Guild Wars 2

uknortherner.2670:

Personally, I’m tired of these threads. GW2 does not need mounts.

Yep. Waypoints take away any possible need to have mounts. I’m so sick of seeing these stupid threads pop up.

Orpheal that’s a very interesting idea. The only problem I see with that is that they’d need to completely revamp the model as well as the encounter and that’s a lot of time invested.

Not to say that Reapers or Shades or Terrorwebs (and Underworld itself) would be an easy thing to accomplish (or quickly implemented for that matter) but it could be a nice sneak peak into UW (if we ever do hopefully go back there).

In any case, interesting suggestion. What did you think of mine in the OP?

Gummy.4278:

I think that the tequatl update will probably make alot of people mad when they fail it over and over again. Then guess what happens then, the risk vs. reward will make people not care about even trying to do it anymore.

@ PAX they had three teams trying to defeat the new Teq. and none of them won. The team that was closest to a win still had 30% of his health remaining …Then again is scaling going to be a factor anymore. We will have to wait to see.

Also note that I think the other boss fights are all being looked at for potential updates as well.

Yeah I know other bosses are being looked at for updates that’s why I made this suggestion. People failed it at Pax because it’s new and they had no control over their gear, stats, or skills.

Give people time and they’ll eventually find ways to overcome the challenges. You didn’t mention any feedback relating to the suggestion, what are your thoughts?

Lablamb.2419:

Personally, I think all Runes have their own weapon-graphic. This could be the Precision-stacking Accuracy Rune affect.

Are you posting in the right thread? lol

Milennin.4825:

Maybe it’ll return as a craftable item when they release Jewelry 500?

I’m hoping it’ll return in some way either as a trophy when we return to Elona or as a crafted item because it’s absolutely ridiculous that it was removed in the first place. And to the post above yours, I agree. It was never relayed that they’d flat out remove these items – only change their stats.

So with Tequatl getting an awesome revamp in the next patch, my brother and I started thinking of ideas that would make other bosses awesome. Our idea for the Shadow Behemoth is quite simple.

The fight remains largely the same (with obviously more health, more damaging effects, and more Underworld forces).

Differences, aside from HP and damge increase, could go something like this. What if instead of simply auto attacking the portals down when the Behemoth goes immune, we had to split up into 4 separate groups. I mean there’s enough people for it every time SB is up, so why not?

One group could be outside in Tyria fighting off the Underworld forces flowing out of the portals while others have to actually enter the portals. Each portal would take you to a different area of the Underworld to defeat a Reaper of that region of UW (or assisting them similarly to GW1 if that’s how you want to take the lore since the Gods left) in order to close that portal. This would be no easy feat and would be in itself 3 separate boss encounters in order to defeat the Shadow Behemoth.

This could have a similar timer to fail (15 minutes seems right so far from what I’ve seen with Tequatl) and would require groups to coordinate and close these portals within x amount of time of each other in order to progress to being able to damage SB again.

Obviously there can be a ton more minions (stronger ones) to make this more interesting and with these new changes could come more achievements similar to how Tequatl is getting his own achievement tab.

Thanks for reading, would love to see what you guys think about this =)

I just don’t know why Sarah Kerrigan is narrating the video?

Swoo.5079:

Upgrade to the Deluxe Edition.

You will even get the complete Deluxe Edition, opposed to my pre-ordered one that didn’t came with a 18 slot bag or a armor skin.

I feel the same way. Pre-ordered the CE and have a limited banker to show for it. Oh yeah and that mini that sits in my collections tab.

Azjenco.9425:

Can’t say I’m into the idea of a “transmutation splitter”, whatever that supposed to be. Why can’t they just implement a wardrobe into the bank tab, like the one in the Mists. If they’re still that into the idea of having t-stones, then maybe you can use them to switch out skins.

I just don’t understand why a cosmetic feature that works so efficiently in PvP isn’t being considered to make life better in PvE.

In the PAX interview he said the same thing. That’s where they want the item management to be skin-wise.

I was really gung-ho about this game and for the first few months bought all I could from the gem store. Mini packs, SAB minis, weapon and armor skins. Lately within the last few months I’ve spent not a cent on this game and refuse to do so until they fix these issues because it’s not fun anymore.

And it looks like the wiki has changed the description…

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Armbrace_of_Truth

“This item cannot be acquired since the September 3, 2013 update and was allowed to change attributes a single time to an attribute set without Magic Find. "

That really makes me upset. A great reference to GW1 is now gone and without any warning whatsoever. Thanks for communicating this change, ArenaNet.

I left them a message on twitter asking about it, but they only reply to praise on there from what it seems.

I laughed so hard when he asked about Cantha and Colin just stood there with a straight face. lmfao I’m still cracking up about it <3

Astral Projections.7320:

The pace is pretty fast. My guild was talking about this today and they were all a agreeing that there isn’t any breathing room. I’m skipping the SAB, at least for a week at so, so I can just roam around in the world, explore, and do other stuff besides LS. It isn’t necessary to have 100% uptime on the LS. There should be blank spots in between updates of a week or so, so people can do other stuff and anticipate an upcoming update.

I am in the same boat and I completely agree.

Figured as much. Thanks for the reply Jay.

Daddicus.6128:

We’ve really hit a nerve on this one. Almost complete agreement.

Is there any way we can know if ANet folks are reading this one?

Apparently they do read almost everything on the forums. Just because they don’t reply doesn’t mean they aren’t reading it.

Unfortunately they won’t ever win on this issue. If they stop doing updates as frequently some people will start to complain that content isn’t coming out fast enough.

I do agree though, the time frame of these updates is just getting a bit out of hand at this rate. Everything is here and gone before you know it and there’s not enough time to get anything done at a reasonable pace.

You don’t rush through everything? TOO BAD IT’S GONE!

I’d love to get through World 2 and work towards getting some of the re-colored skins (I’m not being sarcastic the skins look great as other colors). I’m guessing that this is going to once again leave in a few weeks instead of staying around?

I’ve just been getting so burnt out lately on “Oh it’s been two weeks, better spam the new stuff since it’ll be gone within a month” so I’ve just not been too interested in rushing to get to SAB after the update. Still haven’t even seen the new world yet.

And because of the pace at which the new stuff is released and then taken away I just can’t see myself spending hours and hours for the sake of a few minipets and weapon skins (not for lack of wanting to – but just getting burnt out).

I was hoping we’d get more time to enjoy the SAB this time around rather than get as much done as we can for the sake of getting as many skins as possible before it’s gone but I have a feeling that it’ll once again leave at the end of the month.

Can anyone confirm if this is in fact the case?

Nuka Cola.8520:

For the time and money spent, it shouldn’t look fine, good or even great…… it should look amazingballz. But what we get is ugly shaped weapons with unnoticeable Fisher Price glow to them. wtf!

Re-skinned Wintersday weapons with light shining through it.

Lunar Sunset.8742:

Im Mudbone.1437:

I wish they would add the GW1 weapons as skins, I think ANET would probably get swamped if they were put in as skins because they look so much better than 95% of ANY of the GW2 weapons/armors.

I might cry if they introduce tormented weapons in RNG chests. That will be a sad day.

I know. Zodiac are now part of the RNG boxes so I’m only going to assume that any and all future GW1 weapons or armor sets added to GW2 will be through RNG boxes. God forbid the armor and weapons from the same universe can be acquired in similar ways without spending cash.

Astral Projections.7320:

Well, I’ve transmuted the appearance of my Warrior’s Fellblade to another skin. I got tired of looking at a greatsword that had a dull, rusty appearance. The smoke coming off it wasn’t visible enough to be worth it.

I’m right there with you. I use it on one of my warriors with the hopes that one day I’ll log in and it’ll be changed.

Nuka Cola.8520:

Lord Kuru.3685:

Yes. Their original target group were casuals and those who didn’t want to grind for gear stats. But the game launched beyond expectations, with a large number of buyers who were used to, and wanted stats grind. This got Anet greedy. When these new customers began to complain that there was no stats to grind for, Anet panicked and introduced Ascended gear.

Now we have a game that was developed for the no-stat-grind crowd, but has shifted its model to the stat-grind-fans. In the end, neither of these two customer bases will be happy.

GW1 was 100% cosmetic grind. Who complained? no one. No one forced you to grind an eternal sword but you may have wanted to for a lot of reasons.

For once I agree with Nuka Cola. I loved GW1 for the simple fact that you had the maximum stats on your gear halfway through the storyline. From there things just got harder and the rewards got better looking.

I’m going to disagree with you I’d say this is probably the most casual MMO I’ve ever played. Everything can be crafted or purchased. Nothing requires any skill whatsoever it’s all just RNG and crafting.

Zietlogik.6208:

Im Mudbone.1437:

I wish they would add the GW1 weapons as skins, I think ANET would probably get swamped if they were put in as skins because they look so much better than 95% of ANY of the GW2 weapons/armors.

Also GW1’s ability to dye the weapon! why was this removed? the people that actually have good ideas down at the Anet offices get a harsh stare and are thrown into the basement for a few months I think…

I agree with you both.

I agree, Reya. It really irks me that not only did they remove it without a word but they still have yet to address it…

Inspired.6730:

TehPwnerer.7215:

What really gets me is that a friend of mine has this and can just allocate any stats he wants to it.. but for anyone who didn’t get it before this update (Which was NEVER mentioned that it’d be removed) we’re just out of luck?

I find it nearly impossible to believe that you thought they’d keep selling an item that had one of it’s stats removed?

Or did you think they’d just allow everyone to buy that item from then on and pick their own stats? They may as well have just kept those couple items then and removed all the other ones.

I figured an item like that with as much history as it has had in the GW universe would have been able to have had some sort of warning or maybe yeah your suggestion doesn’t seem so bad. It’s a flavor item anyway. Buy it, choose its stats, and then infuse it. What’s the problem with that?

ZudetGambeous.9573:

Condition damage is so horribly broken in PvE it is laughable, the only thing that makes it even worse is that after 12 months the devs have yet to make a single improvement to the situation and have only made it worse by adding a new tier of gear.

Basically this. Played a condition warrior for the last 10 months and I just can’t believe it’s still as broken as it is.

Chuo.4238:

Sligh.2789:

^That would require a continuity manager, something that has been lost to Anet since before launch.

Since loooooooong before launch.

I miss the frog, and chatting with its owner in LA. That’s as much part of Guild Wars lore as Armbraces are.

Agreed. The thing that frustrates me the most is that Anet had such a great run in GW1 and did everything right and now it seems they can’t do anything right by the players. No communication, constant bugs, constant problems.. It’s just getting ridiculous.

What really gets me is that a friend of mine has this and can just allocate any stats he wants to it.. but for anyone who didn’t get it before this update (Which was NEVER mentioned that it’d be removed) we’re just out of luck?

I am extremely disappointed that this kind of thing just keeps happening and goes unaddressed. But that’s ok, it’s my fault for not sending them a twitter message because lord knows that’s the only place they reply.

Mystic.5934:

I had Mad King’s Shoulders (medium) listed on the TP for 22g. I was flipping it from 10g. The update removed it from the TP and turned it account bound. Most costly ecto I’ve ever purchased. Can’t win them all.

I fail to see how this relates to the issue of the thread. They warned us that all items with MF on the TP would be returned to their owners and account-bound.

They didn’t say they’d remove a TON of ascended accessories, rings, and more – especially important lore ones like Armbrace of Truth.

Reya.1895:

Not even kidding though – I really am sad about this and would like them back for a short period of time to purchase … 2 weeks or something.

I would love that. I’d spend all of my laurels and commendations on these items because they reference GW1. I mean seriously. Completely remove Armbrace of Truth with NO warning? No notification? Seriously?!

Ok it’s a new day I’d love to see an official response to this? Several other threads about the same thing have popped up so it’s not a minority concern on the forums, it seems.

Posted the same thing when I saw Armbrace was removed.
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Armbrace-of-Truth-what/first#post2767890

Pretty messed up and I’m pretty upset about them removing it without ANY warning…

I agree. Not only that but conditions are STILL not fixed.

Deroy.2457:

They have yet to release a good dungeon or revamp one of the old ones so they aren’t completely terrible. Although the F&F dungeon was okay, but just one limited dungeon isn’t nearly enough to excuse Anet.
PvP is still a mess, WvW likewise.

And the gear treadmill they are implementing just add more grind without any new content. I don’t see anything good coming anytime soon.

Basically this.

Nuka Cola.8520:

Ankas.9023:

Not if your doing fractals and tanking up AR = easy survivability

you get the simple infusions for 75 relics then, not spend ~50g for +5 agony and +5 of X stat…

Lol I know. I laugh so hard when people tell me they’re getting the +5 AR and +5 _. Such a huge ripoff.

Maybe in 2015.

Dragon’s Jade weapons be added to the black lion weapon specialist or whatever? Seems we have every available weapon set EXCEPT Jade available from there. I figured the last day of the 10 day sale would introduce them as the final weapon set, but apparently not.

Any plans on adding these to the merchant? Or any word as to why they weren’t already added?

Good question. It would suck getting useless items that can’t be sold, used, or traded in any fashion EVERY day and month.

I really hope these removed GW1 ascended items return with different stats.

Essence Snow.3194:

Vorch.2985:

Ascended weapons drop from any source that drops ascended materials. You don’t need to craft.

Let me know how that works out for you please.

Yeah seriously. lol

skye.9840:

Just have your jade tickets in your inventory and go to the BL weapons rep and you’ll have the option to choose limited time tokens and that’ll let you claim the jade tickets you have

This works. I just don’t see why jade weapons were left out of the whole “get every weapon with black lion claim tickets” thing. Every existing weapon set that previously had tickets is at the vendor except this one. I don’t even understand.

This is why I have no interest in getting a legendary.

Spiral Architect.6540:

So far, I agree with every post in this thread.

Including yours, I agree with every post as well.

Snaekolf.5973:

I was one day away from finishing the monthly….This is the second time I was screwed this patch. Wow.

Yep same. 3/4 and only needed 1 more daily to be completed for me to get my monthly done. Now I’m 0/4 and have to re-acquire everything. I’m about done with this BS game.

Regina Buenaobra.6193:

After investigation by our programmers, they have determined that the fix to this issue would be too risky and could end up making the situation worse than it is. Unfortunately, this means that we’re not able to make changes to correct the issue. We’re sorry about this and we will be implementing ways to ensure this doesn’t happen in the future.

Are you freaking kidding me? I was 3/4 yesterday and only needed to do my daily once more to get my monthly done. Now I’m at 0/4… This is really getting old quick. 2 week patches, no freaking QA. I’m about done with this kitten.

Ok regardless. That weapon will be back. There’s nothing in the notes about the Armbrace of Truth or any of the other ascended items that are now just GONE.

Yep and it’s not past 5pm in Seattle so I doubt we’ll hear anything on this today. I mean is this the trend that we can expect in GW2? Random stuff being removed with no warning or reason?

MikaHR.1978:

It took 2 months to cave in to whiners and produce ascended out of nothing.

And the only thing he does say is “he hopes they dont introduce new tier”

Ktnxbai

Yep. This pretty much sums it up. We’ll see another tier within a year I bet.

I can confirm that once you have the recipe you can just link the item.

Rajani Isa.6294:

Could be worse

I was almost ready to craft Arachnophobia. And they removed the ability to without warning.

Ok and Arachnophobia will be returning next month. As far as everyone is aware of, Armbrace of Truth is gone.