TheThief.8475

> @"Linken.6345" said: > So your first new player experience is to go back to the old player experience. > Anet must have had reasons to move way from that so why go back? > You could join spvp from level 2 even back in the day so why were you training on pve dummies instead of jumping into spvp? Because I knew that i would suck if i join PvP lv 2, and also i was looking forward to WvW actually, I made an error in my sentence. Yes, I think there were reason to update to new player experience, but they did it in a bad way for a game like guild wars2, this is what i said in the post. Feels to me like they just copy pasted the standard mmorpg progression system and this don't work in gw2

> @"Fueki.4753" said: > > @"TheThief.8475" said: > > Strike missions for last boss fight in story chapters really hype me a lot, but i guess the problem is real. > > But i think they could solve the problem if they want! The question is "will they consider a strike mission for the final boss fight in the story"? I hope so :D > > Rather than forcing multiplayer into the story, doing it like they did with the Icebrood Construct and the Fraenir would be **far** superior. > That way, everyone can finish the story without bothering to team up with others while group player can enjoy more Strike Missions. > > But they should also make Strike Missions out of past bosses, like Scruffy 2.0 or Lazarus. > > If they really want to change the format without risks, they should made small surveys and ask to us what we think. I can see in a post where just few people share thought, there are so much different opinion, so the best opinion for them would be to ask the community, and then do what most of us want, may that non be strike mission bosses ç_ç

> @"Dawdler.8521" said: > > @"Linken.6345" said: > > > @"TheThief.8475" said: > > > > @"Linken.6345" said: > > > > > @"TheThief.8475" said: > > > > > > @"zealex.9410" said: > > > > > > Imo lw and expansions would imrpove if story missions were solo/group content like drms. Extra point if they have rare drops and achievements to promote replayability. > > > > > > > > > > > > Also strikes, major fights in story could then be strikes for groups. > > > > > > > > > > I agree with that. The solo story bosses is a format that doesn't work imo, makes it feel like the BIG END BOSS of the expansion is just a stupid dummy that you can face alone and easy win with little to no effort during the fight. > > > > > > > > > > A "strike mission style" last chapter would be great. Imagine creating strike mission for big bosses like mordremoth and balthazar. Not only the end of the story would feel much more epic and significant, we also would have more end game contant that remains and is replayable. Great idea my friend. > > > > > > > > The end for core story was story mode of the dungeon Arah, players dident like that they all of a sudden had to group to finish story so I doubt Anet will make that mistake again. > > > > > > I remember the last core story boss fight is a single player content, and i can remember the horrible fight with zaithan where u just press one key on the cannon to damage and kill him, and who in the world would prefer this horrible content to a strike mission where u have a real epic fight against zaithan? > > > > > > People didn't like to play arah story mode as "final chapter"(i can't remember that but it was in 2013, so might be my memory -404 memory not found). > > > People don't like a lot of contents in gw2 but yet we have it. Players will never have all the same tastes, but they can focus on what players that play the game a lot of time want (players where they get most of the money from) . And i suppose you are saying that anet wont do this while you would like it, am I right? > > > > > > > They changed it at release it was a 5 man dungeon instance. > > Yes there was alot of complaints that their story ended with a party instance. > Mostly because it was a kitten ending. Having multiple "commanders" didnt even make sense in your own story finale. > Strike missions for last boss fight in story chapters really hype me a lot, but i guess the problem is real. But i think they could solve the problem if they want! The question is "will they consider a strike mission for the final boss fight in the story"? I hope so :D

> @"Jaykay.9641" said: > Hi Everyone. > > Been playing GW2 for about a year now after a 5 year hiatus. Started playing again just at the start of the Icebrood Saga. Mainly PvP/WvW player but do enjoy the open world content as well. Not really in to raids/fractals, but I'd still like some discussion on it. > > One of the things I really enjoy about Guild Wars 2 is the sheer amount of horizontal progression this game offers. It's one of the few games where you can truly make your profession and build your own. There are so many options for customization from your profession, specializations, traits, weapons, sigils, runes, food, etc. I love it all. For the past year, I've been playing mainly Revenant with some sprinkles of Guardian and Engineer. These three have some variety in regards to playstyle and roll, but I'm growing stale of the same meta weapons and trait lines for most of these professions. > > With that said, I'm wondering which profession or professions have the most build options, customization, and flexibility. I'm looking for input on other professions that can fill multiple roles, have the most build diversity, have great trait lines, have nice weapon options, and branch off in different playtyles. > > If anyone has input, I'd love to hear your response. > > Thanks! > If you want to use it for PvE content, mesmer is the way, can support, tank power dps and condition dps, all of them (except condi) are super in meta.

> @"TheThief.8475" said: > > @"dontlook.1823" said: > > Where are they? They used to come out at the end of each PvP season. We have been stuck in this stale meta for such a long time. I think June was the last time I saw balance notes. These are my favorite notes to read. They change traits, add new traits, replace old ones. They also address power creep. ANET said they would be visible about these things yet we haven't heard a word about them. Are they just putting all their eggs in one basket with EoD cause that would be a very unwise thing to do... I want answers ? > > Are you suggesting them to nerf more thieves? HAhahaha couldn't resist sorry. I don't care anymore, i stopped playing after the last patch and i won't return until they really put some effort in balancing classes.

> @"dontlook.1823" said: > Where are they? They used to come out at the end of each PvP season. We have been stuck in this stale meta for such a long time. I think June was the last time I saw balance notes. These are my favorite notes to read. They change traits, add new traits, replace old ones. They also address power creep. ANET said they would be visible about these things yet we haven't heard a word about them. Are they just putting all their eggs in one basket with EoD cause that would be a very unwise thing to do... I want answers ? Are you suggesting them to nerf more thieves? HAhahaha couldn't resist sorry.

> @"zealex.9410" said: > Ppl focus, drms dont need to replace propper story instances or ow maps, they just need after eod to be implemented as a replayable mode of story instances that include combat. > > They reuse everything from mobs to bosses to the instance itself so the only work needed is basically comming up with rewards. This type of content absolutely can make the gw2 experience better for solo and group players alike. Cool idea too :D

> @"Ayrilana.1396" said: > > @"TheThief.8475" said: > > maybe when there was no expansion plan, the drm would have been released alongside a new map (who knows, they said **plans changed** when they were told to develop a new expansion this is the reality - i'm not inventing it). > > This all assuming that DRMs were actually planned to be included from the start of the saga and not added as cheap filler content later on in order to keep us busy until the expansion. > Yes, i suppose that they were planned as instanced story chapters for champion, but they were modified to make them replayable, because the content delivery speed is significanlty decreased (imo they would have released "Champions" without chapters from 1 to 4, but all at once) Do you think it is possible?

> @"Linken.6345" said: > > @"TheThief.8475" said: > > > @"zealex.9410" said: > > > Imo lw and expansions would imrpove if story missions were solo/group content like drms. Extra point if they have rare drops and achievements to promote replayability. > > > > > > Also strikes, major fights in story could then be strikes for groups. > > > > I agree with that. The solo story bosses is a format that doesn't work imo, makes it feel like the BIG END BOSS of the expansion is just a stupid dummy that you can face alone and easy win with little to no effort during the fight. > > > > A "strike mission style" last chapter would be great. Imagine creating strike mission for big bosses like mordremoth and balthazar. Not only the end of the story would feel much more epic and significant, we also would have more end game contant that remains and is replayable. Great idea my friend. > > The end for core story was story mode of the dungeon Arah, players dident like that they all of a sudden had to group to finish story so I doubt Anet will make that mistake again. I remember the last core story boss fight is a single player content, and i can remember the horrible fight with zaithan where u just press one key on the cannon to damage and kill him, and who in the world would prefer this horrible content to a strike mission where u have a real epic fight against zaithan? People didn't like to play arah story mode as "final chapter"(i can't remember that but it was in 2013, so might be my memory -404 memory not found). People don't like a lot of contents in gw2 but yet we have it. Players will never have all the same tastes, but they can focus on what players that play the game a lot of time want (players where they get most of the money from) . And i suppose you are saying that anet wont do this while you would like it, am I right?

> @"Fueki.4753" said: > > @"TheThief.8475" said: > > i will repeat myself once again, maybe when there was no expansion plan, the drm would have been released alongside a new map > That's just your speculation, repeating yourself won't change that. > Arenanet could have chosen an entirely different direction. > After all, Arenanet also wanted to implemented things similar to season 1, > yet the only things close to season 1 are the season 1 instances accessible via the scrying pool. > > Point is, we don't **know** whether they would have chosen DRMs or not, if there had been no expansion in development. > But the end result is that we got them and they worse than content droughts. That was an assuption, but the change of plans is not. I'm just saying that if they use this format for some story chapters (wich u can play alone, but in public intsances) that would be cool imo. The assumpions that I made is due to the fact that DRM replayability is weak and feels like they had to add it to keep us busy. If DRMs were designed like a replayable content long time ago I doubt that replayability would have sucked so much (but who knows, maybe they shouldn't have existed at all?). Anyway they are giving us what they can during the expac developement, and i can see potential in this format, even tho I won't like them as replayable **end game** content, I would appreciate them as replayable instanced story content. Time will tell us what are (and were) the plans for DRMs, or if they were created because of the expac developement.

> @"zealex.9410" said: > Imo lw and expansions would imrpove if story missions were solo/group content like drms. Extra point if they have rare drops and achievements to promote replayability. > > Also strikes, major fights in story could then be strikes for groups. I agree with that. The solo story bosses is a format that doesn't work imo, makes it feel like the BIG END BOSS of the expansion is just a stupid dummy that you can face alone and easy win with little to no effort during the fight. A "strike mission style" last chapter would be great. Imagine creating strike mission for big bosses like mordremoth and balthazar. Not only the end of the story would feel much more epic and significant, we also would have more end game contant that remains and is replayable. Great idea my friend.

> @"Fueki.4753" said: > DRMs are exactly what we think they are. > They are replacing proper story content that usually comes with story missions. > They are replacing the Open World content we have gotten which each episode since Season 3. > It's content that has been scraped together and coupled with grindy achievements to give players something to do and prevent a content drought. > > I wish they had just given us an epilogue that explains why we go to Cantha and how the journey is related to Jormag's awakening. > In my opinion, a content drought following said epilogue would have been less detrimental to the game. It is true that they are replacing content, but i will repeat myself once again, maybe when there was no expansion plan, the drm would have been released alongside a new map (who knows, they said **plans changed** when they were told to develop a new expansion this is the reality - i'm not inventing it). We have 2 chapters yet and they will sure explain us about Jormag, and our jurney to Cantha, don't worry about that. We just need to resist for some months (ch4 will be realeasin late april) for EoD, and then we will discuss about what they did, and why. Whish the best for us :D

> @"mindcircus.1506" said: > > @"TheThief.8475" said: > > What if DRM are actually instanced story chapters that you play in party? Everyone says they suck because lack of rewards, maybe they are not meant to be repeated, if not for achivements. > The devs are on record multiple times saying this content is meant to be repeatable. > @"AliamRationem.5172" said: > > @"TheThief.8475" said: > > What if DRM are actually instanced story chapters that you play in party? Everyone says they suck because lack of rewards, maybe they are not meant to be repeated, if not for achivements. > > > > I completed all DRM yesterday, and I a have to say I enjoyed em a lot (**except the metrica and caledon**). > > > > Imo they are a GREAT way to play the instanced story chapter that you used to play alone. They are not repeatable content (or even end game content), they are just great if you play each of them one time to advance the story. I would like to see some instanced story chapter in this format in EoD. > > > > I've played gw2 for a very long time, and this is the first time i have really enjoyed the instanced story, wich were much more boring even in HoT and PoF with no exception for living world season 3 and 4. > > > > But yes, there is no content added in the game in the "champions" releases, no one can deny it (no maps, no strikes, no meta events ecc). > > But no, DRM are not as bad as everyone says, they are just a fun way to push instanced story (imo). Not a repeatable content, but not bad content. > > > > What do you think? > > "I knew it! I knew it would be bad news. Wait, I have an idea. Maybe if you tell me the *bad* news in a *good* way, it won't sound so bad." > > They aren't repeatable content at all. That's why they have...dailies. There's no content, of course. But at least you don't have to repeat DRMs. So, you see DRMs are a really great method of content delivery! > > I'm glad you're enjoying them, but to me they feel like copy/paste content that does not stand well on its own. Icebrood Saga started off strong with the prologue which had a map full of personality and a pretty solid story episode associated with it. It's unfortunate that we're now approaching the finale trying to justify to each other how little the story is delivering. This is a sad franchise that could have been so much more if it had been managed properly. Copy pasting the answer from a previous comment :D. This is true, but I think that they did it to keep us busy with some "content" while they are developing EoD. **Maybe they were not meant to be repeatable, but since the devs didn't know about the expansion (wich was decided to be made during the icebrood saga), they had to change things a bit**, to do the most of the job for the expansion, and the few possible for icebrood(?) So maybe they reworked them to be repeatable to give us something to play until the expansion :D

> @"AgentMoore.9453" said: > It's possible DRMs were meant to simply be Living World story steps (with the usual mediocre rewards) and were later adapted into repeatable content when the dev team suddenly had "Hey guys, we're doing an expansion now" dropped into their laps mid-production. Not only does it feel that way from the perspective of a player, but recent Guild Chat remarks suggest the same. > > Something that seems like it was meant to be one and done is now being marketed as a.) a new type of content (it isn't) and b.) something that players are expected to grind repeatedly. If they are doing this to fill the space between here and End of Dragons, they need to continue refining DRMs so that the rewards and enjoyability are proportional to the effort of repetition that goes into doing them and listening to the same voice lines over and over. > > Perhaps the Volcanic Stormcaller weapon set is supposed to be the carrot that keeps people playing DRMs the way Tequatl and Drakkar weapons keep people doing those metas? Unclear, but more (or at least more desirable) rewards need to be added to DRMs or people will only do the bare minimum before ultimately abandoning DRMs completely. Exactly what i thought, I read your comment just after I said the same thing :D (even if you were much more detailed!)

> @"Ameepa.6793" said: > They would not have grindy achievements to repeat them a number of times , dailies to complete them every day and their own currency if they were ment to be played only once. This is true, but I think that they did it to keep us busy with some "content" while they are developing EoD. Maybe they were not meant to be repeatable, but since the devs didn't know about the expansion (wich was decided to be made during the icebrood saga), they had to change things a bit, to do the most of the job for the expansion, and the few possible for icebrood(?)

> @"Pepsi.3610" said: > > @"Hannelore.8153" said: > > You should try it with dx12pxy addon, which allows you to use DirectX 12. Newer computers are less optimised for older graphics so they can't run older games very well and an upgrade doesn't always do what you expect it will. > > I may give a try to it, can u please tell me more about it? What is it? Where can I find it? > > Thanks > You can download gw2 addon manager from here (direct link to donwload to version 1.3) https://github.com/fmmmlee/GW2-Addon-Manager/releases/download/v1.3.0/GW2-UOAOM-v1.3.0.3.zip After you download it open it, select the path to you gw2 installation folder, select from the list of mods "dx12pxy" and click the update button. It will improve performance and hugely improve stability. If your problems are Fps drops, they will be fixed 100%, if your lag is ping related, only a new internet connection can fix it. Good luck

> @"StarSilverZero.5673" said: > > @"Tzarakiel.7490" said: > > While buying a new machine is a last resort,it should be easier to get used machines in the near future since a lot of people are going to be upgrading soon due to large leaps in hardware performance the last year. If any family or friends plan on upgrading try asking what they are going to do with their old machine and if you can get it for cheap. Just make sure you replace the power supply if it's bronze rated. Mine almost caught fire last year. > > Okay! Thanks for advice! :D > > I will checking on it! And oh fire- wow! As long you are safely! Dunno if you solved your problem, you can use streaming services like Nvidia ge force now to play the game, if you have atleast 100mbit/s internet connection with very few problems, (you need to always stay online when you play, but gw2 is online anyway xD). Otherwise buy compenents and build a pc with the help of your friends and a YouTube guide, nothing impossible if i did it :D. Sadly hardware prices raised due to covid (at least in my county, if they are good in your, no problem), if they raised, just wait a month or so and then buy :D. Keep in mind that you need a CPU with high single core performance if you want to have a smooth experience, no need for a huge GPU, it won't be used at its full potential. I Suggest you AMD rx 580, or Nvidia gtx 1060 6gb, for 1080p great deals, more than powerful enough for gw2. Also remember when the times come to download gw2 addon manager and install dx12 mod, it's super easy, litterally click on checkbox and then the update button. The game performance will be better and stability will be HUGELY better. Good luck with your plans

> @"moony.5780" said: > They are called Mastery :) > But fishing would be cool! > > Mabye also climbing? I would love to climb, it reminds me of Zelda Botw, also I think that it solve the problems of having "flying mounts" to simplify too much the exploration. For some regions, to access you would have need of masteries that allows you to climb a certain height that skyscale and springer are not able to pass throught. Great idea, I hope they thought about it :D.

I will give em a 7/10. I enjojed prologue and bjora marches experience, strikes are a good intro to raids, even tho they are MUCH easier. Not a fan of meta events, i didn't like drizzlewood coast experience. Completed all DRM today, and I a have to say I enjoyed em a lot (except the metrica and caledon). I mean that they are a GREAT way to play the instanced story chapter that you used to play alone. I don't say they are a good repeatable content, they are just great if you play each of them one time. **I would like to see instanced story chapter in this format in EoD**. I've played gw2 for a very long time, and this is the first time i have really enjoyed the instanced story, wich were much more boring even in HoT and PoF with no exception for living world season 3 and 4. But yes, there is no content added in the game in the "champions" releases, no one can deny it (no maps, no strikes, no meta events ecc). But no, DRM are not as bad as everyone says, they are just a fun way to push instanced story (imo). Not a repeatable content, but not bad content.

> @"Highlie.7641" said: > Your underestimating the amount of rupts my meme build had > > Steal, Swd stealth 1, S.Wire x 2. bandits defense, Sb 4, s/p 3, headshot. > > 24 init regen and a kitten ton of might, what could go wrong. If they ever do this, this will have a CD (let's say 10 sec MINIMUM) , so the meme is your comment not the build

> @"Steve The Cynic.3217" said: > > @"TheThief.8475" said: > > > @"Steve The Cynic.3217" said: > > > > @"TheThief.8475" said: > > > > **One last thing-** I'm not trying to do their job, this is a personal list and it has always been opened to changes but I got no suggestion in the comments, just some agreement on server issues and disagreement araund a lot of points. > > > > > > If lots of people are disagreeing, perhaps that indicates that what you think is important isn't as important as you think. (Or, at least, that it's not important to many people.) > > > > > > > I only want gw2 to be huge again, and I think that the best way to do so is surveying players, survey= **juicy data** that can help them make decisions during the design/developement of the next expansion and eventually bring to us **great contents** > > > > > > This kind of survey, being opt-in, is what's known in the poll-taking business as self-selecting, and therefore of marginal utility. The participants will be over-representative of people who think that something needs to be done, and that will not be a true reflection of what, if anything, *really* needs to be done. > > > > This is why i would suggest to add some mini in game surveys, you all act like this is impossible, i just would like to hear what anet has to say about it :D > > You missed the point about "opt-in". If the survey doesn't block us from playing until we answer it, lots of people won't bother, and that will mean that the seriousness of people's concerns will be exaggerated. If it *does* block us from playing, lots of people will have very negative things to say as a result. "What the heck is this [REDACTED]?" will be the least of it. > > And in any event, I didn't say it was *impossible*, but rather, in essence, that it's *futile*, or at least less informative than they'd want. Yes but maybe they know/can find a way to solve this problem since it's worth the effort. Let's say 10% of population anwer the survey (it is 50k) it's alwaysbetter than "we do what we whink is good" that could result in a succes, but who knows..

> @"Steve The Cynic.3217" said: > > @"TheThief.8475" said: > > **One last thing-** I'm not trying to do their job, this is a personal list and it has always been opened to changes but I got no suggestion in the comments, just some agreement on server issues and disagreement araund a lot of points. > > If lots of people are disagreeing, perhaps that indicates that what you think is important isn't as important as you think. (Or, at least, that it's not important to many people.) > > > I only want gw2 to be huge again, and I think that the best way to do so is surveying players, survey= **juicy data** that can help them make decisions during the design/developement of the next expansion and eventually bring to us **great contents** > > This kind of survey, being opt-in, is what's known in the poll-taking business as self-selecting, and therefore of marginal utility. The participants will be over-representative of people who think that something needs to be done, and that will not be a true reflection of what, if anything, *really* needs to be done. This is why i would suggest to add some mini in game surveys, you all act like this is impossible, i just would like to hear what anet has to say about it :D

**One last thing-** I'm not trying to do their job, this is a personal list and it has always been opened to changes but I got no suggestion in the comments, just some agreement on server issues and disagreement araund a lot of points. I only want gw2 to be huge again, and I think that the best way to do so is surveying players, survey= **juicy data** that can help them make decisions during the design/developement of the next expansion and eventually bring to us **great contents**

Talking about oneshots, I'm not referring to normal mobs, champion and some small bosses tho can easily oneshot you (that happened to me yesterday in auric basin). Think about baltazhar priest for example, the first time I went there alone I fought him for 1-2 minutes, bring him to 50% then... I died, because I don't know that he will oneshot everything around if I don't climb up the wall, this is dumb, it is a mechanic that you cannot react to. They say ok you will die the first time, come back a second time so you know what to do. Do you think i'm happy when I waste 5 minutes for this? :bawling: **Talking about CCs :** if you figt 5 mobs of the same type and they all have a CC, what happen if the animation is not clear? (this doesn't happen with ettin for exaple, cause their animations are great) You get stunned, knocked down and chained in CC to death, unless you have a stun break. I just think that dangerous attack deserve a "dangerous feeling" animation **for some mobs**

> @"DeanBB.4268" said: > @OP, when you leveled up, and were presented with the level up rewards, did you bother clicking on any of the info links provided in the "level up guide"? They are there for exactly what you request, info for new players. I'm guessing based upon the new "Tiffy Wiffy Guides" Anet has been publicizing that not many players bother to seek out that info, which is abundantly available on the wiki. But don't say that Anet doesn't provide it. If new players quit because of lack of info, it is just them not being willing to find answers that is to blame. > > Maybe how it can be better provided is the question? Maybe 30 second you-tubes that younger gamers will bother watching is the answer? EXACTLY, why putting it outside of the game and not inside? :D