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LumpOfCole
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If for some reason the GAF LLAMA SQUAD isn't getting my emails:
We are going to be in Pool 2 on Saturday, September 13:
Pool 2 (1:30pm EDT / 10:30am PDT)
- Europe and Asia
- Non Verbal Persuasion
- Volks World
- Team Mini Llama
- DOOMBLADE GLADIATORS
- GAF
That means I need everyone in the GAF LLAMA SQUAD to be online by 1:00pm ET / 10:00am PT on Saturday so I can give them the final roster for the qualifier matches we are going to play. If you're not online by then, I'll have to bring in a sub and you might miss out on your llama if we win.
As a reminder, here is the team and subs:
Team:
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Lump - LumpOfCole.4701
Hawk - Hawkian.6580
Adriaaa - leng jai.2961
Kanik - Kanik.5471
Eileen - TheBobLobLawBlog.6184
Sub List:
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Molkar - IHazSoup.6458
Ashodin - Ashodin.7604
We are going to be in Pool 2 on Saturday, September 13:
Pool 2 (1:30pm EDT / 10:30am PDT)
- Europe and Asia
- Non Verbal Persuasion
- Volks World
- Team Mini Llama
- DOOMBLADE GLADIATORS
- GAF
That means I need everyone in the GAF LLAMA SQUAD to be online by 1:00pm ET / 10:00am PT on Saturday so I can give them the final roster for the qualifier matches we are going to play. If you're not online by then, I'll have to bring in a sub and you might miss out on your llama if we win.
As a reminder, here is the team and subs:
Team:
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Lump - LumpOfCole.4701
Hawk - Hawkian.6580
Adriaaa - leng jai.2961
Kanik - Kanik.5471
Eileen - TheBobLobLawBlog.6184
Sub List:
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Molkar - IHazSoup.6458
Ashodin - Ashodin.7604
LumpOfCole
Member
We definitely might need our subs because it'll be 3:30am Sunday in Australia and that might be a tall order for Adriaaa.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Is it me or did the guild chat became quieter
I'm on now, doesn't seem any different than usual. I could start making puns, but Levyne would just yell at me.
ded gaem
I say this as I'm just waking up, having completely reversed my sleep schedule in preparation for Season 3. Took Monday off work too. Going to be playing from 12 midnight to 12 noon Friday / Saturday / Sunday. I predict whoever wins this weekend will win the tournament.
#dedication
#Beastgate
It's so bad, but it can never be as truly horrific as it was that first year, when they didn't scale everyone down to the same size. Charr and Norn just completely blocked everyone else out with their big fat asses. I remember rolling a charr just to do the JP and dyeing his armor bright orange so I wouldn't lose him in the mad dash.
Go to sleep old man!
I totally see why you like it, if you or Hawkian would have posted that I would totally have believed it was from one of you
It's a nice post and certainly a nice way to view the game that some people may want to read, but it is one way among many even among the people that play GW2 because it isn't WoW.
It's funny that you would put your focus on the three first paragraphs, because, the way he explains things in his whole post, they are the ones I particularly have a problem with, more specifically the third one.
First there is this :
I mean, should they ?
Strip things out of the passion we have of the game, the affection we might have for the people who make them, and the belief that rudely ranting about everything will make things change our way, reduce it to it's simplest form, and well ..... that's how it's supposed to work.
Of course in reality there is more nuance to it as player feedback should, can, and has proven to be part of a constructive way to further improve a game, but still.
Then the parallel he tries to make about WoW just doesn't make sense to me, and almost gives the impression that he is implying that additional content is bad.
The main things about WoW that makes new content immediately make the old one obsolete is the way the game is designed, with the gear treadmill, and the level cap that always goes up.
With GW2 that's not even an issue, horizontal progression, and scaling pretty much entirely prevents all this, and adding something just adds to the pile of 'possible things to do'
His comment about forwarding players to level 90 and forgetting about new players is even worse for the same reasons, the differences in design between the two games doesn't make that comparable at all.
The only way that there is a similarity is when GW2 introduces 'temporary' content, because that makes it content to be absolutely played right now, pushing everything else in the background ( for a time ).
Implying that new content might be bad is wrong, as is saying that GW2 hasn't received any new content since launch, since there has been new content added to the game like any other (if not more),
And that's where ANet is in a weird position right now, they did their homework and brought content to the game with LS1, but yeah now most of it is gone which kind of makes the complaints about the lack of content .... accurate in a way.
LS2 tries to fix this, but a) it's bound to be shorter and b) we're only halfway through.
It has still yet to prove to the players that it can be a meaningful way to bring new content to the game in a permanent way.
As a result i'd be perfectly willing to believe that players tend to have 'twisted' high hopes when there is a feature pack on the way, because 'it's not LS, it must be good' , the whole emphasized even more by how 'big' for pretty much everyone the first one was.
I certainly know I was in some way.
Mad Kings Tower is my favourite JP. It is short and fast, which makes it easier to memorize. I really hope it returns.
Strazyplus
Member
Levyne must be rubbing off on me .
I am startinto really like ranger .
We need a Rifle Squad... I really need to get back into GW2... but just hates playing alone.
kinda have a feeling its gonna be filled with char...
flyinpiranha
Member
So what's with the PVP push? I remember back when the game started and we were hitting 80 only me and a couple other people were really doing it at all (and it was a cluster!) .. not WvWvWvW but the small scale PVP stuff.
Unfortunately I left the game right as everything was starting to ramp up for other reasons but is there a strong PVP presence in the guild? I HAS QUESTIONS!
EDIT: I loved the first Halloween, didn't get to see the second but lurked in the thread and forums. Do we have any insight about what they'll be doing this year?
Unfortunately I left the game right as everything was starting to ramp up for other reasons but is there a strong PVP presence in the guild? I HAS QUESTIONS!
EDIT: I loved the first Halloween, didn't get to see the second but lurked in the thread and forums. Do we have any insight about what they'll be doing this year?
Just for future reference , if you want ( back ) into the guild and got kicked , just post your account name and someone will get you in.We need a Rifle Squad... I really need to get back into GW2... but just hates playing alone.
kinda have a feeling its gonna be filled with char...
as for rifle squad , i am all for it .
Strazyplus
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Never was in the guild. I stopped playing before I became a member of NeoGAF.
But I will join when I get myself into GW2!
Should we like, play a match as a team beforehand to train? Or are we going in blind, guns blazing, hoping for some llama magic?
Also like how with carebear names like "team mini llama" present, we're up against DOOMBLADE GLADIATORS which is most likely a competitive pvp group. Wish there was a jumping puzzle tournament, GAF would sweep that.
Everyone hated me as I completed it on all 9 of my Norn. Good times.
I missed Halloween 2, what did they do to make it crap?
Vigilant Walrus
Member
Am I the only one who likes the new levelling experience?
Taking my lvl 52 mesmer through the zones, everytime I level I get cool bags, and told when I get new trait points and everything, and combined with the traits being all over the world now, collection tab achievements, I have this feeling that all these things are adding up to a much more solid levelling experience.
Even if the 1-15 experience is watered down, it seems to me that the rest of the games levelling is really nicely streamlined now.
Taking my lvl 52 mesmer through the zones, everytime I level I get cool bags, and told when I get new trait points and everything, and combined with the traits being all over the world now, collection tab achievements, I have this feeling that all these things are adding up to a much more solid levelling experience.
Even if the 1-15 experience is watered down, it seems to me that the rest of the games levelling is really nicely streamlined now.
flyinpiranha
Member
I was level 37(ish) when the patch was implemented and I look forward to leveling MUCH more now. I've gotten some great gear I choose from, the shinies that shiney up my screen ... it's just nice.
I even lean over when I hear my girl's level going to see her screen.
I honestly don't see the fuss but I guess it's game ending and Anet has lost its way and they should be disgusted with their actions. I think most of it stems from the mindset of "THIS is what we get? Where's the content for people who aren't leveling?!?". And that I understand. But latching on the leveling experience from 1-40 and berating every action has caused me to stop visiting the GW2 forums and to unsubscribe from the subreddit.
On my Guardian who was level 80 a couple weeks after launch I don't even remember hitting levels. I'd look up and be like "oh shit, I'm level 64".
Kos Luftar
Member
Good luck to Lumps PvP group hope you guys smash some faces.
Also good luck to GAF WvW crew tomorrow. Hope peck can help you guys win.
Also good luck to GAF WvW crew tomorrow. Hope peck can help you guys win.
At what time does it start ? might come along if my Judo training doesn't delay .
8 o clock eastern time ish
flyinpiranha
Member
I don't suppose there is a spectator way to watch these matches is there? Seems that any good PVP game should have this option.
Before I dig in and respond to your post, how familiar are you with World of Warcraft and WoW-type MMOs? It will cut down on a lot of volume if I can just rattle off the main points without a lot of explanations (which I'm happy to do, I just don't want to go to all of the trouble if you're just nodding your head saying "Yeah, I know, you don't need to tell me."
There is and has been for a while, but to potential curb cheating they only allow "Authorized Shoutcasters" access to the big tournament matches; http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Spectator_Mode
I think lump may stream our match in any case
was my first MMO, played it from open Beta to Cataclysm in full raid mode with some off periods, so I know it pretty well. Didn't go very far with other games in the same type though.
LumpOfCole
Member
If any of you have an extra Smash Bros 3DS NA demo code that you want to give away, I'll make it worth your while with a pricey mini in exchange.
flyinpiranha
Member
Sweet, would love to take a look. PVP was the big reason I got into GW2 but I never really had the time to fully give it a chance. Now stuff is a little less hectic and hopefully can get into a schedule.
For now enjoying PVE though.
LumpOfCole
Member
If we're going against another team that plays PVP casually and entered for the Llama like us, it should be a fun and even match.
If we go against a team of pros like the 'Europe and Asia' team in our bracket, this is what tomorrow is going to be like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsVeLebEQ1U
If we go against a team of pros like the 'Europe and Asia' team in our bracket, this is what tomorrow is going to be like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsVeLebEQ1U
yes there is great risk of massacre
but we shall fight!
For tonight's reset: are Zed or anyone else from our ranks planning on commanding a bit?
If not, everyone wvwing is of course encouraged to go off and do whatever they feel like, but I'll also be running a casual-friendly Havoc-with-Benefits squad and looking for numbers for that if anyone is interested.
flyinpiranha
Member
I asked in game yesterday but didn't get much info. What is a [Redeye Maul]?
The only reference I find is in the Patch Datamine info and this here:
Mines yellow though. Just wondering what it is, does it just create a weapon? I think I'll wait to 80 to "use it" so hopefully it's not level restricted.
The only reference I find is in the Patch Datamine info and this here:
Mines yellow though. Just wondering what it is, does it just create a weapon? I think I'll wait to 80 to "use it" so hopefully it's not level restricted.
Defintely planning on being in wvw.. where and with whom is yet to be decided...will see whos commanding when i log in later. Anyone is welcome to join, of course!
LumpOfCole
Member
BIG thank you to Fishious The Swift for the Smash Bros Demo code. I sent you a Mini Tybalt for such kindness.
All are welcome for my WvW group, but if you wanna come prepared some, bring:
-A level 80 character if you have one
-Soldier's (PVT) armor if you have it
-All the swiftness and might generation you can muster
-Any movement speed options you've got
-Immobilizes and CC (knockback, launch, stun, etc.)
-A thirst for blood
-A level 80 character if you have one
-Soldier's (PVT) armor if you have it
-All the swiftness and might generation you can muster
-Any movement speed options you've got
-Immobilizes and CC (knockback, launch, stun, etc.)
-A thirst for blood
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