Guild Wars 2

Underdark.3726:

how do you know they’d both kill you? or, going back to gw2, do you have any proof that Ellen did not give back the goods? And don’t answer there is no proof that she did, because you are accusing a council member of stealing, so you either make proof of your accusation or you can be charged of defamation. And I heard that the jail in LA is not very comfortable…

Because under the pretense of the example ‘killing’ was in place of the money from the ship in this regard. Both of them in fact take it. The difference was how they go about treating it.

“I’ll kill you” = Evon telling it straight, takes money.
“I’ll take you home” = Kiel ‘saying’ promises, with no guarantee of it being so, takes money.
Replace ‘takes money’ with ‘kills you’ and its the exact same scenario.

Considering the entire council is a bunch of pirates, I don’t think it would ruffle their feathers any. Besides, had Evon been elected, he’d still be in the chair even with knowledge of clearly where the money went despite it having different original owners. So accusing or not, it wouldn’t make a difference on Kiel’s position as a council member.
The only thing it affects is her morality, which is really the thing at question.

(Judging by how comfy Mai is in there mocking Kiel, doesn’t sound too bad.)

I know this is a bit of a stretch, but I figured I’d ask before anything ill fated were to occur such as a ban (or worse!).

My current issue is wanting to ideally create animated 3D shorts (being an animator), involving GW2 in a sort of fan base sort of way. Be it tell a story or otherwise. My dilemma however is regarding the agreements and the content its regarded. I already know that IF everything was accepted, I wouldn’t be able to claim any sort of personal ownership of any of the material. I’m fine with that.
I’m also looking to do this as a non-profit, so no personal monetization in either regard.

However, I’m not sure if EITHER of the methods of me doing so is acceptable under Anet’s agreements. So its mostly why I’ve decided to inquire before following through, unfortunately I didn’t know who to really contact regarding the issue.

Anyways onto possible method 1;

Most software interacting with the game is generally prohibited from what I’ve read. However accuracy to the GW2 style is my main goal in that regard, which is really only obtainable from the game itself. Due to the many issues regarding the methods I figured ripping such would be the most unlikely choice of the two, but would yield the best results in making it.
I’m not really counting on this being acceptable, but if there was a way to make it so, I’d be glad to work such out.

My other method (#2) was simply attempting to recreate the style from scratch using my own skills to model, texture, rig and animate. Avoids tampering directly with any part of the game. As time consuming as it is, I’d certainly do it if it was the only course of action allowed.
However, even for this method, i’m not sure what copyright issues I’d fall under doing so (or maybe even other issues I’m not aware of).

I’m not really all that strong in regards to legal stuff, so always best to inquire. My current desire at the moment is to do fan content for such a game. I just don’t want to step on any toes whilst doing it.

Sorry for the long winded post, tried to keep it somewhat short even. ^..^;;

During the Toxic Tower event, it was a real heart stabber having to KILL Tybalt. Even if he was a fake. =[

However, the unfortunate part about the claw island thing is that they couldn’t have them reappearing again due to issues further down the story within the same timeframe. He’s about as dead as Zhaitan is.

kta.6502:

I also agree with other players who have stated that Tybalt is the real Master of Whispers. I think the lady who claims to be the MoW is a stand-in.

The only thing that I feel that remotely supported this was the fact that it was him with the special passcode (that… anyone could guess really lol) to the special chambers, so he was a bit more than a mere lightbringer to be entrusted with such. But otherwise, he kinda didn’t fit the sort imo. =/ Even if the other one was kinda rushed with a blunt ‘oh, well… not really a big deal i know.’

OmaiGodman.2098:

So… if you met two people and one said they’ll kill you and take your money, and the other said they’ll take you home, you’d go with the first one because the second one might kill you and with the first one at least you’d know they’re telling the truth?

Your logic is flawed.

The problem with your example is, they’d both still kill you anyways. Taking the one that says ’i’ll take you home’ simply means you are the one that’s oblivious.
The one that has told you about said threat, well, at least you can prepare yourself for whatever they throw at you instead.

OmaiGodman.2098:

So in your opinion, it’s okay to steal from others as long as you’re honest about doing so. With that kind of logic, no wonder you like Gnashblade so much.

I’d rather take the honest theif over the one that isn’t.

OmaiGodman.2098:

Yeah, keeping stolen goods for himself instead of returning them to their rightful owners sounds like he is a true, honest and hard worker…

There’s been no proof that Kiel returned such herself. You’d be surprised that there are people that will appear as a goody-two-shoes in the public eye and do the complete opposite when no one is looking. That and who knows if Magnus had a hand in anything either.

At least with Evon, we’d know he’d be using such to expand his business. We actually would know where it went. A business man is predictable in that regard. Whos to say that the returning of the valuables wasn’t ‘accidentally lost’ much like the Consortium records that were destroyed on her guard?
No one knows what Kiel’s motive for doing what she does, nor her main man Magnus to pull strings. I’d say wildcards we know nothing about is more of a problem than a simple dealer taking some profit.

I’m surprised there isn’t a ‘Griefing’ option under reporting yet.

And yet all of GW1 is on there. So I’m not really sure what the deal is. Unless the game is grandfathered by older rules, it makes no sense why they didn’t remove it from Steam after the change like EA did.

I don’t think ANet supports UGC’s for gems, as they have their own game cards when dealing with gems. I could be wrong though.

To be honest, the qualities I disliked about Trahearne wasn’t due to his backstory. I know quite well he was thrust unwillingly (despite there being plain and obvious better candidates) into his position and expected alot of. However he always came to the player for aid. It wasn’t his fault others gave the credit to him in most regards either.

However, beyond accompanying you because of your mentor, he never -really- attaches to you. You are sadly never really buddies rubbing shoulders together in either regard. His cold and unemotional state is probably what causes so much dislike. It’s hard to like him, because you never find something TO like that allows you to connect with him, unlike your mentors.

General, scholar or anything, he never tries to connect on the level of ‘friend’ he claims. You never really know anything more about him that any average NPC knows.

This of course isn’t bringing into the factor of him being one of the most useless npc allies in a fight, his ability to at-whim summon uber monsters without explanation or being able to do it when you REALLY need it.

However, in terms of your theory there is one slight problem. What traits did the sword accentuate for Trahearne? He never really changed at all personality wise while wielding it. Nor did any of his strengths or weaknesses flourish two-fold. Which might have actually be an interesting thing to see him being conflicted in such a manner of the properties of the sword.

Delvoire.8930:

I can’t wait for the Consortium to come in and push Evon out. Dirty Charr needs to go.

The Consortium has done much more for Tyria. Did Evon create a nice vacation spot for Norn and Charr to gather after the Molten Alliance attacked? Nope.

Down with Evon and Up with the Consortium!

Well technically he did as he didn’t charge space for the refugees that swarmed to LA, crowding the city and not offering anything in terms of trade. I figure him not raising quite a fuss in that regard was quite nice! Especially given the waterfall view they were given and a few bonfires!

That and Evon’s one of the reasons LA is such a notable place to visit due to his company and trade.

Am I the only one boggled WHY people would even place a BUY order on a chest? XD I get stacks of these and try and get rid of them!

As many have pointed out, the new extractor seems to be far from its worth overall compared to simply outright buying the sigil once again (save for a few rare exceptions).

However, reading through a few more posts and topics, one thing did come to mind that was a valid notation and that is with Ascended items.

At the current moment, Ascended items (not sure about weapons or armor) can’t be salvaged. This makes even the BLSK useless in terms of recovering Sigils/Runes from gear as it simply isn’t an option.
Taking that into perspective, another thought came into mind as the Extractor would primarily be for people with Ascended gear. Then it came to me, perhaps thats EXACTLY what its planned for?

As ANet has mentioned before, they’ve been trying to avoid the ‘power creep’ in terms of the gear treadmill of just getting better stats. But they’ve also expressed interest in improving/changing/adding new sigils and runes. What I think is the current process going on is that a new sets of Runes/Sigils will start to be tied to Ascended or a similar style of gear. Unsalvagable, therefore in order to recover any upgrades that would be desired you will need to purchase the Extractor or else you must face the continued RNG monster and hope you find an item with the stats and the new sigil/rune you desire. Being account bound, this would make things even more incredibly difficult to obtain than normal gear.

Depending on what these new upgrades possess, it might very well see a different change in its value in terms of the market and playerbase due to it being the only reliable way to ensure optimal play without an even more extensive grind. This is why I think it’s priced so high. It’s brilliant if you think about it.

However, this is just a possibility and merely an assumption of what I think is going on. Perhaps it is just for some basic upgrade removals and was never intended for anything more and its value was over estimated. Guess we’ll see.

What do you guys think?

I’ve had this happen alot in both PvE, PvP and WvW. It can occur randomly, but not as often. Not sure what the source is in that regard.

However, in many other cases the ‘fake immobilization’ seems to typically happen alot shortly after I’ve been feared. Being the most common application. Launches also seem to exhibit similar effects. However, in alot of cases combat can happen so fast its hard to pinpoint the real cause.
I wouldn’t put it past cripple being part of it or ‘body blocking’ (as i do have melee assist on) with some collision issues.

Just thought I’d throw in my thoughts and theories.

What people are forgetting is that it’s actually Magnus that’s pulling Ellen’s strings. She wouldn’t have gotten on the council if it weren’t for his pressuring Kiel to run, not to mention he was very insistent on making her so. He’s a pirate just like the rest (even Kiel herself, don’t forget that. She may be a Lionguard, but that doesn’t change what they are.) Surely there’s something in it for him.

Evon might be a businessman, but at least that’s the only thing we have to worry about with him. He wouldn’t go and try to hurt his main source of profit and income.

Transmutation stones allow you that luxury bud!

Yes, the daily ones counts toward the meta. So someone could easily skip a few activities.

Great suggestions! I too found 10 waves just a tad too short as well!

Something else I wouldn’t mind seeing is an added bonus for perfect health dolyaks at the end of each round. “Flawless Victory!”

lordkrall.7241:

The main reason why there are so few is because they ARE few.
Those are basically the “leaders” of the Krait, and you don’t have a million leaders running around ^^

Oh? I assume “Oratuss” is like a title or something then? My krait lore is pretty poor so I wouldn’t have guessed such. Still, would have expected more than one given the amount of Krait about. XD

(For a vet, he wasn’t a very good leader either. ;p)

I wouldn’t leave out some of the lower tier mats out there LorVan. Even bronze ignots can run a few gold for a stack. Iron is quite a popular item too considering its used in a few tiers and iirc part of ascended grinding as well.

Even if the T6’s drop lower, you still have other mat avenues that can be fairly easy to get to earn some coin.

Datamined? You can BUY infusions on the TP. There’s some up to +12. And currently the added infusions aren’t even required. Especially with the addition of weapons and armor you could likely very easily get enough AR to get where you need to.

TBH, the +5 on the rings should suffice in most cases.
But, its not for everyone, but its something to work towards besides leaderboards for FotM. Just my opinion though.

I don’t think Race change will ever be possible as it ties into so much in the game. Skills, appearance and story. It would be a nightmare to code and would likely cost more than any Total Makeover Kit ever will if they do decide on it.

I would think its due to the fact that the back and armor pieces are new. I can bet the armor (and maybe even weapons?) can’t be infused either until (or if) they put them in the forge.

I would wait and see, but that waiting could be a very long time. Best to assume for now, they won’t come and go off that.

Am I the only one who feels this awesome model was greatly underused? =[
In my opinion he looks totally bad kitten He isn’t quite as obnoxiously green glowy as the other krait are and is just screaming with detail!
Personally I would have loved to see these guys pop up more, but they seem to be few and far between. (This instance is really the only time I can recall seeing one now.)
Just feels like a shame really. Would have loved to see it as a tonic, pet or soemthing else cool to keep it in the game longer. Felt it could be appreciated more.

I know the screenshots aren’t the greatest, but you can still see him in The Nightmare Ends story.

What do you guys think? Yay or nay?

I would suggest opening up a Support ticket.
https://guildwars2.zendesk.com/anonymous_requests/new

Or go through the normal method if you already have an account for the Support section.

I would assume that its retroactive. I would be very disappointed if it wasn’t.

Ath.2531:

zMajc.4659:

I like it personally, after 10+ years it’s refreshing to play a MMO where DPS classes are not laughed upon when they search for dungeons/instances and stand around for hours whereas tanks and healers instantly get invited.

I won’t say it’s a perfect system but it works for me.

As a warrior i cannot count the times a ranger/necro/engi got kicked from a group, simply because they are considered not effective enough.

Trust me, its exactly the same thing

It’s actually worse. Instead of leaving one group out, its the opposite. People only want one group. Leaving the numerous others in the dust. As a Tank/Healer/Support player in most MMOs, I am not feeling the love. I still support in ways I can, but its not the same at all. =/

Healing is used in very small cases and mostly just for condition cleanse stacking. Currently the mechanics don’t work well for group healing. Most mobs either out dps any healing you can give or bosses straight out 1 hit kill.

I still roll healer builds, but no, they aren’t generally ideal compared to dps.

We technically already have the collision detection in place. “Melee Attack Assist” in the game options already emulates such to your target to prevent you from running through them.

The ones mostly complaining are the cookie cutters. I wouldn’t pay them much mind.

No, you can’t have him. He’s ours. ;p
On another note though, I don’t recall ever seeing this ever. Not even last year. I could be wrong though. Have I missed something?
Seems to be either town clothes or a costume/tonic as it has a scepter that can be used in a Brawl.

Still, very cool design to see! Very well done job!

I’d laugh if it wasn’t such a big issue for rangers…

Okay I can’t resist… LOL 17 damage to a level 2 enemy?! Boy, that’s some mighty dps there. Best in game.

Evon isn’t the one sending Lionguard in all sorts of places leaving LA defenseless, is he? ;p

Check your gear, it shouldn’t still be level 1 if you can help it.

Also, try different skills to help combat things. Warriors and Guards have the easiest time in pve overall due to high hp and armor. Make sure to watch the centaur attacks. Don’t always attack in front, you can circle around and still attack, alot of their motions are stationary swipes.

Also, if you didn’t know already, you can also dodge by hitting V or double tapping your move. This makes you avoid almost all damage in the game if timed right.

All account related services are non-giftable. This includes bank expansion, collectable expander, character slots and more.

Some of these items have limits and there’s no way for you to verify (other than word of mouth) that the user isn’t already maxed out. There’s other reasons for this as well.

For anyone that has played through the instances of the LS, the puzzles were a breeze, some were just simply easy to guess as well.

The real easy ones for those that did the LS were the Watchknight and the Molten Alliance puzzles since they had clues only a few would get.
Since the molten alliance happened during a section called the ‘Flame and Frost’. Kinda see the correlation?

So, I was looking over my crafting recipes and also got linked the plush griffon tonic recipe. Saying it was unlocked. Naturally however, it wasn’t in my list despite being way over 400 even.

So, I’m not sure what’s up about this, is it a text error or did I get boned?
Anyone else get this?

lol, its a pain in the butt but its not bugged. trees count and so do the little pillar posts leading up to the center. There’s alot of small crap that can go unnoticed but I did get it.

I know a good number spawn in Kessex Hills, so they are there. I’m kinda glad they don’t appear. Having people camped at them constantly is a bit of a pain, like all the other event items. Especially since they aren’t shared.

Here’s something I found when talking to Evon personally as he was walking about (which itself is weird as he rarely leaves his spot)

Perhaps he knows something is up?

jayvux.4128:

What aspect of these nameplates are you referring to?
On a side note, I think customizing nameplate’s aesthetics would be pretty interesting.

If you have nameplates enabled, you will first see that they stand out much more noticably than before. (Which was primarily to help with PvP) but you will notice that nearby foes will have bars shown clearly and panning your camera or mouse over other targets will cause lingering health bars until they fade away.

If you go where the Dungeon Vendors are with the dummies and just play around with your camera and cursor, you’ll probably notice the difference fairly quick.

Don’t mind this in PvP but in WvW or PvE this will make thins very cluttered in large fights.

It’s buy 3 to get 1000 of everything.

I’m all for nameplate upgrades and such, especially in helping PvP, but, its a bit much for PvE, especially with how touchy it is for them to pop up and how long they linger over.

Will there be any options to make it back to default or change the behavior?

I enjoy having something new to be doing, especially after getting to the end game. (I just don’t like having to rush it, no sense of enjoyment with such a small timeframe to do things.)

I like having a new cast of characters being introduced. (Even if I’m not a big fan and most seem quite impersonal.)

The story has been spotty unfortunately. It peaked my interest quite a bit in Flame and Frost but it… Got a bit misplaced after that.

Overall I liked LS, as a whole, even if I think it was a bit poorly executed.

Yes, all currencies are tied to your account.

I died with 25 stacks of invulnerability and he had 25 stacks of might and I am in full zerker gear, that <insert class name> with <insert skill name> is OP! No one should be able to one shot! #eyeroll

Honestly the amount of times I’ve 1 shotted someone with my killshot is like… zero? And I constantly use my rifle. Heck, my Volley at times deals roughly the same amount of damage and it at least allows me to remain mobile.
Back before it was nerfed, the killshot damage was overbearing, but now? Hardly worth using unless its situation. But if you are dying from one shot, I suggest you think about changing your WvW build or your tactics.

Although I always find it funny when people complain about you know… a killshot being well… a killshot. lol

Flash.6912:

whenever we taking something in wvw on gate of madness, people yell " THIS IS MADNESS" lol

Madness? THIS IS EBAY!!!

One thing that was on my mind considerably since I played the new storyline with the Reactor was involving Scarlet…

Now, I tend to try not to be a conspiracy lurker like some are around with ANet and their choices but…

How would we have gotten information about the magical channels around the globe (as hinted to being our next LS segment) if the Reactor wasn’t ever chosen?

How would have ANet delivered Scarlet’s next plotpoint if it was Evon that won instead of Kiel? Since the other fractal likely would have zero ground for being tied in at all with such discoveries.

I’d be rather curious to know, and I doubt its all that ‘super secret’ since it never came to pass, I’d actually love to hear ‘what could have been’ from ANet themselves in that regard.

Otherwise, I’m going to be scratching my head for a while on this one…

DietPepsi.4371:

Aryto.5873:

I’ll bite. Guess which one’s mine? =p
(There's a pretty easy clue!)

I’m impressed. How did you manage to replicate her soo well?

Haha the sneaky buggers equipped Heritage gauntlets on her though. Came close, would fool most people at first sight. Kudos.

whilst I felt the rewards of S1 were a bit lacking, it did give me a bit of thought as to where things went wrong. I know alot of the dedicated WvW players honestly didn’t mind or care, but I would like to see the area of the game taken more seriously for what it’s meant to be. Overall I felt that it was the randomness element of the meta was what really brought it down. Instead here’s what I think would be a better setup:

META:
-Exclusive Cosmetic Reward(s)
-Rank Placement Finisher (If applicable)
-Title associated with Meta or Server Rank
-Account Bound Select Stat Exotic Set
There shouldn’t be any RNG involved with the meta reward and it should stay that way. This allows everyone to be on equal footing in all regards in the end without luck involved.

To supplement this, much like how some of the achievements were in S1, these should be what comes from the result for the bulk for the hard work involved for fighting the good fight. These should roughly contain;
- 1 to 10 random siege blueprints
- 10 to 25 silver
- 1 to 5 random trap blueprints
- 1 to 3 rares
- 1 Taste of WXP
- 10 to 50 Badges of Honor
- Chance for Siege Master’s Guide
- Chance for Exotic item

The reward amounts could be adjusted accordingly, was just a quick rough guideline, could be more or less depending. These would instead be placed on the individual achievements. Personally I think it would be best to reward these on every achievement tier and not just a select few. It would encourage people to do more than just a chosen bunch. This would encourage effort in all fields and reward for continued participation even after the meta is complete.
As noticed, most of the rewards are WvW based, to encourage use of such resources continually to help the server, especially in ranking. Other things could likely be added, but the RNG aspect should remain in the secondary progress chests. Not the Meta. Reward for progress overall in doses.

Merely my $0.02 on the issue. Been brainstorming trying to think of a happy medium where those who want to can aim for what they know will be coming and encourage more people to invest in WvW rather than merely grind for it at the promise of possibly something more.