Gabbynot.2654

yeah no anet is trying to get away from these events for a long time now. the player base has not taken to that idea so well at all .

anet has came out and point blank many times said no not happen . this is why their is no living story one to play over again as well as other old events the game used to have :/

thing is no one gets is anet will never do these things at all . they not done them in 5 years pretty safe bet they will not do them at all in the next maybe new pack at all with this 5 year old game . if they really was going to do this they would done some of this stuff the player base been asking for long time . with pof :# :# :#

> @"Haleydawn.3764" said:

> > @"Wandering Mist.2973" said:

> > You can play the base game for free which would allow him to play with you as much as he liked. After that he can purchase the 2 expansions via the gem store in game to get access to the new areas and elite specializations.

>

> You can not buy the expansions from the Gemstore using gems. You can buy direct from Anet on the website or a trusted seller. The Gemstore offers Deluxe upgrades to accounts that already own expansions.

>

> I’d recommend buying HoT and PoF as a bundle, and spending on gems to unlock Living Story 2 and 3 entirely. He needs to get in game, free to play or not before the next Episode of LS4 comes out to unlock the current episode for free.

this is correct and the best way for his friend to do this is. buy hot then buy pof basic . buy 2 gem cards for $50.00 on top of the 2 packs . which this is only sold online and their is no more boxes with discs or any thing like that. so they will have to be bought from places like game stop or amazon or the guild wars 2 store .

so all together that will cost ball park of $110.00 for both packs plus the gem cards if gotten from game stop and that is about the most cheapest place to get them online

thing is about all these theory crafting ideas and so forth is. their is no real clues at all to back them up . anet never talks about that stuff . and you can forget about lore anet is trying to get away from that stuff . all nice and fine to do when your bored with the game maybe., but like said no one at all has a clue as to the next spot. they can try to guess but no proof to back it up from anet side all just hear say at the worse best cases . :# :# :#

> @"Brimstone.3807" said:

> > @"Gabbynot.2654" said:

> > never did this at all . just never seen the rewards at all worth the work and time it takes to get. so never done it .

>

> This sums up Wintersday as whole.

>

> Star of gratitude is meh i you have done the LS3 collections.

very true sigh once you done all these for a home instance plus the whole LS3 collections.

you never want to do them again ever on other accounts :# :# :#

buying gems to buy junk for wvw now that is just as foolish as buying gems for the rest of the game. :p but hey some one wants to be not bright reminds me of the old saying you can not fix stupid :p

> @"Taygus.4571" said:

> > @"Gabbynot.2654" said:

> > never did this at all . just never seen the rewards at all worth the work and time it takes to get. so never done it .

>

> But but but.. you get a Christmas tree! XD. I will be working on it, love the idea of having a tree lol

all fine and good if you do . knock your self out go for it . :) but when it comes to these as well as most of the home node stuff . truth be told they are not worth it at all. and that is coming from some one with almost full home . but stopped once i seen it really was not worth the work or time.

but hope you have good luck and fun with it

> @"Evolute.6239" said:

> > @"Strider Pj.2193" said:

> > > @"Evolute.6239" said:

> > > > @"Strider Pj.2193" said:

> > > > > @"ThunderPanda.1872" said:

> > > > > > @"jialelin.2968" said:

> > > > > > > @"henchmen.1856" said:

> > > > > > > > @"DeWolfe.2174" said:

> > > > > > > > > @"jialelin.2968" said:

> > > > > > > > > > > @"ThunderPanda.1872" said:

> > > > > > > > > > > In case you haven’t been reading. The problem was never JQ SEA. It’s JQ NA and Oceanic.

> > > > > > > > > > JQ NA TZ Guilds : SF OnS FLUX CLAM MUSA HzH TPA(TPA 24hr raid) => 7 Guilds :o

> > > > > > > > > > BG NA TZ Guilds : KnT XvX Rev Kis => 4 Guilds B)

> > > > > > > > > > JQ ocx have InS 20 plus Guild Members running

> > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > > # Wat Server Can run 7 Guilds during NA tz ? nope! only JQ. Isn't??

> > > > > > > > > > #

> > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > LOL But why JQ 7 guilds running NA and still bm no ehough ???

> > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > BG like small NA. It's not stack

> > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > Just fyi guilds =/= actual population.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > but 7 na guilds (and the ocx/sea guilds) + massive pug population = jq

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > tpa raid with 10 people but will have 40+ pugs following

> > > > > >

> > > > > > come on " clear-headed........

> > > > > > TPA running 50 man full squad and map Q 22 yesterday . still not ehough for JQ ??????

> > > > > >

> > > > > > ![](https://imgur.com/lcipYnE.jpg"")

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > It’s first day of reset and it’s holiday season. You also do realise it’s the largest SEA guild of the server that runs 10-15 people and 3 other 100% completely dead maps that has 0 activities?

> > > > >

> > > > > Amd now you may wonder why ppt is so high. Because it’s t4 and cloud fly is the champion in ppt.

> > > >

> > > > So, we are to take your word for that despite the 'visual evidence' of the queues, yet, a BG player saying that guilds have left and population has decreased, is met with scorn and ridicule despite the visual evidence.

> > > >

> > > > Got it.

> > >

> > > I mean.. even if that was the case and BG lost population.. BG itself continues to stomp T1 with high KDA. That's a fact. So you wont find empathy from many (any? lol) players about BG's "player loss" plight.

> > >

> > > Compare "bg has lost guilds" and still holds a very steady #1 position in T1 with 2.0+ KDA and some of the highest PPT across all WvW host servers, and "jq has lost guilds" where they can't compete in T1 anymore and have steadily fallen to a T2/T3 server despite having high KDA.

> > >

> > > Yet both are full and linkless, despite showing very different results.

> > >

> > > Yesterday was pretty pathetic for NA prime. JQ had zero map queues until one hour in, and zero people pinned on home red BL. Literally owned zero structures or camps there. You can blame holidays, but that wasnt the case on any other "full" server.

> > >

> > >

> >

> > JQ is asking for sympathy. BG isn't. BG isn't asking to be opened.

> >

> > JQ didn't even merit a link. Maybe that should tell you that you aren't as empty as you think.

> >

> > But again, the victim card that is is all Anets conspiracy.

>

> I don't think theres a conspiracy. I think JQ just has an extremely active EU/SEA in comparison to other servers (other than bg), but a much weaker NA prime compared to other servers (almost all actually lol but ESPECIALLY in comparison to other "full" servers), but the SEA especially keeps us full status because very few servers can compete with our 3 AM k-train.

>

> BG shouldnt ask to be opened, you're first in nearly all categories. JQ is not. Stop trying to pretend they're the same.

N/A does not even care or give a kitten dam about JQ at all . much less even care or give a kitten with server links or wvw any more at all . given the fact we all in N/A know anet will never fix or give this game mode any thing at all. it is dead you all on the E/U side are not bright enough to get the hit or idea .

n/a does not want to be bothered with you all or other servers at all . given the fact we know anet will never offer or give or fix this old broken game . so yeah n/a does not care not wants to work with other servers . that is a fact and you all need to get used to it .

santa just keep moving on from this dead game and let it die in peace or least what it has left of it .

and leave every one a lump of coal :p

out of date 5 year old game and they still never ever get the point about this game mode at all much less the game its self as a whole .

far as streamers go they are boring as hell and do not offer or add anything at all to this out of date 5 year old game .

and the even more sad part of the streamers of this game is the' junk they are trying to sell you or beg for cash from thos that watch the game streamers case in point patron .

truth be told it just like the other games the streamers here be fare more better off to hang it up .and get a real job .

honestly in pve it does not matter any more at all it is pve . but will say given you said you have a 80 lvl ranger why not save the booster for maybe a more better time when you done some leveling up of other toons . giving you a more better idea of if or if not you want to use the booster at all .

but should you just want to use the booster ele or Mesmer or war is good or engi is good as well too in pve maps .

not sure why op is dragging this topic up yet again but the last time this came up well did not end well . any how on topic i play all toons of both genders and do not care what others think or say .

they say something i just put them on the blocked list and move on doing my own thing and having more fun .

never did this at all . just never seen the rewards at all worth the work and time it takes to get. so never done it .

hope pof maps never get full as that is just how the devs made that pack . but yet some are to blind to get it . pof are the toss back to guild wars despite the fact guild wars never had mounts . still never the less that is how the maps are made their . sounds like some one just needs to get used to this fact of the game. myself i do not do hot maps at all unless it is for daily's only . other wise the way i see it hot maps can die any time now .

pof maps are just fine the way they are i love not seen other people their and so do my friends . only time me and my friends even play together at all even is in core game vanilla maps only at best . other wise we are doing our own thing we love solo play open world pve maps far more better than the maps filled with kitten stupid meta lag events :3

> @"Genesis.5169" said:

> > @"Gabbynot.2654" said:

> > > @"Genesis.5169" said:

> > > Would have rated higher but PoF is boring. Says a lot when players like me who have what they need go back to HoT for fun and gold. Anet you shouldn't have gone backwards with map difficulty. I understand you guys were afraid of the backlash you go after HoT launch but that was manly because you priced it absurdly, i'm quite positive you didn't need to tone down difficulty and teamwork for the few that complained.

> > >

> > > People prefer to work together believe it or not even if they aren't talking, if they didn't they wouldn't be playing mmo they'd be playing single player games like bayonetta and dark souls, farcry etc.

> > >

> > > Bring back team based map meta's.

> >

> > talk about out of touch with the real world much . myself i like pof hardly see any one at all the way i like it . and not only that when i pve i do not have time or need to be bothered by other people in the game that just only get in my way with foolish so called map meta events . and team based map meta events really make the game a problem to deal with in pve . and i am not the only one that has to deal with this problem of the meta kitten junk maps . that is why a lot of my friends did not buy hot when it came out was too much meta kitten junk based pof on the other hand tho we love it with no meta kitten junk or people in our way !!! :# :# :#

>

> I have yet to find a full PoF map, but everyday during primetime, TD,AB,DS and VB have two or 3 completely full maps for metas.

>

> If that doesn't tell you, your the one whose alone hear you just don't want to see it.

put it like this no one cares about full maps at all given the fact of mega servers so your points mean noting at all !! as well as hot is not worth bothering with at all. meta events is another one of the problems with this dead 5 year old out of date game . :# :# :#

no guild team at all any more anet will not be making these changes at all . the player base been begging for this for a long time next to build templets . and yet they still do not have both and never will at this point . ;) :p :p

people still bother with this junk stuff . anet needs to move them to dungeons or out of the way places from the rest of the map . even tho these are not even worth doing or being bothered with . more so when they used to spam map chats for people to help them . that sure made my blocked list bigger :p :p

> @"Ayumi Spender.1082" said:

> > @"Gabbynot.2654" said:

> > > @"Ayumi Spender.1082" said:

> > > > @"MaJoBooOM.4851" said:

> > > > With all the talk about the skill effects that obstruct the view (cant see raid boss effects because of 101 skills), I found another culprit! The Damage Numbers!

> > > >

> > > > Often when the monster isnt large the damage output numbers can hide the monster at all and hide all the attacks the moster is going to make. As seen in the screenshots attached to the topic. Also when the monster hitbox is really big I often cant see the numbers at all because they are somewhere up in the skies. (In raids or World Bosses I have to look up the screen to find out what my numbers are).

> > > >

> > > > So overall the issues I am talking about are

> > > > * damage numbers overlapping the monsters

> > > > * damage numbers somewhere in the sky when monsters are large

> > > > * condition damage numbers are so small I dont even know what my overall dps is

> > > >

> > > > Images link : [https://imgur.com/a/tqRQ8](https://imgur.com/a/tqRQ8 "https://imgur.com/a/tqRQ8")

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

> > > And? That's not bad. I would say this is an RPG/MMO staple to at least see your damage, but I don't know if there's any out there that don't at least show the number/damage you do.

> > >

> > > The best thing I was happy on with this game is I can only see my own damage. As other games I'm stuck seeing monsters and bosses looking like this:

> > > 

> > >

> > > So I was glad I got to see the creatures I was fighting...

> > > ....but then sometime around PoF and such....

> > > 

> > >

> > > I more complain on visual effects as... yeah this is getting out of hand. For damaging numbers that's like child's play to some of the other brahamskritt that blocks my view.

> > not sure what your video card is but that looks good to me given the problems with video card support for this game. have you tried to play the game on low settings ????

> >

> > doing so will improve your frame rates and you can see what is going on !! :p

> >

>

> My FPS during that mess is usually 50 or so. I'm playing on max settings, and if you're telling me the only way I can see what's going on is to literally play on a worse setting than my computer can run on because of the horrid mess that Arenanet started to add mean that they really need to cut down on these stupid effects.

> I barely notice any slowness in animations or movement during big things like this except for certain occasions, but I rather be able to see the enemy.

> I can see the Svanir during Maw, can see all of those bosses during Dragon's Stand, I can see pretty much every one up until the beginning content of POF just fine meaning that Arenanet needs to stop all that flashiness.

> At least the game in the first image while it's usually a huge mess like that with numbers and blasts and whichever else, I've never missed a tell with some of the more threatening enemies because those enemies are as big as I would say Mordremoth or even bigger. When the enemies/bosses are near people size like many of the PoF event bosses and bounties that has this crap going on and I have no clue what I'm hitting other than "sometimes hit 1 and then start wailing my CC when I see a green bar under their name and then use all my heavy attacks when the bar goes empty into brown oil refill mode."

that is why you are having so much problems seen and its your own fault!!! playing on max settings never good in this game at all!!

back when anet got stupid and cut the graphic on ele fire balls and such . people got so kittened over it they left the game the forums got really kittened hot over it too.

so anet will never do this again unless they want to kill the game and drive away the player base that is left after the last 5 yrs of anets mistakes ;) :3 :p

so yup your out of luck if you think anet is going to cut it down just for a few of you . now they might add a setting so you can cut it down but yet not bother the other players in the game at all . much like they have done with some sounds and so forth .

> @"Ayumi Spender.1082" said:

> > @"MaJoBooOM.4851" said:

> > With all the talk about the skill effects that obstruct the view (cant see raid boss effects because of 101 skills), I found another culprit! The Damage Numbers!

> >

> > Often when the monster isnt large the damage output numbers can hide the monster at all and hide all the attacks the moster is going to make. As seen in the screenshots attached to the topic. Also when the monster hitbox is really big I often cant see the numbers at all because they are somewhere up in the skies. (In raids or World Bosses I have to look up the screen to find out what my numbers are).

> >

> > So overall the issues I am talking about are

> > * damage numbers overlapping the monsters

> > * damage numbers somewhere in the sky when monsters are large

> > * condition damage numbers are so small I dont even know what my overall dps is

> >

> > Images link : [https://imgur.com/a/tqRQ8](https://imgur.com/a/tqRQ8 "https://imgur.com/a/tqRQ8")

> >

> >

>

> And? That's not bad. I would say this is an RPG/MMO staple to at least see your damage, but I don't know if there's any out there that don't at least show the number/damage you do.

>

> The best thing I was happy on with this game is I can only see my own damage. As other games I'm stuck seeing monsters and bosses looking like this:

> 

>

> So I was glad I got to see the creatures I was fighting...

> ....but then sometime around PoF and such....

> 

>

> I more complain on visual effects as... yeah this is getting out of hand. For damaging numbers that's like child's play to some of the other brahamskritt that blocks my view.

not sure what your video card is but that looks good to me given the problems with video card support for this game. have you tried to play the game on low settings ????

doing so will improve your frame rates and you can see what is going on !! :p

> @"Genesis.5169" said:

> Would have rated higher but PoF is boring. Says a lot when players like me who have what they need go back to HoT for fun and gold. Anet you shouldn't have gone backwards with map difficulty. I understand you guys were afraid of the backlash you go after HoT launch but that was manly because you priced it absurdly, i'm quite positive you didn't need to tone down difficulty and teamwork for the few that complained.

>

> People prefer to work together believe it or not even if they aren't talking, if they didn't they wouldn't be playing mmo they'd be playing single player games like bayonetta and dark souls, farcry etc.

>

> Bring back team based map meta's.

talk about out of touch with the real world much . myself i like pof hardly see any one at all the way i like it . and not only that when i pve i do not have time or need to be bothered by other people in the game that just only get in my way with foolish so called map meta events . and team based map meta events really make the game a problem to deal with in pve . and i am not the only one that has to deal with this problem of the meta kitten junk maps . that is why a lot of my friends did not buy hot when it came out was too much meta kitten junk based pof on the other hand tho we love it with no meta kitten junk or people in our way !!! :# :# :#

thing you all do not nor will you never get this game is a 5 year out of date game. that does not have the latest newest multi core cpu support much less vegas 56 or 1080TI video card support !! the so called tech forums back that up !! far more better and newer games are coming out soon . myself i am just waiting for farcry5 to hit and when it does i will be enjoying it. and play this game once in a blue moon again .

not only do you all miss them points but you also miss the fact no one wants a chat app running while they are trying to enjoy their game with their mindless talking farting burping and so forth . kids crying is the worst on discord and other chat apps .

not only that but no one does not care what the pvp or spvp players think at all hell not even us pve players give a dam what you think or we think even .

2012-2017 RIP

while i will admit i enjoyed guild wars far more better .to its good points but yet same can be said for guild wars 2 as well . sad they do not or did not improve both games .no matter the costs or time taken to get it done

even tho their might be some more costs to getting this done . i would have it so all country's that the game is played in their own countrys have their own storys they could buy online or walk into the store if close to them and buy all the merch you wanted to buy with your own county's funds and another country's funds that your not from

also i would sell game up graded and gems cards at these stores so your not left in the wind or being held hostage to other sites or country's taxes or price rates

since i got warned about posting to this topic . . so delete this post please mod.