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RNG as a concept: Discuss

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2.5: “Add secondary reward mechanisms (ie. token based system) alongside the primary RNG system; allow progress to be made even when you don’t get the result you want.”

isn’t that exactly what you wanted to do when you made gw2? isn’t that exactly how a game as this should be? the dungeon rewards as well as f.e. the ring tokens from fractals are exactly how a reward system should look like. in order to balance things out values can always be shifted (how much you get vs. how much you need) but the fact that such a system is in place makes playing a lot more enjoyable. why not be able to buy most of the stuff with tokens? tokens for mats (different tiers), tokens for diverse gear (f.e the champ bag – weapons, why not make a token drop and choose the weapon yourself?), hell even a billion-token-precursor-vendor would be amazing even if it takes twice as long to farm the tokens than farm the gold to buy it off the tp.
make the tokens tradable or at least exchangeable with each other through an npc (f.e. 3 of token a in exchange for 1 token b) so you can either spend gold (→ gems) or play other content (but more of it, based on exchange rates) to get stuff you might want but don’t enjoy the associated content.

since release you managed to implement a lot of rng into the game. the initial idea of having a huge variety of tokens to trade them in for stuff was actually a really good one.
play content-> get a placeholder reward -> choose your reward. that’s what i think was the plan from the beginning which somehow got lost during some of the bazillion iterations you did. my suggestion? back to the roots, capitalize the system you already have, build upon it, get (mostly) rid of rng as main reward distributor and you might stand as the only company with such an amazing system of reward distribution there is.

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5 years from now Items

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You know, this thread has furthered my desire to reinstall GW1 and take my old characters for a spin

you know what? i did just that recently. suddenly … all the boredom, frustration and anger about gw2 washed away. now i’m back to min-maxing gvg and ha teambuilds i’ll never actually play and heroing endgame content. i didn’t drop gw2 all together (still doing something here and there now and then) but that little voice in my head that says “you totally want to play gw1 again” is completely right. i did duncan, uw and urgoz recently and i can’t wrap my head around how anything (except the aetherblade path in ta which i really like) in gw2 could compete with that in terms of content quality.

that said, btt: no item prog plz. i somehow managed to bury my deeply rooted wrath, anger and hatred towards everyone responsible for ascended gear deep inside me, don’t you dare to ever wake it.

Hobo Sacks: A Terrible Fashion Statement

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Looked back here after a long time. Seems like Anet still doesn’t care about us engineers.

that’s not it. they generally don’t care about anything.

Which Ascended Armor for Ranger

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I had hoped Arenanet would step up and create a section specifically to talk about professions. A place where you could ask questions about rangers for example. That would be nice.

Been here since day 1
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions

you might wanna look up a thing called irony …

is spvp dead?

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something that was never alive can not be dead. – some uberwise long dead chinese dude (probably)

The Ironborn were Chinese? :o

dunno, i made it up. it’s just that it coming from me is not much of a lofty quote.

5 vs AI mode for newbies?

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everything can be done. but this exact thing will cost money instead of earning some. i can hear the director board of ncsoft laughing at this idea across the whole continent.
no moneyz = no way

Improving player experience in a game can always translate to more money. If new players are having fun, they will likely to stick to the game. Spvp needs new blood.

spvp doesn’t generate money, why do you think it has so minimal support? what makes money is milking stupid rich people. so why waste a huge pile of time on coding such a training arena if you can just pay one person to put together another gemshop armorset or whatever?

Goodbye Frands!

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boogerface poopnose

:D

5 vs AI mode for newbies?

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everything can be done. but this exact thing will cost money instead of earning some. i can hear the director board of ncsoft laughing at this idea across the whole continent.
no moneyz = no way

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5 vs AI mode for newbies?

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there is no real ai that could imitate player behavior in this game. there is actually no real ai at all. just a few cd checks and attack loops. and even those are horribly constructed.

is spvp dead?

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something that was never alive can not be dead. – some uberwise long dead chinese dude (probably)

Hobo Sacks: A Terrible Fashion Statement

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spot the difference …

hint: all the gold i ever had

#nohobo2014

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What makes a skilled gw2 player?

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“What makes a skilled gw2 player?”

legendaries and achievement points.

Elementalist attunements too subtle

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owait, kitten my post. didn’t read the whole thing and missed the joke. :/

op just won the internet.

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Please add auto-attack to Grenade Kit

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Grenade #1 should be auto target/auto attack, the way grenades work under water.

only one in 5 grenades actually hit? no thx

I Need build for Dungeons and Fractals

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PS: whoever used sitting duck in his build – it has a 5 sec cd and therefore does not work with aoe very well. It sux!

while playing bomb it applies 5 extra vuln from bomb#5 and rifle#2. for faster vuln stacking on bosses. just a filler, though.

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I Need build for Dungeons and Fractals

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depends on what your team lacks.
might stacking: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fdIQFAUlUUpmq9ZxyKseNSbBNy3EGQPhR02PugAA-TxBBABYp8DgLAg5PAga2fIPdAVq+zZKBBA-e

vulnerability: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fdIQFAUlUUpmqlYxPLseNSbBNq3A6JMi2+5FEgjC-TxBBABYp8DgLAg5PAga2fIPdAVq+zZKBBA-e#

rotate skills according to dungeons (elixir u for reflect, stealth stacking, etc) and make sure to always face the enemy when blasting turrets in melee range because sd will only then hit.

Elixer recharge on tool belt?

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yes
/15chars…

Elixer recharge on tool belt?

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toolbelt recharge reduction =|= skill recharge reduction

this applies to whatever kind the skill/toolbelt skill is.

weird chaos weapon collection unlock

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any update on this?

Please let everyone spectate top team queue

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that would be simply the best feature since launch.

Why everybody is an engineer?

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this thread sounds like a collection of tough l2p issues, btw.

/slightsarcasm

Bettering Gathering Tools

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no, absolutely no. even the watchwork pick should get it’s bonus taken from it.

I want GW2 to have more GW1 stuff

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like the Topic says We need , GVG , guild halls , HOH , alliance battles , build diversity , END game zones , Templates , Capes , Instances ,

:)

that would actually turn gw2 into a real AAA game so it will never happen. the developers are quite serious at keeping gw2 a small niche product.

Why everybody is an engineer?

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Who else has can self-stack 20+ might constantly with the pre-nerf dumbfire on a master trait?

lb warrior and ele have similar might stacking and burn applying capability.

Dev Policy on sPvP AFK?

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What’s GW2’s stance on people that AFK/leech in pvp games?

total ignorance. they behave as if the problem didn’t exist.

Why everybody is an engineer?

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but it’s not based around it. basic rotations can kitten him up for good. as a condi-engineer without any kind of turret even i have no problems against most of them. i’m only playing teamq, though.

Why everybody is an engineer?

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Should the game be balanced around the top tier of play, or around what 98% of players experience?

top tier ofc, no question.

98% of the players would likely disagree.

98% of the players don’t matter in competitive play.

No PvP until level 22?

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nvm, wrong topic

Why everybody is an engineer?

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Should the game be balanced around the top tier of play, or around what 98% of players experience?

top tier ofc, no question.

Why everybody is an engineer?

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because it is and has ever been the most amazing class ever invented.

A sign that the new TP just doesnt cut it?

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I’m attaching a simple chart of TP Users and Buyers as unique counts relative to logins since the beginning of the month.

“never trust a statistic you haven’t forged yourself” – winston churchill / joseph goebbels

My Greatest Fear Plotline

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you guys have to understand, this plot was mentally way too challenging for the chinese censorship department. given that it also should be way too challenging for their customers in na and eu of which 95% are 6-7 years old.
pls also remove killing and introduce the new revolutionary “making enemies go to sleep” system. i bet you could also make some contracts with hello kitty.

Feedback: Prestige Classes

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i always dislike ideas that start with “as in game xy”.

weird chaos weapon collection unlock

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after a recent update the chaos weapon collection became unlocked on my account (trident and staff are marked as “collected”) although i never possessed any of them.

New player recommendation!

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most fun gameplay wise and is good pvpwise

→ engineer

Ineffable insignias

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What would you suggest? Never do anything in the game until you’ve thoroughly investigated every aspect of it on the wiki?

generally this is the best thing you can do in any aspect of existence.

New map

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“when it’s done”, means sometime between the first mars colony and the invention of the hyperdrive (2300-2800).

Flamethrower, Juggernaut Trait Bug?

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This bug is only in pve, in wvw it applies the right ammount of toughness. I don`t know if it realy is not having no effect in pve, or if it`s only the wrong display.

dunno about wvw but the bug does appear in pvp as well.

PvP i so Much "fun" :D

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what’s gonna happen is further and massive focus on AI so even the kittens that were challenged by feeding the cows in queensdale (instead now the cows live on dancing) can get instant gratification in pvp.

#noobwars2015 #totalresignation #idon’tkitteningcareanymore

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If your character were real...

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gunpowder and lead sulfate.

Flame thrower /elixir gun skin?

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let’s turn this into an equivalent of the hobosack thread.

Another ignored thread you mean? T_T

exactly. having another 100 pages of ignored complaints would be futile but at least hilarious.

Flame thrower /elixir gun skin?

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let’s turn this into an equivalent of the hobosack thread.

Hobo Sacks: A Terrible Fashion Statement

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no dev is ever going to look at this thread or if they do they’ll never respond. not at 1k responds not at 10k not at 100k. there are not enough people playing engineer to produce enough revenue for anet to care.
yes, a simple and fast fix would make people play engineer as well as more existing engineer players spend money in the gemshop but everytime i imagine someone at anet having a single coherent thought it makes me laugh.

The ability to save builds (gw1 style)

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would be the best update since launch but will never happen because pvp doesn’t earn enough money to be worth receiving features that would need more than 2 hours of paid work.

Is sPvP ever going to be more than Conquest?

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wall of text, snip

this player you’re talking about would also wonder why his gear suddenly doesn’t have any stats or why half of it isn’t even needed any more. you didn’t have any problem with letting people wonder about that. where’s the problem with wondering about two or three more things? (the answer is low monetary revenue from pvp, but let’s pretend i asked that question seriously.)

i somehow have the bad feeling you people at anet mean “hotjoin” when you say “pvp” and “idiot” when you say “player”. the minimum age for this game is 12, so if you’re not gonna treat us as people with a fully functional brain anyway at least treat us like we’re 12 and not 3.

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Sohothin? [Spoiler discussion]

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the only and absolutely only scenario i would accept the return of rurik the kitten is if i get to kill him again.

Entire Charr race made a laughing stock

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I CAN KITTY GOKU NOW! NOTHING ELSE MATTERS!

Why can't we have Spirit Watch in teamq?

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we can’t have spirit watch in teamq because everyone would automatically just switch to warrior or engineer instantly in order to win and get over this silly map. just like cc on skyhammer on spirit watch movement is completely over the top and that would lead to every tpvp player parking said engineer or warrior in order to switch until they can play their class on an actual map since spirit watch as well as skyhammers are not maps but jokes.
you don’t want to talk about skyhammer but spirit watch actually has the exact same problem: secondary mechanic is so specific that some classes have a gigantic advantage in fulfilling them which takes away your choice for at least 2 positions in your team (runner and counter for runner).

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Taimi better watch herself! (Spoilers)

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if she goes nuts we put her down. until then let her work.

PvP is actually pretty good atm

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PvP is actually pretty good atm

lies! nothing but lies!