Guild Wars 2

Getting so tired of the mislabeling of the term “grind.”
A grind is repeating the same simple and redundant act in order to acquire a means to an end. Farming can be a grind. Maxing your crafting in one sitting would be a grind. Killing the same enemies repeatedly is a grind.

Participating in an elaborate variety of specific, complex and intricately planned tasks, journeys, events, and other content that rewards a player for exploring the diversity of all the game has to offer is not a grind. This is the type of adventure players are asking for.

And, for the record, completing the Personal Story was less than rewarding and extremely anti-climactic. I would think things like this, 100% Map Completion, WvW participation, Dragon slaying, Dungeon completion, etc, would be the types of things to warrant Legendary ingredients. NOT spamming a crafting forge hoping you’re lucky and farming the same kitten over and over again.

I would really like to know what these supposed “requirements” are because I have one friend who participated all weekend, until the end, disconnected before the chest, and did not receive anything and another who didn’t participate in the finale (or even log in that say) who did receive compensation.

I just hope ArenaNet learns from this and finds better ways to resolve such issues in the future.

Even something as simple as sitting (my pets don’t sit for long when idling), then laying down, rolling over (to get more comfortable), etc… would be cool.

Launch was a start, but lets see ArenaNet truly bring this world to life!

It is less frustrating to know there’s downtime and come back at a specific time than it is to be teased thinking you can play and then disconnected when you’re trying to group up with people to do things.

I see the balance issues here but I would like 10-person parties for open world PvE -_-

Agreed. Also why I am deterred from purchasing.

Tengu as playable race? Yes please.
Gangnam Style? Do not want.

These people have personal issues, there’s nothing wrong with you or your icon.
My recommendation: Report. Block.

I think it’s fine that Gem Store purchasing is an option. However, I believe it should be strictly an option.

Anything that brings Town Clothes and Costumes into the actual game playing experience and no longer limited to Gem Store is a plus in my opinion.

Haha I was so excited when I first received a [Bag of Gold] and then quickly let down when it only gave me a few silver. I’m with Field Marshal, just throw some gold in it please.

Minor detail, but I wish the character select screen was more like GW1 where your characters were displayed in scale to one another and where you could rotate the camera around them. It’s the only place where I can see how they look all next to one another, but the size differences are not represented here. It would also be nice to be able to → key your way thru characters instead of having to mouse-click on them.

Azelroth.6801:

To the people that are experiencing bad loot.

Have you tried farming whilst in a full party? Try this method to see if it helps with your loot (don’t wear MF whilst doing so).

Then after a sufficient break to reset the DR. Try farming in a group WITH as much MF as you can. Please report back after that and let me know how you went. Thanks!

I don’t farm, I just play the game with friends. Dungeons, Fractals, Map completions, Champ/Dragon hunting, WvW, etc…

So… in a full party, with or without MF, I typically get one yellow crafting material and zero exotics for every 24 hours or so of game play ever since the Lost Shores update. During the Lost Shores weekend, I did get 3 plain yellow weapons (no prefix or suffix), from about 36-40 hours of Fractals, but that was it (and the last time I’ve seen any rare item drops).

Before the supposed loot drops were “improved,” I would get a reasonable one (two if I’m lucky) yellow items per dungeon run. Since then, I have yet to receive a yellow or exotic weapon or armour piece from clearing a dungeon.

I do find it a bit upsetting that ArenaNet has not addressed this issue either.

Granted, I do run dungeons for fun foremost, but when you complete a long dungeon run and your earnings are not much greater than your repair costs, it feels rather anti-climactic and disappointing in the end and feel like I should have spent my time elsewhere. I love GW2, ArenaNet, and stuck thru GW1 all its years. I am always recommending it to friends, and really want this to be the definitive game for me (I felt it was until recently!), but these deplorable drop rates have truly been a downer on the experience for me.

Yep, bought the Makeover Kit and never received it T_T

So happy these have been added so soon, but is there any fix yet for those of us who never received ours when we purchased them from the Gem Store?

I am mostly interested in Tengu and Largos playable races, but I wouldn’t mind Kodan as well.

Thank you very much !

My Wintersday wish list:

1) Wintersday Skins that are actually obtainable.
2) Mini-pets that are purchasable directly like the Halloween ones were.
3) Wintersday hats / scarves.
4) Better drop rates everywhere on rare and exotic stuff.
5) No more Random Chests. Ever.
6) Amazing jump puzzle.
7) GW1 style Snowball Fights
8) Fun themed event chains that reward a useful item unobtainable elsewhere (like Mad Memories).
9) Grentches
10) New Wintersday themed Ranger pet.

The Lost Shores forum section got removed before I ever saw an answer to this question.. Is it safe to trash these items that are taking up valuable inventory space?

I enjoy the Kill Variety part of the Dailies.

I’m okay with some of the more revealing options, I just think it’s terrible that fashion is my favourite part of an MMO and in my favourite MMO out there this is my least favourite aspect of it (aside from my awful RNG loot luck). In GW1, I had trouble choosing which was my favourite but in GW2 I feel that I have trouble settling on which one is simply and moderately “okay” enough to settle for.

robinsiebler.3801:

I would wear the hat I got in AC if it weren’t for that stupid hanging piece of cloth.

Agreed. Lots of great hats in the game are ruined by the draping cloth in my opinion.

I would love it tremendously if our armour options had more variety in it.
Sure, there are a few pants options for light armour, but I don’t think they are aesthetically pleasing.
Pants, shorts… more form-fitting clothing in general would be nice.

I don’t understand why everything is designed with large dresses and draping coats and eccentric hangy-things.

Yes please. This makes far more sense than how it is currently implemented in the game.

Anxiously waiting for Name Change possibility.

Tken.1986:

zachbolt.6304:

TLDR: Everybody needs to make money, and this is just one way ArenaNet has of doing so.

I’d be giving them money if I have 100% chance to buy directly from the gem store.

Exactly. When ArenaNet begins allowing us to buy these items from the Gem Store directly, they will get more of my money. Randomized chests? No way. GW2 has proved that its RNGs do not like me, no matter how long and hard I play.

I agree that dyes should be Account Bound.
I actually stopped buying them from the Trading Post when I realised they were Soulbound.

I think a better solution would be for each race to have a single additional Cultural armour set (per weight) for other races added to the game. It reflects the peace and unity between the races, and offers other races a Norn themed (for example) armour set, but keeps the current Cultural armour unique to that specific race.

I see nothing wrong with this, and think it would be cool if it were implemented later on, though I don’t see it as a priority.

Sernius Alathar.6538:

@Voonith – As well as class specific armors.

Yes, I miss this in GW1. I feel it added greater diversity to the game’s player-aesthetic.
We just need more diverse armour options in general, across the board.

I’m always happy to go out of my way to help revive other players, and have seen this happen many times. I’d definitely like a quicker way to let people know I’m on the way and that they shouldn’t waste their coin.

I also agree that it would be nice to be able to see who is around (like WvW) during PvE as well. We’re supposed to be playing together, massively multiplayer, why can’t we see players on our mini-map?

Okay, now I’m completely convinced drop rates are bugged.. and, to be frank, this sucks.

Some Guildmates and I just spent 6 hours doing Fractals of the Mists and I left with only blues and below (with 5 greens total). This was how it was for two others, while one of our party members received 1 yellow Large Skull in addition to blues and greens and another received 3 yellow weapons in one of the many boss chests we opened.

I feel like this is completely broken. The coin that I receive from selling off the blues and greens barely even pays for the armour fix afterward. Ultimately, I feel like until this is fixed there’s no point in participating in the Fractals dungeons, which I generally really enjoy, until I walk away feeling like I wasted my time.

If this is not a bug, then I’m extremely confused by what the ArenaNet team is trying to do with such horrific drop rates.

With a completely mastered craft, the interface is extremely cluttered. I craft all sorts of armour for my alternate characters every 5-10 levels, and it is redundant and annoying to have to collapse unwanted categories every time I access the interface.

Please make this interface remember the last way it was when you used it (i.e.: which categories were collapsed or not), or start out with each category collapsed instead of everything opened.

Logan Thackery was fine in the book, but his one dimension in the game is complete doofus.

I’m only interested in playing Tengu and Largos.

Look at those gorgeous environments…

It could be an additional slot on the Town Clothes tab that activates when wearing Diving Goggles.
I like this idea.

I would only use it to better view scenery and other characters’ armor, but I’d still use it. I believe that both this and the extended camera zoom should be permanent additions that players have the option of whether or not to use.

I also created a thread expressing my love for the extended camera zoom and my desire for its permanent return. That thread has since been buried, but I still long for this every single time I play. A couple if the Fractals have extended camera and it leaves me yearning for more.

I have had more than one occasion where we have multiple parties going on and would all like to play together. We can chat, but can’t tell where everyone is, and it feels like ArenaNet doesn’t want more than five guildies playing together.

I agree, Bvh, that would be a fine way of implementing the option.

I think this would be very nice. Especially with the auto-display option.
Wanted it in GW1 and still want it in GW2.

Opens up too many problems, though, like people buying characters for real money or two people sharing one account indefinitely instead of the second prioritizing getting their own (since they can just transfer their character later)..

Been waiting for Guild capes to be announced.

Although I was extremely disappointed that the only good Medium armor for my female Thief is Tier 3 Human Cultural, and my Thief can’t get it because she is a Sylvari, I can’t agree with this.

I’d rather ArenaNet just add more cool and diverse armor sets to the game.

I’ve never been very lucky with drop rates (only get a few greens upon map or dungeon completion) but, yes, since the event I have had even worse drop rates. -_-

And I’ve spent quite a bit in the gem store, so that’s not related in the slightest.

Choosing your own voice set would be great.

I unfortunately agree. GW2 is such a great game, so I look passed the cheesy script, but the lack of emotions prevent me from really carrying about the characters. Much of the Personal Sorry dialogue sounds like it’s all from a recording of a dull cold reading. The ambient and city dialogue is great (although it could use greater variety), but I do not believe the stakes during the Personal Story and it doesn’t sound like the characters do either.

I wish I could see my Guild members on the map in the same way you can see party members on the map. Orange dots instead of blue? There could be an option for the individual to turn it off if they do not want to be seen.

It’d be really nice to see Squad members too.

I’ll spend hundreds of dollars on gems for guarantees, but ArenaNet is going to get $0 from me for random chance chests.

I loved that the Halloween mini-pets could be purchased, and was extremely disappointed that The Lost Shores mini-pets did not offer this same opportunity. I’m happy to buy guarantees, but do not but in to chance (as was seen with the Consortium Chests). Please make all future mini-pets purchasable as they were for Halloween.

I would love this so much.

In GW1, there were boxes you could tick in order to make switching into your town clothes automatic when you were in a town. I think that would also be a great option in GW2.

If there are going to be more town clothes I would also want a “Wardrobe” storage for it all in collectibles because this is something I would want to collect for fashion variety -_-;

Why not just put residential areas outside of Guild Halls in the same instance?
I’m just thinking out loud, of course, but I think it would be cool if you and all your guildies could form a residential community of sorts.

I would love housing. Something similar to a large Hall of Monuments (from GW1) where it’s account based would be great. A persistent area where the home interiors are instanced is certainly fine, but I would be so terribly disappointed if it were as small as the “Home” areas in the main cities. I found it extremely unbelievable, and lame, when I first discovered that my street-rat, commoner, and noble Human characters all hang around the same social areas, for example.

Yep, I had the exact same experience during the Lost Shores content, which is what inspired me to re-post my concerns as its own thread.

During my experiences in the Fractals of the Mists, there were also many times where I simply wanted to enjoy the scenery and couldn’t because I could not get the camera far enough away from all the walls and characters.