Guild Wars 2

Galphar.3901:

Easiest thing for A-Net to do is make “totally” dead players not count. Once someone is res’d, then they are added back into the mix.

This is the cleanest fix by far to this issue. Make dead players not count against scaling.

Lord please no. We get spammed enough as it is with gold sellers.

John Smith.4610:

There’s been no intentional nerf to ecto salvage rate, but I’ll pull the numbers and check it out.

John, you have the resources in game, I am sure, to do an actual test on this. Not just a database number reference check. You may look at the secret file that says what drop rates are supposed to be, but just because those variables are right doesn’t mean something else is wrong.

It’s time consuming, but the only way to verify this would be to do a test on 5000 ectos with the exact same salvage kit that the OP used, and look at the results. Even then some will complain the sample size isn’t big enough, but this sort of hard testing needs to be done in several areas if you ask me.
I do not just buy it when we are told the records show nothing. We’ve been through this before, and it was only after months that Anet finally admitted the problem was a bug, and not “RNG is RNG”

Ardenwolfe.8590:

Ironically, I metal detect. And I do my very best to go to areas where no one is around. I bring my dogs. Three or four of them. But, almost without fail, someone, usually someone curious, shows up. I could be in an area, and have been, with eight ball fields . . . and yet a guy or two will decide to play in the one I’m in.

Every freakin’ time.

While I never go to an area where people are playing or gathered already, I more often than not find myself leaving the area if too many people also show up suddenly.

It isn’t worth the aggravation. So, just like in game, I go to another area to enjoy myself without the distraction of rubberneckers or those eager to call the police because they don’t understand what I’m doing.

Again, that just makes sense.

On a side note, I’ve made quite a few friends with the cops who come to investigate and ask if I’ve found anything interesting before they leave me in peace.

It’s like when you have a nice car, so you park way out in the parking lot in the middle of nowhere (on a cold windy day no less), and you come out and there’s people parked right next to you.

I’ve seen more people trample the bodies of the dead during the Vine event than in chest farms. It’s not a problem with just one group.
I dislike the map switching in general, because basically the maps are dead until just before breach.
The game should require that the forts be held a certain amount of time in order for the breach to happen, or require similar points in order for the main event to trigger. As it is right now, everyone just hops from boss to boss to boss.

Here is a perfect example of why RNG is just garbage.

I just finished Dragons Reach: part 2. In fact, my partner died half way through the final battle, and I got to solo a dragon by myself.

In the end I get a bright shiny box called “Summit Hero’s Reward”.

It’s contents?

3 Obsidian Shards
7 Globs of Globby Gloop
2 Spikes
2 Potent Venom Sacs
1 Large fang

That is INSULTING in it’s level of “reward”

Substance E.4852:

No one at Anet would ever admit it but I suspect it has a lot to do with incentivizing people to purchase extra bag and bank slots.

We have a winner!

naiasonod.9265:

Oxidia.8103:

Never wondered why we have 2 different trinkets/rings with same stats?

They shot themselves in the foot employing this mechanism. Nowhere is it explained in game that anything tagged Unique works like that, and given GW2’s general emphasis on the more ‘casual’ market, one would think they’d either do away with such pointless limitations (because it doesn’t serve a real purpose) or explain it very plainly in a warning pop-up before you buy those sorts of things.

Or, y’know, enable you to sell your purchase right back in a given timeframe for the same amount of currency you bought it for.

Any of these would negate the problem.

Now just stop it. We can’t have any of that “making sense” nonsense around here!

In the event that you did not know: You can still open the box, select an item, then salvage it for ectos.

Pockets.3201:

Neural.1824:

Pockets.3201:

I’d love to have some choices legendaries that look like actual functional weapons rather than door swords and party favors. I know, I’m crazy that way.

Hell, I’m struggling to find a regular longbow skin that isn’t as plain as the starter ones but still looks like it could fufill its function. A bit elegant, you know?

My favorite longbow skins is the Zodiac longbow. If you haven’t seen it already you might check that one out.

Its not bad, but I could do without the birds, if I’m looking at the one you are referring to. I’m more for something like…I dunno…a little more decorative version or Eir’s longbow?

hmm. maybe the Aureate? http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Aureate_Longbow

Last resort, hit the bank and click on the wardrobe tab. you can preview every longbow available through that pane. Takes a while, but it might help you get what you are after

Pockets.3201:

I’d love to have some choices legendaries that look like actual functional weapons rather than door swords and party favors. I know, I’m crazy that way.

Hell, I’m struggling to find a regular longbow skin that isn’t as plain as the starter ones but still looks like it could fufill its function. A bit elegant, you know?

My favorite longbow skins is the Zodiac longbow. If you haven’t seen it already you might check that one out.

Sol.6213:

2.5 please, assuming the “tokens” don’t end up in my inventory bags.

Good point. If we just let them do any token system, a precursor will cost 10,000 tokens which will be unstackable.

I’d like to see Arenanet dedicate some of it’s devs to improving current legendaries as well as creating new ones, to the level of being able to present the playerbase with an improved model or a new model every single patch. Even if it’s a bug fix or a minor tweak, I’d challenge them to have something new for players in each new post of patch notes explaining what was done to improve one or more legendary weapons.
For a product that seems to be central to a game that is so focused on cosmetics, they are ignoring them completely. It’s as if they don’t have the knowledge on how to actually deal with them, and don’t care to pay the money to get the knowledge on what to do.

I’m getting really tired of being in maps that are basically dead/empty until the very last few minutes of the Pact preparation cycle.
How do you switch maps to where everyone else is?

Astral Projections.7320:

Get the shortbow that shoots unicorns then.

LEAVE DREAMER ALONE! /meme

Sondergaard.8469:

The idea of tokens, or a currency based reward for the items already exists. Gold. You farm, you don’t get a drop, but you still often get gold either by selling crafting mats, or just outright gold.

You really don’t get it do you? You do not grasp the concept that farming gold to buy something cheapens the entire goal. Farming gold to buy components for your legendary cheapens the thrill of the ride.

No amount of wishing, or money for that matter, in the world, will add or remove any of these things from what is going to be released. If they’re this close to releasing it, it’s in the final stages and the coding is already done and set.

How far from the boss do the bubbles have to be in order to be popped with no effect on his health?

Rauderi.8706:

Simple fact that those with more time to play and money to burn get more odds in the giant RNG lottery.

In it’s current state, GW2 is a game for the RL monetarily wealthy. In most cases there are only two ways to really obtain what you want in this game. Pay cash and convert gems to gold, or grind your brains out (which implies that you are quite wealthy in regards to time).

Uhaen.9876:

Mesmers will be able to channel their greatest skill through the pistol.

We’re finally getting portal guns.

Ground targeting would make that possible. That would be awesome

Right now I’d be happy to exchange any expansion for a targeting system that worked as expected.

Naz.2607:

Even worse, I get a bunch of bloodstone dust and those dastardly purple things, which I physically have to destroy. Can’t even get a copper for them.

Look up Mawdrey II, and Star of Gratitude.

One would guess that in the near future, a similar item will be released for Dragonite Ore.

Lishtenbird.2814:

Pockethole.5031:

but guardians, engingeers and warriors for example dont have that.

…and mesmers do not even exist in the game…

LOL. I noticed that too.

I don’t have these, so can only view them on the preview, but on the preview they don’t appear to be blurry.

There have been ideas in the past about making nourishments easier to handle, such as a UI button that you drop your food into so you can easily click to use instead of opening inventory, but a lot of that seems focused around how food tends to run out without being noticed by people.
My suggestion would be to simply make the nourishment icons flash slightly for the last 10 seconds of their span before they go away. Not a flash similar to what currently happens with buffs, but a glowing flash around the icon. Something different to catch the peripheral vision when you are focused on the game.

Would this be too annoying?

Nevets Crimsonwing.5271:

Neural.1824:

Zui.9245:

Neural.1824:

spoj.9672:

Have you guys actually read the OP? Its an entirely optional gear check. People can set it so they cannot be gear checked.

It’s no different than having gear check available automatically. You’ll ignore/boot anyone that refuses to check the little box.

Read the OP. If you don’t check the box, you can’t even see much less join groups that require you to have the box checked. It’s people like you that can’t read simple things that are half of the reason for proposals like this.

Wrong. The fact that the gear check would exist in any form would lead to the toxicity and elitism that those against the idea are talking about. It doesn’t matter how much makeup you put on it.

I said this earlier but my post is now gone. Anyone who is against this idea on the grounds that it would cause “elitism” is someone who feels entitled to be carried by his or her superiors.

Your assumption that you are by default superior because you use x type of gear is a perfect example of the very “elitism” you pretend wouldn’t happen.

Zui.9245:

Neural.1824:

spoj.9672:

Have you guys actually read the OP? Its an entirely optional gear check. People can set it so they cannot be gear checked.

It’s no different than having gear check available automatically. You’ll ignore/boot anyone that refuses to check the little box.

Read the OP. If you don’t check the box, you can’t even see much less join groups that require you to have the box checked. It’s people like you that can’t read simple things that are half of the reason for proposals like this.

Wrong. The fact that the gear check would exist in any form would lead to the toxicity and elitism that those against the idea are talking about. It doesn’t matter how much makeup you put on it.

Halor.8163:

Yes, alt+mouseclick makes personal point on map.

And, in a party, when someone else places a marker, it is blue, while your own marker will be white.

spoj.9672:

Have you guys actually read the OP? Its an entirely optional gear check. People can set it so they cannot be gear checked.

It’s no different than having gear check available automatically. You’ll ignore/boot anyone that refuses to check the little box.

Ardenwolfe.8590:

Oh hell. Why not?

Best one yet. +1

+1 on the account bag idea.

Mishee.5719:

“OH HELL NAW” – Flee from a superior monster Pve

The Logan Thackery achievement.

The part of me that is impatient wants the time gating removed on this, but practically, I think it would be far better if Anet would remove the account bound status of the Charged Quartz Crystals.
It would add another small money sink to the game (TP tax taken on transactions) as well.

Legendary Crafter – for those who actually built one.

Ascended Leatherworker – reach 500 in Leatherworking
Ascended Armorosmith – reach 500 in Armorsmithing
…and so on for the various crafting professions (Dear Anet: I would like to have Ascended Jeweler too. HINT HINT)

No Mercy for the Weak – kill 100,000 ambient critters.

Pacifist – Complete all the hearts in an entire zone without killing any mobs for heart credit. Note: As I recall, someone did this with world completion at one point, and only had 5 or 6 things they actually had to battle, so it’s not impossible.

Legendary Spender – for those who paid gold for their legendary.

Edit: one more:
Favor of the Gods – received when you get a precursor drop

I remember a couple years back there was a thread just like this one on this topic, only the elitists were screaming their heads off about the evils of Magic Find, and how someone in MF gear would add a terrible horrible minute or two to their speed run.

Magic find is gone now, thanks in part to these very same elitists who now have a new “reason” they should get their way.

nGumball.1283:

Neural.1824:

“I know you’ve all been waiting, and now we’re here. The moment is finally here when Arenanet can reveal the massive change we’ve been working on! This is huge folks. I can’t tell you how big this is. We’re excited! Are you excited?”

crowd: “Yeah!”

“I can’t hear you! Are you excited?”

crowd “YEAH!”

“This year, with our next patch, Arenanet is proud to announce that we’re changing the color of Trahernes eyes.”

Execpt that it is usually the fans talking to themselves and hyping things up.

Bull-kitten. Anet made a huge noise with lots of fanfare over the changes that turned out to be nothing more than a dragon revamp.

“I know you’ve all been waiting, and now we’re here. The moment is finally here when Arenanet can reveal the massive change we’ve been working on! This is huge folks. I can’t tell you how big this is. We’re excited! Are you excited?”

crowd: “Yeah!”

“I can’t hear you! Are you excited?”

crowd “YEAH!”

“This year, with our next patch, Arenanet is proud to announce that we’re changing the color of Trahernes eyes.”

Says “[removed]”

I’ll read through the guides linked and go from there. For now changing the traits and weapons has made the character viable. Still broke from making the carrion gear, but will switch over to new gear when I can afford it.

Is there any benefit to mixing gear types? (i.e. half zerker, half rampager, or all zerker, but knights trinkets, etc.)

I’m going to have to go with “no” on this one. The ability to stand in one spot and fight an entire battle without moving kills the “active” part of combat.

I know it’s just one creature, but the Mordrem Thrashers are pretty different from everything else in Tyria.

Ok. I am completely confused now. I had traits at 6/4/0/4/0, with the trait items set at anything that would increase burning duration or similar.

Why did it make such a huge difference when I switched to the 6/6/2/0/0 V,VII,XI/VI,X,XII/VI ?

I mean, the difference is HUGE (to me). I was using scepter dagger, so switching to d/d wasn’t that much of a change, but …why is such a simple change doing so much better?

petyr baelish.9675:

Using condition damage on elementalists is quite bad. If you shift your main damage source to power damage you will see a huge improvement.

I don’t do open world pve much, but when I do I use:
d/d strength+force sigil with 6/6/2/0/0 V,VII,XI/VI,X,XII/VI for exploration
staff frailty+force sigil with 6/6/0/0/2 VI,VII,XI/VI,VII,XIII/V for zerging
I use berserker gear with strength runes.
There probably are better rune and sigil choices specifically for open world pve and PVT is more optimal for bosses you can’t crit but I’m not going to waste my time, money and inventory space on them.

I also advise you to read these guides, although they mainly focus on doing dungeon runs, they contain a lot of information on eles in general. Most of the builds, rotations and tactics discussed can be applied in open world.

http://dulfy.net/2014/07/11/gw2-elementalist-pve-class-guide-by-haviz-and-zelyhn/

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/elementalist/Guide-DPS-Elementalist-for-PvE/first

PS: guys don’t be so mean, all of us had to learn at some point. 1.5 years ago I thought knights gear auramancer build was the kitten in dungeons :p.
PS 2: It’s Gollum, not Golem

Thank you for the information.

Re:PS2. I know, but with the Asuran creations running all over GW2, I thought it was a silly twist. Guess not. lol

Obviously my logic is flawed somewhere. I thought that as an elementalist, using conditions like fire, freezing, etc. would potentially benefit by using armor that, well, you know, had CONDITION DAMAGE as one of it’s stats.
However what I have is a character that is so weak on both offense and defense, that she got killed by a kittening dust mite in silverwastes.

Is it to much to ask to be able to kill the simplest of mobs? Apparently so. I really do not understand what exactly people are doing running around on ele’s in Sivlerwastes, because if they are anything like me, the last thing they are doing is dps. Meanwhile I’ve blown a bunch of gold on an armor set that does absolutely kitten for survivability (I will never again use Carrion).

It is depressing and discouraging when I see other players just mowing down Mordrem mobs like they were just running around in Queensdale at level 80, yet it takes me minutes to kill something.

I’ve never considered deleting a level 80 before today.

If anyone would like to show me exactly how an elementalist can do something other than tickle their opponent, I would love to see the traits and gear.

Ayrilana.1396:

Neural.1824:

Ayrilana.1396:

Neural.1824:

Ayrilana.1396:

Neural.1824:

naiasonod.9265:

I love how they call the things legendary, give them effects that belong in visually loud animes and people practically kill themselves trying to get the things.

The illusion of prestige, man. Gets the suckers every time, right square in the wallet and wasted time.

They’ve got you folks pegged. Why should they change anything when many here will complain, but keep throwing cash at gems for gold anyway, or keep throwing loot into the mystic toilet, hoping that today might be their fifteen seconds of ‘glory’.

They haven’t ‘fixed it’ on all these years because our isn’t broken for what they clearly want it to be accomplishing.

Don’t look at what they say or what you think they said – look at what they do, or in this case, don’t do.

Story tells itself. Not much else to be said about it, is there?

What I find interesting is that while Legendaries are such a huge cash cow for Anet, why do they not keep developing them? Why not fix issues with current ones? Why nothing new? Just seems strange to me that they’d let their flagship items collect dust.

Maybe because you’re making the assumption that so many people buy gems to convert to gold so they can get their legendaries?

Credit card to gold is Anets primary focus. If they wanted Legnedaries to be something other than a cash grab, they’d have balanced prices on precursors and such a long time ago by making it actually challenging to get a Legendary. Why do you think they aren’t account bound?
Any time gold is on the line, there’s a chance that a user will pull out their credit card to get more. Plain and simple.

So you’re treating speculation as fact?

So you have facts to contradict me? Please do.

You’re the one who first made the claim that Anet’s primary focus with having legendaries (and/or precursors) sellable is to make money from the gem store. The burden is on you to cite your proof.

My speculation is based on common sense. If Anet wasn’t making money doing it, they would change it. They are in business to make money, using a cash shop model. Just about everything in this game in one way or another is tied to gold. Gold is the focus of the entire economy. Arenanet needs high prices and for players to feel they don’t have enough so that they are more prone to spending real life cash. It’s how they run things.

Ayrilana.1396:

Neural.1824:

Ayrilana.1396:

Neural.1824:

naiasonod.9265:

I love how they call the things legendary, give them effects that belong in visually loud animes and people practically kill themselves trying to get the things.

The illusion of prestige, man. Gets the suckers every time, right square in the wallet and wasted time.

They’ve got you folks pegged. Why should they change anything when many here will complain, but keep throwing cash at gems for gold anyway, or keep throwing loot into the mystic toilet, hoping that today might be their fifteen seconds of ‘glory’.

They haven’t ‘fixed it’ on all these years because our isn’t broken for what they clearly want it to be accomplishing.

Don’t look at what they say or what you think they said – look at what they do, or in this case, don’t do.

Story tells itself. Not much else to be said about it, is there?

What I find interesting is that while Legendaries are such a huge cash cow for Anet, why do they not keep developing them? Why not fix issues with current ones? Why nothing new? Just seems strange to me that they’d let their flagship items collect dust.

Maybe because you’re making the assumption that so many people buy gems to convert to gold so they can get their legendaries?

Credit card to gold is Anets primary focus. If they wanted Legnedaries to be something other than a cash grab, they’d have balanced prices on precursors and such a long time ago by making it actually challenging to get a Legendary. Why do you think they aren’t account bound?
Any time gold is on the line, there’s a chance that a user will pull out their credit card to get more. Plain and simple.

So you’re treating speculation as fact?

So you have facts to contradict me? Please do.

Ayrilana.1396:

Neural.1824:

naiasonod.9265:

I love how they call the things legendary, give them effects that belong in visually loud animes and people practically kill themselves trying to get the things.

The illusion of prestige, man. Gets the suckers every time, right square in the wallet and wasted time.

They’ve got you folks pegged. Why should they change anything when many here will complain, but keep throwing cash at gems for gold anyway, or keep throwing loot into the mystic toilet, hoping that today might be their fifteen seconds of ‘glory’.

They haven’t ‘fixed it’ on all these years because our isn’t broken for what they clearly want it to be accomplishing.

Don’t look at what they say or what you think they said – look at what they do, or in this case, don’t do.

Story tells itself. Not much else to be said about it, is there?

What I find interesting is that while Legendaries are such a huge cash cow for Anet, why do they not keep developing them? Why not fix issues with current ones? Why nothing new? Just seems strange to me that they’d let their flagship items collect dust.

Maybe because you’re making the assumption that so many people buy gems to convert to gold so they can get their legendaries?

Credit card to gold is Anets primary focus. If they wanted Legnedaries to be something other than a cash grab, they’d have balanced prices on precursors and such a long time ago by making it actually challenging to get a Legendary. Why do you think they aren’t account bound?
Any time gold is on the line, there’s a chance that a user will pull out their credit card to get more. Plain and simple.

naiasonod.9265:

I love how they call the things legendary, give them effects that belong in visually loud animes and people practically kill themselves trying to get the things.

The illusion of prestige, man. Gets the suckers every time, right square in the wallet and wasted time.

They’ve got you folks pegged. Why should they change anything when many here will complain, but keep throwing cash at gems for gold anyway, or keep throwing loot into the mystic toilet, hoping that today might be their fifteen seconds of ‘glory’.

They haven’t ‘fixed it’ on all these years because our isn’t broken for what they clearly want it to be accomplishing.

Don’t look at what they say or what you think they said – look at what they do, or in this case, don’t do.

Story tells itself. Not much else to be said about it, is there?

What I find interesting is that while Legendaries are such a huge cash cow for Anet, why do they not keep developing them? Why not fix issues with current ones? Why nothing new? Just seems strange to me that they’d let their flagship items collect dust.

Interesting stuff. Hope they learn more about it. It would be neat to have more solid info.

There are some amazing things that were done creatively with town clothes, and Anet just flushed it all away because “reasons”.