Fozzie.5370

Ecto gambling imo should be DELETED: Lost a few good friends to this kitten. Most ppl avoid it like the plague, but a few players have succumbed to its addiction and lost everything they have or even worse ( and this is obviously an irl gambling problem/addiction) used real money > buy Gems > convert to Gold > Buy ectos > Get addicted > win-lose-lose-win-lose-lose > Lose all gold, buy more Gems: And so on and so forth. Everyone without an addictive problem, can easily say simple stuff: Walk away, only gamble what you can afford to lose etc. but Ecto Gambling in the game does not help matters to these folk with such problems. One guy I know, caught in its addictive grasp, was converting so much Gems > Gold, when his wife found out: It nearly cost him his marriage!?! Needless to say he had no choice to uninstall and never came back: Nice dude just with obvious addictive personality, he couldn't stop playing it especially when he felt down on his luck in game. Why it's still in the game idk. I don't particularly think Ecto Gambling is in the same league has BLC chests, since you can largely buy most of the stuff from BLC in TP, and I guess to avoid it being a pure gamble: Anet cleverly puts in the Guaranteed Drops, so its not a pure Gamble. In-time if you accrue enough Black Lion Statues, you can just buy the BLC skins from NPC further down the line. Do your weekly farm key character run (52 keys per/year), map completions etc: Free keys! Guaranteed drops[edit]  https://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/b/bd/Black_Lion_Statuette.png Black Lion Statuette (guaranteed)  https://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/c/c3/The_Evon_Gnashblade_Trick-or-Treat_Bag.png The Evon Gnashblade Trick-or-Treat Bag (guaranteed)

OP: Your thread title should actually have read>>> ARC DPS (and all damage meters) are *enhancing the game My scenario: 1) I started game seriously on Necro 2) Had zero clue about builds, gear or anything 3) Found some dude called Holts on YouTube 4) Built my 1st ascended set around Holts: Solo Reaper WvW Roaming guide 5) Proceeded to enter Fractals 6) Was largely unnoticed until I hit T4 7) Got instant kicked after 1st T4 fractal by 4 players from same Guild, without warning or discussion 8.) I PM'd the players that had kicked me: They were very helpful tbf, and said my DPS was lower than their support guy 9) My first question was: How do you know that ? 10) I had no clue about DPS meters in Gw2 or ARCDPS 11) KEY POINT: As a result of this, I wanted to make sure I was ALWAYS pulling my weight in groups, squads with my DPS, Heals, Support or W/e and to not be a burden on the group, in fact I wanted to try to be the best, become a Commander, and teach others constructively to maximise their own capabilities: Totally not possible without a DPS Meter. 12) Downloaded Arcdps 13) Suddenly dawned on me my build, gear, traits was all maximised for WvW Solo Roaming (thus good sustain), and I stupidly had not changed a thing for Fractals ?!? kitten brain me 14) One of the dudes that kicked me, kindly PM'd me discretize.eu, ofc never heard of that either 15) Rebuilt my gear, stats, traits, trained hard on Raid Golems, perfected my rotations 16) Re-entered T4 fracs, watched the difference of my own performance on the DPS Meter 17) Never got kicked again from Fractal or Raid group 18) Some months later, bumped into the exact same Guild 4 players in T4 PUG fracs, at this stage I switched to CFB (purely cos I watched the DPS numbers running of other CFB's, told them I was that lame Reaper they had kicked all those months ago, but their advice had changed my game overnight: They even apologised for kicking me, but said they have to do T4 Runs fast to fit RAID in the same evening or other kitten. Came top DPS in the frac run as CFB ( not hard ikr), got befriended by these dudes, and often enter fracs with them for fast clears & CM's: Done in no time. 19) Have you ever tried doing ALL CM Fractals with ALL 5 PLAYERS: Not really paying any attention to their build, traits, gear attributes, role, rotation ? It's not fun, takes ages, causes more arguments than those that DO use ARCDPS. Only way to monitor players individual performance is DPS Meter. 19) SCENARIO: All courtesy of ARCDPS. 20) I'd prefer it if Anet implemented in-house DPS Meter ( ofc optional enable/disable function)

^^ this. Heavily disagree with OP's suggestion. Confident: 100% Anet would not even consider such a notion, not even for a nanosecond.

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Legendary_trinket ^^ Is your best friend 😛

It's 2022, we all NEED EMP. Burn it Link. If you don't have access to EMP, do what you have to do to get access to it. THE MACHINES ARE COMING

ty for reply mate. Good to know other issues as well out there, to be expected I guess, as always glitch wars after updates. Even just farmed my Home Instance Herb Garden Plot things, Farmed 12 plants, which deposited in my inventory, automatically clicked my seed pouches to plant more, but it wouldn't let me, then i realised I had 12 growing plants, that I hadn't even planted. Well I hope I get my buy order gold back, but no guarantees I guess if CS can't see any physical problem their end I'll instant lose well over 3K gold buy order QQ: Not the first time this has happened and always around patches, it's like the server loses connectivity. C'est la vie!

Hi all, Just wondered if anyone else has any issues with cancelling a buy order, laggy TP after patch update, and gold not being returned back to me ? I've sent a ticket to CS for them to look into this problem, but the same always seems to happen in the days following updates. Just wondering if it's me, or anyone else has experience of this happening, especially around patch updates? Many thanks for any replies !

Interesting debate here. @Endilbiach.4132 to be honest, I used to think much like you about WvW Leggy Armour time-sink grind, in comparison with Raid Leggy Armour: I'm a player that loves WvW, but hates Raids. BUT these days I totally accept the requirements of any given item I want, suck it up (just like countless players have done before me), get my head down and grind it out: If I hate any given game-mode or w/e that much I simply will not do it: Make do with Ascended or w/e.. @Sobx.1758: Thing is mate, think that many players (OP, myself included: Don't like RAIDS, don't have a set fixed time to devote whatever 90-180 mins or w/e for Raid Clears, whereas WvW is far more flexible: You can jump in/out solo, small squad, Zerg, GvG, so many options). Might be just me but I find more players in general hate RAIDS than WvW: In my humble opinion the raids i've done I find boring asf, just a hardened world boss, more difficult mechanics, but its the same kitten every time and is so predicatable, I'm literally bored watching Netflix on other screen while jus spamming my rotation with predictable RAID mechanics easy to spot, WvW is a far more dynamic game mode for me ( elements of PvE, PvP, Very sociable: make lots of friends), my brain craves the game-mode for its diversity and unpredictability as after 10 years playing Gw2, I just can't face the mind-numbingness of one single more Open World META: BUT I will suck it up if i needed to do for a goal/target/achievement/end result and not moan on forum). Ergo it's an easy statement to say those that want Legendary Armour to go for the RAID (PVE) Armour as is fastest, cheapest route, when for many of us the game mode itself is just boring asf (subjectively speaking ofc, every one is different). ...however, and as much as I agree the Skirmish Ticket Chests are back-loaded I think they are for a good reason, to keep WvW'ers in WvW: If it was easy/fast to attain those tickets in the first few days after Friday reset, WvW would likely be much quieter early/mid week. The given fact it takes 20-25 hours of gameplay to cap your Skirmish Tickets keeps players in WvW, and if there is one thing WvW needs and that's active players, else it becomes a dead game-mode. I think it's totally fine as it is tbf, BUT most importantly for every single player that has sunk their life into getting Conflux, Warbringer, Legendary Amour: How would it possibly fair on them if Anet enhanced the reward system ??? I'm always mindful of other players and what they have attained, how long it has taken them, and props to them for doing so love or hate of whichever game-mode they have strived in. Benefit of WvW Legendary Armour: It's just time, keep your participation up, go AFK or do something else, go back to WvW: It's not exactly difficult. When you have more dedicated gameplay time, then play more intensively as you wish. Gift of Battle is also a breeze to get for all those moaning constantly about it: It takes 4 hours (with boosters) / ~ 8 hrs (without). But I have to do 303 boring asf Renowned Hearts to get Gift of Exploration, but do I moan ? No: That's the requirment. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< This bestows my main point >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, you can draw contrasts with WvW Legendary and RAID Legendary armour, but so you can with just about anything else in the game and should Anet change it ? - I'm of the opinion these days: Accept what you have to do, if you want it, and this is 10 year old game, what about all the previous players that have sunk their time or resources into whatever ( ? perhaps they don't like: RAIDS, WvW, sPVP), and attained their legendary through sheer brute determination ? Do they deserve a refund or compensation of their time if Anet changed things now ? If you're going to compare WvW Legendary Amour with RAID Armour, then also compare: 1) Transcedence (sPvP amulet) vs Prismatic Champion's Regalia Amulet (PVE): In most people's eyes Transcendence (especially for those that hate PvP, but wanted the trinket): Was a thorn in the side to endure, but one that was necessary in the day if you wanted a Full Leggy Trinket Set, and/or the twin balls effect! lol 2) Compare attainment/time/cost of Frostfang vs Astralaria 3) Compare attainment/time/cost of Griffon Mount vs Skyscale Mount Where do you stop in drawing comparisons ? Other point to note, which applies to many of us " The only pressure you exert is largely by yourself ": Take your time, rotate what you do in game, goals/targets are great to have like capping weekly skirmish tickets or weekly raid clear, but don't make yourself miserable in the process, else seriously what's even the point ?

^^ YES really, Anet are a business at the end of the day, so ofc as a pure business strategy to sell more copies of EoD: Launch one OP new E-spec: Its plain and simple good business acumen for them. I very much beg to differ: Nothing at all to do with whether the Community think its Meta or not ? loool - Anet largely markets Gw2 to Open-world PvE'ers: Where Meta goes out the window. Plain & Simple: Mech is 1) Ridiculously easy to play, 2) Is fun to play ( Massive Green Jade Bot with OP Elite Skill ), 3) Insane DPS for little to no skill involved: I.e. it's such an attractive profession for the massess ( Anet's core audience): Ergo excellent business strategy from Anet to launch Mech with EoD. If the answer was true to your statement, and Weaver was "META" do you really think the core Gw2 Open World Community would be running around playing Weaver ??? - No, because its a lot, lot more difficult to play than Mech, more squishy, much easier to make mistakes, way more difficult to achieve perfect rotation: It's maybe better for more experienced, skilled gamers, but these days is it really ? Just how many Weaver's do you now see in ALL Game modes these days ? Ergo: Mech is easier to play, more fun to play, insane DPS for very low skill ceiling. Matter of Fact: Mechanist was introduced with EoD Launch as a business / marketing strategy: Period.

Epic post as it summarises in one screen shot how Anet's Bait worked a treat for them: Hook, line and sinker marketing ploy: >>> Purposely release one VERY OP Elite Spec in EoD Xpac, that will "heavily force" the hand into the pockets of those that did NOT initially purchase EoD, and or had no intention to purchase EoD , or were "on the fence" over-deciding. Let players see how easy it is to play Mech, and little skill you need to do insane DPS, effectively blowing-away the more complex DPS rotations of other professions. Dude kitten? "Your Mech DPS is insane, and you're telling me you're only pressing 1-2 keys? " Kitten: I'm buy EoD right now: $$$$$$$$$$$$ Anet's money bags filling nicely ! Serious props to that Bladesworn dude for playing something other than Mech or Guard 🤣

Totally this ^^. Apologies @Danikat.8537 (I like reading your forum posts in general ) but I would view "player housing" a valuable waste of Dev's time & resources. In my humble opinion, it would be yet another "non-Gw2-feature", in-line with Skiffs ( ? just why when we already have Skimmer, oh but I hear some say: You can't stand on a skimmer and fish!:) & Fishing. Personally I feel both: Fishing and Skiffs rank extremely high in the dullness stakes, I just can't even bring myself to engage in either if only for the AP: They utterly bore the pants off me). I play Gw2 for interactive combat with, collaboratively and against other players, theory crafting different builds, etc etc. Solo stuff just really does not appeal: Otherwise I'd just play an "off-line game" and play alone. Rather than introducing player housing when we already have Home Instance: Why not make suggestions to modify or upgrade our current Home Instances, which Anet Dev's could do quite easily on the cheap, since HI already exists anyway. Also I'd prefer it too, as is currently, Party of 5 players could benefit from all NEW features as well: Benefits the whole community, rather than Anet monetize a completely new Player Housing System, which I think I'm 99% safe to say Anet will never implement. Only my 2 cents on the matter 🙂

@Lottie.5370 Totally agree, its just not even in the same line as mounts given how much we use them and how visible they are all the time, and to be given the same price point is just plain greed from Anet. Also, I personally think the price-point of 400-800 gems is far more appropriate and reasonable. Sad thing, I remember reading somewhere about "MMO's Micro Transaction models (i.e. no sub) target the top 3% of richest players, whom will purchase everything from Cash Shop regardless of price. I wanted to think Anet was different, targeting the other 97% of player-base that finds things more affordable, but obviously I was wrong. Only thing I can HEAVILY recommend, is DO NOT purchase the Bot Skin, no matter how much you are tempted to buy it: It's absolutely over-priced Once Anet monitor data that sales are poor of any given item, they tend to drop the price-point (in theory lol) The more players that stump up the 1600 Gems for it, the longer Anet will keep it at that price to maximise $$$. IF Anet do drop it, I'm betting they'll only drop it to 1200 Gems, in-line with Mount Skin Select Licence, milk players at the 1200 Gem point, before making any further drops. BUT as OP rightly suggests the Jade Bot is just not visible enough to make it viable or worth either 1600, 1200 Gems. TLDR: No matter how much you are tempted: DO NOT buy the Jade Bot Skin. Hold out as long as you can, otherwise the 1600 price-point will remain. Boycotting is the only way.

^^ yup this is me, and is what I do all the time. But I'll just add, I always very mindful of the other player and that I'm whispering a total stranger, so the response or silence you get back may not be what you intended. But that's totally fine as it's the other player's prerogative to reply or not, and I fully understand someone might be having a bad day, and not want to engage in conversation with another random stranger ! Having said this, I always remain friendly, and more often than not get a positive response ~ 75-80% of the time, and I've lost count of the new friends I've added through such encounters. Conversely, I'm really not keen on OP's suggestion, and totally opposed to it: Reason: I don't want some random person following me around like a lamb, targeting me: Trying to "inspect my gear", nor do I want to target other players to inspect their gear, without even speaking to them: I find this lacking any dignity or respect. Happily I'm 99.9% confident: Anet will not ever implement such a dreadful idea 😉 P.S. YouTube is always MVP in this department: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJPfso7T70Rwkf0zEIvIpuvf6HJqEIqpH

Agree completely. I hope Anet takes heed, its not like people are hating on the patch as per other thread : They're frankly venting their constructive criticisms on forum as it's the only outlet that have to do so. Sadly in my humble opinion it's one of the poorest balance patches I have ever seen in my 20+ years of playing MMO's. 😪 I get it Anet you want us just to play Guard, Necro Engineer. R..I.P. our Banner Slave Warriors, never to see a Banner dropped again, except to be laughed over ! 😪 I loved playing Banner Slave Warrior, it doesn't exactly have a high skill ceiling, therefore great to play when I was tired, or not on form and could still focus enough to do my job effectively, but now Anet in epic fashion you've completely trashed Banners, "For Great Justice is far better" than either single banner or both I think perhaps put together?!? - Banners were great before when they gave 170 bonus, then nerfed to 100 bonus but still unique at least to Warrior , but alas decimating banners to give boons is totally unfathomable and inexplicable, as obviously there are other professions, oh wait perhaps Guardian is more viable for a change 😂:🤣, that can do the job far superior. I have so many boring kitten Guardians on my account, only 2 warriors, might as well instant delete the warriors make another 2 Guardians. Anyone selling a Legendary Salvage Kit for my Frostfang Axes, and Moot Maces ? 😪 So all we need in Gw2 suitable for all game-modes :1 Account, 1st Character: Guardian: x3-7 Build Templates: Choice of >>> Condi QFB, Power QFB, Heal Firebrand, Condi Willbender, Power Willbender, Power Dragonhunter, Celestial Hybrid Firebrand (optional). ? 2nd Character: Engineer: Heal Alacrity Mech is a boon beast , 3rd character: Necro ( Scourge (DPS or secondary healer/support), Condi Quick Harbinger, ) OR Revenant ( Renegade: Alac), Herald (WvW) Well I guess saves on character slots, wasting time on other professions, gear equipping, levelling other characters. 😂🤣 😂 Actually true inside story here: The "G" in GW2 never ever stood for Guild, as let's face it apart from those whom partake in GvG in WvW (only a very niche small % of players), there is no such thing as Guild Wars. The "G" in GW2 ALWAYS stood for : "Guardian Wars".

Couldn't have written this better myself. Original Banner buffs were unique Warrior attribute to bring support to your group/squad, and now this has been completely decimated by the fact other support classes are far superior. As OP states so well, I've just finished a Desert Highlands Bounty run, dropped some banners and everyone saying just no point, their completely useless now, ergo other classes support well.... ALSO I went to ressurect some fellow player in downstate, but it picked up my Banner instead, all my weapon skills vanished, the Bounty was static so no point to reposition it anywhere: it was just kitten annoying and an awful mechanic imo. Nice one Anet you completely trashed Banner Slave Warriors.