Guild Wars 2

Magiofdeath.2745:

Lots of pictures, but this is my Norn ranger from Wayfarer Foothills on. Cameo appearances of Jora’s descendant and Eir. Final screenshot is what she looks like now with the AC GS and an aureate skin shortbow (the later screenshots with shortbow I believe were godskull skin). The Dreamer legendary is currently a work in progress. I’d like to eventually also get Foefire’s Essence and Jormag’s Breath.

that is a fabulous norn, and she’ll be even more fabulous with a pink bow (too bad you can’t pose like me. I’m the fab master)

FIERCE

have a forever alone valentine’s day!

this fight got nerfed hard in the most recent patch. it was much worse before the assassins were put in.

i don’t think there is one. from what i’ve noticed, everything between tiers (10-19) are the same.

Let’s be honest, WvWvW is not PVP 95% of the time, it’s ZvZvZ. if you’re into that then fantastic, but I miss being able to casually 1v1 people at an arena without the seriousness or structure of SPVP (which is also almost never 1v1)

I propose a place where people can go to just practice PVPing. there’s already a PVP arena in the Black Citadel that isn’t doing anything or you could add one outside a major city/ create a micro map like the SPVP lobby for it.

1. see 2 guys
2. run towards them
3. boom dead
4. 20 people appear over about 5 seconds

i have received dyes on multiple characters twice now. i’m not sure if it a glitch or not.

nope. wouldn’t play any p2p game.

Heinel.6548:

vespers.1759:

Darque Intent.1674:

I remember reading a little while back how a lawyer was trying to sue the makers of Kain and Lynch on the basis of defamation of the Chinese people. This might have something to do with it, though I’ve never thought to go and see what came of it.

Or maybe it has something to do with the amount of spirits and monsters all cultures have and trying to blend them together without offending people who are looking to take offence, could be difficult. Perhaps also why the “Gods” have gone a bit quiet lately.

I’m not really into spirits and gods outside of virtual worlds, but I do enjoy them when they’re there, generally. And it would be a shame if creators felt inhibited writting things like that in on the basis that it reminded someone of something like that and didn’t think it was appropriate, instead of seeing it as fantasy borrowing from fable. Though none of this may have anything to do with the whys of the matter.

that might make sense if every in-game holdiay wasn’t based around the christian holidays (christmas, halloween and soon valentine’s day)

Pretty much all presently known mythologies can all be traced to one origin. Most of the stories from all cultures are basically the same theme told with slight variations that could have been attributed to creative freedom of the tellers or translation errors.

So called “Christian” holidays ALL have non-Christian origins. In fact, as far as mythological studies are concerned, Christianity is simply too young to have any significant contributions at all. Look up the Sumerians and you may be closer to the source.

this is just wrong.

I would like to see minis stay active until you log out or dismiss them. it is really bad design to have them go away every time you change areas or get downed, and makes them a chore to have with you.

Darque Intent.1674:

I remember reading a little while back how a lawyer was trying to sue the makers of Kain and Lynch on the basis of defamation of the Chinese people. This might have something to do with it, though I’ve never thought to go and see what came of it.

Or maybe it has something to do with the amount of spirits and monsters all cultures have and trying to blend them together without offending people who are looking to take offence, could be difficult. Perhaps also why the “Gods” have gone a bit quiet lately.

I’m not really into spirits and gods outside of virtual worlds, but I do enjoy them when they’re there, generally. And it would be a shame if creators felt inhibited writting things like that in on the basis that it reminded someone of something like that and didn’t think it was appropriate, instead of seeing it as fantasy borrowing from fable. Though none of this may have anything to do with the whys of the matter.

that might make sense if every in-game holdiay wasn’t based around the christian holidays (christmas, halloween and soon valentine’s day)

nope. if someone handed me a precursor i’d sell it.

the only legend i would consider making is meterologicus but they never bothered to improve the effects so it hardly looks legendary. the moot got an upgrade when it was fugly, but no one cares about scepters.

tasbury.3674:

Perhaps people don’t remember what that means.

GS doesn’t have any damage, in Beta it was much the same except for the Auto-Attack. In Beta the GS 1 had exceptional scaling and base damage, this allowed it to crit for 5k or more making it an excellent melee dps weapon. The melee power-crit ranger was exceptional and allowed the class to stand up against other melee classes both pve dps wise and pvp wise.

The problem was that people were getting 3 shotted in sPvP, and there were a number of reasons for this. First off Crit Damage had not yet been nerfed in sPvP, second QZ like all other quickness abilities did not have a debuff associated with it, and finally the might stacks from Rampage as one had a duration that allowed you to gain an ungodly amount of might just by using the ability and letting your pet attack.

Needless to say a nerf came, however RaO was nerfed, along with sPvP crit damage. RaO has stability which used to NOT be a boon making it so you couldn’t boonstrip/corrupt/steal obviously this was nerfed along with the duration of the might stacks. For the GS they hit both the base damage of the ability AND the base damage changing the GS into the pool noodle that it is today. Had they only nerfed RaO and crit damage the GS would have been toned down enough in sPvP to no longer be a problem. However they completely gutted the weapon so that it can no longer be used in a power build.

I think that the base damage and scaling should be returned to the weapon giving rangers the option of being melee damage dealers once again.

Bring back the Melee Power Ranger!

sounds like thieves (and warriors a little) minus the stealth. but i guess that’s OP for a ranger but not an invisible character.

i have 3 earlier characters but i deleted them before level 5 and 15 respectively.

top is the first character i actually played (my main and bottom is the first SS on that character)

could this be the worst boss ever created? it is at least 10x longer than it needs to be. you do the same thing over and over and over until you start being hypnotized and then you get hit by red circles and die.

is it made so long to give more chances to mess up and die? this is horrible.

there is no logical counter to this suggestion as you can still only complete 1 daily every 24h.

CM is the worst dungeon IMHO. the damage is just crazy. how is it that a guardian running cleric’s and a 0/0/30/30/10 build gets hit for 700+ by multiple mobs on a 4-5k hp pool?

it’s utterly atrocious.

Elthurien.8356:

vespers.1759:

hey guys let’s leave out anything asian but keep all the christian holidays!

LOGIC!

You obviously aren’t aware that cultures celebrated the changing of seasons and other astrological occurences long before our modern day religions. Everything changes with history but the celebrations remained.

… I’m going to lol if I get infracted for this.

i am aware of this, but the fact is these old pagan holidays were taken and converted until they no longer resemble the originals in much other than their dates.

they are thoroughly “christianized”, so your argument is invalid.

hey guys let’s leave out anything asian but keep all the christian holidays!

LOGIC!

i’ll say it again. you chose to craft a lvl 80 item.

it should NOT level up with you.

Dardamaniac.1295:

vespers.1759:

Dardamaniac.1295:

And yes we can make more ranged dmg than warriors in actuall combat with our pets alive

but the pets are never alive.

Yes they have some issues in some fights but thats not true.Actually its unaccurate and blind assumption..Learn to adapt in the situation,if you find hard to keep alive your pet change it with a ranged one,or a tanky one.In pve you can do this out of combat.Choose before combat what pet its better for the fight..In pvp its totally fine and pets are always alive if you keep swapping em and you use your heal sometimes for them instead of only for yourself.I used ranged pet in pvp and i was totally fine

maybe in SPVP and small groups, but pets are a cooldown in wvwvw and dungeons.

i also think it is stupid.

they are good at ganking and being generally annoying. they are bad at everything else.

Dardamaniac.1295:

And yes we can make more ranged dmg than warriors in actuall combat with our pets alive

but the pets are never alive.

i don’t understand why they reset either. you can only complete one a day. if you hit 40% 1 day and run out of time why not finish it the next day?

it gives no advantage and helps a lot of people.

Dutchares.6084:

WvW doesnt need class balance.
Just inprove your groups teamwork and you will beat the stealthers.

are you for real?

i find making jumps where i can see easier on charr than any other class, but on small ledges you basically jump blind.

watch thieves complain this is OP when it’s basically what they do 24/7.

not at all, and it isn’t not imaginative at all. it’s a slog to do repetitive actions. i mean a certain amount of repetition is expected, but 500 salvages… that’s just an inflated length designed to make it last longer, just like grinding for levels on 1 enemy in other games.

well…. that’s just beyond words.

because the thief is the first one to be stomped by a wayward AoE, let alone direct targeting from the boss.

i dropped a celestial yesterday. it will sit in my bank until the price is over 20g and then i’ll sell it.

marnick.4305:

vespers.1759:

Wasabi Kitty.8247:

Gathering: 5 minutes
Events: about 3-4 minutes total

i’d love to know your secret for completing 5 events in 3 minutes and harvesting 20 resources in 5.

oh wait, there isn’t one.

but OP, mmos have always been about who can play the most wins. you’ll still get your amulet, but it will take longer and i don’t know why that bothers you. there has to be a balance between the people that play 30 min a night and the people that play 8h a day.

Isn’t a secret because everyone knows how to do that

5 minutes in Orr and you’ll have plenty of mithril // wood + doing a few dense events. You know I’m speaking the truth.

you avoided the events part. even if you jump around events, the vast majority take much longer than 3 minutes. you i’m speaking the truth.

i just want an official response on whether or not i will be banned for saying “kitten” when i fall off a cliff due to a glitch and die.
(can i be banned for saying kitten? the swear filter caught it and i didn’t avoid the filter, but maybe some people will be offended anyway?)

Zeldain.5710:

To everyone complaining, remember… this is a f2p game.

B2P: buy to play.
F2P: free to play.
P2P: pay to play.

if GW2 costs 60$, but doesn’t have a monthly sub, which of these categories does it fall into?

my problem with the grind is that once you hit 80, the only limit is gold, which means grinding for gold through dungeons or event grinding. there isn’t really any content you can do to progress while earning money other than fractals (which is just to see how high you can get)

wvwvw is a money loss and once you have 100 map there’s no money/ exp to be made there either.

yes this is a very common gripe and i agree that it needs to change.

have stones to change the look if you want, but don’t have it destroy the armor x.x

Clouded Judgement.7834:

I wonder how people find these parties? Ive done over 30 LFG’s and never got booted once, or for that matter ever seen them boot anyone else.

neither have i, but just because it hasn’t happened to you doesn’t make it a non-issue. just saying…

Zaxares.5419:

A willingness to read foul language does not necessarily mean you’re willing to accept it being directed at you or anyone else in a hostile or aggressive manner. I leave the profanity filter off personally, but if somebody is using derogatory terms towards myself or another person with obvious intent to upset or hurt them, you can be sure I’ll be reporting them.

if all swearing is banned then they shouldn’t have had an option to turn it off at all… unless you think that it is logical to say " you can’t swear, but if you want to watch other people violate the tos and swear you can?"

i don’t accept your argument.

Amos.8760:

vespers.1759:

i would like an official comment on this because if we are going to be banned for using “naughty words” when there’s an option to have a swear filter on for carebears then why bother having a toggle on the filter at all?

i don’t see why i should be punished because others are offended. that’s something they’ll have to deal with, not me. they can have their swear filter and as long as i don’t avoid the filter i can’t see how any rational person could argue that using “naughty words” is ban worthy.

I can’t see how any rational person could argue that “naughty words” should have a place in common, public speech. They are in no way necessary or productive. It doesn’t make you sound grown up, cool, or anything like that. Now I’m not saying everyone should be silent unless something is productive and necessary to say. I love a good comedian, good stories, small talk with people about their day, etc. But offensive language doesn’t have a place in any of those situations.

When I here people swearing in public, I feel embarrassed for them because of how unaware of themselves they are. The thing is, it happens so rarely when around real people. Most are sensible enough to do it quietly, or in a more private setting so not everyone hears them. People will do the most ridiculous things from behind a keyboard, and it really just shows everyone how immature they really are.

i’m not here to debate with you and i frankly don’t care about your opinion. i just want an official response on whether or not i will be banned for saying “kitten” when i fall off a cliff due to a glitch and die.

(can i be banned for saying kitten? the swear filter caught it and i didn’t avoid the filter, but maybe some people will be offended anyway?)

ZeroArmada.9426:

It seems to me that Kholer has been spamming his spin to win attack way too often. Maybe its just me, but I doubt it.

yes he spins much more often than he used to. i’ve noticed it as well.

only when i get stuck on a crack in the floor.

i would like an official comment on this because if we are going to be banned for using “naughty words” when there’s an option to have a swear filter on for carebears then why bother having a toggle on the filter at all?

i don’t see why i should be punished because others are offended. that’s something they’ll have to deal with, not me. they can have their swear filter and as long as i don’t avoid the filter i can’t see how any rational person could argue that using “naughty words” is ban worthy.

i think 3 is the happy medium. 2 is just a joke.

the only thing i feel is a fair ban for inappropriate language is if you change your words with spaces, commas, periods etc… to bypass the filet and make people see words when they have the swear filter on.

since the swear filter is on by default, a person must manually turn it off in order to see curse words, which means they have no logical right to report you for swearing.

totally unjustified ban.

faster skill activation as well

Wasabi Kitty.8247:

Gathering: 5 minutes
Events: about 3-4 minutes total

i’d love to know your secret for completing 5 events in 3 minutes and harvesting 20 resources in 5.

oh wait, there isn’t one.

but OP, mmos have always been about who can play the most wins. you’ll still get your amulet, but it will take longer and i don’t know why that bothers you. there has to be a balance between the people that play 30 min a night and the people that play 8h a day.

i also think this is more casual friendly for slowing it down so much and not having it in fractals, which take longer than the daily most of the time.

Ryoki Hokishami.2756:

vespers.1759:

shorter cooldowns on dead pets as well as much higher health/ dmg reduction to them.

they really die incredibly quickly and the lack of control makes it even worse.

I agree to a certain extent about the shorter cooldowns, but it’s designed so that you learn to switch your pet BEFORE it dies. And the control is fine, maybe needs to be fine tuned a bit, but if you switch is still on cooldown, and your pet is dying, you can easily tell it to return to you.

which is all well and good in small encounters, but in dungeons where it runs in and gets 1 shotted or when you just can’t see it through the skill spam it starts to feel a little ridiculous.

and sure you can call it back, but there’s usually a delay that means it gets stomped before it can move. i don’t think i should need to call it before a boss tell animation in the hope that i guessed right.

if i wanted to build a house i’d play the sims. i’d rather have new dungeons and areas than a house to never visit.

i don’t know why i just started playing a ranger a few days ago, got to 35 bought some rares and went into AC. the class is actually amazing. you have some many ways to survive and so much mobility. I’m not hitting nearly as much as my other 80s, but i’m not sure if that is due to class failure or the gap between exotic 80s and a 35 in rares.

i haven’t had so much fun in a dungeon ever. i almost never get downed unless i get kitteny or make a stupid mistake.

shorter cooldowns on dead pets as well as much higher health/ dmg reduction to them.

they really die incredibly quickly and the lack of control makes it even worse.