Guild Wars 2

The only way to “nerf” swirling winds fairly is to give the professions with reflective skills the ability to reflect siege shots.

Imagine the beauty of a guardian wall reflecting treb shots from Bay back to Garrison… then the counter-reflection by the guardians on Garrison… then the counter-counter reflections with the added new shots at Bay… Oh mama.

ComeAndSee.1356:

Jedbacca.6297:

I can feel a lot of the normal grind burnout that a lot of these other players are feeling.

This is what brought down the Titan Alliance FYI.

That, and facing JQ.

bucthree.7301:

I don’t know why it’s JQ’s fault for getting new guilds.
We can’t stop people from transferring, and we definitely can’t make guilds transfer over.
Every T1 server had the same opportunity to appeal to guilds wanting to move up before the end of free transfers.

Well, it’s obvious. We went evil and dared to recruit.

I’m glad for it to be honest. We’ve had half hour or so queues on the weekend, not back-breaking, just long enough to know you have your coverage up yet short enough to queue and do a few things before you get in.

Ohai.8346:

No thanks, id rather win via skill than caving in to the JQ tactic of using numbers to hide their weakness in gaming.

There’s a flaw in your logic however. When we had less numbers we didn’t give up, we kept fighting and held our own. When there were times both servers were coincidentally attacking us from two fronts we didn’t turn tail, we dug in and fought them off, and through it all, we got better.

Now there’s more of us to go along with that.

One final point… at any point in time we can have no more people in WvW than any other server. If we’re solely relying on numbers then there should be a trend of us getting crushed when numbers are equal and only bouncing back when we have superior numbers. Yet somehow the weekend didn’t reflect this from what I see.

Jayne.9251:

Folks.

Simple solution. Log out of game. Go into your documents>GW2 folder.

Look for a file called local.dat

Delete it.

Let game reload it.

This file is your UI settings file, but for whatever reason, it grows daily. After a period of time it gets too big and corrupts apparently. If it’s larger than 15mb, that’s your culprit.

Deleting this file has worked for countless people. The only hassle is you’ll have to go back in and readjust your settings after it reloads.

Adjusting the sound settings works for a while, but ultimately the sound bug returns. The only way I know to get rid of it is deleting this file.

This doesn’t work. I’ve had the problem before, deleted local.dat and still have the problem. Happened a few times over the weekend.

Happened a few times over the weekend to me. No crashing, just the sound bug. Sadly, it was during WvW and we’re sporting half hour or so queues and the only fix is to shut down and restart.

I’ve deleted the local.dat before… apparently it doesn’t work.

Yeah, I see what you did there with the emblem and the backpack and all that.

Strange feeling… entering a Monday with a lead. I like it.

Rawnoodles.1398:

Welcome our new Sea Guild to JQ!

• [NOBL] – Noblesse Oblige | 80+ Members | WvW | Contact(s): EvilMonk

Very nice!

Sea guild… hmm, does that mean we assign them to Quaggans?

Half hour queue to get into any WvW borderland last night… 10PM on a Sunday night.

Dead she is not.

sostronk.8167:

Mance.5640:

BG is really close to bumping SoS down into T2 at the moment. Good show so far. I have a 10gp bet with some friends that you will pull it off.

Youve lost 10gp. This isn’t going to happen. I don’t say this because Im from SOS, you just have to look at the stats. BG will be in Tier2 next week. SOS will drop to either 2nd or 3rd in Tier1. SOR will most likely take 2nd and JQ first. But it will be these 3 servers in Tier 3, it just depends who takes which place in Tier 1 and that is heavily dependent on how SOS goes for the rest of the week.

So… what you’re saying is that the only way BG can stay in T1 is to realize that they need to take all the points they can from SoS primarily because each point taken is effectively a two point turnaround (+1 BG and -1 SoS)?

You know… from seeing them fight I’d say they’re more than capable and could do so without worrying about a double team against them from JQ.

At JQ, we’re an equal opportunity attacker.

Do we have an update for this glorious Monday morning?

No matter who finishes first, last, goes to T2 or stay sin T1 I know one thing for sure…

I won’t miss those annoying golems in a box.

JaredKincade.9761:

SoSBL Hills. If you were there, you know what happened.

One word. EPIC

Well, my part wasn’t too epic… I got there with the inner wall down, saw a boatload of SoS on the bridge trying to get to the lord room, pop the plague elite and tried to cross the bridge through them (thinking we had some JQ in there), got to the door of the lord room, saw a swarm of BG on ballista and promptly chose that moment to die.

OK, there was definitely epic going on.

jojojoon.8607:

DeadlyRush.1620:

SoS started as PvE server remember that. So our moral and zerging mostly come with the help from random PvE guilds. JQ is a more full fledged WvW to me. They started as a WvW server and keep it in tier 1.

What do you mean by act? What advantage will that get me. Im in no way representing SoS. Just stating the fact as you can see in score and screenshot. Even the SBI scout said. JQ is a better WvW server. SoS the moral is on the PvErs. Thats my experience. So i say congratz on number 1 JQ. If you don’t want my congratulations it is find its just me congratulation not the whole of SoS or BG.

What you’re saying makes no sense. How is JQ the #1 server? You simply can’t call a server #1 when they haven’t even won yet. SOS has been #1 for like 8 out of 9 weeks? Heck, they even won last week. JQ and BG have lost the last few matchups against SOS. They are still the underdogs with SOS being the undisputed #1 server. You can’t argue that since the matchup results back up this fact.

JQ is leading right now on a 2nd day of a week’s long matchup, same as when BG was leading during the weekend when they they entered tier 1. As we all know, weekly matchup isn’t won during the weekend. That’s why there are 7 days in a week.

They’re number one in my heart, and isn’t that all that really matters?

From what we actually know, the AoE nerf is something they’re looking at, not something they’re actually doing yet. They’ve said they need to fully test it, look at data, etc. Hopefully they’ll consider the effect it’ll have encouraging kittenergs in WvW (which are already too prevalent).

Replace kitten with “ball” plus “zergs”, referring to people balling up to minimize the chance and effects of AoE damage. You can already neutralize most AoE damage that way, weakening it further will make zergs even more difficult to counter.

No mandatory grind. There’s the difference. You don’t need to do any mandatory grind to get your 80 fully viable in any situation, which a set of exotics is more than enough for. Hell, you can just hit the trading post and fully gear up in a matter of minutes if you wish.

Legendaries, etc… that’s optional grind. Grind you choose to do because of the shiny you’ll get. Totally different from the mandatory grind of treadmill style games where it’s a power chase into infinity and beyond.

Slayer Lord.5023:

This whole numbers debate is forgetting the importance of morale. I’ve seen our morale destroyed some weeks, leading to poor performance and low attendance. Not what one would expect from a mostly T1 stable server.

JQ has always had the morale to go for number one. There has been a noticed numbers boost for sure due to a few more guilds transferring, but I still see many of the same commanders leading zergs like they always have. They just have more troops to at their disposal and better coverage.

BG gets its morale from knowing that SoR and the T2 is after them. If they want to hold on to T1, they can’t stop to smell flowers. They know they must keep up the pressure.

SoS just entered T1, took over and got comfortable at number one. They may have the numbers and skills, but where is the morale?

BTW, BG is doing a really impressive job this round. They’re coming on like gangbusters and really getting noticed in a good way. Well done guys!

I heard on TS that if SoS comes in last BG would be safe and SoS could actually fall to fourth with SoR passing them into Tier 1… is this true? I’m not grasping the numbers fully in my head.

Hmm… hypothetically speaking of course, I’d imagine that if a server was repeatedly the target of 2v1 attacks one of two things would happen. Either they’d eventually give up in frustration or they’d learn to get really good at fighting in a 2v1 situation.

Hypothetically speaking, of course.

Here lies Logan Thackeray
When a mesmer says “No”, she means “No”.

sostronk.8167:

SOS has had a fairly solid lead for the past 12 hours. Once Oceanic dropped I noticed alot of the Oceanic guys have stayed up to fight it out. We are still holding a lead although it is obviously not as good as it was, but its looking good for us with less than 6 horus till reset…

Ah poo. GJ SoS there… we had it to within 2500 last night, and that’s during a week with far too much ground lost during Blackouts. You can bet we’ll give you a worthy fight this coming week.

Have we an update?

Here lies Jarl Volkson, the first Norn to partake in the extreme sport of Rata Sum Surfing. Although he never truly grasped the gravity of the subject, he certainly made his impact in the field.

Orissa.1872:

Here rests Orissa

“It’s safe to use napalm when wind is blowing. Trust me, I’m an engineer”

Or… Learned the hard way peeing is not the only thing you don’t do into the wind.

Services will be held over the next two days for two of the greatest Norn legends of our time. It will be Eir today, Garn tomorrow.

The impacts of paid servers will be a long-term feel as opposed to immediately felt. Current players will finally settle into a “home” and newer players will begin to fill the rest. As long as the game continues to draw players everyone should feel the benefits over time.

Here lies Trahearne.
It did not end well.

Here lies Volkon, mesmer, genious and visionary. His research into clone sentience and self-awareness was, unfortunately for him, successful.

Kunagisa.7361:

Nuked.2360:

Being in Tier 1 since the beginning show’s resolve. It’s not meaning we don’t fight for first. And we did end up in Tier 2 for one week. That was the first week of weeklong matches I believe. We proved then we had the staying power for Tier 1 as we not only destroyed CD and Db at the time but we also propelled ourselves into Tier 1 and took second and then took first.

So you think it’s better for BG to fight for first place, get kicked out of T1 in less than a month (this will be second time), and then recruit people like that? They’re at a overwhelmingly disadvantage in terms of coverage right now. Honestly, in the long run, I think it’s better for the server to fight strategically one week (or weeks even) than bite off more than you can chew.

To be fair, when SBI was around, you guys accuse of each other for fighting second almost weekly, when none of you were. Fact of the matter is nobody could prove anything even if you are fighting first or not. The only thingy you get out of fighting for first place when you lack coverage is getting kicked down and then complain people don’t transfer to your server. Because let’s face it, guilds from other servers don’t constantly keep track of something you cannot prove, having staying power is better ammunition for your rep sheet than being labeled as forever beta.

My personal unsolicited opinion is that you should always play for first. However, if you’re third, the road to first goes through the server in second, so of course the server in second should have a large bull-eye right on their backs. It’s when you ignore the possibility to advance in the territory of the server in first, however, that you ultimately hurt your overall chances to progress. Easy pickings from the server in first will allow you to gain on the server in second more quickly.

You should always fight like you’re being two-on-oned. That way when you are you’ll be ready for it, and when you’re not you’ll be able to relax and roll.

Jedbacca.6297:

VOLKON.1290:

Magiofdeath… what are these “dolyak parades” of which you speak?

I think the reason these threads get so heated is because there are a lot of people in these servers that are more passionate about the WvW experience than even they’ll admit.

Truth

Jed! I must say it’s been a blast having you all on JQ with us. TS is as lively and fun as I ever remember it, even when we’re getting hit on both fronts and the potential for frustration runs high.

Magiofdeath… what are these “dolyak parades” of which you speak?

I think the reason these threads get so heated is because there are a lot of people in these servers that are more passionate about the WvW experience than even they’ll admit.

Blacklight.2871:

I wouldn’t say that there’s really any night cycle at all, since it doesn’t really ever get dark. The only way I can generally tell that it’s supposed to be night is when my sylvari’s bioluminescence kicks in. The ambient light level of the world is pretty much unchanged.

Good point… it would be a nice touch if the night was a bit darker than it is now.

Don’t forget that there are weapons and armors (as well as food buffs, etc.) that are affected by the day/night cycle. That’s a factor to consider.

Habib Loew.6239:

Krakah, no, the behavior that you’re describing is the server culling which characters get reported to your client. This update doesn’t eliminate that, though it biases the algorithm such that being surrounded by allies won’t cause you to be unable to see any enemies (and vice versa). Disabling culling entirely is something that we’re working on still and this update lays some of the groundwork we need to do that.

I recall an effect where when surrounded by enemies you wound up unable to see allies around you, and even then the enemies would often appear en masse. It was rather disconcerting. That really wasn’t much better than now and really made it difficult to work together with people you could no longer see. Hopefully recent enhancements have been included to prevent that?

Didn’t the culling methodology trialed in December cause a sea of other issues? I seem to recall it making things far less pleasant… like not being able to see allies. However, maybe combined with the “fallback” method… hmm.

Thanks to you and all Habib for the efforts you’re putting in.

This is why I say no.

You’re just imagining it.

On a serious note, isn’t Imagined Burden a monster only skill? You’re probably talking about Phantasmal Berserker I’m guessing. I haven’t noticed any issues with them being invisible… either ones I cast or those that hit me.

The moment, so long ago, when I picked up a great sword on my mesmer and realized it was a ranged weapon… oh yeah.

cesmode.4257:

Iruwen.3164:

cesmode.4257:

@iruwen: Are you saying this game has no grind?

No, I’m saying as opposed to WoW, you don’t have to grind in GW2. But you can, if you want.

And in WoW you dont have to grind..i dont see the point? If you want the BiS gear, you go after it.

In WoW: Raids(boss drops), crafting(mats are a lot easier to come by), heroics, dallies grind(reliant only on yourself).

In GW2: Dungeon grind(reliant on a group), fractal grind(reliant on a group), crafting grind(reliant on yourself, but those T6 mats dont drop very nicely!…ectos too). Karma grind..

Grind is in GW2 as much as WoW.

The difference is between mandatory and optional. You do not, period, progress in WoW without taking part in the mandatory grind to do so.

Pixelninja.6971:

I find Southsun Cove is one of the the ugliest places in the game. It looks like it was knitted with a hot needle. It’s not of the same quality like the rest of the gameworld. The place is only good for farming while waiting for a Dungeon / fractal-group and the rich ore once a day.

But then again I find it gorgeous in a primordial kind of early earth way. You can almost feel the humidity and the heat. It would be something if they added random gnat bites that your character would swat at after losing 5 health.

Sleel.8365:

Yeah. The shell drops are completely pathetic. Hell, the drop period. Telling me if I kill something it doesn’t have any meat, blood or skin/shell/bone on it %90 of the time? Sure, encourage scarcity of things, I get that. But nothing the vast majority of the time, even on Vets ya have to ‘kill’ twice to find out you get nothing but wind? PAH-the-tic.

It’s not whether or not they drop something… it’s whether or not they drop something of a good enough quality to use. Yeah, they all have a shell, but if you blow it up and fry it to dust with a meteor storm there’s no guarantee you’ll have enough shell left to be usable.

How’s that for creative thinking? I used that to justify all those boars back in the day without livers…

fishergrip.4082:

More ascended gear to further stat creep on wvw. Plz stop stat creep on wvw.

It’s only, right now, marginally better amulets that you can earn simply through doing daily achievements (even in WvW) that will take longer than exotics to acquire but no way nears the time (or gold) investment legendaries will. It’s not a creep. It’s filling in a gap.

Silentstorm.7531:

Maybe they don’t consider this a major update shrug?

To be fair, they are calling this the prelude to the major update.

Destroyer.1306:

Nuked.2360:

Calling them militia is the single worst thing you could do It has a derogatory and downgrading tone towards others.

Great point — and well-toned. I always make a point of referring to them as “Non-Guilded Allied Combatants Lacking VoIP” in /team.

NgaclVips?

A Norn riding a horse would be like one of us riding a Dachshund.

You should have seen my mesmer rocking the sunglasses he got in Rata Sum in GW1.

Not having these things would “break my immersion”.

Martin Kerstein.3071:

Just want to step in here for a second to comment on a few speculations:

There will be no mounts, no Cantha and no dragons coming with this story arc.
Sorry if that destroyed some dreams.

So… we can rule out Dragons riding in from Cantha on the backs of unicorns then?

ReginaBuenaobra.6953:

Hello, I’m here to crush your dreams.

There will be no mounts coming with the Flame and Frost story arc.

Also, to address further speculation we’ve seen about the concept art for Flame and Frost (and what it may portend): there will be no Cantha and no dragons coming with the Flame and Frost story arc, either.

Thank you.

Comets? Comets would cause that kind of Fire and Ice destruction…

Or… Aw crap. The Flame Legion is joining forces with the Sons of Svanir. A little Foe Ice to go with your Foe Fire?

Svenn.5209:

VOLKON.1290:

You know… there’s a Mystic Forge recipe to upgrade rings without native Agony resist; who’s to say we won’t be able to upgrade the amulets as well in the Mystic Forge?

The panic… it is premature.

Honestly, the amulets don’t matter. We can’t get those with native agony resist any other way, so even if they can’t be upgrade it’s fine.

The problem is rings where you’ll have a split between “Agony Ascended Rings” and just “Ascended Rings”. This only becomes a problem when one stat combo is available on one and not the other. All we’re asking for is a few simple clarifications.

1) Can Laurels rings be upgraded using the Mystic forge to have innate Agony Resist?
2) Are the stat combos on Laurels rings identical to those in Fractals?

If the answer to either of those is yes, there isn’t a problem.

We can already upgrade rings without native agony resist… I’d be surprised if we couldn’t upgrade these as well. Confirmation would, of course, be wonderful… but I suspect we’ll be fine.

All mounts, should they ever curse us with those, should never exceed running speed and preferably be slower. You want to show off, low and slow baby. No combat or PvE advantages. Just low and slow.

CharrGirl.7896:

It’s gotta be about Jormag! Tho when I first saw that concept art piece, I thought it was something from Cantha since the guy riding looks a lot like some kind of chinese emperor

Could be a comet strike (ice) in the North as well which releases hordes of Primordius’ minions from below (fire)… we don’t really know. I’m inclined to lean “dragon” in this, but I don’t doubt ANet’s ability to do what none of us expect and have it make perfect sense.