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Will have to see how this pans out... hopefully we don't get feature bloat...

Does this mean that we could potentially have a "smaller expansion" that just releases Tengu? I ponder this, as whatever they release in these "smaller expansions" can't have any game-breaking changes or advantages, lest we venture into pay to win territory (exluding e-specs of course)

Yeah.. It's been getting particularly bad the past week and a bit.. (God knows why this thread was merged. My comment was regarding the TERRIBLE PING starting from Feb 2023... ) Edit: Imagine being confused by a statement of fact. This forum, once again, is such a disaster.

I run Specter in wvw (condi funnily enough). My biggest clears are sword 2, Shadow Return (the flip of shadowstep), and signet of Agility. Antitoxin runes aren't a necessity, especially if you're hoping to dish out reasonable damage during roaming. The key is being patient and not panicking when you're loaded with condi. Often, I'll precast sword 2 so that on return I can clear first wave condis, then pop signet of agility if there continues to be really heavy condis applied to me. Your Shroud 2 also cleanses condi, so if you're in a pickle, pop shroud on and then immediately press 5 (Mind shock), then 2 (grasping shadows) on top of yourself. The number one mistake I see thief players in general make when playing against condi is that they don't realize they've got st least 1 - 2 seconds of time to respond to the condi ticks.

Right with you on this! Been discussing and advocating for this for months now.

I'm still of the opinion that scepter 3 should pierce, and scepter 2 should do AoE damage on-hit. Would give a while lot of QoL to the weapon in general.

The exclusivity was implied. It was the fact that the cape came (at the time) ONLY by purchasing the statue. If they had said "limited time exclusive", or something to suggest they'd be giving it away free, I personally would never had bought two statues. It's not that fantastically made, and certainly not worth the full price that I paid for. I had made the assumption (and regretfully) that like the FUNKOPOP minis (which are exclusive only to Funkopop statues), you could only get them with the special item purchase. They've always given in-game rewards for supporting Anet/Gw1/Gw2 with additional purchases like this. It was unexpected for them to change course and just give these almost 'thank-you' items out en masse. Since GW1, you'd get special, limited edition minis or whatever if you bought items like these. Good examples include; The "Destroyer Mini" that you got from a special edition PC Gamer magazine for when EoTN came out. Any Collector Edition Mini The Funkpop minis as mentioned earlier. None of the above examples were ever re-released to the public via giveaways like this, after the initial event. (lol at confused spammers. Imagine being confused by literal facts. Stay classy fam.)

The cape came with the statue via a code inside the box. The promotions were the second/third/fourth time it became available. You can see from GW2's own promo: https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/prepurchase-your-elder-dragon-aurene-collectors-statue/ "Delicate in appearance but sturdy in make, this premium collector’s statue includes a code for an in-game cape featuring an iconic image of Aurene"

I brought this issue up the first time they did this with Alienware. Sufficed to say, this whole situation is very irksome. It's also very apparent that those who didn't buy the statue don't quite understand the frustration. Why they don't just alter the texture/image, or give it some variance from the statue version, is beyond me. You're talking about, at most, a texture change with some work on colour channels. You're not talking about an entirely new mesh/model where you've got to re-do all the animations and deal with culling/clipping issues. (omegalul I'm ready for the confuse spam squad)

Would totally love Scepter 2 to be an AoE skill. Can totally imagine that when the projectile gets lobbed at the target, it sticks to it for a second. After which it explodes, doing AoE damage around the target/healing on allies. Working similar to a sticky grenade of sorts. This would actually give specter reasonable utility in blob fights in wvw and general QoL in pve.

You may wish to contact customer support for matters like this. They'll be able to give you more direct help.

I feel your pain. They did the same thing with the Aurene logo cape recently during the Alienware key giveaway. The cape originally only came with the real-world Aurene Statue which was gotten for about 100usd. Was very disappointing to see it given out en masse like that... Was the last time I gave anet any real world money. I coughed up for the exclusivity, only to have it arbitrarily taken away. Saddest thing is, there was a whole slew of people OK with, (and wholeheartedly condoned) this behaviour from anet and lmao. Expected better from the community in general. Says alot about how times have changed. I truly cannot fathom the idea that it's "too much work" for anet to handle. They literally just have to duplicate the hat asset, replace the texture on the hat skin to a different logo, and call it a day. You're talking about a pallette swap/introduction of a new texture map, that's it. You're not having to re-rig a cape, or do a full day's worth of work to prep the asset. The same goes for the Aurene Logo Cape. They clearly had the time and intention of making new assets since they've spent so much effort modeling and prepping an entirely new cape for this year's Extra Life. To be clear; Extra life is an absolutely amazing cause. It is just unfortunate that a random exclusive item has to now lose its sentimental and novelty value in the process. (and lol confused spammers going brrr as always. This forum has devolved into such a toxic place. What are you peeps confused about? The fact that people should be allowed exclusivity if they've paid for/ earned said exclusivity? Sounds an awful lot like sour grapes and jealousy.)

It does - shroud scales 0.69x your HP

Doubt that it's not there because of it being a last minute change. Sadly, I suspect it's because they're going to double-down on the 0.69x thing, so they'll say it's redundant information if all shroud works the same with the baseline of 0.69x.

Yep, doesn't appear for me either. I think this just once more goes to show that it's all been a lack of care. Instead of fixing the issue, they literally just try to hide the problem lol... I'm sure they'll come around later and say it's to make the tool-tip similar to that of Necro shroud, etc., etc.

Yeah, noticed this too... It really is a testament to how little care they've put into this recent change. Points to it being very last minute, or really a lack of care. The more I think about this recent nerf to shadow shroud, the more I arrive at the conclusion that this was just an "easy fix" to the consume shadow issue, and that they just couldn't be bothered to work out a more tenable solution using more specific adjustment/numbers. I'm sure they'll come back in a month saying they've "taken our feedback", when in reality they've just finally decided to give development time to it. People also keep talking about a pve - pvp/wvw split... When it should really be a three way split. Having so little shroud in wvw makes it an extremely tough spec to play. 1. 5x was excessive, but 0.69x is way below what should be par. We're already down on initiative, and now our supposed pay-off literally gets depleted after three hits by most other roamers. Even my Reaper shroud outlasts this. I'm a big supporter of the notion that "no one should be sitting permanently in shroud" , but if you're going to reduce the total amount available, at least allow a better rate of replenishment for the shroud; let people dip in and out more frequently. I've walked away now, after trying to make this work for a good 18 hours after the nerf.

I'm already teetering on leaving this game for good. Taking down shroud to 0.69xHP is more than a 50% nerf. It's such a key part of specter's sustain in wvw roaming. If they really go through with this shroud nerf, I'm going to pack up and not look back. It's very, very sad to see thief like this.

Yep, and agreed!

No where particularly very public. Reddit caught when just over 24 hours ago, and I happened to see it when browsing my phone's newsfeed.

This is a complaint that I, and a few others, have share/have and it comes first and foremost out of a sense of being let-down. The in-game cape we got when we ordered the real-world statue of the collectible Aurene Statue, was supposed to be an exclusive extra for players who spent the extra real-world money to get said statue. Just like with the Funkopop mini's you can get in-game, the keys were exclusive when you bought the real-world item. You couldn't get it ANYWHERE else. When you bought either the Funkopop statuettes, or the Aurene statue, you essentially got a little piece of rare in-game flair and intrigue. Now that Alienaware has given away 10,000+ keys (yes, 10k worth of keys because they repeated their giveaway), this item essentially is given out fairly en-masse. Why is that when someone buys a funkopop, they get to maintain and keep their unique, exclusive item, but when we spend 120 USD+ on a plastic statue, we lose that particular unique (and essentially paid for) flair? When you buy a funkopop mini, it also doesn't say it's an "exclusive", but it's only attainable when you buy the real-world item. The exclusivity comes from the nature of purchase I would argue as well. I am a thousand percent in favour of players getting free, interesting skins. But to take what was specifically an exclusive on a statue, and suddenly give it out like this, certainly leaves a bad taste in my (and some of us who also bought the statue's) mouth. This is no different than taking a collector-edition "special item" or "bonus" item, and just giving them away en-masse to non-CE buyers. Did I buy the statue for the cape? In a sense, yes. But the statue I also enjoyed. It just seems rather dubious in practice. If this cape is being given out as such, then why aren't the funkpops, or those limited gw2-shirt outfits being given out too. Fortunately CS seemed sympathetic, but understandably can't do anything. Anywho, complaint over. (lol as always to those confused; stay classy fam. Imagine condoning this kind of behaviour; imagine buying a CE/limited edition of something, and they just give away the unique item. It appears certain folks enjoy watching other people get done-in by these kinds of practices. Ironically, I have yet to see a 'confused' person justify this behaviour; I'll wait. If you're confused by and condone this terrible behaviour, have a long think. This is inexcusable and bordering on false advertisement, especially considering that this item was ONLY ATTAINABLE via buying the statue at the time. To be frank, it is truly a low point for this for this community if people are accepting of this issue. It's something that even since my gw1 days, would never have been ok, particularly if they did this to a gw1 CE Mini or collectible. There would have been mass outrage. Quite the upsetting notion/thought.) This will be the straw that breaks the camel's back for me. After sixteen years of supporting Anet and playing this franchise, this community's reaction to this matter is telling of the way things are going. I'm out. Update 08/Dec/22: In true Anet fashion, they're now giving this cape out to people with Prime Gaming. The betrayal truly never ends. This has been unequivocally one of the most frustrating instances I've had with Anet. Way to absolutely destroy any sentiment of trust and loyalty from a dedicated player of 16+ years. Disgusted and disappointed.

You can consider looking at the Dark Matter Weapon Set, I think these closely match your description. The Onyx Lion Weapon Set is also something worth considering, though they're more elegant-dark, than "dark chaotic". They're also a little harder to acquire.

1. Yes, just have to pay gems. 2. Your whole account gets transfered, not just characters. 3. No.

Perhaps coincidence, but the connection has been extremely unstable and laggy since the Aug 23 update. Suffering at 2.3k average ping. I've confirmed with my ISP and through my own dabbling that it's not my system, it's the connection to gw2 servers. In other word, it only occurs when on GW2. It's extremely bad when in large groups/zergs. (And yes, it's network lag, not framerate dropping, etc.) Curious if others in the South East Asia region are experiencing this too.

It looks like it, yes. I hopped on a second character and this progress seems to be character based, rather than account based.

This is untrue. You CAN now craft certain gen2 legendaries twice: https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/olnmkp/so_how_does_one_craft_a_2nd_gen_20_legendary/ HOPE is one of them, I run dual HOPE on my condi engi.