Guild Wars 2

@ Zen.2450

Its pointless. This game is not worth fighting for and its clear that there is too many idiots to fall for this crap. Enjoy it while you can because on that day when the toy airship comes, will be a far greater Lag day than lost shores event while this toy airship, rains down gifts from above.

Yes, I know very well he passes out gifts before that day. However, have a gut feeling about the raining gifts of presents.

Edit: I am shocked why this thread is not closed with a Dev reply “Thanks for the Feedback.” Just allowing it to stay open to allow trolls to give leeway to Arenanet by posting how great and wonderful Arenanet is, is sickening.

@ TheAmpca.1753

Quote: No one understood inception but everyone liked it.

Yes and this is what ticks me off, people’s intelligence are slim to non, this is why people who are smarter, get aggravated when games try to combine Sci-Fi with Magic, because it causes too many loop holes and plot holes, which is clearly shown here.

Ofcourse people, who don’t understand like it, for v arias reasons, enjoy the illusion of it. Unfortuantly with GW2, most people view MMOs as “Content Update”, “Shinies”, “Mounts”, and “PvP”.

Most people don’t care about lore because they are too simple minded to understand deep lore about things. A perfect example is “Wizard” PC game and “Everquest”, people stop understanding it so todays MMOs have to dumb it down quite a bit.

@ UnderdogSMO.9428

The argument is…, someone said at the end of GW1, Asuras were introduced with their golems. 500 years later, we still use golems and yet centaurs with sticks, shields, and swords made out of iron, are still a problem versus a high technology race that was available?

Please explain to me, how this makes sense. On top of that, we are soon in future content update, going to have a “Flying Golem Airship”, that’s clearly shown in the picture provided by Arenanet, that’s larger than Life.

@ UnderdogSMO.9428

No they would not because we have “Airships” remember? So just bomb them down. Since we do not have any ground weaponry that could shoot high into the air, its basically a simple win.

That’s why I put Centaurs as a example of a target because they seem to be a major threat to humans for the last 500 years and yet we have Airships, take the air, and bomb them down.

Race becomes extincted, problem solved.

Edit: Okay this is really P.O.ing me off.

If you have ever played Final Fantasy 6 (FF III in America) that game has a perfect set up on how to mix technology and magic and show the consequences of too much war.

@ Hexgame.4802

Is that why Arenanet went into big deal about the lifestyle, anatomy, culture, and the logistics of how each race is and are, what they offered, in the books they offered?

I’m sorry but you are becoming a bore now, this is pointless to argue with people that has little to no imagination and are stuck with today’s real life logic and how to include today’s technology into it.

At least Final Fantasy MMO does a better job at the lore, sort of, on how magic and high technology have come together and evolved with one another on mergement and has created an idea world on how certain creatures have adapted to the technological advances by evolving themselves, where as this games biological set up is all over the place.

I remain unconvinced and this winter’s event with a “Flying Golem Airship” has convinced me that the lore has went to crap in GW2.

@ UnderdogSMO.9428

If that was true, look at this way, we are fighting against organic material with lasers. Explain this.

@ Zeefa.3915

1: WvWvW, building and living in Castles and the sieges we used. Enough said.

2: Like a Giant Flying Golem (Robot), in the sky?

3: Dungeon (Story) focuses on Snaff and all what he offered and how it affects the world. Dynamic Events that involve Asuras and their major impact on the world. and Fractal of the Mist. Those are some major story lines right their.

4: facepalm

5: facepalm

6: The world is not making sense, logically, and its becoming a bore with too many loop holes being found.

@ UnderdogSMO.9428

No I’ve seen that in the Black citadel, and again that’s something I am confused about as well. Why Technology of that degree exist in that that type of era, in a med-evil type environment, with creatures using swords and magic still for war is beyond me.

Since there are a few parts in the lore that shows that we should be having cell phones, Kindles, and TV advertisements in cities, with the Technology we are allowed to be capable of lore wise, why are we still stuck in using simple guns, basic weapon dry, and basic magic versus high tech technology where we could be making Laser Swords, Laser Guns, combined with magic?

I HATE loop holes like this in PvE lore.

@ Hexgame.4802

You can have Pistols and Rifles, in a Fantasy game, its based on Wood and Iron combined with math and engineering. I agree the Flame Thrower is a bit much but I dismissed it with the idea of “Fire” magic being used as a basic fuel.

I also payed 150$ because I liked the Charr race, but I also believed that Arenanet promised that the Guild Wars 2 Lore, would be a living breathing experience that made sense.

The PvE lore, doesn’t make sense, and again they made Asuras, too powerful of a race and since the game went live, all the content updates, dynamic events, and dungeons talk about nothing but Asuras.

If I wanted to play a Sci-fi MMO, I play “Star Wars”. Already a person said here in this thread that Asuras can literally do anything.

So what’s next, “Laser Swords”… I mean “High Density Power lights”?

@ Hexgame.4802

I disagree, you cannot have both with this type of setting of environment and lore. This is too close to being a “Star Wars” situation with Asura race.

@ Zelkovan.2630

Yeah… having a flying robot that makes toys for children, in a med-evil type of game with swords and magic, is so… the spirit of Christmas.

Yeah, you make so much sense! (Sarcastic)

@ Hexgame.4802

Yes, but Technology is more Sci-Fi. Having underground mushroom looking people, as “mad Scientist”, in advance technological stages, in a fantasy game, does not make that race a fantasy race and thus since Arenanet keeps on heavily talking about that particular race in the lore, you basically don’t have a fantasy game.

@ Hexgame.4802

Fantasy does not equal technology.

@ Doggie.3184

No, I agree the Technology is getting out of hand, lorewise. Having helicopters and Submarines is too much to add and its very close to open the idea of space ships.

Having any of these ideas at disposal for war or exploration in a med-evil type environment with other races that still uses swords and shields with basic wizardry magic, really messes up the game flow of the lore.

Anyone with a high tech gun could wipe out an entire race and even with Airships, one could drop bombs from above and wipe out the Centaurs or any other minor races.

The games lore is confusing enough without having a Golem Airship making toys.

Kerithlan.1659:

Shadowlancer.7102:

@ Kerithlan.1659

No I redirected your point that no one in the pact would bother making this thing, which leads to this being hosted by Inquest, which means another rehashed lore content about Asurans again.

Except that people in the Pact did bother making this thing — asurans are a part of the Pact. I’m not sure if you realize that or not.

The Inquest have gathered most of their golemancy knowledge from Snaff, who is more or less a post-mortem, de-facto member of the Pact. This is exactly the kind of thing that Snaff would have built, too.

Maybe you should take a step back and stop blindly raging at the asura for doing something insane and irrational. It’s sort of their M.O.

Yeah but the WHOLE point is that Arenanet claimed that regardless of holiday event, it will affect the world in lore as it progresses, and really all Arenanet focuses on is “Asuras” and “Inquest”.

I am getting tired of it. I mean seriously, there are other races, and minor races, and lore wise, I have seen NO updates or Change, during the content updates and it seems its always about “Asuras”. You cannot have a Lore focus on one race and not show or reflect how it affects other races and what/how/when the other races do what during that time line.

Sorry but there is a “flaw” in the lore I’m afraid.

penatbater.4710:

Can you all imagine what a charr-made toy would look like?)

In Charr lore Cubs are given their first “Weapon” which could be a gun, sword, axe, or a bomb.

That’s a cool gift! But I am Charr after all. I think Norn gifts would be something that involved with alcohol or a a great hunt. Sylvari gifts would be plants of some sort. Humans… well toys I suppose.

@ UnderdogSMO.9428

This is irrelevant, Arenanet has admitted to the lag and apologized about the event and its major problems that affected the majority of the community base. You do realize your opinion only makes you a minority right?

@ Kerithlan.1659

No I redirected your point that no one in the pact would bother making this thing, which leads to this being hosted by Inquest, which means another rehashed lore content about Asurans again.

@ Kerithlan.1659

I promise you, NO Charr, would ever help an Asuran make a Golem Airship. NO human would help an Asuran make Golem airship, since it doesn’t have Human God Characteristics.

@ Kill.3458

People like you that make me cringe when it becomes lore discussions about certain things. I am starting to lose hope in this game if this is how it dwindles down into.

People who don’t understand what the game “should” had/be/was offering.

@ Eladriel.7295

I really hate people that just quote something and really have nothing to say about it.

Again, you are one of those people that spams “Hey its free content update.” You really are not providing constructive feedback.

@ Tenshi.3598

GW Wiki Quote: "Wintersday 2011 introduced new costumes, replaced Operation: Crush Spirits with The Great Snowball Fight of the Gods, and removed the grentch activity from decorated towns (along with the Grentches and Young Children). "

I am afraid its not going to make a come back on GW2.

@ Mobott.5908

facepalm

1: Click the first link on first post.
2: Prefer lore content update from other races other than hearing “Inquest” and “Asuras” all the time.
3: Fractal of the Mist

@ TabMorte.5297

Since the gods are missing, “The Great Snowball Fight of the Gods (PvP)”, cannot be hosted since lorewise, it would make no sense on GW2.

Edit: Was looking forward to that too.

@ mulch.2586

Quote: “Having the other races…”

That’s the problem its always about ASURAS.

I have heard no content involvement or update about Sylvaries, Charr, Norn, or Humans.

Its always “Asura” this and “Asura” that. That’s not lore, its just choosing a single race to base the content on.

@ ProphetSword.5427

Floating castle has always been about pure magic.

A floating Golem airship made by Asura technology, with a Asura making toys, which by lore Arenanet has made them a “Mad Scientist” race type, has shown in lore and dynamic events, of causing catastrophic permanent world damage.

Again… if Arenanet is going to make this story mode on how “Inquest” are involved and the Heros of the world have to go into that Airship, which I already know is going to be instance and we have to kill evil toys and save the golem airship, I am going to puke for the reuse and rehash of this story in-your-window rehash.

Also since Arenanet already stated that the golem airship suppose to appear in cities, you guys should be freaking out about the major LAG it will cause!

Edit: Read the bolded text I highlighted on concerns.

@ Greiger.7092

faceplam

Link: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Wintersday

Please read that wiki page of how Winter’s day would work on Guild Wars one before comparing this to a Santa thing. Its really annoying how people speak before researching and then post on this matter.

When you are done with that, then you may express and actual opinion, until then, you are wasting posts.

The only difference between GW1 and GW2 is that there is no Human Gods this time to participate.

@ Erebus.6473

Unfortunately I really don’t have much choice.

Quote: “This year the city of Lion’s Arch will host the asuran Toymaker Tixx as their special Wintersday guest of honor. Before Tixx arrives in Lion’s Arch in his massive airship toy workshop, he’ll visit every major city in Tyria to deliver Wintersday toys and holiday cheer.”

“December 14 to January 3”
Note: Read the Bolded key words.

Also as a Lore critic, there a fine line of setting the bar of what is believable to what is taking things too far.

Edit: And again… why is it Asura race again! We already have a Asura content patch with the Fractal of the Mist.

@ Rannug.2731

What’s boggling is that instead of providing thoughts on why this makes sense or defend the idea that Arenanet is going to put into the next holiday, instead you are sitting posting about people that expresses opinion where as, you are just posting just to be posting.

Way to go on being constructive. Let the people on this thread, actually know that you have something to say other than lame post about “Oh… its another complainer, I better point that out and not put my own opinion!”

@ Avatar.1923

Sorry but I am just, criticizing Arenanet on wanting to make a believable story lore and this golem airship thing, is probably the dumbest if not the stupidest idea they have ever came up and came out in future content update.

Like Mad King Thorn made sense because its Halloween, everyone knows on Halloween, the portals to the underworld opens and so there is a limited time connection to the dead from the living world. It made sense that we visited “Mad King Thorn” ’s realm, because it was in the underworld, and in most games, its always been known to have evil twisted creatures and homelands.

This Christmas Asura golem thing, is crap. I don’t even feel compelled or want to celebrate the event if its going to be something this stupid.

Since Winter’s day Thread is not up yet, which is weird on not having this open and available so we can freely discussing but this is what’s bugging me.

Quote: Tixx arrives in Lion’s Arch in his massive airship toy workshop.

Link: https://www.guildwars2.com/en/the-game/releases/december-2012/

Like, I don’t even know how to accept this really, Guild Wars Style. I am just lost and confused why it exist and how does it work with the lore?

I understand its an Asura and all but really… a Golem airship? Would had accepted giant floating cube or a regular airship but a golem?

Just being a nerd but… magic can only go so far and so does fuel. On top of that, wouldn’t having something that big would give leeway to the dragons into shooting it down, since the energy required to keep that thing a float and running would match that of a small nuclear bomb.

Also… why is an Asuran making Toys? Usually Asuras are all witty and snotty about being smart and a superior race, yet its making toys? Which lore wise, would be toys suited for a complex Asura child to play with. No other race would understand the toys Tixx would make.

/Opens Presents /receive “Mathematical entries of dimensional portions calculator”.

A human would had been better for the situation, if anything go Norn if that desperate. Really getting tired of Asura this and Asura that content updates. The race isn’t all that interesting.

Edit: Not sure why link went bad, posted the main page, from GW2 Twitter.

@ Blueshield.6291

I am going to reply to you once, you clearly have no idea how much work is involved when making games and before you start rudely putting someone down, that clearly has a better understanding and more knowledge than you, make sure you know what you are talking about.

Good Day.

@ Azaziel.3608

Anything and everything can be grindy when a person is “Burnt Out” and doesn’t want to work on an Alt, due to how much time and effort was put into their “Main” toon.

I just posted a bunch of easy tricks he/she can try out to power level.

I have a couple of ideas but since this is a B2P and Arenanet has to rely on the Gemshop, My only advice for you is the boosters “Killstreak” and “Experience”.

“Experience Booster” can be upgraded to improve, which gives 100% experience and increases the duration up to 1 hour (Total).

Edit: Oh… and make sure you have a “Food” buff, boosters boost that too during your power leveling on killing mobs and events.

If you recall and remember everything, use those two boosters together and you should be able to power level fast.

Edit #2: Oh and I forgot about this, just before you finish your “Dailys” and/or “Monthly Dailys”, you can log on your alt and the complete them.

Also (Requires Guild or Friends) do an explore mode from dungeons and get to final boss area, switch to your Alt (Assuming you are not the group leader that started the instance), and kill the boss.

You can also do “Fractal of the Mist” instance at whatever level as long as people are following the guide lines: (1-10) (11-20) (21-35) (36-55) (56-67) (68-80).

Enjoy!

Decent idea. I support this.

@ Duke Blackrose.4981

/sigh /facepalm

Then what would be the point of the NPCs being there in the first place, if you changed them to do no damage?

Sorry but the point of Personal Stories, is in fact involving YOU, in the story, the NPCs are helping YOU.

That means, YOU, have to contribute, rather or not if you die or lack the skill to kill the NPCs and have to run back.

This thread really has no purpose.

Pushing NPCs off the cliff is a bad idea because people that are “Trolls/Rude/Mean” will knock your NPC off a cliff and what if that NPC has loot of them?

Sorry, but this feature will never be included.

The reason why NPCs die quickly is so players cannot afk while NPCs do all the work.

This can be abused by Bots for easy quick loot, easy experience, and all they had to do is leave the instance before the personal story is complete.

This thread has no purpose.

@ minbariguy.7504

My comment wasn’t just directed to you, it was for everyone on this thread. I know how cruel people can be and many if not all the ideas mentioned on here, can be trolled and abused.

People are just going to have to ask politely on /map chap to rez them, as long as they can indicate where they are at, correctly that is.

And no do not suggest the idea for people to mark on map for all players to see it, this can be trolled and I promise you gold advertisers would mark the map to put a gold ad that way.

Folks, this idea is bad, I can see alot of “Mean” people trolling this function and also due to “Bot” issues, they could ruin this as well.

Please come up with a better way.

Before this thread gets closed due to it masking the question about asking for mounts.

I promise you, the moment “Mounts” are included in this game, a majority of the player base will leave. We will all, just flat out abandon this MMO.

You want “Mounts”? Go play WoW, until then please for the love of “Grenth” SHUT UP!

Developers already mentioned about “Guild Halls” , “Housing”, and “Cloaks” are already in the works.

It’s really bugging me that we have such lack of variety of voices and are stuck with a single same voice, male and female, for all races on character creation.

I would seriously implore that there be a more variety of voices, not asking this to be a “Star Wars” issue but C’mon… its boring, its tedious, listening to the same voice over and over from other characters sounding like you. Especially when making Alts.

If you could add 4 more male voices and female voices, for each race, life would be so much grander. I mean your only using the same sentences the character’s say during abilities.

I see no harm nor delay in content update by doing this.

@ mercury ranique.2170

This is like arguing with an immature child.

I will say this one last time, my post you were commenting on was indeed mis-read by you! You still are mis-reading it and you are still… not able to understand what was being said.

A person that responds with a post, Quoting: “Ahum- This is the players helping players forum. I am very willing and trying to help you. But I am not going into who is a better reader kinda flames.”, is a person who is Trolling.

You are not helping anyone and making yourself a fool. You are purposely trying to bump this thread when there is no need to and you are purposely trying to derail the thread. Please stop posting.

@ mercury ranique.2170 @ Falunel.7645

Uh… guys or gals, I did not say some of that stuff.

I’ll repost what I said in simple terms.

- Getting two “The Hunters”, one for looks, one for Legendary.
- Transmute “The Predator” (Because its hideous as heck) into “The Hunter” for looks, while keeping “The Predator” legendary stats.

Also you can say that I might lose the special effects when transmuted the looks, however there is no confirmation by anyone with a video or by a Dev, saying I would lose it or not.

Stats from the Legendary will be updated when Ascendant weapons come out, claimed by Developer quote by Arenanet.

Edit: Stats on Legendary will be above Ascendant Weapons, claimed by Quote. The GW2 wiki is wrong.

Did either of you fully read my post before you replied?

@ Sedrigoth.1978

Wow… what a let down. So I have to get two “The Hunter” s, one for Legendary and one to transmute the Legendary into the “The Hunter” for looks.

Now I wonder before I do all that work, if the special effects from the Legendary “The Predator” will be transferred to “The Hunter” after transmute.

On top of that since Devs said that Legendaries will be updated, stat wise and damage wise, when Ascendant weapons come out; if the Transmuted Legendary will be updated as well.

So many question yet so few answers. I guess I’ll make another thread when the time comes, hopefully by then Devs might shed some light.

Thank you for the info Sedrigoth.1978.

@ Seren.6850

Was this recently? I am posting experience when I was doing this dungeon 5+ weeks ago when I was going for my “Dungeon Master” title.

All I remember is SW and NW would assist the other slimes when players try to single target pull and it was a pain.

Then players would start dieing at certain torch areas and had to run back, or the in-sync did not work and when we tried a second time, someones torch area had respawns then by the time they cleared it, another torch area had respawned.

It was a painful experience for my group but after 2-3 hours later we finally did it. Afterwards we got to the Gauntlet area, we couldn’t kill the last two flame shamans in time before the Flame Legion thieves had spawn, which wiped the group every time due to adds being summon by the shamans, fire AoE on the grounds, and thieves using CC abilities on a player that ended up killing them.

I think I spent an additional 3-4 hours, finding new PuGs before finally I got a Elementalist to help out with AoE.

The Puzzle part was super easy and the final boss was easy. I know some players complain he was a boring but to me and one other that stayed threw out the whole thing, it was a relief and refreshing sight that it went into easy mode. 7+ hours in a single path, using PuGs, was not fun and very stressful.

Edit: Also, this is why when I comment on forums or make threads, I base all my experience on PuGs. Guild Wars 2 was based on the idea of being a casual friendly MMO, and so this is why I get very insulted when people throw “Guilds” and “Friends” statements at me because that is not what I argue about and a large number of people are not fortunate enough to find a “Guild” or have “Friends” to help out.

So I dismiss certain posts people make because, usually when they complain/argue, its always about their experience is either “too boring” or “too easy”.

Too me, that’s not a strong argument against the idea of those that have to go the extra mile to accomplish the objective to enjoy the game and its PuGers that I stick up for.

@ Alk Trio Fan.6357

Well not sure how you did it, but when you pulled mobs, you aggroed other mobs. Not sure if it was a bug when I did this path 5 weeks ago however…

North Torch has 3 Fire imps that hit very hard.
North East has 3-4 Shadow Imps.
South East has 3-4 Fire oozes.
South West has 4-5 Fire oozes.
North West has 3-4 Fire oozes.

However what made SW and NW annoying was the fire oozes would aggro to the other side when killing oozes.

Also posting something negative like Quote: “If you can’t manage that, then I’m sorry, but you shouldn’t be running a dungeon.”, makes your creditably have zero worth and non constructive.

All that “Brimstar.9036” was asking was why this path was annoying and we are posting why on things people avoid.

I do not like it when people like you mislead the information and lie! Please stop posting.

Edit: Also just to avoid in future “Troll” posts from other “Trolls”.

Please remember you had to place each member of your party, at a torch area. You placed your best players at the imp torches due to high damage, and the rest of the team members at the other torches to deal with oozes on their own.

High respawn time and then do not forget the in-sync torch timing. You have one chance to get it right, then respawns happen.

@ Kellie.3687

Thank you. I was posting the strat earlier on but was told to change it, so even though I vaguely put it in an updated post, I still left alot of “Hints” within the post and that “Hint” area. I do wish everyone the best of luck they try to get that far.

Also I am sorry, I did post earlier on the same post, of confirming the chest past level 30 being bugged giving less rewards. I was just rushing to edit and forgot, sorry about that folks.

Edit: To confirm there are no more Ascendant rewards other than the “Rings” and “Back Piece”. The Devs already said in the future that they will include more Ascendant items, in future patches. This should clear up any confusion.

I have been looking all over on Trading Post and Mystic forge recipes and even on GW2 wiki and no one can seem to know the weapon or discover “Lightbringer Tybalt Leftpaw” ’s rifle.

Here’s a picture of it. If anyone knows please tell me, I would like to have something to remember him by.

- Sincerely,
Ratchet the Tinker

Edit: To avoid confusion, I am asking for the PvE version for transmute.

@ Skady.5916

Ascendant gear, go back to level 20 – level 25. Just repeat them over and over till you get infused.

In respect of my group leader’s wishes, I am editing this post to be more vague than what I was posting.

It is possible to get to level 57 in FotM.

The group make up is: Engineer, Mesmer, Guardian, Warrior, and Thief.

This includes alot of items, food, and gem shop items. Multiple gear sets.

I am not allowed to discuss any of the Traits, Specs, or Abilities or tactics used to get this far.

I am allowed to give hints on this matter: Team Work, Down State, and Buffs.

I wish you luck on this quest and dedication on getting this far.