Guild Wars 2

I remember Josh (the awesome guy who runs the team responsible for SAB) dropping a sentence that SAB will return “later this year”. But we have no news on exact dates.

When you are infight, you have a chance to fail the gathering. Not sure if intended, but has been like this forever. The chance is not very big though, I often mine while mobs wail on me during exploration =/

Scott McGough.6897:

When he heard about the Molten Alliance refugees resettling on Southsun Cove, he saw a chance to help other Consortium victims and get even with Noll. […]He obtained the gauntlets from that escapade and wears them now as a symbol of his newly adopted (and so far poorly executed) role as a champion of the weak…right before he set out for Southsun Cove to settle things with Noll.

Canach does want to help the refugees. He’s just not being a smartypants about it =p

What about the audio logs? Will we be able to hand them in? Or should we destroy them? There might be still valuable information on them. After all, why should the Molten Alliance else keep them up to spy on us.

PS: pfft, bug. Matthew is obviously a spy for the MA trying to divert our attention so that they can gather more data on us. =P

Glad we could be of help. I hope you will find this game enjoyable. =)

Welcome to the game! I hope you have fun. I will not be able to answer all your questions, but I’ll try to give some general tips.

First: GW2 is very unique in concepts and mechanics. Don’t expect everything to work as in GW1, but stay open to the new stuff and explore the novel options. It will be much more fun.

Ele build: builds come only in at lvl 10 and leveling builds are different from endgame builds. PvE in itself is fairly easy and I would reccomend choosing traits for the abilities they give you, not for the stats. Those you gain with gear.

Boss fights fun: Depends on your taste =) I find most of them enganging, but there is a large variation and many are being adjusted. You’ll find something you will like.

Guild creation: yup, go into a city, look on the map for a scroll, go there to pay 1 silver, done. It’s much harder finding people to fill the guild ^_~

Gathering: Buy all three gathering tools (sickle, axe, pick) at once, keep them updated, gather everything. Gives Exp and materials. Start with copper and update according to level (you’ll notice when you need the better ones).

Crafting: For Ele tailoring would be nice. As second maybe artificer or jewelcrafting. Cooking is rather expensive, might want to leave that for later. You can also change your profession for a small fee without loosing progress. So you can’t really make a mistake in choice.

Tips on levelling: explore. Discovering stuff gives exp, gathering gives Exp, Heart quests give Exp, catch all the events you come across, they give good rewards, crafting gives Exp. Almost everything you do gives Exp, making lvl a fairly smooth experience. If you do run out of stuff to do in your area still, go back to your main city, find the gate to Lions Arch (it’s marked on the map), which is the main hub here. In LA you will pop out surrounded by gates that lead to the other main cities and their starting zones. So you have huge amount of content available right from the start.

As in every MMO: have fun. Find some friends, test out what suits you best and roll with it =) Also don’t hesitate to ask ingame. People are usually very friendly here. There is the occasional troll, but you will find help almost always.

PS: PvP is separated from PvE. Go to the heart of the mists, and you instantly have maximum lvl, gear and all skills and traits available to customize your character. You can use it to test out builds and routines. If you love PvP, you might later also want to check out WvW.

Good luck and happy playing

Could you provide a screenshot? It might help to identify your problem. A picture says more than any description after all =)

Why should Canach be separated? I guess there are two misconceptions at work here.

First: Canach is not a villain. I’m pretty sure he considers himself a hero (although he’s more of an anti-hero). He did bad stuff while under orders and saw the error of his ways, but refused to be punished because he doesn’t respect the jurisdiction of the LA council. He is rogue from the Consortium. Atm he’s trying to help the settlers (so much that players wish to side with him) and he helped raiding the Molten Alliance (he has the gloves). As he’s being chased by assassins, he can’t be picky about his methods and many Sylvari fight, so it’s nothing against the Sylvari ways.

Second: The Sylvari are not a hivemind. The dream is more a subconcious connection that they have no control over. They are not in constant contact. Also the Pale Tree has thousands of children now, she can not converse with all of them the whole time. It has been stated that atm she mostly speaks only to the firstborn and they kind of govern the Sylvari. The player characters constantly bothering her might also add to distraction. =P Plus: imagine how distracting it must be to hear Trahearne whine 24/7 XD

Reborn.2934:

no right click on the chat and invite to party option . i can only report someone …

yes this option exists. Same with names in Guild window. It only doesn’t work when the other guy already is in a party. And sometimes it just doesn’t feel like working. Known issue (.____.)

Unfortunately no. When you transmute it to a standard exo, it gets soulbound =/ Only reason I’m not wearing my Censer yet because I can’t decide which alt gets it =3

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/livingworld/southsun/Not-sure-if-it-s-been-said-yet/
Yes it’s on purpose. That is what Account bound means. And it is awesome! =3

locoman.1974:

Of course it’s not the answer. Everyone knows that the answer is 42.

The real kicker, though, is to find out what the question is… but then again some people say that if the question and the answer is known at the same time the universe will be destroyed and replaced by a much more illogical one… which might have already happened..

lvl up, you gain +1 internet

Vol.5241:

Go look at Mr. Foreman, his team is in charged of SAB and that’s not a part of Living Story at all.

Josh and his team have been integrated into the Living Story team because of their success. I still hope that means LS will eventually get a SAB substoryline when it reemerges =3 (once he emerges grom the pile of fangirls he is currently burried under)
Apart from this you are absolutely right. Arenanet has different teams working on different parts of the game. Dungeons are on a different team than WvW, etc. When watching the dev vids, they state which team they are part of. And it seems they are quite a crowd. So: looking good ^^

I agree with the OP. Just yesterday I found an area I never noticed before and had to linger just to marvel at the beauty and detail. You really fell the dev love in this game.

That happens. Usually, if you have the map at 100%, you should exceed the 15 lvls. Almost everything you do here gives you exp, which makes levelling very easy. A good tip is: buy the copper gathering tools (sickle/axe/pick) as soon as possible and gather everything. Gives exp and stuff to use. Crafting is a very easy way to level up. But since you enjoy questing (which I completely understand, so much fun), I would give you the advice of visiting other start areas.
Here is how: in the north of Queensdale (your starting area), you go to Divinitys Reach (human main city). In the upper parts there is a pretty garden (exploring will give you exp also) with a large purple gate (it’s on the map). When you step through the gate, you will reach LionsArch, the main Hub of the game. Around you in a circle are gates to all other main cities (of the other races). All cities lead to the starting area of the respective race. Just choose and have fun I found all starting areas to be exceptionally well made, probably to lure new players in. Find your favourite =)

My wife is experiencing the same issues. As she can’t log on, I am asking in her name. She is only sporadically online and had issues logging on before. After a password reset (she said it asks the serial code off her? you are supposed to keep that?) she could log on again but now receives notice again that the information is wrong.
Originally her account was a trial account during the Lost Shores trial. When we upgraded, her account number (the number behind the forum name) incremented and she appeared double in the game. This issue has been resolved but I highly suspect it has something to do with that? Would that be a possibility?

Ooohhhh, that would be good marketing. Considering that the first two books were pretty good, I was looking forward to the new one anyway. Reading a book + exploring the area ingame at the same time sounds really exciting if well done.

I also use blue ice. Works nicely on cloth armour in particular.

Don’t worry. Not yet implemented. Will be doable once the story progresses. For more information on new content and pretty pictures looky here: https://www.guildwars2.com/en/the-game/releases/may-28-2013/
=)

Atlas.9704:

Meluna.1764:

Atlas.9704:

Well there went my dreams of a omnom bar buffet for level 5 players.

I just checked the wiki and look at the sentence I found:
“Boon duration is 1 hour, and the magnitude scales on the level of the player who consumed it. "
Yay for community feasts ^^

The Gods have blessed me with a task now, I know what I must do!

Go forth blessed friend, fill thine peers with joy and report to us your findings

No, it has always been like that. You deposit the gold for when it is sold. You can cancel the offer to get it back without loss. It makes sure you are not without money at the point the order is filled.

Atlas.9704:

Well there went my dreams of a omnom bar buffet for level 5 players.

I just checked the wiki and look at the sentence I found:
“Boon duration is 1 hour, and the magnitude scales on the level of the player who consumed it. "
Yay for community feasts ^^

You know what would be even more awesome? After we got the achievement (and only then), make the items available for Karma. The 63k of the Cultural Weapons seems appropriate. Several reasons:
1. SAB gave me the chance to buy several weapons for many chars.
2. Karma dump, people have been complaining there are too few things to buy with Karma.
3. Altoholics will be very happy.
4. You need one transmutation crystal per backpiece to transmute it to baby-alts, so money to Arenanet and the dev who designed these beauties.
So that would be a Win-Win situation, yay?

Interesting, share the results when finished please, yes?
Although of course you will have sample bias, since only a small part of the players are active in the forum. I guess the only one ever to know the true values is John Smith.

So good to see others also enjoy helping.

@Atlas: yes, I think the food trays require the same level as the single-helping versions.

I just had an idea while sitting in the office. In the evening I’ll go to queensdale with my guardian and ask in mapchat for newbies that would like a tour of the jumping puzzle. The puzzle is easy and some might not be aware these exist. I get asked a lot about doing JPs when I port people through them. What do you think? Worth a try?

Like Flubble said: From the waypoint go east into the cave. There should be both the POI and the Skill challenge.

I absolutely agree! Great chance for very unique skins. And the accountbinding shows dev love for us altoholics.
If I have any complaint at all, it would be that I can get only one Fervid Censer, when I would have loved one for every Sylvari of mine. They are just too wunderful. The first ever backpiece I fell in love with <3

Under water your helmet changes to the breather. So the rune set is effectively decreased by one rune. Put the same rune in your underwater breather and the set will stay complete. =)

Jam.4521:

Meluna.1764:

Jam.4521:

People doing the omelette event:

There are 7-8 nests if you actually look. Doesn’t take long to find them.

Are they at the base of that pillar/island thingie? Because on top I found only three.

Yeh, best way to do it is run to the bit on top beside the camp, there are 3 there, then drop off the side there and do a loop of the base, you should find at least 4 more down there, then run back up via the pirate ship crashed into the base, by which time you should only have a very short wait until they respawn, I did it pretty much alone yesterday fairly quickly.

Thank you so much. That was very helpful =)

Jam.4521:

People doing the omelette event:

There are 7-8 nests if you actually look. Doesn’t take long to find them.

Are they at the base of that pillar/island thingie? Because on top I found only three.

1. Yes, pretty please. Has been suggested countless times, will hopefully be added soon.
2. That is what WvW was intended for, but I see people asking it to pass time, like costume brawl.
3. We have custom PvP arenas with spectator mode
4. Always welcome!
5. Hmmm, I prefer tokens but most dungeons already have exclusive drops, like recipes.
6. I’m with you. Especially do want closer zoom.
7. Ranger or WvW?

UKNightWatch.5742:

After all I have posted so far in this thread, I see good in both A and B. However, you are right to point out ‘noone would read that either’. That is just human nature. I used to work as a lead store man in a warehouse and I know only to well that if you put up a sign for / or an announcement, most people will either read it once then forget it, think it does not apply to them, not even look at it or simply disregard it in some other way.

Haha, I know what you mean. Try working on an Info desk giving out information every 5 minutes that you have plastered in giant letters on the wall right behind you XD
edit: blargh, I meant to edit this in, brainfart >_<

I agree with you absolutely that achievements no longer available should be marked as such. To new players, this will be very confusing. This is a must-have if you deal with non-permanent content. Probably an oversight, but will hopefully corrected. I also thinkt the living world achievements should be collapsed into one tab with sub-tabs, as atm it is not recognisable as an ongoing event.

The Living Story rewards are thankfully not that much. For F&F it was one pair of exotic gauntlets, for the current it’s two backpieces mostly interesting for skins. So basically what you get is a unique design. I like that a lot, because people that participated get something special, while those that missed out do not loose essential things. The bonfire with the giant buff was even accessable to those that didn’t complete the event, which is perfect for the celebration it was supposed to represent. However, May I ask what you mean with ‘marking components as removed’. I agree on the achievements, which other components are you speaking of. Just to make sure I understand.

Cspence.6921:

You mention that you don’t have to compete with other players on GW2 like you would on WoW but at least the competition, in it’s own strange way, encouraged you to talk and form parties with others and make friends.

Actually it encouraged me to leave the area if someone else arrived, because it almost always ended in only one getting what they wanted. If you talked to others because of that, conversation consisted solely of ‘could you leave so i can finish my quest?’ and variations thereof. The only social aspect were some community services such as unexpectedly opening trade windows asking mages for food and water.
Here I often talk to people, events get called and organised, people ask for help and answer questions. They are more generous and open towards new players.
I agree with Vayne that moving and typing at the same time makes it difficult, but I always find time to at least type a short hello. Maybe you were just unlucky, I found this community much more engaging than others. When are you online? Maybe try after working hours?

Warruz.8096:

Meluna.1764:

UKNightWatch.5742:

in game information about ‘important’ events with a time limit to complete would be useful and should be implemented.

Again, there was an ingame UI message that informed users about remaining time.
The nature of temporary content has been discussed in other threads, the short version is: Users asked for it, got what they asked for and are happy, other users complain because you can’t please everybody.
The living story content is just a small part of the world and more of a temporary amusement. If you don’t complete it, you don’t loose anything.

Correct me if im wrong but it was just a bar, in my mind i want an actual timer . Good example of this was with the final bit of the molten alliance, i thought the dungeon was over the 13th(as in you had the 13th to run it) but it was in fact the 12th. So when it was the 12th at 8pm (reset time) there was no dungeon. Im not sure what i missed out on as supposedly having a little extra cut scene to it but w/e it was i missed due how i interpreted the wording or misread it.

Yes it was a bar. It emptied regularely so when the bar was almost finished, you knew to hurry up. I agree that the design choice maybe wasn’t optimal, but implementing an exact timer is probably impossible, people would then complain that it finished a minute too early/late.
A possibility that might work would be to have a permanent announcement of clear dates about the current event:
A) in the launcher after login (where news are now and noone would read that either).
B) in the character login screen in a box at the side.
I’d prefer either way over unremovably clunky UI overlays any day. What do you think? Would people notice these announcements?

You can transfer between NA and EU, no problem. Just guesting isn’t possible.

beren.6048:

Farzo.8410:

I play on Seafarer’s Rest (EU) and I see people all the time when I level my alts. There are people everywhere, I never do events alone.

This is more like soloing alongside each other

At least you are not rewarded for deliberatingly sabotaging the other players. In other MMOs, I often avoid other players for questing. Here I am happy to see someone.

He wont be able to. Seafarer’s Rest is EU, Anvil Rock is NA.

Doesn’t matter, you can transfer. Just guesting isn’t possible.

UKNightWatch.5742:

in game information about ‘important’ events with a time limit to complete would be useful and should be implemented.

Again, there was an ingame UI message that informed users about remaining time.
The nature of temporary content has been discussed in other threads, the short version is: Users asked for it, got what they asked for and are happy, other users complain because you can’t please everybody.
The living story content is just a small part of the world and more of a temporary amusement. If you don’t complete it, you don’t loose anything.

I disagree, you already get something for achievements: bragging rights.
And there shouldn’t be more. We have enough currencies, we get multiple currencies for everything we do. Why add even more?
They already added certain items if you finish some achievements. That is more than enough.

I found my experience to be the exact opposite.
People are very friendly and helpful.
The game design is centered on cooperation. And I do often find that reflected in gameplay. WoW which you mentioned is explicitly made to help you be a jerk towards your peers even when you not intend to. GW2 is the most social MMO I ever encountered.
The community I also found much more enjoyable. Of course you have some trolls in between. But noticably, the player base seems to have a fairly high average age and are thus very mature and considerate. Don’t take some individual trolls for the majority of players and don’t let them ruin the game for you. I agree with the others that you maybe should go to the guild forum and look for a nice, small guild to play with.

Need your opinion. Atm, loads of people need the SSC port, so I parked my Mesmer there to help out. I port for free and a thank you.
Often, when I go there, there is already a Mesmer in the JP. Is it ok if I port people too? Yesterday I had another one standing at the other end of the island that also announced ports for free, so we ported together. There are some that count on the tips (I often send them back if too high) and maybe get upset when they get competition? Not that I encountered such situation, all collegues I met till now were really friendly. However I do feel awkward upon arrival. Your thoughts?

Rhaps.8540:

caiomacos.1694:

Mystic.5934:

how do you survive the fall? is it possible to do a normal jump into the water? I considered using a teleport gun to get far enough, but that can’t be the answer. only tried to give portal rides once, and went splat instead. there was land under that water X(

Probably using the trait that reduces fall damage.

Nope! If you are at the boat/bridge thing just walk off it to the west. There are a couple of ledges you can hop down onto. Then the final jump is onto the back of the shipwreck. You will only take a tiny bit of fall dmg.

Rhaps is correct. At the northern point of the island, where the sample is, you have some ledges you can land on. In the south of the island, just drop down. You faceplant and loose about half your health, but you’ll live. Happy porting ^_^

Dante.1508:

15 silver they don’t have to help and anything that circumvents that stupid jump puzzle in southsun is a win to me.

I literally cannot complete it due to my ping time (which is grossly unfair) i’ve had no issues with any other jump puzzles but this one and the Festival ones.. Timed jump puzzles hurt players outside of America…

I often encounter people like you. When I give them ports, they are so happy. These are the moments I do portal ‘duty’ for. More worth to me helping people out than tips =) And I’m glad to see that the majority of Mesmers seem to think the same.
I think there should be more service abilities like this to strengthen community even more.

Sativor.9514:

The problem with your explanation is that not everyone, including myself, check the web site or the forums. The time should have been shown on the F&F event IN GAME. It should have been made more clear as a lot of players missed out and are very frustrated.

I agree, there should have been an inconveniantly giant, unremovable entry at the right border of the UI that constantly showed remaining time. No wait, we had that but it was so tiny and unobtrusive that noone saw it.
So how about a popup that comes up every time I change map and can’t be closed for 10 sec to ensure I read it every time? Surely, that wouldn’t create any backlash =)

Under Level 10, you don’t even need the crystals. Just have the squishiest person stand at the fand to activate when necessary =)

I port for the fun of it. I’m usually happy that I made it somehow through, so I help others. I also do it for other JPs when I happen to be there. In this thread it sounds like Mesmers make incredible sums of porting, since I never ask, I never get anything and I don’t mind.
What I find sad however is how many people just run off at once without a word. I do admit I am expecting a thank you. Some people stay a moment and chat, that is fun too, especially on overflows with foreigners =)

Sounds like a mistake. Report it in the Bug-Forum =)

Upscaled is only introduced in events, so that all players can take part, which is a very good decision. In the normal play however, it makes no sense having upleveled zones. You have lower zones with appropriate content already and higher chars are scaled down. Why would you need a map with upscaling?

Depends. I usually don’t take tips. I port whenever I happen to be in a JP because it makes people happy. If people insist offer me tips nonetheless, I find it impolite to decline and am very grateful.

In an MMO, a lot of fun comes from other players. And even little things can make others happy, especially when unexpected. A friendly, polite answer already goeas a long way for many. I also like to do little, unexpected random acts of kindness, because fun. I encounter many that do the same. And I’d like to ask you for inspiration on little things you can do ingame, to make some strangers experience a tiny bit brighter.

- planting box-o-fun at waiting places: Whether it’s LionsArch or Jormag’s Claw spawn point. Planting fun items everyone can use always results in a lot of people running around having fun instead of just standing around bored.

- Mesmer ports: when I’m in a JP with my Mesmer, I call out in map chat if someone wants a port. I don’t take any rewards, the thanks make me happy. Especially in not really known JPs this leads to nice experiences. Have had it often that some people didn’t even know a JP existed there and were really happy when I pointed out the entrance and gave them assistance.

- Newbie donations: people new in the game benefit from things that are entirely useless to others. When I encounter a clear beginner asking confused basic questions, I sometimes send them 8 slot bags that just pile up useless in my bankslot. Costs me nothing and usually gets very enthusiastic responses.