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Guild Wars 2 |OT| Buy Once, Sub Never, Fun Forever
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I'm guessing the display drivers?
Seems strange that it would have an effect. I will try to restart to see if that helps.
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Seems like it is the SLI that causes the client to do that. Reinstalling the drivers would also solve that, since SLI is disabled by default.
In PvP, Scepter+Horn and Staff. Staff has nice crowd control in the four mark skills that work like Ranger or Thief traps, only you don't have to waste precious utility slots for them. Place them on the battlefield before the real fight starts. Your 1 skill helps you fill up the Death Shroud bar faster. The Scepter autoattack is my main tool for damage (2 stacks of bleeding and one stack of poison with every attack chain), Horn give you a good mobility/escape ability and a decent AoE cc
haven't played PvE as a Nec, but I imagine the build would work the same way there.
Play whatever appeals to you.
Possibly up to three hours earlier.
If you don't like cycling through skills?
Err no, it applies to every class. If you stand there you will be crushed into the ground very quickly.
crimsonheadGCN
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If you pre-purchased it on Amazon then do you get the 3 day headstart? I bought the digital version a few days ago, so I just want to make sure.
I switched a few stress tests ago and they bump performane really nice
D/D eles can do deadly one-shot combos. Support eles are the best healers and among the tankiest professions in the game
Yes, you can portal around amongst the cities.
Mr. Luchador
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... another patch...
If you prepurchase, from ArenaNet's site, at least for the moment, yep.
You can reach each other as soon as you finish the tutorial quest.
Open the PvP Menu and click Go to the Mists. From there, find the Asura Gate to Lion's Arch. LA has gates to all the major racial cities (The Grove, Black Citadel, Hoelbrak, Divinity's Reach, Rata Sum).
No class does that. Every class has to stay mobile, or they will die. Thief is one of the more mobile classes though.
Quickest way is go to the mists (pvp, get there through your hero menu), and exit that area. Then you'll be in Lion's arch, and that has portals to all the main cities.
Yes every race starts in their own area. If you want to get to each other, one of you go to the nearby city, find the pink/puple Asura Gate, take it to Lion's Arch, go from there to the city you want and out into the starting zone. For Personal Story stuff you guys can do it together and the person helping the owner of the story will get Karma and it scales based on the amount of people in it making it fun for all.
You're acting like their ability and willingness to patch constantly is a bad thing.
Unfortunately I have no idea. The only sure thing for buying right now I'm aware of is ArenaNet itself.
Yep, I bought it online from Grainger Games (UK). I actually have the retail box right now, it got delivered today. I just can't play until either tomorrow or Monday.
Sounds to me like you're good to go in 8.5-11.5 hours.
Mr. Luchador
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Not at all. Please don't shoot me.
Barack Lesnar
Banned
This sounds good to me, as long as there's items to strive for it's fine. I'm big on cosmetics and dyes and extra sfx in these types of games so that's a plus in my book. I want to feel rewarded and have progression, even if it's just for vanity.
Great, thanks
The Gamestop Bonus area here says 3 Day Headstart so hmmmm... midnight then? Hmm
http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/guild-wars-2/101759#bonusFeatures
Should be good to go through them then (12:00AM-3:00AM EST sometime)
Maybe so, but I'm pretty sure most Gamestop stores ran out of Headstart codes already. Definitely call them up before you make the purchase.
Better idea.
That is the problem. Everything appeals to me right now. Heh. Yes, yes, its a good problem to have
Purchases from ArenaNet, for the moment, still seem to carry headstart access (beginning in 9.5-12.5 hours).
If you're just joining us and find Jira's OT a bit much to parse:
First: Holy Crap Gamescom Trailer. (720p or you're a terrible person)
Next: Tutorial Video (Watch if you have no idea what the game is like)
and
Seriously All These Things Get You XP in Guild Wars 2
Then:
Little Things that Make Guild Wars 2 Awesome
Also Fucking Bullet Casings Make Different Fucking Sounds on Different Surfaces
Plus Pigeons Come and Carry Your Mail. Anywhere.
Play With a Controller (it's fun as hell).
If you're just joining us and find Jira's OT a bit much to parse:
First: Holy Crap Gamescom Trailer. (720p or you're a terrible person)
Next: Tutorial Video (Watch if you have no idea what the game is like)
and
Seriously All These Things Get You XP in Guild Wars 2
Then:
Little Things that Make Guild Wars 2 Awesome
Also Fucking Bullet Casings Make Different Fucking Sounds on Different Surfaces
Plus Pigeons Come and Carry Your Mail. Anywhere.
Play With a Controller (it's fun as hell).
I just finally decided on my 5 characters within the last two hours, and it felt like I was disowning family members to settle on the 3 classes I'm skipping
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Deleted member 10571
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No, it's not! It's a horrible, horrible problem D:
Very smart idea, I will do that.
edit. Just called my local store, they have pre purchases available and basically give me a code on my receipt. Sounds like I use that to get the game online and the 3 day head start?
Haha. Whats funny is that I cant even decide on what one I want to play this weekend! I went though all the betas, followed the game. Read and watched everything and all I do is "nod" as I read/watch.
So sad!I'm trying to decide if I should purchase now. My internet is so bad (100kb/s max) that I won't be able to download the game in time for tonight, maybe even the day after. At the same time I'm thinking I rather have a physical copy of the game instead of a digital version. I don't know what to do.
I also have the problem with deciding what class and race I want to play.
I also have the problem with deciding what class and race I want to play.
Primethius
Banned
Last question of the day from me (I promise). Will our headstart characters and progress carry over to the game as it launched? I assume it will, hence the headstart title but I just wanted to be 100% sure.
Yep.
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