Sir Alric.5078

Same problem here. I can't buy gems on the gemstore because the window freezes after i clik on "Confirm" and nothing happens. I only have my credit card as a method of payment (worked fine for seven years), so if that no longer works i'm afraid i will have to stop giving money to Anet. Too bad for them.

Same from WvW. Looks like servers are down.

Poor Drakkar. He must have been sick of getting killed repeatedly by a swarm of wannabe heroes so he decided to take a break.

> @"medivh.4725" said:

> The Magic Carpet and Shattered Bloodstone Gliders cannot be dyed.

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> This what your customer support team says

> _"With that being said, it is a fantastic idea to make these items dyeable. "_

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> Heck even they agree with me these should have been dyable.

> A small fix that greatly enhance these gliders value.

It's not just those two. Any backpack or glider that has been released before they introduced dyeable backpacks and gliders has the same problem. Apparently, the change could not be retroactively implemented on previously released items.

> @"Astarteia.2895" said:

> See and draw your conclusions!

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> ![](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/7314/xUdS3L.jpg"")

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> Found by a friend of my guild [bRA].

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That place has been in the game since long before they even announced End of Dragons. Actually, it has probably been around since even before they announced Path of Fire. It's a sort of special spot in the map that was originally meant to be exclusive (if i remember correctly, Anet even tried to sell a pass to teleport there in the gemstore, but nobody bought it since there is no reason whatsoever to go there othere than to enjoy the scenery), but now can be reached with the Skyscale. So no, i don't believe it's an easter egg or anything of the sort.

I would be satisfied if we could enter the Shining Blade secret hideout any time we want instead of just during a one time story instance.

> @"Randulf.7614" said:

> The Jormag alluding to the "balance" was the thing of note for me. I mean I've always hated that narrative and I'd be glad to see it gone, but if they have switched it out after so many years, it just goes to show even Anet no longer seem to think much of their story.

I hope that line doesn't mean they are going to retcon the whole fucking story so we can now kill Elder Dragons without consequences because "the balance of magic thing is made up". Because that would completely invalidate pretty much everything we've done since the end of Heart of Thorns. :/

> @"Sajuuk Khar.1509" said:

> > @"Daniel Handler.4816" said:

> > Yes. But it's not what Jormag calls her in game.

> Yes, Jormag calls her "Elder Dragon of Prisms" which are used to split light

Indeed, and if you click on her in the Eye of the North, she's called the Elder Prismatic Dragon.

Uhm, i hoped Primordus would have his own saga. Instead it looks like he will be the villain for the last part of IBS. :/

Yeah. My condi revenant is a renegade for the sake of using shortbow as a ranged condi weapon, but i don't use Kalla as a legendary stance. I use Mallyx/Jalis instead.

> @"Ashantara.8731" said:

> > @"Sir Alric.5078" said:

> > Moving your mouse pointer a few pixels to the left is so inconvenient that you felt the need to open a thread and demand a change? Seriously? O_O

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> 1. suggesting something <> demanding something

> 2. Yes, seriously. Obviously, I am not the only one in favor of this. Now try to figure out why that is before posting another needless comment.

I tried to. But since i only clicked the wrong button once out of habit before i got immediately used to the new setup, i really don't understand what's so inconvenient about it. Seems pretty easy to understand to me. :/

> @"Ashantara.8731" said:

> This is the button that's used the most, so having it left-sided feels extremely inconvenient.

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> It should be moved to the far right so that the order becomes:

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> 1. Compact

> 2. Settings

> 3. Deposit All Materials

Moving your mouse pointer a few pixels to the left is so inconvenient that you felt the need to open a thread and demand a change? Seriously? O_O

Naming my characters has always been the hardest part of the game for me, so i don't think i can provide you with a cool name for your mesmer. However, i do have a tip for ya. If finding a single name which is not already taken is too difficult, try with a composite one. My characters all have a name and a surname (or a name and a title) because it's easier to find an available name if you use a combination of multiple words instead of just one. So for example your mesmer could be "Illusive Venus" or something like that.

> @"jungsowon.2074" said:

> Do you guys use titles to show off your progress in the game or just use them for cosmetic purposes? Or perhaps you use titles that fit accordingly to the lore of your character?

I have 10 characters, and each of them has a title that i believe suits them.

- My "main" character, a Human elementalist, currently bears the title of "Masterful Achiever" to show how far i have gone with the game. It fits her because she's the first character i have ever made when i joined the game in june 2014.

- My Charr engineer is "The Demolisher" because she deals with bombs, mines, grenades, ed explosions in general.

- My Human warrior is "The Annihilator" because she overwhelms foes with brute force and tears them to pieces.

- My Asura thief is "The Executioner" because of the assassin vibes i get from the thief class.

- My Human ravenant is "The Tormentor" because she literally spams torment like there is no tomorrow in her Mallyx Stance. XD

- My Human necromancer is "The Dark Traveler" because she deals with dark magic and always dresses in black.

- My Human mesmer is "Master of Secrets" because when it comes to mesmers, the truth is not what it seems at first glance.

- My Sylvari guardian is the "Knight of the Thorn" because she's Sylvari, she's paladin-like, and she's the one who completed the quest to reforge Caladbolg.

- My Sylvari Ranger is the "Primeval Scion" because i liked the title, even though it's not something that fits her specifically.

- My Norn Ranger is "The Hunter" because she's a Norn, and a ranger, so hunting prey is what she does.

Yeah, Steve hits like a truck this year. But i think it's fine this way, there should be some challenge. The mindless farming gets boring after a while.

I have a question. Are the backpack and the wings dyeable? They should be, but i want to be sure.

> @"darbok.3752" said:

> Is this suppose to be a solo fight? if it is either I missed something or I just suck because it took a lot of deaths and a lot of time.

Yes, it is. If you are having trouble remember that every class has ranged weapon options. It's easier to stay alive and dodge the enemy attacks if you fight from a distance.

I also like underwater exploration and combat, and i've always felt sad that there is basically no uw content in the game outside core maps. I think no one wants a 100% underwater expansion, but please, Anet, at least give us SOME new uw content in Cantha! Oh, and also please fix uw utility skills and bring back skins for uw weapons while you are at it.

> @"choon.6308" said:

> > @"Croc.1978" said:

> > No, it's 68% faster than unmounted swim speed.

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> > You get a mount that works underwater, significantly increasing your speed.

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> > You can now stealth for a whopping 8 seconds UW, this is more than enough to escape any combat you don't want to participate in.

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> > You can now dodge everything for half an eternity UW (using Skimmer hover, increased by using Bond of Vigor).

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> > And you still complain? I seriously don't get it ...

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> It's definitely not 68% faster, it's not 28% faster than a swim infusioned swimmer more like 5% faster. You just mentioned a bunch of tools and utilities of the mount, this is about the disappointing low speed of the mount not "look what my skimmer can do"

It's not disappointing for the vast majority of people who didn't bother to get those swim infusions. And for those who do have the swim infusions, they should be happy that the Skimmer doesn't completely invalidate all the work they had to do to get their hands on them. ;)

> @"Swagger.1459" said:

> > @"Astralporing.1957" said:

> > > @"Swagger.1459" said:

> > > > @"lokh.2695" said:

> > > > I'd love to see an UW rework as I really enjoy underwater combat and exploration. Anet would need to overhaul some of the skills and classes, especially the revenant as this class was built without UW in mind.

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> > > The devs might do more, but Anet did a huge underwater skills rework in 2018.

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> > > https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/39192/game-update-notes-may-8-2018

> > That rework didn't even touch the core of underwater combat problems.

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> So start a thread in the profession section and let the devs know what you think the problems are and what to work on. Right?

The "problem" with UW combat is that people wanted to have the same mobility and use the same skills/weapons they use on land even when they dived in the dephts. Which is nonsense. But people refused to adapt to the underwater environment, so they instead declared that it sucked and demanded Anet to basically remove it from the game. And sadly, Anet did. Now, as one of the few who actually enjoys underwater content and exploration, i would love to see underwater areas in the new expansion with stuff to do in it. Haven't had that since core game. And I think (hope) there will be some, otherwise i don't understand the purpose of suddenly allowing the Skimmer to dive underwater three years after the release of PoF.

I did the Dragonfall meta (from when you start building up the camps to the final assault on Kralkatorrik and the boss train afterwards, with little extra events in between) once with a Birthday XP booster (+100% Exp) and a Heroic booster (+50% Exp) active and i was done.

> @"Inculpatus cedo.9234" said:

> Here you go: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Mastery_point_unlocks#Path_of_Fire_mastery_points

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> There are plenty of extras.

Indeed. I had 16 unused PoF mastery points (and i still didn't get all of them. Looking at you, Amnoon Chef) in my account so i could unlock the mastery and still have 8 MP left. :)

> @"XYLO.7031" said:

> > @"Ashantara.8731" said:

> > I like it, but I am not utterly impressed by it. The animations are exactly the same as above water, which is fine, _but_ I am diving **just as fast** with my +20 Swim Infusion as I do with the Skimmer now, so hmm.

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> > I think I'll stick to swimming, it is more fun and you are always ready to fight or harvest while you're exploring.

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> I totally agree on this point. If you can pass the last step with just swim infusions (which require no mount), then **what was the point of this feature**? Although I am thankful for them adding it to skimmer and got it only a few hours after release, I am underwhelmed that the swim infusions match mounted speed. It needs a beetle turbo underwater or something to separate it from regular swim infusions.

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> One thing I appreciate about it is the sounds of diving into water and rising above water. It's as if you really are swimming and it matches the same sound exactly. Really great job simulating the sound. I also like the camera splash drops. Well done.

Please don't just assume that everyone bothered to get those swim infusions. I didn't, and i'm sure i'm not the only one. ;)

@"Galmac.4680" said:

> I think, the condi necro is quite strong under water

Condi Necro, Power Tempest, Ranger...... i think these three are the strongest, but every class does a lot more damage now compared to before. It's just that few people noticed since apparently everyone hates UW combat and don't even try it. :(

> @"Xenon.4537" said:

> > @"ollbirtan.2915" said:

> > Please no. Don't ruin the game. There are plenty of other MMORPGs out there where you can trot around in a bikini/miniskirt/[insert any other ridiculous piece of clothing that totally ruins the game atmosphere here]

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> Have you not seen the hundreds of Charr running around with Goku hair and 15 different infusion effects and giant wings creating an obnoxious ball of light and particles of every color? All flying atop ridiculous cosmic galaxy griffons and scifi Mass Effect bunnies?

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> Please tell me more about ruining the atmosphere...

Hahahahah. I just HAD to give you a thumbs up. So true.

EDIT: Oh, and btw, since we are talking about underwater skins then HOW ABOUT YOU GO BACK CREATING NEW WEAPON SKINS FOR TRIDENTS, SPEARS, AND SPEARGUNS, ANET?