Guild Wars 2

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Big Jay.1479:

MastaNeenja.1537:

If Anet fixed existing dungeon issues, adding new lvl 80 only paths with more difficult encounters and better rewards would be a possible answer.

To me, this is the REAL issue. AC gives 1g50s per path per day, while all other dungeons besides Arah gives 1g5s. IMHO This should be scaled more appropriately to encourage players to run the more difficult content, while still rewarding them for running the lower scaled paths.

i.e. 75s for AC paths (35), 1g for CM paths(45), 1g25s for TA up/forward (55), 3g for Aetherpath (80), 2g for SE (65), 2g25s for CoF (75), 3g for CoE, HotW and Arah p3 (80), 6g for Arah p1/2/4 (80)

I remember when they updated the gold rewards there was a collective what the kitten moment. The gold rewards were changed around the time they did an overhaul to AC the extra money was there to encourage players to run the new AC. However the AC update caused a lot of crying at the time and future dungeon reworks were halted it wasn’t long after that when the dungeon team was dissolved. Which happened to be when LS was also under way so it was a one two punch.

Yeah because reading LFGs is so hard it’s an exploit. I am pretty sure such a feature would cause more tears. Those who use such a feature would be labeled elitist anyway.

If Anet fixed existing dungeon issues, adding new lvl 80 only paths with more difficult encounters and better rewards would be a possible answer. You would still have people that can’t read and bad lvl 80 players complaining about the new additions though.

But all of this breaks their self imposed idea that we should all be able to play together just how we want and that’s working out great. Also let’s not forget the LS it’s painfully obvious this is the most important aspect of the game to NCsoft, a major dungeon overhaul just doesn’t seem likely any time soon.

bretfrag.5607:

Tree.3916:

You’re supposed to craft your armor and consider anything useful that drops as a bonus/cost savings.

Crafting armor was sapping my will to live. Thought Fractals would be a less painful alternative.

Everything about fractals is painful that’s why we do it. That and I need to add to my ring collection

I like the come and go feel that SAB brings, and I’m ready to see it again.

I’d rather have an expansion/campaign, that would be a whole lot of new skills, new professions, new lands (Cantha Elona) to explore (not one zone) and probably new dungeons.

Things that the free updates haven’t delivered so far.

Well just add me to the long list of people who would like to see more dungeons and all the goodness that comes with them. Heck I’d pay for it at this point it could be either in the gem shop or gasp an expansion/campaign.

Jahroots.6791:

MastaNeenja.1537:

sorudo.9054:

what’s wrong with an easier dungeon, does it always have to appeal to hardcore players?
the current dungeons already suck because of this mentality, we really don’t need even more dungeons with HM in mind.

Except that dungeons are supposed to be difficult to begin with.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Dungeon

… and an explorable mode, a more difficult mode which requires more co-ordination to play through and is unlocked after completing story mode.

I think a lot of things in GW2 were ‘supposed to be (x)’, but the reality is the game has evolved into something that might be a bit different from what the developers intended for and promised to us, yet here we stand. Dungeons have become semi casual and accessible now, and I don’t think that is a bad thing. There’s not much else going on in the PvE side of things after all. Imagine how this game’s population could have dwindled if dungeons were still a pain in the kitten.

We certainly don’t need another Arah or high level fractal-type experience. Both exist, and are sorely under utilized due to their demanding nature, and attitudes within the dungeon community. We’d be better off with another normal level 80 dungeon. Somewhere between HotW and CoE in terms of difficulty (challenging, but something you could see yourself repeating a couple times a week for a few months).

What would work best for everyone involved is a means of tuning the difficulty of existing content for higher rewards, not entirely new content that is unplayable for the vast majority.

I agree that dungeons aren’t as hard as they were say at launch because plenty of veteran players are around to help new comers, but I disagree that Fractals and Arah aren’t being ran enough and this is all the challenging content dungeon runners need. Fractals would be ran more however most player’s banks are full of rings that we don’t want to get rid of just yet. Better rewards for time spent is what I am suggesting for Fractals. Also let’s not forget we still haven’t got our Fractal Leader board.

Dungeons are supposed to be hard, hence the request for more challenging dungeons. Arah isn’t even all that difficult either if you have a team of experienced players. I am not even suggesting the players are running meta. Dungeons were never intended to be a walk in the park though some are much easier to run than others. Many I can do now in my sleep but I struggled with at launch, I think that’s the case for many dungeon runners at this point. We want something new for us.

They are giving plenty of updates to the LS open world PVE crowd and we have the same 8 dungeons we had since launch, that we continue to run. I don’t think it’s asking too much for a few brand new more difficult dungeons. Dungeons is one of the few things that haven’t changed for the most part they are pretty straightforward more difficult content for coordinated groups.

Not all content should be created in some cookie cutter way to suit every kind of player. For example LS is not something I particularly care much about, nor is SPVP. But I don’t complain when these game features get updated. I also understand that dungeons are not for everyone but the non dungeon running crowd has had plenty to do as of late and I’m just sitting here playing the mode of the game that I enjoy the most that hasn’t had a major addition to it since Fractals which came out a few months after launch.

Thobek.1730:

CharrGirl.7896:

The only thing more annoying then anything they say to each other are people who can’t stop kittening about it on the forums.

difference is you choose to read the posts about them and even comment on it. I can’t skip the horrible dribble they spew out, or choose not to play the living story without them. You have a choice and still come in here complaining about complaints.

Yes, if I could skip that would be great.

Abe Kleine.3568:

MastaNeenja.1537:

When Marjory/Kasmeer are talking to eachother …

I have a bathroom break, or I make a sandwich, or I watch paint dry.

Oh man, this one time when I was watching paint dry… It got a little more dry after a few seconds, it was the greatest XD

BEST. DAY. EVER.

Iris Ng.9845:

Pictures speak more than words ;-)

Dang Iris you good, I like the 1st and 2nd one

sorudo.9054:

MastaNeenja.1537:

sorudo.9054:

what’s wrong with an easier dungeon, does it always have to appeal to hardcore players?
the current dungeons already suck because of this mentality, we really don’t need even more dungeons with HM in mind.

Except that dungeons are supposed to be difficult to begin with.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Dungeon

… and an explorable mode, a more difficult mode which requires more co-ordination to play through and is unlocked after completing story mode.

read your own post, it clearly states explorable, never did it state “story mode”.
also, it also states co-ordination, we only have underground races……

Oh, ah ha good one.

sorudo.9054:

what’s wrong with an easier dungeon, does it always have to appeal to hardcore players?
the current dungeons already suck because of this mentality, we really don’t need even more dungeons with HM in mind.

Except that dungeons are supposed to be difficult to begin with.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Dungeon

… and an explorable mode, a more difficult mode which requires more co-ordination to play through and is unlocked after completing story mode.

It would be nice if they occasionally catered to the other side of the spectrum with difficult rewarding content as OP suggested.

If they did it right I’d pay for it, just saying.

Well now, he told OP how it was. You should have brought your staff and mace, yo.

When Marjory/Kasmeer are talking to eachother …

I have a bathroom break, or I make a sandwich, or I watch paint dry.

Shiren.9532:

Snip

Well written.

Ha ha I just saw that episode last night, I was going to mention it before I clicked the link. And really who doesn’t want to emulate viking warriors?

ZilentNight.5089:

Cantha will be released the day this thread reaches 10,000 posts.

Ok doing my part for Cantha!

Tobias Trueflight.8350:

MastaNeenja.1537:

They could bring him back if they did it right but I don’t think Anet is up to the challenge he will probably be a minor character at best.

I don’t think “challenge” is the issue, as much as RL issues (getting the actor back to the studio for the LS2 material) . . . and knowing half the forum will catch fire if they do.

Those are some good points, but the forum is already on fire on a daily basis, if the developers took everything to heart on here they would have some serious emotional baggage. If the actor who first portrayed Trahearne isn’t available to make a reprisal they can always find someone else to pick up the role.

For all Trahearne hate, it doesn’t seem right to just leave off with him where he’s at. I know some players would love to see him get killed but I don’t think it has to go that way either.

Yes I really don’t want to have sit through pet names and bad voice acting. I understand that some people like it but could this be skippable? You should at least be able to click on the dialogue boxes and speed it up. What happened to the dialogue scenes? The ones where two characters faced each other in a shot from their waist up and talked in front of a static background. Those you could click and speed up or skip.

I didn’t like LS Season 1, am trying to give LS Season 2 a chance and this is not helping.

They could bring him back if they did it right but I don’t think Anet is up to the challenge he will probably be a minor character at best.

Blockhead Magee.3092:

These characters will be front and center for the next several months. This is their story.

And that’s the the problem, it’s their story my poor character get’s dragged along for the ride. Just like in LS Season 1 and about half of their own personal story they play second fiddle. If this is going to be their story I need a reason to care about them as a whole group.

I agree with most of OP’s comments. Marjory and Kasmeer are such an annoying couple because of the way they interact with each other it seems too artificial and that the characters don’t really treat each other like human beings but it’s more of a juvenile romance. This is a shame considering that there aren’t many same sex couples in video games as such being some of the first to do so their relationship should be handled with great care and not treated like a sort of edgy gimmick.

Rox and Taimi are probably the most promising of the bunch at least to me. I’m waiting to see if they will actually get fleshed out some more they have potential. Rox could use a new outfit, seriously that’s Tier 1 leather armor =/ Rox seems intelligent enough if she matured she’d probably be the ideal group leader because I think she’s the most level headed of the bunch, Marjory and Kasmeer are too distracted with each other. Taimi having studied Scarlet has the potential to be the instrument to undo what she has done or follow in her footsteps I’m fine with either as long as she surpasses Scarlet, this shouldn’t be difficult.

Braham is the only male in this group and wouldn’t you know it, he’s a big stack of meat with eyes. I want to like him but the writers are making it difficult to do so. He needs a personality he needs to interact with his mother more, at this rate his legend will be over shadowed by her own.

Pibriamal.8719:

You don’t get your sPvP stats from PvE.

I am aware of that, and that there are other stats that are not available in SPVP that have bee available in PVE for a while now,

Pibriamal.8719:

Unless you’re talking about WvW, but what points are you bunkering there? It’ll have its uses in WvW frontline zerging for sure.

Yes Zerging, or holding a door at a tower, or keeping a camp contested until your buddies get there, or a bait for small ops. With armor like that you’re not going to be able to do much on your own.

I’m thinking condi specs would chew through this

Nah i like the pointy cat zerk cat, though soft blankey TVH cat does make a strong argument.

Dalanor.5387:

Lilith Ajit.6173:

I mades dis.

imma spesul snowflake

You and you … both of you can has cheezburger

Romo.3709:

Best place to use it seem to be WvW.

Yes but it’ll have to be farmed out in PVE which will be confusing for both parties.

Finally, the wait is truly over.

They are running out of stat combos aren’t they? This stat combo might be awesome for a bunker that simply wants to hold a point and deal no damage but it would be worthless in PVE, but you have to go to PVE to get it, makes sense from the stand point that they want players to spend more time grinding in one mode of game play so they can get stats for another.

Yeah this game needs more variety I would play something like this even without much in the way of rewards, but new weapons/armors and titles would be great.

also just for fun maybe as the levels progress you’d have random skills locked out for that boss like one of your 3 utilities couldn’t be used or your heal or elite. There’d just be a red X over the skill, it could be sort of like a slot machine. Once the boss is dead your skills become available then the slots spin for each skill 6 through 10 when a new boss spawns. You either get instant skill refresh (cool down removed) nothing happens, or the skill is locked.

lastly I don’t mind the DPS shaming, sometimes I want to know where I stand as far as damage goes in the group anyway. Everyone should be ranked, then you could get competitive with trying to out DPS your friends.

I haven’t beat Lidari yet, if she were to get nerfed I would be disappointed.

Zach.3264:

Aspect Arena is unbelievably boring..

Wind form #3 and you can run orbs with little effort. Orbs is what awards all the points, killing players does close to nothing to the scoreboard.

Congrats on not liking the thing

Agreed I would like to play it more often

foofad.5162:

Those were changes from the bogus patch notes as I recall.

Ah is that what is was? I should have known because adjustments like that are actually useful. But hey we got a 5% increase for Powerful Blades all is well and in a good spot.

I could have swore I read some where that ZD was going to get patched to allow movement while being cast, I seem to also remember that Focus mastery was going to give us 5 blocks when traited.

I guess Guardians are in a good spot though …

For the developers to stop saying “The Guardian is in a good spot”, and get out of that framework of thinking when it comes to Guardians.

I would like a refund in gems for my town clothes purchases as they no longer work as advertised. I can no longer mix town clothes, had it have been that way in the beginning I would have purchased less town clothing if any.

So i went from having 3 major traits on a lvl 40 character to 1 major trait … what?

I don’t think I’m going to roll any new characters, leveling was already painfully boring so i won’t need any more character slots.

How does this encourage anything other than spending more time doing tedious tasks to either randomly find or earn a trait book or to farm up the skill points and gold to buy the book from a vendor? How is that supposed to be fun?

The old system while maybe lackluster, was better than this, good try but it needs to be rethought this isn’t exiting or fun at all. 3 major traits at level 40 is better and more diverse than 1.

I think shield is our worst offhand and we have the worst shield skills in the game which is kind of ironic since our Profession symbol is a Shield

In my opinion that’s the best one but they stuck it in valor so I’ll never get to use it.

I only use valor in wvw, an i usually run meditations in wvw

I’m pretty much tired of them saying Guardian is in a good spot because that means they aren’t trying to innovate and things are going to get stale. Aside from the 20% damage bonus from two traits I don’t give a crap that Guardians can burn because that’s all we can do. We can’t bleed, cripple, can barely chill, can’t torment or poison either, just burn and burn is kind of lackluster especially on it’s own. We’ve been painted into this corner when it comes to conditions.

I probably won’t use any of these new traits for day to day game play. Some of them the ones that grant party wide blocks and swaps retal from power to condi look useful for small group or wvw zerging, that’s about it.

Yeah that’s great guardians are in a good spot they burn stuff….

those grand master traits are disappointing

You’re probably going to need more than one set of armor especially if you pug and you’re still new to the game. It shouldn’t be hard if you’re running dungeons to obtain multiple sets of armor with different stats. I recommend a set of zerk, ( or knights, the training wheels of zerk), and soldiers for really annoying things like high level dredge fractals.

The thing is you’re not a healer, Guardians Guard they do not heal they prevent damage. Healing is part of the Holy Trinity which Anet is trying to avoid that’s why everyone has a heal skill.

You can however bring all kinds of support in the form of damage prevention, with projectile management, condi removal, blinds, and blocks. Guardian support is all about damage mitigation. This kind of support does not require any specific stat, its either traits or utilities.

If you’re uncertain about zerker armor and want something middle of the road I’d suggest Knights with zerk weapons and trinkets. If you want to go full tank and hey that’s your choice feel free to load up on cleric or soilders. To be the most effective in dungeons you need to learn your utility skills and traits first and then gradually move from the sphere of defense to the sphere of offense.

Yeah I read that and immediately thought, ok what else you got?

3k extra hit points if you count that with the hit points you’d get for traiting that far into honor it should be aprox 16k, that’s still lower than an untraited Warrior lol, no thanks, try again anet.

That trait is going to be abused by staff Guards trying to run dungeons =/
It may as well be a signet so I can spot it when in use, it’s a very selfish trait much like AH.

All those fractal swords collecting dust in banks, just like my unsoulbound Zojja’s blade =/

At least my Mes and Guard are fab, i may post my warriors next i have a male norn and charr.

Lilith Ajit.6173:

Jeremlloyd.6837:

Lilith Ajit.6173:

Jeremlloyd.6837:

Lilith Ajit.6173:

Jeremlloyd.6837:

Well not in a dungeon but idc I got a little Iris in the pic so that’s fine I guess Now I can bring a good looking bearbow in dungeons!

Very fashion, much wow. He’s a frilly looking tree!

Anyway, I must say your dyes and bark colors go very well. Too well, in fact, that I think that tree man is actually naked. Is that cultural armor? I do not know much about Sylvari armor. (Ps. What color is your glow?)

I am very jealous of your fractal sword HOWEVER!!!!!!! They don’t match so I must give minus points for that. XD

Minus point for the sword wtf -.- Anyway that’s Sylvari cultural t1 on my ranger using Green Apple / Abyss. And the glow comes from my warhorn that I made yesterday: Howler <3

Eeeeee grats!

Also, I only gave minus points on the sword cause I be jealous.

That’s actually my 2nd fractal sword, the other one being on my guardian. But I got them b4 the fractal reset.

Haven’t gotten one since reset.

Never forget.

I wanted a fractal sword once, then after months of trying I said F*** it I’m making Bolt.

Maybe it is a sane and considered response, just not the one you was looking for.

1. In the Aetherpath
2. I’m in ur aetherpipes looking for ur aetherkoopas
3. GS posing
4. I don’t run Shield on Guardian, but I keep one for posing
5. My Mesmer, ran into CM to take screens
6. Anyone know what purple smells like?
7. Working it with a GS
8. Because one GS strut pic is not enough

I blast that song from time to time when ever i play GW2, it gets me super pumped because it’s cheesy awesome from start to finish.

Glory and fame, blood is our name!
Souls full of thunder, hearts of steel
Killers of men, of warriors, friend
sworn to avenge our fallen brothers!

and back on topic, good oath!