Guild Wars 2

They should have advertised this more lol. I would take a news about colored borders around items over “WUT WILL SCARLET DO DIS TIME?!!?!?!” patchnote any day of the week. Good thing that’s over with

Dafq..has this been there since the start?

I feel dumb now. Thank you for pointing that option out really.

No it’s not. There are no such borders atm. Open up your inventory and tell me after a raid which items are yellow and which trash.

At the moment u can’t without hovering over with the mouse.

If they really add this feature i would be very glad as it was something i have been thinking of for some time now.

Very interesting read and makes me feel a bit hyped. Thx for sharing that link Yargesh

If u tend to be a practical person, it’s very easy. Ask yourself this:
1. Do i still like this?
2. Do i use this?
3. How much time (/year) do i use this?

You will most likely answer yourself the question. Never put others to take decisions for u because u risk of feeling disappointing after.

“I started playing gw2 during beta, got really into WvW within my first month, and since then I have spent an average of 90% of my time in WvW and have amassed a cumulative 200+ Ranks.”

Reading this made me laugh so hard i stopped reading.

“Content that is not temporary”

Eh one more reason not to play fractals anymore i guess…the only good thing from there were supposedly the bags. Thx for the answers

Hey there,

I know this is a small thing..but could u get to fix the Compact option on the fractal bags? It honestly is very annoying u can’t do that. Or is it intended like that? Atleast say so.

I still think this is an april’s fools joke…i mean come oooon…a ranger buff that is actually a good buff? Any of u guys actually believe this?

I did ask around quite a lot. Forming an 150man group? I don’t think u know the magnitude of what u are asking. Organising the ppl on my main? yes i did..we pulled off everything we could. I even got some ppl to guest to bg and join us.

I am not a one man TTS. But i get it it’s easy to comment when u got the achievement yourself either being carried around or bugging it out pre-patch.

Personally i did everything i could…i played countless hours dedicating to this achievement..i constantly mapchated instructions for buffs..skills..i constantly spammed ppl to come and help, i myself used everything my class could do in this situation. I did more then enough to deserve that achievement if it would come down to what i personally did. Besides this i contacted ppl in other servers i knew at that time…server hopped daily trying to get it.

Well..not only do i have to find the perfect group on the perfect overflow of a perfect server…at the exact perfect time in a 24h day…but i also have to find the perfect event that doesn’t scale idiotically?

Waw…. what a disappointment this turned out to be honestly.

Something is wrong with scaling. We had 45+ at blue…most had vigil buff+scarlet buff and we still managed to kill it at around min 5-6. We had melee/ranged groups also.

This was on BG Main. Someone who did it earlier on BG told me they melted blue with just 35 ppl. How does that work?

That one also has answers in some of them

They did in multiple threads. Search for them on the first page

I am from BG and we aren’t doing it. It’s close…but all colors are constantly missing around 8 ppl. We get messages during events if we can come and kill spiders and admirals. That’s how dumb this event is planned. We just can’t get ppl to listen and come help us for 10 min with knights even if we ask nicely… They keep on saying “well i don’t care” or “but i need this achievement” as if spider/whatever dissapears after knights.

Blue had constantly 8 ppl missing. If we had full 50 we might have done it really because it was close. Other colors took even longer then us. Seriously no…this achievement needs way more nerfs to compensate for human behavior.

So..while we (anet) are here creating conflicts like which server is better and which is not because “we” definitely need nonstop DPS test events.. please tell me a good server where i can get this achievement. 25% reduced life for a regular server (not good not bad) means u kill it around min 6-7 instead of min 3 as we did previous to the nerf. So the nerf is an illusion u can do it considering timezones…the amount of ppl (3xtequetal) that have to be pro-active in that event and not others +++++ other things.

I am serious..give me a good server to guest to.

I agree…if u can’t fix it..kill it. Nobody will miss it…but if u leave it there it just annoys people.

@Brother…if they can’t do the minor things how do u expect them to do the big things correctly? We saw the “big thing” they did with the last LS story..

Valandil Dragonhart.2371:

Rebound.3409:

End of the LS story arch…the most important and most memorable of ANet’s 1 year long work, after telling us they will take a longer break just to get everything as it should…we receive probably the most bugged and frustrating update this game has see in LS story (talking from the perspective of someone who doesn’t do the event just once and is happy about it). If i am wrong please recall an update they ever did that has been as bugged or infuriating as this one.

Challenge accepted.

The original Southsun Cove introduction, along with free trial accounts, massive OP karka and the glitched-as-all-hell fractals. 15 November 2012 saw this patch released, and a long weekend from hell when they up and left the game to run ‘as normal’ while they took their Thanksgiving break. Each new patch saw a heavier amount of glitches while LA was spammed with “lfg fractals” and getting into your own server was a nightmare.

The biggest kick in the teeth was the event finale. I won’t go into details here but those who were there remember full well what happened, and the farcicle amount of precursors dropped, and the ‘mopping up’ Anet had to do upon their return to normal work.

Back then achievement points were still being racked up, but they didn’t yet have a purpose. Now it’s more highly regarded to get those achievements. So, as it relates to this patch, I still feel the sting from the karka event. That’ll never go away. But this would be close to it for all people doing this content.

I remember all to well..but i also take in account that was:
1. Their first major event attempt ever. They didn’t have proper experience in how to deal with things like that.
2. Like u said it was thanks giving.
3. They did release the free trials that had a huge influx of ppl in the game, when the game was mega-hyped.

This time what happened?
1. They had experience
2. They had no hollidays AND they had a month+ to make this
3. There were no holidays this time…not major atleast.

If u put those together..it results in a worst update that soutshun. Atleast from my perspective.

End of the LS story arch…the most important and most memorable of ANet’s 1 year long work, after telling us they will take a longer break just to get everything as it should…we receive probably the most bugged and frustrating update this game has see in LS story (talking from the perspective of someone who doesn’t do the event just once and is happy about it). If i am wrong please recall an update they ever did that has been as bugged or infuriating as this one.

Such a poetic ending… a movie couldn’t have done it better. They centennially made it memorable.

No actually i got that after switching to my warrior and wasting 70g on zerker gear…rest was easy..no skill even needed there..just goldsink achievement that was made for specific classes (Liadri)

This one..u actually indirectly said i was right in your message….just read what u wrote again and apply it to how people act in general on a server. Next time try coordinating ppl without having a huge guild that fills most of the map slots. Let’s see u manage ppl that might have to go..ppl that appear last minute on the map..ppl that don’t give a crap about the event and so on and so forth oh and let’s not forget timezones. U can do by yourself everything picture perfect worth of the achievement. Now please make the other 149 ppl do the same to get you your achievement.

Honestly without exaggerating one bit and after analyzing my experience in all mmos i’ve played this has been the most shocking technical disappointment of a content i have ever experienced so far. Everything about it technically is a fail. Achievements….time constraints..event constraints (requireing 150ppl each lvl80 each correctly equiped each not being afk..each having correct builds each having food/buffs and each know what to do and what to dodge, each CORRECTLY split up into 3 groups..in order to make the 6 min buff..which means 90% of the community will never have a chance)…Bugs that should have never come out of the testing stage…the fact u need luck to get into main or first overflows created in order to finish it succesfully. The lags the disconnects.

They promised something epic for the finale…let me tell u something…they delivered an epic finale in a historical way from an mmo pov.

Story wise? what can i say…they chose the most predictable ending ever conceived…scarlet dies a dragon rises. Why did they even compare this game to Game of Thrones? Oh yea and an almost emotionless lesbi-kiss between 2 characters they did a great job in not making me care about …yay……………………….. If u want an emotional lesbi-kiss go see the ending of “The last of us”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU0qz-dJna8
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoOnqNpkFaA

Look at them it’s a few minutes..u don’t even need to know the characters and it’s still 100x more emotional then everything GW2 characters had to offer. Now please stop making that hickup scene seem like an oscar winner.

2/10 score and i am in the best mood today.

The first problem i see here is in order to succesfully finish ingame content u need third party programs like TS. That means either the achievement itself is bugged…or..if working as intended (it does reward u at 6 min) it’s way to hard. U expect 150ppl to do this on a constant basis..have the right gear..the right food..the right buff…never miss a dodge etc? every single hour? No? That means u made this achievement for a select handful of ppl.

Why not put this achievement under the cash shop for 800 gems pls. I know for a fact u would love that so much.

I will tell u THE REAL WORLD conditions for that achievement, not the double rainbow pony world u devs seem to live in:
1. Achievement if timebased has to offer u enough time to be able to finish the event for that achievement. Sounds funny but u didn’t offer that…or u offered it to a select few in extremely rare and special circumstances (huge guilds coordinating 150ppl…getting them on the same overflow and even on time…thing that happens 1/week at best if everything is picture perfect…so u offered this to 150ppl from how many players?).
2. Achievement should NOT require a third party program. It should only use what the game offers atm.
3. Achievement should NOT require the most elite of the elite in your game. Otherwise u kitten off atleast…AT LEAST! 90% of your player database. U have excelled at that statistic so far. Why? U can’t expect everyone to be some major guild that organizes and has the sole purpose of that achievemet.
4. Which brings us to NEVER make players unite for just 1 gole on a map. U gave us a whole map with multiple events happening in paralel to the main event. That means someone who wants the 6 min achiev will auto-fail if not every single person on the map is:
a) at the event
b) correctly geared (oh so now u force us to waste gold on new gear we normally don’t use for ex zerker, to make this achievement?..u so nice..who pays for that gear? what if we don’t have 70g+ to change our gear?)
c) has correct food and buff FOR HIS CLASS
d) has correct build
e) does not fk up dodges
f) is on time to start the event at precisely xx:00 min (ALL 150 PLAYERS).
5. You clearly intended this achievement ONLY for lvl80s. We can’t have lower level scrubs at the event that don’t have good enough gear…good enough builds..or experience in the game..because they would automatically fail points a) to f) instantly.
6. NEVER do achievements which require u to have luck in getting on the main server or one of the first overflows created SPECIALLY when u have no kickout system like u had last event where after 1h u were forced to practically “reset” the whole map. Right now you have to be on Main server…or on one of the first overflows created ..has no chance. Another major restriction to most of your players.

DO YOU EVEN SEE HOW MANY THINGS ARE WRONG WITH THIS ACHIEVEMENT?

This^ is just an excuse to either let content untested properly out or just give them a motive to continue delivering bugged content…and i am not talking about low level bugs..i am talking about straight out game-breaking core-feature bugs. There’s bugs….and there’s broken content…there’s a difference

From my point they kitten it up right at the final LS story of the scarlet arc badly. What should have been memorable in a good way turned completely opposite.

I still can’t get the “no more tricks, scarlet” anything i do….and i stayed away from every laser shot possible, evaded the trace they leave behind and never got downed once, several times. Will try the AFK trick now because that’s how this achiev is ment to be made apparently.

The 6 minute achiev is almost impossible if not bugged out somehow. All ppl i know who got this achiev…bugged it out somehow…because they got it after killing the first golem (regardless of color).

I am personally (dunno about others) terribly disappointed in how ANet delivered the last and probably most important update of this arc. They did fix a good portion of the bugs..but those shouldn’t have come out of the testing stage in the first place! A terrible week past out of 2.

Yea i kinda had to jump otherwise it wouldn’t teleport me in. My character runs but is hugging the wall of the teleporter thingy because they didn’t make it at the same level as the character itself. Tried this only at red side as red is the last one we always kill.

For the lulz of it i equiped my old pure damage zerker build..went also damage traits..weapons everything..i was a walking 1 hit kill but the most damage a thief could ever do. I also had shortbow and 2x pistols. I was in a zerker full party that included 2 thiefs like me and 2 warriors.

Never once died. Started shooting from the start. Killed 6 kinghts (2 runs)…received 0 loot.

The droprates are bullsh**. Whatever they did in the last patch is not normal.

Also is this even only available for the lvl80s now? a lower level or a new commer can’t enjoy the content anymore? Seriously ANet? What scares u so much? us having fun for a while? or what part of the game scared u so much that u needed to nerf a normal droprate at knights? We invest 40min in those knights…and we get 15 boxes…which give about 40 green items (maybe 1-2 rares if lucky). If i farm miasma i get 250 bags + 2x filled green inventory that i have to salvage.

Why are u so afraid of us having fun ANet?
Because the droprate is clearly intentional considering it was good before (for the work we put in AND for the lower level new comers) and it’s kitten now. Also not fixing it till now shows u like it this way.

I like how devs answer dumb thraeds like “Heeeey u LAiK dis QUAGGUUUN piczzz?” and every dev goes “Hurrr Durrrrr…yuuuuuss so amuuzziiing ….bestesT!” but when a real issue comes up everyone goes silent.

How about fixing drops..how about fixing stuck in mid air when entering scarlet..how about fixing scarlet killing u even before u fully spawn. Or are those also intentional? If it’s not..please do amuse me..when do u plan on fixing what u broke? After this event is over? ….it’s another one of dem’ “we learned our lesson and in the future……..” ? Really sick of seeing u guys still in the “learning stage”…? When will we stop being in this “learning stage” and actually not fk up every fun side of this game?

Thx for the useful info on the 300MF!

“Too bad i will have to destroy the Refugee Child’s Drawings, since i can’t eat more essence of luck”

U have 300 MF? That’s something….how is it with 300..is there any visible difference? compared to 0..100 or whatever

The Sylvari surprise might be Canach. He was imprisoned inside the tower where the aether chick was. When she escaped her prison (just before the attack), Canach magically appeared there with no real explanation for his move. Now if u go there the gate is wide open.

I have a feeling, considering his role played so far, he might actually jump in and help..which would mean he is the sylvari missing from the table.

Charr hand. That picture shows all races ingame fighting for freedom bla bla…

The Kurt.2518:

If she wanted to fight the dragons she would most probably have joined forces with us. And just because she can kill us doesn’t mean she can kill a dragpn; we can be killed by a sword, but that wouldn’t work on a dragon

Do i have to remind u we killed Zhaitan using confetti and glitter cannons?

I honestly want more of these transcripts done. It’s hard to get all of them specially if u don’t have enough time to play the game. Not to mention u can’t remember the continuation of the story and so on.

As for the triangulation… so it triangulated in Bloodtide Coast….but the probe went gree in LA which is another map. What’s up with that?

I just hope ANet will think outside their own box on this one
http://i.imgur.com/e5eEntv.jpg

U can get them from “saving” random citizens also? Didn’t know that :o

The backpiece i think is an easteregg’ish for the starcraft fans. Queen of Blades. (the mechanical version). It looks very similar.

thief with speed signet…it takes me 1 LA event run to get al 40 of them. I use cloak just in 1 area…the pirate cave top-left corner. The entrance to that cave is filled with mobs so yea… Other then that..normal run from “A..to B…to C”… When i finish i still have about 20min left out of the whole siege event.

Every time i hear about tengu i think of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHpetnUFQMA

Still don’t see why ppl are so hyped about these things.

I read this topic and all i can think of is this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1vjdEfxjX8

Where did u even find that outfit lol

Most likely they scaled it down because of performance issues..just like a lot of other stuff they did. But yea i do want the next dragon to be twice as big. Also i would actually like to fight the dragon and not it’s minions..

..i mean come on…u can call the zhaitan fight anything u want BUT a dragon fight. We were just killing off his minions and at the end we blow glitter on him to kill it. That was probably one of the most anti-climatic endings i’ve seen in a game in a very long time…specially after seeing how cool he was when he first poped up. Was thinking “oh wow this is it eh? the big dude…” … after 5 min …. “dafq?”

What i am afraid, related to the size…is the future fight with krakaltorik…Remember in GW1 his spine was dividing a whole map in 2…. if they fail to make something close to that scale it will be a major disappointment…because that would practically mean going against what they did in GW1 and how they presented him this whole time.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Kralkatorrik
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/File:Kralkatorrik_01_concept_art.jpg

If u can’t really tell the size (which u could also check yourself in GW1), to the right of that photo there are actual ships. U do the math on how big that thing actually is. And it’s not dead..it’s dormant.

Aparently he is the “gate” to Elona also. We have to get passed him to possibly unlock Elona in the future.

I honestly doubt it…but it would be interesting to see another “friendly dragon”.

Like this: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Glint

Really cool inside info, awesome that u share that with us honestly

Sad to see stage-cutscenes taken out but if they were that hard to do + buggy in some cases i can understand why u decided to take them out. I also agree they were an immersion-stoper.

Very curious to see how things will progress with the new tools slowly coming out.

Personally i would love to see MY character play some roles inside a dialogue..but not just text..also voice. That would be very interesting for a change altho i imagine it would take a lot more time to record voices and so on…but on the good side…it will actually feel like my character is part of the vocal discussion and not just a mute. Atleast for the major cutscenes in the game.

Right now it feels like i am just an observer in every cutscene. That doesn’t make me feel that great about my character

RNG is not just a system..it’s an entity in-game. Whenever u fight him u will have the same chance of hitting him as u have of getting actual good drops.

It’s practically invulnerable..it effects us all…and it gives us better nightmares then the nightmare court itself.

Ultimate boss.

Actually i have a feeling they did it because of the “Hype” factor. Most people, including me, knew about 90% of what was going to happen (literally) a week in advance. This way they preserve the hype by just showing u a trailer + a few lines of text.

Just like for movies.

The Minstrel & Kraitkin

Let go of the past, but don’t forget it

Otherwise u will never progress..u will just sit and rot in your past.

Because ANet is a master of temporary content. They ALMOST exclusively make everything in this game be temporary and “sell” it to you as being an expansion’s worth of content….thus making content that is not memorable in any good way (worthless). If they do make this permanent it will be a huge plus in my book.

It has been confirmed by very top secret inside sources in the illuminati that Cantha will be an expansion for GW3 not 2.

Read this message before the NSA deletes it.