KindredPhoenyx.8976

It's something they'd have to retroactively go back and implement. Given the Skyscale chair came out before the Jade Bot-- it was likely tech limitation. I've been wanting this for years personally. I also wanna see this for the Jackal mount chair as well. Maybe even an implementation of raptor, skimmer, springer, griffon etc for the other mounts for completion sakes.

NCsoft are stinges with their wallet and are looking to new horizons (T&L). The lack of budget towards GW2 has been felt of late. I get this has been the formula since day one, but I really do wish we didn't have to spend money in this economy to change how our character looks. At least in FF I can go to the barber and only spend a pittance of in-game currency, not irl money because I cbf to farm the gold to convert to gems (and even then, I'd rather hold onto my gold for other things such as legendaries). -- It's a me thing, ofc. I advocate for more customisation. GW2 is still ahead in a lot of MMOs in terms of character customisation, but I think it's realistically very low on their priority list. Who knows, maybe they'll prove me, and my post here wrong, with JW's release and surprise us with more hairstyles at the very least.

People harping about a better engine and graphics are going to be in shock when they learn Anet doesn't have the necessary funding and how NCsoft has their eyes elsewhere right now (COUGH THRONE AND LIBERTY COUGH). It's more probable with a Guild Wars 3 than GW2- if latest gossip is anything to go by about its potential conception.

> Complains about wings and we don't have flying. > Gliding. It's a form of flight. Ergo, they do have a use, even if limited. Y'all. The braincells are gone with this thread. This screams generic korean MMO and just... no thanks.

GW2 over the years has moved away from being a western MMO and gradually it's turned into a Korean MMO. It is owned by NCsoft at the end of the day, and people like flashy things (and dolled up female characters for whatever reason but people are gonna do people). It is what it is. They gotta make their money somehow since it is a ""free"" to play game and cool things take the bait very quickly. Simplicity is a thing of the past and... i dunno, nostalgia is a hell of a drug or something?

Not willing to put in the effort, you don't deserve it. I hate this mentality of people needing instant gratification for everything they do these days. Doing SOTO for the Skyscale is not that hard: toughen up and go do it, or don't play this game and find something more befitting to you instead of spending your days whining on the forums about no insta-dragon (or any other mounts for that matter). Someone might think I'm gatekeeping, and sure, I am what you say I am, but its the way of life.

I voted crystal/geode dragon because it sounds dope and brings me back to my Heroes/Might and Magic days.

@Rubi Bayer.8493 (apologies with lobbing you with another question, as I'm sure you're up to your eyeballs in them right now) Just seeking some clarification about the legendary backpack. Is it open-world, or is it earnable in raid? Site lacks a definitive answer as to its obtainability; I figure spear is open world at the very least. If it is raid earned, does the open-world event version contribute towards it or na?

My only thought and concern here are two things. A: they're going to use homesteads as the new monetisation guinea pig (which, free to play game, that's fine and all- they need to make money somehow- as long as there are in-game earnable homesteads we can collect as well. I'm kinda broke here man.) B: my contribution to the alt problem is give us "loadouts" a lot like the equipment or build templates so if we switch characters, we can somehow swap the appearance of the homestead without compromising the account-wide benefits of the system. Might come at the cost of loudout slot limitations but its better than being stuck to the one across account. My OCD brain would prefer that than having to sit there and deco each individual character's home, because for me it feels micromanagey at that point (it's purely a me issue. I know I could just *not* do it but brain says no).

ChatGTP going wild with this thread.

My question is: why does this hurt people so much? I get immersion is great and everything but wha? Wouldn't they need a huge list of things to tick (maybe through the bank/account vault) in order for something like this to work? (Legit curiosity. I'm no tech savvy person.)

*puts my tinfoil hat on.* Wouldn't it be something if that's the feature of next expac: just a complete graphic overhaul. Nah, honestly I think the current graphics are holding up just fine despite being a 10+ year old game.

Adding my voice to the chorus. Just got this achi, but stuck at 2/11. Ditto for Skyfarer.

I just had a fail on Umbriel at his 1% split phase that jebaited everyone and got us all killed. I've never hated this boss more than what I do now on public.

I just had a total 1% wipe on Umbriel's split phase and I've never hated this boss on public more than I do now. That was a 30 minute waste of my time with a 3 hr time gate on my suffused rune.

It sure does seem like its spears on land. I'm honestly chuffed, but I need to see the rest of the expac before they sell me. Though its very close to tugging me by the collar with the possible woodland cascades hints... ha. The "feature we've been asking for for five years" could also elude to a few things. A new raid for one. Hell, I'll even take a losing gamble of maybe a new class or race, but if it just the spears then, I'll take that too. Hopefully there's range and melee variants depending on the class.

People do it mostly for memesakes. If you want more grounded while touching on fantasy elements, I ironically recommend FF14. I found "grounded" present there quite a lot despite the anime. The only "hyper flashy" I've seen there have been artifact weapons (and the game spell effects-- LOOKING AT YOU RED MAGE LIMIT BREAK, but I digress). As for the flashiness... It really depends who's perspective you look at it from. I enjoy the accessibility of the obnoxious to more subtle preferences, for those who want to go ham and be a giant walking meme (there's a lot of those people, and more power to em), but I personally spend a lot of time intricately crafting characters for RP sakes who have a certain theme with flair. Got my firebrand themed after a phoenix as an example, or my Spectre loaded with night/astral themes. GW2 is the only MMO I've actually been able to pull similar themes from has been WoW and Destiny. It's a balancing act and depending on your tastes it could be good or bad, otherwise the high fantasy elements are still very much present in this game and many others aesthetically.

It's less a timer and more an animation lock in a sense after you open the box. Takes a bit to wear off before you can do anything.

Honestly this was my thought as well. I saw this mastery and immediately thought to myself "why wasn't this just baked into the initial release?" Catch up mechanics aside for the armor, the reduced amount of times you press the button to open the arcane chests really should have just been there from the get go. Except every time I do open a box now I have to wait for the long animation lock to end before I can mount again. Drudge.

Janthir or Woodland Cascades is my bet (relation: Bastion of the Penitent). I really just want something foresty man.

Sorry but after my experience with WoW's budget BR and Mists of Pandaria remix, and the disaster that has been, I don't want to see any new modes in this game for a developer that already struggles for budget as it is. It won't be implemented well, neither will most of these other "I want x modes in GW2" that can't support it. I'd rather do what Anet can do best with the resources they have and give quality content we're more or less familiar with than trying to break the mould with expectations as if they're triple A when they're anything but.

I can finally bust out the "how many times do we need to teach you this lesson, old man?!" meme!

The inconsistency is kinda baffling not gonna lie. They gave an achi prior to the finale of EoD to do the meta before the story instance, but then they forgot about it with Soto? And here I was expecting this to become the norm after dragon's end. /sarcasm.

y'all need a chill pill, eesh. Cringe. Its not about DPS. OP was talking about the inconvenience of getting back to the boss and y'all derailed it to it being a "sounds like a you problem" argument. Get back on topic; who's ego is bigger isn't the problem here. And I agree. Getting back to Eparch is a bit of a doozy. Portals need fixing and a clearer path needs to be set for people.

Gharr is a welcomed addition. I'd like to see more of this in the future.