Linken.6345

> @"DeanBB.4268" said: > Me being lazy and all, I finally got around to unlocking the griffon last Friday. Yeah, I know... Anyway, it was bad enough playing my alt accounts, which are all core-only, when they didn't have gliding and mounts. And now that I'm enjoying the griffon, it's even worse. I don't do too much with them anyway, but when it is an easy day to do dailies on all (gather+vista+veteran/spender), I do so. How about spvp rank points, 3 spvp kills and reward earner all doable in a farm spvp rooms. Or wvw veteran creature, sentry killer, dollyak killer, 4 veteran guards, master of monuments or 2 camps?

> @"Vavume.8065" said: > > @"Danikat.8537" said: > > > You can try it out at any time by creating a free account. > > Yeah I know, but I don't want to have the hassle of setting up another account, I already have a steam account which I can just log into at the press of a button. Yea and that steam account can have a free gw2 account is what Danikat.8537 is saying so no need to buy it again.

> @"Cuks.8241" said: > > @"Danikat.8537" said: > > > @"Cuks.8241" said: > > > What this game need is a common interface window that can be accessed at any time and any place in the game and throgh which we can enter the requested instance. A button on the main screen would open a lobby window thought which you could enter either a public instance or join a party (incorporate the existing LFG systems) or a squad and also enter the private instance. > > > Most importantly we should be able to enter any instance from anywhere in the world. No need to travel to a certain map or even worse a certain instance of a map. This way I can play in open world, check the lobby if there is a party for a dungeon of my liking and in next moment I am in an instance.And once I am done with an instance I am back to where I was before. > > > > The LFG tool does all of that except teleport you to and from the instance, and honestly I find it hard to believe that people who spend the majority of their time playing other areas of GW2 are put off doing instanced content because they're not sure how to find the entrance. If you can find story instances or specific maps for meta-events then you can find dungeon entrances. > > > I don't think they are put off, they just don't play them as much because it is not convenient. > I'm basing this on my Wow experience before and after they added looking for dungeon tool. It really revitalised dungeons and I think for exactly the reason that people didn't have to travel to dungeon entrance and wait for others to join and come. There were many complaints and fears before it went live and after it went no one looked back. Wow didn't have waypoints though. > > With Strikes and now DRM they added public instance. And at least with strikes it only really worked on day 1. After that people just join, see no one is there and leave. I think people would use public instance much more if you could join a queue for it, play whatever you like and the game would teleport you to the instance once it would be full. We will see how it goes with DRMs. > > It is easy to find a group for popular instances. It can take a long long time for one of the harder dungeon paths or a certain achievement. With an interface, I described I could post a group, play whatever, maybe even with a different squad and when enough interested people would apply I would be straight in the instance. > > LFG is functionally a good tool. The interface is severely lacking though. Whoever designed it never heard of any basic interface optimisation. And good interface attracts people. There are plenty of suggestions that come up for additional information it could offer but the foremost for me is why the kitten is it a second tab in the Contacts menu. It is the most important tool and feels like they are hiding it. I know this might sound silly to people that are used to it but I have met people that play for years and didn't even know it existed. > And I bet there are people that play a long time and don't even know how to enter fractals or strikes. Many people just play the game and don't check any external sources ever. There is nothing in the game that leads you to these instances. > > Anyway, we had this kind of matchmaking tools, interfaces since the 90's. Either as inherent game functions or external programs like gamespy or all seeing eye or irc bots. There is really no excuse that almost 30 years later a massively multiplayer game has none of it and can't even come up with a coherent system between different modes. Yea would be fun last 10% of Drakkar meta and joink your in this dungeon now. Edit Also you can already do this except the instant teleport into dungeon witch is the only way you could get screwed out of rewards. Join what ever pve map you like put up a lfg for what ever dungeon you like. Your group will fill while you do what ever and when full you **Ghasp** talk to people and teleport to dungeon wp then go in.

OP what make you think that Ebon vanguard wont need Ebon vanguard support marks? Spend yours on karma or boxes Id say, thats what I did.

> @"Jilora.9524" said: > > @"Ayrilana.1396" said: > > > @"Jilora.9524" said: > > > > @"Ayrilana.1396" said: > > > > > @"Jilora.9524" said: > > > > > > @"Ayrilana.1396" said: > > > > > > > @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > > > > > > > @"Pifil.5193" said: > > > > > > > > I saw one today with something like: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 450kp + 250li + a gaming mouse because this is hard! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Made me laugh. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > :lol: This is priceless! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It truly is pathetic to ask for LI/KP in simple content like this. Everytime I see it, I cringe. ;) So far, I have had nothing but positive experience with PUGs in CM DRMs. > > > > > > > > > > > > Then create your own group. Players are free to choose who they want to play with in their own groups. If they want to increase the odds by recruiting a higher caliber of player then that's their own prerogative. There is a substantial difference between players who play on raid level versus your average open world player. > > > > > > > > > > We all can. We all know this. What I would like to know is why you have to def this in every thread or say make your own group or I'm better then you are and never strugglw w content so you can't complain or I'll come lecture you even tho I do all t4 and raids w my static and etc etc > > > > > > > > Why do people have to criticize those who have requirements set for groups that they create? If everyone created their own groups then why is this such an issue to warrant so many threads? > > > > > > He's just showing the insane nonsense to req 250 li for this garbo content. It's not challenging well it is challenging to stay awake. Most don't like to create their own group. I don't. I'll happily stare at a lfg section waiting for others. idk why. So then you see this pop up drm cms you like yay and see the 250 li and like eff this. You want t4 cm fracs or raids I get it and sure put reqs here too but I'll just shake my head at how sad some are just like the one's who are "elite" but only do content w 3 guards and a rev(maybe not you). Yeah I'd find harder content easy to if I did that. > > > > But still: why does it matter so much what some people require for their groups? There’s a large difference between raid level players and open world players. Perhaps they have these requirements to increase the odds of have a quick run. > > > > A previous post of mine had stated that players can create their own groups if they don’t like it and you countered it by saying that “ We all can. We all know this”. Now you’re stating that most don’t like to create their own group. That is the real issue. > > It's human nature man. You know this. I say because every time anything comes up it's just make your own lfg like you don't get some will put one up but alot more wait. Again idk why. Same as some guys can walk up to a girl and others can't. I know why you put reqs. There's content you need them for and content you don't. No way and I waiting extra time looking for dumb reqs for Bears or raven or these cms but you see it. I get raids and boneskinner and whisper. Theres 2 issues one is dumb reqs and 2 is less players lead then follow. Both can be true. > You acknowledge there's diff skill levels but refuse to see that content for others can be difficult and not difficult for you. Like the sunqua thread where some said t1/2 is a lil hard. And you run in "no it's not". Of course not for you who did t4 cms and w the same group do 25 when it's t1 req. Of course your group won't struggle. But in lower tiers noone cares what you join as or if you exp or looks for alacrity etc. I just join groups on lesser content to help players not as good as me(those actually exist) instead of listing nonsense alac bs 250li for a boring easy cm that I don't need 5 elite players to beat. But no way would I join a no req whisper lfg cuz that's suicide. You dont wait extra time there are plenty of people with li/kp to fill the few groups that get listed.

> @"LucianDK.8615" said: > Where do you pick up the rewards? Ive not seen them anywere > You need to spend 5 bloom marks for recipes/karma bottle or 6 for 3 boxes to be able to get rewards from the little asuran tho.

> @"Pip.2094" said: > I will never understand why that stuff was added to the game at all. Outside breakbar, who in the world is ever considering to buy a kitten one-use rock? It's the most useless stuff in game. And when it finally had a use, it got killed. it was to do just what they now thought is unintended. kinda bad when a new developer invalidate a old devs work.

> @"Bandito Baba.4921" said: > So I have 5 blue crystals, vendor who had the first crystal has no more - will check back tomorrow. If someone has the answer it would be great to know (i.e. is it the same vendor as the first crystal and how do you get the second one to show, yes I have completed the first two masteries of the track)... You cant wait 18 more hours when the patch should hit tomorrow

Quality assurance, same reason you have people asking for li for strikes.

> @"Westenev.5289" said: > I don't play strikes, because I have to kill deimos 50-200 times with kp to get into a group. Even if I had kp, I'm pretty sure these types of players don't know how to have fun anyway. > > Dragon Response Missions aren't my jam. Public groups are just a bunch of open world players tickling the health sponge of a boss to death with mesmer laser swords and ranger pewpew. A little too accessable, imho. > > I vastly prefer fractals and dungeons. Unlike DRM, people actually try to deal dps, and groups are MUCH more casual and accessable than ~raid~ strike squads. So I don't think it's fair to lump them altogether. That why strike and raid squads ask for kp. They dont want open world range mesmer range pew pews in their squads.' Get your own tag and start leading more chilled strike/raid squads and put req in your tyrian groups for drms and you will have a much better experience.

> @"Pockethole.5031" said: > > @"Sobx.1758" said: > > Who are you quoting here? > > Myself from reddit. > > > @"Sobx.1758" said: > > core maps > > What if I want to do the expansion content but at lower difficulty? Oh I guess I have to quit the game now for wanting to play it differently? > How exactly is your answer a solution to my problem? If I want to feel like a god I open Control and one-shot everything. > Why is it criminal, wrong for wanting the game to be just a millimeter, a smidge, a tiny bit, a single pixel easier? And not taking pleasure for being ganged on by mobs to death? I'm not a masochist. Difficulty is fine, but I am stating it is a bit too much. > Actually? Don't answer. It's clear our opinions are too different for there to be any kind of discussion. I've said what I've had to say. You've said what you've had to say. Good bye. > Then get a friend or two or three even up to 4 and play together.

> @"Cynder.2509" said: > > @"Linken.6345" said: > > > @"Cynder.2509" said: > > > > @"mezuzel.4987" said: > > > > > @"Cynder.2509" said: > > > > > It progressed to T3 last when I checked. How do I claim the community goal reward? The event text says I need to see a specific NPC but I can't find such thing around there? Will the rewards be given all at the end of the event again or do we need to do it manually? I don't want to miss anything. > > > > > > > > After donating to the Crystal Bloom, talk to Lokka, an asura NPC with an icon above her head that looks sort of like a reddish mastery point, in the Eye of the North courtyard. I just did this and got the rewards for T1 and T2 as bouncy chests. > > > > > > > > > > Thank you. I'll check back to it right now quickly > > > > You need to use your crystal bloom marks 5 of othem so buy 3 bloom boxes or 5 weapon recpies from the bloom npc and then you can claim them > > I already bought all the weapon recipes on day one and two after the release. Then I bought the axe skin and after that some boxes. Now I didn't buy anything as I got everything and I don't have luck with boxes but at least contributed to the event and still have 15+ of them left which I'll spend later for sure. I just need to decide on what I spend them next. > Anyways, I checked with the NPC and got the T1 and 2 rewards. Geat glad it worked out, I just dumped the rest of my bloom marks for bloom boxes since Im quite sure we will get another ally next week when timer runs out.

> @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > @"radda.8920" said: > > 10 DRM will come after these 3, and I already want to throw myself from a bridge after having only done 3. > > Oh my... Where did you read that information? I hope it's not accurate. 10?!? :cry: > > > This is really one of the most annoying and ridiculous things I've done in the game. > > What's even _more_ ridiculous is when groups are asking for LI for this type of content. :lol: I can understand that if you want to get through cms smoothly, I usualy do it with 3 other friends so we only get 1 pug. No need to ask for li then.

> @"Vavume.8065" said: > > @"Delita Silverburg.8632" said: > > They are really trying to force you into doing the DRMs since you can't farm the material anywhere else. > > You can farm it from the Icebrood Saga reward track. Aint that 5 for a full track, thats not better then the story time wise.

> @"lare.5129" said: > should we at all ask about category for instance where initial creator if get dc - all players removed... this is very not like dungeon .. make ve we shoudl skip ask category for this? its how dungeons was at the start of the game and it got changed due to player feedback, this should as well since it was a change for the better. Hopefully it will mean that people can rejoin if they dc just like dungeons and fractals.

> @"lare.5129" said: > > @"Linken.6345" said: > > Incorrect a player can do the content for 10 years and not get all the weapons since they are rng drop. > > Even worse they can get the same weapon again and again. > Incorrect. The drop is BOX. In this box you can take ANY weapon > Nice good to know still dont counter that a player could do it for 10 years without getting 16 boxes so never completing collection if unlucky. Edit And I think you might be misstake with your they will be 10 gold in 2 years since less people will play the content the weapon boxes should stay higher then that due to low drop rate. > @"Infusion.7149" said: > Three things: > 1) there should have been a pity timer added if not already (see Scion weapons from Dragonfall) , > 2) they should have been ascended similar to Drakkar drops if exclusively RNG-based. Else, a recipe similar to Charged Stormcaller weapons would be a better idea (replace Charged Lodestone with Destroyer or Molten Lodestone for a _Volcanic Core_). > 3) there should have been a way to get it for crystal bloom support marks or the tyria defense seals (see strike mission currencies) > > There probably shouldn't be mastery points awarded for completing the collection but I am almost certain there will be an excess of mastery points available. > > > @"Randulf.7614" said: > > I agree that the Runic set was a superior way of doing things. > Do you mean Runic armor? > > > @"lare.5129" said: > > Incorrect. The drop is BOX. In this box you can take ANY weapon > How many boxes have dropped for you _personally_? Or are you relying on speculation without data? > > Besides if you're still farming for them in **10 years** you'd be doing it wrong, unlike Tequatl weapons these aren't accountbound. Aint that pitty timer only for the first drop tho after that your rng for the other 15?

> @"JohnWater.5760" said: > > @"keenedge.9675" said: > > > @"Schimmi.6872" said: > > > The XP isn't wasted, the problem with locked / unfinished masteries was fixed some time ago. The normal XP-bar which rewards spirit shards is just hidden in the background, but still works. > > > > I keep hearing this but I've never been able to prove it true. > > > > I read all release notes and haven't seen a mention either. (please link if you've seen it - from Anet) > > Have you never realized that out of nowhere you explode into light and win Spirit Shards? > It's the same animation as when you level up, even the players around you can see. > I realized that this was happening to me but I didn't know what it was, until one day in the desert where I already have all the masteries, the secondary bar appeared. Well if your doing metas the other people and npcs light show can hide the explosion of light quite easily. The spirit shard could have come from a mob so easy to miss.

> @"Carcharoth Lucian.1378" said: > > @"Kitich.4580" said: > > > @"HakuroDK.9385" said: > > > Really? Because when DRMs came out, I know I didn't even think to check Tyria Parties for DRMs until I found this forum post. Not once. If it were **intuitive**, that'd be the first place I'd check. > > > > Well, they are missions around the Tyria, which require the group to complete. For the most of people 'Tyria parties' is the most intuitive place for these. > > > > The joke is that it's very intuitive place, but also bad place. Because of what did you write, is true. This is instanced content with an entrance from Eye of North, which belongs to the Icebrood Saga. So it makes more sense to have a separate tab for DRMs. However, I doubt that they will be popular enough to utilize a separate LFG section. > > Not really as you can't access those missions if you only have the core game. > > Ppl use Central Tyria LFG because the first evening (and still now time to time) there was severals ppl spaming "PSA" in champions lfg to move ppl lfg in Central Tyria parties... > > Edit : and it is not intended, it is a bug. And before @"lare.5129" claim this is a "secret feature", here the source : https://dd.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/jvxomn/you_can_only_make_squads_in_the_champion_lfg_but/ (anet works on fixing it). The Dev dont confirm or deny that it is a bug or if they are working on a fix for it in that thread tho.

> @"Cynder.2509" said: > > @"mezuzel.4987" said: > > > @"Cynder.2509" said: > > > It progressed to T3 last when I checked. How do I claim the community goal reward? The event text says I need to see a specific NPC but I can't find such thing around there? Will the rewards be given all at the end of the event again or do we need to do it manually? I don't want to miss anything. > > > > After donating to the Crystal Bloom, talk to Lokka, an asura NPC with an icon above her head that looks sort of like a reddish mastery point, in the Eye of the North courtyard. I just did this and got the rewards for T1 and T2 as bouncy chests. > > > > Thank you. I'll check back to it right now quickly You need to use your crystal bloom marks 5 of othem so buy 3 bloom boxes or 5 weapon recpies from the bloom npc and then you can claim them

> @"Carnius Magius.8091" said: > > @"fluffdragon.1523" said: > > This is likely a limitation with the way that the inventory is managed from the hero panel, based on my observations. > > > I rephrased my suggestion. They could use the same buffer that temporarily holds an item when all bags are full. I haven't tried swapping gear from templates with a full inventory yet. > Might be a limitation since its a upgrade in item your replacing not the item itself.

> @"BrotherofShadows.7426" said: > Seem to remember they mentioned so when the party were talking with Aurene at the end of Chapter 4, yeah. That Primordus stirs and Jormag wishes to kill them now that they're finally awake. do this achiv it was released in steps bettwen episode 4-5 so you have to reload map/relog character when you done all the talking spots for each step. Confer with Bangar https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Jormag_Rising_(achievements)#achievement5383

> @"JohnnyBoy.2314" said: > Yeah I mean the newly added Core Insights. So apparently they are still "locked". There are no new core ones. its all ice brood saga **champion dragon response mission** maps that havent been released yet And fyi lake doric and thunderhead peak is not core tyria. > @"Inculpatus cedo.9234" said: > I can't find that in any Game Release Notes. Am I blind? Looks to be the wiki notes and those have been edited and removed that line now. Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes Build: 108,510 Update 2 - October 27, 2020 https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Game_updates

> @"lare.5129" said: > > @"Kameko.8314" said: > > --Collections should not be at the hands of price manipulations imo. > So, don't want buy on TP ? ok. Do that content time to time 1-10 years, and you will get it. Chill and fun? Need long term content - get it. > > >Sure they were tedious but that was a sense of step by step progression. > this collection don't block any main progression. Except 15ap and skins, and mastery, wiht we have more that needed.. Everyone can skip it if not like. 250000 kills on wvw and 10k rank also for someone looks not ideal. > > > > you don't need farm to close collection. More fast and easy: buy gems, convert to gold, buy weapons on TP. Fast and easy. > > Imagine paying $200 for a weapon set LMFAO > why not? normal valid sum, or you suggest 50 cents? > > Incorrect a player can do the content for 10 years and not get all the weapons since they are rng drop. Even worse they can get the same weapon again and again.

> @"Randulf.7614" said: > > @"Inculpatus cedo.9234" said: > > > @"Adzekul.3104" said: > > > One additional consideration ... a lot of people have no clue what to do after completing story versions of the three DRMs because the story just stops and the instructions are as clear as mud. Now, most of us have figured it out after 3 days, but I fear there is a lack of enthusiasm due to this. > > > > > > And let's not overlook the sorry state of the Champions LFG. This is a huge mess and nobody seems to be fixing it, or even acknowledging the problem. What happpens when all the "weekend warriors" log in and cannot figure out how to do the content? > > > > I believe Anet_Chloe acknowledged the issue. > > Where? Reddit ofcourse. https://dd.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/jvxomn/you_can_only_make_squads_in_the_champion_lfg_but/ > @"Dark Red Killian.3946" said: > I mean right now I been playing it to level the masteries and to play on each of my 9 characters just for completion. I got all the dragon slayer recipes and just got the crystal bloom axe skin. No sight of the new stormcaller weapons from any chests so far. But, I am curious as to if people knew what the tiered reward boxes contained, maybe they would strive more to complete the tiers. I mean if you can unlock a stormcaller weapon at the end, why not? People already know whats in the tier boxes you can preview them in the hero pannel.

Thats because black citadel is in a totaly different time bubble then drizzle wood it stuck roughy 4-5 years earlier.