Guild Wars 2

Yesterday we couldn’t find enough guildies to do the dungeons…we posted a LFG that basically said “Must be Hodor” the PuGs we got were lots of fun (mostly). We did Hodor of the Waves and Crucible of Hodor and it was hodorific.

There are unfortunately a whole bunch of other people out there that are just jerks. Try to find a guild on your home server (so you can access their bank and get the buffs) and when all else fails make your own group so it doesn’t matter if you kitten the run. Above all…have fun!

Change your settings. Lower the quality of all of your settings and you will quit crashing.

There is no conspiracy or players crashing you on purpose. The problem is your computer not being able to handle a full zerg of people & particle effects. Lower your settings for this event and you’ll be fine.

The best settings to change to avoid a program crash:
Graphics Options
> Animation – Medium or Low
> Antialiasing – None
> Environment – Depends on your computer, but for me this doesn’t make a difference on crashes
> LOD Distance – Medium usually works fine
> Reflections – I haven’t found this made a difference in the crashes
> Textures – Doesn’t seem to matter much either
> Render Sampling – Subsample
> Shadows – Medium or Low
> Shaders – Medium or Low
> Postprocessing – None
> Character Model Limit – Medium or Lower
> Character Model Quality – Medium or Lower
> Effect LOD – Make sure this is checked (All other boxes here leave unchecked)

Really the biggest I found was the Character Model Limit and Model Quality. And it helps to reduce the people around you so you can see the red rings better too!

They’re not useless, they have several uses. One of which is needing a full stack of them to make Immobulus. Glad I made mine quite a few months ago, but I do feel bad for anyone wanting to make it now. o.o

They need to actually drop from some enemy. Vet Risen Giants, lvl 80 Basilisks…something needs to drop them rather than being tucked away as a super rare drop from Heavy Moldy Bags.

Vol.7601:

The price history of ectos suggest nothing has changed.

Rng is Rng

Yeah, based on the price staying stable it seems as though nothing has changed….but I too have had too many streaks of 10-15 rares salvaged with only 3-5 ectos….several friends have seen the same recently too.

RNG is a harsh mistress.

Looks like I need to form a farming party to help my guildmate who wants to make immobulus.

This is nuts.

Mesmer focus swiftness has never stacked with any other form of swiftness. They do need to fix that.

> Add last repped to guild roster

> Make the ranger’s pets remember their names. -Frostfang.5109

> Turn the Charr footprints in the right direction. -Frostfang.5109

> Let us be able to DISMISS a “Called Target”. Sometimes they get called by mistake, and the only way to get rid of it is to reselect a white-text creature and kill it. -Hamfast.8719

> Keep my party/guild/private chats in the log unless I completely close the game. -says everyone I’ve ever talked to…..

> Characters should not randomly lose upwards of 19k hit points by walking five feet down a slope. – Paul.4081

I had so much fun and plan on doing at least Path 4 again today to help a guildmate get her Dungeon Master title. Thanks so much Dan!

One other question I had: Which path is easiest to start learning how to solo Arah? My guess would be 3 since it is shortest.

One of my guildmates/friends can solo AC without glitches on his ele. He does skip Kholer (but Kholer never bothered him anyway >.> Just let it go)

Doing it correctly like that, I don’t see a problem. But if they’re glitching out and getting to the end without doing the burrow rooms, finding scepter pieces, etc. Yeah that’s not good.

o/ ~Waves~

Also if you’re on one of the NA servers feel free to friend me and ask for help if you run into trouble or need to know something. I like helping out new folks…we were all new once

I second the suggestion for you to find a guild (one on your home server is probably best). It took me a while to find the right guild for me but I absolutely love my guildmates now

I really want to learn how to do Arah so I can help my guildmates.

Please count me in for Saturday’s run (The full thing). I’ll be bringing my guardian and I’ll make sure I get the food & potions.

Thank you so much for doing this! I have teamspeak installed but never got the mic part to work (I"ll fiddle with it tomorrow morning before the run starts). If nothing else I’ll be in TS to listen.

Hamfast.8719:

PLEASE go back to giving every character a free “basic” Town Clothes outfit upon character creation. OUTFIT, not tonic! I still pray for the day when all of those clothing tonics you saddled us with become Outfits.

I don’t see why they couldn’t turn the existing town clothes into outfits in the first place. They already took the time to give the single pieces matching pieces so you don’t go running around wearing just a shirt.

If nothing else the basic starter outfit for everyone would be nice to have. I like to use the outfits while leveling a character so I don’t have to worry about what their armor looks like. The basic cultural town clothes that were turned into tonics would be amazing as an outfit.

Pretty please with quaggan kisses on top.

rojak.1894:

It’s still bad, and they should really remove items like skill scroll and essences of luck from the table.

And while some people may like getting them…I don’t want any more of the PvP custom arena tokens. I don’t even know anyone who has a custom arena >.<

http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/08/05/flameseeker-chronicles-the-curse-of-guild-wars-2s-precursor-we/

That sums up pretty much my thoughts on the whole debacle that is getting a precursor.

I gave up ever hoping I’d get one either as a drop or from the forge. My account is “cursed”….I bought the four precursors I had.

As I’m getting close to my 9th 100% world map completion…..I don’t see a problem with WvW mapping. I don’t WvW much but still have managed to complete those 4 maps without problems. Most of the times I didn’t even have to follow anyone or get help.

It isn’t hard to grab what you have and keep checking back periodically to see if your server owns what you need.

I don’t even need the gift of exploration…I just want my pretty star!

Zaxares.5419:

I don’t mind as long as they tell me beforehand.

I don’t mind as long as they ask the group beforehand.

Not ask at the final boss…ask when we start.
Don’t assume it will be okay to switch.

Curtis Johnson.8456:

If you run past the green marker and interact with the actual city gate you should be able to exit to the city proper.

However once you do that the portal stone will no longer take you back to your original map.

You also realize that the “city gate” is not clearly marked in all instances….Sylvari for instance there is not a “portal” or a “gate” there is a spot on the ground just barely past the green star that unless you’re holding down Ctrl you won’t see it. Now that I know it’s there it isn’t a problem, but still. >.<

33 keys got me 1 full ticket and 14 scraps.

Honestly, I wish this was the normal drop rate with as much as it costs to buy keys. :P

I love the aquatic fractal and we’ve taken to keeping that one if we roll it before swamp.

Helps that several of my guildmates have also crafted legendary aquatic weapons which shows that we do enjoy underwater combat (or “easy” legendaries)

Even if it takes a while for you to find one, they’re still pretty

I still have (and love) my lightning kite too.

Claudius.5381:

Ok, I can now confirm that you can leave the home instance and enter your home city for free for humans, Norns, Asurans and Charrs (I have no Sylvari character).

Simply turn around and go to your respective entrance and press F for Travel.

If you want to go back to where you came from use the shortcut arrow or the green starry indicator instead.

In the Sylvari instance you do have to go past the green star and there is a F for Travel to the grove….it isnt’ marked though so it took me a couple times going back to home before I saw where to go to get into the grove.

pdavis.8031:

mtpelion.4562:

I believe Gaile mentioned something about the copyrighted name policy a while back. I’ll see if I can find it, but the gist of it was that copyrighted names are changed at the request of the copyright owner.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/account/Question-about-Trademark-Names

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/account/My-Username

I found a couple. Basically, if the copyright owner doesn’t care, then neither does ArenaNet.

Excellent post! That actually makes alot of sense. Although I can’t see Marvel, or anyone else, getting up in arms about a player name in an RPG, I would think doing so would cast them in a very bad light.

Very well then. I’ll quit reporting names that I see that are copyrighted and only report offensive ones. I hadn’t seen those posts from Gaile, so that does make sense and clears it up for me!

pdavis.8031:

That is a good question. I’d be curious to see the answer as well. However, while “Captain America” and “Sailor Moon” may be copyrighted or tradmarked, “Princess Snow White” is a little fuzzy. The story of Snow White has been around for a couple of hundred years, and Disney holds a trademark, which from what I understand, only really applies to the Disney verison of the story and characters (i.e. the names of the dwarves, Prince Charming, etc.) So while it may be perfectly fine to use the name Snow White, as long as it’s not directly in reference to the Disney verison, the other names would be in violation of the naming terms.

Also I personally believe that they included that as more of a legal safeguard more than anything. So if someone from Marvel were to come on, see the name Captain America, and complain, they can force a name change. But aren’t really concerned as long as the name isn’t offensive or vulgar.

And that makes sense, but what’s the point of having that legal safeguard there? When a name that does violate their naming policy gets reported….why is it “ignored” and these names get to continue on being as they are?

As to not clog up the system I only ever report a name I see that goes against their policy once. If I’ve reported it once and it is still there days/months later…not my problem. I did my part by reporting it once, no sense it making multiple reports.

It took my husband well over 200 locked chests to find one kite.

Funny how they’re “masterwork” and much more rare than the “exotic” quality bugs, goggles, & scarves…..

I want to know:

Should I continue to report names that violate the GW2 Naming Policy (https://www.guildwars2.com/en/legal/guild-wars-2-naming-policy/) since it seems from the most recent post on Facebook that at least some Anet folks don’t care about people who violate this policy. (e.g. Captain America, Sailor Moon, Princess Snow White, etc)

This is not in reference to people “cosplaying” or creating a certain look. This question is only in reference to the names they choose

This is the facebook post I am referencing: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152393507864209.1073741843.114036714208&type=1

That was indeed awesome!

I did path 2 yesterday and it didn’t bug out once and Detha died several times.

I like my Kraitkin & soon to be Frenzy…don’t want them removed.

But I would like underwater combat to have a little more attention. Probably will once Bubbles rises.

I want them so much…..especially that bear one!

Vayne.8563:

Out of curiosity and this is a legit question, I wonder how many who played Guild Wars 2 first would think Guild Wars 1 was a better game.

I played GW1 first and think GW2 is a better game. I still keep going back and playing GW1 only so that I can help my husband get his 30 HoM points (and I want to get up to 35 but I doubt that is going to happen).

GW1 just feels so clunky and slow to me. I like underwater combat, being able to jump and explore everywhere, being able to move while in combat, and GW2 is just gorgeous.

I do miss my dervish and the story was cool…except Kormir.

I agree. I’ve now gotten those things twice and the last time I entered a random room, used them and logged out of their room. I don’t want custom time tokens. I only PvP for the achievement points >.<

And if you manage to get up there and talk to her….

She disappears.

o.o

“Also let us inform you that while not every instance have the option to repair, craft, vendors and others you do have the portal gate that will take you straight to your City where you should be able to sell and take advantage of every other NPC and their purpose.”

I tried this from Dreamer’s Terrace and it took me back to Southsun (where I started). The exit button above the minimap and the exit “portal” both wanted to return me to my original location….I couldn’t get directly into the grove.

Either not working or there was some other trick to it….do I need to run out to the “you’re leaving the instance” area to get into the grove?

So the Kites are new in the chests now and they’re “masterwork” quality but are dropping less often than the exotic unidentified fossils….and black lion keys that drop are “fine” quality which drop even rarer than either of the items above….

What’s the point of having the fine, masterwork, rare and exotic stats if things don’t actually correspond to their “rarity”?

Identity repair kit is a bundle of the total makeover kit and name change contract. You cannot change your race or profession.

Yeah and I salvaged 20 rares and got 5 ectos…OMG nerf!

No….just my insanely horrible (usual) luck.

Really should have been a SAB Monkey King tonic :P

nearlight.3064:

Still karma armor is essentially worthless to me as it cannot be salvaged…

This.

Still won’t be buying karma (or wvw) gear until I can cheaply get my runes out if I decide to change armor stats.

I love it and can’t wait to see how it grows

Walked through Orr (Straits to Malchor to Cursed Shore). I wound up with 14, husband had 7. As it is the first day and not going anywhere…seems fine to me.

I just want the patch notes before I get off work so I can read them all before I get home to play.

More info on this here: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/bugs/Mount-maelstrom-loading-screen-freeze-Merged/first#post4247649

If nothing else there needs to be a warning on an unsalvagable gear stating that:

“This item can not be salvaged.”

Somewhere in the tool tip on the item this should be clearly shown in red text. New players (and older ones) may not know and since you’re spending gold AND badges of honor on this gear it needs to be made clear that any upgrade you put into the armor is locked in forever. Same goes for Karma gear that cannot be salvaged.

Ideally I’d love a rune/sigil only upgrade extractor in the gem store so that I can cost effectively regain the sigils I’ve put into WvW gear. Until then though, I refuse to purchase Karma or WvW gear.

I’ve mentioned it elsewhere, but I really want those bunny ears.

The new(ish) female fluffy face (Lynx like one) has issues with anything with eye holes…..and the aquabreathers. I mostly keep her helm hidden because of the issues with that.

Guanglai Kangyi.4318:

There’s nothing to explore in the dungeons just so you know.

SO Much to find.

The turkey room in AC
Ceiling Cat and the “puzzle room” in CM
The “Racy” portrait of Logan in CM
Gaheron’s coffin in CoF

Out of the way events like:
Kill all of the ghosts in AC
Fight the Ooze King & Queen in CoF

and more, so much more. I love all the little out of the way and hidden things in dungeons.

FrostSpectre.4198:

I want Melee Spiders!

Desert Spiders (the icon exists, but is used for cave spider), they have nasty pincer like chelicerae (where spiders fangs are), 2 of them, which are used to chew bits off the prey. The existing Desert/Canyon spiders appear like them. Solifugae

and Red-kneed Tarantula (active ability could be “prickly hair cloud”, which is a defensive measure Tarantulas use, by scraping hair off their backs, which then fall on the predator, has tendency of hitting pores on skin, causing irritation) Red-kneed Tarantula

I did very loose research, so it’s not accurate tho.

Hopefully some sylvari pets too, but I think those appear once we get to a friendly/neutral tree, that is not affected by Mordremoth or Nightmare Court…

Maybe Fern Raptors or even Fern Snakes!

I want the Hirstute Ice Spider
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Hirsute_Ice_Spider

and these too
Arrid Devourer (with fear as F2 skill)
Dust Mites (with blind skill)
Juvenile Karka!!

I’ve never gotten the bonus chest for this event when I’ve done it. Despite getting the loot from all three champs. But I don’t run that champ train/event cycle much anymore. Still never once have I gotten the bonus chest for that event while it seems everyone else did.

Out of curiousity…did the person that needed the achievement start the instance?

It bugged out for me & my husband too and we did it with another guildmate who had gotten it already…he started the instance and neither my husband or I got the achievement at the completion of the instance.

I did it again solo a day later and the achievement worked. Just wonder if it is an issue doing it with other people who have done it, or if it is started by someone who has the achievement already….or something else entirely.

Azhure.1857:

+1

I’m tired of the cheap, fat weapon skins.
No longer can I look at the majority of the greatsword weapon skins in particular without thinking they’re anything but giant paddles – instead of swords as they should be.

I’d love to wield an Oar! That’d make an awesome hammer skin.

I also want that “Termite Shovel” to be a hammer skin too, it looks like a giant wooden Spoon. I’d run around yelling SPOOOOON! >.>

Practical? Not one bit, but quite hilarious.