Guild Wars 2

This is more like what I wish they could do for the trait unlocks. Short, skill-based tasks that can be tried/re-tried anytime.

Heck, the skill trainers could act as instance-creators to something that, gasp, trains actual player skill.

I’m still waiting for non-minority vote-kicking to go away. That’s would improve LFG.

Report? Nah. For the most part, markets will do what markets will do. The question is more one of how policy would be interpreted for this kind of behavior, and how it compares to other games. A sort of academic inquiry of the ‘legality,’ if you will.

If anything, it should highlight the kinds of items that ANet should be putting back into circulation, assuming they had any interest in moderating prices or filling in inventory gaps. Azurite Orbs, for example.

Yargesh.4965:

Swing your camera around occasionally. See a red mass say something in chat.

Yeah, one of the things about PvP, WvW in particular, is situational awareness.

By actually saying you’re doing this experiment in advance, you’re potentially creating interest in the item where it might not otherwise exist. That taints your results a bit.

And it’s a bit grey market, which could be a huge no-no.
I wonder what John’s statement would be.

I’ll extend my curiosity and well-wishes as others have. Because curiosity.

Heard it in FF14, and it came across as just plain silly. With the particle effects and everything else going on, the game doesn’t really need more distractions.

Also, if you get slammed into by the zergtrain railroad, you kinda had it coming. =P
I know I did, and it was hilarious. It reminded me of my days as a larp NPC. XD

DreamyAbaddon.3265:

Rauderi.8706:

It’s a bit negative for the game. Conversely, I wouldn’t mind seeing a Commendation system, so players can recommend one another.

How is it negative?
Can you explain your point of view better?

It’s something I’ve come to notice about GW2. There’s barely any emotes at all, and the ones that exist tend to be positive interactions between players. I doubt it would harm the game (negative in that sense), but the atmosphere they try to encourage tries to be more positive and cooperative.

Just as much, some people just like to see numbers go up. How long before some jerkface decides he must do a /dance spam marathon in Lion’s Arch to get on as many block lists as possible? :P

It’s a bit negative for the game. Conversely, I wouldn’t mind seeing a Commendation system, so players can recommend one another.

Crovax.7854:

I really liked playing as Caithe. The abilities were enjoyable and satisfying to use and since GW2 has so little abilities anyway it’s great to have some variety.
I’d be more than thrilled to hear that we had more of those in the future, provided they are few and far between.

Really can’t understand all that negativity. It’s not like you are forced to completely abandon your character in favor of another. The episodes is around 40 minutes out of hundreds on your regular character.

As I see it most complaints are made because people can’t handle a new set of ablities, which in my opinion is a l2p issue instead of a genuine ‘I don’t like the way the story is told’ perspective.

Not winning any hearts in minds by insulting the players, first of all.

Considering I have all classes at 80, it’s not the “scary wary nuveau abilities” that bug me about using Caithe. I know how to stop and read text. I know how to test abilities on weaker mobs before getting thrown into the fire. I did just fine in navigating her in combat.

What Caithe’s set does is turn my gameplay into a gimmick. Again. Because this isn’t the first time. (See also Ghost Busters dungeon path and Saladbolg) And, let’s be honest, she’s a dumbed down version of a thief that borders on a power trip, except that her skills weren’t even well selected. …Scorpion Wire? Really? So, mechanically, she’s a horrid Mary Sue that gets dev-love in the form of an OP skill set that would never get past a balance team.
Did it feel good to be an NPE version of baby’s first Thief? Li’l bit. Especially since all her dodging-attack abilities made the combat feel more active. …but less accurate. That forward dash, yo.

But, because she’s in a story, that doesn’t matter much. Except the story wasn’t worth playing as Caithe. Play as her bodyguard, one of Faolin’s cronies, and let us have our characters. Moreover, we didn’t need agency in someone else’s flashback, especially when such face-desking choices were made. Many of us felt bad because Caithe floats along as Faolin’s mindless doll. But we’re supposed to be so squishy-joy with her about her awesome skill set to justify genocide for the sake of a tepid, unbelievable love-interest?

A: Nope.

New recruit, eh? Welcome to the Legions.

dgzsl’s tip is spot on. Otherwise, world doesn’t matter too much. You can party across servers for most other content.

Anyway, me and a buddy run a warband day on most Wednesday nights, if you need a little post-fahrar education. Feel free to make contact. }]:3
Yes, we even have a Charr emote.

Dondarrion.2748:

Rauderi.8706:

FenrirSlakt.3692:

• Seeing people kill certain ambient creatures makes me sad. Armadillos, specifically.

I won’t kill raccoons. ;__;
Birds are totally fair game, though.

If you start rationalising killing some ambient creatures over others you might as well start killing them all. It makes no difference.

I got my Master of Overkill achievement on a tropical bird in Southsun.
Best 300+k crit ever~

Conversely, I’ve considered getting GW1 just to earn enough points to get the raccoon mini as a reward. ;-;

Rising Dusk.2408:

Rauderi.8706:

But really, I really just want an anti-jerk meta.

Jerks are going to exist whether there’s a trinity, a berserker meta, a nomad’s meta, a condition meta, or anything. You’re always going to have jerks here and there because it’s the internet, and you’re just going to have to master the art of dealing with them when they do raise their heads.

Yeah, I know. It’s sadface.

If ANet could deliver a tweak on the party system, I’d be just fine making my own groups and running dungeons with confidence, regardless of party composition.

• Majority-only kick. Right now, 2 of 5 people can wipe a group and force the rest to start over. Trolling at its utmost.
• Kick-vote cooldowns. Probably paired with a selectable party-approval process to protect speed-run groups from getting mobbed by people trying to squeeze their way in.
  ..and so forth. Brain’s not 100% working on the details at the moment.

Yoroiookami.3485:

khani.4786:

Rauderi.8706:

I still need a way to burn/transmute/eviscerate/sell the 13 Jennahs I have.

Just commit Jenna-cide.

>.>

Making puns on forums is not allowed and is punishable!

Also, here’s a list of things that I would love to see in birthday gifts(And no, I don’t mean all of them at once):
- Transmutation Charges,
- Laurels,
- Some kind of endless tonic only available this way,
- Experience Scrolls that level your character up to level 30 or higher,
- Tomes of Knowledge,
- More mini-pets,
- Custom/Silly birthday weapon skins,
- Unique backpack skin(Like a giant gift, a pinata or something else),
- Some gems,
- Badges of Honour

Maybe I’m just greedy. :I

You’re a terrible person, and the only thing you’re getting is coal. (So you can make steel bars to make Ascended gear. :P)

And gems. Because everyone likes getting that $20 from nana on their birthdays.

Azhure.1857:

Why do you and so many others react so vehemently to the very thought?

They don’t want to spend the money on new gear-ping insurance. =P

Kidding aside, I usually tip my hat to those who are comfy running Berserker or Assassin. ( Or condition, but that’s just not allowed in PvE )
I’d like is an increasing variety in monster design (which we’re starting to see) and a balance pass on dungeons (which we’re not seeing) to push more balance on stats. But really, I really just want an anti-jerk meta.

As it is, replaying the content is also extremely tedious. :\
Not to read this the wrong way, but it’s as if saying a hundred man hours isn’t worth salvaging the wasted time of a hundred thousand players who genuine want to try for more but find the cost of failure too high.

FF14 as a summoner.

I am so sorry. I know that pain. I wanted something cool, but instead I got build-a-block toys that barely know how to manage aggro.

khani.4786:

Rauderi.8706:

I still need a way to burn/transmute/eviscerate/sell the 13 Jennahs I have.

Just commit Jenna-cide.

>.>

>_< Pun damage is OP. Devs nerf plz.

Really though, thanks for the laugh. XD

Lishtenbird.2814:

- For the millionth time, there are no culinary applications for bloodstone dust. None. No good can come from feeding it to living beings.
- Pfft, what do you know? I’ll take the dust to the streets and start my own food cart. I’ll be rich!

Just sayin’

I thought this was cute too.
Foreshadowing of Ascended cooking, perhaps?

I find it more disturbing that they used Caithe’s memories to initiate what amounts to a Scarlet Brier hentai precursor. I did NOT need to see her naked, and now the fan-fiction will run more rampant than ever.

I still need a way to burn/transmute/eviscerate/sell the 13 Jennahs I have.

And those experience scrolls got turned into key-farm runs, because I don’t make 15 characters a year that need to be level 20. I’d even take 5 leveling tomes over the scroll.

Deamhan.9538:

The root problem with the zerker is the lack of trinity. Every character brings enough to ‘support up to 5’ that if all the players spec zerker and stack, they can survive just fine and maximize dps.

Sadly, no. The problem is the lack of variety in encounter design. With many bosses being singular monoliths that exist as low-armor HP sponges, there is little reason to do anything else.

They attack slow, hit hard enough to murder a full-defense character, and often have wonky aggro rules that focus on the first person to hit them, so burning down a boss ASAP is usually the only real option.

As someone else mentioned above:
Make your own groups.
Identify your goals clearly (all welcome, story/cutscenes, etc)
Let the meta/speed players do what they’re going to do.

In the meantime, we’ll hope for more heavy-armor, lower HP enemies and use several mobs and discourage stacking. But no-trinity is not the problem.

Syosha.5917:

@Rauderi.8706

Sorry about that, like I mentioned…I hardly use the forums, sorry about the misquote.

No worries!

Syosha.5917:

Rauderi.8706:

Also, stealth holy trinity thread? Is it that time of the month again?

Nah, just reminiscing about my monk, and calling shenanigans on Modremoth.

Hey, hey, that wasn’t my quote. XD

And there’s a lot of other things we could drag Mordy to court for. =P

Incinerate? Nah. Just pull the plug on Rata Sum and watch the whole ill-designed mess fall, thousands of screaming, badly-RP’d grey munchkins falling to the earth before the tremor-inducing finish that grinds their bones into paste.

But really, the tree gets a full-body fire bath simply for being difficult to get around. I hate that tree.

Yargesh.4965:

Playing the memory was not my problem. My problem was that Caithe has been allowed to walk free for twenty years after that. Feed her to the centares.

As a master chef, my asura could recommend several good dressings!

Varushka.6975:

A little stressed that new area is all jumping puzzle. Have only been playing GW2 (or any online game) since September. I’m extreme newbie…with that said, I have enjoyed GW2 allot! Have created 5 characters (four already at level 80) and am curious which character/type might be best to try and take on this new puzzle. Human, Charr, Asura…?Any suggestions for this Nana Newbie Gamer? I’d be most grateful

A lot of people use Asura for jumping puzzles, since their small presence allows for accurate jumps and minimal screen interference. I find I do best with humans or sylvari, actually, because I have wee troubles with detecting velocity with the wee folk.

If you want a challenge, use a max-sized Charr.

Astralporing.1957:

Mordremoth is a really old being, so still has access to old pre-magic-retcon classes. And the mordrem creatures are simply an extension of the dragon. Our characters, on the other hand, were made in the post-retcon world, so they cannot use the old paths of magic.

Also, stealth holy trinity thread? Is it that time of the month again?

Not so much “stealth holy trinity thread” as it is some people like to be heavy support, and healing is the first notion that comes to mind. And, weird as it is, some people like healing.

While the trinity itself is abhorrent (if playing a pure dps class), GW2 wasn’t designed that way. (Thankfully!) We have plenty of damage prevention tools and a self-heal, so dedicated healers aren’t necessary. Potentially useful, but not necessary. But that also frees up that “healer spot” for damage and more active gameplay.
..One of my friends hated the game for that. =P

Windsagio.1340:

It’s the dumbness that gets me, not the evil.

I’ll admit to that, actually. I could understand doing something questionable in the face of conflict. It’s more the conflict was so poorly written and the characters just sliding along in their roles like game pieces instead of people.

I’ve got an Ele healer that works rather well. He’s not especially needed, but a well-timed healbomb and his steady regen can make a fight more forgiving for others.

RNGesus has blessed thee! Glory!

Grats. Use it in good health to smite your enemies.

Stiiiiiill waiting at Balthazar for something to happen. I’d figure after 15 minutes, the Risen should be swarming this place for a defense event.
What a waste of my time.

Again, as has been iterated several times, don’t make us wait for trait events. Make them triggerable by anyone, at any time.

Looking at the Treasure Hunter achievement, it’s a lot of horrible RNG. A lot. Worse, there are some items I had at some point, but ditched because the value was pathetically low at the time.
I’d gladly hop from task to task to fill out the checklist, but with so many RNG items blocking my way, why bother? :\

We wants tasks and choices, not a constant battery of lotteries we don’t even know where the tickets are.

They can reorg this anyway they want.

JUST FIX THE SEARCH ENGINE.

…Ahem.

After taking a gander at your policies (dungeon in particular), I would love to strike up a dialog with your guild. I’m on SoR but more than willing to guest over as needed.

GOSU.9574:

What about using GW1 character class models as a “dove”?

Next up: Mail Dove Dyes

How long until “Mwahaha-evil” options? :\

Oooh, it’s Mr Tries Too Hard’s CROW OF GRENTH. Much evil. So impress. Wow.

Pixelpumpkin.4608:

Kiriwar.7382:

I didn’t even know there was a carrier pigeon until it was pointed out to me that it apparently delivers mail. Maybe I’m blind?

Have you never received a mail while underwater and wondered about “suddenly underwater bird”?

…Yes, that has not escaped my notice.
O_O

Vesuvius.9874:

I think this was a great idea. They promised to show us a dark side and they did. I didn’t realize we had such an over-sheltered and over-pampered player base that can’t stomach a little darkness.

Some of us “swallowed” it well enough. We just found it lacking in flavor on the way down and gave us indigestion later.

Faolin didn’t even start off as something salvageable or lovable, so her interaction with Caithe just seemed forced. Or maybe Faolin is only interested in “owning” people. She “owns” Caithe, she wanted Wynne. But her actual characterization wasn’t subtle.

And Caithe is constantly limp-wristed, both in Personal Story and now in Living Story. I feel like Destiny’s Edge said to themselves “we need a plant and a rogue on the party, so let’s take the first of those Sylvari things that comes along with two knives,” as Caithe herself bears little in the way of heroic quality.

Then, being forced to play as Caithe with the centaur slaughter, we came to realize that she wasn’t “dark,” she was weak.
Weak = Meh.
Unless this rebounds into something spectacular for Caithe as a character, it’s not all that worth it.

Tachenon.5270:

Seems like I recall someone equating humans in GW2 with elves elsewhere. A race perhaps somewhat in decline, with their glory days behind them…

I’d accept elves if they were Dragon Age elves.
A dirty, broken people with no culture or history, barely scraping by as outlanders and slaves. Dragon Age made me feel good.

Besides, Sylvari are the elves of GW2. The only difference is, I liked them, at first. Formerly. Living Story pretty much ruined the Sylvari for me, and that makes me sad.

As for what I’d make, we have animal and vegetable, so why not mineral, as someone suggested? Rock-people.. wait, no, that was really lame in WildStar. Metal-people? Also really lame in WildStar. HRM.

Golems that overcome their sedition inhibitors? But maybe not. If they can’t even get Charr armor right, can you imagine the clipping issues on a golem?

Desbreko.7906:

Things that make living world s2 achievements some of the worst content in the game:

• Being unable to get them the first time through an instance.
• Unskippable dialogue and cutscenes when replaying instances.
• Mutually exclusive achievements that make you repeat instances even more times.
• Blatant time wasters like Better Red Than Dead in the Hidden Arcana instance.

100% correct.

Filaha.1678:

Superior Sigil of the Katamari
Kill target and grow bigger when you evade through an enemy.

Superior Rune of the Saiyan
(1) +25 Power
(2) 8.3% chance each night to turn into a giant monkey.
(3) +50 Power
(4) 50% chance on taking critical damage: Stun every target including yourself for 5 min, shout, and gain +500 to all stats.
(5) +9001 Power
(6) When nearby ally dies, all stats multiplied by 50.

I want to hate you for this but…
/golfclap
I lost it at +9001 Power.

Enjoyluck.2618:

Superior Rune of Player killing,
(1) You can kill players in any zone.
(2) 10%+ Damage again players.
(3) Players that are killed lose 1 gold.
(4) 25%+ Damage again players.
(5) Dead Players are summon as zombies for your personal uses.
(6) You are a god nothing can kill you.

Hrm, that’s gonna get patched.
(1) -10% Damage against players. You are attackable by other players.
(2) +50% WvW XP
(3) -5% Damage taken from players.
(4) Gain 1 silver for each player killed. You lose 1 gold when killed by another player.
(5) When killed, you are pinned to the ground by a special flag that prevents resurrection for 1 minute and provides Swiftness (15 seconds) to players who /laugh nearby.
(6) You can kill players in any zone.

PLEASE!
/15 char

It’s the main reason I don’t do achievements for Living Story. I didn’t mind the story the first time, but we need some kind of achievement node to fast forward past the dialogue.

Kuldebar.1897:

Blizt.3086:

What do you all feel about this part?

It was tepid, because Caithe is inexplicably playing the fool more than playing the “bad guy”. The worse thing is that your character also gets roped into being an idiot when it comes to updating Jory on what transpired.

Really, hero, the Centaurs just became violent for no reason?

I mean, all Caithe and her psychotic girlfriend wanted to do was forcibly kidnap an honored guest from the Centaur village.

No idea why they would become so violent towards us. /rolleyes

This sums up my thoughts on the matter pretty well.

It’s a matter of having to “force” Caithe into a tragic backstory, yet keep her somewhat in line with her heroism in Destiny’s Edge. So it doesn’t fit. Faolin pushes far too hard, Caithe doesn’t try hard enough, and it’s actually a bit disturbing that we see Faolin in a deliberately abusive relationship. Yes, she’s evil, but it’s a villainy born from her own tragic flaw, and Caithe just passively gets roped into it.

If I didn’t have Charr (I probably wouldn’t be here), but I think my next would lean toward Human, boring as that is.

Asura are hit or miss with their psychotic, morally-lacking science. Norn are fairly dull.
Sylvari, while initially interesting for their outlook, have been driven into the ground by the entire Living Story. Familiarity breeds contempt, as they say.

Tamasan.6457:

THANK YOU!
For the new version of the salvage highlight. This is so much better than what we had before. And the toggle-able option for the glowing new items is perfect. The little QoL stuff like this is awesome.

YES!

It’d be a bonus if they would make some of the NPE gear salvageable, but at least I get a red light before I try.

Shame the gem→gold conversion is still broken and mismanaged.

Guhracie.3419:

At this point, I would like ANET to do anything because there’s a solid probability that whatever they do will be an improvement.

Considering this is ANet, I’m not so sure. We get the occasional quality of life upgrade (ex. Wardrobe), but they’ve also done this trait debacle, the NPE was a slap in the face, rewards continue to be RNG…

At this point, I almost expect them to move trait acquisition to rare drops in Black Lion chests. :\

Elegy.2159:

Superior Rune of the Skritt
(1): +25 Ferocity
(2): +10% Movement Speed
(3): +50 Ferocity
(4): +15% Movement Speed
(5): +100 Ferocity
(6): +1% damage for every allied player within a 300 radius (up to 10%)

Is it weird I was hoping for something like this?

Zaxares.5419:

Superior Rune of the Bearbow(6/6)
(1): +25% damage and +10% attack speed with Longbows.
(2): Bear pets have +100% additional health and an innate 25% damage reduction
(3): +25% damage and +15% attack speed with Longbows.
(4): Bear pets have +250% additional health and an innate 50% damage reduction
(5): +50% damage with Longbows. All skill recharges for Longbow skills are halved.
(6): Bear pets have +500% additional health and are immune to all conditions. The Ranger now has the Determined buff as long as their Bear pet is alive.

This rune would easily sell for 10 gold each on the trading post. =P

Another +1 from me, OP.

Not that this is the first time we’ve dealt with this sort of thing. ANet loves their gimmicky “toolkit” design a little too much.

I’ll settle for burning down the tree AND the dragon. No less.
And we could stand to incinerate a few of the gremlins, too.