XenoSpyro.1780

Crecia is the new imperator because she's second in command before Bangar, and now that Bangar is more or less out of the picture... Same deal for Smodur, Mia Kindleshot being second in command is going to take his place. Triple ditto if you think back to Efram replacing Gaharen.

> @"TeeracK.3601" said:

> but instead they went with something more realistic and interesting, and played into the idea of politics. It turning out smolder was scumming and does what ever it takes to win, and only made peace so he would get personal gain is a really cool idea in my opinion

You're not wrong, but I promise you Anet is not the type to have the foresight to meaningfully build up a character this way. Smodur's arc reeks of sudden direction change. The entire Drizzlewood portion of the story is drenched in shock deaths for the sake of shock value, as if the entirety of IBS itself didn't already have "Shock the player now, fix it later if the players complain."

> @"Inculpatus cedo.9234" said:

> Personally, I'd rather they work on the upcoming expansion. /shrug

This kind of mentality is why the Font of Rhand event chain used to hang for months on end despite Diessa Plateau being over 5 years old at the time.

> @"KrHome.1920" said:

> Why do you think the game would run better with DX12?

Because it does already. Use the wrapper from Megai's Github. Slightly higher framerate during high activity areas, higher average framerate, much less stutter from turning.

> @"maddoctor.2738" said:

> Maybe a great percentage of Guild Wars 2 players have machines from before 2010 and can't use DirectX 12, who knows.

You would have to have a GPU that is older than the GTX 400 series, down to the minimum which is an 8800 GT. I feel like even an impoverished working person can probably nab a 710 or 1030 to toss in a junker. We did just get our 600 dollar scam crumb of a stim check after all.

Achievement Unlocked : Mist Potential

In other words, business as usual with this game.

> @"Oxstar.7643" said:

> The ambient music is the most condescending, infuriating thing I have ever heard.

Oh, if it were up to me, your death would instead play The Price Is Right - Losing Horn, the Super Mario Brothers death theme, or that short bit in Family Guy when the fat guy falls over while Stewie has a trumpet/tuba, whatever the eff. This would just be the side benefit to having sound customization.

Also, by "your", I'm not referring to the entire playerbase. I mean literally only you, since you're the only person to fabricate some reason to complain about video game death music.

> @"hugo.4705" said:

> The spec name is "Mechanist"

Step aside Joko. Praise Karras, and the Builder.

That's all Scholar is, a raw damage boost. Fireworks with my traits gives me 100% vigor uptime. 5% damage doesn't mean anything if you're lying on the ground.

> @"Firebeard.1746" said:

> Eagle's lacks power

And its incredibly affordable by comparison. For the price its a great damage boost. It's almost like not everything is equal and everything has a place.

> @"Dawdler.8521" said:

> > @"XenoSpyro.1780" said:

> > Casting a banner is faster than doing a finisher. You seem to not be aware of this.

> But then the finisher must be horribly OP if you can do it 80 or so times within the cooldown of the banner?

Yes. It's almost like its BUGGED.

When you vote kick someone out of your party, the person being kicked gets murdered in some map-relevant fashion. Example, if you're on Volcanic fractal and you're by the ledge, the four of you will all grab the last guy and throw him into the lava. The victims passives and skills are locked, dies, and is then removed from the group, and is chucked out of the fractal portal while dead.

> @"MatyrGustav.6210" said:

> For aoe Healing. Just what i would personally want

There's already AoE healing on Warrior. It's called Shout skills.

> @"Dawdler.8521" said:

> You can avoid the bug by pressing F on the downed.

> Few people seem to be aware of this.

Casting a banner is faster than doing a finisher. You seem to not be aware of this.

I main Engi. Saying it's bad is an overstatement. You just have to figure out a build that flows good for you, and it will usually involve Tools line. With some tweaks you can squeeze out some decent damage from Firearms/Explosives, or survivability through Alchemy. For context, I've never been kicked from fractals for low damage, and the one guy that DID complain? He switched to his holosmith and immediately got deleted multiple times on Shattered. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Actor change. And everything you said about the two VOs is in reverse. The old one was just so flat and disinterested half the time, the new one is doing a bit of a better job making the PC female charr sound like she gives a shipment of metal.

> @"Vayne.8563" said:

> but that doesn't make them good for the game.

I dont know about you, but I'd like to explore the entire world.

> @"killerkram.5129" said:

> I have friends who quit guild wars 2 because the performance is bad.

Tell your friends to use the D3D12 wrapper, and to turn Shadows off, and player model count to medium or lower.

> @"KrHome.1920" said:

> They run d912pxy, then go to hotm, see improvements and transfrom this to the rest of the game without actually testing it.

Your average performance will still increase regardless of circumstance, with the single biggest fix being eliminating microstutters you'd get from turning left or right under D3D9 normally.

Might, Cleanse, Heal, Swiftness blasts. The holy quadrinity.

> @"Svennis.3852" said:

> 'stealing the spotlight'

"Oh my god, why am I just a side character?"

- Big T Leaf dies

"OH MY GOD ANET, WHY AM I THE CHOSEN ONE, EVERY GAME DOES THIS!"

You're kind of forced to craft low level gear to raise your crafting skill, so crafting is as much a beginner thing as it is a veteran thing. So if you're a beginner, you might as well get into crafting now, and start gathering recipes from karma/heart vendors.

In the time spent creating this thread, you could have put on Food/Utility consumables, with an XP and Celebration booster, followed relevant map meta events while tagging every nearby mob, and would have finished off your mastery leveling. Even consumables like Raptor/Beetle treats would have pushed you further.

Imagine having to unlock emotes. MEANINGFUL REWARDS

Someone hasn't seen the Goldclaw books.

Anet : "Hammer? I barely know 'er!"

What you need to do is use Overcharge first and then pop U just after you shoot.

I just want my walls back.

> @"Blocki.4931" said:

> Literally just don't try to run it at max settings.

> That's all that is required. It's perfectly playable, it works.

If you use the d3d12 wrapper, you can easily max out almost every setting if your rig is decent enough (read: not a 2011 potato). Any 4 core with 3+ ghz should do.

Player count and higher shadow settings are a very odd exception. These are usuable as long as you're not in a map meta, or smack in the middle of a holiday event.

Yes. The boundary is completely pointless. You could take it out and nothing would change. It's not like maps aren't already filled in, unlike "Return to the battlefield." of modern shooters, where the map can literally dissipates into a textureless void. Classic Lions Arch in the personal story is a good example of this. The entire city is there, so there's no reason to curb exploration, like you're going to fall through the floor or something.