~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
Sorry, didn’t see this thread so I’m re-posting this here:
Before too much criticism/analysis is made about the new leveling system it’s really worth it to actually try it out first.
I created a new baby Mesmer after the patch and leveled it to level 16 at a lazy pace in a few hours. Overall so far it’s seemed a lot smoother and even kind of addictive to level now (without boosts of any kind). At each level getting a little fanfare, some shinies & new unlocks or words of advice does make the process seem more rewarding.
My first ever character in GW2 was a Mesmer so I remember how it was to enter knowing absolutely nothing about the game, let alone the profession. For instance I remember not fully understanding or even using my shatter skills until maybe around level 40-50. I’ll admit it’s a little weird unlocking one at a time but that does allow you to get familiar with each one in turn before moving on to the next.
I do miss the unlocking of weapon skills by using them, but I also remember how much of a pain it was to unlock all the weapon skills of an Elementalist for instance. You end up hanging out in the same attunement for what seems like an eternity just to unlock all the skills, so being able to switch attunements doesn’t even really matter at that stage. And then you have to unlock all the underwater skills….
So far overall I’ve seen an improvement (this is my 10th character) with my leveling experience. I absolutely don’t support the dumbing down of the little touches (feeding cows, watering plants etc.) as they were some of the reasons that really drew me to GW2 in the first place.
So before being too critical of the system check it out first…then be critical. 
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
Before too much criticism/analysis is made about the new leveling system it’s really worth it to actually try it out first.
I created a new baby Mesmer after the patch and leveled it to level 16 at a lazy pace in a few hours. Overall so far it’s seemed a lot smoother and even kind of addictive to level now (without boosts of any kind). At each level getting a little fanfare, some shinies & new unlocks or words of advice does make the process seem more rewarding.
My first ever character in GW2 was a Mesmer so I remember how it was to enter knowing absolutely nothing about the game, let alone the profession. For instance I remember not fully understanding or even using my shatter skills until maybe around level 40-50. I’ll admit it’s a little weird unlocking one at a time but that does allow you to get familiar with each one in turn before moving on to the next.
I do miss the unlocking of weapon skills by using them, but I also remember how much of a pain it was to unlock all the weapon skills of an Elementalist for instance. You end up hanging out in the same attunement for what seems like an eternity just to unlock all the skills, so being able to switch attunements doesn’t even really matter at that stage. And then you have to unlock all the underwater skills….
So far overall I’ve seen an improvement (this is my 10th character) with my leveling experience. I absolutely don’t support the dumbing down of the little touches (feeding cows, watering plants etc.) as they were some of the reasons that really drew me to GW2 in the first place.
So before being too critical of the system check it out first…then be critical.
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
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By the title I thought you were inviting us all out for drinks. 
Strangely enough my first character was also a Mesmer and literally on my first day playing I got PM-yelled at by a couple people telling me “You don’t know what the kitten you’re doing!”. And this was in PvE…just wandering around with my awkward scepter trying to kill fireflies.
Of course they were right, but it gave me a very bad impression of the game out of the gate. This proved to be the exception rather than the rule though. The more I’ve played the more I saw it was just the usual minority of rude people that are in any community. Don’t sweat it…just block/report when needed.
And don’t feel bad, Mesmer is probably one of the hardest professions to be quickly ‘good’ at, especially while leveling. I encourage you to check out the Mesmer forums, there are a lot of extremely skilled and considerate Mesmers on there willing to help out and give pointers to improve your mesmerizing.
Edit: And btw I don’t think there are any playstyles that are toxic. There are playstyles/builds that might be less effective in a certain game mode, but that’s always open to debate. When some people get frustrated fighting a PU Mesmer or getting stun-locked by a Warrior or a constantly stealthing thief or whatever I say let them be frustrated. Psychology is half of every battle.
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
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All the changes look great, nice job ArenaNet! (and here’s the but)… but Projected Profit needs to be somewhere on the UI, and here’s why.
The pictured example is not a good example to use since the TP price is so much higher than the vender list price, so even without the Projected Profit shown no calculator is needed to know that you’ll get more from the TP.
On the other hand what if you wanted to sell a Beryl Orb and wanted to quickly determine if it would be wiser to vender or TP. This is what you would see:
Vender Price: 1s 98c
TP Sell Price: 2s 12c
Listing Fee: 10c
Exchange Fee: 11c
So without using a calculator which is the better deal? And how long did it take you to arrive at that conclusion? I think especially for new players this will cause a lot more confusion & wasted time than just having the Projected Profit listed somewhere in the UI.
Edit: And make sure Kate Welch is given a special thanks since I assume she worked on the UI design but for reasons won’t get a chance to talk about it in the next POI.
Awesome job Kate & UI team!
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
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I just wanted to tip my hat to Zelyhn for creating such a clear and thorough guide (specifically talking about the updated one on Dulfy). While it doesn’t include all of the possibilities regarding builds (how could it really?) it gave an exhaustive expository about quite a number of optimal builds and the theory crafting behind them as well as their situational use. Going through and clearly explaining every weapon, utility and healing skill available to Elementalists is especially appreciated.
I wish I could say this about the other ‘PvE meta’ builds for the other professions posted by others on Dulfy but whatever. This one gets a tip of my hat, a gold star…and a special cookie.
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Yeah looks like it’s these kittening lizards (I typed that)
Edit: Redacted link to avoid potentially adding to their botnet by users clicking on Twitter links. Better safe than sorry.
The kid who did the last one (chF) just got his twitter back…don’t know if it’s connected or what. Anyway I guess we just wait till they get bored.
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
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~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
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Some are even quite appropriate.
That’s my favorite one so far.
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
Bugged for me and half the map as well (blocks progress). Are we supposed to pick up a flamethrower or something? Killed the champ twice and doesn’t advance.
btw never saw any flamethrower or whatever.
it’s actually an event that spawns a veteran and some vines. flamethrower becomes available from nearby barrel once event pops.
Ah ok. Hey are you THE Corvus? Like the one who made that amazing GW2 music? If so that was me posting comments.
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
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~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
Since the Ddos attack (since yesterday when I logged), I had much lower FPS issues than 2 days ago. Is it possible that ddos attack lowers FPS ?
Not really. During a DDoS attack you’ll see major lag (5-60 seconds) in game as well as login delays and forum sluggishness. FPS issues is more about GPU, CPU & RAM.
Anyway this particular kitten wad (I typed that) hasn’t been on for most of the day…he might be down for the count.
I just want to express how impressed I am with ArenaNet’s handling of attacks like this. When this happened on New Years for instance games like League of Legends were completely down for hours while GW2 stayed online the whole time (even if slowed to almost unplayable). Whatever you guys are doing…great job! You all never cease to amaze me as a company. Someday I’ll seriously bake you those cookies you all deserve. <3
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
These are stunning. I do 3d modelling a bit and have made my fair share of weapon assets but these…these are just amazing. Can’t say enough about them or the art team at ArenaNet. True game artists.
Now back to bug hunting to get one.
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
Gonna save this one for future dead horse flogging.
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
~An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.~
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