Guild Wars 2

From experience, I can tell you after a few attempts, you will be locked out, not be able to buy gems and get the “Failed” message each time.

Support was able to help me get unlocked and able to buy gems within a short while. Good luck!

My first character tolerated Trahearne ‘til the end. Every character after that I can not make it much past his joining. His "This won’t end well." monotone complaining just makes me want to punch my computer. I feel like I am dragging a whiney child through a grocery store. If I could only leave him with a sitter and continue my story, I’d be happy.

Over the past few weeks my husband and I have both had issues of not receiving the bonus chest or the boss chest during such events as Frozen Maw, Inquest Golem, etc. We have often not had the champion bag to drop during Maw.

This has happened to both of us today. His during Maw earlier today and mine during golem just now. He has been out of town so we know he had not already received his bonus chest from Maw and checking his combat log it appeared he did plenty of damage to gain access to the chest.

We both turned in bug reports but I am curious if this is happening to others as well. I tried searching for “bonus chest” and had zero results.

Donari.5237:

I redid them all on an alt. Bizarrely, the middle south one in Gendarran worked and gave me my 24; I am nigh certain I got it on my first go. And … of -course- it was the 24th one I visited on my second tour of them all.

I find this very interesting as the one that gave me credit was also the 24th I visited on my 2nd trip around. And, I am 99.99% certain I had already gotten it. I got it before we did the Krait Witch and then showed others where it was and went back to it after the witch was dead.

My husband and I were both stuck at 23/24. We went back through to double check and one that we both know for a fact we got, had not counted. It was the one in Timberline Falls up above near the Krait Witch. We know we got it because there were several of us there at the time.

I’m not sure how this will help, if at all.

Niko Stark.8932:

I was at 3/4. Now I’m back to 1/4. Champ Slayer was taken out and 1 other thing that I can’t recall. Anyway…

I was also at 3/4. Doing the Daily tomorrow would have completed it for me. This is so frustrating.

Kyllaa.1385:

Could be heat related, could be faulty hardware, could be an os snafu, could be an insufficient or failing power supply unit.

If you don’t already have it, could you run this program while you first start gw2 (when you can guarantee a reboot) prior to this reboot and take a screenshot of this program running, then post it here.

Also, please post your complete system specs.

Maybe I am just not seeing it; but, what do you mean by “this program”.

Atherakhia.4086:

…..But yes, it’s a pain to have to hunt down finding threads like these. Especially this late in the game where they have hundreds of responses, in 4 different threads all in the sPvP forum.

Exactly! I don’t sPvP and therefore had no reason to ever look at that forum. Imagine my surprise when Gutbuster linked us to it.

Allie Murdock.8152:

We’re kind of on a time crunch, so yeah

If we’re going to do any hotfixes before the Qualifiers this weekend, they need to be asap.

So, for the huge majority of the playerbase who have no interest whatsoever in this tournament crap, they screw us all over? This is how you balance? This is the criteria you used? A small percentage of your players will determine the changes you are making to our class? These posts need and should be here in the necro forums. Unless of course the rest of us just do not matter.

Guns and Giblets.9308:

Soon! Coming to a Gem Store near you!

Seriously?

Wishful thinking?

Sarcasm?

I don’t know if it was a feature in GW1 but…

I wish we could dye our weapons. So many times I preview a weapon and love the style but the color just does not “go” with the overall look of my characters. With all the dye options we have, we can pretty much create very unique armor looks, yet the weapons limit our final appearance.

Infernia.9847:

I and many others have suggested this many times. This post will most likely be moved to the very place the other ones were in the suggestions section.
I agree wholeheartedly.
Cash shop item allowing player to dye/stain the weapon’s parts while leaving the particle effects (if any) alone.
The item allows the player to unlock the ability to dye/stain a single weapon as many times as they want to, and with whatever color they have unlocked. Doing so makes it account bound (not soul bound).

EDIT: Just wanted to add that I would love to see this as a free option. I just don’t see that happening.

Well, I did a search on this forum and only found one back in October. Didn’t even think to go to suggestion forum. That is where ideas go to dye, right? (yeah that was intended LOL)

I wish we could dye our weapons. So many times I preview a weapon and love the style but color just does not “go” with the overall look of my characters. With all the dye options we have, we can pretty much create very unique armor looks, yet the weapons limit the final look.

This may not be important to some people but a lot of us spend a great deal of time and effort in looking our best

Will this ever be an in game option?

I am on Tarnished Coast and I can confirm the lower starter areas of Queensdale (Human) and Wayfarer Foothills (Norn) usually have a good amount of lower level population. They also are good at calling out Dynamic Events that are in progress so you can find them easier.

The other starting zones are probably just as lively and helpful, I am just not in them as often.

After the starting areas, though, the population does thin out even on a high population server like ours.

Are the keys actually included in the loot table of random critters?

Seriously, other thant BWE’s, I have not looted any keys from my kills.

While I love the SAB, the open world chests were loads of fun to come across while doing dailies or leveling an alt. It is an incredible shame to to lose those after such a short time. The other holiday chests stayed around much longer and I don’t understand why these were implemented differently. Why limit something that was just down-right FUN?

Told a friend who had quit playing GW2 he should come back and try it. He logged in yesterday afternoon and was still in the SAB last night when I logged

Loving it!

Just a follow up… It works just as in character creation.

Yes, we have read the description and see that the name we abandon (I read that as the one you don’t want to keep) will be held in reserve for 24hrs.

What some of us are asking is, will the system recognise the name of the alt we deleted “belongs” to us via the new contract system.

We know how it works during character creation and I can hope it works the same with the Contract. We’d just like some verifcation before spending money on those 800 gems.

Danikat.8537:

MangoMan.3218:

Since the name will become available upon deleting your character, renaming your main should allow you to use that name. I’ve reached this conclusion through reason, not evidence, so please don’t sue me or whatever for giving an incorrect answer

Latorn.4209:

You can try, but I’m pretty sure a name remains “in use” 24 hours after character deletion. At least that’s how it was shortly after launch.

This may also be true.

Actually both of these are true.

Names are reserved for 24 hours after the character is deleted. Which means no one else can use them during that time. But if you create a new character on the same account (or use a name change contract I assume) you can use it.

After 24 hours it reverts to being just another unused name – up for grabs by anyone who wants it.

I know that names are useable for 24 hours after you delete a character under past conditions. My question is, will the contract re-name operate in the same way.

If it didn’t cost 800 gems, I’d try it with an alt whose name I didn’t care about one way or the other just to confirm. Can’t really spend 1600 gems on it, though.

Well I know through regulare character creation I can use the name of a character I Just deleted immediately.

I just don’t know if the contract will look out there and recognise the name as “belonging” to me and let me use it.

Well, since this has been moved I will rely on another player to take the plunge and share the information with me.

It sounded very straight forward until my husband and I started talking it over and I think I have just confused myself.

I was unable to get a name I really wanted when the game frist went live. I chose a different name and moved on (this girl is now my main). A few months ago, I tried the name again on an alt and was happy to find it available, so the alt has been holding the name waiting for today.

My question is: Can I delete the little alt, log in my main and the name is immediately available when using the contract?

(I know it becomes available immediately under normal character creation because I do that often)

Same here .. got booted now can’t log in.

Tarnished Coast

Tarnished Coast:

Sister Brenda is bugged and will not start the brew shipment event; blocking. shadow behemoth spawn.

Edited to add server since this was merged.

Underwater Zone, pass a kidney stone, drug-free root canal… Why would anyone endure those by choice????

As someone else has stated, I kill rats and spiders. You don’t need to kill bunnies to get this daily done.

In real life, I eat chicken but won’t eat rabbit. I eat beef but won’t eat veal. We each set our own moral compass and have to follow it as best we can. Don’t do the daily if it bothers you, problem solved

knives.6345:

They bought it – they have the right to turn it on or off when they wanted to.. They are not violating any of the game’s rules..

Why the rant?

They could be having a meeting for all you know..

I agree, they should be able to turn it on and off when they want.

However, we should be able to TURN IT OFF when we want. That is all that is needed, an option to NOT see it.

The human and Norn starting areas ares anything but deserted on TC. Can’t really speak to the others but try those two and you should run into lots of folks.

Felicela.2810:

Queensdale. I do all my dailies near the Vale Waypoint. There is everything you need for any daily within a 1 minute run.

I also use Vale for everything except crafter and healer… Where can you get healer within a 1 minute run from Vale? (although the troll is always good enough to supply 1 or 2)

I got a level 80 named exotic, Fixer Upper, last night from the Demonic Chest after Shadow Behemoth event.

Can a named chest drop more than one named exotic? Would this rule out this chest/event?

I have to say, thank goodness they finally found the problem and acknowledged it. I feel vindicated LOL It was not a presumed issue, it was a very real problem especially for those of us who took our time to get to 80 only to get hit with the problem just as we arrived in Orr and attempted to gear up in our Exotics.

Special thanks to all who started questioning the drop rate soon after Nov 15 and would not let it be forgotten.

Shadow Behemoth was broken on my server (Tarnished Coast) for a long time; but, since the patch, it is being killed regularly and whenever I have been there at least two dozen folks are in on the killing. I expect if it drops from this boss, from that chest, it will be discovered soon.

On the other hand, if it has not been broken on other servers, and was farmed like it is now on TC, I don’t see how it would not have dropped by now.

Aye.8392:

The subject line on this looks like a really bad personal ad and it made me laugh.

Here comes my infraction for a frivolous post, but sometimes it’s nice to smile.

I thought the same thing and it also made me smile.

Interested in seeing the screenshot, too, and hope the OP gets his/her answer.

Different dyes appear differently on cloth, leather and metal armors. I love the way Banana dye looks on my warrior’s scale armor. Very shiney gold.

Tumult.2578:

You are not understanding the issue. Yes everyone can find a group, sooner or later. The issue is that in a PERSONAL story line, no group should EVER be required. There is no sense of personal achievement in a forced group.

Exactly! I had purposely not read any spoilers about my personal story quests so imagine my disappointment only a few minutes ago to find my personal story now requires gathering up outsiders (be they friends or strangers) to complete this.

Keta.9601:

Shimond.2478:

I’d hate to be in Arena’s shoes. Half the forum hates the idea of grouping for a personal story quest, the other half wants the dungeon harder.

Personal story conclusions don’t need to be in a dungeon. That would’ve solved the whole problem.

Amen!

Durian.5419:

I play a ranger who is wearing mostly the cash shop armor with all the bones and fangs on it, with the skull facepiece, and the skull shoulders from the Halloween event. I had wanted an Arachnophobia for him as well but haven’t got around to making one. But when I saw this bow being used….well….

HARMONY HARMONY OH LOVE

This really shows how different everyone is and how hard it would be to please everyone. I am a girly-girl. Almost all my characters are decked out in pinks and purples. I cursed my color choice of hair ribbons on my main until the day make-over kits came out. I have deleted girls just because I didn’t like their hair style. I love mini-pets and all things flashy and cute.

And, having said ALL that, I would not use this bow. It is just toooo sweet even for me.

But I have no problem with those who do like it and even that it was created. It would be nice to be able to turn off the gooey sweetness but I’ll just choose another type of weapon to work toward aquiring.

same here .. cant stay logged in for more than 2min.. we didnt have any issue until trying to zone into a new area and since then can not stay on for any length of time..

Tarnished Coast

People who play them nicely are.. nice I don’t think most of us mind the nice melodies that some folks serenade us with. But many bell players are just spammers, following folks around playing the same note over and over and over and.. well.. see even typing it becomes annoying.

If these same people were putting the same line into chat 30 times or more, they would be reported for spamming, we could report them and then promptly ignore them. But it is not in chat, they are purposely griefing all around them and we should not pay a penalty of a game with no sound just because they want to be jerks.

Give us a way to “ignore” player sounds and we can all live in harmony

Chopps.5047:

For the record, I have nearly 1000 hours of play. I have got roughly a dozen exotic drops during my time in the game. I got a couple from the mad king chest, a few from the karka chest, one in dubs, four in FOTM, and probably three or four from dungeons. I’m not sure if I’ve ever got a PvE exotic drop…I don’t think I have.

Hours played: ~1000
Exotics dropped: ~12

That’s roughly one per one hundred hours. And, given how easy exotics are to get in game, I think this works out pretty well. The reason I say that is I get really, really excited when an exotic drops precisely because of their rarity.

I can’t speak for anyone else in this, or the other, thread but for myself, I am not even considering exotics in my complaints about the loot drop issues. The problem with the drops since Nov 15 is the incredible increase in junk (porous bones, for instance), white and blue gear in relation to the tiny drops of greens and microscopic drops of yellows. I have, on more than one occastion, had a full main pack, went to a vendor hit “Sell Junk” and be left with 5 or 6 items which were mostly white with one or two (if the loot god was generous) blue items.

It was a distinct and very noticeable difference which occurred the day that patch went live.

I can’t say I’m suprised by the fact this question was ignored once again. Their lack of acknowledgement of this problem is shameful.

Serophous.9085:

About Loot drops.

Since the nov patch, there was a patch note saying champions and elites would drop better loot. They still do not. Major event chests, such as dragons, temples, and more, still give mostly blues and a rare once and awhile. Even all around loot seemed to be nerf for people farming (see thread https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Share-your-data-about-perceived-strange-drop-behavior-here/page/10#post1159377 which was made after getting a response from the mod).

My question is, did the patch note not make it through, is it bugged, is DR bugged, or was loot nerfed over all?

My question, also!

Since November 15, there has been a serious issue going on with loot drops. What is being done to address this problem?

PS: If the change was made purposely, for goodness sakes, just say so.

“It’s extremely important that we stay true to our philosophy that you should be able to play Guild Wars 2 the way you want to play the game in order to reach the most powerful rewards.”

This one sentence gives me hope for my future with this game.

On my warrior, I am using Banana dye on scale heavy armor. It looks gold. Very bright shiney gold. I bit shinier than in your picture but it may be a difference in armor.

I may have skipped where someone answered this for you but: You can buy bigger bags at the TP. Eight slot bags are pretty cheap but every size over that increases in cost significantly.

Or… You can make 8+ slot bags with the crafting as you level. That is what I would do.

This is still broken! When will a fix go in for this quest?

If you are asking if that guide will get you not only to 400 cooking but to level 80, I’m pretty sure Recycle is correct and it will take several if not all professions to max level.

Let’s eliminate the obvious. You are not actually at your maximum limit are you?

Mercury, that worked! I didn’t open the chest and after almost an hour I was prompted with the hint! Thanks!

I’ll try that when I get my next daily chest. Thanks for the suggestion