Guild Wars 2

You’re right it would be and in some ways it seems vital to the notion of a Living World concept, if that is still part of the pillars of the game.

However, the issue is almost certainly one of resources. If you look at the known priorities of
- HoT
- LW3 (or post HoT equivalent)
- Season 1 redone, which they want to do
- future expansions

Doesn’t leave much or any resources to touch up these details. And they prob deem it to be a lot of work for little to no gain.

nehezbegar.1065:

I think how will it affect a development of GW2 in the future. Actually has NCSoft ever had any decision makin power over GW2?

I don’t think so, at least none we are aware of. I remember quotes from devs saying NCSOFT let them get on with things and they felt quite lucky to have a company who wasn’t as intrusive as many publishers.

The Cantha situation might be an exception mind you, but Im sketchy on the facts surrounding that

TheLastNobody.8319:

Quick question on the shadow and flame dye kits? If I wanted to sell them can I? I mean I open them and it’s one I already have/an expensive one I don’t want.

Essentially, after I open a kit, is what I get out of it account kind and unsellable?

You can sell anything that comes out of the kit, it is not bound

Linfang.1087:

People are reporting on existing accounts, you can buy the discounted bag slots via the UI. Can anyone confirm this?

WHen I bought the slot is was 200 gems and the second 400 gems. That was via the gem store.

Via the UI it always seems to be 200 gems (at least the pop up says 200 gems instead of 400)

https://help.guildwars2.com/entries/105801626-Guild-Wars-2-Heart-of-Thorns-FAQ

Specifically

Q: Will this expansion only be available digitally, or will there be a boxed edition as well?
A: Both. Once Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns is available, you’ll be able to buy it digitally or get boxed editions at retail stores.

MikeE.8267:

BrotherBelial.3094:

choovanski.5462:

Dan from Dan & Phil who my sister watches on youtube plays. he’s pretty famous in the uk and online.

Who? I’m.from the UK and I’ve never heard of them.

Same here

Also same here.. Googled them…yeah still never heard of them. Guess I’m not Radio 1’s target audience

Jormag is the easiest for them to do since it is already very well set up in lore and story. It’s also established in location which makes it easier to expand that whole Northern SHiverpeaks area.

Bubbles I don’t think we’ll ever see due to the location. I suspect it will be one of those distant threats, where we’ll encounter the minions, but not the full draconic power.

Primordus is a difficult one. A whole underground zone on paper doesn’t sound too exciting, but with spelunking masteries and a whole “Doug McClure Journey to the Centre of the Earth” mindset, we could see a vast undergound world to explore.

Kralkatorrik. Seems like the next logical step, but the Desert wont provide enough for an expansion. That leads me to believe he could well be in Elona. And setting up Elona and Kralkatorrik together will be a long way off (but extremely exciting).

I think we can rule Cantha out. I hope not – it would be stunning under the GW2 engine, but I feel confident in saying it isn’t on the cards.

I want Tempest to shine a bit more. I had fun on the bwe, but it wasnt strong enough to dislodge my hybrid build.

Berserker will prob be adopted by one of my warriors, so thats top for me atm.

Chrono and reaper are close behind, but i was underwhelmed by some aspects of Reaper. Ill see how the changes play out.

The others dont really interest me

There was some hoohah during the original price reveal and i expect some are still holding out. There is no known large boycott however

They may launch it extra early or later and run it later. Or launch it at the same time as the HoT patch.

Halloween is a big part of the seasonal side of the franchise and even overshadowed by HoT, I still expect to see it

Timed my holiday to perfection \o/

DarkSnowman.8527:

Don’t know where is right place to ask this and don’t want to create topic for it, but what is raid? I mean after google all i got it’s like 20 people(or something) hard dungeon? Is this it?

At it’s most basic level, they tend towards large dungeons with more challenging mobs and mechanics. They often lasted multiple days due to their size and had weekly raid locks so you could essenyially “save” at a checkpoint and continue before the weekly reset. They traditionally end with an iconic boss and required 2-3 times as many players as a normal dungeon.

What GW2 does with that concept and how it evolves raids is what will interest people the most.

1095 days I believe is your requirement

Vayne.8563:

Raids probably are coming…but what Anet sees as a raid and what most people who have raided see, might be very different things.

This is the detail Im looking forward to the most.

I also like what is in the concept art, altho Im pretty certain what we see there is unlikely to be what we get, unless they had some back up ships. That dragon though…

Hylox.9746:

does it talk about CE and DDE owners?

There is discussion on all aspects of the tweet yesterday including this

If they weren’t based on truth, then they would have removed the threads. They usually do when these things appear which are unfounded. Also, they wouldn’t have made their IGN Skritt joke on twitter either.

What we don’t know is the detail, but that is for the other thread. This is discussion around how the elite specialisations fit into raids

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/IGN-Tweet-Core-Game-F2P-what-does-this-mean-unconfirmed/first

http://dulfy.net/2015/08/27/gw2-getting-raids-with-core-game-being-free/

Also, the idea elites were built as part of a larger picture including the challenging content was something most people expected

Intentionally nerfed for beta is however tin foil hat stuff. It’s easier for them to tinker from a low base until they find the sweet spot they are after

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Warhorn-Audio-Feedback-merged

It was changed to spoiler shortly after the op made the thread, possibly by the op or by a mod.

However, the pic on their twitter is enough to confirm the info has enough truth behind it.

The detail will be on Sat tho, so cries of panic are somewhat unwarranted at this stage

Prob best to wait for an actual announcement with the details on Sat before asking that question

The mace is in there, but oddly no shield

Ask and you shalt receive!

I like the name, it is a bit different to the usual MMO class names and certainly doesn’t strike me as corny at all

This was from an old interview with Colin

" One of the great challenges that we faced with chairs, and this is kind of ironic, is that because we put in five different races of differing heights into the game, we found we had to make every chair uniform and have everyone always sit on them the exact same way or build an entire system that recognizes the height of the chair and appropriately animates your character.

“We kind of forced ourselves into a corner where we either go back and re-art every chair in the game, or we build this system for sitting. I think in the grand scheme of things, given all the other projects, we have going on, sitting, as important as it is, is not something we’re currently working on.”

The original ones were too stiff. The later change was an improvement..until you fought and then they clipped through the body horrendously. If they looked good when worn in all situations, I would prob wear them, but there are too many issues with animations and clipping for my OCD to allow them back on my toons!

They also don’t fit the world at all, although that I can live with

Thng is, you have given nothing for anet to work on here. If feedback is your intention, perhaps some details with ideas would help them understand where u think these tweaks should lie.

Nike.2631:

Or it could just be word for word they same text string they lay across the artwork for all gemstore backpacks on the rotating splash. I mean, the resemblance is uncanny!

This. marketing/placeholder slogan seems likely or tied to the legendary somehow.

I could care less if they are meta, zerker, ranger, necro, apothecary or whatever. As long as ppl have fun and don’t criticise each other or throw a paddy or leech or call anyone a noob, I’ll happily team with anyone.

I believe those are Marjorys axe and dagger. No one knows if they will be added, but frankly I’d expect the odds to be pretty high on them being included this week.

Thats not a bad package at all, esp multiplied over many toons.

Being wowed by the big earth elemental in the starter zone for humans

Then trying to find the hall of monuments orb so I could look awesome..

Yeah tried that, but it made no difference. However, it randomly fixed itself a few mins ago after I did…well nothing.

Who knows!

Rev and mesmer both got shield, so it indicates no reason druide cant niw get staff

For some reason today, I can’t view any images. I just get a little square icon and if I click on it, it says page not found.

Any clues how to rectify?

That image linkdoesn’t work at all for me. Seems to be a forum wide issue I am having with images today

Apart from my new mesmer, Greatsword I’d say. Never liked the feel, animation or skills on the warrior. I liked the retaliation boost on guradian, but really there is no substitue for smacking something in the face with a big, blunt hammer or skull cracking with a mace

Dagger main hand I no longer use at all. Much prefer sceptre for my ele and
sword/pistol for my thief

Yeah, I’m not really a traditional, meta kinda player…..

Sounds like a roadmap beyond HoT and how content will be delivered for LW3 or whatever they will be calling content drops.

The fact that one specifically is HoT related suggests the other announcements relate to the wider game and beyond.

Yes, mate….’ave some!!!

What happened was they announced an expansion, something that great swathes of people constantly asked for. But there was no way they could sustain that and regular content.

It would have been nice to have festivals, but considering the time HoT is already taking with no release date on the horizon, it would likely have only set development time back.

The true test is how things will pan out post expac, but they wont announce that until HoT is ready or has shipped.

After your Saturday post Gaile, i had no further issues in pve including battles at Tequatl and Vinewrath. Haven’t tried wvw.

Uk, gunnars hold

Warrior is my guess since a dev mentioned he was was working on it whilst and after any balance changes to the 4 currently revealed (well 5 now..)

Cant say i agree. I find the combat exceptionally fluid, well animated and extremely fun to use. It is one of the big reasons i play. Having played clunkier systems in lotro, tsw, Anarchy, Conan and to some extent Ff14 (altho that works for diff reasons), gw2 is a breath of fresh air in comparison.

The dynamic events are an important infrastructure in countering traditional quests and a big reason ppl choose this game over others. Replacing or reducing them isn’t the answer. The game needs more of them, with more chains (like the excellent fireheart ones) and more variety. HoT may bring that, altho beta suggested repeating events on short timers. That i don’t think is good enough for the standard this game is capable of.

It was suggested once before and the reply from Anet is that they do not have the time or resources to do side stories oR mission packs beyond the main storyline.

“And now the youth
was to enter the line of battle with his lord,
his first time to be tested as a fighter.
His spirit did not break and the ancestral blade
would keep its edge, as the dragon discovered
as soon as they came together in the combat. "

Enter, Prothero Dragonhide

This would be where a build template saver would be handy (and overdue). You could upload a singles of armour + weapon set + trait set to a tab which you can flick to from your current set.

Space would be saved, you could more easily change your builds ooc and you could have 2-3 options.

I’m not expecting build sets to ever be part of the game, since the opportunity has been and gone with the trait overhaul – that was the prime time to set one up, but it would be a welcome addition to the game nonetheless

Banana!!!

Likely related to the issues listed in the various threads below this one about connection issues.

As to why its happening, we don’t know

There are widespread server issues, with comments on facebook, reddit, twitter and the forums. Id highly recommend adding to the main thread in the tech subforum with your server name so they can address the issue if they arent already.

What server and are u EU or NA. Anyone posting needs to provide info if we have any hope of Anet reading the thread and identifying the issue.

There appears to be some issue via the EU servers somewhere, since there are plenty of reports on and off the forums about sudden dcs and, stuck loading screens.

It is however, intermittent. I was fine all evening, then it hit me, but not on all toons. It was very strange