Kos Luftar
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This week's news: "HoT is set in the heart of the Maguuma Jungle. Tune in next week for more news!"
Kos Luftar
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Guys, this kind of pessimism only fits me, so stop trying so hard to be me because you are failing.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Yay AC collection done. That's 2 out of 8.
appletoasty
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Ahahaha hahah ahaha
Welcome to T3, GAF
Welcome to T3, GAF
please do better than my server so i can get bumped down next week
If you moved over you would be capturing camps with me and Ike so we can get fast dailies. But, nope.
I've started playing a P/D condi thief for my PvP dailies after some poor showings with D/P. I can imagine why some would deride it- you do essentially the same thing other thieves do, only slower. Nevertheless I kind of like it as an easy mode thief, and my build has some nice features: it cracks 1.6k base condition damage and steal is traited to damage, heal for 2k, strip 2 boons, grant vigor and 2 initiative, inflict poison and 5 stacks of confusion, and apply stealth (which consequently cleanses a condition, inflicts AoE blindness, and sets up Sneak Attack) on a 27 second cooldown.
Forerunner
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Until Anet comes out with a new system, NA t3 is pretty much screwed. If you wvw a majority of the time, I would not recommend t3.
appletoasty
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Yea yea... I'll get to it eventually =(
Honestly I just want map completion at this point. Whatever interest I had in WvW before has been totally squandered after getting shat on for 7 straight weeks
Nemesis121
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I would love to play FA or DB, tired of facing BG and JQ, i would love an easy week..
LumpOfCole
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Going up that river was like travelling back to the earliest beginnings of the world, when vegetation rioted on the earth and the big trees were kings. An empty stream, a great silence, an impenetrable forest. The air was warm, thick, heavy, sluggish. There was no joy in the brilliance of sunshine. The long stretches of the waterway ran on, deserted, into the gloom of overshadowed distances. On silvery sandbanks hippos and alligators sunned themselves side by side. The broadening waters flowed through a mob of wooded islands; you lost your way on that river as you would in a desert, and butted all day long against shoals, trying to find the channel, till you thought yourself bewitched and cut off forever from everything you had known once -somewhere- far away in another existence perhaps. There were moments when one's past came back to one, as it will sometimes when you have not a moment to spare to yourself; but it came in the shape of an unrestful and noisy dream, remembered with wonder amongst the overwhelming realities of this strange world of plants, and water, and silence. And this stillness of life did not in the least resemble a peace. It was the stillness of an implacable force brooding over an inscrutable intention. It looked at you with a vengeful aspect.
― Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
― Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
LumpOfCole
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I bet the in-game version will be chock full of particle effects, like the particle effects on the ley line weapons.
I would love if if part of the Living Story / Campaign / Whatever in HoT involves a section where we travel downriver in a boat with attacks potentially coming from all sides. The idea of not just being surrounded by dense vegetation from which attack can come at any moment, but being completely exposed in the middle of the river is.. unnerving.
UltimateIke
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Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
G-guys, I'm being tempted by pistol/pistol or sword/pistol on my thief
...I' being lured to go zerk than condi D:
...I' being lured to go zerk than condi D:
Is dominance pretty much just participation number or do top tier servers have greater coordinations that allows them to pull off more complicated strategies?
Made the mistake of joining WvW tonight. Got killed less than 2 seconds after walking out of the starting area. Respawned, went with a group to the first keep we owned, died to 1 guy in the middle of 15 of our own before i could get two skills off.
Pretty much the worst first impression you could possibly have. I'm actually sour on the entire game now and have little incentive to level up with an endgame with such a short time-to-kill.
I'll probably cool off and go back to pve with the goal of maxing my character, but that seriously sucked.
Edit: Apparently you take durability damage in pvp as well... that seems backwards to me.
Pretty much the worst first impression you could possibly have. I'm actually sour on the entire game now and have little incentive to level up with an endgame with such a short time-to-kill.
I'll probably cool off and go back to pve with the goal of maxing my character, but that seriously sucked.
Edit: Apparently you take durability damage in pvp as well... that seems backwards to me.
Numbers & coverage. SBI has over the course of the game been at the top of every tier depending on which way the bandwagon was flowing. Server rank doesn't mean much of anything else these days. Most of the people still on SBI or the lower tiers are in it for the fun of it
I sort of expect wvw to adopt the eotm system at some point.
There hasn't been any gem store stuff I've wanted in a while now. Not sure if its the expansion making it seem trivial or something more. Did pick up the gathering nodes while on sale. But mini pets and weapon skins aren't all that appealing with new stuff looming.
Hi GW2GAF!
I have started to play GW2 again after a long pause. I bought some gems to unlock the few living stories I had missed. I still have 400 gems left. Any suggestions what I should do with them?
I'm trying to upgrade my mysterious vine to cultivated one. I am also still aiming for Kudzu, even though I lack pre-requisite weapon (or cash) and some mats.
I have started to play GW2 again after a long pause. I bought some gems to unlock the few living stories I had missed. I still have 400 gems left. Any suggestions what I should do with them?
I'm trying to upgrade my mysterious vine to cultivated one. I am also still aiming for Kudzu, even though I lack pre-requisite weapon (or cash) and some mats.
TheSaddestSort
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WvW as an uplevel is a very, very unforgiving place, especially as a new player who just wants to stick a exploratory toe in the water. I hope you won't give up on it permanently, as it can be quite fun. Maybe try to attach yourself to a small raiding party with people you know and that know what they are doing rather than venturing out alone. Zergs are ok I guess, but you'll often be the first to die and the first to be left behind in any major engagement.
I would say save them towards a copper fed salvage-o-matic, but if you need the gold for crafting Mawdrey or your legendary, just convert them to gold.
Disclaimer: the friend, my bro, and I are new to the game.
I've been spending the past two nights on skype with my bro and our friend trying to do the Aetherblade/Not So Secret jumping puzzle and felt like sharing my experience with GAF. Between the sum of 6-7hrs of straight practicing/attempting the puzzle and rezzing each other if one of us fell in weird spots (which was VERY often, none of us went ahead until everyone was on the same level), I'd say I've become a master at the Aetherblade jumping puzzle. The pathway, timing, and jump spots are practically ingrained in my memory. I cannot say the same for my brother. Witnessing my bro who is normally very calm get progressively frustrated was amazing. The following is only in regards to the freaking additional diving challenge:
This was my night, GAF.
I've been spending the past two nights on skype with my bro and our friend trying to do the Aetherblade/Not So Secret jumping puzzle and felt like sharing my experience with GAF. Between the sum of 6-7hrs of straight practicing/attempting the puzzle and rezzing each other if one of us fell in weird spots (which was VERY often, none of us went ahead until everyone was on the same level), I'd say I've become a master at the Aetherblade jumping puzzle. The pathway, timing, and jump spots are practically ingrained in my memory. I cannot say the same for my brother. Witnessing my bro who is normally very calm get progressively frustrated was amazing. The following is only in regards to the freaking additional diving challenge:
This was my night, GAF.
You missed a treasure though.
Thanks.
Copper-fed salvage-o-matic is not a bad idea actually, since I hate to buy salvage kits. Though I do not currently want to buy more gems.
appletoasty
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Vigilant Walrus
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1) WvW is an amazing game mode. It's a fantastic end game, but a reason why it is fantastic is because it hits a great curve, between skills, tactics and gear dependency.
In GW1, gear didn't matter as much as it should. In games like Diablo and WoW, gear matters a lot more than it should.
In GW2 it matters, and it will make the difference significantly between two equal players. This is good. It means that getting the right gear, for the right build is important. We want this in the game.
What is really great for more casual players is that aquiring this Exotic type gear, is extremely easy and affordable. As soon as you hit lvl 80, its a matter of collecting them through tons of different means, and then you're set to go in WvW, gear wise.
When you entered WvW, it buffed up your health pools and base damage, and it scaled the blue/green/yellow gear you where rocking.
This makes you capable. Not in the sense that you can go one-on-one, but in the sense you can be a valid trooper in an outfit. I've rocked a WvW character from lvl 10 to lvl 80 by doing WvW exclusively.
There is a ton of strategy, skill, planning and excitement that comes from knowing when to play conservatively. You need to play range, while the 80's take the meat. You then support, assist, carry supplies, fix walls, doors, and other stuff where you help. You level effectively, and you assist in kills effectively.
It can be a frustrating experience. Such is the way, the game mode is designed. You can't have epic grand scale mass battles, while also not having massively imbalanced numbers. Just like in real life warfare, sometimes the sheer force and/or higher quality of arms will reign superior.
This is one of the best things about WvW, how it feels to simulate it. Playing with a great bunch of players, who support you, so you can rez each other, and having equal numbers is great. But the game mode is designed to kill you a lot.
There is no real penalty, - The durability you're talking about is basically non-existent, as you get coin, karma and experience from just being the vicinity of an event - Meaning any activity or struggle that is being fought over, escorted, held, taken or whatever else. You will always make money, even if you die a lot, because the game basically showers you with with money. So don't think "I'll go broke". The 4s you can pay for repairs is literally nothing. It's more like a symbolic gesture.
2) There is no one-shotting, like in most MMOs, but some classes can hit hard if you are running with no toughness/vitality (armor/health). Physical damage is migrated with the amount of Toughness you have, Vitality is the debuffs (curses, poisons, drainage etc). But no matter what class you have, you have plenty of possibilities for regeneration, self healing (self-reliance, which means many classes can be notoriously difficult to kill one on one) and escape cards. There are traits, utility skills and weapon skills to break any sort of CC (crowd control), there are skills to heal any sort of ailment, there is runes, sigils and traits to give endurance, to improve your shouts/stances/banners/signets.
There is so many ways to do it, that I will tell you - You can find amazing ways to stay alive. I've seen thiefs single handedly, dodge-roll-forever away from 10+ enemies just trying to take him down. I've seen guardians fight off insane amounts of people with wards, shout healing, and barriers to escape.
I've seen rangers change the course of a skirmish with sending their pets out to rez fallen allies, and warriors banners placements to give tons of boons to allies.
You become immensely capable later on. Gear is first, then you pick your build - your weapons, your traits, and utilities. Then you fine-tune it with your rune sets and sigils for your weapons. These make a massive difference. Not because of the stat increase, but because they assist in the functioning of your skills. suddenly your shouts can heal with a certain trait, and then a rune set will let every shout remove conditions, and then having 6 of the same rune will let your shouts work on many more people, and then all of a sudden with another trait, your shout duration is decreased, and now you're a shouting condition removal tank / healer.
From where you stand, you can't possible see it, but its so much fun when you get there. But the game mode is complex. There are many attributes, factors and things to take into consideration.
That shouldn't turn you off the game. You need to pop the training wheels before you start driving for real. That doesn't mean driving sucks, it just means, you need to know what you're getting into.
Tag with GAF in the next WvW event, and see the genius of it. There is nothing like, when we are outnumbered, outgunned and outmanned, when we still beat a zerg lead by a bad commander. Trebucheing their mothers into the mist and dancing on their keeps and castles! Dolyak dancin'
Kos Luftar
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Off-topic: I am fucking dying laughing at this video at work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1mUsJ0Ju_I
On-topic: Guild Wars 2 is cool. GAFGuild Dungeon runs are super good.
*fingers crossed* That today we will get some info on HoT. Rubi is suppose to be prepping stuff for this weeks POI episode (on friday) so hopefully she will be recapping stuff that is released during this week instead of it being released there for the first time.
http://schedule.gdconf.com/session/building-a-better-centaur-ai-at-massive-scale
On-topic: Guild Wars 2 is cool. GAFGuild Dungeon runs are super good.
*fingers crossed* That today we will get some info on HoT. Rubi is suppose to be prepping stuff for this weeks POI episode (on friday) so hopefully she will be recapping stuff that is released during this week instead of it being released there for the first time.
http://schedule.gdconf.com/session/building-a-better-centaur-ai-at-massive-scale
Don't get too excited Emitan, I don't think this means playable Centaur it just means they might be smarter in the future and more exciting to fight.
Tried out WvW in that casual mode or whatever it's called for the first time, Edge of Mists? It's pretty fun for awhile to tag along in a big zerg group going around capping points but the exp doesn't really flow in and I can't see myself doing this purely to get to 80. Still I love how there are so many alternative leveling paths.
Thanks for the responses guys. I read them fully and get that i shouldn't judge based on an underleveled, ill advised attempt. I was under the impression that everything was normalized to enable pvp as soon as it was unlocked. Clearly there are more factors in play.
I just went full tilt after the most frustrating 10 minutes of gaming I've ever played.
I just went full tilt after the most frustrating 10 minutes of gaming I've ever played.
Kos Luftar
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It isn't the XP necessarily but the Level Up Scrolls you get form Champion Bags/Boxes that help you level up faster. I think.
I would never level that way but I think that's how it works.
appletoasty
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EotM is awesome if you want to just mindlessly level or farm for karma. I put on Netflix and walk around with my guard mashing staff 1 for an hour and bam levels. It's great.
That's actual PvP (sPvP)
All that's normalized in WvW is your level, you're at an enormous disadvantage without a good set of gear and all your skills and traits. And by nature it's just kind of an imbalanced mode in general, depending on what servers you're facing, what your server in general is up to at the time you log in, etc. you can easily get crushed even at 80 by a larger group, or you can go on a roll of awesome fights and captures. Definitely worth exploring again when you're more prepared if it interests you! And don't forget to do the Jumping Puzzles inside at least once.
Kos Luftar
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Kos Luftar
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Someone post the screenshots with subtittles from that article.
Looks like the dragons that were speculated to be under Primordius control are actually Wyvern corrupted by Mordremoth.
There was Wyvern armor in GW1 but I don't think there was actual Wyvern.
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Warrior_Wyvern_armor
Looks like the dragons that were speculated to be under Primordius control are actually Wyvern corrupted by Mordremoth.
There was Wyvern armor in GW1 but I don't think there was actual Wyvern.
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Warrior_Wyvern_armor
Kos Luftar
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ANET employees tweeting it out that link specifically...
Ahh.
Also, HoM is easily the best looking zone(s) they've ever done. I can say with absolute certainty that they will be the most impressive zones we've ever seen in an MMO.
Oh and:
http://schedule.gdconf.com/session/building-a-better-centaur-ai-at-massive-scale
Building a Better Centaur: AI at Massive Scale
sackboy2197
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I hope they'll bring some perfomance improvements with the expansion, or else my computer will probably die loading those massive areas D:
They look really great though. The jungle zone in the current game is still one of my favourite (and I'm sure it's not only because it's the first one I have been to and explored)
They look really great though. The jungle zone in the current game is still one of my favourite (and I'm sure it's not only because it's the first one I have been to and explored)
Magnetic_North
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Hey GW2GAF!
decided to jump back into this since i got to max level in FFXIV and would like to join the guild!
if anyone is free and can add me that would be great! i just made a new character to roll on the Stormbluff server
my display name is Magic Coletrain.3021 and character is Artorias Storm
Look forward to seeing you all in game!
decided to jump back into this since i got to max level in FFXIV and would like to join the guild!
if anyone is free and can add me that would be great! i just made a new character to roll on the Stormbluff server
my display name is Magic Coletrain.3021 and character is Artorias Storm
Look forward to seeing you all in game!
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