Guild Wars 2

Some of us players have real complaints with broken skills, trait system hampering alt leveling and some pvp changes. Not all of it is gloom and doom if it’s backed up by facts.

SkylightMoon.1980:

red.2387:

Been playing on and off since release, sometimes more, sometimes less.

I’ve had some fun with the game, but my time is through so I’ll leave my final bit of feedback.

1) Too many nerfs in the patch. These itemization and stat changes really needed to be done before people sunk hundreds of hours into farming for their ascended gear. The class balance changes should have been pushed off until after seeing the effects of the stat changes; a bunch of builds feel double nerfed.

2) Very little permanent content additions since release.

3) Fractals are one of the few major additions and many of them are still plagued with huge problems.

4) WvW never lived up to its potential. Was a huge selling point pre-launch but didn’t receive enough support post-launch to make it a viable endgame activity in its own right. I played DAoC for years and this is no DAoC. Not even close.

WvW is great, and it still has a lot of potential. But to execute on its potential, it first must be balanced, because coverage isn’t balance. But finding a fix for coverage is a lot more difficult than it seems.

Also, this is a feature patch, not a content patch, and was advertised as a feature patch for a very long time, so you can’t be upset about having no content.

WvW is fun but it’s a massive zerg fest. It should be groups of 5-15 people fighting and trying to gain land, take footholds and work together. Right now it’s swiftness, run to point, cap it, loot supplies, move around the map, take whatever is open with a zerg down, leave it, let stuff get capped then retake it back.

WvW should be where you want to lose nothing, where every person/place held means something, no point in even guild claiming most areas or upgrading.

Mirta.5029:

glitched display of stats:
most of my characters get shown as having 1000 power, yet that’s less than what they gain from armour and rune sets. They do decent damage, however it looks as if rune, armour and sometimes weapon sets stats do not get displayed
Missing dailies:
dailies when they got merged, got squashed down. Less to choose from
Implementing boss timers, but not the megaserver at the same time:
Maw in Underworld failed, not because we ran out of time, but because the timer ended on a different server
Glitched bosses:
shadow of behemoth for example is unkillable because the portals spawn as friendly
the new UI:
Eeeeh. Eeeew!
trait changes:
leveling new alts is going to be a pain, so I won’t bother anymore.

There’s things that I like in the update, but for now all of the glitches are ruining it for me. The waypoint prices got increased, but I can’t make money, because by the time I log in there’s no more dungeons being run, so I can only do world bosses, but they’re really glitchy at the moment! Maybe I’ll wait a few weeks until everything hopefully gets fixed.

Dungeon path limiting. That’s so awful! Well I suppose no running anything besides Arah now. Because what’s the point of doing anything than the most profitable one? Before you could have done 3 runs of CoF or two runs of AC to get the same amount of money and waste the same amount of time. Now? Nope, one path of Arah. That makes me want to quit to be honest. I enjoyed doing dungeons. Oh well. Wildstar here I come! (And World of Warcraft instead of Guild Wars 2 for now)

I’m an altaholic and the new trait system makes me mad. My warrior is 32, the 25% movement speed boost was great, now lost that and all the added stats I had from power tree and pretty much am slow until I get the next 5 traits, which is like 46? That’s complete garbage.

Dusty Moon.4382:

Shanaeri Rynale.6897:

Broken Mesmer is broken
undyable town clothes tonics with time limits.

Not broken at all Shan – more fixed than broken.

The problem is Critical damage DID NOT scale and some were OP in that. The ‘Zerker’ meta was not supposed to be so OP that you only play that. Other builds are now viable and some more so than ‘Zerker’.

I also noticed that they seemed to fix the condition damage problem in PvE. That means conditions on you in PvE will be the same.

The game needed a little shaking up – people were complacent.

I’m confused, there are a lot of mesmer bugs including some of the “fixed” bugs still not working right so I’m confused as to who you’re speaking for? Yourself or everyone? Because the mesmer forum has a pretty big list of bugs.

ThiBash.5634:

It looked good on the site, then I saw it ingame and decided not to buy it. It’s just another variation on a theme we have way to many off.

Now, if they made an actual robe for females, I’d buy it in a flash (even after the town clothes debacle, go figure).

I’ve been wanting a really nice looking robe for my Necro or Ele except there isn’t anything like that for the females at all. I wouldn’t even mind if it showed some bust as long as it was classy looking.

Tai Kratos.3247:

I have to agree, I don’t like either. The male gear is boring, and the female gear is insulting when put next to the male gear.

If Anet is so progressive as to have homosexual relationships, can’t they treat women with more dignity? At least the paragons of GW1 were equal in their revealing armor designs between the genders.

Well their only homosexual relationships I’ve noticed are between attractive females.

I’m annoyed I cannot dye town clothing, mesmer has a ton of bugs and the traits make you have to get 40 before you can even get your first big one.

Yes with on death clone traits and IE now working it means more condis and buffs for you or group with staff clones up. Staff clones are already the best clones and this will make them even better. I use IE now and in PvP and PvE it adds DPS because it bounces to target, back to you and then target again, now with clones doing this it should be vastly easier to apply conditions and boost DPS.

Of course there will be a lot of crying about it or OP claims some coming from people who hate staff in all regards but find this to be OP, hilarious.

Lishtenbird.2814:

“And we are only available in Europe, North America and Australia. We haven’t launched in China, Korea, Russia, Southeast Asia, Brazil – many of the world’s biggest PC gaming hotbeds are places that the game is not yet even available.

Source. So it looks like Russia may get a localization after China and Korea are rolled out.

zaced.7948:

not enough russians are playing this game to invest money into translation.

There are several sites which tell us that a Russian fanbase exists. There’s a fair amount of Russian guilds at Piken Square, and I see clearly Russian names every now and then. I even remember a party where all players turned out to be Russians:)

That said, despite being a Russian player, I wouldn’t have used a Russian server even if it had been launched because Russian gaming communities tend to be toxic. As for the Russian language, Russian voice-overs are generally awful, and I would’ve used the original sound and UI anyway since English is a de facto international language and it naturally receives most attention.

Most games I’ve played with a russian player base has been toxic and bad. I don’t know why that is.

I just hate how every way point is always contested, that is annoying.

perilisk.1874:

Twilight of the Dark Sylvari: Maguuma expansion, featuring a new Dark Sylvari race and a Druid profession accessible only to Sylvari and Dark Sylvari. Also, a new campaign centered around an implausibly powerful Sylvari (also features the player character in a recurring comic relief cameo role). Also introduces a new Gem Store item allowing players to change their race (to Sylvari or Dark Sylvari), and a new quest to craft precursors for Tier 4 Legendary Sylvari cultural armor.

You’re forgetting the part where the new enemy can only be effectively fought by the sylvari due to being immune to whatever the enemy does, even though there are cultures that have advanced tech and skills. The humans are never seen within the story, except as bad guys or cannon fodder because who needs humans or their lore?

Asura kits aren’t stupidly big like on others, seriously get a female norn and put on a kit and have it clip into your head, they’re not going to fix it anytime soon either.

What’s the point of having a living world if everything that gets destroyed goes back to normal? Why destroy it in the first place, there should be situations where rebuilding is pointless, even in our world some cities do not get rebuilt after a major war or disaster.

Clipping issues and because Charr, Charr are the reason we don’t get many armor skins or capes. What they make has to fit all 5 races and Charr, well nothing fits them right because they made them hunchbacks which in concept was cool but in application hinders making any new armor.

Sad thing is then people would whine if they released stuff that didn’t fit Charr too. It’s why they recycle armors.

These weapons should be kits you equip without charges.

Right now I’m a baby warrior using hammer, love the control and feel of it, the moderate damage etc. GS is good dmg but hate the clunkiness of the way it goes about it, people have told me axe/mace is good. I’m just simply confused, I want to be able to dish out some damage, take some and support my group. Someone help me out!

RainbowSyrup.4130:

Wow, people will really complain about EVERYTHING. Thanks for the prank arenanet.

Nobody is saying the prank sucks just asking for a disable feature this isn’t complaining, this is a suggestion. Complaining would be this: “HAY ANET Y U NO HAVE EXPANSHUN BUT PUT OUT BUBBLE HED THIS DUMB” There now that’s a complaint. Which nobody is doing.

So I shouldn’t play on the one day that I have off because I don’t like a 24 hour joke? I think the prank is funny and was good but now I’d like it off. A disable feature would have been great, this doesn’t mean I’m anti-fun or hate Anet. It just means I’d like to be able to play the game normally while others enjoy the prank for longer.

I only wish I could be there for some of you when you’re trying to do something but something gets in the way and I could whisper, “Hey.. relax.. it’s only for a day!” I’m sure your response would be one of joy.

Echou.1923:

It’s only for 1 day in the year. Summon your fairy godmother and make this day your special day!
1) Play other games!
2)Go outside!
2.1)Go outside with your friends!
2.2)Go have some fun!
3)Do something else!

And just for 1 day in the year/your life!

This would be great if it wasn’t for the fact this is my only day off work this week.

Kaiyanwan.8521:

The whole game was designed around the Sylvari. Story, movement, camera.

I have a Silvary for all the relevant content…

So true.

Some of these things I really want. Quaggans being killable sounds really, really nice.

Wish they’d remove the stupid CD on attunements..I mostly stay in fire anyways but switching to heal and having to wait is annoying.

I’m confused, how’s a condi ele played? like most of the time in earth? >.>

My kits are huge on my norn or human female engi, on my asura it looks right. On other females it’s gigantic, why?

Why don’t we get commercials like this in the US? Makes me want to buy the game all over again!!! >.>

Bringing multiple warriors, might stacking and boss stacking is unskillful play.

I’d like to see a sale where people can buy a lot of the town clothing that was out. At the time it was just worn in the cities and OOC. A lot of people found this impractical. I’d love to see a massive sale on these items before the patch.

Staff #2 is basically an evade +block. It’s saved me a lot in boss fights and against random mobs. Staff clones are the most useful clones out there, they actually keep applying conditions while you do other things. I’ve used warlock and duelist with these builds and it works well.

The damage conditions do isn’t to be laughed at but you need the +40% condi food, haven’t used the toxic crystal yet but I may buy the recipe and make my own. It’s sad that condi duration is tied to the power trait line and not some other line.

No to both, I wanted Skritt but now that I realized we’re missing out on some really neat items because of charr I’d rather no new races be added. We’ll always be short on armor because a lot that they could bring over from GW 1 or make will clip on charr and if tengu was ever added, cannot imagine anything would look great on them.

Until they make it that they don’t need armor for all races than nothing will change, people will cry about lack of armor without realizing multi racial selection is the reason why there is no new armor.

Mirta.5029:

Ashen.2907:

Dungeons generally see less play than open world content so no developer resources should be spent on them.

PvP generally sees less play than PvE so no development resources should be spent on it.

New armor sets are not playable content, are only cosmetic, have no impact on balance, etc. and so no development resources should be spent on them.

Right ?

Finally someone understands! If people don’t support it, that’s fine, but why do they have to be so condescending towards anyone that likes the idea? Why do they feel like they deserve their content more than any other people?

That can be applied to anything, why do the few people that want this “marriage” thing feel they deserve to have it in game when other games already offer it or are based around it?

Growth is needed for anything to become better. People can say that there is plenty in game to do, which is true but not everyone wants to do all the lil bits and pieces that are often times tedious. Expansion adds a whole new level of content and excitement that people can look forward to and explore. This is why people want new content not temp content which only benefits people currently playing the game who are high lvl.

Tru Reptile.6058:

I’ve never understood the need or desire to have levels, but apparently I’m one of the few that doesn’t get a chubby seeing the number next to my character’s name go up by one.

Levels are great for restricting players and make having alts a chore.

Shouldn’t player progression (experience gained from playing) be more important?

This is how I feel.

zenleto.6179:

Sunshine.4680:

Farzo.8410:

Looks like one of the many Barbie dolls out there.

I was expecting to see something different but looks like your average human girl, just with dark skin.

So dark skinned girls can’t be average?

Meant the only thing different about her from the myriads of look alike human cookie cutter cute looks is she has dark skin. That’s it. Stop trying to be offended over an observation.

I know how you feel OP, I hop from class to class because this game has a lot of limits of how to customize your character via skills. Just play around with them all until one feels right.

SaltyDave.7346:

Pie Flavor.1647:

the most desired classes for “endgame” dungeons are Warrior, Guardian, Elementalist and Mesmer, Thieves and Engineers are situational and most pugs avoid them while Rangers and Necromancers are very undesirable.

There are so many things wrong with this post.

First of all, there is no endgame, since your level changes to match the level of the content you play, so if you’ve never been to Charr starting areas with your lv80 Sylvari, you can go there and enjoy it with matched level.

Then, dungeons is not endgame. The gear you can get from them is endgame (if we don’t count ascended tier), but the same gear can be acquired from either Orr temples or the trading post.

Where your personal skills and acquired gear really matter, is a magical place of WvW. That is endgame – not for me, but objectively for everyone.

You’re wrong, he’s right. High level fracts don’t want Necros or Rangers.

Farzo.8410:

Looks like one of the many Barbie dolls out there.

I was expecting to see something different but looks like your average human girl, just with dark skin.

Quaggans are annoying, I cringe everytime I’m turning in heirlooms etc having to hear that awful convo the two Quaggans have.. tho it would have made the LS much more epic if she was locking lips with a Quaggan.

Was buying some gems and noticed a pretty big tax, almost 2.50 added. Has there always been this tax?

I don’t really know of any strong males, treehearne is weak. Logan runs away, Rytlok acts tough but does nothing. Braham is a dolt. Anet wants moar hawt girls, either single strong girls or girls that kiss. Tyrian males are there to do the farming!

While there is some pretty out there complaints, complaints are good. People complain in different ways, trying to stop people from complaining because in your world everything is sunshine and rainbows is faulty thinking. When you work with customers you have to take a lot of what’s said with a grain of salt.

The thing is Anet has flip flopped on a lot that they said and haven’t fixed long term bugs etc. People tend to be more irate when they want something so bad yet all they see are empty promises. Think of it this way, you’re having a meal, your toast is overcooked.. not a big deal but let’s say you get the meal, they miss half of it, they give you the wrong refill, the food is cold etc etc.. suddenly that toast is a major deal. So expect some pretty angry complaints.

TC is a 50/50 server. There are some good aspects of it but I can tell you that at times it gets overcrowded and can be a pain to get things done at times. The server has some nice people, it’s active and in wvw it’s rather nice in there, I’ll list reasons not to join TC though since you’re going to want to know the bad..

1. Trolls, TC is pretty much like these forums, at anytime map chat etc can erupt into a troll fest full of idiots taunting each other and playing the devil’s advocate. It can be awful at times, anywhere crowded is usually bad, Queensdale, DR, LA etc. Prepare to be flamed by hardcore fanbois and dubious haters.. both are equally bad.

2. RP.. while RP is fun etc, it’s annoying when you’re trying to have a convo and you get spammed with terrible emotes or local chat.. and because for some reason emotes have such a HUGE radius.. you’ll get bombarded with them at times. It’s usually terrible stuff too. This happens a lot in certain areas not all of the server is like this.

3. Overly sensitive weirdos, TC has a problem with these types of people, while most consider them trolls.. I consider them crazy people who all gathered to TC for whatever reason, they cannot take jokes.. always offended and are usually rude. They scan the map chat looking to cry about everyone and everything that doesn’t fit with how or who they are.

4. Elitists, these guys are pretty rampant on TC. Prepare to have any build questions you have followed up with troll responses to authentic questions, they worship the meta and aren’t afraid to swear at you, kick you from party or point out how stupid they think you, your build or suggestion/complaint is.

5. Annoying discussions, while this may seem covered in my other pointers.. it takes a whole new level depending on who it is, watch in amazement as someone offers friendly advice, a suggestion or even a greeting and see it be transformed into something bad because someone didn’t like it or wants to make it about them.

6. The Guilds.. while many RP, Casual, life style guilds can be friendly the other members are equally if not obnoxiously rude. Where as sometimes you’ll meet some of the most interesting people who are friendly you’ll get rude obnoxious behavior from people who are supposed to be part of a “tolerant and friendly” guild.

I’ve been on TC for several months now and can say it’s a bitter sweet experience and have had much better times on small servers because the smaller the mob, the less likely they are to cause problems. I’ve made good friends on TC and watched friends quit or move servers because of it.

Also on a lighter note, you’ll see a lot of hypocritical trolls, breaking up champ trains etc and bragging about it, even making guilds dedicated to it and screwing up monthly groups etc, then these people get into LA and cry about how the zergs etc aren’t doing their part. TC is like the springer show at times.

I agree, this is what annoys me about the necro… it just lacks flow with it’s abilities etc. It’s like nobody sat down and fleshed out how skills should work with each other.

What confuses me is dagger is a fast attacking weapon yet Siphon on it is a slow drain and #3 has a bleh cast, well not to bad for what it does. Thing is with how fast the dagger is wish Siphon was a DoT + HoT you could curse your target with a physical damage DoT. I also wish the #5 skil for dagger was not a targeted one and fast casting. #4 is great, decent damage, a blind and condi transfer. The #5 skill needs some work, it it was like Ele staff #3, weak damage but an aoe that you didn’t need to aim + instant cast it would be sooo nice.

Hopefully more areas and things to do etc. Please.. please more armor skins etc ;.;

Ugruk.4069:

If you die in pve it is your own fault sorry stop facetanking, you are not a guardian…

This would work if every mob didn’t agro you when you tried to DPS.

blacklion chests are awful. Too large of chances to get terrible stuff or holiday crap/LS stuff depending when you open it. They really need to add some better items or boosts/food to make these things worth opening.

I find the NPCs here in the game make it feel like a real world. Like a night the ghost who comes out to watch over her family while they sleep was a neat thing. I’d like to see more stuff like this, maybe even NPCs moving indoors when night comes etc.

I hope LA stays destroyed forever, what was the point of the LS if it’s just gonna go back to normal? People need to accept finality or else there is no point in further progression. People cry about nothing going on but when something happens, they cry about that. This is the problem with multi race mmos, you gota build it for everyone. So hopefully LA is blown up for good because home towns weren’t being used.

Are you all playing long range staff builds or what? I hear ele has lots of issues with low hp and low armor so everyone is wrong and ele is 100% fine with how they are?

I don’t know what people do pvp in an mmo, it’s never balanced but yet doesn’t stop said people from crying about it.