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Every time I try to level an alt these days, I have to wonder again why they don't just offers a pure gems -> level 80 option. Please let me throw money at you even more, anet.
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bamhand posted:There aren't the standard tank/dps/healer classes right? I think I heard that you do dungeons by just kiting stuff until your personal heal comes off cool down? I do dungeons by saying gently caress you all I have nearly permanent protection uptime and I constantly heal myself from several different sources. Dodging is reserved strictly for poo poo that would one-shot me and kiting is for elementalists. Also: Shalebridge Cradle posted:More accurately you do dungeons by running past large groups of trash and pulling single strong monsters out of groups to fight them individually around corners. Just so you don't get the wrong idea, Shale isn't totally exaggerating. In any half decent dungeon group you'll likely skip most of the trash mobs in a dungeon, not because they're hard but because they aren't especially fun to fight and skipping past trash happens to be super fast and easy. Also the single pulling happens, but I can only think of one instance off the top of my head and that's one of the dungeon paths in Sorrow's Embrace there are three golems who are usually single pulled because they can be pretty hard to fight at the same time if you don't have a lot of projectile reflection. Fighting in dungeons isn't a whole lot different than fighting outside of dungeons, there are usually just a few more gimmicks thrown into some of the fights. check out my Youtube fucked around with this message at 04:32 on Nov 16, 2013 |
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Nov 16, 2013 04:19
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Baron Von Pigeon posted:I do dungeons by saying gently caress you all I have nearly permanent protection uptime and I constantly heal myself from several different sources. Dodging is reserved strictly for poo poo that would one-shot me and kiting is for elementalists. I am curious about your build and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
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Nov 16, 2013 04:27
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I'm guessing his build boils down to "be a guardian".
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Nov 16, 2013 04:39
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malhavok posted:I'm guessing his build boils down to "be a guardian". Ding ding ding. Being a guardian is the best tip I can give to anyone who wants to do dungeons.
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Nov 16, 2013 04:40
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Beck posted:Every time I try to level an alt these days, I have to wonder again why they don't just offers a pure gems -> level 80 option. Please let me throw money at you even more, anet. Crafting?
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Nov 16, 2013 04:53
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Turncoat Mommy posted:Crafting? I've crafted two characters and it was still tedious. I would have rather just given them $10-20 for some instant satisfaction. They've shown some willingness with the 1-20 scrolls, now just monetize that all the way.
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Nov 16, 2013 05:02
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Guardian tip: if you find your party clearing a dungeon way faster than God intended, equip a hammer and ruin your fellow elementalist's efforts at keeping the party capped at 25 might with constant light fields. Bonus points for using Banish to knock an enemy back for no practical reason.
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Nov 16, 2013 05:04
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I bring long duration fire fields, eles bring blast spam, can't we all just be friends.
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Nov 16, 2013 05:06
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gandlethorpe posted:Guardian tip: if you find your party clearing a dungeon way faster than God intended, equip a hammer and ruin your fellow elementalist's efforts at keeping the party capped at 25 might with constant light fields. Bonus points for using Banish to knock an enemy back for no practical reason. Banish is its own reason 
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Nov 16, 2013 05:11
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I'm level 54 now on my engineer and was wondering what the best PVE dungeon build would be. I feel like the class has 30 skills and three good ones that require me to click more than an EverQuest bard. 
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Nov 16, 2013 06:12
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Xovaan posted:I'm level 54 now on my engineer and was wondering what the best PVE dungeon build would be. I feel like the class has 30 skills and three good ones that require me to click more than an EverQuest bard. Make sure you turn on fastcast in options!
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Nov 16, 2013 06:23
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Baron Von Pigeon posted:Ding ding ding. Being a guardian is the best tip I can give to anyone who wants to do dungeons. I love my Guardian, so far I'm up to 8 dungeons where everyone has gone down multiple times and I never do.  Course I always make sure to help them up, can't do everything solo. 
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Nov 16, 2013 06:44
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I'm now approaching a fifth class at level 30 with no clear indication of which one I want to keep leveling. I'm considering buying a sixth slot to try out Ele. Kill me now.
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Nov 16, 2013 09:24
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pandaK posted:Does anyone remember the goon who made such classic Guild Wars 2 comedy videos such as the extreme Stag action 360 noscope and the one using the dialogue from a porn clip where they stick their balls into someone's vagina? I can't find him on Youtube, so I thought he might have had his account terminated or something. So I'm assuming no one remembers this great man? I actually remember that he went by Bertrand Russell ingame, but I can't remember what his Youtube name was.
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Nov 16, 2013 09:57
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So I've been just sitting in whatever exotics I got when I hit 80 and haven't really decided to go for anything armor skin wise... I previewed some stuff tonight and I think I found a potential outfit. I present to you: the slutineer:  You'll note that she comes with maximum skin to display her whiteness in stark contrast to the abyss dyes and achieves optimal underbewbage. (that's full armor. gloves, back, shoulder are hidden)
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Nov 16, 2013 10:12
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Secret Sweater posted:So I've been just sitting in whatever exotics I got when I hit 80 and haven't really decided to go for anything armor skin wise... That's cool, but how does it look on asura? This is important.
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Nov 16, 2013 10:21
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Secret Sweater posted:
You need TA medium gloves and be a thief to complete the look.
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Nov 16, 2013 11:00
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Delacroix posted:You need TA medium gloves and be a thief to complete the look. Yea I did have them on at one point. the flowery vine things coming off match the back very closely. Here it is with gloves:  I wasn't fond of the claws. the flower poo poo is perfect, though. Secret Sweater fucked around with this message at 11:13 on Nov 16, 2013 |
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Nov 16, 2013 11:05
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Beck posted:Every time I try to level an alt these days, I have to wonder again why they don't just offers a pure gems -> level 80 option. Please let me throw money at you even more, anet. I would seriously and unapologetically drop money to instantly level up a dude. I thought Guild Wars 1 was neat in that you could get to max level really fast and have the rest of the world to play in. I wish GW2 had stuck with that formula because there's little variation in play from Level 30 to 80.
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Nov 16, 2013 11:23
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I'd argue that the experience is actually significantly better if you craft a character to 80, then go around and see any part of the world you'd like. You're unrestricted by level caps, you're free to roam around and go where events take you, you don't have to worry about keeping your gear up to date and you have the full range of builds and gameplay available to your character. For those who want a traditional RPG experience, going through zones in a linear fashion and doing your personal story quest at 80 is virtually unchanged from doing it while leveling, in fact it's better because you don't have to grind between each step, you just have to go there. I really can't think of a single downside if they made it so you hit level 80 in your second zone - in fact they could even improve the world by making more of it relevant and challenging at max level. hampig fucked around with this message at 11:42 on Nov 16, 2013 |
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Nov 16, 2013 11:35
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My last character hit 80 on his second zone, between the queensdale champ train and the kessex hills events i didn't need to go anywhere else.
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Nov 16, 2013 14:50
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Just another OP thief build using perplexity rune and fireworks…wait what?!?!? Fireworks? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z-d9vGO52E
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Nov 16, 2013 16:12
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malhavok posted:My last character hit 80 on his second zone, between the queensdale champ train and the kessex hills events i didn't need to go anywhere else. Yeah but farming the same 5 champions for 80 levels isn't exactly compelling gameplay though. In fact the queensdale champ train is symptomatic of the bad things about having 80 levels, in a game where the levels are basically irrelevant.
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Mosthated posted:Just another OP thief build using perplexity rune and fireworks…wait what?!?!? Fireworks? Proving once again that WvW isn't PvP. The server programmer is an obvious NSA plant... Justin ODell posted:Personally, I’m all for transparency. I’d rather have a transparent system that’s documented than hide potential mistakes. Though an transparent system may mean less flexibility when it comes to making iterative changes because they’d need to be announced ahead of time. They're not mistakes as they could in fact be true under different circumstances. They are merely the least true of a set of possible states, and require unannounced iterative changes to improve their trueness. New things (Ascended armor?) will use the existing ascended materials. Hopefully they find a use for bloodstone. Devon Carver posted:
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Nov 16, 2013 16:31
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I found these notes today. Not sure if legit. Someone posted on maguuma.net NEW FEATURES AND CONTENT Changes to Crafting • Armorsmith, Tailor, and Leatherworking can now be leveled to a rating of 500. • Ascended material refinement recipes are unlocked at a rating of 450 to craft. • Ascended insignia recipes are available for purchase at all master craftsmen and require a rating of 500 to craft. • Ascended armor recipes are available for purchase at all master craftsmen and laurel vendors and require a rating of 500 to craft. • Crafting discoveries for exotic armor have been reset to allow for rediscovery that gives bonus experience and facilitates leveling to a rating of 500. • The collection in the bank that holds ascended crafting materials has been expanded to hold new materials. Changes to Legendary Weapons • Journals for precursor weapons can now drop anywhere precursor weapons can currently be found. These journals serve as recipes to craft precursor weapons. • Players will now receive a unique book upon completing a legendary weapon telling the personal story of its creation. • Players who have already crafted a legendary weapon will receive a book telling the story of its completion in the mail. Players who have sold their legendary weapons will still receive a book. • Precursor weapon drop rates have been slightly increased. Structured Player vs. Player • Shards of Legend now drop from Rank Reward Chests, Match Win Reward Chests and Daily PvP Reward Chests. • Shard collectors have been added to the Heart of the Mist near the glory vendors. These vendors accept Shards of Legend for legendary PvP weapons and other rare items. • The glory awarded for completion of a match has been slightly increased to better reflect the time each match takes to complete. • The price of Rank Reward Chests has been slightly decreased. BLACK LION TRADING COMPANY GEM STORE New Items and Promotions • The Upgrade Extractor is now available in the Consumable category for 70 gems each, 5 for 300 gems, or 25 for 1400 gems. Upgrade Extractors will separate one upgrade component from one item. The item will be bound to that character after extraction. • The Ascalonian-Leader Finisher is now available in the Upgrades category for 600 gems. This finisher creates a ghostly captain who commands a phantom army to trample your opponents in PvP and WvW. • The Cute-Quaggan Finisher is now available in the Upgrades category for 700 gems. This finisher creates a pink quaggan who delivers fatal cuteness from atop a geyser of water to your opponents in PvP and WvW. • The Skritt-Scavenger Finisher is now available in the Upgrades category for 500 gems. This finisher creates a skritt thief who rifles through your opponent’s pockets in PvP and WvW.
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Nov 16, 2013 18:24
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I just made my first Norn to see what it was like and well, if yours doesn't have that ludicrous handlebar mustache, I just don't know what you're doing with your life.
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Nov 16, 2013 18:26
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Given that people have already found the item codes for those legendary journals (someone was linking them in Lion's Arch earlier) and the quaggan finisher was previously data-mined, I'm going to guess those notes are legit.
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Nov 16, 2013 18:31
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I need to go ahead and rush all my crafting disciplines to 400 before this new patch hits, it would seem.
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Nov 16, 2013 18:32
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Kessel posted:Given that people have already found the item codes for those legendary journals (someone was linking them in Lion's Arch earlier) and the quaggan finisher was previously data-mined, I'm going to guess those notes are legit. Or someone put them together from the datamined stuff and common knowledge like the ascended crafting. In fact there is nothing there we did not already know was coming.
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Nov 16, 2013 18:51
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Secret Sweater posted:So I've been just sitting in whatever exotics I got when I hit 80 and haven't really decided to go for anything armor skin wise... Okay, wow, what are those pants? Delacroix posted:You need TA medium gloves and be a thief to complete the look. How does Thief relate?
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Nov 16, 2013 19:35
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 So the TA mesmer boss turned me into a cat, then this happened after I turned back.  What causes poo poo like this to happen anyway.
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Nov 16, 2013 19:41
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Alteisen posted:
Is that just...a doppelganger of your character standing there?
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Baron Von Pigeon posted:Ding ding ding. Being a guardian is the best tip I can give to anyone who wants to do dungeons. I am bad at being a guardian. I still die all the time on my level 80 guardian, so I just play my mesmer instead.
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a medical mystery posted:Is that just...a doppelganger of your character standing there? I've had that happen a few times when using the infinite cat tonic, not sure if other players can see the copy or only you, though.
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McSlaughter posted:I need to go ahead and rush all my crafting disciplines to 400 before this new patch hits, it would seem. Yup  Gonna cost quite a bit. Prices are creeping up already. tarbrush fucked around with this message at 20:15 on Nov 16, 2013 |
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Nov 16, 2013 20:07
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a medical mystery posted:Is that just...a doppelganger of your character standing there? Happens 99% of the time when I use tonics, only you can see them, the bug has been around at least for 6 months.
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tarbrush posted:Yup I noticed. Approximately 20g for huntsman. Q_Q Oh well. I maxed chef today, which means I now have that and armorsmithing at max. Two down, six to go.
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Alteisen posted:
It's a bug that happens occasionally, especially when a lot of poo poo is happening on screen. That pose is the default character pose games use for like debugging or something. It comes up a lot on developer model notes. Trazer posted:I've had that happen a few times when using the infinite cat tonic, not sure if other players can see the copy or only you, though. As far as I know this seems to be a client side issue, so only you see this. quote:Journals for precursor weapons can now drop anywhere precursor weapons can currently be found. These journals serve as recipes to craft precursor weapons. I mean I'm happy sure, but random drops don't sound fun. What if I need the Dusk journal specifically? Do I go on the TP for it? Seraphic Neoman fucked around with this message at 21:44 on Nov 16, 2013 |
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