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i always wonder the same thing.
Not a problem at all, post yer username (name.####) and we'll get you hooked up. You can guest for just about everything but WvW (assuming you're on a North American server, of course).
You just need to be on an NA server.
I ran into this issue too, and sadly I have no idea how I got it all working again. I might have switched back to an older preset or something. Remember to turn off the mumble overlay if you had that on.
For what it's worth I really liked your preset. GW2's art style doesn't get drowned out by saturation like many games do IMO.
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Because on the internet opinions are treated as an extension of the self. If you attack my opinions, you are essentially attacking me personally.
The conversation was civil though, so no problems here.
Well it wasn't really directed but it was convenient timing. I wonder if just the issue of being only an individual voice but this goes into social sciences I suppose.
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Moondrop is right, in that many people treat their engagements online, what they put out there, as an extension of the self.
There is also the phenomenon of hearing a voice in your head (what some call homunculus, Latin for "little man") that results in a lot of the friction one finds on the Internet, or in people who get very upset when they read something they disagree with. Its not that they're angry at the person who wrote it. Not always. Rather, they're upset at themselves for saying something they know is not true.
Its a kind of cognitive dissonance, and its very uncomfortable for people who dont understand why its happening. When you're chatting to a friend via text, be it email, instant messenger or whatnot, because you know them personally you've already set them up in their own space inside your head, regarding what you read they say as something apart from you. But when you come across something a complete stranger has written, that type of separation of self doesn't happen automatically, not without practice first.
OK like you i have no idea how i did it but it works again .
Now if it still works with aa enabled we are golden .
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Wait what ? this game has jiggly Boob physics ?
Because this time i'm right. *hmph*
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Ultimately: Yes, I understand that me saying *anyone* is a fallacy since my opinion can't count for everyone. Even a sample can't be extrapolated to everyone. I get that.
However, getting called out for that was a little weird when that wasn't the focal point of what I was saying. We all do what I did and I just don't think it's a huge deal. If I was a constant dick, you can call me out for it. However, I don't think everyone thinks i'm a dick, and we have a general understanding of each other's tastes, so I assume a hyperbolic statement can get through every once in a while. Anet's correcting the issues, so I think the message was loud and clear for them.
Yes. Run with any female character. It's really hard to miss.
I didn't mind when I was in the fabric armor. It's kind of jarring to see plate mail move that way, though.
Thank you very much for your answers, you helped me a lot!
So, for whom do I have to dance naked with my thief to be able to join the guild?
Oh and I'm from Germany... does this still work if I'm on a different server?
Getting 1000 gold sound kind of like an impossible goal for me. The most gold I had at once was like 30g. xD
I never really heard of those Fractals before, but they sure do sound interesting!
Like mentioned above, I'm on a German server and I have no idea if this works. :s
Everyone is speaking so positive about the GAFguild... is this some kind of trick to lure me into something evil?!
I really hope the Devs will put up the content of Season 1, so I'll be able to play it myself instead of reading summaries / watching videos of it!
Yes... shame on me. I really missed a lot of updates ;_;
But at least I'm motivated to play daily again now!
I even missed Episode 1 of Season 2, but if it's just $2 US, I'll just buy it then.
So my agenda looks like this (for now):
- Join the GAFGuild, if possible, and check out guild missions
- Try to find out how to properly play my thief again
- Check out the fracals+ (re-)visiting dungeons
- Try to get some money to buy the armor I could never afford before (and some bags)
Oh, and another question: Since Lion's Arch seem to be kind of dead, is there a 'new' place everyone hangs out now?
Joining the guild is the first and more important step! You will always have something to do, for there is always someone doing *something*. Then you can set some abstract goals for yourself, like "getting 1000 gold" or "getting a legendary". You can also do stuff like Fractals, which are dungeon like settings that test your abilities and give increasingly better rewards. I'm sure someone more fluent like Retro and give a better list, but I really recommend joining the GAF guild
So, for whom do I have to dance naked with my thief to be able to join the guild?
Oh and I'm from Germany... does this still work if I'm on a different server?
Getting 1000 gold sound kind of like an impossible goal for me. The most gold I had at once was like 30g. xD
I never really heard of those Fractals before, but they sure do sound interesting!
Like mentioned above, I'm on a German server and I have no idea if this works. :s
Everyone is speaking so positive about the GAFguild... is this some kind of trick to lure me into something evil?!
I really hope the Devs will put up the content of Season 1, so I'll be able to play it myself instead of reading summaries / watching videos of it!
Yes... shame on me. I really missed a lot of updates ;_;
But at least I'm motivated to play daily again now!
I even missed Episode 1 of Season 2, but if it's just $2 US, I'll just buy it then.
So my agenda looks like this (for now):
- Join the GAFGuild, if possible, and check out guild missions
- Try to find out how to properly play my thief again
- Check out the fracals+ (re-)visiting dungeons
- Try to get some money to buy the armor I could never afford before (and some bags)
Oh, and another question: Since Lion's Arch seem to be kind of dead, is there a 'new' place everyone hangs out now?
Its much easier to do when you're outside looking in I suppose but what gets me is when some amount of people suddenly become this collective almost entire population that unanimously agrees. I'm still wrapping my head around the stuff quoted above because I'm slow and lack context. Would the part about complete stranger near the end happen to be the part where we usually go looking for people that are expressing the same sentiments and/or emotions about a particular issue to "make it right" so to speak. I can't think of that term used where people look for stuff to justify and support a certain side of an arguement or concern.
Assuming you'r actually on an EU server, no
You'd need to transfer over. They won't be able to participate in them from there, though :/
Between the combo of Lion's Arch being ripped apart and Megaservers, all the cities seem to have decent populations at all times now. I actually kind of love it. You can just pick your favorite one to hang out. LA does still have plenty of people in it, but the services are so spread out now it doesn't always feel like it.
confirmation bias
shysaursoft
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Sorry, it wasn't my intent to single you out, or fixate on that one point. I just didn't like being spoken for, is all.
The term you're looking for is "confirmation bias," and it's a huge problem that's even bigger than the internet.
Miktar is referring to something even more specific, what to my interpretation is kind of an internet version of "stupid or liar." If someone is saying something I know to be patently untrue, then either they're ignorant or they're deliberately spreading untruths for their own ends. Every contrary argument can be placed under one of those headings. On the internet the popular response to the "stupid or liar" conundrum is therefore arguing with fools or arguing with liars.
Miktar is referring to something even more specific, what to my interpretation is kind of an internet version of "stupid or liar." If someone is saying something I know to be patently untrue, then either they're ignorant or they're deliberately spreading untruths for their own ends. Every contrary argument can be placed under one of those headings. On the internet the popular response to the "stupid or liar" conundrum is therefore arguing with fools or arguing with liars.
shysaursoft
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Actually, was I was talking about was that, when we read something on the internet we disagree with, because we read it in our "own voice" inside our heads, it's as if we're saying it. And when it's something we don't actually think or agree with, it causes us to get frustrated with ourselves for "saying something we know isn't true". Even though we're not the ones saying it.
Ikuze, I should've been more specific regarding your options on the transfer:
edit: The active used more for the stunbreak than the shadowstep
- Simply purchase the gems and buy the transfer with cash.
- If you aren't all too attached to them or far along in progression, you can delete your characters and pick a new server for free. You keep whatever currency you've earned and the contents of your bank.
- Apply to the SBI immigration fund, where we pool in-game money to send to you to convert into gems and buy the transfer. Let me know if you think you'd be playing enough to take advantage of this. It would be good to establish a rapport with us (definitely join the guild even though you can't play with us yet) if you are interested in this option!
I believe the passive effect is the more useful of the two.
edit: The active used more for the stunbreak than the shadowstep
Hawkian likes human women... with hairbands.
Transfer fund which can be found on the GAFGuild forums whenever they're available. I'm on a tablet so its not that fun to post too much.
Shadowstep is a get out of jail card that can be used offensively. Infiltrators is an offensive only active where the passive is useful too.
Edit: sorry tablet no fucks given about double post. That and I personally use the signet offensively saving the step for if I need it or if the reward is higher than the risk.
You can use infiltrator's active as a stunbreak even if you're already in melee range as well. I prefer Shadowstep all around for the condition cleanse on return but I can understand infiltrator's being the better choice for pure offense in PvP. I wonder if they're using the "signet use" trait as well.
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That depends on your standards.Cognitive dissonance is not that high-level a concept.
As to Infiltrator Signet that's your third shadowstep, not counting shortbow. I understand keeping the other utility for defense but you have steal as well. And I still don't get when or how to use shortbow. So much to learn; I'm going to have to watch those videos Katoki recommended.
I should play around with that some, trait and all since my trait distribution already supports it. S/P with sword 2, steal, shadowstep, and infiltrators is a lot of bouncing around.
@Moondrop: shadowstep out of whatever you ate, infiltrators strike or steal in and still have an "oh shit" or "catch me if you can" exit is an example.
Not to be obtuse, but the example you described above doesn't require activating Infiltrator's Signet.
Doing some testing on the passive effect and I think I understand. But that passive is completely wasted if you're not constantly using initiative... which I guess you always are for mobility.
well that's what I was getting at with my original answer, if you are taking both shadowstep and Infiltrator Signet, the signet is primarily for the passive. a single initiative can become really important for burst. the shortbow 5 is also not a stunbreak
You guys are making it hard to not reroll my Guardian as a Norn.
Done and done, sent you a message in-game. Welcome aboard.
Yes... shame on me. I really missed a lot of updates ;_;
But at least I'm motivated to play daily again now!
I wasn't trying to scold you or anything, just letting you know what you missed. A lot of folks wander back into the game and assume nothing has changed because so much of what has transpired was temporary and left traces only if you know where to look (Not all of Scarlet's deeds left such obvious scars as Lion's Arch or Kessex).
it assumes you're stunned to need the quick exit. When you exit, you can close or you can pack it up. Running back in is easier for your opponent to handle as opposed to reappearing and still having an exit because of reaction time and what they want to do to counter what you're doing.
Of course it also depends on how many thieves they've fought in their lifetime.
Blind is good too.
Hawk is commandeering my choo choo train D:
I don't understand it myself so I stopped playing the class seriously for a while. Good luck.
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