msalakka.4653

I'm new to Linux. I am trying to get GW2 running on Xubuntu 20.04 x64. I installed Lutris and GW2, but I am running into the network error. Apparently I have to switch Wine version to 5.7.11 but it's not available in the Runner options. I can only choose between Lutris-6.0-x86_64 and System (5.0 (Ubuntu 5.0-3ubuntu1)). I've been googling for over an hour as to how to install an older version of Wine but I can't figure it out. Any advice would be much appreciated...

**NVM**...I'm an idiot. Another Wine version could be added straight from Lutris by clicking the downward arrow next to Wine...didn't need the terminal at all.

I think you at least used to be on Gandara. If that's still the case and you have occasion to log on in late afternoons or early evenings, if you see me on you can join on me and I'll run a hidden tag and give you participation. I only do home defense, however; since we're vs two german servers and we're empty and dead last in t5 it means primarily flipping camps while dodging zergs and gank squads. If that's acceptable to you then feel free to join.

This mode has so many bigger issues that I'm not losing sleep over some clown pulling a tactic.

> @"Trise.2865" said:

> The Steam release is still slated, but the date has been changed to "coming soon". Nothing was cancelled, merely delayed to an uncertain point.

Yeah, much like the WvW Alliances. Soon.

It’s a good thing we’re well acclimated to lack of communication from this company.

George Bush doesn’t care about WvW players.

If the AFK lootbotting is against the TOS then there is no need for all these elaborate additions of mechanics, NPCs, or map changes; Anet GMs, if they still exist, just need to do their jobs and react to reports. But I guess that's already where the wheels come off.

Jesus Christ.

Try to think of it as a feature: the bots artificially decrease the queuing time and makes it seem to the uninformed wanderer like the game mode is still active. ANet just needs to improve the scripting of the bots so they don't break immersion and provide a better experience for those who can follow what's happening on their screens.

> @"Yoci.2481" said:

> Especially on power builds. I have no survivability, I have no mobility, I have no damage. What am I even supposed to do?

On Mesmer? Well, you can scout. Stand in the tower and call out enemy zergs that attack it. Harvest nodes when available.

> @"Punia.2469" said:

> I am surprised is there any support in this game at all?

Sorry to hear this is happening to you. It must be really frustrating.

Put "Need help with buying gems" as the subject if you want them to even read your ticket. They won't do anything about it, but perhaps you'll feel better knowing it's at least been seen by a human.

Chasing down pvers doing dailies isn't roaming, it's just being trash. All it does is validates the preconception that WvWers are elitist, toxic douches. People who do this yet whine about roaming being dead can take a look in the mirror.

In Breaking Bad terms this thread is filled with Heisenbergs, Twilight Tempest is Skylar, and instead of having their last conversation it's just Walt going on about doing it for his family.

She already called y'all out. Just have that last conversation.

Looks fine. Quintuple dmg numbers per skill are the norm, as long as you're playing the right class. If you're playing one of the useless ones, well...why bother?

> @"Hithiquen.6203" said:

> I really liked trahearne

I knew if I played the game long enough I'd see someone say this. After 7 years, it finally happened.

Of course it's probably sarcasm.

Necro needs to be nerfed hard because thief has too much stealth and condi rev something something. And remove that remaining dodge from Mirage already ffs. WvW should be nothing but two Healway Guardians dueling - good thing we're already halfway there.

Don't mind me, I'm just another idiot career Mesmer who's a free kill to thieves, but... I don't see their stealth being the issue aside from perhaps DE. My issue is primarily their mobility; when taken by surprise, by the time I've broken the (unblockable) venom stun and tried to cast GS 2 or 4, which each take effectively 1 second to cast, he's out of range. At this point he's shaved off around 3/4 of my health so I can put my heal on cd now right next to my failed phantasm, waste my second stunbreak on round #2 and then die. It's probably a l2p issue for me.

However, I don't think we're going down a very healthy road by nerfing basic game mechanics that have existed since the dawn of the game. For Mesmers, the long-asked-for baseline IP wasn't a problem before Chrono. CI was in the game from day 1 and it was never a problem until all of a sudden thanks to cMirage. Finally instead of addressing the actual issues of cMirage they just removed a dodge - halving a basic game mechanic.

I know this is a thief thread but I don't know enough about the class to comment on traits where it might need fine-tuning. All I know is, it's a slippery slope down a very unpleasant path when you start nerfing mechanics or core traits to combat issues brought on specifically by poorly designed elites.

> @"Aridon.8362" said:

> We're talking about really big brain work here...

Yeah, we're talking about the geniuses who thought that removing a tier and rolling out the turtle meta was the perfect time for adding more PvE crap to bring the noobs in. A stellar plan. If you're wishing for brainstorms at Arenanet I wouldn't expect more than a few sprinkles.

> @"bOTEB.1573" said:

> While I understand why some people dislike HoT expansion, I find it beautiful and super interesting. It stimulates group play over solo and if you think about it - this is the point of an MMORPG. I have a hard time to like something in PoF. However, I believe there can be done some nice additions or reworks to the HoT style but keep its base idea.

I'm sort of with you there in that the HoT maps really had some cool designs. It's just a shame that trying to explore them was far from fun as a solo player due to the overwhelming infestations of condispam mobs. It wasn't unmanageable but not really fun either. It was difficult to stop even for a moment to observe the beautiful design of a map without getting aggro from another aids bot. However, the design was interesting enough that I even did the meta in the whatever dragon map several times despite not enjoying post-core PvE - although I mostly just needed the meta to get the leadership runes which were not available from WvW npc at the time.

I'd actually prefer something more like the core maps. I dislike the map-specific currencies and the mastery or hero point system.

They won't make another playable race since the amount of skins they'd have to go and make compatible would be a ridiculous amount of extra work.

I can't say I am particularly excited about the prospect of another elite, either. All that the previous expansions did for my class (Mesmer) was to create an elite version of the class that was superior (P2W) to the previous. Due to the power creep and my focus being only on competitive modes of the game, I had to purchase the expansions just to be able to play and not for content. Since they have now rendered both elites from both expansions useless, I see no reason to expect anything from the next one but another power creep which will then need to be nerfed until it's no longer fun to play.

What might, _might_ make me interested in PvE again would be new maps which allowed exploration without unnecessary, artificial time-gating. No more "poisonous swamps" I have to grind a mastery to not die to, or needing to farm mastery points to be able to access the next area in order to advance in the story. I just want maps like the core ones: open to explore. And please, for the love of god, no more map-specific currencies.

> @"bOTEB.1573" said:

> Oh, these sweet, sweet promises

Yeah, kinda like those WvW alliances.

> @"Stormscar.5489" said:

> Man there is so much misinformation and lack of knowledge in this thread, probably coming from bad servers/guilds/roamers. First of all, nobody cares about roaming balance, wvw balance is for group fights, whether it is 15/30/50+ etc. If you want balance for small scale fights, you can go pvp.

So Power Mirage had to be killed off because it was over-represented in zergs? o.O

No. Their budget for new servers will be spent on maps for the next expansion, not this unsupported game mode. Be happy with the Pentium 3s we have now and run an aids necro or something so timing skills is less important to your success.

> @"Blue Triangle.7589" said:

> > @"Teratus.2859" said:

> > Model/Body type differences pretty much.

> >

> > They would have to make a male and female outfit version for every race and gender to do this, effectively doubling the workload for every outfit.

>

> Or... or... follow me here... They could just make **one** outfit and make it fit male and female character models! That would be even less work than making different male and female versions like they do now!

Asura don't even need different versions; the females aren't exactly "top-heavy."

> @"Ghostof Luzifer.6159" said:

> condi mesmer isnt that bad.

Can it kill unskilled players? Yes. Can it kill skilled players? Maybe, if they make a series of mistakes.

Is it fun to play? No.

Is it fun to play against? No.

There's bad and then there's bad.