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Kos Luftar
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My bad I'll start putting spoiler tags on them.
5 days til more stuff o_o and I'll be in Canada for all of them
Spoiler tags don't work on pictures, at least not on mobile :L
5 days til more stuff o_o and I'll be in Canada for all of them
Is Kos taking you hostage?
yep just gotta post the link instead of image tags and be all like "Spoiler:"
Kos Luftar
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Kos Luftar
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GAF Canada will only have 3 members tho.
I can join GAF Canada
but who would want to
shysaursoft
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Via tumblr.
And this made me laugh:
Lastly, something I didn't even see myself before, but was pointed out to me:
via: http://felidae-charr.tumblr.com/post/86531792732/so-lets-actually-get-serious-for-a-moment-for
Kos Luftar
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https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/your-vote-decides-the-guildwars2-international-all-stars-teams/
The armor that winning teams will get at the Guild Wars 2 International All Star Teams during Gamescom.
Kos Luftar
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After the Scarlet was killed.
Wonder if it is going to be the same for every armor type?
The text says light_female for the pic name so probably not.
Nemesis121
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If that Armor is in the CS i am buying it..
It's from winning the upcoming pvp tournament so I highly doubt they'll be selling it.
Jest Chillin
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They plan on using it as a reward for things in the future, so gem store doesn't seem likely anytime soon.
Source: https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/your-vote-decides-the-guildwars2-international-all-stars-teams/
Nemesis121
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This..
No way Anet passes up a chance to make money in CS, no expansion insight Cash shop is the money maker, this armor will be in the CS even if it's a lesser version or a the same, lesser version probably right after the tourney, the same or improved version a few months after...
Pyros_Eien
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Looking for some class opinions. Only 2 classes I haven't played past lvl 20ish were Warrior and Ranger. I know Warrior is in a good spot but have very little interest in playing one so I'd be leaning more toward Ranger and possibly Necro since I played that during alpha only. Figure I'd rather level new chars than use my 80s, at least until I get used to the game again.
So Ranger, thoughts? I've heard pretty bad things from reading reddit/official forums/another forum, bad DPS, not really any advantage to ranger over any other class and stuff like that. From a PvE perspective, how bad(or good) are they? PvP I don't care too much about and I'd probably just play my elementalist anyway since I loved the class so mostly looking toward a dungeon/fractals point of view.
Same question pretty much for Necro.
Don't care too much about what's best or worst but more, how large the difference is between the two, how much worse those 2 classes are compared to what's considered the best(warrior/elem?). Would being either of these classes get me automatically kicked from PUGs or create issues finding groups and such?
So Ranger, thoughts? I've heard pretty bad things from reading reddit/official forums/another forum, bad DPS, not really any advantage to ranger over any other class and stuff like that. From a PvE perspective, how bad(or good) are they? PvP I don't care too much about and I'd probably just play my elementalist anyway since I loved the class so mostly looking toward a dungeon/fractals point of view.
Same question pretty much for Necro.
Don't care too much about what's best or worst but more, how large the difference is between the two, how much worse those 2 classes are compared to what's considered the best(warrior/elem?). Would being either of these classes get me automatically kicked from PUGs or create issues finding groups and such?
The only people who care if you're a ranger or not are the select few elitists in the game. All you gotta do is form your own groups in the group finder or guild and it's a non-issue. I can't speak for them as of this moment, but a few months ago I remember seeing a ranger in a group in one of the fastest Lupi kills in the world.
Some of the DnT (speed running guild) peeps have said that Ranger Dps is only ~5% less than Warrior in good conditions. Plus no other class will give groups Frost Spirit or spotter. Ranger Warhorn is a decent source for group Fury.
Most Ranger grievances come from weird pet mechanics. They are sometimes hard to use properly in stacks and you can't manually flag a position for them to go to nor force stow them in combat.
Most Ranger grievances come from weird pet mechanics. They are sometimes hard to use properly in stacks and you can't manually flag a position for them to go to nor force stow them in combat.
Two things :
I found a site that details how a specific exotic armor set will look on your characters race and where to get it .
http://www.gw2armor.com/
Secondly this video sums up all you need to know about how to do the nochtli fight and Guild wars 2 in General.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvS6zMThiZU
I found a site that details how a specific exotic armor set will look on your characters race and where to get it .
http://www.gw2armor.com/
Secondly this video sums up all you need to know about how to do the nochtli fight and Guild wars 2 in General.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvS6zMThiZU
Completely off-topic but I always love seeing these VFX reels (Game of Thrones Season 4: Minor Spoilers)
http://vimeo.com/100095868
http://vimeo.com/100095868
Kos Luftar
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A board game Retro designed.
Coriolanus
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You mean in this topic?
They're comparing to a EA warrior, tho, and that's about 30% less damage than a dps warrior. Points considered is that rangers can produce 15 stacks of vuln with ease and, as mentioned, can give a lotta crit to the party.
Reading the thread, i can kinda see why people tend to avoid ranger pugs. You'd apparently need a melee ranger if GOING FASSSST, and those are... rare. (tbh you need melee everything if doing that. people need to be damn close to get in on the mightfest) Overall sure looks way better than a necro, tho.
Anyway, you'll always have a slot in gafgroups, regardless of class, so pick whichever you want. (pick ranger
)shysaursoft
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You follow my Twitter it seems.
But yeah, the amount of work that can go into a less-than-ten-seconds shot, always amazes me.
Ha. No, my board game was called "Runestone". Rather unimaginative, I know.
You follow my Twitter it seems.
But yeah, the amount of work that can go into a less-than-ten-seconds shot, always amazes me.
Actually no, I saw it in the GoT thread haha. It's awesome, I haven't seen too many but one that really surprised me was the Wolf of Wall Street reel. There's some scenes that are almost entirely CG'd that I thought were sets.
Link if interested: http://vimeo.com/83523133
You two should read this and have your minds blown .
http://www.cracked.com/article_2002...sane-detail-into-stuff-you-never-noticed.html
http://www.cracked.com/article_2002...sane-detail-into-stuff-you-never-noticed.html
shysaursoft
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Yeah, this is a pretty sweet list.
Ah, I see. I was under the impression this was going to be exclusive to this tournament, hence my skeptism about it not being used in the gem store (or anywhere else, for that matter). I could see it becoming a reward for achieving the final rank in PvP.
shysaursoft
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This is worth mentioning, because this is true for every single MMO forum in the history of the genre.
shysaursoft
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Not going to surprise many folks with that kind of thing around here, that's been a rock solid Truth for ages. The only people who think raiders make up the majority of MMO players are raiders.
The real question is, how do the regular players take their MMO forums back?
Edit: Regarding the counterpoint, I would rather play a game than watch someone else play it. I hold this opinion towards professional sports as well, so maybe I'm just an odd duck.
The real question is, how do the regular players take their MMO forums back?
Edit: Regarding the counterpoint, I would rather play a game than watch someone else play it. I hold this opinion towards professional sports as well, so maybe I'm just an odd duck.
Jest Chillin
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I question how true that actually is. Anecodotal but every time I'm in a twitch channel watching someone play an MMO, the chat is comprised primarily of people arguing with each other or talking about how bad the person playing is.... even when they're known to be one of the top players in the world.
More seriously though.. I feel like even though players can watch an LoL or WoW streamer and feel like there's a real possibility to get to that level of play, the reality is a lot closer to hoping to be a Pro Basketball player. It's not very likely to ever happen.
I don't get it. Who correspond to "raiders" in GW2? Surely not WvWers.
The reason to watch streams of competitive games is to learn tactics. No, it will never make you a professional, but there is more potential for improvement than watching video of a NBA player take jumpshots.
The reason to watch streams of competitive games is to learn tactics. No, it will never make you a professional, but there is more potential for improvement than watching video of a NBA player take jumpshots.
shysaursoft
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I didn't mean to imply there was a direct comparison in type of content, only in how a small minority can often appear like the majority.
You and me both. If I go looking for a guide for a profession in GW2, and it links to a YouTube video, I don't watch it. I don't watch Twitch. I don't watch Let's Plays. I actually can't stand any of that kind of content. I'd much rather read a well-written summary of something, a build, or a game, than watch a video. The only exceptions may be 'funny' stuff, like a Necro doing something humorous against a karmatrain in EotM, but I consider those equivalent to cat videos.
Twitch chat is worse than reading the comments under a YouTube. That stuff gives you eye cancer. You simply don't do it. (I run a plugin on Chrome that literally removes the comment section from YouTube).
shysaursoft
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Nah, the majority of posters on the GW2 forums are the "Anet literally hates dungoneers and do everything in their power to prove to us how much they hate us" and the "I quit the game two weeks in and this recent change that I clearly have no way of experiencing myself because I quit I swear is literally worse than Hitler and proves Arenanet has no idea how to make a game".
And then everyone else.
As for the main topic at hand: I agree that it's never a good idea to try and appeal to the vocal minority, it's also not a good idea to entirely deny a dedicated minority the content they crave. It's like, even though I have zero interest in WvW, I'd want Anet to fully support it as much as is viable based on cost-vs-participation, and all such metrics. Even though easily 90% of GW2 players are PvE exclusive, the 10% that are exclusively not PvE, deserve proper support. Which so far, I think Anet is doing, even if they're not doing it on the timetable those players would want.
remember when i said:
thats exactly why i dont like watching games tournaments, or professional sports.
i like doing stuff.
sadly, i think people who like doing stuff are a minority.
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