Guild Wars 2

PEGAS.2045:

That’s exactly what i want, i want to block troll player including their tag.

My vote goes to above. The current workaround for our side is to be on TS, where the cmdr has to voice out the location to go to through comms

Her Majesty is right, the top and foremost priority is to fix the underwater camera

Rognik.2579:

loneknight.8425:

Just add champ/world boss event, i.e Blood Witch of Kessex Hills

I’ve never seen people help to kill the Blood Witch. I don’t know if that’ll help enough.

My apologies, I should hv used underwater fractal as example of engaging underwater combat experience :p

The main idea is to fashion underwater combats after popular space flight sims, such as X Wing vs Tie Fighter. You will always have to be on the move, and as we have 360 degree freedom to move around, the battle sequence should allow more than one approach to take it down.

Borrowing fr ‘Return of Jedi’, let’s say Inquest has a huge underwater assault base that is guarded by a force field generated from a remote generator. The main objective is to deliver a bomb which is strong enough to disable the base. You will need as least 2 groups – 1 group is to escort and protect the bomb while the second group goes about disabling the force field generator. The event will fail when the bomb go off prematurely when it makes contact with the force field, or it gets destroyed by inquest patrolling outside the base. It may sound simple, but bare in mind the inquest can attack the bomb from below, so it will require tactics such as kiting/baiting. For remote generator, you can take it down by direct fighting against the defense system, or you can sneak in through a trap-filled vent. To make it appealing for PvE folks, you can have achievement for each of the approach you take.

Heck, we can even have an extended version of dolphin path for new mini-game activity

However, I will like to suggest adding underwater only skills to current skill set, to make the underwater combat more interesting as compare to current fighting with ‘limited’ choice of skills

Just add champ/world boss event, i.e Blood Witch of Kessex Hills

That’s not modest… it’s GREAT proposals, especially half supplies and bloodlust on by default

Of course, eating enemies’ firstborns for bonus stats is a big plus

Atlas.9704:

(tries his best Sarge voice): “This is the best game since Grifball”

Simmon: “Shotgun!”
Grif: “Shotgun! …kitten*!”
Donut: “Shotgun’s lap!”
Simmon: “kitten*!”

This gives me an idea – during pre-match, whoever shout “BOOKAH!” first will have the first go XD

As a (much hated) thief, I welcome buffed LB rangers. Really.

Sure, they are real pain in the rear if you are caught off-guarded by those from opposing servers, but (power * snicker *) rangers are great for anti-siege raiding to take out bothersome trebs. It’s a double edged sword, but I’m always for points than individual kill tally.

• cast blinding powder and shadow step away from incoming flames *

lol, I have not seen a dolyak parade for a looooooong time! If I remember it correctly, we used to have it every week just before reset, and the funny grand finale where all those who present at the parade get to kill each other among fireworks XD

Dionysus.9158:

Mokai.2480:

World 3 or no, please bring it back.

I agree. I know many who would enjoy it even without a new world .

Quote for truth.

I find OoW platforming in MMO refreshing, encourage sense of exploration (I admit, I shovel next to almost every rock for bonus baubles) and there is something magical about 8-bit style graphics XD

Hyper Cutter.9376:

If you think slippery ice in games is “fun”, you haven’t played enough platformers.

SMB 3. I. HATE. It.

Seriously, it will be really funny during the frozen maw boss event, folks sliding all over the frozen lake XD

“Apple of Tybalt’s eyes”, “Seiran’s Cherry Blossom” “Herald of Forgal’s legend” on completion respective Order’s story arc

Gobhoblin.7582:

Here is my Romano-Krytan warrior, Glutæus Maximus.

Nice mix of armor, & LOL’d hard at the name * smack *

kta.6502:

*" “The Cult of Zhaitan” was an [AARM] guild TS3 joke that eventually became part of Lapis N Lazuli’s Orr campaign history. Whenever someone logged on to TS3 chat, people who were part of the cult asked, “Excuse me, sir (or ma’am). Do you have a moment to talk about our Lord and Savior, Zhaitan?”

“People who joined the cult had their Ts3 chat names end in “of Zhaitan”. Their TS3 avatar would be a picture of a baby Mouth of Zhaitan with a RL celebrity’s face on its stomach. The celeb’s face has to have an open mouth.

“This inspired a real random RP event in which members of the cult had to convert other players to Zhaitan in-game (including the devs).”

I LOL’d hard at this. Care to share the background story of this cult RP? Any contribution from devs to the fan lore?

Usually num 1 for vistas/skill pts at BLs, bcos those places are usually out of way for camp/tower flippers. Elsewhere it’s pure, unbiased, cold-blooded murder whenever I spot a red.

For EB, too bad, the vistas/skill pts are near to camps/towers, and I am not sorry for staking a red even it’s purely for map completion. At least I don’t do emoji over the corpse

@Hyperion most vet thieves I know of and myself favor cond p/d build since Apr feature pack, if that is of any good news to you.

Yelloweyedemon.2860:

Is it true that some thieves wake up in the midle of the night terrified, as they hear a scary voice repeat “Sic ’em” over and over?

Not really, since most rangers I have encountered so far still rely heavily on ranged attks and get spooked easily when I get uncomfortably close to them * snikt *

I laughed hard at the end where Mad King seemed to be pulled in by Mad Queen XD

To what length a court jester has to go to entertain his king, who is already mad himself? Can I haz Insane Court Jester?

Elric.6971:

Story-
Retcon Logan’s failure involves heavy gambling debts which he came to DR to help pay off under the orders “Bring us the girl and wipe away the debt”, but it may not be quite what he thinks.

(Troy Baker having deja vu “Wait…. is this.. am I at Columb… nevermind”)

Elric.6971:

Oh, we also unlock three new races: Earth Pony, Unicorn, and Pegasus.

Don’t forget Kelpie aka waterhorse

Steam knight – similar to golemancer or dragon lancer of DnD, except you have a clockwork mecha/juggernaut at your disposal. Dish out mainly condition damage instead of melee. Equivalent to Ranger of med armor class or Necromancer of light armor class.

Carries mainly single handed non-edged weapons only mace/focus/warhorn/torch so as not to mess up the clockwork mecha accidentally; wears heavy armor because clockwork mecha may mess you up accidentally XD

introduce mounts into the game

@Stephen – A+ for effort.

I share the same sentiment as Ishmael on the mysterious nature of magic, and its relationship with EDs. I don’t really agree on magic as sustenance for ED, like food to us. Based on Prof Gorr storyline in PS and Ogden’s journal in Scarlet’s drytop room, it seems to me that EDs serve as mechanism to control concentration of magic in Tyria. Perhaps I will use potato & salty soup as analogy (yes, as an avid gamer I do cook sometimes, try not to faint) to explain what I have interpreted the whole dragon & magic thing so far:

Imagine Tyria as a pot of soup, and salt is the magic that ED ‘consume’. According to old cooks’ tale, if the soup is too salty (aka magic level too kitten high), potato is added to lower the saltiness level. In actual fact, some salt in the soup are absorbed by potato via osmosis process, meaning there will be salt left in the soup, not all of them will be absorbed by potato (i.e magic locked in bloodstones).
(If EDs really depend on magic for sustenance, they could have clawed at each other during the last awakening, to fight for whatever magic that have left to satisfy their hunger.)
So now, if Tyria is now a pot of plain water (aka not much magic, when the potato is added back it, the salt absorbed will be slowly released into the water via osmosis process again. To draw parallel to EDs lore, the magic are never digested, they are being ‘stored’ inside ED all the time until they are being leaked back into Tyria.

Of course, being WvWer first & PvEer second, I could have missed some part in the lore that could explain the relationship between ED & magic, so apologies in advance for long wall of text :p

Instead of individual mounts, why don’t we have group transport (i.e airships) which can alternate as Guild halls? The interior of group transport can be instance where fellow guild members can decorate the ride and have mini portals inside to access to guild storages.

…. of course, if there are to be mounts, I will want to have a chariot, pulled by quaggans * happily whippin’ away into sunset *

I believe the attitude towards the dialogues will change if there is an achievement for sitting through all the spoken dialogues. May I suggest new title “Patience is the key” XD

For me, the pirate sylvari are not neccessary evil. Depending on their motivation – some may join to satisfy their wanderlust, some may join just because they find high seas adventuring ‘romantic’ (I blame One Piece); some may be inspired by the pirates at Lion’s Arch, etc, they could have adopted the concept of ‘the ends justify the means’ for killing folks out of neceessity. I think the motivations are very similar to those of ‘good’ sylvari, therefore there shouldn’t be much conflict when their experiences are added to the dream.

Can’t wait to see a new skritt bazaar/settlement at Hooligan’s route, built from scraps of breachmaker; an elaborate memorial hall at White Crane Terrace to remember the dead; a more decorative portal hub at Eastern Ward instead of current makeshift look; the new Black Lion’s company expanded to take up practically whole of Trader’s forum, while the former Trader’s forum residents moved to Western ward; Consortium now setup its new office at Farshore Ward, probably owns the rebuilt moa racing circuit as well

Gambit.8425:

What’s the obsession over SAB? I hardly ever see anyone using the weapons or titles from that place, so I doubt more than a very few spent enough time in there to be bothered getting them. I personally did though, and it was a mixed experience, one I’m in the end glad I don’t have to go through again.

For me, other than nostalgia, it’s simple, light-hearted fun, fantastic for breaks in btw intense wvw sessions. I have shield & sword weapon skins back in my store, just waiting for motivation to create a new toon to dress up as Link from ‘legend of Zelda’ XD

Trying to get Canthan look as close as possible for my warrior toon:

draxynnic.3719:

Presumably, either Logan would know… or that mental link has actually been with Anise the whole time. :P

I take it that Logan DOES know it is his hand all along. Anise is sure one powerful mesmer, able to fool one into thinking a part of his body is another entire person

draxynnic.3719:

Meanwhile, the Order of Whispers watches the eastern approaches with wary eyes, lest Palawa Joko get it within his head to claim the Pact’s hard-won conquest for himself… or perhaps looking to use Orr as a launchpad for a campaign against Joko…

This ^

I was choking on my coffee during LS 2.0’s world summit instance when the Pact reveals they are planning to go after Kralky next. I was like "kralky was last seen at crystal desert, which is now joko’s crib. How the heck is it possible for a large group of armed folks, with tanks and airships, just walk into crystal desert, while assuming the mummy king will assure himself “Keep calm and continue to rule Elona, they just come to take care of that giant lizard and then leave.”

So, it appears like Order of Whispers does manipulate the top brass to march into crystal desert… dum dum dummmm~~

How I choose to make sense of the whole corruption thing it is caused by what is currently being called ‘dragon energy’ (or ‘chaos energy’ according to inquest), not by the will of ED itself. Therefore, even ED is gone, the corruption still takes place as long as this energy is present.

According to Professor Gorr storyline in PS, the amount of dragon energy imbued in a minion is proportional to the amount of its power and intelligence. So I assume that it’s the energy that forms the will of the minions and guide them, so ED needs not to be physically involved in command and control.

contrary to popular belief, quaggans are surprisingly sturdy creatures. You can find their villages located from ice-cold shiverpeak lakes to orrian sea. Heck, I still trying to figure out how one of them (RETURN MAH GOLD DROOOOLBURT!!!) managed to travel all the way to Prosperity town at drytop without turning into a mummy

Wanderer.3248:

The reference to her being the spirit or soul of the tree could be a metaphor. In eastern religions, such as Shintoism, a spirit (representation) of some natural force (e.g the moon) could manifest as a physical being, such as a fish. Physical harm to the avatar could have repercussions for the health of the thing it represents.

In asian folk beliefs, however, an avatar can manifest as non-physical beings, such as in form of apparitions (i.e banana tree spirit. I kid you not). Too bad our toons are not given the opportunity to have any physical contact with the avatar, so we have to leave it to anet writers to tell us how it is.

The cast from racial sympathy storyline can make up the rest: quaggan as mesmer/warrior (rage mode), skritt as engineer/thief, ogre as ranger, grawl as necro/ele and hylek as engineer/warrior

Well, to keep the orrian shore as busy as pre-Arah story dungeon instance without changing much, I suggest that we have different set of dialogues for those who have completed the personal story and for those who have not.

The new set of dialogues will be more on the Pact is doing a major mop-up ops/tug-of-war to clear up the main bulk of Zhaitan’s minions before they outsource the remaining small pockets to mercenaries (i.e. merry men of Maakel the Immortal).

Ok, so the main point is to have an original plot device to keep risen lore relevant to current LS, or to justify that it is possible to have Zhaitan’s minions still going strong despite their master went down in blaze of gory (no typo)?

OmaiGodman.2098:

You’re just looking for possible reasons why Phlunt just isn’t a nice guy now aren’t you? :P

Heh, you can put it that way XD

I went through the dialogues a few times, without skipping. With audio on, Phlunt sounds like a jaded has-been/attention kitten, who is envious of Taimi’s ability to attain achievement at young age, and he just want to deny Taimi her joy. A textbook kitten.

With audio off, however, just based on the words, I choose to interpret Phlunt as a typical by-the-book pencil pusher, who is trying his utmost to keep a young loose cannon under control. His decision to confiscate Taimi’s device is result of his general distrust of Taimi, properly due to her behavior/conduct or her young age.

I don’t know, maybe the tone of Phlunt’s VA is deliberate to make him the current walking target board :p

Konig Des Todes.2086:

Which just goes to show that the idea’s been done. But unlike the Sons of Svanir, it’s kind of hard to picture a cult focused around immortality through undeath (the biggest shared theme of risen). Especially with the Elder Dragon dead now.

We can borrow the cult mentality from Flame Legion, who believes their ‘God’ Gaheron Baelfire can be resurrected, or depending on how the current cult leader spins it, that ED is just taking a nap before making a big comeback.

lol, this whole undead god cult thing sounds like something from Lovecraftian universe

8.5/10, because it sounds very relevant to gw2 lore

I have a female sylvari engineer called “Áine of the Grove”. Áine means radiance/brilliance because among those born during the cycle of noon, she stands out as a technical geek, almost to the level of Ceara. The ‘of the Grove’ part is because in the engineer academy there is a human female student called Áine as well :p

Lostwingman.5034:

I don’t recall ever seeing living servants of Zhaitan.

My toons volunteer as tributes

Anyway, we can have a group of superstitious seafaring folks, who worship Zhaitan and make offerings (hmmmm… quaggan firstborns?) for safe passage when they are sailing around Orrian waters. My 2 coppers

The MOoT* Squad

*Misfits & Outcasts of Tyria

Yea, I am mean :p

pssst anet, my past offer of 1000 gems for permanent access to SAB is still on. msg me….

MarkusParkus.8467:

Mesmer’s need more elegant armor, I’d love Anises’ set!

For 2000 gems, my Charr mesmer will be pretty alluring in Anise’ outfit, right? Right?

Somehow I feel it’s intentional on Anet writers’ side to make Phlunt (appears?) a more desirable punching bag than Trehearne. After the Droolburt shenanigan, I’d love to see what’s coming for Phlunt.

Secretly hoping that Taimi’s device will mess up the sedition inhibitors of golems at Rata Sum. Good time…

LMAO. I was about to craft mawdrey 2 until I read about feeding bloodstone dust to the backpack for gifts. Yea right, ‘gifts’ to pull a veil over your eyes until it gets into your brain and take over your body ala ‘The last of Us’ style…

Wait, is Anet bringing branded event of BWE2 back, where non-infected are pit against those who are being taken over by mawdrey? YESSS!! I want to kill the incompetent PvE only doritos so SO much!!

RoyalPredator.9163:

Let’s see Trahearne DIE

Yea, stop teasing us Anet. It’s a bit too hard to bear after realizing WHY Canach is being sent to Fort Trinity for…. * stabby stabby time *

It took me 10+ tries to finish story mode (yes, I suck big time), but just 3 tries to get all 3 achievements. Yes, I also faced choppy framerates and/or lag.

So, for those who are still struggling with this instance:
i) Prep some condition removal skill/trait, especially for crippling and any other conditions that will affect your mobility;

ii) Move around/strafe a lot, try to refrain from dodging as much as possible – get familiar with the chamber layout, so you will where to go/dodge without falling out of the chamber. Conserve your dodges for the ‘oh kitten! what to do!! what to do!!’ moments;

iii) Familiarize yourself with boss’s AOE fields – each has a distinct area shape and progressing pattern. Try, as much as possible, develop tactics for each of them without resorting to dodge. i.e. for circles ‘donut’ field, I will try to predict where the centre of the ‘donut’ is and move towards there;

iv) Time yourself for avoiding stomp attack – to my best knowledge, timing for stomping is dependent on your ping. For me, I mumbled “lerroy jenkins” twice after the floor glows before I jump/dodge;

v) I prioritize the mobs to be eliminated by the following order:
1) wolf/threshers;
2) (stationary) tendrils that range you with small poison circular fields – only 1 of them will spawn at a time (for solo);
3) healing pods (for challenge mode);
4) small tendrils (dangerous only at melee range);
5) dragon;

Good luck and don’t give up!

Finally got it, on 1st try after patch. Did it solo while experimenting a cond dmg build (dumb move :p), as a result got downed twice, during first instance and while rescuing caravan guard by the river. Got the achievement the moment I talked to 7th NPC

lazy gamer’s tip : you can afk the moment you trigger goldenlight event, the NPCs will finish the event within 4-5 minutes without your participation

I hope Drool-burt will return as a legendary plantified mob in future episodes, and the only way to defeat it is to shoot asuran coin-operated ray gun at it, whose firepower depends on amount being fed: 1 copper = pea shot; 1 silver = normal rifle shot, but meh; 1 gold = SUPERHYPERMEGADEATHRAYPEWPEWPEW laser

Pleassse let it happen..

Ogwom.7940:

pleeeaaaase I hope he becomes corrupted by Mordremoth, so that I can destroy him

I hope there will be cinematic cutscene when that happened, just like the time we uprooted Scarlet in breachmaker

Are you there yet, Malyck? Or has Mordy got you??

Kaitani.5423:

1) did any of your party member (or yourself during solo) get downed during the whole instance?
2) did Lindsay and her escorts get dizzy animation (when their respective hp reaches zero) during your attempt to rescue her?

1) I did it solo, didn’t get downed.
2) I’m not 100% sure about this, but I nuked the enemies in the cave so fast I really doubt they had time to do any damage to the npcs.

Thanks for input

Ah well, looks like there is RNG for this achievement XD 1 week to focus on T5 farming ^^