If you are doing map completion in wvw while the maps have queues, you will rightfully be told to GTFO.
No. This is anet’s own fault for making WvW part of world completion. As a PvE player, do you think I liked going to that toxic cesspit?
Indeed. I still need to wait for Devona’s Rest to go blue so I can get some POIs and Vistas in keeps / towers.
It is also Anet’s fault for making PvE part of world completion. Why would I need to explore an ENTIRE PVE WORLD that I am NOT interested of to get 100%. Anet should get rid of world completion in PvE and just leave it in WvW. I would be happy, and so will EVERYONE. I can ASSURE you.
I knew this argument was going to come up at some point so I prepared for that:
It’s not the same. And here is why: When a WvW player goes to the pve world for map completion, he doesn’t become a liability for the entire server and there are no qeue’s for pve maps either. So it’s comparing sticks with stones.
Then remove WvW areas from map completion requirements. Problem solved.
That’s what I’ve been asking for since release! But everytime I ask that, we get that stupid “WvW players have to go to pve, so remove pve from map completion plox” argument.
Dear A-net: Please nerf rock. Paper is fine
~Sincerely, Scissors
If you are doing map completion in wvw while the maps have queues, you will rightfully be told to GTFO.
No. This is anet’s own fault for making WvW part of world completion. As a PvE player, do you think I liked going to that toxic cesspit?
Indeed. I still need to wait for Devona’s Rest to go blue so I can get some POIs and Vistas in keeps / towers.
It is also Anet’s fault for making PvE part of world completion. Why would I need to explore an ENTIRE PVE WORLD that I am NOT interested of to get 100%. Anet should get rid of world completion in PvE and just leave it in WvW. I would be happy, and so will EVERYONE. I can ASSURE you.
I knew this argument was going to come up at some point so I prepared for that:
It’s not the same. And here is why: When a WvW player goes to the pve world for map completion, he doesn’t become a liability for the entire server and there are no qeue’s for pve maps either. So it’s comparing sticks with stones.
Dear A-net: Please nerf rock. Paper is fine
~Sincerely, Scissors
I honestly don’t think those kinds of people will be missed by the WvW community, but you can continue to try to white knight them in the best made-up narrative you can imagine.
PS: I am nowhere near guilty of any of those things I was defending. I was simply defending others’ rights to do them. Offense is taken, not given, and not every case of hurt feelings will result in the “timeout” that you were threatening people with earlier.
I guess you are and I are very different. I see being a helpful towards other players in game as a benefit to the community as a whole no matter what the circumstances are. Help someone one day with a word of advice, a kind word, or some helpful hints and they may help you or many others later on. You on the other hand don’t see it that way. You would rather others turn people away instead and don’t care if they come back later as an asset to your community. I get it, you have made it very clear.
Also, I never threatened anyone with a timeout. I don’t have the ability to suspend or ban players. I simply responded to root’s use of colorful terms described to ask people to leave WvW, and in which case if used in the way he stated could get them suspended. It wasn’t a threat it was just an acknowledgment that verbal abuse can lead to a suspension
Now don’t you have a queue to join while people are doing map completion.
I think this series of comments between you two perfectly shows the line between decency and typical pvp toxicity.
Dear A-net: Please nerf rock. Paper is fine
~Sincerely, Scissors
Map queues are caused by the sheer numbers trying to get into the map to play the game.. and sorry to hurt your feelings but Map/World completion is part of the game, as much as that might seem a little tuff to understand.
^this
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Dear A-net: Please nerf rock. Paper is fine
~Sincerely, Scissors
Asura greatsword and axe animations are adorable. And their T3 cultural heavy armor is one of the best heavy armors in the game (imo) so I vote for Asura
Dear A-net: Please nerf rock. Paper is fine
~Sincerely, Scissors
DX9 is fine. The already looks better than most mmo’s.
When i read commends like that, i want to murder someone.. Total ignorance.
Please AN… add iq test to forum, anyone who falls under 100iq shouldnt have rights to speak.
Whoaa cowboy! Put that pistol down. There’s no need for statements like this.
There should be means to keep people like him out. “ZOMG people with a different opinion!! Die in a fire!!!”
Do you even knows what dx is? Educate yourself please if you do not understand basic things. Does anyone asked about better graphic? No. Does OP mentioned fps issues due to poor and old dx9? Yes. Ofc you have no idea what im speaking about so lets end it here cause for you dx9 is fine. I guess win XP is fine as well.
Don’t be a condescending sod please if you do not know how to discuss things normally.
You can post a million links if you want. This is not about wether you are right or not, because I know you were right. It’s about how you said it. You can prove someone wrong without being so hostile.
Dear A-net: Please nerf rock. Paper is fine
~Sincerely, Scissors
I returned to Queensdale to complete the area map. I had just a few points of interest and achievements to finish. Three hours later, and lots of cursing, some creative hand gestures, I completed the task.
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~Sincerely, Scissors
Also remember that I said it was just a wild guess, I have no idea what exactly we have to do to level our masteries.
“The ability to train Masteries is unlocked at level 80 for all players that own Heart of Thorns. When this ability is unlocked, your character’s experience bar will change to become a Mastery training bar while in PvE zones.” Source
This. We’ll have to get exp. You can judge yourself if getting exp is diverse enough to spend months or years on or not.
We know our experience bar is replaced by a mastery bar, but do we know it is exactly like getting exp or does filling this bar involve some more specific tasks?
But if it is just like getting exp, I couldn’t be happier. I can just continue doing my dungeons, wvw, events, guild missions, map exploration and whatever new content HoT brings (like adventures) while getting my masteries.
Dear A-net: Please nerf rock. Paper is fine
~Sincerely, Scissors
I won’t even comment on Windu’s suggestion of several months directly contributed towards leveling masteries. If that isn’t grind, then what is?
The thing is, if it’s varied and account bound, it doesn’t really matter if it takes long (for me). I can just continue playing the game like I used to without worrying about alts falling behind. I don’t have to specificaly spend time on each of my alts and do specific stuff to make sure there masteries are up to snuff. I just continue to play like I usually do and the mastery levels come by themselves over time (of course if I start to hardcore grind for masteries, it will go a lot faster). Also remember that I said it was just a wild guess, I have no idea what exactly we have to do to level our masteries.
Dear A-net: Please nerf rock. Paper is fine
~Sincerely, Scissors
Then tell me, how long, as in hours directly contributed to leveling the masteries, should it take in your opinion to complete all masteries?
Impossible to tell for me at the moment because I don’t know yet what exactly levelling masteries will be like.
But if I have to guess.
If it’s character bound and varied, about half the time it takes to level a character to 80. Variation is key here. It’s what keeps levelling alts fun (for me anyway). I can level in many different ways: exploration, dungeons, events, wvw, spvp (by getting tomes) and because most of the levelling involves combat, using different professions/weapons/builds makes it all the more varied.
If it’s not varied and involves very specific tasks (go to exactly x zone, do exactly x for x amount of time) then it should take even less time. Sure it may be fun once or twice but after that it gets tedious. This is the more likely case which is one of the reasons I don’t want it to be character bound. I doubt you learn other languages by smacking a dinosaur in the head. ^^
If it’s account bound and varied (best case scenario for me) then it might as wel take months.
This is of course a wild guess, I’d have to wait and see what exactly is involved in levelling your masteries.
Dear A-net: Please nerf rock. Paper is fine
~Sincerely, Scissors
Progression is NOT content. It is NOT something to do.
Exactly, but that is something he just doesn’t seem to realize.
So… I assume you don’t like progression then? Is that your problem? Is that why you want all masteries to be unlocked and completed immediately if possible, so you have another point on your todo-list crossed out?
“Founded on the idea that the journey is the goal, the Heart of Thorns expansion continues the Guild Wars 2 tradition of challenging the conventions of MMOs to fulfill the promise of what online worlds should be.” Source
Maybe GW2 just isn’t the right game for you.
I don’t mind progression, but once I progressed I don’t want to do it over again and again and again just to get to where I already was on another character. At least levelling alts is varied, different ways to level, using different classes, using different builds, different gear. I like the idea of a finished character, and once it’s finished it should stay finished. And I have always managed to make an alt that stands out from the others, so I don’t just grind to get something I already had.
And gw2 is the right kind of game for me, precisely because Masteries (and many other things) are account bound in this game. Maybe this isn’t the right game for you.
And you kinda shot yourself in the foot with that qoute, because of the “challenge the conventions of mmos” part. What better way to challenge the convention than make an mmo that isn’t about grind for a change. So far that is exactly what Anet has done, why would they stop now.
Dear A-net: Please nerf rock. Paper is fine
~Sincerely, Scissors
The name Guild Wars is based on lore not game-play.
It’s mind boggling people still haven’t figured that out after all these years..
I know the lore, but I have to say that is the most disappointing and weak excuse not to have GvG honestly. The title of something should reflect it’s core nature, not some obscure reference from it’s backstory. They call it Lord of the Rings, not Gimli’s Favorite Ale.
Honestly expecting people not to think about wars between guilds when faceblasting the title GUILD WARS into their face is mindboggling. When people read a game title they expect it to reflect the gameplay of that game, not some distant piece of lore from the previous game.
No one never said this game shouldn’t have GvG. All we said was that the title does not refer to GvG. Because everytime someone asks for GvG they say “The game is called Guild Wars, ergo it should have gvg”, every single time.
Dear A-net: Please nerf rock. Paper is fine
~Sincerely, Scissors
Koviko, I think you should learn what a replica means when it comes to authenticity. A replica is a newer copy – often made of cheaper materials – that does not hold the same value as the original (which is one of a kind).
So a replica of Caladbolg would be wood that is carved – perhaps painted even or magically enchanted – to look like Caladbolg, but not function like Caladbolg.
“carving a piece of bark to look similar to it” is exactly what a replica of Caladbolg is.
Replica != exact duplicate
Replica = inferior duplicate
Also, flower petals, not butterlies. It has a similar (if not the same) particle effect as Kudzu (minus footfalls).
^this
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~Sincerely, Scissors
If you like the back piece skin, want something to turn bloodstone dust to loot, and/or like luminescent armor then yes.
The what-ever-it-is that turns bloodstone dust to loot sounds interesting, seeing as how I have a ton of that stuff. But it, alone, is a piddly prize for all the aggravation I have gotten from this storylines fights. Not interested in glowy gear or skins. There are nice skins in the Gem Store that I can get should I decide I’d like to have them and they’re completely aggravation free.
In that case season 2 is not worth it. For you at least.
Dear A-net: Please nerf rock. Paper is fine
~Sincerely, Scissors
I doubt it, there are so many kinky/revealing armors in this game.
Having underage looking characters in kinky armor would most likely create problems for anet. Frankly I don’t know how japanese games get away with it, cultural differences I guess.
As long as your game isn’t pornographic, there’s no issue really. Well, outside of China. I think the people putting forth this kind of argument and having this kind of stance are the most immature and self-hating kind of people.
Why are we so defensive about things “looking kinky”?
I’m not defensive about anything, I like kinky armor a lot. So I personally wouldn’t mind if the OP’s request was granted, though I don’t really see the need as most human characters already look like they just got out of high school.
I’m just saying it could cause problems for anet. There is a reason why asura females barely have skimpy armors and are also wearing a bathing suit instead of actual underwear.
Dear A-net: Please nerf rock. Paper is fine
~Sincerely, Scissors
This poor guy got a really rough reception. But that level of toxicity is to be expected from pvp communities. Good luck to you sir, I don’t envy your position.
Dear A-net: Please nerf rock. Paper is fine
~Sincerely, Scissors
I doubt it, there are so many kinky/revealing armors in this game.
Having underage looking characters in kinky armor would most likely create problems for anet. Frankly I don’t know how japanese games get away with it, cultural differences I guess.
Dear A-net: Please nerf rock. Paper is fine
~Sincerely, Scissors
I don’t find the boss mechanics hard, I find them extremely annoying.
True. It isn’t hard, it’s pretty easy to figure out. But it is extremely tedious. And that’s just for the story – achis are downright annoying.
People use the word “annoying” like this because they don’t understand its their own failures that are causing the frustration.
And then there’s people that shoot the opinions of others down because they don’t agree with them.
If it were someone’s opinion that the planet was a cube I would hope and expect people to shoot it down. Shooting down stupid statements is important.
Are you for real…?
The shape of the planet is not open to debate, it’s an established fact. Wether someone experiences the boss mechanics as annoying or not is an opinion, not a fact. You don’t agree with it, that’s fine, but that doesn’t make it wrong.
And if you don’t want to be infracted/banned I’d refrain from making antagonizing statements like that.
Dear A-net: Please nerf rock. Paper is fine
~Sincerely, Scissors
yes please give characters some way to be unique. Since all the things went account bound I haven’t really had much use for this game please give the characters something. And yes I also have 9ish lvl 80 characters. I would be fine with character bound Masteries …or even better can we go back to making everything character bound like it is supposed to be please?
How many alts do you people have?
I don’t want to be rude, but having 12 alts in any MMO is not exactingly normal.
My cousin was playing WoW from launch for more than 8 years continuously and still plays whenever a new expansion comes up, and he still only manage to level up and gear properly 6 of them!.. IN 8 YEARS!
You people having so many alts was the game’s fault at launch for not having enough end-game content. But if you start whining about every single progression mechanic becoming account-bound the game will never get it! The process of the game that will suffer the most and become the most grindy and mindless would be the process of making new characters!!!
Instead, making the Masteries Character bound would mean much less grind for the individual, and the option for more strategic decisions for the alts!
That’s why I stopped playing wow. It’s incredibely alt unfriendly.
The fact this game has so much account based progression and is so alt friendly is what makes it great.
They even added asian looking builds at the Crown Pavilion now. You know, that place that used to be the canthan district but got scrapped?
I heard it used to be an asura embassy until they wound up overclocking some golem contraption and burned kitten down to the center of the world. Queen Jennah hushed it up with this story about “Canthan District” like we would forget. Fight the lies! Never forget.
It’s actually pretty funny if you think about it. They placed asian buildings in a place that got scrapped pre-release because it had asian buildings.
Dear A-net: Please nerf rock. Paper is fine
~Sincerely, Scissors
You people do understand that turning some Masteries into Character-bound also mean that their respected required grinding would also be balanced down...
I have no intention to give us more grind!
That would be ridiculous!
I only ask to make the process of discovering the masteries to uncover the next area repeatable. I would understand if it was some trait that would only effect combat, or some other update that increases the magic-find (like the paragon points on Diablo3) or whatever… I wouldn’t want to grind for those ever again!
But in THIS, the mare process of unlocking the abilities to discover your new way could be GAMEPLAY, that would be a shame not to bee repeatable! Turning Masteries into a build would also give some more identity to a character!
No i dont think you understand. I have 12 characters that i play, 12 characters. Do you realize how grindy that is?~ you i dont care how much you reduce the grind, if you make them character bound i still have to do that 12 times. As i said i prefer to have them account, just like i did with dyes, and just like i hope happens with traits.
Same here, I’d have to regrind them 25 times…
I’m so happy Anet makes more and more things account bound (skins, dyes, commander title etc) and thus more alt friendly. Don’t stop now please.
Dear A-net: Please nerf rock. Paper is fine
~Sincerely, Scissors
NOOOOO!!!
That completely kills it! That would be a nightmare for altaholics like me. I was so relieved when I heard Masteries are account-bound, that way I don’t have to regrind my masteries over and over and over and over again.
They told you in advance exactly what this POI was going to be about. Straight from the news post…
~ “We’ll get an overview of how the system works and what it does, and we’ll take a look at some of the Masteries in action"
And that’s exactly what they didn’t do. So complaints are valid. They only showed gliding, not the mastery system itself and how it works. I was expecting to see the Mastery UI.
Dear A-net: Please nerf rock. Paper is fine
~Sincerely, Scissors
Since they are the ones that most people are the most interested in, I think.
