Guild Wars 2

cnekmp.1875:

And what’s the advantage of gaining ranks at PvP over PvE (or vice versa)?
Sorry about asking, I’ve read wiki, but unfortunately there is not so much detailed information about this.

Gaining ranks in PvP is basically bragging rights. As you gain rank and glory you are getting unique armor and weapon skins as well as different titles you can wear. You will not get any advantage by doing this apart from looking cooler than others.

Another rule is that PvE items and PvP items can’t be mixed. So unlocked PvP gear is only available in PvP. While acquired PvE gear is only usable in PvE and WvW.

No

Current PvP maps are tuned for 5-8 players per team.

WvW maps (3 identical borderland 1 eternal battlegrounds) are huge in comparison and there are several hundred players battling.

Item trade by mail works with people you trust. I trust my guild mates, we use it as intended.
If I want something other than that, then I’ll use the trading post.
If you try to use the mail system for unintended use (trading) and you get scammed, the only thing you can blame is yourself.

In PvE you are exploring the world with your character.
In PvP you are fighting against players having no advantage over others.
In WvW (which is a PvE, PvP hybrid) you are fighting against players in siege like events with your PvE character.

Oh my god! Why?

Seriously this post got me so angry, I can’t even write a decent response…

Ah I see, so because the TP and bank npc stand next to each other people exploit this. Well that’s bad, sorry I misunderstood your intentions.

Looking at the TP does not require any NPC. You simply press ‘O’ and there you have it. I don’t see a reason for moving the NPCs.

And taking it out would only cause more annoyance. Because you get loot, and some of the loot I personally store in the bank. Yes, it could wait, but if I die, the extra 20 second of banking and TP items retrieval doesn’t change a thing.
If players stand still before an NPC hours long, the problem is with the player, not the system.
You should encourage the player (not harass him) to do things more efficiently, like go the nearest tower and use TP there.

vee.1253:

Spoiler warnings please!

Seconded!

Yes, because this is WvW, you can’t take 2-5 minutes buying your next lvl equipment from the trading post. If you want that then leave the WvW buy it, then come back. Because the time you stood still you did so much damage to your team, that the rest of the player base could never overcompensate. Never mind that the same thing probably goes on the opponent team as well.

Edit: please note the massive sarcasm quotes

You are not supposed to play on overflow servers. They are there so that you can login and play instead of seeing a message that area is full, time remaining 4 hours.

It’s unnecessary to add features to a feature.

BananaMatrix.3702:

zogrim.6925:

How often do you get a green item? I got a truckload of it, others got a truckload of it, there are over 500 offers of green items, why should it sell for more then 1 silver?

Just throw them in the forge, that’s what I do… If they sell for less than 2 or 3 silver, I don’t bother.

I don’t have a problem with it I’m just stating that green is really common. And scarcity defines the value. So a lot of 1-2 silver value items mean a lot of 1-2 silver coins. And yes, you can also ask Zommoros to do something with them

How often do you get a green item? I got a truckload of it, others got a truckload of it, there are over 500 offers of green items, why should it sell for more then 1 silver?

Please learn to write sentences.

I’d like to play as tengu helping against the tyranny in Cantha.
I’d like to play as an elonian centaur like Zhed Shadowhoof in Elona.
I’d like to play as a quaggan, because quaggan is nice and good, oooOOOooo (for fun).
I’d like to play as a time mage, whatever their race is.

BananaMatrix.3702:

Honestly, I wish they would add fishing, but I’d rather it be an interesting little mini-game with fun rewards!

That could be fun

I imagined a scenario where you stand on the shore where you can fish, with an asura high tech fishing machine. And you need to input with what bait do you fish, how thick the thread is etc. And if you make a bad combination for example, then a hostile barracuda could pull you underwater and initiate a fight
Or you could pull out a skale or river drake.

No game should reward a player for standing still.

I kind of agree and disagree at the same time.
It’s unfair to compare GW1 with 2. I think the introduction of WvW made it impossible to keep the previous skill recharge times and combat speed in general (even now I found myself spiked to death a few times). The other major difference is the way death works. Even in sPvP it takes longer to get from A to B, especially in WvW.

But I too would like to see more customization (this will most likely be addressed via additional weapons and skills in future expansions), even if it’s only just choosing between two skills or two minor traits for a slot, that would at least feel that it’s not just a general build.

I disagree. By not having personal trade it is harder to scam others. And what happens when you get scammed, you run to the mods to get your item back, which takes time and effort they can put somewhere else. By having a unified trade system they only need to manage that. So you either trust the other player or use trading post.

Crazylegsmurphy.6430:

Zogrim,

So I deserve to be banned for asking if something is in fact an exploit? If it is, great, I won’t do it…but how am I supposed to know exactly?

This logic is flawed. I’m just supposed to know based on common sense right? In a game where I can sell a glob of goo, on a trading post that magically flies above my head, from anywhere in the world, I’m supposed to use common sense?

You can’t assume everyone understands what is, and isn’t an exploit in a complex game. People should have the freedom to ask, or find out, without being threatened with a ban.

Yes you do.

Let me clear things up a bit:

exploit – this is something specific, e.g. there is a spot in Lion’s Arch if you stand there, you will get 1 gold each second (I made this up).
If you ask it like this: “Hey guys, there is the jeweler station in Lion’s Arch and if I stand at north east corner I will get 1 gold. Is this intended?” Then you ensure that a very wide range of people will know about this, and by knowing it they CAN exploit it.

But if you found out about the aforementioned exploit and ask it like this:
“Is it okay for me to get 1 gold/second if I just stand idly?” Then you are not discussing an exploit, you are discussing the system itself. And if the response is “No, you cannot gain money via standing still.”, then you should pretty much get the idea, that the thing you found is an exploit.

Crazylegsmurphy.6430:

Fear of getting banned for swearing, exploiting, accused of using bots, account hacking, credit card info on file…it all adds up.

• Do not swear.
• Do not use exploits.
• Do not use third party add-ons (bots).

If ANet bans for the above reasons, then the one banned most likely deserved it.

Hacked accounts got banned in order to protect the one hacked.
Everything on the computer is stored on a file.

Crazylegsmurphy.6430:

Bluestone.7106:

People are complaining about free EXP now?… that’s nuts…

As you go up levels into higher zones it gets harder to accidentally get silver or gold participation without actively engaging the event. Sometimes you still get a bronze for killing guys while an escort is passing. But whether you like it or not that was helpful to the event.

Take your “free” exp and move along please.

Maybe I should get a bot to play for me as well ya? Or hire a kid to play my account.

The whole point of the game it to be involved. If I’m gaining levels for simply standing around, why would I bother even starting the game?

That view seems a little extreme to me.

Why do you care about a number so much? It should not have this much of an impact, you can have fun and get involved. (This was so good in GW1, you could only get to lvl 20 and that was done in the tutorial.)

Razamis.1062:

grebber.5916:

Qued uplast night and went on my way leveling/explorIng. Never got in. As a matter of fact, i only got to Play wvwvw once. Is there a trick to get in?

I have queued 30 minutes before a guildie who logged on and then queued and he got in first.

Either the queues are incredibly buggy (which i doubt since this is the most major part of their game), or they have some elitist mentality about people jumping the line because of gear or level or time played, and if thats the case, so much for the only thing to do at level cap for those who only have a bit of time each night to play.

So you say that in a game based on everyone being equal the reason for the weird mechanic of WvW queue is because the game differentiates between people?

There are no suggestions forum as of now, but they stated that there will be one later.

FadeXF.5460:

zogrim…

I thought I posted in this section:

Game Discussion
Players Helping Players

The opposite of PvP—hang out here to give and receive… etc etc…

am I posting this feedback in the wrong forum?

PhP forum is for questions regarding issues. There will be a feedback forum later on, but this is not it.

This is not a discussion board…

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/players/How-are-Dungeons-meant-to-be-played/first

I guess this pretty much sums everything up. Good reading.

Try aiming further away. When it sank I went to like 90-95% on the charge up bar.

The bar didn’t change for me, it just suddenly sunk. Also I was trying different directions with different power, not sure if it was one hit killed.

I’ve tried hitting the ship, I felt I’ve been hitting the ship, I had faith that kept me hitting the ship and the ship sank.

I think that the attack of the undead at Claw Island was awesome!!! I was in with my friend and we had a hell of a battle!

Winds.3087:

I lost very interesting hylek heart simply by completing one event(by ressing them after krait attack), this is highly annoying. Can arena do something about it?

This is my biggest complaint as well. I’ve lost the norn fighting arenas due to an event. (A single meteor shower completed the whole heart.) And sadly the arenas cannot be used by those who completed the task

Crazylegsmurphy.6430:

zogrim.6925:

And to counter your points:

• Events are registered by participating in it, one of the basic concept of the game was to remove the usual talk to him to start something that you already could do.
• PvP experience AKA Glory does unlock PvP exclusive armor skins.
• The whole game is about supporting others as a single player could not achieve most things in the game.

It’s a bit of a catch 22 really. I don’t like having to talk to people to start quests, yet I don’t like quests to reward me half way through for something I didn’t even do.

If you think about it, it’s like getting a university diploma. I need to physically walk into the building, register, and put in four years of work. Walking down the street and getting handled a diploma for the class of 2012 just because I happen to be there is confusing, and devalues the meaning.

I see your point, and I also experienced the same thing (once I got a bronze reward for an event that took place on the other side of the map).
For me this seemed more like a bug. There might be some issues determining event ranges of participation, but for me this happened only a few times.

Ulari.9547:

/signed
Especially #1 and #2.

I agree with #1 (ranked system) absolutely!
And I believe a ranking system would solve your issue #2… Good teams fight good teams, whether the good team is a bunch of experienced single players (PUG) or a good premade. When ranking teams, inflate the rating of premade teams to ‘balance’ them for their improved communication (vent, etc.).

And ‘suggestion Forum’? I have not seen one. This seems like the best possible forum in which to have this discussion.

Ulari

If you have not seen one it is because there isn’t one AS OF YET.
That in itself does not justify the misuse of Players Helping Players.

xnorb.8207:

It’s not only random event reward.
We get drowned in EXP in GW2.

That’s something that causes lots of troubles IMO.
(Just look at all the threads about missing endgame content)

If i were to design EXP:

• Events need to be “registered” – for example by talking to an NPC
• No EXP for crafting, you only gain crafting levels
• PvP EXP unlocks special PvP things, should not affect PvE
• Supportive actions / Teamplay gets rewarded with EXP

The treads about missing “endgame” content are plain ridiculous. I have yet to read a single thread that really talks about a real issue, without omitting half of the game in the process.

And to counter your points:

• Events are registered by participating in it, one of the basic concept of the game was to remove the usual talk to him to start something that you already could do.
• PvP experience AKA Glory does unlock PvP exclusive armor skins.
• The whole game is about supporting others as a single player could not achieve most things in the game.

Nemo.6295:

zogrim.6925:

Feywray.4351:

The maps we’re playing WvW on are HUGE, which is cool, but only having one waypoint to spawn back at and having to run all the way back across the map to get to the battle is really quite aggravating, and makes for some very dull pvp.

Actually there are 4 respawn points that players could use. The problem is that keeps usually aren’t upgraded to that level.

Researched in what way? Cause if you mean actually finding them then yes, personally I have and I still say it’s far. Or researched as in the actual disntance you have to travel to get to battles over objectives because that kinda proves that a faster way to get around the map is required (in my personal opinion)

Sorry, my original wording was misleading so edited my post.
What I’m saying is that on every WvW map, there are 3 keeps. And keeps could be upgraded to have a waypoint, thus ease traveling.

Feywray.4351:

The maps we’re playing WvW on are HUGE, which is cool, but only having one waypoint to spawn back at and having to run all the way back across the map to get to the battle is really quite aggravating, and makes for some very dull pvp.

Actually there are 4 respawn points that players could use. The problem is that keeps usually aren’t upgraded to that level.

Kailthir.6384:

Cytheria I remember those day of having “Runners” lol. Wow you just brang back some fond memories. It was good money too. It almost makes me want to go back to GW1 and see whats going on there.

Ghost towns basically

This is not discussion, and petitions or similar activities are not allowed…

Danikat.8537:

zogrim.6925:

Why are there empty zones?

Because it’s a level 80 zone and the game has been out for 2 weeks.

The majority of players have not had time to get up to level 80, or haven’t wanted to focus entirely on levelling. And a lot of those who have gotten to level 80 have done it through crafting, so they probably haven’t actually gone to that zone, or aren’t spending a lot of time there.

Give it time and the high level areas will fill up as more people reach those levels, then there will be more people to defend waypoints and less problems with them being contested.

Exactly!
(I was directing the question to the OP.)

This is not a suggestions forum…

Why are there empty zones?

Ganadorf.3460:

Bahamut.7029:

the game is made that way to force you into exploring .. i am actually ok with that i used to be so mount-aholic back on wow i am glad i can enjoy the great scenery and exploring is much more fun when you walk around .. because you can feel how big the world is if you get a mount you lose that beautiful feeling.
And about contested waypoints i agree they kinda suck but they are also helpful in terms of finding out about cool events :P

Okay, that’s nice

You’re not “exploring” a place you’ve already been. You clearly haven’t been to the development joke that is the Orr zones yet. Low population, every Waypoint contested, sent back and forth constantly. You’re forced to run around places you’ve already “explored”

This is an MMO. In this game that translates to: You CAN NOT solo clear a whole area. You will need massive amount of players to keep order in the world.

Bahamut.7029:

the game is made that way to force you into exploring .. i am actually ok with that i used to be so mount-aholic back on wow i am glad i can enjoy the great scenery and exploring is much more fun when you walk around .. because you can feel how big the world is if you get a mount you lose that beautiful feeling.
And about contested waypoints i agree they kinda suck but they are also helpful in terms of finding out about cool events :P

I find it awesome that waypoints get contested. If I join in a DE where we have to assault the contested area and we manage to clear it I always feel a sense of accomplishment. It does feel like my actions caused something in the world.

Besides if the average players reach lvl80 the low pop high end zones will start to fill up, and the contested areas will have players that capture them.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Biography

This is a good base to choose.

The profession-oriented question affects a character’s starting armor (or pet for rangers). – purely aesthetic
The personality-oriented question affects the conversational options that NPCs provide. – ferocity, charm, dignity
The race-oriented questions directly affect a character’s personal storyline. – determines your first two personal storyline quest chains

Male norn mesmer.
Female asura warrior.

I highly doubt that it will be added because it is easy to abuse.

At least edit some [ spoiler ] tags there please…

zeuseason.5281:

instead of the event main boss

The event was about the boss, not about the trash or the fellow players.

There is no follow in the game currently and it’s possible that it will never be available.

Yep!

That was a fun one