Guild Wars 2

Once Maguuma hits the 4th week onwards, all the PvEers will leave. By then, we’ll be spawn camped 24/7 with all the T1s.

Giotto.2607:

who knows, lets leave this chat for several years.
Things might change.
anyway. I don’t want to argue with you guys.
Just feel the define of those things are not clear.
so, yeah.
have fun.

There’s a difference between a contract that’s not clear, and a person who doesn’t understand a contract’s terms. Anet’s ToS is pretty clear on everything they expect out of players.

Giotto.2607:

how do you define “interact”.

Let me post this part first:

~~~ "8. PROHIBITED AND IRREPARABLY HARMFUL ACTIVITIES CONCERNING NCSOFT

You acknowledge that You may not, without signed written consent from a legally authorized representative of NCSOFT, do any of the following:

Misappropriate, violate or infringe any third-party IP right;
Use any NCSOFT IP right except as permitted under this agreement or otherwise permitted in writing by NCSOFT;
Use, or provide others with, any software related to the Game, including any automation software (a.k.a. “bot”) or software designed to change or modify operation of the Game;
Use, or provide others with, any “hack,” “cheat,” “exploit” or “mod”;
Use, or provide others with, any service related to the Game, including but not limited to:
any service that interacts with the Software; or
any service that that would change characteristics related to an Account or Character ID, such as increasing the level of a character (a.k.a. power-leveling);
Engage in any activity prohibited under Section 2(f) above;" ~~~

So if you use software that interacts with the Guild Wars 2 program, such as a hack or mod, you get banned. The software must either access GW2.exe, or interact with the data stream to Anet’s servers. Voice comms DO NOT interact with the GW2.exe program, nor do they access Anet’s servers.

Welcome to Queue Wars 2! All 4 servers were full within one second of the reset.

Sad penguin is sad.

CORE, please be gentle on SBI. They wanted Silver so that they wouldn’t have a hard time. If Silver is too tough, some guilds might transfer out.

Giotto.2607:

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LOL! I don’t think he understands what the User Agreement is saying.

You can’t use 3rd party software that INTERACTS with Guild Wars 2. Team Speak, Ventrillo, and Mumble are all software yes, but they interact with your computer’s OS. With your interpretation of the rules, you shouldn’t be allowed to have an Anti-Virus prog running in the background, let alone hardware drivers, or even Windows itself.

Iluvien.7450:

Chris.3290:

We figured that only a handful of guilds at most were involved and that the majority did not support this move. Any remarks sent at SBI should be construed to mean “those on SBI who supported this move”

I hope you understand this goes for SoR as well. There are many of us who are appalled by (and, until a couple of hours ago, completely unaware of) this supposed arrangement between a few guilds, and we will never play along with such unsportsmanlike behaviour.

To rectify this situation, SoR should just take a break for the next two days.

CORE is a scary guild. Makes me not want to log into WvW until Friday afternoon. /wink

We recently gave FA 600 PPT. SBI is going to have to try harder in order for us to be in Gold.

One of my friends on SBI said some guilds want to transfer to Mags if we get to Silver. Please consider instead JQ or SoR. /begs

Snafu.7412:

Every other server runs hammer trains, Maguuma breaks trends.

FA was trying to copy Duke’s Necro Train. They blew up in a spectacular fashion.

Kaiyanwan.8521:

The new Tequatl is a nice example for bad game design. It is supposed to be an open world event, but it does work like a closed raid encounter.

You can not mix those two qualities without kittening off most of the playerbase. The result, the more or less hardcore people get their stuff, then the event becomes deserted.
Some people will be there from time to time, but thanks to its setup, the encounter becomes unbeatalbe for those. In the end, noone will ever bother with it anymore…

If it’s a bad design, why is it that I’ve been able to beat him numerous times, and max out my achievements? The players who get mad are the ones who don’t organize for the fight. Make friends, join guilds, and coordinate.

Even 1% MF is better than 0, so yes, it matters.

RoyalPredator.9163:

I would like to ask for a dev statement about the item prices up on TP.
A legendary is 2000+ gold, okay… We can make it.
BUT
Any BL RNG skin has a price of 200+ g (the Anachrophobia was ~60g few days ago, sure sure no manipulation)
So question is, what you devs think about these prices?
Can the aimed CASUAL players get it within acceptable time standards?
No? So the unique character creation that the game is offically about on level80 is ruined because of these prices? Why TP has no top price limits to stay values touchable for the most of the players – not just those who grind/farm/exploit/hack the game?

(For me, its reachable, but I’m far more than a casual except I will never farm hard for anything – because it would been against my views.)

And why BL Scraps aren’t a sure drop at least of One on a single BL chest use?

P.s.: I’m asking these things sober and calm, just curious about the statement.

There’s no need for any “statement”. The Black Lion Trading Company provides us players with an open market to sell our goods. We players set prices we want, and we players may also put in offers.

If you want something, and that something ends up being worth a lot in the eyes of other players, then you must either pay that price, or hope someone agrees to sell it to you for lower. Simple as that. If you feel that a certain item’s price is untouchable for most players, it’s just working as intended.

And just for clarification, a lot of these items are “luxury items”. As an example, you won’t see me selling my brand new Ford Mustang for $500, no matter how much you want it.

No, leave it on the website. I can access the site from work, but not the game. When I’m bored out of my mind, I like having these short stories to read.

There’s a lot of people who feel the Clocktower got a lot easier this year. Mostly due to the fact that the FPS increased, and other players are now spirit balls that allow you to see jumps. There needs to be a mode that allows for punishing mechanics for us who crave that.

I could care less if it were Temporary or Permanent. I just want new content to play to keep me going. With that said, the bi-weekly updates are a blessing.

EricGORE.7896:

This is my favorite argument, pointing out that they’re just optional cosmetic items. I realize what they are, most items in this game are meant to be cosmetic once you level cap, maybe less now with Ascended, but the stat difference is pretty slight. The point is, throwing a couple weapon skins in a highly anticipated event that people are excited for and making them daunting to obtain is not really all that fun. It kind of killed some of my excitement for this event, among other things.

And your last point about only wanting these skins because they are rare proves to me that you didn’t read my entire post (which is fair, it was kind of long). My suggestions was to spread out the rewards better, and to make the rewards worth the time spent during the event. A suggestion I made was more skins, ideally a skin for every weapon, that are more easily attainable. I’m not talking roll your face across the keyboard easy, but right now it’s just too much. On top of that, I suggested keeping the super rare items as well, but focus them towards the more subtle or playful items exclusively like back slots, minis, town clothes, and maybe some new kind of items.

So, again, what I’m suggesting is the exact opposite of your kind presumptuous point. I don’t care if every person in the game has 50 of every single skin, if I like the skin, then I will find enjoyment in getting and using them. If I complete the clock tower, why shouldn’t I get a cool Halloween skin? Why shouldn’t they throw some weapon skins on the Halloween meta achievements similar to the Zenith skins? I mean would you really be opposed to more rewards that are spread out across the event?

Ok, allow me to counter your post in a few points:

1) You want skins to be more easily available. Fair enough. That’s your personal feelings on that matter. However, due to the fact that some of these skins are exclusive, Anet will never make “easy mode” to get them. Why? Once you allow a majority of the population to obtain said item, they’re no longer exclusive. Why do you think there’s not thousands of listings for the new themed weapon skins on the TP? They’re hard to get, thus they’ll cost more to buy off of other players.

2) As I said, if you REALLY want one of the new skins, buy it outright from the Trading Post. You just need to pay what I feel it’s worth. If you won’t pay my price, feel free to post a Buy Offer at a lower rate, and hope it get’s filled.

3) Zenith skins were made to appease the players who wanted fancy skins for free. Note that because they are so common, no one cares about them as much as, say, the Bat Greatsword skin.

4) You may not care if everyone has 50 of each skin. I do. I don’t want my rare and exclusive skin to be shared by everyone. It ruins the item’s “awe factor”, and doesn’t make me as much money when I sell them. The fact that you want the skin so bad proves that it’s desirable, thus justifies the prices that I ask for on the TP.

EricGORE.7896:

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Clearly you didn’t realize that there are other options. If you don’t like RNG Chests to get an optional item that only offers cosmetic differences, you can always buy one from the Trading Post. Then, you get your item, and I get my Gold. Everyone is happy!

And one more thing. The reason why you want it so bad is because it’s rare and exclusive. If everyone were able to get something, it would be as desirable as when it were only RNG or high priced. Rarity is one of the factors that drives demand.

There are talks with certain guilds on Maguuma about letting SBI take over 6th place. To help makes this happen, one of our main Commanders is taking the rest of the week off, so that’ll give SBI a chance to close the point gap. This would be in the spirit of friendship and good will, seeing as how we loves SBI so much.

It matters to collectors. The Triforge has unique text and is a reference that Zelda fans would appreciate. So ultimately, it’s not just about stats, but also the item itself.

Anet has internal controls that help to prevent fraud. Sometimes if you spent X amount of dollars, you’re blocked from further purchases until your identity can be confirmed. It’s as simple as opening a Support Ticket.

Raven.9603:

SBI is home to Xsorus, arguably one of the best WvW rangers in the game. Maybe when we hit T1 we can recruit Exploits too.

Didn’t Xsorus lose to Codycrusher in a 1 v 1?

Stability counters Fear and all other CCs, so Guardians would be the new JP meta.

Dyno.9467:

It looks like the clown off Stephen Kings “IT”

No. Just… no.

Evilbeavers.3964:

Wanze.8410:

Its a dedicated guild manipulating the market.

Would make sense to me.

We need a forum name for this devious guild of nefariousness. I doubt they would ever become publicly known due to the sheer secrecy each member is devoted to.

The guild is called Tin Foil [HATS]

For those of us who love to be punished, we need to have a Hard Mode/Tribulation Mode for the Clock Tower. The mechanics from last year are ok, but could be improved to induce more stress this time around!

What do you think about having PvP unlocked while we do this Jumping Puzzle? There’s nothing more punishing than being pulled off a platform by a Thief’s Scorpion Wire. Or a Mesmer’s greatsword knockback. Wouldn’t get anymore challenging than that!

:3

Bugs aside, the final boss is actually quite simple. He has one main attack, the front AOE slam. His tell is his arm up in the air while it charges for a couple of seconds. As long as you’re behind him, or know how to dodge properly, you’ll never be hit.

And as for the Hologram enemies that you need to explode on him, have someone with Pull or Knockback (Pull skills are better IMO) in your party. Only 1 person needs to aggro the Hologram. They’ll chase you across the map, but you use the Pull or Push skill to get them right up to the boss. Then basically you kill them, and the explosion gives you 30 seconds of DPS time.

Blackwyn.8127:

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Wanted to point something out. Just because you can’t do something, doesn’t mean it’s bad design.

psofia.7945:

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Anet will not restore your character. Account restorations are reserved for people with hacked accounts, and there’s a strict guideline as to whom would qualify. By the admission that your own family member did this, from your own computer, automatically excludes you from this service.

How do I know this? When Anet looks into the game logs, (I assume) they will see that there was no outside 3rd party accessing your account. So if there was a breach of someone’s PC from inside the same home, there’s no way to tell if you or someone else made the mistake, and are just trying to claim a restoration for said mistake.

As for a signed letter. It doesn’t matter if your sister signs a letter admitting guilt, as that isn’t proof of anything. If Anet would allow that, that means anyone would be able to simply write a letter, have it signed in another name, and get an account restoration. There’s no way for them to tell if the letter is legitimate, or if the person signing even exists (i.e. My letter is signed by Baron von Scrufflebutt, for real!)

I would suggest that you never store your login information on a computer that can be access by other friends or family members. Sorry for your loss.

luckyguse.2674:

No, there’s a buffer between exchange rates to prevent/discourage currency flipping.

So Anet artificially lowers the gem to gold rate to prevent flipping but they claim they don’t manipulate the market…

Interesting.

On the contrary, it’s a mechanism that prevents manipulation. Anet was smart to do this, because experienced investors like myself would have had a field day on playing the exchange.

Donnach Donnchadha.7864:

ok but what about ts info? is that considered prohibited contact info?

Ask yourself this: Is Team Speak information considered a *player’s real world information" (name, address, account name, telephone number, etc.)? Does it give the player’s name? Does it give their address? Does it give their account name? Does it give their telephone number?

luckyguse.2674:

That’s a great question OP!
Why is there an exchange differance? If I exchange dollars to euros then back again, if there’s no fee, I should get the exact amount back I started with.

No, there’s a buffer between exchange rates to prevent/discourage currency flipping.

The policy is one key for one action. Macros that give advantages in the game, such as repeated button pressing is against the rules. Macros that basically store copy/paste information would be a grey area. It does give an advantage with quicker response times, but so does Alt+V.

So the real question here is “Will it be enforced?”

My Omega Golem is super fast with 6 of these awesome runes. And the fact that they’re so in demand, flipping them makes me good money (and tons of Dark Matter!)

Seems my secret investment area is now out in the open. So much for buying at rock bottom prices…

Sanduskel.1850:

No, they aren’t the same

That’s true that WvW and SPvP aren’t the same. WvW is a 3 way battle between worlds (servers), and has PvE elements in it. SPvP is a pure battle of skill and strategy in an enclosed setting with a small group of players.

The key here is that SPvP in enclosed in its own system. You don’t need to upgrade, since everyone plays on the same level, with the same gear type. I can understand why content in the Open World might not affect you if you do only SPvP.

WvW relies more on the economy, having a Trading Post in all battlegrounds, as well as merchants, crafting stations, and weapon/armor vendors. There, you don’t get everything for free.

Sanduskel.1850:

No. I play wvw or Spvp. Don’t make me go back to do things. Let me choose. I don’t need incentives shoved down my throat, thanks.

So then you’re actually contradicting yourself. WvW and SPvP require doing the same content over and over. In WvW, you attack and capture Keeps, as well as fight other players. In SPvP, you attack and claim flags. The incentive here is that you’re trying to win a competition.

Sanduskel.1850:

Smooth Penguin.5294:

tigirius.9014:

I’d say that two major things they could do to improve the overall game is eliminate RNG entirely and remove DR from the open world.

I will now address the problems with your idea.

1) Eliminating RNG means you also eliminate the rarity system. This kill the game, as once you provide a guaranteed way to get something, there’s no further need to do the content over. Then a short while later, all players will have the same items, and completely run out of things to do.

2) Removing DR hurts the economy. Certain players would benefit from continuous runs, allowing them unlimited income potential. Other players with limited time can’t complete, thus a huge wealth gap is created. The players that can afford to play more will have more available money, and will then control the Open Market. Inflation will be rapid, and all casual type players will hurt more.

Both these ideas are bad for the game, and will never happen.

Why would I want to be forced to do content again? Secondly, nothing in this game requires tons of gold.

So what you’re saying is that you want to do something just once. And when you’ve done everything in the game just once, do you quit? Players need an incentive to do something. Without it, the game becomes stale, and then dies. All game companies know this.

And I’m sorry I can’t point out what’s wrong with your second point. I’d have to explain how the economy works, and that would more time than I have ATM. I would recommend visiting the Black Lion Trading Company forums. We have regular discussions about the economy there.

Donnach Donnchadha.7864:

I do not mean to distribute my contact info to thousands of people. Given how generalized the text in the rules of conduct are, I don’t want break any rules by coordinating out of game communication with my guild, some I know from real life, others I’ve only spoken to through the game. Given that many companys make the distinction between distributing information you’ve be previously authorized to disseminate and surreptitiously obtained information, I want to know if Anet makes that distinction as well.

It’s pretty black and white here. You may not post or communicate any player’s real world information (name, address, account name, telephone number, etc.) through the Guild Wars 2 Game or websites.

If you don’t understand this, allow me to try and explain. You are a player in this game. The rule states that you may not share any player’s real world information. Therefore, you may not share your information. But if you do, then it’s up to Anet to decide what the consequences are for you.

I have millions of Karma that I can’t spend. That’s after buying 3 stacks of Obsidian Shards. Karma was way too easy to get, thus the nerf. At least now you need to go out and earn Karma through specific paths.

tigirius.9014:

I’d say that two major things they could do to improve the overall game is eliminate RNG entirely and remove DR from the open world.

I will now address the problems with your idea.

1) Eliminating RNG means you also eliminate the rarity system. This kill the game, as once you provide a guaranteed way to get something, there’s no further need to do the content over. Then a short while later, all players will have the same items, and completely run out of things to do.

2) Removing DR hurts the economy. Certain players would benefit from continuous runs, allowing them unlimited income potential. Other players with limited time can’t complete, thus a huge wealth gap is created. The players that can afford to play more will have more available money, and will then control the Open Market. Inflation will be rapid, and all casual type players will hurt more.

Both these ideas are bad for the game, and will never happen.

Saviourslave.6715:

RNG has the same argument as gambling, yes it has it’s merits, but it’s still gambling. People don’t like it when they waste their time, money and effort on something that potentially may never occur for them. I’m sure we all can agree on the fact that we’d prefer to be able to measure our progress as opposed to just throwing our offerings to the RNG gods, but then the issues I highlighted above come into play. So, what do you guys think would solve it?

RNG is not gambling. Just an FYI for you. It means *R*andom *N*umber *G*enerator.

Waar Kijk Je Naar.8713:

Smooth Penguin.5294:

There’s currently nothing wrong with loot distribution

xD

Just to clarify. RNG for loot distribution makes it fair for everyone, since each and every player has the same base percentage chance to get something. In other words, RNG makes the game balanced.

You do realize that the argument you’re presenting as a question is based on the vocal opinion of a few?

There’s currently nothing wrong with loot distribution, crafting, or having fun. Everything is perfect the way it is. I’m having a blast with all the challenging content, as will protest heavily against any type of nerf or easing of restrictions on certain types of content.

And of course all this is based on my own opinion.

Dragonar.1342:

Lonewolf Kai.3682:

Your “proof” indicates that there was a sudden demand increase and drain to the supply. That is it. Guess what happens when demand increases and supply is drained? No, not manipulation, price increase.

Basic economics.

Now, let’s say the there is a sudden demand increase, supply drain, and then sudden supply replenished along with a huge price increase for absolutely no reason. That’s market manipulation.

Oh, and burden of proof lies with you bub since you’re the one making the accusation.

The amount of fallacies in your posts are amazing, i give you that.

Your statement is a fallacy in itself: Argument from fallacy

simplesimon.2084:

Astral Projections.7320:

Why would you want to hand out contact information to thousands of people who you don’t know and who may be mental or criminal?

It might not be thousands. OP may of virtually hooked up with a “girl” in game and wants to PM his personal info so they can meet.

The rules are there to protect the players. If he wants to meet a “girl” from the internet, that’s fine. But if he gets in trouble for breaking the rules, he can’t complain.

Dragonar.1342:

Sign… /facepalm no.. #making_a_cool_post_beginning,cuz_im_kitten
Let me help you with this “thinking stuff”
I gave numbers, facts.
What is your proof that all of this is speculation? Hmmmmmmm…?

What is your proof that I don’t purchase large supplies of items in anticipation that they go up in price so I can flip them for a profit. /endlongsentence

Donnach Donnchadha.7864:

Rule 2 reads as follows:

You may not post or communicate any player’s real world information (name, address, account name, telephone number, etc.) through the Guild Wars 2 Game or websites.

I would like to know whether or not this is exclusive to other player’s real world information, or are we prohibited from disclosing our own contact information through the game client as well.

Answer: You may not post or communicate any player’s real world information (name, address, account name, telephone number, etc.) through the Guild Wars 2 Game or websites.

My personal research has Maguuma being placed in 5th after league play is over, right behind JQ. I hope we get some cookies for this.