Guild Wars 2

It would really be nice if we had a separate pouch for our mini-pets instead of having to use an invisible bag. Major problem I see is that I have to constantly re-summon mine whenever I zone.

I was running through Kessex Hills this evening with friends. We just completed the heart at the town on the lake (about center bottom of map) and as I was going up to the heart vendor, it sounded like a jet plane was taxiing for take off. I mentioned it and found out that they did not hear it but it certainly was very loud to me.

Unfortunately, I do not have any sound setup to be able to capture this for the devs. But it was really annoying.

This has been “broken” since launch and I have not seen where anyone at Anet has addressed this issue.

Anet will not get any money from me for the keys. The chests are a rip off.

Still no response to this thread. Extremely depressing.

I have seen where it was stated that world loot drops would be fixed. See thread here for some of the most recent discussions:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/bugs/No-Loot-From-Champions/first#post1072872

Back in Nov the update notes specifically stated they were doing something about the world loot drops. Here is the link to those notes:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/info/news/Game-Update-Notes-November-15-2012/first#post744278

Still not fixed. Why?

Moderator.6837:

Hello Alcoa.2057,

Our teams are working constantly to fight the botters, and find the best solution to deal with this issue.

However, you can help by reporting them with the in-game features, everytime you see one.

Thank you for your concern.

This is not always possible. By the time we click on the character, they have blinked out of existence and therefore out of reach for the name reporting. I’ve sent in a few mentioning this problem but without a character name or even a screen shot, it seems pointless to report in-game at the moment.

These teleporting bots are a royal pain and if I could keep their portrait/name up on my screen long enough to get a screen shot, I would. The last screen shot I took, was of an empty space next to a mining node: the portrait and character was just not there any more.

I discovered shortly after the game launched that if you opened a blank mail to pull items into for sending to someone, make sure you are not standing next to anyone. I did this to send to a guild mate of mine and what happened was there was a player standing right in front of me who got the mail instead.

Fortunately, she realized we did not know one another and I got a mail back from her saying “I think you sent these to me in error.” She actually did mention she needed some of those items, so what I did later is to send her some other things that I got in a drop which I could not use.

Not only is this a problem but there appears to be NO cancel option at all. If you use the esc key it really is not guarantee it will work as intended.

The upside of this, I made a new friend and someone with whom I enjoy grouping from time to time.

This poor loot drop is not fixed yet apparently. The other day my group and I went through a region and engaged every vet and champion we could find.

Rewards: not exactly sterling! Some old trophy bones, trophy hooves, trophy ice shards. Mostly nothing worth vendoring at all. Definitely nothing of value.

What’s even worse is that drops from harvesting appear to be ok, but the number of harvesting nodes seemed to consist mainly of lumber and vegetables, very, very few mining nodes.

Ugh…another “trench coat” armor. I really do not understand why most of the medium armor chest pieces show up as trench coats. I would rather see more variety that includes chain mail intertwined with great looking leather (which is also lack luster as far as I can see).

Update: late yesterday I logged into the game to check on my characters and run around with some of my guild mates opening up some map areas.

I ended up with mail from Anet with presents. Nice. Appreciate the gifts after all the problems I experienced earlier.

I also noticed the chest was conspicuously missing from next to Tixx and I was unable to interact with him at all.

It appears they have changed how those “gifts” will be sent to folks from the events….that is unless it was intended to finish up yesterday and not continue.

I am hopeful of running a few more of those “dungeons” to see if there are any changes but I must admit, they were enormously entertaining.

Ori nodes appear to be few and far between regardless of where on the map they show up. I’ve actually had fewer mining nodes show up on my mini map ever since this last patch.

I do not understand why the harvesting nodes get bugged like this. Is it poor coding in the original programming or only that involved when a patch is submitted? I have no idea. But since we need a lot of Ori for higher end gear and weapons, the grind to just get enough of this ore is ridiculously high.

I thought Anet said they were creating a game where we did NOT have to grind for stuff? They seemed to have gone backwards instead.

I suppose its too much to expect anyone from Anet to respond to this thread. I always enjoyed running the dragons events whenever they popped.

However, it has become a chore lately, and definitely not worth the effort. Besides the issue of the Claw being borked, there is that broken loot drop issue as well.

Back in Nov the update notes specifically stated they were doing something about the world loot drops. Here is the link to those notes:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/info/news/Game-Update-Notes-November-15-2012/first#post744278

Have not seen any black lion chest keys recently. I think in the past 2-3 weeks I’ve only seen 3 or 4 keys total. When I used them I did not get much out of the chests.

I personally will not use any of my gems to purchase the keys since I do not feel the reward is worth the cost of the keys.

If the keys dropped in the game more often, and the chest rewards were worth more than they are, I might consider purchasing some keys. However, not as it is currently setup.

It appears you all are not alone. Myself and many of my guild mates have experienced this drop in loot ever since Mid-November at least. According to the Nov 15 notes there was a problem with the loot drops world wide and they would be fixing the problem.

From Nov 15th notes:
“The drop rarity of Rare and Exotic weapons from certain places in the world (champions, veterans, and players in WvW) has been increased. Rares and Exotics should be much more likely to drop and every champion should be guaranteed to drop loot. This was to ensure that world loot drops were not a significantly worse way of acquiring rare and exotic items than crafting and running dungeons.”

To-date, I’ve not seen any of the drop increases discussed in the notes. Here is the link to the notes mentioned above.
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/info/news/Game-Update-Notes-November-15-2012/first#post744278

Interesting. Some time ago I had experienced the final action on purchases to bug out on me and discovered it was because of the Google internet closeout several weeks ago.

If the webpage is experiencing issues, sale will not happen. I got the “Thanks for your purchase” but no money taken out for the purchase and no gems provided although I got the message it had been completed.

Perhaps there is another reason, but today some of my guild mates said that the BLTP is currently being changed so nothing is working as it should due to that. My understanding is they are attempting to fix it so that we can preview on the TP just as we do at merchants.

That would explain the empty mail I got from someone.

That is not the only issue. On my guardian I have noticed that more often than not, when I use this skill, my character leaps OVER and beyond the intended target without even touching it. I end up having to turn around and run back to the target because this skill just missed the boat entirely.

Gambling! I never gamble unless I know I can afford to spend the money. Therefore, I allocate a very small portion of my income (in game collected gold not real money) to gamble.

There is an old saying, “once bitten, twice shy” and that goes for the way the TP seems to be run for items only obtainable by using real life money.

If you can afford to throw it away and decide you want to take a chance, then by all means you are welcome to do so.

Personally, I refuse to purchase anything from the TP that will not provide a decent return for my money. I do not purchase BLC Keys because I’ve not seen anything worthwhile in those chests. I’ve used in-game proceeds to purchase some things but have seen that the odds regarding those chests are stacked against me as a customer.

Reminds me of the gambling casinos the world over, they always make sure the house gets a bigger than half chance of winning against the gambling public.

I just want to say that this is the best thread I have found so far on the forums. I laughed so hard and had a great time reading all the entries, that I shared the link with my guild mates. Many of whom are actually in the legal field and enjoyed these posts.

I worked for a Bankruptcy lawyer many years ago and can remember having to wade through all the legal jargon just to understand what I needed to do in order to make sure the filing got done correctly and on time.

Sometimes the funniest things happen without thought. Many laughs later, I am still enjoying this thread.

Anet definitely needs to archive this and make it available as a “legal research” item in the future.

I guess I was lucky. I jumped into this when I first logged on mid-to-late afternoon and all 5 Dolyaks were still standing in the center. The game had not started yet so apparently I got in at the beginning.

No one communicated but it appeared that most had an idea of what to do…more than I did. Having run with friends in various situations, I did what I usually do with them and just jumped in to support whatever they were trying to accomplish.

So I decided to just attack all the red names I could find and protect whomever I could as I found them. As I said, I was lucky. We won not only the first round but the second round as well so got both achievements.

Being a noob in gaming, I knew better than to just stand there like an idiot…fortunately I have great guild mates who like to discuss tactics in WvWvW and such. So I had a pretty good idea what to expect.

I’ve only run a couple of dungeons in the game so far but did not see how the techniques were much different than in this one. The only downside would be if you joined mid-run for these. That would have been frustrating as many of the posts have pointed out.

There did not seem to be any way to begin at the start of this. That would have actually helped a lot but I did not see any way to determine that.

I experienced the “almost missed the box” syndrome as well. I spoke with Tixx and he told me I got a present (paraphrasing here) but nothing showed up in my inventory. So I spoke w/him again and he told me only one gift per citizen and no gift drop at that point either. I would have walked away and posted a game bug on it had one of my guild mates not pointed out that there was a chest sitting on the ground below his pedestal. Took a few seconds for me to find it.

Seems like an assumption was made that we would automatically look for the chest as we do in most boss fights, but those show up on your mini map and are expected.

Would have been nice had Tixx actually said something about don’t forget to pick up your gift from the chest or something to that effect.

It just seems inconsistent to see rewards show up:
1. automatically in our inventory
2. a noticeable box icon show up to bring our attention to a chest
3. something glowing/pulsating on the ground indicating we have a reward waiting
4. an in-game mail show up for us on screen

I heard others say they never got anything when they did try to click on the chest after speaking with Tixx.

Definitely bugged issue that needs to be addressed.

Similar posts to this thread as well:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/bugs/Claw-of-Jormag-Corrupted-Ice-Shield-bug-merged-threads

Yak’s Bend server:
We also have experienced a flawed experience with the Claw of Jormag dragon event. Not only are the ice shields untargetable, but it really takes the cake when you kill all the spawns he creates, that there are no drops from any of the mobs involved.

There also appears to be a graphical glitch involved here as well. I keep seeing my screen freezing up periodically and I noticed a few players getting dropped mid-stride. Some of my guild mates got dc’d in the middle of the fights.

So after a negative experience last night, I’ve decided not to do this event any longer. Judging by the poor turn out recently, no one else wants to do it either. Fewer and fewer players are showing up for this event.

So, not only is this event buggy now, but no loot drops off any of his mobs that are worth anything. I think the last several fights I got maybe some trophy bones but nothing else. I used to get decent drops from the mobs before.

As for the loot chest, too many of the drops in the loot chest are junk; only worthy of vendoring, definitely nothing remotely useful for anything else.

I also would have preferred the 15 slot bag as well. This for a back piece is not something I find attractive.

Tsubaki.2508:

You are intended to use it as a skin, not for its godly stats same as the halloween one. If it doesn’t suit you, oh well, remember it is a freebie.

Thanks appreciate the info. Had not thought about it that way but that actually will work. If I only liked how it looked.

I’ll take another look…perhaps it will appeal to me at a later date.

maxztt.3289:

Nehtor.7026:

Yeah you can only upgrade 3 times which also repairs the object. After that you have to wait for it to be destroyed.

This description clearly says, that after the things are fully upgraded, using scrap on them will repair them.

I guess it is bugged.

Apparently the “repair” function in this instance is not working. I tried all throughout both runs to do this without success. There was little point in trying it because it did not matter what “tool” you had, it obviously did not work.

I ran around and took pot shots at all the red names I could find although on several occasions I got over run and defeated. Easy enough to get back into play but there did not seem to be any way to build health back up after it dropped below 1/2 way.

I was fortunate that the 2 groups I was running with had obviously done some pvp where you had to build walls and equipment for defense. I certainly did not know what to do, so chose to help them out by trying to keep the enemies clear.

Seemed to work well as we won both events for the achievements. I wanted to run this with guild mates but was unable to get into any group with anyone I knew.

Oh well, got the achievements and learned a lot, but would have preferred running with my friends.

Florgknight.1589:

Just wondering whether the item being level 10 was intended

Yes, I noticed this as well. I have two level 80 characters and neither can use this silly thing as what I currently have has better stats than this bag.

I think it totally illogical to have a level 10 bag drop as a reward for a level 80 character. The one I got from the Halloween event actually is quite useful on my Ranger and I still use it.

Not happy with this one though.

I wanted to play this with my guild mates, however, no matter how we tried, we just were unable to group together. A few managed after several runs to get into the event together but on opposing sides.

I was really disappointed in this because I normally do not pvp and my guild mates were willing to show me the ropes in this “softie” style pvp setup. Unfortunately, that did not turn out very well.

The first time I got in I ran as a scout and found a present then started running with it to my keep, but no one on my team helped me and just bashed the other players on the other side of the field while our opponents were smashing me into the ground.

I thought it was supposed to be a team situation, but did not turn out that way. Certainly did not make me feel as though my efforts were appreciated.

I did not return after being defeated several times. No fun if there is no team work there. Would have been more fun for me and better all the way around if our guild mates could group together for this.

This was the most disappointing event outside of the Bell Choir. I have not a single musical bone in my body and after killing myself several times attempting this event, I just gave up.

I did this dungeon while waiting on some guild mates to get online. Ran through it twice while still in the dungeon and had different characters show up on the second run. No one I knew but just did the entire thing as support and it went ok.

Would have liked it better if our group could have gotten in together.

Ok, did the dungeons Friday afternoon and got the Apprentice Toymaker achievement. So all is good.

Treeline.3865:

lynspottery.6529:

So apparently it is NOT a drop but you have to purchase a mystery box in order to enter the lottery to find one inside a box. Good luck on that gamble.

Source?

…sigh, I was actually just responding to what someone else wrote…thinking they actually knew. Apparently there is nothing on the forums that I can find that even says one way or the other.

But it seems obvious after reading this:
“Obtained from the Mystic Forge by combining any three Wintersday miniatures (only Mini Festive Golem, Mini Snowman, or Mini Infinirarium, including duplicates) available from the Wintersday Mystery Box and 50 Wads of Enchanted Stuffing.”

Link here: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Foostivoo_the_Merry

Lady Vireo.5189:

Hi moonstarmac, you’re right, it does have a chance to drop from the Wintersday Mystery boxes out of the gem store. And the recipe is indeed an easier way.

But our question is whether it also has a rare chance to drop out of the Giant Wintersday Gifts. Not the ones you buy in the gem store, the ones you get as loot for doing activities, Tixx dungeon, etc. Someone on the wiki reported getting a Foostivoo out of a giant gift so we’re curious.

So apparently it is NOT a drop but you have to purchase a mystery box in order to enter the lottery to find one inside a box. Good luck on that gamble.

Aha…found this…so maybe not all is lost. However, it only mentions overall achievement and I was specifically speaking about that particular dungeon I missed…guess I’ll have to wait and see.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/wintersday/Basic-Event-Overview/first#post998484

“Achievements and Wintersday Title
There are sixteen new holiday achievements for this special event. Complete any twelve to be granted the title “Apprentice Toymaker” and join the ever-growing ranks of Tixx’s cheer-spreading krewe.”

Thank you all very much for your input. Hopefully, I’ll be able to pick up the dungeon I missed AND get the achievement too.

What I really want is the achievement, but was told unless I run it on the day it starts I may not get that. That is the question I want answered.

I see we can run the Winter’s Day dungeons after all of the days are done, but what I do not know is if I can make up one I missed and get the achievement.

Does anyone know?

I thought they had fixed this problem.

I’ve not seen any dev respond to this issue. Has anyone else seen where Anet has responded to it?

Oh good, glad this has been reported. I also saw that bug.

Huechi.2658:

Katz.5143:

I suggest that you take out all mobs in the area first just so you don’t end up with them as well as the dolls.

Sometimes those mobs can help. Playing a thief and when solo, I vastly prefer for lots of other mobs to be clustered around. I would be near down, quickly tag those other mobs and then stealth, leaving those mobs to turn on the gift spawn. They help wear down the skritt/toys and give me a bit more time to recover and heal.

This evening in one area we opened a present just as an Ice Elemental spawned with the opening….lol little dolls fought with the Ice Elemental and beat it to death while we laid out AOEs on both.

Ha! Got the mob, got the Ice Elemental and got the present all in one move. Then immediately after that another Elemental spawned to give us more to fight.

I’ve never gotten refunds on anything I cancelled.

Best plan of attack is once the present is opened, even if you get knocked down, just run in and press the F key repeatedly to pick up all the stuff then start whacking on the mobs.

This method beats the despawn timer quite nicely.

That actually works as you run through them if plan to kite. You not only pick up the present, but some other drops as well that might be lying around. Once you finish your mobs off, go around and pick up all the shinnies they have left behind. Usually there are at least a few.

That is odd, all other times I’ve ever seen “up” a skirt, the toon was wearing briefs.

I thought legendary weapons were soul/account bound upon creation. Has this changed?

AnthonyOrdon.3926:

The presents inside the box work the same way that resource nodes do. Everyone can loot them. The major difference is that they disappear shortly after they appear. This may lend to the perception that someone else has taken the present, but I can assure that this has not actually happened.

The trick or treat bags that came out of the haunted doors worked the same way, but no one complained because those doors were prone to zerging.

My guild mates and I went on a present hunt yesterday and had a blast. Yes some of the mobs were difficult, some easy, but I missed seeing two different groups fighting one another. That would have been a sight.

I can attest to the fact that, if you are close enough, you have to use your sprint to get there before the present despawns. Would like to see the spawn timer increased a bit though.

We did run into a box dropping on top of another box we were just about to open. What a surprise that was. AOEs work really well on the mobs and yes, even the difficult ones pose a great challenge.

Some of them I tried soloing late last night and ended up having to rally because they came close to defeating me. But what I ended up doing was jumping up and doing a roll out once the knock back was done and managed to kite them a bit before getting back into the fight.

Got a sling shot skin, old sweaters, socks and hats. Not much else unfortunately. In all the time we did this present hunt I was the only one who did not get any dyes or specialty things. I got a couple of regular dyes I already had when I was soloing these later, but not anything else.

Collecting the sweaters, socks and hats to see what I can get later. Some of the presents I plan to get going forward, I may not open right away just to see what happens later.

Another thought I had was when we were able to use the mumble overlay in the game, occasionally, having that running and trying to access the TP did not work.

If there is some correlation to any overlay you might be running, that could be the culprit. I know that when I stopped using my mumble overlay setup in game, the TP was available to me again.

This occurred in November so it was working prior to that patch.

it appears that the programmer might have nodded off in the middle of the code writing.

Oh how hilarious. It appears whoever programmed the setup got their code backwards for that to happen. I’ll bet that programmer is red in the face right about now.

My condolences, sir, on your luck. It appears we are in the same boat.