Official Guild Wars thread

• Rin wrote on 2012-09-17 18:46
  To further expand and show everybody what it actually takes to make a Legendary weapon, here's a handy visual chart:
  
  

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• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2012-09-17 18:56
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• Rin wrote on 2012-09-17 20:24
  About dungeon difficulty:
  
  

  Quote from Colin Johanson:

  [QUOTE=Fox.1054]“What I would call ‘hard’ was trying to run Domain of Anguish and Mallyx [from GW1] with a balanced setup in the first weeks it was released. Many people called it impossible, but it was a heck lot of fun to do! Why? Because it offered variety and fluid gameplay, quick and deadly like it should be. Not kiting a mob for 2 minutes and then walking into the next mob rinse and repeat.”

  
  
  I’ll point out ironically, when we first turned on DoA back in Gw1 the posts you’re seeing in this forum from a few folks about difficulty were the exact same comments everyone had about DoA. It was “impossible, mobs were just tuned to do insane damage and have huge HP, there was no tactics to defeat DoA”, etc. I went back and read through the original DoA launch feedback and it was literally identical to the comments folks on the forums are leaving now.
  
  We made the choice back then to stick with the difficulty, and give people time to learn how to play the dungeon better and overcome it. A few months later, people viewed it as the most fun thing in the game and totally reasonable without us changing anything.
  
  We’ll be doing the same with the Gw2 explorable dungeons, our own internal testing teams and alpha test groups learned to beat them using a combination of player skill, synchronous builds, strong use of cross-profession combos, use of cooking/consumable buffs (these make a huge difference!) and well formed player tactics. By comparison, after having months to play the game and the time our alpha was complete, some of our better dungeon groups felt the explorable dungeons were too easy for launch, we decided not to make them any harder given the expected player skill on launch.
  
  We’re actively monitoring every dungeon and working on balancing issues we encounter appropriately. We’ll be keeping an eye on bosses we think don’t have enough varied mechanics to warrant their large health pools and updating them over time to make them more varied/interesting fights. We’ll be monitoring, and continually tweaking/adding to dungeon rewards over time and of course balancing where we see the need. And of course, we’ll be looking at adding more dungeons as well!
  
  All of that being said, the game is VERY new for most of our players, and I can absolutely promise with more knowledge of the game and advanced player skill, the explorable dungeons can all be overcome by being skilled groups. We’ve seen many groups do it just fine in our internal alpha test once they had time to learn how to play the game well. Just like Domain of Anguish in Gw1, it takes time and practice to learn how to overcome stuff as hard as our explorable mode dungeons, and that’s exactly the kind of players they are designed for.
  
  If DoA was any indication, a couple months from now, many of you will likely be posting saying most of the dungeons are too easy and you need better challenges :)[/QUOTE]
  
  

  Quote from Colin Johanson:

  Yeah graveyard zerg and some bosses having a few balance issues (or needing more varied skills at various health percentages so they are fun to fight for their large health pools) are absolutely things on our radar. Make sure to note specific locations/bosses when leaving feedback on the forums!
  
  As for the question about PuG’s for explorable dungeons, we’ve said all along that explorable dungeons are intended for highly organized/skilled groups of players. That is absolutely the case :)

  
  
  Source: https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/game/dungeons/Do-NOT-nerf-please
• Subete wrote on 2012-09-18 08:51
  Reached 36. Mesmer is still really fun. I'm not exactly sure what to do trait wise though.
  

  [Image: http://puu.sh/16gzo]

  
  I ended up winging it and doing that for Mind Wrack's 20% more damage and 10% crit. Also I'm Subete.2057 on Gates of Madness.
• Bakuryu wrote on 2012-09-18 12:43
  I LOVE THIS GAME D:
  It's everything I hoped for. Except I have 3 chars and I don't know which one to stick with DDDDDDDDDD= And that's annoying and fun at the same time owo
  
  Oh and I'm on Gates of Pie too.
• Rin wrote on 2012-09-18 14:18
  September 17th patch notes:
  
  General
  
  

  
  
  • Asuran players will now aim toward their targets when using a rifle.
    
  • Fixed various broken events and skill challenges.
    
  • Fixed various locations that allowed players to move outside the map.
    
  • Fixed various locations on maps where players could become stuck.
    
  • Discovery crafting may now use items directly from a player’s bank.
    
  • Fixed bugs in the Exploration achievement so players can now receive 100% map completion.
    
  • Added a system to limit the experience and gold that players can receive from speed-farming dungeons.
    

  
  
  Story
  
  

  
  
  • Fixed bugs in “A Different Dream,” “A Fragile Peace,” “Dredging Up the Past,” "Forging the Pact,” “Pastkeeper,” “Ships of the Line,” “Stealing Secrets,” “The Priory Assailed,” and “The Source of Orr.”
    
  • Reduced the overall difficulty in “Dead of Winter.”
    

  
  
  World-versus-World
  
  

  
  
  • Retaliation: This boon no longer reflects damage received from siege weapons.
    
  • The Experimental Rifle is no longer usable in World-versus-World.
    

  
  
  Professions
  
  Warrior
  
  

  
  
  • Smoldering Arrow: This skill’s casting time has been reduced.
    

  
  
  Mesmer
  
  

  
  
  • The Prestige: This skill now requires full recharge if it’s interrupted at any time.
    

  
  
  Thief
  
  

  
  
  • Descent of Shadows: This trait’s effect can now only trigger once every 8 seconds.
    

  
  
  Engineer
  
  

  
  
  • Rocket Boots: This skill is no longer usable underwater. This is a temporary change until we can figure out why players can launch themselves into the sky using this skill.
    
  • Detonate Mine Field: This skill is no longer a blast finisher.
    

  
  
  

  Quote from Subete;952754:

  Reached 36. Mesmer is still really fun. I'm not exactly sure what to do trait wise though.
  

  [Image: http://puu.sh/16gzo]

  
  I ended up winging it and doing that for Mind Wrack's 20% more damage and 10% crit. Also I'm Subete.2057 on Gates of Madness.

  
  
  At least that's more versatile for PvP.
  
  I need to try out Mesmer sometimes, but she's my 5th character and I'm so fixated on my 1st and 2nd.
• BlackCat9 wrote on 2012-09-18 15:26

  Quote from Rin;952774:

  September 17th patch notes:
  
  General
  
  

  
  
  • Asuran players will now aim toward their targets when using a rifle.
    
  • Fixed various broken events and skill challenges.
    
  • Fixed various locations that allowed players to move outside the map.
    
  • Fixed various locations on maps where players could become stuck.
    
  • Discovery crafting may now use items directly from a player’s bank.
    
  • Fixed bugs in the Exploration achievement so players can now receive 100% map completion.
    
  • Added a system to limit the experience and gold that players can receive from speed-farming dungeons.
    

  
  

  
  
  There goes my source of income. They say "dungeons" but my guess is that this is primarily based around Citadel of Flame, it must of been nerfed.. well, limited.
• psyal wrote on 2012-09-19 01:13
  I'm going to miss that unlimited Descent of Shadows. It was really useful.
• Niuu wrote on 2012-09-20 08:28
  Is anyone having problem loging on Gw2?
  I can't seem to do it since this morning.
  
  It always says my password is invalid And there no way to change it. The website just won't work.
  
  
  I know there some problems with the servers, but im worried because I don't get a server error's code. But an Invalid Password.
• Rin wrote on 2012-09-20 14:21
  It's working for me.
  
  Is there a possibility your account was hacked and had its password changed? If you're using the same login info as you have on another site (say, http://www.nexon.net) that was the subject of a database breach earlier, the hackers would probably use that same info to check if you have a GW2 account.
• Niuu wrote on 2012-09-20 21:18

  Quote from Rin;953617:

  It's working for me.
  
  Is there a possibility your account was hacked and had its password changed? If you're using the same login info as you have on another site (say, http://www.nexon.net) that was the subject of a database breach earlier, the hackers would probably use that same info to check if you have a GW2 account.

  
  No its not the same, Weird thing is, I simply can't change my password. I followed the instructions on the websites. Entered my email, activation code and Character name. But it just says Cannot proceed please contact assistance e_e;;
  
  I sent a ticket but they seem to be as slwo as nexon.
  
  I loved how Tera Online had a Live chat assistance -.-
• Rin wrote on 2012-09-21 03:49

  Quote from Niuu;953734:

  No its not the same, Weird thing is, I simply can't change my password. I followed the instructions on the websites. Entered my email, activation code and Character name. But it just says Cannot proceed please contact assistance e_e;;
  
  I sent a ticket but they seem to be as slwo as nexon.
  
  I loved how Tera Online had a Live chat assistance -.-

  
  
  Look up Customer Support: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Game_status_updates
• TLCBonaparte wrote on 2012-09-21 16:50
  Guys I need advice on warrior build
  
  I have a norn warrior level 12 currently
  
  Weapon Set 1: Main Hand Mace Off Hand Axe
  
  Weapon Set 2: Longbow
  
  
  What trait is good with this build?
• Bakuryu wrote on 2012-09-21 19:26
  Just look what's good for you right now, you should worry about "proper" building later IMO, just take a look at the bonuses and experiment. Resetting traits is really cheap (5 copper per point)
• Rin wrote on 2012-09-21 19:29
  At that level (until you reach lv 40) and weapon set, I believe the most efficient would to trait into Strength and Defense trait lines.
  
  Strength would give you the power output you need, plus its condition duration bonus is better for mace and longbow. Berserker's Power is a cheap power trait that gives you dmg bonus based on your adrenaline (which should be easy to get with off hand axe).
  
  Defense for some survivability and the major traits Cull the Weak and Embrace the Pain. Cull the Weak increases your dmg by 5% vs. Weakened targets (which your mace's auto-attack easily lays out), and Embrace the Pain makes you gain adrenaline when hit, which should synergize with Berserker's Power.
  
  The last 10 trait points can go into whatever, but I'd pick Discipline trait line for Warrior's Sprint for 10% speed boost when wielding melee weapons.