[Games update notes... What !? Weapon]

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Fixed an issue that prevented characters below level 80 on accounts with Weaponmaster Training unlocked from being able to equip weapons that were previously only equippable while using elite specializations.

Does this mean I can use weapons with Secret of the obscure I can't with other expansions (before level 80) ? If I'm right, while not being very impactful at glance, philosophy leaves a bitter taste in the mouth.

regards

[Would "intelligent" mobs counter power creep?]

Seeing the subject, I laughed and skipped the entire discussion. – Lots of details were given by Teapot during one of his streams. In a deep wise analysis of the issues, where they come from and what to do. In very short, buffs should be heavily nerfed so we never can maintain them with a rotation. And this nerf should happen in all modes. I don't remember when he spoke about that. Weeks ago I think.

Regards

[Playing Guild Wars 2 on Linux - Performance optimizations and more.]

On 2/2/2024 at 1:25 AM, VAHNeunzehnsechundsiebzig. said:

I am using reshade for ages. It just works. Stable. No problems. No performance impact that is noticable.

Same here, the only difference is I extract files from reshade exe file with p7zip and manually put them in the right place. No issues at all (Debian, NVidia 545)

[Alliances -> Directory]

Hi,

I think we'll need, for alliances to work correctly, a directory somewhere. Forums, Discord, Elsweyr...

Because small guilds won't be able to find others  easily enough to be efficient. Jointly, Europe is not North America, our priority will, for many of us, to join other guilds with the same language. In stress situations, vocal orders must be understood, fast, and English is not our mother tongueS.

So to avoid what happened in Cyrodiil in ESO. IMHO, we need a directory like the LFG (description & preferred language) or the one in New World (automatic) allowing easier creation of alliances.

Regards.

[Pure salt : paticipation]

"I" am defending but lose my point, no participation is taken only loss.  Why should I defend ?

The best way to earn points and money is : buses running around in circles "striking wood" (PvE) in the worst boring way... Thanks for the wonderful mechanics ArenaNet. Alliances will change everything ? yes yes yes. Should I say in a Skritt way

[Are daily login rewards going away?]

Playing ESO I see in ANet changes, putting the same daily system but without the login rewards.

In GW2 it's the primary source of T6 and Legendary components without going insane grinding like doing a 2nd bad job. There is also another things which makes me really angry this time is the spend your "lvl 80 gift" if you want to do dailies. If you (ANet) want players to squander the booster then remove it. At least it will be honest. If the removal of T6 source and leg comps is confirmed, I'm also throwing over any legendary creation.

[Which class/classes are the hardest for you to fight?]

I voted for thief because I don't even try to fight catalysts (WvW)

A troll for your popcorn ? A Hardstuck tournament is coming, they buffed US and nerfed EU (don't believe that, it's a troll for popcorns) 😂

[June 27 Balance Update Preview]

Something funny : Ranger cannot have invuln reskinned tablets (spirits) but Rev has invuln reskinned spirits (tablets) 🙂

[Minor bug : Harbinger pistol 1 vs Elementalist dagger 1 : wrong timing on Necro.]

Hi

playing Harbinger since a few days I've noticed that Vicious Shot and Vapor Blade, a skill I also use on my Ele, have both ½s timing, like many other skills.

Comparing these twos, I can make a video if you wish, shows how wrong the timing on Vicious Shot is, this one being close to ¾s-1s and not ½s.

IMHO, it might be clever to change the information on the skill with the right timing (0.8s ?)

(Notice I don't ask for any mechanical or animation changes ^_^)

 

Regards.

[earthen rush and burning speed changes]

Elem survival is about mobility. I really dislike this dagger nerf ...

Time to use scepter I think

by bye elem + dagger

[Playing Guild Wars 2 on Linux - Performance optimizations and more.]

My 2¢ : I have steam with all needed packages on my Debian 11 with kernel 5.19 backport and official NVidia 515. I installed GW2 with steam, linked quite all files to another directory and I can play both Steam and "non Steam" versions exactly as I do under Windows but with less drive space used. The only one missing is TACO 🙂 I never reboot to Windows to play GW2, even WvW runs better (thanks Vulkan wrapper in proton). Edit : my command line options : -maploadinfo -ignorecoherentgpucrash

[[Suggestions]QoL (Quality of Life) Ideas [Merged]]

Draft proposal : Guild Slots rework

1-2 Slots for F2P

5 slots for paid games

Paid additional slots 1000 Gems each with a limit of 9 (max for bits used by "5",  and considering /g1-9 shortcuts)

[Mad king says ... what if ... in sPvP, the Mech]

 was "friendly fire".

 

Chaos mad King and watching PvP streams inspired me an "mad" idea.

What if the mech was out faction-ed (same as an hostile NPC mechanically speaking) ? Dealing damage to everybody because it becomes crazy in competitive mode ?

🙂

[Lot of players having log in issues through Steam right now. Updated.]

Version : 134370    Error Code : 1076:4:5:2509, cannot log in ... EU server

(Edit : log in with my alt account on Steam obviously)

[More Info on Strike Missions, Balance, and Rewards in End of Dragons]

I won't play strike missions more than nowadays as I get bored really really fast with this kind of arenas (big circle, big slow thing at the center moving from time to time, damaging drawings on the ground with timers...) but great thanks for all the details and comforting stats.

[Boring pets balance.]

Hi,

I'm really really bored by this absurd balance of pets since too much time. Even EoD beta showed it's already broken. Please ANet stop that. In a right balanced competitive environment, I really believe that a Pet should never ever deal more damage than the player, even if it's a golem. Never !

regards

[[Suggestion] Ranger long bow damage function compose to change behaviour]

Hi,

I'd really like to see the ranger long bow not nerfed but changed, and thus for all modes. In open world to stop having to shout "come close !" "pack !", "cac !", In WvW and PvP to stop seeing : "come here you coward !"' (this is for the picture)The change, applying this function to damage : g() = 1-abs(2*f(d)-1) ; f is the current damage function ; d is distance.In words : currently damage increases, linearly or not with distance. by applying 1-|2x-1| the function would give lowest damage at start and at end, max damage at half distanceIn maths : assume that half distance is half damage (linear as an example)

What do you think about that ? I'd really like to give a try (I have a ranger which I play from time to time now : ^^ )note : this could also be applied to greatsword on mesmer (I currently mainly play with my mesmer ^^)

regards

[WvW Performance and Map Cap Testing]

@Cal Cohen.2358 said:Hi Everyone,[...]

We’re planning to run some tests to see what performance gains we can get by reducing the total number of players on the map. [...]

None , RTX 2070+ i7-8700 + fiber+ ssd --> 13 FPS, ping 110+ in EB No improvement in fps (normal ping is 20-40, 60fps)

[We need a time of the month where we can raid pve players in a pve rich environment]

@Sovereign.1093 said:Imagine a certain instance where the loot is 3 x etc and good drops and you can pk players.

It'll be fun. Raid the instance of ppl killing jormag for example

You find that funny ? It's definitely not. Wanting to, at least annoy, and enrage children to old people asking nothing.You find funny annoying others for your pleasure ? Well... There is an adjective for your kind and it's highly impolite...

[Crash immediately when I open my build]

Same here. I have 9 builds on left list if that information can be of use.

[Legendary Equipment and Templates - [Merged]]

I'm sorry but for me, this is a really bad news for the game and maybe its economy. The more sinks you remove from a MMORPG game, the faster you reach the end. Unless you repeat things like a zombie, for nothing. I really fear a few component prices will scale up insanely while the entire rest will fall into oblivion, giving the final blow to an already really unbalanced highly inflationist economy. I really hope I'm wrong. I really hope.

[What do ppl want from warclaw and what should anet do? (and abit about downstate)]

@"Stephen.6312" said:Just get rid of it. The Warclaw is a disaster for WvW.

I was about to say quite the same thing but for the opposite reason. I'm one of the players who only use the warclaw for the features you (ANet) are about to remove. If it's slower than going by feet, just remove the warclaw and refund gems to all people who bought skins because Warclaw is becoming this :

2. ~~2 Your warclaw moves faster in territories you own. ~~
3. ~~3 Your warclaw gains an extra stamina bar. ~~
4. Quite Useless Battle Maul now finishes enemies who are in a downed state.
5. Useless Unlock a second skill that allows your warclaw to detect enemies.
6. Useless Unlock a third skill that allows your warclaw to pull on gates to damage them.
7. Become useless Unlock a fourth skill that enables you to throw a spear at a mounted player, dismounting you both.

So I join Stephen to say : just remove warclaw from the game

[Official Feedback Thread about Build and Equipment Templates]

Only one thing is really annoying : templates/stuff not changing automatically when changing game mode as it did before.

[If Anet ever made a new character transforming fractal which race would you like to place as next?]

Tengu without hesitations. While I can't believe they could now be a new playable race, a bit of their story, when they closed all accesses and the place on the map could make a nice fractal. (it could also be a raid but I don't raid ;) )

[[Suggestions]QoL (Quality of Life) Ideas [Merged]]

Idea for "show PvP rank" optionTo put the option in Options window instead of each character PvP window...