Dante.1508

> @"Ayrilana.1396" said:

> > @"Dante.1508" said:

> > > @"Ayrilana.1396" said:

> > > > @"Dante.1508" said:

> > > > > @"Blocki.4931" said:

> > > > > The lag happens in endgame zones, not even the current ones. I doubt any of them would encounter any issues.

> > > >

> > > > Dunno where you are from but from me the lag is all over even tyria is unplayable at this time.

> > > > > @"Ayrilana.1396" said:

> > > > > > @"aaron.7850" said:

> > > > > > Have you done the world boss rush event? lags happens in any map where there are too many players. Steam will make all starter zones a lag fest.

> > > > > > Unless Anet does something about it, the lag will scare away many potential players.

> > > > >

> > > > > Turn down the graphics settings, such as the character model limit, or run the game on a better PC to get max settings.

> > > >

> > > > Doesn't make any difference my ping is jumping from 250-1000-250-556-600 etc Zero to do with graphics. Never done this for many years and i've been here on and off for 8 years.

> > > > Also i noticed servers are flipping every few mins in Pof that can't be normal...

> > >

> > > Like I said in my reply to the poster, I don't see the number of player affecting network lag. If this were true, adjusting the character model limit should resolve that.

> >

> > When Americans are asleep my ping isn't so bad, when they wake up my game goes to hell.. so its definitely population based.

>

> Or it’s based on the ISP networks which are not as overloaded when people are asleep.

No SWTOR, FALLOUT 76 and ESO are running fine thanks. Just ask in LA if people are having network issues if you don't believe me.

New races and new specs and more stories, its really all i ask for in an expansion.. I just hope they tone down the difficulty, hot and pof are not fun to go through.. Raid bosses in story mode is defeating story mode.

No. it is hard enough dealing with standard armor.

> @"Ayrilana.1396" said:

> > @"Dante.1508" said:

> > > @"Blocki.4931" said:

> > > The lag happens in endgame zones, not even the current ones. I doubt any of them would encounter any issues.

> >

> > Dunno where you are from but from me the lag is all over even tyria is unplayable at this time.

> > > @"Ayrilana.1396" said:

> > > > @"aaron.7850" said:

> > > > Have you done the world boss rush event? lags happens in any map where there are too many players. Steam will make all starter zones a lag fest.

> > > > Unless Anet does something about it, the lag will scare away many potential players.

> > >

> > > Turn down the graphics settings, such as the character model limit, or run the game on a better PC to get max settings.

> >

> > Doesn't make any difference my ping is jumping from 250-1000-250-556-600 etc Zero to do with graphics. Never done this for many years and i've been here on and off for 8 years.

> > Also i noticed servers are flipping every few mins in Pof that can't be normal...

>

> Like I said in my reply to the poster, I don't see the number of player affecting network lag. If this were true, adjusting the character model limit should resolve that.

When Americans are asleep my ping isn't so bad, when they wake up my game goes to hell.. so its definitely population based.

This has been an issue for years.. Living story 1 is highly needed in the story as it makes no sense through a lot of the later content.. I started LS1 but never finished it because it was so hard and i took a break, so even though i was there kinda, i too this day still have no clue what happened..

> @"Blocki.4931" said:

> The lag happens in endgame zones, not even the current ones. I doubt any of them would encounter any issues.

Dunno where you are from but from me the lag is all over even tyria is unplayable at this time.

> @"Ayrilana.1396" said:

> > @"aaron.7850" said:

> > Have you done the world boss rush event? lags happens in any map where there are too many players. Steam will make all starter zones a lag fest.

> > Unless Anet does something about it, the lag will scare away many potential players.

>

> Turn down the graphics settings, such as the character model limit, or run the game on a better PC to get max settings.

Doesn't make any difference my ping is jumping from 250-1000-250-556-600 etc Zero to do with graphics. Never done this for many years and i've been here on and off for 8 years.

Also i noticed servers are flipping every few mins in Pof that can't be normal...

> @"Diva.4706" said:

> Title says it. I am not saying the game is too hard for everyone, just that most solo encounters are really hard and I usually fail, (the later queen pavilion solo fights being completely impossible). The constant knock downs and knock backs are very aggravating, making it hard to even play my character. I am more casual and struggle with action combat, coming from more old school type MMOs. So the game has become less fun for me, and I feel the game is moving away from what it once was, and targeted more for the younger audience.

I agree op, the game has kinda gone off the rails crowd control is off the charts and i have fears the Steam crowd are not going to enjoy this either..

The games modern mechanics are frustrating and tedious and anyone with a higher than 90 ping will have a really tough time in this game.. I'm currently sitting on 400 ping as an Australian and dodging bosses is almost impossible, even at a standard 250 its really hit and miss. Living story and expansions are a huge step up from Tyria base content and i see customers getting killed daily, trying to solo content in them.. I fear without damage reductions in these contents the steam customers will slowly move on to other games.

Edit

I see its an old thread but things are just as bad now as when the op wrote this.

> @"Makuragee.3058" said:

> > @"Dante.1508" said:

> > > @"Makuragee.3058" said:

> > > > @"Dante.1508" said:

> > > > > @"Makuragee.3058" said:

> > > > > > @"Linken.6345" said:

> > > > > > > @"Makuragee.3058" said:

> > > > > > > The golem does not spawn underwater, but he is clearly design to be able. If the player go underwater after the golem spawn on the ground, the said golem will follow without any trouble or glitch. He even have a full set of skill and underwater animation.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Also the golem use to drop from the sky when he was spawn. Dont know if its a bug that hes doesnt anymore, but its was cool and would like to see this animation return. Its was way more immersive and kitten.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > I know its not a popular rune, but as an engineer golemancer, I needed to make those bug known. Please anet fix it! I beg of you! Still tho thank for the wonderfull change you made to this rune. Having a perma golem is a dream come true!

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Quick question do you have a golemancer rune on your aqua breather aswell?

> > > > >

> > > > > Yep! I even double check before posting, just in case.

> > > >

> > > > Weird i used to have these runes and it used to spawn underwater. I wonder if the ogre runes with the rock dog still do.

> > >

> > > Its use to indeed! It stoped working when they did the big rune rework/update

> >

> > Well that sucks that literally makes the last part of the runes useless underwater.

>

> Excatly! Since its my rune of predilaction, (Yes yes I know, its not the best one, far from kt, but its a golem!!!! :3 ) and they seem to want more underwater content thats why I point it.

I just noticed yesterday my Engineer is using these, thanks for the heads up on the underwater aspect.

> @"Vayne.8563" said:

> > @"Dante.1508" said:

> > > @"ruikarikun.9402" said:

> > > Hey.

> > > How do you think is 8th Anniversary Supply Drop Requisition worth to buy?

> > > And I'm not sure if I played only one year in this game, I will get all drops or I need 8 year old character/account for it?

> >

> > I got very little it was a bit of a scam tbh.. i got one weapon skin a costume by luck and a few useless old school armor skins that i had years ago but for some reason was removed again after.. and very little else.. TBH its not worth the price so far.

>

> > @"Dante.1508" said:

> > > @"ruikarikun.9402" said:

> > > Hey.

> > > How do you think is 8th Anniversary Supply Drop Requisition worth to buy?

> > > And I'm not sure if I played only one year in this game, I will get all drops or I need 8 year old character/account for it?

> >

> > I got very little it was a bit of a scam tbh.. i got one weapon skin a costume by luck and a few useless old school armor skins that i had years ago but for some reason was removed again after.. and very little else.. TBH its not worth the price so far.

>

> I'm not sure what you're on about but it's absolutely worth it. We can put it in perspective. If you were going to buy two mount skins from the previous packs where you choose your mount (actually one from the previous packs and one from the new packs) those two mount skins would cost you 2400 gems, which is the price of the entire package. Everything else you get, you'd get for free. You've only got week one, but week two gives you two mounts and your choice of outfits from the outfit select license. Since week 2 costs more than the entire package, I don't see how you can think it's not worth it.

>

> One of the select boxes from week one saved me a black lion ticket, because it allows you to select a brand new skin from the current selection. Plus wardrobe unlocks which are admittedly and supposed to be a kitten shoot.

>

> The game lists EXACTLY what you get and it's what you get. To me this is the best value on the TP if you were going to buy mount select licenses anyway.

I was just going by week 1 but fair enough that makes sense thanks. If its select a mount thats great, i just hope its not random as i always get skyscale skins and i have none, not interested in skyscale.

> @"keenedge.9675" said:

> Crafting can be a significant moneymaker in the game if you learn the market AND the game needs that drive it. Just like real-life, if you don't find a niche with some margin the business will fail.

>

> Crafting mechanics are sometimes tedious, ESPECIALLY Scribe.

>

> Crafting is neglected because all players undercut each other in the market until all items are cheaper to buy than to craft. This is so bad that ingots are selling for less than the ore it takes to make them. Gear is so cheap that people make gold by buying it from the TP and salvaging it for basic mats.

Tell that to the crazy leather farming and prices of leather.. Its insane these days, 8 years ago leather was plentiful until Ascended ruined crafting.

> @"ruikarikun.9402" said:

> Hey.

> How do you think is 8th Anniversary Supply Drop Requisition worth to buy?

> And I'm not sure if I played only one year in this game, I will get all drops or I need 8 year old character/account for it?

I got very little it was a bit of a scam tbh.. i got one weapon skin a costume by luck and a few useless old school armor skins that i had years ago but for some reason was removed again after.. and very little else.. TBH its not worth the price so far.

> @"Sajuuk Khar.1509" said:

> > @"Dante.1508" said:

> > I think then Kuunavang could be talking to the Zodiacs. The Zodiacs were a big thing in Cantha, they were literally their gods.

> The gods of Cantha were the 6 human gods. The Celestials were just other things they worshiped.

Worshipping something by definition is a god?

> @"Konig Des Todes.2086" said:

> Well, Sajuuk, since you once again prove you can't discuss lore without hostility, guess I'm done responding to you.

>

> > @"Dante.1508" said:

> > I think then Kuunavang could be talking to the Zodiacs. The Zodiacs were a big thing in Cantha, they were literally their gods.

> Which Celestial would you think, then? There were at least 15.

At this point its hard to say but i'd guess which ever is considered the lead or wisest.

https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Celestial

Bit of lore i guess.

Could Be Tahmu or Kuonghsang who knows?

> @"jokke.6239" said:

> Wouldn't this be a good idea?

> I think a lot of people would be much easier sold on the game.

> I saw them in labyrinth cliffs. Haven't tried them obviously since I have mounts, so not quite suire what restrictions they have or don't have, but all that could obviously be tweaked.

> Would be a nice teaser, and a great way to sell expansions.

As long as they own PoF and are full powered top tier mounts then yes.. not that basic stuff we get now..

Sounds good on paper but Anet really drop the ball on heavy armored range options.. Another bad ranged option on warrior wont help..

Just the tone the op makes is why i avoid these types of Guildwars 2 content.. "skilled and "bad" not a great way to think. Honestly trying to balance a pve game with pvp never ends well. Its not designed to be balanced.

I think then Kuunavang could be talking to the Zodiacs. The Zodiacs were a big thing in Cantha, they were literally their gods.

Shortbow isn't the real problem its the really badly designed skills.. Shortbow on ranger is amazing, when used right.. Shortbow on rev is just horrible as the skills are all weird to use in a fast fight.

> @"kharmin.7683" said:

> > @"Dante.1508" said:

> > If you just stick to exotics you can ignore crafting completely.. You aren't very good but you can ignore that grind.

> What do you mean "you aren't very good"?

>

Ascended are far better than exotics, i know people suggest otherwise but Ascended blow exotics out of the water in stats.. and no its not 5% you add weapons and armor up and Ascended are like 30% or something better..

> @"Obtena.7952" said:

> > @"Tazer.2157" said:

> > I want the crafting experience to be more fun. Questing together and communicating with other new players for crafting resources and recipes would be fun. I made a new character today and I already came across many players who were interested in crafting professions. Sadly the game never lays out a path those players can take.

>

> OK ... but Anet doesn't change an 8 year old game specific to what a single player wants on these kinds of subjective terms. And you are wrong ... we were ALL new players once, so claiming the game doesn't lay out a path new players can take for crafting is preposterous.

Crafting is not 8 years old its been upgraded multiple times.. Crafting is about as new player friendly as World vs World is and PvP is, which is its not at all.

> @"Lan Deathrider.5910" said:

> > @"Dante.1508" said:

> > It'll prolly be scepter or staff you know the least expected thing. Warrior needs a good ranged option at the moment they are useless to play.. You just die over and over.

> > > @"TeqkOneStylez.8047" said:

> > > There is a pistol theory going around too because of a line from the trailer or something talking about samurais fearing infantry.

> > >

> > > Personally I want fists, Spear, or the samurai spec, but not a pistol. If we get pistol its just gonna be pistol + shield ,with a bad auto attack , probably 900 range , number 2 skill will cripple, and 3 will be an ammo skill that applies invuln or something else not new.

> > >

> > > And then there won't be a burst skill because this time we're going for 0 bars of adrenaline because they all have to be different and 4 is broken.

> > >

> > > Oh and to top it off, the weapon will be condi.

> >

> > Actually early infantry were spear walls..

>

> So... SPEARS! Great.

Spears would be a better option, but saying that warriors did fight with pistols as well.

> @"Demonspike.7539" said:

> This MAY help some of you out, and it may not, but I recently got a new isp, and with it a new internet router.

>

> I went into my router settings, couldn't find anything there, and left that alone, but what I did next has helped me a GREAT DEAL... I simply went to my permissions area, inside my Anti-virus protector, and added GW2 onto the "allowed through firewall" list, which means my FIREWALL no longer detects I am using GW2 (or rather it does and ignores it), and allows my connection to GW2 100% access to all servers and access points.

>

> Since I did this... NO DC what so ever!

>

> Give it a go my friends, it can't hurt to try it can it? - maybe you too will have your DC problem solved as it has done for me.

While it may work in the short time allowing apps through your Antivirus is setting you up for disaster.. If anything infects you Guildwars 2 will give the virus a perfect jumping point into and out of your system. Just saying.

It'll prolly be scepter or staff you know the least expected thing. Warrior needs a good ranged option at the moment they are useless to play.. You just die over and over.

> @"TeqkOneStylez.8047" said:

> There is a pistol theory going around too because of a line from the trailer or something talking about samurais fearing infantry.

>

> Personally I want fists, Spear, or the samurai spec, but not a pistol. If we get pistol its just gonna be pistol + shield ,with a bad auto attack , probably 900 range , number 2 skill will cripple, and 3 will be an ammo skill that applies invuln or something else not new.

>

> And then there won't be a burst skill because this time we're going for 0 bars of adrenaline because they all have to be different and 4 is broken.

>

> Oh and to top it off, the weapon will be condi.

Actually early infantry were spear walls..

Warrior longbow is unplayable.. Rifle is unplayable why because ranged circumvents 99% of the annoying boss mechanics, they wont ever be fixed.

Less over tooled enemies and bosses, more like tyria less like hot and pof... I don't want to have to avoid the third expansion.

Less CC craziness.

> @"Kichwas.7152" said:

> Number 1 on my list, the return of the Dervish, Assassin, Ritualist, Paragon, and Monk - as elite specs if not full classes. The Monk should be a class. The others I'd welcome as elite specs.

>

> I won't get it.

>

> But I still want it.

>

If monk returns the old healing synergy i'd be all over that.. something akin to druid in a style.

I'm just leveling it up on characters that never did pof.. then getting out of there.. The forged and awakened are way too annoying to deal with.. HoT2.0.