Guild Wars 2

FogLeg.9354:

I feel most people completely miss the point of Unidientified Gear. There is absolutely no point to identify it. Ever. Salvage it all with automatic salvage system and forget it even exists. The Unidientified Gear is just in the game to trash all the garbage green blue and yellow gear you never wanted. Don’t waste money and time identifying it (after finishing simple collection about new skins).

I think others have pointed out that they also bury exotics in there as well. Those are immensely important to salvage, and some of the weapons fetch decent money.

As far as yellows not being wanted, that is entirely untrue. I salvage all the armor for ectos and sell all the weapons for cash that adds up pretty quickly.

Oh, and to add a ‘cost’ to having to find those now, that’s silly.

If they are going to do it that way, it should match the convenience we have now:

1) Free
2) Do it from wherever you are
3) Separate items for blue/green, yellow and exotic (or yellow/exotic)

It’s why I probably won’t ever get to make one of the newer style legendaries, since you have to do fractals, and I’m betting no one wants me to tag along.

I did manage an old school Bifrost before HoT, and did Aurora, so that was fun.

Only if they have to be unique like character names so we can hear some more about that.

I wasn’t terribly excited about them, but I think they are going to add some fun game play, and if I ever don’t want to be on one, then I get off.

Do hope they come up with some solutions for the MS folks, though.

Under the character selection screen, your background for each character was specific to kinda where they were in the world. Now, every background is the same. I’m assuming (hoping) that is just for the demo, and it will go back to how it always is for live?

First time is always free.

Gaile Gray.6029:

To join the Path of Fire Preview, log in (or log out if you currently are in the game) and create a new demo character!

Do we have a master ‘impressions’ topic we can post in?

I wanted to comment about how much I like the default camera adjustment that happens relative to where you have your camera zoomed to your character. Seems perfect!

Guild Wars is a burning thing
And it makes a fiery ring
Account Bound by wild desire
I fell into a Path of Fire

I fell into a burning Path of Fire
I went down, down, down and my mastery went higher
And it burns, burns, burns
The Path of Fire, the Path of Fire

Wouldn’t mind some plain horse skins for the raptor.

Manta ray should have a broom stick (still waiting on a glider for that) and magic carpet variant.

Never mind, we got a new instance!

Unless that was you, then thank you!

Please kill the instance and let a new one build somewhere else.

Rohan won’t sell to any of us, because Claw is bugged (won’t land after crystals are destroyed for ‘phase 1’), and he just lays there like a slug, and we’d all like to finish our Auroras please and thank you!

Note: Posted here, because while the dynamic event might be bugged, it’s also a live issue that can be addressed (hopefully) by killing the 178 instance and at least letting a new Rohan spawn so we can buy/sell with him.

I think they could leave the color the same, but keep the repeatable twisty, it would achieve what they wanted, and still make it easy for people still doing map completion.

One of them caught my eye on a character that had done completion on the map, and it confused me for a half second.

linamaria.1830:

I opened a ticket about this subject. I suggest you guys who didn’t receive the Mastery from the complete achievement, do the same way.

I did, have not heard back from them yet, other than the on insert email trigger.

I do know exactly how many I had on me before: 3.

I know this because I had 2/3 in the 3rd (2nd to last) of the fractal masteries before the “new 9” were added. Used one to finish it, then was stuck with 8 for what seemed like forever, while I waited for old Tyria XP to trickle in. When I finally got it all for the 4th mastery, spent the 5, completed central tyria, and had 3 left over! Math! \o/ (<- notice, there is no extraneous ‘s’ on the end of that word! :p)

Now, does it matter? Will we ever get more Central Tyria masteries? Probably not, but it’s the principle of the thing. I should have 4. Because it’s one more than 3.

Well now that it appears as though you’ve made an attempt at making the ‘Unbound Magic’ set of tools no longer unsheathe weapons when used (and thank you for that!), it is now a thing, so I think now I can report a bug about it!

The mining pick and gathering tool both work as intended, they do not unsheathe weapons any longer. The axe, however, seems to have missed the boat. Using it still unsheathe weapons.

Thank you again for making it so the other 2 tools don’t do it. Hopefully it won’t be too hard of a fix for the axe!

I don’t, and haven’t, really experienced lag anywhere in the game, save for some DDoS attacks over the years, until Siren’s Landing.

Frankfurt and other problems aside, Siren’s Landing is a ‘constant’ problem for me, and it doesn’t bode well, the last LW3 zone before the release of the next expansion being in a constant state of lag, when 5 new ‘big’ zones are about to come out.

Thank you very much for changing the Unbound Magic Tools so they don’t unsheathe your weapons when you use them!

Unfortunately, while the sickle and pick were changed, the axe (logging) remains as it was, unsheathing your weapons on use.

Rauderi.8706:

Now if only they would sell them individually so I can have the axe!

Ironically, I just came out to update this to say that they fixed the sickle and pick, but the axe still unsheathes weapons.

They don’t force me to unsheathe my weapons every time I use them now, thank you very much!

Also the proud owner of 4 boxes of nothing that can’t be used and don’t stack and take up 4 spaces in my inventory.

Could someone at the very least let us know that if we get rid of this junk, if there is some reward we were supposed to get, we will get it appropriately in the future?

Yup. Same here.

Testing! \o/

Already did the meta. Tried zoning. Do not get a new mastery insight point.

I got 4.

I can’t use them, they have been ‘disabled’.

Can I delete these? And you will give me new ones later? 4 things in my inventory is not good.

Yeah, I would have waited had I known that was going to be an option.

Is it on a set time when the storm comes?

There’s goes…

And you may find yourself
Living in a home instance
And you may find yourself
In another part of the world
And you may find yourself
Behind the reins of a large raptor
And you may find yourself in a beautiful zone
With a beautiful sword
And you may ask yourself, well
How did I get here?

Stitch.1794:

There’s no need to set foot in PvP – shards of glory are tradeable.

oh really? wow, guess I should get started then! I had no idea. Thanks!

On the surface, it looks like I would need to do some level of PvP to obtain Aurora, but with what seems like so many people talking about it in map chat on the LW3 maps (and maybe it’s just a few people, and they talk a lot), but it got me wondering if there was some way I wasn’t aware of to obtain the PvP portions in maybe not such a brute force way? Like sorta PvPing?

As an equivalent, you have to WvW to get a Gift of Battle, but you don’t really have to WvW, as you can get one in 3-4 weeks doing a few dailies each day there (at least I’ve found), and the activities are largely PvE, though I get ganked from time to time, and get swept up in some few-v-few skirmish battles.

Not meant as a ‘why do I have to’ post nor discussion, just a straight up ‘is there any way to do it other than straight up PvP’ question. Thanks.

Ayrilana.1396:

notebene.3190:

Aren’t they each a mastery, or did I misunderstand how the mounts were being implemented?

They are but acquiring them appears to be outside the mastery. You either earn them through the story or by simply interacting with them.

Oh so each mount isn’t its own mastery? You just learn riding once and then go get whatever mount you want, like gliding?

I got mine all done over the course of 3 days when TTS used to run it and “advertise” they were running it. I think they still do it, but they only like extra bodies these days when they need them. You should consider finding out if they do and join their guild.

Fancypants.9705:

Hide a mount? just don’t summon one then. If your saying you don’t even want to see them running around, youll just be seeing a lot of players that look like they are riding an invisible broomstick.

And ultimately that would work for me. If it’s as simple as a hot key, I can use it when I need it and stow it the rest of the time . I’ll make sure I run in the slow lane!

Aren’t they each a mastery, or did I misunderstand how the mounts were being implemented?

I personally wouldn’t mind having the ability to basically make my mount ‘invisible’ while I’m riding it, just let me run along the ground, but still have their abilities, so I’m…bionic, I guess? Although, not really sure how that would work with the manta ray gliding over water.

But, like hiding sheathed weapons and not letting ‘anything’ other than actual combat make you unsheathe weapons (I’m looking at you, some harvesting tools and world objects!), I doubt we’ll see it.

At the very least, hopefully a hotkey or quick way to summon stow mounts when we don’t want them. I’m rather fond of my characters and would rather not have them buried behind saddles and big furry/scaly/slimy things.

But I don’t mind ‘seeing’ other people’s mounts, or the concept of mounts, I’d just rather get the boosts they give but still be able to sprint along on the ground with my camera settings where I like them.

Do you suppose we get to unlock all the mounts if we want, and then choose whichever, like changing out a mini pet?

RedDeadFred.1256:

It’s not selfish to want a game to cater to your interests if you intend on spending money on it.

This bit is actually something I hadn’t considered, and it would be very meaningful if the shoe was on the other foot.

By keeping many (most?) of the Fractal, WvW, PvP roll outs mixed in with LW and live ‘Feature Pack’ roll outs, when it comes time to pay for the expansion, there is a disconnect between when you are paying and when you are getting things you care about.

I mean, when we bought HoT, we bought what was in HoT, and then everything that came after it until now. Well, with a little help from people who buy gems with cash along the way. I suppose if you can make the mental shift there, you are getting the new big zones and mounts and 9 new specs, plus some other things that maybe didn’t dig into, and then LW4 and continued Fractals and WvW/PvP live roll outs. Though, it makes it a bit more of a gamble.

Imaginos.3756:

notebene.3190:

Really enjoying all the other stuff. Thank god the 80 boosts stack, never used the HoT one!

Outfit is nice, and I rarely like the outfits they do, just a handful.

That sunspear outfit, if it’s the same one on dulfy’s page, is SO BLAND looking. hardly any detail at all. Lazy artist work. Not very happy with it at all I expected better of Anet.

http://dulfy.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/gw2-sunspear-outft-human-female.jpg

I like it! I don’t like the big, bulky, busy outfits. I liked Nature’s Oath, and the uh…Monk outfit? Not sure if that’s what it’s called, but I used it on my Revenant, as she mostly uses her staff, and thought that would be a fun theme for her. Maybe the old pirate one (with the hat hidden, always with the hats hidden). I was pretty happy with it.

Some of us don’t like the really busy outfits. I think it’s got some great style to it, and since I really don’t like a lot of the heavy armor, will probably be a good ‘go to’ outfit for my heavies.

Riesenschnauzer.6049:

It’s an extra slog for your character wide bag.

Previously you could have a maximum of 5 Account wide slots in that bag. They just added a sixth slot.

I purchased the expansion and confirmed.

5 and 6? I had 17 and now have 18.

Palador.2170:

I’ve noticed that PoF comes with another level 80 boost, but it’s delivered in “a permanent, account wide bag slot”. Is that right? Bag, and not just inventory? As in, we can stick a 20 space bag in there, and everyone on the account can access it?

I don’t think you get to put bags in slots and then open the bag, if that is what you mean.

I did get a new ‘account wide bag’ space, and the new boost actually stacked with my old boost (which I hadn’t used yet from HoT), so basically got a new free space, which I put the perma- ‘Lily of the Elon’ pass in.

danielrjones.8759:

Can anyone say if they got their additional character slot? I’m seeing the other goodies but not the character slot.

I believe I did? I think I had 2 left, and now I have 3?

Really enjoying all the other stuff. Thank god the 80 boosts stack, never used the HoT one!

Outfit is nice, and I rarely like the outfits they do, just a handful.

There was an AMA recently and I watched a WP video hitting on a few of the questions and there was a response to this actually. We just got a big WvW update, and things like that, rather than waiting and wrapping in an expansion, they have just been releasing as part of the live team as soon as they are ready to go. In fact, we just got a new fractal recently.

I adore, my 4-0-4
I adore, my 4-0-4
My 4—0—4
Well, I saved my pennies and I saved my dimes (Giddyup, giddyup, 4-0-4)
For I knew there would be a time (Giddyup, giddyup, 4-0-4)
When I would buy a brand new 4-0-4 (4-0-4, 4-0-4)
Giddyup, giddyup, giddyup, 4-0-4
Giddyup, 4-0-4
Giddyup, 4-0-4
Giddyup, 4-0
Nothing can catch her, nothing can touch my 4-0-4, 4-0-4

Sounds like a drink.

Fun
I’m enjoying playing the map now that I’ve settled in. Usually goes that way with the new maps, initially they are a little confusing or frustrating, then when I settle in and get the story done and most of the achievements I want, it plays great.

Good money just playing the map.

The mastery is interesting and fun.

I love all the books and pages, need to read through them all yet (and we need a library to store our books in our home instance)!

Still not entirely sure I’m doing some of the events right, as I really can’t seem to ‘do’ any of the dailies for the area properly, but it’s fun trying! I mostly just clear all the hearts, get my 2 chests in Vegas, and do as many DEs as I can.

Love the big plant ark, bringing the greens to Orr.

I think trying to get all the back packs and the meta pack is a nice goal to keep me there for 2-3 weeks.

Weak
Needs an ascended accessory. That is something we are short on (lots of rings and amulets).

All the disconnects and lag. That is not a good new mob mechanic! :p

I kinda agree with others on the story. I get why you wanted to throw a bunch of balls in the air, because it allowed you to go to a lot of different places so we could see a lot of different types of zones and environments. I think the through line wasn’t always easy to find. I don’t care so much about wrapping everything up nicely. I think clearly some of the threads introduced were meant to carry into the expansion.

I can’t stay logged in today 7/29 from 8:15 to 8:35 PST, and I’m going to give up for the day, and lose out on my 2 chests I guess and other oysters, I guess.

This ONLY happens in Siren’s, and when it throws me, it sends me to Lion’s Arch, which is where I was before taking a waypoint to Siren’s. I maybe get 5-7 min there before it throws me. I played 4 hours before this in the morning all around the old world and in a few LW3 zones.

I didn’t get a screen shot of the error code, I’ll try to remember to do that next time.

This is the first day I’ve experienced this since release, though, it is the first weekend, and I’m sure more folks are out.

I’m in the Phoenix area, Cox, but no other issues with other services, other than Siren’s and your entire web site, since Tuesday.

Where do you find information on the new legendary trinket?

It’s a great addition. I had actually gotten all the way down to needing 1 left for the 3rd fractal and everything (5?) for the 4th fractal one. I have all the rest. At that point, I was content to just never get them, as I don’t do fractals that often (ever? few times to get Mawdrey II back in the day?), but figured if I ever ‘did’ get into them, there were ‘lots’ of MPs to get in that category, and they would have just gone nicely together.

But, now I’ll be able to finish it up anyways, so kudos!

Illconceived Was Na.9781:

9 new mastery points were added to core Tyria; the other 8 aren’t in JPs.

Full list:
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Mastery_Insights_

Nice, thank you!

When did they add an insight to this jumping puzzle? Did the go back and add other insights to other jumping puzzles?

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

No, the Draconis Mons back item takes/took 16 days to complete.

Ah okay, thanks.