Guild Wars 2

Stone.6751:

Face it. People complaining about this look silly for being upset over a perceived injustice that doesn’t really exist, as has been noted over and again multiple times.

I really hate using this word, because it’s reserved for those rare occasions where it actually means something, but this is that time. The people complaining that they HAVE to buy this have entitlement issues, there’s no other way to explain this. They feel entitled to have everything for free, they feel entitled to not have to go through loading screens, they feel entitled to have everything they want without much effort. There, it’s finally been said.

The device is on the ground where he was at.

Jedi.4182:

Here is Mine.

i had a different body before but now with the new Zodiac skins i switched it out and love it!

It’s Mr Freeze!

Vermillion.4061:

It’s a feature for being on T1.

It probably should be considered one what with all those map queues.

Rangersix.1754:

Since the EoTM patch, there’s also a button (on the bottom right) to leave WvW on the WvW menu. It’ll teleport you back to where you were before entering WvW. So you don’t even need to relog anymore.

I actually wasn’t aware of this, thanks for the heads up!

Actually, there’s a really easy way to nerf it…make it so it sets the blinding field on the target.

Allie Murdock.8152:

Because they are not real.

Oh thank GOD. A lot of those changes to thief and ranger were worrying me.

Julie Yann.5379:

Although I don’t believe it is OP I do wonder why thieves get a better version of my own skill. Whirling Axe for warriors is quite lame.

Reason being you get a better tradeoff for using it. One use of Whirling Axe near 2 enemies is enough get 3 bars of Adrenaline. So you can WA → Eviscerate, which is a way better tradeoff IMO.

Lévis.5489:

thefantasticg.3984:

If I want to do damage on my Ranger the GS is never a viable option. Period.

It was an option during the BWEs, until Anet destroyed greatsword skill #1 with a 50% damage nerf “Because it was too good with 100% faster speed quickness and old RaO” They nerfed the last two, too, but never bothered giving back a much needed damage boost on the Gs.

And now they’re nerfing Martial Mastery, so now we won’t be able to use all of those lovely skills as much. It’s like Anet is just throwing darts at a board instead of actually playing the class through all the content. Get an intern if you have to Anet, you don’t have to pay interns anything!

Carzor Stelatis.9435:

Moka.9641:

Go to Rata Sum, enter WvW from Rata Sum. When you’re done, press Esc and then press Character select. Then double click on your character and you’re back at Rata Sum. I think it’s pretty fast (as fast as the traditional way), so I’ll call it ’’direct’’.

That doesn’t fulfill the ‘without paying waypoint costs’ part of my post, does it?

It does indeed fulfill that. Whenever you exit WvW via character select screen or logging out, logging back in will send you to your last location you were at before you entered WvW. It’s very convenient to know that if I need to do something outside of WvW, I can quickly go to character select and go back on my character, to be back in the location I was at. Saves a lot of money.

Wait…people used Detonate? Where the bombs exploded at was so random that it wasn’t worth exploding most of the time.

godz raiden.2631:

RyuDragnier.9476:

sorrow.2364:

RyuDragnier.9476:

This entire talk of Whirling Axe being OP is just facepalm inducing. If the thief is doing this, he isn’t defending. Throw down AoEs on his spot with Longbow.

Projectile reflect says hi!
(yes, it also reflect combustive shot and arcing arrow)

So it’ll reflect an AoE put in front of him outside of hte reflection range?

No it won’t, sorrow must just be aiming directly at thieves using whirling axe with his aoes. Another L2P issue, nothing wrong with the skills.

Sorry, my question was rhetorical.

How to get directly from WvW to Rata Sum? Enter WvW from Rata Sum. When you’re tired of WvW, simply go to Character Select, reselect your character back into the game. You’ll be back in Rata Sum.

I’d prefer if it wouldn’t work unless a keep/tower got hit for at least 1% of damage to a wall or gate. That way you’ll only be able to contest it if you actually pulled off some damage. Meaning just killing the guards won’t do squat, and attacking the door would take too long.

pulls out list

Ranger (raised in Lion’s Arch): He’s happy for it, it means the whole stupid race war can stop over something that happened centuries ago.

Thief: He really doesn’t care, he’s still out for revenge on his former warband mates for killing his best friend and lover, so this doesn’t effect him.

Engineer: Doesn’t matter to him, he’s still learning more about golemancy in Rata Sum to help the Iron Legion’s capabilities (and subsequent counter of the tech).

Necromancer: Doesn’t matter to him, he’s still killing and dissecting creatures and Risen in his eternal study of death.

Elementalist: He’s still growing crops, and is more worried about Flame Legion and Separatists ruining them than whether or not they’re allied with humans.

Mesmer: He’s all for it, it makes it easier for the Order of Whispers to gain more valuable information.

Guardian: Anything that helps lead to the defeat of the dragons is okay with him.

Warrior: Doesn’t care, he’s still technically an outcast due to being born to Flame Legion parents, despite absolutely hating the Flame Legion’s mindset.

Carzor Stelatis.9435:

Please explain how I get directly from WvW to Rata Sum (or any of these other supposed ‘1-STOP’ cities) without paying waypoint fees, I must have missed a gate somewhere.

Take the asura gate in WvW that leads back to Vigil Keep, then take the asura gate in Vigil Keep to any one of the cities you wish to go to. Please tell me you didn’t know there was an asura gate in each WvW map that leads out of it. Please do, so I may shake my head and at least know this was caused by a lack of knowledge, and not true foolhardiness.

DiamondMeteor.8345:

RyuDragnier.9476:

All they need now is to increase the range of pet melee from 130 to 250 via adding small lunges to the attacks, and melee pets will actually be useful 90% of the time. And as I said long ago…if this requires increasing the melee range of every mob that is of that pet’s type to pull this off, SO BE IT. Besides, it’s time that PvE players get their battles a little more difficult.

Bird pets (Ravens, Owls, Eagles etc.) have 300 range on their auto-attacks.

Which is why I don’t consider them melee. They’re mid-ranged.

Liston.9708:

Once again derailed by port to another city posts. WE KNOW WE CAN PORT. Many prefer 1 central hub where we have all the services and oh all the people in an mmo to socialize with while we are doing those task.

If people find other places more convenient than la, fine good for them.
Fact is, la was the most convenient one stop shop for many.
Fact is, we had that pre-patch.
Fact is, we don’t now.
Fact is, quite a few don’t like this turn of event.
Guess is, we will have all amenities in 1 hub eventually, but conveniently spread out to foster pass sales.

I don’t mind buying gems and supporting the game, just not for what was a free convenient 1 stop shop.

Are you listening to yourself? You’re complaining about not having a 1-stop area, when EVERY CITY IN THE GAME IS A 1-STOP AREA! That post of yours is so bad that well…

sorrow.2364:

RyuDragnier.9476:

This entire talk of Whirling Axe being OP is just facepalm inducing. If the thief is doing this, he isn’t defending. Throw down AoEs on his spot with Longbow.

Projectile reflect says hi!
(yes, it also reflect combustive shot and arcing arrow)

So it’ll reflect an AoE put in front of him outside of hte reflection range?

darkace.8925:

Stramatus.5219:

Wow, really?

Other cities were so much more convenient than LA for crafting/bank/BLT proximity. Last I checked those cities still exist. This is really a non-issue. The only thing missing right now is having crafting and the mystic toilet together in one spot. Big deal. There is literally no reason to buy the pass unless you absolutely want it, not to mention that passes drop all the time. Not to mention that all 5 of the other cities have everything LA had minus the mystic toilet, dungeon crafters.

And its war time. I kinda like the idea that we lose this one central hub for a while.

That’s mighty pompous of you to assume you get to decide for others what is and isn’t a big deal.

Except he’s absolutely right. There are other cities, Lion’s Arch was not the only city in the game, and all of the cities are easy to get to.

Meddwynn.3617:

Still have the perfect name. Black raven based tengu. Poe Neffamoor.

He shall be either a thief, mesmer, or necromancer.

Sounds like you may want to go Apothecary build. It’s the one I run, and is pretty good for survival both in WvW and out of it. Protip for it, Caltrops and SB#4 will not take you out of stealth, so it’s very easy to double up on healing when you need it. You can also switch out Master of Deception for Hidden Thief for another stealth move, and Long Reach for Bountiful Theft if you want more dodging use during a fight.

All of you complaining about it make me facepalm. Go to Black Citadel, Hoelbrak, Rata Sum, Divinity’s Reach, or The Grove if you need to craft. It’s not like there isn’t a portal that can take you to them. <_<

All they need now is to increase the range of pet melee from 130 to 250 via adding small lunges to the attacks, and melee pets will actually be useful 90% of the time. And as I said long ago…if this requires increasing the melee range of every mob that is of that pet’s type to pull this off, SO BE IT. Besides, it’s time that PvE players get their battles a little more difficult.

This entire talk of Whirling Axe being OP is just facepalm inducing. If the thief is doing this, he isn’t defending. Throw down AoEs on his spot with Longbow.

For those saying it breaks lore…have you forgotten we have the ultimate lore-breaking device of them all, aka The Fractals of the Mists? Who’s to say Evon didn’t get his hand on all of those armors from there?

Depends on what you’re going for Crazed. Time for my general question list!

Do you like direct damage attacks or condition attacks?
Do you want to annoy the hell out of the enemy with survivability out of stealth, or with stealthing a lot?
Do you want to be able to tank a lot of blows while whittling down the enemy slowly, or are you a fan of the stereotypical glass cannon thief that can easily kill an opponent but can easily be killed?
Are you a fan of melee or ranged attacks?

Your answers to all this will help me give my answer.

Let me guess TC, you fought a D/P thief?

IFreedom.4637:

Blind on stealth is the problem here which main thiefs likes to hide from the world.

Except the most stealth abusing thieves use is Black Powder to Heartseeker spam…which already blinds due to Black Powder. I’d give a Gibbs headslap to anybody who actually took the Cloaked in Stealth trait, it’s worthless considering if you’re going to be that stealth heavy, you’re better off taking Shadow’s Embrace instead to shut down any and all conditions on yourself.

And if you’re going full points in the Shadow Arts line, you should never be touching Cloaked in Stealth to begin with, especially considering our GM trait Shadow’s Rejuvenation makes stealth a healing ability, and Hidden Thief gives an extra stealth ability for use.

I CAN’T STOP LAUGHING! XD

It’s just you if he’s not going into stealth with Heartseeker from it. Black Powder, while giving a blinding field, only lasts 4 seconds and costs 6 initiative. Unless they’re autoattacking you to death, they’re going to run out of initiative from spam. And even with blind being inflicted, a hit is still going to hurt even while they’re in the blinding field.

Btw…are you only using melee weapons, or ranged as well? If you’re also using ranged, switch to ranged and blast him to death, that field won’t help him if the blind won’t work. Again, this is only if he’s not abusing spam with Black Powder -> Heartseeker. If he is…I can’t help you, even as a thief I cannot counter other thieves doing this, I can only relegate the attempts at backstab using my own Black Powder.

alexjolly.1463:

Pretty sure Kiel wasn’t voted into power, considering WP and many other GWs 2 community sites supported Gnashblade exclusively.

I also overheard a conversation where Kiel is trying to run Gnashblade’s business to the ground by forcing him to give up weapons and supplies for free, all Kiel’s idea. I don’t see the Consortium helping LA out, seems we know who Kiel favours.

Considering he slammed the gate in the face of ONE OF THE CAPTAINS OF THE COUNCIL, I have a feeling if she didn’t make that arrangement, the Lionsguard would have killed him due to a charge of mutiny for attempting to help kill one of the captains. She may have saved his life.

Palador.2170:

kimeekat.2548:

Though you could do a decent defend event if it was an NPC visiting the places outside LA they and their fallen friend would visit — which just happens to be populated by normal map mobs. You’d have to have some mechanic beyond this to make it interesting, but I don’t think this sort of normal aggro would be too out of place if it was part of something bigger with other mechanics mixed in.

Yeah, that could work.

Or turn it around backwards. “My friend once said that the best thing he ever ate was an apple pie from an orchard in Queensdale. Would you be willing to get one for me so I can place it at the memorial during the remembrance?” And when you get there, you have to do some small thing in exchange for the pie, and then bring it back to the person that asked for it.

It needs to tell stories. Show little hints of those that have been lost, who they were and how they’re missed.

So pull a Lightning Returns type quest? Where you go off to do something for somebody, only to find out more about the person who requested it as well as the person who died?

Nice to hear Allie. If/when that gets patched in, hopefully we’ll be able to see just how well this does. Though personally I’d prefer it so it’s on the attacker, but that’s due to the fact that it would give some counter to this sort of thing. I don’t see problems with 1-2 people having retaliation on them, I can outheal that well in 1v1…my problem is when I barrage or dagger storm and get a ton of retal damage in a matter of seconds from MULTIPLE sources.

Razor.6392:

RyuDragnier.9476:

Wrong on so many levels…no to all of those, ESPECIALLY Shadow Refuge. For Lyssa’s sake man, SR has so many counters it isn’t even funny! You have to stay in the AoE THE ENTIRE TIME it’s out to get the stealth. If you leave it at any time, you get revealed. Meaning enemies can and will use AoEs on you, Fear, Push, Pull, and Knockback to kill the thief inside or force them out and into the open with reveal. It’s way too easy to take out a thief just due to seeing the refuge. If you’re having problems with this skill, there is no kind way to say this…but please, for the love of Ascalon, LEARN TO PLAY!

Obviously plays thief.

Listen fella, the counters that you list aren’t available on demand for every class out there, so it’s pointless to list them as the definite solution because that simply doesn’t work in every case.

And lol what? wrong in all of those? So according to your pathetic noob kitten , healing signet of all things is fine? Why do I even bother with all of these losers…

Let me show all the counters each class has.

Ranger: Spike Trap, Flame Trap, Viper’s Nest, Bonfire, Barrage, Entangle, Storm Spirit -> Call Lightning

Elementalist: Lava Font, Gust, Eruption, Shockwave, Shatterstone, Drake’s Breath, Ring of Fire, Fire Garb, Cone of Cold, Updraft, Ring of Earth, Earthquake, Churning Earth, Comet, Arcane Wave, Glyph of Storms, Tornado

Engineer: Blunderbuss, Jump Shot, Blow Torch, Magnetic Shield -> Magnetic Inversion, any bomb/grenade/flamethrower skill, Throw Mine, Fumigate, Acid Bomb, Box of Nails, Elixir X

Guardian: Symbol of Wrath, Binding Blade -> Pull, Mighty Blow, Ring of Warding (don’t suggest this unless you have a helper AoEing the spot), Wave of Wrath, Symbol of Swiftness, Symbol of Faith, Smite, Shield of Judgement, Shield of Absorption, Zealot’s Flame, Cleansing Flame, Purging Flames, Sanctuary, Smite Condition, Tome of Wrath

Mesmer: Mind Stab, Illusionary Wave, Chaos Storm, Temporal Curtain -> Into the Void, The Prestige

Necromancer: Doom, Life Transfer, all staff marks, Unholy Feast, Grasping Dead, Enfeebling Blood, Locust Swarm, Corrosive Poison Cloud, Well of Suffering, Plague, Lich Form

Warrior: Whirlwind Attack, Earthshaker, Hammer Shock, Combustive Shot, Arcing Arrow, Cyclone Axe, Whirling Axe, Tremor, Stomp, Fear Me!, Rampage

Thief: Clusterbomb, Choking Gas, Caltrops, Dagger Storm, Exploding Venom Sack, Skull Fear, Whirling Axe

Looking at this, the only ones who should be having any kind of problems with dealing with opponents in Shadow Refuge should be thieves and mesmers. But considering most mesmers take either focus on offhand (due to Temporal Curtain providing one of the only sources of Swiftness) or Greatsword, they’re already prepared to counter thieves most of the time. A thief versus thief battle…that usually depends on their builds.

Wrong on so many levels…no to all of those, ESPECIALLY Shadow Refuge. For Lyssa’s sake man, SR has so many counters it isn’t even funny! You have to stay in the AoE THE ENTIRE TIME it’s out to get the stealth. If you leave it at any time, you get revealed. Meaning enemies can and will use AoEs on you, Fear, Push, Pull, and Knockback to kill the thief inside or force them out and into the open with reveal. It’s way too easy to take out a thief just due to seeing the refuge. If you’re having problems with this skill, there is no kind way to say this…but please, for the love of Ascalon, LEARN TO PLAY!

ChapDev.7650:

The thing I find the most strange about everyone saying Evon should get over things and that he is complaining to much is that they are pretty much ignoring the fact that the Lionguard (Kiel in particular) have given him an ultimatum to give up his property to them or they will kill him.

I’m pretty sure most of the people saying these things would have a problem with it to if they were in Evon’s position there.

Except what he did in Lion’s Arch during the evacuation (shutting an active gate that refugees could escape through IN THEIR FACES) and the fact that he even SUGGESTED that he abandon people in need really tell us he deserves it. Hell, I’m surprised the Vigil didn’t arrest him and pull out a list of crimes on him right there, and tell him he’d be executed on the spot unless he becomes a Quartermaster in the Vigil for the next amount of years as his “community service” to get rid of his outstanding warrant.

Doesn’t help that this happens in Lion’s Arch. Good thing the Vigil gave him the whole ultimatum.

Azure.8670:

Fenrir.6183:

Substance E.4852:

Because melee is always going to be better than ranged and our only other melee weapon makes combining raw DPS and dodging/kiting impossible because it roots you on the autoattack. GS looks good because we have no other alternatives, not because it actually is good. Try the GS on the warrior or Guardian and you’ll see what a “good” GS feels like.

Guardian GS isn’t as good as ranger GS imo.
I also agree on the stow pet thing…it would give us a chance to be more useful in situations where the pet dies too easily. Maybe put a timer on it so we can’t switch too often ?

I nearly spit my coffee on my monitor when I read this. What exactly is better about Ranger GS than guardian????? Guardian is nearly attached to its GS its so useful

Rangers are pretty attached to GS too for the same reason of useful. You have our only constant source of cleave, our strongest hitting weapon skill, a mobility skill, and our only block skill.

xXxOrcaxXx.9328:

Bran.7425:

We are playing a fantasy genre mmorpg and you have concerns for realism, please just get out now as realism isn’t going to be a part of the design.

It is so far realistic that it doesn’t bent the physics too much. Water still floating downhill, Arrows still get blocked by obstacles. But they don’t get blocked by someone screaming at them.

They get reflected by a guy spinning around with axes. And people get a magical buff through a scream that reflects damage back. Realism has long since been dead.

Brow.9425:

Vol.7601:

So has anyone figured out who died? Anet said that one of the memorable characters died.

Lawson Marriner dies every hour on my server. Anet should make that the canonical outcome.

But he isn’t memorable.

WAIT. NO, I JUST REALIZED WHO IT MAY BE. Please no…don’t let it be that Marcello DiGiacomo died!

Palador.2170:

RyuDragnier.9476:

From what I heard, Scarlet got her supplies EXCLUSIVELY from the Black Lion Trading Post when she was known as Caera, so how would this be any different, hmm?

And where do you buy your supplies from?

Black Lion Trading Post. So it’s obvious the only way to stop the villains from succeeding is to close it down.

From what I heard, Scarlet got her supplies EXCLUSIVELY from the Black Lion Trading Post when she was known as Caera, so how would this be any different, hmm?

xXxOrcaxXx.9328:

RyuDragnier.9476:

For the changes on the pet shouts, Guard will give protect to allies within the circle, knockback enemies who try to go into it and block projectiles. Search and Rescue will do as it does now while giving regen and curing a condition on the person the pet is trying to rez. Protect Me will make you invulnerable for 4 seconds, but in return you are unable to attack during that time. Sic’Em…maybe giving more power to the F1 ability to use it as a burst.

Nice idea but no shout would be able to knock your enemies back. That’s quite unrealistic.

Guard. As in, pet’s guarding the area. Meaning he’s making a dome of protection like several other abilities you see in the game.

My god, Evon supporters are like those Gaheron worshipping Flame Legion. Is he really that good in bed people?

backstabs TC while in quaggan form, watching his corpse fall onto the ground

What happened? Quaggan scared!

YES YES YES YES YES YES! You’re making my night so wonderous. XD

Evon should look upon this conscription with more open-leveled eyes. Because he’s in the Vigil, that means he’s technically part of the Pact, so he can easily set up an agreement with the Order of Whispers to secure goods, the Priory to give him first dibs at selling new inventions and books of new knowledge, and the Vigil higher-ups to help procure equipment for him to sell to help make them war funds to continue their operations.

I can only picture this helping out Evon’s business in the long run, and he has Kiel to thank for this. Odds are if he’ll get over his grudge dealing with her, he’ll realize that he could easily secure more advantageous assets from everybody involved. Because again, he can make business with all of the Pact, AND he’ll have an “ally” up in the head of the council. There’s nothing for him to lose here, absolutely nothing.

Backward Sass.6791:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7gxrk7MWJk

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GREATEST REMIX EVER!