Guild Wars 2

“DevilLordLaser” – hmmm, okay.

But if you don’t take a minute to understand what the point is, and rant trough thinking I am begging for a hardcore asian content (As your post states), then I will not take any time to explain you the point I tried to make.

My point got lost, I think I am bad at expressing myself.

I am not asking to it become “Hardcore” (I readed my topic and didn’t find that word anywhere). The problem is how low on quality the game became after the NPE patch. More details are expressed on WP video.

Auto attack to kill mobs, 5 secs to kill a PS boss, poor designed AI, and treating players as kittens locking out content until “They are ready to face it”, and then when you get into the content you are extremely overpowered against the enemys, thats where the problem starts.

The hardcore content is also very desireable, but as own instances (Like dungeons).

So, 2 things resume what I am not okay with :

• http://www.tentonhammer.com/columns/persistent-worlds/persistent-worlds-whats-biggest-issue-facing-guild-wars-2

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJUMino2KDA

Each of the articles talk in a different way, about the same topic, and both bring up the question: Are you okay with this? Are you okay with the game being more and more “Easy” and less challenging (aka – Auto Attack still makes you beat content easily).

I decided to show my personnal awser here, at anet own forum, so maaaybe, it gets considered as feedback : NO, I am not okay with that.

I really want to roll a new PC when HoT arrive to play trough all the PS again, and face HoT into a different perspective, but after watching how poor the PS and content are in the game actually, I am inclined to agree with what those articles talks about, gw2 is actually way too easy, and becmoing even boring.

PS: Don’t get me wrong, I am a vicied fan of gw2, that experienced the whole gw1 campaigns and played over 5k hours just because I love it. So, i kindly ask to this topic be received as feedback to better construction of future “Patchs”.

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/announcing-the-wvw-desert-borderlands-stress-tests/

by The Guild Wars 2 Team on May 8, 2015

Did they forgot about this, or am I missing something?
2 Months and still no word on the announced stress test ; I am looking forward to see some gameplay into this map.

I am at 60/100 atm for the achievment.

Started with 1100G and 380e.

Firs couple of times I got really good stuff (Likely the ascended glob of ectoplasm, that gives you 500 ecto back, or 5 of the 100g worth junk iten, what means 500g in one try).

I flucuated until a maximum of 1300e and 1650g. After that, I’ve been losing more and more, so now I am sitting at 40e and 500g.

Yes, it pretty much seens like you win the first times, and then lose in a substancial way the couple of times after you reach the top.

skowcia.8257:

Search and you find it! I dont want another…

Hey, I searched and I found it
https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/3b9un5/bunch_of_revenant_skill_icons_new_and_old/

Do I get 5 achievment points?

I think you missed a lot of speculations threads, and alikely, so I’ll summarize:

Revenant have 4 baseline legends:
3 Confirmed so far> Jalis, Mallyx, Ventari

1 Unconfirmed, but with already leaked weapons skills (Sword/Sword) and specialization track background : Shiro
http://imgur.com/nAs2Oge

And finally we have already confirmed that rev wll also get a elite spec within HoT, and that have also already been leaked the weapon skills (Shield) and specialization track background: Glint
http://imgur.com/6FW9xD2

Also, if you want to speculate even further, all main npc’s from the history seens to be “Specializing” into the elite specs (Marjory is training with sword, Brahan have a concpet art with Bow, ETC..). Following that linke of thought, rytlock is using glint as legend for himself, so it is quite reaseonable to think that this is the elite legend.

ExiledDiclonius.1653:

MauricioCezar.2673:

Breaks my heart T_T
- Warhorn only fits with air element, (Blow water out of the horn? )

and shooting fire/water/air/earth from a stick makes more sense. worst argument ever

I think that someone is highly ignorant about what a stave is as a tool of channeling magic.

Kodama.6453:

MauricioCezar.2673:

Yep, that and the specialization Bg picure (Some ppl assume its a warhorn on mid of flames).

Can someone tell me wht he is referring to, please? There wasn’t a teaser picture for elementalist, so I don’t get which picture he meant.

http://i.imgur.com/AoGISvd.png

Heart of thorns is predicted (Read that as speculated) to launch until late september.

Why is that important? Well, Heart of thorns will actually bring a way to build up your precursor trough in-game activities rather than buy with a hcunk of gold.

So, if you can wait more, lets say 3 months, you can have a better deal getting the precrsor, and use the gold somewhere else

No thanks, throw this warhorn away from my sight.

Sword or RIOT.

Kitsune, assuming the warhorn speculation is right, thief elite spec is getting a melee staff (Both weapon ascended AND specialization background) as a some sort of ninja monk samurai. This, is a interesting change in the role of a profession. Not just giving a boring warhorn.

PS: Revenant is getting glint+shield as elite spec btw.

Only snaff died.

No one else so far.

videoboy.4162:

I think I missed some information. Do people think Eles will get the warhorn because of that one, data mined skin? Or did something else get data mined?

Yep, that and the specialization Bg picure (Some ppl assume its a warhorn on mid of flames).

Hidori.3472:

Wanze.8410:

For convenience, get an airship or royal terrace pass.

I enjoy having folks around and love being in LA.

airship/royal terrace shuts me off from ppl and I go there only when I need peace and quiet or fast as possible crafting.

So what about people that spent gems on convenience?

LA is still great, all you need to do is some wp and BAM, you right at the front of what you want.

For convenience, get an airship or royal terrace pass.²

Tachenon.5270:

Donari.5237:

Most warhorns are huge bulky things with clunky designs to differentiate one wide-flared curved cone from another.

It would be cool if eles could have like these 10’ long (human scale) warhorns , you know, that go ROOOO, and can also be used as, like, polearms, and then after each battle they could run around dispensing herbal cough drops. That would be cool.

Don’t know what you smoke, but I want some X)

As far i understand, HOT itself have it own complete storyline to experience (Probably finishing up on we killing the lord of weed).

We don’t even know if they will introduce a season 3 living story within next year, but if they do so, its almost guaranteed that we will need to have HoT to experience it as a whole.

First of all : It is not on pair with power, it is actually higher.
Second: Condi is not meant to be the same level of power, because condi builds have the factor of more survivability/toughness. Power builds are way weaker on toughness and sacrifice that in exchange to damage output.

FalconBeta.9185:

On a side note. Wouldn’t it be hilarious if Ele got a sword, but its off-hand instead? I can already see the rage lol.

Actually, I would be far more interested in a Offhand sword

Can you imagine? Wield scepter on main with sword on off? Meteolorgicus + bolt! Now this is a true tempest.

Fully agreed. A green icon, or even the same old blue would be highly welcomed. This new icon bends a lot with terrain map.

QQ about QQ,

Makes sense :’)

On a serious note: Anet actually need the “QQ” (Aka feedback), to get a most vaste note of what is working, and what is not. Agreedly, some are out of sense, but it is still fedback of how players are responding to the changes.

Start to care when QQ disappear, amongst with the number of players playing.

Play the market was always a risk form of earn money. That why you sell it when it have reached a acceptable value (If you are not going to use).

In-game itens, that can be generated at the pure wish of devs, are always on risk of being on sale again, or returning itens.

They even have been kind to make the new conduit acc bound on use, so it don’t increase the supply of the original one, so you might have a rise on your free-to-use one time again when ppl stop gambling with ectos.

ESO is not worth a copper coin of gw2 universe.

Just saying. (Yes, I played it, I know what I am talking about).

I can see that warhorn have it’s goodies too, but seriously, mark my words:

IT WILL BE FORGOT, and not used. Just like other warhorn uses into this game. The maximum acceptable mechanic for warhorn is boon sharing or condition aplying, and this is really boring. Another offhand? bleh.

And on a personal note, YES, i want the sword to fit exatly the esteriotype of sword mage, and I have no doubts that there’s way more ppl interested on it than the other side. Isn’t this game all about the fluff’s in the end either way?

Pockets.3201:

MauricioCezar.2673:

Because its meant to balance, not to turn the table.

Also, Condition builds are lazy builds imho. Damage over time sou you can apply condition and see the enemy dying without risking yourself? Not my style.

Conditions are not no risk. Just getting close enough to apply them puts you at risk, just like any other attack.

Most of then are inflicted trough ranged ways. Even while it haves risks, don’t even compare to direct damage output risk.

On another point of view or defense on my tought : Condition damage is directly linked to toughness, making the condi builds heavily defensible.

Zerker/burst damage are linked to critical and precision , what in one way or another, sacrifice both Vitality and toughness, so to give high damage burst, you are always likely to be squishy and high risk gameplay.

Azure.8670:

Sword mage already exists it’s called mesmer

I don’t actually think that much ppl see mesmer as sword mage tbh, mesmers are illusionists. But I got your point. Still, elementalist is the real mage within gw universe, or the most close to it.

Because its meant to balance, not to turn the table.

Also, Condition builds are lazy builds imho. Damage over time sou you can apply condition and see the enemy dying without risking yourself? Not my style.

Do you even realize that the char slot was only 10 U$? .-.

So… do you also realize that if all you wanted was ONLY the char slot, you could have saved 15 bucks, by buying the slot itself, instead of throwing 25$ more into xpac?

Sorry, don’t want to be rude, but this is really not a valid complaint.

Thanks for the kind word Silhoutte, I know I will end up accepting if it really becomes warhorn. But I also don’t have doubt that I will be crazy sad for a long time, since I really want to use bolt on my elementlist (Heck, I’ve been even farming mats to bolt the last months).

I just think that ele lacks so much in variety of weapons, that give to it (Just to it that have only 4 weapons avaiable atm) the most sad and boring weapon is like a slap on face :| .

Well, still crossing fingers to it not be warhorn .

Breaks my heart T_T

Now talking it for serious, even while it is just speculation, I would like to bring some points in why I think that warhorn for elementalist specialization is a bad choice and I actually think it doesn’t even fit elementalist theme.

- Warhorn only fits with air element, (Blow water out of the horn? )
- Warhorn is not a attuneable weapon (Lore-wise) for elements.
- Warhorn only fit magic theme if used as channeling, but elementalist actually USE the elements instead of channeling magi.
- Warhorn Only fits ranged style/boon giving – Elementalist lacks on melee, another ranged don’t improve anything on elementalist playstyle.
- Warhorn have only ugly skins, and boring playstyle
- Warhorn Off Hand leaves us with still less MainHand Weapons (Elementalist already lack in MH weapons) – *Even altough I still don’t care with even if is MainHand.
- WoodenPotatoes also dont want warhorn

Now, if we look back at our shiny mainHand Sword as we were speculating before:

- Gives acess to Melee-style combat
- Swords are greatly themed with Mage style elementalist
- We have soooo many elementalist themed sword skins, that makes me hyped only to imagine (Even the legendary is pure elementalist).
- Grants more possiblity of mechanics than warhorn does.
- Sword is love, elementalist sword is pure Love.

Please Devs, don’t break our hearts, let the elementalist gets a Mh Sword :’(

Sir Meta.3402:

well if its only gear i be missing, it should be fine. Im only gettings hots for more story and the new class (= more story). So would be sad if story was crippled as not knowing season 2.

Just let me get you some light:
Heart of thorns Story start right at the end of Season 2. Like, exactly a continuation.

Season 2 also introduce important plots and cliffhangers that HoT will deal with.

And finally, there are some crucial revelations within Ls2 that are the main plot for HoT.

So, yes you should at least read about it, but it will not even be as closer as experience the episodes in-game for yourself.

ZilentNight.5089:

Why dont you ask Anet to give you a house, car and a yacht with the purchase of HoT…
This is honestly getting way out of hand…

Anet has been extremely accommodating, let’s not take advantage of them now.
If you wish to play S2, you need to buy it separately.

A kiss for your hate.

Check out my achievment point if you want to get sure, or at least read what I said on topic (The part about myself already having the whole s2 unlocked and completed).

I think that the only thing out of control here is the hate on the forums. It was a simple suggestion, sorry if you guys are stressed with anything else.

ON another note , I already pre-purchased HoT Myself, any inclusions they made don’t affect myself in any way. What I proposed here was only under my viewpoint as a gameDesigner myself, and the possible reaction of new players in future when they actually notice that there’s a huge gap between Core-HoT, that they aren’t very well advertised when buying off the actual game.

That said, I am done, best wishes to you all

Bought trough gw2 website/ingame or trough 3rd party custommer service? You might have been scammed if you did so.

.* yawn *

The hate here is strong. As if we didn’t had received it for free eh?

Nope.

You were around, it would not kill you log in by that time to just get acess to it, so its your own fault having to pay for it. Refund for a in-gemstore iten that you can buy with in-game currency? (Gold to gems), don’t think so.

Whatever. Its a single single suggestion that I think makes sense. (Much more sense than the Hot Price, or the itens actually included on it).

Don’t think so, since we veteran’s have received it for free.

Either way, I am quite fine, since I have all of that content already. I just think that it is a bit strange to offer the whole core game, instead of offer the precursor set-up for the expansion.

Seens to be the most logic thing actually.

The whole setup for HoT StoryLine is the Season 2 (That is actually sold in gemstore as 200 gems per episode).

I already have all episodes, since i played on the releases, but I was thinking how upsetting would be for new players get into the game, complete the core storyline, and then find out that it have a gap in between core storyline, and Hot Storyline – And they will have to once again, pay for that piece of story..

Get me straight, you got the game on sell for 75% off ( 10 bucks iirc? ), and now is complaining?

k, moving on, nothing worth to see here.

Hmm, so you, as with your opinion, and your toughts puts the topic title as a “Resolved”, as if this was the resolution for all the problems that over 3000 players (Reddit statistic), a lof of gaming informative channels (WP, euroGamer,Massively, etc..) have exposed and debated over the last 3 days?

Sorry, don’t want to be rude here, but for serious, this is a very bigger problem than it seens for a single person or player “Resolve”. We either need a Anet official response (After tehy discusse this internally), or a collaborative discussion player-Developers.

Anet never mentioned any intention in making another gw2 standalone campaign. Its not built for this.

Iirc, they even stated that gw2 is the definitive game. There will not be a gw3, and there will not be standalone campaigns. Most likely 1 expansion for each dragon theme, and LS seasons to cover the in between (What I am really up to see, since I like the idea).

Galen Grey.4709:

your 5% claim is bogus, truth is we dont know how big / small HoT is right now.

05% was a typo. I meant to write 25%, just like I did a little below.

What you don’t understand, is that a new brand game is a totally different thing than a expansion. For a expansion they already have pretty much everything done, they just need to"Expand" it.

Don’t get me wrong, I know it takes a lot of work and planning to do all the things we will get in the expansion, but it doesn’t reach even in anywhere in the world close to the big work that it was to build the whole game from zero.

I will explain you why:

Core game = 25 Complete maps, with at least 2500+ events, plus a full story, complete brand build mechanids of gameplay, 8 professions, 5 races and etc, etc, etc..

Expansions represent in the most, 25% of the total ammounf of the core game (And take in count that they don’t need to rebuild the game whole again. Just “Expand” it).

So, how in the world is fair pay the same price of the core game, for 25% extra of it?

So, I was waiting for this prepurchase thing for all along and following every step of HoT for the last months.

But.. 50 dollars for the standar version? 100 dollars for the shiny one? 75 if you want a mid tier with title and slot?

Don’t get me wrong, I find the price very adjusted due to it have the core game included on it, but what about the whole community that already have the core game? Paying the same huge chuck og money for the expansion costs more than buying the game itself.

I love this game and have been here since old beta wekeends, but seriusly the price is way too upsetting and just got all my Hype and hapiness about HoT flushed away, because at the Tax Conversion within my country, the price of this expansion costs rigth now 40% of my whole month salary.

Sad fan here, regards

Anyone can tell me aproximatelly the Eta on colin presentation on E3 about guild halls?

I am just terrible into time zone conversions, ankitten ot fully enganged on e3 dates and times.

Can anyone tell me an aproximante timing to gw2 presentation? Thanks

For people comparing mastery with reputation: No, its not the same.

Masterys are real Progression towards a specific content (Not just to give shiny skills rep-related).

I.E. – Gliding provide progression in how you use your glider, allowing you to use it for a longer time, or letting you use air to lift yourself higher.

Precursor Mastery provide a way to progress towards your legendary trough playing different ascpects of the world, and adventure trough it.

Lore Nuhoch/Itzel : Those, are the close of rep system yu are talking about, since those are really reputation masterys. But still, it gives you acesss to different map mechanics, allow you to socialize with the tribes and of course, gives you acess to unique skills/mechanics.

It is, the most well made horizontal progression I’ve seen. DIfferent from Reputation, where you farm mobs to specific raise your rep rank within a people to just gain acess to some buffs/skills, masterys provide you a focus to progress towards specific content, not even related to skills or buffs most of time.

It is, the response for progression within HoT, I personally liked it.

I run a full ascended zerk set on my ele, but with a cleric orange staff.
Then, every time ppl ask for “Ping gear on join”, I ping the gear, and don’t do it for the weapon.

I Even say “Thats enough?”

Wow! This is so amazing and well done, that I will even spent some influecne to give emblems to my personnal bank guilds.

Very well made, thanx for sharing, amazing work indeed.

Enko.6123:

Eh I use my xp boosters all the time when I’m doing map completions with my 80s. I need approximately more 8400 skill points to make all the ascended armor and weapons that I want.

Champ Bag farm in SW will give you loads more Skill Points than levelling you 80. Just a tip.

Swimiing speed booster, #NeverForget.

On thread tough, I never founf boosters too useful on this game. Maybe, MAYBE that now with masterys I’ll find some use to experience boosters to improve my experience gained.

Other than that, I still don’t find too much use for boosters.

Wanze.8410:

MauricioCezar.2673:

As much I’ve been studying profits recently, you can get up to 50 gold just by loging in the game on a daily base (Getting daily rewards > trading laurels for t6 > Selling on tp).

So, if you play a little more ahead than just loging, doing some dungeon runs (~2-3g / 15min), some world bosses ~80s per boss, you can pretty easily get the 80g into around of 1 month playing very casual. Playing hardcore gives you the slot into 1 week.

If you play and only get 80g per week, youre the most casual of hardcore.

.
Sorry, misused the Hardcore word. I would have said “Active” or kinda like ~2 hours per day.