Guild Wars 2

I noticed a gold seller advertising gold on the GW2 official Facebook comments. I’m sure they’re aware of it. Report it on Facebook also.

Good, about time we had normal loot back to how it was in early stages of the game. One update I’m pleased with, well done Anet!

@ blanketfreak in the early days of GW2 monthly achievements W3 kills was there quite a few times from what I recall. People complained and were told to suck it up/don’t have to do it/no ones forcing you rhetoric.

If you’ve already done the SB event in the last 24 hours I’m afraid you won’t get the chest again. It’s a new feature from Anet. Enjoy!!

rootnode.9546:

It’s astonishing how they still don’t learn. communi-kitten-cation.
If you want to have a good laugh, watch this interview with Chris , with his comment at 9:08.

How the hell do they get their graphics so smooth without any lag? This used to be the case for me but now it’s just a giant lag fest (even on lowest settings)…. Also LOL

@sheelzi do you mean your computer box making lots of noise suddenly then going quiet when the games running? If so mine has been doing that and it’s only when I run guild wars 2 and load into areas like LA/busy areas..

I hate to say this but again Anet this is poorly executed. I don’t think Anet has quite shaken off this “When it’s ready” attitude in regards to information provided on updates. A lot of it is theorizing within the community and hope bars being raised and then crushed. A bit of de ja vu happening I think. Blog posts are good however! If you’re going to make a blog post you need to have all the facts and I mean all the facts not just the tantalization aspect of it, if it’s got a sour part to it then it needs to be mentioned to keep your players in the loop. Again I feel it’s tied in with this “When it’s ready” attitude. Which is wrong because judging by this thread this update wasn’t ready at all and needs to be looked at. I do appreciated that you are working hard in order to provide more content for the players and I feel slightly sad that the company I believe in to deliver a great game is making fundamental mistakes when it comes to consumer communication.. Incidents like this can be avoided if you just listen to the feedback that’s being provided to you. Release all the information before the patch goes live and make adjustments with player help. We’re not on this band wagon of hating on you as a company and saying “YOU FAIL ANET GO AWAY AND HIDE IN SHAME”.. Not at all, I personally want more communication in regards to future updates because you can learn from your players and your players can help make this game great. The damage has been done now because the update went live and then all the information regarding it was let out. That should be in reverse..

I can vouch for this. Was doing the Shatterer event earlier (Blackgate server). The lag! Oh my the lag was comparable to the Karka event!! Also there is a problem with mobs and NPC’s not showing up until you get really close to them.. Can Anet please fix this, it’s a real problem!

Oh of course silly me forgot to post one.. The song starts at around 1.34 only video I could find with the actual song.

@Setun

No people want the Orb of Wrath to actually be an Orb of Wrath. You describe a situational combination with your weapon set.. More versatility is what people want and a much needed buff to a very weak ranged auto..

It’s really nice to see someone supporting the idea of Kormir being involved, and I agree. I am always kind of surprised that some fans didn’t like her character. That was really news to me, because I thought she was really interesting and complex, especially for a female computer game character (let’s face it, not everyone is as good as Anet at making female characters sympathetic and non-stereotypical ). It would be awesome for her now-goddess self to be involved in some way. I mean, on the list of GW1 characters that are still alive, she’s one of the few! It would be nice for her to be around somewhere!

Thank you, I liked Komir’s character and the whole Sunspear thing. She’s a newish God perhaps her more human side could become emotional and take an approach at rebuilding the Sunspear army and your character could be the bridge to do that?

I think the orb of wrath could do with an update. It’s incredibly slow for the pitiful damage it provides. I agree with skill 2 change would be rather nice to see the scepter option get a buff.

I agree the sword auto attack for male norn guardian looks terrible and could do with some adjustments. No power or emphasis into the swinging motion.. It’s like waving a feather duster around!!!

Hi all I am looking for the name of the song used in the Asura starting mission. When you take on that giant golem thingy. You also hear it when you battle Teyo later on in the personal story when you get teleported around? I really love it and have looked around and can’t find it. Very much appreciated! Thank you

I think that Cantha is very doable. Considering we still have Elder Dragons we have yet to encounter, they could very well threaten Cantha and Elona! Cantha was a beautiful place and the Jade Maw Fractal is a tantalising taste of the possibilities that GW2 could do with Cantha.. Don’t abandon it or Elona! Less focus on making money from the cash shop and more emphasis on making a solid expansion that would make a lot of players very happy. I’m sorry but Southsun didn’t get off to a great start and is basically a ghost town full of weird crab things.. Listen to your player base, we wan’t Cantha, we wan’t Elona and most importantly we want GW2 to get better and better! Yes Kaineng may be a bit of a problem in terms of tight corridors and small spaces.. A solution? Start with Shing Jea, the Kurzick forest or The Jade sea. We can swim.. It would be interesting to take a dip in the newly liquefied Jade ocean. Or be on a Luxon Island battling one of the Elder Dragons. As for Elona? The orders of Tyria band together and receive an urgent warning from the Whispers contacts in Elona asking for an alliance to other throw Joko, take down a Dragon or help rebuild the Sunspears. Maybe Komir could have some kind of role in this? Only a very slight role nothing major. Maybe Joko will relinquish power if you aid him in taking down a Dragon? Who knows? The possibilities are many!! Don’t abandon them because we the player base sure haven’t!!!!!

Yes it is. Sorry for the late response..

Finally! Just managed to log into the forums after 30+ minutes of my password and username being incorrect (they’re not).. Same problem here. EU player on US Blackgate server..

To add, I tested this morning on my warrior using a rifle. Was with a necro he put down the chilling mark it was saying “Poison, poison, poison”. But it wasn’t actually poisoning my target… So something is up with the cross profession combos and indeed combos in general…

I don’t know if this has been highlighted yet but I have certainly noticed an issue with my Guardian. When I lay down things like Symbol of Swiftness and Wall of Reflection they are supposed to remove conditions as part of the combo? They are not removing conditions at all.. It’s been going on for a while now… Also noticed it with a rangers AOE healing skill (forget the name) but you’re supposed to get regen when you attack over it or in it. It’s not granting regen..

I agree this is slightly frustrating being a UK player we always pay more for products than most places. But hey they’re allowed to do this to their customers. It isn’t going to change. Maybe if there was a mass protest across Europe and a boycott of purchasing products with pricing like this but I doubt that will happen…

In every thread about precursors the complaint is the same. A player comes out with new ideas that would make acquiring a precursor tougher and show that you’ve played the game instead of abused the TP. The same counter argument is “lol noob l2play”. Precursors rely on RNG which if you’re constantly on the wrong end of it it doesn’t matter how long you play because there is a chance you’ll constantly get unlucky… Yeah you can buy them from TP if you’ve saved up enough but the problem is if you look at other threads, drop rates are scarce, DR is a problem for some, the gold sinks etc.. If you can’t come out with something other than “lol l2play” please refrain from commenting because it’s not productive. Besides don’t any of you want a better way to obtain them rather than the reliance on luck? Wouldn’t you like some new content that will take time and skill and at the end of it get a nice juicy precursor to show off that you’ve actually played the game instead of sitting at the TP all day power trading amongst other power traders? I understand some of you with legendaries may have a mild case of “Special Snowflake Syndrome”. But honestly don’t shoot down new ideas because of fears you’ll be removed from your pedal stall. No one is whining or wanting it to be given to them for nothing… People want less RNG and more pew pew I r content beater and get rewardskittenherp…

Did the Champion Abomination in Cursed Shore this afternoon with a group of other players. Got the gold medal for it Karma exp and just over 1 silver. Is the Champion supposed to not drop anything? Three of us including me went to loot him but he had nothing… For the amount of time and effort that it took to bring him down it’s not really an incentive to come back and kill him again and this applies to a lot of Champions/Vets that I’ve encountered. Don’t get me wrong this isn’t a whine post or me demanding rare/exotic’s every time but to be honest getting nothing drop from them is a little disheartening and I can empathise with other players that have experienced this.

The Crystal Desert. Would love to see sandstorms that appear over time and disappear. With sand dunes and maybe see the sand kick up a little when you walk over it. That would be amazing!!!

Lol it happened in GW1 if anyone remembers going to Random Arenas and seeing dancing naked females with the names “Tip me plz” and “Tips pls”. They exist in almost every MMO I’ve played..

I’ll be honest I hated the look of Factions upon release and hated the Kaineng city. However, after getting out of the city and exploring the Kurzick forest and Luxon jade ocean I fell in love. I reckon the dev team could turn it into something spectacular with the new engine and 100% fully support and would love to explore this region again. It’ll be interesting to see how it looks after 250 years. While I’m here please make Crystal desert explorable. Love desert’s!!!

This keeps happening to me also. I am on Blackgate server.

Interesting user name. Erm I have never encountered this, you should submit a support ticket/bug report.

AoE is not a problem if anything it is weak compared to single target damage and could actually do with a slight buff to make it more viable and more used considering the game is heavily influenced on utilizing AoE for maximum effect and for tackling the giant zergs that this game produces (both PvE and WvWvW). I like many others have not seen a single thread complaining about AoE being over powered. This is a stealth nerf to stop mob tagging.

Any GW1 vets having de ja vu? I certainly am!! Two words, Smiter’s Boon! Yeah never forget that skilled balancing…..

I’ve seen that also. I’m not entirely sure what it does. http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Monster_skill It’s from Guild Wars 1. If anyone knows what it’s for please let us know.

I don’t know so much. I think Arenanet did a really good job this holiday. They balanced it out quite well. They listened to the feedback from players during Halloween and made the JP a little more easier so it caters to both crowds. Yes the mini pets was a bit of a fiasco (I am no fan of RNG). But I don’t have to have them mini pets I am pleased I got a few of them this year and I hope that with the cogs I’ve saved up I will be able to get the rest of the mini’s next year. Yes the snowball mayhem could have been better balanced and a report function included to deter leechers. However it was fun and I enjoyed it whilst I played it. The bell choir is funny and I find it cute listening to people trying to compose a little tune out of the bells they got as drops. The toypocalypse should have a better reward for the work involved but that’s just my opinion of it. Also the title only requires 12 activities to complete and you’re given quite a bit of time to get them, there is no rush rush omg omg I need them nao or the world ends. Over all I think the Wintersday event has been much better handled than The Lost Shores and Halloween events. I am confident that with the feedback players are giving Arenanet will get better with each event. 2x 15 slot bag is also a very nice bonus so thank you for that! I’m usually one to moan and complain but I can’t this time. Overall I am very happy with this event.

Zappix.7928:

I would absolutely love to explore the Crystal Desert at some point in the near future. I loved it in the first game and can only imagine how great it could be in the second.

To add I don’t know how anyone else feels about this but a desert is a really nice bright environment away from all the trees/jungle/water heh. Makes me feel like a real traveller in game. Hopefully the desert will be huge! Also Ring of Fire would be an excellent addition! In the first game it was a little drab and boring but it was exciting to get there.

I would absolutely love to explore the Crystal Desert at some point in the near future. I loved it in the first game and can only imagine how great it could be in the second.

I don’t know if this has been mentioned already but in the snowball arena if you’re unlucky enough to be paired with those that camp inside the base not helping the team there should be a /report – leeching option like in Guild Wars 1. Every match I’ve been in has had leechers just standing in the base doing nothing. It’s quite irritating.

Saw something similar in LA. FoTM lvl 4 LF everything but Rangers. lol..

As long as they’re not spamming crowded cities with Meteor Shower it’s all good

I agree I have noticed a significant reduction in bots. Especially in lower level areas (bandit farm place). Well done, thank you and keep at it! =)

Jason King.2647:

Is everyone experiencing this using the dodge roll keybind, as opposed to double-tapping a movement key? We’re aware of a bug related to using the keybind, but if you’re not using that to dodge, it could be a separate bug.

It happens to me when hold down S and press V. S is my backward movement key and V is my dodge key.

I have noticed this today on my sword Guardian. When trying to dodge he does the exact same thing in your video.

I do like the combat in GW2 it does require you to be more reliant on yourself. With that said I can’t help but miss GW1’s trinity and the roles. I loved playing infuse in HoH.. Catching spikes, watching the field and coordinating with my team on vent to win. I liked my role in that game as it felt like I was actually contributing something of value to the team. Whilst I do like GW2’s combat I sort of miss that feeling of being valuable to a team because everyone can do what I can do. There is this misconception that the trinity is bad bad bad and evil. I don’t agree with it. The trinity gave roles to people and the achievement came from doing those roles well and ensuring team success. So each person playing their role got satisfaction from it. Many will disagree which is okay. I know GW2 is a different game and for the most part I enjoy the combat. There is more emphasis on being reliant on yourself for survivability. But I think when you have a group of people all doing the same thing it can get stale for people.

Karizee.8076:

Go get some.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/14nuhz/charged_lodestone_farm_6g_per_12_hour/

That farm won’t exist for long. Wink wink ;-)

I’m really quite shocked that this thread still hasn’t had an official response yet. It is a problem and it needs addressing can someone please respond and confirm/deny that a bug exists within the loot drop rates. Anything is better than silence.. We know Wintersday is coming and it’s been hard working making that content and I’m sure it will be great. But please address this thread.

Is there any kind of reward or achievement for reaching lvl 80 without dying at all?

Recently.1043:

Illconceived Was Na.9781:

ANet doesn’t suspend accounts just because someone reported the name as offensive. They have a group that reviews names and applies (or attempts to apply) a consistent policy about what is allowed and what is not.

Anyone who is suspended can ask ANet to re-evaluate the decision. As one would expect, most of the decisions are upheld on appeal (mostly because the name was “obviously” unsuitable), but some are overturned — perhaps the original team misunderstood the context or was too strict in enforcement.

Uh i doubt it is reviewed that much. I was forced to change my name twice, once literally just now.

It was “Unsanitary Napkin”. Tell me how that is offensive please?

I don’t see how that’s offensive considering we have an in game item called “Soiled Rag”..

I was in Malchor’s Leap this morning with my Engineer trying to get an under water skill point. Couldn’t get it, was being spammed with sink attack like it had no cool down. It was the dome skill point were there is a Veteran stationed outside it.. Has anyone else noticed this?

I have noticed an increase in the amount of Smooth and Armored Scales whilst doing the Dynamic Event near were Tequatl spawns. There’s a lab near there that gets attacked by Krait and I’ve been getting quite a few Armored and Smooth Scales from them.. Also in WvWvW you can fight Krait near were the Quaggan’s are, they have been dropping the Scales a lot more too.

Leamas.5803:

Zappix.7928:

Did Claw of Jormag today. There’s a champ that spawns. Didn’t drop anything. Fought 4 Veterean’s and a Champion outside Arah the champion was the eyeball thing. Not a single drop from any of them. Yes loot is bugged, something is bugged. Please respond Anet…

It’s pretty par these days, on the EXTREMELY RARE occasion a champion drops something for me, it has never been better than a blue. I’m OK with diminishing returns if it functioning properly, but the first time you fight them, champs should always drop at least one rare with a high probability of an exotic.

This is what I thought also, I shouldn’t have hit DR because there was like a 2 hour gap in between the Jormag fight and then logging back in to do the Arah event.. I did notice a high amount of Porous Bones dropping from normal enemies like Jesters etc. But absolutely nothing from Vets or Champs I did get the XP though. There is a 13 page thread which I’m sure you’re aware of that still hasn’t been addressed by Anet. I’m seriously thinking this was intentional now..

Did Claw of Jormag today. There’s a champ that spawns. Didn’t drop anything. Fought 4 Veterean’s and a Champion outside Arah the champion was the eyeball thing. Not a single drop from any of them. Yes loot is bugged, something is bugged. Please respond Anet…

Cosmer.4126:

So why are pple that didn’t even attend the events or didn’t even log in during the events getting the chest?

Perhaps a problem with the script? I have no idea but Anet have dun goof’d a few too many times.

A lot of players have pushed through the mess ups
*Hacking
*Bot’s galore
*DC’s
*Bugged events/Personal Story
*The travesty that was The Lost Shores event
*The nerfs to gold making
*Nerfs to drop rates/bug? Don’t know yet the 13 page thread hasn’t been responded to..

I’m trying to remain confident but it’s quite difficult :/

YaHiKoDrG.3467:

Zappix.7928:

Other people have mentioned this and what I read in another post is that Twilight isn’t considered for the reward. It’s either Dawn or Dusk..

I think you meant Twilight alone doesn’t count, neither does making Sunrise alone. To get the achievement for a Greatsword legendary you need to make Eternity, or atleast that is what has been posted on the forums before.

That’s correct, couldn’t remember lol.. Thanks

I don’t really see the problem with it. If those players want to run all signets and they are comfortable doing so then what’s the issue? This is sort of what happened in the first game.. People found effective builds and ways to kill stuff/survive/win and other people didn’t like it because they thought it was gimmicky. Whilst the signet build is good for some things, it’s not good for others. I’m sick of seeing meteor showers everywhere lagging my map out during big events.. Do I want ele’s to stop using staff’s? No…