Guild Wars 2

They can’t overlap simply because they are based on each other.
The whole Southsun issue is based on the fact that people have fled from the Molten Alliance and want a new life, and now they want to leave because they don’t want to be slaves and their former homes can be rebuilt since the Molten Alliance is no longer a threat.

Why would they want to go back and rebuild stuff if the issues that made them flee in the first place is still there?

ceejay.2517:

i hate to be a troll but… you can do it in WoW….

And how much race-specific story and items does WoW have?

Aphix.9846:

So how will I get my chests, my main’s rank 155 and now I’ve decided to level up another char for wvw. Will I get 2 chests per rank on my new warrior ? Or the only way to get my chests is to play my main untill rank 300+…

hmm

Since the chests are based on rank it is highly likely that you will only get the retroactive chests by playing the main.

Meglobob.8620:

You will get 2 at 14 and every level thereafter upto 26, then back to 1 per rank after that…so yes you will get all your chests backdated…

It stops at level 60 thou. so the guy at rank 140 misses out on 80 chests I believe…that will teach him on being a no life WvW player…

Actually I think you misunderstood how it will work.

What will happen is that everyone will get chests retroactively.
Those that have more than rank 60 will be getting 2 chests per rank up until they have filled the over rank 60 ranks, and then go back to get one chest per rank.

Blackwyn.8127:

It’s just generally a justified number to compare to. The issue is not about it being a convenience item. It’s a about a price that is not justified for the alternative means of using a stationary crafting station.

A silly scenario would be:
‘Oh I have to craft stuff for today’s daily. Rather than just clicking for a few seconds and get to my home borderland in WvW or going to LA. I’ll buy a portable crafting station for 100 gems!’

These things offer no advantage over others whatsoever and as you said. It’s just a convenience item. So the more reason there should be a permanent version of it.

Why? ArenaNet does not want people to buy stuff via in game gold, they want people to buy gems with real money. Therefore they will never take the current gold to gem rate into consideration when pricing items.

So, why shouldn’t people be allowed to do that if they want to? Does it hurt you in anyway that people have the ability to pay a few gems in order to craft where they are standing at that time?

No Walking.6349:

Um….no lol. They’re adding new dailies to the list in WvW, they’re not adding another daily that will give another laurel. It’s just that people will be able to complete their daily solely in WvW. Also, it’s unlikely they’ll cost badges AND laurels, makes no sense.

None of what you said has been posted anywhere, and is pure opinion.

Read the post you quoted again.
Nowhere did the poster imply that it would be a new kind of daily.

As for the badges and laurels costs that have been confirmed by Colin in this post:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/pvp/wuvwuv/Upcoming-WvW-changes-may-28th/first#post2063360

It is coming back some time in the future yes.

Why do people always think that the pricing should be based on the gold to gem rate?

These are convenience item and they are quite nice if you simply want to skip a loading screen or two.

This is not really something new.
This is how every single company ever created have done stuff.

Of course 100% of the income will not go straight back into the game.
Why would anyone want to do a game if they earned nothing from it?

You would have to use transmution crystals in order to do that, but yes, you can.

AusterlitZ.7941:

how about this,we wait until the patch hits the servers,and if there is dungeon revamp content i delete all my gw 2 chars(with a video ofc),and if it’s not you delete yours.You seem to be a confident fanboy,let’s put that confidence to the test.Deal?

I am not saying it will happen. I am just not saying it WON’T happen, since we have no idea about it. We DO know that they ARE working on the dungeons.

AusterlitZ.7941:

WvW updates,that is all,just check the anet update on it

The February update that changed AC said nothing about those changes in the preview, and yet they were still in the patch (and patch notes), so clearly you have read the patch notes for the coming update, since you know there are no dungeons updates in there.

No, I want you to tell us what time every single nation in the world have prime-time at the very same time.

Such thing does not exist, so they can’t really do anything about it.
What is prime-time for you is in the middle of the night for others, so there is always prime-time for someone. No matter what you change someone will be left out.

Oh, have you actually seen the patch notes for the 26th already?
Please feel free to link them, I am quite interested in a couple of the new things coming.

Beachead.4127:

So once again I have nothing to spend my badges on. Why do we have to use laurels and ectos for accessories and when will we ever be able to get a non fractal ascended back piece?

How about you let us trade badges for laurels, ectos and fractal tokens. You might not see a mass exodus.

Actually based on his post there seem to be Ascended items that will cost badges.

Pvp.2758:

I was told most/all of the servers are located in Texas… could be wrong.

The European servers are located in Frankfurt, Germany.

Roo Stercogburn.9671:

Just change the scoring system so overnight/off-primetime PvD doesn’t win the matchup.

So, what time is prime-time for every single country in the world?

It is not a one-time event so you should be able to do it for a few days (probably until the 10th based on other coming updates and such)

And if you play while an awesome party is taking place you are missing the awesome party.
There will always be people that will miss stuff, unless they add every single thing permanently to the game, and that would defeat the whole purpose of a living world.

People simply have to make decisions which is more important for them, I know some things are out of their control but that is a very small minority and should they really cater to a small minority rather than to the big mass?

In the Sea of Sorrow (large pinkish island between Kryta and Orr), you get there by using an Asura Gate in Lions Arch.

Mada.5319:

What if you don’t want an apothecary back piece?

That is however beside the point.
The poster claimed that it was impossible to get ascended back-item without doing Fractals, this is not correct.

neiliam.8614:

^How? Is there a recipe from outside-fractals that can make the vial of condensed mists ingredient?

There is a recipe to upgrade the Karka back-piece to Ascended which involve no Fractal items.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Sclerite_Karka_Shell

Since when does balance/optimization/whatever changes go into the preview of a patch?
Those things are usually in the patch notes, not the pre-patch advertisement.

So, because you can’t spend time on the game people that can should not get cool exclusive stuff?

Why should ArenaNet cater for people that does not play their game actively?

morrolan.9608:

This! Pretty ridiculous that its only available via 1 method.

That is however not correct.
You can get ascended back item without ever setting foot inside Fractals.

VitalSuit.1980:

Didn’t Anet already say that this has nothing to do with the elder dragons?

As far as I remember the only thing they said was that the FIRST story line would not show/introduce any dragon. We are no longer on the first story line though so it is fully possible that the Elder Dragons are tied in somewhere.

ColinJohanson.2394:

Ascended items and infusions both will cost a less than normal amount of laurels, and a badge cost as well. (Ascended accessories will remain laurels + ecto, but with new WvW rank reward chests you’re going to be getting a lot more Ecto!)

Ah, nice.
Thanks for confirmation.

ColinJohanson.2394:

They use infusion slots from normal ascended gear, you’re good!

Also they will cost a combination of both laurels and badges (at a discounted laurel cost) but we’re also adding more WvW achievements to the achievement categories to make it easier for WvW players to earn their laurels doing nothing but WvW.

Is the combination cost for both items and infusions or just infusions?

The codes for legendary armor have been in the game since pre-release, it is nothing new so most likely nothing that will be added in this update either.

Yep, I will buy is as soon as it is available for pre-order.

You mean so that it will be even harder to find a group to do the Story Mode of dungeons?

It is also quite possible to bypass this requirement by having a character that have completed Story Mode to open up the dungeon.

Elxiand.2869:

Well Anet alluded to it after you slay Zhaitan, with the words: ‘So which one do we slay next?’
Besides they all are a major threat to Tyria, not killing them is like, not trying to stop a terrorist who has a bomb strapped on him and 50 hostages.

Of course, but what makes you so sure we will be able to? There are quite a few Elder Dragons out there, and for all we know they are all stronger than Zhaitan.

I am sure we will TRY to kill them, but going by your terrorist-thinking one could also agree on the fact that terrorism still exists even after killing of some of them.

What makes you think we will defeat all of them?

DeathCreeper.6407:

Should of been more specific. My call and conversation to NCSOFT was answered today, so yes lordkrall some people do work on Saturdays.

I am fully aware of that, but in most cases customer services don’t. So all you can do is simply wait.

Do you work on Saturdays? Most people don’t especially not in customer service.

If you don’t have access to your serial number there can be quite a big issue to solve the problems you might be having, since it might be hard for you to prove that you are the actual owner of the account.

Wait a few days (I would say Tuesday or Wednesday) for support to respond.

No.
Simply because they are not supposed to be on par with other abilities.
They are suppose to be flavor skills in order to stop the whole: “LFG WANT CHARR AND ASURA!!!”.

The third one is not yet released. It seems to be planned for release this summer though.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Sea_of_Sorrows_

It is not in the Living Story panel, but rather the Secret of Southsun tab.

JeroenXP.5364:

Like someone said 20 + people for taking supply camps I mean really…

You mean just like we in Underworld does?
Seriously, it is people like you that destroy the reputation of our server and the fun in the game.
There is no reason, whatsoever, to abuse or attack other servers.

iorlas.6721:

It has nothing to do with putting the blame on other things.The spanish outnumbered us by even more than the germans.
They want to fight people who they know they will steam roll over,if it looks like they might lose they run back and hide in a tower.Never seen them take a camp with less than 20 and with the help of the “luftwaffa” nothing is safe

Actually it does.
We were clearly defeated by the Spanish because they had more and better people, and yet there were always talks in chat about how we only lost because the Spanish have no jobs and therefore can play 24/7.

And yet they have all the possibility in the world to do just that, and yet they don’t.
We are outmanned in most maps most of the time, and yet it is quite unusual that they push us out of WvW altogether even though it is most likely well within their ability to do so.

IF they only attacked when they could steam roll us, we would have been in the lead, but we clearly aren’t.

JeroenXP.5364:

Maybe they have it worse with finding a job then some other country’s, shrug :/.

Aaaand that was used to explain why we lost against the Spanish server when we faced them. Funny how Underworld seems to always put the blame on other things when losing.

JeroenXP.5364:

Well that might be true but if drakkar wouldn’t be some bunch of chickens they could take the whole map, or maybe i should not say that out loud :P. But I had a few times there zerg was twice if not more as big and it took them about an hour before they finally dared too charge in our keep which they then just capped easily.

That could however be explained by the fact that they actually want people to fight against, and they know that our people would more or less leave if they too our keep.

JeroenXP.5364:

…a realm who actually can win without outnumbering the other realms at prime work time! * cough drakkar (DE) cough*. Seriously why is it when I don’t have to work it seems whole Germany has a day off as well! And even when its 3 to 1 they feel its needed to use a mesmer portal too bypass gate’s…

If the numbers are balanced its so much fun but most of the time all we can do is watch a zerg 2-3 times if not more larger then us taking everything. Really Anet do something with the outnumber buff since exp and magic find and some money saving for armor is not going too help those being outnumbered.

The main issue here is not the fact that the Germans are more, it is the fact that our server give up as soon as we start losing, and therefore leave WvW, which means that turning the tables are more or less impossible.

SNEEKI.4693:

I am pretty sure its a holiday in Germany just now ,maybe this explains the high numbers?

Funnily enough people have said that every single week we have met a German server, and I am quite sure that Germany do NOT have several months holidays ^^

DonQ.4056:

Few people are honest, which is commendable to do this, but a whole many people just die and pay the repair fees on go onward like nothing ever happened.

To have implemented as a NEW feature, then you add realism to the game with possibility of new rewards for high levels achieved.

And who is hurt by that?
No one but themselves.
Most people don’t care if someone haven’t died or not.

About the realism: That would indeed work, if we actually DIED in the game. We never do however, we get defeated. Which is also why people can revive us but some NPCs that are supposed to actually die can’t be rezzed.

Julie Yann.5379:

Disagree with OP. Transmutation stones are indeed to way to go. The only thing I would change is getting some fine transmutation stones from the daily every now and then. Once you hit lvl 80 regular transmutation stones are useless.

You already can actually.
But I agree, they should increase the drop rate for them a bit.

DonQ.4056:

Nice try, but nobody would do that.

I do like your humor.

Why not?
I have done that several times in several games. Works quite well.

jakalofnaar.1702:

I hope we don’t get forced to play WvW just to get Ascended armour…..that would suck so much for us PvE’ers

You mean just like how it have “sucked so much” for us WvW:er to be unable to get Ascended gear without doing PvE?

Because Costume Slots are either free or a one-time purchase, while the stones needs to be bought several times, thus giving more income. That is of course unless the Costume Slots costs like 8000 gems or something like that, but I doubt anyone would be happy about that.

Armor with stats should never, and most likely never will, in the gemstore, since that is more or less the definition of Pay to Win.

Another thing to keep in mind is that you can get quite a few stones in-game without ever buying a single thing in the store.

Diva.4706:

I like GW2, and how they tried something different, but for me, the one feature I sometimes miss, (especially for the harder content), is trinity. Some times I wish we just had a true tank + healer option. I played a healer before and it was always my favorite class. Oh how the old school days seem so bright

(Played MMOs for 14 years)

Indeed, the trinity was awesome, IF you were a tank or a healer. If not you usually had to spend hours looking for said tank or healer in order to get stuff done ^^

GuardianOMS.8067:

Sure, the RNG is not a lottery then, but it is still gambling.

Actually I am quite sure gambling wouldn’t guarantee something either. You are gambling at a Casino after all, but if you don’t have the best hand or whatever you get nothing.

It is possible that there is a future item that is not yet obtainable.