Guild Wars 2

I think there needs to be a rebalance. I think too much silk is required and not enough gossamer is required when crafting ascended.

I just completed my first full ascended set for one character on my (20+ players) guild build. Today we went roaming in WvW and I am running my guild build in (~5 player) small scale fights and my leader/commander mentions my build is not right for small scale and I need to repec it for small scale. But this requires different armor. I have 8 characters. My demand for silk is not going to stop for some 6 months and who is to say balance patches won’t make me need different armor.

Shadowmoon.7986:

It is almost like if there was a CoD option for mail, or a direct trade option that exist in ever other MMO on the market, this would not be an issue. But hey we got to keep making Evon richer and richer.

I’ve seen similar scams in games with CoD. It reduces the risk somewhat, but there are always ways to get around the system, whatever system it is.

I mostly run a warrior in dungeons. I run 0 cleanse abilities. I run a full DPS build (36k hundred blades and eviscerate etc). I think its a fairly default build for a warrior. I find CD in FoTM is not a big deal (although Im only level 31). Some of the other dungeons CD hits a bit harder though. So I think you will find that it depends on which dungeon you are doing. I noticed your main emphasis is on FoTM but you mentioned other dungeons also. In some dungeons I appreciate the guard running soldiers runes. I don’t think it promotes bad play as some have said. Just in some dungeons players need a source of group cleanse. But then again it would probably be better to use a whirl finisher on a light field rather than reduce the guards damage so maybe they are right

Ive spent time on alot of servers in NA and I am on an EU server atm. I have only ever enjoyed scouting whilst I was on Blackgate. Its hard to explain why, but whilst I was there I felt I was actually contributing to something. Whilst it never felt like my input was frequently not received on other servers. On the EU server I am currently on, SFR, its even much worse than most of the NA servers. I outright won’t scout whilst I am here. There is no point. The commanders are fairly bad and they do not organize anything outside of fights. NA servers make them look pretty bad in terms of organization. Id be quite interested in seeing leagues combine EU and NA servers for a gold league because I honestly think NA would wreck EU. The only thing that might keep EU servers in the fight is the fact that they have some of the stronger guilds in the game. But I don’t think that would hold against the organization I have seen from NA servers.

According to the wiki:

“Only rings and back items can be infused. "

I presume it is out of date considering people are talking about putting AR on weapons? Is it just weapons that now have this option or can any ascended gear be infused with AR?

Im trying to work out the best way to organize my AR. Currently I am only level 29 FotM and would like to work towards at least level 49.

Its great. It means I don’t have to sort my mats out as frequently as I do. Unfortunately my account was hacked. I lost everything. But Anet restored everything. Except they gave me the gems back instead of the upgrade and I already maxed purchasing the upgrade so I can’t buy them again lol. Hopefully they will have a workaround soon so I can buy it

I had no problem with this happening until recently with some experiences in Arah. A few times I have joined a group and been kicked at the end. Then seen the party re-listed as selling the path. Its no big deal personally for me as I have just blocked the players and reported for scamming. What concerns me is that this will now happen to someone else because Anet won’t do anything about it and the players can use someone else to get to the end of the dungeon before kicking them.

LittleLepton.8915:

Did you finish them on all them same character? I thought this used to be a thing, I’m unsure if it still is.

Yeah was all on the same character. However I think this was one thing for me. When I went from 2/4 to 3/4 I got credit for a path that I had already done several times before ^^

spoj.9672:

Maybe you left too early on path 2? The end reward isnt triggered until someone opens the cage.

Yeah I opened the cage Maybe that could be it though… leaving too early on something. I have actually done all paths previously multiple times though so totally confused as to which one I am leaving early on or if its another issue QQ

So I wasn’t sure which paths of CM I had and had not done. But I was at 2/4. So I went through and did all 4 paths. I did SM with one group. Then found a group that was doing all 3 paths so I did all 3 EXP paths with them. Yet I am only at 3/4. All of this I did tonight in one sitting, one after the other. Am I missing something? Is there another path I don’t know about?

From what I have seen everyone is severely burnt out. I was playing 100+ hours a week and yeah, well there gets a point. Its definitely a direct result of leagues. I assume most will bounce back and get into it soon. But Im guessing there were some who were on the verge of burnout prior to leagues who burnt out for good and aren’t coming back now.

I understand the frustration of losing camps. One thing I have found to be very useful is to gain raport with the commander in Teamspeak. If it is a “natural camp” then he is alot more likely to come and save it from a large force. If your looking at holding a non natural camp, then build some siege. Sometimes camps are not worth upgrading plain and simple. Its important to identify when by knowing what is on the map. There is no sure fire way to guarantee a camp won’t be flipped. There will always be that annoyance. But there are little things that help. For natural camps I have gone as far as building an omega golem and defending it with that. Also other things like using low HP golems you have used in a previous siege as bait can buy alot of time (only if they are your golems though – don’t use other peoples as they may still want them).

I do think it would be fine to buff the guards a bit though. It is a PvP area and the guards seem weaker than your average NPCs in PvE.

Banzie.5248:

1. My Guardian has 16k HP. You’re first point is Moot then.
2. Armor? If so then yes. This is most MMORPGs out there.
3. Counter? Conditions. Armor reduction doesnt apply there.
4. Hardly. If a guardian is speccing damage just full burst him hes dead. Warriors lost a majority of massive damage potential in the hammer nerf and GS is way too situation to provide constant use.
5. Cant argue here, however EVERY class has some form of CC for multi-person.
6. Guardians are the 2nd slowest class in game out of combat, Taking traveler’s runes is just stupid as well. Warriors.. I cant argue. Their GS mobility is kittened coupled with Sword.
7. Every class in the game has access to “Stun Break”. And its not automatic. If you’re referring to stability.. Necro boon strip. Wells as well. Simple.
8. lol. Again.. Thief, Necro have many of these things, Couple with a ele or engi you have all. Again guard doesnt have access to Fear, Bows, Or these “Automatic” weapons you speak of.

Please learn classes and the game before playing. I wont disagree that there are ASPECTS that are COMPLETELY UNBALANCED. However many of the stuff you said is just FaceDesk worthy.

Your 3rd point doesn’t count when guilds are running soldiers runes in their comp.

It was intended to be refunded at the start of seasons, not the end. Something different may happen now with WXP moving to account bound.

Any class in the game can solo flip a non T4 camp in under a minute. I cannot verify with certainty, but Im guessing every class can solo flip a fully upgraded camp. Not sure on timings for fully upgraded ones.

fadeaway.2807:

Group support 50/50 pvt/cleric and soldier runes even in an unorganised zerg?
I can understand cleric and soldier in gvg because I actually care about helping the team..

My comments are for guild play only, which I thought you were looking for Unorganized zerg is a very different ballgame. A ballgame I don’t like being involved in anymore :p

50/50 PvT/Clerics. Melandrus are selfish. Soldiers are top dog. Forget traveller runes.

Sentinel’s is trash. Not enough damage. PvT is better.

Traits depending on weaponset:
0/10/10/30/20
0/0/20/30/20
0/0/20/30/20

For food, Safron Icecream, omnomberry cookie or curry pumpkin soup(GS/hammer build).

Queue system is broken like this, I have no doubt. It has become more obvious recently. It doesn’t always happen, but it happens alot. But Anet do not believe.

Jeydra.4386:

Kai.9182:

Jeydra.4386:

Kai.9182:

dadada.1306:

Kai.9182:

Always gonna have rallybots follow the big blue dorito just feint push chokes and get them killed.

And you’ll become known as the commander who’s always getting people who follow him killed. I like it… weeds out the lame commanders.

Well the ones in teamspeak don’t die and you become the hilarious commander. kapeesh rallybot?

You’ll quickly become known as a troll and people will simply refuse to follow you. After that you’ll be like “guys I need everyone on me” and “if you’re not on the commander you’re doing it wrong” and “omg why do we have so many PVERS who don’t know how to follow commander on this server?!” and then ragebuy 1800 gems to transfer elsewhere.

Or you wipe them after with the group in teamspeak and not be bad.

Yeah, wipe an 80-man zerg with a 40-man TS-coordinated group, I’ve yet to see that happen.

I did it with my guild quite a few times tonight with 30-35. Do coordinated guild groups count? Or are we just talking pug groups?

Seveleniumus.5973:

I’m really tired of reading all these threads of endless complains how gw2 is not alt friendly. All currencies are account bound, you don’t need to level for pvp, you’re up scaled in WvW, we have down scaling system in PvE, we have experience scrolls, we have tomes of knowledge, we have scrolls of knowledge, now we got account bound fractal level and soon – account bound WvW levels, how is that not alt friendly?
In many MMO’s when you create a new character, you start from SCRATCH, sure it can always be more alt friendly and it is definitely getting there, in any case, at least for me, this is one of the most alt friendly games I have ever played.

Make it so Laurels are acquired on a per character basis, not an acquirement per account over time, and I’ll stop complaining

Commander should detag and run tagless and communicate movement via teamspeak.

I think I am going to leave this game if they don’t change the laurel time gating. Plain and simple. Im fine with the material time gating and all that other stuff. But I cannot play competitive World v World and Guild v Guild with competitive guilds without this equipment. They literally will not accept anything less than the best stats and I cannot provide them in a timely manner with the laurel time gating.

Tongku.5326:

Question:

How come none of you guys use guild coms and WvW badges and/or fractal relics ? You do realize that by doing so you can reduce the laurel requirements by a LOT, and I do mean a LOT.

Rings: free via fractals
earrings: free via guild comms
backpiece: reduced via fractals
amulet: free via guild coms

AR infusions: free via fractals
Stat infusions: reduced via WvW

I am looking forward to logging into the game today and gettign at least armorsmith and tailor up to 500. Going to leave leatherworker for later due to simple fact I dont play much leather wearing toons.

I dont see any problem with any of this and think the people that complain about it are the ones who are demonstrating flat out gross incompetence at different aspects of the game such as WvW only players or PvE only players, and as such, should never be able to get any of these items at all, as these are supposed to be best in slot.

Don’t know about others, but I do all this.

Part of my issue is I recently joined a new (WvW) guild. And with the guild they have an expected build composition and it does not match what I currently have so I have been working on changing out all of this to match what is expected. If your a hardcore WvW player these things happen. But there are only so many laurels out there. I have 10.5k achievement points trying to get every single laurel I can because I just can’t get enough. I do every daily. I farm fractals and do guild missions and craft back pieces. Its just not enough when you need to respec at any time. Not on all 8 classes.

I got an ascended chest from a fight in WvW but it was a stat I don’t use ever. Regardless, it was the best thing I have had drop ever until this week where I had a precursor drop. Never expected that to happen. Guess I have used up all my luck now

Nope, we still don’t want you :p Not in guild group play anyways. In small scale yeah they are fine.

So now I need 270 laurels to gear my 9 characters with armor? Wow When will those of us with alts stop being dunked on like this.

I would get the achievements regardless of whether I went for them or not. The only thing I would have to go out of my way for is the JPs. The BL JPs take around 2 minutes. OS takes around 10 minutes or 2 minutes if your lucky enough to arrive with a mesmer porting. So yeah, for what I got from the chest for an extra 8-16 minutes of my time I would definitely go for the achievements next season.

When I first heard about the chest reward I hoped it was going to be an amazing reward. But with a few weeks into leagues I seen the types of people it was attracting and the behavior and attitude it was promoting. By mid way through seasons I hoped the rewards would be terrible. In the end I think the rewards were better than I wanted them to be.

Solstice.1097:

If they just gave ascended armor the ability to change stats OOC and maybe add some cool visual effects or even the ability to change the look of it that would be enough to make it worth grinding out as a PvE player without having to add stat bonuses.

Why do PvE players need stat bonuses? It’s not like ANY PvE content is so hard that you’ll need it.

They need stat bonus’ so they can complete the content quicker. More crits and higher crit damage yo.

As for the ascended armor, this is really worrying to me. I hope they don’t make it too time gated and take into consideration the fact that some people run 8 alts.

Id be interested in seeing a 1v1 map added to the 1v1v1 rotation. So, for example, if you had the 3 Tier 1 servers there would be 7 maps:

EB
BGBL
JQBL
SORBL
SORvsBG
SORvsJQ
BGvsJQ

WIth the 3 other maps simply being balanced maps unlike the borderlands. It would help spread out some of the blobbing that goes on and a reason you could reduce the map cap on the BLs.

I felt the achievements were too easy. I completed the meta in under 3 days. Meanwhile I struggle with the other living story PvE achievements to get them done in time.

The only gripe I have is with the mercenary camps as I feel those really required artificial play. When you have queues you really should be doing what helps your server, not what gets your achievements done. And the merc camps are very close to useless.

Sounds like you just want to login and have your rewards handed to you. I’m from Blackgate and I had the meta in the first few days. I worked for them and contributed to my server whilst getting the achievements.

grifflyman.8102:

Decrypter.1785:

Congratz to my fellow comrades we deserve a roll of honour , ill start it in no particular order :

[Icoa] imperial Coalition
[RK] Radiant knights
[WM] War Machine

Add youre guild if you contributed below ty

Now transfer to the bottom tier server and see if you can pull them to the top. Only then will you have the respect of the people.

Wouldn’t that just be Kaineng 2.0?

I absolutely loved season 1. I will be waiting in anticipation for a season 2.

I agree there needs to be some work done in balancing servers and I do hope that this is to be worked on before leagues.

Honestly, thank you so much Anet. This makes my gameplay so much more diverse and WvW so much more enjoyable

If SOR do not take second this week, they will end in 4th spot on the ladder at the end of leagues. With the current balance between servers, there is no way SOR will come first next week. At best, they could take second, but that will not be enough. Both JQ and BG are much stronger than SOR and any attempt to double team will end badly for SOR because it will benefit another stronger server. The best they could hope for next week is second, which won’t be enough to get back into third place with the likelihood that TC will win their next matchup.

Its just not going to happen. TC have 3rd spot locked in as soon as they take second this week.

The map is designed so that you cannot spawn camp. If your having trouble with spawn camping, its honestly a L2P issue.

If the rule is that we cannot name our own server, than I have to say SOR. I’m from BG. They have put up the biggest fights for us this year. Its sad to see the way they are right now. They have been the driving force of competition for alot of BG players for a long time. I hope that they stabilize for their sake and our own asap.

gebrechen.5643:

I still think it’s funny when BG talks about Iron. You have your own numbers equal to Iron on EU. Not sure why you always try to call it uneven.
Iron was a problem for JQ, because we depend on our NA to help out, but with RK and HB and all those BG going overtime you could easily beat Iron.

And the problem you still don’t get is that Iron is GMT+0/1 while ZDs is GMT4/+5 so, if Iron doesn’t log in 4 hours before there prime they won’t even meet ZDs.
When ZDs logs it’s late night for most Sea and that’s it.

IRON was logging in early for the 3 weeks we played them. They were playing us during Oceanic and regularly had more players on maps than our Oceanic guilds did. The reason for the “call outs” probably has something to do with the fact that IRON can almost field a map blob on their own with a few pugs/guildies mixed in. Whereas BGs EU guilds run much smaller and prefer to to run exclusively, taglessly and in a private TS channel so no rally bait follows them.

Just to point out though. I had new found respect for IRON after our matchup in leagues. I did dislike their game mentality. But they put in alot of OT, which is something that can’t be said for alot of their server.

Since Im doing alot of OT Ive played alot of different timezones. JQs NA is really wierd. Like most of the guilds/groups don’t seem to follow a/the meta. We engage and their entire group just spreads. Then it turns out most of them are single target specs like thieves and rangers and solo spec necros.

As a well necro myself I have always spread and dropped wells on the main stack (heavies). But with JQs NA there is no main stack and you get targetted by 3 or so single target specs.

Was an interesting experience. Was killed once and then decided its best to stack against JQs NA as a well build. Less targets per AoE but still have alot more buffs from being close to my heavies unlike when I play against other groups who play the meta. If I played against JQs NA regularly I would probably go full corruption condi spec bomb as it seems to be better against the scattering I am seeing in this one timezone.

Doug.4930:

Sam Gem.1246:

Why is JQ and SoR playing dead? I mean, JQ was doing well for the first few days, then I hear SoS was bought by BG. SoR didn’t cooperate after a few days. Why is this happening?

Simple. JQ was given an easy matchup. Before I explain, its worthy to take note that JQ has a massive pve pop. Now, because of the easy matchup JQ was given all these “pve kids” jumped into WvW to join the never ending karma train and get easy achievement points. Thats all WvW was on jq for the past month. 5 hr queue’s and karma train. Now in the latest matchup we’re fighting bg. When fighting bg, there is no karma train. You actually have to defend stuff!!! Not just flip sm whenever you feel like it. So, with the karma train gone, all the pve players went back to pve. We’ve lost out blob. Yes, im on JQ. The queue for eb atm is either hotjoin or 10 mins max. Contrasts to the past few weeks where its been 3 hrs minimum.

TL;DR
JQ blob = Pve players. Pve players karma train. BG = a need to defend stuff. Defending = no loot or karma. Pve players go back to frost forge.

PS: to add salt to the injury bg has been buying/renting guilds left right and center. At one point, they bribed an sos guild so focus us. Not that im complaining, there are no rules in war.

This may be right, but its unfounded. From what we have seen of T1 servers who have break periods like this, they have always come back to T1 much stronger. I believe the last time SOR beat BG, it was the week after SOR was in T2 and the last time JQ beat BG it was after coming back from T2. Everytime we faced JQ or SOR after they came back from T2 it felt like it was tired and drained BG vs a morale boosted fresh server who came back to fight.

The biggest effect I see on the current success of BG is that BG commanders, guilds and players have been putting in extreme overtime into the game to fill the coverage gaps. Whilst SOR and JQ have from my observation, not been putting in the same level of OT to fill their gaps (exceptions ofc).

gebrechen.5643:

meowmooz.9270:

3 out of 4 maps in JQ has no queue right now.
Only map with queue is JQBL with 1 minute queue.
Where did everyone go?

We always have those down times because we have almost no native EU players. The guilds for EU timeslot which transfered over can’t field have the numbers BG had before the season started. Our EU timeslot was always busy trying not to lose all things our SEA had accomplished. So if our SEA logs out in their normal time and NA can’t log on early there are not enough people online.
And maybe some are tired after 4 days of massive overtimes against a server who can easily fill 4 maps in every timeslot.

We can’t easily fill 4 maps in every timeslot. We do fill 4 maps in most timeslots during leagues by having a large player base running 15+ hours a day and getting no sleep doing it. We do it because we want to win. We don’t just login and play our timezone and logout. If we did that we would have the same problems JQ is having. We have more players who want to win and will do what it takes and I’m proud of BG for having the dedication to be on track to achieve what we have been working hard for despite having a nightmare of a draw.

Butter.3024:

Liquid.9672:

Butter.3024:

It’s Thursday, can we propose a Karma Train o,o

Negative Ghost Rider, the pattern is full.

lol why not

Word is karma trains are causing problems because casuals are going into WvW to play and creating queues for the regulars. Apparently BG now “frowns upon” karma trains and are looking to not participate/run/condone them anymore. Not sure how this happened. We only got one guild and suddenly we are massively stacked.

Sunt.6835:

eithinan.9841:

JaredKincade.9761:

People have been saying WvW is dying since month 2.

Leagues have put more people into WvW than have been in there for months, the queues were bad, for all servers in that first week, thats a GOOD THING for WvW, it means people are playing, and it means people find that its worth waiting for. If the devs had put even an ounce of thought into the schedule, we wouldn’t have this stupid repetitive matchup problem, and JQ SOR and BG would probably all have full queues still.

If queues get too long for individuals, or even for guilds, they will transfers off and go lower, something I think everyone can agree is a good thing. That was DIEs main reason for leaving SOR and BG has lost several guilds to it and after seasons are over I’m sure some more will too.

Things will continue to shift and change just like it always has.

^^^ignores the fact that the queue’s were filled with PvE achievement hunters not people invested in WvW.

it’s week 4 already. im sure almost of all of them ( pver ) are done already.

This is a comment Ive seen quite regularly from BG players. I have rarely seen any players or guilds in WvW who haven’t attended WvW regularly before leagues started. The bigger effect I have seen is from players playing extremely long hours (overtime).

DKNS.2135:

So i am seeing all the current match-ups on MOS and what i see is that each and every match-up has been unbalanced. Just look at it. The closest servers ppt-wise are HoD and SF and those too also have a 30K difference. And i doubt this is hardly a question of this week.

When people asked to spice up WvW, i am pretty sure this is not what they wanted.

Yeah, but at the same time if we continue leagues on a regular basis I think we will see players and guilds dispersing. Apart from the first week every week on BG has been extremely boring and there is nothing to do or fight for. Its made me want to leave the server for the first time since I arrived there. I suspect there would be guilds who would feel the same way.

Leagues has shown us just how unbalanced things really are and has taught some of us that winning is not equal to enjoyment in the game.

I suspect and hope that guilds reconsider their servers after this. I play on Blackgate and I am losing motivation to play the game. I logon to a 500PPT tick and 60k lead. Nothing to fight for. Hard to find fights. Im told to be patient, that when we face Jade Quarry I will get a fight. But I have to put up with weeks of nothing before I get that. The WvW mode is in a sad state right now. The so called “Tier 1 servers” need to destack so we can all get a fight and a balanced one at that. I will probably leave my server at the end of season 1. I hope others do too tbh.

I know from things I have read and videos I have seen that there is an “anti death” cheat available that teleports players to an area of the map when downed. But as for stealth hacks I have not seen any related videos or read anything that would indicate there is a stealth hack. That said, I have seen some very unusual things that would suggest there is such a thing. Its just a little unusual though, that I have not seen any major hack sites advertising such a thing when these things appears to be happening very frequently. If it was rare to see, then sure, it could be a hack that is private. But on the scale I am seeing these things (how often) it would indicate a public hack.

All of this aside, I have noticed recently in larger scale fights that players are disappearing so to speak. I know my stuff and I know the tell tale signs of stealth utilization. I do believe that Anet may have made some changes here recently. Its very similar to culling and players not rendering. I have my settings to max players so this shouldn’t be happening and hasn’t been happening in the past but seems something a little while back changed here.

Ive always been suspicious about going to that site. When I am on my companies network it is always blocked for containing malicious software and always has.

Kiff.8157:

Player Character.9467:

Just gonna let you read that again and see if it sinks in… The confirmation of server side skill lag is the following speed boost all attacks get once the cause of the lag has been removed. When me and everybody beside me can staff auto on an ele 5 times a second it validates my claims.

I am sorry you had to experience all this new and weird things in T1. Yeah. Old thing to me. I used to have the same problem when I was downloading stuff and playing gw2. Really, upgrade your rig helps too. You and everybody beside you (if you’d personally confirmed with them) need to do something about your specs and connection.

Be aware there is a bug that seems to be related to this lag. I have noticed this on many occasions now and seen players commenting on it. Basically you cannot cast any skills. But others can. I had this happen recently during a defence over hills. During the fight I put it down to skill lag. However, after the fight I was still not able to use any skills and my guildies where running around with me using all their skills like nothing was wrong. I relogged and all my skills worked again. I probably went through that entire fight without skills whilst other players were able to. The bug is pretty gamebreaking and its hard to identify having it or if you are just experiencing skill lag.

Well this sucks. 400PPT during my prime time and not much opposition apart from turtles inside keeps. Might be time for me to leave BG