Guild Wars 2

We have butt capes and shark fins.

tigirius.9014:

I honestly don’t understand some of the conventions that the devs talk about, they say they want to make a revolutionary game but leave out so many essential items in this game, it’s just weird imo honestly, and mounts are just the tip of the iceberg.

Mounts are not revolutionary. I don’t mind smaller mechanical/Steampunk/Asura/magic mounts with the same speed boost as running players. Just make Full speed boost temporary “33%” on mounts too.

Dragon Bash is a festival that will return.

Sky pirates should continue with new living story arcs in the future. Because steampunk sky pirates theme is to cool of a idea to abandon.

How about using the “mini dungeon” model. By that I mean OPEN dungeons.

Fire comes in more than red and orange, Anet.

Astral Projections.7320:

Onshidesigns.1069:

Miniatures are just a fun little item to have. But miniatures need their own place in the collection tab so they don’t take up bank space.

They do have their own place in the collections tab. Every time they release a new mini they add a new space for it.

It’s not a mini. It’s a miniature model of the ship.

Not even that even. I think it will work like the book you get in dragon bash.

I had to spawn camp the stash locations to get the achievement. Many others were doing the same.

Every time players have found a way to make a some profit. Anet NERF it.

Reply to AlietteFaye
Full temporary swiftness is 33% I think and only temporary. It’s just fast eighth to run past almost any enemy without getting hit. I think the speed you run at should be applied to cosmetic mounts in the game now. Just make the full swiftness temporary like wth a thief.

Not everyone uses WP’s to do only dungeons. Many use WP’s to get to a area in the open world, they want to play.

Miniatures are just a fun little item to have. But miniatures need their own place in the collection tab so they don’t take up bank space.

I know there was few details on housing.

I just wanted to make the point to Anet. If housing is inside the home instance. Don’t make players homeless within the home instance.

A Nord is a type of human. Just create a female Nord.

If Anet makes the “Home Instance” our in game housing. Then will we have a house inside our Home Instance? Or are we homeless vagrants within our Home Instance?

I would say so Anet can manipulate the price of doubloons. To ensure recipes do not become too profitable.

Fishbait.6723:

negerleif.2106:

Onshidesigns.1069:

JoshuaRAWR.4653:

I cannot take anyone in this thread seriously, why do you all want this so called “Clutter” Removed? It’s not distracting at all, the only way i can see it being distracting is if you all play on a 5 inch monitor.

Guild wars 2’s UI Is incredibly minimalistic, you’re all just being incredibly whiny, sorry to say, but the majority of you are acting like spoiled children. “THE PEAS ARE TOUCHING THE MASHED POTATO, OH MY GOD! MUUUUUUUUUUM!”

Who the kitten are you to tell anyone that they shouldn’t complain about GW2 cluttered UI?

I want the option to have a UI as cluttered free as Skyrim’ UI!

Ctrl-Shift+H And there you have a skyrim UI

If they made enemy name plates visible whilst doing that, would`ve used that permanently since day one

Also can’t see menus using Ctrl-Shift+H. I do use Ctrl-Shift+H for taking images but that’s not perfect either. As I have to use /sleep to make my character less visible.

mercury ranique.2170:

DeWolfe.2174:

agree’d! And, I thought we suggested this as soon as we saw them in Southsun? I guess they don’t read the forums that much

They do read the forums and they say they try to read every suggestion. (wich I can’t even do and I spend way too much time here).

The last thread about this had some pro’s and cons due to the nature how it was stated. If it is called summer look as in here it has my +1

Why would matter that it’s a summer look thing? That game world has both hot and cold areas. Regardless of time of the year.

That “better version with real money” is a scam! It’s much better to buy regular coffers in the TP.

The sky pirates armor is a much better way to sell items.

Mad Queen Malafide.7512:

Onshidesigns.1069:

If you can’t see how that creates twice the lag, then your dumb.*

What you think lag is, and what lag actually is are not the same thing. You should look up what lag means. Because a player on the back of a dolyak, is still one player. It doesn’t make any difference for network traffic. Ironic that you would call me dumb. Seriously darling, this is my work.

It’s more player information that has to be communicated through the network.

AlietteFaye.7316:

Onshidesigns.1069:

Valento.9852:

AlietteFaye.7316:

Valento.9852:

Mounts? Seeing people approving this is so contradictory… oh well.

How is it contradictory?

Well, back then I approved it because mounts are a cool feature IMO, but people yelled “lore does not allow, and will make waypoints useless!!!11 LEAVE THEM MOUNTS OUT OF THE GAME! Mounts? Ain’t nobody got time fo’ that!” and such…

M uch lag
O bstructs view of other players
U nappealing to GW players
N ot going to happen
T oo big
S kip over DE’s

Why do you think mounts would automatically mean that players can go faster than the current speed of Swiftness? I really wish people would stop pretending that plenty of people don’t take Swiftness or a Signet for speed to run in the open world. They *already skip DEs to get to where they need to go, and it isn’t like that many people are actually playing in the open world anyways.*

Obstructs players view? Sure, Charr and Norn already don’t do that to Asura, right?

As for making WPs useless, I think that’s a bit backwards. WPs make mounts useless.

I don’t mind cosmetic mounts similar to the ones already in the game with TEMP SWIFTNESS. But not permanent swiftness for mounts.

People do play the open world. Move to a more populated server if you don’t believe me.

WP’s don’t skip content! Because WP’s save time for players to play more content.

Everyone knows that mounts start simple in other games, but then get bigger and more elaborate. Mounted players are always in front blocking NPC’s, cordoors, roads.

Charr, Norn players are already too big! So why compound the problem with tall or fat mounts.

If Anet wants mounts? Make them small cosmetic ones like the ones already in the game! Just Add temp swiftness+signets equipped.

JoshuaRAWR.4653:

I cannot take anyone in this thread seriously, why do you all want this so called “Clutter” Removed? It’s not distracting at all, the only way i can see it being distracting is if you all play on a 5 inch monitor.

Guild wars 2’s UI Is incredibly minimalistic, you’re all just being incredibly whiny, sorry to say, but the majority of you are acting like spoiled children. “THE PEAS ARE TOUCHING THE MASHED POTATO, OH MY GOD! MUUUUUUUUUUM!”

Who the kitten are you to tell anyone that they shouldn’t complain about GW2 cluttered UI?

I want the option to have a UI as cluttered free as Skyrim’ UI!

Valento.9852:

AlietteFaye.7316:

Valento.9852:

Mounts? Seeing people approving this is so contradictory… oh well.

How is it contradictory?

Well, back then I approved it because mounts are a cool feature IMO, but people yelled “lore does not allow, and will make waypoints useless!!!11 LEAVE THEM MOUNTS OUT OF THE GAME! Mounts? Ain’t nobody got time fo’ that!” and such…

M uch lag
O bstructs view of other players
U nappealing to GW players
N ot going to happen
T oo big
S kip over DE’s

Mad Queen Malafide.7512:

Onshidesigns.1069:

Mounts
*In other games mounts look to over the top.

This is a different game.

Onshidesigns.1069:

*Riding enemies as mounts is dumb and lore breaking.

GW1 had mounts. It is completely consistent with the lore. Dolyaks are a very common form of transport in Tyria for example. Dolyaks are not enemies! And if they was rideable, it should be on a predetermined route

Onshidesigns.1069:

*Mounts create more lag.

Nonsense. It’s like adding another player model. If you can’t see how that creates twice the lag, then your dumb.

Onshidesigns.1069:

*Mounts allow players to ride through mobs of enemies.

No they don’t. Depends on how they are implemented. In GW1 you couldn’t just ride your mount through a mob of enemies. instead mounted players will ride around DE’s

Onshidesigns.1069:

*Norns riding large mounts?

They are not that much bigger than other races. I don’t see a problem here. Asura!

Just like with you not wanting more revealing clothing. You have no argument that can support mounts working in GW2.

Esplen.3940:

Onshidesigns.1069:

Mounts
*In other games mounts look to over to top.
*Riding enemies as mounts is dumb and lore breaking.
*Mounts create more lag.
*Mounts allow players ride through mobs of enemies.
*Nords riding large mounts?

Smaller cosmetic mounts that are not alive. With the same temp boost as running. And apply that same temp running boost to tonics.

Esplen.3940:

Brooms… Sonic Tunneling Device… Tonics…

OH MY GOODNESS, I WONDER WHERE THIS BRILLIANT IDEA CAME FROM!

I’ve made a post LONG AGO asking for this. I was first to suggest adding temp boost to cosmetic mounts. Now kitten off kitten!

Konig Des Todes.2086:

The Bazaar of the Four Winds and the Zephyr Sanctum are two separate locations. Given the wording, I believe the Bazaar to be a place on land, located within the Labyrinthine Cliffs – this location will probably be permanent like Southsun Cove, or will end up being like Claw Island (always on the map, but can never return to until prompted) – I hope the former, as I always wish Claw Island was an instance to visit at any time.

The Zephyr Sanctum and related elements will likely be like the rest of the living story – something to come and go that have a chance of returning in the future (like Canach or Mai escaping, or remnants of the Molten Alliance restarting a new threat, or yet another karka threat).

What youre saying makes sense. But if true, why does the Zephyr Sanctum Model icon look like a floating island?

Mounts
*In other games mounts look to over to top.
*Riding enemies as mounts is dumb and lore breaking.
*Mounts create more lag.
*Mounts allow players ride through mobs of enemies.
*Nords riding large mounts?

Smaller cosmetic mounts that are not alive. With the same temp boost as running. And apply that same temp running boost to tonics.

This says you get a Zephyr Sanctum Model that you can view even after the airship has flown away. The words flown away implies that the ship is a repeatable event like halloween and may appear in other locations (like wintersday airship).

“Zephyr Sanctum Model
Upon completing the Lessons from the Sky achievement, you’ll be awarded a miniature model of the Zephyr Sanctum which will allow you to view the ship at any time, even after it’s flown away.”

Anet is making a-lot of money off the game through the gem store. As long as they don’t chase players away with gem store RNG. Anet should continue to make plenty money to make future content.

So why not make future expansions free?

Or sell the expansions cheap for $20.00 US in the gem store (cash only).

Some people are claiming dailies only take 15 minutes. That’s not true. One daily and related dailies can be finished in 15 minutes. But completing all dailies in 15 depends on if Anet gives use dailies that can be completed in the same area.

My point is completing all dailies in 15 minutes, is not possible everyday. Anyone saying they can do it every day is lying.

Now on Achievements. These are not for a temporary event. They are meant to take time to unlock things.

Gasoline.2570:

Aside from buggy bouncers, the puzzle was easier than wintersday. You said hard? I expected clocktower.

I thought the clocktower and wintersday puzzles were much easier.

Zephyr Sanctum Model
Upon completing the Lessons from the Sky achievement, you’ll be awarded a miniature model of the Zephyr Sanctum which will allow you to view the ship at any time, even after it’s flown away.

This gives the impression that this is permanent content. That will repeat maybe in different locations.

Could the Bazaar of the Four Winds be permanent content?

By permanent I mean it repeats itself every 1 to 12 months. But stops at a different location each time.

Lisa.6102:

Lollllllllllll !!!!!!!!!

My post wasn’t meant to be a joke. It is a theory based on real scientific evidence.

Look at the Double Slit Experiment. How we observe or not observe light particles determines whether or not light is a wave or shows as particles.

Double Slit Experiment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfPeprQ7oGc

Let us be a hero with a dark side.

*Become a mercenary for hire
*stealing quests
*Add grave robbing quests
*Join the MOB
*Become a hitman
*Become a smuggler

Treasure maps dropped from champions will lead to different stashes. And the world will have hundreds of stash locations. But you must have the map to find and loot the stash. This will create fun endless content.

Anet can add and remove stash locations by changing which maps drop.

Immersion is not realism. I want immersion in that a less cluttered hud.

But real world realism in a fantasy/steampunk/sci fi doesn’t work.

Hats need hair!

So Anet should let players have customizable hair so it works like dyes in the hero panel.

This would mean removing the hair style kit from the game. Anet would instead make money from selling gem store headgear and new account bound hair options.

Treasure maps like in Red Dead Redemption.

Treasure maps would start as a drop from champions. That have clues to a small hidden stash. The small hidden stash would also have another map with more clues to follow. That would lead to another small stash or one big stash.

Treasure maps-Drop from champions and small hidden stashes
small stash-drop one treasure, gold, rare items
big stash-guarantee rare, exotic
RNG would determine if map leads to a small or big stash. But the player would not know which it is.

*Players can only have one map per character at a time. No new maps will drop until
*Destroying a map ends the treasure hunt.
*Treasure ends when a big stash is found.
*finding treasure maps are endless quests.
*Maps are soulbound, must be that way for this to work.

HawkMeister.4758:

Azjenco.9425:

Colin did promise that Living Story is still in a ‘testing the waters’ phase, so I’m hopeful that things will go better as we head towards Christmas.

Holiday events seem to have an excuse

Yeah, Colin promises a lot.
In hindsight what kittentinkles me off the most was how early they started with the temporary content(Halloween) instead of bugfixing and Dungeon fixing, making good on promises from before launch like Polymock. Or the DR Bar Brawl, without which ALL the alcohol in the game has become useless as it was supposed to give boosts during that minigame!

Although I´m even somewhat sympathetic towards the need for Holiday events, as basically every other MMO has them, Halloween clearly was the first step in the wrong direction that GW2 is headed now for the last 8 months.

Halloween was great and still the best event so far. We just need less RNG this years Halloween.

It is annoying when passing through that area.

No more exclusive only for GW players. This game is going in be a year old soon. So all rewards from here on should be available for GW2 players.

I’m not say GW players shouldn’t get exclusive items. Just saying that Anet should not make new exclusive content for them.

Hall of Monuments still exists in GW2. So why not update it for GW2 players also.

No open world housing. It clutters the landscape.

Instanced housing based on real world location like in R###. Or use the city instances for housing.

Event items like this should have a slot in the collection tab.

I haven’t even played it yet. Maybe if it had a group finder. To help me find players that just wanted to play for fun “win or lose” without the fake elitism some players project.

Lisa.6102:

Buttercup.5871:

Lisa.6102:

OMG face palm … really read the thread from the begining , and then tell me which one of us is wearing blinkers….

as I said before. you go on believing in MF …

I’ll continue to farm naked

BTW what did I beat them by when I I got two out of 500 crates naked? ( lets see double that of the MF ???? )

It’s all a bit like the old stone soup story isn’t it

LOL

Why should I read another thread, or other posts in a thread, to make sense of what you write? And “beating the odds” refers to the process of getting something that is difficult to get due to the low chances of getting the item. This particular item, a jade weapon ticket, has a chance of one in 1250 coffers of dropping. You got it in 500 using my method. Now, if you believe that opening chests naked improves your odds of getting a ticket, I suggest you dedicate your own thread to this, indicating methods used and indicating what happened after at least opening 10k coffers in that manner. This thread is about magic find, an whether it improves the odds of opening coffers.

Obviously you so blinded by your way of thinking.

Open the chests naked netted me double the tickets of your method
and 8 times the amount of mini knights
Why can’t you see this ? Why do you skip over this point every time , I got more without using your method.
and i was going to say 3 times the amount of dragon wings from drops previously stated in this thread but i thought you might have a conniption. lol

Therefore my nakedness improved my chances if i went by your logic.

Do i believe that being naked was the cause of my luck? I seriously doubt it but it saves me money having to repair and i’m in a low level zone so I don’t need armor.

and yes I agree with the Ayrilana It is like a religious discussion.

This concept might not be as crazy as some people here think it is. No scientists have figured out exactly how consciousness really works. It’s more them random chemical reactions.

What if the brain acts like a computer and your consciousness is the software. Maybe the consciousness is in the electromagnetic field around the body. And controls the brain through quantum mechanics.

If thats true. Then maybe someone believing something can work could change possible outcomes. Science has almost no understanding of how the consciousness and quantum mechanics works.

This is just a theory, so research it by typing in consciousness quantum entanglement
in google and youtube.

The game needs pants, short skirts, short shorts, bikinis, men’s/women’s loincloths, nicer underwear in both armor and town clothing.

Einlanzer.1627:

Azure Prower.8701:

I find it amusing people think Thieves are the worst open world PVE class.

Open world PvE is not terribly challenging and can be done adequately well by any class. But, between being very squishy, not having any real form of aggro deflection, and having a horrible downed state, Thieves are the weakest, especially at lower levels.

If you don’t think so, then the only explanation I can think of is that you don’t have enough experience with other classes.

Otherwise, I agree with most of the above patches that some of the explanations are based on knee-jerk reactions. Rangers need some help, especially for dungeons, but they most certainly not second worst at open world pve. If anything they’re substantially better than most classes.

I can tag and kill more enemies faster with my short bow thief. Than most other players.

Aberrant.6749:

I think they mean the mini Kas bikini. I approve.

I think most players would want both the armor and the bikinis.

Remember the Canach’s Lair for the Southsun Cove living story. How about expanding the one room dungeon into a whole dungeon. It wouldn’t have Canach in it. But maybe a new enemy could permanently occupy the dungeon.

Give the dungeon a similar look in some areas. But add some underground lakes of lava, earthquakes, cave-ins, and water filled cave tunnels.

Southsun Cove has now become a place more for guilds. So a permanent dungeon is needed. To draw more people to the area.

I wouldn’t mind seeing games that have player pots to win.

lordkrall.7241:

Onshidesigns.1069:

And Anet is based there.

NCSoft is not.

And bringing real-life politics into the game would be quite stupid.

Ncsoft doesn’t design the game. Anet in the US does. This has nothing to do with politics.

Anet staff being American, have created an event that spans through their independence day. But have purposely not scheduled any in game fireworks during the holiday. This is because Anet/Ncsoft is hoping Americans will buy gem store fireworks to use on the 4th.