Guild Wars 2

Contiguous.1345:

rhapsody.3615:

Use the map chat and ask if a few people can come help clear the JP entrance. Everyone faces the same possibility of campers hanging out. You can’t get mad about it, just try again later, or even go to LA and ask if anyone can help you through.

No-one who cares anything for WvW is going to help people farm achievements. Anyone who does try to help you will likely be useless at it and just get farmed themselves.

I did wvw jp’s before the new achievements, and I will continue after they’re over. I would certainly help lead someone through it if I had time. I’ve gotten exotics from the BL chests and you get badges from the EB chest, so why not?

Just put in my buy offer for the last component: The Legend. SOMEBODY FILL MY BUY OFFER PLEASE (I’m so impatient right now)!! Then The Bifrost is miiiiine!

The only thing holding me over is the fact that I just reached 500 in artificer and crafted an ascended scepter.

Use the map chat and ask if a few people can come help clear the JP entrance. Everyone faces the same possibility of campers hanging out. You can’t get mad about it, just try again later, or even go to LA and ask if anyone can help you through.

Darthaemos.6370:

rhapsody.3615:

I always post “any welcome” in my lfg, so I usually get newbies, but that run was just nice and easy for a change.

Now, what if I told you that it’s possible to get those superb runs every single time?

Oh yea, I’m sure if I said something like “speed clear, know what you are doing,” the runs would be fast most of the time. But I don’t consider myself a pro, and I like helping people learn. I do dungeons simply for fun so I don’t mind newbies…. And some of the most fun comes from pugs. It’s like playing the lottery

I have pretty good experiences with pugs. Yesterday stood out in CoE p1. We were a team of a warrior, a thief, 2 rangers, and my ele. I think it’s the fastest I’ve ever cleared that dungeon: the warrior was able to defend so we could go 1:4 on the golem bombs, and the thief brought fruit to keep the giant down. I always post “any welcome” in my lfg, so I usually get newbies, but that run was just nice and easy for a change.

My female asura seems to have no trouble bouncing along with her GS carelessly held over her shoulder by one hand.

I’m hoping they rise a little bit since I just bought 2 exos to finish the achievement, intending to resell them in a few days… It looks like they might rise slightly.

I am impatiently waiting for an infinite logging axe. I recently decided to buy the bone pick (I love the animation) and the jack in the box scythe (kind of loses its appeal after the first 100 times, but I bought itt for the infinite use). Anyhow, bring on the infinite logging axe!

This is exactly why I won’t play a heavy class. I really love my ele and have decided out of my ranger, necro, ele, and mesmer, the ele is the one I will fully deck out in ascended first. It’s the character I log in with 85% of the time. I don’t want to play warrior because it would ruin my feeling about my other characters. See no, hear no, speak no…

Wvw. I made 100,000 karma since Friday, even without spending all of my time in there. If there’s a bug for you, you should report it.

Izaya.2906:

It’d be nice but totally unnecessary.

There are more unrewarding aspects of the game(AP & Title-wise), more specifically the WvW ones, that needs attention before this.

Yes, they need some attention too. The new title for seasons is Veteran of the Mists, but that is easily achieved and people who mainly wvw need something special. They could cut the requirements in half for the wvw cheevs and it would still take some time.

Dasenthal.6520:

I’m sorry but you guys are complaining about something kind of obnoxious… You have a legendary, you have 100% map completion, you’ve likely ran at least 1 dungeon a hundred times, and I repeat you have a legendary. (Now if you purchased said legendary then you don’t really deserve the achievement do you? Maybe something for learning how to flip the market or having that much gold)
If you want the achievement points then farm your dailies, don’t try to get the legendary, but you should have known what the achievement itself gave long before you decided that you wanted extra points for it.

For the amount of work put into crafting 5 of them, yes it deserves a title. Yes, everybody knows the AP before making them. Some people are completionists, and that’s how they have fun. It’s not being obnoxious, it’s making a suggestion and forming opinions. The mini title required nothing more than gem store purchases and gold, and for most real money to get, yet it has a title. So why doesn’t this weapon, which can take months to make, deserve a title and a better achievement reward?

Btw, you run a dungeon 8 times for the legendary gift, not 100.

It deserves a title and at least 25 points PER legendary… So 5 tiers worth 25 points each.

I don’t have a pic, but I remember that mine was a masterwork cabalist hood… And I only know that because I had an unexpected pick-up from the TP after the changes to magic find.

Ele! I have a necro that I never use staff with, and an ele that I use staff or s/d equally. I’m leveling a mesmer but didn’t try staff on her yet, so no opinion there. The only thing I dislike about staff is that it feels slow compared to s/d. Anyhow, the fire #5 skill will look very sexy with the bifrost.

You should jump into the PvP training area with all 3 classes and try it out for a bit.

KeeZee.7312:

rhapsody.3615:

KeeZee.7312:

WvW has been in the game since launch. If they didn’t want to do it by now adding achievements is not going to change that.

All they are going to do is as little as possible to get the achievements and then get out.

I’ve always dabbled in wvw, though I’m not a “regular” there, and I do the JP’s about once per week anyway. With the new achievements, I’m going in daily and following a commander around while trying to learn more about strategies used as well as work out a build that I’m comfortable with. So yes, the achievements have made me, personally, more interested in wvw, especially with the karma flowing in, and I certainly want to pull my weight. Don’t be quick to discount players going in for achievements. You’ve got to spend a while in wvw to get them all and that will help players get a feel for whether or not they enjoy wvw.

And yes, plenty of players will be in to get their achievements and get out… Im just don’t like the attitude of the OP. If jp’s are really causing the queue, you should see it get better after a few days, but I suspect the queue is from the other achievements, like claiming sentry points, killing dokyaks, capping supply camps, etc mixed with the fun of seeing so many other players on the map.

The only change is the addition of easy obtainable achievements with rewards.

You have had a year to get in WvW and learn the ins and out. You chose to only enter when you needed to do the jump puzzle.

Don’t hold it against me if I don’t believe you when you say all of a sudden you are into WvW.

I’ve only been playing for 5 months. About three months ago, I started completing the maps to get 100% map completion for my legendary gift. In between then and now, I’ve gone in to farm karma and badges for my second legendary, as I spent my achievement badges on an armor set. I’ve done the jp’s numerous times before this. So no, I’m not just now getting into wvw, I’ve started getting into it about a month ago, and I like to play in wvw when I have enough time to stay for a while. And now I have more of a reason to visit it more frequently. I don’t know why I’m explaining myself, so I will stop there =)

KeeZee.7312:

WvW has been in the game since launch. If they didn’t want to do it by now adding achievements is not going to change that.

All they are going to do is as little as possible to get the achievements and then get out.

I’ve always dabbled in wvw, though I’m not a “regular” there, and I do the JP’s about once per week anyway. With the new achievements, I’m going in daily and following a commander around while trying to learn more about strategies used as well as work out a build that I’m comfortable with. So yes, the achievements have made me, personally, more interested in wvw, especially with the karma flowing in, and I certainly want to pull my weight. Don’t be quick to discount players going in for achievements. You’ve got to spend a while in wvw to get them all and that will help players get a feel for whether or not they enjoy wvw.

And yes, plenty of players will be in to get their achievements and get out… Im just don’t like the attitude of the OP. If jp’s are really causing the queue, you should see it get better after a few days, but I suspect the queue is from the other achievements, like claiming sentry points, killing dokyaks, capping supply camps, etc mixed with the fun of seeing so many other players on the map.

yanoch.7051:

azerte.4365:

insanemaniac.2456:

anyone see devon yet?
just wonderin

oh oh i know, 3g bounty for a screenshot proof that hes on nsp
but i kinda doubt he would be on his anet account =/

We saw an anet dev on NSP in EB yesterday, not sure if it was devon though

There is more than 1 Anet dev on NSP I think. When they put their Anet tag usually it’s really funny to see how much they get hunted down. I heard they have a higher chance to drop precursor. =)

LIES!
I saw one when we took the nw supply camp on eb last night. I think it was a female Sylvari, but idk she was lying on her stomach.. and I didn’t get my precursor :p

I think this is a great way to get more people playing wvw. All I hear in this post is, “please don’t encourage new players to wvw.” People who really care about their server’s performance should be looking for new faces and inviting them for training or into a wvw guild. I go into wvw a few times per week, but I’m not hardcore about it and I’m not in a wvw guild. I had so much fun running with the zerg yesterday and I hope Seasons brings in a lot more. regular players.

Contact customer support. I did the same thing with wvw armor, but ultimately deleted it. Later, I read here about someone who contacted Anet and got their badges back. They might give you your tokens back- its worth a try anyway

clint.5681:

Why would you transfer just for pve

Guilds. Someone who primarily plays pve would want to be on the same server as their guild.

OP: contact Anet customer support and they might grant you another transfer. Worst they can do is refuse.

PvE
1. Condition caps. My first character was a necromancer. I loved the whole idea of this class and originally anticipated being some sort of support character. As I got to learning more, I realized a few things: support classes aren’t desired and neither are conditionmancers. Conditions need a revamp. Either increase the cap (which still doesn’t solve the problem IMO, because we will just keep hitting that cap), or remove/decrease the ability to apply some conditions from some of the professions.

2. Activities for small guilds.

3. We want more armor skins!

-Find a commander on the map and follow them
-If you see somebody drop blueprints, jump in and start building
-Join your server’s teamspeak channel to listen (a lot is said on TS that never makes it to the map chat)
-Have supply on you and only take from supply camps unless the commander says its ok to take from towers and keeps. The tower and keep supply is used for upgrades, and taking from it slows down the process.
-You can take supply camps and kill enemy dokyaks alone or in a small group if you don’t feel like joining a zerg
-Read up on wvw builds for your profession. Many players use power/toughness/vitality armors

Hermes.7014:

Why 1000? That’s alot. While 250 candy corns for one cob would have been just fine. Or perhaps even making full cobs drop from enemies as well could have worked, couldn’kitten
The numbers required now are pretty crazy, considering Candy Corn nodes have been removed from open world too.

I run around chopping a lot of trees. I found ONE candy corn node on the Cursed Shore… ONE. Out of about 6 maps.

I really wanted to make the Mad Moon… Until I saw the recipe and realized I’m better off placing a bid for one on the TP, which is exactly what they want. Why does everything have to amount to a gold sink anymore?

It would be nice if they could do something like deactivating accounts after X days of not logging in (90 days would be good IMO). After 90 days of no activity, you’d be taken to an account activation page, and asked to re-select a home server. If something like that can’tbe implemented, then close a few of the lowest population servers and give those people free transfer to a medium or high (not very high) population server. NA servers are all listed as high or very high, and I don’t believe that is a true representation of each server.

Because there isn’t a gear grind [for exotics], I feel like I can take my time and play however I want to. I like the constant living story updates. I like that you have so many choices in regards to collecting equipment. I guess I mostly like the fact that I don’t feel like I’m always playing to catch-up. In other games, I was always the last of my friends to level and get to certain content, and here i feel like I can relax and play without being left behind.

The things I found useful: bank tabs and transmutation crystals (you will receive transmutation stones from map completion and dailies, which you’ll use until level 79. Level 80 requires the crystals). I haven’t found it necessary to have extra bag slots. Some hairstyles and colors are gem store only (they come with the hairstyle kit), and last, armor skins.

Bank tabs are pretty much a must-have if you plan on playing for long.

It’s not just the luck consumption.. I used to save up karma and have to click one by one to consume, same with scrolls of knowledge: I had about 100 saved up when I used them last and the stack is building up again. So yes, I would appreciate a right click menu option called “use all.”

I’ve decided not to spend any gold on crafting to 500. I enjoy going out and collecting materials, and turning those materials into other things. I go out into Tyria every day on a harvesting run… I haven’t even been playing the game for long, and I already have several armor sets, a legendary on another character, everyhting but the precursor for the bifrost, 3 level 80’s… This game needed ascended crafting. At least it gives me something to work on while waiting to acquire enough gold for my precursor.

You decided to take that risk, and you lost. Shoulda woulda coulda. Nothing is definite until it is in the game. And still, they could never make it happen. Something tells me they aren’t sorry that precursors jumping in price provided them with another gold sink.

kokiman.2364:

Azure Prower.8701:

Not all of us are masochists and want to have fun doing some thing mindless at times.

The problem is that people do it 24/7, they get used to this “playstyle” and fail and complain as soon as A.Net releases a new dungeon that is more than just auto attacking.

Not sure why I am a masochist for running dungeons, though.

I run the champ train sometimes and I don’t see the same players every time, so I doubt people are doing it to the point that they forget how to play. A bad player is bad, champ train doesn’t cause it.

If you kill a champ in Frostgorge or Queensdale, it would be appreciated by the champ farmers if you’d let them know. Ignore the whiners, the train moves on. And if you’re having overflow at jormag, try killing him on another server.

I got a feeling.. that tonight’s gonna be a good night!
/dance

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Silvercyclone.1462:

As a fellow guild leader I’ll give u this piece of advice. DO NOT spam map chat. people see this as a way to tell if a guild is struggling. What I do is i whisper individuals that don’t have a guild tag. Also don;t do a 100% rep guild cause that turns a lot of ppl off.

I’ve never viewed it as a guild struggling. The map recruits I see are usually from guilds that already have a high number of members. I agree with your second part, though. I’ve been looking for a WvW guild but all of the messages I see require 100% rep, and I’m not willing to leave my small guild for that.

Cultural is meant to be transmuted, imo. It’s the same thing for craftable armor. Exalted isn’t exactly the best on a Sylvari, so I transmuted it with dungeon armor. It’s hard to get the look you want with the original armor. I’m glad we can transmute, because some games don’t let you and you end up with ugly armor for stats.

Cod on Cod.3694:

rhapsody.3615:

Do you need loads of dragonite ore to make a weapon? IIve barely hit level 450 artificer and I have not looked at ascended recipes yet… But I keep seeing people have trouble finding it. Through regular play I have 10 stacks of dragonite ore, 7 stacks of empyreal fragments, and have been destroying dust, so I’m wondering how people are unable to find enough? Or do the recipes require loads of the stuff?

Wow, so you have taken atleast 500 keeps since ascended gear was released? That pretty sick mate. What server are you on?!?!

(The above is sarcasme. You are mixing in PvE, while OP is only talking about WWW)

Yeah, yeah, I see. Shame on me :p

You can look at it like: crafting a legendary weapon forces you to go into WvW for badges (well, before the achievement chests and IF you saved your badges). So if you want an ascended weapon, and PvE is the best place to find the materials, why wouldn’t you do that? I think ANet is trying to get people to move out into areas of the game that they normally wouldn’t bother with. Also someone above mentioned doing WvW jumping puzzles for empyreal fragments: I’ve done several JP’s in BL and EB and never got a single fragment.

Do you need loads of dragonite ore to make a weapon? IIve barely hit level 450 artificer and I have not looked at ascended recipes yet… But I keep seeing people have trouble finding it. Through regular play I have 10 stacks of dragonite ore, 7 stacks of empyreal fragments, and have been destroying dust, so I’m wondering how people are unable to find enough? Or do the recipes require loads of the stuff?

I would prefer a white or light yellow glow to the purple, and for the planets to rotate during the day. Otherwise, the weapon looks great!

You generally will not see a ton of people in the starting areas, on any server. I chose an EU server when I started, but have switched over to an NA server ffor similar reasons (I live in the US and had gone EU because of friends who have since stopped playing).. Unfortunately, you can’t guest to the NA servers to try them out, so you may or may not be happy with your choice after the transfer (though you can always guest for free after that). You’re really only stuck on a server for WvW, so if you like that you’d want to check out the WvW forum for some research of which server to choose. 12AM-4AM EU time is something like 5PM-9PM US, which is a pretty busy time on the NA servers.

There’s no problem using the gift for your ele. I, personally, am going for 100% map exploration on my ele because I just want her to have the star (already did it on my necro + made one legendary). I know it isn’t that noticeable, but I feel like if she’s gonna be running around with the bifrost, she should have 100% maps.

Wobbles.6408:

i am currently at 476, but those mats arrggggh, lots of farming needed. I never do fractals but for those shards i need to do them or is there any other way I can get a hold of them?

Obsidian shards? You can buy those with karma at the temple of Balthazar. The third way is with laurels, from the laurel vendor ofc.

I was under the impression that once at 400, only rare weapon discovery would add exp. I’ll give mithril weapons a try later.

Well, since there’s no way to tell how experienced someone is, they can’t really put a system in place for separating newbies from everyone else. I guess they could allow the LFG poster to choose the minimum level, and filter out anyone else. I laughed when I saw “4000+ AP only,” because I have 4600ish and there are dungeons I haven’t run.. Which made me so badly want to join that Arah speed run.

Shpongle.6025:

i think there needs to be a lock on who can join who’s group. that way the new players can have fun explore the dungeon with other new players

It’s called properly advertising your party. Examples:
P1 speed, 80 only, know the run
P1, newbies welcome
P1, any class welcome

And so on.

I play both, and I like to use them both for different purposes. Elementalist has better party support and CC. I also find ele more fun to play because you’re constantly cycling through the elements. Necromancers are more conditions based, which is very helpful in wvw (and I hear PvP, though I don’t PvP), and less of a party support unless you’re using staff and wells. There are many, many different builds for all classes, so I recommend visiting the individual forums for Elementalist and necromancer.

For the amount of time and money, I couldn’t believe there isn’t a title for the legendary category. And no, I don’t want a title for one, but for finishing out the category. I’ve made meteorlogicus, and day by day I’m earning gold for the bifrost precursor, which is pretty much the last thing I need (aside from 15 obsidian shards and 42 glob, and I refuse to gamble with the mystic forge beyond throwing in staffs that I find).

The cost of precursors increased after the farm fest. 800-900 gold is just insane, but I’ll do it anyway

Weapon: The Bifrost
I only need 42 globs, 15 obsidian shards, and The Legend (about 500 more gold to go for that).

RNG: Why you gotta be so mean?

locoman.1974:

ozmaniandevil.6805:

I do frostgorge daily. After wurm is drake broodmother, then quaggon if it’s up, then troll. Back to fish, then kodan, norn and wurm. Do not go to troll after wurm. It’s an easy rotation once you get the hang of it. Note that only the quaggon is an event.

Is there a reason for not doing troll after wurm or is more personal preference? I don’t do the champions train much (mostly when I have some time to kill in the game or when there’s a relevant daily, like daily champions or daily krytan events), but so far everytime I’ve done the frostgorge train (on Yak’s Bend) they’ve done troll after wurm, then drake broodmother, just curious if there’s a reason why it might be better the other way around.

Different servers might have different routes. On Crystal Desert, we go Drakkar wp- fish, kodan, norn, wurm, then wp to the drake, do quaggan if It’s there, then wp to the troll. Your server may switch troll and brood because a lot of people skip the quaggan, resulting in the people who kill the quaggan mssing the troll. If the brood is last, then quaggan is also last, resulting in more people staying to kill it.

Yes. I’m in NA, chose an EU server to play with friends, and recently moved back to an NA server.

The cavalry coming in was just a joke, ha, because the other day we did duo him to phase 3, when suddenly a swarm of people came running. Making each ember phase a separate event that rewards exp and karma would suffice for me. Maybe I’ll post something later about this in the Suggestions forum.

If you’ve been going around to events, usually someone will mention that he’s up. Sometimes that person is me :p, and more will follow once they know others are going. I sometimes start the first phase on my own, and I have duo’d him into the third phase, by which time the cavalry rolls in for their rewards. I don’t see an issue with the fight, it’s a fun one and it can be done with a low number of people. People don’t find the rewards worth the effort, since you can join the champ train for champs and other world bosses don’t require you to move.

What they could do is make each stage a separate event so the event timers can track it.