Guild Wars 2

Raine.1394:

Vorch.2985:

No one misses LF Healer/Tank/Etc. for 2 hours…not even those who like the trinity.

What does ‘2’ hours denote. If it is queue time, i’ve never spent 2 hours in a queue.

Ask about Domain of Anguish in GW1.

Doggie.3184:

Granted, but you’ll have to pay 10g taxes weekly per item stack that exceeds 250 or the items get confiscated.

I wish they’d replace Last Refuge trait on Thieves with something totally different.

Granted. Last Refuge is replaced with Everlasting Refuge…thieves cast Shadow Refuge with every 10% health lost with a 10 second cool down.

I wish Fine-Transmutation stones unlocked skins and put them in a locker a-la PvP or the Achievement tab.

No one misses LF Healer/Tank/Etc. for 2 hours…not even those who like the trinity.

In Game

• Capes and banners (Got people working on capes in their off time)
• Use Merits + Influence to purchase hall and upgrades
• Have different “tiers” of Guild Halls for guilds of varying size and activity (a small beach for a small guild; an aetherblade airship for a large guild)
• Unique nodes for different kinds of guild halls
• Dueling with guild members and guests of the guild
• GvG
• Guild Banner Finisher for WvW and PvP with different effects based on guild activity (From simply the banner, to a shockwave, to a thunderbolt, etc.)

In Gem Store

• Ability to add TP to your guild hall (permanent)
• Ability to add Asuran Gates to LA and other main cities to guild hall (permanent)
• Ability to add fluff to guild hall “wardrobe” (permanent)

They are adding Legendary trinkets in the future that will offer unique auras. That way, it won’t matter if your weapon doesn’t show.

Colin at pax 2013.

http://youtu.be/Jy7CcwnfUdU?t=12m13s

At least ascended is the last tier the next few years according to Colin…

wintermute.4096:

LHound.8964:

so…

Previously -> 0-Max -> 10 levels of XP
Now -> 0 -Max -> 10 levels of XP

Previous Max -> 400
Max atm -> 500

… no problem whatsoever!

Previously ~10g for 10 levels, now >200g.

… no problem whatsoever.

There are a ridiculous amount of ways to level in this game….
Even if you simply get crafting to 400 for all disciplines, you’re still talking about being level 58…22 levels left and you’re set.

And if you have those “worthless” exp scrolls that everyone complained about from their birthday, you’ll only have to level up twice doing anything outside of crafting.

If you look REALLY closely, there are colored dots at the base with the dancers.

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

If you want to precursors: get crafting to 500.

If you want ascended weapons: just farm champs

Well, now WvW event farming is probably one of the most lucrative ways of gaining karma.

I actually think that’s why getting from 400-500 is such a pain in the butt.

It’s not so that we can craft ascended weps…it’s so that we can craft precursors.

That update is coming before the end of the year.

SiNoS.2147:

Sadly I still feel like ascended should have been just like it was in GW1. A simple buff placed on your current armor that added resistance to agony. It dident add extra stats and it dident effect combat outside of the agony area. Would have made it so much easier in the long run to just imbue your current gear with an +5 agony resist and not touched the other stats. Sadly though i guess the dev team never thought about leaving it as simple as that.

This is what it SHOULD have been.

Ascended Tier 1: Exotic stats and 1 infusion slot requiring a Tier 1 infusion (Gilded, Karma, WXP, XP, or Agony resistance)

…6 months – 1 year later….

Ascended Tier 2: Exotic stats and 2 infusion slots each requiring Tier 2 infusions (Gilded, Karma, WXP, XP, or Agony resistance)

…6 months – 1 year later…..

Ascended Tier 3: Exotic stats and 3 infusion slots each requiring Tier 3 infusions (Gilded, Karma, WvWXP, XP, or Agony resistance)

You get the point…They could have done that LITERALLY forever, got their progression, and not have to deal with ANY of the backlakitten

doesn’t bother ME because I don’t care about FotM 30+, think it would be easier to just make a legendary, and can do just fine in sPvP/PvE with exotics.

However, why they chose this path when it could kitten so many people off is beyond me.

1. Will never make an ascended weapon as 400-500 + ascended mats would have me pretty much at a legendary weapon anyway.

2. As you said, outside of FotM 30+, they are pointless.

3. As soon as content is created that can only be completed with ascended gear, I’m right there with you.

Nuka Cola.8520:

What are we supposed to craft from 400 to 500? I made some ori ingots, got to 423 and now have no idea what to craft? Are we supposed to craft freaking exotics we’ve unlocked at 400? Do not compute.

Yes.

You are going to have to craft exotics all the way to 500.

Yes….take a second to let that sink in.

Then just make a legendary. About the same money required…swappable stats.

Did they release any content requiring ascended/legendary weapons?

…WHY

…no seriously…WHY.

The only reason I could see is to have the ability to swap stats on a non-legendary skin that you REALLY like. Which I could understand, I guess…

Good question…but I would never do it. Try it and tell me how it works out for you.

I like the new skin.

However, it should have been a new weapon. Not a change to one that people already have.

If they turned the moot green or purple, I’d be kitten ED.

So +1 for changing it back.

Since no one seemed to see this:

“Ascended weapons can now drop anywhere ascended materials or other ascended items can be found.”

Just keep champ farming or doing dungeons. Nothing to see here.

When there is content that requires ascended gear that isn’t shoved into FotM, I’ll be angry.

However, until then, those who want to grind can grind…I’m happy with my exotics and Moot, tyvm.

From the blog post:

“Ascended weapons can now drop anywhere ascended materials or other ascended items can be found.”

Also, gonna pass on crafting the weapons as I don’t need them nor their skins. May as well make a legendary for that amount of hassle.

Mike O’Brien:

“We’re left with a balancing act. Some progression is OK, but pushing players onto a gear treadmill isn’t OK and isn’t what the game is about. I don’t think [the ascended gear] invalidates the fundamental concept that GW2 can have gradual stat progression without being a gear treadmill game.”

Honestly, if WvW didn’t have PvE gear, there would be no issue, imo.

Welcome to the family. Enjoy the game

killcannon.2576:

Let’s see….what did they do here to change this fight up?

Added more AOE. Increased health. Increased adds.

How do you kill Teq? Sweep the leg…still. Now with more people needed to sweep said leg. Still on a timer. Still a building model.

That’s some compelling stuff there, mission accomplished.

1. Need to remove scale stacks/poison clouds/add buffs from Turrets
2. Need to remove protect turrets (if not, timed fail state initiates)
3. DPS needs to avoid waves that get progressively larger and harder to avoid
4. Need to kill fish murder heads (fail condition)
5. Need to avoid getting swept in an underwater whirlpool

Haven’t played so I don’t know how significant each part is, but it isn’t the same encounter with a larger health pool + adds.

Also, there are rewards unique to Tequatl now. Again, don’t know what they are; however, assuming they are tradeable, that should make the run valuable.

y’all keep me young.

darkace.8925:

Nuka Cola.8520:

Only took over a year… at that pace we may receive end game by 2016.

If the game is half as bad as you’ve made it out to be over the last ten months, then I can’t help but wonder why you’re sticking around. Some of us complain about what Guild Wars 2 was, some complain about what it’s becoming. You’re the only person I’ve seen complaining nonstop from the beginning until now.

If you’re that unsatisfied with the game, then why not look elsewhere for one you might actually enjoy? I can think of a few reasons, but I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt and let you answer the question for yourself.

Without Nuka Cola, there can be no Vayne.
Without Vayne, there can be no Nuka Cola.
Without one, the universe would implode and explode simultaneously.

Everyone is panicking. It’s a good time to sell your mats.

In less than 2 weeks, the supply will be back…and you can then buy the mats back cheaper

Looks very robust and player friendly.

Shouldn’t have taken this kitten long.

nehezbegar.1065:

GW2 slowly becomes another gear grind MMO as WOW, EQ or any other MMO on the market…there’s almost nothing left that is unique for GW2, that differs that game from other games. Sadly ArenaNet failed under whiners complaints and is blind on truly fans that love the game and love the game for the philosophy ArenaNet stated when the game was under development, where the skill had matter not the gear u posses, where the grind was meaningless.

Day by day im loosing my faith in ArenaNet as a developer, bad decisions can turn really bad and i can see the changes, bad changes in a long term with Ascended gear (which was really bad idea from the start).

I hope i’m wrong, but personaly i can’t lie to myself, dunno i if i still be playing GW2 by the end of the year.

I can still play everything in my exotics. (except FoTM 20+.)

Soo….

Or…leave crafting to those who can tolerate the difficulty.

Your argument is based on the assumption that the goal of the game is to have BiS gear.

Updates are on a 2-week cycle….whole bunch of events. People complained that there was nothing to farm…now they are complaining that it’s too much farming.

No housing yet…been waiting as well.
More ascended items have been added (necklaces and soon weapons)

Dailies, Guild Missions…plenty of stuff to do.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Living_World_summary
https://www.guildwars2.com/en/the-game/releases/

I remember people thinking that ascended would change the balance of WvW forever…
…then 2 weeks later complain that WvW was static.

I remember people complaining that crafting was useless…
…and now complaining that it’s the only method of obtaining these items.

Oh, forgot…these are MMO forums. You certainly have the right to complain. Carry on.

http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/08/26/guild-wars-2-on-ps4-batmans-new-alfred-up-at-noon

The answer is they are keeping their options open. So a definite “not right now…maybe later”

Also, they are having another significant reveal soon, from that video.

You can’t use it on a character that is higher that level 20.

70 attempts. (I REFUSED to retrait for any fight)

30(I,IX,XI)/25(III/VII)/0/0/15(III)

Don’t fight during first phase…i really don’t understand why some people are determined to attack her (unless u are a vigor mesmer).

The key, imo, was cripple removal and moving in a circle with just the right diameter. I literally wasted 40 tickets b/c I was told to circle strafe the edge of the arena. Rather, I circle strafed about half way to the center so there was a much shorter distance to cover. took about 7 or 8 tries after that.

I’d say it was challenging and fun.

Here are some solutions for players:

• Go to the least populated arena
• Guest to a lower populated server
• If waiting, there is a pavilion right below you that you can farm in between battles.

There you go.

And yes, it is EXTREMELY unlikely that there will be a 6 man que with everyone running the time out at every arena.

It’s bad now.

It will hopefully be adjusted later.

The gunners place a fire line, then use unload through it

If they get that off, it’s something like 3x or 4x dmg.

fought stony shield and a gunner person who crushed you if he got his combo field off. stability and blocking was key for me.

Zedd.8239:

Combat has always had depth. The problem has been with the encounters not having enough depth, which has caused a lot of players to get really lazy with their play styles. So when actual challenging content is added, people tend to scream that it’s “too difficult.”

I’m also glad they seem to be creating more content that’s actually challenging. I’ll be even happier if this mentality extends to fractals, dungeons, and other new content types (raids?) in the future.

oh, i know dude.

that’s why i said thanks for SHOWING the depth

it’s been like having a ferrari and using it to only go grocery shopping. Wasted potential.

They are getting their act together now

I’m actually getting the Mace and possibly the shield skin. they look awesome.

Fighting these Champions of the Queen and aetherblade groups has me grinning from ear to ear.

I have to think about my utility skills and weapon choices before a fight? I actually benefit from using my mace/shield?

I can’t win by spamming 100b alone??

THANK YOU.

If you haven’t tried these guys yet, get out there and fight them.

Cow and Spectre look pretty sweet.

cesmode.4257:

You arent a very rich man are you?

lol, i took that screen shot on my first character without rotating through my 12 alts.

I only have 22g atm tho just bought a precursor for the moot a few days back

yea, this seems rather silly.

CoF is still great

Only replaced champ loot with bags. AND you get 1g for your first time daily.

Seriously, check it out. This alone would have been a superb update.

I prefer the path they are on.

We’ll still get those huge events that occur. However, we get smaller ones every 2 weeks.

I like it.

CE + 100 bucks ish after launch

Yea, I do feel like a refund is in order.

When making my purchasing decision, Champs dropped gold.

Post patch, Champs will NOT drop gold.

That’s huge….and 2 necklaces worth of time for me down the drain.