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I think the best part of Dragon Bash was that song, actually (download here). It was the grindiest Living World chapter, honestly, and none of the rewards were really amazing. Dragon Ball was fun, I'd love to see that come back.
For what it's worth, you can still find one of the wings on the TP (search for "Holographic"). I forget whether it's the solid or the shattered version.
They're each different, combat-wise.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Moondrop or a google search could go into more detail, but yes, they are all different. The pet family determines stats and normal attacks the pet has (for instance, every drake has the tail swipe blast finisher), and within the family the different species have different activated F2 skills.
Again, this isn't too specific but it's what I can remember off the top of my head:
Bears have highest health and lowest DPS.
Drakes I believe have second highest damage output and 2nd highest health/armor pool.
Felines are pretty glassy if you don't micro them but generally output the most damage. Moas are good for boons generally. Devourers survive and attack from range so you don't have to micro them as much. I don't really run owls much..I ran some pets in WvW that immobilized or feared enemies with their activated roars.
That said, I haven't run many points in beastmastery for a while. I do however, have traits in the second trait line for stronger pet criticals and might on crit (along with rampage as one elite also providing pet might.)
I generally run with a Jaguar and Ice Drake.
Underwater I run with the Reef Drake for the reflect barrier.
You can get all of them later by finding "Juvenile" animals out in the game world (there's a list of their locations here if you want to look). Well, all of them except special ones that are unlocked via the Hall of Monuments (which is a Guild Wars 1 thing), but I don't think those pets have any special advantage, they're just unique skins.
I just did an awesome event line that involved a tonne of steps that was pretty fun. I found a locked door and there was a note on it telling me to seek an NPC to help open it. Eventually found him, escorted him to the door and inside were a series of pitch black rooms in which we had to solve puzzles which all lead to a lil boss fight and some phat
loot.
Quite cool to just randomly come across! Even got an achievement
(rubbish)
Quite cool to just randomly come across! Even got an achievement
Kos Luftar
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I just did an awesome event line that involved a tonne of steps that was pretty fun. I found a locked door and there was a note on it telling me to seek an NPC to help open it. Eventually found him, escorted him to the door and inside were a series of pitch black rooms in which we had to solve puzzles which all lead to a lil boss fight and some phatloot.(rubbish)
Quite cool to just randomly come across! Even got an achievement
Yeah that room got added during the first Halloween event. They were kind of secret were were just told that new areas/events are now available.
Ooh nice. Hopefully I come across more on my journey to 100%.
You need the scarf and the spectacles of the same weight type and then you can combine them with 400 of the required craft I believe.
I hope we move from the desert soon, these critters are gettin creepy!
Do you mean that it looks ugly or too good looking to be in the game ?
If it is the latter , i don't doubt it that that is ingame .
Anet's texture work on living things is quite nice .
(Also gives me an excuse to post this shot again as i love it so much )
Kos Luftar
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http://venturebeat.com/2014/07/05/has-guild-wars-2-set-the-new-standard-of-storytelling-in-mmorpgs/
This story linked by Chris Whiteside (studio director) says that every 2 week update will have a new map.
This story linked by Chris Whiteside (studio director) says that every 2 week update will have a new map.
1) How do you get your textures and such so clean? Are you downscaing?
2) How do you get your screenshots not fuzzy/blurred out? :L
Ooooh goodie goodie goodie. I can't wait to 100% a new map in a day every 2 weeks
It does not say that. Even out of context it doesn't say that.
edit: Braxzy Thorgal is playing (or taking shots) at at least 1440p.
Thanks for the shoutout, Levyne. Your breakdown was solid, but I'll give it another crack. What else would I do, work?
As Levyne said, each animal "family" has shared base skills and stats. Members within each family only differ in their on-demand F2 skills. Before I discuss the families in depth, please note that I speak from the perspective of all game modes, and as such I don't know what's currently optimal in PvE.
Bear: High vitality and low DPS make bears appear to be tanky, but they're not actually tanks because they can't reliably hold enemy aggro. Initially seem good due to condition removal of the brown bear. Not recommended.
Bird: High DPS and low health. These are nice for DPS and some human players will ignore them. Good for roaming because one of their skills gives swiftness, but for that reason not as good as cats for sustained DPS. Some short cooldowns on F2 skills. Recommended for specialized use.
Canine: Good toughness and solid damage make dogs very versatile, but it's in PvP/WvW that their crowd-control skills really shine. Wolf fear is invaluable, and drakehound immobilize is close behind. Recommended for fighting real people.
Devourer: Ranged attacker that is tough and repositions away from melee foes. Some interesting conditions on F2 skills. Good for PvE as it is ranged, but also useful in PvP; not my style however.
Drake: The best base offensive and defensive stats make drakes very versatile, but their difficult-to-connect F2 skills make them tricky to use in PvP/WvW. Recommended for general PvE, but try marsh drake for PvP/WvW.
Feline: High DPS and low health. Edge out birds in my minds for pure DPS due to all damaging skills plus more versatile F2 skills. Jaguar is my favorite pet.
Moa: High vitality and some healing skills make moas a strange choice. Their buffs can be useful in PvE, but probably not optimal. They have a niche role in PvP in terms of tanking until your DPS pet can come back, and I like moas, but not the best.
Pig: Decent defense, subpar offense, and RNG-based F2 skills led to pigs being dismissed after release. But their Forage skills are actually really powerful, and their knockdown attack is for 3 seconds.
Spider: Another ranged pet, but trades toughness for vitality and less adept at evasion. Many people like spiders in PvP though because they buff the ranger reliably with their venoms. Again, not my style.
I'll save my breakdown of the underwater pets for another time.
Most of my SS are taken from a resolution of 3200 X 1800p. or if i have more time, 4K (3840 x 2160p ) so yes they are downsampled.
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I switched off post processing and fxaa since i found it was blurring the image .
Also i am injecting SMAA with SweetFX.
If anyone wants to check here is the preset i am using .
http://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/712/
Kos Luftar
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Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Thanks for the shoutout, Levyne. Your breakdown was solid, but I'll give it another crack. What else would I do, work?
As Levyne said, each animal "family" has shared base skills and stats. Members within each family only differ in their on-demand F2 skills. Before I discuss the families in depth, please note that I speak from the perspective of all game modes, and as such I don't know what's currently optimal in PvE.
Bear: High vitality and low DPS make bears appear to be tanky, but they're not actually tanks because they can't reliably hold enemy aggro. Initially seem good due to condition removal of the brown bear. Not recommended.
Bird: High DPS and low health. These are nice for DPS and some human players will ignore them. Good for roaming because one of their skills gives swiftness, but for that reason not as good as cats for sustained DPS. Some short cooldowns on F2 skills. Recommended for specialized use.
Canine: Good toughness and solid damage make dogs very versatile, but it's in PvP/WvW that their crowd-control skills really shine. Wolf fear is invaluable, and drakehound immobilize is close behind. Recommended for fighting real people.
Devourer: Ranged attacker that is tough and repositions away from melee foes. Some interesting conditions on F2 skills. Good for PvE as it is ranged, but also useful in PvP; not my style however.
Drake: The best base offensive and defensive stats make drakes very versatile, but their difficult-to-connect F2 skills make them tricky to use in PvP/WvW. Recommended for general PvE, but try marsh drake for PvP/WvW.
Feline: High DPS and low health. Edge out birds in my minds for pure DPS due to all damaging skills plus more versatile F2 skills. Jaguar is my favorite pet.
Moa: High vitality and some healing skills make moas a strange choice. Their buffs can be useful in PvE, but probably not optimal. They have a niche role in PvP in terms of tanking until your DPS pet can come back, and I like moas, but not the best.
Pig: Decent defense, subpar offense, and RNG-based F2 skills led to pigs being dismissed after release. But their Forage skills are actually really powerful, and their knockdown attack is for 3 seconds.
Spider: Another ranged pet, but trades toughness for vitality and less adept at evasion. Many people like spiders in PvP though because they buff the ranger reliably with their venoms. Again, not my style.
I'll save my breakdown of the underwater pets for another time.
This is gonna take some learning
Do you permanently play downsampled or do you just fiddle with your settings when you know you're gonna take a screenshot?
I don't understand, did you ignore or not notice that I posted the same excerpt, or read it but feel like just repeating it would explain something?
I really shouldn't have to spell out that there is a difference between
"The story and maps open up with each 2 week chapter"
and
"Every 2 week update will have a new map"
But if you need me to: "story and maps open up with each Chapter" could mean that existing maps open up more rather than having a new map added (pretty likely for the next update), as well as the "story opening up" with a new chapter rather than anything regarding maps. You can't read that article and get "new map every 2 weeks" and it's a bad idea to post stuff like that because it will mislead people.
I play normally at 1080p most of the time .
I would play the game at 1440 p if the UI scaled correctly .
So i only use those high resolutions mostly for screenshots only even though i can run the game at 60 fps at such a high res .
Anet, gief refund.
I've been spending some time playing at 2560x1600 after asking for some help but yeah, setting the UI to larger to offset the downsampling is a little weird. I'm surprised at how well my performance holds up though.
It is nice for screenshots, hopefully I can get better at that.
It is nice for screenshots, hopefully I can get better at that.
Has anyone had an exotic drop significantly more often than others for you?
I'd say so far I've had around 10 exotic drops from stuff like world bosses, and dungeon runs and I think I've had Monsoon at least 4 times. I wonder why it is. Maybe the RNG gods are annoyed at me for still not having unlocked the actual skin and aren't giving up till I do.
I'd say so far I've had around 10 exotic drops from stuff like world bosses, and dungeon runs and I think I've had Monsoon at least 4 times. I wonder why it is. Maybe the RNG gods are annoyed at me for still not having unlocked the actual skin and aren't giving up till I do.
I am not sure if it works with Guild wars 2 but i am iffy about using it in any kind of MMO or any Steam game that has VAC enabled due to the risk of sensors mistaking it for something it is not and banning me .
The idea of doing 8K shots of Guild wars 2 is tempting though .
If someone sees Peck , ask him about it and if he says that it is okay to use it i will try it but for now i will keep it at driver downsampling .
Mr_Antimatter
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Any recommendation of runes for a celestial Guardian? Currently in the process of crafting the gear for one, but no real idea what rune set works best for that spec.
Best character.
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Thanks for the shoutout, Levyne. Your breakdown was solid, but I'll give it another crack. What else would I do, work?
As Levyne said, each animal "family" has shared base skills and stats. Members within each family only differ in their on-demand F2 skills. Before I discuss the families in depth, please note that I speak from the perspective of all game modes, and as such I don't know what's currently optimal in PvE.
Bear: High vitality and low DPS make bears appear to be tanky, but they're not actually tanks because they can't reliably hold enemy aggro. Initially seem good due to condition removal of the brown bear. Not recommended.
Bird: High DPS and low health. These are nice for DPS and some human players will ignore them. Good for roaming because one of their skills gives swiftness, but for that reason not as good as cats for sustained DPS. Some short cooldowns on F2 skills. Recommended for specialized use.
Canine: Good toughness and solid damage make dogs very versatile, but it's in PvP/WvW that their crowd-control skills really shine. Wolf fear is invaluable, and drakehound immobilize is close behind. Recommended for fighting real people.
Devourer: Ranged attacker that is tough and repositions away from melee foes. Some interesting conditions on F2 skills. Good for PvE as it is ranged, but also useful in PvP; not my style however.
Drake: The best base offensive and defensive stats make drakes very versatile, but their difficult-to-connect F2 skills make them tricky to use in PvP/WvW. Recommended for general PvE, but try marsh drake for PvP/WvW.
Feline: High DPS and low health. Edge out birds in my minds for pure DPS due to all damaging skills plus more versatile F2 skills. Jaguar is my favorite pet.
Moa: High vitality and some healing skills make moas a strange choice. Their buffs can be useful in PvE, but probably not optimal. They have a niche role in PvP in terms of tanking until your DPS pet can come back, and I like moas, but not the best.
Pig: Decent defense, subpar offense, and RNG-based F2 skills led to pigs being dismissed after release. But their Forage skills are actually really powerful, and their knockdown attack is for 3 seconds.
Spider: Another ranged pet, but trades toughness for vitality and less adept at evasion. Many people like spiders in PvP though because they buff the ranger reliably with their venoms. Again, not my style.
I'll save my breakdown of the underwater pets for another time.
Great guide. I think I heard a Moa was used in one of the DnT PvE builds because with Warhorn it provided perma-might stacks.
I don't play guardian (so perhaps I should be quiet), but I saw someone recently discussing Flame Legion runes if you have high burning up-time.
Thanks. It was probably Red Moa, which gives fury. The might stacking pet is the Jungle Stalker, a cat.
Personally I like Pink (or Black) Moa for hotjoin PvP, you've got the pseudo-tankiness to pair with your cat plus an interrupt for stomps. But I acknowledge the Wolf is better for serious team play.
What are you planning to do? I'm assuming PVE, so what weapons will you be using? Soldier runes would be good. Traveler's for speed. Again, I'll need more info on what role you're trying to be. Front line melee, more support from the back, etc.
Kos Luftar
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I know you all will be jelly!
The guy wearing that looks like a douche.
Kos Luftar
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Anything and everything.
Kos Luftar
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Thanks. Scunt face.
Mr_Antimatter
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For that character, probably front line melee with a bit of support. Probably going Hammer or greatsword, with focus/scepter for range. Mostly PVE usage.
Kos be trippin' if he gets "a new map every two weeks" from that article.
Also, furniture was delivered, so just a few more things to shuffle (A box here, some wires to hide there) things are done and I can play more.
"As you might have read on my twitter I finally found an easy way to render GW2's models with textures in blender (so you'll be getting better armor previews and hair styles in the future). This also means I can render all the other models with much more detail as well.
With the addition of Dry Top to the dat file a couple of new creatures showed up as well. I've picked a not very spoilery one we'll probably encounter soon to render, and was rather pleased with the end result, enjoy!"
It sounds like both the model and texture.
Also, furniture was delivered, so just a few more things to shuffle (A box here, some wires to hide there) things are done and I can play more.
"As you might have read on my twitter I finally found an easy way to render GW2's models with textures in blender (so you'll be getting better armor previews and hair styles in the future). This also means I can render all the other models with much more detail as well.
With the addition of Dry Top to the dat file a couple of new creatures showed up as well. I've picked a not very spoilery one we'll probably encounter soon to render, and was rather pleased with the end result, enjoy!"
It sounds like both the model and texture.
Isn't this a pretty big deal? I though the previous inability to combine models and textures was the limiting factor on exporting characters to other programs. But now we can all have 3D-printed action figures, right?
Can I get one of those monitors, scunt?
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