Svarty.8019

> @"vonhellsing.2819" said: > I would love to understand what happens in WVW, for many years I played with 25mbit of internet without problems, computer with a slower processor, 1/4 of the memory I have today. > I currently have i7, 32gb ram ddr4, 4gb of nvidia video (does not affect the game) 500mbit of fiber optic internet, and just from 2 months here the game dropped from 60fps everything high to 10 fps everything on medium, average ping 250 to 450ms with exitlag. Getting to crash the game when we face 30x30 in wvw. Was this the optimization that the company did to improve our experience? 8 years of game, thousands of gems consumed and apparently all that remains is to find another game to have fun, because the fun has become stress. I just face this problem in WVW, nor in worldboss I have this type of lag or crash in other game mode i got 105ms/120ms. Regarding performance, it's funny to remember that in DAoC, you often had slideshows (1 frame every few seconds (Seconds Per Frame) ) and had to look at the floor or face away from the fights to be able to move. But... that was twenty years ago. You'd expect this game to be much better and, in fairness, it is. 10 fps is pretty good.

> @"cobbah.3102" said: > The time to fix this rubbish that is called WvW , no balance whatsoever , perma stealth which should not exist , nerfed siege that has no impact on blobs for defence , blobs that cover the walls with aoe , Rangers that shoot into structures along with pets that come through gates , nullifying any hope that defenders can even defend against, {defender = roadkill} . Broken population along with linking which is a shambles . Professions broken out of all proportion. Broken Promises eg Alliances , Balance Patches , Server Lag , lets not forget the promise of communication to player base who support this game . Wonder who will actually make mention of it or when any of this this will be addressed Indeed, defending is very difficult these days. When Anet nerfed high tier walls, as part of a bigger change (that, surprise surprise, never happened), it put the nail in defending whilst outnumbered. There was good intention in the nerf, the devs talked on the livestream about the change bringing more fun because people will be inside structures. But there seemed a lack of consideration that the mode is 24/7 and that a lot of the time this encourages player to, rather than attempt a fun valiant last-stand, to a avoid the enemies altogether because of hopelessness. I would expect player interaction to be one of the design goals of WvW, not the opposite. Now it's turned into avoid-the-enemy ktrains. Remember EotM? This doesn't bode well.

> @"tippolit.3591" said: > > @"yoni.7015" said: > > I enjoy WvW. if you don’t like it just don’t play it. It’s that simple. > > Fact is, WvW is geared to the lowest common denominator relative to skill. Skill? IMHO that shouldn't be regarded as something positive in a game - it should surely appeal to a broader audience than just the elite? As such, skill shouldn't be seen as something to be lauded or rewarded. I think the Arenanet who made the game might have known this.

> @"Obtena.7952" said: > Put it this way ... if WvW is SO bad that Anet has to pay people to play in it ... it's time to shut that aspect of the game down. That's not how supply and demand works.

> @"ArchonWing.9480" said: > Sometimes the POS simply can't turn. > > Also, that ledge outside SE ramparts. > > :( I never have that. It's always able to turn, I find that it's slow to turn when you tell it to go behind itself - as you would expect.

> @"VICBEAR.1529" said: > Wow, wow, wow... > Just review patch notes since 2014 to see how thief was nerfed and you will see that it is good time to create topic "Please delete thief class". > > But before this, create your own thief to discover how difficult to play it. > Isn't that why you play with another classes? > > I just leave it here: > https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Marked_(Sentry) > https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Revealed Just because it's difficult to play, doesn't mean it should be ridiculously OP if you're good at it. "Skill" is no excuse for game-breaking. > @"Cynz.9437" said: > > @"Fat Disgrace.4275" said: > > > @"Lan Deathrider.5910" said: > > > > @"DeceiverX.8361" said: > > > > > @"cyberzombie.7348" said: > > > > > > @"VICBEAR.1529" said: > > > > > > What is about Engineer, Warrior, Ranger, Mesmer etc? > > > > > > Many classes can escape from fight but why is thief so big trouble? > > > > > > > > > > > > Just make topic "Please delete thief class" > > > > > > > > > > From personal experience, most other classes except for some rangers actually commit to escaping. It's more common to see roaming thieves **_(dash d/p daredevils specifically) _**to be cocky and just ooc, stack on stealth, then come right back to anyone with their back turned and run away again when they realize they're still in hot water. > > > > > > > > The part nobody else ****ing understands. > > > > > > > > It's not thief. It's D/P Daredevil. > > > > All these people asking for nerfs should go play any other thief build. Anything besides D/P DrD pretty much gets splattered if it botches an engage and deals no damage except for maybe S/P into relatively bad foes who don't know how to punish it or are running bad builds. > > > > > > > > Thief has been balanced around D/P Daredevil existing because it's the worst offender of unhealthy designs, and ANet absolutely refuses to rework it because it'd require a huge class rework and I know they're too lazy to do so. > > > > > > > > When DE started eclipsing its bad design it actually got nipped in the bud and reworked properly. > > > > > > Dwayna help the poor thieves I've Bull's Charged with no Stunbreaks to recover from it... > > > > > > But there is a point to be made here. If D/P DD is the big problem then is it the D/P part or is it the DD part? I suspect it is the E-Spec driving the problem not the weapon spec. Not that the weapon spec itself isn't a problem, but is it as much a problem on Core or DE? No, and that is because of the DD dodge being a leap. Remove the leap finisher from the dodge and you may see DD become very balanced very quickly. Not that there are other things that could be done, but I suspect that would go a long ways by itself. > > > > I'd say its definitely daredevil. 3 dodges a side, lets just call it 2 like everyone else. It's a 450 range escape-evade that clears movement condis, and the whole line stacks -30% incoming dmg as well as giving weakness on enemy's after a successful evade and has a 15% dmg modifier. Who else wouldn't take daredevil lol > If for some reason Anet would nerf thief escape capability completely they would have to compensate it That's quite an assumption.

> @"Sobx.1758" said: > > @"Svarty.8019" said: > > > @"Caedmon.6798" said: > > > > @"Svarty.8019" said: > > > > We've all got stories about battles we've had. The most memorable for me are the 10-ish people ones. You know, where it's not small enough to be ganky and not big enough to be zergy. They're the Goldilocks battles. The fun ones. > > > > > > > > Sadly, there's a recurring theme that thwarts these stories. The Thief always gets away. > > > > > > > > Whether it's our thief or the enemy thief. It makes a mockery of the game. How is anybody supposed to take combat in GW2 seriously when they know they can roll thief and never die? > > > > > > How is anyone able to take combat in this game seriously if they dont even know how to counter a class yet ask for nerfs. > > > > > > GImme more carry mechanicccss !! Going down 4x in a minute wont cut it !!! The 2 types of stealth traps wont cut it !!! All the class reveals wont cut it !!! Im just not good enough pls nurf :( > > Four of us were forced to abandon our attempts to defend OUR camp due to two deadeyes. How is that even remotely fair or balanced? > > lmao, hope you have some recording, because it must have been hilarious. Or does "insightful comment" rule not apply to you, so in place of an argument we can make up any story we want to fit the side we're taking and claim we're correct now? I'm not here to argue the rules. I'm just telling a story. Like humans do.

> @"Sobx.1758" said: > > @"Svarty.8019" said: > > > @"DeceiverX.8361" said: > > > > @"Svarty.8019" said: > > > > > @"Lucio.4190" said: > > > > > Interesting. I don't play much PvP (not at all), but why is this a problem? > > > > > If it is only a thief and a mesmer, I'd say "well done". I think it's pretty cool that the thief can move to areas that others can't and the game doesn't need to be in total balance on everything. It is, in fact, a Thief? > > > > > Or is there something special about this building that shouldn't make that possible? > > > > > > > > > > > * The thief is one of very few classes that are capable of soloing the lord. > > > > > > Huh?????????????? > > > Every class can solo blue/green bl tower lords. Not every build can, but every class absolutely can. > > > > Oh you have an interest in the topic? Please could you guide me to some material on the topic? > > Why are you asking for *materials* about someone's claim when YOUR claim in the post they just answered to didn't contain any? > Also yeah, your claim that "only very few classes can solo it" is just false. Evidence plx.

> @"Caedmon.6798" said: > > @"Svarty.8019" said: > > We've all got stories about battles we've had. The most memorable for me are the 10-ish people ones. You know, where it's not small enough to be ganky and not big enough to be zergy. They're the Goldilocks battles. The fun ones. > > > > Sadly, there's a recurring theme that thwarts these stories. The Thief always gets away. > > > > Whether it's our thief or the enemy thief. It makes a mockery of the game. How is anybody supposed to take combat in GW2 seriously when they know they can roll thief and never die? > > How is anyone able to take combat in this game seriously if they dont even know how to counter a class yet ask for nerfs. > > GImme more carry mechanicccss !! Going down 4x in a minute wont cut it !!! The 2 types of stealth traps wont cut it !!! All the class reveals wont cut it !!! Im just not good enough pls nurf :( What a curious response. Could you kindly offer some positive suggestion that might aid us in our plight against players of this this god-like class, please - some insightful comments regarding counters other than, "git gud"? Four of us were forced to abandon our attempts to defend OUR camp due to two deadeyes. How is that even remotely fair or balanced?

> @"LetoII.3782" said: > Just about selling skins, as if they couldn't have monitized AND made them real content. That costs more resources. If they wanted to JUST sell skins they'd introduce all the other mounts **without** any of their regular abilities (including flying). Having watched the devs livestreams, I think they genuinely wanted to provide a mount that's distinct for WvW, but the balance issues and ~~constant whinging~~ forum pressure from gankers forced them to nerf the living daylights out of them, making them some comical parody of what they were/should be.

> @"DeceiverX.8361" said: > > @"Svarty.8019" said: > > > @"Lucio.4190" said: > > > Interesting. I don't play much PvP (not at all), but why is this a problem? > > > If it is only a thief and a mesmer, I'd say "well done". I think it's pretty cool that the thief can move to areas that others can't and the game doesn't need to be in total balance on everything. It is, in fact, a Thief? > > > Or is there something special about this building that shouldn't make that possible? > > > > > * The thief is one of very few classes that are capable of soloing the lord. > > Huh?????????????? > Every class can solo blue/green bl tower lords. Not every build can, but every class absolutely can. Oh you have an interest in the topic? Please could you guide me to some material on the topic?

I play GW2 for the WvW. It's the Unique Selling Point. I can find other titles that do each of GW2's other aspects better. Story, Chatacters, Classes, Races, Raids, PvE, PvP all done better in other games.

> @"Lucio.4190" said: > Interesting. I don't play much PvP (not at all), but why is this a problem? > If it is only a thief and a mesmer, I'd say "well done". I think it's pretty cool that the thief can move to areas that others can't and the game doesn't need to be in total balance on everything. It is, in fact, a Thief? > Or is there something special about this building that shouldn't make that possible? Towers are, it is supposed, meant to be captured by groups of cooperating players and a more significant challenge than a camp or sentry, which can easily be solo'd. With that in mind, let's go with some facts; * The thief is one of very few classes that are capable of soloing the lord. Be that with the ram blueprint trick or poison whilst out-of-combat or otherwise. * The thief was recently given the ability to portal 5 people. Now, it's arguable that thief should be able to teleport ANYWHERE on the map and that gates and walls are just inconveniences and the objectives have no purpose whatsoever. Fair enough, but this assumption makes the game less interesting, IMHO.

Reducing Daredevil to two dodges - that nerf was justified, in the end.

> @"anduriell.6280" said: > > @"Gwaihir.1745" said: > > Hes leaving out the part where fb's are becoming semi rare in wvw because well theyre kitten to play, even amongst commanding players. > > Kids don't want to play FB because of bags, support does not give them. It wasn't a problem with Druid because nobody wanted rangers anyway but now is a problem. And all that while FB at least is able to do some tagging. FB can do reflects, what better tags do you want?

> @"DemonSeed.3528" said: > These are one of many things that will never be fixed - been years. That's why I also believe nothing will be done about the hacking general either, It's just another thing they say but don't do. There have been a zillion of these.

> @"Vombs.5917" said: > > @"LetoII.3782" said: > > Skip downstate for the winning blob? As in _only_ the winning blob gets downstate? xD > > You can't own all 3 orbs in each borderland if you're blobbing. > Assuming you split into 3 smaller zergs on each map all of your objectives are now undefended and your blob is split. > If the winning blob does not split they'll risk having no downstate and getting decimated by losing opposition that are split up. > Even if no one ever owns all 3 orbs you now have constant small-scale battles happening in the middle of all 3 borderlands. > > > @"Svarty.8019 " said: > > You will regret your wishlist when the mode dies because of these changes. > > The mode has been dead for years if being able to run away from enemies is what's keeping WvW "alive" > maybe they should just replace the mode with a treadmill. Let me check... 4 queues at prime time... yep #dedgame.

> @"Ikya.2469" said: > The real barrier is time. A lot of people just dont have the time or desire * You just said it's time, but then you hit the REAL reason ... DESIRE. * If I desire raids, I'll play "That Blizzard Game". That's the raid game. They specialise in raids, they've done them for over 15 years. * I don't want to raid, that's one reason I'm here and not there. * How hard is this to understand? * This game has OTHER unique features that attract me. I get it, it's easier/less risky/cheaper to be a follower than a leader, but you don't become a business owner if you're not into gambling. I guess this is what happens when the business **owner** isn't anywhere near their end product.

> @"Luthan.5236" said: > My guess is that new maps are much more work - and they are focusing their manpower on the upcoming expansion at the moment. In the meantime you could check if you still have older achievements to complete or enjoy the othe older replayable stuff you liked. > My guess is that the map work you mention is the work that they can't do very well from home (for future readers, it's the COVID era - let's hope it's "over" by the time you read this), i.e. collaborative work.

> @"God.2708" said: > There are two flaws with desert BL > [..] > 2. The lords incorporate to many uncounterable/obnoxious PvE elements. A single strong element that defenders might take advantage of is fine (Stonemists Lord with his multiple AoE KDs, Alpine Keep lords and their single huge AoE burst), but the desert BL lords, especially keeps, are a constant string of problematic attacks and it makes it frustrating for an attacker to fight around. > I disagree completely. It's the Lord CC that makes fighting in the Lord room such a rewarding last-stand experience. Small groups (but not too much smaller) finally have a CHANCE against larger ones (but not too much larger). The Lord's CC makes a world of difference and if I had to make one WvW improvement it would be to put CC on Alpine and EB Lords. > @"God.2708" said: > 1. The two northern towers are 'lonely' and should be moved close enough that if an enemy takes them they can impact stoic rampart (objective hopping). Indeed, the remote nature of these towers lends one to feeling a lack of purpose when defending/capturing them. Why bother? It feels like a routine to complete with your karma train rather than something with any strategic elements. > @"God.2708" said: > Most other flaws people find with the maps are simply an element of the lack of population and interest in PPT scoring mattering. The original design was to give small parties a better edge when trying to havoc around a single large zerg, and it does actually do that. The motivation for trying to 'play' the map as is intended though isn't there. And, I don't think the map should be dumped because of problems that are not actually with the map. I feel like the map could certainly do with something more interesting in it. It is huge and intimidating and it's got some very fun elements, but the Stoic Rampart needs an invulnerable wall so the enemy can't go through two walls with one set of catapults (same on hills and bay on alpine map). The developers have tweaked the shrine bonuses many times but they could do to address things such as; * the travel powers are nearly impossible to get and maintain * nobody uses the fire portals because they're not reliably available Also, the little step (mini jumping puzzle) on your way from Stoic to Air keep could do to be a ramp instead. These are but few examples - so the map is great but needs lots of tweaking. It's wrong to say there are only two problems.

> @"Sarpan.9074" said: > > @"Sylvyn.4750" said: > > Anyone else have the issue when mounting up that you see the generic Warclaw skin for a second before it morphs into one of your updated skins? For reference I have the Saberclaw and Sand Lion skins that I use. I guess it's loading the basic stats for the Warclaw first and then changing the skin out a second later. Yeah, I need to upgrade my potato rig, so maybe the delay is on my end, but it's weird they would even program it to always load the basic skin before swapping it out. > > This happens on other mounts for me, maybe all of them. I haven't kept a list, but it's not unique to Warclaw or WvW. It's probably a graphics or lag issue, like when you WP to a place and it takes a second or two for the terrain and structures to show up. I think the game loads the basic model first, THEN loads the skin on top. Seems like a waste to me, but maybe it's to prevent it looking like the mount is invisible? TBH the loading screen should remain in place until it's all done, imho, but it I feel like it's taking longer and longer to load a map as the game (and my computer) ages.

> @"Vombs.5917" said: > -Disable warclaw in EBG & ABL. > (Enable warclaw & pips in EoTM) > > -Replace all water with land in EBG & ABL. > (Add haystacks to areas you would fall into water) > > -While in combat you cannot use doors. > > -Spawns now have closed off entrances/exits with portal doors to enter/leave. > > New orb buffs (stacking) > Green ABL orb: 5% all stats, +5 pips, +100% magic find > Blue ABL orb: 5% all stats, +5 pips, +100% magic find > Red ABL orb: 5% all stats, +5 pips, +100% magic find. > Holding all 3 orbs at the same time: When you inflict fatal damage to an enemy, skip downstate. You will regret your wishlist when the mode dies because of these changes.

> @"Kunzaito.8169" said: > Personally, I fall in the middle. I think video game fanbases have developed the expectation that games like this will be constantly introducing new things to shake up gameplay. (I specify video games because there are plenty of board games that have been enjoyed by players for decades (if not centuries) using the same rule set, but most video gamers lose interest if they're not being fed "new content" regularly.) I guess this is why a lot of new board games have stickers that ruin the game, so you can/(have to) buy a new set of stickers for next time. > @"Kunzaito.8169" said: > As far as what would make the WC fun: in my opinion, the more unique utility the WC has, the more reasons you have to think about when/whether to mount up in a situation (or whether the enemy is mounted), the more using it feels like a dramatic difference from being on foot, the more fun it is. Because then it is bringing a new dimension, a new experience. If it (like now) is functionally the same as being on foot (or worse in the case of some highly mobile builds) but just acts like a bit of extra meatshield... that's pretty kitten boring. Boring or not, it's faster than walking, unless you're on a ganking class, ofc. So I think it's an interesting addition, at least it's something. If resources were made available at any time, there's potential to change the existing skills on it so they're useful, but the devs are unbelievably cautious about making it OP. Let's not forget that just having this great speed boost has shifted WvW so that it's much easier to get to an objective, meaning that attacks can occur more often without any defence (if the attack is by a huge zerg) OR that defenders can arrive at/(respawn and run back to) objectives too quickly for an attack to succeed (if the attack is by just a few players i.e. small scale ninja caps are less likely). **HOW to get things fixed** If you want something to be changed you need to get voices behind you. People complaining like there's no tomorrow, you need a lot of posts on threads in this forum. Nearly every incessant complaint has led to Arenanet action, but it takes a lot of different people on different accounts, it can't be the same guy complaining about Shattered Aegis all the time. That leads to nothing. Examples; * Orbs Cheating - Flying players ([reports about cheating being easier to recognise might mean the return of the orbs](https://massivelyop.com/2021/01/06/guild-wars-2-explains-how-it-reviews-every-report-of-botting-and-cheating-you-send-in/), I think) * Desert Borderland Map Redesign x2 * Warclaw Nerfs * Dragon Banner Nerfs **Things people don't complain ENOUGH about but which _should_ be fixed by the devs** The developers won't fix these things because there isn't enough outcry about them. * Obstructed range weapons at camps * Guild Objective Upgrades ** Auto Turrets - the alternative is unquestionably better in every situation. ** Hardened Siege - the alternative is unquestionably better in every situation. ** Armoured Dolyaks - the alternatives are unquestionably better in every situation. ** Turtle and Centaur should get buffs, the alternative is unquestionably better in every situation. Oops, I went way off topic. Sorry about that everybody. ><

I only like really massive skins. The bigger the better! (no, not really).

> @"kharmin.7683" said: > Do you mean Braham? Nah, he'd just whine and complain a lot and do practically no worthwhile work. Is that the tank who doesn't tank and puts a shield bubble where you don't want it? What a troll.