7:18 pm, August 19, 2014
So my server successfully downed Tequatl today. It was the first time I personally had even attempted the revamped boss since returning to the game and it was AWESOME.
That single win was far more gr [..]
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3:16 pm, April 23, 2014
Prior to the feature patch i used to run all the world events using the gw2stuff timer.
The feature patch introduced a fixed spawn time for most world events, however they forgot about the above ment [..]
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3:16 am, April 1, 2014
http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/03/28/working-as-intended-what-guild-wars-2-got-right/
Inspired by this. There a lot of things GW2 does wrong, or needs improvement. & [..]
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9:16 pm, March 31, 2014
http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/03/28/working-as-intended-what-guild-wars-2-got-right/
Inspired by this. There a lot of things GW2 does wrong, or needs improvement. & [..]
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2:16 pm, March 20, 2014
Hello there! I’m Roy Cronacher, and as a game designer for ArenaNet, I’m excited to tell you about upcoming changes to the trait system. These changes focus on improving the ease o [..]
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2:16 pm, March 16, 2014
QuoteIn LA you are surrounded, even if you're the only one on the map, by Vets and Elites. Dynamic LS spawns would either increase or decrease this number based on actual people in the map. This is a [..]
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8:16 pm, March 14, 2014
Reddit thread: http://www.reddit.co...ng_power_sucks/
tso said:The problem is not the numbers, it is the ham fisted mob design.
We can see this clearly when a mob gets zerg scaled, as it magnifies [..]
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2:16 pm, February 13, 2014
I know I have brought this up before but I have a new take on it and was wondering what people think of it.
So friendly fire is when an attack you make damages characters on your own side. Nothing to [..]
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8:16 am, December 30, 2013
http://www.reddit.co...ans_last_night/
Quote...
It seems there was a popular farming spot for linen. I don't think there's any point on hiding where, if you google "guild wars 2 linen farm" [..]
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6:38 pm, November 28, 2013
This is my outline on how to do this right. Sort off.
1) Month 1: Discontinue MF item creation:
"Rogue Second in Command after Shatterer has started consuming certain kind magic, he is rebelling [..]
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3:26 pm, November 13, 2013
Hello folks. It’s Maclaine Diemer, back again with another post about music. For this month’s Dragon Bash content, we wanted to have a recognizable theme, and the idea was brought [..]
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12:32 pm, October 19, 2013
I don't think there's enough bots here, obviously. They need at least 20 more to manage the copious amounts of spawns that appear.
(I must admit though, having all of them there makes the event int [..]
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11:53 am, October 14, 2013
Does anyone have some alt char leveling tips that might be good to apply.
1) Any recently popular areas that I can put in my go to places for dynamic events that are easily repeatable and well populat [..]
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5:41 pm, October 11, 2013
So,
I have done quite a few dungeons so far, ranging from level 30 to 80. Overall, I am very happy with them, I think they are great fun and the rewards are usually pretty good.
As far as some of th [..]
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2:36 pm, October 10, 2013
Has anyone encountered disappearing spawns in the butcher route at Aldus. Sometimes there are veterans that spawn on the left and right side of the room. I've onl [..]
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1:41 pm, October 10, 2013
Recently just tried to run CM. Seemed to be more mindless than I remember, spending more time looking at the map to respawn than actually fighting and having fun.
I hear they beefe [..]
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9:29 pm, October 8, 2013
Do guild-wide buffs affect guildies who log on after you activate it?
Where do guild banner-buffs spawn? Next to the person? How long does the banner last?
Did not mess with any o [..]
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3:11 pm, October 8, 2013
Inbetween my little pacifism run and my little everything else I've been running into higher level zones with lower level characters a lot.
It all started with my Necromancer, where I took Rot deep i [..]
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5:56 am, October 8, 2013
To keep the game semi-fresh I have a new strategy. I basically go farm the Oricalcum spawns Log onto an alt and do a book, log onto another alt and do a heart and maybe discover a few points. Take a b [..]
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2:02 am, October 8, 2013
There is a group of "people" using an event in the Gendarran Fields to farm coin, exp and karma. These people are "botting" an event that spawns every 5 mins and insta-killing the [..]
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3:50 pm, October 7, 2013
With the introduction of custom arenas we have the chance to have our own guild hall equivalent. A place we can go to chat, chill, hang out and have some fun.
All you do is:
Buy a custom arena
Set [..]
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10:10 am, October 6, 2013
yeah this has probably been asked a billion times before but i looked up some places to "farm" and so far very few of them have worked out for me. I dont particularly like farming. I cannot [..]
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1:39 am, October 5, 2013
This game is good, but certain steps of some personal storylines are just completely overtuned. Stuff like being put into dialogue and then having five mobs spawn on top of you after the dialogue ends [..]
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3:55 pm, October 4, 2013
I've been playing this game a bit now, sitting at about Lvl. 73(almost 74) and I am rapidly becoming less and less excited to finish it up.
1) The story continues to get worse and less cohesive. Voic [..]
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3:19 pm, October 4, 2013
A couple friends and I decided to so our first dungeon today and it was a total train wreck. We sat outside the Ascalonian Catacombs to get 2 more people to join us and found them pretty quickly, but [..]
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3:18 pm, October 4, 2013
So I just finished the jumping puzzle at SS. Getting up to the top wasn't terribly hard, but it took a modicum of effort. The reward for that was a green level 76 item, a sapphire orb, and a green lev [..]
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2:02 pm, October 4, 2013
...was actually the endgame?
Yes, remember it was the initial idea that the entire world would be the endgame?
Let's pretend that tomorrow a new patch blasts GW2 with something like this.
Once you ar [..]
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1:34 pm, October 4, 2013
I'm just wondering if the infinite silver spawn at the boss after the troll boss is intended or is a bug....
It happens to me 8/10 times I run path 1 so I'm wondering if it's just a commonly occurrin [..]
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6:48 am, October 4, 2013
Can anyone tell me when this game will come out?
Credit to Grayle for contributing this gem.
Quote"As a structure the MMO has lost the ability to make the player feel like a hero. Everybod [..]
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11:50 pm, October 3, 2013
I first picked this game up on the pre-order early access. I have since made many characters (one of every class) and got three of them (Ranger, Elementalist and Mesmer) into mid-le [..]
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7:55 pm, October 3, 2013
I put this here, so I only have to say ingame "Check on guildwars2guru.com".
Cause everytime people keep asking why they can't get in and other people replying that it is bugged. This quest [..]
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6:50 am, October 3, 2013
When you are filling in your map, getting that Point of Interest, and there is a pack of mobs after you and you decide to just run in and run out trailing mobs behind you....
... Do you run past so [..]
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12:30 am, October 3, 2013
I've been doing quite a few of these events in the past few days, some in the overflow and some on my own server, and in either case much of the time I notice a debate in the chat log about how the ev [..]
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11:54 pm, October 2, 2013
Did CoF route three for first time and had a good time. Made it through the muck, fought the waves of spawns, and made to Burntclaw's island. That's where a Legendary creature became very underwhelmin [..]
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11:26 pm, October 2, 2013
How do you get the first power core??? I see you have to stand on the pressure plates but there is a big mob by it and every time I **** one they keep respawning giving no time to do anything.
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8:41 pm, October 2, 2013
Alright, so these new events (so far I am only able to find 1 Defeat Orma of Modus Sceleris ) but the rest I cannot find. By luck I found one (Freeth - Charr Engineer) in Fireheart Rise close to the G [..]
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3:05 pm, October 2, 2013
I still need armor pieces from CoF. TBH gold and experience is a major careface for me so the nerf to that couldnt make me care less . But with the new Magg lavarun encounter this path is no longer vi [..]
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11:28 am, October 2, 2013
TL;DR, Dynamic events aren't dynamic because they don't depend on each other, and are basically public quest loops that respawn 5 minutes after completion. Also, this Forbes article sums up how I feel [..]
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9:58 am, October 2, 2013
The recent fiasco on Ascended items has prompted me to pop out of lurking, so I typed up a lengthy blurb on the state of progression in Guild Wars 2. Hopefully this can spiral into some meaningful and [..]
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6:45 am, October 2, 2013
Since I've heard a lot of comments in this forum and others of how people were "doing it wrong". Oh you're after progression/loot/etc, you're doing it wrong. Well, how are you supposed to pl [..]
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6:16 am, October 2, 2013
Could someone please give me a list of Events and Locations of such events which provide a chest with loot similar to that of the Dragons?
Known to me:
1. Shatterer, N.W. Blazeridge Steppes
2. Tequat [..]
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11:03 pm, October 1, 2013
Wall-o-text INC.
Greetings to nerds and noobs alike!
When looking at the conversations going around about Guild Wars 2 and it's longevity, many people state PvP is (or should be) the true endgame. I [..]
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10:07 pm, October 1, 2013
I'm opening this thread to discuss the effect of the november the 15th dungeon update (http://wiki.guildwar...ki/Game_updates).
I actually love the update in itself as it made many dungeons look much [..]
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9:17 pm, October 1, 2013
The ancient karka spawned right below the claw island portage waypoint. Which is super far away from the event circle. It keeps resetting and people won't move to the right area so we can **** it. Ane [..]
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9:16 pm, October 1, 2013
Welcome to the Twilight Assault Release! If youre ready to start fighting Aetherblades and exploring the shadowy recesses of Twilight Arbor but arent quite sure how to go about it, this spoiler-free g [..]
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6:36 pm, October 1, 2013
Ok ive been playing with the necromancer class for way over 200 hours and i can tell you even tho I'm loving the play style of this class im not loving the broken traits and skills i keep finding. So [..]
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5:55 pm, October 1, 2013
LIVING WORLDDragon Bash
The Ship’s Council of Lion’s Arch is sponsoring Dragon Bash, a celebration of the Tyrian spirit and resolve to defeat the elder dragons. Bash on dragon pia [..]
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5:10 pm, October 1, 2013
Hello, fellow Dragon Bashers! Want to know where to go and how to get started with the celebration? Read on!
Spoiler-Free Mini Guide
Spoiler-Free New Items and Rewards
Spoiler-Free New Achievemen [..]
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4:56 pm, October 1, 2013
So I was wondering if anyone had any strategies for Sorrows Embrace Path 1 and 2?
Specifically, the first part in path 1, they keep spawning 4-6 silver rated mobs that run to the start, while killing [..]
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3:45 pm, October 1, 2013
So ArenaNet why no player moderators?
Ok so we all have seen an increases in botters, hacked accounts, cash for gold for spammer and people spamming you mail inbox FUUUUUUUU!! and I'm for one am sick [..]
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2:56 pm, October 1, 2013
By new content I mean "editing" the existing content. Editing as in the multiple 4-5+ champion npc's with insta dead abilities that now spawn during defend the camps in Cu [..]
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2:16 pm, October 1, 2013
Ok so this weekend I finally got my personal story completed. Those were 2 long hours (my party was not exactly pro, myself included) and I'd like to share my feelings about this part of the game. Thi [..]
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12:41 pm, October 1, 2013
So ive been waiting for this world event ( Shatterer ) quite literally all day. It hasnt spawned yet, there are no clues as to how you spawn him and theres a chance hes on a timer.
This to me is a ve [..]
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12:32 pm, October 1, 2013
Before fixing anything, let's quickly identify the core problems with GW2's PvE today. And by "PvE", I mean only the open-world PvE here, not personal story or dungeons.
So, the problems:
- [..]
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11:42 am, October 1, 2013
I was in a low-level zone for an RP event with my guild, and our poorly chosen location ended up being the spawning point for a bandit-killing event. After giving the thugs the beating they so richly [..]
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11:28 am, October 1, 2013
Is anyone actually enjoying underwater events?
I really, really want to enjoy exploring all the underwater content. I don't even really mind the specialty weapons too much, and most of what I've seen [..]
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10:42 am, October 1, 2013
Warning, the following thread is long as it is not just a "this is what I hate" list but is an explanation of where I feel those lists come from and a look at possible ways to fix the issues [..]
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10:30 am, October 1, 2013
A ****** at the Dragon Bash has thrown lions Arch into Chaos! The culprits responsible for the mayhem have holed up in their hideout. Inspector Ellen Kiel spearheaded the investigation into the ****** [..]
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8:34 am, October 1, 2013
Although there's certainly no shortage of strong opinions to be had about the Lost Shores Event in these fine forums, I figure I might as well share mine -- in the form of a long, drawn-out retrospect [..]
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8:30 am, October 1, 2013
Warning: Massive Wall of Text Ahead. A 3001 word wall to be exact!
I will start out by saying that I have played a wide variety of games over the years, however guild wars was the very first online m [..]
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8:17 am, October 1, 2013
Im fed up. Im fed up with people moaning, crying, complaining or boasting, claiming and bragging about how Tequatl requires "so much co-ordination" and "everything must be organised!&qu [..]
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6:14 am, October 1, 2013
Purpose: In effect, what I intend to do is expose ArenaNet of lies, deceit, and otherwise facilitating or spreading false information for the sole purpose of garn [..]
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5:56 am, October 1, 2013
I played guild wars since just before Factions, its the best online game ive ever played, been waiting for so long for GW2. Its not a bad game, its far better value for money than most games,  [..]
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5:37 am, October 1, 2013
I have recently played my last class to level 80 and am now in the process of map completion. Having been to Orr with 5 chars before this one gave me sufficient insight to say this event has never bee [..]
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4:54 am, October 1, 2013
Just starting to go through my slayer achievements and figured I would start a thread as I find good locations for mowing through each type. Not much to contribute at this time, but if you know any re [..]
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4:38 am, October 1, 2013
So, despite a sad excuse for a "dungeon", Southsun actually ended on a high point for me.
Loved the little instance where you escort the Dolyak. I would love to see more [..]
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4:24 am, October 1, 2013
By take over heart, I mean the hearts that are essentially "good guys took over this place, for now..." so you're left to do whatever the programmers forgot to remove in order to get that ba [..]
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3:39 am, October 1, 2013
It's funny, I have a friend who is every exploration-oriented, and I'm always teasing her about it. However, today I found myself on an adventure of exploration that will always be a wonderful memory, [..]
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2:03 am, October 1, 2013
Sorry if I am posting this in the wrong subforum,dunno really where to do it. I have a bug in my personal story,lvl 80 quest called *Ships of the Line*
When i get to the part where it says *Assist Mer [..]
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1:39 am, October 1, 2013
So I just wasted 2 hours getting halfway through dungeons and finding bugs.
HotW: when you get to the boss after the champion troll, he summons a silver mob that disappears randomly then respawn full [..]
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12:00 am, October 1, 2013
If you are on top (the stairs infront the clock) you are immune to that green stuff...you can stay there and dance or even climb the tower down. And if you jump down and die because of the falldmg you [..]
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11:35 pm, September 30, 2013
T6 Mat Farm Guide
(hopefully, this is in the right place!)
Much like many players, I'm dirt poor. I developed these runs in conjunction with a freind of mine, Handmade. We're both working on legendar [..]
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11:19 pm, September 30, 2013
So I heard there is a new timer but it doesn't make any freaking sense. Listen to me, last night I mined a orichalcum node and 2 mins later I mined a ancient wood node, if the new timer is 8 hours sho [..]
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9:39 pm, September 30, 2013
looking for ideas, suggestions.
i've been randomly hopping events during plinx respawn time and am wondering what the most effective method might be.
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8:40 pm, September 30, 2013
Alright, so these new events (so far I am only able to find 1 Defeat Orma of Modus Sceleris ) but the rest I cannot find. By luck I found one (Freeth - Charr Engineer) in Fireheart Rise close to the G [..]
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7:25 pm, September 30, 2013
My main focus here is to talk about ways that Arena Net could improve upon the Dynamic Events, and other really big events such as the dragon fights. I'm currently a level 80 Guardian that's at 89% wo [..]
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6:25 pm, September 30, 2013
https://forum-en.gui...ion-of-the-Game
C&P'd for those blocked, but spoiler-tagged to de-spam. It is hefty, but a good read, IMO.
Spoiler
There have been many different so [..]
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5:45 pm, September 30, 2013
Don't you think the damages in certain situations are overkill?
Dungeons:
Some enemies can 1 shot **** everything.
The difficulty is based on insane damage and quick respawn.
PvP:
I got 16k critica [..]
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5:13 pm, September 30, 2013
I know there are already hundreds of threads across the forums and gwguru regarding the recent nerfs/buffs to dungeons and so forth. But I do want to point out certain things I've noticed so far regar [..]
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5:13 pm, September 30, 2013
I have over 3,000 hours in Guild Wars 1 which was my first real MMO (for as much of one as it was with instances and all) and enjoyed every minute of it. Even after 7 years I still found myself pushin [..]
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5:13 pm, September 30, 2013
It sure as hell didn't for me!
1. The lack of PvP modes.
2. The grind, they promised us wouldn't exist.
3. Boring at level 80.
4. Gear = skin - not stats.
5. The personal home sucks.
6. Only 1 activi [..]
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5:01 pm, September 30, 2013
Hi!
Basically since I looked at the game for the very first time to me it was obvious that I would be farming dungeons for equipment. Doing WvW all day seemed very slow to me (SO many badges ...) and [..]
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4:59 pm, September 30, 2013
Seems the latest "best practice" regarding the large presents is to pop them, snatch the actual presents that spawn and run, leaving the mobs behind.
It's really sad to s [..]
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4:36 pm, September 30, 2013
So... after redoing Arah story today (doing it with a friend that had not done it yet), I noticed that the Zhaitan fight has been changed a little.
First and foremost, the AoEs that Zhaitan shoots no [..]
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4:09 pm, September 30, 2013
So, I don't know about you, but one of my favorite events at the moment is the Claw of Jormag fight in Frostgorge sound. It's really the kind of more epic scale battle I was looking for in Orr, but re [..]
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3:41 pm, September 30, 2013
Yesterday I was lv.33 when I grouped with two of my friends (68, 71) and we played in Fireheart Rise (60-70). Some things I noticed:
-) I got tons of blue and green drops and some yellow ones with o [..]
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2:48 pm, September 30, 2013
For this post I am assuming that the reason why world bosses are "stuck" in their spots is because of their sheer size.
Does anybody else think that the big "World Bosses" like t [..]
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2:40 pm, September 30, 2013
It was a good run. It was definitely worth $60.00 just like I'd say Diablo III also was. It was definitely worth the 300+ hours or so that I got from it. I think Anet knows they lack endgame content, [..]
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1:00 pm, September 30, 2013
The scourge of Splintered Coast has risen, more deadly and powerful than ever before. Band together with other heroes, old friends, and new allies to fight the rising evil. Bewareagainst a foe of this [..]
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12:43 pm, September 30, 2013
Guild Wars 2 Halloween Event Guide (Spoilers)
The Halloween Event of Guild Wars 2 starts in Lion's Arch (LA) and takes place in a few different areas of the world. There are quite a few things to do [..]
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10:56 am, September 30, 2013
It's a theory of mine: All bug reports go directly in the trash bin.
Ever since launch, and even before that, I have reported literally every bug I've run into. Things like NPCs and enemies spawning [..]
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10:34 am, September 30, 2013
sad but true.
I like it how such huge updates and changes are added as "missing notes" especially when the discussion on the issue was so big.
Anyway, here's the devtracker note:
https://fo [..]
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10:12 am, September 30, 2013
Motos Super Adventure Box is once again open for business in Rata Sum! Enter Tyrias first and best virtual reality simulator and prepare to get schooled! The revolutionary edu-tainment experiment has [..]
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9:13 am, September 30, 2013
I'm currently inside the tower (you can get there by entering a haunted door with a pumpkin icon over it, they spawn in Queensdale and several other maps), and it's a hard one.
Sometimes I manage to [..]
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8:17 am, September 30, 2013
i searched, couldnt find anything, so if a re-post or similar, please just delete/lock thread/direct me where to post!
now please be respectable, don't debate with some on there "hate", it [..]
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7:37 am, September 30, 2013
With the change in dailies some of us started modifying the way we play the game: our usual playstyle could not satisfy the requirements posed by the daily, so we started visiting, or just parking our [..]
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7:36 am, September 30, 2013
Hello community,
Until now I haven't found any really useful thread about the slayer achievement. Four days ago I started getting my slayer achievement on my own... with very nice progress =)
Anyway [..]
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7:31 am, September 30, 2013
Was mining and suddenly a node only gave 1 ore and the ones nearby disappeared out of nowhere. A few friends reported a similar issue today. Now half of the nodes and trees only respawn after the dail [..]
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7:31 am, September 30, 2013
tl;dr: basically ac has become knocklock heaven.
new bosses have room covering aoe in path 3 that knocks you down, path 1 spawns a ton of scavengers and new abilities on stalkers [..]
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6:39 am, September 30, 2013
Alright, these new events (introduced in Halloween updates) are about the Guild Modus Sceleris, so far I found and posted all events, locations etc of Lornar's Pass, but there is more, I hear people t [..]
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