Guild Wars 2

Jerus.4350:

Also personally speaking, I’d love to see story mode dungeons see a boost to their daily reward. I enjoy many of them but they simply aren’t worth running daily. I don’t really find them any easier than the other paths for most dungeons actually the opposite in some cases.

+1e+6

I actually agree with point one. They need to add some anti-stacking mechanics to Lupi.

For instance, what if he did some really high damage attacks, but only at melee range? You know, like kick or claw at them? And to drive home that players shouldn’t be stacking, the attacks could knock them back 300-600 units. “Go range, folks!” :-) Some adds that swarm the players while they’re knocked down and at like 10% health might be overkill, but ANet could add them if they really wanted to send a message.

Or a giant, like 600 radius area attack where he shoots a hundred of his projectile bolts at about 200 range? It should instadown any player who stays in it, or at least those zerkers (lol, they’re not even proper tanks with that gear, why should they get that close? That’s DPS gear!!). Make it have like a 0.15s tell so that those elitists that rely on abusing evades can’t just easily dodge out of it.

And to really make sure that nobody tries to stack, a giant (like 900 radius) PBAoE attack, powerful enough to down a zerkerburger, could pop up during the fight. To punish those “players” that just want to finish the runs fast instead of having fun, they could make the attack actually heal Lupi back up. I know, I know, I’m evil >:-) But that would just make those grievers who are ruining the game take longer! Man, I hate those guys. >.<

Maybe someone at ANet will read this and realize how easily they can keep cheaters from meleeing and using what they call “combos” (bugged interactions between skills that somehow give them more damage) to exploit Lupi, and finally implement some of these ideas!

I think you just need a good flogger for that, not a dorito.

Sounds like there might be one in that filthy asura’s closet.

It should, but there will just be a new record, maybe 0.5s longer, within days (especially for lower level dungeons).

FGS rush melts a lot of bosses, but so does a fully buffed, coordinated zerk party

Even without an ele, the warrior/thief nerfs should invalidate a lot of them, IMO.

deSade.9437:

I started with greatsword staff… rabid.
GG. Win.
Oh, but I shouldn’t have said that. Owell.

It’s ok. I pulled my thief out of retirement about 10 months after learning to play. Guess what he was wearing?

Silberfisch.3046:

He still can if people use that weird LoS spot between the rubble and the pillar, where you can’t see anything once the particle effects light up.

Ugh, there is nothing that says “I have no idea what I’m doing, but I saw this in a video once” than stacking in that god awful crevice. I just leave pugs if they run to that spot. Fight him in the open, or at least use the pillar on the south, f/f/s.

deSade.9437:

FenrirSlakt.3692:

frifox.5283:

My own stupidity. See an attack incoming, stare at it like a moron and eat it like a champ… way too many times than I’d like to admit. ;/

“Hey, maybe I won’t need to evade this, and then I’ll have more than enough endurance next time I nee- downed”

It’s ok, I can tank this and save endurance.

It’s the healer’s fault, really — don’t blame yourselves. So many guardians need to l2p in a group. Aegis =/= healing! :-/

frifox.5283:

Since devs patched one of the main map exits, I added 2 updated videos to compensate. There are more exits but I’ll keep those for the rainy day.

The map exits cannot be used to skip/glitch anything so don’t even bother. The only thing to gain are hours of fun exploring the unexplorable.

They’ll wall them, too. They don’t understand our fun :-(

Remember back when Kholer could wipe a party?

Man, those were the days :’-(

Forgetting that dodge-roll doesn’t work while rezzing another player. Hi Lupi swipe!

Gets me every time :-(

Tachenon.5270:

Why is necro at the bottom?

Because that’s where ANet wants them.

chemiclord.3978:

DeWolfe.2174:

Anyone have a better suggestion other than not playing at all?

Not exploiting events in CS might be a good start.

Pretty much this. They’re not grieving you, they’re playing the game.

That’s a pretty clear stance from ANet on the topic of failing events to get gold. I don’t think they’re gonna be very sympathetic to your complaint, the reports, the screenshots, or anything else. They’re being kinda kitteny, but you’re kinda exploiting.

Reported.

You are naive, my friend.

What are you doing that is being derailed by 1-2 players?

That’d be wonderful. Maybe in 2016?

My thoughts.

deSade.9437:

She bugs even if she dies/goes in combat/gets stuck fighting the gravelings and the oozes after the trap event. The best solution we found is to kill said mobs. It takes 30 seconds and it never bugged out since then.

Same here, works like a charm.

You should stop asking for fixes, it looks kinda naive in my modest opinion. I can’t believe there are people, out there, still convinced they’ll eventually take dungeons seriously after Alphard and the copypasted troll in HotW.

QFT.

Sometimes we just sit in silence for hours. Not a word needs to be spoken.

He was such a hard worker up at PR&T Esoteric’s. He cared deeply about his work, and wasn’t afraid to stand up and fight when something threatened the company, like when Bleent’s crazy ooze experiment went awry. He was always friendly to passersby, offering help with PR&T’s products and showing genuine interest in their feedback. The locals in Akk Wilds more or less considered him to be the friendly, caring face of PR&T.

But then it all went wrong. PR&T cared far less for him than he did for them. They used him up and once he completed construction on his oozeshooters, they just kicked him to the curb like garbage. He was no longer useful to them — they had their product and had no need to further improve upon it, opting instead to simply push the half finished oozeshooters on their customers and turn a deaf ear to their complaints.

Alas, the oozeshooters had small, but easily correctable, defects. As a result the local wurm population dwindled, leaving the locals angry with PR&T. They lashed out at the company, demanding improvement, begging for support — to finish the oozeshooters that had so much potential. The company just ignored the complaints, instead focusing on oozeshooting competitions, sponsored endorsements, and cheap novelty oozeshooter knick-knacks.

Our brilliant friend could do nothing. Abandoned by the company he loved so, he spends his days keeping watch over the Akk Wilds. Remembering fondly days gone by, when he felt valued and appreciated. Reminiscing over lost opportunities to complete his masterpiece. Trying to forgive the cruel company that did not return his affections.

Somedays he finds peace helping out Parnna with her transfer chamber, or visiting Oola’s lab. I like those days, his face warms over with a satisfied smile and his bubbly personality infects all he meets.

Other days are darker, and he just stands outside PR&T in silence, his sorrowful thoughts known only to him. I try to just sit with him, trying to silently let him know his plight was appreciated. Reminding him that he is still legendary among the locals for his helpful and friendly service during his time at PR&T. Helping him cope with the devastation of the wurms that resulted from his half-finished masterpiece. No matter how I try, however, some days the pain just never leaves his face.

Today is one of those days. I hope tomorrow will be better.

J Eberle.9312:

He has yet to accept my facebook friend request.

Heh, I thought about doing that, but as a dude it’d be a little creepier if I did it.

So I just send my love to /dev/nul….errr, his forum mail.

Lilith Ajit.6173:

God I hate reddit. Help me not be down voted for doing something nice?

http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/2dzgrn/want_to_win_your_own_belindas_greatsword/

I’d do it, but I refuse to make a reddit account :-(

Lilith Ajit.6173:

I’m convinced that Robert Hrouda has an alias on the forum and is one of the forum regulars fighting the good fight.

I like your theories. They warm my bitter heart.

Somewhat related, I hear someone on some MMO forum somewhere just got penalized for pointing out that said MMO would rather penalize players than discuss issues with them. I hope that something like that would never happen on these forums.

Quiet morning in ye olde dungeon subforum….did the interview posted yesterday finally make everyone leave?

I’m just sitting here PMing love letters to Robert Hrouda’s forum mail. Join me.

lol @ immersion in gw2. Good one.

Stop giving ANet a hard time, do your job, and buy some gems.

kitten you necro thread kitten YOU.

I got all excited and was about to squeeeeeee at a dev and thank them profusely.

kitten kitten kitten kitten kitten kitten kitten kitten .

Funny thing is, that interview was probably intended to generate positive PR and hype for GW2.

No one is happy about anything in it.

“Soon” snicker

Enaretos.8079:

Guys, I’m sad for FGS and SAB, but I’ll give ANet one more chance at this.

Been there. Stock up on comfort foods now.

JasmineLong.6514:

Apparently the mobility of fgs is an exploit though so we will see.

Please tell me that this isn’t backed up by a quote :-(

There’s also the old trick to reset her. Run back out past the bone wall to the south, pop a cond cleanse, and you’ll get ooc, heal up, and she’ll stay pinned to the starting point without resetting her health. Just don’t stay ooc for more than the time it takes to heal or she will fully reset.

Still gotta watch for balls, but this is the laziest way to solo her. But watch out, they’ll probably fix it in a few years.

oxtred.7658:

NovaanVerdiano.6174:

Silberfisch.3046:

I’m a little concerned about the guardian cahnges. Making formerly less useful utilities and the tomes more useful sounds nice. But will they do it by boosting them or will they nerf those actually useful so far instad, so that guardians end up with a bunch of mediocre stuff?
I might see things a little too bleak here, but I honestly wouldn’t put it past them.

*Removed wall of reflection.

Finally, we’ll be addressing the wall of reflection skill; we’ll make some usability improvements and tone down some of its unintended functionality.

Hurray for Pretty Blue Rectangle!!

inb4 “I just leveled my ele QQ” posts

If you’re on a guard, then there’s a really cheap way to get past Belka….

prepares for assault

Use a staff. ducks You can hide behind the masts/poles/whatever they are laying around her arena and autoattack her through them. You can hit her at most of her anchor points this way and not have to worry about resetting her, or just use it as a place to back off and heal up as needed.

Myst Dawnbringer.9138:

the personal story required a dungeon. Boring if I wanted to do Fractals or Dungeons I would just do them. I do not like Dungeons or Fractals and I am not going to bother.

If your dungeon experience started and ended with Arah story, I completely understand why you don’t like them.

But yeah, this is about how us dungeon folk feel about having to participate in World Boss circle zergs and WvW for dragonite…..which is a much bigger pain in the kitten than AFKing a few level one fractals for a new skin.

There’s an easy trick to avoid Belka’s Big Blue Ball of Bullkitten:

The ball seems to track your direction/speed at the moment the AoE appears. Simply change direction once the AoE appears and you’ll be fine.

Doesn’t work so well in a group (can be hard to know who’s targeted if the party is clustered), and it’s still a good idea to dodge when it’s about to land no matter where you are. I’ve been downed by it when the ball landed at least 900 units away. But changing directions usually keeps you safe.

PvF XP is the worst RNG in the game.

Less than one hour after I trolled some poor guy in the “Jealous Kids” thread, I got infracted for an ooooooold comment in this thread for using all caps in a non-inflammatory post.

I love our mods. They’re the best xD

Minigrump.4961:

I do not know why but everytime I see this I cringe in pain just thinking about what is going to happen. It pains me to think of what they will change or “fix” next.

“A Fresh Start: Improving the GW2 Experience for New and Veteran Players Alike!”

“We’ve realized that dispensing experience scrolls as a 1 year birthday gift makes absolutely no sense, as the only possible result of doing this is that every player ends up with a stack of useless consumables once their slots fill.”

“Additionally, careful analysis of player statistics has shown that lower level areas are underutilized, and newer players in these areas are not grouping with more experienced players as we’d like to see.”

“To balance the birthday scroll issue and encourage more active play in lower level areas, we’re announcing the second birthday reward pack :”

• Automatic reset to level 5.
• Play How I Want Booster: Decreases exp gain by 50%, damage output by 35%, and applies confusion to self for each successful melee attack. 600 hour duration, activates immediately when taken from the in-game mail.
• More Queen Jennah Minis!!! Because 8 is not enough.

Lilith Ajit.6173:

deSade.9437:

Minigrump.4961:

I do not know why but everytime I see this I cringe in pain just thinking about what is going to happen. It pains me to think of what they will change or “fix” next.

Thanks for giving me shivers.
They’re gonna pull off another stunt and throw the game upside down, destroying any fun I had left in the game.
After the wardrobe I was so happy… so happy… and then…

J Eberle.9312:

Lilith Ajit.6173:

J Eberle.9312:

Lilith Ajit.6173:

J Eberle.9312:

There should be a unique armour set for people who have done +500 hours of roleplaying in divinity’s reach.

filthy roleplayers >:(

Baby, come to my applied development lab so I can develop your definition of the word “filthy”.

oOOoOOOOooOOOooh I might have to take you up on that XD

May I join? Sounds…. quite…. fun.

Of course you can. Bring your mesmer though so I can… well. You know.

Gonna need a lot of cleansing?

Zui.9245:

dlonie.6547:

runeblade’s right. idc what aent says selling dungeons is just wrong i need arah number four for my master dungon achevement but onyl groups on lfg charge for runs

why not just run 4 fun insted of cheatin and esploiting for profit?

isnt this game suposed to NOT b p2w?

I cannot understand your mindset.

lots of very true things

:)

So from what I’ve been seeing, this is definitely considered the new “correct” way to kill Lupi if there’s a guard in your party. It’s become popular enough that, like the boat skip, I think it’s gonna actually get ANet’s attention.

I’m curious which would be the worst fix:

1) Unblockable phase 2 AoEs

discussed at length already

2) They “fix” Consecrated Ground to not work on walls.

That’s right. It’s gonna end up like wardens. Works on level ground (part of the time, anyway), but super iffy on a slope/bumps. Like blink getting snagged on a rock, etc.

I think I would actually prefer option 2. Consecrated Ground was never a very popular trait, and nerfing it would just put things back the way they were before someone figured this out, with pretty much no fallout.

J Eberle.9312:

Setting Four reminisce days past :
Magic find armour, weapons and accessories are now forcibly placed onto your entire team’s gear setups. All traits are removed.

inb4 HM#4 farming. “God I love all these blues and greens!!”

Painbow.6059:

All adds in arah have been replaced with champion oozes

FTFY.

shudders

Azrael.4960:

I seriously need to get out more.

Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. It’s normal to play this much.

Right?

Right?

Aleth.9630:

I can’t find a single player game that’s interesting enough to keep me occupied for more than a couple hours, and you can only watch so much of series/shows/streams.

I get that. I’m basically just biding my time here until the next single player ES/Fallout title, then I’ll probably disappear for a while. There’s nothing better to me than spending a day wandering the wastelands….

But I think I’d still need to have a multiplayer game around now that I’ve fallen into the MMO trap. If some other game would rip off GW2’s combat system and focus on challenging content — even if they charged a sub I’d go there.

Or if GW2 would start adding more Arah-type dungeons, even just one per year, I’d probably start buying a sub fee’s worth of gems again.

*dungon master achevement

runeblade’s right. idc what aent says selling dungeons is just wrong i need arah number four for my master dungon achevement but onyl groups on lfg charge for runs

why not just run 4 fun insted of cheatin and esploiting for profit?

isnt this game suposed to NOT b p2w?

Pls do something anet

Good times Thanks for the runs!

Any boss counters LoS and/or knows how to avoid AoEs?

hendo.1940:

NovaanVerdiano.6174:

Yep Lupi would win.

Just imagine life drink when the lava elementals are out.

Take this as reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=458qBs7fIG8&t=34m05s

Couldn’t finish, too painful to watch xD

I usually just pop in The Big Lebowski or some Trailer Park Boys when I’m feeling like that. No sword fights, but mindless hilarity.

Zelyhn Lekovitch.2867:

What I like about the living story is that not all dialogues are voice acted, this way you can often click fast through the text pop up and thereby avoid the pain of watching characters you completely dislike go through telegraphed adventures with no taste

Clicking on text is fun!

OP approved.

Agreed, it’s not just the story that needs work, the presentation could be much better. See: Any Elder Scrolls/Fallout game (ESO/Skyrim, not so much…), where the NPCs actually make you feel.