It's a shame we can't tweak what's said when the character levels up. Imagine this playing when you level up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=9-gSJW3sHXE#t=29s
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Guild Wars 2 |OT2| Funding An MMO Entirely On Quaggan Backpacks
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It's a shame we can't tweak what's said when the character levels up. Imagine this playing when you level up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=9-gSJW3sHXE#t=29s
For those at work / too lazy to click:
- New Norn / Charr characters to build the Living Story around.
- Dredge Listening Posts all around Diessa and Wayfarer Foothills.
- New WvW XP, which earns you WvW Ranks, used to unlock WvW Abilities.
- Culling Fix
- Three new Bounty Hunt targets
- "Training Bounty Hunts" for smaller guilds (Good call, Hawkian)
- Leaderboards
- New Norn / Charr characters to build the Living Story around.
- Dredge Listening Posts all around Diessa and Wayfarer Foothills.
- New WvW XP, which earns you WvW Ranks, used to unlock WvW Abilities.
- Culling Fix
- Three new Bounty Hunt targets
- "Training Bounty Hunts" for smaller guilds (Good call, Hawkian)
- Leaderboards
Squall ASF
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OMG that looks daunting. I guess I'm not getting the back piece unless I do fractals looking at the price for the alternative... How many fractal tokens do you generally get per run? Maybe it's not as bad as it looks if you get a couple hundred or so per run. On the plus side, you don't have to bother with Agony resistance unless you do high level fractals, right? So you can just buy everything with laurels (sans back piece) if you don't care about that.
Nemesis121
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The Stone Sheath....
Squall ASF
Member
Is there a general amount of tokens you get per run like the other dungeons? Want to weigh if it's worth it to me.
The preview pages are always brief summaries. Wait for the patch notes on Tuesday.
Squall ASF
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I'm waiting for elaboration on the training guild missions. Sounds like it's some mini tier small guilds can unlock but then you still won't be able to access the others so it really doesn't fix the problem at all. Can't say that for sure until details come out though. Every time I see a bounty run by while I'm clearing a zone I can only sigh haha At least I'm able to help others via calling them out in map chat.
Nemesis121
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http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Fractals_of_the_Mists
Scroll down you will see how many Relics per Fractal....Fractal 1-9 is horrible and none rewarding I would avoid doing and even fractal from 1-9 from Frac 10 and above is when things get better, you get a frac daily for each even fractals you do, and you will get another daily every 10 levels, so at 20 you can run another daily for more rewards, plus the higher you go the better rewards at level 22 I have seen more Exotics out of the chest than i have seen in a 1000's plus runs of CoF and AC combine, yesterday I got 2 exotics out of one chest...
Well, it sounds like Training Bounties will be easier to unlock since they're aimed at smaller guilds, and that bit about "looking to work their way up to bigger challenges" bit sounds like it will help them advance. Maybe it gives you a ton of influence to speed up the whole process?
If it's something they can do each week and doesn't have all of the requirements, it's still something new for smaller guilds who were overlooked by the February patch. We'll have to wait and see on Tuesday's notes.
Decide whether or not you want the skin- the cheapest T6-requiring alternate back piece (book/quiver) wouldn't be as time-consuming. Of course, if you're interested in doing lots of fractals anyway, you'll get more and more relics the higher you get.
Squall ASF
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WAT? Maybe I should check them out at some point. Holy moley. That's one of my main gripes, that I never get exotics unless I clear high lvl zones (though I namely just play PVE zones).
Yeah that's what I was thinking, maybe they will give nice influence rewards but I don't want to assume either way, I'll be patient. Probably moot anyway because my guild is probably even smaller than what others consider small haha I'll have to hit you guys up when I'm playing sometime. Can I just give my character's name? Or does it have to be the main account name?
Just PM me your account name (Name.####) and I'll hook you up.
Squall ASF
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I don't know the number at the top of my head so I'd have to wait until I get home. Actually, I think I can get to ANET's page from work. If I log in, I should be able to see the account name/number, right?
Yep.
Edit: On a side note, kind of getting used to not having a gaming computer. First few days were really rough though. Now I'm just bored all the time.
A character name works equally well, I don't know why he didn't say that.
Squall ASF
Member
PM sent, Sir Retro.
Oh, the number isn't necessary after all? Fortunately I was able to log in here at work and got the whole thing regardless.
Oh, the number isn't necessary after all? Fortunately I was able to log in here at work and got the whole thing regardless.
We like numbers. Sometimes you also get people with the weird symbols because they couldn't get the original name too.
Squall ASF
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It kinda trips me out having an account name that none of my characters are named after in this game (it's my GW1 character) but nostalgic at the same time. My GW1 character shall live forever if only in name.
How? I thought we could only get one chest per account now? Or is that not until the patch hits? Every time I enter Queensdale the bugger isn't up :| Wonder if the timer is accurate these days.
Damnit, do any of you actually WANT it?
I really think it'd be cool for my Necro.1. The change to chests hasn't taken place yet
2. Unique Exotics like Final Rest aren't, to our knowledge, part of the "guaranteed rare" drop slot that will become account bound. You could still try for Final Rest multiple times a day.
Not til patch
Damnit, do any of you actually WANT it?
I'm keeping one for the necro I'm levelling!
Squall ASF
Member
How much does it sell for nowadays?
Because I am insufferable and must make everything difficult.
Invite sent, welcome aboard.
Jest Chillin
Member
It's likely just an additional XP system. People like the fact that they can level in WvW so I doubt Anet would change that.
Squall ASF
Member
Thank you, sir! Should have done this day one when I knew you could join more than one guild. I think running with GAF members would actually motivate me to try out more dungeon runs and fractals. I probably think the way I do because ninety something percent of my playing experience has been running around solo in the game. Once I get my Mesmer to 100 percent WC, I'll be down to do a lot more of that stuff. Looking forward to getting him to Victory or Death to finally see the ending. Should probably do that with my poor Ele too since he's been on that final mission since the game came out haha
Squall ASF
Member
You tease!
It kind of reminds me of the realm point system in daoc, which wasn't too bad. Extra incentive for pvp, woo.
Scratch that, it doesn't scale down well at all, and ends up looking like just a weird version of the logo. The pixel effect is completely lost. Pity.
Jest Chillin
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If that's indeed what they implement then it would be great. Provide another way to progress laterally without affecting PvE while giving an edge to devoted WvW'ers in the field.
yeesh
I almost want to say fuck that to how much mats the upgrading costs.
Curious to see the influence cost to get to these challenges or if they're just smaller challenges at the same influence cost. Hint: If they aren't cheaper to access then its not really an answer to the problem.
I would love for them to be accessible by my small personal guild. These are the people I live with and see daily, but no longer play with. Guild Missions could be a great way to get these folks playing again.
The living story hasn't been enticing enough content to lure them back. At this point, I can't even sell them on Living Story stuff. I hope this update has a lot more to do in regards to this feature.
I'm betting that the Training missions have huge Inf boosts for rewards so smaller guilds can get the other stuff.
As for Living Story, ANet has continually said Jan/Feb have been small cause they didn't have many people available at the time. Though for the coming March patch they have A LOT more people working on it and this is the first example of the direction they want to take with it, but certainly not all that it can do.
Expect them to help enable you to earn influence to make the unlocks less burdensome, and practice for them.
Sooooo April Fools is going to have VIDEO GAMES within GW2.
First off you see this:
You have the 8-bit look going on there which always signifies gaming right?
Well look at this item that was datamined in February:
Now look at these images datamined in February:
Bullet Bill and Zelda anyone? I think they're creating actual 8bit video games that you'll be able to play within the game as part of April Fools. God damn amazing.
First off you see this:
You have the 8-bit look going on there which always signifies gaming right?
Well look at this item that was datamined in February:
Now look at these images datamined in February:
Bullet Bill and Zelda anyone? I think they're creating actual 8bit video games that you'll be able to play within the game as part of April Fools. God damn amazing.
Kos Luftar
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This update is going to be so small. Unsubbing soon.
Yeah, the Pixel art on the April page has me expecting something right up my alley. Hopefully they sneak in little homages to classic games. Maybe a long, pointed hat... maybe dye it green, see what develops...
Can we like, quote/spoiler hide the april fools stuff? I'd rather not know what it's going to be.
Update is slightly disappointing, but that's purely out of my own expectations, not from them overpromising.
EDIT: I'll wait for patch notes before totally judging though.
EDIT2: Is braham's armor an armor that already exists?
Update is slightly disappointing, but that's purely out of my own expectations, not from them overpromising.
EDIT: I'll wait for patch notes before totally judging though.
EDIT2: Is braham's armor an armor that already exists?
Yeah, it's some medium armor I've seen before.
Shenanigans, if I may?
He's clearly a heavy armor class and I thought I knew all the medium armors and don't recognize it!
edit: Most similar to the "Woflborn" Norn cultural medium, but clearly not the same! http://www.argos-soft.net/GW2ArmorGallery/index.php?weight=2&race=3&color=10&sex=0&armorSet=cultmabi
Oh wait, I thought we were talking about the Charr dude. Nvmd, that Braham fellow seems to have new armor.
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