Guild Wars 2

Mireles Lore.5942:

Well. We do not know how available HoT will make ascended. For all we know 500 jeweler will come out and you can craft em.

I would still prefer to be able to buy them using the less costly money( from my point of view & gameplay habit).

Evans.6347:

Admittedly, I was a bit hasty with my reaction. More options are of course better.
However, I find Verata trinkets to be the most accessible trinkets in the game at this point. It’s rather strange to me that you consider this backwards.

Well I have a enormous amount of laurels, guild commendations & pristine fractal relics.
I have played in SW a fair amount of time; So I’m bored with the map as now.
So yes, I would like to spend the other currency that I have instead of be forced to play in SW during a certain amount of time.
These ascended exclusive availability kind of feel: “like okay you have played all that content for nothing go farm there instead”. that doesn’t go well with me.

On the ascended trinket dungeon, you have to complete the dungeon collection skin first & then buy them again at a higher price that I would with guild mission.

Evans.6347:

papry.8096:

Taku.6352:

Or just like spend couple of days in Silverwastes.

Effectively but I like to have option & not see the same map during weeks & weeks.

Then you ruin your own argument with fractals and guild missions.

Different straw for different people. Giving option is never a bad thing. Is it ?

Taku.6352:

Or just like spend couple of days in Silverwastes.

Effectively but I like to have option & not see the same map during weeks & weeks.

Edit : changed the topic title to ascended trinket availabilty.
Normal ascended set availability
For any other ascended set I will go do the following :
– Fractale vendor BUY – 4373 : Ring at 10 pristine fractal relic each or possible lucky drop in fractal daily chest.
– WvW laurel vendor : 20 laurels + 250 badges of Honor each.
– Guild Commendation trader: 5 golds + 12 guild commendation each.

Whole set :
– 20 pristine relic ( + possible lucky drop in fractal daily).
– 20laurels + 250 badges of Honor
– 10 golds + 24 guild commendation.

Timegated at one month :
– Ring: Current fractal systems : doing all five fractal daily levels 4 days (2 days each) or at one daily fractal per days : 20 days.
– Amulet : around 1 month
– Accessory : 1 month (2 weeks each).

Normal ascended stats, you can choose between :
– 3 to 5 months only doing daily.
– 1 month doing guild mission, fractals & WvW.

Verata/ Ventari trinket set

During the living story season 2 Anet introduced the sinister & verata ascended stats.
These trinket are given as a gift once you completed each part of the LS2 and are also available at the the laurel vendor.
Laurel vendor price are the following :
– Amulet: 30 laurels.
– Ring : 35 laurels.
– Accessory: 40 laurels + 50 ectos.
Whole set of sinister/ventari = 180 laurels + 100 ectos.

You can also buy Verata trinket stat at Silverwaste vendor for 1000 bandit crest & 10 gold each.
Whole Verata set for 5000 bandit crest & 50 gold.

Ventari ascended trinket can’t be bought at DryTop vendors.

Timegated around 3 months (if the player always choose the chest of plentiful laurels).
Timegated around 5 months (if the players never choose the chestof plentiful laurels).

Collection of Dungeon Trinket
These are obtained by completing dungeon set skins.
So they are 8 trinket (4 stats; defensive & offensive slot).
Stats are : assassin, sentinel, (doesn’t know the 2 other set :p to be edited).
Even when you have completed the collection the trinket aren’t available at laurel vendors and guid commendation vendors but are at spoon collector dude for 40 laurels & 10 gold.

TL;DR
Please Anet change the current system once the LS2 story achievement have been completed :
– by allowing to buy the verata/ventari trinket at every marchand that sell ascended with their original money instead of only the laurel vendor.
– Being able to drop the verata/ventari rings as daily fractal chest reward.
Once you have completed the dungeon collection make the accessories available at the laurel vendor and guild commendation vendor.

TLDR BIS
you can lock some ascended stats behind achievement but at least when you unlock it do it consistently with the other ascended gear already in the game & across all gamemode vendor.

What I meant by that is that they have the official forum but write on reddit.

That’s great info but …well reddit. -_-

The system will force you to do different maps with different instabilities.

I missed that point where did you see it ?

Dinks.2478:

People will always find something to whine about. Anet tries to give us more progression while making it so we don’t have to spend 40 minutes to do max level fractals and people still find kitten to whine about.

Can you explain to me why asking for non exploitable prestige dungeon is whinning ?

One of the core changes we’re making is that each fractal run will only consist of one island from a static list instead of the current rotation of three random islands with a random boss fractal.

What I get from this is that we will be able to choose the fractal you do from a list but I may be wrong.

My current problem with backpack is that they seems to follow the current trend of “bigger is better” see the wing backpacks.

If people like big backpack I’m fine with it but I would like that they release more subtile one too as I prefer those.

So must of the fractal change seems overall really great but I have one Issue with these change.

Currently among the 4 fractal no matter what you do in LFG it’s a prerequisite to annouce/start by the swamp map in first.
If mossman is picked usually members will want to do it underwater which is stupidily easy to do & poses no threat.

If the difficulty across all current fractal isn’t reworked; I can easily imagine player exploiting to reach fractal level 100 day one and LFG being filled with SWAMP & all the others maps being disregarded.

I hope that Anet reworked all the fractal map length & difficulty to be of equal difficulty before release.

People really get caught by that ?
I would simply tell them then go farm for them.

I agree but I also hate leveling; Thanx Anet added Tomes of knownledge.

Anet added a Buried Locked Chests from Dry Top in home instance.
My current issue is as I play in Silverwaste; I find piles of silky sands which reward from time to time zephyrite lock.
Problem is Dry top chest are only avalaible during 15 minutes every 45 minutes.
So I always miss them.
Now I find myself with a growing stack of zephyrite lock; so please add the possibility to obtain the Buried Locked Chests from Dry Top in home instance.

Edit: thx Zalladi. ^^

With the arrival of 4K display screens on PC market; I was thinking if Anet ever discussed about adding an option for superior texture quality ?

Stephane Lo Presti.7258:

Hi there,

Reaper in French can be translated in many ways The French-speaking members at ArenaNet and NCSOFT went through a few discussions about which translation was more appropriate, but it was complicated by certain factors (e.g., terms that were already used). You can read a bit more about that on the French forums here: https://forum-fr.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/loc/Le-nom-des-sp-cialisations-d-lite-de-HoT/first#post254154

A bientôt !

That doesn’t bother you when you renamed the monster at Orr before the revenant class name was revealed.
Suddenly that isn’t an issue & it’s fine when it’s a specialisation.
Why don’t I believe you ?

Carighan.6758:

Honestly, what baffles me is that with such a low droprate, people consider that they could farm for this item.

Isn’t it very obvious that it’s not intended to be farmed. It might be a lucky drop. Hooray, you got lucky.

Semabtics people doesn’t want to farm it they want to drop only ONE of it.

Carighan.6758:

It’s genuinely a bit like lottery. If you try to “farm” the big win lottery, you’re stupid. Sorry. That’s a simple fact. However, individually you could buy a single ticket and hey, if you won more power to you, grats.

That’s not farming an item than trying to get ONE of it.

Carighan.6758:

There are items intended to be farmed (Carapace pieces come to mind). There are items intended to exist as lucky bonus drops (like this one). Don’t try to force one to be the other, you don’t control dropchances.

The only other item that have such a stupid absurdly low drop rate like that than come to my mind is precursor.
That’s bullkitten; at least precursor aren’t account bound, you can also buy them on Trading post.
You’re right; we can’t control the dropchance but having an account bound item with suchh drop rate is STUPID

Right aggregate population; you don’t think there is a problem when one person get 15 precursors & others get 0 ?

Mireles Lore.5942:

Thats cute.

Try 7000+ hours. No precursor drop.

that sucks I’m at 4877 & still not one kittenin drop.

Ayrilana.1396:

So if I AFK in LA for 8K hours then that means I am due a precursor soon? Hours alone have no direct correlation as I have already stated. It has more to do with what you actually do in the game. Someone who levels 12+ characters is less likely to get a precursor as someone who farms and spends their earnings on the MF. It has been widely theorized that the bulk of precursors come from the MF.

You also need to take a look of the drop rate on an aggregate level across the population. Almost anything you do in the game has a chance for a precursor. If the rate were increased, supply would dramatically increase as well.

In all respect that’s bullcrap. This ll relate too the fact that th RNG sucks in this game.
When I’m in game I play & only with my level 80 characrter. Not sitting Idly in lion arch, looking at TP.

One of my guildies got more than 15 precursor from mystyc forge alone, then to add insult to injuries he got another on his secondary account that was just 100 hours new.
I got another guildies that already dropped 3 precursors in fractals & she plays less than me.

Bloodlust.3672:

GW2 needs a new graphics engine, as the current one is looking very old and dated. I really want to see cleaner sharper lighting and the addition of ambient occlusion shadows. Overall, I want it to look more like an Unreal Engine 4 game—something next gen looking .

Also, on a related note, I want to see the current messy UI graphics get overhauled and be replaced with a cleaner sharper one. I know it was orginally trying to go for a unique style, but in reality it just looks lazy and low budget. Even GW1 did the UI graphics better.

I hope we can see such an update after the GW2 Heart of Thorns expansion.

NOTE: I already run GW2 on max graphics at 1920×1200 on a pro IPS monitor.

Graphic kitten.
If you don’t enjoy the game because of the graphic then stop playing.

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/pre-purchase-community-address/

HUHUHU

I really want to rub it in; but I will restrain myself.

ANGRY VET WINS !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ohoni.6057:

I hate to tell you, but any other MMO you jump on to will likely be even more aggressive on pricing. for all the freakouts, GW2 is still the best deal on the market in terms of what you get for the money.

Being the best doesn’t mean that you can get away with crap like that.

GeekDavid.2786:

Ohoni.6057:

Just about any other MMO you’d have bought you’d be in far far worse shape in the same type of comparison. Think of people who paid for a year of $15 monthly fees and suddenly everyone was playing the game with no monthly fee. Or the people who paid for games that went free to play, including paying sub. Or all the WoW players who bought ever expansion all along, where a new player saves a couple of hundred dollars.

Or people,
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who bought a lifetime subscription to DCUO, only to have the game go F2P in, what, six months or so? Still, I am at least getting a monthly stipend in Sony funbucks out of them, no clue what to spend it on.

See? You’re getting added value for being an existing player at the time of the changeover.

But we’re whining because we’re asking for what you’re already getting.

Ohoni have interesting double standard; that’s fun XD.

ReiCH.6273:

Solori.6025:

So have they responded to this buzz yet or can we just label this concern and the veteran players dust under the rug?

dust under the rug

Well my money will stay in my pocket.

Ohoni.6057:

And what happens to ANet’s precious revenue stream if enough people do go off to other games?

It dries up, but that’s not an issue because the whiners, while loud, are insignificantly few to impact the revenue streams.

That’s a leap of faith right there.

Ohoni.6057:

Doesn’t seems wrong to me because, there is actually two people having an opinion.
You may not like it but it’s like that.

…… making me more important than you……

Otherwise, just assume that each person posting represents one person posting, and if they want to represent two (or more) people then those people have to speak for themselves.

First no he doesn’t; Anet have a mean to check what’s happening & have a clear idea of what’s going on.

Second; You are free to assume what you want but you won’t see me complain about people stating that them & their wife/husband bought the ultimate of HoT.
This is irrelevant to the discussion; it seems you are looking for another drama.

Manasa Devi.7958:

Have you lost touch with reality?

I don’t think he has ever been when I see all his answers.

Ohoni.6057:

Lol, I love posts that start with “my wife and I” or “my husband and I” – who the kitten cares that you’re married.

They’re basically trying to double up their vote, to express that their opinion is worth twice anyone else’s.

Doesn’t seems wrong to me because, there is actually two people having an opinion.
You may not like it but it’s like that.

Vayne.8563:

papry.8096:

Drayos.8759:

Guild wars do NOT make as much money from Gem Store as they do any other F2P/B2P because they of the fact they sacrificed that factor by putting NO Micro-transactions into it, No Cash shop Spam Releases of Outfits etc etc, Not having Mounts in the game and ALLOWING you to convert your gold to gems, They make up for the fact they allow players to choose to just never spend a Dime in the Gem Shop by their Expansion Releases.

they DO NEED the expansion release incomes, thats just factual… to claim they dont is stupid.

WoW just wow Is there a point to keep telling these white knight that they are only spreading incorrect information ?
All of that to defend a company which current offer screw them over.

Calling people white knights because they disagree with your opinion is wrong, and irrelevant. Every poster, for or against the game, can be wrong or can be right. I’ve seen plenty of misinformation from people who aren’t white knights. Do you go into their threads and try to discredit them with a name? Because all it does it make you look bad.

And I disagree that the company is screwing anyone over, though I agree a percentage of the community sees it that way. A percentage of the community also doesn’t.

I love to look bad now thanks to all of the white knight twisting facts to fit their view.

Straylight.7529:

papry.8096:

Straylight.7529:

There is no reason for them to put the core game (without the expansion) on a separate sale.

So it’s an expansion that doesn’t require the core game on sale now ?
Interesting.

According to your own words from this other thread, yes:

papry.8096:

What do they sell now HoT not GW2 core.
These are two totally different situations.

I will rephrase that to you going in length as you really don’t get it.
During the 75% promotion, Anet was selling Gw2:core to existing players & new players.
I brought the offer I received GW2:core key just like a new player.

Now HoT that is promoted as an expansion get out.
new player get Gw2:HoT & Gw2:core for 50$
I receive Gw2:Hot for 50$

That’s a weird offer isn’kitten

Straylight.7529:

There is no reason for them to put the core game (without the expansion) on a separate sale.

So it’s an expansion that doesn’t require the core game on sale now ?
Interesting.

Straylight.7529:

papry.8096:

Straylight.7529:

And everyone who already has the base game won’t need it again.

False: I own 4 alternate account.

I can name you a bunch of friend/guildies that also own scondary account.
So once again you are wrong.
Congrat.

Please stay on topic. You said:

papry.8096:

An expansion that make the base game dissapear from sale.
Doesn’t look like an expansion to me.

And I tried to eplain to you that under the current circumstances (which is: core game given away for free as a bonus if you purchase HoT) it’s completely ok for the core game to disappear from sale since it’s already included when you purchase HoT.

Nope; your statement as to why I don’t need Gw2 is that I already own it.
& I just prove to you that I do own multiple accounts for my own purpose.
Your argument is flawed, thank you.

Straylight.7529:

And everyone who already has the base game won’t need it again.

False: I own 4 alternate account.

I can name you a bunch of friend/guildies that also own scondary account.
So once again you are wrong.
Congrat.

Vayne.8563:

Except they they’ve been selling that game for $10 multiple times already, so OP, how did you feel that thousands of people (probably more) bought it for $10?

They haven’t been selling THAT GAME, they have been selling GW2 core to players at 10$.
What do they sell now HoT not GW2 core.
These are two totally different situations.

Entenkommando.5208:

Hexalot.8194:

B2P or not, I honestly don’t know how anyone could interpret what ANet is doing as being anything but a gouge. It would have cost them nothing (we are talking digital bytes here after all) to release the expansion as two versions… the standalone expansion at a lower price point for those who already have the game, and the bundled version at 50 bucks for the new players which saves them from buying game plus expac separately.

Because the expansion IS worth 50$ in their eyes.

An expansion that make the base game dissapear from sale.
Doesn’t look like an expansion to me.

KGS.9842:

sinican.9250:

Anet thinks you all are morons, that is why the price is $50 USD. Are you all morons?

I wouldn’t go so far as to call people morons, but some visibly have trouble utilizing logic, and avoiding fallacies

They don’t use logic but they use “marketing” logic.

Lagg.3960:

I’m wondering if you would you have been less disappointed with the price of HoT if the area of the expansion had been set in the Crystal Desert (most popular area in the original campaign) or a small part of Cantha?

I’m not talking about size of the map or quantity / quality of the content, just location.

Although I’m still excited about HoT, despite the price controversy (I bought Ultimate), I’m still somewhat guarded towards returning to the least popular area of GW1. Poison, spiders, those floating degen mesmer squids… shudder

Nope I would have still reacted the same.

Giland.4507:

Please feel free to respond and provide constructive criticism I am happy to read it.

This not gonna happen.

MMOGamer.6175:

As a business I would HATE costumers that give you honest feedback especially in a very competitive market too.

As a business I would LOVE costumers that run to my forums praising dishonest and deceptive marketing.

/sarcasm

XD.

Drayos.8759:

Guild wars do NOT make as much money from Gem Store as they do any other F2P/B2P because they of the fact they sacrificed that factor by putting NO Micro-transactions into it, No Cash shop Spam Releases of Outfits etc etc, Not having Mounts in the game and ALLOWING you to convert your gold to gems, They make up for the fact they allow players to choose to just never spend a Dime in the Gem Shop by their Expansion Releases.

they DO NEED the expansion release incomes, thats just factual… to claim they dont is stupid.

WoW just wow Is there a point to keep telling these white knight that they are only spreading incorrect information ?
All of that to defend a company which current offer screw them over.

Dinks.2478:

Palador.2170:

It would be a good idea, especially with the new guild PvP teams feature.

I do wonder if there’s some technical limitation that will prevent it, though.

No, you use to be able to queue pvp from anywhere in game. Then they changed it and locked us in the lobby making queues boring and honestly making me pvp less.

Because pvper were doing event etc during the queue & not accepting when their turn were up.

You know that the whiteknight don’t care right because they know they can’t oppose these arguments.
So they try to run around them again & again.

Otokomae.9356:

In this case, they are actually letting you buy the core game, the problem is you’re buying the game you already have. In your example, it would be more like if they decided to release a new medium armor in the cash shop, but it came with all the previous armor skins for free, which you already have and which are account bound. Then after you bought the new skin, you found out that you don’t actually get the codes for all the skins you already have, so you can gift them or whatever, you only get the skins you don’t already have. This basically tells you that the value of all the skins you previously purchased with gems is 0 gems, no matter how much you might have paid for it.

Let’s be frank; I don’t care about the situation; I was just highlighting the stupidity of the offer.

Knighthonor.4061:

papry.8096:

Knighthonor.4061:

So massively says angry vets need to stfu? ……

PCGamer said that we are rigth. What are you gonna do ?

You who?

That’s PCGamer vs Massively thing….

As a whiteknight; I was suggesting you to follow your own advice as PCgamer said that the angry vet were right.
Sorry if I was too vague.

Jski.6180:

Do not see how becuse every time a sale goes up you lose out in the time before i am not talking about ppl who bought it a month or so ago i am talking about VET players who cant get over the fact that they bought an item in say a store that goes on sale some time way down the rode and they feel betrayed becuse of this. At that point you just have a chip on your shoulder waiting for the chase to say something bad.

You still don’t get why vet are mad and keep giving us the *******est answer ever.

chemiclord.3978:

Can we just all be perfectly honest with ourselves here?

Simple I don’t like to be treated as an under consumer. So anet give me a fair deal.
That fair deal being in the form a character slot/gems/ i do not care.
But not that crap when I don’t get what is described in the product description.
Because: *you already have an account.

What coming next ?
You can’t buy this armor on the cashshop you don’t have enough medium armor character.
You can’t have this mini on the cashshop you already own too much.
kittenmit.

Knighthonor.4061:

So massively says angry vets need to stfu? ……

PCGamer said that we are rigth. What are you gonna do ?

Knighthonor.4061:

papry.8096:

Windsagio.1340:

It doesn’t exist, just like your ‘entitlement’ argument.

Can someone enlight me onthis super arument please.
I can’t read all the topic. thanks.

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WHYYYYYYYYYYYYY ??? This was going to be so fun.