Guild Wars 2?

Sean_Tudor · 2012-09-02T22:47:23.000Z

Is a review on the way Tom? Will Metacritic feel the love this time? ;)

Razgon · 2012-09-02T22:49:28.000Z

Sean Tudor:

Is a review on the way Tom? Will Metacritic feel the love this time? ;)

I think ArenaNet are holding their breath, since Tom has the POWER to shut them down!

tomchick · 2012-09-02T23:00:35.000Z

Oh, it’s no secret that I’m a breathless fanboi as well. Unfortunately, I’ve been out of commission for several days because of PAX, so I’ve only been logging in to queue up our guild research and maybe kill a little time from my hotel room. But I’ll be writing something up next week.

-Tom

Kyle700 · 2012-09-02T23:20:44.000Z

rhinohelix:

To paraphrase Louis C.K., “you’re sitting in a chair in the SKY”. I was personally tickled mesmer pink when everyone could harvest the same nodes.

The stark difference between ultimate fail/ ultimate success states of many of the quests, along with the events transpiring whether or not anyone is present, really makes the world feel alive for me. On a number of occasions, I have ran into town needing x and gotten swept up in a chain of events that leads any number of places. After spending a large amount of money on crafting and my level 40 trait manual I found myself running through the Gendarran Plains to save the coin. Along the way, I participated in no less than 3 DE’s that had at least two further stages than what started in.
I followed another in the Plains of Ruin all the way through:
-From the outpost (Doom’s something or other) being overrun by the Branded and having to take it back;
-Escorting a scout to another outpost to pick up supplies;
-Escorting that supply train back to the outpost;
-Finally defending against the next Branded incursion.

I never grouped for single second of that time, yet played cooperatively with a varying number of people who came and went. All of this would/could have happened without my involvement; the world would keep on spinning. From the static spawns of Everquest in 1999, this is what victory looked like. That they don’t have deformable terrain yet seems a somewhat facile nit to pick.

Oh, yes. I’ve had that happen too. I love the feeling that things will happen in the world whiter you are there or not. I just remember seeing a video where they said the world would change in a meaningful way if an event wasn’t completeted. I haven’t noticed this so far, but that may be because there are so many events and people.

I played a bunch of sPvP tonight and the only thing that bothered me was how much control people have in a downed state. My thief could evade people twice every time I went down, making them waste like 10 seconds just to finish me. It just seems kind of silly.

Razgon · 2012-09-02T23:27:17.000Z

I think I need some help - I have gotten 4 characters to lvl 16-18 by now, and everytime that happens, I stall. Its when I dont really know where to go next that this happens, and I start up a new character.

Now, dont get me wrong - I LOVE the game,and I LOVE alts, but there’s (to me) a hiccup there in that if you move on to the next area, you are in a lvl 20-24 area all of a sudden where you die quickly.

So - what is one supposed to do then? Do the same events again in the starter area?

Jason_McMaster · 2012-09-02T23:29:27.000Z

Razgon:

I think I need some help - I have gotten 4 characters to lvl 16-18 by now, and everytime that happens, I stall. Its when I dont really know where to go next that this happens, and I start up a new character.

Now, dont get me wrong - I LOVE the game,and I LOVE alts, but there’s (to me) a hiccup there in that if you move on to the next area, you are in a lvl 20-24 area all of a sudden where you die quickly.

So - what is one supposed to do then? Do the same events again in the starter area?

If I get stuck I PvP or I go play another races areas for the same level range I was in to change it up and get new experience/map discoveries and skill points

Razgon · 2012-09-02T23:43:33.000Z

Hmm, ok - I actually do think I’ve heard about that. It just feels weird when the rest of the game is as “friendly” as it is, that I feel stuck there.

Thanks though!

triggercut · 2012-09-02T23:48:12.000Z

Razgon:

I think I need some help - I have gotten 4 characters to lvl 16-18 by now, and everytime that happens, I stall. Its when I dont really know where to go next that this happens, and I start up a new character.

Now, dont get me wrong - I LOVE the game,and I LOVE alts, but there’s (to me) a hiccup there in that if you move on to the next area, you are in a lvl 20-24 area all of a sudden where you die quickly.

So - what is one supposed to do then? Do the same events again in the starter area?

I can’t speak for any of the other areas, but I’ve had zero trouble finding my way through level-appropriate content. As a player who started on the human side, I was fully ready for Kessex after I finished Queensdale, and the first sections of Kessex are perfect for levels 16-18, and then just beyond for 20-24. I will say this: some zones have two entrances to the adjoining zone. For instance, there’s two ways into Kessex from Queensdale. If you’re seeing level 22-23 mobs and you’re 16, go hit the other entrance up.

Also, you should be able to solo down mobs that are a couple of levels above you. If that’s not the case, you may have some troubles in your build, you may have gear problems, or you may need to assess your fight strategies.

Nesrie · 2012-09-02T23:58:59.000Z

Razgon:

I think I need some help - I have gotten 4 characters to lvl 16-18 by now, and everytime that happens, I stall. Its when I dont really know where to go next that this happens, and I start up a new character.

Now, dont get me wrong - I LOVE the game,and I LOVE alts, but there’s (to me) a hiccup there in that if you move on to the next area, you are in a lvl 20-24 area all of a sudden where you die quickly.

So - what is one supposed to do then? Do the same events again in the starter area?

there should be 15-25 areas, and yes, if you o in at the wrong place, so to speak, you hit some levels too high to fight, but you can usually work your way around to lower levels. I think we spent most our time in Kessex Hills at that level.

Razgon · 2012-09-03T00:17:33.000Z

triggercut:

I can’t speak for any of the other areas, but I’ve had zero trouble finding my way through level-appropriate content. As a player who started on the human side, I was fully ready for Kessex after I finished Queensdale, and the first sections of Kessex are perfect for levels 16-18, and then just beyond for 20-24. I will say this: some zones have two entrances to the adjoining zone. For instance, there’s two ways into Kessex from Queensdale. If you’re seeing level 22-23 mobs and you’re 16, go hit the other entrance up.

Also, you should be able to solo down mobs that are a couple of levels above you. If that’s not the case, you may have some troubles in your build, you may have gear problems, or you may need to assess your fight strategies.

It was the human zone I last tried in, and yeah, I guess I must have gotten in through the wrong gate then? At lvl 16 trying to hit a lvl 22 is bad business, no matter what build you have though ;-)

Thanks! That should solve that issue! Now someone please solve the fact that I have to work and thus cant play?! ;-)

Sean_Tudor · 2012-09-03T00:59:46.000Z

Yup zoom the map in and out a bit. Sometimes the level range text is difficulty to see.

triggercut · 2012-09-03T01:02:26.000Z

If you enter Kessex from Queensdale at the Godslost swamp fortress thingy, you come out into a bunch of 16-18 content.

If you enter from the Township of Claypool, that’s for a little higher level.

Razgon · 2012-09-03T10:52:58.000Z

According to RPS, Guild Wars 2 is now the number one game in retail in the UK which is damn brilliant news! Congratulations to the GW2 on such a massive success!

Chaplin · 2012-09-03T13:47:23.000Z

Why can’t I deposit some of my crafting materials? They seem to be the higher level ones that I get pretty rarely. It says crafting material 75 or 100 or something, but it won’t deposit like the 0 and 25 crafting material. Is there a trick to this?

JM1 · 2012-09-03T13:59:35.000Z

You can only deposit common materials. There’s no collection slot for those rare bits.

Nesrie · 2012-09-03T16:48:24.000Z

JM:

You can only deposit common materials. There’s no collection slot for those rare bits.

Which is unfortunate really, but I enjoy the crafting in this game just the same. I struggle with Jute a lot for the tailor bit though… and if I ever get access tot he trading post, I am told Jute sells for more than wool.

By the way, the secret garden, the pirate’s ghost maze, these little bits of “Extra” are certainly a blast to find and do.

Knightsaber · 2012-09-03T18:23:03.000Z

Starting to get annoyed by the lack of a Trading Post…still have never seen it.

Murbella · 2012-09-03T18:28:52.000Z

Knightsaber:

Starting to get annoyed by the lack of a Trading Post…still have never seen it.

It was up a little yesterday when i was on. Seemed pretty nice. I bought a few weapons for a new character that were pretty cheap (probably because it is hard to sell stuff on an auction system people can’t use 90% of the time). Down now of course though.

Knightsaber · 2012-09-03T18:32:04.000Z

Murbella:

It was up a little yesterday when i was on. Seemed pretty nice. I bought a few weapons for a new character that were pretty cheap (probably because it is hard to sell stuff on an auction system people can’t use 90% of the time). Down now of course though.

Well I’m thinking crafting and gathering would become a lot more interesting if I had access to said TP. Fix it!

Zenchess · 2012-09-03T18:51:09.000Z

The TP will be back up this evening. Every time they bring it up it performs better.