ArenaNet Staff Fire Attunement.9835 Posted February 19, 2020 ArenaNet Staff Share Posted February 19, 2020 Hi everyone,We’re testing some improvements to the first steps adventurers take in the world of Tyria. Simple achievements are now available in the early levels to guide new players toward activities they might find interesting and award useful items and AP. If you’re a mentor and players are asking for help in the starting zone, lend a hand! The achievements are available to veteran players as well and can be found in your achievement panel. ETA: We are extremely excited about this update! So much so that we got a little ahead of ourselves and told you about it early. This will actually be coming to the game beginning February 25th, so consider this advance notice to get your welcoming parties ready! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randulf.7614 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 These are live now?Edit - thank you for clarifying with the date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurokouNekoki.7891 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Can we have a CC Tutorial, pretty please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khisanth.2948 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 New Player Experience 2.0? :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zealex.9410 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Make the ps available when you exit the tutorial while you are at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saikusu.7103 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Second the notion for CC tutorial, I didn't figure that out until I was in the bosses at the end of HoT (which I played after PoF). I feel it'd take the stress off players, new and old, so no one has to yell 'cc cc gogogogo,' and then no one has to ask what that means, while they wait for a response mid-boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaanVerdiano.6174 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 That's great to hear. Hopefully they will help. In the same breath, would you consider turning the story back into its original format? I.e. a quest every 2-3 levels or so, instead of batches of 10. A lot of new players used the fact there's always a quest marker for guidance and it helped them a lot as it led them into level-appropriate areas, along with keeping a clear goal in front of them. It was probably one of the most common complaints friends of mine voiced when I got them to try this game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 @Randulf.7614 said:These are live now?I can't find them if they are. Some clarification if they're here or coming would be good, and what the section is called. I'm interested to see how they plan to point new players to that area specifically, since I'm guessing by the time most new players find the achievement tab and take the time to see what's on each dropdown they would long since have passed the point where basic (at least what I'm thinking of as basic) achievements would be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArenaNet Staff Irenio CalmonHuang.2048 Posted February 19, 2020 ArenaNet Staff Share Posted February 19, 2020 Hey all,These changes are not live yet, but coming Very Soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelida.8690 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Thank you for clarifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante.1763 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Gotta say, this is a welcomed surprise, Cant wait to see what they involve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khisanth.2948 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 @NovaanVerdiano.6174 said:That's great to hear. Hopefully they will help. In the same breath, would you consider turning the story back into its original format? I.e. a quest every 2-3 levels or so, instead of batches of 10. A lot of new players used the fact there's always a quest marker for guidance and it helped them a lot as it led them into level-appropriate areas, along with keeping a clear goal in front of them. It was probably one of the most common complaints friends of mine voiced when I got them to try this gamebut one of the reasons for the current version is because the old system was leading people to inappropriate places ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bambi.6214 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 @Irenio CalmonHuang.2048 said:Hey all,These changes are not live yet, but coming Very Soon.Is that Very Soon® or literaly very soon?Edit: neverless, very good. Any changes to the first missions too by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konig Des Todes.2086 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 @Fire Attunement.9835 said:Simple achievements are now available@Irenio CalmonHuang.2048 said:These changes are not live yet, but coming Very Soon.:trollface: I'm curious what kind of achievements these are. Says directing players to content, but I feel like something to help teach players how to play optimally is best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoover.6394 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 I always want to suggested a visual upgrade for the beginner story instance, just make thing prettier, make all models more detailed, to wow new user and keep them once they tried it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante.1763 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 @Hoover.6394 said:I always want to suggested a visual upgrade for the beginner story instance, just make thing prettier, make all models more detailed, to wow new user and keep them once they tried ittbh i really think they need to overhaul all the core textures/effects to bring them up to par with the new ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crepuscular.9047 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 hmmm... smells like a bait to get vets going back to old maps, will see how long it lastsI hope it reverts back the starter experience back to the original what GW2 launch offered, and make dungeon story mode mandatoryyes, player freedom is good, but too much confuses people because they dont know what to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronos.6532 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 break bar tutorial hypecomplete a raid (25 ap) hype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatLiesBeneath.9018 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Very exciting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaba.5410 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 @Irenio CalmonHuang.2048 said:Hey all,These changes are not live yet, but coming Very Soon.Very Soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatLiesBeneath.9018 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 @Chaba.5410 said:@Irenio CalmonHuang.2048 said:Hey all,These changes are not live yet, but coming Very Soon.Very Soon 25th of February 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yasai.3549 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 I can't wait for the changes but hopefully it doesn't cause such a major "paradigm shift" that it disrupts gameplay for more than a couple of weeks before people get used to the changes. There are alot of changes in there which will significantly alter how people approach content so idk if the game might straight up see a horde of people quitting due to the unpleasant sudden shift in gameplay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackheartgary.8605 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Exciting news indeed!will be making sure to do the mentoring thing more often! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronos.6532 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Could you also add collection achievements for every weapon set and armor set in the game that doesn't yet have a collection? It would increase the value of a lot of gear drops and encourage collection. Brand-new players are the ones picking up the most new skin unlocks, so it would add a lot of value to the core game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurokouNekoki.7891 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 @Cronos.6532 said:complete a raid (25 ap) hypeThis isn't very Beginner level though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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