Just a flesh wound.3589

Says Unstable Cosmic Essences are removed

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Unstable_Cosmic_Essence

> Can no longer be obtained as of September 15, 2020 patch.

The Unstable Fractal Essences, it says you get them by doing these fractals.

> 40 from completing Nightmare Fractal, Shattered Observatory Fractal, or Sunqua Peak Fractal with challenge mode active.

In Guild Wars 1 you could move items in your UI around to where you liked them. I moved my skill bar to the top of the screen. That made it easy to see my skills and still be able to see my targets.

The problem with such a suggestion is that very few people would choose to play against something they can’t win against and have trouble seeing. What is the incentive to go to that map? It’s not a good farm map and being harassed by the unkillable is only amusing for a while before it gets boring.

> @"AliamRationem.5172" said:

> > @"Balsa.3951" said:

> > Hi Anet great game

> >

> > just I am very curious why all those religious themed designs?

> >

> > Angel wings

> > Halos

> > Devil Horns

> > now a church glass wing pack?

> >

> > The Story or Lore has nothing with Angels or an Icarus, No NPC with Angel wings standing around.

> > maybe u wanna change the game name to Angel Wars ? or Bird People ?

> >

> > anyway great game not so serious question of mine

> >

> >

> >

>

> The wings you're probably seeing all over the place right now are actually phoenix wings. They are a new item from the BL chest and appear to have been particularly popular (got myself a pair, in fact!).

>

> It never occurred to me to link this to any religious theme, but now you mention it with my dragon horns, phoenix wings, and binding of Ipos I do have cutesy demonic sort of theme going.

The church glass wings the OP is referring to are the new gemstore [[stained Glass Wings backpack and glider]](https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/soar-brilliantly-with-the-stained-glass-wings-backpack-and-glider-combo/)

> @"Steve The Cynic.3217" said:

> > @"kharmin.7683" said:

> > [https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/108023/new-accounts-and-mount-availability-solution](https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/108023/new-accounts-and-mount-availability-solution#latest)

> > I disagree with the premise in the OP. I don't believe giving free mounts wound entice anyone to purchase the expansion. Why would they when they could just use a free mount?

>

> Because it's like that "Banker Golem" thing I still get on new characters, that expires after two weeks and doesn't work any more. It's a teaser, and it sends you mail when it expires explaining how to get a permanent mount (er, by buying the expansion, duh).

That’s one possibility. A cheap (not free but a few gems), temporary gemstore Mount that expires after X amount of time.

You might try posting in the sub forum, [[Looking for Guild]](https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/categories/looking-for-guild)

Just a comment. The animal head isn’t a big cat. It’s the head of a Hound of Balthazar.

[[sworn Zaishen Helm]](https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/File:Sworn_Zaishen_Helm_Skin.jpg)

[[Hound of Balthazar]](https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/File:Hound_of_Balthazar.jpg)

Do a daily Tequatl. It gives a good chunk of karma.

If they just need speed to reach events then how about an NPC at core map portals who gives an X minute running speed buff, like the speed buff NPCs in the cities.

The “Older Messages” in a private message thread are bugged. Clicking on Older Messages to get to a previous page in the thread does not work. If someone sends you a couple of messages in a long private message thread and one is on a new page and one is on the previous page, the one on the previous page can’t be reached by either clicking on the notification or on Older Messages.

I don’t think it would be possible to have a truly large city with fast running, leaping, jumping mounts and flying, not unless they have a lot of walls and barriers that mounts can’t cross. The only way maybe if the whole map was a city which would seem to be a waste of resources unless it was a PvE map and had a lot of dynamic events in it.

I don’t normally do pvp either but there is an unranked level of PvP that you can try. That’s where all the PvP noobs are likely to be. Get you a chance to PvP with other low ranking players to advance your PvP track and learn how to PvP.

> @"Ubi.4136" said:

> Or, Anet could just make an elite vinetooth spawn to attack the player if they haven't moved in 10 minutes. Real players will easily beat the encounter, but the AFK macro bots would be killed. Problem solved.

That should be interesting at World Boss events with all the people who are afk until it’s time for the event to start.

> @"Wheres My Mtn Dew.7109" said:

> wardrobe unlocks are great but when you get a plain old dye from it, I would have to say that it is pretty sucktacular IMO

>

It is but you can buy up the cheap items first. There are 2 sites I know of which show your wardrobe

* gw2efficiency.com

You can use filters on your wardrobe to show what you don’t have, what they cost and how they are acquired.

* [[Wardrobe Unlock Analyzer]](http://immortius.net.au/wardrobe-unlock-analyser/#browse)

This is also very useful. You’ll need to get an API code which you can get from gw2efficiency.

I used these sites and bought all the karma items and all the cheap items below a certain gold price. It costs a bit to do that but once it’s done you’ll be getting higher value items from your wardrobe unlocks.

I doubt they actually delete accounts. If you no longer want it and want to make sure you don’t come back then delete all your characters and change the password to something long and random then uninstall.

> @"Tumult.2578" said:

> Not sure what the point of a "sale" is when the cost of gems quickly increase by about 30%, unless it's to pay more for the same thing. Sure, you can plan ahead and buy gems ahead, like some of us did, but how many do? How many know it's coming? How many even look here, ever? Just sayin a "sale" aint always a deal for everyone so it pays to do the math. An in game upcoming sale system message might be helpful to players.

The notifications when there is an upcoming sale is on the second page of the login screen. There is no need for intrusive ingame messages suggesting you buy from the gems store. Perhaps you say that you don’t read it. Well if you don’t read that will you actually read an ingame message about the gemstore when you’re trying to play.

I wonder if they could code the game to remember outfit colors on the client side like (presumably) ranger pet names are remembered.

If it’s not possible to block junk drops then maybe ANet could have a “sell junk” option on your UI that doesn’t require interaction with a vendor. That way you could sell junk anywhere and anytime no matter where you are. The game just takes the junk and gives you the copper/silvers.

> @"kharmin.7683" said:

> Nowhere does that example prove horses exist. It only proves knowledge of them. Again, it could be that the humans knew about horses before they came to Tyria, which has no horses.

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>[[Maybe, or maybe not]](https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/38043/questions-about-edge-of-destiny-and-sylvari-names)

> Logan, Caithe, and Rytlock come across a broken asura gate. By carefully manipulating some of the broken pieces back into place, they are able to cause the gate to activate for a short time so they can escape through it. Except...the gate keeps shorting out and connecting to random other gates, showing images of where it connects: "…a grassy plain where wild horses ran…

Unless there are Asura gates on other worlds that they’re connecting to then they saw horses in Tyria.

> @"Ashantara.8731" said:

> No sale of skill and equipment loadouts, so clearly a disappointment to me.

[[You mean these from today?]](https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/comment/1326230/#Comment_1326230)

>25% off

>Build Storage Expansion ~~500~~ 375 gems

>Build Template Expansion ~~300~~ 225 gems

>Equipment Template Expansion ~~500~~ 375 gems

> @"kharmin.7683" said:

> > @"Just a flesh wound.3589" said:

> > > @"kharmin.7683" said:

> > > > @"Just a flesh wound.3589" said:

> > > > > @"Yasai.3549" said:

> > > > > Mount rents would de-value PoF a little too much.

> > > > >

> > > > > What we need however, are NPC/Roadmarkers which give like 24hr Swiftness or something.

> > > > >

> > > > > Traversing Core Tyria without Swiftness is torture.

> > > >

> > > > I like this idea better, Swiftness while on a map. Gives the player the main benefit of owning a raptor without letting them ride around on mounts from an expansion they haven’t bought yet.

> > >

> > > Then, on those maps, the mounts should get a boost as well.

> >

> > Raptor only, that map only, and it costs one gold.

>

> Why should it be limited or cost anything to players who have mounts?

You do get all the benefits that they provide.

However this discussion is about non Mount owners getting a benefit, either rental mounts or the Swiftness NPCs added to core maps. Discussing boosts for Mounts is a topic that should have its own thread and is off topic for this thread.

> @"kharmin.7683" said:

> > @"Just a flesh wound.3589" said:

> > > @"Yasai.3549" said:

> > > Mount rents would de-value PoF a little too much.

> > >

> > > What we need however, are NPC/Roadmarkers which give like 24hr Swiftness or something.

> > >

> > > Traversing Core Tyria without Swiftness is torture.

> >

> > I like this idea better, Swiftness while on a map. Gives the player the main benefit of owning a raptor without letting them ride around on mounts from an expansion they haven’t bought yet.

>

> Then, on those maps, the mounts should get a boost as well.

Raptor only, that map only, and it costs one gold.

> @"Yasai.3549" said:

> Mount rents would de-value PoF a little too much.

>

> What we need however, are NPC/Roadmarkers which give like 24hr Swiftness or something.

>

> Traversing Core Tyria without Swiftness is torture.

I like this idea better, Swiftness while on a map. Gives the player the main benefit of owning a raptor without letting them ride around on mounts from an expansion they haven’t bought yet.

If the player has to go back to the npc after a dismount to get (and pay for) another mount then how much will they be used? The players can’t stop to harvest or do an event without having to pay to waypoint back and pay the npc again to get the rental mount back. Probably their main/only use will be a run thru a map to unlock waypoints and get poi’s because I can’t see players repeatedly going back to the npc during normal play thru. If they do have rental mounts then unless they are on a timer or get a gadget that allows unlimited use on that map until they leave the map then I don’t think rental mounts will be used much.

A bunch of items are leaving the gemstore today which usually happens because they’re making room for replacements tomorrow.