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[Morokh]

Things i can do once i have hitted 80 that add progress to my character.

Once again, what's progress to you ?


There is plenty to do at 80 but if endgame and progress mean raids and gear treadmill to you you won't find that in GW2

 

[Levyne]

Things i can do once i have hitted 80 that add progress to my character.

On a non-cosmetic front, there's not much beyond crafting/obtaining ascended gear. Or progressing in the WvW ranks I suppose.

 

[Retro]

Things i can do once i have hitted 80 that add progress to my character.

Whatever you've enjoyed doing from 0-80, you can really kind of keep on doing it.

If PvE is your preference, there's probably a bunch of zones you haven't seen (world completion), and there's the Living Story to always check out when they add another episode. Sounds like you wrapped up your personal story, but haven't hit dungeons yet. They're very satisfying, and since you've played for a while you have a grasp on why the so-called chaos that others describe is essential to the experience. I recommend GAF groups if at all possible, or you're likely to run into people who want to skip cinematics, cheese bosses and do all sorts of things that sap the fun out in the name of efficiency.

On the other hand, World vs. World is always dynamic, though your experience varies based on who's commanding, how many people you have, etc. I haven't played much more than an hour or so total since the end of the Tournament, but that was my fault for burning myself out. Now that the Living Story has ended, I'll probably swing back in there on reset night. It's usually a great time, whether you're running with the pack or havoc squading around the map and maybe picking off a few larger objectives.

I'm also finding (thanks mostly to Moondrop) that PVP isn't nearly as awful as I was expecting. Especially if you're going in as a group with a strategy. I'm someone who swore off arena-style PVP after World of Warcraft's was so off-putting, but all of my complaints (The trinity is not conducive to PvP and gear should never be a determining factor) are absent here. I'm genuinely surprised how much I've been enjoying it lately (though in small doses).

On top of all of that, you can collect skins (there's more lurking around low level areas on Karma vendors than you might think), work on achievements (completing the Jumping Puzzles category is the most fun and satisfying, in my opinion.) or the ultimate game changer; roll an alt. Since the professions are so different, it changes the game pretty significantly.

Finally, you can just stop playing.

Yes, really. Play a different game. Try a different hobby. Go outside, even.

The beauty of Guild Wars 2's endgame is that there really isn't one in the traditional sense. There isn't some special, specific thing that you do over and over again forever until the end of time. The game stops when you want and waits for you to come back.

"Guild Wars 2 has no end game" in the same way Mario, Zelda, Uncharted, Final Fantasy, Halflife, Halo, Grand Theft Auto, etc. have no endgame. They're just games, full stop. It just happens that Guild Wars 2 "adds more game" through the living story / feature updates so there's a reason to play it again from time to time.

There ya go, hope that helps.

 

[Granadier]

We're in GA now. Next flight to Minnesota in a couple hours

Guess it could be worse here. Enjoy the fair!!

 

[Thorgal]

Oh shit Our Lizard squad DDOS friends have opened a can of worms now .

 

[Hawkian]

On a non-cosmetic front, there's not much beyond crafting/obtaining ascended gear. Or progressing in the WvW ranks I suppose.

fractal levels

Aetherpath run will be going down as soon as our mission makeups are over! Hop on!

 

[Kos Luftar]

Oh shit Our Lizard squad DDOS friends have opened a can of worms now .

What happened?

 

[Retro]

What happened?

Supposedly they called in a terrorist threat on an airplane carrying John Smedley from Sony, who they're also DDOSing.

 

[Kos Luftar]

Supposedly they called in a terrorist threat on an airplane carrying John Smedley from Sony, who they're also DDOSing.

Time to send in the drones and blow them up.

 

[Retro]

Time to send in the drones and blow them up.

Somebody said their IP was revealed publicly, so... something like that.

 

[Thorgal]

They are also DDoS ing BRAZZERS.

This is going one bridge too far.

I demand a public humiliation

 

[Retro]

Just as a heads up, our site's bandwidth has been exceeded again, which is ridiculous. Will probably be back up next week, looking into it.

 

[BraXzy]

We wouldn't be able to get a painted collage but we could probably do a screenshot photoshop collage.

 

[Vyrance]

For those interested, heard the Grenth Hood was in the Black Lion Store today. I know some people have been looking for it

 

[Thorgal]

Out of curiosity , where can you commision these paintings/artworks ?
Where are all these artists ?

 

[shysaursoft]

Out of curiosity , where can you commision these paintings/artworks ?
Where are all these artists ?

DeviantArt. If you see an artist you like, check their profile and see if they're taking commissions. In the case of the linked image, it's by an artist called Yytru (http://yytru.deviantart.com/art/Angels-476204860) - they don't seem to have a commission page set up.

 

[Thorgal]

DeviantArt. If you see an artist you like, check their profile and see if they're taking commissions. In the case of the linked image, it's by an artist called Yytru (http://yytru.deviantart.com/art/Angels-476204860) - they don't seem to have a commission page set up.

Thanks .

Might have one done of my characters once i am fully satified with their final look .

 

[shysaursoft]

And dead. That was odd. Instant reset happened, got DC'ed.

 

[NobleXenon]

Where are my presents? I should be getting eight 2-Years and one 1-Year Present. :O

 

[shysaursoft]

Where are my presents? I should be getting eight 2-Years and one 1-Year Present. :O

I'm going to check the Birthday Vendor now.

Edit: Nothing.

 

[UltimateIke]

Thanks again to Hawkian for leading us through the Twilight Arbor Aetherpath!

 

[BraXzy]

Ooh I'll go check for mine. Oh wait nevermind, I'm only a few months old

 

[xeris]

Where are my presents? I should be getting eight 2-Years and one 1-Year Present. :O

B'days are set to the actual day and not reset day far as I can tell. So if the birthday isn't the 24th (assuming North American time zones) then it should be tomorrow.

 

[Mine01]

Thanks guys! I'm downloading it, i hope it's good once again, is there any level restriction to join the gaf guild?.

Now to decide what class to play mh...

 

[Thorgal]

Thanks guys! I'm downloading it, i hope it's good once again, is there any level restriction to join the gaf guild?.

Now to decide what class to play mh...

No restriction whatsoever.

 

[Levyne]

The only real requirement for gafguild is just to follow the same rules you would on Neogaf.

 

[Complistic]

Thanks guys! I'm downloading it, i hope it's good once again, is there any level restriction to join the gaf guild?.

Now to decide what class to play mh...

The important thing is you play the class you want, not the class you think other people want you to play. They're all just about equally useful and can mostly do all the same things. They all just do them in cool and uniquely different ways.

 

[Mine01]

No restriction whatsoever.

Thanks man!.

My first chart was an azura necromancer.. i feel like doing it again lol.

 

[BraXzy]

Thanks man!.

My first chart was an azura necromancer.. i feel like doing it again lol.

Be sure to let us know what your account/character name is so we can invite you to the guild, unless you are already in?

Alternatively whisper an officer such as myself by /w Braxzy

 

[Mine01]

Be sure to let us know what your account/character name is so we can invite you to the guild, unless you are already in?

Alternatively whisper an officer such as myself by /w Braxzy

Thanks man! as soon as i get in (probably tomorrow) i'll join you guys.
I wanted to ask, is everybody on teamspeak/mumble? I ask because i dont have a mic lol.

 

[Levyne]

Thanks man! as soon as i get in (probably tomorrow) i'll join you guys.
I wanted to ask, is everybody on teamspeak/mumble? I ask because i dont have a mic lol.

The guild uses mumble, and there's a server teamspeak as well.

We have plenty of people who don't use mics and just listen. Don't feel obligated to grab one.

 

[BraXzy]

Thanks man! as soon as i get in (probably tomorrow) i'll join you guys.
I wanted to ask, is everybody on teamspeak/mumble? I ask because i dont have a mic lol.

It's certainly not used by everybody, and not all the time. So long as you have Mumble just to join and listen in at guild events and such is fine.

Like Levyne said, don't feel obligated to buy a mic or anything unless you actually want one

 

[Levyne]

After a night listening to adriaaa and roxie go at it you'll wish you didn't have speakers either.

 

[NobleXenon]

B'days are set to the actual day and not reset day far as I can tell. So if the birthday isn't the 24th (assuming North American time zones) then it should be tomorrow.

I'm pretty sure I created my characters between 9:30pm - 11:00pm, Aug 24th, 2012. Hmm, unless I have to wait until 9:30pm.

 

[Jira]

Supposedly they called in a terrorist threat on an airplane carrying John Smedley from Sony, who they're also DDOSing.

Holy shit...they were in some trouble before but NOW it's going down a dark, dank well for them and no one will ever see them again.

 

[Nemesis121]

I'm pretty sure I created my characters between 9:30pm - 11:00pm, Aug 24th, 2012. Hmm, unless I have to wait until 9:30pm.

I doubt that since the game launch 3am est, 12am pst time on the 25th, and due to demand the servers crashed and the game was down until 7am est, I know this because my friends stayed up all night, they said the servers lasted 20mins and it went boom..

 

[Levyne]

I don't remember such a long outage. I remember someone in the mumble channel going "guys, I'm in!" and then we played for hours.

Of course, my memory is remarkably spotty.

That all said, I'm not super anxious to get my b-day gift the instant it's available. I'll see it, not worried.

 

[Granadier]

After a night listening to adriaaa and roxie go at it you'll wish you didn't have speakers either.

Bow chicka wow wow

 

[Levyne]

I suppose that's one way to interpret that. Creep.

 

[Granadier]

You were the one listening in.

 

[Levyne]

Got my birthday present

 

[Levyne]

Birthday booster, level 20 scroll, 5 skill point scroll, birthday blaster, and "Veteran" title.

Edit: The experience scrolls don't stack with older ones.

Edit2: Birthday blaster skin is same as "Scarlet's Kiss"

 

[BraXzy]

Birthday booster, level 20 scroll, 5 skill point scroll, birthday blaster, and "Veteran" title.

Edit: The experience scrolls don't stack with older ones.

Edit2: Birthday blaster skin is same as "Scarlet's Kiss"

Ooh nice, that's a pretty cool skin. Only 600 more days to go for my 2nd birthday lmao!

Do you only get one birthday booster?

 

[Katoki]

Ooh nice, that's a pretty cool skin. Only 600 more days to go for my 2nd birthday lmao!

Do you only get one birthday booster?

One booster per character.

 

[BraXzy]

One booster per character.

Ah. I suppose it makes sense that way. I think you should get a booster each time you hit level 80. Since you should at that point have a decent grasp of the overall game and don't need to grind out another 80 to learn the next one.

 

[Katoki]

Birthday booster best used in WvW in my opinion. It's also because I use the period of time going from 1-80 via leveling to learn the class instead of getting it and then going "okay now what?" Plus they have everything locked out so even more so you'll want to level/progress "naturally."

 

[Granadier]

Birthday booster, level 20 scroll, 5 skill point scroll, birthday blaster, and "Veteran" title.

Edit: The experience scrolls don't stack with older ones.

Edit2: Birthday blaster skin is same as "Scarlet's Kiss"

Very cool! I love that skin.

 

[_woLf]

I guess it's better than a queen jennah mini but I still feel like this is really underwhelming compared to GW1 and a lot of other MMOs birthday celebrations. :/

 

[xeris]

I'm looking forward to having 40 of those level 20 scrolls stacked in my bank. Yippee.

 

[Levyne]

It is a little unwhelming, I agree. But I guess being the second birthday I had my expectations properly aligned.