Pifil.5193

> @"Vavume.8065" said: > > @"Stormcrow.7513" said: > > This has to be up there with the top 10 worst patches. > > I put it in the top 2, along with the season 1 repair signs patch. I dunno, I think the Mordrem Blooms disaster might just bump it into third place.

> @"Randulf.7614" said: > I like how the skins are the karma ones from Ebonhawke. They didn't even add new rewards there except the 10 currency trident skin Actually that's not new either, it's been on the game for ages but was only available through the old pvp skins system from before they added the wardrobe system.

Yes, the Hawk Trident being sold for 10 marks is the only new skin. The Trident skin sold by the merchants in Ebonhawke is actually the staff skin. While it's nice that they fixed that bug and added the skin to the game it's not great that they're selling it in an IBS episode rather than just adding it to the same vendor in the core game.

> @"VocalThought.9835" said: > > @"Slartibartfast.5416" said: > > Seriously, this has been requested NUMEROUS times over the past 8+ years. Just about every other MMO on the planet does it, I have no idea why Anet refuses to. I play with people who do not speak English that well. They rely on being able to copy what they see in chat so they can translate it. > > > > So seriously, either implement an in game automatic translator, or give people the ability to copy text. Or do you believe that having to alt-tab out to Discord every couple of seconds to send messages to people, copy responses, translate them in Google or DeepL, and type back your response, then come back to the game, is that a really good game experience in your opinion? It's awkward enough having to use an external translator, but that's at least doable if they're able to copy text from chat. Or do you prefer that people just use a 3rd party chat program like Discord, and just don't use the in game chat at all? Because we can do that, too, if that is your design decision. They won't be able to understand what goes on in map chat, but what the kitten. It's mostly a Barren's chat experience, anyway. > > They don't allow Copy and Paste to help avoid spam. No, that isn't the reason. You can cut, copy and paste _into_ the text entry field for the chat window. You can copy and paste when entering the guild message of the day. Heck, if you press the up and down cursor keys you can scroll through the message history and send any of them again. They just don't allow you to select and copy text _from_ the chat log or other text areas.

> @"Zok.4956" said: > > @"kharmin.7683" said: > > > @"Inculpatus cedo.9234" said: > > > > @"BadHealer.3608" said: > > > > > @"Healix.5819" said: > > > > > > > Is this for real or some sick joke? There are no new DRMs and no patch today (unless it is late ... maybe?!) and no new "community event" for this week? > > > > > > Yes, it seems that we failed to reach tier 5 and the story wont progress. Well, maybe they lock later into it or maybe they are to busy with something else. > > > > > It would have only been a week early if reaching T5 was going to affect it. Next week is the usual release cycle. > > > > They did promise WEEKLY new content. Since it didn't come Tuesday and we are close as Thanksgiving, I assume that they fail to deliver. > > > > > > > > We can discussed if weekly new content is good (remember LS1 with two weekly new content), but it just seems that they did screw up already with new content coming only when we reach tier 5, but making it unable to reach tier 5 now. (I assume that this is happening right now.) > > > > > > > > Personally I would find it okay if they slowly increase the release. Maybe one more story, one mastery and two DRM (yes, I know that many got tired of them already), maybe a few more achievements and most would be okay with it. > > > > > > I don't believe the Devs 'promised' weekly updates. > > > This does not mean 'weekly': > > > _In the weeks between releases, each chapter will continue to evolve with new content and ways to play._ > > > > > > 'Weeks' means any time between releases, i.e. sometime in the weeks between the release in November and the release in January. > > > We've rarely, if ever, received any kind of update less than two weeks apart. > > > > Things like this is, IMO, one of the reasons why they don't engage with us on the forums. > > Things like this, IMO, only happen because they don't really engage with us on the forums. > Yeah, some clear communication and actual engagement with the community could enable them to clear up these misunderstandings and miscommunications and to manage expectations. However, they repeatedly choose not to communicate with us so I can only assume they're OK with this situation. Perhaps the upcoming IBS plans are just as bad as some people are saying and so they're saying nothing to avoid having to admit just that. After all, someone who hangs around because they hope something better is coming is probably more likely to buy the next expansion than someone who stops playing right now.

> @"AgentMoore.9453" said: > *hops up and down and points at this idea!!!* > > I hate this hat, but just imagine the fashion possibilities if it was slotted like the [selfless Halo](https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Selfless_Potion) novelty under 'toys'. A book floating around behind you, a swirling little cloud of fireflies dancing around your head and shoulders, a parrot sitting on your shoulder with flappy idle animations. Clipping wouldn't even matter (the starlight hat already does). > > This would be a creative way to get around the current gear slot limitations we currently have without having to add more. Not sure how difficult it might be to implement, but they've done similar in the past with the halo, horns, and ancient novelties like the [Ellen Kiel buttons](https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Ellen_Kiel_Representation_Button_(rare)). Those sound like the kind of novelties I'd like!

What do people think of the idea that, like Strike Missions, they'll wait until almost all the DRMs are in the game and then add the "real" rewards? Of course they'll also add more currencies then.

> @"Infusion.7149" said: > Not sure why anyone is surprised that the next episode is not out. The content schedule was already out on the website. Not the next episode, in that schedule they said they would be adding new content to the chapters in the weeks between the patches.

> @"SexyMofo.8923" said: > To filter out people who have no sense of humor. I saw one today with something like: > 450kp + 250li + a gaming mouse because this is hard! Made me laugh.

> @"Carcharoth Lucian.1378" said: > > @"Sajuuk Khar.1509" said: > > > @"radda.8920" said: > > > **upcoming chapters feature** you must have missed the sentence (1 min08) > > Nope, I saw it. > > > > You seemed to have missed several things however > > 1. We know each release is going to get multiple new content updates in the weeks following its initial launch. > > 2. We know the Ebon Vanguard faction is part of this release, which would imply that the Ebonhawk DRM is coming this release also. > > 3. this means chapter 1 will have 4, probably 5, of the DRMs. Chapter 2 will likely have just as many, meaning all 10 are covered in the first two chapters alone. Leaving the last two chapters with other content > > 4. This would be consistent with GW2's, and game development in general. There is no way they would be far enough along with content for the last two chapters to put it in the trailer like they did. > > So you saw that Ebonhawk DRM is coming in the **next** chapter in the trailer, but you don't like it, so the trailer must be wrong about it? > Having other content with this chaper doesn't necessarily mean other DRM : it could just be another story instance. One of the Achievements for this Chapter is to open 10 Ebon Vanguard Supply Boxes. That strongly suggests that the Ebonhawk faction is coming in this chapter. If the faction is added then it's likely that the Fields of Ruin DRM will also be added. They did say they'd be adding content between releases after all. > The Icebrood Saga: Champions > > The Icebrood Saga: Champions is a multichapter Living World finale featuring new story, repeatable gameplay content, rewards, achievements, and masteries. In the weeks between releases, each chapter will continue to evolve with new content and ways to play. > https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/the-icebrood-saga-champions/

21 hours left and it looks like people won't get T4 much less T5. I'm kinda happy, TBH maybe this will give ArenaNet a bit of a kick in the pants.

> @"The Light In The Darkness.5042" said: > There is a strange list of .dlls loading when i click "READY" which are potentially linked to AI software. --> > I have been through some maps all over again and the dialogues from some NPCs seem totally out of context / directly targeted at the player. > I don't mind feeling like a valuable custommer or being thrown into intensive lore immersion but sometimes i think the Game AI is behaving in a really strange way ::-1: Do you actually know what any of these are used for? A bunch of graphics driver DLLs, DirectX, some Windows DLLs. I don't see anything unusual in your list of DLLs although a lot of them are pretty generic DLL's that _potentially_ can be used by AI software. Or spreadsheets. Or multimedia applications. This game has pretty much nothing to do with any "real" AI. Certainly not on the client side. When an event occurs, like you approaching an NPC, then the game can trigger some dialog and that dialogue can appear to be directed at your character. This is purely a scripted event. Dialogues being out of context is not a sign of intelligence at all, more likely a bug.

> @"Ashantara.8731" said: > (I mean, breaking the snow and ice theme by re-introducing Primordus isn't my definition of a great Norn/Charr saga). :/ Well, ain't that the truth. They may still turn it back into a Norn/Charr saga but this whole "oh no the world must untie-I mean unite-because the threats are threatening again!" turn isn't inspiring a lot of confidence.

Thinking a little more I think this lack of interest illustrates a general problem with the reward systems in the game. Maybe people are saving for the axe but other than that the main thing to buy at the moment are Crystal Bloom Support Boxes. A Crystal Bloom Support Box costs 2 Support Marks, I'm going for the 10 I need for the achievement, so I just opened one and got about 40 materials out of it. Some Scales, Cloth and Leather. As a daily, you can currently get 1 Support Mark for making 3 donations of between 50 and 200 crafting mats to the Faction Vendor so it costs between 150 and 600 crafting mats to get 1 Support Mark. It costs between 300 and 1200 crafting mats to get the 2 you need for a single Crystal Bloom Support Box. Which will give you 40 or so materials back. Sure there's a fantastically tiny chance of getting something better, In this case a "Rare" drop for the Axe skin and a "Super Rare" drop chance of getting a Amalgamated Gemstone. Sure you can get the Support Marks in other ways but let's not forget that this donation is something that ArenaNet decided to put in there. They _thought_ this was a good idea. That this was _reasonable_. I mean, seriously, a "Super Rare" chance to get a crafting mat. That means a tiny fraction of a percent chance of getting one. Perhaps people have finally started to realise that these kind of Bonus Boxes are simply not worth the effort or cost.

I know I won't be terrible crushed if I don't get the T5 rewards, but as @"Just a flesh wound.3589" says I'd guess people just aren't all that enthusiastic about repeatedly replaying the same 3 story instances for little reward.

Through an Asura gate in the Central Transfer Chamber.

> @"Vavume.8065" said: > I heard that this set will be upgraded in the future, that maybe a better reason to make them. Is that a better reason though? I mean, for one thing, we've had so many of these upgrade-able sets recently htat for me they've completely lost any value. For another thing, even if they can be upgraded it's quite likely that the upgraded version won't actually require you to craft these. I mean, the Illuminated Boreal Weapons weapons required the earlier Boreal Weapons as one of their components but the Charged Stormcaller ones didn't require the Stormcaller weapons. If anything the possibility that they'll bring out "better" versions in the future is a good reason to not craft these right now.

I would guess it's because you can only earn them during this week's bonus event. Next week it'll be Ebon Vanguard Support Marks or something. No point in having them hang around forever in the wallet if they're a short term thing.

Pretty poor stuff. I know they are going to be expanding this in the upcoming weeks but the initial release should have had more especially as it's been four months since the last LS release. At the moment there's very little worth playing here and not that much to be excited about. Maybe the next few weeks will turn it around and it'll become a decent episode but I'm not that hopeful. No new map, as expected. A brief story with three repeatable but otherwise pretty standard missions with a defense section, an escort or wave defense section and a boss section with a boss that is _still_ a HP sponge in both solo and party mode. A bunch of locked off masteries, presumably those will unlock in the upcoming weeks otherwise why have them there at all yet, they're hardly all that exciting. Two more weapon sets, the Volcanic Stormcaller weapons that, apparently, are rare drops and the Dragon Slayer weapons that cry out "we will have a sparklier version in the future!" They didn't even include a meta achievement but that will probably change once there's enough content. > From https://www.guildwars2.com/en/the-game/releases/november-17-2020/ > Join other players to train and equip the Order of the Crystal Bloom during the first global faction mobilization event. You’ll earn rewards for your efforts, and faction members can join your Dragon Response Missions to bolster your defenses and healing. Word is sure to spread, so be alert for other factions ready to join the cause. Disappointing that this means do the dragon missions regardless of whether the Crystal Bloom are there or not, do an LS4 meta and donate materials while a progress bar updates in the top right of the screen. Disappointing that the rewards are yet more bags of crafting materials and the same banners and other dull bric-a-brac we got from so many other "Bonus events". I do like the idea of choosing a faction to accompany you but at the moment it would be more accurate to say "You’ll earn rewards for your efforts, and faction members can join your Dragon Response Missions to repeatedly die to the destroyer's AoE." Very underwhelming.

As I write this there's only been 8 votes so I think it's a bit too early to call it for griffon. :) It is my favourite mount though.

> @"Obtena.7952" said: > > @"Pifil.5193" said: > > > @"kharmin.7683" said: > > > > @"Pifil.5193" said: > > > > > @"kharmin.7683" said: > > > > > > @"Pifil.5193" said: > > > > > > > @"kharmin.7683" said: > > > > > > > > @"Solanum.6983" said: > > > > > > > > I wish they'd hire a community manager, Other games have teams of people dedicated to this but even just one person to answer FAQs on here, reddit or social media would be a huge help. Set up a staff discord channel for the community manager to relay questions and answers. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm not asking for total transparency on their workflow but for example a simple yes/no if the Legendary armory is planned before End of dragons or if there's going to be a balance patch before the end of the year would be a big step in right direction. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Again, they have been burned by this community in the past for soft-announcing something like this and when it doesn't come through they've been called a bunch of liars. We only have ourselves to blame. > > > > > > > > > > > > "We" are not a hive mind. I am not responsible for the posts of others nor are they for mine. Lumping the entire community together like this makes no sense. > > > > > > > > > > > > ArenaNet are professionals, they know that, certainly a professional community manager would know it. > > > > > > > > > > > > I think the problem has always been less to do with them announcing something and it not coming out and more to do with them announcing something and then going silent on the matter. > > > > > > > > > > > > If they kept up the communication on these subjects there would be far fewer posts born out of frustration on these forums. > > > > > Ok, fine. "We". I edited that for you. I thought that it was apparent in the intent, but no one can assume anything anymore. I hope that the edit is clear enough now. Let me know if I need to be more specific and I'll see what I can do. > > > > > > > > Yet my point remains the same. Just because a few people in that community are kittens that isn't a good enough reason to not talk to the rest of that community. > > > No, but I understand why they wouldn't. > > > > Also, you continue to lay the blame at the feet of a section of the community and that's wrong. ArenaNet must share in that blame too. They set up expectations at the start when they posted their plans. Then they went silent and failed to manage those expectations by continuing to talk with and update the community when their plans changed. > > > Did you miss my post directly above yours? > > > > @"kharmin.7683" said: > > > > That's kind of my point. Alliances should never have been announced until it was much closer to actual deployment. People want more communication from Anet, but what are they going to tell us? Anything they say is often considered a "promise" that something will be done, and then when it isn't they're raked over the coals for it. > > > > > > > Yes, I did miss that post, the two posts were made 14 minutes apart but it's not like it's all that relevant to what I said. > > > > I said they share the blame for the poor relationship with the vitriolic of the community because they mismanaged the expectations and went silent. You say that they should announce features much closer to actual deployment. > > I will give you that ... Anet thought they were going to be different and talk to their players more ... they should have realized how much work was involved with this in the first place as well as understanding how players would take things they say as SOME level of commitment to the game. > > Really, there is no 'toe in' the pool here ... Anet should have either dived and stayed IN DEEP or stayed dry. If it were my choice, I would just avoid forum communications all together at this point if I was them. Game updates notifications and patches ... and that's about all. I think you've hit the nail right on the head there. They should have either committed to frank and frequent communication or else stayed quiet about their plans until they were ready to drop. I personally would prefer if they did the former but if they can't _consistently_ do it then it makes much more sense to do the latter. Given the last few months I think that, once again, they have decided to avoid the forums. Realistically, a quarterly roadmap is about the best we can expect.

> @"kharmin.7683" said: > > @"Pifil.5193" said: > > > @"kharmin.7683" said: > > > > @"Pifil.5193" said: > > > > > @"kharmin.7683" said: > > > > > > @"Solanum.6983" said: > > > > > > I wish they'd hire a community manager, Other games have teams of people dedicated to this but even just one person to answer FAQs on here, reddit or social media would be a huge help. Set up a staff discord channel for the community manager to relay questions and answers. > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm not asking for total transparency on their workflow but for example a simple yes/no if the Legendary armory is planned before End of dragons or if there's going to be a balance patch before the end of the year would be a big step in right direction. > > > > > > > > > > Again, they have been burned by this community in the past for soft-announcing something like this and when it doesn't come through they've been called a bunch of liars. We only have ourselves to blame. > > > > > > > > "We" are not a hive mind. I am not responsible for the posts of others nor are they for mine. Lumping the entire community together like this makes no sense. > > > > > > > > ArenaNet are professionals, they know that, certainly a professional community manager would know it. > > > > > > > > I think the problem has always been less to do with them announcing something and it not coming out and more to do with them announcing something and then going silent on the matter. > > > > > > > > If they kept up the communication on these subjects there would be far fewer posts born out of frustration on these forums. > > > Ok, fine. "We". I edited that for you. I thought that it was apparent in the intent, but no one can assume anything anymore. I hope that the edit is clear enough now. Let me know if I need to be more specific and I'll see what I can do. > > > > Yet my point remains the same. Just because a few people in that community are kittens that isn't a good enough reason to not talk to the rest of that community. > No, but I understand why they wouldn't. > > Also, you continue to lay the blame at the feet of a section of the community and that's wrong. ArenaNet must share in that blame too. They set up expectations at the start when they posted their plans. Then they went silent and failed to manage those expectations by continuing to talk with and update the community when their plans changed. > Did you miss my post directly above yours? > > @"kharmin.7683" said: > > That's kind of my point. Alliances should never have been announced until it was much closer to actual deployment. People want more communication from Anet, but what are they going to tell us? Anything they say is often considered a "promise" that something will be done, and then when it isn't they're raked over the coals for it. > Yes, I did miss that post, the two posts were made 14 minutes apart but it's not like it's all that relevant to what I said. I said they share the blame for the poor relationship with the vitriolic of the community because they mismanaged the expectations and went silent. You say that they should announce features much closer to actual deployment.

> @"kharmin.7683" said: > > @"Pifil.5193" said: > > > @"kharmin.7683" said: > > > > @"Solanum.6983" said: > > > > I wish they'd hire a community manager, Other games have teams of people dedicated to this but even just one person to answer FAQs on here, reddit or social media would be a huge help. Set up a staff discord channel for the community manager to relay questions and answers. > > > > > > > > I'm not asking for total transparency on their workflow but for example a simple yes/no if the Legendary armory is planned before End of dragons or if there's going to be a balance patch before the end of the year would be a big step in right direction. > > > > > > Again, they have been burned by this community in the past for soft-announcing something like this and when it doesn't come through they've been called a bunch of liars. We only have ourselves to blame. > > > > "We" are not a hive mind. I am not responsible for the posts of others nor are they for mine. Lumping the entire community together like this makes no sense. > > > > ArenaNet are professionals, they know that, certainly a professional community manager would know it. > > > > I think the problem has always been less to do with them announcing something and it not coming out and more to do with them announcing something and then going silent on the matter. > > > > If they kept up the communication on these subjects there would be far fewer posts born out of frustration on these forums. > Ok, fine. "We". I edited that for you. I thought that it was apparent in the intent, but no one can assume anything anymore. I hope that the edit is clear enough now. Let me know if I need to be more specific and I'll see what I can do. Yet my point remains the same. Just because a few people in that community are kittens that isn't a good enough reason to not talk to the rest of that community. Also, you continue to lay the blame at the feet of a section of the community and that's wrong. ArenaNet must share in that blame too. They set up expectations at the start when they posted their plans. Then they went silent and failed to manage those expectations by continuing to talk with and update the community when their plans changed.

> @"kharmin.7683" said: > > @"Solanum.6983" said: > > I wish they'd hire a community manager, Other games have teams of people dedicated to this but even just one person to answer FAQs on here, reddit or social media would be a huge help. Set up a staff discord channel for the community manager to relay questions and answers. > > > > I'm not asking for total transparency on their workflow but for example a simple yes/no if the Legendary armory is planned before End of dragons or if there's going to be a balance patch before the end of the year would be a big step in right direction. > > Again, they have been burned by this community in the past for soft-announcing something like this and when it doesn't come through they've been called a bunch of liars. We only have ourselves to blame. "We" are not a hive mind. I am not responsible for the posts of others nor are they for mine. Lumping the entire community together like this makes no sense. ArenaNet are professionals, they know that, certainly a professional community manager would know it. I think the problem has always been less to do with them announcing something and it not coming out and more to do with them announcing something and then going silent on the matter. If they kept up the communication on these subjects there would be far fewer posts born out of frustration on these forums.