Guild Wars 2

PacoXI.7690:

Why are people putting more gold into the MF than what precusors are worth…

because people hope it will drop for them, not to pay for someone else’s drop.

Lankybrit.4598:

Hey everyone, just a question here. No one has mention Necro. Is Necro not ranged?

It can be. Staff has it’s uses in WvW.

but alot of it’s power comes from d/d and a/w. The f1 skill, is stronger the closer you are to your enemy.
So although, like every other class, it has ranged, it’s generally best to be up close.

what I’m hoping is you get 1 transmutation charge with map completion (the equivalent of the 3 stones) ..

what servers do they play on? are any devs on the EU side?

makes me sad to never see them/not be able to.

most days and for a few hours.
I was leveling a mesmer, but not a fan of their playstyle, so now I’m leveling an ele. I’ve also been playing WvW. Good craic with the necro in there.

Razor.9872:

To solve the WvW problem and levitate the server identity problem, I propose this:

Along with map, say, team, party, whisper, squad, and guild chats…

have a server chat

there, calls for help can be requested and like-minded people can voice their needs.

its a good idea, but it needs to be very strict on the amount of posts one can make there/spam filter.. Dont want guilds spamming over and over again. Or repetitive emotes.

Merlin Dyfed Avalon.5046:

I am wondering when i will be able to play the game without low fps on guildwars2 recommended specs?

because ever since culling was “removed” i can hardly play it on medium.

So next step: optimization please!

That has nothing to do with this thread, and is likely due to your pc build. Create your own thread in the Player helping players, if you need advice on that.

I dont understand you?

If you click the “heading” of each type of thing you can craft. it collapses/expands.
?

ProtoGunner.4953:

Possible, we are one of the biggest guilds in one of the highest populated servers (Gandara). Still, I see a lot of legendary dual wielding guys in the main hubs, there is always 2-5 folks in LA (atm Vigil Keep) with legendaries, doesn’t matter which time I am there.

I have to agree, they are not as rare as they might seem, and getting less so by the day.
(which is not a bad thing. Legendaries are useful. What the game needs is rare SKINS. for the people that want to be unique. )

a fix to this would be to guarantee precursor ‘scraps’ per event per account per day. And have it that you need, idk 5,000 scraps. (which would need to be possible to change scrap stack from 250 to 1 ticket, for bank space. So 20 tickets for a percursor. )

That might be a bit much or a bit low, ..but something like this would allow everyone to work towards their percursor. To see how they’re getting along, how far they are what they need to do etc.
(I’d suggest all WvW events arent limited to do once per day. Just pve to encourage exploration.)

RNG could still be there, but this would allow everyone a chance for it, without the gold farming. It would immediately events more worthwhile, as well. (which they arent atm…)

(I want to add, that I’d like legendary for the changeable stats, as I like to hop between pve and WvW, it would just be handier. Want an armour with that option too. )

Randall.7306:

From all the plan told until now, my only concern is that the boss schedule seems quite tight, and those playing always in the same hours of the day, will likely never see some content.

The only solution I can think right now is to do some rotations over time, like every month the whole schedule is moved 3 hours further.

actually this is a good idea.

rotate the schedule, so at least you’re not doing the same boss at the same time every single day.

Wanze.8410:

Taygus.4571:

thats ridiculous.
NOBODY would get it then…..(because of the cost, who’s gonna spend a world transfer cost on a lv80 boost. in that case, crafting is cheaper ..=.=’

Crafting should always be cheaper than a gem store item, which is also 1 point why they wont do it. If the gem store item was cheaper than crafting, people would just buy gems with gold until the exchange rate would be so high, that it levels out.

if the “price than levels out”….what difference does it make?
and what of the people who use actual cash for gems? Why would they buy the item if it were cheaper to convert to gold and then craft? Having it cost more than a high pop world transfer is ridiculous.
600-1000 gems, more fair.

Natsu Dragneel.1625:

I would accept an item like this if it had conditions like this;

At least 3-4 characters already at level 80
100% map completion on at least one character
maybe some WvW rank, like 20-30

and have it cost something like 2400-3200 gems minimum.

thats ridiculous.
NOBODY would get it then…..(because of the cost, who’s gonna spend a world transfer cost on a lv80 boost. in that case, crafting is cheaper ..=.=’

runeblade.7514:

Ykfox.3825:

Honestly I’m against it. Leveling up teaches you to play the class, even if it only teaches you one new trick for the class, it’s worth it.

What is wrong with learning at level 80, using youtube videos, watching other people play?

This.

I want to have all my skills and all my traits, so I can then really start playing that class. I want to be able to kit them out in armour asap..

Its simple, if you don’t like it, don;t buy the gem store item.

I’m sure anet could put a limit that a lv80 char has to buy the then account bound boost to lv80 scroll.

There’s only so many times you can repeat hearts/exploration/trait and skill lacking. It is extremely boring. Just let people who want the boost, get it. If you dont want it, dont get it.

People are still not learning to play the class til 80 anyway. (by doing crafting/ queens champs.).

runeblade.7514:

The downside to that is that everywhere will become a mini-pet zoo. Everyone will have a pet and it will be a clusterball.

No and I have a tequatl mini-pet.

I want an alternative that doesn’t create a zoo but easier than we currently have. I want the ability to press a button on the keyboard that summons the mini-pet. This way it is easier, and we won’t have a zoo everywhere just because you can just forget about summoning it.

simple fix, allow an option in graphics to turn off mini pets.

That way, those of us who want to see all the pretty mini’s. can. and those who don’t wont be clustered with them.

I think it’s great craic seeing the enemies with their enormous heads …

will be a fun day in game ^^.

its more about campaigning on the map…and the temples.

planned events are also more interesting then popping on some random overflow. It could be fun, and I’ll be around to take part

Ema.4953:

As someone with a personal fractals level of 6, it is pretty much impossible to get to do fractals now. Everyone wants fractals level 40+

I’ll save them for dungeons. As long as they aren’t going away, it’s all good

Thanks for the help GW2 community

Thats not true I’ve pugged at lv 9 … .. and I’ve invested in agony resist for 11-19. (since there’s more doing 11+
But still plenty people stick to 1-9, try starting your own lfg or looking for a guild that does them.
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I’v e only used them for fracs as it is. That wont change

add a “boss” tab (like where mail WvW is etc).

have all boss achieves/bosses listed there(only listing AFTER you find the boss of course).
Then add on option “turn on notifications”.

If you choose yes. then it’ll mark the tab like for mail. and tell you what boss is up and whether its in pre or not.
(basically like external software. but something that should be in game anyway)

Umut.5471:

I think that the diving spot at the top of aetherblade jp is so hard to complete without a helper or portal, i just can’t complete it after the addition of aetherblade jp to the dive master achievement. Can’t you please add another optional diving spot for those want this achievement but can’t complete it because of no portal friends ?

join a guild/ask in map chat/use LFG.

I run a mesmer and twice I’ve gotten there.
Often my guild will do the jp with 2 (sometimes 3) mesmers to guarantee getting there.
Its a jo thats easiest with a party and lots of practice. Thats a good thing. Nobody would go for that jump if there was no reason to go after it.

no, don’t unlock the stats.

What they need is an across the account slots (not bank).
Something in the hero panel. 1 free slot for everyone(more could be bought through gems).
And anything you place there will be in all of your hero panels. it would be perfect for say the airship tickets, a mini, tonics etc.

Making things account bound is a little annoying without an easier(quicker/cheaper -because of wp to bank) way.
Why is there not an account slot? I’d love to have my mini with me on all my characters without having to stop at the bank/crafting table to get it out, and remember to put it away when I switch character.

Same could be for sharing weapons. account bound, without the option of an “account slot” is just annoying. and many people won’t bother constantly switching them around.

Zepidel.5349:

You could work a week at a minimum wage job

I hate seeing this as a reply to these kind of threads.

Firstly minimum wage is different in every country (IF there is a minimum wage).
Many people here are students.
Many others have families/bills/mortgage.

Not everyone can afford to buy gems to convert to gold. Not everyone sees it as a justified expenditure either.
(for example, I have no problem buying a skin on gemstore or a gathering tool, but I HATE the idea of converting gems to gold. )

Anet needs to come up with another way for these percursors. Yeah they shouldn’t be completely easy, but you shouldn’t have to pay or play an unknown number of hours.
(notice the main problem is unknown.) The RNG in this game is dreadful.

EdgarMTanaka.7291:

sinzer.4018:

Most i’ve had is 2 pieces broken due to wipes in fractals that i opened and didn’t have anywhere near enough AR for.

First time was in CoE failing on those lazers though.

About that bolded part ^^
My girlfriend broke all of her gear there. Hehe the lasers are realy annoying the first-time learning to jump there and don’t think you will die to much.

remove all armour before jumping
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@ OP,
yes, all the time, as I don’t normally repair until something is broke, and sometimes til all of it is.

wonder why they bother with breaking armour now without the charge, now it’s just an extra annoyance. (yes, it seems less annoying to me, to have to pay. then to go to fix something for nothing, seems odd.)
Fixing armour wasn’t even expensive. It seemed reasonable.

what they should do.

Is create “map scraps”, where each map has it’s own scraps regardless of the events you do.

You can then trade in scraps for unique items on that map. (unique, not necessarily unobtainable through other means, it could have strawberries in one map, repair kits in another,.. a skin to the map…even a mini for the map-that could cost 1000 scraps or something etc.)

have a guaranteed scrap per event, but only once per character.(or account, but I think per characters is fine.). This would spread people out to chase a reward they want from a certain map. Or an item they would find useful. It would bring people into lower level maps as well.

Not everyone would find the same thing useful/want the same thing. So there’d be no reason to stay on the same map. It’d be something to do, and at least it wouldn’t be just ‘champs’ or ‘farming gold’.

Ok, it’s still some sort of grind, but..depending on the reward costs. I think this would be great. A map has alot of events one could hop through.

happens alot in the vigil.

meh, I just ignore it, I’m not around it long enough where it disturbs my chat. You can still walk away from it.
As far as I know it only has the /s distance.

maddoctor.2738:

No you won’t need manuals, characters that are created before the patch will have all major traits unlocked.

As for the trait points, you are confused,* pre-level 30 characters* won’t have any trait points at all and any points you already used before the patch will be removed. Keep in mind that you will have 14 traits now instead of 70.

see that part is confusing.
What he wants to know is if he creates a character now, but leaves it unleveled. …will have all traits unlocked..or not.

Andr from the blog, I’m don’t they will be.

Some people think so.

I can’t help but feel they’re talking about characters who already have those traits unlocked though.

Hope a dev answers this.

actually, I’d like, if say you hovered on the left, over poi’s, that any missing poi would flash like the red mark players can place, maybe do white or something as to not mix up with that.

But there have been times, I completely walked past a poi and its the last one left and I have no idea where it is. (had a guildy start clicking poi’s to help xD…).

It would be nice addition, to easily see where they are. (but by choice, so only when you hover over poi/wp’s etc)

I don’t think they could track back to anything that was destroyed.

Transmuted, hopefully won’t be an issue but we’ll soon see.

I’m not a fan of duelling.

But, anet could have it as an option.(as in, in options. “allow dueling: tick for yes, empty for no.”

They could also make it so you can’t ask anyone to duel who is more than 5 levels below your level. (to prevent downscaled hassling others, )however those others could still ask a downscale to a duel, so if friends and whatnot want to duel despite the different level, they could.

But all in all, I don’t see the need of adding a duel option in PvE, there is a PvP option, go PvP. And leave the environment out of it.
In the end it’ll only end up as an instance anyway. heck buy the gemstore custom pvp arena, and off you go.

Reminiscent Valkyrie.3109:

It’s like if I buy a Lamborghini, and it became a “life unlock”, I can make my best friend’s car look like a Lamborghini with all the cool sounds and door effects, but not as powerful, by paying a fraction of what it costs. By fraction I mean it is insignificant to the cost compared to just selling the car as brand new.

Is this what’s going to happen as the latest feature pack?

Can be done, there are kit cars made to ‘look’ the piece.

Are you seriously jealous over that?

I think all you’re getting is the skin. (no stats)…..so whats the big deal?

I love my necro and can hold my own.

I don’t run a condition build as such. I do focus on keeping weakness on almost 100% of the time. I use the self-bleed for might. and then use DS skills, especially around mobs, clears them pretty quick.

I don’t think a necro would ever be for speed runs. (unless they change some major things/make conditions more viable). But we’re sturdy and can let out some hefty DPS when spec’d well.

They’re still looked down on, but I love this class and I’m not going to play another one just because warriors think they’re gods.

there will be new traits anyway, so you can experience it for those new traits.

(personally, I’m levelling my alts as fast as I can.)

I suppose I don’t get immersed in the lore like other people do.

How do ye people feel about the flying broom?

All toys are good. (I just wish the created a hero panel slot specific to them. Like 1 for mini and maybe 1 for a toy.)

it’s not a jump

I walked off the top at the furthest left. (stand at the edge, move left til you hit the barrier), then, just walk off and tap left once.

That should get you landing into the pool

(just if you ever feel like trying it again :P…)

Healix.5819:

It will probably be about PvE and PvP gear no longer being separated.

This, I think.

phys.7689:

another thing, it would have made more sense to make the trait books be buyable with karma than gold. Karma is a better currency for representing playing the game in any mode, where as gold represents how well you can merchant or farm

but i suppose the problem would be karma is currently pretty unbalanced currency, some have millions sitting around, some have like 0, then again the same can be said of gold.

Make the traits buyable by skill points, thats not so bad I think. depends how much skill points they’d cost.

Blind Jimmy.1634:

These trait changes sound really cool, but one thing kind of worried me a bit and I couldn’t find it asked/answered already in this thread:

“Refunding traits is now free across the game: refund your traits any time you’re not in combat or in a competitive PvP match!”

Is there going to be a new cooldown on this? Or is the new meta for fractals/dungeons going to be to swap traits for every boss?

I hope the limit trait swapping in instances. So choose carefully before entering a dungeon, but hoping from dungeon to dungeon, you can change your traits easily without having to go to a retrainer.

it’s bad enough with parties wanting to make sure you’re running a certain build(thankfully my guild doesnt do this), but now parties will want to make sure you’re changing your build per enemy in dungeons/fracs?.
It probably won’t affect speedclearers as changing traits would take them. But I think the best thing would be for anet to limit trait changing in instances.

They’re both much the same in the end. (team play will likely have a guard to bring support, so don’t choose because of that.).
Necro’s can be great for blinds/constant weakness.

So choose the class you like best and learn it well.

PuG’s will eaither not care, or hate both, so it really doesn’t matter. (and there will be changes to these builds now in future updates, so just play what you like.)

thebadblackcat.2904:

A colorful outlook: maybe player housing
Removing restrictions: maybe increasing level cap

I’m curious on how you think increasing level cap removes restrictions? o0. Thats just moving them from 80 to 90 or whatever and would make no difference to endgame part from adding grind.

Gele.2048:

zerker is not the problem not having holy trinity in the game IS the problem Geting ONE shoot from boss IS problem

From my own experience, one shotting is only a problem if you’re using low armour. Its something I’ve noticed improving as I’ve started to better my armour.

Also certain classes ele/theif can be squishy and require dodging/blocks to survive. But not all class should be able to tank. (as far as ‘tanking’ goes in this game).

Not having trinity is a breath of fresh air. And yes it’s difficult to balance, but anet is working on that, ..though it is sort of a trial and error thing. Give time to see what works and what doesnt.

Shockwave.1230:

I don’t understand why every change ANet makes to their existing systems have to result more revenue through the gem shop.

Since launch I’ve been concerned about the game being focused on the money grab. It’s getting to a very uncomfortable point for me.

I agree with this.
I’ve recently started back into the game (bout 3 months or so now). Each month I’ve put 10€ into the game As I’ve been quite happy with it. But I’m not happy with where it’s going.
It’s like the looked at the China release and thought “hey, we could do that here = $$$$$” And I’m not comfortable with that.

Lostwingman.5034:

“Dye unlocks in the CN version are account unlock instead of character unlocks.”

BRING THAT HERE!

But, you have to buy an “identifier” for the dye. And dyes are not tradeable. I do NOT want that.
Do you?

ZudetGambeous.9573:

Healix.5819:

For example, imagine having the best trait locked behind Liadri without offering an alternative.

That would be awesome. I would love if they did this!

And what of the people who would hate it?
As it is, I’ve only stepped in a dungeon 3 times.(2 story modes and failed attempt at TA path 2). As much as I’d like to do more dungeons. I haven’t tried the wurm or Teq yet as I’m not even running full exotic yet.
I don’t want to be forced into it and feel even more behind long term players.(I’m playing catch up as it is.)

or just look at the name of the Knights >.> … Red Static Knight… they say it \: . I do think the cores should have been the colour, rather than all being a sort of green. meh

Get into wall/mountain crevices and the likes, and it should stop.

The worst place I found for them was on the way to diverse ledges and then by the purple portal. But there’s crevices to hide there, that stops the lasers (I don’t know if this was intentional or not, but it works).

Zanshin.5379:

Again, the solution would have been: tokens.
Anet want people to play. The more you play, the more you get tokens and the less people get frustrated by crappy loots.

If you want to give the items some kind of rarity, just make it so people really have to be careful what they choose to exchange them for. make it so that nobody could humanely buy all of the items.

Easy for that, you can only exchange tokens for one of the unique items once. But allow tokens to have a second merchant for crafting items or something.
don’t have the tokens for the unique item, crazy high, expecting people to play 4 or 5 hours a day. The once chance choice would be fair and it would still be unique.

SoulCrystal.2186:

but the chances of getting these rewards are so terribly low that it ultimately just upsets the player base more than anything.

This, I played the knights to get my cores. I never saw the point of the holos, don’t get anything good. And it’s just frustrating to play it again. Without something like an increase in chance to get something good.

That holo fight is horrible too, all that flashing, it’s lengthy(especiaaly if you don’t kill the 3 holos at the same time). It’s annoying, and better off spending the time farming for gold and buying one of those items from the TP ……………………………. which is not how I want to play a game. \=