BattleMonkey
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Have you seen the previous pages and how many hours they have put in since the headstart started?
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Have you seen the previous pages and how many hours they have put in since the headstart started?
Do you mean the flame turret, or an actual weapon?
ComputerMKII
Banned
Yeah it's great. I enjoy dual axes, great sword, and the rifle the most. The ol' sword & board is trusty too. The only problem is having all these weapons fill my bags as I'm training up in them at first. And then I'm scared of being in a situation where a hammer works better or something similar. Dilemma.
Why didn't you make your character look as regal as her namesake?
It resetted for me on being downed, even though I rallied. Not sure if that was a bug or that's how it's supposed to work.
Hard either way, especially since you need multiple tiers so prolly like 100k without death oo. Impossible to do with normal gameplay.
the doombass
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Which elite skill should I get for WvWvW as engineer? Only have 10 skill points right now and dont want to fuck up.
Oops, should have clarified, I meant that I have a higher end cpu from the same line.
I'd say you are not going at a snails pace by any means and are not missing out on much as a result of your pace. Just take your time and enjoy the game.
Doesn't it get easier at higher levels when you get more xp?
Does anyone else find that they get desynced from the server every once in a while? I don't mean that you get fully disconnected and you have to sign in again; Just that the AI and other players stop reacting to anything for ~15 seconds straight. Then everything catches up all at once. I'll never get those survival badges like that.
Kessex Hill - Fort Salma
Dual daggers by far. The 3rd skill tears through groups like nothing. 5 th into invisibility into backstabbing does a ton
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
The activation email keeps saying, "The link you clicked is expired or invalid." Is this going to prevent me from logging in once the game finishes installing?
MisterNugNug
Member
Really fun to see GAFers out and about.
No, activation is broken for the time being.
I haven't tried that yet. I'll give it a shot. Thanks!
Noisy Ninj4
Member
I find sword/dagger to be pretty decent at DPS. The sword auto attack hits multiple targets in front of you. You also get a shit ton of maneuverability with skills 2 and 3. Meanwhile, dagger offhand lets you cloak as needed.
Myself and a number of gaffers bought off this guy with no problems. Currently downloading the client as I type.
http://neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=41148939&postcount=8035
I am noticing a lot more lag than in betas. Often times it takes a second or two after I activate an ability before that ability goes off. Even when using instant abilities from a cold start. I've rubberbanded dozens of times already.
I attribute this to a large amount of players in a single zone and overflow. The realm is better but not as quick as a beta. Overflow is pretty horrid tho.
Hopefully this is just the launch period we all have to go through for the initial few weeks of going live. I'm sure ANet will iron things out. To be expected, IMO.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Bought from him, client is going strong, my account is working. DEFINITELY suggest it.
OK, thank you!
I thought it was that they said the exp curve was linear and not exponential? As in, it takes the same amount of exp to get from lvl 2 to 3 than it takes to get from 22 to 23....
Maybe they meant the same TIME, not exp. as in, it takes the same amount of monsters killed at all levels, but it will be more exp at higher levels.
I don't know, but i know that that's so hard to get without playing a super-careful/crafting game...
With any mouse - bind the mouse buttons to keystrokes in your mouse profiler then bind as usual in game.
You may not realize but your first skill changes when you're stealthed mattering on your weapon. For daggers it changes to a backstab.
DownWithTheShip
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Just did this. So I guess you can't play early if you purchased from GMG?
That kinda sucks.
Only had a chance to play with a few of the classes so far but I really like Engineers and Mesmers. The pistol Engineer has been really nice in some of the Dynamic Events with the Glue Shot and Charge / Venom shot are both fun. Still only a few levels into the class but seems like a neat class.
The Mesmer class is a lot of fun. Seems like you need to find a rotation for your skills to play one right. I'm only a few levels into it, but scepter / pistol has been hugely rewarding. Start with Confusing Images, Phantom Duelist, Illusionary Counter, and Stun, and nuke your Mirages. Seems like the class requires a lot of work, but I bet it's fun as hell in PVP and does good damage in PvE.
Necro has been a mixed bag. I like the atmosphere of the class, but I don't like the pets and I don't see the appeal behind Death Shroud yet outside of an extra life bar. Maybe this will change down the road but it just doesn't seem as involved as the Engineer or Mesmer.
Started a Guardian, but it didn't really click. Seems like a durable class though. Still want to try a Thief and maybe an Elementalist. I don't want to mess around with pets so a Ranger is probably not in the cards. Warrior is just not my type.
One thing I've found I DON'T really like about the game is the VA on the main character. I may be in the minority, but I like to go in to MMORPGS with a very set idea of who my character is. I started on the RP server in WoW and always tried to stay in character. So when my Norn Mesmer gets up and starts talking about how she's going to take part in the Great Hunt and forge her own legend, blah blah blah, I don't like how the game wrests that control away from me. Now I'm playing something that the game is providing me, someone else's character, rather than my own. I don't hate the story system, though. Same with the Sylvari, in my mind, my character spoke with a raspy, rustling voice, but when she actually spoke she sounded like a normal person. It was a bit disappointing.
How are you doing with Death Shroud? I realize it's supposed to be this big defining feature for Necros, but I can't seem to figure out how to make it work well. I'm still only about level 7ish, and when I do DS it seems like I just end up spamming the 1 key and occasionally throwing out the fear.
I made a Sylvari Necro, just like you, and like the feel of the class (though I'll probably try something less pet-focused) but not really feeling the DS mechanic yet. (Level 7ish, Axe, Two-handed staff, staff)
BTW, you guys going first name only or first/last name?
The Mesmer class is a lot of fun. Seems like you need to find a rotation for your skills to play one right. I'm only a few levels into it, but scepter / pistol has been hugely rewarding. Start with Confusing Images, Phantom Duelist, Illusionary Counter, and Stun, and nuke your Mirages. Seems like the class requires a lot of work, but I bet it's fun as hell in PVP and does good damage in PvE.
Necro has been a mixed bag. I like the atmosphere of the class, but I don't like the pets and I don't see the appeal behind Death Shroud yet outside of an extra life bar. Maybe this will change down the road but it just doesn't seem as involved as the Engineer or Mesmer.
Started a Guardian, but it didn't really click. Seems like a durable class though. Still want to try a Thief and maybe an Elementalist. I don't want to mess around with pets so a Ranger is probably not in the cards. Warrior is just not my type.
One thing I've found I DON'T really like about the game is the VA on the main character. I may be in the minority, but I like to go in to MMORPGS with a very set idea of who my character is. I started on the RP server in WoW and always tried to stay in character. So when my Norn Mesmer gets up and starts talking about how she's going to take part in the Great Hunt and forge her own legend, blah blah blah, I don't like how the game wrests that control away from me. Now I'm playing something that the game is providing me, someone else's character, rather than my own. I don't hate the story system, though. Same with the Sylvari, in my mind, my character spoke with a raspy, rustling voice, but when she actually spoke she sounded like a normal person. It was a bit disappointing.
How are you doing with Death Shroud? I realize it's supposed to be this big defining feature for Necros, but I can't seem to figure out how to make it work well. I'm still only about level 7ish, and when I do DS it seems like I just end up spamming the 1 key and occasionally throwing out the fear.
I made a Sylvari Necro, just like you, and like the feel of the class (though I'll probably try something less pet-focused) but not really feeling the DS mechanic yet. (Level 7ish, Axe, Two-handed staff, staff)
BTW, you guys going first name only or first/last name?
FutureZombie
Banned
31 hours played this weekend. Level 27. Good weekend!
Dead Prince
Banned
thanks@
this time should be low over the weekday. weekend i have the time to play a lot.
thanks@
this time should be low over the weekday. weekend i have the time to play a lot.
Gaf's first MMO death incoming?
Got the Shakes
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I can tell you on Tuesday once I'm able to download my copy.
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I feel like this game doesn't know what it wants to be. They put together a bunch of different elements that are pretty neat on their own, but don't really gel well with each other. Overall, I don't think it's a very good game. Granted, I'm only level 15 on my Elementalist, and level 5 on my Warrior, but I'm not sure how much longer I'm going to playing at this point. Things may change, granted, but that's my impression for now.
Can you be a bit more specific? For me, the biggest problems so far are lack of difficulty, main character VA, and (potential) repetition in Heart Events.
Dead Prince
Banned
i felt sickly yesterday lulz.
DeliciousDoc
Member
for those who can't download the game (like if you bought it off gmg) there are torrents to download the game. I won't be able to play the game until whenever I get a key from gmg (from their reputation, next week maybe) but at least the game will be ready to go.
also a note for canadians with rbc credit cards. They block ALL gaming transactions online. You should be able to use paypal though.
also a note for canadians with rbc credit cards. They block ALL gaming transactions online. You should be able to use paypal though.
Escape Goat
Member
Can't decide on what class I want to play
Race/Gender makes no difference right?
depends if you want free stuff.
Honestly, I found it kind of hard to make a rugged looking human male. There is only one face that really goes with that kind of look.
How so? Are certain races/genders supposed to go for some classes? IE elfs should be hunters/thief kinda deals?
DeliciousDoc
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cyberwhoring.
BlazingDarkness
Member
Finally managed to play a little, (and yay for being unbanned) I like it so far, I feel like it doesn't seem to do any one thing especially awesomely, but overall it's pretty polished.
I'd say Tera for me had a better wow factor on first impressions, though Tera lost it's appeal in the later stages once you realise how repetitive the questing is, which isn't the case here so it may balance in favour for GW2.
The story presentation (with cutscenes) and the writing falls way short of what I played of FFXIV, although much better than Tera. Tera's dungeon instances are excellent and a good challenge so hopefully there's something like that to play through as well
There seems to be a lot of variety in all aspects of GW2 so I'm looking forward to indulging myself a bit, when I have the time
I've made two characters so far, and not progressed particularly far enough to give a better impression, here's a few screenshots
The game looks very pretty, and runs silky smooth!
I'd say Tera for me had a better wow factor on first impressions, though Tera lost it's appeal in the later stages once you realise how repetitive the questing is, which isn't the case here so it may balance in favour for GW2.
The story presentation (with cutscenes) and the writing falls way short of what I played of FFXIV, although much better than Tera. Tera's dungeon instances are excellent and a good challenge so hopefully there's something like that to play through as well
There seems to be a lot of variety in all aspects of GW2 so I'm looking forward to indulging myself a bit, when I have the time
I've made two characters so far, and not progressed particularly far enough to give a better impression, here's a few screenshots
The game looks very pretty, and runs silky smooth!
Noisy Ninj4
Member
Races give you certain skills but have little impact on your overall play. Class has the biggest impact on gameplay.Can't decide on what class I want to play
Race/Gender makes no difference right?
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