Guild Wars 2

Josh Foreman.8250:

We run one-time events at the time where we have the highest concurrency.

while that is all fair and fine, and what seems a most logical “choice”, what this fails to capture is at least the feasibility of those who would make an effort to come on for said “one-time events”.

let me elaborate. first off, i love these one time events, and it’s great being part of a virtual world that is ever changing and you allow the players, the end-users to make the game what it is, all the while providing new and fresh updates and content. by all means, please keep this up. on the other hand, if you are able to announce these events early enough, those dedicated enough can set time aside for these events. and mark my words, most of us WILL make plans for this. that being said, for e.g. if it was on Saturday night or Friday night PST, it will be maybe midnight or early morning EST and then Saturday day or Sunday day for Europe and Oceanic. maybe early morning for Europe. and yes, many of us do have work on Saturdays or even Sundays. or have to work late nights or early mornings. but perhaps at least, you’re not shutting out entire timezones where majority of the people will be at work, or will be preparing for work when you have finale events at least.

true, you’re picking times with highest concurrencies, but that does not mean people won’t be able to adjust a few hours to make sure they can attend the event. i have a sneaky feeling if you are willign to do a bit more research, perhaps even a questionnaire or poll, you’ll be able to have THE highest attendance of these events that you tell us “NOT TO MISS”.

and with regards to perhaps even having multipel occurences for different timezones at least, sure people will put them online and made available. it’s going to happen anyways, but that won’t stop people from enjoying it, and if people really don’t want it to be spoiled, then they won’t look it up. my Mom for e.g., everytime she buys a book, she’ll read the ending first and then slowly dig through the beginning and middle. i don’t get it. i wouldn’t do it. but i can’t stop her. the author can’t stop her. people will choose to do what they want to and using that as the MAIN and ONE SOLE reason for not being able to implment multiple occurences seems.. lacking. at least from my point of view.

that being said, i am looking forward to his. and will sleep early and try to wake up to make these events. but this really sucks for those who won’t be able to physically or realistically even TRY to make these events. not due to personal obligations, but rather due to the mere timing of said events.

and to those that are complaining about people complaining.. i’m not sure what to say to you, but just wanted to point you guys out. ; ))

just a quick HELLO from my end. : ))) haven’t had the chance to get on and add people yet. but hopefully others have sent invites your way if you’ve been expecting one.

Glitch, none of this without you, so we appreciate your efforts as well!

and just to note, seeing a lot of other players / users recommending the UNION to other players looking for help, specifically those looking for groups, etc. e.g. i saw nottsgman post in another thread, pointing more people looking for help this a way. ; )) well done, buddy. lol.

glad to see people are “paying it forward”!
wish i had more time in the day to be in Tyria.

what server are you on and do you play with a party / group of friends or people?
you can check out this “initiative” and see a group of like minded people, just to chat, meet new people and ideally find someone on your server who you can group with and or help one another out.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/players/OPERATION-UNION-Bringing-Players-Together/first

don’t feel like you need to rush or grind. just enjoy the game and have fun!
do some crafting as well if you need a boost leveling up at times.

while i was leveling, i found thre was so much to do and never really noticed my levels, and was just looking forward to getting to the next zone, seeing new enemies, and being part of more events!

hey ItGamer! you can check out this thread and see if anyone else is on ET, or even in the same region and group to do dungeons : )))
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/players/OPERATION-UNION-Bringing-Players-Together/first

i will be looking to do a couple CoF runs and more than a handful of HotW runs! : ))) i haven’t done HotW but would like to get me some exotic armour. i’ll add you and hopefully we can run together? when do you usually play?

hmm, how about this for food for thought? in no way am i condoning RNG or the way the system is working now, but a lot of times, IRL or in game or what have you, luck is a huge part of being “successful”. that it takes timing or the gods of fortune to shine down upon you. and like many have said, or mainly what ANet has intended.. it’s not for everyone. at least, not 2 months and a bit after release. but i guess that alone is not enough to appease all the anger or disappointment or dislike for the current system. adding on to that point, the Gift of Fortune already takes care of the being “lucky” aspect.. so it does kind of suck to have the pre-cursor, 1/4th of the components for a legendary be completelyup to chance.

i don’t mind if they don’t change anything. will keep working towards my own goals, while having fun doing it. if they do decide to change something though, that is welcome as well.

[edit: wow, more typos than i’d have liked]

@Brutaly – thanks for the quick answer. read somewhere that it’s all allies affected by shout loses condition as well. thought that was too goo to be true.

Q – a follow up to Pure of Voice then —> i know sounds silly but want to try it out and just trying to understand the skill better. if i say have PoV traited, i use Retreat – so when i shout, myself and all allies get one condition converted to a boon. is this boon going to be the “opposite” of the condition that was removed? and in addition to this boon, i’ll still get the regular effects of the shout? i.e. aegis, swiftness + another boon?

nice. similar build to what i’m running. and i’m gunning for similar runes as well. do you hit that hard though with that setup even? that’s pretty ridiculous. there were 5, 6 dead guys around you!

(runnign rares instead of exotics atm, can it make that big a difference? unless if i’m doing something incredibly wrong lol)

i’m not there yet, but i can imagine how some of these personal stories can be difficult. looking to finish up soon – at level 72 story now. and with regards to grouping, people don’t say it solves EVERYTHING, but for more reasons than one (ha), it does make things easier to a certain extent and more mangeable. at least you can be resed if you’re down and no mobs to kill to rally… no one said grouping makes mobs faceroll worthy, plus tie game learns to scale. even then though, having more i have felt is always better (unless if they down / die more than you do and you die while trying to res them…. anyways…)

and don’t think this was responded to, but if it was, apologies. as far as i know, if you’ve already done a story (or it’s not part of your personal story), only the instance leader, the person who triggered it, will get the appropriate rewards. though, i merged stories witih my wife now, and no amtter who triggers it, as long as we’re in the right chain, we both get the awards and can choose to accept the quest progression or not. if you don’t, then you just have to do it again.

ooh, that’s a good call, Lexy, regarding checking during off-peak times.

@Lionbeard, just to confirm – Sea of Sorrows IS the unofficial oceanic server and i know a lot are on IoJ as well, as Lexy mentioned. I’m on Sanctum of Rall, from Hong Kong, and i know a bunch from Australia, Singapore, etc (similar timezones) who are on it as well. and if i am correct, has a strong US population as well, so it’s never too empty or lonely there. good luck finding the one you feel is best and SoR will always welcome you!

i actually feel the Barbaric helm (crafted rare?) for female heavy armour actually looks REALLY good. i love the male version, but the female version is just on another level. lol.

hey there, i’m not the biggest on numbers (although i feel i should invest a bit into studying them…), so i can’t tell you what numbers you should be looking for. but i am one for the hammer + Altruistic Healing build. i run all Knight’s armor (rares) with random jewelry (yes, i’m working on these) and can survive dungeons given i don’t make any stupid mistakes. and i can hit pretty hard, sustained dmg over time. my crits hit pretty darn hard as well, which happen quite a bit.

you can check the stickied post for a good idea. be prepared though it’s a long read.

although, if you choose to stick with your burning build, hopefully others will be able to offer more insight. i ran burning in the beginning but found out condition dmg doesn’t really stack or fare well with Guardians in general so i’ve switched over the precision and toughness builds, and then vitality and what have you.

although, for WvW, if you feel you’re able to melt enemies, i’ve seen people play builds where they just hit and run. though in dungeons, it’s always, always going to be survivability >>> everything else.

Q – i can’t remember if this has been asked or if i’ve asked this. Soldier’s Runes – full 6 piece set bonus – “Shouts remove condition”.

so if i sport this set of runes, everytime i shout, i remove one condition? and does this apply to allies that are affected by my shout? and lastly, is there an internal cooldown for the shout removal?

i.e. if i run three shouts, and am afflicted with 3 different conditions. i pop all three, and all three conditions should be removed?

i think it’s a good thing that this is being discussed and/or brought to ANet’s attention. at least, hopefully, if we do hear from them, that we do get an official word regarding their stance on this potential “bug”, amongst many other issues.

i’ve tested this a bit more and am more or less able to pull it off when i want to – again, endurance availability depending and if it is actually beneficial while playing. and it being beneficial also has many layers and factors to it. it’s not a simple, if you do this, you can faceroll through any content. if you mess up or misjudge your dodges (i.e. end up not being able to when you need to), you can be easily downed or even taken out completely in WvW/PvP. but it does add some more strategy or tactics to how one choose to approach any given situation now.

bottom-line, it’s up to ANet to decide what it is and if it was intended or not. at the same time, it’s up to the player to choose to do this or not. i personally run with two-handed mastery and would rather keep my chain animation “un-skipped” so i can M each chain. but knowing i can do this if i choose to is not bad either. ANet can tell me otherwise.

lastly if they DO choose to fix this, the hammer, or Guardian or the mace will not be broken in any way. this “feature” isn’t game-breaking in any way to start with either.

@Kita – that. is. glorious. do you mind sharing your setup? don’t mind a PM either if you’d be more comfortable. i’m looking to try out different play stylles in WvW. : )))

i run mainly hammer + staff or the scepter focus setup. and i’ve never played an ele so i gues my following points will be moot, but i never feel useless and still have great fun as a Guardian in WvW. defending as you mentioned, awesome and we can do a TON. when attacking though, i never feel i am just healing or just supporting. i love bashing mobs who are in their stomping animation, saving allies, helping them rally and THEN bring them back to near full health and giving them protection. chasing off stragglers? i do better than most other classes i’ve seen running with with more than a handful of CCs and snares at my disposal. while also being able to speed up.

perhaps it’s just me. but i love it.

[edit: added who first part of message was directed to]

Fabsm.5897:

exphryl.3857:

What are you using for your third major trait in honor?

Don’t know about Akamon but i run these traits:

First: WoE (solo)/Superior Aria (all others)
Second: Empowering Might (PvE)/Resolute Healer(WvW)/WoE(sPvP, tPvP)/WoP(solo)
Third: Two Handed Mastery(PvE and solo)/Pure of Voice(sPvP and tPvP)/Battle Presence(WvW)

sorry about the late reply, here’s what i default run with and then other choices after that.

first: WoE
second: 2HM
third: WotM

as you can see, lot more basic as compared to Fabsm’s setup, which is great so you might want to take a look at his instead. for a bit of background though, i usually run PvE, in a group of at least 2 – 3 (mostly melee), and / or dungeons and some WvW. have never tried PvP yet. i like the playstyle of chains and dodging so i like having two-handed mastery as this allows me to go 1 MB for each chain, though i’ll occasionally mix it up with the other skills or even weapon sets.

for WvW though, i lean towards taking out WotM or even WoE and throw in Superior Aria, Empowering Might or Battle Presence.

depending on which dungeon and boss or bit, i use Empowering might, if not as much healing is requied, if not, i stick with WotM. might try switching out either Writs for Superior Aria as well and see hwo that works since i am quite shout heavy.

i see it as a personal challenge! when i see a champ and there’s no one else around, i’ll try and solo them. lol. and if i see a ray of hope i will keep going. if i notice it’s un-doable on my own, it’s usually too late.

then if i REALLY wanan get the event done, i’ll call o ut in /m and often i’ve been lucky enough where one or two people run and come ot help. REALLY lucky then a group forms : )))

but agreed, they need more incentive somehow to bring more players, in general, back to certain low-level areas or participate in certain DEs if not most of them.

queensdale, kessex hills all have events galore : ))) plus you can easily get the 15 enemy types done. and if you aren’t farming for high-level mats especially just invest in some low level harvesting tools and mine / chop / harvest on your way doing the events.

sometimes the dailies take time, but it’s not too bad. and seeing that you get an additional 4.5k karma from every daily? i really can’t complain at all.

most of the time though, i’ll get the daily achievement without even knowing it! just immerse yourself in the world, exploring, running to all events that spawn. true, if dailies are “easy” enough to get, we should all do so.. but if you have limited time, might as well enjoy the game for what it is and get your “sense of satisfaction” ther einstead. but that’st just my personal opinion and ho wi play the game : )))

if you really want to know which skills you’re going to use most, you could always go to PvP / Heart of the Mists and practice and see for yourself. so at least if you DO have to spend SP’s to pick up a skill, you won’t feel it’s wasted.

although, for completion’s sake, i would open up all the skills of your character. you never know what might come in handy. but a gain, a little research and trial and error can avoid this.

bottom line though – skillpoints, you’ll have MORE than enough of throughout your grinding for karma and mats. and map completion. : ))) good luck!

i’m not an expert at the maces.. but if you want particle effects, start with destroyer or corrupted weapons.

the Pact mace (name = morning star?) that you get from the personal story end is quite nice too i feel. or you can check the TP, don’t think this one is too pricey.

definitely get the mystic salvage kit. that being said though, i still really only use it for high level rares where i’m looking for ectos. if there’s a rune i want for sure, then i use the black lion kit. i vendor greens and blues (i don’t even check the TP for greens anymore, but that’s just me being lazy, or you could see it as i rather jump on the next event and get more items? ; )) lol), and for white items, i use the basic or even the crude salvage kit and i’ve gotten high level items from these salvages as well. the ratio isn’t great, but i still get gossamer, etc from salvaging whites using just the crude kit. so i guess a lot of it is luck of the draw. i’ve ogten noticed sometimes i’ll usually get silk from white cloth items say. and then all of a sudden, i’ll see 2 – 3 gossamers. then back to silks for a while.

that being said.. best of luck to you!

i’m assuming you mean Orr runes? specifically cursed shore? i was new to MMOs before GW2, so i don’t even really know what raids are (ha), though from what i’ve heard, gw2 doesn’t have the “standard” raids that MMOs (or WoW) offers.

i’d say, if this is the case, just get in the world of Tyria and indulge yourself. take your time learning the mechanics of the game, while exploring. on each map, do all hearts, gather PoI’s and vistas for experience and completion of maps (which also gives nice rewards). try to find a guild that have people on at similar hours to you, and do similar things as you – whether it be exploration, WvW, dungeon runs, farming runs, etc…

i didn’t truly start exploring what my class could do until i hit level 30. i didn’t start looking into a specific build or theorycrafting or my gear and weapons until i hit level 80. don’t be afraid to ask out in map chat for groups if you’re looking for one. talk to people. if you find a good group, add them and stick with them and hopefully you’ll be able to form a good party to always work and run with : )))

thanks for the heads up Jia!D
ahh, so i’m guessing i won’t be able to dungeon with folk on EU servers? while i am on NA. booo. hopefully guesting will start soon, and that we’ll be able to guest across region as well (EU vs NA).

@Glitch – was looking fwd to doing AC with you! although i didn’t even get to catch you online :// lol

@Loperdos – hey sorry i missed ya! i’m usually strictly in Tyria over the weekends. lol. have you joined the guild yet? if not, i’ll send you an invite tonight when i get home. SoR woot!

@everyone else, welcome all new-comers! glad to see more servers being represented!D as this group grows, i only suspect that we’ll have small representations across all servers. and at large, a great community just having fun, chatting, and enjoying the game together. i’ll also do a sweep tonight when i get home and send invites to all those who expressed interest and are not in the guild yet. : )))

looking forward to chatting with you all! even if we’re not abel to play together for some of us, just having people aroudn to talk to while playing is great fun and can always ask questions and discuss the game, ask for advice, talk about the lore and just have someone to turn to, for whatever reason. just know, i will ALWAYS be interested in what you jsut had for lunch. lol.

WHO’S EXCITED FOR THE LOST SHORES!? (though, poor whales : (( )

Sanctum of Rall – uncontested as of now!!!

@exphryl – i used to live by renewed justice. it truly does work great in PvE. however, i took the dive and went 0/5/30/30/5 and debating trying 0/0/30/30/10 just for a test. i thought i wouldn’t be able to give it up, but it’s actually been working out great so far and i feel the choices i have in the honor line outweight the benefits from the radiance 15. i’d say give it a shot, in the mists perhaps and see how it works for you. my reasoning was that mainly for dungeons or WvW, i don’t kill fast enough to make the best use of that trait.

@Majina – i am currently only running rare full knight’s armour, and then my trinkets are only MF ones (i.e. no toughness nor vitality). even then, this build works really well. for this build, toughness really helps mitigate a lot of the melee dmg we recive and we ARE always on the front line pushing it. at the same time, with a not giant HP pool, the healing in that sense is more effective. it works really well and i am always pushing as melee and still survivable. of course, this is not to say we can just stand there and take hits. that being said, i can’t wait to upgrade to exotics and get appropriate jewelry. i am planning on going maybe a mix of knight’s (3) and valkyrie (2).

and grats on the sticky!DDDDDDDDD i spent so much time looking for this thread and couldn’t find it lol.

i personally feel many of the hammers are great! the Ebonhawke one is very nice indeed, Eveningstar. i ran with the glyphic hammer for a while, and that was pretty fun. the Norn hammer is not too bad looking and currently i’m running with the Lionsguard hammer. agree that the heads can be bigger, while some of the shafts seem shortened on certain models, but some existing models are pretty darn great.

tat being said, always welcome new models and skins in later dates!

hey Grine – the whole point of the build is that there is no specific build or trait line you need to follow. and the OP wanted to give us, as users, the flexibility to build it up so that we can choose the utilities and skills that we prefer. for e.g. in the Honor line, there are a handful of major traits you can choose that would be very strong with this idea of a build and many people choose different things. for example, i chose two-handed mastery, larger symbols and symbols that heal. many will go for empowering might, or longer lasting symbols. some may not even put all 30 points into Honor.

as for secondary weapon, if you plan to use it in WvW, i would suggest Scepter / focus. if not, then the staff is a very good choice as well. however, again, it’s all up to you to find something that works. : )))

hope this helps. however, if you have questions regarding the fundamentals of the build, am sure many will be willing to chime in and help.

you brought up a good point, Brutaly, in that it doesn’t happen through normal gameplay. albeit i haven’t been abel to do this manually yet, it has happened before and i just thought it was a Glitch until you and OP brought it mor eto the community’s attention. again, which i think it great as well – even if just for the sake of it being out in the open.

just hope that ANet doesn’t respond negatively towards it without first trying to understand how this is working and not just based it off negative comments.

great thread and good discussion going.
i would love to see some changes made in the Zeal line specifically. right now, i can’t see myself giving up 30 in Honor. maybe i can give up some in Valor. but most of my points will be invested in those two lines for now.

@hammer – #5 i wouldn’t mind a instant-cast as well in place of proposed use on the move. either or though.

@scepter – #2 as a symbol i would LOVE. but would also be pretty OP. my smite hits quite hard, if mobs don’t move out of it and crits quite often.

@shield – #5 being able to move around with that would be ridiculous. pretty crazy too.

@sword – would love to see ZB upgrade to be able to use on the move. although, again, might be too strong?

@mace – can see it’s uses and maybe i need to try it out more but hard for me to give up other weapons to use this. not sure how to pinpoint, but something could be done perhaps?

i think ultimately, i just don’t like being rooted or having cast times. although sometimes, cast times can be used to your advantage as well.

it seems more people seeing this as an exploit now. again, i guess we’ll wait on ANet’s official word, if they choose to address it.

just hopefully it won’t be like Relentliss says and they just nerf without trying to understand the situation and/or interacting with the community here. i love the hammer, and hope for none of it to be changed it’s great the way it is. no need for buffs and definitely not nerfs now.

gotcha. and fair enough. so the “rare items are supposed to be rare” argument wouldn’t work here, huh? but i agree. at least, based on the stories and tales told by others, either here or on other forms of social media and the interwebz, there are many times people who don’t seem to be farming for a certain something, play minimal hours, and get awesome drops (e.g. a Dusk from mobs), while those who have been farming consistently hours on end, receive at most an exotic they can’t use for their class.

though i feel it’s these people who are being more vocal? because it’s “out of the norm”. i am sure more people who do farm hours on end, who receive a lot of goodies, and great items, don’t voice it as much, ebcause it’s as expected? and vice versa, those who don’t farm much, if they don’t get anything, well.. they won’t say anything.

this is just a thought on the “drop-rate” or RNG of the game. the MF is a different story though. but we’d need a HUGE sample size to truly understand the drop-rates and RNG of the game and everyone would need to be honest about their findings.

haha that’s a great way of putting it. and bravo for doing well for what it seems to be a first time dungeon experience! they’re pretty fun and i really enjoy them. the gold, loot and now extra karma are all just bonuses (though i am thinking of putting together a dungeon set just for looks / kicks)

so Zudet you mentioned AC 3 paths, 2 days.. i.e. we only need 6 runs total for the monthly achievement?? or did i miss something entirely

try what Arquin said : )))

also, what server are you on? i’m a Norn male and slightly above default height if not exactly. it took a LOT of getting used to. if you’re on SoR, i can try to show you a run maybe. i know a few shortcuts so it helps a little bit. but i feel at certain points in that puzzle, because we’re so tall when we jump, our head hits the ceilign so we fall immediately. lol not sure if truly environmental or me just bad at jumping then :PPP

hmm in this case.. i’d say maybe log in each time you play just to check, and i’m sure you do this already. or log on during peak hours, try to find a zerg and bring people to help cap those points. not sure which server you’re on and what your WvW situation is, but you will get them. just hang in there!!

or other times, you can wait for the match reset (coming up soon?) and rush to those points before anyone else gets there?

just to add, in regards to aesthetics… there ARE so many different armours to choose from, simply because everyone has different tastes. there are some who won’t mix and match and want a full set. then you ahve people who come aong and say, pssh, who does full sets, check out my mix and match! and there will be people who don’t like light armour, and some who think medium is the best, and those that only like dungeon sets.

again, i LOVE the t3 norn set. and would only wear that as a set. though i’ve seen peopl emix and match and it looks great too. i’m also working on another set mainly from dungeon and other random pieces. and going to upgrade my MF set, but just for looks, not touching the states. why do people do these things? cause it’s fun.

bottom line – if you like it, go for it. if you don’t? doesn’t mean no one will and if they want to spend hours on end or IRL money to get it, then let them.

Kietay.2345:

Stop being so uncultured.

aha this made me lol.

just chiming in. i think the cultural pieces and prices are fine the way they are. i see them as aesthetics and i absolutely LOVE the Norn t3 cultural set. when i saw them i was so happy i chose to be a Norn. they aren’t meant for everyoneand if you really want them, then slowly work your way towards them. i think part of the game was designed to take your time, and that is counter-culture of what video games and i guess specifically MMOs have always been (not sure, my first MMO). heck, i’ll even go as far as saying IRL. people want everything, and they want everything now.

there is a TON of great armour out there you can choose from. some can be bought from the TP, some will be drops or chests, many are from karma and some from gold. some you can only craft as well. and if you’ve chosen something, then go for it!

i know, i know, gold making is not easy in this game. some choose to grind hours on end per day, and of course, not all of us can do that, so we gotta take the long road. some choose to use real money, though some are against that. but in the end, everyone’s just choosing their own way to get something they want – so we just all have to find our own. and just know that when you DO finally get it, it’ll be frigging awesome.

i can see where you’re coming from.. to a certain degree. just to get things straight, you’re not saying to do away with currency in game right? excuse if this sounds like a stupid question. it’s easy to feel the need to be justified for spending X amount of hours to receive Y as a reward, which i think is nice too, and they could perhaps up the drop-rate, but will that truly fix the problems you have with the game?
you mentioned you don’t like the rewads for PvE, there’s nothing in-game that will keep you around long enough or keep coming back to it, and that you were looking for essentialyl an improved Guild Wars 1. to be fair, i never played GW, and i love this game. i’ve stated this before and people ahve expectations of what a great game is to be – especially one they’ve been waiting for so long! and i can see that. however, you have to undersatnd that for games and developers to make changes, daringly sometimes, is not a bad thing. and just because your personal tastes or expectations don’t match up with the product when it’s finally out, doesn’t negate the fact that the game is a great game. perhaps, it’s just not for you and your friends. i know you said you want to enjoy the game, then perhaps you could adapt and find ways to enjoy the game? do note i’m not telling you to just suck everything up in life and that we have to change ourselves to enjoy something… that’s not what i am saying at all. but i truly believe that Guild Wars 2 is a game where it is pretty much what YOU as the end-user, choose to make it to be.

and hopefully my tone or words don’t come off as offensive. just tryign to have a conversation and better understand where you’re coming from.

i think with the upcoming patch it’s going to be great having a new zone! however, i haven’t even finished 100% map completion yet and/or visited all the other zones. and there are some voicing concerns that more people are going to flock over to the new area and leave current 70-80 areas barren. this just further goes to show how much of a problem it can become for the start and / low level areas! i specifically leveled-up my character and map completion so i go up a chain, 1-15 —> 15 – 20 —> 30 – 45 --→ so on and so forth. and i’ll go back down to low level areas.. (also i appreciate the nice break it gives me combat wise, lol, and get to do some light-hearted silly quests). the change of environment is always nice but yes, i’ve noticed some areas i’ll be surprised if i see mor ethan 5 different people running around.

the halloween content was great in a sense where many people revisited queensdale, kessex and even gendarran fields. i participated in a lot of DE and other chain events and though most people were seemingly doing the halloween stuff i had friends or met randoms doing the regular content and they’d say thanks if i helped them get a SkillPoint of fend off some mobs while they were downed. perhaps more of this coule be implemented for other areas as ewll. not only during festive / holiday events. but perhaps, every month, bimonth or quarter, where some new content would be put into the lower zones? just as an incentive for high level players to revisit. and reexperience the wonderful world that you have created.

this will allow players grinding Orr non-stop to feel that there isn’t only ONE PLACE to farm. this will allow new players to feel more welcome. this will allow all players to fully experience and indulge themselves in Tyria.

i frigging love this game, and it’s hard for me to come up with anything negative to say, but just by observing what others have shared, we can foresee certain problems arising. not saying this is the only solution, but from the event, i could see there was a big influx of players going back to the low level areas, and in turn, interacting with potential new staying-for-good players as well as just fostering a stronger community.

i love having 5 points in virtues. early on i just put points in Radiance (i’m a sucker for crits), and then after i started to really study the Guardian’s traits and skills i was like wow, this is awesome. and i always run with that now. like many have pointed out, it really bolsters our class skills, and i often run with renewed focus, further augmenting that.

@MysticoN – i agree, 15 in radiance works WONDERS. especially in PvE. you can pretty much spam F1 – blind, burn, might, vulnerability.. : ))

p.s. cool thread and appreciate the initiative! a small suggestion, maybe those posing new questions can post in a certain format? just so they don’t get missed when this thing takes off. for e.g.

Q – Do all your Guardians out there have multiple armor sets? if so, what are they? rarity type, stat sets, runes and for what purposes?

the mechanic of applying the skin works like a transmutation but not sure if the after effects are. i only say this because i crafted an exotic dagger to give to someone, and i was able to “Mail to…” but i decided to tramsuate another look onto it, and after i did so, the item says “Transmuted” and i was unable to mail it anymore. so i’m assuming even transmutating items is considered using it? in other words, i transmuted two soulbind on use items together, aaaaaaand then it became soulbound.

maybe someone else can confirm.

and i believe the skin is a one-time use. so there’s no way you can replicate it. what you CAN do perhaps is if you want another character to be able to use it, you can transmuate it to a white / blue item (which are never soulbound) and then even though it will still say soulbound, it actually becomes account bound.
i.e. you can keep transferring the same skin using transmutation stones.

haven’t tried this personaly but many have confirmed for it to work.

and grats! cool skin : )))

okay i did a bit more research and according to various reddit users, apart from a mystic forge gamble, it’s also a drop “from major chests spawned from the zone boss fights”. one e.g. would be the giant fire elemental in metrica province (though this one’s a small chest).

again, LOVE this scepter. haha. and makes me enjoy playing the scepter that much more

i personally didn’t start crafting until later, simply because i was having too much fun in open world. then later on when i DID start crafting, i went through all the lower levels pretty quiuckly because of all the mats i had come to amass.

it does get pricey later on and takes a bit of deliberate farming for some mats, so somtimes i just get it off the TP if they price is right.

i am a Guardian and i went armorsmith and weaponsmith as well for the same reasons you had. i made myself some boxes as armorsmith, and just got friends with leatherworker to make me bags.

then later on i found out for the legendary i needed, i would have to have a lvl 400 jeweler so i went and leveled that as well (i’d suggest doing it on different characters though, since you share bank and collectibles depository anyways). and now i can make my own jewelry as well : ))

that being said, if you plan to make a legendary or certain named exotics, look them up to see if they require lvl 400 crafters and which ones they are if you choose to do so. and don’t do what i did, and level up your other crafts using alts since it’ll be a great source of XP as well.

i have it as well and it is absolutely my FAVORITE scepter. i will look no further ; )))
if you have the gold, go for it.

hey! i found this pic over on reddit.
is has both the molten and destroyer dagger in combat. and the person in-game has CoF shoulders too if i am not mistaken.
http://i.imgur.com/P7JwR.jpg

i recently gave my wife both of these daggers as well as an in-game birthday gift, lol and they do look pretty cool! i will say though, the effects you can see aren’t as in youre face , or to the same level of “flames” a la CoF armor and emberglow (which i have myself).

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i have a lvl 80 Guardian and and low-level engi lol, who i plan to level up next! but i never get bored of my Guardian.

AoE wise, the Guardian won’t be as obvious as ranged or casters, but they do have decent AoE capabilities. the staff #1 is huge AoE spam, burning Guardians as kKagari mentioned, as well as various utilities (including elite Tome of Wrath) that have AoE capabilities. even the hammer, as it’s melee, has 4/5 AoE attacks.

the Engineer would be really fun! and even though you only get a few weapon choices, the kits more than make up for that! and definitely AoE capable, while not limited to that only as the rifle / pistols also provide single target dmg.

good luck! i personally have fun with both classes but ESPECIALLY love the Guardian.
the Warrior should have decent AoE capabilities too but i personally feel not as much as Guardian or Engi.

may i ask why you want to focus on AoEs? just out of curiosity. or even better for people here to help provide even more info.

@bri – thanks buddy!

@omerk – like bri said, no need to be online 24/7 or be super heavily committed. the whole point of this community is to be able to help those that need it or just like hanging out casualy : )))

@Yumiko and nottsgman – i wish i could help out! i love exploring, even if i’ve done the maps before and i have no proble chasing events, even if i just did ‘em 5 mins ago. lol. sadly, on different servers to we can’t group with PvE stuff. hopefully more people will notice this and maybe you’ll find a fellow TCer (Toaster) that can help you! if not, like nottsg mentioned, when guesting happens! : ))) and welcome as well.

@rgrwng – congrats! hope you’ve found a good server that you enjoy : )))

@Glitch – are you gonna be on this weekend? haven’t been on much last two days apart from “attending the party”. i wanna play! lol. i would love to do some AC runs (need some tokens, as well as for the monthly!) this weekend if you’ll be free (and try cross server dungeon for once!). although, since i am on an NA server and you on EU, do you know if there’ll be noticeable lag?

this is great of you guys. : )))
make sure you tip them if they help you peeps!

haven’t done Arah yet or really looked up Lupi, haven’t only heard about him. is he really multi-phase?? i love boss encounters like that. as frustrating as they can be at times lol. looking forward to trying it out eventually AND for this new dungeon!!!!

just wanted to add that you did nothing wrong. the jumping puzzle was EXTREMELY hard. and it took me many many many patient tries, of trial and error, of practice, of figuring out what was the best path and it was still challenging. but i had SO MUCH FUN DOING it. as frustrating it was at times, okay it was never really THAT frustrating, it was my favorite thing of this holiday event!!!!!!!!

so pleasem don’t get discouraged or change the way you do things. but perhaps as you mentioned, maybe not have it be part of a giant event that everyone wants to be part of and get the achievement for. at least not under a time limit of 4 – 5 days (or whatever it was).. that being said, i thought it was extremely cool that it was part of a limited time type of event. it gave you extra urgency, a double time limit (the one in the tower and the one FOR the tower). which i thought made it all the more fun.

and just in general, i got a lot of practice through this, and has thus helped me better at all the other jumping puzzles. WvW BL for e.g., just because it’s one i do consistently, i used to make stupid falls and stuff, and be liek wtc, i clearly made that jump! but now i know, i’ve been doing it wrong. the clocktower really forced me to evaluate my jumping skills, i took the time to do the same jump a few times until i at least understood how to do it (execution is another thing, lol XPP) and this has helped me see what needs to be done at each upcoming jump in gw2, whether it be a JP, a vista or just simple exploration of Tyria…

depends on the situation or what you primarily play in. like Ynna said, if it’s WvW, i’d go with scepter easily.

same with dungeons. however, in PvE, sword is great.
although you could argue that sword would work well in either of the above mentione situations as well. i don’t do much PvP but i know a lot of folk who adore the sword. and like you said ourself, great mobility and in 1v1 its pretty darn effective.

as a Guardian, we have more support abilities at our disposal, however, this by NO means does it mean we are holding the short end of the stick in terms of damage. We are extremely versatile and have high suvivability. Contrary to popular belief we have very good AoEs, we have a lot of damage mitigation, we have a lot of heals, as well as constant and high damage output. I’ll even go as far to say, if you spec the right way, you can even do extremely high burst damage.

Simply by being able to be more survivable and hard to take down, you’re being as offensive as you can be by pushing the frontlines, by standing in the face of your enemies and still being able to wittle their health and take them down, one after the other. Often times, you’ll find yourself being the last man standing, and by still being standing, means you’ll still be able to do damage and be on the offense.