spoiler tag dem pics dawg.
would big baka face-chan-sama-kun-san work better then? xoxo
*To set a ping on the map, simply shift + left click on a location on your map/ minimap. may be helpful while partying
*Draw on the map is simple as well, simply shift + hold the left mouse button and drag it on the map/minimap. many people know this but I figured I'd throw it in for the uninformed
*You can also put a personal marker on the map for your party members to see. To do this, simply use alt + left click. very useful if I was the party lead and needed to gather everyone in a central place
*If you get bored with clicking the same button to fire off a skill or spell, you will be happy to know that there is an autoattack option that you can utilize. Simply ctrl + right mouse click a skill and that skill will then become your autoattack letting you repeatedly use the skill without you having to press any buttons. very helpful and something I didn't know about or somehow missed out on
*To call a target, target something and then press Ctrl + T. This will give party members a message that will allow them to press T to target the same mob. Very helpful for party leaders, don't know if many people utilize this
*Shift + left clicking an item will link them in the chat. You can also shift + left click a waypoint or skill to link them in chat. I've still seen in chat where people didn't know how to link, so I figured I'd throw this in as well
*This one is definitely a timesaver for some of us: To take a quick screenshot WITHOUT the UI, simply use Shift + Printscreen. Saves the extra step of hitting Ctrl + Shift + H to disable the UI then hitting again to reenable the UI. The most helpful of all tips, I'm now going to snap screenshots a lot more. Definitely helps speed things up
*Alt + Left click on an item, skill etc to automatically put it in chat. Instead of shift clicking which just places it in the chat entry box. Alt + click puts it into the chat window without having to hit enter. - Special thanks to aNERDon for pointing this time saver out
*Holding down alt and/or control will display names of interactables on the screen. Useful for many heart quests! - Special thanks to Sryzon & many others for the tip
*To split your stacked items and only select a few items from a stack just alt + left click and drag to an open slot in your bag. - Special thanks to Garenzy for the tip
*In the inventory screen if you click the cog wheel you can select deposit ALL collectibles. It's a huge time saver some people might have missed.
*When you are doing a heart quest or just farming mats from nodes, you don't have to stop auto running. If you hold alt down to see all the yellow names pop up (like iron ore) while your running by you can hit gather while still auto running. After you character is done at the node he will continue running the direction you are looking - Special thanks to Vonskrump for the awesome tips
*Type /wiki <search term> in the chat and it will open your browser and redirect you to the official wiki article! for example: /wiki Iron Ore /wiki Ascalon Catacombs - Special thanks to Fzninuse for the tip
*If you right click on a dye color in your panel, it adds that color to a favorites panel in the dye menu. - Special thanks to Jatzninc & LaughingPlague for the tip
*In chat, typing /death(s) - lists number of times you've died. /age - total time you have played on your character and total time. Although I'm not sure why but there seems to be missing time between total character time and total play time. / dance * - sync your dancing with other people for awesome Synchronized dance parties. - Special thanks to Jiped for the tip
*You can set your status (in the Y menu) to LFG. Players in the same zone as you can then add LFG players by going to the Y menu then selecting the tab on the side. - Special thanks to iRanga0 for the tip
Original Submission When I gathered the data today, there were 8027 overall votes. Feel free to keep voting if you want, though.
I've done a ton of sorting on this data, so get ready for a gigantic post. Here's the raw data, you can play around with it if you want. (Note: No data yet, I will be adding this when I get back from work - file hosting sites are blocked for me here. Yes even google docs.)
And now for some interesting statistics:
Top 8 Most Popular Class, Race, and Gender combinations:
- Charr Warrior Male 290 3.61% (The Rytlock bump?)
- Human Thief Male 280 3.49%
- Human Warrior Male 269 3.35%
- Human Elementalist Female 258 3.21%
- Norn Warrior Male 256 3.19%
- Asura Engineer Male 255 3.18%
- Human Guardian Male 234 2.92%
- Asura Elementalist Male 225 2.80%
The Bottom 8 Least Popular Class, Race, Gender combinations: (Oh god.)
- Charr Guardian Female 20 0.25%
- Charr Engineer Female 19 0.24%
- Charr Ranger Female 18 0.22%
- Charr Thief Female 18 0.22%
- Charr Necromancer Female 16 0.20%
- Charr Warrior Female 13 0.16%
- Charr Elementalist Female 12 0.15%
- Charr Mesmer Female 7 0.09%
Congratulations, Female Charr Mesmers! You win the Most Hipster Character Roll in /r/GuildWars2 Post Launch award!
And now for more statistics!
Gender breakdown:
65.89% Male, 34.11% Female
Class breakdown:
Warrior 16.08%
Thief 13.95%
Guardian 13.95% (Yes, exactly the same number of Guardians and Thieves responded.)
Elementalist 13.69%
Ranger 12.63%
Engineer 11.46%
Necromancer 9.64%
Mesmer 8.58%
Race breakdown:
Human 33.21%
Asura 20.21%
Sylvari 18.34%
Norn 15.55%
Charr 12.69%
Race Gender Ratios:
Human: 52.96% Male 47.04% Female
Asura: 77.00% Male 23.00% Female
Sylvari: 63.32% Male 36.68% Female
Norn : 64.10% Male 35.90% Female
Charr: 87.93% Male 12.07% Female
Top 5 Race/Class Combinations:
Human Thief 5.92%
Human Warrior 5.03%
Human Elementalist 5.02%
Human Guardian 4.97%
Norn Warrior 4.09%
Bottom 5 Race/Class Combinations:
Charr Necromancer 1.05%
Norn Thief 0.95%
Charr Elementalist 0.71%
Norn Mesmer 0.67%
Charr Mesmer 0.60%
Full lists are in the comments!
Images!
Race Pie Chart
Class Pie Chart
Gender Pie Chart
Race/Class Bar Graph
Race/Class/Gender Bar Graph
[Image: http://i.minus.com/ibjobQ4odKfAWG.jpg]
Oh and this one trap really got me. I face slammed into that platform that appeared sideways.
Was that completely necessary. Being corrected is one thing but calling me dumb for a typo is really petty.
It's not really a typo if you do it deliberately.
Been hopping worlds, settling on Fort Aspenwood for now. Still haven't played all that much though. Too many tests coming up :|
Note that guild upgrades and guild influence are world-specific. If you move your account to a new world, you'll see the upgrades and influence that your guild has on that new world, not the upgrades and influence you previously saw on the old world.
*The Trading Post is now available to all players. Items and gold deliveries that have been delayed should arrive soon. Please check your "pick up" tab.
*We're still working on the issue with missing PvP tournament rewards.
*Event rewards for Dolyak caravan escort events in World v. World will be disabled until further notice.
*In tonight's software update we will improve the downed mode camera to maintain a more consistent distance taking race into account.