[Add new Balloons, specifically halloween ones]

I could go for some fun holiday balloons.  My charr loves his balloon, and would like more. 😎

[Please stop giving undiscoverd daily/weekly tasks.]

22 hours ago, Only.3175 said:

So I'm requesting for Arenanet to please stop giving tasks for things that are not doable at the moment.

That would be too easily prone to abuse. Start a new character, open only Queensdale, or any racial starter area, get all 5 dailies in one spot?  Not that 1 gold a day would be game breaking... but I think they set up the daily system to encourage more exploring, and populate dead areas - like activities. 😎

[Esports in gw2]

6 hours ago, Arianth Moonlight.6453 said:

e-sports? Is that still a thing?

It should never have been a thing... 😎

[What's the point of playing SOTO content?]

8 minutes ago, Natedog.7549 said:

The main point of playing pof was to get the mounts and upgrade them. Then most people stopped playing pof maps.

If they stopped it is because they did not find the maps fun.  I have been running the labyrinth for 2 days.  I have never made so much gold so fast... and been so bored.  I left the labyrinth to do some world bosses because... they are fun.  I rift hunt in Amnytas because it is fun.  I don't know about you, but fun is why I play. 😎

[wizards vault still stupid]

1 hour ago, Sheikai.8341 said:

I just go into sanctum sprint then set myself on walk mode or walk in a circle because that's less time-consuming than spending 20-45 minutes on the spirit vestibule that shows up WAY too often. I don't mind the system but PLEASE get 'participate in an activity' and 'spirit vestibule' out of the rotation or give us 10x more options in the rotation so it's not so friggin repetitive.

For the dailies I really do not even mind them being repetitive.  I have one avatar permanently parked at the EoD training grounds. The complete a heart, dodge, combo, and defiance bar come up so often he just does them quickly and then I get on with actually playing for the day. 

I think they are trying to populate the activities by making them part of the daily.  The problem I find with that, is that the activities are empty because almost nobody wants to do them... If we are doing them only for the daily, does it make them popular? Not really.  On the activities, I am not sure how many there are, but it is almost always sanctum spirit or crab toss.  I got the barrel chase once?  They are easy but boring. 😎

[wizards vault still stupid]

13 minutes ago, bossdonut.1938 said:

well we are back once again but this time in the same thead to avoid the board clutter

and we have found ourselves trapped today with no escape, we must suffer the spirit vestibule AND do an activity for a double dose of stupid today

 

and yes this is a complaint

thanks for reading

You only have to do 4 of the 5 for the daily. You can skip the dungeon, or the activity.   I don't care for Mario goes to the Sanctum Spirit... but you just walk around for a couple minutes. Boring but easy. (I only do activities for dailies, they are all pretty lame, not a fan of any of the mini-games)

[My two cents on Wizard's Vault]

8 hours ago, IAmNotMatthew.1058 said:

How would you further steamline a full bundle that includes 3 expansion and all of LWS with separate options to buy complete Seasons? Make a huge popup whenever people log in saying "hey you can buy LWS2/3/4/5 for 19.99€"?

Exactly.  Each season can be bought individually, in the gem store (price varies by how many you have unlocked already).  ALL seasons can be bought in a bundle, for cash on the GW2 website.  The two options make the purchase pretty darned streamlined.  😎

[What's the point of playing SOTO content?]

6 hours ago, Kaliwenda.3428 said:

I agree about the World Boss Portal.  I love that thing!

For the rifts I find myself getting annoyed often trying to get to them in the SotO maps.  I don't know if anyone has any advice for getting to them easier?  Half the time the big circle event markers for them don't even show up on the map for me.

The rifts in SotO tend to be in the same locations.  After a while, you see which direction the scanner points and you know where it is (I do not know if they open in a set rotation).  I use the nearest waypoint to get as close as I can. The rifts are so popular, and have so many players, the rifts do not stay around long.  It is very easy to show up just as the rift is closing...  I find them faster to get to if I stay in Amnytas, instead of the Skywatch map - shorter distances to travel.

It should show up as a circle on the map - but rarely does in my experience. That is a problem. 

[My two cents on Wizard's Vault]

34 minutes ago, Stx.4857 said:

I know that…

But it would be a lot less confusing for newer players if they have each season their own name, bundled all the episodes together, and started treating them like their own expansions or at least “part 2” of their respective expansions.  You have to streamline old content if you are changing your content model, which they are no longer releasing living world seasons.  

Right now they offer the 1st three expansions, with Living World Seasons 2-5 for $99 (season 1 is free for everyone).  It would be nice to sell the LW individually, but for actual new players - the $99 for everything except SotO is a bargain.

[What's the point of playing SOTO content?]

I'm loving SotO so far.  It is the only story in GW or GW2 that I finished (still more to come).  I love the events and rift hunting. About half my time is spent running SotO just having fun, the other half of my time is with my World Boss Portal (best gem purchase ever). 

I do not know or care about the legendaries or achievements.  I am playing because it is fun.

[My two cents on Wizard's Vault]

32 minutes ago, kharmin.7683 said:

I don't think that Anet would put daily events on LW maps because not every player would have access to them?

Why not?  They put daily events in Cantha, HoT, PoF, SotO... not everyone has those either.

[Are all the other mounts useless once you get flying mount?]

14 hours ago, Qys.5937 said:

Th loaner skyscale for SoTO is such a PITA to use for me I'll likely never bother unlocking one and just stick to my trusty ground mounts. I'm sure it's better and stuff once you unlock traits but heck if I really want to spend the time and resources on something that just didn't grab me. Oh yay, I can jump flap a few times glide down and crash into a wall what fun. 

The loaner skyscale is the first one I used. I found it quite easy to control and extremely useful, after a very short learning curve. I unlocked the full use skyscale, and it is exactly the same... but now I can dye it. 😎

[My two cents on Wizard's Vault]

On 10/22/2023 at 3:28 PM, Chronardis.4028 said:

I like the new system. I've already bought everything from the vault, and am now getting a nice, steady gold income from those 30AA gold bags. 🙂

Yep, I am really enjoying the new system.  I am also down to buying the 30aa gold... I preferred the 6aa gold, of course, but free gold is still free. 😎

[anyone else take long brakes?]

53 minutes ago, Fueki.4753 said:

I don't now if it can be called a long break, but I've only logged a few times since SotO launched and shoved the unwanted Wizard's Toilet into my face.

I am playing far more than I used to.  I love the new daily system and the Wizard's Vault.  And SotO is the most fun I have had in ages.  😎

For the OP - Right after HoT released, I hated it. I took a break... pretty much until PoF released. I went back later to the HoT maps, and they still suck. I took a break during Icebrood, because my computer died, and it took 6 months to get another from the US.  Been pretty steady for a while; EoD was great, SotO is even better (so far).

[Are all the other mounts useless once you get flying mount?]

The skyscale is my usual go to mount, but the others have their uses.  The raptor feels faster (but I have never tested it). It corners better, and the jumps are easy.  The bunny is still better for small vertical hops... but if I am on the skyscale, I will probably stay on it.  For ocean crossings the skyscale can run out of juice and you splash down. The manta ray will glide over long distances.  In some of the island, or swamp, areas I will switch to the skimmer.

I have never found a real purpose to the jackal, except where they make you use it for sand portals. I do not have a rollerbeetle or gryphon, so have no opinion of them.

Generally though, if I am on the skyscale, I just stay on the skyscale, unless I need the skimmer.

[Rifts: Frustration moving between rifts]

On the SotO maps they spawn in the same locations, so they are easier to find, the more you do.  I see what direction it is and use a waypoint to get as close as I can.  This cuts travel time down considerably.

But... a majority of the time the rift never shows up on the map.  If you do not already know the spots, they will be harder to find without a dependable map marker.

[Make Gift of Battle avaliable in PvE]

28 minutes ago, IAmNotMatthew.1058 said:

If you're suffering when you play a game or game mode you're doing something wrong or playing the wrong game.

Or the devs are trying to force a game mode on you that you have no interest in.  If the players have all but abandoned a game mode - the devs need to either cater to the tastes of the customers and abandon it as well, or at least quit tying to force people to play that mode.

You can see the same problem in the "activities" required for the wizard's vault.  A few people participating, most are just standing around - moving just enough to not get kicked out for AFK. The activities are abandoned for a reason.

Let the people that want to play each mode, play their chosen mode. There is room for WvW, PvP, and PvE. They should simply leave people to play as they enjoy.

(as for legendaries, I dislike crafting, and will never get one - and I am fine with that)

[So what happened to Guild Wars 2? This SOTA seems very ominous...]

I rarely pay much attention to critics, and honestly have not looked for reviews because I have been too busy playing and having fun.  SotO is more fun than I have had in-game in a long time.  I loved the beginning of EoD, and I loved Grothmar Valley.  SotO went above and beyond them - and it is not fully released yet. If this is the future of the game, I am thrilled. 😎

[Wizard's vault Special tab task after first refresh [Merged]]

I doubt there is any official answer yet. This will be the first time we get a Vault cycle... time will tell...  but I would claim my points right away, just in case. 😎

[wizards vault still stupid]

I keep an alt parked at the EoD training grounds.  I have had no problem getting the dodge, defiance bar, or combo there... but they come automatically in normal play anyway.  He does the heart while there as needed. I also use him to teleport to the Thousand Seas Pavilion because there is an activity dude there. The activities are pretty dumb, and I would never do them except for the daily points... but you do not have to participate - just be there.  I move around, because I got kicked out of it one time for being AFK (I was not AFK, just not participating).  After the activity the Thousand Seas Portal takes him back to the training grounds.  As far as dailies go, those are a bit boring, but easy.  I did dodge, combo, and activity today in less than 5 minutes.  There is also a dungeon today, but I do not have time for dungeons, and rarely play instanced content.

What could easier? 😎

[Astral Acclaim limit of 1300 in Wizard's Vault [Merged]]

6 hours ago, Quirin.1076 said:

The cap only hurts the players who play daily.  An increase to 2k or 3k would not hurt anything or allow players to buy more, like Crafting Medium Bags / Light Bags

The cap is not stopping you from buying crafting bags; the limited stock might be, though.  Allowing you to hold 2k or 3k more points does not refresh the quantity of items available (that would be a different complaint).

As I said, I already bought everything I wanted, so I am buying gold.  Who could complain about free gold? 😎

[Astral Acclaim limit of 1300 in Wizard's Vault [Merged]]

15 minutes ago, Quirin.1076 said:

The limit is lame and way too low.  I am basically being forced to buy items my bank is already full of or I simply do not want, just so I can click on the earning of the next item unlocked.

I even bought the legendary weapon chest just to spend Wizard bucks, I already had all the legendary weapons in that chest.

I already have all the stuff I want - so I am just buying gold.  I liked the 6 point gold better than the 30 point gold, but free gold is still free.  I am not interested in skins, emotes, or crafting.

[is the Halloween event going to be the same thing again?]

Other than the jumping puzzle, is it just set up camp in a corner of the labyrinth and farm?   This has always been one of my least favorite events... am I missing something?

[Remove Forced Click for Dailies & Weeklies]

It just amazes me at some of the daft things people complain about...

[Remove Forced Click for Dailies & Weeklies]

1 hour ago, Donutdude.9582 said:

Is that what we've descended to?  A complaint about clicking icons in a menu for rewards?

The Astral Vault system in its current iteration is fine.  Let them work on things that actually matter, my God.  😒

Yeah... what is next?  I want my daily/weekly FedEx to my house... why should I log in to the game?  😎