new expansion getting released soon. I’ve had a quick look over the new features and they mainly seem to be features for Max level characters. I already have a Max level warrior but felt like playing a different class this time.
Basically my question was; do you think it would be better to level the new character now in preparation for the expansion or to wait until it is released to level the character? (For ultimate fun potential of course)

If you want to do the new areas you have to be max level so I’d say level the character during this month so its ready when expansion hits

They stated way back that they are also working on core professions aswell, they arent left in the dust.

https://youtu.be/sG5oUKqbIVM?t=279

Edit
Ok he talked about specilizations awhile but at 6:03 he answer the question

Edit 2
This just up

http://dulfy.net/2015/09/26/gw2-twitchcon-skill-balance-update-preview/

Well the most obvious change is the trait revamp.
You no longer have 5 lines
Instead you chose 3 of those 5 lines +1 when expansion hits.
And fully max out all 3. (before you had points for 2 max and 1 75% if i dont rmember wrong.)

Other then that nothing is holding you back to download the game and see for yourself what changed.

Kirschsahne.2081:

Sorin.4310:

Kirschsahne.2081:

you shouldn’t have zerker gear from beginning.

if you decided to abuse a system you have to pay for it later. this is how life works

Seriously, what are you even talking about? Like are you trolling? They chose an armor stat and now they are abusing the game? You cannot be serious.

What do you mean by trolling…

When everyone is choosing one single stat from millions available to “skip” or “outsmart” the game how it is intended to play it’s abusing the system.
Dungeons ringing a bell???

So just becouse they know how to utilise their characters skills and dodges to the extreme so they dont need passive defence, they are abusing the system?
I want what ever cool aid you been drinking to paty with when I get bored.

Sad to say your conviction is wrong mate.

Harper.4173:

Unless you already have both these items – there are many people that (such as myself) have a desktop and a laptop – which can be used at the same time – even in the same room at the same desk.

Many people (such as myself) also bought 10$ accounts when the account sale was on and have a second account.

What I’m proposing is actually feasible for a very high number of players.
And if you’ve ever farmed hard you’ll know DR does not cleanse in a few minutes – I’ve had situations where it took 1hour + to clear.

Now 1 hour might not seem like much but in the glory days of Halloween Labyrinth farming where you could make 20+ gold per hour – it matters.

Or you cold go into world vs world capture 2-3 camps/towers and poff back with reset DR

Silicato.4603:

Mirta.5029:

Silicato.4603:

And about that you have to pay for an expansion, after you paid for the core game, thats the normal way.

http://www.pcgamesn.com/guildwars/guild-wars-2s-future-we-dont-need-expansion-pay-bills
http://www.usgamer.net/articles/guild-wars-2s-april-update-a-paid-expansion-without-the-paid-part

Everyone should ask in this day and age, where server bandwidth is not very expensive, what are you getting for your money? There are certainly games where you get a good amount of stuff for your money. We just want folks to know there’s a game out there where you don’t have to pay for any of that.

besides these interviews when the game just released they were also promising that you will never have to pay ever again. If there will ever be expansions they will come for free. That kind of was their selling point.

That is marketing
Welcome to 2015.
Thats how things are sold nowadays, and for a lot of years before.

They never said expansions would be free, They said they wouldent have expansion something they then changed since community wanted it.

Snoring Sleepwalker.9073:

What I suggest is setting your price slightly below the lowest sell order. Sure, you can be undercut by someone who will sell their item quicker. But yours will probably still sell eventually.

If it’s not sold in a month or two, then it’s time to cancel and relist at a lower price.

This is good advice since there is no time limit on how long your item can sit on the trading post without any extra money charges.

there is hardly any dif in 5 and 9 mate the dif starts at 10

Rauderi.8706:

Linken.6345:

Rauderi.8706:

Grats!
At least you didn’t bind to account, like I did with my precursor.
;n;
I don’t even want Meteorologicus.

then craft it and sell the legendary =)

When you put it like that..
I still don’t want it. XD Though, I think I’d still get the skin for it, right? Might be worth all the extra trouble.

Not if you sell it no only if you bind the legendary aswell.

Rauderi.8706:

Grats!
At least you didn’t bind to account, like I did with my precursor.
;n;
I don’t even want Meteorologicus.

then craft it and sell the legendary =)

Bloody.2089:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-2B2AUdiNE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS5Ri4ETEtU

These showed your skill alot better then the first video mate, and people usualy watch the first post then make a comment they dont scroll through to see if OP left another post half way down the page.

Sad part is not many of the people who kick you will ever see these skills since they do it before the run start right?