Miss Lana.5276

> @"Ashantara.8731" said:

> For me, the solution was to put the YoloMouse folder in my antivirus' list of exceptions! It was causing the issue. Perhaps that goes for other add-ons as well.

Thank you, I put my yolomouse in the exceptions and that didn't change anything so I put the gw2 folder itself in the exceptions and that worked. Funny considering I don't use any active addons.

I'm currently having this issue and nothing that has been suggested has fixed it. Has anyone successfully fixed this issue?

Yeah that's been around since at least when the first Aurora collection was released in LS3. Best you can do right now is either try to find another map, or wait til a patch (patches reset all bugged maps to their non-bugged state).

> @"Lamont.5973" said:

> I noticed this as well. Also a return of a bug that washes out the colors on characters on the character select screen

Yeah, that happens for me regularly now too. Previously it was only a very occasionally that the character icons would be too washed out by light, but now it happens like 99% of the time.

For those who might ask about troubleshooting, I run on the highest settings (best appearance or w/e it's called). I've tried turning down the graphics to mid or even low and that doesn't change a thing about the weird lighting.

> @"Haaznahnuff.1907" said:

> Hi! As I can't see the picture you posted on imgur, I can't know if the issue you are reporting is related to what I experienced when I created last character on last month, but I noticed small lighting issues, when the hair and the beard don't match well together (I interpreted this as curvy hair not reflecting the light the same way as straight hair). Sorry if it's out of topic.

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It's not the same at all.

When using the hair kits recently, I've been having weird lighting bugs with it, the most egregious of which I have linked a pic of. It doesn't seem to happen in-game, just in the hair kit window. This also happens with the total makeover kit, and also with the Makeover Preview Aesthetician.

https://imgur.com/KWAFJZW

There's only 2 reasons why I would currently play through the latest release again. However, the second reason is very temporary and depends on how fast I can grind it out.

1. I enjoy the completion of story on alts. I have 70 characters and finishing the story on each can be a long grind, but I find it intensely satisfying.

2. *Currently* the second reason is because one needs 480 Pristmaticite Crystals to make the Dragon Slayer set, and those are limited each day to at *best* 8 (6 from cheevos, 1-2 from the home instance node), but completing a story step gives you one as a reward (and they do drop from the DRM chests too).

I imagine most people don't find the first reason satisfying enough to replay it. Especially when there is a literal 10 minutes of exposition *immediately* after starting the new chapter. Games that stop the gameplay for exposition are absolutely grating, especially when they *try* to incentivise you to play through it on alts. When that exposition is unskippable it devalues the story and tells the player "we don't care about your time".

> @"Josiah.2967" said:

> Please go one step further.

> Let us also by different versions of our enrichment. That way we can buy the bonus we would like for the cosmetic we have earned and would like to use. I always feel like I am missing out without the flexibility.

Oh like put the Experience boost on Otter instead of the Magic Find? I think that's also a really good idea.

> @"Astralporing.1957" said:

> > @"AnonBackStabber.8536" said:

> > > @"Trinnitty.8256" said:

> > > as long as the game continues to have super rare items like infusion that are worth more gold than the trading post will allow and a gold cap on mailing gold

> > I just don't get this - I played GW1, and there was a legit trade window. kitten happened?!?

> There were way too many scams associated with it. Apparently their support had a lot of problem with those, so they decided to switch in gw2 to a system that is scam-free. And the additional boon for them is that they can tax the transactions now, which works as a major gold sink and one of the core stabilizing elements for the market.

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Scams? Both sides have to submit an offer and you have the opportunity to double-check the offer of the other party before hitting "accept". Outside of people not bothering to check what they were receiving I don't know how you'd be able to scam someone through that trade system. A thing is too much platinum for a trade? Go with ectos. The item worth more than 7 stacks of ectos? Use armbraces.

> @"Galmac.4680" said:

> You tell us that Dragon Missions are NOT Strike Missions?????

For all intents and purposes they are. "Dragon Response Missions" are the same as "Strike Missions". Just like the "Icebrood Saga" is the same as a "Living Story". A new name just makes it seem newer and shinier than the rest.

> @"Teratus.2859" said:

> Much like dungeons there is a lot of waiting around for characters to talk

There is - at a MINIMUM - 10 minutes of unbridled exposition IMMEDIATELY when starting this story. I listened to it the first time around, second time I was so bored I timed it. 10 minutes of exposition starting a new story. About 5 minutes in HoM, about 3 minutes in Rata Sum, and then another few minutes in the instance before you even get to actually *do* anything.

I thought I hated it when I reached the steps in the previous ~4 stories where it's just "run around the map, kill things and do events to pad time because we can't be bothered to come out with meaningful story content to fill in here". At this point I'd take that over the mind-numbingly mundane drivel that I have to listen to every time I replay the story on an alt. At least I can actually work towards moving forward instead of the game telling me "no you can't play the instance now, listen to these guys bickering first".

> @"belst.6815" said:

> check out https://github.com/Friendly0Fire/GW2Radial which is basically this but also for novelties

It covers novelties, mounts and also both area and item markers for squads.

@"kylian.5079" this is exactly what you're asking for. It's super easy to install.

I thought I'd make use of it more than I do, but switching mounts is easier via spamming a key shortcut rather than bringing up this menu every time tbh. Though I still use it a lot for novelties.

Considering we are able to purchase multiple copies of the Celebratory Birthday Enrichment from the laurel vendor, I suggest adding both the Otter's Blessing Enrichment and the Koda's Warmth Enrichment to the list under "Achievement Rewards". I'd love to be able to grab a few more copies of both for alts.

> @"Noir.8561" said:

> 100 Fractal is the top end instance , in order to give us a challenge .

> People love challenge , and that motivation will helps people to form their own group , with friend, and bond with them .

> If you don't like it go in Tier 3

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> Same applies to Raids

You think I don't know that 100cm is a CHALLENGE considering it's got a CHALLENGE mote? Having issue with ONE part of ONE fractal =/= having issue with EVERY part of EVERY fractal. No need to be so condescending and say "lol well just do t3".

As for raids mate I've already got every skin under the sun related to them. You're assuming things about me that are clearly incorrect and making an ass of yourself in the process. Don't be a dick and actually add to the conversation next time mate.

Due to the fact that - maxxed out - we still have 5 masteries "untrained", the experience gained in Icebrood areas is now going to waste until the next one is made available.

> @"Zaxares.5419" said:

> > @"melandru.3876" said:

> > > @"Laila Lightness.8742" said:

> > > Maybe stop using condi fb and use condi reaper, condi ele ,condi ranger or better condi classes with more cc the point of the block was to force build changes maybe use hammer instead of scepter

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> > you do know that condi fb carries the highest cc of all you mentioned?

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> > 1 word= sanctuary.

> > 1 healren, 4 condi fb and you're golden.

> > on split, 2 fb on each sorrow drop a sanctuary and it's over..

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> > not only that, but fb craps out aegis and the likes there is really no reason to play anything else then fb or ren

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> That's true, but it's only masking the symptoms, not treating the problem. The removal of CC consumables has meant that groups are now wanting Condi FBs to the exclusion of almost all else. All this does is swap one meta for another, which is what ANet were specifically trying to address. You don't want to have a meta that basically goes "Play Guard or GTFO." It's terrible for balance and player choice, and I'm already seeing splits in the CMs/T4 community where you have groups that are doing all CMs, and CMs excluding 100, on top of the existing "people who only do T4s" or lower tiers.

I'm in a guild that specifically recruits people who are CM ready and capable, and even within it there are people who look for groups for "99+98CM + t4s" because the average pug doesn't seem to know what a cc even is.

> @"Rodrick.1942" said:

> I do cms and raid too , it's just an excuse from someone that don't want to do "these jobs "

If you read up you can see the disparity between even raid boss cc bars and Ai's bars. Besides that, I've found I'm often the only one in pug groups that even bothers to cc (bad news as hb, often causes a wipe. Funny that, huh?). I don't know what makes you think you know me better than I do, but that's not the case at all.

> @"Morokey.8534" said:

> Maybe people will finally change their skills like warrior's and necromancer's power signets which makes like 4%DPS for CCs, or change weapons for a bir lower DPS but more CCs like scepter to hammer for firebrand, or dagger in OH to warhorn for scourge etc.. But to be honest 99% people don't even know what their skills, weapons and traits do, only copy & paste builds and skills from websides..

If you read the thread it's been mentioned multiple times that condi fb has significant cc as is.

> @"Linken.6345" said:

> > @"Dahkeus.8243" said:

> > > @"Miss Lana.5276" said:

> > > > @"lare.5129" said:

> > > > > @"Miss Lana.5276" said:

> > > > > BS is useless in 100. There's too much moving around for it to be worth, so unless there's a war build that's condi dps with big cc that'd be worth, sure.

> > > > As I see from yesterday bs on 100cm don't take banners. And yes, it was power.

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> > > So, like mentioned in the first post, you would indeed be dropping dps for a cc slot.

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> > It's just swapping one DPS build for another DPS build. Just because warriors bring mace weapons as a swap doesn't mean they are some sort of low DPS build that's somehow built around having CC. Even if you want a condi build, there's stuff like condi renegade that can bring some strong CC for breakbars.

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> > It's just a shift to play the game as it was designed instead of playing your UI to juggle items in your bag.

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> Yes and this was possible before so why take away options?

Options that were pretty much useless otherwise as well. Now there's really no use for those niche cons.

> @"Sir Alymer.3406" said:

> > @"Miss Lana.5276" said:

> > > @"lare.5129" said:

> > > party don't need ditch another dps role. Nothing chnages after that pacth. Now it more simply from one side: bs now not prevented to condi FB on cm100, and swap back on others. Now it bs form start to end. If someone bs forget about maces - they need to refresh mind and bring it back if want stay in normal party. So what you need is more better puch bs to make cc. If bs can't - block and kick bs, take other bs.

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> > BS is useless in 100. There's too much moving around for it to be worth, so unless there's a war build that's condi dps with big cc that'd be worth, sure.

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> Power DPS actually outscales Condi DPS if you can phase her before the first move. Just stack damage, CC when Ai first moves to the edge, DPS hard to phase her, then it's fine. This means bringing power DH, Power Soulbeast, Banners, Power Ren, and Power (or heal but it becomes tighter) Firebrand is good enough to blow up the boss.

Yeah but that entirely depends on having dps that can actually burst. That tactic applies to pretty much every boss, and yet you don't see it often *because* the average dps can't or doesn't want to bother trying.

> @"Laila Lightness.8742" said:

> Maybe stop using condi fb and use condi reaper, condi ele ,condi ranger or better condi classes with more cc the point of the block was to force build changes maybe use hammer instead of scepter

lol hammer instead of scepter. Nice meme. I don't play dps normally, idk why you're assuming I do.

As @"Infusion.7149" pointed out in another thread;

> Any "normal" Champion or Legendary fractal boss = 600 defiance bar

> Bloomhunger (a normal boss) = 1000 defiance bar

> Assault Knights = 800 defiance bar

> Ensolyss & Siax = 2000 defiance bar

> Skorvald the Shattered = 2200 defiance bar

> Artsariiv = 2100 defiance bar

> Arkk = 1800 defiance bar

> Ai, Keeper of the Peak = 3200 defiance bar

> Sorrow = 1500 defiance bar with 10s window (near double the Assault Knights')

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> Compare this to say a raid boss designed for 10 people which is 2000 defiance for Vale Guardian / Matthias / Xera and 4000-4500 for the likes of Slothasor, Samarog and Gorseval...

It's not just "use another class lol". It's way out of proportion compared to other boss CC bars.

> @"lare.5129" said:

> if you mean some dropping dps for a cc slo FROM BS ONLY - yes

> but as for me this no tragedy

BS = banner slave. Banners are useless in 100cm, as mentioned above. If you're taking a power war that's a power war, not a bs. Considering the amount that the boss moves and the split mechanics, etc, condi is favoured. Condi war has little cc compared to power war, so that's less dps and no banners in favour of more cc.

So, again, yes you would be needing to drop a dps slot for a cc slot. I won't be explaining this further to you.

> @"lare.5129" said:

> > @"Miss Lana.5276" said:

> > BS is useless in 100. There's too much moving around for it to be worth, so unless there's a war build that's condi dps with big cc that'd be worth, sure.

> As I see from yesterday bs on 100cm don't take banners. And yes, it was power.

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So, like mentioned in the first post, you would indeed be dropping dps for a cc slot.

> @"Carcharoth Lucian.1378" said:

> > @"DanielKingston.3947" said:

> > I feel that the active fallback attitude on these items was just wrong to be fair. The idea that some groups doing Fractal Challenge Modes had these as requirements going in was... confusing. If players didn't follow Meta Builds so much they would likely be able to execute mechanics with no problems at all (including the Breakbar Mechanic) and still do reasonable amounts of damage but because of this whole "Fast is best" mindset people start to lose track on skills that actually mean something in their class. Let's look at the current "Pug Meta" for example;

> > - Renegade (Huge CC)

> > - Bannerslave (Huge CC)

> > - DPS x2 (Dependant on the class, barely-to-nice amount of CC)

> > - Healer (Can bring good CC situationally)

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> > So why would there EVER be a need for Consumables when this setup is already packing HUGE Crowd Control? I'd say that players affected by this need to learn how to play their classes a lot more efficiently other than relying on an un-intended situation.

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> > By the way I do not mean this as an attack on any individual but more of an open statement, after all this affects most Challenge Mode groups now but I'm glad Arena Net took this away.

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> In this case (CM100) it's not about doing it faster, it is about doing it. If you don't have enough cc for the last sorrows phase (each one = 1500 breakbar), you just wipe. Before the patch, we could carry it with cc cons in pug groups, as **a lot** of players don't seem to know what cc is (especially dps ones).

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> So yes if player would learn to use cc, it would not be a real issue, but i don't think it will happens with most pugs.

Not to mention that in that phase there's a lot of healing pressure, so if I cc as hb inevitably one or more party members are going to down, then the snowball effect begins.

> @"lare.5129" said:

> party don't need ditch another dps role. Nothing chnages after that pacth. Now it more simply from one side: bs now not prevented to condi FB on cm100, and swap back on others. Now it bs form start to end. If someone bs forget about maces - they need to refresh mind and bring it back if want stay in normal party. So what you need is more better puch bs to make cc. If bs can't - block and kick bs, take other bs.

BS is useless in 100. There's too much moving around for it to be worth, so unless there's a war build that's condi dps with big cc that'd be worth, sure.