Guild Wars 2

Guns and Giblets.9308:

tolunart.2095:

Number of views =/= importance. You’re using the wrong measurement.

Not strictly, obviously. What is a better measurement to which we have access?

There isn’t really any. I guess you could use post count as a measurement on whether or not a suggestion has some sort of importance to the player-base, but even that won’t show if they all support it or not.

“Asuran Transfer Mechanism,” would make more sense in my opinion since “Trading” makes it sound like it’s some kind of merchant.

Anyway, I’m not 100% sure if this is needed. Players should always have a good amount of gold on them whether because they want to, or because they’ve been playing. If you don’t have any gold on you for Waypoints, then the game takes it out of your bank (and if you don’t have any money period, then it should be free from what I remember).

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YE SYE SYE SYE YS EY SYEYSAGJDHAJHFD!!!

YES!!!!!

I like the idea with the designs, but in general I would LOVE to see us get an armor set based on the Pact’s fusion of the three Orders! I mean, we already have weapons, so why can’t we have armor too!?!?!? (>_<) ’ ’ ’

Turkashi.4502:

Treeckoluv.3742:

Great, let’s let the art style become just like a Korean factory MMO!

Also, I’d rather not have a better idea what AFKs are doing while they’re, er, afk in that armor…

I though Anet or NC soft was originaly a Korean.

ArenaNet has always been a US-based company, it just so happens that their games are produced by the Korean-based company NCSoft. ArenaNet has had almost complete freedom in the way they developed Guild Wars 2, with the exception of a few details (some possibly being the removal of Asian-themes from the game, and the rushed release).

This is my thief, who I recently re-outfitted! Don’t ask how he looked before… :X
Helm: T2
Shoulders: CM
Top: Vigil
Gloves: T2
Pants: Vigil
Boots: T3

Dyes: A combination of Blask and Pitch.

I have to say, while he is a generic “black assassin,” I still think he looks freaking cool~! xD

Ok! I was thinking that was the case, but I just wanted to double check and make sure I was right. Thank you!

Well we do know that Kralky’s landing cite during “Edge of Destiny,” was close to the portal to the Mists in the Tomb of Primeval Kings. Maybe we could have a Shatner spawn somewhere in the Mists… Though people already get angry at people zerging it up with the grub, so I doubt having a giant dragon spawn would be a good idea… (^_^) ’ ’ ’

Now before I go on, I’d like to say that at some point I might slip up and call Basalisk Venom, “Bessie.” That is because it’s how my guildies and I have dubbed this skill while on vent, and it’s kind of embedded itself into my head… Reader discretion is advised.

Now then, I’m kind of confused on Basalisk Venom’s mechanic, and how it pertains to Venomous Aura (the number XII Grand Master Trait in the Shadow Arts line). I know that Petrification does not stack, but for whatever reason whenever I spread Bessie onto my teammates, the effects seem to last longer…

I will also like to point out that I have Residual Venom (XII in Deadly Arts), though that still doesn’t mean anything…

I’m just confused… I’ve counted it out while in dungeons, and at times Bessie seems to have petrified a boss, or single target, for longer than 1.5 seconds whenever everyone in my team got her effects too… Am I missing something, or am I just really bad at saying “One Mississippi. Two Missi-..?”

From what I remember yeah. Anyway, I’m pretty sure we do have some older faces available, but I doubt we’ll ever get any body-types that involve anything beyond skinny/toned. Mainly do to impart that it would take too much time trying to adjust all the current, and new, armor to those bodies.
Which is a shame, since I wouldn’t mind the “emaciated,” look on male casters, as it was something that male necromancers had in Guild Wars… Though I guess that would be too Pro-ana… (^_^) ’ ’ ’

It was a design aesthetic that ArenaNet decided on when creating humans in the game (and I’m amusing that you’re talking about them or norn), which was that they wanted humans to be a sudo-embodiment of beauty. Hence why almost all of their faces and bodies are fit, young, and attractive. Of course there are some presets that don’t follow these rules, but that might have been because they decided to add some kind of variety past “Pretty Barbie #1 and #2.”

I’d be down for revealing armor on female characters, if it means that males characters got the same treatment. So give us all revealing armor!!!

kokiman.2364:

rox’ quiver, rox’ bow, braham’s mace, braham’s shield

Yeah, that seems like the most obvious possibility.

What about the points you got from the Karka event? What about Wintersday and Halloween? I mean, we all know that the Karka event won’t be happening ever again, and we won’t have the same Wintersday events again (at least if we go off what the lore for Wintersday is like). Should the work that players put into those events be discarded because new players never got to earn the points for those too? If so, then what was the point in adding those activities to the Achievement panel?

Here is my guardian’s armor!

Helm: Whisper’s (Hidden)
Shoulders: T1
Chest: Whisper’s
Gloves: T1
Legs: Whisper’s
Boot’s: T1
Back: Fractal Capacitor (Hidden)

I would ask a moderator to be honest…

Chickenshoes.6250:

because the gawd kitten bronies.

lolnope

It might currently be partially fueled by MLP’s fan craze, but it has been one of the most commonly requested playable races even before that show came out.
Centaurs have always been a well established race within the Guild Wars universe. They’ve had established lore that has been well fleshed out later on in the game’s lifetime. We even have Zhed and Ventari, two well received NPCs within the community. The only time we’ve never seen any was in the Factions campaign.
All in all, MLP isn’t the main reason as to why people want centaurs to be a playable race. If at all really.

Before I say anything else, I would like to thank you Google, for taking the time to play and enjoy this game! I’m also very pleased to see that you have taken a liking to the new content released! Super Adventure Box has clearly been treated with love and care by the ArenaNet staff, and it’s going to cause great joy within the company to see that such a great name such as yourself is pleased with it!

Unfortunately, what you just posted is a suggestion, which needs to go to the suggestions section of the forum. I, however, would like to add that if the demand is high enough, then I’m sure ArenaNet would consider adding more Super Adventure weapon skins!
I know I want a rifle skin as well! Here’s hoping!

I’m totes getting the shield once I’m done getting the Ascended accessories on my main!
Maybe the mace too, but that’s if we never get access to Braham’s mace!

You could just save and pool your gold so as to buy the points. I mean, I think it takes around 60g to get to 30k points, but I don’t think you need to buy all of it if you’re all playing together anyway.

First of all, it isn’t wise to bump threads as it’s against the code of conduct and can get you in trouble.

Anyway, I think you might have misunderstood the mechanics of the second stage of the Claw’s battle. It isn’t just about “spanking” him from range, it’s about insuring that you can unleash an all out assault on the beast both from melee and range. You do this by weakening the Claw by having several golem self-destruct in his face. The whole point of the second stage is insuring that the group can get enough golem to the Claw so as to get him in a weaken state. Unfortunately, it is possible for players to position themselves so to constantly giving him damage at range. That needs to change imo.

Now onto your suggestion; I don’t see this working. First of all, Meta events can’t be moved around like that, as it seems you want it to take place at the very center f the map. Especially when the center of the map has a lot of water and cliffs. It would be a bit tricky to fight a giant ice dragon there. Secondly, how many cannons are there to take down the Claw while he’s in the air? From what I reading it seems like there would only be one cannon, which wouldn’t be fair if there were a large number of players present. Even if there were enough, I don’t think Guild Wars 2’s engine is capable of having mobs that are in the air be targetable.
We do have harpies and birds, I know, but they aren’t actually flying, in that their model’s are just floating (there’s a reason why they can’t follow you if you decide to jump off a ledge of something). I mean, they could have something in place that could simulate flight like having high, invisible, paths for the Claw to walk-fly. Maybe it’s possible, but I’m not saying that it certainly is.
Lastly, I do like your idea for having the Claw have a bit of an “invincible” mode for players that need a bit more time to actually get to the event area, though I think that has something to say about the Claw’s scaling and not about how slow other players are.

Overall, I don’t think the event itself needs to be completely revamped. Re-balancing yes, but not an overhaul.

Eddard.2930:

Why the heck would they go there? That place is DANGEROUS.

Because the Consortium is handling the relocation of those refugees. They were the ones that tried to make Southsun Cove into a destination vacation resort, so it wouldn’t surprise me they’re using this as a means to get people onto that island.

You know, after years of supporting ArenaNet, and buying all their games, I’ve come to a conclusion. They really like zombies and fire.
Throughout both Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2, we’ve come across three main undead forces:

• The Undead Lich’s Orian undead.
• Joko’s Undead Army
• Zaithan’s Risen Army

Then we have all the fire aligned races and their respective weapons:

• The Titans (Didn’t have a weapon set based on them)
• Flame Legion (Didn’t a weapon set based on them in Guild Wars, but they do in Guild Wars 2)
• Dredge (Didn’t a weapon set based on them in Guild Wars, but they do in Guild Wars 2)
• Destroyers (Had a weapon set based on them in Guild Wars, and have one based on them in Guild Wars 2)

Now the Molten Alliance may be a combination of both the Flame Legion and Dredge, but they still have their own weapon set based heavily on fire. Seriously, they really like zombies and fire! :X

Zorby.8236:

Skins in random boxes…AGAIN?! Feels like a slap in the face. If people are complaining boxes are useless…take the hint and just remove them?

You know, you could just wait to see how the drop chances are going to work for these new skins. If they’re anything like the Christmas skins, then they’ll be dropping like flies. Granted I do agree that them involving the regular Black Lion chests is a bit of a step backwards, seeing as we’ve been getting these sorts of things from separate chests.

CrakittenestAuto.9108:

I’m confused. Did I imagine that the new weapon skins were supposed to come from the Guild Commendation vendors???

It seems as though there are two new weapon sets being added to the game.
One set is being added to the Black Lion Chests, which is on par with most weapon sets added during these special events; the other is being added to the Guild Commendation merchants, so their maybe incentivising Guild Missions more I guess.

Fun Fact: If you don’t want to fish, then don’t fish. I know I won’t if/when it ever gets implemented in the game.
Also, this isn’t a suggestion thread since the OP isn’t asking to have these in the game. He/she is just stating some mechanics that would be nice to have, and asking us if we have thoughts on mechanics that we think would be nice to have in the game. Yes, there’s a difference. :p

Anyway, something I’d like to be added is Guild Halls since it was a fun feature to have in the original game. Though I’m pretty sure ANet knows that some of want them already.

Orion.7264:

Daily chests are account-bound, not character-bound. One daily per account no matter how many characters you have.

That’s a shame. I mean, it’s not like that with other dungeons at all (if I run CoF path 1 on my guardian and warrior, they’ll both get 60 tokens). Not to mention that with the randomness that’s getting the ring you want (and that’s if you even get a ring), it’s not like it would be that big of an issue. It does seem like a bit of punishment for the player that wanted to get multiple characters past level 10, or even 1 for that matter… :/

Yes, the system is limited in terms on how we can get these items. Though as it stands, you only have to get a character to level 10 max in order to start farming the Daily Chests. I’m pretty sure that they’re just like Dungeon end chests in that you can do them on multiple characters without much issue. Getting them to level 10 is going to be hard, but if you got a character to level 24, then it shouldn’t be that hard to get two characters to level 10 (with one getting there at level 4) in the same amount of time.
Amulets themselves are the bigger issue in that they can take about 20 days to acquire. Yes it’s daunting, and yes it’ll be frustrating if you decide to change builds after getting the trinket. Still, Exotic level accessories are still just as viable as they’ve always been. I mean, it’s not like it’s imperative that we get these items in less than a week.
Ascended items, as ArenaNet seems to have them set up, are a long term goal. Whether they intended it to be that way or not (seeing as their the step between Exotic weapons and Legendary weapons), it’s how it is.

Just as an FYI, I have two characters wearing rings that I’ve wanted them to wear, and I’m working on a set for a third (on and off though).

Considering how you decided to give almost all the questions “Yes or No,” answers and nothing indicated neutral opinions, this survey won’t work. I myself have mixed feelings about the Lost Shores update, so I sure as heck know that I’m not on either side of the fence in terms of the dungeon itself and Ascended items.

There was actually news of an app that was being developed a long time ago that would allow players to connect with friends, and even write stuff on the map for them. It was going to be a kind of “Extended Experience,” that was going to be an interesting aspect of the game. Sadly, we haven’t heard a single bit of news about it, and I don’t think we’ll be hearing about it for a lot longer too. Could be that the idea was scraped. Shame too, since it would have been a fun way of talking to friends in-game, even if you weren’t actually in-game yourself.

I’m more interested in scythes to be honest.
Though I find the idea of a professions that gains added abilities from stripping boons that they place on themselves to be very interesting!
I know the lore of the dervish profession wouldn’t support multi-racial use (They share a strong connection with the human gods), but I’m sure there’s a way to evolve the profession’s beliefs so as to incorporate the other races. Maybe emphasis their strong spiritual connection with the earth and air, and shy away from the Avatar Forms that made them popular with Guild Wars players. I’d hate to see them go, but we do still see them in Guild Wars 2 through the human racial skills. Maybe have elemental forms instead of god forms (i.e. “Avatar of the Earth” and Avatar of the Sky")?

Please please PLEASE bring back Cantha!
Factions was the first Guild Wars game int he series I got my hands on, and it solidified my love for your games! If it hadn’t been for that lovely nation to the far south, I would have never thought about heading towards the northern regions introduced in Prophesies and later on in Night Fall, and the Eye of the North expansion! I
know that you guys want the game to be appealing in Eastern markets (I do too!), and that because of South Korea and China’s relationship, having both their architecture styles in the game would be a bad move. Still, there has to be some way to get to Cantha! Maybe use other Asian styles for structures? Maybe just don’t show Kaineng, but at least let us see the Jade Sea and Echovald Forrest! The architecture styles of the Luxons and Kurzicks don’t reflect either South Korea’s or China’s! At least give us that for now! Please don’t let such an amazing region in your world go unseen!

Here’s a screen of my norn ranger Bryden Marcson!
I think he turned out awesome imo! :P

Yaki.9563:

Nonlinear.9823:

eXs.6210:

I run a ranged warrior… Honestly, these days I barely even bother healing in pve or dungeons anymore… All its gonna do is let you get hit one more time by a boss… Yuppie… With the damage output of some of these bosses, I don’t even know why heals are even in this game in the first place… The damage is so high and heals are so weak that they barely do anything besides buy you another 1 or 2 seconds tops…

This is why I prefer to provide support through 18 stacks of AOE might on my allies group. More power means more damage means stuff dies faster means it has less time to kill you with big damage insta-kill attacks and you have to pop fewer skills with long CDs.

How exactly do you give your group 18 stacks of Might?

Staff guardian Empower is a channel skill that grants might every second until it burts into a PBAoE heal. Pretty good if you combine it with the Virtues trait Inspired Virtues which grants a few more stacks of might when activating Justice.

I run this combo on my guardian, but I also have 15 points added into Radiance for Renewed Justice so Justice recharges the moment something I’ve tagged dies. If I’m lucky enough, I can get almost a full stack of might if we’re fighting a semi-large group of mobs.

The face of Tyria has changed. You can clearly see the new area they’re introducing on the map, and you can tell that they even changed some of the geography of the area too.

First off, I know that in the coming days (and even as I write this) people are going to be flooding this section of the forums with their ides on how the new tier and mechanics added to armor are going to work. I just want to get my thoughts out of the way before things get too muddy for anyone to see.

I like the idea ArenaNet has in terms of giving players something higher to aim for after they’re level 80 and have a full set of exotics and their Legendary. Quite frankly, except for getting a Legendary weapon, getting to 80 and a full set of exotics isn’t that overly challenging. I do want people to have long term goals in this game, and I hope that my idea gives players just that. Long terms goals that they can establish rules for from a variety of sources. Let begin no?

Infusion should be an actual upgrade to Exotic Armor.
What I mean by this is that players should have the option to infuse an exotic piece of armor, changing it to match the new standards of max level gear. Once infused, an “Exotic” piece of armor becomes an “Infused Exotic” piece. It retains its appearance and rune slot, but gains the new Infusion Slot and gets its stats upped to the new stat level. Though a new question pops up; How will we be able to upgrade our existing Exotic armor?

This can be done in one of two ways; completing five runs in Fractals of the Mists, defeating the Meta level boss that is said to be fought during your fifth run; or completing a Story Mode dungeon. If players do it the more challenging way, by upgrading via Fractals of the Mists, they are giving a reward for doing so. Players are given an Infusion that they can then place in their armor piece’s new Infusion Slot. They can also upgrade their armor every fifth run of the dungeon, which is something that is going to be limited to one run a day to players who only upgrade their armor via Story Mode of the older dungeons.

Now I know what some of you are thinking; Why is upgrading via Story Mode Dungeons going to only yield a single upgraded armor piece per day, and not even come with an Infusion? The answer is simple; Fractals of the Mists is going to be hard, and get even harder the more times a player is going to go into the dungeon. Not to mention the limited exposure that the new Agony condition has in the game. It will only be found in Fractals of the Mists and in a few sections of the Lost Shores event. Not to the main complaint that the new tier is getting is not based on the addition on Infusion and Agony, but on the stat increase that Ascended armor gives. Getting Exotic armor was still a daunting task for players during the start of the game, and so should getting Infused Exotics be for players as a mean of progression.

How will we get Infusions then?
Simple; Through special recipes in the Mystic Forge. They of course shouldn’t be on par with the recipes used to make Legendary weapons, but they should be tricky enough to get players working on getting them. I like to think of it as the equivalent of getting the Infused Exotic from Fractals of the Mists, but without all the dying and rage quits!

Now that we have the cake, I think we should add a bit of icing no?

Let Ascended Armor Stay!
Ascended will not be a stat higher than Infused Exotic, but will share the same stat limit similar to how Legendary weapons are going to get their stats upped as well! What makes Ascended armor different than Infused Exotic though, is that it will automatically come with an Infused slot with an Infusion already inside! What’s more, obtaining Ascended armor is going to on par in terms of obtaining a Legendary weapon.

Why would people go into the trouble of getting Ascended armor then? Simple; Ascended armor will be just as visually stunning as Legendary weapons! They will glow, have particle effects, and make your character truly stand out in a crowd!

Overall, my idea will give players of all walks of gaming life their cake which they can also eat! If you just want the stat increase, then do Story Mode dungeons and use the Mystic Forge to get the Infusions; if you want to take on that challenge that is the Fractals of the Mists, then just do the dungeon (eventually you’ll get your full set of Infused Exotics that already have the Infusions that you want)! If you want to get armor that’ll make you a literal god walking among mere mortals; then Ascended armor will give you the challenges that getting the highest rarity armor used to give you in Guild Wars!

Anyway, that is all I want to share! If you have a question or comment, then please feel free to post them out!

Well, considering that people know that gambling is bad now, I don’t think the prices will jump as much as they did for Halloween. Though ANet could have taken the feedback to heart and made the drop rate for the items more forgiving. It’s still up in the air though.

Ascended back piece is ascended.
And a back piece.

Though I’d love to see if there’s more than just that!
Kind of hoping for it too, since that is one nice back piece!!

I use Celestial and Midnight Blue as the primary colors, and use Silver, Frost, and Spring Dew for the details.
Overall, I like the way my guardian looks!

Yes we do, but not everyone wants to invest 30 points into Honor. Though if you were while having a full set of soldier, wouldn’t that mean you’d get two conditions removed with one shout?

Also, I’m running with 6 soldiers. I like the toughness and vitality boosts, and I like the freedom of not having to invest the 30 points into Honor.

Mix armor from different sets around and try to find a dye combination that’s different. That’s how I’m doing it on my main. I suggest you go to the Storage Closet in the Heart of the Mists and preview all of the sets and start mixing around parts that you like!

Though as to your opinion of there being a lax of armor., there actually a fair amount of sets, it’s just that some are more popular than others. Also, the game is only two months old, ArenaNet added tons of other sets when they releases expansions to the first Guild Wars game! No sweat!

Yes! I was sort of hoping that the Labyrinth was going to be something akin to this idea, but it wasn’t. Though I do love the Halo Reach-Infection-esc mini-game. I would have loved to have seen a dungeon or a mini-dungeon labyrinth where we had to explore a massive trap-filled maze with the goal being getting to the center. There could even have been one (or several) Grim Reaper Champion(s) that roam the maze that players have to run away from before they get killed. That would have been an awesome Puzzle to get through!

This a bit of a small request -since it only affects a small amount of weapons in the game- but wouldn’t it be nice if all the Focuses that use a book skin could be held by their actual spin, and not by a strap? I say this because, while I don’t mind it being like this, it just doesn’t make much sense for anyone to hold a book that way. I don’t know how much work it would take to make the change, and if would require too much effort on your part, but it’s just an idea that I thought would be nice.

When someone that’s on your friend’s list signs on or off, you get a message in chat saying as such.