Guild Wars 2

I don’t think so. 100% complete!

Now to complete it on my second account!

Sorry, thought I was in Suggestions thread. Could a mod please move, thanks!

Hey Anet. Shouldn’t we have a new forum for “Living World” discussions?

Just a thought.

yeah, has to be language as I just opened my client and no patch.

and u had gotten my hopes up lol

Ooooohhhh……Shiney! Give me shiney now!

Nevermind.

Since a mod. didn’t feel that this thread deserved a response, I dug for the answer myself.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Jeff_Grubb

thanks anyways

I saw this today and curiosity has me. Please help.

From Relics of Orr
Are Djinn like Zommoros related to elementals? What is the typical process that creates a Djinn?

Leif Chappelle: While my specific knowledge of the djinn is elementary (ha), I consulted the wise Jeff Grubb regarding their background. Here’s what I discovered: Djinn are, unlike elementals, free-willed and sentient beings that have the capacity to communicate. Their souls are made up of elemental energies, as opposed to the servitor creatures that spells create. Djinn are to other elementals as humans are to other animals. They’re made of similar basics, but more evolved.

Is this the same Jeff Grubb that worked for TSR and WotC?
And if so, what role does he play with Arena Net?

BTW, if it is the same Jeff Grubb, Dude, I have always been a fan of your work. First time I read your work was in 1993 and have never forgotten your name. Thanks

Not sure if this has been suggested or not so I thought I would throw it up.

The way legendaries are set up is that any joe-shmo with enough gold/luck can get one.

Is this how a legendary weapon should really be? Its like saying anyone can go to the nearest wal-mart and buy a Congressional medal of honor. What makes that so special at that point? IMHO, nothing for it isn’t really earned.

I just feel that legendary precursors should have an increased drop rate, and its those precursors that start a specific quest chain. Then through this DIFFICULT question chain, you obtain the various gifts needed to craft it. Thereby through epic deeds you gain glory and reputation. You are beginning to earn that weapon! But these would have to be difficult quests, ones where you will need the help of others that can “witness” all that you the glory you earned.

Or it can be taken a different route. The weapon, not you, is legendary. And by going through all the quests that relate to the history of the weapon, you learn more of its abilities. You are awarded a gift that shows you unlocked a portion of the weapons history and are becoming more aware of its special qualities. So again, with the help of others, you can learn about your weapon and unlock all the secrets of it.

And the reward for helping someone complete these chain quests should also be enticing enough to get people to want to help on these difficult quests.

Its just my thoughts on making these items more about the lore of the game and prestige of your playing the game, rather than who can dump the most coinage to get it.

neither.

sence of accomplishment! It can be loot, achievements or completing a personal goal!

every part of the game can have some sort of achievement made. I been trying to complete dungeons to get that little achievement notification, but dont get me wrong – I like getting the loots too.

even when I played WoW, I tried all I could to complete achievements, so that is fun to me.

but the topic was about world or dungeons. Both have something for me, and I will continue to hope for a combination of the two =D

@Mahaedros
I will play no matter what, I love the game.
Just saying I would be tickled pink if we had a solo dungeon that could be done at an individuals pace =D

Clark Skinner.4902:

I’m sick of people who use “QQing”.

Strangely I never see anyone express this kind of sentiment to another person’s face.

I actually tell that to a lot of people to their faces. A good example is a former roommate. I told it to him when he lived with us and I still tell it to him today cuz all he ever does is complain about crap

Trust me, I have been seeing all I can.

I have seen every sunrise and sunset, as the skies here are beautiful. I just wish I could see the colors of the trees once again where I grew up rather than all the browns that make up this area.

With the way my eyes are, I havent been able to work and we had to use all our money this month to keep from getting evicted, so christmas was cancelled for our kids.

BUT I am trying to see everything I can and commit to memory as much as I can. I was just hoping I could give it to my step son so it would get used. The game is to great to not share and someone has to take care of my toons when I cant anymore =D

hey, get yourself a friend or two in the game. group up and go farm stuff. you would be surprised how much easier it gets when you have backup!

This is a tough one to answer.

I like playing in the open world because I can go at my own pace, explore and see things I havent come across yet, even on my second level 80.

Then again, I really like loot and if you want the phat lootz you gotta do dungeons/fractals. Rare and Exotic drops in the world are just that, Rare! So I like dungeons just to get the loot.

Now, if they ever implement a solo dungeon, I will be happier than a pig in…..well you know the rest. =D

keep up the great work Anet!

Yes, job well done. I have seen maybe 1 or 2 botters in the last few weeks. It is great to hear about the numbers you got rid of for botting.

Any way you could supplies us with numbers of accounts banned for other reasons such as selling or buying gold, conduct, etc….

thanks and again, great work!

Hey staff of the Greatest game of all time!

I was just wondering, but could I transfer my account to my stepson?

the reason I ask is I have very uncontrolled type 2 diabetes and am begining to have serious issues with it. Doctors are talking about me losing my feet soon and already my vision is leaving me. I might be good for a day or two, but I have other times where my vision is so bad due to my sugars I just cant see much of anything.

I was just wondering when I do lose my vision permanently,m can I give him my account?

thanks

I am sick of seeing crap like this.

I dont care what Anet does with the game. For me, it is a way to escape my reality, and here is why.

I have been unemployed 2 and a half years now because of Diabetes. No one wants to hire someone who can see for a day or two and then is almost blind the next. Doctors fear they may have to take my feet and my vision will soon be gone. My blood sugars get to the point where I have had to go to the hospital on many occasions. We all need to eat to live but eating is the very thing thats killing me.

My wife works as a part time waitress and is in pain every bit of it. She has Rhumatory and Seratic (sp?) arthritus but suffers through it. Disabilty was denied to her because she was, and I quote, “Too young to be disabled.” Her veteran benefits have been cut because of a GI Bill over-payment, the measly $530 a month we rely on to live.

We went from $850 behind on rent to $500 behind on rent because the only money we had went to the land lord to prevent our 3rd eviction this year. It is a crappy 1BR house for me, my wife and out 2 kids. We didnt have the money to get my wifes kids for her christmas visitation. We have disconnect notices from electric, gas and water companies for middle of next week.

And now I have to explain to my 3yo and 6yo why santa didnt bring them any presents but hey, you got a roof over your head, despite it being a cold, dry and dark one!

Your petty proplem of fractals and your guildies leaving are just that, petty. For me, GW2 is the ONLY light in my life. All I can say is thank god for neighbors and unsecured networks and thank god for the people at Anet for giving me the escape I need!

So, quit your QQing and find a reason to make this game a happy thing for you or just leave.

hey, the game already rocks without having to get a bunch of freebies.

I just wish drop rates were better. I.e. the world dragons.

I for one m very happy at the increase of gold>gem>gold rates.

At the beginning of November I came to the conclusion that the Trading Post is not any way to play the market as it is just way to chaotic. Sure you may be able to make a real big profit occasionally, but most of the times you make only small profit or a loss.

So I decided to invest 90% of my gold into gems. Mind you, this was when you were getting about 120 gems per gold. Right now, I am making profit off those gems, and at the next holiday event, I am sure they will go up even further.

My biggest debate is to skim the profits or keep holding them until this event, but if they keep going up, even if only by a few silver a day, I will hang onto them longer.

You wanna play the market? Avoid the TP and invest in gems with your gold.

1. Headstart day one
2. 1236 hours (2 accts, over 1000 main)
3. 33g
4. 2x (Thief/Ele)
5. not giving away my secrets =D
6. sometimes (110%-ish)
7. nope
8. Only from the Karka event
9. two or three
10. none, but at least 1 for a whole day
11. none
12. yes, highest is jewel at 390 (Ecto’s outta my reach)
13. sometimes, usually just stockpile for guildies
14. sure
15. cash flow, tp prices

Mods, Please move this thread to the Suggestion forum as it does not pertain to the topic of this forum. Thank you

response from Anet would be really nice right now. I am waiting in LA and have to take a leak!!!!!!

You guys (Anet) know the lack of a LFG tool was ONE of the reasons people left SWTOR, right?

LFG Fractals……..

Hmmm…now I cant find a group.

Messages suppressed. But Subdirector Blingg can spam his Voice message over and over

Maybe this wouldnt happen if you would give us a LFG tool like every other MMO out there on the market.

Other than that, everything is great, so PLEASE get with the times.

Kaz.5430:

Preech, you need to investigate the items on the beach in the correct order. Small bit of crate -> broken crate -> not broken crate. It seems to be the start of a bit of a treasure hunt.

In return for donating items you get tokens that can be used to buy long-life gathering tools and Lionsguard Weapons.

would someone mind posting a screen shot of these gathering tools?

Sea of Sorrows – No Noll here

On sea of sorrows, he isnt there

I am there now, sea of sorrows server – he isnt here

he isnt there, just searched whole place

Found My answer at: http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/11/12/guild-wars-2s-lost-shores-content-primer/

Fractals of the Mists

ArenaNet’s Colin Johanson briefly introduced the brand-new dungeon as one that gets more challenging the farther in you go. Conventional wisdom would suggest that that’s nearly always the case, but Johanson left out a key detail: In the Fractals of the Mists dungeon, you can go indefinitely farther in.

The Fractals of the Mists is made up of nine mini-dungeons, each with its own story and environment. A party of five will enter the dungeon and be faced with a random set of three of these dungeons at a time. Upon completing those three, the party will be transported to a hub to rest, repair, and merch — and the difficulty scale for the dungeon will be raised. Every time the difficulty scale is at an even number, players will face a special boss encounter.

With great challenges come great rewards. The patch will introduce ascended items. Ascended armors are “slightly more powerful than exotics” and can, in some cases, hold slots for infusions. Infusions will allow you to increase your character’s power. Guild Wars players are familiar with infusing armor, although I’ll be my hat that the process doesn’t involve creepy Seers this time ’round.

I HATE CM Path 2 more than anything in life. Will avoid it at all costs.

Barrel event is nigh impossible as people dont know what the hell they are doing and usually cant time the drop right. And that last boss, no matter what toon I use ALWAYS kills me over and over, gunning for me from the fist attack I do, whilst ignoring everyone else.

well, its just that the screen shot on the wiki shows one person in one of the dungeons….

Class would definately be Monk or Paragon

But race…..SKRITT!!!!!!!!

" It will feature 9 mini-dungeons that will be randomly assigned to players that attempt it"

Is it just me or does this sound like it is a solo dungeon????

well, for me, its the little things that make this game awesome. Each time I find something simple like this, I get a good laugh.

…just gotta say “I love it!”

Second time through this zone. Never before have I seen something like this…and good voice on the guy too!

Absolutely wonderful and I hope to see more like this in the future!

Gratz on the thought and creativity of this guy! Anet, give this dev a bonus! =D

Just like in real life, no one wants candy corn! lol

I just stored all of mine on an alt, maybe I can make use of it next year.

How does this sound to make those wanting raids to be happy.

Make a zone that can be entered with your entire guild only. (makes use of the multi-represent).
Once you are in, there is an event notification for a zone wide event.
At the entrance to zone, there is an NPC that starts an event.
Finish that event, another kicks off, then another, then another, etc…….
Once chain is finished, Zone wide event completion is tallied – Reward given by type of medal – more mini-events completed, higher your medal. (Prevents people from joining last minute to get good rewards)

just my 2 cents

true…just thought it would be something fun =D

Was JUST chatting with people in general chat in a zone after reporting about about this idea and people said it would be cool.

After 10 confirmed reports of bots, you get in your mail from Anet a skin for a cop hat.
After 50 confirmed reports you get cop shirt
after 100 confirmed reports you get cop pants.

A whole set so you can switch to that gear watch someone you suspect of botting. Once you think they are, send them a whisper “You are under arrest! reported for botting!”

One response to this idea was “AMEN TO THAT BROTHER! COPS IN GW2”

As for RMT in chat, well, that would require a higher count. Say 5 of those = a bot report?

I dont know…. I just thought it would be cool. And its just a skin, doesnt hurt anything.

Thanks!

RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE

END GAME IDEAS

1.) Super Rare Item Quest Chain – This is an item more rare than a Legendary and actually has the stats to back it up. There is a reason for this item to have higher stats and not just be a skin. Limit it to the first 10 people per server that actually complete it! This quest can be started with just one very vague hint from some obscure NPC somewhere in the vast world, some scroll dropped randomly in the world. (E.g. “See the words of a hero behind the waterfall.” – which could lead the player to the waterfall in Metrica Province. Once there they can read a carved message in stone giving them yet another hint.) And don’t just make it hints. Make the players obtain rare items through various means (RNG drops, Dungeon drops, Karma purchases) but not a grind & gather like the Legendries are. After what should take a super long time to research, collect and explore the player can finally be rewarded with the Super Rare. Now here is the hard part: You need to make multiple paths for this quest, otherwise it will be tracked on a wiki and players will just use that rather than working for it and exploring the world. I mean, there are a lot of waterfalls in the world – force the players to explore all of them! And at the office, you guys can call it the “National Treasure Quest Chain”.

2.) The Game is called Guild Wars – There needs to be a guild war PvP function and here is my idea for one. With the exception of the major cities in the game, guilds can war with each other if the opt to. In the guild UI put in a field where a guild can choose up to 5 enemy guilds by entering in their tag. If the opposing guild enters in the first guild tag in their screen, those two guilds and all the members are at war and are now flagged PvP toward each other. Now, these battling guilds can PvP each other in any zone map accumulating influence for their guilds. You could also make it to include allied guilds.

3.) A Solo Lvl 80 Dungeon – Make this a dungeon that resets once a week and make it something BIG, that should take hours upon hours to clear and get to the end reward. If you don’t finish by Friday, then you are out of luck and can attempt it all over again. Make this end reward items as well as tokens keyed to the solo dungeon. After a player accumulates a LARGE amount of these tokens, allow them be able to turn these tokens into an NPC outside the solo dungeon to get one of the base weapons for Legendries. My wife HATES grouping for dungeons and therefore is missing out on content and is looking at ABUSRD amounts of gold to get the base weapon if she ever wants a Legendary. I am sure she is not the only person out there that prefers to solo more than group. I myself am not crazy about grouping due to a lot of stupid people out there, but I will begrudgingly will occasionally. And here is the kicker, make like 2-4 different solo dungeons and cycle them randomly to provide variety. Occasionally throw in new ones too. WoW had a great thing with Karazan and the theatre part if they just added new ones occasionally.

GOOFY IDEAS

New Expansion Race: PLEASE make Skritt a playable race! I love those guys!
Currency Exchange Idea: Make a box called “Arena Net Employee Quarter Bonus Donations”. I don’t think anyone there would object! The box accepts PayPal, Gems and Gold! =D
New Sub-Forum Section: Expansion Recommendations. Write about what you would like to see in the next expansion. I would love to see Monks, Sunspears and of course Pole Arms for various classes to use. AND Skritt as a playable race!
Complete Genocide: Kill off the Quagans! They remind me of Jar Jar Binks too much! =D

CLOSING
So far I think it is a great game and has been a refreshing change to many other I have played. The only grievance I have is when my account was hacked I never got my stuff back even when I was able to track exactly what was taken. Otherwise, keep up the great work!

REFRESHING AND DETAILED IDEAS FOR CONTENT

1. Guild/Player Housing – I think this could be a great feature if done correctly. Don’t do it like SWG and let players put up their buildings anywhere they like, but give many options. There are buildings all over the world that have locked doors and serve no purpose other than scenery. Once a guild purchases the upgrade with influence, allow them to turn one of these locations into their guild hall. It wouldn’t make sense that every guild would have a hall in a major city, especially not the smaller guilds. So you can even make these building vary in costs. For example, one upgrade is needed to purchase a permit allowing the guild to have a hall; then another upgrade to actually purchase use of the building. And these buildings don’t have to be restricted to just one guild; it is just a portal to a private guild zone. Then you can put in an NPC at the guild hall like in GW1 to furnish the guild with various things subtracting again more influence. And of course for players you can use a combination of Gold/Karma costs for a housing permit and to get the house itself, include a cost of various wood and ore to “build” the house. =D

2. Trading Post Economy – Some of these items are getting ridiculous, and they keep getting worse and worse. The legendary base weapons costs prevents just about anyone from buying them unless they have no life, sold one themselves or buy a lot of gems (from Anet or RMT). That is all that these prices are doing…promoting RMT. There is a way to fix this issue, actually 2 ways.
1.) Every other Friday dump items out of the trading post.
2.) A better way that won’t disrupt economy too much is to put a timer on items for like a week or two.
The second option makes the players that are posting items for extreme amounts to consider their sale price carefully. They will be out their posting fee if no one buys and hence make them be a bit nervous about listing an item for 300 gold. If it doesn’t sell, they are out that 15 gold and have nothing to show for it. Therefore you will see the prices of those items come down to a more reasonable cost and lower the consideration of using RMT.
It takes on average 1 hour to grind out 1 gold, less time if you are lucky with drops. I would NEVER spend 300 hours to get that base weapon and anyone else that would seriously needs a social life.

3. Benefits for Guild Claiming in WvW – This one may be a bit hard to pull off but I think would be an excellent idea. In the event that your guild is able to fend off an assault on an area claimed, let that guild “tax” any non-member that was there on the winning team. Basically when they get their loot from kills and achievement awards, an equal amount of coin is placed into that guilds bank.

4. Lion’s Arch Transportation – Almost everyone by now goes to the Mists or WvW to go to Lion’s Arch without cost. Why not give everyone an item that teleports to Lions Arch for free, or a skill. Give them a 30 min cool down. Just about every game out there has something like this, even that BioWare joke SWTOR has the option to do so, especially now when it pertains to a mission. This could even be done on a racial city basis.

5. Economy Forum Section – I would like to see a forum JUST for the game economy and frequently visited by your on-staff economist. There he can post weekly reviews of his thoughts on the current economy of the game and what he has observed with the trends of buying/selling of items. It is also a place where players can voice their concerns about the in-game economy and maybe pester him about our Real Life economy too. =P

6. Pre-Fab Chat Messages – These would function in groups for dungeons, events or even in WvW. I don’t remember is the number pad is used for anything, but something like “INCOMING!” linked to HOME or “RUN AWAY!” linked to END I think could make things easier while in groups. And tie a sound notification to it so all players are aware it was used by someone.

7. Side Quests – No, not just renowned hearts. Quests where you chat with an NPC (doesn’t have to be cut scene) who sends you somewhere to complete a mission. That mission is instanced like the personal story and proceeds like a personal story. Complete the quest, return to the NPC and get your reward. This way you are not just killing X Mobs, but actually reaching a more realistic feeling goal.

This thread will contain some great ideas that are new and fresh as well as some end game suggestions that could help keep players happy that are not content with the end game grind options available (Maybe one of the Dev’s ’ill work on these during their time off?). I also compiled a list of items from various sources (and a few of my own that require no explanation) that I thought were great ideas and would be great additions to the game. I start with those:

COLLECTION OF GREAT IDEAS (and some new ones)

• Preview option for trading post – Vendor NPC’s have it, chat has it, TP needs it too!
• Order titles awarded in personal story wearable – character specific
• More titles from achievements – What Ozzy fan wouldn’t love the title “Killer of Giants” =D
• Way Point cost adjustment – half cost travelling somewhere if already standing at a way point
• Token Collection Tab (Dungeon, Badges, Coins, etc…) but stacks larger than 250
• If purchase an item for karma, allow a sell back option for at least half karma with a timer, in the event you make an accidental click
• Expand the LFG option. All you can do now is say you are LFG, not why you are
• Guild Member/Friend log in notification (text and a ding)
• Trading Post Sale notification (text and a ding, or the coin jingle sound)
• Dungeons can seem a bit hard. Add a practice mode for parties where mobs are easier but rewards reduced by 75% (My wife and I would love to see a solo mode!)
• Target of target option
• Option to display mobs health in number and/or percentage
• Ability to inspect other players. Too often I see gear I like but don’t know what it is
• A mini-pet slot on character sheet so as not to waste inventory space. I never carry them for this reason
• World Map – option to turn off discovered items, make finding ones you missed easier
• A 5th WvW queue option – First Available – which puts you into the least populated from your server
• A COD option in Mail
• A trade items option
• A Crafting Karma vendor – Once you found the crafting mats in the world, you can unlock it from this vendor in Lion’s Arch (Character Specific)
• A mystic forge history tab to track what you have thrown in already
• Larger Raid-like Instance could be great for larger guilds. Run it like a WvW map with guild only access?
• Duels are ok, but I think maybe a 1 vs 1 PvP option may be interesting
• Trading Post Armor type filter by light, medium, heavy
• Option to auto-deposit collectables would be pretty cool
• Shards and Slivers for crafting need to be added to collections
• Crafting components (esp. cooking)should be added to collections, not just ingredients
• Char battle wagons and vehicle use in WvW
• A second armor set tab for switching up armors in the zones/dungeons
• A barber shop to change characters hair style with maybe a small gem cost (25-50 gems)
• Large events like the world dragons should be announced world-wide. Nothing fancy, just a zone wide “There’s something in the water” would be nice
• Adjust dungeon armor token costs so people don’t have to spend 3 months to get one set as a casual player
• Remove TP default of Sell to Ordered Item – Just have no default at all and empty price boxes
• More guild bank functionality and permission levels
• Allow multiple guild chat channels (i.e. /g1 /g2 or /GCI /HOME)
• Estimated queue timer for WvW – as simple as “you are number 250 in line”
• Ability to purchase from the TP using funds waiting for pick up in the TP
• Have skill flash when cooled down
• Higher quality gathering tools get better rare find rate on lesser resources OR uses less “charges” of the tool
• Guild officer chat channel
• Language based chat channels – allows French speakers to be seen by French, German by German, etc…
• Guild member time stamp/last on date & time
• Some LONGER duration CC based skills to help control dungeon mobs
• Tailor-able town clothes that grant speed boosts when used in towns
• When personal story is complete, grant the option to replay your favorite parts for diminished rewards
• Alternate trait build as a lot of games are now providing options to have 2 talent specs
• In the Mists, display small rank icon next to player’s names
• Invite players to group from chat window
• Make dyes account based, not character
• Remove all the items from the TP (Sale/Order) that are below item vendor value

Well, I had a thought about the teleport costs. They are a little high in some cases, so why not give this some consideration?

Leave the costs as they are right now, BUT, if you are already at a way point maybe they can have a 50% cost reduction?

Formed a party of 5, try to enter > Network Error….

Bugged?

Wow Regina…You troll these forums a lot! LOL =P

J/K

done – gotta lover overflow LA

2 toons

55 chests – crap in all of em

I have never bought gold for any game purely because I am a cheap kitten. However, 3 weeks ago my account was hacked; all my gold taken and stockpiled items sold off after having been transferred to a different server.

Anet says they are unable to roll back the character or replace the taken items. It has been a pain in the kitten these last weeks trying to rebuild and I am still not where I was when I was hacked.

Since Anet is unwilling to help restore my items which could easily be tracked by examining all transactions performed on the server I was moved to, it makes it very tempting to spend about $40USD and buy gold to get back to where I was.

And since gold sellers offer it cheaper than buying and converting gems, that makes it even more tempting. So I am wondering how many people that have gotten hacked and have not gotten their lost items restore have broken down and bought gold to try to get themselves restored? I know I am tempted to do so at this curent time, but have been trying to resist hoping that one day Anet will restore my crap.

If ONLY we had authenticators!