Guild Wars 2

MrHaze.3690:

GrandmaFunk.3052:

So…. is AR taking a break this week?

I can’t speak for the whole server, obviously, but a large portion of ALS is taking it easy this week.

It’s given me a chance to be a fashionista and level up an alt a bit, so I won’t complain.

I can’t bring myself to believe ALS is the reason AR is taking a hit, no way their carrying anyone.

Once.4536:

Just letting you guys know I have to play WvW for awhile Per tech supports request Hope you dont mind!!!!

Response Via Email (James) 02/17/2013 11:06 PM
Hi Ralph,

Thank you for providing us with that report.

I took a look at the Game Advisor report you provided and it appears your connection may be suffering from packet loss. For reference, I have included the data found in Game Advisor below:

Hop Ping Amount of packets out of 100 lost Server
——— —-—— —-—————————————————————————— —-———————————————————————————————————
11 25ms 6/ 100 = 6% 2/ 100 = 2% vlan52.ebr2.Atlanta2.Level3.net [4.69.150.126]
0/ 100 = 0% |
12 23ms 4/ 100 = 4% 0/ 100 = 0% ae-73-73.ebr3.Atlanta2.Level3.net [4.69.148.253]
0/ 100 = 0% |
13 31ms 4/ 100 = 4% 0/ 100 = 0% ae-2-2.ebr1.Washington1.Level3.net [4.69.132.86]
2/ 100 = 2% |
14 34ms 6/ 100 = 6% 0/ 100 = 0% ae-61-61.csw1.Washington1.Level3.net [4.69.134.130]
1/ 100 = 1% |
15 31ms 7/ 100 = 7% 0/ 100 = 0% ae-62-62.ebr2.Washington1.Level3.net [4.69.134.145]
17/ 100 = 17% |
16 117ms 24/ 100 = 24% 0/ 100 = 0% ae-44-44.ebr2.Paris1.Level3.net [4.69.137.61]

At this time, I would like to confirm these findings with a more advanced diagnostic report which will graph your Internet connection while actively playing Guild Wars 2. To do this, we use an application called “Ping Plotter.” You can find the program and information on how to use it at http://www.pingplotter.com/download.html. Please note this program is not supported by NCSOFT or ArenaNet.

1. Please download and install the standard version of PingPlotter:
http://www.pingplotter.com/downloads/pngplt_std.exe

Note: There is a trial period for the Standard version but you will not be obligated to make a purchase

2. Run the program, and in the upper left corner, you will see an Address to Trace section.

3. Type in /IP while playing WvWvW in the chat box, then put that IP address that it returns into the Address to Trace section. Make sure you leave off the :0 at the end as that’s not part of the IP.

4. Click Trace and allow the tool to run for at least 30 minutes while playing Guild Wars 2. If you get disconnected, please reconnect to Guild Wars 2 and note the time it happened.

5. Click on Stop then File -> Save Sample Set and save the file to your computer in a location that will be easy to find, such as your Desktop.

Once saved, please attach that report to your ticket for us to review. If you encounter a problem, such as excessive lag, disconnects, or other errors, please tell us what the issue was as well as the time frame in which it occurred. This will help us isolate the issue you experienced at the point in time.

Regards,

James
NCsoft Technical Support

I believe you man… I hope you feel the love…

Kardiamond.6952:

Ishbaal.1503:

jkctmc.8754:

Borlis Pass cracks me up.. Trying a new build on one of my characters, and every fight is either 2v1, 3v1, or 10+v1. They laugh, or goad as if they’ve done something. That’s one thing I respect from NSP is that they always challenge people to 1v1s, and we always show each other respect. Borlis Pass never runs solo, and they never show respect.

Seriously guys, it is a game. Enjoy it without trying to ruin everyone elses fun.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

i play in a 4-5 man guild on BP. Most nites we have 2-3 on and alot of time i go out solo. If you are solo expect to have 1vs2 1 vs 3 fights. AR and Shiver have never ever let me duel when it was 1 vs more than 1. So get of your high horse and either l2play or get friends. People play the same way no matter what server you come from.

And thanks

Heard about Skez or what ever too, but Only fought them when they were big numbers.

Sorry about that!

We are usually looking for zergs to kill, sorry if any small groups get caught in the middle. Usually 10-15 people max.

<3

Dovgan.8605:

Yeah, I don’t disagree. Just really sad seeing them calling out the grub, then SM, then grub. This happens every few minutes. Actually, hey BP and NSP, there is a group of AR players that hits the grub and the east side of SM every few minutes from around 4 pm est. Do with this info what you will, but I bet there are free badges in there somewhere.

Haha, I did a serious facepalm when there was like 20-25 NSP killing grub yesterday.

Walabone.6713:

Dovgan.8605:

AR seems to have a new development in EBgrounds. A small group of players constantly doing whatever they can to redirect, confuse, and distract players in /t chat. If these players belong to either of the other servers it would hardly surprise me. They have made it difficult to command, completely clog up the chat window and are an overall nuisance to the server. If these guys do belong to BP or NSP, well played, it’s making it nearly impossible and unplayable in EB when you have a decent sized group misdirecting, confusing new players and trolling commanders to the point they do not even want to command on that map.

Honestly, if they are that disruptive – try to get your guys to all /ignore that player. Permanently shut them out of the community if they are going to be like that.

NSP has them too, their just bads. Nobody would take the time to do anything like that in this tier, whats the point, lol.

GG’s in the jumping puzzle TEO.

Not sure why NSP would try to close the gap much at this point, I want to see AR or BP thrown into a quick tier 2 matchup.

AR really loves Umberglade, more then their tower apparently. o_O

Dark Aidget.3879:

ekleenex.1654:

Sekz hasn’t done too much serious WvW last few days, zergs kept running away and it got kinda boring…

Oof! Anyone need burn cream? Yeah, me neither…

Sorry I should have specified. ALS.

And that Evilzara… that commander is legit!

I don’t know how I would make it through a work day without all this entertainment. Thanks guys!

Lot of hate coming from bads on this thread, quite amusing. Keep up the good work PAXA, you have ALS posting more then actually playing. I remember awhile back when ALS was mostly upscales… Those were the good days.

Sekz hasn’t done too much serious WvW last few days, zergs kept running away and it got kinda boring…

Rob.7624:

50people?
Reeeeaaaaaallllyyyyyy??

Oh yeah, they exist. It’s this thing I call “zerg sync” it’s when we stomp enough of their lolzergs and they form one massive zerg to try and recap a supply camp.

It’s not much fun anymore when BP and AR just turn around when they see us…

jkctmc.8754:

ekleenex.1654:

So wait… PAXA talks “trash” and zergs hunt them?

<insert trash talk about AR and BP>

Come hunt us, zerg!

I love Sekz, you guys feed me badges, even when I’m outmanned. <grins>

You guys are fun to fight. This night I got a PuG group defending that supply camp nearby to get you to chase them, and I would kill any who got too far away from your group.

Haha, I remember that. We were so bored… :p

So wait… PAXA talks “trash” and zergs hunt them?

<insert trash talk about AR and BP>

Come hunt us, zerg!

Oozo.7856:

There. I fixed it up a bit further for you.

Thanks! You know what, I like you… I’m going to take it a step further…

FhakE.9063:

IMO WM is the point of kittenaineng. If you dont like that, there’s other servers.

FhakE.9063:

IMO zerging is the point of Kaineng. If you dont like that, there’s pvp

I thought that is what he was amused by… maybe not.

It might be fair, but further encourages the zerg v zerg mentality… Only reason small groups even stand a chance is because the hive mind can’t see them coming.

Yeah, I could see trying to ninja something and someone sees a bunch of red dots outside their keep.

It was pretty dead last night… only could find a handful of zergs to kill…

Just a side note, had some fun in Rogue’s Quarry a few minutes ago with BP. We left so you can get those supplies! <3

Dovgan.8605:

Wasn’t calling out where they were, half the PuG people don’t pay much attention anyway. And yeah the culling won’t let you all just pop up in the middle of a zerg from that far away. Was just watching you run from one side to the other using the same tactic over and over wondering why the folks on AR weren’t catching on and just building carts to fire on our people when you did it, would have changed the outcome quite a bit.

Yeah, I know how that goes.

We were all wondering why AR kept mindlessly throwing themselves back into Umber over and over. We tried to break their morale but they were pretty adamant.

Also, we have about 3-4 mesmers that start mass invis/veil from a pretty good distance away. Culling only affects it slightly, we are actually invisible through skills when initiating.

Dovgan.8605:

@ekleenex Why do I think I’m the only one on AR that not only knew where your zerg was, but that you were using veil/invis to break into the zerg. Well, if anything, it was different to watch. Tactic wont work as well after the 28th though, so I guess use it now.

What happens the 28th? Culling? I don’t think that will help veil, maybe a few seconds. And of course we use stealth to initiate the mindless hive, it’s a game mechanic. We like mixing it up and using new tactics to combat your massive lolzergs.

And I really do hope you are calling out where our “zerg” is, we want your zerg to come to us. I need more badges before the next content update bro!

<3 Sekz

It was fun doing some farming at Umber! We ported out so you guys could finally take down guild claimer.

Jscull.2514:

ekleenex.1654:

Jscull.2514:

We are convinced. Anvil runs NOTHING but 15+ groups. Period. Good job at getting “points”. Cant win a fight with any skills. Very few players are impressive. There are a few, and we have given you props. Gross.

Lol.

Keep running those zergs guys, 5 man groups just don’t give us enough badges.

EDIT: Kudos to [AS] for some sweet sweet moves on our borderland last night. <3

We’d win every fight too if we ran with 10+ semi-competent players in vent every night.

I don’t doubt it, PAXA has some good players.

But if you don’t like 15 man groups while running 5-8, I’m sure you wouldn’t like running 10-15 and stomping 35+.

Just hope we get GvG and PAXA will have more fair fights.

Jscull.2514:

We are convinced. Anvil runs NOTHING but 15+ groups. Period. Good job at getting “points”. Cant win a fight with any skills. Very few players are impressive. There are a few, and we have given you props. Gross.

Lol.

Keep running those zergs guys, 5 man groups just don’t give us enough badges.

EDIT: Kudos to [AS] for some sweet sweet moves on our borderland last night. <3

lBANKAll.2183:

@ROB As i remember you posted a screenshot saying NSP NIGHTCREW weee on ARvsNSPvsKaineng 10 mins After that post someone from AR posted a screenshot and kaineng took everything back from you guys… AR came in 2nd don’t say AR only leans towards easy fight because most of us where fighting kaineng in our bl and theirs. They had enough people to defend from both servers so even if there was a group of AR in your borderlands it would not matter. Instead of saying ALS needs to grow i think you are the one that needs to grow up and stop posting screenshots of how a Nightcrew takes all of EB when the other servers dont have much defenders on at that time? ALS will see you later on today Bic Boi BirdSong.

I love seeing the nightcrew at work. If AR has no presence when Rob is on, maybe you need one. Doesn’t make his caps any less vital to keeping this match close.

lBANKAll.2183:

All you did was Zerg a empty BG with Commanders that have no followers.

wut.

imalog.7689:

seeing as the only good guild i’ve recognized on NSP is Sekz.

<3

Always love fighting an ALS group!

EDIT: Os does a pretty good job at securing our borderlands when their on, frees us up for some zerg stomps.

Good times in Eternal Battlegrounds tonight! Nice seeing some new commanders take over and make some big plays.

Had fun fighting WM this week, hopefully for the last time! I always knew when that lag starts up, WM isn’t far behind. :p

Good luck WM when you hit the higher tiers, hopefully you can carry Meow all the way.

Catisa.6507:

(not hard since you run all the OP builds)

Heheh..

Had a blast in SM yesterday AR/DH, 200 badges from that hold. Good fights!

Had a great time killing those golems in Eternal Battleground last night!

Mister Mustard.7203:

LOL. Yeah, man that instant gap closer that also hits like a truck sure is a disadvantage! If the opponent actually saw me, they could possibly have a chance to fight back!! And I’m too busy telling others to l2p to be bothered to slot a stun break.

Like I said before, I think HS does need a pretty hefty nerf. Sure you have a stun break, are the thieves spamming stun break skills now? Nope. I’m actually all for balancing certain aspects of the class, but when I see posts where they want stealth removed, higher DPS removed, what makes the thief a viable class after that?

Am I ignoring a key ability? That is personal preference, my play style doesn’t incorporate it and I do just fine and enjoy the game.

EDITED: Realized he probably isn’t able to read something that subtle, retracted troll statement.

Mister Mustard.7203:

LOL. Yeah, man that instant gap closer that also hits like a truck sure is a disadvantage! If the opponent actually saw me, they could possibly have a chance to fight back!! And I’m too busy telling others to l2p to be bothered to slot a stun break.

Like I said before, I think HS does need a pretty hefty nerf, but you were too busy trolling to be bothered by reading. Sure you have a stun break, are the thieves spamming stun break skills now? Nope. I’m actually all for balancing certain aspects of the class, but when I see posts where they want stealth removed, higher DPS removed, what makes the thief a viable class after that?

Am I ignoring a key ability? That is personal preference, my play style doesn’t incorporate it and I do just fine and enjoy the game.

Groovy.6749:

ekleenex.1654:

Stiv.1820:

ekleenex.1654:

I play a thief and I honestly wouldn’t mind at all if HS got a heavy nerf, or alternatively require more initiative. I used it briefly when I started and haven’t touched it since.

I play a thief as well, no main-hand dagger. A nerf would have no effect me at all. The main reason i don’t want to get rid of it is I love LOLing at “hertseeker noobs” and killing them shortly after. It’s only an issue when you are greatly outnumbered and at that point any burst build is a problem.

I run D/D so it would directly affect me, but any thief worth anything knows there are numerous ways to kill more effectively then HS. I understand why people would complain about it, but it’s easily evaded and counter attacked.

People also complain a lot about perma-stealth thieves, what? It’s not like they spawn and can instantly have permanent stealth, it requires setup and is not easily reset during combat (if you are playing against someone who knows how to play).

On a side note, if you are not level 80 and fully geared with a good understanding of game mechanics, you shouldn’t even be allowed to post a complaint about something being OP, in my opinion.

Being a bouncing gerbil of (mediocre) death is not my idea of fun.

This.

What a lot of people don’t understand (I still think HS could use a decent nerf for above 50% hp, I think it still should be a viable finisher) is that HS can put a thief at a disadvantage during a fight. You burn through initiative, and get yourself within melee range fully visible. Any decent player could easily immobilize and kill the thief in seconds, seconds.

Sure your other classes don’t have equal burst damage, but it doesn’t take good burst to burn through a thieves 11k vitality.

Stiv.1820:

ekleenex.1654:

I play a thief and I honestly wouldn’t mind at all if HS got a heavy nerf, or alternatively require more initiative. I used it briefly when I started and haven’t touched it since.

I play a thief as well, no main-hand dagger. A nerf would have no effect me at all. The main reason i don’t want to get rid of it is I love LOLing at “hertseeker noobs” and killing them shortly after. It’s only an issue when you are greatly outnumbered and at that point any burst build is a problem.

I run D/D so it would directly affect me, but any thief worth anything knows there are numerous ways to kill more effectively then HS. I understand why people would complain about it, but it’s easily evaded and counter attacked.

People also complain a lot about perma-stealth thieves, what? It’s not like they spawn and can instantly have permanent stealth, it requires setup and is not easily reset during combat (if you are playing against someone who knows how to play).

On a side note, if you are not level 80 and fully geared with a good understanding of game mechanics, you shouldn’t even be allowed to post a complaint about something being OP, in my opinion.

Coffeebot dead on.

You can nerf stealth all you want, but if stealth is in the game people will complain.

That being said, I play a thief and I honestly wouldn’t mind at all if HS got a heavy nerf, or alternatively require more initiative. I used it briefly when I started and haven’t touched it since.