Xovian.8572

Please show us this "metal bikini" in GW2. Many games have done this for at least one set of armor (it's a timeless classic in fantasy, for good or ill granted). I have not seen it in GW2, curious what their iteration would be. The only guess i can say for sure is it is not gonna be found on medium armor...it's too anti-trench coat.

For thief adding main hand or off hand adds more then just a single skill set.It also changes the 3rd skill depending on the combination being used, as each specific combination is unique.So it means adding a skill for each weapon that already exists, so they would add another skill for dagger, sword, pistol.In short they wont just add the weapon and one set of 3 skills for primary or one set of 2 skills for OH. Simply put, while there may be no precedence as another poster put it, adding a single weapon for thief is "more work", thus i conclude them adding a 2h weapon as they have done in the past. I did forget the war hammer, so there are still 3 they could add (not 2). I personally think this is more likely to happen over them adding a single handed weapon. Again, this is my speculation, i could care less if people agree with it or not.

If Anet keeps their theme for Thief, we'll get Long Bow, they do not seem to like adding single hand weapons to us, as it has to be built out to include all previous weapons (S3) So basically we are left with either Long Bow or Great Sword.I'd actually be fine with either, but just my speculation on it.

Amusingly enough, being called "Commander" is discussed in one of the stories.Your character actually brings up that you are no longer the Pact Commander or in the related military (anymore), and that your character questions why people are still referring to you by that title. I won't spoil that particular episode, but suffice to say, it was used as a story point, for why the "player character" is still called the Commander.In lore, it makes perfect sense. TL:DR: If you actually go through the story, they TELL you why you are still referenced as the Commander.

As Anet seems not interested in giving single hand weapons due to how thief mechanics work, we got 2 choices left: Great sword and Long Bow. Given that rifle was most recent, Long Bow doesnt seem as likely as Great sword. Myself i'd like to see both are wrong, but meh, I'm not holding my breath.

The only thing i don't get from other players here is the whole "Aurene was dying over and over" that occurred in Aurene's vision/prophecy.That did not seem to be a loop of endless death to me, but merely different scenarios that were tried, all resulting in the same. -Tried by herself = failed-Tried with commander and friends = failed-Tried with Pact aid from the ground = failed-Tried with Pact aid from the sky = failed. All the failures shown were slightly different, but each failed and had the same final result, her death.So i do not think those visions were of her dying over and over, but simply the various scenarios she played out, all with the same result.Besides, to me, it would make more sense and is the reason for her being dispirited the way she was, cause she could see no way to over come no matter what her and the commander did. And at this point, her vision did indeed come true. Since we don't know what Glint told her, we don't know if there is some other plan in motion that is meant for this to "help" in some way or get things moving in the right direction. Edit: Pact* = not just the Pact, but all allies or various combinations there of.

Personally, i find this to be an issue of only certain classes (Thief/Ele, eg low base hp classes).It's also painfully obvious that the devs do not test content like season stories, or even main story with these classes (Go fight Balth with them).Some are so absurdly difficult compared to classes that can stack some HP with out crippling their damage. Can be almost night and day in comparison depending on the two classes being compared.

Call em what they were originally called by the devs: Rat-dogs.Chihuahua + Skritt = Asura / Asuran ( :P )./punt

Account bound for some items i have no issue with.Time gated however is a different story.The argument players are giving that it should be there seem to miss the fact that time gate or not people will stop playing because it becomes unfun.The unfun i found with the first expansion made it almost a 2 year break, and i was far from the only one to take such an extended break due to the massive amount of time gating added to the game. I remember when people stated "No we don't want mounts" and at one time it was prominent in the community. Now, not only have mounts been added, but yet another time gate that many find annoying. People are going to play the game, and go through it's content, they will either keep playing after experiencing that content or leave. How fast this occurs doesnt really change anything, cause people will keep playing due to the enjoyment of the game, or they wont. Just because that fractal player had to grind a dungeon a hundred times, doesnt mean they are leaving the game the moment they get the gear. They simply move on to the next challenge/goal or task they enjoy doing (w/ hopefully much less repetition). PvP'ers don't leave the game the moment they win a match, or because they got an item the finally wanted. The point is people will keep playing, they may change game modes for something new, but they are going to keep playing cause they are having fun. Time gates rarely enter that equation unless it causes undo frustration, which can and does happen as well.