Guild Wars 2

A first world problem if there ever was one.

I use Amenity and Molten Dye.
Enameled dyes also work really well because they add such a nice shade

Hannelore.8153:

Keep in mind that like other races, Asura can still fall in love even if they aren’t even attracted to the person; this is a mystery of love. We are sometimes forced to love someone even if we don’t really “want” to, by our feelings.

This is evidenced in the Dynamics personal story. Where Doxa has a romantic relationship with Kazz. Even though Kazz isn’t too bright.

Black Box.9312:

Windu The Forbidden One.6045:

The guardian barely recieves anything because it already works.

If it aint broken, don’t fix it.

There are two, maybe three builds that don’t involve the use of broken traits or utilities.

Nope

The story about Zhaitan (personal story) is permanent. Zhaitan has it’s own permanent zones and dungeon dedicated to him. I expect nothing less for the other dragons.

It would be really stupid if in 2 years, new players can still defeat Zhaitan. But not Mordremoth and [insert elder dragon here] because they have been defeated already.

The guardian barely recieves anything because it already works.

If it aint broken, don’t fix it.

Before Megaservers:
-“This game is death!”
-“Zones are all empty.”
-“No one to play with!”

After Megaservers:
This thread.

I’m glad I finally see a lot of people running around again. If I want to do everything alone I will play a Singleplayer game.

jweez.7214:

Humans in Tyria have grown in size since the stories of guild wars 1. So that can account for any discrepancies in scale.

lol

What is the best way to farm karma as of now?
I’m planning to buy a lot of karma weapons for my wardrobe, but as you might image, that will take a lot of karma

VitalSuit.1980:

Tamryu.5978:

Alissah.9281:

calavel.6249:

Alissah.9281:

Oh, I may have understood the term “greatsword” wrong :P.

I assumed greatswords to be massive, and like twice as heavy as a longsword. Because of that assumption, I also assumed greatswords were absolutely useless in most situations, and reall clunky to use :P.

But I guess ‘greatsword’ is just another word, and has the same meaning as longsword. I still think most ‘greatswords’ in gw2 are kind of oversized, though. I feel silly for not realizing it’s the same thing xD.

There’s nothing wrong with Nebenhut, I actually used that exact site before, and tried it out, but I prefer other guard positions :P.

AFAIK “Greatsword” is a made-up word, or at least a word that did not exist before modern times. The correct (historical) term for a sword you need 2 hands to wield is Longsword.

D&D is a major offender in this case because it refers to 1-handed swords as longswords, and probably one of the main reasons people get medieval weapon technology terms mixed up.

Yup, I actually just realised greatsword pretty much IS a longsword. I assumed greatswords were these oversized anf weighted swords that gav you spear-like range… Which would be impractical. The way games portray “greatswords” also makes them look massively oversized.

Greatswords are NOT made up and are most definitely not a long sword…

Take a look at these:

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/b/bb/Darksteel_Greatsword.jpg
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/e/e0/Aureate_Highlander_Sword.jpg

Both are quite practical and realistic compared to real life swords that were used. Maybe just a bit too large, but nothing more. The 2nd one’s handle is pretty long, but not ridiclious.

Greatswords ARE a thing. A longsword is 1handed.

“A longsword (also spelled long sword, long-sword) is a type of European sword characterized as having a cruciform hilt with a grip for two-handed use and a straight double-edged blade of around 90 to 110 cm (35 to 43 in).”

Some more examples of real life greatswords/longswords.
Claymore
The average claymore ran about 140 cm (55 in) in overall length, with a 33 cm (13 in) grip, 107 cm (42 in) blade, and a weight of approximately 5.5 lb (2.5 kg).

Zweihander
Due to their size and weight — typically at least 1.4 m (4 ft 71?8 in) long and with a weight of over 2 kg — Zweihänders require two hands; as such they require at least 25 cm (9.84 in) for the grip.

Palador.2170:

Brother Grimm.5176:

The number of refund request will be massive and will obviously take some time, be patient (you really shouldn’t start even thinking about complaining for 72 hours).

Agreed.

I’m trying to stay calm myself, though it’s eating at me. I had … let’s just say it was a lot of town clothes. Still waiting for a refund here, still trying to stay relaxed about it.

Same here. I stay calm because I know it’s a lot of work for anet. But it’s still eating at me. There’s always that voice in the back of your head saying “what if the refund doesn’t come?” ^^

EDIT: yay I got it

kaat.8237:

I got my gem refund for 2 armor skins and one mask skin within 24 hrs after submitting my ticket.

Nice, hopefully I’ll be getting mine soon too then

It’s funny to see this damage reduction is growling larger with each thread.
10%, 25%, 50%

It won’t be long until we get a thread where people claim our dps was reduced by 95%.

Also, you only get them if you own Eye of the North.

A friend of mine also has 3 points, but he only owns Nightfall. So he gets nothing.

ozmaniandevil.6805:

Thanks Windu. So looks like we have to submit a ticket after May 12 but before July 15 in order to get a refund. Am I reading that correctly?

You can already submit a refund, but they won’t be processed until may 12th.

All refund requests should be submitted via support tickets starting now. Refunds will be issued in the form of gems to eligible accounts.

Same thread, second page

ozmaniandevil.6805:

I seem to recall reading somewhere that refunds would be by May 11, but for the life of me I can’t recall where I saw it. Anyway, do give it time. It’s been less than 24 hours, and they have millions of players. Relax man

In this thread. The qoute in question:

We will not be able to process any refund requests via Customer Support tickets before May 12th. If you expected to receive dyes and do not receive them by May 12th, feel free to create a Customer Support ticket at that time.

I wonder why they would wait until may 12th to even start processing them.

I will be playing more

Because (at least in pve) condition damage already sucked.
Why break it even more?

Anet should just seperate pvp and pve balance already. As long as pvp and pve balance is shared, there will never be proper balance.

Haters gonna hate. I like this patch
Sure there may be some problems, but there are always problems. Nothing is perfect.

OtakuModeEngage.8679:

for at the beginning, you take orders from and go on missions for Logan,

At one point, Logan outright states he cannot order you to do anything because you are not one of his Seraph, so he asks you. (I forgot which mission though).

Even though I did not care much for champion trains myself, the fact many people come here just to say how happy they are is pretty deplorable.

“Play how I want you to play” at it’s finest.

This is not true according to this topic:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Customer-Support-and-the-Feature-Pack/first#post3896529

We will be granting refunds for the following items:
Gem refunds for items you are unhappy with due to changes in the way the item functions:

• Tonics that used to be Town Clothes that were purchased in the Gem Store
• Outfits that used to be Town Clothes that were purchased in the Gem Store

Wanze.8410:

snoeckie.9230:

Algreg.3629:

sometimes, I am very ashamed to be european… like at the moment.

Never be ashamed of being a european
Remember we civilized the world
;)

I heard the Mayans disagree.

The Mayans also said the world would end in 2012 so…

An effect like the Bifrost from Thor would be sick ^.^

It’s not really necessary though, Anet has bigger things to do.

Talonblaze.3175:

I know it’s a dumb question but… What categories do we use to properly submit a formal refund? There’s a few categories that seem rather vague and could lead to something else entirely and I don’t want to submit a ticket in the wrong place or give Support the wrong idea of a different action wanted.

I used this : https://help.guildwars2.com/home

and then Purchase issue → Refund::Game Upgrade

Michael Henninger.7451:

All refund requests should be submitted via support tickets starting now.

I submitted my refund request several hours ago already. I hope that is not a problem :/

The ability to join multiple guilds on this game is ridiculous. Very simply, it discourages guild loyalty and defeats the entire purpose of joining a guild in the first place.

Guilds are supposed to be a dedicated, close knit group of people. An ideal scenario would be a flourishing, active community in-game AND outside of the game, supported by communication programs such as IRC/forums/voice. The system now? Guilds having half the people not representing. Highly inactive/non-existent offsite interaction. Guilds are typically a hi-bye affair in the game.

People who say “I represent this guild today for WvW, then that guild tomorrow for PvE” – this isn’t how guilds are supposed to work. Guilds are groups where people do different things together – not a “I come as I like” place. People who represent different guilds on different days as and when they like are akin to clan-hoppers.

But obviously, this isn’t just the fault of guild hoppers alone. The guild system design in this game is absolutely horrible – they want people to know as many different groups of people as possible, but they do not allow players to participate in the chat of guilds they are not representing. This, to me is the biggest problem about the guild system, because it renders useless the participation of a player, simply because he/she does not know what is happening in other guilds.

Basically – you don’t have to represent different guilds when you’re doing different activities. So what if one guild is better than another at PvE? Does it really matter to “roll with the best”? Does it really matter if you spent 15-30 more minutes doing a dungeon with another guild which is better at its community aspect/ WvW?

In my opinion anyway.

Beldin.5498:

Windu The Forbidden One.6045:

Does anyone know where I can request a refund?

When I got to en.support.guildwars2.com I get this:

Page not found

Also I found this refund page: https://help.guildwars2.com/entries/27697743-Refunds
But that only covers refunds of the full game, or gems. Not refunds for specific items (such as gemstore armor).

I used this : https://help.guildwars2.com/home

and then Purchase issue -> Refund::Game Upgrade

That was the closest that fits for me.

Thank you

Does anyone know where I can request a refund?

When I got to en.support.guildwars2.com I get this:

Page not found

Also I found this refund page: https://help.guildwars2.com/entries/27697743-Refunds
But that only covers refunds of the full game, or gems. Not refunds for specific items (such as gemstore armor).

Not only that, I’m sometimes booted back to the character selection screen. So it’s not even a real disconnect, because even in the character selection screen you are online.

So it’s not even a problem with your internet, it’s a problem in the game itself.

Astral Projections.7320:

It says power level. How do they do that?

With this:

Aidan Savage.2078:

Windu The Forbidden One.6045:

Also when it comes to sylvari armor, it shouldn’t be too hard for a sylvari blacksmith to make adjustments to their armor. After all, members of every race can wear Twilight Arbor armor as well.

There’s a difference between armor that’s made like that you can get in Twilight Arbor, and armor that is grown by your character out of their body. The TA armor is what’s made, and if you look at it on any race other than a Sylvari, TA armor looks no different than any other armor. Cultural armor is grown, and when you pay the price to “buy” the piece of cultural armor, you’re merely paying how to “learn” to grow said piece of armor.

As interesting as it would be to the Inquest to see a charr growing plants out of their flesh, it’s unlikely to ever happen because it’s illogical, pure and simple.

That why I said blacksmiths can easily change to armor in such a way everyone can wear it. Or use their materials to create armor that looks just like silvary cultural armor. Just like Twilight Arbor armor. It’s not rocket science you know.

OtakuModeEngage.8679:

No on integration, I like having a set of armor for each race to be proud of, it gives a real sense of culture to each races and adds depth to the game. Moreover, it does make sense for there to be char Seraph, does it? So why would they be granted Seraph armor? Cultural armor is like the armor of each nations army, and that is not something they give freely to their own people, not to mention other races. So to change that would break immersion. Leave it as it is.

My human toons are not members of the Seraph either, yet they can still wear Seraph armor. That also doesn’t makes sense.

Story and gameplay segration my friend.

OtakuModeEngage.8679:

No on integration, I like having a set of armor for each race to be proud of, it gives a real sense of culture to each races and adds depth to the game.

At last, someone with a good and valid reason against having cultural armor being available for every race.

I still want cultural armor to be available for each race, but at least that’s a good reason not to have it. Unlike those lore reasons.

I’m actually really curious how blizzard and swtor pull it off. Playing the game when it’s still downloading.

Aidan Savage.2078:

Windu The Forbidden One.6045:

Name.9625:

Windu The Forbidden One.6045:

Flissy.4093:

The issue was it was an “improved” (subjective) version of Human T3, for cheaper & usable to all.

Exactly. I wouldn’t mind having cultural armor available to each and every race. After all it’s CULTURAL armor, and NOT RACIAL armor.

Lonami.2987:

(No one has 15 characters, 3 of each race of each weight).

orly? I have 17 characters.

Lol yes. You´re really trying to tell me that an Asuran Ele can be part of a Blood Legion Warband CULTURE?

Seriously? There are reasons why those are called Cultural, because it does mean that it is separated to the cultures available in each race. And if you check for the names, they give pretty much of a cultural name for each of those groups.

Councillor Flax head of the Asura goverment and Captain Shud (asura) member of the captains council wear human cultural armor. Your argument is invalid.

There’s also a human mother in Gandarren Fields who raises a Norn, Asura and Charr kid. They are from another race, yet are raised in human culture. Why should they be denied to wear human cultural gear?

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You cannot take the actions applied to NPCs and apply them to players. Most of the armor has cultural distinctions, but some of them DO have racial distinctions. Sylvari for example. They arent wearing anything. ALL Sylvari cultural armor is the literal extension of the Sylvari’s body. They grow the armor. None of the other 4 races can “grow” their armor on their bodies. A sylvari walking around in cultural armor is quite literally walking around naked. Sure it’s not like you see nipples and crotches, but what they “wear” is a physical part of their body.

So people can use lore reasons against cultural armor being available to everyone, but I can’t use lore reasons to support this?

My argument stands.
Also when it comes to sylvari armor, it shouldn’t be too hard for a sylvari blacksmith to make adjustments to their armor. After all, members of every race can wear Twilight Arbor armor as well.

Aidan Savage.2078:

You cannot take the actions applied to NPCs and apply them to players.

As long as people keep being against this because of lore reasons, I can.
npc’s wearing cultural gear of other races and npc’s being raised by another culture shows that cultural gear being available to more than one race is lore friendly.

Taygus.4571:

cultural armour, should stay cultural…or it will no longer matter ‘where’ that armour came from or that it’s “cultural”.

And no matter who wears it, it will always stay cultural.
Because it’s cultural, not racial.

PvM Chaos.5984:

The players of GW2: ANET THIS GAME ISN’T ALT FRIENDLY WITH ALL THE SOUL BOUND STUFF OMG CHANGE IT.

The players of GW2: ANET OMG YOU CHANGE IT AND NOW ITS A BIG KICK IN THE FACE EVEN THOUGH I ASKED FOR THIS.

I am actually very happy with the wardrobe, even though I bought some expensive stuff twice.

Flissy.4093:

I think the “cultural” part is that it represents a specific culture, not that it should be usable by those only. You can look at, for example, Norn Stag armor and see that is represents a Norn’s culture.

Why would the Norn insist “We will only make this to fit Norn” when the armorsmiths would become rich by diversifying their potential customers just by offering to fit to other races too.

Not to mention that several dungeon armors are also made according to a specific culture:
Caudacus Manor and Orrian armors belong to the human culture.
Crucible of Eternity armor belongs to the Asura culture.
The list goes on

Yet anyone can wear them.

Jahroots.6791:

Not as a free-for-all, mind you. There should be some fairly rigorous grinding for some form of reputation points in order to make that stuff available. That way when you see a Human or Sylvari in Asuran gear it’s like ‘kitten , that guy is hardcore.’

As long as it doesn’t involve crafting or the mystic forge..

Name.9625:

Windu The Forbidden One.6045:

Flissy.4093:

The issue was it was an “improved” (subjective) version of Human T3, for cheaper & usable to all.

Exactly. I wouldn’t mind having cultural armor available to each and every race. After all it’s CULTURAL armor, and NOT RACIAL armor.

Lonami.2987:

(No one has 15 characters, 3 of each race of each weight).

orly? I have 17 characters.

Lol yes. You´re really trying to tell me that an Asuran Ele can be part of a Blood Legion Warband CULTURE?

Seriously? There are reasons why those are called Cultural, because it does mean that it is separated to the cultures available in each race. And if you check for the names, they give pretty much of a cultural name for each of those groups.

Councillor Flax head of the Asura goverment and Captain Shud (asura) member of the captains council wear human cultural armor. Your argument is invalid.

There’s also a human mother in Gandarren Fields who raises a Norn, Asura and Charr kid. They are from another race, yet are raised in human culture. Why should they be denied to wear human cultural gear?

Flissy.4093:

The issue was it was an “improved” (subjective) version of Human T3, for cheaper & usable to all.

Exactly. I wouldn’t mind having cultural armor available to each and every race. After all it’s CULTURAL armor, and NOT RACIAL armor.

Lonami.2987:

(No one has 15 characters, 3 of each race of each weight).

orly? I have 17 characters.

Wolfheart.1938:

I’ve had experiences like this but what got me posting was how attacking an enemy player in a PvP environment is defined as “trolling” in your post and apparently is regarded as something despicable by many other posters.

Mmmh.

There’s a difference between attacking enemy players, and camping at a spot that makes it absolutely impossible for other players to complete the jumping puzzle, just for the sake of not letting them complete it.

I wish more people were like this.

Awesome

Sirendor.1394:

EVEN if the name refers to lore, why should that mean there can’t be a Guild vs. Guild – style player vs. player mode??? Completely irrelevant.

Most people think there should be GvG because the game is called Guild Wars. They think the name of this game refers to GvG specifically. Which is not true.

Nobody is saying GW2 shouldn’t have GvG because the name refers to the lore.

Captain Shud also wears human cultural armor, or at least partially.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Captain_Shud

Kulvar.1239:

Races haven’t to be perfectly equals lore-sided.

The key part being “don’t have to be”.
If we can have gigantic hairy bullcat beasts like the Charr. We can have a small cute gremlin race as well. And unlike the Charr, the Asura actually need this technological superiority. They don’t have anything else. The Charr were already strong before they entered the industrial age. The reason humans are so underpowered is because they controlled most of Tyria in gw1, and Anet needed to make room for the other races so they basically nerfed the entire human race.

Also when it comes to technology, the charr are one big plothole imo.
It makes no sense they would advance from tribals to a civilization this advanced without any of the other races advancing one bit.

maxinion.8396:

inb4 lore reasons

I’m not even going to bother with that anymore.

People are so incomprehensibly ignorant when it comes to the name Guild Wars.

For asura specifically:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/lore/asura/Asura-Lore-Roleplay-Guide/first#post3835318

Kulvar.1239:

bullyrook.2165:

Otherwise, you are left to guess the tactics that come with their size: to catch a rat, you gotta think like a rat. :P

Why technologically advanced races have to be short rat with big lightbulb heads and ridiculous walking/running animations in every game ?

When you lack physical prowess, you need intelligence to compensate

lordkrall.7241:

I was born in 1988.
When that happened I had missed both world wars, and the majority of the cold war. That is very unfair, I should be compensated?

I get what you mean, I also agree with what you mean.
But that was a terrible comparison.

That’s why you have guesting. The reason you can’t just casually switch between servers is because of WvW. Don’t make this system seem worse than it actually is.