Guild Wars 2

You can do hearts in any of the starter zones: Caledon, Queensdale, Wayfarer Foothills and Plains of Ashford to get the needed levels.

As someone mentioned, you can get to lvl 80 just strictly staying in starter zones if you really wanted to. But you aren’t really forced to do other content or go into higher level zones just to level up. Or even crafting if you have the funds for it.

I’d like to see one of these as a new headwear skin.
Specifically light helm skin as a Veil. It’d look so nice for mesmers/eles/necros.
And dye-able of course.

After hitting 1 mill karma, I’m already at 1.4mill. If you concentrate on other things and forget that you’re even accumulating karma you notice later on how easily you collect it.

More so if you use those 50% karma boosts during SW defense/breaches and EotM karma trains.

Even though earning achievement points or crafting ascended/prestigious armor does get rather long and tedious. I have to say buying them crosses the line for me. It completely nulls the value and the entire purpose of earning them altogether.

You need to put forth the work and effort to get them. Simply spending currency doesn’t fulfill that, anyone can grind currency and spend it.

So I’d have to say no thanks to this.

I’m pretty sure it could. A full sized norn? I’d be more concerned about the smallest possible asura. And I had a norn before – just an average size use a transmuted eternity and I was able to see it just fine.

If you wanna see for yourself, you could always ask if anyone who plays norn has eternity and if they could showcase it for you to see.

I enjoy ‘em from time to time, but there are times I know to avoid them. I’m sure you like content others don’t as well, so it too wouldn’t be fair for you if they quit making them would it?

Just avoid it if you don’t like it, simple. If you feel you absolutely need it done and over with, I’m sure there’s people willing to help knock it out. I had to have help on some myself, but failing didn’t cause me to rage about all jps. A few I found too tedious are the Malchor’s Leap, Not so secret, South Suncove jps.

There’s also the Bloody Prince costume outfit, the skirt/leggings on that resemble something similar to a web. But it’s not strictly light armor since it’s a costume.

The only ‘raggedy’ looking outfit I know of is the Hexed outfit.

Carapace armor pieces have no glow to them, they’re merely components to unlock the ‘real’ Luminescence armor that have a blue pulsing glow.

The Luminescence is the blue tint version of the Carapace as the Carapace is more of a ‘grey or steel’ looking replica of the Luminescence set.

If you open your achievements (H key) tab, then go to the achievement section > Basic or Rare Collections tab > Leggings/ Shoulders/ Gloves/ Boots collections, you should see a difference between the looks of Carapace vs. Luminescence. In the Rare collections tab, it’ll show you all of the blue tint Luminescence armor pieces.

Here’s a brief picture comparison:

Luminescent
http://dulfy.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/gw2-luminescent-heavy-armor-set-female.jpg

Carapace
http://dulfy.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/gw2-carapace-heavy-armor-set-female1.jpg

Hopefully that clears it up for you.

I too had to have help with it, but I did it last night with a full group and luckily got it. A few of the group members urged those of us who were ‘squishy’ just stick to dodging, sadly the instance host still wasn’t able to get the achieve.

As Ayrilana said, see if you can find a group to do most of the fighting while you just dodge around and stay ranged.

“Why?” they’re doing it, I’m sure it’s because they’re trying to cut down on the RNG for acquiring the organs needed to complete the luminescence collections. But I’m sure you may’ve known that or could’ve suspected.

I’m not a fan of the organs being RNG’d either and I don’t have as much free time to grind out everything compared to other people, but it is ruining the ‘purpose’ of releasing a new map. I still blame RNG for it all though.

In the 2+ weeks time it takes to get all the organs and complete both sets, the map inevitably becomes barren. But with the LFG system, that only made it all happen sooner.

If anything, it was lengthy. As far as difficult? not at all. It did bug out during the boss room only once however – then restarting a 2nd time fixed it.

The invisible achievement was a bit tedious than the others, but only if you failed to take correct steps/actions and had bad timing. It took me roughly 5 tries to get all the mechanics of each fight down.

At the aggressive achievement, it was straight forward then. Before each fight, reduce numbers by knocking out the asuras via stealth, then raise <hades> and break the golems.

And I noticed pretty much zero difference with the challenge mote on, but failed the invis achievment during the same instance, so w/e.

Just for these achievs, if I had this problem and until I got the achiev – I’d carry any rez orbs available.

Countess Aire.9410:

mXz.4512:

I don’t see how anyone can complain that anything with this update is too hard. It’s not. Learn the mechanics, be patient and for one of the fights, hope rng is on your side. Aside from that.. the only thing anyone might complain about is being impatient, or lazy.

Please don’t give anet anymore reasons to dumb down the content.

Speak for yourself. I am physically handicapped. So it is not that easy. It takes constration to do the events. For some people it might be easy.

When I posted this, it was in reference to getting the shoulders and all the achieves involved. Those were particularly easy to do, it was all about learning the mechanics of each fight. All it took was repetition to do, and you even had challenge motes to reset and try again if you missed the concept or what have you.

Now I’m not afraid to admit with this current episode (getting the gloves) I too even had difficulty and sought help from a group just to complete the achievements. As a long time player, the way these fights were composed caused some frustration. So being handicapped or not was irrelevant.

Wildkitten.3872:

While I really enjoy the explorer outfit, I have to say, I wish the female version had incorporated the cargo shorts for a more Lara Croft look to it.

And while I appreciate the fact of you bringing outfits being able to be worn while in combat, I really wish you would tweak the system to allow a mix and match. It would really be nice to choose like the sunglasses to be able to wear with these outfits. In GW1 we could choose different costume hats than the costume body we wore, or we could even hide just the hat so that the armor headpiece would show with the costume body. Allowing a mix and match would really make the outfit system so much better, at least in my opinion.

Agree. Or.. simply allow outfits interchangeable and revert those ‘town clothes’ tonics back to the individual clothes we paid gems for.

I never wanted my khaki shorts turned into a tonic..

It’s the Barbaric Helm skin. Here’s the wiki link to it. It might just look different or stand out more simply from the dye they used for it.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Barbaric_Helm

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Exactly my thoughts 100%.

Spears/Harpoons – Melee / Throwing
Speargun / Harpoon gun – Strictly ranged
Tridents – Melee / possibly throwing

Realistically, spears can and have always been used either way; even all throughout history.. so to keep it strictly within the rules of this game (underwater) when other things in-game do parallel real life wouldn’t make any sense.

And as unconventional firearms, harpoon guns still work even on land.. so yea.

Then getting back to history, tridents have been used in gladiatorial fights. To say or keep it stictly as an underwater weapon would fall under the same argument as spears.
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What should be done as earlier mentioned, allow each category of weapons to be used on land or underwater – while trying to stick to rules of physics as best as possible.

(Example 1: You can still fire guns underwater, even if its only 1 shot. But good luck trying to shoot a bow.)
(Example 2: You’ll draw and swing a dagger faster than if it were a sword or a greatsword. Same goes for maces and hammers)

As magic items go, such as scepters/staves.. its magic /nuff said. And ofcourse usage would entirely depend on the class using the weapon. Just where it’s being used should determine the possibility of using it, and any hinderance that may apply.

I wouldn’t generalize that everyone has no interest in activities. There’s some people who actually enjoy mini games. The keg/ crab toss and the drinking game were some decent ones.

I think if they added some newly well thought out activities, it may bring some freshness into the game.

I would wait a month for the other games even though the hype would be nearly unbearable. Simply because all the bugs you’ll likely encounter.

Not saying there won’t be bugs with the living story.. but I’d try to knock out the LS content asap incase the same situation happens and there’s some big nerf a week later as how SW turned out.

As numerous others can claim, I’ve played since launch and have yet to see a precursor drop from any loot.

I’ve had other exotics (no blue text at the bottom) and ascended chests, but no precursors.

No mounts needed on this game, like ever. The maps aren’t large enough, and it’s not hard to run from one place to the next. Maps like Malchor’s Leap even discourages mounts anyways with canyons in the terrain and spaced out mobs.

You’ll be attacked especially given no mount will ever be given speed boosts. You and the mount will be wiped out. And it’s more efficient to draw your weapon as you’re walking by as opposed to getting off a horse or whatever identifying your opponent, then drawing your weapon.

If anything, you’ll be slower vs. a guardian who’s constantly casting speed buffs blazing across the map. So again, no mounts are needed. Other, certain games perhaps but not this one.

xlBeni.6804:

haha ok but in general both can play the same songs rite?

Roughly, yea. Though the flutes been out about half a year longer. I’ve still heard some nice songs with the harp.

The other day, I was surprised to hear someone play “Final Countdown – Europe” and “X-men Theme song” with the trumpet. But I imagine its tough.

There’s pretty much a wide array of songs for both, but I’ve heard many people ingame say they prefer the harp over anything else.

It’s pretty much which you think you’ll like and see you’ll fiddle with more frequently.

I have both, but I’d wish they’d also release a violin.

1k gems is more than enough, I’ll pass.

I would’ve actually liked to have seen this made as an ascended armor set, or legendary
(if they decide to come out with those) although I wouldn’t want to wait that much longer just to acquire it.

But interchangeable armor set over outfit any day.

aspirine.6852:

Not interested in either tengu big birds or polar bears. This is not WoW imo.

You already have giant cats, trees, gnome-like beings with giant ears and 8ft + humans running around.

Yep, it was no teragriff. It looked closer to one of those dragon champs (size-wise) than a teragriff or full sized dragon. That thing had wings, not just elongated arms/claws or talons from its back.

I don’t see any problem.. male armor/shoulders are usually bulkier than female versions regardless of what armor you’re looking at.
Male size ratio : Female size ratio

Both look fine. Look at the Phalanx armor set, you have a smaller shoulder pauldron for females and two head-sized pauldrons for the male set.

Ayrilana.1396:

mXz.4512:

If you complain about something (in this case, farming) you’re basically telling everyone around who could possibly help you do achievements, to leave.

Now that farming is nerfed (because of all the complaints), there’s no swarm of people around to help do the events.
Before, it was a profitable situation, now its empty. Think before you complain.

Except they were all at Amber so technically they’re no worse off.

The events reward you shovels and other loot for succeeding (smart move by the devs to only allow keys to be purchased and not shovels). So there’d be people around to do them.

Concentrating on Amber won’t win it all. You needed Forts (4/4) Upgrades (4/4) then everyone gets rewarded shovels/loot. And being able to farm was part of that reward system.

So what if people found a new farming ground, you wouldn’t be there alone.

Use skills/signets that doesn’t give boons, if you get a boon, run around and wait for it to expire before you get close to a vortex.
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I did it exactly this way and finished it myself without much difficulty. First time as a mesmer, second time as a guard. If it’s “too long" be patient. None of it was hard at all, just mechanics.

If you complain about something (in this case, farming) you’re basically telling everyone around who could possibly help you do achievements, to leave.

Now that farming is nerfed (because of all the complaints), there’s no swarm of people around to help do the events.
Before, it was a profitable situation, now its empty. Think before you complain.

I don’t see how anyone can complain that anything with this update is too hard. It’s not. Learn the mechanics, be patient and for one of the fights, hope rng is on your side. Aside from that.. the only thing anyone might complain about is being impatient, or lazy.

Please don’t give anet anymore reasons to dumb down the content.

I usually attempt something approx 10-15 times, with various and alternate starts before I deem it ‘not fun’. At most it did get tedious and annoying the longer the fight played out, but if you could keep up and learn the mechanic it wasn’t at all difficult.

And as mentioned, the first few fights prep you for what you had to do for the final.

The only part I found annoying was when the vortex spawned in the attunement circles and you’re having to grab the fragile buff when fighting the mini golems, but kiting fixes that problem. Overall it was a different and interesting thought out fight mechanisim, it does take longer to do sometimes.

I believe you mean Marjory, her sister Belinda was a Seraph

But yea, I’m actually hoping for it too. I was always wanting to start a Witcher-esque themed necro, but they’re cut off from using the GS unlike Trahearne and Marj.

Here’s the other topic full of people wanting the same:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Necro-GS

I’ve heard numerous reasons, Amber/Blue takes longer to get to than red/indigo – but you’ll see the blue legendary more than you’ll ever see the Executioner.

People also failing to call it out on map chat, but unless you’re fighting in the fort, I suppose you could also miss it. I almost did. It spawns outside of the corner of the fort – at 3-4 fort defense (I’ve heard someone say defense 4).

But I agree, it was extremely frustrating having to defend all day and only see the others while you’re waiting for that one.

I would prefer they fixed many other things currently wrong before they go add new things, but even still, adding new lvl cap shouldn’t be remotely anywhere near high priority.

It wouldn’t even be anything that should be considered for a long while infact. And it’d turn out to be the same scenario when they added 400-500 ascended crafting, just added grind along with aforementioned.

Just something to keep me occupied for awhile, and earn AP. It was amusing till after I finished ’em all. And I do wish there was a title for putting forth the time to do them.

Some things I’d like to see are:
- Ability to individually reskin/mix-match outfit pieces over armor
- Dye-able weapons
- Matching Lich backpiece
- Wide Rim Glasses
- Stalwart Armor Skin made obtainable again
- Violin instrument
- A wider variety of dresses (light armor)
^Countess Anise's Armor skin

Agreeing with the OP, someone who really wants the entire set of which ever should be able to reach it; and 36k AP? People can’t sacrifice their day to day lives just to reach an insane amount of AP for a set, it’s just not gonna happen.

I’ve been playing since launch and nearing 10k AP, I personally would like the radiant chest, but 33k-36k would be asking me to quit my job (which I save $ occasionally to get things from the gemstore) and live off of hotpockets – No thanks. It needs to be a more realistic achievable number.

A while back when porting into LA, saw a warrior sylvari named: Faceplant doing the forward gs skill charge. I chuckled abit.

Yep, T6 crafting mats, they’ll sell pretty nicely.

Astral Projections.7320:

Personally I think ANet should consider putting these items back in game every holiday.

The wardrobe makes many people completionists. Having gaping holes in your wardrobe that you are unable to fill because you weren’t playing back then or because you deleted the item back before there was a wardrobe (since inventory space was becoming an issue with more backpieces than you might have characters to wear them) is frustrating to these people.

The Mad Memoire scavenger hunt was well received and ANet should think about bringing it back each year for all the people who want this item
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Strongly agreed. And I tried checking to see if there was a chance, but nope.. hopes shot down again.

I’m too also not fond of the new ‘fixed’ gem : gold conversion. Not everyone has exact amounts, and others might not be willing or are simply unable to fork out X amount of gems for X amount of gold.

There needs to be a space for custom amounts. It’s all like the real world. You want some new candy on sale, and its $15.00 for a bulk, but you only have $10.75 on hand – people want the option to be able to trade in what they can get at that time. Many other stores have that option, why not here?

It either should be reverted back or add more options.
The way it is now is way (emphasized) too limiting.

The way I see it, the only exclusivity in the game should be rewards gotten by content you ‘refuse’ to participate in – as in spvp or wvw. If you don’t like one or the other or both, then you’ll simply have to miss out on that particular content.

If something has been out before at one point and available to anyone, then there’s no point restricting anyone else from it simply because they weren’t there or missed out.
And greed (complaining that it messes with the price or because everyone else will have it [not everyone will], is no excuse).

People can be busy with daily day to day things. Look at it this way, would you want to be shut out from something you only had a one time chance to acquire? Or would you like an additional chance to get it?

And this is all property of anet/ncsoft, so they can do whatever they want.

Malediktus.9250:

Merlin Dyfed Avalon.5046:

Malediktus.9250:

I dont believe people who say they accidently deleted it. Such an accident never happened to me in almost 7k hours. If they are that careless they also deserve to loose it.

I accidently deleted a 1.5 year old toon once (1k gold lost trough inventory items)
Trust me the stupidity of some people knows no boundaries.

Did you contact the costumer support? It happened to someone (he deleted a character with a legendary while drunk or something) I know and they restored it if he tells the truth.

I did exactly that and they did nothing about it. I had the first and second book, and I can honestly say for a god given fact that I participated in the first halloween event.

And yes accidents do happen. But still as mentioned, those who participated in the event should be granted theirs back – regardless if they bring both back or not.

FlamingFoxx.1305:

Finaldeath.1059:

I hope they change the mad king realm back to how it was the first year, last year they completely ruined it imo.

I completely agree. Halloween was way way better the first year. I did not enjoy it last year…

Likewise, and was upsetting when they barred people and new players from getting acquiring the backpeices. It was tedious to get and since the wardrobe system didn’t exist at the time, I don’t see why they had to change it.

Plus the scavenger hunt wasn’t bad either. It just got more tedious when you had to go into a higher level to finish the 2nd part.

I personally liked the scavenger hunt from the first year, and the dungeon-like maze from last year. But keep the tower the way it was from the first year, to me that’d be best.

ZilentNight.5089:

Bring the following back and take my money!

Mad Memories: Complete Edition

Astral Projections.7320:

The Raven wings as a backpiece for the Lich costume would be nice.

^ Also would like to see a matching backpiece for the lich outfit and I want my 1 & 2 Mad King backpieces/skins back

Nikkinella.8254:

A violin. None of the current instruments really appeal to me, but i’d love a violin or possibly an electric guitar. We need more outfits as well. The schoolgirl uniform that was datamined long ago but never released for one, and possibly a maid outfit.

I would love to have a violin in game – animation ’n all, good call.

And I’d very much like to see the black wide-rim <nerdy> glasses return I was wanting to get it, but never got around to it. Now I’m wishing they’d put it back in the gemstore.

These ones:
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Wide_Rim_Glasses

I’m pretty sure they mean new players or those that strongly dislike dungeons due to bad experiences or lack of teammates.

Some people don’t try ’em simply because it may help them better if someone could better describe + walk them through and show them what and what not to do.

Caedmon.6798:

Glory.1493:

its unfair to others who likes the feature patch.u made it seems game gonna die tomorrow while majority have no problem with this patch.it is just unhappy guys speak more.u can just delete the game and leave if u dont like it,but whats the point to post it here.nothing changed on every map. ppl still enjoy this game.could u just leave it alone and play someting else if it bothered u so much.

Realize that some people have spend Alot of money on this game…. And they can have all the right in the world to be mad imo.I think its unfair to say that others cant be “negative” about this patch.Not everything has to be sunshine and rainbows.

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You took the words right outta my mouth. A lot of time, effort and hard earned dollars went into this game, and we can’t post negative feedback because it isn’t fair?

I personally wouldn’t rather leave this game disappointed after spending so much time making and remaking the characters/items I’ve invested so much into. So I’ll post necessary feedback to improve the quality of game play. In the end, happy customer/gamer amounts to returning business – win, win.