Guild Wars 2

Ethics.4519:

My mouse left-click will target the person I want

how about your right click mouse?

couldnt agree more, exclude mesmers. btw i cant w8 the day anet actually starts making skills that are more useful than AI.

Norn warrior ftw

what they need to do is make more unique DE’s. i think i never read on forum that fractal dungeon is bad. only the lvl system. btw because of it i lost my pve team couse i can play only 2-3 hours/day and by the 5th day of fractals i was lvl5 and all others 13 already. ty anet for that.

so basically, bosses in fractals are really good and i enjoyed them, but they should have been put in the open world as DE’s. if they did that and continued that, in 2 years we would have really an amazing mmo experience in the open world. now we have mostly the same DE’s with different mobs. anet start using your strenghts.

id like to have at least 2 weapon skills for each key to choose from. i wouldnt mind 3, and 4 would be even better ikittennow what i mean…

kKagari.6804:

cesmode.4257:

Sounds like my own fault? Because I dont want to be in a guild? So when did it become a requirement to be in a guild to experience all the content this game has to offer? Oh I forgot, with this patch.

Mate, its Guild wars.

this is funny since pvp crowd has completely different definition of Guild wars.

lol, i forgot about that adrenalin shock:) the rage! games looked ridiculous but that was it.

you are actually saying that paying for pvp will attract ppl into it? this is illogical. pvpers don’t spend money on games… thats just a fact and will only drive away whoever is left in the mists.

as to money goes, anet is making money by selling boxes. this was their advertising strategy. they said they don’t want to be pushed by the comunity into doing things in game that will ruin their ideas. now, since the game was advertised to be aiming for esport a lot of ppl bought the box for pvp and they deserve the same treatment like pve ppl. this has nothing to do with not having enough money. it has to do with anet using pvp money for pve at this moment. i just hope when pvp’s turn comes all those sweet pve gem money is gona make it better. this is it, no more discussion about it or ideas of this type.

this should be made sticky

what is this new nonsense about having pvp profitable!?!?!?!?

this is buy to play, at least it was advertised like that although it isn’t from introducing gems/ cash shop! and how exactly do you think more ppl will play pvp if they can’t even open their rewards.

is OP anet employee?

i dont see a reason why minimap should have character in middle, while having half of the map outside of minimap, and other half is just white. id like to see static minimap where i see all of the map at the same time.

Edelweiss.9815:

Rieselle.5079:

Maybe the community should start some “bounties” in a kickstarter-like way?

“If we raise $100,000 in crowdfunding, would ANet set up a definite project with public deadlines, a public beta, and a development team dedicated to PvP and responsive to the community, to address issues X, Y and Z, and to implement features A, B, and C?”

So rather than some sort of indirect “lets buy gems and hope for the best”, instead let’s treat the development of PvP as an entirely new product, and pay for for it directly.

I hope you’re joking.

What’s next? “Let’s gather 10 million to help Microsoft iron out the bugs in Windows 8”?

idk if its a joke, but anet should be ashamed that someone actually wrote this… its an effort to raise some money to give pvp a bit of serious development… i hope they have enough grace to at least blush after reading this.

lol, this sounds like ppl on wrongfully ban forum… its sad what anet did to this game.

welcome to spvp forum. there are essays written on this subject already. enjoy the read:)

im also excited to see the price for renting a private room. they are probably gonna put a list of 100 things you need to do to get it for “free” also, but if you don’t like doing it you can simply buy it with gems.

if this happens it will be another attempt of getting people into pvp that will turn out as another obstacle instead. we will have pay to win situation where ppl that spend money on gems get to practice even more to destroy pugs or one time paying customers.

Aragiel.6132:

DoYourBestBear.6810:

Point noted and added to the very large wall that creates the barrier to entry. But within this particular game, how would connect the pve and structured pvp? Some of the gear you simply cannot utilize for balance reasons.

GOLD.. ingame money.. its a good currency that is valuable for PVER´s, can be used for PvPer. In fact gems do that for you – the problem is they are not easily obtainable which leads to why? because they also source of money for ArenaNet.
Another ideas could be “Zkeys” from GW1. Simply reward of key. There is lot of boxes (not sure of the name) you get as random drop in PVE.. but key´s are not easy to get or are too rare (got 50 box drops and only like 5 keys). So what if one of reward would be this nice key? then you have something PVErs want..
there are options.. of course …

this is a great idea. but my new experience with anet has been shocking to say the least. i highly doubt they are willing to give up their potential profit for our gaming experience. this whole cash shop/ mystic forge/ gems thing is turning GW2 into a disaster. good thing is a lot of pve-ers are getting turned off by the new pve patch and ascended gear, becouse they realized the grind for the best equipment (they worked hard to get) is suddenly not over. maybe they turn to pvp?

edit: i vaguely remember anet stating that their financial model was to sell as many copies and guarantee all players to have the same experience!!! then suddenly we get PAID tournaments, for which u can spend gems to get in… i know you can also grind for tickets, but still… this is just wrong, and anet has crossed pay to play line too many times with the same model as this in pve also.

basically it is like this: you want to play GW2 new content? well you can go grind for months/ years, or you can instantly get in but if you get what you need in game shop… isn’t this also opposite of what they said about having the same chance for all players, and that game shop will only be cosmetic…

crossing the line way too often.

i know this might seem a bit off topic, but i am confident most of problems in all aspects of the game come from game shop. anets motives are not to make good game for us anymore… it is to make money.

community must become aware.

i cant change skills while they are on CD. id like to change them when i want to, but the CD from the changed skill stays.

would be gr8. kiss, kiss.

what exactly is bad about that? it is not here for the most pro of pros to grind, it is here for most casual of casuals to get into pvp.

enlighten me… what DO i need to do?

im back in game. dduring the night my acc has been restored. all in all it has been 56 hours.

i wish you all you guys good luck and thx for the support on the forum. it has been easier having a place to speak with ppl in same situation.

i also hope anet reads this thread and it helps them improve the system.

see you in game:)

Hentai.7519:

PetricaKerempuh.7958:

Hentai.7519:

PetricaKerempuh.7958:

i have just been upgraded from bot to hacked! looking at other posts looks like im close to freedom soon. will report wht happens.

How many days have you been waiting, I’d like to know how much longer My ticket will sit unchecked.

got baned 48 hours ago, and have been working last 4 hours. the update and request to update my ticket have come during that period. so somewhere between 44-48 hours

Well Then Maybe My Ticket has been forgotten I haven’t heard back from them in a day now, ugh I wonder if there was an MMO of the Year I don’t think I’d vote for GW2 just yet. I guess I should Up date my ticket to make sure they haven’t forgotten me. Maybe they just read very very slowly.

i got request to update ticket on my e-mail, so you just need to be patient. i know how it is:) ive been crazy last 2 days, but now i finaly have some good feeling about this problem. i think it is reassuring for all of you guys that are in the same situation. just be cool and when you hear from anet give them info they request and its gonna be fine.

Hentai.7519:

PetricaKerempuh.7958:

i have just been upgraded from bot to hacked! looking at other posts looks like im close to freedom soon. will report wht happens.

How many days have you been waiting, I’d like to know how much longer My ticket will sit unchecked.

got baned 48 hours ago, and have been working last 4 hours. the update and request to update my ticket have come during that period. so somewhere between 44-48 hours

i have just been upgraded from bot to hacked! looking at other posts looks like im close to freedom soon. will report wht happens.

Fabsm.5897:

I don’t really think Arenanet is banning only because of our reports.

They make an investigation first, then they drop the Dhuum hammer.

i on the other hand think this is exactly how they ban. otherwise, what is the point in ticketing if every account that got baned was already investigated? and how is it possible that some ppl get unbaned? only 2 possibilities here: 1) anet doesn’t investigate at all before ban or 2) ante has bad investigation first, then good investigation for tickets.

in any case its shoot first ask questions later

so yes please do help anet get rid of the bots, but make your investigation also before triger happy reporting.

Ashlar.2519:

I am not letting the bots win, it’s a war and the players will be the victors with ArenaNet’s help in clearing them out. I will continue to report botting when I see it, giving notice in /say that the reporting is about to happen. I also will continue to farm in Orr on occasion. I don’t do it every day, as I do have multiple goals I would like to reach. However, when going into one of the zones, I party up with a could of guild mates or friends. If there is room in the group for a couple of others, we usually put up in /say that we have x spots available for the events. I know it’s frustrating, but don’t let them win. The Support Team is working as hard as they can to get through the tickets and restore as many people as possible. Try to be patient and understanding – and don’t let the bots win by quitting.

do its ppl like you that are so diligent about reporting boting that got many of us here. and you talk about patience and dnt letting bots win… if it weren’t tragic it would be comic. how about this: person that reported another person who then turns out not to be bot, gets same amount of ban time!?

Ashlar.2519:

PetricaKerempuh.7958:

Ruith.5861:

Gaile Gray.6028:

… If a bot is detected, no one looks at the party and takes out every member. Every member is detected to be a bot and then they are removed.

Having said that, I would not accept random invitations in bot hot spots, because I’m pretty sure you’re being invited to try to hide botting activity.

Are we therefore not to accept random people who ask to join our party in Dynamic Event zones? Isn’t that against the whole ethos of the community spirit?

Are we therefore not to do certain events merely because they are popular?

There is a common assumption among players that joining a party gives you better drops. I have no idea where this comes from, but I have not read anything in the User Agreement or other terms stating that joining a party is a bannable offence. Nor have I read that doing any particular Dynamic Event or killing monsters in a particular location is a bannable offence. To ban people simply because they engage in activities that also happen to be the target of bot makers is ridiculous.

It is more than clear that we are witnessing the teething problems of a bot detection system in its infancy, and many of the posters in this forum have been banned for no good reason. Some are probably real botters, but I am convinced that many are telling the truth.

Arena Net should hold up its hands and admit this mistake openly, and apologise to those innocent players affected.

i am sorry, seems i have misunderstood what Gaile was saying. English is foreign language for me. is she saying that being in the party with boters actually DOES get you baned!? if this is the case it is scandalous. must be changed immediately. not to mention i’ve been farming dungeon with guildies 80% of my time in the last few weeks. no boters in sight there, so i am wondering now, how long does it last (the bot disease i got). and was my friend who was in party with me baned cause he got boting disease from me!? is it spreading through air now?

i have no words for the outrage of this idea…

I would assume that if you are in a party with bots, that you will be reported by other players seeing the group and as such get caught in the net. I know when I see a group of bots running around, once I am sure that they are bots, I report each and every member of the group. However, before I begin reporting, I watch the group for a few minutes to observe behavior as well as put a post in /say that I am reporting botters and if you are not a bot to speak up now. That gives plenty of opportunity for someone actually at the keys to say something. As yet, not one single character from any group I have reported have said anything.

I am sure there are others that, when they see the group, just report all members and move on. If you want to group up with others to do the high-end zones or Dynmic Events, I would suggest grouping with people that you know – guild members or friends – rather than just blindly accepting a party invitiation from someone you don’t know. That said, should you find yourself in a group where it appears a bot is operating, I would highly suggest reporting that user as a bot as well as submitting a ticket to Support with detailed information. I won’t say that it will guarantee you don’t get suspended, as there is a chance another player seeing the group may report that group, but by filing a ticket with Support detailing the date & time, location & activity as well as names of the party members, Support can then have a look at the logs and hopefully prevent you from being suspended.

well i would just love to see my log… anyway, thx for the company. hope i play tomorrow. hope all of you do:)

good night

Ruith.5861:

Gaile Gray.6028:

… If a bot is detected, no one looks at the party and takes out every member. Every member is detected to be a bot and then they are removed.

Having said that, I would not accept random invitations in bot hot spots, because I’m pretty sure you’re being invited to try to hide botting activity.

Are we therefore not to accept random people who ask to join our party in Dynamic Event zones? Isn’t that against the whole ethos of the community spirit?

Are we therefore not to do certain events merely because they are popular?

There is a common assumption among players that joining a party gives you better drops. I have no idea where this comes from, but I have not read anything in the User Agreement or other terms stating that joining a party is a bannable offence. Nor have I read that doing any particular Dynamic Event or killing monsters in a particular location is a bannable offence. To ban people simply because they engage in activities that also happen to be the target of bot makers is ridiculous.

It is more than clear that we are witnessing the teething problems of a bot detection system in its infancy, and many of the posters in this forum have been banned for no good reason. Some are probably real botters, but I am convinced that many are telling the truth.

Arena Net should hold up its hands and admit this mistake openly, and apologise to those innocent players affected.

i am sorry, seems i have misunderstood what Gaile was saying. English is foreign language for me. is she saying that being in the party with boters actually DOES get you baned!? if this is the case it is scandalous. must be changed immediately. not to mention i’ve been farming dungeon with guildies 80% of my time in the last few weeks. no boters in sight there, so i am wondering now, how long does it last (the bot disease i got). and was my friend who was in party with me baned cause he got boting disease from me!? is it spreading through air now?

i have no words for the outrage of this idea…

SaveSex.6591:

Gaile Gray.6028:

SaveSex.6591:

retek.2963:

SaveSex.6591:

I justed got banned… and it didn’t feel good
I got away from my pc for like 10 mins and I got banned.
I think that may is a problem that I sometimes leave my character online when I am afk… Is that wrong? I don’t know… I have done nothing wrong and any moderator can see that…
I think that I got banned way to easy… :/

I know yer’ feel bro! I was kicked while fightin’ some grawl.

So, what we do now?
I opened a ticket but I feel a little angry ‘cause I’ve done nothing wrong you know…
I play online games for like 15 years and never got banned but now :P
I think that mods have to do something with auto-bans… it’s not fair…

There are no auto-bans.

We will investigate each issue, but I’m going to say it again: A lot of the people making a fuss in this post are botters. They are taking up valuable time trying to get a reinstatement that is not going to happen.

If you are innocent of botting the team will help you.

I am pretty sure I am not a bot :P
Is it because I leave my character online when I am afk? I want to know if that is wrong to not do it again.
Thanks

EG: Good to know that there are no auto-bans

id like to add another thing also. when did it happen that afking is same as boting? and to get permanently baned for going afk? just a bit harsh for a bought game, don’t you think?

terminalchaos.6712:

Gaile Gray.6028:

PetricaKerempuh.7958:

Kieser Soze.8561:

Gaile Gray.6028:

PetricaKerempuh.7958:

maybe this is helpful but i noticed quite a few ppl saying that their entire parties got baned at same time while being in the party… this is definetly something to look into while reviewing baning process by anet.

btw, really weird to have this happening after 7 years of flawless game support. i am not alone in this situation and it is realy kind of dissapointing and am wondering who else from my closest friends list will get the same experience… for now we have 1 hacked acc and 2 bans…

Are you under the impression that parties don’t bot? If they were banned for botting, it’s entirely possible that this is what the entire party was doing because yes, botters do join guilds, do form or join parties, and do everything they can to avoid detection. It doesn’t work, but they try.

Ouchies, Gale if I may ask a question.

If we encounter bots in our path of questing / farming should we head the other way as quickly as possible? if they get detected then anyone in the radius will get snagged.

something on the lines of what kaiser said. is it realy logical to asume all party members are boters? isn’t this the reason some innocent players get baned also? can it be possible that boters get partied with non botters? would it be smart to not bot as entire party since it puts more boters at risk of getting detected? generalization is never a good thing especially if computer makes a decision. not to get into argument here, but how is it possible that i personally got baned for boting if i got scanned by a real person? since i know 100% i dont bot or even know how to bot, then i can assume i got probably baned by some kind of program. i am just trying to make a suggestion where things might have gone wrong, thats all.

of course you guys at anet know what realy happened, i am only making a blind assumption with best of intentions.

Sorry, but you’re making a leap from “parties can be blocked” to “parties can consist of bots and will be blocked if they are.” If a bot is detected, no one looks at the party and takes out every member. Every member is detected to be a bot and then they are removed.

Having said that, I would not accept random invitations in bot hot spots, because I’m pretty sure you’re being invited to try to hide botting activity.

I am kind of new to GW2, so could you explain what a bot is ? And what are bot hot spots ? And then how to you know a bot is inviting you to a group ?

bot is player that uses another program to control his character in game to play for him while he is afk. bot hot spots are probably places where bots do their boting. i have no idea how you know bot is inviting you to party.

beautiful:)

don’t leave

ty for the reply:) this is all i wanted to know actually. so partying has nothing to do with the baning. that’s reassuring.

Kieser Soze.8561:

Gaile Gray.6028:

PetricaKerempuh.7958:

maybe this is helpful but i noticed quite a few ppl saying that their entire parties got baned at same time while being in the party… this is definetly something to look into while reviewing baning process by anet.

btw, really weird to have this happening after 7 years of flawless game support. i am not alone in this situation and it is realy kind of dissapointing and am wondering who else from my closest friends list will get the same experience… for now we have 1 hacked acc and 2 bans…

Are you under the impression that parties don’t bot? If they were banned for botting, it’s entirely possible that this is what the entire party was doing because yes, botters do join guilds, do form or join parties, and do everything they can to avoid detection. It doesn’t work, but they try.

Ouchies, Gale if I may ask a question.

If we encounter bots in our path of questing / farming should we head the other way as quickly as possible? if they get detected then anyone in the radius will get snagged.

something on the lines of what kaiser said. is it realy logical to asume all party members are boters? isn’t this the reason some innocent players get baned also? can it be possible that boters get partied with non botters? would it be smart to not bot as entire party since it puts more boters at risk of getting detected? generalization is never a good thing especially if computer makes a decision. not to get into argument here, but how is it possible that i personally got baned for boting if i got scanned by a real person? since i know 100% i dont bot or even know how to bot, then i can assume i got probably baned by some kind of program. i am just trying to make a suggestion where things might have gone wrong, thats all.

of course you guys at anet know what realy happened, i am only making a blind assumption with best of intentions.

i look at the guild as an easy to get FL. this is not good

maybe this is helpful but i noticed quite a few ppl saying that their entire parties got baned at same time while being in the party… this is definetly something to look into while reviewing baning process by anet.

btw, really weird to have this happening after 7 years of flawless game support. i am not alone in this situation and it is realy kind of dissapointing and am wondering who else from my closest friends list will get the same experience… for now we have 1 hacked acc and 2 bans…

Rythgar.2896:

PetricaKerempuh.7958:

without bunker glass cannons will become useless and ppl will change builds to something more self sufficient… bunkers need nerfing=problem solved

without glass cannons bunkers will become useless and ppl will change builds to something more self sufficient… glass cannons need nerfing=problem solved

not really, because bunkers are not here as reaction to glass cannons, but because of cap point mode of the game. glass cannons are here as reaction to bunkers or as suport to bunkers, so it all started with bunkers

without bunker glass cannons will become useless and ppl will change builds to something more self sufficient… bunkers need nerfing=problem solved

down state: 1) remove ability to dmg player while downed, 2) all classes should have same interrupt ability for finishing move, 3) all classes should have ability to self terminate 4) self heal skill is ok

this way it is really a strategic game mechanic. it isnt that bad as a concept to have your team mates res you, but everything else is just overthinked by anet. keep it simple, keep it safe:)

Aragiel.6132:

PetricaKerempuh.7958:

Aragiel.6132:

PetricaKerempuh.7958:

Aragiel.6132:

2) do not allow to 4-5 man teams to join free tournaments. Let free tournaments to be only for casuals / solo / small groups

do u mean i am only allowed to play tournament format with my friends in paid? if so absolutely no.

if you have full group then yes, you should play against other full groups and not against solo queued players.
Of course with ranking system so you dont get matched up every time against europe top teams.

and how exactly do i get tickets? i wanna play tournament with friends…

ticket should be obsolete then.. and therefore not used. the only currency that is needed is QP point for monthly / yearly tournaments then.

which gets us right back to the cash shop where everything (except down state) leads.

devs said warrior is balanced and is where it should be. that said, its maybe not about warrior, but everything else. they need to balance other classes around warrior and its gonna be ok.

yes, warrior is underpowered compared to some classes atm.

Aragiel.6132:

PetricaKerempuh.7958:

Aragiel.6132:

2) do not allow to 4-5 man teams to join free tournaments. Let free tournaments to be only for casuals / solo / small groups

do u mean i am only allowed to play tournament format with my friends in paid? if so absolutely no.

if you have full group then yes, you should play against other full groups and not against solo queued players.
Of course with ranking system so you dont get matched up every time against europe top teams.

and how exactly do i get tickets? i wanna play tournament with friends…

RMStrooper.7291:

Is anybody here that has been waiting for longer than 5days to get unbanned? I just want to know because im wondering if some of us will have a chance of missing the Lost Shore event wich will make me extremely pissed.

my thoughts exactly… ill survive not playing for few days, but missing event is something different. and if there is gonna be some kind of achievement then its criminal.

Aragiel.6132:

2) do not allow to 4-5 man teams to join free tournaments. Let free tournaments to be only for casuals / solo / small groups

do u mean i am only allowed to play tournament format with my friends in paid? if so absolutely no.

yesterday evening my account got baned for no reason i see also… that was around 15h before now.

121107-002432

maybe the real problem is what anet is using to target boters… if we had any information to their baning process then it would be easier to avoid illegal activities.

as it stands now i got baned for playing, and have no idea actually why?

also maybe rethinking the “report” option is in order, since this might be the only way i got baned (by someone misusing the report option). do we really want to play the game where everyone is a possible spy? it feels like communist russia… do i really want to think about what other ppl in my party think and maybe don’t like about my playing, so i don’t get reported? i will play with my friends exclusively in that case, which just doesn’t fit in the whole Community game thing anet is trying to make.

ticket: 121107-002432

i got baned yesterday for no reason i can think of… i never bot and honestly, i dont know how to set up bot program or where to get it…

to subject: i think there should be a compensation for players, but please tell me this, how can anet compensate me for possibly missing the cursed shore event?

im afraid you are not alone in this!

same time as you i also got baned, and the weir thing is my friend with whom i have been playing in party also got baned…

since i know i haven’t dona any illegal things, and im quite sure of him also i can only suppose its anets mistake…

what to do now?

edit: my bro says im showing online with my friend… maybe hacked?

CakeOrDeath.4859:

The responses / counters posted on these forums to thieves being over the top are always hilarious. They always boil down to:

a) don’t play the spec you want to play, play the spec you’re forced into playing to deal with one ridiculous class/build combo

well… thats how it is with builds wars:) thiefs will get old as soon as they get countered by another build. what you are saying is you want to make whatever build you like and have it kill every enemy or any other build out there…

i dnt think it will happen

Xiomaro.2563:

Guardians and Elementalists (especially paired together) are a much more game breaking problem.

exactly… i still haven’t found a way to solo a bunker guardian before his team gets to help. i often get defeated before they even do… that’s not balanced.

yeah… it is not good to have your opinion put as community opinion. i understand how you feel, i feel the same, but if you personally choose to leave it doesn’t mean community will leave with you…

i dont want to offend here, but just trying to be realistic, and less emotional about it. and in the end id like as much players as possible to stay.

as a warrior i do this…

sword/shield=look! a thief, he dissapeared (now i have you), press 5 (block,block, block (thief thinking: im not gonna run, i need to spam while im invisible=mistake), thief becomes visible, press 4 ( thief stunned), kill thief with full hp, if thief starts running watch thief as he bleeds to death ( my favorite ending), w8 for next on point.