Guild Wars 2

I initially started leagues playing mostly my condi reaper played a bit on my ranger but shortly stopped as i am not that much of a masochist. Did ok on my reaper but i would slot skills which made me very effective at destroying a certain class but then ineffective when fighting another . Pre game i would check what professions the other team where gonna be using and try slotting the most useful skills . It became really frustrating as rather than using my ability to beat another player i was just having to react to whatever meta build the player is running and outfit myself with the sole purpose of being able to beat them .

In the end i rolled an ele ported straight to the mists after starting quest , dagger and focus , celi aura tempest. And holy kitten on a prof i have zero experience on its sooo easy if you think this is skill i don’t know what to say . It needs to be atleast 3v1 for me to actually die i only do the pvp dailies anymore as i feel like way to much of a kitten playing like this.

warbignime.4610:

Oh im laughing all right, all the salt. This thread is why, evidence of why devs dont post on dorum right here.

Have you seen the gw2 reddit lately ……

The hysterics over there is far greater than anything on the official forums.

Azure Prower.8701:

foxcat.4096:

webtoehobbit.4201:

Boysenberry.1869:

Azure.8670:

this games population is so high that theres dozens of maps open at once, just open lfg and merge because instead of maps filling on their own, it locates you to wheres best for you by guild and such and not by capacity

This is the main problem I’ve had with the Mega-server system, especially since HoT came out. There are way too many maps being opened. Say there are 500 players. The game creates 20 maps for these players and tosses 25 players into each map. People don’t want to play this way so they have to taxi around. Why can’t Anet change it so that instead of 20 empty maps, have 5-6 full maps? People would always log into full maps and won’t have to play the taxi game.

Interesting, so this might all be a Megaserver issue that needs to be adressed and not an issue of no one is playing the maps… Well maybe someday there will be a fix.

There is a fix use LFG like everyone else.

People keep posting the solution but you ignore it , finding a populated organized map in HoT is easy the only meta that is remotely hard to get done is TD.

Because the “solution” is terrible.

LFG should be to find people to do specific events. Not as the sole option to find a populated map. Especially when the thing doesn’t even work half the time.

LFG is for finding organized groups which are required for HoT map metas .

If you don’t want to use it fine but don’t complain when you are on an empty map whilst people who wan’t to get stuff done have taxid to a map where there are other people working towards the same thing as them.

And you say ‘the thing doesn’t work half the time" i’m not sure what to say to that….. unless you are trying to find a map when the meta has been running for awhile and all decent maps are totally filled its easy.

webtoehobbit.4201:

Boysenberry.1869:

Azure.8670:

this games population is so high that theres dozens of maps open at once, just open lfg and merge because instead of maps filling on their own, it locates you to wheres best for you by guild and such and not by capacity

This is the main problem I’ve had with the Mega-server system, especially since HoT came out. There are way too many maps being opened. Say there are 500 players. The game creates 20 maps for these players and tosses 25 players into each map. People don’t want to play this way so they have to taxi around. Why can’t Anet change it so that instead of 20 empty maps, have 5-6 full maps? People would always log into full maps and won’t have to play the taxi game.

Interesting, so this might all be a Megaserver issue that needs to be adressed and not an issue of no one is playing the maps… Well maybe someday there will be a fix.

There is a fix use LFG like everyone else.

People keep posting the solution but you ignore it , finding a populated organized map in HoT is easy the only meta that is remotely hard to get done is TD.

New maps require a minimum amount of organization to work so everyone wanting to do events take taxis or open a taxi to their map. If you just zone into any random map there won’t be people doing events or it will be disorganized.

I agree HoT is great , i am surprised by some of the hysterics on the forums i thought this player base was above that.

Next journey upgrade your toaster

I like HoT alot but i still have some issues such as

Elite specializations: probably one of the things that i was most hyped for whilst waiting for the expansion my understanding was they would provide a different way to play your profession but in most cases they simply provided a better way to play your profession . I am hopeful in the future they will bring base professions up to the level of elite specs.

Grinds and gold: design choices like increasing the cost of ascended stuff just baffles me , completely un-needed nothing more needs to be said. As far as grinds go i don’t mind some things requiring a large time or cost investment but there needs to other things which don’t require any of that currently it is unbalanced with far more things favoring a grindy style.

Maps: I really love all the HoT maps it is clearly evident how much time and effort went into crafting them , TD which i realize many people dislike is truly amazing that it exists in an MMO . But i really wish there was at least one map which could have been a slower pace more like old tyria with random events around no huge meta , less dense with mobs and styled more as a light hearted exploration and adventure .

In that case its impossible to know what he was wearing

but this https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Human_male_heavy_armor has every armour

and http://gw2style.com/ is great for getting ideas

Head is dark templar from karma merchants or you can craft it

Chest is banded which is loot in the 54-80 range

Also legs ,gloves, boots tier 3 human cultural and shoulders tier 2 human cultural

I have no problems with any of the new maps beside TD meta ,surprised that you have issues with VB op it always seems to be one of the most run constantly and people seem to have got it down pat i completed t4 day with 10mins to spare then t4 night with similar time left.

Thing with HoT is that as all the maps have a minimum requirement of some organization so its either get a taxi or start taxing into your map otherwise its gonna be a fail. I think a lot of players don’t realize how important taxing is in HoT or are not even aware of being able to use lfg to get into a different map.

New hairstyles
New faces

And finding out how to get the new Azimuth staff skin bonus points if its not locked behind some insane grind or RNG

Was in VB then got kicked and now i can’t log in

The crimson lion warhorn is the only warhorn i know of that has a unqiue sound i think there may be others , its not restricted to tempest or anything it has always had a different sound .

We don’t need Australian servers i have played for years without any problems we just need the current issues affecting many oceanic based players addressed.

Since HoTs release i have been having major issues going from my usual 200ish ping up 800+ some of my Singaporean friends have been experiencing similar things so its not isolated to Australia.

Just really frustrating a complete silence about it .

No you pay once
Anyone comming into the game now just has to buy heart of thorns and they will have access to everything ,the base game is free but if you want access to everything you buy heart of thorns.

Your friends are lying , wanna play the expansion gotta pay for it.

The base game is free to keep in line the single purchase have access to everything.

Open lfg create party for “VB hero points” or whatever i promise you it will fill in a few mins max.

Personally on my first character going through the new zones i just explored and picked up hero points as a i stumbled along them without much effort i had my elite spec fully unlocked without any hassle. The HoT zones provide progression in that when you first step into the jungle it seems confusing a dangerous like a jungle should….. after you spend some time in their you begin to get an understanding of the jungle , by exploring and doing some events and your personal story you will also unlock some masteries and pretty soon you are flying through the canopies like Tarzan on crack blowing up everything and the map becomes trivial.

I found this form of progression much more rewarding than grind 10 more levels in generic flat zones with quest hubs etc. As a casual player who has never stepped inside a dungeon / fractal or any of the so called difficult content this expansion really rewards a casual play style of just running around exploring taking part in events etc

You either have 2 choices organize the map you are in and start taxing people or look in lfg for a taxi to another map . I haven’t had any issues finding organized maps and doing any events bar TD meta .

Really don’t see what the issue is ,there are plenty of people on the new maps and finding people for dry top / sw or any old content is easy as well.

I am enjoing HoT but i have found adventures to be really disappointing ,initially i was anoyed that 90% of the time you cant do them then when i actually tried them most where at best irritating which is fine i am sure some people enjoy this sort of thing but then i realized to get my herald shield which i had been anticipating so much i have to complete “sanctum scramble” silver which i can’t imagine anything worse jumping puzzle style kitten with a timer…..

I hate hate hate jumping puzzles and now i am forced to do one if i want to get my class weapon? i can’t even complete bronze on this thing i will be blocked out of this iconic herald item because i cant do your stupid adventure? please remove the adventure part of collections

TLDR adventures suck don’t force me to do them

I have been playing jalis / glint with soldier Armour and zerk amulet it is really fun i never die and damage is surprisingly decent , if they decrease some of the energy costs on Jalis look out….

Shield and sword is my favorite character archetype and i had been forcing my guard to run with that but it never played how i wanted it too and just made me irritated so i am really enjoying being able to wade through battle with a sword in one hand and a shield in the other the taunt really adds to the fantasy for me as well .

First time i hit tangled depths was on my Revenant hunting hero points all i could think was" Jesus Christ what madness is this?"

After spending more time there i have really started to appreciate the scope of this map i can’t imagine the effort that would have been required to shape this beast. Truly impressive it has become my favorite of the new maps by far.

As someone who has been playing for 2 years and never even set foot in a dungeon/ fractal or whatever and consider myself a casual player. I really don’t understand why people are saying the new maps are difficult? at most something may take trial and error but once you realize what you have to do its trivial the next time.

Masteries are account bound and once you have jumping mushrooms , gliding and updraft you can go almost anywhere. You also get mastery exp from doing pretty much anything in the new zones. On the first day i just explored and unlocked quite a few mastery traits if you think this is a grind i don’t know what to say they are just bonuses you get from ya know playing the game…..

I don’t 100% love everything in the expansion , i was seriously disappointed with pre cursor collections but it just boggles my mind when peoples complaint is that they have to actually play the game

So i have been playing the expansion a ton since release and haven’t really had time to sit down and talk about my experiences so far .

However their is one thing that i really needed to say , i have played a ton of MMOs over the years and like to think of myself as something of a veteran at day one releases / expansions or whatever. So when people where talking about taking the day off work and stuff for the release of HoT i kinda chuckled to myself expecting playability on day one to be pretty low all the standard dc/s world server downs etc. Then came the minute of release and ya know what? i logged straight in and played for hours before going to bed absolutely zero issues….

I really have to give massive kudos to the people keeping the server hamsters running flawlessly my experience thus far has been great and i have barely scratched the surface of the jungle!

Quick response time on the one issue i have had so far of low pop maps was enough to get me to buy some gems to show support for a great game.

My Sith lord …… i mean reaper

Just need the final version of the reaper sword and i will be complete

Gonna go for something like this on my revenant.

Will be my first Sylvari character so i want to make use of all the cool Sylvari themed armors and weapons.

My guard hates having her picture taken

Makes it hard to get a decent shot

Appreciate the responses.

Giving me some ideas in fulfilling my dreams of being a bad kitten sword and shield carrying hero.

Is there anyway to work these two weapons together?

As far as i am concerned shield and sword is the coolest weapon combo but they don’t seem to have a whole lot of synergy ……..

Just a passenger on the reaper hype train .

Thick rimed glasses!
Bunny ears!

make it happen!

dreams can come true!

New dywayna weapons are perfect for guardian! so far i have GS and Staff ,wanna get my hands on sword but only 2 scraps currently……….

A player came up and asked me why am i so shinny that’s when i new my look is almost complete lol just gotta make my dwayna back piece and i will be set!

I actually quite like it .

The idea for the build i am using was to try and grab as much passive healing as possible i am using valor , honor and zeal. Weapon set is great sword mostly for zealous blade with staff as back up with other traits such as writ of persistence and altruistic healing.

I’m sure many people would not like it but it does everything i wanted it too i never even have to use my main heal at all lol in sw i just kamikaze into giant groups of mordem during keep attacks and when the dust clears i’m still standing.

DPS isn’t as bad as i thought it would be and i could probably switch out some of my cleric stuff without much of an effect .

Living story 2 was free all you had to do was log in during the period that a chapter was current and you would have it unlocked forever. The option to buy it was just for people who missed out and even then you can just do it with a friend who has the story unlocked and not pay anything.

You say you don’t do micro-purchases that’s fine you can get access to every single thing in the game without spending a cent besides the initial purchase. You should just be happy their is no monthly fee and the people that use the gem store are the ones paying for the new content in which you can enjoy.

Just recently hit 80!

I always wanted tier 3 cultural human set and with the gallant weapons my character is exactly how i envisaged her.

Fighting risen in Orr or tending to cows in Queensdale i am the hero Tyria deserves!

lol at all the “muh immersion” neckbeards .

Guild wars has never and will never be a gritty realistic, grim dark setting.

Stuff like cat ears would fit into the game world perfectly.

Raven.3957:

Sorry if that seemed a bit negative. But.. its all pretty much sadly true.

If by true you mean a massive exaggeration or out right incorrect sure…..

Felt like changing things up went for a more straight up spell caster look rather than necromantic , happy with how it turned out

I just find the whole thing really perplexing

Its obvious that there is massive demand for the re inclusion which equals massive $$ for Anet and for what you would imagine to be minimal effort.

Its the not knowing of the thought process going on behind the scenes that kills me . If they came out and said bunny ears are never coming back here is why , it would be much easier for me to deal with.

Elfrided.2064:

I would’ve snapped up the earmuffs, but I haven’t even seen them in the shop. Am I just not seeing them, or?

This interested me as well ,i would really like to get my hands on the earmuffs if possible but they don’t seem to be available.

Spooky but classy

Just gotta make my ascended legs and then this is what i will look like

Should have chosen a more spooky setting for the screen shot , but this is what i currently look like

Spent a stooopid amount of money on gems today

But hey at least i look cool

I had some black lion scraps spare so on a whim i picked up the mordremoth staff

Boy was that a good idea i am very happy with this set i put together using it