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do you delete ascended mats?

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I used to delete bloodstone dust but now I’ve made a mule alt and keep everything there. As an ANet developer just mentioned in a wvw thread, do not delete this stuff, as they’re coming out with new things to use it on!!

I can’t really afford to make ascended stuff but knowing ANet I thought it prudent to keep this, as they often do stuff that makes you go “DOH!!!!” at some point.

eta: I just realized that the post in wvw that i was referring to was necro’d. Please disregard where I said ANet “JUST SAID THAT”. LOL.

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Guild Wars Should Be 18+!

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omg… thank you guys so much for the laughs

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Purposely Failing Events

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Purposefully failing events (even things like Arah gate) doesnt make sense anymore. People only do it because they dont stop to think about how things have changed in the past few months.

There are enough events in a zone like Cursed Shores to ensure something is always active – unless you purposefully let one fail (then you have potential dead time while that event fails). It makes more sense – even for farmers – to do them as they come up and stop worrying with letting them fail.

Personally, however, I try to never let anything fail regardless. I dont like letting the bad guys win anything.

Yes, that’s just it. There are so many, many events and champs in CS. There is just no reason to fail anything except the defense of Arah. And again, most people don’t even let that fail. My only real issue in CS is that when I’m on in the morning, all the temples seem to come up at once, so I have to choose where to go. There are often many groups going around the map calling out champs and events.

I don’t know what ANet did but I like it. CS used to be totally dead and the loot was so bad it wasn’t worth even spending an hour a week there. I hated it. Now it’s my new home, as everything else has been nerfed to the ground. It’s a fun place, it’s very active, it can be challenging, and I like that the level 80s are where they belong, instead of being in QD. I would ask that nothing get nerfed here, thank you.

Keep in mind that players do need a place they can actually make some coin. There doesn’t seem to be anywhere else at this point.

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Purposely Failing Events

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Well I don’t know what maps you guys are on, but I am in CS a lot. Every day. The only thing I have seen anyone ask to fail is the Arah defense, since, if it is not failed, the attack on Arah won’t happen.

Jofast escort never fails. Defend shelter never fails. Nothing fails. Even the Arah defense hardly ever fails because people want to go farm the defend event even though the attack provides better rewards. What maps are you on? I don’t see this happening.

Honestly there are enough mobs and champs all over CS that you don’t have to fail anything to get lots of champ bags. And that’s ok, because it’s a high level area, with hard hitting mobs and champs. The events are fun and I can easily go there now for hours on end, thanks to the megaservers and always having lots of players around. This is one area where the megaservers did their job well IMO.

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Best solo proffesion?

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Thanks guys!

I will have a look at class forums to help me decide, right now I’m deciding between Thief, Mesmer, Guardian, or Ele

Uuummm…. I have played all classes and can tell you that you have chosen all the classes that are hardest for solo play. Buuuuuuuuut have fun

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Game Updates: Traits

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I have decided to make an alt finally but.. I will not even bother with traits until I hit 80. I’ve been playing a long time, so have no shortage of gold or skill points, but I won’t waste them. I guess I’ll run around Tyria with my sub-optimal self, until I have 100% map completion. There’s no point in looking at traits until I’ve done that. Fun, fun, fun….. not. In all likelihood I’ll just hit around level 40 and be bored to tears and delete her.

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Looking for possible builds

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Thanks for all the advice

I’ll have a look at the recommended vids etc.

I was a bit worried that ranger wouldn’t be too great for wvw groups but then i’m ok with sticking with my necro for that. I’m far far far from a good pvp’er but i think ranger might be fun to try out there.

I really appreciate the help.

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Lets see your Warriors!

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Here is my warrior. I went for the ‘roman centurion’ look, which i’m sure a lot of people have tried in many different ways using different armor mix and matches.

Armor used: vigil helm, dark pauldron, dark chest armor, dark gauntlets, arah leggings, banded boots.

Colors used: ox blood, abyssal, antique bronze.

Weapon: shield of the wing, honor of humanity

Hey Daedraz I think you did a great job with your look! Love it

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Looking for possible builds

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Well I wouldn’t mind stepping into the spvp ring with a ranger if that’s where they shine. I suppose I could continue to use my necro in group wvw fights and use my ranger for smaller group roaming.

I’ve been leveling with SB and using sword/dagger. I’ve used the GS some and I like that too. I find that the sword auto is a bit irksome, as a lot of times I find it hard to disengage.

Thanks for the advice and info oxtred.

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Looking for possible builds

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Uuhhhhh… hmmmm.

OK, was I not specific enough?

I’m looking for a group play WvW build. Should I use power/zerk or condi?

I’m also looking for a good power/dungeon PvE build that I can roam Tyria with as well as take on a few dungeons and/or world bosses.

Is it possible to work in some or all of the ascended/exotic gear that I have already?

I’m new to ranger so can use lots of advice/tips/pointers/help.

Please.

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Hi all, I have almost 2k hours into the game and have never played ranger until recently. I started to play one only for key farming, as I found the pet very helpful in that situation. Anyway, I have tried all the weapons available to them and totally love the way it plays. So, I also have a thief that I haven’t played a lot but have made ascended armor for.

PLAN: Delete the thief but make a ranger so that hopefully I can use the ascended armor I made.

QUESTIONS: I mainly PvE and WvW. In PvE I like to do events, LS, some world bosses, mostly roam Cursed Shore and so on. In WvW I’m on a mid-tier server, so we don’t have huge zergs. I don’t solo roam, so need a build that would really contribute to small-medium size group fights, usually where we are severely outnumbered. I don’t do a lot of dungeons, but I would like to have the option. The ascended armor I made is half zerker and half soldiers. I also have a zerker ascended back piece, but all other trinkets are exotics. I have a full set of zerker and a full set of dire exotic weapons, armor and trinkets. So, what can I build with all that? Anything? Nothing? Do I need to start over to change to ranger?

I hope you fine rangers can help me! I really want to play this class

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Double Black Lion Claim Ticket Chances!

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I have found the BL tickets to drop quite a lot lately. Using 25 keys I ended up with 3 full tickets plus enough scraps to get a 4th. Not bad IMO. Since the new update with increased chances, I’ve often gotten 2 scraps per key, plus another full ticket. I now have 8 full tickets in my bank plus 7 scraps. omg i’ma be soooooooooo rich :p

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Precursor

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Personally, I will just outfit my 3 toons in ascended, since at least that is guaranteed. And they are the best stats in the game. And the legendaries are mostly ugly anyway.

On another RNG note: was playing last night, as were many other people in my guild. Due to the double drop rate of BL tickiets and scraps, plus the opportunity still to get the unlimited hair style kit, most everyone in the guild was key farming. One guildie, who had taken a 9 month break from the game and just came back, did his first ever key run. What did he get? A permanent BL trader, worth 300g. On his FIRST key, EVER. I have personally spent a lot of actual money on keys, plus farmed them until I am bored out of my mind, and the best thing I’ve seen is not even close to that. Thank you, RNG, thank you.

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WvW for map completion is just pure griefing.

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On taking SMC, sometimes it is super easy. I have been in a group of FIVE that took this objective, merely because the server that owned it was otherwise occupied. I have also been part of a fairly small group (like 20-30 maybe?) that held off a large golem attack on SMC where we were also outmanned 3-1. It’s fun It’s exicting Try it on for size to actually participate. You don’t have to solo.

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Precursor

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I’m sorry but I laugh at those that say “you’re not killing enough x”, or you aren’t playing enough. Those things have NOTHING to do with whether or not you get a precursor, as it is supposedly completely RANDOM. I could go into Queensdale and kill a level 5 bear and get a precursor. Killing world bosses – does not increase your chances. Playing more – does not increase your chances. Playing WvW – does not increase your chances. Your chance is your chance, same as everyone else’s chance. RANDOM. Which is why people are getting kittened off about this stuff. It is all luck and nothing more. People played for over 6k hours and have no precursor and some people play 100 hours and get two … in one day.

As I have said in another thread, I will not go for a legendary until a precursor drops for me. I refuse to make some other player “rich” because they simply got lucky. Eventually I will get bored with the game, as have others, because there’s only so much to do.

No one wants one anything handed to them (or at least I don’t), but for kittens’ sake, at least make it craftable or obtainable ANY OTHER WAY than by luck ALONE.

TL; DR: OP, I get it and concur with your sentiments.

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Lfg: looking for geriatrics

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This is a really casual friendly game, so there are lots of older players. I’m 46

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Unlimited Hair Stylist is BACK

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I’m not someone who likes gambling on keys, but I couldn’t not have a shot at such a fashionable prize! …..

….thus endeth the lesson….

Gotta hand it to Anet.

Well there’s nothing wrong with buying gems if you can afford it. If you stop buying food to instead buy gems to try for a chance at an item that in the end is meaningless to anyone but you while you play a cyber-game… well, THEN you have a problem. And let’s face it, 99% of the GW2 population can’t afford to shell out 3500g (in game wealth) for one item, cuz… nerfs.

Purchasing gems isn’t the issue, gambling is, and it is incredibly stupid no matter how much money you have.

Well buying a stock is a gamble. Warren Buffet must be a complete moron.

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Unlimited Hair Stylist is BACK

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I’m not someone who likes gambling on keys, but I couldn’t not have a shot at such a fashionable prize! …..

….thus endeth the lesson….

Gotta hand it to Anet.

Well there’s nothing wrong with buying gems if you can afford it. If you stop buying food to instead buy gems to try for a chance at an item that in the end is meaningless to anyone but you while you play a cyber-game… well, THEN you have a problem. And let’s face it, 99% of the GW2 population can’t afford to shell out 3500g (in game wealth) for one item, cuz… nerfs.

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Game Updates: Traits

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I have FINALLY almost completed my character’s trait list, after well over a month ago I started posting here. I have two rares left to get, that I’ll no doubt have to buy because getting them alone will be kitten near impossible at best. Many of them in fact were so. The one I had to kill the Giant grub for in Eternal Battlegrounds WvW was the absolute WORST because nobody would help me, and until this week we have been green since Season 2 ended. So that one took me all the way up until this week to get, now that we’re finally blue and a few allies saw me struggling with it outside our keep. So that one in itself took several weeks to get.

The fact that ANet put this is as a trait unlock suggests to me that either they are purposfully trolling us or purposefully want us to use gold and SP to buy whichever trait this belongs to. Anyone who actually does WvW would kitten all over anyone that on purpose fights the giant grub. We are there to take points, not fight garbage that will get us killed and hurt our server.

Seriously. What up ANet? How much more feedback do you need to realize this change was just wrong?

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100 keys - No very rare drops

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Personally I’d have a really hard time deciding if I would keep or sell the permanent hair stylist. I do love to change my character looks quite a bit, and have spent many gems on hair style makeovers and total makeovers. And I’m not 16, I’m 46! This is just one of the aspects of the game I really enjoy. Yet… 3500g was the last price I saw the permanent contract listed at. That’s a lot of gold!!

I have never seen this item, and I have bought quite a lot of keys, and farmed many as well, though I did not keep track so can’t say for sure how many. On this last go though I ended up with an endless mystery tonic, 3 full BL tickets and a dozen scraps, so I call that a pretty big win for $35 in keys.

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Unidentified fossil rage! Voice your misery!

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I’ve gotten one but want more to make a set, but grinding out 450 geodes for ONE recipe just made me quit Dry Top all together. I’d rather go jump off a bridge.

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Micromanaging Scruffy was terrible.

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Step 1: Set to follow
Step 2: Kill everything yourself in <3 seconds (zerker gear ftw)
Step 3: Done

This is my plan. Just got to this part last night then DC’d. I’ll be finishing tonight using this logic.

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Swift Wings achievement not doable

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Ya, while I understand how you feel, the phrase “play how you want” does not mean you can, say, choose absolutely any non-optimal build for any given situation. If you need DPS in an instance, you should have at least a weapon set that will give it to you. If you need high health to outlast some boss or mobs, then you need to respec for that. Playing how you want does not mean tra-la-la-ing all over Tyria expecting to wipe the floor with ONE build.

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Unlimited Hair Stylist is BACK

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Well I spent $35 on some gems to get some keys to try for this. While I did not get one, I did rather well, with 3 full BL tickets plus about a dozen scraps, plus an endless mystery tonic which i sold for 79g, plus dye pack plus mini 3 pack, plus of course plenty of boosters and level tomes and those useless (to me) SP scrolls. All in all, my best haul out of BL chests. Ever.

BTW I note the permanent hairstyle contract is still 3500g on the TP, with only 2 available. So ya, no glut in the market yet hey!

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Unlimited Hair Stylist is BACK

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I can’t buy the Zephyrite Rescue Pack because I already did

I know I will blow some money on keys even though I will fail…. because… that’s the way I roll. Sad as it is LOL

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100+ chests opened, no fossil

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LOL…. omg…. I was so amazed ANet listened… then realized they did only half of what players actually wanted, and we get shafted in the process (c’mon… 3 sandy bags of vendor trash???). My eyes are watering and I’m going crazy.

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Unlimited Hair Stylist is BACK

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Do they have a sale on keys to coincide with it? People who get it are better off to just hold into it it until well after the two weeks are up if they plan to sell.

I haven’t logged in yet, so I’m not sure about a sale on BL keys. I don’t think you need to hold onto it if you get one. The notes say it’s a “very rare drop”. That means you’ll probably spend $200 on BL keys and still not get one. I don’t think a surplus will suddenly appear.

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Game Updates: Traits

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Hmmm… I must admit I’m disappointed with the new release not fixing this. Sometimes, ANet proves they listen to the players. I guess this is not one of those times.

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Unlimited Hair Stylist is BACK

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•The Permanent Hair Stylist Contract is now a very rare drop from Black Lion Chests for the next 2 weeks only.

soooooooooo…… how many BL keys are you buying? Isn’t this thing worth about 200000g on the TP?

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Im Furious

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They are so rare and hard to obtain because they are supposed to be. If they had a 100% chance if you openend 225 chests or anything like that, then everyone would have one already, and the value of them would be significantly abysmal.
GW2 already has the problem that it is too easy to get some very good skins that SHOULD be rare, but arent.
Let these skins be rare. It makes it all the better whe nyou finally get it, and you can show it off to all the people who dont have it, but wanted it. (the only real point to getting skins)
Give up, or keep going, but dont whine and beg Anet to make it easier. Its working the way its supposed to work.

Can’t have any value if you can’t sell it or trade it. It’s technically worthless. Enjoy yours.

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Guaranteed zero rewards

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Oh BTW, by fun/cool/different/worth it, I do not mean hand me a precursor every time. Something zone specific, vet/champ specific, or class specific, would be good. Part of a story that you “follow” sounds good. Some sort of lore. Even as others have mentioned, some sort of token system so that we can save up and eventually earn something fun/cool/different/worth it.

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Guaranteed zero rewards

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You keep saying that, but the chance for an Exotic, or better, maybe, is what you can find in those chests behind those Veterans, etc. That seems like more than ‘zero rewards’ to me. /shrug

I can’t understand this… If someone feels like there are no rewards then he has right to do so! You have to assume that he is saying true. And you shouldn’t claim that he has no right to feel this way.

I can’t understand feeling that Exotics equate to ‘zero rewards’, either. I did say that such loot felt like a reward to me. OP keeps asserting nothing but ‘trash’ drops from said chests or Vets. What does the OP want, then? A Precursor in every chest? Something else that drops even more infrequently? What?

OP expects to feel rewarded. Currently he doesn’t have this feeling. If it’s impossible to reward him with exotics or precursors more frequently, which in fact is the case, then AN needs to figure out other ways to reward its players. So it’s not a problem with the OP but the game.

I do feel the same way as the OP. Rewards are mostly unexciting and useless in this game. There is absolutely no reason to visit some random cave mentioned by the OP. Not even some lore that you can learn.

Well, to be fair, the OP never said that Precursors or Exotics would not be rewarding, only that there is ‘zero rewards’. And, as I said, I find Exotics rewarding. I don’t understand what it is that the OP wishes the Veterans or chests to drop. Ascended gear? That, and Legendaries are the only things of a higher rarity. Something else entirely? Then, let’s hear what the OP’s suggestion is!

I’m not sure it’s a problem with the game, but if so…the Devs aren’t mind-readers. Let’s hear what it is the unrewarded-feeling players want.

I’m thinking that the OP, like me, has never seen an exotic come out of a chest. Therein lies the issue. If maybe, once, something cool did come from the chest, I would at this point (2k hours in) feel like ya, defeating 1-3 vets or even a champ is going to be worth it at the end of that dark cave. But… invariably after a lot of work and time and dying (very possible – anyone do the champ risen plaguebearer guarding the chest in Malchor’s leap by the Dwayna temple???), I will get a green or blue piece of vendor trash.

Ya, I can enjoy the challenge, but, except for the first dozen or two dozen chests which I opened thinking “oooooo cooooool a chest this is sooooo awesome!!!”….nada. Nothing cool came from the chest. Nothing. Ever.

I propose that something cool/different/worth it should come from every chest. Otherwise it gets to the point for most of us that we see a vet/champ/chest and think “bleh, no way, I’m done being disappointed”. Where the heck is the fun in that?? Where is the fun Fun… in a game… hard to believe we might enjoy that.

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Some updates on my awesome ladies. Top two are 2 different looks for my necro. Next is my fierce warrior, followed by my thief.

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[Suggestion] Balancing open world rewards

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How about no.

First, the events the OP listed in Cursed Shore that he believes people fail on purpose, are not the ones that people fail on purpose. Defending Penitent and Jofast’s camp are pretty much always successful unless there aren’t enough people. The ONLY event that players want failure at is the defend Arah one. If you defend it, you can’t take the temple, so ya, please let it fail because at least for most of us, taking the temple is better and more fun.

Second, I’ve totally had it with the loot nerfs in this game. Were the OPs suggestions be implemented I can positively say that would be it for me for GW2. I do not find my gaming time enjoyable to do the same content for years on end with pretty much zero reward. But hey OP, you have fun with the few noobs that might stick around and play with you.

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ambrite weapons

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Jade dragon skins have no underwater weapons either.

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How do i make money

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Oh, forgot to mention that a lot of players use the Edge of the Mists WvW area for leveling and gaining loot and karma. You could try that. I don’t do that myself so I’m not the best helper in this area. Maybe someone can find you in game and show you how to do this.

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How do i make money

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You’re honestly not going to see much gold until you hit level 80. Until then, make sure you harvest everything you come across. Also, never sell anything to an NPC vendor unless you are unable to sell it on the Black Lion Trading Post. You will always, always, always make the most on the TP. If you plan on saving everything you harvest or loot, then you will not make gold.

If you’re comfortable to try the dungeon you can do at your level, you can do all paths of the dungeon once a day and net 1g each run plus get tokens, buy armor or weapons, and savlage those to sell the materials.

Once you hit 80 and have opening up all dungeons and maps, you can “farm” certain areas and do several dungeons to make more gold.

Good luck!

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Why RNG-only skins are bad

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If you got a gift from my mother you’d find out how much of a non-gift a gift can be :p … just sayin’.

While I agree 99% with the OP, what we find in chests does have some value, however small, as in I can salvage the blues and greens and sell the materials for a few coppers. Ooooooohhhhh aaaahhhhhh the excitement!!!!! Let me just sit down and enjoy that before I fall over with glee….. o_o

Soooo back to the actual original post, the “rewards” in chests that you find in random caves after fighting off usually more than one vet, are unsatisfyingly boring to open and provide, in and of themselves, no reason to feel even remotely excited by doing so.

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Does tier 4 ever happen?

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Doesn’t happen often where I am. In the last few days Dry Top only hit T4 once when I was playing (which honestly isn’t that much). I’ve never seen T5.

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Warhorn - 3 ticks of 1s daze

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Hm, yes, speaking as a WvW’er, I use warhorn a lot. Swiftness and cripple. ’Nuf said.

In PvE, not so much but I often use it in Orr if I’m choosing not to run Spectral Walk; again, for the swiftness mostly, but anywho it’s very useful. Otherwise in PvE it’s dagger OH.

That makes no sense. Theres barely any use for offhand dagger in PvE. Warhorn on the other hand is standard along with focus.

You’re right spoj (as usual). I had been using WH in PvE, but then thought I’d try dagger OH. Not as good. Back to my WH. Using dagger/focus and axe/WH (with staff used for AoE/trash mobs) for CS. I don’t do dungeons typically so just need a PvE roaming/farming setup.

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A window of neutrality in WvW for mapping.

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That’s funny. So you can spend all your time in WvW doing your PvP and being a brat and get everything you need, you aren’t forced to do PvE. But we want something where we aren’t forced to do PvP and that’s unreasonable? Hmm. That’s kinda cute. Take a moment and consider that some of us don’t enjoy PvP/WvW or even consider it to be interesting. It’d be fine if it was optional, like to take a Legendary into WvW you had to do WvW completion or something. But forcing people who don’t like it at all to do it is asinine.

Wait… so you are saying that WvW players get everything handed to us? And that we don’t have to PvE for legendaries?

Please tell me this is a troll.

I’m pretty positive it is a troll.

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remember Orr events chain ?

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Uuuhhhhh… I was in Cursed Shore this morning for maybe a half hour. I killed the champ archmage, defended Shelter camp and took over the temple of Melandru with about 100 other people. Came out with 9 rares, 5 champ boxes and some T5/T6 materials. Orr is not as dead as you think.

I enjoy Orr WAY more than Drytop. I had to do Drytop for about 4 days straight to get enough geodes and a T4 level to get the recipe for one ambrite weapon. My eyes were bleeding and I hated the game after that. Not going back until I have to shudders.

See you in Cursed Shore

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I agree SkyFalls. I love the fact that these weapons are 1) area specific, 2) not tied to the gem shop and 3) need you to do something to obtain them. However, it’s #3 that needs work. Some people get them for literally showing up and opening one chest while others slog away for nothing. I really think some great suggestions have been put forth in this thread and I really hope ANet implements something from them.

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Great suggestions in this thread.

I doubt ANet will pay any attention. “Working as intended” will be their mantra.

It is working as intended. Want a Legendary – it is an optional grind. Same with Ascended items – optional.

You can be very competitive even with Green Items in GW2, if you know how to play.

Which has nothing to do with this thread. I’m not talking about ascended items (have’em) or green items or anything you brought up. All those items are attainable via “hard” work.

The issue I raise is that a cosmetic item is ONLY available via pure, unmitigated LUCK. No matter how many chests I open, it is very possible the item will not drop. No amount of perseverance, digital sweat, or money can guarantee me the item.

I’d be glad to work for an insect. ANet won’t let me work for it.

It’s not laziness, or lack of trying, or lack of initiative, or unwillingness to spend money.

It’s a matter of LUCK only.

You can probably also buy them as many of the skins are shared. Also, that does not change the fact that it is pure looks only, not FUNCTIONAL. If it was functional that is one thing, looks are totally subjective and a matter of preference. It has nothing to do with the game is working as intended and has everything to do with ‘Look AT Me’ syndrome.

I’m sorry, I usually try to stay out of internet drama, but you really seem to just be argumentative for the sake of being argumentative. It’s like you’re not even reading the posts but feel the need to completely be opposed to anything the OP says. Why? Please add to the discussion rather than try to derail the topic.

It does not matter what function an item has or why someone might want it. It is not necessary to lock it behind a pure luck mechanic when there are alternatives that would be better and make players happy without giving it away.

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How bout they just make EVERY single drop in the game an Ascended chest or a completed Legendary….that would be real fun wouldn’kitten We could go from ‘free to play’ to “I feel free to quit this game at any given moment”! While we’re at it, let’s appease the PHIWs and make Nomad’s gear deal the same DPS as a full Berserker setup! Now we’re REALLY having fun aren’t we?

Hyperbole much? What a complete waste of a post. Not on topic, not helpful to the discussion at all.

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Nope.

Make them a tier 5 award only. 1000 geodes each.

That will give you something to do.

That would be fine to me too, since then at least if you want one, you can work for it. If you don’t, you can do something else or use your geodes for something else.

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I thought spending 17 hours a day on the computer made me a legendary person.

Haha, ya. I personally “love” how so many people in the forums judge people who make enough money to spend it frivolously… seeing these people as “flawed”… when they don’t see a flaw in grinding 10 or more hours every day in an online game to get the same things.

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100+ chests opened, no fossil

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And thats why after finishing the personal story, I can’t be bothered with Drytop.
Will finish the next installment in less than an hr and then wait 2 weeks for for another hr of play. The fossil drop rate and everything that relies on the very restictive/unbalanced/scewed/broken RNG does not make me (and apparently others) want to play for these very limited and blue/green rewards and drops.

Off topic here but I’m going to just say (since I have been farming geodes to make one weapon I don’t even really want) that I have been getting plenty of T6 materials by killing everything in sight along with the event mobs/bosses. I’ve already gotten a charged lodestone, an onyx lodestone, and several rares from the random dust mites. From boss chests – only one drytop exotic (goggles or something that I sold on the TP), the rest blues and greens, but still lots of armored scales, powerful blood, etc. I think on par with Orr at least.

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Wanted one for dagger, got one fossil happiness, while i was gathering geode enough to buy the recipe i got another, that put me in a downward spiral that made me find a total of 5…. After i got enough geode the get all the recipes i run away from Dry Top and still never returned.
Yeah make them tradable!

I’m with you on this. I’ve only gotten one fossil, but I’m a somewhat casual player, as I play maybe 2 hours per night, and sometimes less. Since I got the fossil, I’ve been doing nothing else but farming for geodes to get the recipe…. for ONE weapon… that I don’t even really want. The only reason I’m attempting to make it is because I hate to waste the lucky drop and I can’t sell the fossil.

I would like to have fun in my game, not feel compelled to farm for stuff I don’t need or want. Please do make these tradeable. Thank you.

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The group I was in just killed him with 1 sec left

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