There are sooooo many bugs in GW2, where skills, abilities, traits, monster abilities don’t work as they should…that I wouldn’t be the least surprised…
If this comes to a devs attention, it may be one of those things they fix however, so you may spoil it for everyone…
Add me to the list of disconnects, had 2 yesterday, 4 today…
Going playing a different game until its stable…
Add me to the list with disconnects, had 2 yesterday, 4 today so far…
On queue threshold, how about any one server can only have the same number of people on a map as the other 2 servers combined?
So if Server B & C have 100 each, server A can only have 200 maximum before queueing for this map?
This perhaps, helps balance well hopefully not locking too many people out in queues.
It would spread coverage around all 4 maps and at least servers B & C know that they can only ever be outnumbered 2 vs 1 and that if they join forces can equal the dominant servers numbers…
For every 5 guardians, 2 warriors, 2 ele’s, 2 Mesmer, 2 thiefs (2 of all those because its always good to have a spare in case 1 breaks down) and Rangers, Necros and Engineers need not apply or feel free to join the opposing servers, so we can get more loot bags.
I thank you…
Errrm actually scaling that upto 30+, doesn’t work really cause 6 thiefs/mesmers probably to much, so have 3 of each and have 6 extra guardians…
So 21 guardians, 6 warriors, 6 Ele’s, 3 Mesmer and 3 thiefs should be fairly awesome…
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The best tactics/strategy I have seen is a overall ‘zerg’ of 40-50 but several 5 player teams spilt off/rejoin on a regular basis. The zerg takes towers/keeps/sm, the 5 smaller teams do scouting, camp/guard/merc flipping.
If the 5 player teams run into trouble, they call there zerg in, which will be nearby at a tower/keep usually.
Camps will be full of supply for the zerg ahead of time.
The commander/s have a very good idea of whats going on in there surrounding area, letting them control the battlefield.
The zerg doesn’t need to slow down at all to check for mesmers/thiefs, build siege, the orbiting 5 player teams do all that…
Its very, very pug/organised player friendly…
The speed at which you can turn the map your colour is frightening…
Most of the top tiers already operate like this via TS.
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The one up, one down system would be flawed as well…
Take servers:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
The chances are it would produce 1v2v3 then 1v2v4 then 1v2v3…etc
4v5v6 then3v5v7 then 4v5v6…etc…
Can you see where this is going?
Basically, it would just yo yo servers between tiers, unless you are the middle server, then you just alternate vs 2 different servers…
The matchups isn’t a easy problem to solve…because there are large differences across all servers/tiers…
Well…I like this idea…
Firstly, all current people on that server would priority for WvW over guests, would be unfair for them to have to queue…
Also, when there is a queue on your server and you can’t play WvW, you could guest on a lower tier server, to give them a helping hand…
It would help a lot in preventing one sided matches…which a lot of current complaints are about…
The lower tier server may be ‘inspired’, ‘helped’ to grow a bigger WvW community…
I would definitely guest on a lower tier from time to time to give them a helping hand…
45% boon duration would be OP in PvP and the GW2 is completely balanced around the form of the game that the fewest people play…go figure…
People who are great at tpvp suck big time at WvW, seen it on LOADS of occasions, ‘I am a top 1000 pvp’er’, ‘why do I die all the time’…
I love farming tpvpers in WvW even more than I like farming players with legendarys…
Both groups are free walking loot bags…
I like the new system so far…I am in EUR and its created some new, interesting matchups…
Sounds like you folks in NA do things differently…
I think it should get 6 weeks to work itself out before more changes are contemplated…
Hopefully, at some unspecified time in the future both EUR & NA can be merged into one big WvW tiers, that may result in a lot more even matchups…
I like it as it is, feels more like a real enviorment…
The only one I would remove/change is the group grub event no ones interested in it because it takes far too long to do and is OP…
I went through a ‘chasing achievement points’ phase…
Then I realised I was doing stuff that I didn’t enjoy…
So I stopped, now just do whatever I want, far, far more enjoyable…
Nothing against leaderboards, for those that want them…but I am not interested…
Your not on your own…loads of players can’t do this JP, its classed as ‘hard’ with regard to JP’s…
I can’t do it, you just after accept you can’t do it and forget about it. Other than achievements points you don’t get anything special, so it really doesn’t matter…
I got a Mesmer to portal me btw…just for the achievement points…a lot will do it for free/being helpful…
I can do all the easy/medium difficulty JP’s in the game and I don’t mind one little bit that hard JP’s are in the game that I can’t do…
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The trait that shares auras with your allies is UTTERLY USELESS…
I tested it in WvW and it gives you the auras, plus possibly one other person if they are stood on top of you…really the 30 point trait is BROKEN…
Also just to be extra useless there is only 3 auras, 1 on main dagger, 1 on off hand dagger and 1 on staff, all on different weapons and in different attunements…
Finally, they last for a few seconds, not long enough to do much really…
Really, the only powerful part of the dagger/dagger build is the 3 cantrips/traits around them BUT of course you can use them with ANY weapon set…so why dagger/dagger? Just so you can die more often probably by being in close range, rather than at 900 or 1200 range with alternative weapon sets…
I so am NOT a dagger/dagger fan…
Powerful Auras is a great trait -.-
Why?
When I used it in WvW it only effected me and one other person, if your lucky…
Does it work differently in PvP? Does it effect you and your other 4 team members?
I have all 8 character classes and dagger/dagger and the Auras don’t impress me buildwise…I think dagger/dagger just increases a Elementalist’s chances of dieing because your in close range combat…it seems to negatively effect mistform too. In WvW as a staff ele, mistform saves me from dieing 80% of the time, however as a dagger/dagger ele, I can’t escape using mistform, I seem to get pinned in place. I am assuming that there is some ability that effects mistform when your in melee range?
There was no built up hype here…
You after take those events as they come, they can be great, average, rubbish…that’s the lessons I have learn’t from doing the living story…
The Karaka queen is average to slightly above average, in my opinion…
As long as you avoid being near the huge spawning mobs, when they spawn its a fairly easy event…if you are unlucky enough to be near the spawn site…its a wp and a run for you…
However, that’s with hordes/zergs of PvE players that are currently on Southsun, in a couple of months when numbers doing it are reduced could a very hard event…not a walk over like all the other world events…
I like the idea of a WvW, world cup…
It could be a special yearly Summer event…
It would be awesome if it involved ALL servers EUR/NA…
Because it would be over a short duration 6 weeks to 12 weeks? A lot of guilds would put a ‘special’ effort in, so servers who don’t normally do well, may surprise…
Would probably get more players, playing over the Summer when active players normally dips due to hopefully gorgeous weather…
It would after be some sort of knockout/cup competition…
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The trait that shares auras with your allies is UTTERLY USELESS…
I tested it in WvW and it gives you the auras, plus possibly one other person if they are stood on top of you…really the 30 point trait is BROKEN…
Also just to be extra useless there is only 3 auras, 1 on main dagger, 1 on off hand dagger and 1 on staff, all on different weapons and in different attunements…
Finally, they last for a few seconds, not long enough to do much really…
Really, the only powerful part of the dagger/dagger build is the 3 cantrips/traits around them BUT of course you can use them with ANY weapon set…so why dagger/dagger? Just so you can die more often probably by being in close range, rather than at 900 or 1200 range with alternative weapon sets…
I so am NOT a dagger/dagger fan…
Seafarer’s Rest aim for around 30 per zerg, so not too zergy…
However, with ‘extras’ joining/leaving all the time, probably varies from 20 to 50 at any given time…
Most of the servers I have seen are similar, except the French servers, who just love wandering around as a MASSIVE zerg, 50-100+, both Viznah/Jade Sea do it. The Viznah players seem more organised thou…
How come I play every day, virtually, if its unplayable?
Anyway, I only get lag when 3 big zergs come near each another, often at stonemist…
I am on Seafarers Rest, would like…
Elona Reach [DE]
Baruch Bay [SP]
Because, never crossed swords with those servers…
I suppose new PvP maps, new WvW features, Fractals, Guild Missions, etc don’t count?
Still nowhere near the amount of content Factions added……
And no my math isn’t off, you’re nitpicking.
No not nitpicking…the stuff added/changed/improved outside of the living story is probably about 5 times the size of the living story stuff…
Anet give living story the banner headline but usually the additional stuff is equal to or bigger than the living story stuff…
Also, you forgot the big halloweon, xmas, 1st Southsun Cove/Karka, SAB events and fractals…
You appear to have a very selective memory…
STILL having said all that…
Anet have said they are experimenting with the living story and so far I would have preferred them to be working on a expansion, than doing the living story…
The living story is a GOOD effort by Anet but the time/speed they after do it in means you never know if the new content is going to be great like the molten forge dungeon, SAB, Southsun Cove island revamp or medicore or naff…its hit or miss…
I would have liked:-
1) Release original game…
2) Polish game until it shines, no to few bugs, every class as a role and is really powerful in those roles, lots of diverse builds…
3) Well a small (but elite) team maintains/polish the game, everyone else works on a expansion, which hopefully comes out 12-18 months after initial release…
I’m kind of discourage to do anymore dungeons now. This probably one of the worst dungeons i ran and i’ve been playing MMORPG’s for 10 year plus. It’s not even the difficulty factor more of the mechanics/combat function and design.
I do love the game/world/questing etc…but the dungeons are horrific
Yep…you are spot on here…eventually most people come to the exact same conclusion…
Its the mechanics/design/combat function of how they operate…they are not hard…just learn the technique and you can do the dungeon forever…
Its the one area of GW2 that I don’t like…give up completely on dungeons after doing 30+ runs…so I give it plenty of chances…
However, Anet can do good dungeons but choose not too…
Sadly the 2 best dungeons ever were limited time content and not available now, the moten factory and the mad kings dungeon…
Meglobob why is it “rubbish”?
His conclusion is so over the top WRONG, it destroys and invalidates his entire review…no matter what good points he makes otherwise…
There are actually a lot of accurate statements in the review…
However, his conclusion that no one should buy the game, thakittens not finished, needs another 6 months is UTTER RUBBISH…
This makes his review 0/10…
(I have no idea why I got a kitten in this post, as no dodgey words were used, honest…)
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No, not for their profession. The only reason I’d ever refuse to play with someone is their attitude.
This^
I don’t mind if your not very good, as long as your not a kitten…
The few hours of new PvE content you get once a month…
Learn to like WvW and/or Fractals, dungeons, PvP…
Heroes/Henchmen/Mercenaries
This^
2. but INCREASE the standard deviation of the randomization rolls.
My only quibble with the new chests is the minium being a green, it should be a rare, because that’s the standard they have set in PvE…
Other than that I think they are good, you certainly see a lot more siege nowadays…
Well, thanks for trying you guys & girls at Anet…
But tier 2 EUR exactly same matchup…
Perhaps not enough random element?
Still, sounds like you have been working hard, so thanks for the effort…
I would like to see a way of reseting your Wxp skill points too…
Its only fair with them adding new skills all the time…
I think a BoH cost would be a very, very good idea…how about 500 BoH to reset your Wxp skills?
Will we hold Hills & Bay?
Or should we just concentrate on defending one and will someone please take those supply camps back, also build a couple of trebs and pound stonemist to rubble…
No, it has to be permanent death, otherwise there’s no thrill…
Deleting your character’s not the same…to easy to back out…
Its got to be, omg I have died, I played that character 1236 hrs, it had the ultimate equipment and now its ALL GONE!
That’s proper gaming…not die, die and die again…
The other games, I play beside GW2 are all hardcore only…
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T1 Eur only got 42 posts 3000 views…
T2 Eur 300 posts 7000 views…
We make a lot of noise on SFR…without us its boring…
Oh this is very good news…
While I was on FABL last night, someone pulled Dawn out of a chest.
Don’t believe you…
Without a video, 10 independent witnesses, a lie detector test and a contract signed in your very own blood, that sends your soul to the depths of hell if you just lied…
My only problem with them is the chance of green items should be removed…
Each chest should give a rare or above (so basically a rare each time but once in a blue moon something better), just like the world event chests…
Even with that change the world events are still better…
Other than that they are good and a welcome change…
I think they should stay as they are…
If they are made easier, they are no longer the ultimate and therefore meaningless…
Also, its funny to think of someone in 20 years saying finally, I AM THE ULTIMATE INTERCEPTER, look everybody…oh where’s everybody gone?
I would just like to 3rd the motion of nuking Southsun..
Meglobob: Yes, I am sure you were busy until morning.
No, no night capping…
Took you out fair and square from 0900 hrs to 1100 hrs gmt this morning…
Of course that outmanned buff we saw on your brave (but few) soldiers spurred us on abit…lol
They are all gone now…along with most of your towers, keeps…lol
Why is everyone complaining about getting greens? Free siege, silver and a free chance at a precursor is nothing to be sneezed at. This didn’t exist before today so its all a free bonus for playing wvw.
A dev said lots of ecto’s…
So far I have seen 0…
In PvE you can get over a dozen rares a day doing the, ‘you can’t fail world events’ which probably is equal to getting 2 Wxp ranks timewise…
Was it really so unreasonable to expect a minium of 1 rare per chest?
Currently reward wise you are best off doing:-
1) World Events.
2) CoF1.
3) Fractals.
ALL PvE…the devs are never going to really reward WvW…they have made that crystal clear…
Same here…I wondered why I was having such a hard time…well everyone of the forums was saying it was easy…
I was having a hard time cause it was bugged, I would turn mines green…they would still blow me up and not effect the boss at all…
Ran it with a couple of groups and they all give up in frustration…
Loads and loads of greens here…
I’m singing in the greens…
Precursor chance is 1 in a 1000000 or worse…
Ascended ring 1 in 100,000…
Don’t get your hopes up…
So…what happened to the ecto’s we were promised?
A dev clearly said lots of ecto’s…
So far, 14-15s, 5 BoH, a blueprint and a green every chest…no rares or better…
Am I just unlucky or were we lied to AGAIN…
Disappointed with the laurel cost of ascended items…like most other people, should have been 10-15 with double to triple the number of badges of honour…
The precursor chance will be 1 in a million or worse…
Ascended rings, well if its 1% we will be very, very lucky…
Yes, if they release any details earlier they will have pages and pages of moaning, whinging, complaining, nit picking threads to contend with, which 90% of the time turn out to be pure speculation based on limited info…hence pointless…
I only bought the alliance unlimited mining pick for the cool animation…yes…
This unlimited sickle ISN’T COVENIENT in its present state, it takes 2 secs longer to harvest per use…
1000 uses later you have wasted half an hour gaming time…
Lets hope its a bug and gets a better animation/swing time in the patch update…