Guild Wars 2

Nice idea, I like it. Would be pretty cool to have WvW emblems for armor and gear as well to show these ranks, much like how Guild Armor shows guild stuff. That way your rank can be seen than more than just via the names. Like the good ole war days~

Also, those symbols you created are pretty sweet looking.

I have nothing against dueling, but only if the challenging option was OFF by default. I’m rather sick of games that have such unrestricted and all I get is duel requests while I’m trying to do pve or character maintenance.

That way, only dueler’s will enable such an option and no one else will be inconvenienced. Trying to take it a step further would only have someone file a harassment report.

Granted as mentioned above, its likely not a top priority at all since WvW and PvP kinda already supply for any dueling needs.

When it comes to EB and the homelands, I consider anything fair game. But for JPs, I dunno I find its more of a morality thing.
They don’t really gain any benefit for their server for doing the JPs, plus a few spots on them are a pain in the butt without attackers to begin with, for that I usually sympathize.

When I first went there, I was attacked. Made me very cautious and aggressive to a few that got close after that. After a while, I got a bit more lax. I still keep my eye out for any potential aggressors, but its usually easy to tell those who want to kill and those just wanting to tag it off.

Gotta say though, it’s pretty satisfying killing attackers who fail to gank you. Lovely retribution.

Sarrs.4831:

“Moving on.”

It is the greatest video game moment I have ever had. I will cherish it forever.

I actually was witness to this a few days ago. It was the biggest epic killer of all time with such a built up fight and moment. XD

It must be hit and miss though since I haven’t always gotten it, but when it does I can’t help but facepalm.

Yes and yes. They are not the same sigil, therefor they will work also as an added bonus their cooldowns will not interfere with each other anymore.

The only ones that still don’t work together are sigils of the same name or stacking sigils.

Keep in mind however, the functionality of some sigils might be changed.

Evilek.5690:

Sorry only 1.5k hours on me Warrior and 2.5k on me Thief i have no idea what warrior must investing on Rifle Build

Clearly you don’t, but its notably obvious which class you favor.

Evilek.5690:

Ofcorse Thief dont need TRAITS on HIGHT DMG AND INITIATIVE REGEN LoL*

Not nearly as much to specialize for -1- Weapon to do even remotely the same amount of damage output. Which completely shuts them down from being effective in other areas. The very weapon itself is crippling and circumstantial.

Wanna know what screws over every KS? Blind. Damage output? 0.

The amount of effort it takes for a BS Thief to deal notable damage is nothing compared tot he investment a Rifle Warrior has to go through.

Evilek.5690:

Shortcomings ? Swap weapons fix it

That is not an appropriate counterbalance to this argument. Since the other weapons in question also don’t have the same damage output or ability do they?

Evilek.5690:

Because Hammer train with AOE CC every 6 sec is better ?

No, simply because Rifle has more weaknesses than it has Strengths. It’s hardly used in PvE, PvP or WvW.

Evilek.5690:

“easier to spam it due to only worrying about Initiative”

This is really funny passage.

Back Stab “cost” 6 initiative when you use CaD = 6 sec CD, or 9 initiative ( Black powder + HS) With trait 7 initiative = 9/7sec CD. Or must waste utility slot spell (Blinding powder, Shadow refuge or Hide in Shadow)

Tell me what is easier ? Click F1 every 6 sec on long range hight DMG spell or go on close range use abilitiest that make stealth an hit enemy behind on full DMG potencial ?

BTW i hit 95% Kill Shot(15-22kDMG vs low armor class Thief and Ele) with me Warrior because i use frenzy,bolaso.

You make it sound like Thieves aren’t regenerating Initiative whilst they stealth or move. Please.
Plus, you can easily sit and wait the full duration of your Stealth to regain any Initiative until landing the blow without much worry.

Also again, 6 seconds only if TRAITED for it, as in, going all the way to Grandmaster for a 6 second CD on KS.
You are also completely ignoring all the other shortcomings the Rifle has compared to your cheesy Backstab.

I’m still saying landing the BS is easier. Otherwise we’d see alot more Rifle warriors dominating, wouldn’t we?

Also, hitting glass uplevels in WvW must make ya feel special with those numbers indeed.

96k? I’m sure you got nothing to worry about overall.
If you are wanting specific weapons, then use the forge.

However, you will start seeing alot of dupes from MC’s after a while. Keep this in mind.
Also rank chests could be beneficial if you haven’t scored the majority of stuff from those either.

But better use it all before the 15th, otherwise its all wasted.

They will remain free and will now be more accessible through the Wardrobe system.

Evilek.5690:

Kill Shot long range attack every 6 sec,Warrior dont need 5x signet on masive DMG, Warrior has 18.5k HP and heavy armor + surv. abilities like a endurance pain.

Backstab melle range, THief must use all signet on might stack on same DMG like Kill Shot, Thief has 10.5k HP and zero survival abilities with 5x signet.

Kill shot
Damage Level 1 damage: 869 (2.25)?
Damage Level 2 damage: 1,063 (2.75)?
Damage Level 3 damage: 1,256 (3.25)?

Backstab
Damage Front damage: 403 (1.2)?
Damage Back damage: 806 (2.4)?

Your logic is really wrong

So is yours apparently. You might get 6 seconds off Killshot’s CD if you trait fully into Discipline. It’s 9 without.

All the other things you mentioned are utilities that can be used by any build. Very few run Rifle to begin with (I’m likely one of the few). You need to build for KS to be even half effective.

Also it roots you for almost 2 seconds. Completely exposed and vulnerable. Doing any other action breaks it. Which, also puts it on cooldown.
Also you making it seem like Warriors spam Killshot every time its off cooldown is only if they have the adrenaline for it too.

It’s MUCH easier to land a Backstab than a Killshot ever will be and its much easier to spam it due to only worrying about Initiative. Also KS is much easier to dodge too. I’m not even counting you being able to stealth for Backstab either.

RyuDragnier.9476:

Of course not. I’d prefer though if on the 3rd CC I’d be able to get out of it a tiny bit faster so I could at least dodge once before I die.

I’d like the same on a team of Thieves against me to have a similar penalty then. Since, that’d be clearly unfair as well.

So far CC is only viable in a PvP environment, its useless in every other setting. How many CC builds do you see in PvE?

It’s not like there isn’t anti-CC options given for players to use. It’s just most choose not to use them.

Would be nice to have a ‘Sent’ box as well to see if messages were received and delivered visibly to the recipient.

However, it’s unfortunate if thats the case though if you sent gold rather than silver, it happens. Even I’ve done it. But thankfully it was with someone I knew well. But one just has to be careful. One can’t make everything dummy proof, somehow someone would still make such a mistake even if there was a prompt.

Soon™

Hannelore.8153:

The whole point of cultural armor is to eliminate clipping and streetching issues. This is especially important for the Asura and Charr.

It makes no sense on other races because these issues would just return.

Well, they failed at that even then. At least notably so for Charr. So, I really don’t see what makes it so different than other sets.

I actually liked the Human T3’s on the charr, looked pretty decent for once.

Given that the patch is in a few days, I realized that with the wardrobe system coming up that the items from the chests that were from PvP will either be redundant or such.

My question is, will there be any replacement for this stuff in the AP chests? Or should I open it now and see if I get lucky with some good skins from the PvP reward chests stored within? Since I’d be quite unhappy if I was boned for not opening it early when given the chance.

Offair.2563:

Funny all these necro’d threads with fake promises of a year ago, proves how much they care about wvw game mode and its players ( customers? )

There’s a reason the search function is a bit broken. Smart, don’tcha thing? ;p

The demand for these will rise for a bit but they will drop back to normal or even lower. Since with the Wardrobe system, owning two Bolts is redundant unless you want the stats. Skinwise, having one is enough. Because of that, fewer will be likely to be bought once more and more people own it besides the BiS attributes.

The one plus side is, if someone kicks the room maker unfairly everyone goes too. Stops those from abusing the kick mechanic too.

I know 2 pieces of the Commando set are available through PS in the higher levels. Being the Coat and Leggings, however, not sure about the others.

When the Wardrobe is released however, PvP Crafting will have been removed. Use your mats while you can.

Those Legendary Defender’s man, so Legendary.

War on the mind is sometimes more effective than on the body. Combine the two and you got a force to be reckoned with.

I don’t personally go to that same level, but playing those cards is usually smart and tactical.

I would almost assume that any 2h weapons will always have a free spot to prevent monetary benefits from being an issue for drops.

bigmonto.4215:

Ah thanks. Anyone knows anything about 2?

Only reworking of Ascended gear being increased for loot is in WvW. I don’t know about other places.

This… actually might be a helm I actually keep visible on a toon. On an Asura no less!

The MF is only going to affect chests from the PvP Reward Track thats coming in the update, all other lootbags will remain unchanged.

Dee Jay.2460:

And given how many tricks there are to secure a stomp, from Stability over Blind to Mist Form or Stealth I don’t see how Shadowstep is different.

Aside from Mist Form and the Engi Elixer (which i also don’t agree with), the others still leave you vulnerable in taking damage in other ways/sources. Even with an ally, unless you can revive fast enough (which would have to be immediate), there is no stopping those 3 from occurring.

I’m curious how people counter a stealth thief while downed with classes like Warrior, Necro and Engi.

Let alone ones that also teleport away in combo whilst channeling their stomp safely away. Which also renders AoE counters useless from most of the other classes.

Please, do tell me the counterplay. I’d love to hear it.

ZeinTheBeast.2091:

I didn’t delete the Norn. I just want to transfer everything to the new character. Exp boost, Miniature rytlock, the legacy armor. How do i use the mistfire wolf skin?

You can deposit the Rylock mini to your bank (right click it and hit ‘Deposit Collectible’) and it will be in your collectibles tab.
As for the armor, you can also go to your bank and deposit it there so you can use it on your other characters. Same with the boosters. I’m almost positive they are account bound, not soulbound.

The Golem on the other hand, is character bound, but you get that for each new character anwyays.

The Mistfire Wolf is a skill, not an item. You will be able to use it once a character reaches 30.

Once they make my other weapons actually viable, I’ll gladly use them. I enjoy Rifle in PvE, taking it to PvP? There’s gotta be a joke about that somewhere.

From what I’ve seen, the choices are Sword Condi War or Hambow. Yeah, great variety.

Suxen.8574:

- Critical Strikes – Invigorating Precision
Eeeeeh???, example: critical hit = 7000 … 5% = 350, …350 of health? XDD

You underestimate how fast a Thief can attack compared to most classes. 5% per crit is huge if you get a good chain going. Not to mention even if you blow your heal you got a form of regen passively. I’d say thats better than even Adrenal Health for Warrior. Maybe even HS.

Suxen.8574:

- Shadow Art – Resilience of Shadows
This Trait is not useful because no one hits me when I’m in stealth.

You’d be saying otherwise when you’re on the receiving end of my Killshot. lmao.
Also, AOEs, cleave anyone?

Some skins are easy to obtain in pve, some are easy to obtain in pvp. Both still require work to be had in order to have obtained them.

Plus, only those who played before glory and the chests were removed would likely have it. Making the pve one still the only current way to get the skin at this time.

Boon Duration, Healing Power, Power

Think it would go well with support classes. The 3rd stat could be swapped out for pretty much anything offensive though. Don’t think defensive would synergize too well.

Healix.5819:

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Appreciated muchly, thank you. Wish I could do more than give a +1. =D

Still, thats almost 2 weeks of only being able to preview the mask with Heavy armor sets. Not very friendly for those that want to check out the look with their current setup. The locker was great for such things.

It’s the only reason I haven’t bought it already.

All I can say is, learn to position yourself better in that case. Considering all the things that should cause revealed but don’t, I wouldn’t say the ambient thing is unfair. Besides, they aren’t too hard to spot. Especially if you are running away.

Yes and any duplicate dyes you have across your account (ie: having the same red dye on 2 different toons) will yield you an extra free unidentified dye per.

Also keep in mind, buying whites from vendors are also not salvagable. Want to make sure its salvagable? Get a blue from the TP, trust me on this.

Birthday Boosters, will this have any effect on PvP after the patch?

Secondly a bit more elaboration on the ‘Unlock’ option for skins would be appreciated. Since I read/heard that the way to get skins is to Equip, Salvage or ‘Unlock’.

Does unlocking items bind in any fashion? If so, what manner? Soulbinding or account?

This has happened a few times to me, not nearly 100g, but honestly it wouldn’t matter. If anything such a high amount would make me do so more.

Why?

Because if it was a mistake, which can happen to anyone I know that if I was the person who lost it I’d be quite upset. That’s not something I enjoy thinking about. I’d rather help someone fix an honest mistake than feel guilty from reaping the benefit.

Call me an oldschool player, but I feel its the right thing to do.

Fluffball.8307:

VOLKON.1290:

Fluffball.8307:

VOLKON.1290:

I’ve never felt more confused in my life. What exactly did I just watch?

Beauty. Insight. Truth.

Where was that, inside the bra of the girl that wanted more money?

Nope, she was a monthly fee MMO. It was inside the bra of GW2.

My god. Genius.

styx.7294:

Failing is enough punishment for failing. You lose time, you don’t get the thing you were trying for. You don’t need to associate a cost to it.

And what is wrong with the word casual? Like we can’t be casual in a game we bought for our off time? Whenever someone trots out the word hardcore I just always imagine some PvE WoW nub goin on about how good he is at gear grind. It don’t mean anything.

When someone’s shootin hoops in their driveway and they miss, do we ask them to take $5 out of their wallet and burn it? It’s nonsense, get over it.

Not many things in this world cost only ‘time’ anymore if you fail. Very few things do.

Nothing is wrong with the word casual itself, but the gap between what separates players in such categories. Most of them are what I’d borderline being ‘noob’. However its not even the proper term since most know better, just choose not to. I could also use lazy too if that suits it.
These are people who prefer no risk for their reward. The path of least resistance.

It’s amazing how much that gap has changed in the first two years of this game. You could practically never leave Queensdale and still manage to obtain everything you could ever need.

If the person shooting the baskets never learns to actually learn to control the ball rather than dumbly throwing it against the board hoping it will sink into the net, nothing is ever going to change. Nor should he be falsely rewarded for no effort.

I’m not going to give you $5 for playing crap b-ball.

Zepidel.5349:

repair costs aren’t the way to penalize bad players. Releasing content that is actually hard and requires skill / coordination / a brain is plenty. But so far I can count the encounters that require those things on one maybe two hands.

They weren’t a huge one no. But it was a small thing to incentive better play.
A penny saved is a penny earned, right?

The problem I have here is that they took away that incentive and replaced it with nothing else.

I’m quite happy with alot of the new changes that have come about with this feature patch, but this recent change of Armor Repair Costs and a few other things have irked me a bit in the way that although ANet is catering more to the casuals, I think they are holding their hand a bit -too- much.

The only incentive you had to improve play when you died, was suffering through the humiliating wallet reducing repair costs. And if you played bad, they could get pretty high up there.

With the Queensdale Champ train still at large catering to some of the laziest players I could possibly find in the game, coupled with now anything that a player doesn’t bother to learn properly, won’t suffer more than a minor inconvenience for playing bad. There is no incentive for them NOT to be lazy or not care about improving. They have nothing to lose.

Back earlier in this game where coin wasn’t easily obtainable and only higher end content yielded any sort of reward, would have benefited from this change most. Since although you wouldn’t be penalized for doing bad in open world, in order for you to get anything noteworthy, you still had to learn and coordinate properly in things like dungeons.

There’s less and less incentive for people to learn their skills and characters properly, and although a nerf to the champ bags is happening, it doesn’t truly solve the issue. These skill-less trains will still occur as long as they are promoted as the care-bear method of getting what you need with minimal effort.

I’m not against this change, but I’m not for it with how the game is currently shaped the way it is. I’m hoping that there will be more ways to get people to learn to play properly and engage in higher level content and areas. The trait revamp was an ever so slight step in the right direction but still not enough to sway the balance.

Regardless, I feel there’s absolutely no risk for the rewards now and will only devalue content (especially ‘challenging’ content) as long as this trend continues.

The blog hinted at a fair number of other changes that might be worthy to know, but they were left to vague interpretation.

Sure, the ‘last logged in’ feature is certainly handy. But I’m quite curious what these ‘reduced griefing’ additions are as an example.

Does it pertain to how Ranks will work?
Deep Cave and Treasure Trove finally being separated permissions?
Anti-spam kicks?

This is something I feel could have been discussed a bit more and was quite disappointed with just how short the blogpost was compared to the others.

Perhaps I’m a minority here though.

I can see them trolling everyone by making all the male characters Trahearne and all the females Scarlet for the day.

Cue the required quote from the plant wielding Saladbolg; “This won’t end well.”

Currently regarding thief weapon skills, there is no counterplay.
Heartseeker is the only one thats interruptable because its a movement skill.

Practically being immune to interrupts is already a huge boon. Adding onto the fact that they also only suffer HALF of the Chill condition makes it even worse.

There needs to be something that affects them negatively, be it reduced attack speed or slower initiative, something has to give. Currently they have less risk for using their skills in a spammed fashion than most other classes.

So far the only way to stop a thief from doing anything is to completely disable them via Fear or Launches and even that’s not even viable with the stunbreaks and cleanses.

Sorry, for exclusive members only. ;D

I always enjoyed abusing that buff icon to distract my opponents. I don’t often rep, but there is a way to keep the buff icon without actually representing. So often times people will see me with the icon in PvE and WvW even though there’s no taco over my head.

Rather humorous when I’m targeted and they think they’ve crippled the force’s leadership only to find its still steamrolling.