Guild Wars 2

Something to do with they still need to be in work in case the patch they released causes something even worse to happen than before, I assume.

It’s usually around 00:30 UK time.

Tsk. Ascalonian weather, eh?

The Operating System is fine, I think your main issue will be your processor.

Einlanzer.1627:

Even though it technically is an armor skin, I would consider it more of a novelty item. What Anet probably met is that they will no longer do this with actual armor sets.

Yeah, either this, or they actually said “We’ll be moving away from armour in favour of Outfits” when the new outfit system came into place.

Even so, with those gloves, it’s a pleasant broken promise I think. I wasn’t sure I’d like them at first, but after seeing they can bye dyed… well!

Gaile Gray.6029:

They are bright, there’s no doubt about it. I mean, the modrem will see me coming from the next region.

And yet… I love them.

Wait? They can be dyed??

shoves traveller’s cheques in the screen

Is it really that awful of a broken promise? Judging by the amount of “I hate outfits” threads, it’s probably a delight to most players, or at least, most forum users.

Myself personally, I don’t mind either outfits or armour pieces going on The Gem Store. If I like the look of them on a character, I’ll put my hand in my pocket and buy them. If I don’t like them, then I won’t buy them. Not like anyone’s being arm-twisted by this. /shrug.

ZudetGambeous.9573:

Just a flesh wound.3589:

As usual, ANet used their ability to answer a question as obscurely as possible. What he said is vaguely worded, but the last post I read as saying it’s not ok.

Michael Henninger.7451:

EphemeralWallaby.7643:

Tl;dr intentional mechanics that allow pet kills to give experience and loot =/= permission to afk farm.

This is absolutely correct.

If your pets are doing the killing and your mastery is doing the looting; you’re okay as far as GMs are concerned. This does not mean design can’t/won’t/should/shouldn’t update the system as it works today.

So to recap, EW said intentional mechanics are not permission to afk farm and MH said that that statement was correct.

Then he goes on to muddy the water to say pets killing and auto looting is ok, which isn’t the same as afk farming just that those mechanisms are themselves part of the game.

Actual AFK farming requires 3rd party programs. This is not OK as it breaches the TOS.

This is not what is being discussed. I think everyone in this thread knows that using 3rd party things that interact with the game is against the TOS. What we are discussing here is the use of ingame mechanics to farm loot in a particular spot with no user input. This is ok as taken directly from the devs mouth:

“pets are doing the killing and your mastery is doing the looting; you’re okay”

It literally couldn’t be more clear that his behavior is ok. I guess there may be a language barrier or something make it more difficult, but the devs said it is ok, therefore it is ok.

You actually deleted the quote Just a flesh wound was showing that MH was replying to, so in case people read your post instead of Just a flesh wounds, here it is:

Michael Henninger.7451:

EphemeralWallaby.7643:

Tl;dr intentional mechanics that allow pet kills to give experience and loot =/= permission to afk farm.

This is absolutely correct.

If your pets are doing the killing and your mastery is doing the looting; you’re okay as far as GMs are concerned. This does not mean design can’t/won’t/should/shouldn’t update the system as it works today.

AFK Farming is more than just pet killing + Auto Looting. It’s the circumventing of the auto-boot system too. And we know we’re not talking about 3rd party programmes.

Just a flesh wound.3589:

So to recap, EW said intentional mechanics are not permission to afk farm and MH said that that statement was correct.

Then he goes on to muddy the water to say pets killing and auto looting is ok, which isn’t the same as afk farming just that those mechanisms are themselves part of the game.

Exactly this.

There’s a difference between permissible gaining loot from being AFK, for example, to answer the door because the postman has arrived. If you’re just genuinely AFK, the game will kick you out after 60 minutes.

Then there’s people using the game mechanics, adding up toughness, Alt+Right Clicking a heal skill, setting traits to prolong minion life etc. All these on their own are not against the rules. But to put them altogether and then park your character in a situation where you know you’re going to gain advantage whilst not at your keyboard for eight hours, this is not ok.

Even though the dev quotes are foggy at best, I am still reporting such users.

Syllvir.4176:

If you read the DEV quotes that I linked, you will see that yes, that is what the players are doing and it is an intended ability because of Auto loot and the current pet mechanics. That doesn’t mean it can’t and won’t change.

As long as they don’t use third party programs then they are not breaking the TOS.

I was there in the thread at the time, replying to at least one of the dev quotes that you quoted. My interpretation of the dev quotes are the same as Just a flesh wound’s.

Anchoku.8142:

The player inactivity timer could be revisited if afk-farming gets too bad.

The player inactivity timer never went away. Some of these AFK farmers are circumventing it through auto-attacking a signet or healing skill to get around it, meaning they can get loot (no matter how little or how much it is) whilst they sleep.

Thanks for the Spoil-Eir alert! :p

Teofa Tsavo.9863:

I report them. It is obviously unattended gameplay, but I won’t be surprised if I get sanctioned for doing it.

You probably won’t. I think the GMs are smart enough to understand why you’re actually reporting them, compared to say, actively seeking to report someone you don’t like just because you don’t like them to try and get them banned (Which is what I think that message in red is really about).

I report the necro AFK farmers nearly every day, and I’ve still not been banned for it (that’s not a green light saying – ‘go ahead, make false claims’ by the way!). Some of them probably aren’t circumventing the auto-kick system, and some are. How am I meant to tell the difference, other than waiting around for an hour before I report? I think the GMs already understand this, and probably get a list of reports to the same ‘player’ from various different other players anyway.

Too long, didn’t read? I think the GMs understand our concerns and can tell the difference between us and a troll reporter.

So yeah, I think you’ll be safe.

Vukorep.3081:

penelopehannibal.8947:

…. If you’re talking about those pesky AFK farmers in Dredgehaunt Cliffs….

Ive seen about 5 in total necromancers in that zones afk farming. most of them were farming dredges in one of their camps togeather (most likely for the bags) but one of them was also farming what appears to be vargs or whatever those hellhounds are called.

I assume they also pumped out their auto loot pact commander mastery to be able to pull it off.

I used to see between 5-8 of them at the southern part. There aren’t as many lately, usually 2-3 these days. There’s even been the odd moment where there aren’t any at all! Whether this is due to GM intervention or not I can’t say, but it suggests to me that reporting works.

If they’re circumventing the auto-kick system then yes it is. If you’re talking about those pesky AFK farmers in Dredgehaunt Cliffs I report them every time I pass them myself.

Just a flesh wound.3589:

Orphan skins….

I know the player base has been asking for new sources of leather, but someone I never thought this would be it.

I wonder what they salvage into.

Look on the bright side, means less of our Wintersday Gifts we have to give away next Wintersday!

I prefer the NPC quotes over some of the PC ones. Especially this one:

“There’s one to remember me by” when it’s me that gets critically hit, not the enemy! >.<

Ardid.7203:

Lore-wise, they have everything except the gonads. The pale tree wished sylvari to be able to partake in most things human can…

They actually do have sexual organs, and they can have sexual intercourse, they just can’t reproduce.

Whatever your opinion is, you can never say never with anything. But you continue telling us as if you definitively know.

Sorry I can’t be bothered to quote anymore, it’s just this is starting to turn into the ‘Thief doesn’t get staff because…’ all over again.

I agree with this line:

Danikat.8537:

I think this is one of those problems that comes down to personal taste.

It’s all down to taste. Their skin is meant to look like trees, but the corpse bit you may be thinking about could be because the character has to be flexible too (so they can actually be made of bark but can still move and fight!), so the looks reflect that I think.

I think the point of it being an achievement is precisely because it’s so tedious. Not much of an achievement if you could just right-click a few times!

Yeah it’s a combination of both Monthlies and Dailies that’s capped.

Yeah it’s a known bug, I think they’re working on it.

There’s been a lot of people complaining about her constant mailing them, looks like those court injunctions aren’t working!

Frediosz.2718:

[snip]

Seaquest
-no lieutenant
-no minions

[snip]

I’m afraid you’re wrong. In the lore, the underwater dragon’s minions and lieutenant’s are unknown – which does not mean they are non-existent. Gliding was non existent before HoT game out, so non-existent stuff doesn’t necessarily mean stuff won’t get developed. /shrug

Edit: And you never know – we may have to kill the underwater dragon before we get to Cantha!

Well, after trying out the LFG – it seems we got more attention from RP-Curious people than actual RPers tonight. We had a couple of people who have never RP’d before join, one of which gave it a shot, but I think they got a bit shy and ended it quick.

In conclusion – if the RP LFG attracts new Roleplayers, such as players who never thought they would RP until now, then this can only be a good thing.

I run a Mercenary guild, looking for work, and we advertised our party as ‘available for hire’ for RP reasons. I think if more RPers use this tool, it has the potential to catch on, and aside from the odd obvious troll (as you can see in the picture!), it can bring RPers closer together if we just have the courage to reach out there and use it!

DustyOhara.1459:

My Wife and I have been together for six years. We have been playing GW2 since launch, and since the beginning have mentioned that we want our actual characters in game, as well as our accounts to be married. In our minds this means that all items that are account bound would be shared between us: our wallets, stored materials, skins and banks would also be shared (and thus double the storage space.) Since Guild Halls were added, we have also be interested in having an actual marriage ceremony implemented in the game – with a reception too.

We think that this would be a fun little addition to the community. We know of a few other married couples that also play this game and have seemed receptive and interested in something like this being added.

Thank you,
Dusty Ohara

I don’t think it’s a mechanic that we really need. I mean, it’s a nice gesture and everything, but when things go wrong, arguments happen about who did what, then tickets get submitted, the GMs could get bogged down.

That, plus the fact it’d take up developing time which could be spent on living stories instead.

Of course though, the main reason why I believe we don’t need it, is because we can already have it – in the form of RP. If you’re into RP, you could get some friends or an RP guild together to perform the marriage, without having to actually in-game mechanically tie yourself down. It can be for as many or as few characters as you like too.

Lady Deedra.3126:

My wife already takes all my stuff. But you already know that

I loved this line! Thank you for making me laugh IRL!!

I’ve seen a few people use it for RP. Usually for French/Spanish/German RP, as I imagine it’s harder for those to find RP. I could be wrong though.

Most Piken Square RPers know each other, so there’s probably less of a demand for it with us, but still seen a few Pikeneers use it. Whether they ‘found’ RP through it or not I don’t know, but I’d like to see more of us use it.

As for me, our guild will be trying it out tonight as well, to see if we can drum up some IC-business.

As far as the stupid ERP jokes that narrow minded people have put on there, I’m pleased to say that there hasn’t actually been as many of those as I expected, though there were a few in the beginning, but hopefully the joke is wearing thin now, so genuine RPers can use it.

Frediosz.2718:

There will be no underwater dragon – look as skins from BL and you will notice that there were no underwater weapons skins for a long time now.

Plus Underwater combat requires a total rebuild – so another no.

Deal with it.

I’m not sure what Black Lion skins have to do with actual content. They are just skins – the reason why there are no underwater skins might just be because there isn’t a player demand for them. Not because ArenaNet are doing away with underwater combat.

Plus, who’s to say we won’t have underwater submarine combat against the underwater dragon, in a similar style to how we used airships against Zhaitan?

So I disagree with you, sorry. Deal with it!

I think the balance is right.

amidare.9561:

Wouldn’t it be nice to choose project and then support this project? If you buy gems money are spent for entire game. It’s totally different. I’d definitely pay 5€ if they decide to continue with rest of legendary weapons. But in general. Would you support certain project with your money? For example, new dungeons? Or maybe raid wings released more often? Or something else?

Personally I don’t find Legendary weapons, or in fact any type of cosmetic skin, as “content”. Sure, you can now do a journey to reach the current new weapons, but I do personally think people are getting on their high horse for nothing when it comes to legendary rage.

Of course, others and probably yourself may disagree, but I much prefer the team to concentrate on a new Living Story. Not only this, but I don’t actually believe ArenaNet are having problems with money anyway.

My thoughts are if you want to support ArenaNet in this way, all you have to do is buy gems with IRL money.

My advice to anyone posting in the forums asking how the state of the game is – log in and see for yourself if you want an unbiased view of how better or worse it might be fore you.

The forums are a good source of constructive criticism and information, but more critical people than positive people tend to use the forums. (On the count that the people who really love the game are playing it and not complaining!)

Golems aren’t a race, but they are still adorable. Has to be Skritt for me though.

deffy.1320:

apparently says inappropriate language really 1 am in the morning uk

ArenaNet doesn’t necessarily ban you right away. It could have been something you said a week ago. Or possibly just after you last logged off but the effect of the ban doesn’t start until your next attempted log in.

In any case, nothing we on the forums can do for you, it can only be discussed by submitting a ticket – though to be honest, your ban will probably be over before they get back to you, as they can get very busy.

Yeah, same with Music of the Caverns. Still not fixed.

Nash.2681:

Either the last hot-fix broke it again or I don’t know, but it’s still broken for me.
Attached 2 pics, the first one showing me in party with my wife in TD (see red squares), but her nameplate doesn’t show up. On the second, I manually hovered my cursor over her avatar and her nameplate shows up.
Before the issue appeared (see starting post), same settings always led to the 2nd pic result, no matter where my cursor was.

Yes, it seems what I missed was, although my original report was on Health Bars without names was fixed, how they’ve fix it was by rather than reverting back to the old way of Party Member Names always showing regardless of how you have ‘Show All Player Names’ option ticked), it now hides the name if you have ‘Show All Player Names’ unticked.

What do you mean by you being an outsider? Do you not play this game?

Rose Solane.1027:

1. In answer why these two servers are not linked: They are the two highest ranked English servers so that makes sense. PS is finally the number 1 server in Europe. It took us almost 4 years And yes, I play on PS (not a lot of WvW) so I am probably prejudiced.

Piken has always been the Number 1 server on EU, just not for WvW reasons!

Cedric Ambidexter.9174:

I have the best armour and stats at the moment, and i’m happy with everything.

Cedric Ambidexter.9174:

I’m not psychic, and not everyone who plays Guild Wars 2 is a ‘pro’. Some of us noobs need a bit more user-friendly experience.

I’m confused, one minute you’re new. The next minute you’ve got maxed armour.

In any case, I think the downscaling is one of the best things this game brings to the table, allowing for higher level people to re-visit earlier content, without having it too easy, and without it affecting lower levelled players since we share the same areas.

Cedric Ambidexter.9174:

I think this is one of the biggest challenges I have found with this game. I’ve spent a lot of time running around aimless/clueless. I think if there was a proper training for new players it would have been a better experience. This doesn’t include reading online ‘wikis’, but real in-game content for players to go through, or sign-posts to help you along the way and guide you.

This includes things like armour/weapon upgrades, runes, accessories and so on. Everything’s a abit up in the air and you just have to play around and quiz yourself to get answers. It also took me a while to work out the layout of the Guild window, which confused me much in the beginning. I reckon a lot of this comes down to it being such a huge game.

Please also include some kind of training/guidance for players entering Fractals levels for the first time. The basic story that you follow is so vague and offers no clue about what you physically are required to do as a team.

I’m not psychic, and not everyone who plays Guild Wars 2 is a ‘pro’. Some of us noobs need a bit more user-friendly experience.

:)

First of all, welcome to Guild Wars 2. Hope you spend far too many hours enjoying the game!

Secondly, do you know and have turned on the content guide in options? It acts like a directional compass taking you to various things within PvE, such as getting Renowned Hearts done, or taking you to dynamic events. You can turn it on in options, just underneath the toggle for In-Game Clock.

Also – there are no noobs in Guild Wars 2! Newbies maybe, but never noobs! I’m sure you’ll do great!

I tell ye, these kids today don’t know they’re born. In my day, when we had killstreak boosters we had to use them within 30 seconds, or the whole boon would disappear, even if you only double-clicked it 2 minutes ago! Now they get 60 seconds, and if they don’t use it in that time, they still get the boon!

Aye, these young whippersnappers eh? slaps thigh

The reason is clearly posted on the notes given to us by Mike O’Brien.

“With the Guild Wars franchise, we’ve always tried to get players to the fun quickly. And not just to the fun, but quickly to the new content too, so you can play with your friends. Yet the max-level content in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns and the Living World releases is gated behind all of the base game’s leveling and equipment acquisition. That base game leveling experience is still a lot of fun, but sometimes as a player, you want to see the new stuff now while still playing through the older stuff at your own pace. With this quarterly update, we’re giving all existing and new Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns purchasers a max-level character boost, so you can immediately get one of your characters to the new jungle and Living World content.

This new max-level boost item will be delivered to you in a new, free shared inventory slot, which is yours to keep even after you use the character boost. Another thing I love about this boost item is that you can test it on as many different characters as you want before consuming it. So, if you haven’t already done so, now you can check out how every profession in the game plays at max level!"

mtpelion.4562:

Can we please get the option to salvage Sigils/Runes for rare crafting materials?

A lot of the “garbage” ones (Ogre slaying anyone?) are made with decently valuable materials. Making them salvageable would raise the value on the many pointless ones while also making it easier to clear them out of your inventory.

This is a good idea. Either this, or a [Princess]-style consumer of sigils that grants stackable gifts.

I think we should all just consider the free shared inventory slot the compensation, and have done with this. ArenaNet can’t compensate anyone since it’d take up too much time figuring out who donated what to whom, for how much, and the fact that most money that went onto materials went to other, unknown players via the Trading Post.

My Two Pence:

1) As a guild leader myself, I think it’s the Guild Leader’s responsibility to make it worthwhile for members to represent, not ArenaNet’s.

2) My guild doesn’t have one of those 100% rep rules. The ones that do rep, are repping by choice, which is how I’d prefer it.

Two things to double-check, just to rule them out:

1) Have you tried changing the elevation of the map? (Change from say, Upper Level to Floor Level for example)

2) In the bottom left of the map, there are options that you can tick and un-tick to hide or show certain symbols of the map. Make sure you’ve got everything ticked.

:)

Mike O’Brien:

Looking at the size of this thread, it would have probably been easier if you kept quiet about this and just have people ‘wait’ for quite a while, then there wouldn’t be this huge uproar about it. Just people constantly asking when next one is, similar to the SAB situation we had.

But it was morally the right thing to do, no matter how difficult it was to announce, so Kudos for that. tips hat

I don’t think it’d be a good idea to offer such a thing in the gem store. However, for PvP players, perhaps add something to that effect as part of reward tracks. Maybe make it a five different reward tracks or Kryta, Maguuma, Shiverpeaks, Ascalon and Orr. At the end of each track, unlocks all Wayponts for that region. And something similar to the Hero Challenge thing that’s currently out now for WvW players.

Play for map completion, not pay for map completion.

Welcome to Piken Square!

Zoltar MacRoth.7146:

Another thought…. I’m not a broom or carpet guy, but a skateboard. Yes, I’d buy one. It would work just like the broom. No animations needed. Have the character stand in the standard “in combat” stance but without weapon. You’re still running everywhere but now it looks so much cooler, especially when you “ride” off a cliff and switch to glider. xD

That’s a great toy idea! An asura designed hover-board perhaps! I’d buy it too!

(Still against mounts before someone jumps on my back!!)

Hamfast.8719:

penelopehannibal.8947:

Do you personally own Heart of Thorns? Because as far as I understand, only people who own Heart of Thorns get the HoT dailies, not all players. And this is why it’ll be coming up for you. Similar to how players with no Level 80 characters won’t get Cursed Shore Event Completer.

I was not aware of that. Yes, I have HoT. I made the observation and thought it seemed unfair.

I would dearly love to see more choices though. So many cool new ones.

I agree on that. Having more than 12 slots would be better I think. Maybe a pool of 18, so you’ve got a choice of 6 per game mode would be better.

Do you personally own Heart of Thorns? Because as far as I understand, only people who own Heart of Thorns get the HoT dailies, not all players. And this is why it’ll be coming up for you. Similar to how players with no Level 80 characters won’t get Cursed Shore Event Completer.