Guild Wars 2

Yeah, just saw, better close this thread :p

Mumu.6203:

Talk to our enemies so you can hear “lame” “F….ing noob” “pff no skill” " omg 10 against 1 ???" " you su.k" every time you beat someone ?

No thanks^^

Lol, the other way round. I still get pretty annoyed by people killing me and starting to dance. Looks like a serious lack of respect for other people.

Hello there Bonesaw. Like you, I didn’t like the race one of my characters had anymore. I doubted over it a little, since it was level 80, but finally decided to delete it.
I started over with a new race, the same class. If you want to change your race, do that. There’s no way you can ask for such a thing, it was a choice you made. If you aren’t happy with it, delete it.

I don’t see how Legendary Fart is offensive at all. I named my engineer Suicide Firework…
I have no problem with your idea and would like it myself. I just gave my account some standard name (→ Sirendor), before I had actually figured out what name i’d use in-game. Now I’m using “Vael” most of the time and it’s pretty wasted that I can’t change it.

Seems like a fine idea to me. I occasionally play wvw on low levels cause I need to level those to and the PvE world became sooo boring after replaying it 3 times. Instead I want to level while doing something fun ,e.g. WvW. It is quite hard to gain levels at all, even while following around a zerg. You nearly never get a chance to kill someone.

So imo a battleground with lower levels would be fine, IF it is per 20-ish levels and low levels still get a chance to log into the level 80 battleground.

YES. . “message body length must at least be 15.”

There sure need to be more options for guilds. I’ve read through your post and like most of the ideas there. At the moment guilds don’t seem to mean anything at all. You’re in a guild and the only real benefits seem to be the boosts and being able to talk. The end.
That’s not enough: this is a game evolved around guilds, how can guilds possible be so meaningless?

First things we need:
> A fix to non-representing people (either one guild, either being able to see when last represented)
> Guild instances with houses for the guild members in it.
> Persistent changes for guilds: being able to own towns, build content, WvW?
> Guild missions: yay!
> Guild vs. Guild
> Tags that show up for guild members to allow for better coördination for leaders and officers in PvP
> Alliances!!
> Edit: all the changes suggested by top poster, but essentially a way to manage guilds easier.

Great idea. As many WvWers have probably noticed aswell: WvW doesn’t make you nearly any money, unless you’ve got full MF. In that regard, the commander title is hard to claim for people who are dedicated to WvW, so the most experienced people never get a chance to lead. I’m in for this.

There have been several posts about this, not really necessary to make another. I do support this however.

Cool, worth a try.

I have the same issue.

Alrighty, i’m giving it a shot.
As Zube suggested it reminds a bit of the mesmer, but it looks like it’s something completely different. The mesmer was able to stun and daze, but he didn’t have any skills to control his enemy, forcing him to do certain actions.

About this: what is determination supposed to do?
I have some ideas about it, correct me if I’m wrong:
- Inquisitor’s gaze: weaken your foe by spotting his weakness?
- Nail bed: a torturing trap that knocks down foe and causes bleeding?
- Determination allowing the Inquisitor greater damage against a foe? Certain skills permitting the Inquisitor to deceive his enemy into willingness?

If you have dominated a foe, will he change into an ally for you temporarily?
How does this work? Can you also summon NPC servants such as the thief? For example: an initiate?

Trials (or punishments)? Those could work a bit like the Mad King: if you don’t bow you get knocked down and dealed x damage.

I like the idea of using Mercy & Revenge in a transformation. Doesn’t seem like something new though.

Please specify further. I’m really intrigued by this idea.
Also another quote on Zube:
As it stands we have 3 mage classes, 3 adventurer classes.
They all have a good, a neutral and a bad class:
- elementalist (G), mesmer (N), necromancer (B)
- ranger (G), engineer (N), thief (B)
Now with those soldier classes:
- guardian (G), warrior (N), inquisitor (B)

^Me likes

True, apart from the occasional skirmish there’s no way at all to get badges. I got like 150 badges without doing any JPs, but doing WvW once a week, since August.

I agree Blueshield. This would also (maybe) implicate that commanders get options to hire bodyguards or/and make more organized armies.
This is my idea: players occasionally get money drops from npcs and players. The commander gets 1 copper per kill in a certain area (for example, Hills, Bay etc.)
He can use this gold to hire other players and npcs as soldiers. The players would get a sum of money for their deeds. This would encourage actually following the leader commando’s.

Hold on? What if the commander doesn’t use the money for hiring an army?
This hiring is a contract, a game mechanism that makes a deal between the commander (who will now pay the soldier) and the soldier (who will let the commander gain on his kills).

! I’m not a commander myself, so don’t say I just want this for my own good. I just want WvW to be more than the irrational raging on of zergs.
Instead I vote for a better use of the “Squad”. In the squad, the commander would be able to appoint officers. He and these officers can coördinate attacks for his paid army.

What do you guys think?

Imo, they should reward more badges when you kill someone. Now, if I kill player or NPC I usually get “2 claws”… WTH?! I want to get rewarded for playing WvW and not with “claws” or other rubbish.

TWO words: CANTHAN EXPANSIONNNNNN

YEAAAAH I wan’t weapons that affect both enemies and allies! That’d be cool.

Haha, you have just the same idea as I had a few weeks back. What if we can assassinate commanders as a mission and gain badges of honor for it. I’m not hardcore WvW player at all, neither, but it’s worth a try.

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I have only one problem with your idea. It’s hard to get a house for everyone in the world. There’s hardly enough space.

I’m impressed Redrex. Another great idea next to spiritualist. I’ll post a more extensive commentary once I have some time. Also: it would be a good idea for you to put you ideas in a link in your signature. You do this by going to profile settings on the forums here I think.

Greetings, Vael

All right, I’ve put a link on my guild’s forums. Hope people like it.

What about specializing in diverse aspects of the classes there are atm?
Example:
Thief
- Assassin(focus on stealthkills and sniping with pistols)
- Thugs(focus on sword and bow, less stealthy)

Ranger
- Beastmaster (focus on pets and melee)
- Archer (focus on bows)

Elementalist
- Water + air
- Fire + earth (not sure what to call these)

Warrior
- Blademaster
-

and so on… suggestions?

Cool dude More about the altars please.

I’m a fan of making Guild Cities (where all players of one guild can build their house) and Guild Wars. More guild activities are a serious must in this game.

I think we kind of got all out of this that there is, tbh. I hope devs and other players give it a chance. Please support this idea if you like it. THANK YOU. Also thnx for the coöperation Redrex and Direk. We’ve created some great ideas. I only hope it was worth it.

Lovely ideas. I support both housing and crafting professions to do with houses, such as farming (OP)

Hey there. I’m playing CoF regularly with my engineer on the server Gandara and I never have any problem finding a party. Nobody rages at me, xept for “them pro thieves”.
Can I ask you what server you’re playing, cause those people really have a bad attitude?
If you’re on Underworld, don’t be surprised, that’s where all the jerks went to.

I seriously want versatility, and that’s why I say implement it to ALL the classes. I’m fine with you making a class idea about this, but it would even be better to have it all, imo.
If you make a thread about your class, i’ll check it out.

Define “soon”, 2 months, 1 year?! Looks like the last is more plausible.

All these french… help! I mean au secours!

What new would this introduce Dirrey? I don’t think it’s a class mechanism, but rather a gameplay mechanism, that seems like it’s good for any class.
My ideas: different skills per stance:
- Defensive: more skills based on evading, blocking, countering….
- Aggressive: more skills based on attacking. Offensive skills.

Negrul, it’s serverbased… Maybe they should add an option to let players from varying servers play a dungeon together, so it’s easier to find a group?

That “Hands-free” is a nice idea Auesis. I’ll support your idea, in so far as you also let other classes get offhand skill when not wielding a weapon. (points at engineer).

They wouldn’t need to redesign the whole class, but maybe diminish certain things or replace others. If you have to kill someone 6 times, that’s quite a lot of times, and if that person keeps on spawning new orbs, it’s near impossible to kill him. Also being a heavy/med armour class makes him harder to be hit.

What about 2 orbs? F1 can summon 1 every 5 seconds. This way when you reach 10%, one of the orbs shatters and you have 20% health again. Then they hit you to 10% again, another orb shatters and you’re down to 20% again. Then you don’t have time to summon another orb.

I gotta say, I’m not a fan of the markers really, so for me they aren’t necessary. They work the same way rituals do… Either we follow Direks idea: rituals are utilities, or we get 1 ritual per weapon set as f3 skill.

TL;DR:
- f1= summon 1 orb (5 sec cooldown), reducing your max health with 10%, you can have 2 orbs. Orb = random boon with f2 skill (depending on weapon you’re using).
- Hit 10% health? 1 orb shatters and you get 10% health more.
- No markers cause marker = ritual
- f3 = ritual (using 2 orbs). It takes 10 seconds to get another 2 orbs.

I agree on the fact that there are to many dolls. I’d keep it with the 3-4 ones.
I don’t know what to call the markers really, any suggestions on them?
Devs will balance it out if they choose to roll with this idea.

Great! Hope the devs check it out and give it some thought

Sirendor.1394:

Another thing: some changes on dolls how they should be in my opinion:

Heal skill
Blessing of Deluvai (heal yourself, 5 skills):
1- one-time instant heal (2,5k), the doll absorbs 1/3 damage during this stage
2- one-time instant heal (2,5k), the doll absorbs 1/3 damage during this stage
3- one-time instant heal (2,5k), the doll absorbs 1/3 damage during this stage
4- give yourself one random boon: swiftness, protection or retaliation
5- heal yourself of up to 4 conditions, depending on the number of orbs you have

Utility skills
Curse of Lazavai (stack conditions on target foe):
1- (AUTO) Bleed your foe, by stabbing the doll with a needle.
2- Poison your foe, by stabbing the doll with poisonous dart.
3- Stun your foe, by twisting the puppet.
4- Cripple your foe, by breaking the doll’s legs.
5- Deal one powerful slash to Lazavai, dealing extra damage to target foe with every condition on him.

Rage of Malavai(deal direct damage to target foe):
1- (AUTO) Stab the puppet from 3 angles (cycle), hitting the enemy harder with last attack.
2- Make target foe vulnerable, by punching the puppet’s chest
3- Gain fury upon hitting the doll, dealing extra damage to target foe.
4- Body-block, immobilize the enemy, by binding the puppet.
5- Wring the puppet’s neck, hitting the enemy for +5% damage, for each soul orb you have activated.

Boon of Haravai(support allies):
1- (AUTO) Jab your doll.
2- Grant swiftness to nearby allies.
3- Throw your puppet. The area where it hits, heals allies.
4- Grant yourself and nearby allies 1 second protection per soul orb.
5- Use the spirit energy of your doll, granting yourself and nearby allies 3 stacks of fury.

You keeping these heal + utility doll skills too or are those the elites you mention?

Ok, go blame the devs then

I suggested instances before… this is a pointless discussion.

They intended to make thieves unable to use dual sword, they’re not a heavy melee class after all, but a sneaking around class. Imagine a thief with 2 giant swords in his fists… hardly stealthy.
Thieves have enough dmg output as it is. There’s not really a need for more of it.
Toy around with different combinations::
- sword+pistol
- dagger+pistol
- dagger+dagger
- sword+dagger
- pistol+dagger
- pistol+pistol
- shortbow

That seems like a nice amount of posibilities to pick from. And don’t say they aren’t viable… every weaponset is viable if you have the right set-up. So many people go with builds that are predictable, cause they are the only ones people dare use. Find something new, be creative and you’ll be better than the mob.

That’s what I do on my engineer/warrior in SPvP, and believe me it works out.
The things they least expect are often the best.

Agrees:
1- alliances and only one guild or
2- multiple guilds + multiple guild chats + being able to represent all at the same time
3- multiple guilds + multiple guild chats + being able to see when a player last represented

I’m in favor of the first option. Screw representing.

What Lane says, people who still buy dyes either have to much money or are complete idiots. It isn’t worth it to buy a dye for 2g, while you already have it on alt…

Alright no martial combat :p. I don’t really see the point of not simply using the offhand weapons in that case. If you are going to use the weapon in your mainhand anyway, just use an offhand of the same. I know thieves can’t use sword offhand, but that’s a restriction to the class. If you want to use dual sword, play warrior.

A lot to think about:

- Are we agreed on healing doll as a slot 6 healing skill? Number of heals and amount of healing can be changed, suggestions?

- I’m fine with markers as utility slots, don’t have a lot ideas about those atm. I think these markers function a bit like rituals, since they also summon power from spirits.
Maybe we should make a clear distinction between “rituals” and “markers”: for example: rituals only channel power from spirits, allowing for a powerful attack, a powerful heal or buff; markers summon these spirits in physical form to aid you!

- Masks: what if we made it like this? We have one single utility for this: “Spirit Morph”.
What does it do? Upon killing a foe, we can activate this skill to steal a utility skill that is typical for the class of the foe. The utility skills replaces “Spirit Morph” for 30 seconds, allowing us to use it.

- 6 orbs x 6% health = 36% health. I think that’s still quite a lot. The max should be 25%. I suggest 6 orbs and 5% per orb. That makes for 30%, still alot but a nice maiority of health left. Summon 2 orbs at a time. Recharge for orbs: 3 seconds out of combat, 5 seconds in combat?

- Also: While using orb, when you reach 20% of the 70% health you originally have when having 6 orbs up, 2 orbs shatter and you get 30% health again. Also, upon reaching 20%, after 2 orbs are shattered, you get protection for 3 seconds.
If you don’t have any orbs up (meaning you have 100% health, and you reach 20%, you won’t get healed, cause you don’t have orbs.

- Now there’s another issue. What if you are on 30% health and decide to summon your orbs? Do you sacrifice more health or don’t you sacrifice as long as you have only 70% health or below? I think it best like this:
- You’re in combat and at 40% health.
- All your orbs are broken.
- You can at that moment reach 100% health by healing.
- Now, you decide to summon 2 orbs (f1 skill). This limits you to 90% max health.
- You don’t sacrifice any of your 40% health you have, but when you heal, you reach 100% health, only 90%.

Another thing: I think you need 2 orbs for ritual n°1, and 4 orbs for ritual n°2. This means you need to charge 4 orbs by using skill f1 twice, with a 5 second cooldown in combat.

My guild has known a rough time in the months past and we’ve just climbed up again. Here’s my advice for you:
1- Low level zones: play in low level zones cause that is where new players without a guild come! Don’t worry about grouping up, just do it! Show the new players how cooperation gets the job done and give them some advice. Then ask them if they want to join in your guild.

2- Recruitment forum: on the guild forum it’s hard to get people. I suggest inviting people who post on forum in-game. This brings you ahead of other potential recruiters, who try to reply on forum threads. It’s a waste of time and instead it’s way easier to contact people in-game.

3- Make a guild site! Try to organize events there too

I wish you the best of luck! I hope you manage to set-up.

No donari, not about female, but about male :P This is a “We want…” instead of a “We do not want…”
Oh yer, sure, as long as it stays decent

I think it’s unlimited. Good luck

Or you can buy them with in-game gold. One character slot = 800 gems = 14 gold.

What imperator says is true for at least 90% of the people out there. Most people who start not representing end up NEVER representing. At the moment it isn’t such a grave issue for my guild, but about 2 months ago we had like 5 active members and like 10 guys not representing. It took us 2 months to get our guild up to 25 people who were inclined to represent, cause it doesn’t help when people see you have more people not representing than representing. It really is a struggle for life for many guilds, and it only benefits the guilds that already reached a huge population (guilds with 100-150 active people).

I bought myself 2 new character slots with 28g… just farm some money and get yourself another slot or delete a low level.