HotDelirium.7984

> > Jormag has been talking about not being a threat, but all of its minions and actions have been pretty kitten threatening. I mean, sure, Primordus wasn't a surprise - but because of Season 3 which explicitly called them each others' weaknesses. But Jormag has a **_long_** history of not being trustworthy. Strategy wise its better to lose the battle to win the war. We should have gone straight to Jormag and killed it and let whatever burn, burn. Primordus is the red herring Jormag keeps deflecting to IMO. Now we have 2 Elder dragons to contend with, Aurene spread thin and once we use all our energy and resources to quell Primordus, Jormag will probly swoop in like we expect it to for "our own good" and commence covering Tyria in ice to preserve it.

They need to fix the bug when graphics are hidden behind the water even with the item is above the water but the texture acts like its in front of it i.e. the volatile magic orbs around certain water areas.

Spellbreaker seems like its more slanted for pvp combat. There are builds that are just more efficient overall for PVE gameplay. -Meditations skills seem so PVP centered and should get an overhaul for PVE. -Featherfoot Grace-Superspeed in PVE is rarely useful, I'm just not in many scenarios where I receive a lot of condition damage and if I am a 30 second timer doesn't help much. -Sight beyond sight is so oddly specific, its great for PVP but in PVE if I already have high precision so my criticals are just fine and make it irrelevant, removing blindness is just as irrelevant since it takes 1 attack to get rid of it, maybe it could cut current condition duration on you or something more useful. -I like some of the traits but I do think Meditations should get its own enhancement from a trait i.e. reduce cooldown/more damage etc. -Magebane maybe in PVE when it despawns could maybe knock them down if they were never pulled. In PVE creatures rarely run away from you like they would in PVP.

> @"Linken.6345" said: > > @"HotDelirium.7984" said: > > > @"Linken.6345" said: > > > Maybe read the first page? > > > > > > https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/119483/psa-champions-lfg-is-fixed#latest > > > > Maybe it should be in the patch notes? > > Yes and I mentioned it in that thread that are still in the first page of this same sub forum so why was this thread needed? Imagine thinking your post stays on the first page for more than a few hours on the forums. Can't relate. Take care!

> @"Linken.6345" said: > Maybe read the first page? > > https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/119483/psa-champions-lfg-is-fixed#latest Maybe it should be in the patch notes?

> @"Sajuuk Khar.1509" said: > > @"HotDelirium.7984" said: > > but their all working on EOD rn, allegedly. You can't tell me all this chaotic development doesn't have an impact on quality, M8. > Except they aren't all working on EoD. Nor has that ever been alleged by Anet themselves. Anet, like most other MMO developers, has multiple teams working on various content releases, at various stages of development. > > They had like 4 Living World content teams working parallel to produce the LW episodes. One of them would be taken off making LW episodes to being primary development of the expansion, and as the various champions chapters get finished, the teams for those chapters, who no longer have IBS Saga to make, would be moved to help EoD's development. > > There is nothing chaotic about this development process. Its how they have been doing LW and expansion development for years, and how other MMO devs do it also. This is how games are made in general. > > And as I pointed out earlier, this has been the plan since at least January, probably since late last year. This whole Champions thing was planned out a year ago. Its not some 11th hour change to IBS because they moved so many people over to EoD that they don't have the people to make the content they originally planned or anything. You make great explanations of rhyme and reason...SO... why did we get DRMs in their lackluster quality?

> @"Sajuuk Khar.1509" said: > > @"HotDelirium.7984" said: > > If this is in fact the way MMO's are suppose to do content for the reasons you state it...then ANET surely doesn't do it optimally for whatever misc reasons. They may try but maybe it would be better to do the 6 month model like Cryptic. I always thought it was weird to have these design teams (what was it over the years 3,4,5?) who work on an episode each and leapfrog to the next one. From the DRMs released to lukewarm reviews and EOD likely in a year I think we're seeing every poor decision catch up to them. > M8, the leapfrogging thing is how GAMES are made in general. > > Like, every game developer has multiple teams of people who are constantly leapfrogging over each other on projects. That's the only way game companies are able to release games in general as fast as they do. Its very rare that everyone in a game studio works on one thing, then everyone moves onto the next thing. > > And Anet does work on the 6 month model like Cryptic. There is nothing of Champions episodes 3/4 done yet because no one is working on them yet since that is content WAY too out there to have any solid development done of them. And that is how Living World has worked since forever. but their all working on EOD rn, allegedly. You can't tell me all this chaotic development doesn't have an impact on quality, M8.

> > Anet's development style is the exact same as I've seen for every other MMO, and for the same reasons. If this is in fact the way MMO's are suppose to do content for the reasons you state it...then ANET surely doesn't do it optimally for whatever misc reasons. They may try but maybe it would be better to do the 6 month model like Cryptic. I always thought it was weird to have these design teams (what was it over the years 3,4,5?) who work on an episode each and leapfrog to the next one. From the DRMs released to lukewarm reviews and EOD likely in a year I think we're seeing every poor decision catch up to them.

> @"Sajuuk Khar.1509" said: > > @"Ashantara.8731" said: > >-I believe they have cut the IBS short for the sake of the expac). > You would be demonstrably wrong. I actually think its smarter to have a bigger team for content under a year and a small team for content years away. That way you aren't having to constantly trying to catch up and thus only able to deliver very small updates/loot per festival and episode release. They obviously have it backward and a game director would be letting them know that...

Its all about marketting. Its 2020....most of us have played this content for years and maybe even more MMORPGs than Gw2 so we have to wowed. How could they possibly think 8 year old models would be good enough in today's new content? Change the models even just a tiny bit aesthetically that's why their boring. Make them a deeper orange and maybe a few more lava spikes SOMETHING and bam its the illusion of content. They need to stop phoning some decisions in.

> > They repost stuff on twitter more per day then post on their forum in a year xD I bet you...i BET you Alliances is coming WITH the expansion.

Ya know...they could have done some PVE inside WvW "mode" i.e. Tyria travels to the mists to wage war with different realities...or gods...or monsters....or whatever cosmic mists entity you could imagine (fractured observatory anyone?) but we get one dev (harding hard no doubt) to try to satisfy anything and everything. Feelsbadman. I wish Anet would commit more resources to this mode.

> @"Sajuuk Khar.1509" said: > > @"HotDelirium.7984" said: > >Ah so we can extrapolate that Bangar/Jormag/Shaman/The Spirits themselves/ SOMEONE (thankyou lore?) is giving these Dominion troops the spiritual essence. > Most likely Jormag itself. Bangar doesn't have that sort of control, and the Spirits don't appear to like being used like they are, so I doubt they are giving it out directly. > > > @"HotDelirium.7984" said: > > Also, did we ever find out why Steel Warband recommited themselves to Bangar's cause? Nicabar was questioning the movement then SPLAT. > Steel followed Ryland, and Ryland followed Bangar. Nicabar may have questioned Bangar's actions, but he was loyal to his warband leader, and Ryland told him to follow Bangar, so he did. The capture of Cinder likely made it personal for the rest of the Steel Warband to fight against the United Legions. Probably a small possibility Ryland would have revealed his ambitions and joined us (and Steel) if we hadn't killed Cinder.

> @"Sajuuk Khar.1509" said: > > @"HotDelirium.7984" said: > > Was it ever explained why the Dominion Charr have the 3 corrupted spirit essences? In the timeline didn't we kill Drakkar and subjugate the corrupted spirits? If drakkar is no longer around are they then still influenced by Jormag and Bangar somehow is rerouting their spiritual power to his forces? I'm so lost. > It was Jormag who corrupted the spirits, and its to the dragon their power went too. Drakker was just tapping into it to make himself more powerful. > > We also never "subjugated" the corrupted Spirits. We helped remind them who they were, so they would give their powers to Braham to defeat Drakker, but the spirits mention they don't believe they can ever be free of Jormag's corruption in Drizzlewood. So Jormag still has their powers, which is why Fallen and Aberrant creatures show up during the attack on the Frost Citadel Ah so we can extrapolate that Bangar/Jormag/Shaman/The Spirits themselves/ SOMEONE (thankyou lore?) is giving these Dominion troops the spiritual essence. Also, did we ever find out why Steel Warband recommited themselves to Bangar's cause? Nicabar was questioning the movement then SPLAT.

> @"Shadowmoon.7986" said: > > @"HotDelirium.7984" said: > > > @"Eloc Freidon.5692" said: > > > > @"evlover.6270" said: > > > > It just kinda feels like the whole patch wasn't really thought through, not just the volcanic weapons. It's an instance so you're screwed in case of a dc, lfg can only be done in squad under icebrood saga so people have to use party lfg in tyria lfg, timer doesn't finish after completing the 3 events at start so you're idling for like 2mins once those are done.. > > > > > > I suffered a dc a bit after the party lock. I was able to get back into the instance I was party locked in. The content at least has proper scaling and that going for it. > > > > How did you get back inside the instance?! > > He was in a public instance. The public system works like the pvp system, once you are lock into the instance, you can not leave. If you dc and come back you are forced back in. For drms that a pretty good feature because it is not hard to complete. The reason I know this was i made the mistake to join a public lair of the snowmen. The puggles were so bad i wanted leave after watching 9 people ignore the simplest of mechanics and just spam 1. Then to my horror, i could not leave. Every time i reloged I was forced back in. I ended up just loging out for the night. It is a bummer when in the Cm DRM since its private so you can't get back in if you DC :/

> @"Eloc Freidon.5692" said: > > @"evlover.6270" said: > > It just kinda feels like the whole patch wasn't really thought through, not just the volcanic weapons. It's an instance so you're screwed in case of a dc, lfg can only be done in squad under icebrood saga so people have to use party lfg in tyria lfg, timer doesn't finish after completing the 3 events at start so you're idling for like 2mins once those are done.. > > I suffered a dc a bit after the party lock. I was able to get back into the instance I was party locked in. The content at least has proper scaling and that going for it. How did you get back inside the instance?!

Was it ever explained why the Dominion Charr have the 3 corrupted spirit essences? In the timeline didn't we kill Drakkar and subjugate the corrupted spirits? If drakkar is no longer around are they then still influenced by Jormag and Bangar somehow is rerouting their spiritual power to his forces? I'm so lost.

> @"Vancho.8750" said: > I'll laugh my kitten off if the Vanguard thing ends up being a grind on the current DRMs and there are no new ones. we don't need any NEW ones they need this fix these current ones and the lfg

> > And I don’t think Champions is that bad. I like a lot of the ideas and concepts, but there’s definitely quality control issues. I agree. While I'll always be firm in my critiques I definitely try not to be unrealistically harsh or problematic. They've had to deal with founders leaving, leads leaving, 150ish people being let go and covid. They've had a rough 2 years so I take the content in stride over all. Is IBS overall good? IMO yes. Are DRMS good? Eh...def need some fine tuning and better communication about how all of this is unfolding but if things are so disorganized or up in the air then they literally can't tell us anything since things change week to week I assume. If people want to checkout until the expansion that's fair but I wouldn't waste my time slobbing all over the keyboard lamenting the game too much. They know the DRM release isn't that great; you would have to be blind and deaf not to. QA is usually slow; POF optimized its rewards years later and we got underwater skimmer years later. Drizzle map was optimized eventually so I believe DRMs will be fixed too but it might be some time.

> @"Amanda Whitemoon.6173" said: > > @"HotDelirium.7984" said: > > > @"Amanda Whitemoon.6173" said: > > > im more trying to find out what tokens they ask for to contribute. are they the crystal bloom support marks? than why doesnt it say "earn support marks and purchase rewards" > > > > "Tokens" are the generic name for the type of currency we gain. Crystal bloom support marks are a "token" that shows participation. Its sad players have to be the ones to explain what's going on instead of the game being self-evident. > > But thats also the point, you dont need any token, you need a very specific token, if the text would say earn " support marks" as this is the Crystal Bloom Support mark, i suspect the next one to be the Ebon Vanguard Support Mark. > > also from what i understand from ingame chats what people are a bit frustrated about is not the missions themselves, but the lack of communication. > > all with questions like: > what do i do now?, do i have to wait? > > if this quest had an extra red text orso under it that said "the mission will continue with further releases within the coming weeks" > then it would give alot less questioins about what to do next > > and: "buying items with Crystal Bloom Support Tokens will give extra rewards the higher the tier gets" if it said that under the tierlist > I do agree. Frame your game service around clear communication. Marketing for this game has a lot to be desired. They could have released the same amount of content but if they frame everything right concierge-level there would be no frustration. I was pretty offended they had this global timed event without anyone knowing then had the audacity to have a timer on it when nothing was scheduled to come after. They might as well have left it so we could eventually earn them.

> @"Dondarrion.2748" said: > Anet: Here are the rewards you will get if you do NN amount of missions to help mobilize! > Player: But it's boring... but I guess I can play them to get my rewards. > Anet: Oh, but it's a community effort, you all have to grind these boring missions to achieve all the rewards. > Player: ... > > So even if I convince myself to go through this, it won't be enough because I must rely on a lot of other players to also go against their own good judgment and play this boring content?! > > Completely failed on this one, Anet. > Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if the 3 missions were varied and good, but they're all boring rinse and repeat spanking of various destroyer tanks/sponges, and occasionally a respawn race as the only way you manage to halt progress in the mission is by popping a fissure amidst a barrage of meteors and projectile-launching destroyer fiends... I think perma-evade thieves are the only ones who can avoid all the damage you choose to dish out. I don't get why these destroyers couldn't getting a face lift. Even a minor one...darker orange and a few spikes like SOMETHING don't just phone it in.

> @"Nazarick.9653" said: > > @"pareth.3847" said: > > > @"Cynder.2509" said: > > > The boss fights themselves aren't even long even with challenge mode, they die within 2 minutes in normal and 4 to 5 minutes in challenge mode when solo. > > > > What class are you playing to get them down that fast? Even in a full group, these bosses take ages. And there's no way the Gendarran boss goes down in that short a time for anyone with the different phases it has. > > > > Not to mention endless tornado spam that can't be avoided unless you want to stop dps and run around for a good chunk of the fight. (what is it about being a dev that brings on a fetish for trolling and annoying the playerbase) omg THIS. Endless CC towards the player. None of us have THAT much stability. smh

> @"sitarskee.5738" said: > Good suggestions. Pretty interested in what today's patch brings. ...I had no idea there was even going to be a patch today because if there isn't....oof.

> @"DKRathalos.9625" said: > @"HotDelirium.7984" > To answer the title it's simple "No, it's not playtested. Why? because we are (the players) are the playtester." there is reason why they don't have test server because they just treat player as the tester. > > Good, bad, indifferent game service practice?

> @"Konig Des Todes.2086" said: > > @"BrotherofShadows.7426" said: > > What was the deal with, just out of the blue, Primordus suddenly awaking and bursting lots of flame monsters out everywhere? It struck me like lightning from a clear sky. > > > > Last chapter ended with Ryland and Bangar becoming Icebrood and Ryland running off with Jormag to some unknown place, with us having to try and track the two of them down. I was pumped and ready to give chase and then all of a sudden they're just like "Oh haha, another Elder Dragon woke up and now the world is ending =)" Why? Isn't the awakening of an ELDER DRAGON kind of a big deal that we usually use whole living world seasons or expansions to set up? It just seemed to me that everything happened so incredibly fast from Chapter 4 to Chapter 5. > > There is a multi-month gap between the end of Episode 4 and the beginning of Episode 5, which gets explained during the Confer with Bangar post-Episode 4 achievement. During this gap, Primordus _began_ to stir, due to the awakening of Jormag somehow causing it (despite there being a 50 year gap between their awakening last time). > > Primordus is not yet awake, but is awakening. > > They're not spending a whole season on Primordus' awakening because ANet doesn't want to just be retreading the same plot again and again. They did so for Mordremoth because it was the first time they did that plot. With Icebrood Saga, they only spent half a season on that so that they can include other stuff. > > > @"HotDelirium.7984" said: > > I'm still confused about how and what the Spirits of the Wild are doing right now and why did Charr have essence from the 3 spirits if we killed Drakkar? > > For the latter: pure mechanics. They wanted to keep the masteries relevant, and they used the same color coding we see in [The Ooze Pits](https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/The_Ooze_Pit_Trials) meta, where green=Ash, blue=Iron, and red=Blood. They need some EPIC reveals and if by the end of Champions we don't get reveals of certain things I will be highly disappointed i.e. the spirits of the wild were dragon champs or Koda was a dragon champ or Jormag is actually Koda...like SOMETHING god anything at this point. Are we straight up not getting any more spirits of the wild masteries? Wasn't that the point of icebrood saga...to get to know the spirits?