Guild Wars 2

I was under the impression that there would be weekly and season rewards added to WvW after this week. How will this work? Will there be tiered rewards? Will the league determine the reward or your servers ranking within the league? I apologize if this question has already been answered. Thanks.

Still not fixed…………….happening to me now.. so much for leveling my crafting……thanks anet…..game is .. its not even funny, really kind of unethical.

Eles have the lowest DPS in the game, with the exception of perhaps Rangers, Rangers can make up for it though with sustain. Unfortunately, Anet isn’t going to fix this anytime soon.

I don’t mean to be dramatic, but at this point WvW is nearing it’s end……Not to say that it will end for all the servers, but I’m betting at least half will be dead in WvW. Anet has not made a single good decision in weeks concerning WvW as a whole. I really wish they would just talk with the player base, not “talk to” but “talk with”. I just don’t think they care at this point. In all reality it is probably better for them to shut down servers and save money (the one bad thing about no sub)……I never wanted this before, but at this point I really would be happy with GW1 with better graphics……that was your plan wasn’t it Anet, GG.

Hate to break it to you, but you’re not going to have fun in WvW as a D/D ele. That build has just been nerfed too much. Any decent player you run into 1v1 will likely kill you or force you to run away. Either way you’re probably not going to kill them. Find a group in WvW and run with them, leave the soloing to the Thieves, Mesmers, Warriors, Guardians, Necros, and Rangers. happy gaming.

wow, unfortunately I still do not think anet understands.

At this point it is clear that either Anet is unable or unwilling to put forth the effort to make the ele a viable class. Any Anet employee feel free to prove me wrong, but at this point the class really is useless in PvP/WvW. It’s only use in PvE is tagging mobs, which Anet also wants to nerf.

So eles are still the weakest class in the game? Awesome, I love 3 shotting them with my stealthed thief Thanks ANET!!!

i’ve played an ele for well over 300 hrs, at this point I really wish I had chosen something else….they are arguably the weakest profession in the game, if you don’t mind losing this won’t bother you, but if your idea of fun has anything to do with killing enemies, doing objectives, and just plain not dying then ele is not for you.

What is this magic game you are referring to?

realized that anet will never fix ele.

Where are they?

eles don’t kill anything, you should know this by now.

MandJ.8965:

Ascended Weapons.. ascended Gear.. buff for more HP and other stats in WvW..

@Arena-Net.:
Please do not destroy this game!Please no things like in World of Warcraft, no itemspiral!!! Guild Wars 2 is a wonderful game for PvP (WvWvW), because there is no itemspiral, no buff you get when you play more PvP (WvWvW) than others. It’s a wonderful game because you need skill! And thats why I play this game. I have a chance when I play three times a week against players who played every day five hours. And that makes Guild Wars 2 be one of the best MMO’s ever! So please Arena Net, don’t destroy the game with those alterations!
Why do you tout with this, and now you want to take it in the game? The reasons below were the reasons to buy this game. And now you change it? In my opinion the game will be destroyed with this.
So guys, don’t let this happen. If some guys want an itemspiral than why you play GW2? Make no sense. Arena Net, you had created a game which is different than normal MMO’s. And thats why I love it.
And whats next? Healers and Tanks? You cannot advertise with something, and then after a Year add things you never want to!

At least, sorry for my bad english :P

Can’t tell if haiku fail or just trolling.

Kreb Loine Kloth of the Deathe Wall Clan,

Kreb pwns all noobs. There is no challenge Kreb has come across yet. This game is 2ez. That is all.

These are character bound, not account bound right? Because I’ve received 3.

Heiltdo.2891:

I’m so sorry you can’t 3v1 people anymore, maybe you should realize youre class is now what they call “Balanced”.

Ele is a very high skill celling class, pro’s do extremely well, and new players get destroyed.

Your friend probably didn’t have any idea of how Op Eles were at WvW.

I think you mean 1v3?

No wait, you’re right, they can’t 3v1 another player anymore, lol……..

eles have been nerfed into the ground, that’s just the way it is atm. unfortunately, anet doesn’t seem to be changing this anytime soon……….

don’t worry, in 2 weeks HoD will come join you.

I don’t make “leaving” threads usually, but this statement almost made me make one. If they nerf anything about the ele without giving them more buffs, I will be gone. Right now eles really need a slight buff. (non d/d). This isn’t my opinion, this is a fact known by anyone who has played the game extensively. D/D ele doesn’t need a nerf, this is a L2P issue. Thieves are just mad that they can’t 2 shot eles out of stealth so it is taking more time for them to farm badges. I’m a d/d ele and I can still really only manage to kill rangers and engineers 1v1. Warriors/Guardians are a stalemate, necros run away, theives/mesmers are basically not even targettable. I really don’t understand why Anet dislikes eles, maybe they find them too difficult to balance? They really should just remove them from the game altogether at this point and let anyone who currently has one be refunded with another class until they figure this stuff out.

Another person asking for an ele nerf? Who clearly has never even tried to play the class…..Ele really needs a buff in all reality. This is 100% a L2P issue. Just because Eng is UP, doesn’t mean Ele is OP.

One more thing, do you know why these “bunker” builds exist? Because players were tired of literally getting 1-2 shotted by thieves and warriors. This isn’t Call of Guild Wars 2……or maybe it is.

Harbinger.9645:

Since when do we, GoM, roam with DH?! Is this actually happening?

I saw a DH roaming with 3-4 GoM (Tuesday I think?) taking turns capping sentrys and supply camps. Wasn’t sure how to report it or if it was even reportable.

TeamBattleAxe.3901:

Looks like we get to fight DH and HoD for another week!

Source: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/pvp/wuvwuv/Update-No-WvW-Rating-Reset/first#post1313585

Update 2/7/2013:
We’ve been keeping a very close watch on this week’s matchups and, despite our concerns regarding the recent population shifts, it seems that many of the games are quite competitive. At the same time we’ve been evaluating some possible changes to the math we use to calculate ratings. After examining a number of new methodologies for weighting the outcomes of matches we have found that our existing formulas already do pretty much what we want them to do. Certainly none of the candidates that we tried yielded better results.
In light of the strong community response to the idea of a WvW ratings reset, the results of our ratings formula investigations, and our data on the current matchups we have decided not to reset the WvW ratings at this time. All existing WvW ratings will be preserved and the rating calculation methodology will remain unchanged. Any existing mismatches should be corrected by the system in relatively short order. Now that there is less volatility in the player base for each world we expect the quality of matches to improve more quickly. This is both because the rating system is operating in a less unpredictable environment and because more stable teams tend to produce better results.
Thank you all for your feedback on this matter, and for your patience while we explored the various options. The community response was a key element in our decision making process.

Look forward to seeing you guys out there.

Here’s hoping DH/GoM stop roaming together, and DH stops exploiting map glitches.

NovaBlast Shockwave.5164:

Yes it seems it very much is comments on here is why i created the thread

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/dungeons/Solo-Dungeon-option-end-forced-grouping/first

Your own comment is also a reason there should not be any mandatory “forced grouping or you miss content stuff” everything thing should be solo able with a group option.

Again mmo does not mean forced grouping

No, Anet can make their game anyway they want. They don’t need and shouldn’t make all of the content soloable. That is all.

Atherakhia.4086:

ShiningSquirrel.3751:

Atherakhia.4086:

And EVERY other game that gives you the EXACT same message is for that specific character, isn’t account wide, and can be recitified by deleting your character.

And let me guess… you read the ToS too?

See, there’s your problem right there.
This is not “EVERY other game”, this is Guild Wars 2. What they do in other games is irrelevent. Different games have different ways of doing things. And BTW, "EVERY other game " is incorrect. I have played many games that work the same as GW2, toons are account bound to a specific server.

To the op, actually if there is a que for WvW, that is a good sign and you want to stay on that server. If no one on your server is playing WvW, your not going to have very much fun in there yourself.

I presume you’re another one that reads the complete ToS before logging in too.

Feel free to announce another game that works the same way as GW2. The only games that have similar restrictions that I’ve found are MMO’s and I can’t think of a single one that makes it impossible to ever change servers without paying a fee.

There’s a right way to do things and a wrong way. It’s much like the way things work in the real world… if you’re going to do something different than the tried, tested, and approved way you better improve it. There’s no way anyone could confuse the system we have here as an improvement on anything that has ever come before it.

Bro, relax. There are a number of things the devs/designers of this game have done/suggested that I completely disagree with. But how accounts are bound to a single server certainly isn’t one of them. It works best this way, anyone who doesn’t think so can leave. No one is stopping you. If people could create multiple characters on different servers they would just grief in WvW. It doesn’t take a genius to figure this out. They are doing this with PS2 and look at the current state of that game, lol. The OP can guest on a server if he wants to until he has enough gold to transfer. While I think a one time server transfer token isn’t a bad idea, there are numerous other things the devs need to be working on right now. Please go complain about a legit issue.

Maybe you should try a Ca Ca Ca Combo Breaker!!!!!!

Did I miss something? Where are the AOE nerfs?

Maybe finally fix all the obvious skill bugs that still exist? Maybe balance ele so it is a viable class? This is really the only way I’m going to be coming back.

kettering.6823:

SQLOwns.7316:

Vast majority of people left. All for different reasons. Some were probably going to leave soon regardless, but I’ll admit I’m surprised at the low pop. Really wish Anet would get their stuff together. GW1 was one of my favorite games. Right now the PvE content isn’t fun, (too difficult for the rewards). And the PvP is not balanced unless you play 3-4 of the current professions. The mods on the forums seem to delete half the constructive posts for no reason. Really sad attempt at an MMO from an experienced company. I just think they tried to do too much too fast…..and unfortunately since this isn’t a subscription based MMO, they already have their money and can drop it whenever they feel like it.

Where are you guys getting your numbers and information from? People are saying ‘there are only a few thousand players left’ and ‘most people quit’. I just don’t see this as true at all. I play on TC and see a lot of people everywhere. There are also a butt ton of people doing dungeons.

During the first month, I pretty much was put into overflow no matter what zone I was in. WvW had about a 2 hour queue time…..In the last 2 months, I’ve never been put into overflow and no queue time for WvW. Of course my server had an exodus for the WvW, but still. I bet there are less people playing. I started with 4 RL friends and none of them play anymore.

Vast majority of people left. All for different reasons. Some were probably going to leave soon regardless, but I’ll admit I’m surprised at the low pop. Really wish Anet would get their stuff together. GW1 was one of my favorite games. Right now the PvE content isn’t fun, (too difficult for the rewards). And the PvP is not balanced unless you play 3-4 of the current professions. The mods on the forums seem to delete half the constructive posts for no reason. Really sad attempt at an MMO from an experienced company. I just think they tried to do too much too fast…..and unfortunately since this isn’t a subscription based MMO, they already have their money and can drop it whenever they feel like it.

@karDiamond

1. This is relative, I’d prefer not to spend time debating over whether 3 seconds is too long vs 2 seconds, etc. I don’t think that is the main point of the thread. I assume ANET has done extensive testing for these numbers, of course I could be wrong on that.

2. What level are your alts?

3. ?

4. Vids pls?

You clearly didn’t read the part about warriors not needing this skill. I’ve seen wars engage the zerg then come back running with 25% or more health and through the gate. If they make it so eles can’t go through the gate in vapor form, then its only fair that a war would need at least 25% HP in order to make it through.

Why does removing this make eles almost useless at defense? (I didn’t say siege, just defense)
You ever been pulled off the wall into the middle of the zerg? I have numerous times. If you haven’t then you simply either 1) haven’t played the game that much or 2) haven’t played against a zerg that much. The vapor form is pretty much the only way to survive if you’re pulled from the wall (which is fairly easy to do). Most of the time I need to pop Armor, dodge twice, then mist form just to make it back through the door. If I get stunned, then vapor form is the only way I survive. And guess what, if there is a group of at least 10 (which is kind of what a zerg is.), then one person WILL stun me. So if Vapor Form can’t go through doors, that pull off wall skills would be an insta-kill (which imo, should not exist in this game.).

@Creslin

3. Look up Downed Penalty in the wiki, then you will understand what I’m talking about. I’m not talking about CD either.

I’ll watch the vids later when I have a moment.

Creslin.1758:

Before you call something the “dumbest topic you have seen in a while” you may want to check to make sure you know what you are talking about.

1. It lasts 3 seconds not 2.

2. No other classes in the game can used a downed skill to get through a tower/keep portal.

3. Its cooldown and downed state penalty are irrelevant because this topic is about being downed near a tower and getting inside on the FIRST cast. If you don’t get inside then, you will be stomped…game over. So cooldowns to the skill are irrelevant.

4. An Ele that jumps outside their keep to AoE with no fear of dying, and no need to cut and run early, can do a lot of damage. Will they defeat a zerg single handed? No, probably not…but 5 Ele’s doing the same thing simultaneously would be a big problem.

So as you asked me in your post, may I ask you in return…have you given this any thought at all?

1. Minor mistake, still not going very far……
2. I will need to verify this, I’m almost positive I’ve seen other classes move after being downed. Of course I think one class can stealth, which is a huge advantage in every other part of the map (besides the towers).
3. You are the one who stated in the OP that they can do this “repeatedly”. So GG.
4. “Cut and Run early”, honestly have you played ele against a zerg? Post some vids. I want to see you charge a zerg, survive long enough to cast more than 1 spell, then retreat safely into the keep in vapor form. Other classes don’t have this downed skill, because they are strong enough to not get downed to begin with, lol.

Oh, and if you can manage to get 5 people coordinating attacks, they SHOULD be able to crush some fools…….

Yes I have given it some thought. Nerfing this ability would make eles almost useless defenders to towers/keeps.

Logged in just for this……I respect your opinion OP, but this is the dumbest topic I’ve seen on this forum in awhile. This is the only decent downed skill the ele has. It only lasts 2 seconds. You can only realistically cast it once per downed state. Can cast it a maximum of 3 times because of downed penalty. Mes, Necro, War, Thief I believe all have escape down skills similar. Have you played any other class? It seems like you really haven’t given this much thought at all. Not to mention that an ele rushing into a zerg, just planning on using vapor form to get away isn’t going to do much damage anyway.

I’m unable to chat in the game. Whenever I try it says message suppressed due to excessive messaging. All I ever chat in /m is LFG once ever few minutes, however its been over an hour and I still am unable to find a group. Anet please fix these amatuer issues with your game, preferably before selling copies.

Thanks.

Niim.9260:

I cant wait for thieves to be fixed so I can find out what everyone will QQ about next.

My money is on mesmers. Maybe the d/d ele, kill shot warrior, maybe some good old fashion 100b QQ, it could be anything! The suspense is almost unbearable!

ps. I dont think any of the above are issues

I agree although I get where they are coming from. The rendering issues really do need fixed, as that is clearly a bug.

I’m on HoD. I can haz ur stuff?

Regrets of Sini.6083:

daphoenix.4283:

After seeing this video I hope Anet developers do one of the following:

I. Ban the poster for exploiting

or

II. Close the loophole allowing such game-breaking self-healing.

No matter how amazing the player is, this should not be possible.

Please do some research before making ignorant posts. This is an issue? But the rendering issues that make thiefs perma-invis (who literally 3 shot eles) is perfectly fine I bet right? This player is one of the best eles out right now and has most likely spent thousands of hours practicing and farming for the best gear. NOTHING about the ele needs to be nerfed. If anything he needs buffed.

I watched a couple of your vids. You’re a good ele, much better than I am. How many hours have you played, if you don’t mind me asking? Also, I’m only 71 but I’m going to work towards this build. How viable is this build with lesser gear? I don’t know how much time I have to grind for that AC stuff. Thanks for all the info.

-SQLOwns

Jestunhi.7429:

ANet,

Please, please, please, when you suspend someone don’t just provide a generic “check your PMs for details” message – especially when you don’t even send a PM!

When someone is suspended they need to know why and for how long.

At the very least send them a PM stating how long the suspension will last, they shouldn’t be expected to guess what they are being punished for and how long the punishment will last for.

Funny thing is, it could be for anything. I wouldn’t be surprised if this post I am writing right now will get me banned. This the the most censored forum I’ve posted on in my 15 years of gaming. If you don’t post something about how great the game is or how great anet is, expect to get an infraction. I can supply my own infracted posts as proof of this censorship. I hope anet gets control of their mods soon.

P.S. I understand removing posts that attack other players/anet team, posts containing profanity (even though there is a profanity filter), or spam, but these mods will remove posts that they simply disagree with. Isn’t the point of a forum to express your opinion about the game, which includes both positive and negative feedback?

Um. download latest video drivers, remove spyware, turn off shadows, if none of that works buy an SSD. You running windows 7 64 bit I assume?

Considering the wall of text you just posted. I’d say you are still fairly interested in the game.

Had to create a new topic for this as I didn’t see any sticky. I may just not understand how this works, but I frequent other game forums and don’t have any issues. There seems to be a number of issues with this forum. Unable to rate/quote posts, threads not opening, etc. Is this just indicative of the overall state of this game? Or am I just missing something?

I think this is better than any F2P MMOs, however I’m not having as much fun as I had in the first. The social aspect is almost non existent, dungeons are a joke, the PvP is limited compared to the original and WvW has just turned into a “hop onto the winning server for the free lootz” fest. Overall worth the money since I was here from the beginning, but I don’t think I could recommend this game to anyone today.

Also, still way too many bugs.

The zergs on HoD are bigger than that. Not sure how big, but definitely more than 20.

Also, how do you know that exactly? You can’t be on all 4 maps 24/7.

I’ve been searching for a guild since launch and still haven’t found one. Maybe its just my server, but this game is the least social MMO I’ve ever played.

Until they fix the elementalist, no damage output, no defense, no escape abilities. I’ve held off on this for a long time so I apologize for the long rant. However, I don’t apologize for the serious issue that is the imbalance of the elementalist. I have stood toe to toe to many different classes and have not only lost, but ended up dying with them still at 100% health. How is that possible. I should be able to just continue to spam the same skill and at least get them down to 95%. There is clearly something broken because I refuse to believe that Anet is this bad at making games. At this point I feel like this is the most imbalanced class I’ve every played in any released game. I encourage anyone from Anet to debate with me. After 83 hrs I’ve seen it all. Now as soon as I see someone I turn around and start running, but guess what, about half they time they still catch me and kill me because the ele is also one of the slowest classes. Is this the elementalists role? To just pad others classes scores? I want to have a serious debate with a designer at Anet. Although I doubt that will happen because there is simply no logical way to defend this class. The imbalance is that bad. I feel like I deserve my money back. That is how bad it is. I am extremely disappointed in Anet at this point. No wonder 70% of the player base has already moved on. So much potential wasted.

inb4 l2play nub. Flameshield on.

Datroofhurtzdunit?

-SQLOwns

My opinion may not matter as much as some, I’m only a lvl 47 ele currently. But I get roflstompped in WvW. When I say roflstomped, I mean I literally die in 2 hits. I’ll need to post a video. All I know is that isn’t skill based, and it certainly isn’t fun.

Logged in just to post this.

Please stop mentioning PS2. You people are stupid. It has a number of bugs and they are taking their sweet time to fix it. It’s still in beta after all. I’ve been waiting for my beta invite for almost 4 months now.

Back on topic. I still see myself playing, just not as often.