I can agree with that. Logged into DDO recently. I genuinely liked the game itself, but people bitching about GW2's gem-stuff have no fucking clue what F2P is really like. Its annoying reddit/official forums have devolved into constant whining, but oh well. Game is good, life is good.
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I have never seen using something beside D/P and S/D in PvP (probably because I'm only level 20). The S/P build is the first thing I'm checking out once I get back home, I use it a lot in PvE but I always thought pistol whip is hard to land in PvP as opposed to PvE enemies due to all the movement, and it's kind of slow in a sense. I'll give that build a try nonetheless.
As a lore-junkie I completely agree. Anet are sitting on a gold mine of interesting and mysterious happenings in the world of Tyria that they just completely ignored the first year for the sake of Scarlet (who's story I actually liked, just the way they handled it was horrendously bad).
On a side note, Woodenpotato's video series of Prophecy's story is unbelievably good and I recommend it to anyone with even a slight interest in the guild wars universe. Especially with the possibility of the towers in the latest pale tree vision being Mursaat Towers, with the purple shattering crystals also relating to Mursaat enemies if I remember correctly.
Side, side note: Rata Sum is an anagram of Mursaat.
This is so true it hurts.
Well first of all I'm only like 22 myself, I believe XD I'm not particularly serious about it (I don't get into hardcore competition in any game, really), and only started playing regularly after the first Feature Pack. So a lot of what I say is probably Not Meta Approved Stuff, and definitely view it as such.
Pistol Whip in PvP... it takes a lot of practice, but it can be devastating when you can land it consistently- especially when you recognize tells to interrupt (Healing Signet active is now "Come Stun Me!"). Remember that you can move DURING the wind-up, and also, well... think about what skill 2 (Infiltrator's Strike) does, and how that might relate to a skill that needs to connect with its initial hit. You also need to know when not to use it and use Headshot, which has no wind-up time, for the interrupt instead.
Furthermore it's important to remember all the properties of the skill. If you hit, you can cancel it and use it again to keep a player stunlocked in place of higher burst. If you whiff the stun, you can cancel it right away- so you're not stuck in place. If you whiff, don't cancel it, and are still in melee range, you'll do plenty of damage even if it's just half of the strikes or less. If you whiff, don't cancel, and aren't in range, it's still a 1.25 second evade, which can easily screw up someone's DPS rotation or condition stacking. Amazing skill, I love it to fucking pieces. The only downside is the high initiative cost, split from PvE specifically cause of how amazing it is ;_;
S/D is a mainstay for a reason of course. I rely on Thrill of the Crime/Bountiful Theft for boon stripping, and it's not really sufficient- more of a "get lucky sometimes" approach to that aspect of combat. Against boon-heavy guardians or warriors an S/D build is much more consistent- I need to get off some key interrupts to succeed.
I actually also like P/D in PvP and sometimes take it instead of Shortbow when running S/P. It's not the superior option by any stretch, but it is effective sometimes because people aren't expecting it. With a sigil of energy it's a perfect escape set that has really similar damage and utility potential to SB, plus another immobilize/vuln stacking and stealth without needing a field from the other set. It's a little tricky to use though. Shadow Strike -> Steal -> Shadow Strike is also a fantastic low-risk finisher because people low on health ignore the Torment and just run away.
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omg *swoon*
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one of us etc etc
zomg Trading Post revamp!!!!
Not only that, but they remade the fucking browser engine in order to optimize the initial loading. That is HUGE for such a relatively small improvement. Maaaaaaaaaddd props Anet.
zomg Trading Post revamp!!!!
Hawkian said:
Not only that, but they remade the fucking browser engine in order to optimize the initial loading. That is HUGE for such a relatively small improvement. Maaaaaaaaaddd props Anet.
Oh that makes sense.
I know, I feel like I should have done my hair or something, it's like we suddenly have fancy company and we're serving them kool-aid instead of a fine wine.
Also this just happened in my house:
"Fine we can order pizza but there's a condition attached."
"I have condition-removing shouts!"
I think literally everyone agrees. I love the world, I love the lore, but watching it play out is boring at best.
LOL did you both break out into giggle fits afterwards????
It could be a little in your face, but it was actually fair.
I turned $10 Mines of Moria box into owning the entire game without ever paying a dime or really even trying. You could actually earn enough points to buy the things you needed through the game, which is more than you can say for almost any F2P.
shysaursoft
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It seems to be getting better, at least in F2P on the PC that isn't Korean-based. Firefall, Marvel Heroes, STO, Warframe - all let you earn pretty much everything (except some cosmetic stuff) in-game, and it doesn't take forever or involve an insane amount of grinding either. I got my Rhino warframe in Warframe in less than a month, I got Rocket Raccoon in Marvel Heroes in a few weeks, etc. I think, overall, the F2P situation is getting better.
LumpOfCole
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I think I can pvp I'm a few minutes. Those dungeon tracks too good.
Are you sure this isn't the launcher China has always had? Besides, the way this is laid out is VERY much based on the way China lays out all of its gaming sites and how information is presented. It's very different from how we consume information here. Our launcher is very clean and minimalistic without a bunch of crap cluttering the whole thing like a spastic Chihuahua barking at your feet "LOOK AT ME OH GOD PLEASE LOOK!".
We shall see.
shysaursoft
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Warframe is very much the Monster Hunter style of game. Do missions (all co-op), get resources. Kill certain bosses over and over to get the blueprints to make specific frames or weapons.
You can buy those frames up front with money, sure, but you'd be doing that so you can... farm bosses to make new warframes. So it doesn't make much sense to me. The cosmetic stuff is nice, I can see why people spend money on it.
As far as third person shooters (with mild melee/action combat) go, Warframe's come a hell of a long way. The next big update is supposed to add space combat too, with Zone of Enders esq movement attachments for your warframes. Neato.
Its been pretty terrible since launch. Sort between armour types?
oh, I had no idea it was meant to be like monster hunter, wow. Was looking at it completely differently.I actually had it in my head it was mostly pvp.
LumpOfCole
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https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/tournament-of-glory-sign-ups-close-september-5/
http://www.digitalprofessionalsports.com/tournament-of-glory-registration/
All we have to do is win a single round and we get the elusive Mini Llama
Come on who is with me
http://www.digitalprofessionalsports.com/tournament-of-glory-registration/
All we have to do is win a single round and we get the elusive Mini Llama
Come on who is with me
HouseOfBalloons
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Just got the game and pretty clueless about classes atm. I'd like to roll a Ranger since I always go for a bow class first. I'd like to know if they're lacking in PvP because that's what I think I'll be spending a majority of my time doing.
TheBobLoblawLawBlog
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Hey guys, first actual GAF post--- totally down for Llama Oriented Tournament pvp.
LumpOfCole
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Hawk and I are already in the PvP LLAMA PROPHECIES team, we need 3 more.
The next 3 to post their GW2 account name and email (signup page needs both of those for each player) should get into the team. There's also two substitute spots.
I'm going to say we are to prefer playing September 13/14. The only other choice is September 27/28 but that's too far!
The next 3 to post their GW2 account name and email (signup page needs both of those for each player) should get into the team. There's also two substitute spots.
I'm going to say we are to prefer playing September 13/14. The only other choice is September 27/28 but that's too far!
one rouuund
Great PvP tonight guys!
It's funny how different it feels on my classes. I love PvP on mes, but it's like, I struggle, sometimes I do well, sometimes I fail hard. On my thief, I can toy with people.
For Llama-tourney:
Hawkian.6580
thehawkian@gmail.com
LumpOfCole
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Yeah PMing your email is fine. Throwaway emails are fine too.
leng jai.2961
changngchang@gmail.com
changngchang@gmail.com
Warriors can use longbows and thieves can use shortbows
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oh, sorry
Rangers are amazing (and kind of annoying for me, a thief) in PvP. Check out spirits and roll away
LumpOfCole
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Alright we got 5 for the team, and there's still 2 substitute slots available it looks like.
Team:
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Lump
Hawk
Adriaaa
Kanik
Eileen
Sub List:
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Molkar
These represent the first people to either post/PM me their account name / email for signing up for this tourney. It would be safe to get in a couple sub slots, but I also recommend making your own team if you couldn't get in! Looks like we had a lot of interest in this.
EDIT: Need one more for final substitute slot!
Team:
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Lump
Hawk
Adriaaa
Kanik
Eileen
Sub List:
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Molkar
These represent the first people to either post/PM me their account name / email for signing up for this tourney. It would be safe to get in a couple sub slots, but I also recommend making your own team if you couldn't get in! Looks like we had a lot of interest in this.
EDIT: Need one more for final substitute slot!
shysaursoft
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They didn't even add PvP until recently, and nobody really plays it. Game is a co-op team shooter through and through.
LiveSpartan235
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TP 2.0 has been in works for nearly 2 years according to Kate
http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/2fgql7/introducing_the_new_trading_post/ck9505b
It seems someone on reddit did a little investingating and found out that Pat Cavit Web dev at Anet had already confirmed they were working on a TP 2.0 since February when he was at YUI Roundtable.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/2fhpny/investigative_research_about_the_trading_post/
http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/2fgql7/introducing_the_new_trading_post/ck9505b
It seems someone on reddit did a little investingating and found out that Pat Cavit Web dev at Anet had already confirmed they were working on a TP 2.0 since February when he was at YUI Roundtable.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/2fhpny/investigative_research_about_the_trading_post/
well there's ash,
LumpOfCole
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Yeah even though Ash didn't post his email yet, I'll shove him in the second Sub slot since no one else in Guild chat seems to be biting yet. He'll be able to make his own team later if he wants to make sure he gets in on some pvp tourney action for sure.
LumpOfCole
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I don't know the rules of this tourney, but it's possible the subs will get Llamas if they don't even play and the main team wins. That would be great.
Nice, quick fractal run tonight. Thanks guys.
Oh, yeah, I wasn't implying that it wasn't fair, just that there are big blue buttons to buy Turbine Points just about everywhere (including right in the action bar, as I recall). I didn't particularly care how you could have purchased different zones than your friends (as happened with my wife and I) and not be able to play together without someone coughing up dough, but that just took planning.
Oh, yeah, I wasn't implying that it wasn't fair, just that there are big blue buttons to buy Turbine Points just about everywhere (including right in the action bar, as I recall). I didn't particularly care how you could have purchased different zones than your friends (as happened with my wife and I) and not be able to play together without someone coughing up dough, but that just took planning.
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