Auralae.7482

I am tired of RNG/loot boxes and bundles for the gem store. Issuing the mount skins like this just means I won't be spending my money. If they were individual purchases for a specific skin at reasonable prices (say 400-800 gems per), then that would be a different story.

I actually kind of enjoy the game of launching myself through the air with my raptor and trying to land right on top of the node and hit F to perfectly time the dismount and gather. I'm easily amused.

When I'm playing my mesmer and in the mood, I port for jps or mastery points. I don't ever do it expecting a tip. I do it because I enjoy helping people. I know how frustrating some of those puzzles can be, and I like being able to save someone time or frustration. Tips that I receive usually range between 1-5 gold, with it most often being 1 gold. I don't send it back, but I do send a thank you to the person who sends the tip. Since I'll often spend up to an hour helping out people by porting, keeping a few gold in tips helps offset the loss of funds that I could be making by doing other content. Never expected or necessary, but it's nice when it happens.

I tip other mesmers periodically. I often do the jumping puzzle and skip the port because I enjoy jps. However, I take the ports when I'm pressed for time or just am not in the mood to do do the jp. I tend to tip when the mesmer is friendly or when it's a jumping puzzle that is more involved. Sometimes I also tip people popping mentor tags and helping people find the entrance. I generally tip between 50 silver to 2 gold. Regardless of whether I tip or no, I always say "Thank you." I tend not to tip when mesmers ask for tips though.

The pricing that's being advertised as a "discount" is not truly a discount. It's the same price the package was prior to the "sale" but being advertised with a discount, plus unlocked episodes are being advertised as increasing the percentage of the discount.

Long story made short: The "sale" price, be it 20%, 40% or 70% off is the exact same price as it was a six weeks ago when the package wasn't advertised as being on sale.

I like having them repeatable for xp and karma, but forcing players to repeat them daily to access the vendor just feels bad. It reminds me of the grindy sort of game design that drove me away from other games.

I was perfectly fine with the idea of mounts and they were a major factor in my purchase of PoF. However, I really question the decision to allow mounts in central Tyria. I think they are a bit game breaking there, even though I enjoy blazing past mobs when trying to get to my destination.

Yes, I was just looking at the vendor by the anvil/waypoint in Amnoon and you can exchange soulbound 32 slot containers for account bound versions.

The offense isn't in the showing of skin imo. The offense is that it's an ugly armor skin.

The other day, I was in the trading post building in LA and noticed the paintings propped on the table and the one that was a small copy of the load screen for Straits of Desolation. Then, I was struck by all those little touches that I just run past. Props to Anet for actually sweating the details.

> @fungihoujo.8476 said:

> Are there even horse mounts? We have a lot of people talking about riding real life horses, but I'm pretty sure none of you have rode a bunny before.

>

> ... at least, I hope not...

We promised never to speak of that night again.

> @"Knuckle Joe.7408" said:

> > @Auralae.7482 said:

> > > @"Knuckle Joe.7408" said:

> > > do you want to trigger people, because this is how you trigger people...

> > >

> > > on a side note, females ride sidesaddle when using the broom toy... I don't see anyone complaining. People jsut love to get triggered.

> > >

> > > I'm in favor of side saddle, as my patriarchy-glorifying scantly clad female ele gets too many clipping issues with her skirt.

> > >

> > > god look at that, this is 2017... what sexist kitten is this...

> > > http://i68.tinypic.com/9760pt.jpg

> >

> > And just to clarify...

> >

> > It would be appropriate for any gender to ride a broom side saddle. Straddling a broom with full weight on it in the air would quickly become painful and be fairly unstable. (Beyond that, people don't complain because the broom is a gem store item that is not necessary to access game content).

> >

> > I don't know how much horseback riding you've done, but there's a good reason for straddling a broad-backed riding animal, particularly if the animal is going at a full gallop or has an unusual gait. I was on my first horse at age 3 months. I was solo riding not too long after I was walking. Side saddle riding is horrible. And yes, it absolutely is sexist because the only reason for it was from gender-based social conventions for modesty, which clearly aren't present in Guild Wars 2. Without such gender-based conventions for modesty, nobody would ever choose to ride side saddle. If the sole issue is clipping, then a side saddle animation would not needed for characters, male or female, who wear pants.

> >

> > In other words, if optional by character and for both male and female characters in order to avoid clipping issues, then that's one thing. If it's for some sort of mandatory throwback to unsafe riding practices based on archaic social perceptions of gender that uses clipping as an excuse, regardless of what the character is wearing, then of course people are going to be opposed. I suppose it's your choice to try and make it into some sort "kitten drama," however it doesn't really get to the reason why a lot of people would not want to see it introduced into GW2.

> >

> > lmao. The forums filter the abbreviation for social justice warrior.

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> Just to clarify, its a game, no horse is getting injured and no human is at risk of falling. Making it optional is fine.

Nowhere did I ever say making it OPTIONAL wasn't fine, but thanks for letting me know it's a game because I totally wouldn't have known that if it weren't for you!

> @Lancaeron.1524 said:

> Truth is, I've never rode a horse before, but I've seen horseback riding in movies, such as Gone With The Wind, in which women rode side-saddle, and men did not.

When you ride a horse, there is a great amount of work done with the thighs and knees to help with balance, absorb shock, help guide the horse, and just to keep secure in your seat. There's a reason why those side saddle riding ladies tended to be riding "genteel" horses and you don't see someone saddle breaking a horse while side saddle. The loss of stability and control in that position is huge. It's scary and dangerous, particularly when jumping or riding on rough terrain. I used to have a horse that would buck every third stride. I can't imagine having to ride side saddle on her.

> @"Knuckle Joe.7408" said:

> do you want to trigger people, because this is how you trigger people...

>

> on a side note, females ride sidesaddle when using the broom toy... I don't see anyone complaining. People jsut love to get triggered.

>

> I'm in favor of side saddle, as my patriarchy-glorifying scantly clad female ele gets too many clipping issues with her skirt.

>

> god look at that, this is 2017... what sexist kitten is this...

> http://i68.tinypic.com/9760pt.jpg

And just to clarify...

It would be appropriate for any gender to ride a broom side saddle. Straddling a broom with full weight on it in the air would quickly become painful and be fairly unstable. (Beyond that, people don't complain because the broom is a gem store item that is not necessary to access game content).

I don't know how much horseback riding you've done, but there's a good reason for straddling a broad-backed riding animal, particularly if the animal is going at a full gallop or has an unusual gait. I was on my first horse at age 3 months. I was solo riding not too long after I was walking. Side saddle riding is horrible. And yes, it absolutely is sexist because the only reason for it was from gender-based social conventions for modesty, which clearly aren't present in Guild Wars 2. Without such gender-based conventions for modesty, nobody would ever choose to ride side saddle. If the sole issue is clipping, then a side saddle animation would not needed for characters, male or female, who wear pants.

In other words, if optional by character and for both male and female characters in order to avoid clipping issues, then that's one thing. If it's for some sort of mandatory throwback to unsafe riding practices based on archaic social perceptions of gender that uses clipping as an excuse, regardless of what the character is wearing, then of course people are going to be opposed. I suppose it's your choice to try and make it into some sort "sjw drama," however it doesn't really get to the reason why a lot of people would not want to see it introduced into GW2.

lmao. The forums filter the abbreviation for social justice warrior.

> @"Knuckle Joe.7408" said:

> > @Auralae.7482 said:

> > > @"Knuckle Joe.7408" said:

> > > do you want to trigger people, because this is how you trigger people...

> > >

> > > on a side note, females ride sidesaddle when using the broom toy... I don't see anyone complaining. People jsut love to get kitten.

> > >

> > > I'm in favor of side saddle, as my patriarchy-glorifying scantly clad female ele gets too many clipping issues with her skirt.

> > >

> > > god look at that, this is 2017... what sexist kitten is this...

> > > http://i68.tinypic.com/9760pt.jpg

> >

> > Male characters in trench coats or robes have clipping issues too. Guess you don't have any issues if all characters ride side saddle on all mount items as well. You know, since some things clip.

>

> To be honest not at all. I could care less if males ride side saddle too.

Well then, there's a vote for all characters riding side saddle.

> @"Knuckle Joe.7408" said:

> do you want to trigger people, because this is how you trigger people...

>

> on a side note, females ride sidesaddle when using the broom toy... I don't see anyone complaining. People jsut love to get kitten.

>

> I'm in favor of side saddle, as my patriarchy-glorifying scantly clad female ele gets too many clipping issues with her skirt.

>

> god look at that, this is 2017... what sexist kitten is this...

> http://i68.tinypic.com/9760pt.jpg

Male characters in trench coats or robes have clipping issues too. Guess you don't have any issues if all characters ride side saddle on all mount items as well. You know, since some things clip.

Raptor because they sit down and scratch themselves like dogs. So adorable.

> @"Boogiepop Void.6473" said:

> > @Drecien.4508 said:

> > You can start the story and then leave and you should be in the area.

>

> Nope, dumps you back to Lion's Arch, where the instance starts. Instance aborts always return you to where you entered the instance. That only worked in the demo because the "entry" for the instance was temporarily in Amnoon square.

Yep. I lost connection just after I completed the first story chapter and was outside Amnoon. I reconnected back in Lions Arch with no waypoint. Luckily, I had a Lily pass or I would have had to go through it again, which would have been annoying.

Imo, yes. The price point is good and it's worth it just for the mounts alone, providing you have interest in the mounts. I didn't buy HoT for about 2 years because the price was too high for the content that interested me (mostly solo player who plays in short sessions with frequent afk). I bought PoF before release and have no regrets.

I have 13 female characters. Most wear pants. Even the ones wearing skirts are wearing skirts that split and expose bare legs or pants. Side saddle for females would make me irrationally angry.

My oldest was running around with us in World of Warcraft when he was 5. He made a night elf ranger and named him "Offcourse," which my husband and I found hysterically funny because he would run around on the roads like a drunkard. He would memorize all the spells in the gem and pretend to cast them on the playground at school. Yes, he was "that kid." When he was around 10, our guild would take him on lower level raids.

Both my kids have been playing GW2 since release. It was the first MMORPG that my youngest ever played and he bought his copy with his birthday money. He was 7 years old. He completed the Wintersday jp before I did and never let me live it down. I'm not even going to get into how much he razzes me about the fact that he got an ascended chest the first time he ever did Tequatl, while it took me over 2 years of almost daily runs.

We also play other games together (video and modern board games) and my oldest and I were in a Firefly tabletop RPG campaign a couple years ago. My youngest is has been trying to get me to run a regular family pen& paper RPG campaign, but I'm too lazy. I really enjoy my kids. They're pretty neat dudes.

They are also currently fighting over the computer in the other room because my youngest wants to get on to play GW2 and get his jackal mount, but the oldest wants to finish watching a show he and his girlfriend are streaming.

This or even just having it so you can dye the main color and it mutes it to a base color that's in the color category, i.e. dying any pink or red, no matter how bright would give a reddish-pink fur on the springer or dying any yellow dye would give a creamy color fur on the springer. It would avoid neon mounts, but allow a little bit more variety.

It took me several repetitions, but I didn't mind. However, I can see where it would be a challenge for some, particularly if they have physical limitations.

I think it would be great to leave it as it is and make it a repeatable challenge for a reward and then put in a shorter, simpler version for the mastery that contains no reward.

InstanceCreate failed. Error=1036;Product=9;Module18;Line=624 on trying to start Path of Fire story with a character.

It seems like that might be it, but then that also means that beyond the shady way that's being done, there's no price break on buying the complete package vs. each individual episode under most circumstances, and I'm pretty sure there used to be a price break on the package. For example, Season 3, which is not listed as "on sale" is 960 for the pack regularly vs. the 1200 gems it would cost to buy individual episodes (representing a 20% discount on the package), and each episode unlocked reduces the price more. Anyhow, it was just really weird and definitely different than the way they've previously listed things. I'm not even sure if it's actually a sale.

Edit to add: I found a piece of paper from a couple of weeks ago. On the paper, I wrote down the cost of LS Season 2 for Account #1. It was the same total gem cost then as it is today, and it wasn't "on sale" when I wrote it on the paper (I was trying to decide how to spend 4k gems from PoF Ultimate purchase). So, it seems that this current "sale" on Living Story Season 2 Complete Pack isn't really a sale, but just a different way they are listing the complete pack.