Official Guild Wars thread

• Mystickskye wrote on 2012-12-08 04:24

  Quote from Mythical Detective Loki X;991264:

  Guesting?
  As in just visiting a server?
  Just be happy you can switch servers once a week, lmao.

  Except guesting was a feature expected to be implemented from launch. Server switching was supposed to be a paid service this entire time.
• Taycat wrote on 2012-12-08 05:10

  Quote from Mystickskye;994426:

  Except guesting was a feature expected to be implemented from launch. Server switching was supposed to be a paid service this entire time.

  
  
  What's Guesting anyway? .-.
• Mystickskye wrote on 2012-12-09 03:14
  Playing in a server that's not your home server.
• Hexed wrote on 2012-12-14 16:23
  Oh god I really want to play this but my computer will not be able to handle it, and im not getting a new one anytime soon.
• Eirys wrote on 2012-12-14 17:25

  Quote from Hexed;998141:

  Oh god I really want to play this but my computer will not be able to handle it, and im not getting a new one anytime soon.

  
  
  What other games do you play on your PC?
  
  I'm sure if it's low enough setting your PC could handle it.
• Skye wrote on 2012-12-14 18:21
  I'm gonna go ahead and put my name in here just because. I won't be able to play for a few days though until my refund gets pooped back into my bank account and I can rebuy the game, but hey, you can still add me if you want I guess.
  
  emilyfay.1246 on Kaineng (lol it's great that no one else is on that server BWAHAHAHAHA)
• Hexed wrote on 2012-12-14 20:05

  Quote from Eirys;998151:

  What other games do you play on your PC?
  
  I'm sure if it's low enough setting your PC could handle it.

  
  
  Well I played Vindictus on the lowest settings i could with quite a bit of lag, and I play dragon nest on lowest settings with some lag.
  I'm sure I might be able to run it, but i might end up with lag that would make it too difficult to play.
• Kueh wrote on 2012-12-14 22:11

  Quote from Skye;998166:

  I'm gonna go ahead and put my name in here just because. I won't be able to play for a few days though until my refund gets pooped back into my bank account and I can rebuy the game, but hey, you can still add me if you want I guess.
  
  emilyfay.1246 on Kaineng (lol it's great that no one else is on that server BWAHAHAHAHA)

  
  
  I'm pretty sure server changes are still free~ If you come to Gate of Madness, I can invite you to the nation guild.
• Skye wrote on 2012-12-15 00:09

  Quote from Kueh;998316:

  I'm pretty sure server changes are still free~ If you come to Gate of Madness, I can invite you to the nation guild.

  
  
  I'm not trying to be hateful, but there are just too many people here who play this game that I don't know or like.
  So if I did change to that server, it'd take a lot of convincing to get me to join the guild, let alone add some people from here. So I think for now I'm fine on Kaineng, with my sister.
  I do appreciate the offer, however. :)
• Hannibal wrote on 2012-12-15 00:40

  Quote from Skye;998393:

  I'm not trying to be hateful, but there are just too many people here who play this game that I don't know or like.
  So if I did change to that server, it'd take a lot of convincing to get me to join the guild, let alone add some people from here. So I think for now I'm fine on Kaineng, with my sister.
  I do appreciate the offer, however. :)

  
  but-but :(
• Chockeh wrote on 2012-12-15 02:39
  Can't connect. D:
• Skye wrote on 2012-12-15 02:46

  Quote from Chockeh;998461:

  Can't connect. D:

  
  
  I can't either, and actually got kicked. Did they take the game down to do the Wintersday stuff (i assume that's what happened?)?
  
  Also, my name is emilyfay.1247 now, I guess because I rebought the game. iunno
• Rin wrote on 2012-12-15 07:23
  Just for an update that everybody wants to download.
  
  Anyway, December 14th patch notes.
  
  Notable for the fact that this patch cumulatively buffs every class in some way or the other, including their underwater capabilities. WvW has an interesting feature for the losing side. sPvP now has a reason to have dyes.
  
  Some interesting philosophies from the devs regarding each class:
  
  

  Quote from ArenaNet:

  Warrior
  
  We want the Warrior to be capable of good melee damage in a sturdy body. They can still do some decent damage at range, but they aren’t as good at it as the Ranger (with their pet). They have a hard time taking enemy boons down, and instead, have to just go through them with raw force. They may have a hard time with enemy conditions, and may need to ask for ally help in order to keep themselves free of hampering conditions.
  
  Guardian
  
  The Guardian is a heavy armor class who relies on boons to make up for their low levels of innate health. They focus on area control and punishing enemies for the position on the battlefield. We want them to feel very powerful when their boons are active, but if those boons are removed, they will start to feel pressure. They can remove conditions more easily than the Warrior, but share the Warrior’s need to be in melee range to dole out maximum damage.
  
  Ranger
  
  The ranger class combines its own innate abilities with the skills of their pets. We’ve balanced the class around the idea that you always have a pet with you to aid in any fight. The fact that the ranger can have multiple pets allows them to combine their pets in ways that most impact the current fight. We want the Ranger to have some of the evasion enjoyed by the Thief, as well as the mobility other classes employ. The class is able to deal physical or condition damage, and it can do this in melee or at range.
  
  Engineer
  
  The Engineer is a highly versatile class. While it doesn’t have the long range capabilities of the Ranger, or the melee capabilities of the Warrior or Guardian, they are comfortable at medium ranges in most fights. They have a lot of control, and use their boons to keep themselves (and allies) alive in a fight. They can use different kits based on the situation, but this extreme versatility comes at a cost in damage on their main hand weapons.
  
  Thief
  
  Thieves are the masters of mobility, stealth and high single target damage. They can be very fragile if you counter their stealth with area of effects or large stacks of conditions, but they trade this fragility in order to have some of the highest burst damage in the game. They are able to help allies through traps, venoms and the mobility to flank most encounters.
  
  Mesmer
  
  Mesmers rely on illusions in order to accomplish their goals. They need illusions to accomplish some of their highest damage and control, and without the illusions, they become fairly fragile. They can deal with enemy boons better than most classes, but enemy conditions can often be a problem. They share some of the stealth and mobility that the Thief enjoys, but suffer from a low health pool if you get past all their tricks.
  
  Ele
  
  We see the elementalist as the king of versatility. The skill ceiling for the Ele is exceptional, as the ability to leverage all four attunements at the right time is crucial for understanding the elementalist. The Ele boasts some of the best team support and control abilities in the game, as well as some great area of effect damage.
  
  Necro
  
  The necro boasts the highest natural health of all the caster classes, and also has death shroud to extend that life total even higher. While they don’t have some of the escape or damage reduction capabilities that other classes boast, they do have a lot of ways to win attrition fights. They have access to poison on multiple weapons, they are able to combine condition damage with raw damage, and they have multiple disables to interrupt enemy skills. Necromancers also have multiple movement disabling abilities, while allows them to chase down enemies who are low on health.

• Hexed wrote on 2012-12-15 18:05
  Well, when I saw that the game was going on sale for a few days, I bought it anyways, so now im just going to hope that I can run it on lowest settings, if not, at least i'll have it for whenever I get a new computer.
  
  :Edit: Wow. I left it up for 10 hours while i slept last night, and it only got to 20%. Looks like I'll have to wait a few more nights, and just resume it whenever I go to sleep.
• Hexed wrote on 2012-12-18 19:56
  Yeeeeeeah i cant play the game, I have terrible lag on the lowest settings I could get. I guess I'll just wait untill I get a new computer.