Guild Wars 2

Haha, that+its = censor,

You can go for the Berserker+Valkyrie. Did you really change your build just for that?

1. the difference between ascended and exotic trinkets aren’t that high

2. the Berserker+Valkyrie. ascended will give you more power and crit in exchange for trading some vit for precep.

PVStar.3658:

Orion the Cursed.1206:

I had a ranger in GW1, I alternate between my interupt and beastmaster build for PvE and Touch for PvP. I wouldn’t be able to make my touch ranger without Prophecies + Fractions. Are you saying GW1 should have stuck to just Prophecies and that would solve all balance issues?

No, but the release of Factions (and later Nightfall and to a lesser extent EotN) was the reason that balance went completely out the window. You see, Prophecies was the most balanced GW1 ever was. Factions came with assassins/ritualists, which were just completely broken at release, along with other skills for the original classes that were completely unbalanced. Now, ANet had no choice but to release new classes/skills with Factions, it was a new campaign. Right now ANet has the chance to make an actual attempt at balancing what we have now before adding new skills. Judging by the way GW1 went for over half a decade and how GW2 has gone the past 11 months, ANet is going to handle it poorly and drive whatever “balance” is left in this game right into the ground.

Right now ANet is trying to cater to too many people (just as they did in GW1), and the end result is going to be poor. They’re seriously contradicting themselves by finally trying to make PvP somewhat decent while saying they’re going to regularly add more skills to the game.

For the record, I’m not saying they shouldn’t add more skills. It’s inevitable, it adds variety, people want it. I’m saying they should at least get what we have now right (ok, they can’t get it right, but they should at least make more effort) before digging themselves a deeper hole. Anyone who played GW1 knows that ANet has always been god awful at balance, which is why this shouldn’t be rushed.

But according to you, even if they spent another year balancing the current skill… as long as they release new content, its going to be unbalanced anyways correct?

So why not make it an ongoing process. Spend 80% of their time on balancing and 20% on new skills? Thats my argument.

unless you are saying they shouldn’t have released anything past Prophecies…

Latorn.4209:

Orion the Cursed.1206:

PetricaKerempuh.7958:

i kinda hoped they were talking about new utility skills…

They are talking about utility and elite skills. Ignore the people above you

They are talking about new skills, period. Do we have any clarification where Anet’s said they’ve ruled out the possibility of giving new weapons to existing professions?

Sorry, my “they” refers to Anet, not the people in this topic. My apologies for the confusion

Back to GW2, more skills equals (for my main-Engi)

-new turrets
-new kits, dare i say melee kits
-gadget love
-more tanking skills rather than cc
-using something besides Crate Drop Elite

My Necro could use another Well skill as well as skills i can use underwater… and so on. How will focusing on balancing the current skills give me these things?

I had a ranger in GW1, I alternate between my interupt and beastmaster build for PvE and Touch for PvP. I wouldn’t be able to make my touch ranger without Prophecies + Fractions. Are you saying GW1 should have stuck to just Prophecies and that would solve all balance issues?

but GW2 doesn’t have enough skills to begin with. Incase you haven’t noticed, GW1 is not the same as GW2. playstyle and even the development team is different.

Guardians have 4 shouts, 3 of them defensive. Warriors cant kite. Thieves have next to no support, etc..

Half of the builds, and 1/3 elites dont work underwater.

Saying no to new skills doesn’t guarantee that they will focus on the current ones. It just means they should stop working on improving the game.

Afya.5842:

No. It’s just unnecessary.

100% agree. Nothing personal just i dont think the “players” can control their “i want that but i’m too lazy to work for it so give it to me for free” urges.

Bla Bla Bla, my class sucks.

I have all professions with all skills unlocked. How do you know that the game will be more unbalanced with new skills? How do you know they wont continue balancing the skills? Because you dont like the latest patch?

We dont know that but we know one thing, having a choice is better than none. More skills = more builds for both PvE and PvP. Hell, engineers only get to use one elite skill. How long do you want to keep it that way? Give it a chance!

If it annoys you, don’t do it.

Ever thought of getting the ascended with the same stat as your exotic? Considering thakittens actually harder to get some Exotic prefix compared to the Ascended ones, i dont see the problem.

PetricaKerempuh.7958:

i kinda hoped they were talking about new utility skills…

They are talking about utility and elite skills. Ignore the people above you

~“An asuran lab experiments went kabloey, maybe because of Inquest sabotage.”

The experiment itself was conducted by the Inquest.

Agree. They need to step up their campaign.

Anarchy!

No nations, no borders. No gods, no masters.

Anet, can we have more background info on her? Nothing is known about her before Southsun.

Forced to use regen booster. Yes, FORCED!

Probably not since they are not legendary (stats) anymore. Unless they allow stat change for all items and not just legendaries.

I have noticed for the past few days that the risen that cripples players in Orr will permanently cripple my necromancer (i haven’t tested with other characters). There’s no duration, it just stays till i use a remove condition.

Just a heads up

Same over here. (15 length)

Aegis.9724:

IMHO dailies, 1-per-day rewards, DR and time gated content are ALL bad.

Compelling people into specific content because they might “miss out” is a bad,dirty, old trick in mmos

Agree, that its bad. But it works on the simple minded. Hahahaha

Dante.1508:

Orion the Cursed.1206:

Dante.1508:

Maybe if they didn’t make everything such a nightmare to get, with stupid drop rates etc, players wouldn’t need alts or speed farming…

But i guess that’s to simple a fix right..

Everything in this game is very easy to get in comparison to other MMOs. People just need to stop comparing themselves to what others have.

But i guess that’s imposible to fix, right?

I’ve played multiple MMO’s that weren’t as grindy to get better stuff in the games, and even some insanely grindy ones you knew you’d get the drops, here its not the case at all..

Name them. Dont forget you have to beat, “i can always get an end game great sword (BiS) in 30 mins.” 50 baub baub takes 3 days with one character.

Shifty.5187:

I guess adults also don’t play games?

Your words.

Please read the entire post. The problem is complaining without thinking things through. This is a common problems not limited to computer games. Wouldn’t you say that an adult should be more prone to thinking things through compared to the less matured?

If you think Dailies are bad for the game (or players) please explain why. Because i cant log on daily = game sucks = Anet hates casuals? Is that how an adult critiques?

OP is an “adult” trying to compete with kids on a computer game… That is sad

BTW: i dont do fractals as well. (high five) But if you think dailies are a faster way to get things you are mistaken. Laurels are the slowest way, each laurel is worth about 1g (assuming ascended gear cost 30g). Not worth farming.

Dante.1508:

Maybe if they didn’t make everything such a nightmare to get, with stupid drop rates etc, players wouldn’t need alts or speed farming…

But i guess that’s to simple a fix right..

Everything in this game is very easy to get in comparison to other MMOs. People just need to stop comparing themselves to what others have.

But i guess that’s imposible to fix, right?

Solid Gold.9310:

Orion the Cursed.1206:

Upgrade your computer and internet line?

It’s nothing to do with that.

I believe they are working on doing away with culling in PvE, not sure if we will see it included in the next patch.

Culling is really bad in PvE, get a few metres away from somebody and they disappear, or run into the bank for the merchant to appear after you get there.

They could clean up redundant scripts and graphics. Or preload certain things, but bottom line, if your computer cant receive and process data fast enough you will always see a delay.

RebelYell.7132:

Adults don’t need to be told by others how to ration their time.

Adults dont bother complaining about a computer game currency which rewards players for participation. Adults know how to balance their responsibilities. Thus while OP may be (or posing as) an adult, he is still mentally immature.

In that sense yes, adults don’t need to be told what to do. OP does however. So does most players of a computer game who are really teens.

If OP were smarter (and more mature), he would realize there are a lot of restrictions in place in GW2 which limit players who can play 8+ hours a day from gaining a large advantage over casual players, and dailies are one of them.

SafiMoyo.5130:

I LOVE the idea of “weeklies” replacing “dailies”

But you are against having both at the same time? Because the best way to reward your self is to punish others at the same time?

I want to log in once per year and do it all at once. Please replace all dailies, monthlies, fractals, guild missions… with a yearly that rewards 500 laurels or 6 ascended gear of my choice.

/sarcasm

lunawisp.2378:

Orion the Cursed.1206:

There is no “level 16 gold mob”. If it was even a real single silver unit, we would lose. Please check properly. Anyways i already posted here the strategy to beat them with a low level. You guys just want to rage.

You want to check your facts matey. My level 80 guardian fully kitted out with exotic gear came across some of these. First hit was blocked by Aegis as you’d expect, second hit was an instant defeat. She had been levelled down to 8 in a level 8 area, the mobs were level 16, one of them a vet. No level 8 can take a hit from a lvl 16 veteran.

The fact that you, personally, haven’t come across these doesn’t mean they don’t exist. Some of us have seen them and been flattened by them.

The name of the unit who killed you is standard Veteran Molten Brawler. I have been downed by them before. They are strong but not unbeatable. Use some strategy. Purple, Gold and Silver ranks don’t increase their damage just their Hp significantly.

Now, my lvl 40 with lvl 20 gear has farmed 120+ audio so far. 30 more and i’m done. My lvl 40 with lvl 20 gear is stronger than your lvl 80 guardian with full exotics? Or are you saying the 120 successful kills are just luck?

“Some of us have seen them and been flattened by them” Some of us are practice, plan and dont rely on gear and whining. Which are you?

BTW: My lvl 80 engi with rare trinkets just facerolls the Veteran Molten Brawlers with his wrench and crowbar. Skill difference bub.

Upgrade your computer and internet line?

Zaxares.5419:

Orion the Cursed.1206:

Farming SAB for skins isn’t even worth it. I can buy 3 skins a day easily by farming CoF.

I would advise people not to get too comfortable with this method of gold acquisition. You can be certain that ANet is aware that CoF Path 1 is too easily farmed and they will be taking steps to nerf/block it in the future.

I have been telling the devs to do something about it since January. If they wont listen, i plan to get as much people possible to farm to force their hand. Better sooner than later right?

Deimos Tel Arin.7391:

is there an official reply to this already or not?

Why is there a need for an official reply? Skins cant be sold and its a waste of time to farm them. Its not a race.

tolunart.2095:

On the bright side, it’s good to know that it’s still so easy to troll the forums…

Yeah, i think thats what the Moderator meant by “the matter is resolved”.

“Some guy beats you in WvW. I bet he had ascended gear. That’s why he beat me. If I had ascended gear, I’d have beat him. It’s not going to be true most of the time, but some people will think it anyway.”

What is funny is that the person who lost (like OP) is now trying to stop people from getting ascended gear instead of working to get ascended get themselves.

Another interesting fact is that they decided that they are superior (because they wont lose if not for the ascended gear) because they refuse (or cant/wont) invest the time on the game.

I have been able to beat 2 players hunting others on jumping puzzles by my self without food on WvWvW with exotic gear and 6 masterwork trinkets/back. Perhaps they were over confident with their numbers. They probably think i have ascended gear rather than admit they suck, =p

Farming SAB for skins isn’t even worth it. I can buy 3 skins a day easily by farming CoF.

Zaxares.5419:

The Living Story is a permanent fixture of the game (it’s a blanket term for ongoing new content released by ANet). Flame & Frost is not. Once the threat from the Molten Alliance is dealt with, I imagine the portals/dredge carriers will stop appearing, buried objects will no longer be available, sonic periscopes no longer spawn etc. The instanced areas of Rox’s/Braham’s missions may still be available, but on the whole I imagine the general world will return to the state it was before, albeit with any permanent changes remaining like the new homesteads or the refugee settlement in Southsun Cove.

While i agree some events will stop, there’s nothing stoping the Molten Alliance from continuing to exist in Tyria. Zaithan has been defeated but the events and more continue to reference its as if it is still alive. The leaders of the flame legion and nightmare court have abandoned (or died) but the fractions still remain. I doubt the Molten Alliance will completely disappear. Chances are a new area will be opened for players.

Shiren.9532:

Aristio.2784:

The only urge you’re feeling is just left over from previous games literally forcing you to log in or fall behind in stats.

It’s really not. I came from GW1 and the only dailies it ever had were Zaishen Quests, which were added four years into the game. I had played through three campaigns and an expansion without ever needing or wanting a daily. When they were added they could only buy you a special storage bag (which could be traded) and a bunch of cosmetic stuff. Nothing like more powerful gear.

I didn’t come from a game which had dailies that force you to log in or fall behind in stats and I still feel pressure to get all my dailies done. Dailies aren’t fun, they were never intended to be. They were just intended to get people to log into the game whether it’s fun or not.

I honestly don’t think there are that many people who think gathering 20 items is fun and the ones who do would probably be doing it whether it was a daily or not. It’s bad game design, but it helps ArenaNet push one of their primary goals, increasing the daily log in metrics and enforcing a hard cap on grind progression. This is what happens when developers lose their direction and integrity and get too focused on metrics. Instead of thinking “how can we make this game more fun and foster engaging and entertaining content” they begin thinking “how can we get players to play as consistently as possible for as long as possible”. Originally ArenaNet intended to create a fun game where fun was the only motivation you needed to play it. Now they are pushing the “Daily” agenda with grind progression and calendar gating to keep their numbers as high as possible and artificially extend content, not through playability and enjoyment, but through grind and daily limitations.

But i have been doing dailies for fun since August 2012. You are only doing it for “stats”? Thats your problem. No wonder it isn’t fun for you. You know you dont get much “stats” from dailies compared to Fractals and guild missions, right?

Your motivation isn’t fun. Its jealousy.

Zaxares.5419:

Although I don’t like the look of any of the Fused weapons and am not going for any myself, given the fact that the Fused weapon skins are account bound and can’t be sold, I hope that the Fused weapon skins continue to drop from the BLC’s permanently since that would mean players who want them have a very limited timetable in which to get them.

The living story is a permanent addition to the game so it stands to reason that Fused weapons will stay forever.

As for complaining that is costs a lot of gems to get, “Don’t get it!” What do you have to gain/lose?

There is no “level 16 gold mob”. If it was even a real single silver unit, we would lose. Please check properly. Anyways i already posted here the strategy to beat them with a low level. You guys just want to rage.

I dont mind letting people sell the rings (and back) because i dont do fractals and have a lot of gold. :p

But if you do that you will lose your “advantage” over us non-fractal players. Your poison.

Moletti.9728:

The Molten forces and the Periscopes are beyond ridiculous. I’m a relatively new player and getting hammered in the noob areas is a major hassle. I looked into the living story and apparently I need to be level 80 to participate. Not gonna happen anytime soon. So why do I have to put up with these traps at all? Especially when they’re posted along roads and in the middle of event areas? I can’t complete the Black Citadel map at the moment (a story option will allow it, but I’m not using that storyline) and I can’t complete the wayfarer foothills. This Living Story thing should really be run more like the PvP/WvW; with a separation from the regular world so the rest of us don’t get bogged down by the “Good Idea Fairy” and it’s horrific fallout. I paid for the game, I’d like to be able to play it now. In the future, how about an “opt out” option? Or maybe a refund if this sort of thing is the status quo?

Dont you think you are overreacting? I did the living story alone with my lvl 40 (with level 20 gear) and a finished it all with no problems. Even if you are lvl 1-15, all you need to do is have a second person around. As for completing the map, you can easily dodge the sonic blasts, heck none of them are located at the same spot as a map exploration point.

Deified.7520:

Here are some of my ideas for PvP items if they do introduce laurels.

Cash shop items (Boosters, skins from the cash shop only, etc). PvPers really don’t have anything from the gem store that they want nor do they have any gold to purchase those things.

Finishers, as they said already

Rank pts/glory boosters

Crafting materials for the pvp mystic forge.

Guild weapon skins.

Rank points being able to be converted to PvE ExP?

It is tough. Honestly they should work on adding more features and ways to re populate the sPvP community. It goes up after a patch, but only for a couple of weeks. It slowly dies down after that. I remember doing pug 1 rd turnys and being put with the same 8/10 people for 3 matches in a row, not sure if that is matchmaking issue or population issue.

I dont agree they should just put more rewards to attract players. They should focus on improving content instead. Also they are those who will call the move as, “Anet is introducing PvP grinding” ;(

Gamushara.1328:

that’s odd since my other character was carrying over 300 for days. I guess that was the actual bug then. thanks for the info

notice i said “in SAB”. You may exceed that limit outside SAB by transferring or through chests that spawn in the world. Hope it helps.

Lafiel.9372:

Again, a strange argument here. Because of the rarity to obtain and item, one has the reasoning that it should be account bound? So why stop there? Exotics are rare, but they become soulbound on equip, why does no one complain about that? Needless to say, I would think this is more of a player issue (not thought about it enough and which character they wanted it to be on) then a game issue.

I agree. This argument can also be used to justify saying, “since it takes me so long to level my 1st character to 80, i should be able to transfer my experience to my alts and if Anet disagrees, it means they are after my money.”

I believe the people who want legendaries to be account bound are people who do not believe in putting effort in to improving and achieving things in life. They feel insecure when they see someone else with a bigger achievement. There is no discrimination against people based on the number of Legendaries they own. People should get Legendaries because the challenge of getting one (or because they have extra cash and want to suport the game).

PvP items are free. You are expected to play for Rank and Glory if you want the rare skins.

What do you want the PvP laurel vendor to sell?

@Siphaed,

Um… so what if people want to stock pile them? What if you hit your monthly reward (10 L) when you have more than 90 L in your inventory? The most expensive karma item is 42,000, should that be the cap?

Can’t you see the problems with a low cap like 100?

Hearte.6852:

Didn’t affect me. Had 106 or so when I purchased the cat tonic.

Can any1 confirm? Is the cap 100? I havent gotten this months reward but i’m close.

Veteran Molten Bruisers are extremely powerful (and the protectors are annoying) but i believe OP is exaggerating. (Also exaggerating about there being no other players around because everyone is doing it (and jumping puzzles) for their monthly) Yeah, my lvl 80 engi has no trouble with them alone.

For my lvl 40, i just hit and run the weaker units until their “morale” runs out. Try employing a little strategy instead of expecting to overpower everything by your self.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Bauble_Purse

The limit is 250 in SAB. You may increase it to 500 if you buy the purse at w1-z3 for 250 baubles.

Josh Foreman.8250:

We are a very small team. The more skins we made, the less stuff we could make in the Box. So we settled for a minimal set, with plans to add to it with each new World we release. I love Engies and I wish we could have served them and Thieves better this time around, but had to make some tough choices.

Thanks for sharing. SAB is really fun and i hope to get a pistol skin to remember it by. Please take your time and design an awesome skin for us.

@Aly

I finish all heart quests on that and most of my other characters months ago. Thats why i dont bother checking anymore. I actually have quite a lot of empty mail space (which is why i was surprised i needed to clean it) but for some reason i had to empty about 1/4 of my mail just to get the Kit.

Thanks a bunch, Danikat. i had to delete 4 or 5 mails from gold spammers till i get it. strangely i now i still have 11 mails from heart quests.

I just payed 1120 crystals but didn’t receive my total makeover kit x5. No mails, not in inventory…
CM, Devs, please explain now. Who do i complain to?