Viger.1347

Quick update. I did some fiddling around with my laptop's display options and tried disabling HDR. This appears to have solved the issue. I'm going to assume GW2 doesn't support HDR capability options, but it's strange as I have a HDR monitor that I use for my desktop PC and I never got this issue on that system. However my desktop uses Windows 10, not Windows 11. So perhaps it's an OS incompatibility issue? Oh well, problem solved I suppose.

I just recently downloaded GW2 on a new laptop and I'm getting this odd visual bug where my character model isn't rendering correctly/completely when in-game, however when I alt-tab to a different window/app, the character properly renders the armor and weapon (I can see GW2 in the background after alt tabbing). I alt-tab back into the game and it reverts back to incorrect visuals. Environment appears to look normal. I've tried all the different graphical presets, and tried different resolutions with full screen and borderless. Nothing seems to help. System details: Lenovo Legion 5 Pro GPU: 3070 CPU: 5800H RAM: 32GB OS: Windows 11 Any suggestions? Cheers.

Pretty sure the game already has this from Cultural Armor Vendors. I recently leveled a Sylvari and bought a full set at level 40 I believe, which is 1 of 3 armor set tiers. Edit for reference: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Cultural_armor that's not what i mean, that's only FOR the race, not for every race WITHIN that one race's fashion.Genuinely don't understand what you mean.

The only time I've experienced any major lag in PoF was during bounty trains. Apart from that PoF zones have ran fairly smoothly for me.

As a new player who bought PoF, I don't think this is as big an issue as you perceive it to be. I'll admit the experience in the story is a bit jarring when you find out you had to bust out the credit card yet again to experience the full story, but it wasn't bad enough for me to completely stop playing the game. By the time I had moved onto expansion content I'd completely forgotten about it and just rolled with the fact that some story details were missing. At least I know the seasons are available there for me to purchase if I want experience them, which is something I'm considering doing for when I get to that point on a new character. Overall, yes it is a bit odd to experience the story in this way, but it's not bad enough to drive people away and straight up quit the game after already having bought PoF.

Pretty sure the game already has this from Cultural Armor Vendors. I recently leveled a Sylvari and bought a full set at level 40 I believe, which is 1 of 3 armor set tiers. Edit for reference: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Cultural_armor

Wouldn't macros in this game be a little bit strong considering there's no GCD on your abilities? They'd need to implement a GCD to balance that out, and I dare say the majority of players wouldn't be happy with a GCD.

I'd run a minion build if Necro actually had any control over when and what they attack. Maybe it'd work better in content where mob encounters are more isolated like dungeons or fractals, but I don't imagine people running a minion build for that type of content. It's more for solo world content, but even then it's still frustrating due to the lack of control you have over your minions. I only ever use it during single mob world encounters where I need to be a little more tanky and have minions soak up some damage so I can solo it.

I get your frustration, as there is a bit of a difficulty leap from core Tyria into the expansions, but I don't believe this is the right attitude to have. You should see this as an opportunity to improve your skills and understanding of the game so you can continue to solo world and story content. You'll be glad you did should you decide to move onto grouped content like fractals, etc.

Doesn't every profession in the game have access to at least a 25% passive movement boost at lower levels? Or at the very least, an active movement speed boost? I know the Revenant has an active boost that is a 50% increase for quite a long time which is massive. I feel like those should be sufficient enough in dealing with the tedium of traversal in core Tyria without a mount. Also, if a new player really doesn't like the idea of doing the whole leveling thing without mounts, or just doesn't enjoy leveling in general and just wants to skip everything - well, that's what the 80 boost is for.

I went straight into HoT as a new player after beating the story in Core with nothing but a few exotic pieces and a bunch of rares and accessories from Karma merchants. I think you'll be fine with what you have.

Just take your armor off. :o

but if you didnt like the "numbingly easy" gameplay in core, WHY DID YOU STAY AND BUY THE EXPANSION?WHY??? What does this even mean? I never said anything about liking or disliking core Tyria. I just said it's easy when compared to HoT. yep, and that is the problem. you said hot was a "good wake up call". that is clearly wrong, since it drove so many players away from the gameyou also believe it is "necessary". a point most of the other players disagreed withI said it was a good wake up call for ME personally, never spoke for everyone. There's nothing "wrong" about that at all. And why wouldn't it be necessary for players to learn and get used to more difficult mechanics and mobs? You need to start somewhere. Better to practice and learn in world content at your own pace than potentially waste time in grouped content like fractals, raids, missions etc where other players may not have the patience for you to learn mechanics.

Going from Core directly into HOT is certainly ill advisable but Anet wants players to do that by not offering Season 2 content for free when you purchase an expansion and by making sure Season 1 is lost forever. I wasn't aware of the whole episodic seasons as a new player going into the game. I bought the game on a whim while it was on sale. I also thought that meant getting any story-related expansions/DLC. I'm not too hung up over it since I'm not that invested in the story anyway, but I appreciate the guide tho.

but if you didnt like the "numbingly easy" gameplay in core, WHY DID YOU STAY AND BUY THE EXPANSION?WHY??? What does this even mean? I never said anything about liking or disliking core Tyria. I just said it's easy when compared to HoT.