Guild Wars 2

I’d love to see some kind of chainsaw-type weapon, so we have a reliable source of damage at melee range. The attacks might look like:

1: Buzzcut – Continuously damage an enemy in front of you, like the Flamethrower, but shorter range. Applies Bleeding (1 per hit would make sense, but fewer would seem more balanced). +5% damage to Sylvari (ok, maybe not that one)
2: Whirling Slash – Spin 360 degrees, damaging and bleeding all enemies in a circle around you.
3: Frozen Chains – Like Buzzcut, but applies Chilled as well.
4: Acidic Chains – Like Buzzcut, but applies Poison.
5: Devastating Slash – A slash that applies Vulnerability to your enemy.

I just think it would be fun to hear the sounds of a chainsaw in the midst of combat.

I actually enjoy the presence of Ferg guys most of the time. With the exception of the jerks in the jumping puzzles, Ferg is generally a pretty solid, honorable, sportsmanlike server. They don’t go stomping me when I’m all by myself; they wait for relatively even odds and then respectfully admit defeat instead of crying to mommy and coming back with big brothers to beat up the bully that hurt him. (That’s kind of a weird metaphor… basically, every Kain guy I kill comes back shortly after with a Zerg to overkill me, and then dance on my corpse).

If you don’t want your Candy Corn, I’ll gladly take it off your hands…

I’ve got almost 2k right now, and I need more. I can’t even craft a complete set of Sigils yet. IMHO, there’s not enough Candy Corn out there. That’s why I’m buying up all that I can before it goes away. Even if the price only even reaches 20c/piece, that’s a still a decent chunk of cash, considering that they currently sell for less than half that.

I often dream of Queen Jennah as well, but combining her with money is even better.

ddoi.9264:

Well…if you don’t want to make sense, go engineer. I love how my nature-loving flowery sylvari prances around in her distinctive child-like animations and clothes, and then upon meeting a random animal suddenly pulls out a flame thrower and burns everything on sight.

While smiling.

This.

Honestly, though, Ranger might seem to make the most sense. Still, there’s nothing wrong with a Sylvari Thief or Mesmer.

I concur. Being a Quaggan would make this so much more fun.

Holy crap, that Charr looks terrifying.

You could always have your guild pool their money and buy you Commander. If it really means that much to you.

Balidore.2790:

We got good and bad apples like anyone else. Thanks though, I like ferg mainly due to our large number of respectful players. I know a few of us have gotta sick of giving Devona 1v1 rights this week due to being zerged allot though. That… and allot of Devs new comers seem to run from any fair fight anyway tbh.

You bring up a good point. On more than one occasion, I’ve seen my own worldmates worry that we might not win a fight, and go elsewhere instead. I was forced to take Veloka with a ram and two guildies who had nothing better to do. It wasn’t until the gate was almost down that some random worldies finally joined us.

I laughed at one point because three Ferg guys came to defend the Tower (as valiant defenders do), and two of the guys who were helping me ran off, forcing me and my two guildies to fight a 3v3.

A lot of Devona seems to have confidence issues. If they’re not with a huge group of people, they freak out.

Also… DAT FERG ZERG. I’ve only run into a Ferg Zerg a couple of times (because I avoid them like the plague), but when I do, they’re the most difficult battles I’ve ever had to fight. I remember Borlis being tough due to their sheer numbers, but Kain zergs have been “standard difficulty”, so to speak. You Ferg guys know how to fight. I’m usually good for about 2-3 guys, but with you… I’m lucky if I can take down a single attacker.

Kaineng was really cool when we were fighting Borlis Pass. I met one Kaineng engineer at point and we had a few sparring matches. Other times, I’ve been in battles with 10-20 people and seen Kaineng valiantly battle with honor and dignity.

And then something happened when Ferg came in. I don’t know what it was, but suddenly, it was like Borlis’ attitude was passed on to Kain, and Kain’s to Ferg, and the only Kain dudes I saw were massive hordes steamrolling at night when no one was there to defend.

When I’m rolling with a group and I see a lone enemy, I ignore him (unless he attacks, then I down him and walk away). It’s respectful, and we’d win anyway, so why bother ruining someone’s day? Not so with Kain. I’ve seen a group of three or four Ferg (a battle I could possibly win if the sun was in their eyes) and they wave and we pass by and everyone goes on their way. Not so with Kain. Even a solo will try to pick a fight with me. He shoots, I keep moving, he shoots again, I heal and jump away, he hits again, I unload, down him, move on, he gets up, chases me, I kill him dead, he cries to mommy and comes back with his big brothers.

Seriously, Kain? I respect that you’re riding high on your first win, but please… try to stay respectful.

And don’t even get me started on the jumping puzzles.

I’ve noticed that over the past couple of days, there has been a squad of Ferg Invaders lurking in the EB jumping puzzle. I know they don’t act on behalf of FC, because I’ve known FC to be a very sportsmanlike server, but it still makes me sad. It wouldn’t be so bad if they didn’t start dancing and mocking the people they ambush… and it’s in the puzzle, too. I always show respect and let people enemies by, but this is just lame.

Personally, I only follow Commanders who are known for being awesome. Not that I have anything against any of them, but some of them are really only good because people follow them around. There is one in particular on DR who I followed at one point, and he did a terrible job of leading, and we somehow failed to take the tower we were attacking. On the other hand, there is one named Smilingknight who is a very good leader and all-around cool dude. When people were in chat complaining about stupid stuff (because some people always find something to complain about), he was kindly telling them to shut it and show some respect for others. He directed us really well, and I picked up on a lot of really handy strategies.

I guess what I’m trying to say is this: They took the time (and/or money) to buy a “FOLLOW ME” badge. That doesn’t mean that they are instantly capable of leading, since it’s bought, not earned, so I would stick with the Commanders who are known for being good.

Incidentally, there has been a huge influx of Commanders on DR, so I only follow the biggest groups, Smilingknight, or my own guildies.

Drednyte.7601:

Oh…for you other 2 servers

DR is coming for you…

“And behold, his shadow is cast over carnage and desolation, as death follows in his wake”

9010 internet points for you, good sir.

Devona shall arise, capture all, and then rest.

Engineers should have the ability to repair siege weapons. Or even carry more supplies. Or anything siege-weapon-related really.

Dallas Kayden here. I chose it because the Elvish versions of both names (Saeldur and Idhrenohtar, respectively) were already taken, and they didn’t sound very good together. It literally means “Wise, wise fighter”. Not very creative, but hey, it sounds good.

I noticed that my Engineer occasionally yells “Lyssa confound you!” when I use my “Prayer to Lyssa” skill. I always assumed it was a part of the skill, but I did choose Lyssa as my patron deity. And when I talk to NPCs, the Human often say “May Lyssa aid you!”

Incidentally, I find it hilarious that prayers are blocked by terrain, and Humans can’t pray underwater.

I joined the Order of Whispers, and the Charr NPC who was helping me along kept mentioning how he can’t understand how humans do things, to a very annoying extent. He wondered how we can walk around so quietly, keep our balance without tails, blah blah blah. I turned my music up and ignored him.

It made me think that maybe, since Charr and Norn seem to be very warlike, that they’d make up the majority of the orders (or at least the Vigil). The Priory, however, strikes me as a good place for Humans, since the race of men seems very religious in this game. The Order of Whispers seems a good place for Humans, too, since I can’t imagine that a woman who makes Shaq look like a midget would make a very good spy, nor would a big walking cat.

Still, I’m fine with my “Mentor” being a Charr, since that race apparently invented the Engineer class.

I hope they stay, as well. We’re finally not trailing by a huge amount of points.

I don’t really care about winning, honestly. It’s just nice to not be dead last.

You, sir, just earned 9010 imaginary internet points. That’s one incredible carved vegetable.

I concur. Sometimes, I join in the defense of a Keep, spend my hard-earned resources to upgrade it, and fight as valiantly as I can for hours on end, before deciding to take a break and go somewhere else. If I worked hard to buy upgrades and place siege weapons, I should at least get Karma for doing so (Karma being the “I did something good for you, I get something good back” resource).

I was wandering around Gendarren Fields the past few days and found a lot of Raw Candy Corn scattered about. The wide, open plains also provided me with a view of several doors all at once. I got a huge load of Candy Corn in a very short amount of time.

Also, the Centaurs seem to drop Trick-or-Treat bags with astounding frequency.

Vees.7816:

Lord Rhett.9360:

Ferg does really well up until the part where DR goes and re-captures everything and then some.

It has literally been even for quite some time

That’s a matter of opinion.

I tend to leave after a battle is over, regardless of whether I “steamrolled” my foe(s) or just barely won. One exception to this are when I’m in the EB jumping puzzle and someone picks a fight instead of respectfully passing by. Then, I stomp them, but let them get back up. If they do it again, I stomp them again, and they see “Devona’s Rest Invader defecates on your corpse,” before I bust out some dance moves. The other exception is when I’m sparring with the same guy and no one else is around. The winner dances while the loser makes his way back for another round.

I opened at least ten doors last night, and got one event, a bunch of single enemies, and one small group of baddies.

I’m just as confused as you are.

Ferg does really well up until the part where DR goes and re-captures everything and then some.

Regardless of how many guilds transfer off, SUNz will still be the thorn in the side of anyone who crosses Devona’s Rest.

This is the most beautiful thing I’ve seen all day… sniff

The knockback is incredibly helpful when dealing with jerks in the Eternal Battlegrounds jumping puzzle. I am always courteous and refrain from hindering the progress of others in the puzzle, but occasionally, some jerk has a stick up his butt and tries to ruin my day. I respond by unloading everything on him before knocking him off the platform and Supply Dropping him.

Also, the Flamethrower is hugely beneficial in that puzzle, since it gives light to everyone (torches only give light to the bearer).

Don’t underestimate the helpfulness of the Flamethrower.

Most classes seem to be able to spec into whatever role they prefer. That being said, Engineer does have a few things that it is very good at. I don’t have personal experience with all of them, but I have read a bunch of stuff on the interwebz.

Engineers can trait into tankiness. One of his Traits gives him bonus Toughness while using a Flamethrower. It’s a Grandmaster Skill, which means that you’ve already put 30 points into that tree, meaning that you’ve got +300 Precision and +30 Condition Damage. Spec your items with Precision, Power, and Toughness, and the only thing seperating you from <a href="http://www.operatorchan.org/k/src/134890023413.jpg">this</a> is that you don’t have wheels.

They can also trait into Conditioning. Dual Pistols allows you to inflict almost every condition there is. Spec for Condition Duration and Damage, and you’re the Necromancer’s best friend (since his abilities turn conditions into damage).

I personally stack DPS with the Rifle. I build Power, Precision, Critical Damage, and build into Firearms, Explosives, and Alchemy.

The thing to remember is that Engineers are incredibly versatile. If I’m running solo, I equip Prayer to Lyssa (a Human skill) for it’s Condition/Boon ability, Elixir Gun to Condition my foe and additional self-healing, Rocket Turret for CC, and Supply Drop for emergencies. When I’m in WvW, I swap the Elixir Gun for the Flamethrower to do crazy AoE, and Supply Drop with Elixir X for Beast Mode. If I’m defending a Tower or Keep, I go with Rifle, Flame, Healing, and Rocket Turret, with Supply Drop to harass.

I’m sure you’ll love the Engineer. He’s really fun and very versatile. You can Support, Tank, DPS, Condition, or any other combination, and still be awesome.

My favorite thing about being an Engineer is his amazing ability to “Get out of Dodge”. By equipping a Rifle, and using the Elixir Gun, Rocket Boots, and Prayer to Lyssa, and traiting for increased rang, I can be 2,500+ meters away in seconds. I can even lock down my enemy with the Net before leaving, just to be safe. This is by far my favorite way to survive WvW when I’m alone.

I’m from Devona, and I’m hoarding Trebs until this is a reality. ;-P

If I had an excess of in-game currency, I’d be willing to pay some for a a sweet action shot of my Engineer stomping some enemies or something.

Of course, the issue of trust comes up. Can we be sure that you’ll deliver? Once you establish yourself and have a bunch of art under your belt, I’m sure people will be lining up (metaphorically speaking) to get portraits done.

If this is something that’s allowed (and I see very little reason why it wouldn’t be), you should put together a PR team to pimp your artwork on some prominent fansites. Show people how awesome you are, get support from fansites, and I’d say you have a nice little racket going on.

That is, of course, if Arenanet says it’s ok.

This is ridiculously helpful. Thank you very much, good sir. May fate smile on you and your chances of finding Dusk increase exponentially.

I submit to the Arenanet team that there should be a Halloween-themed Trebuchet which fires giant pumpkins at enemy encampments.

Dallas Kayden’s excellence in combat is only surpassed by his outrageous fashion sense. He makes the women swoon and his enemies cower in fear. Or something like that.

As a good friend of mine put it…

“Kaineng fears the Pink Engineer.”

What server are you on, incidentally? Are you a part of a guild? Do you have a lot of friends that play consistently?

Dallas Kayden’s charm and his skill in combat stem from his excellent fashion sense. He makes the women swoon and his enemies cower in fear. Or something like that.
As a good friend of mine put it…
“Kaineng fears the Pink Engineer.”

Running around alone is not a wise idea. I only do it during the off-hours, and even then, I make sure that my world controls wherever I’m going. Also, since I’m an Engineer, I have a bunch of “(Get Out of) Dodge” skills, so should a random group of enemies find me, I can be about 2,500+ meters away in a matter of about 2 seconds. Even then, I try to stay with at least two people at all times, if only to use them as distractions whilst I rocket to safety. ;P

Also, don’t run around alone.

I’m terrified of Kaineng moving up, not because of anything they’ve done, but because of my terrible memories of Borlis… shudder

Also, as long as I see sportsmanlike conduct, I’m happy. It’s the random Kaineng dudes that pick fights in the jumping puzzles that frustrate me. I expect that kind of silliness from Borlis, not from Kaineng.

I also played LoTRO, and was shocked at how long the Spring Festival lasted. It got ridiculous. I remember feeling a sense of pressure a few years ago when I first heard about the fall festival, but I never collected enough tokens to buy festive items. I didn’t play for a while, and soon enough, it was fall again, and I got to collect more tokens.

I’m sure GW2 will be around for many years to come, so I wouldn’t worry about missing one little festival (no matter how awesome it’s going to be!). If it were me, I’d ask my guildies if they could save me some festival stuff so I could still have a little fun after it’s over. Maybe enough to craft a few festive weapons or something. Assuming the mats are Soulbound… which would make me sad.

Also, you said “deployed”, which gives me the impression you’re in the US Military. If so, I’d like to say thanks for serving our country, and hope you make it home soon!

For me, Outmanned means “Hey bro, you should probably watch out for invisible enemies and not go wandering all by yourself, because you know that the game won’t render that group of 50 Invaders until they’re right on top of you,” whereas the Orb Bonus means “You should probably stay away from wherever your world stashed the Orbs, because the enemy is sending six Alpha Golems to steal it.”

Which is why I stick to Dolyak hunting and jumping puzzles. :-3

I could see this being helpful for finding my friends and setting up sparring matches. I enjoy competing against people I know for the fun of it.

But other than that, all I can see this being is annoying.

Devona’s Rest has remained strong in the face of adversity. I recall the first time I met a Commander called Smilingknight. He was leading a bunch of us around and we were capturing places, but some people were complaining because of the “<blank> noobs” that were in our squad, and that we were just going to lose all of the points anyway. He calmly pointed out that we were all having a good time, and we were winning, so there was no reason to freak out.

No surprise, we lost all of those points that night when we went to sleep and Kaineng logged on. Nonetheless, we’ve maintained a fighting spirit.

Another thing I notice is the sportsmanlike conduct from my worldmates. In the Eternal Battlegrounds jumping puzzle, I always stand aside and let rival Invaders pass by uncontested, and I notice that other people from DR do the same. Even when an enemy decides to be stupid and attack us, I’ve witnessed, on more than one occasion, the DR people down the enemy and leave him alone to get back up. Sort of a “Hey man, we’re going to the same place, let’s leave our differences at the portal,” kind of thing.

Also, queues are nonexistent, since we’re the smallest server (or we were… not sure if we are anymore).

And hey, I hear we’re winning our bracket this week. So I guess courage and consideration pay off? I certainly hope so… but hey, as long as we’re having fun, winning doesn’t really matter. :-)

The Outmanned buff has never done anything to save my life when a horde of enemies comes steamrolling over me.

I like the idea of displaying which areas are outmanned in the WvW menu. In my guild, while our world is in an intense battle storming the castle or something, we head to the borderlands of the world who owns the castle, to divide their attention. By getting a warning when the world owners decide to come deal with us, we have a chance to retreat.

It might make it hard to take stuff, though, because they have warning that we’re taking stuff, so perhaps the info displayed is tied to how a world owns in that location. For example, if a world own everything in their borderlands, it would seem realistic that said world has scouts relaying information about enemy movements to everyone in the world.

Let’s say that a world owns everything in their Borderlands. In the WvW menu, they would see roughly how many invaders are in said BL (give or take a few). As Towers and Camps fall, it would make sense that the “scouts” have access to progressively more inaccurate reports, until only very rough estimates are being relayed to the WvW menu (give or take a several dozen).

It would definitely add an interesting mechanic to the game. I can see how even this small change could have a huge impact on the way WvW is played.

Cannon blueprints would be pretty sweet. So would more types of battering rams, mobile catapults, etc… The possibilities are endless, really.

But as for the original idea… I agree. Constructing some sort of wall or shelter would be of immense help on the battlefield, and isn’t really off-base as far as medieval combat is concerned (which is what GW2 seems to take a lot of pointers from). A place to retreat and heal up while storming the castle would make sieges more fun, IMO.

I agree, adding PvE during a world’s off-peak hours would help greatly. I hate it when I’m the only guy running around my borderlands, trying to avoid running into the enemy battalion taking all of our stuff. Even a group of four NPCs with a Veteran to “lead” them would make me feel less vulnerable.

And the fix doesn’t have to be extreme. While I’d love to see a random dragon challenge Kaineng for capturing everything while the other worlds are asleep, a roaming group of angry centaurs would do just as well.

It could also stop problems with huge roaming battalions stomping out random solo guys (like me) wandering about during the off-hours. If I saw an army approaching from the south, and a centaur stampede following me, I’d feel like I at least had a chance to escape.

It would make the game more fun, IMHO. Even when I’m trying avoid roaming armies, the world seems pretty empty when I play. Doing battle with a squad of enemy NPCs would help spice things up and keep things interesting. I love it when there are hundreds of people on and there is always something exciting happening, but most of the time, I seem to play during our off-hours.

That’s my two silvers… or coppers.