Guild Wars 2

Mindshard.3572:

“Shut your talk-hole, bookah. Every time you open it, you drip stupid all over my floor.”

That single line sold me on the Asura.

Heh, who says that line?

LEGION.5834:

That is kinda messed up for a race of cutsey wubbly wittle guys.

You have fallen into the trap of believing Asura are “cutesy wubbly wittle guys”. To rectify this, whenever you start doubting that Asura are anything other than vicious, conniving, scheming little psychopaths, look at their teeth.

@Ronah: I’d argue that all of those things you’ve listed, whether exploration or XP or skills or other achievements, are meant to be earned as well. Dungeon armors/weapons and Legendary weapons are just the pinnacle of the achievement ladder; they’re really no different from the lesser achievements. I guarantee that if ANet did introduce this system, you’d have players clamoring to make Dungeon tokens and Legendary weapons purchasable via as well.

(That said, I really don’t get why Dungeon tokens aren’t tradable. None of the Dungeon weapons or armors really appeal to me, so I really have no reason to do any of the explorable modes.)

Thanks, Keldrath. Yeah, for some reason the buttons aren’t showing up in this thread.

Now I have this image of an Asura running across the ice field in Keg Brawl, screaming wildly as a horde of Norn chase after him Pirates of the Carribean-style. XD

I haven’t had any issues getting the materials I need for my crafting, BUT… the reason this is the case is because I’m playing 5 different characters, all of whom I’m progressing at the same rate through the game. (I have 3 Scholars, 1 Adventurer and 1 Soldier.) Thus, by the time I’ve cleared Queensdale, Plains of Ashford, Wayfarer Hills, Metrica Province and Caledon Province, consolidated all my accumulated drops and salvaged materials, I had enough to craft 3 sets of Light Armor and way more than enough to craft 1 set of Medium and Heavy Armor, along with sufficient materials to craft weapons for all my characters. Whatever excess I didn’t need I sold on the TP, and bought the runes/sigils I needed for my weapons and armor (since most runes and sigils are dirt cheap on the TP).

I like the idea, but it would be extremely difficult to implement. One can dream of seeing a Norn juggle her Asura partner though. sigh

The ONLY thing I would actually consider a valid and desirable option from your entire list:

“Tax Free waypoints for 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 1 month (teleportaion will be free for the current character)”

Everything else you’ve listed is basically a “buy my way through the game instead of playing it” shortcut. I’m a little surprised that you didn’t include a “pay $50 and get one Legendary Weapon” option. :P

Back on the Waypoints though, I would totally pay gems for an item like an “Asuran Frequent Traveller Pass” that made Waypoints either 50% cheaper, or a greater version that made Waypoints completely free.

/signed

If nothing else, it would make it a lot easier to do jumping puzzles on larger characters like Norn and Charr!

Snoring Sleepwalker.9073:

3 – If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

^ This. Plus, the scammer’s story doesn’t even make sense. If the guy was “quitting” GW2, why on earth would he bother selling Dusk for gold? He should have just given it away for free because any gold he does get becomes worthless as soon as he stops playing the game.

The OP’s story is also why I would never, ever engage in a non-TP trade in GW2 unless it’s with a trusted friend or guildmate. If you absolutely must do a non-TP trade with a random stranger selling in town, INSIST that they send you the item first.

I personally doubt that ANet would ever include mounts except as a cosmetic feature (it would require too many changes to the game’s combat and gameplay mechanics otherwise). I’d rather have ANet make Waypoint travel free/discounted via a purchasable item on the gem store to speed up travel times.

I’ve also been wondering this myself. Fine crafting materials have their own bank slot, so why not Rare crafting materials?

I don’t have problems tagging enough mobs in DE’s. I’m pretty happy with the amount of loot I get just by tossing in Chaos Storm and shooting at mobs with Magic Bullet. When I’m playing a Mesmer, I prefer being on the team that’s helping take down the big, bad boss as opposed to the guy who’s running around mopping up mooks.

I just dislike the fact that whenever somebody makes a complaint about the Mesmer being weaker than most classes when it comes to AoE options, everybody immediately replies, “Use a Greatsword.” There should be more solutions to increasing the Mesmer’s AoE options than just one single weapon, whether that’s by improving the Shatter mechanic, making the bolts from Winds of Chaos move faster, or making Magic Bullet deal more than just negligible damage.

@Kryogenic: Not sure if your reply was directed at me, but I actually have a roughly 50:50 ratio of male/female characters in RPGs that I play. In GW1, I had 3 male and 2 female characters. In GW2, it’s 3 female and 2 male. It all depends on my inspiration for the character.

Also, how do I quote somebody in my reply?

As in, he was killed and didn’t respawn 20 seconds after the new build? Or he wasn’t fixed at all? (A likely possibility since this was just a routine maintenance update and not one which involved any content changes.)

Which is a shame, because that armor looks pretty similar to the Elite Enchanter armor from GW1, which was always one of my favourites. (Not something I’d wear to battle, but it has it’s place in roleplays. )

I have to say I cringe everytime people suggest “Just use a Greatsword!” as their solution for Mesmer PvE play. I personally use Scepter/Pistol and Staff on my Mesmer, because that’s the image I want to build of her as a character; a combination mage/duelist. One shouldn’t be forced into using a particular weapon for your character; if a single weapon is by far and away the most popular choice for a profession, then it is either overpowered and needs to be nerfed, or the other weapons are mediocre and need to be buffed.

Mesmers can deal a LOT of AoE damage with a specialist Shatter build, but you need to play a very specific way to pull it off.

For general PvE survivability AND good damage, I would also recommend the Warrior as a class. My Charr Warrior can regularly clean out Veterans (sometimes 2 Veterans + mooks at the same time) all by himself, where my other characters would struggle to accomplish the same. I don’t have a Thief myself, but apparently they are really good at dealing out damage quickly as well.

Elementalists can put out a fairly high rate of DPS as well, but they’re also pretty squishy so it’s not for everyone.

The Tengu were originally slated to be a playable race to begin with, but they got dropped due to lack of time. As such, it’s almost certain that they will be the next playable race. (I already have plans for a Tengu thief.) I imagine they will make their debut with the Canthan expansion for GW2. Centaurs may be a playable race with the Elonian expansion, although given their unusual model, it may make it difficult for Centaur players to do jumping puzzles. I believe that playable races will likely only be bipedal.

Aside from that, I believe the Kodan are the next likely candidate to be a player race, although they kinda overlap with the Norn in their history and playstyle. I would love to see Skritt as a playable race, but the fact that they lose intelligence when not with others of their kind makes it unlikely they’ll be chosen. Hylek were designed from the start as a non-playable race so while it’s possible they may be chosen, it’s very unlikely. I’d actually love Krait to be a playable race, but lore makes it exceedingly unlikely. (Perhaps the Naga from Cantha though?)

The Mystic Forge and Precursor gambling is obviously intended to be a major gold sink for the game, so it’s doubtful that ANet will ever change it to make Precursors easier to get. My advice? Just farm, save up and BUY the Precursors instead.

I’ve found Vanilla Beans (got something like 40+ right now) from harvesting Herb Seedlings in Metrica Province and Caledon Forest, but never from the other starter zones. It seems they may be a restricted item to “tropical” zones, just like Chili Peppers only ever seem to be found in Plains of Ashford, but not in other starter zones.

I think in sPvP all your skills are unlocked, yes. You DON’T automatically get all skills unlocked in WvW. (Think of WvW as PvE, but with hostile players who are trying to kill you.)

As I see it, the solution to this “problem” is fairly simple. It seems to me that the players who dislike Shattering (including myself) mostly do so because we like having Phantasms out to deal a large number of damage and/or provide added utility. We don’t have any problems getting rid of our Clones; we just want to keep our Phantasms around so they can continue to wreak havoc. As such, all ANet needs to do is change the Shatter mechanic so that it shatters Clones, but NOT Phantasms. (Phantasms should not be removed from the Illusion limit as that would mean a Mesmer, in lengthy boss battles, could have upwards of 5 or 6 Phantasmal Duelists/Berserkers/Mages all pummelling a boss enemy. That would just get ridiculous.)

This would make it easy for a Mesmer to have one or two Phantasms out to gain the benefits, but still have one or two Clones to activate the Shatter mechanic when needed. I know there have been several situations where I would have loved to Shatter some of my Clones to gain Distortion or deal a nice packet of AoE damage, but I’d just summoned my Phantasmal Duelist barely 5 seconds ago and it felt like a waste to get rid of her so soon.