[I'm lost - what do people want from GW2?]

1 hour ago, TheNecrosanct.4028 said:

I've seen so many posts throughout the existence of this game complaining about things being too difficult (not counting physical handicaps here). Maybe that's made me jaded but I can't see anything positive in these posts anymore. It's the people who want a participation trophy for just being in the game, people who want the jackpot just for buying a lottery ticket, the TikTok generation expecting everything be handed to them. I don't see it as anything else but pure entitlement anymore. It doesn't help that the arguments these people present (if any at all) either point to a case of cognitive dissonance or a complete misunderstanding of how things work. Or they are completely based on personal experience and therefore have no bearing on anyone else or the game itself, for that matter. Another thing I don't understand is this "Why force people to..." complaint. It's a freaking game. Nobody is forcing you to do anything in game, or even play the game, except yourself. I read these complaints and seriously wonder why those people are even still here. If I shared their opinion I would have quit the game a long time ago. There are always more fish in the sea. No game is worth the frustration over every little thing they don't like, but they still torment themselves with it and then lay the blame at other people's feet. I wish they'd just take a good look in the mirror before they post their drivel, but that would imply a measure of self-awareness they often seem to lack.

My God. So much this. Can I quote this to any entitled whining I find? Pretty please! xddd

[Make Gift of Battle avaliable in PvE]

3 minutes ago, Sawyer.4127 said:

I wish any of you would make an actual argument for why you think it should be this way instead of just going "If you don't want to play WvW, don't have a legendary".

Again, please clarify to me why you think that should be a thing? Is it just entertaining to you for others to suffer in a video game they're supposed to enjoy? What pleasure do you get from preventing people from getting the best items in the game? What part of letting someone spend 5 hours in PvE instead of 5 hours in WvW hurts your experience with the game? Why does the idea of that upset you?

This is just silly. Clearly this argument has always been limited to gamemodes and nothing specific within them. Plenty of things I don't like to do in PvE, but I'd still rather do those over spending hours in PvP.

The fact that a starter kit exists in the vault trivializes it? It has the option for 4 10+ year old legendaries so people have the option of getting ONE slightly easier than would otherwise be possible. There's 17 weapon types in this game, as well as armor. It does not and should not matter to you if it exists. 

1. I like some of the legendaries, I like the convenience that comes with them. And despite popular belief, I'm quite entitled to want to make one and still not want to play PvP/WvW.

2. I'm happy that the people going "No", with zero context or argument as to why, seem to enjoy their time getting legendaries as is. But plenty of people bring up this discussion, so clearly there's also a bunch that don't. And in the same vein, why do those people get to decide what that I should be spending my time doing stuff I don't want to, just because they enjoy it? Especially given any of the proposed options for change wouldn't make their experience any different. 

3. Because one of the biggest end game systems currently forces you to. It's fairly normal I would say to want to take part in the best gear in the game, but that doesn't mean I can't have problems with the process.

PvP and PvE are fundamentally different types of gameplay and while you can enjoy both, many also don't. And I really don't see what you are gaining by having people spend hours in game modes they don't enjoy playing. What are you wanting to force that for? Do you really want people in PvP/WvW that don't want to be there? I feel like that's more harmful to those gamemodes than anything because they'll always try for the easiest way to get out of there as quickly as they can.

So if someone wants to spend an equivalent amount of time doing something else, kill a trillion PvE mobs for example, why is that a problem? The time spent is the same. The impact on your experience is the same. What's the downside exactly? Are we trying to keep the image of prestige on something you can literally spend $100 and go buy on the trading post (Gen 2 and armor aside).

And before I get more comments saying buying them on the trading post is the solution for people like me, I want to ask this. Do you want people to play the game, or don't you? Because those are conflicting arguments. 

I'd love to earn my own legendaries, and I have already and I do enjoy majority of the process behind it. Nobody is asking for "easy" or "faster". Quite the opposite actually. I'll take harder and slower if it means I can continue to play the game mode I enjoy. And honestly if that's not good enough, then I feel like you're just looking to make people miserable. And for what? 

Just because something can be used in every game mode doesn't mean it will be. Just because I just play PvE doesn't mean I'm going to sit here and say "Haha PvP player go do map completion because that's how the system was made". No, I'd love it if they had a way to get gift of exploration doing just PvP. I don't understand the concept of actively trying to make the experience less enjoyable for others. You can have both without trivializing it or making it "easy".

There are many points of view. Just becouse you do not agree with them, it does not make them less valid. Ascended items are equal to the Legendary ones stat wise. There is no content in game that requires You to have legendary equipment. You can get Ascended by playing a single gamemode.

As some ppls already said. Legendary requires You to show mastery over the whole game. (Yeah in theory, since some weapons are tradeable and GoB you can get by just flipping camps). But still, this is what they are meant to be.

If you want skon from certain achivment, you do this achivment, if you want skin from raids, you do raids, if you want skin from fractals, you do fractals, and same goes for WvW, PvP, ect. And Legendary equipment is by all means nor diffrent. If you want something, You do what is required of You to get it.

Other thing is the fact that Your needs are not the only ones. When I play a game, I have a need for exciting, challanging adventure with the awesome reward at the end that I can be proud of and show off. If someone get said reward for putting less effort than me, (Becouse boo hoo I don't like the content) than sorry, but you do not deserve it in my opinion. Becouse it will trivilize the effort I have put into getting where I am. Especially that, once again, it is by all means not required for you to play any of the game content. It is not restricting you from anything. It is only a vanity item.

So to summarise. If you want the shiny? Do what is required to get it. You dont like doing what is required? You are perfectly fine not to, it won't restrict you from playing any content in the game you enjoy. Regards.

 

[Make Gift of Battle avaliable in PvE]

@Sawyer.4127 I am curious about something. You advocate for the ability to get every prestigious item, by doing only the things one enjoy. What if all I enjoy about this game is for example, roleplay or gathering and crafting or if I only enjoy Queensdale of all the maps gw2 have to offer. 

Where does it stop. If I enjoy only playing on Queensdale, and the game force me to go to other maps with metas and events I do not like. Should ANet let me get all prestigious items only on that single map? How prestigious this items would be if they did? What would be so prestigious about HT cm title if I could also get it from a champion bandit in Queensdale?

For now you can get an end-game equipment by literally doing dailies. Is there really a need to trivialize the prestigious items that one do not even require to play the game? 

[Make Gift of Battle avaliable in PvE]

23 minutes ago, Luthan.5236 said:

The best solution would be to add a PvE-only legendary weapon set that does not require GoB at all. With this they could keep everyone happy.

There are. Two of them to be honest. Gen 1 and Gen 3. You can buy them off tp. Getting gold from any game mode you want. The diffrence in price one can explain as fee for GoB or other gifts.

[Make Gift of Battle avaliable in PvE]

This is like 4th, "Gimme GoB" topic in like a week. Kinda not surprised ppls have a problem with flipping camps if they can't even use the search filter on forum. Xd

[Make Gift of Battle avaliable in PvE]

Why not 5 GoE for 1 GoB? Kinda not fair. xd

[Daily quest are fun, but weakly are to fast. Make weakly slower please]

I play this game very often to the point that I too finish my weekly in a day or two days. Still I think it's a terrible idea, since weeklys are not all there is to this game. I have to do daily, daily fractals, daily strikes and weekly raids. So even tho weekly can be fast, you still have plenty things to do in this game. Plus, you don't really need a weekly to go and do JP's or kill mobs ect. if you enjoy it.

[[Suggestions]QoL (Quality of Life) Ideas [Merged]]

More places for build templates, I beg of You. I do not have place to store my fashion and builds. Please make it at least to the 10, altho the more the better. My wallet is waiting.

[Griffon Aerial PvP]

That actully sound like much fun. ❤️

[Glider randomizer.]

Don't know how it exactly happens. When I have glider randomizer on, after some gliding, when drawing my weapons, both weapons and back item disappear. This persist until you change map only to show up again when you glide some more.

[Art Issues: Characters, Weapons, Armor - [Merged]]

Rebel long boots. On my charr male, each time i swap maps or equip this, colours on my tail switch or my tail disappears completly. You fixed sorcerer glider after a week, how is this not fixed from march. Many ppls paid for this with real money, so please, do something.

[Issue with sorcerers back]

+1 Cape do not animate while charr wiggle it's tail like the other capes do and flying with glider have a falling animation instead that of a glider.

 

[List of builds that can do 42k+ DPS]

1 hour ago, BumboJumbo.1308 said:

My bad. Snowcrows hasn't updated their website in terms of benchmarks.

All the builds except condi deadeye are there, but you just need to check out the build tab and sort through the sections (though you can find condition deadeye in the legacy section).

Oh, thanks. Haven't thought bout looking in the legacy tab. Kinda wierd tho. I saw they updated most of the builds for thief, and since this condi DE is doing best numbers than all of them (according to op) than shouldn't it be moved to recommended or at least viable ones? Welk, maybe they will soon. I would love to play it. DE is my fav spec and I was kinda sad when anet nerfed normal power dps when they shouldve only nerf quickness DE. 

[List of builds that can do 42k+ DPS]

7 hours ago, BumboJumbo.1308 said:

What's the point of this thread?

Why not just link snowcrows since that's the go to place for highest dps benchmarks? The website categorises from the highest dps to the lowest.

By the way if anyone that takes these benchmarks serious when talking about balancing, then they're actually dumb. The majority of the player base 99% can't hit those numbers or don't care to hit those numbers.

Checked snowcrows. Couldn't find any condi deadeye build, not even speaking of one doing almost 50k, so if op would share it with me and it would turn out to be true, than this topic would be of much use for me. ^^

[List of builds that can do 42k+ DPS]

What is the condi deadeye build with 48k? I would love to give it a spin! @Furball.1236

[Are we loosing him ? Mighty teapot]

As for content I am up for any stuff, easy or hard as long as it is not boring.

As for teacup streamer... couldn't care less...

...Or maybe...

...depends...

...Can I have his stuff? xD

 

[Why does Deadeye feel trash now?]

Yeah, single target focused spec and it have lower damage than some aoe focused specs. They were supposed to nerf the damage of quick deadeye, not deadeye in general. Power deadeye was in the perfect place before nerf imo. Only support quick deadeye deserved nerf.

[What are you running for OW?]

@hmmz.4186 If you enjoy Specter, I found a fun little build. Basicly copy paste alac specter from snowcrows with the exception of relic and few utility skills. I picked chronomancer relic for quickness from wells and I changed trap skill and one poison to green and yellow wells. Now I am unkillable machine, with cool support/dps damage, access to both quick and alac and few other boons, okay mobility thanks to the wells, and nice health and healing. You might want give it a try if you enjoy specter, I am having a nice time with this build.

[Astral Amor Same Price or Maybe even more Expensive than Actual Legendary Armor [Merged]]

11 minutes ago, vares.8457 said:

And he would have to log in, that’s a pretty hard gatekeep if you ask me. 

Maybe an official letter from ANet.

We are humbly informing you, that OW legendary armor has been delivered and equipped on your character. Here are some screenshots of you in this cool armor attached. Regards.

Altho I am not sure if opening and reading a letter isn't a gatekeeping too this days. Xd

[Astral Amor Same Price or Maybe even more Expensive than Actual Legendary Armor [Merged]]

2 hours ago, Dante.1508 said:

This isn't even a legendary armor we asked for in ow pve.. this is just some overpriced exotic set as gate keeping to get the Legendary at some point when we are 75yo.

Oh no, this word again. "Gatekeeping". LFG = gatekeeping, Raids = gatekeeping, Raiders = Gatekeepers, Flipping camps at WvW = boring gatekeeping, Losing matches in PvP = toxic gatekeeping, prize of exotic armor required for lege = gatekeeping. What is next and when does it stop? Rifts = boring gatekeeping, doing meta = gatekeeping, killing mobs = gatekeeping, playing the game = gatekeeping. 

Sometimes I think that ppls like you wouldn't be satisfied if they would get this armor for free, becouse you would need to still click a chest icon and that would gatekeep you somehow. Xd

[I just had the most uncomfortable experience in GW2 since game launch]

On 8/26/2023 at 9:33 PM, Sobx.1758 said:

Yeah, I'm not making squads like that and I also don't exactly agree with that "prioritization" because it seems pointless to me.

I usually do it becouse I am easly overhelmed when whole squad fills instantly, and I have problems organizing it then. Sometimes it ended up in me having to kick some peoples to make room for support, and since dps filled almost instantly, I had no idea who joined last, and sometimes I got so confused that some sub ended up without boon or heal. 🙂

So (at least in my expirience) it is for a convinience reasons. Altho if any dps joined me and asked if he could stay, I never refused them, just placed for the special sub for a time being. Other thing is with peoples like OP (no role, blunt entitled tone, not doing the role he/she stated). This kind of peoples I kick the second I spot them.

[Fractal Push Achivment]

It seems bugged, I do not get it once I done meta or fill the event bar, only elegibility disappears.

[Actually enjoying SotO a Lot]

12 hours ago, Naxos.2503 said:

Where did that even come from ? Did I do anything to deserve to be compared to a bot ? 

You are just being nice to peoples, even tho you are not agreeing with them. It is a rare occurance on this forum it seems, so peoples are just surprised. We just don't do that here. Xdddd jk... or am I?

[Am I the only one not enjoying this expansion?]

Yeah, kinda disappointed too. It's very okaish, and I say it generously. From the things that I didn't saw anyone mention, I also do not like...

- Mobs, that are, just like map features, reused from other maps. I do not think I saw a single mob that uses a new skeleton, only the mesh is diffrent. Even the first big bad, this demon Cerus, is just a Deimos with his chest hands deleted and two spiky things on back added.

- Dialouge no longer acknowledge your gender, now when anyone talks about you in 3rd person, you are no longer he/she. You are them. Yeah two dialogues for genders, so hard to do.

- Last little detail that pains me the most, the new skyscale fireball attack. I think I was most hyped for this one. This skill do not have any animation, your skyscale just sits in the air doing it's usual idle, not even bothering to open his jaw and actually breath this fireball out. It just appears out of nowhere and this is it. And we have 2023...

On the brighter side, I like some skins, altho this is pretty subjective matter, new daily system looks to be a nice thing, with rewards being skins, emotes, charges. Other than that, well I can't think of any more positives, so this should speak for itself. Would say that it is good to see Zojja, but it's just not Her. All whiny and defeated and submissive to this other wizards. She was a Boss a** kitten, in base game, and now I do not recall hearing any good line from Her.

Well, thats my three pennies. You are not alone mate. I certainly won't buy an upgraded edition of next expansion and will definitly think twice before I preorder it... if I will even buy it that is. 

[Please remove Senuqa and Silent Surf from the daily rotation]

I can understand the bugged Silent Surf, but whats wrong with Sunqua? It's a normal fractal and if you do it on CM it is shorter than most since you start at last boss. I love when fractals with CM's are daily coz I can finish my run faster. So it is a big no no from me.