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  1. I think you need to check up the word unattended. It means the opposite of attended. So not attended. It does not mean you'll need to have full 100% focus on the screen and nothing else. To be fair, using a method to bypass a measure to kick someone who is not active is not ok. It might not be unattended gameplay per definition, but rather an exploit (misuse of a feature to bypass in this case the kick you should be getting). That you got a way with it so far, does not mean it is allowed.
  2. Playing the game while watching a movie is not unattended gameplay. You are not required to have full and only focus on the screen. Watching a movie or a stream is perfectly allowed. The way GM's check if you have enough attention to the game, is that they'll sent you a PM. If you respond in a timely matter it is ok, if you don't respond they'll take actions
  3. And nowhere do I claim I am. I'm simply stating the only real instrument people have to show their support or dislike. It is the real power of commerce. To buy or not buy a product.
  4. IBS was free and not a paid expansion. I see a lot of people happy with the change and a lot of people unhappy. It is the essence of change. Some like it. Some do not. Do you prefer to have a big clunk of content once every 4-5 years or do you prefer to have smaller clunks every year? There is no good or bad here. So in short. Do not complain that the content is low compared to other games. If you do not like the content, do not buy it. If you dislike the change, do not buy it. ps. Pro-tip. Propably in 4-5 years you can buy a Soto, and the next 3-4 yearly expansion with a great discount. You can also recieve a huge blob of content in one purchase, just like it was before.
  5. I'm not sure if this is asked for by the playerbase, but the way content has been delivered has always been a debate and seen as controversial. The essence here is money. With GW2 you pay a fee for the game and it's expansions. If you, like me started playing in 2012 and got every release when it came out it would have cost you 225 euro's/USD If you buy this all now in the store it would cost you 125 euro's/USD. So in short. I paid 18,75 euro/USD per year. If you compare this to e.g. WoW with monthly fees, you'd pay 350 euro's each year on monthly fees and expansion costs. Still people keep comparing the amount of content released and expect to have the same amount of quantity and quality. If you'd want to compare e.g. SoTo with PoF you'd have to keep in mind that between PoF en EoD was a five year gap where you needed to buy new content and still two seasons of living world where released in that timeframe. (comparing EoD with Soto is a bit different due to EoD already shifting in a different release system. I truly think that this new system is better then it was. but as we do not have to wait for several years for a new expansion, time needs to tell if it truly is better
  6. I wouldn't count Utopia as a loose or unused thread. It was never released and so never part of the lore. It has been in development at one time, but got replaced by eye of the north and GW2. This doesn't mean that everything that was done is thrown away. Many elements of story, artwork, classes etc, have been used in EotN and GW2. So what's left are scraps and likely not worth the attention. On a side note: Who or what is Razah?
  7. Thing is...they might not be bots. There is a thing called auto-farming. It doesn't use any atuomated actions, unless those allready existing in game (auto-attack, minions and auto loot). This is perfectly allowed and sometimes called afk-farming. However. afk farming is not allowed. When playing the game like this, you need to be present at your keyboard at all times. I know an elder lady who is knitting while doing this and it is perfectly ok (according to arenanet). The GM's check this by sending you a pm and if you do not reply, they assume you are afk and actions are taken. So these people might be botting (using illegal third party software) or afk-farming (both illegal) or auto-farming (allowed). So best thing to do (as explained by others): Report and move along!
  8. This is an event running with a good amount of people participating. I am not able to login today, but looking at the commandortags it seems that Professor Portmatt's Lab jumping puzzle is a daily. This is in the same area so it is a bit more crowded then usual.
  9. 1: make sure you own end of dragons campaign 2: make this character turn level 80 (max level). 3: Start the story quest in the story journal and follow it to enter Cantha
  10. Hello and welcome back. Happy to see you want to give it another go. To give you solid advice it would help to understand why you kept loosing interest in the past. You mentioned slow levelling in the past. Although it is true there are a few shortcuts to leveling. Also they changed the entire experience with a new player experience (NPE). So things have changed here, but not significant. GW2 levelling is different then most games. In most games the levelling is a learning curve towards the end game. This is only partly true in GW2. There is a much more gradual change and endgame and levelling game do not differ as much. So what you get during levelling is basically what you get when you reach max level. So why should you stay if the levelling game was boring in the past? The main reason is that GW2 really is very different. There is a main story line that takes you by the hand, but at the same time you also have the freedom to play just as you want from the start. So dare to leave that dotted line and go explore the world.
  11. First lets have a few terms straight. You have AFK-farming. This is not allowed. Yo uneed to be present at your keyboard (and considering what afk means, in those terms it is not allowed). However, it is not up to us to make the determination if someone is AFK. Nobody can be forced to prove it to you. They are obliged to react to a GM to prove they are present. So a correct term is auto attack farmers. I am shocked how many people are offended to auto attack farmers. They are not doing anything that is harming your pleasure in the game, besides working as a crazy red flag. It is the studio's policy to allow auto attack farming. They do not consider it harmful. If you disagree with that, please explain how it is harmful for you personally. To me I would not care less what people do and do not. I'm not an auto attack farmer and it is not something I would find pleasure in, but I also understand that for others they like it. When they are botting or afk-ing it is something else as it is against the rules. But most important. I would not like if they spend precious dev time to fight this. It would turn into a cat and mouse game. The devs fix a spot and they move on to a new spot. So more dev time is spent, and more, etc. So far, GM's check if they are present at keyboard (and please report if you see them and suspect they are afk). If the farms happen in places harmfull to others, it gets fixed (e.g. when it takes all agro away from those doing a heart), but otherwise, let them be where they are. Easier to find for the GM's and no dev time is wasted.
  12. To explain the issue a bit more. I do not know what core you use. but I compared two CPU's. One is very modern 10gen I7. One is an I 7 released in 2012 (when the game released as well). The 2012 CPU has 4 cores that run3,7GHz. The 10gen I7 runs 8 cores on 3,5GHz. The 8 cores make it much more powerfull, but GW2 is never designed to use this power and only uses a single core for it's main processes. So in essence, you CPU is lesser then a CPU released in 2012 when the game launched. Running on lower settings will resolve a lot of FPS dips. And a general advice. Having a great gaming pc means nothing to how good GW2 runs. less cores, more power per core is what it loves.
  13. That would be Help Johan with his training duties at Vollym's battle pit Help Johan with his training duties at Vollym's battle pit - Guild Wars 2 Wiki (GW2W) I agree with most that how GW2 handles participation of fights in open world is per design. It is an essential part of the design manifesto and makes this game unique. So please understand the harsh reactions. What helps however is when you explain better what you mean. I think a lot of confusion exists due to not being clear what you mean. Can you give an example of a boss challenge you would like to do solo? Where is it? how do you get there? etc!
  14. This person is totally out of line. I'm glad @Rubi Bayer.8493 stepped in to clear this up. This could also be considered a breach of article one of the code of conduct. @Julischka Bean.7491: What this person was supposed to say is: "I have a personal opinion that using teleports diminish the acomplishment of those who did it without help." This person is entitled on a personal opinion. But making it look like a rule made by the devs is plain wrong in many many ways. GW2 per design is made for cooperation. Not to combat each other in accomplishments and deeds ,but to work together and help each other to accomplish common goals. Anyone may play it in any way they like. Acting like this is bad, unfriendly and borders on harassment. My advice to you, ignore and move on. There are evil people in this world. a.k.a. Trolls. And as stated in Queensdale outside a cave: "Do not feed the trolls"
  15. The confused reaction is often given when someone disagrees with the thing someone is saying or agrees with it, but dislikes it is the way it is.
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