[Dear ANET thanks for RUINING the Wintersday Karma farm for everyone except rich players]

10 hours ago, yoni.7015 said:

Can’t you just buy the stuff with karma? 

 

The point is to farm karma for cheap.

[What order did you craft Legendaries?]

Dreamer was my first, followed by Exordium and Shining blade, but I mainly got them as a status symbol.

 

Aurora, the fractal backpack, the seasons of dragons amulet and two legendary sigils (for changing between night, impact, air, etc) are my practical goals. So far I have the first two.

[Passive Aggressive Emoji's plaguing the forums]

I genuinely want to use the laugh emoji when a post makes me laugh, but I get the feeling it comes off as sarcastic. Kinda wish "confused" was the only community accepted mocking emote.

[Reflection and autoattacks]

Keep a mace/shield in your off weapon set, die/run from combat and swap weapons?

 

Are grenade kits reflected? If so, maybe you could use the flamethrower?

[Has Video Games, Like GW2, Help You Overcome Anything?]

Gw2 didn't really help me overcome depression, but it did a great job putting it off!

[I keep dying, Do I suck?]

If you're dying a lot, first thing I would recommend is looking at how you apply damage (best defense against pocket raptors is to kill em all) and how you recover from damage. Some weapons/utility/traits are flat trash tier dumpsterfires, and simply swapping these out can make a world of difference.

 

It might be a good idea to look up a fractal/raid build to learn how a class applies dps. You can supplement this knowledge by looking up open world builds, which tend to be more selfish.

[You have GOT to be kidding me with this (an EoD rant / review)]

36 minutes ago, Shuzuru.3651 said:

You have multiple options to access arborstone, 

First, the scroll, which is around half the story. 

Second, TP to friend, to instantly go there. 

Third, you can simply do the first step of the story, and then walk to arborstone, nothing is closed. 

It's not quite a big requirement...

 

You actually have to complete the 'fallout' chapter on at least one character to get to Arborstone through the land route (which is why Teleport to Friend is my favourite option).

 

Please don't treat me like I'm stupid. My problem isn't getting to arborstone, it's getting rando's there so I can start the daily strike ASAP.

[You have GOT to be kidding me with this (an EoD rant / review)]

1 hour ago, Cyninja.2954 said:

 

Hahahaha, spoken like someone who has never done HT CM or payed 10k to some seller.

 

Did anyone mention CM? 

[You have GOT to be kidding me with this (an EoD rant / review)]

2 hours ago, Silent.6137 said:

Maybe you're so good that you'll be able to carry 9 other newbie players at Harvest Temple or Old Lion's Court strikes. But not all teams are able to do so with too many that are inexperienced. Seen enough fails in that scenario. And the problem is it'll affect every single team.

Strikes are not communicated to players that they are basically post-story activities? Only if those players have been living under some rocks in Tyria. Ever heard of endgame? Find me more than a handful of players who are attempting Instanced contents (not story instances) without bothering to finish their Story first. And Story doesn't take that long to complete

 

I don't disagree with you, I just come from a point of objective reality. I see players who can't access arborstone but want to strike... and I don't think playing the story magically makes them "worthy" to strike with me. Most of these strikes have one gimmick you'll die to once, go "huh, so that's how it works..." then never die again.

 

And, quite frankly, HT is easy. If your pug group can get 6+ members through mordremoth phase I think it's a success. It's just getting through modremoth's groundpound that's the problem.

[You have GOT to be kidding me with this (an EoD rant / review)]

3 hours ago, Silent.6137 said:

It is hardly gatekeeping if someone has not done the story yet, which will just take a few hours to get the scroll, They would at least have an inkling of the bosses and some of the very basics of the fights. To do otherwise would be rather selfish.

 

I want anyone who joins my squad to experience the fun of strikes, idc about pre-requisites or experience because we'll win regardless. If getting them there is a logistical issue, I'd say that's more on Anet, because it isn't communicated to the player that strikes are post-story activities.

[You have GOT to be kidding me with this (an EoD rant / review)]

18 minutes ago, Silent.6137 said:

How would someone join strikes for contents they do not have?  If you don't own EoD, you're not going to have the maps or the data for the Strikes. If you do, then you'll already have access either via the scroll or waypoints.

 

These people have EoD, haven't made it to or completed the second map and think they're ready for big boy content. It isn't the way I'd play it, but I dont wanna gatekeep.

[You have GOT to be kidding me with this (an EoD rant / review)]

I don't agree with a lot of this, but I do question the need for a second EotN (particularly one that is sandwiched between the second and third maps). I get so many people asking to join strike missions who don't have access to arborstone or a teleport to friend, and it makes me sad when people leave dejected and defeated because they can't get to the content.

 

Adding Cantha strike access to EotN would be a big boon for me as a pug "for fun" commander, I think.

[Hero point shop]

I think of excess hero points as a leg up on the next expansion. It's kinda crazy how you can unlock specs within 30 seconds of logging in on launch day.

 

[Mesmer vs. other classes in pve]

5 hours ago, Moradorin.6217 said:

Many dont really consider Virt to be a Mesmer cause it doesnt even have clones. Personally I dont play the spec because its projectile based and I dont like the hovering daggers. I see many using and seeming to enjoy it. Im just not sure it suits the class it was attached to.

 

It suits Mesmer just fine, in the same way Soulbeast suits ranger. It does away with the classes cumbersome clone mechanic that can be disadvantageous and frustrating in smaller fights against weaker enemies, something Mesmer desperately needed imo.

[Open World\Story\etc. build question, advise.]

For instanced content, look up condi virtuoso. Arguably the easiest and most effective dps class in the game.

[Mesmer vs. other classes in pve]

Idk, Condi Signet Virtuoso makes me feel more like the hulk in that video.

[The game is getting easier, and in my mind, it is ruining the game.]

I like the game being easier. It means I don't have to get angry at PUG's for being mispositioned and dealing no damage. Now I can sleep at night knowing tomorrows pug strike group will be mispositioned, but will manage to contribute acceptable damage/cc.

[Which major, unrealistic feature would you gladly skip an expansion for?]

Hairstyles, and more "basic" armours that look good as a set and mix and matched (kind of like the level up armours).

 

Fashionwars is the true endgame.

 

 

 

If we're being SUPER unrealistic, bring back race/class/backstory related edits in the script. Bring back charm/dignified/ferocious, have them measured, and have our characters and others react according to the totals (leading to ferocious characters having many "Commander! You can't say that!" moments)

[BEST RUNES FOR PVE WORLD BUILD]

But why tho?

 

I think Necro is probably the best hard res'er since they can teleport allies out of AOE. Scales well with inexpensive Magi or minstrel stats (benefits from healing power and vit), not sure what runes they use tho.

[Durable shiny armor in Auric Basin]

On 11/20/2022 at 10:36 PM, Lottie.5370 said:

 

No, that's just Skritt. They're not supposed to be bright creatures.

 

I'm 100% sure the actor can say the word durable.

 

They are bright, in that they chitter at ultrasonic frequencies to network information. I guess none of the skritt in the area knew the word.

[/roll function]

I kinda wish they'd add delays to the rock paper scissors emote so I could use it to settle disputes like this. It's hard to play seriously when it literally says your pick before both players throw.

[Do you want more naked skin and booba armors?]

17 hours ago, lezbefriends.7516 said:

Why do you wanna see guys in skimpy outfits?

 

Because muscles are cool. It isn't just about the female gaze either, the fantasy of being shredded is awesome.

[Head skins and missing hair.]

It would be nice if hats had a default hairstyle. But , alternately, I also find it amusing that the human commander might be canonically bald and wears an assortment of black lion sponsored wigs.

[Carpal tunnel pain from Someone in Need]

Some of the JP's appear as dailies. It could be a good idea to slow burn the achievs, so a friendly mesmer can help you out.

 

I've also seen (and been) a mesmer who offered portals over the weekend. Maybe you could park a character at the JP you need and check on it throughout the day?

[What do you think about increasing radius of all buffs?]

I find it concerning how many people seem to want ranged to be bad cuz git gud. Given how damage is applied in pve (AoE, arena DoT, ground targeting, teleporting bosses) ranged is much MUCH more dangerous because of their lack of proximity to the group (they lack protective boons, group heals, and risk the group being unable to res them if downed).