Guild Wars 2

Hachiman.2470:

khani.4786:

Season 1 was a different bag of rocks. It was not built or designed with the story journal or continuation of personal story in mind.

True but it was still labeled as the living story not a personal story, only a continuation. The personal story is different for every character you have unless you create them all exactly the same thus that part of the story has to be character-bound. This story is exactly the same no matter which toon you use so it makes it redundant for no reason. If it was suppose to be character-bound then at least have it be the same format that the personal story is, that is, based on character creation.

khani.4786:

The living story is unlocked and playable on all characters.

To unlock the achievements you must complete the story on the character you wish to do them on. I can’t get to the final part of my personal story and complete the Arah Dungeon Story mode on another character in order to finish the first character’s story.

If my guardian does a dungeon story mode my guardian has access to the explorable paths. Same thing going on here. Have to do the story mode before you unlock the explorable/achievement path.

Well the Arah example you are using is part of your personal story. This is living story, not personal. Each character you create can have a different story line so it makes total sense to have that character-bound. This is exactly the same story so what’s the point? The dungeon example is a good example but one that many have complained about as well. The difference in the dungeon however is that you can still run the explorable path you just can’t start it so in that way you don’t really need to redo the story mode.

The story lines are only different up to a certain point, after which all of the story steps are exactly the same. They said that living story is a continuation of personal story. Season 1 happened after the defeat of Zhaitan, and Season 2 is after season 1. The fact that they did season 1 differently is because they had not yet thought of doing it through the story journal. The story is personal to a particular character. The interactions between your character and the bi-conics are different based on the choices you’d made in your personal story, your race, etc.

I still point out the fact that you cannot start explorable paths of a dungeon unless that particular character has completed the story version.

The story mode & explore modes of dungeons and game story work the same, as they should.

In Guild Wars 1 you couldn’t complete the story on one character and then immediately be able to access hard mode on all of your characters…that was character bound as well.

Jumping is required if you ever wish to do map completion (Vistas)

I love jumping puzzles and challenges, however, what I don’t like is being timed.

I also want the lightning pull to not kitten out so much. I nearly have all of the sanctum sprint achievements done and I love the aspect crystals but something has happened with the lightning pull. It doesn’t always workittenep getting overshot, undershot, and where I aim doesn’t always get me onto where I’ve aimed my character. Several times in the inquest mine I’d lightning pull over to the other side and my character would barrel roll there on the ledge then I’d fall into the sand & die. Frustrating to have a key mechanic not work properly.

I had a guildmate port me up to the diving goggles because the timer on the jump crystal is just too short for me to get up there. I like to be able to take my time and figure out each jump. I’m sure I would have gotten up there eventually (with many deaths) but it is the timer that I see as the biggest problem.

I never completed the mad king clock tower because of the timer problem. I don’t like being rushed. I completed the wintersday puzzle once to say I did it and it took me quite a few tries but I memorized the timing to get it done. Mad King I’m coming for you this year.

Hachiman.2470:

khani.4786:

Personal story is character bound. Living Story is an extension of Personal Story and therefore it makes sense that it too is Character bound.

I don’t recall any of the LS1 being character bound but do you know of any that were?

Season 1 was a different bag of rocks. It was not built or designed with the story journal or continuation of personal story in mind.

Taygus.4571:

Didn’t they advertise it to be unlocked across all characters?

I’d say this is a bug and will be figured out when they can.

The living story is unlocked and playable on all characters.

To unlock the achievements you must complete the story on the character you wish to do them on. I can’t get to the final part of my personal story and complete the Arah Dungeon Story mode on another character in order to finish the first character’s story.

If my guardian does a dungeon story mode my guardian has access to the explorable paths. Same thing going on here. Have to do the story mode before you unlock the explorable/achievement path.

ZudetGambeous.9573:

Eowin Of Rohan.2619:

Common sense says that it should be character bound.

The entire game is account bound. There is literally no reason for this to be character bound.

Personal story is character bound. Living Story is an extension of Personal Story and therefore it makes sense that it too is Character bound.

Are you looking for the legendary Llama?

" New character limit exceeded"

Sounds like you don’t have a free character slot.

Be more creative in naming? Don’t use names from other genres (against TOS anyways)

It can be hard finding a good name if you really want a particular name, but names are unique across all servers so you need to step out of the box sometimes

I honestly don’t see a problem with the time gating. I made my first set of celestial gear when quartz was first introduced and yes it took a while, but not nearly as long as crafting the ascended gear I now have.

Is time gating silly? Sure, but as others have said before it makes it so that casual players don’t get left behind those that have loads more time.

The quartz has been like this since it was introduced nearly a year ago, don’t expect it to change.

Already a topic on this: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Charged-Quartz-Crystal/first#post4162019

It’s even on the same page.

ugdup.2371:

With that in mind.. What happened to the blade shard vendor? Which was supposed to be here after the end of S1?

They’re in Zephyr Sanctum…

looks like I need to get back to farming linen again…and I won’t say where. :P

BuzybSevenSeven.4061:

I would not mind more 80 areas but one or 2 buffer zones are need as a 20 to an 80 area would be a rough transition

You mean going from a starter zone to a 70-80 zone is bad? Tell that to the Norn. Wayfarer Foothills goes directly to Frostgorge.

Maybe we’ll get new giants as a regular mob in new zones? That would be nice.

It would also be nice if risen giants counted as giants rather than undead. I have 21 giants killed, but I also haven’t gone out of my way (yet) to work on that last slayer achievement.

SundayTrash.9562:

Hobbs.9260:

khani.4786:

I want a lvl 80 only zone and I hope that’s what we get tomorrow. There are plenty of other level zones already and only two zones that are lvl 80 only. (Frostgorge doesn’t count because it’s not lvl 80 only)

Sounds like more elitist talk, we need a good blend of all lvl maps not just exclusive to lvl 80. Also, you are most likely going to be very disappointed tomorrow, I highly doubt we will get a new map at all other than a revamped wildlands, much less lvl 80 exclusive map. That probably wont come for some time. Giving under lvl 80 maps will at least give new under lvl 80 players something of the new stuff that they can lvl in, even if they cant play the actual story yet.

Lol, just lol, new under lvl 80 player have plenty of places to see and explore. The reason the game is dead is because they been cathering toward non lvl 80. Get real, the games been out for 2 years, veteran player have been starving for challenging content, Teq is old and can be kill by pugs most of the time now, evolve wurm gets kill 95% of the time by TTS daily.
Do you want more veteran players to leave the game?

Exactly. We already have multiple zones for every level range except lvl 80. Only makes sense to expand on the max level zones.

More charged quartz than anyone should ever need.

I’ve made two sets of celestial gear (one exotic & one ascended) and still have 80 charged quartz that I don’t need :P

I always thought the timegating & accountboundness of it was silly but I stopped caring. It would be nice to have the exotic version sellable if the timegating remains. ~shrug~

Jahroots.6791:

We could probably do with a PvE reward track of sorts, linked to either dungeons/fractals or DE completion.

You mean, dailies, monthlies, Achievement Point Chests (granted by doing a plethora of PvE content)…not to mention the actual loot you get from doing events and killing foes?

PvP has the reward tracks to simulate the drops and coinage you get from doing PvE things.

I want a lvl 80 only zone and I hope that’s what we get tomorrow. There are plenty of other level zones already and only two zones that are lvl 80 only. (Frostgorge doesn’t count because it’s not lvl 80 only)

Dang now my sprockets are going to plummet in price

Ice of Dragons.1637:

Why did the request for more forum time whit the devs turnend into a anty social media crusade ?

Because of Danica’s post.

And social media is fine, but cross post it back to the main site

Serophous.9085:

CC Danicia.1394:

You never know where you might find cool things. http://guildwars2.tumblr.com/

Sigh….

“Wanna see new pics? Head to tumblr!”
“Want some different news or sales? Head to facebook!”
“Wanna see our new vids? Go to youtube!”
“Don’t forget to Like, subscribe, fav, retweet, hashtag…SOCIAL MEDIAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!”

You have a webpage…you can post everything in one spot to help your players. Please, don’t make me jump around everywhere on the internet (Or i’ll just go to dulfy since it’ll be done for me there >:P)

Quoted for truth.

You have a news blog on your website. If there are new things to be posted about the game from the game it should be here on guildwars2.com.

Not on Twitter
Not on Facebook
Not on Tumblr
Not on Youtube
Not on Pinterest
Not on MySpace
Not on Reddit
Not on Google+
Not on whatever other site you find and go OOoh Shiny

It’s like the communication team are a bunch of skritt and flock to the coolest new shiny they find and leave the main official form of communication dead.

The news blog stuff shows up on our login screen….the thing that anyone logs into the game will see. Why are you hiding things all over the internet?

I do not want a scavenger hunt to find hints, teasers and trailers for game content.

• Host your content on Youtube, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, etc.
• Add a twitter feed box on the main website,
• Have facebook posts automatically post to the news blog (there are facebook tools that do that),
• New offical items posted to Tumblr should also crosspost to the official site.

Aggregate your information for us. http://www.guildwars2.com should be the go-to hub for all things Guild Wars 2. Please STOP posting things all over the place.

I will not sign up for any service I am not already using.

I love the skritt carrying a bucket of waterballons that you can summon.

Aerin Dark Water.6283:

khani.4786:

Except…if you walk backwards the paw prints are correct >.<

So solution: Charr must walk backwards everywhere.

rofl.

Another solution: Get a legendary with footprint graphics.

No joke though. I watched my friend on her charr the footprint looked funny when she walked (can’t remember if they were backwards or not) but switching to her Dreamer happy rainbows were going the correct direction.

Heh, Yeah when my Charr ranger has kudzu I don’t even notice the footprint issue

The backwards and sideways footprints for Charr make me think it’s some sort of Charr technique to confuse their enemies into thinking they’ve gone the other way. LOL

I hate how there is only one place to access the guild bank.

They added bank access all over the friggin place but just the one guild bank?

A second guild bank access near the forge would be appreciated. >.<

Nat.4029:

draxynnic.3719:

You were expecting something OTHER than a massive tease? How long have you been playing? :P

Yeah I’ve been playing since beta so I should know better. Now I’d like to see if the zone will be a FULL zone with hearts and all.

EDIT: Hopefully not another Southsun.

Full zone with hearts & all. Yes.

But I like Southsun!

The zepherite helms unlock all three weight classes though, and those were here long before the wardrobe too. Probably the difference is an account bound item versus one that is tradable.

It’s GooooooOOOOOood!

>.>

Even Charr need a sweet treat from time to time.

Zhaitan is unfortunately part of the scenery/backdrop and not a character model which is why we don’t get bobble Zhaitan.

If they ever change that fight so it’s less “fireworks at a dragon” and an actual real fight we’ll get bobble Zhaitan.

The pass is nice because it’s a free waypoint to DR.

I only have 2 of the two week passes, but would love if they’d stack until I use one.

Except…if you walk backwards the paw prints are correct >.<

So solution: Charr must walk backwards everywhere.

And for me….I bought two of the hero weapons along with the mistforged weapon and as I don’t need rare quality items (or more exotics).

I stupidly deleted the rare hero weapons totally forgetting that I could upgrade them next year. Oh well. Stupid me. I’d put in a support ticket to see if they’d give me the hero sword/axe back but it’s completely my fault and I accept that.

buy the recipes on the trading post?

I’m looking forward to watching everyone else’s runs. My usual dungeon group gets it done pretty quickly but we’re no where near competition level. One run we popped every single one of Malrona’s egg sacs and killed every single spider just for fun. My friend and I took 3 hours to kill all of the spiders (just two of us). We’ve gotten better at dungeons since then but still takes us longer than zerk only speed clears….we take anyone that wants to come with us. We do it for fun & the gold.

But yeah, so want to watch the competition streams.

Mystic.5934:

khani.4786:

Dual.8953:

I’m happy they’re full weapons. They made it possible to get a cheap ascended weapon if you get enough tickets.

o.O how do you get a cheap ascended weapon from an exotic? Enlighten me.

I believe he meant to say “Otherwise that would make it possible to get a cheap ascended weapon if you get enough tickets.”

Still doesn’t make sense. They’re full exotic weapons that cannot be salvaged or upgraded. I’m thinking he assumes you can salvage the exotic weapons for dark matter, when you can’t.

As for the topic as to skin vs. full weapon, doesn’t matter to me. I get the skin either way.

Melanie.1240:

Scientia.8924:

I really loved how GW1 forced you to have a two part name. It was as if every person had a first and last name and helped a little to reinforce a unique identity with each toon.

One word names, especially stupid ones you pointed out, feels wrong, like a verb or adjective slapped over someone’s head

I’m glad Guild Wars 2 doesn’t have that rule. I dislike last names myself.

Moreso than disliking last names, some races (Asura & Sylvari) don’t have second names lorewise.

Zaxares.5419:

I got the Torch. The white flame goes REALLY nicely with Radiant armor.

Yes! me too That torch is gorgeous and I love the white flame.

You reflected at just the right time.

I don’t understand why existing one off pieces weren’t turned into full outfits. They took the time to design an outfit based on the single pieces. Why a tonic and not a full outfit?

I’m just tired of uninfused rings for 40+ fractals.

I generally run fractals with 1-3 guildmates depending on who is on and whatnot. The only time we’ve kicked someone for a guildmate was at the very beginning before anything happened. And if someone gets kicked mid-run that’s because they left/DCed and didn’t come back after a minute or so.

Sometimes I’m the pug…I just hope I keep up with the group. I’m always hesitant to join a group because I hate feeling like the weakest link. Sometimes you learn some new stuff doing it with new people though.

Dual.8953:

I’m happy they’re full weapons. They made it possible to get a cheap ascended weapon if you get enough tickets.

o.O how do you get a cheap ascended weapon from an exotic? Enlighten me.

Illconceived Was Na.9781:

As suggested by others, your best bet if you want a specific weapon skin is to buy it directly, via gold. Even if you’re buying gems with cash, convert the gems and use the resulting gold. Unless you have extremely good luck, that’s always going to be cheaper.

If everyone did that there would be no weapons to buy.

Getting the tickets/scraps is a crapshoot lottery, but there needs to be some people playing the lottery for there to be weapons to purchase.

dodgycookies.4562:

lower the prices on the upgrade extractors to half or 1/3rd the current cost plz

Or make a rune/sigil only option that won’t work on infusions and price it so you can get a set extractor (6 pieces) for 250 gems.

Leave the current one for infusions.

I do wonder…for those that didn’t complete the meta, did they get the 100 tickets in the mail too?

Start a food revolution?

Probably the reason you see much of the same in WvW is because they are effective for nearly every build. You can’t stop people from using what works best for them, but you can use different food for yourself.

Food already has a wide range of bonuses… http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Food

Ask and you receive. They changed the boss timer!

I want my pick to stay as is. I love the animations, and absolutely love being able to craft myself perplexity runes without having to buy extra sprockets. You can get sprockets from your home node so it’s not like there is no other way to get them.

I"m pretty sure there is something in the code that rewards people for returning or not playing much. But then again RNG is RNG.

Not everyone will get a precursor as a drop….I know i won’t. :P

Paavotar.3971:

Tactu.4867:

Now i know this will upset the warrior community, but

why do warriors get to resurrect the dead npc and not necros ?

I mean , come on , necromancers are the ones that play with this stuff. Reanimating things and resurrecting dead things . They should be the only ones allowed to do it .

(i don’t play neither of necro/warrior class)

Me, as a warrior, am more upset about the fact that it feels like half of the player base don’t realize that banner is not the only skill that can revive dead NPC’s. It is the most visible of the revivals, so I suppose that is the reason we get pretty much all the blame.

Here is a list of all the revive skills in the game that can revive dead NPC’s
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Revival#Related_skills

Search & Rescue used to work on full dead NPCs…doesn’t work anymore, they changed that. But then again it does seem that Anet hates rangers.