AliamRationem.5172 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/meet-your-jade-bot/ So, this looks really promising. I like the idea of these things modifying other masteries and I'm curious to see how that plays out. Also, they are really cute and it said something about customizing them? Interesting stuff! 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witcher.3197 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 2 minutes ago, AliamRationem.5172 said: Also, they are really cute and it said something about customizing them? Interesting stuff! Of course they are cute. Another cheap way to milk the easily impressed with gemstore skins for customization. 10 1 4 26 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliamRationem.5172 Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 Just now, witcher.3197 said: Of course they are cute. Another cheap way to milk the easily impressed with gemstore skins for customization. I guess we'll see. I said the exact same thing about mounts prior to PoF releasing and they shut me up real quick on that one. I was absolutely impressed with mounts and I've happily supported the game with mount skin purchases ever since. If jade bots are half as cool as mounts I won't be disappointed and you can call me easily impressed if you like! 11 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiamat.8254 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 So long as you can use them in all content and not just EoD, this will be such a cool feature 😄 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyT.7192 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) What this bot can do that was shown in the preview video Speed up your skiffs Energize your mounts Recycle and scavenge items for you. Creates an updraft for your glider Enhance your vitality Assist or allows you to ride power lines Revives you awhile your in down state. Attack kittens Edit: This will totally have Gem store skins, calling it now edit2: seems like you can get a personal waypoint as well Edited February 8, 2022 by BobbyT.7192 8 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randulf.7614 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 I saw the vid on twitter and it looks way better than I expected. I was worried a cutesy bot might be an annoyance, but the range of functionality and the customisation shows off what is a really neat feature. You are right to be impressed, this is looking like another cool addition 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliamRationem.5172 Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 5 minutes ago, witcher.3197 said: Will do 🙂 Anet's lucky to have players like you who can endure year long content droughts and then still buy skins for new features they didn't need. Hey, I get it, man. I'm no fanboi. I just give credit where credit is due, whether good or bad. My slogan for GW2? "Inconsistently brilliant and perpetually mismanaged." So, yeah, I speak up about the content droughts and all the other things they've botched, but I'm still here playing because I like the game. Naturally, I'm hoping EoD is fantastic and they put the support behind the game that it's always lacked. Do I expect it? Not really. But I'm hoping and these jade bots look promising. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debesyla.7102 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 7 minutes ago, BobbyT.7192 said: What this bot can do that was shown in the preview video Speed up your skiffs Energize your mounts Recycle and scavenge items for you. Creates an updraft for your glider Enhance your vitality Assist or allows you to ride power lines Revives you awhile your in down state. Attack kittens Edit: This will totally have Gem store skins, calling it now And more: for example personal waypoints. Source: https://massivelyop.com/2022/02/08/hands-on-with-guild-wars-2-end-of-dragons-newly-unveiled-jade-bots-mastery/ 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLadyOfTheRings.9148 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Can't wait to see how jade bots work, and to what extent they're useful in non-canthan maps - given that jade tech is specific to Cantha. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trejgon.9367 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Just now, TheLadyOfTheRings.9148 said: Can't wait to see how jade bots work, and to what extent they're useful in non-canthan maps - given that jade tech is specific to Cantha. well I didn't see anything implying that jade tech only works in cantha - i.e. I see no problem with moving it out of the region and still expecting it to work? 😉 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyT.7192 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Debesyla.7102 said: And more: for example personal waypoints. Source: https://massivelyop.com/2022/02/08/hands-on-with-guild-wars-2-end-of-dragons-newly-unveiled-jade-bots-mastery/ Totally missed that, i can see a bunch parked near jumping puzzle chest and such. Also would be neat if others could use your waypoint, then mesmer portals would be obsolete Edited February 8, 2022 by BobbyT.7192 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lan Deathrider.5910 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) I bet the modules and power cores are made by Mystic Forge recipes. Jewelry it is then: Guild Wars 2's new Jade Bots could be the best feature of the next expansion | PC Gamer Edited February 9, 2022 by Lan Deathrider.5910 Article 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trejgon.9367 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, Lan Deathrider.5910 said: I bet the modules and power cores are made by Mystic Forge recipes. inb4 jewelrycraft lvl 500 just for those 😉 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson.4036 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) The functionality sounds fun. The cosmetics have me a little nervous. A constant companion is very much part of a character's aesthetics, and I'm worried that we will only have three options. 1. Have a little green bot flying around no matter how our character is designed. 2. Pay gems for new skins. 3. Forgo using the jade bot. Even 3 is uncertain, since ArenaNet does have a track record of forgetting to give us the option to turn stuff off until much later than it is introduced. I very much hope that we'll have the option for an invisible jade bot, or at least that it can be invisible when not actively being used. This isn't intended as a 'sky is falling' complaint. Just a bit of nervousness. Hopefully they'll explain a bit more during the live stream, and hopefully they've learned from past errors in linking aesthetics to functionality. At the moment, I've got mixed feelings about this new feature. Edited February 8, 2022 by Gibson.4036 3 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vidit.7108 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 I'm just really happy nothing bad happens to that kitten at the end of the trailer. These minute and half trailers have contained more than a few misleading statements so far so I'm taking "customizable" with a grain of salt until the stream. I'm also expecting some functionality limitations like open world only. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArenaNet Staff Rubi Bayer.8493 Posted February 8, 2022 ArenaNet Staff Share Posted February 8, 2022 8 minutes ago, TheLadyOfTheRings.9148 said: Can't wait to see how jade bots work [...] Just popping in quickly to say that I'm keeping an eye on responses and questions throughout the community to make sure Friday's episode of Guild Chat is as informative as it can be! (We might not be able to answer every single question, ofc, but I'll do my best!) 13 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyT.7192 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 1 minute ago, Lord Trejgon.2809 said: inb4 jewelrycraft lvl 500 just for those 😉 I would be fine with this, 1 minute ago, Gibson.4036 said: The functionality sounds fun. The cosmetics have me a little nervous. A constant companion is very much part of a character's aesthetics, and I'm worried that we will only have three options. Some where out there, a Mechanist is crying 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duglaive.5236 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 I still find it odd that in the latest trailer we hear the commander saying something along the lines of Cantha being the most powerful nation on Tyria (due to Jade tech), and they don't trust us ... But they are willing to let us have siege turtles with Jade cannons, our engineers to run around with Jade mechs, and now Jade bots as personal assistants. Would you give all that to people you don't trust and let them run around with it? 2 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lan Deathrider.5910 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 2 minutes ago, Rubi Bayer.8493 said: Just popping in quickly to say that I'm keeping an eye on responses and questions throughout the community to make sure Friday's episode of Guild Chat is as informative as it can be! (We might not be able to answer every single question, ofc, but I'll do my best!) Please be mindful that there is some concern about whether or not it would be a cosmetic effect that can be turned off. The little guys look super cute btw ☺️ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farohna.6247 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 12 minutes ago, Gibson.4036 said: The functionality sounds fun. The cosmetics have me a little nervous. A constant companion is very much part of a character's aesthetics, and I'm worried that we will only have three options. 1. Have a little green bot flying around no matter how our character is designed. 2. Pay gems for new skins. 3. Forgo using the jade bot. Even 3 is uncertain, since ArenaNet does have a track record of forgetting to give us the option to turn stuff off until much later than it is introduced. I very much hope that we'll have the option for an invisible jade bot, or at least that it can be invisible when not actively being used. This isn't intended as a 'sky is falling' complaint. Just a bit of nervousness. Hopefully they'll explain a bit more during the live stream, and hopefully they've learned from past errors in linking aesthetics to functionality. At the moment, I've got mixed feelings about this new feature. No, that's a legit concern, much like the HLNA in ARK, where it is constantly there. I could see that being annoying if it's in the way or one more thing to accidentally click on so to speak. As a first look, very cute, very cool, looks useful and fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson.4036 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 19 minutes ago, Rubi Bayer.8493 said: Just popping in quickly to say that I'm keeping an eye on responses and questions throughout the community to make sure Friday's episode of Guild Chat is as informative as it can be! (We might not be able to answer every single question, ofc, but I'll do my best!) Thanks for letting us know, Rubi! Great to see you here. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasimir.6239 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Does anybody else get nervous when the trailer zooms in on that cute kitten with the jade bot's attention clearly on it? 😂 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson.4036 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 19 minutes ago, BobbyT.7192 said: Some where out there, a Mechanist is crying Yeah, there are definitely specs that have this issue. Holosmith, Bladesworn, though to an extent all specs come with an aesthetic that is part of your look. I'd love customizable Mechanist mechs, Bladesworn gunblades, not to mention the rest of engie's kits. But the jade bot is uniquely something every player in EoD will have, so it has the potential to have an even greater homogenizing effect. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson.4036 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, Rasimir.6239 said: Does anybody else get nervous when the trailer zooms in on that cute kitten with the jade bot's attention clearly on it? 😂 Whatever you do, don't name your bot, "Connor". 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jokke.6239 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 24 minutes ago, Duglaive.5236 said: I still find it odd that in the latest trailer we hear the commander saying something along the lines of Cantha being the most powerful nation on Tyria (due to Jade tech), and they don't trust us ... But they are willing to let us have siege turtles with Jade cannons, our engineers to run around with Jade mechs, and now Jade bots as personal assistants. Would you give all that to people you don't trust and let them run around with it? We will probably have to earn their trust before we get the goodies 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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