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[BrettWeir]

If we all pitch in we can buy gems that will help us PWN (kids still say that?) in WvWvW.

I'm buying insta-jib gems 3 days before launch. In fact, I bought a Launch Gem of 2 Days Before Noobz which gives me access on the 23rd.

I'm buying the $100 gem that gets me to level 80 right away. Can't wait.

 

[Varna]

Man... next Friday seems so far away. Just got my 690 GTX. Really want to play this game.

 

[zulfate]

I'm buying the $100 gem that gets me to level 80 right away. Can't wait.

im buying gems on release too and buying that armor dills was talking about you know the one that lets me catch up to play with friends-oh wait there arent any!

seriously though i am buying gems but i dont want to spend them on anything yet, maybe gold?

 

[BrettWeir]

im buying gems on release too and buying that armor dills was talking about you know the one that lets me catch up to play with friends-oh wait there arent any!

seriously though i am buying gems but i dont want to spend them on anything yet, maybe gold?

I "was" going to buy bank slots.....until I read the thread I posted on GAFguild regarding storage. Now I have $50 of gems....what to do, what to do.....

 

[Proven]

I "was" going to buy bank slots.....until I read the thread I posted on GAFguild regarding storage. Now I have $50 of gems....what to do, what to do.....

Gems -> Gold, buy 5 commander icons?

 

[Nemesis121]

New Guild Wars update with pre-GW2 event up now.
http://www.facebook.com/GuildWars/posts/10151167785852392

More easy consumables and item drops if you're into finishing HoM.

People are getting Tormented weapons, they are customized though, but if you don't have one in your HoM, then this is a easy way to get one...

 

[khefka]

I'm gonna' get on GW for old times' sake, if anyone wants to play a bit. I'm 50/50 so I'll pretty much just help with whatever you need help with. Quote me to see my in-game name.

I'm about to get on, I'll probably have some questions for you.

 

[zulfate]

Gems -> Gold, buy 5 commander icons?

if i remember correctly the transaction of gems->gold change depending on the market? so should i wait?

 

[aramanKain]

People are getting Tormented weapons, they are customized though, but if you don't have one in your HoM, then this is a easy way to get one...

Unless you don't have all the campaigns to complete the quests

 

[BrettWeir]

if i remember correctly the transaction of gems->gold change depending on the market? so should i wait?

I checked in the last stress test, and 4000 gems was 17 gold....Yeah...wait.

Commander's Icon? I'll pass

 

[Ferrio]

I "was" going to buy bank slots.....until I read the thread I posted on GAFguild regarding storage. Now I have $50 of gems....what to do, what to do.....

What was the reason?

 

[The M.O.B]

Barely know anything about this game, and I've never bought an MMO before.

But the vidoes looks awesome so this is my first. ^_^

 

[flyinpiranha]

Dang. Kid stuff so cant get on mumble... I will definitely be on for launch though!

 

[Jira]

Also, there are apparently foods made with cooking that can offer exp boosts as well. I wouldn't be surprised if there were similar buffs for Karma and crafting from other foods.

But more importantly, leveling isn't that hard in the game that anyone should feel obligated to pay more to level faster. There will likely be people at the level cap by the end of the first week. Sure, someone will be the first person to hit that cap, and he might do so using exp boosts, but who cares? The people who didn't buy the exp boosts will hit the level cap a day later at most.

If anything, the people who are getting screwed on this proposition are the people willing to pay anything for a tiny advantage. They are going to shell out tons of money, and not get any real benefit in return. People who fear that it will be necessary to purchase things in order to keep up or to remain competitive have nothing to worry about.

I'm pretty positive that now all food has a +10XP buff for kills.

 

[Helmholtz]

Anyone who says GW1 looks bad obviously hasn't played Eye of the North. I enjoyed some of the environments in that game even more than a lot of the stuff I've seen in GW2. (in response to people saying it hasn't aged well)
In terms of combat... it's still entirely playable. Not action oriented, but few MMO type games were back then.

 

[zulfate]

i am visiting my family by the time ill get home it will be 9-10pm so i wont be on tonight guys
i did like that last mumble meet and greet,

imagine me yelling lump of cole!! and telling computer to stop rolling his face on the keyboad hehe

 

[A Black Falcon]

Eww. Apologies to fans of the first game, but I don't think it has aged well at all! Linking my account will give me 3 points, so I only need 3 more for the heritage gear. Should I just burn through all the campaigns ASAP to get these?

I feel the same way, but pretty much exactly in reverse. I expect GW2 to be the best MMORPG ever, and it is from what I've played of it, but GW1 is better than any MMORPG...

But from the last time I posted in this thread, I think it seems to be quite clear that not many GW1 fans are playing GW2. They'd better succeed with that WoW fanbase that they're aiming at, because the game certainly has turned off many GW1 fans. (I mean, so many people actually defending the strict limitations on skillbar customizability... mystifying to me, it really is. And clearly not things from people who loved the original game.)

 

[MisterNugNug]

Anyone want to join Littlegator and I on the Wayfarer's Reverie questline?

 

[Retro]

What was the reason?

Somebody did the math and figured out that extra character slots as bank mules is the better investment at first: http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic...entory-and-you-maximizing-space-on-the-cheap/

 

[etiolate]

I feel the same way, but pretty much exactly in reverse. I expect GW2 to be the best MMORPG ever, and it is from what I've played of it, but GW1 is better than any MMORPG...

But from the last time I posted in this thread, I think it seems to be quite clear that not many GW1 fans are playing GW2. They'd better succeed with that WoW fanbase that they're aiming at, because the game certainly has turned off many GW1 fans. (I mean, so many people actually defending the strict limitations on skillbar stabilizability... mystifying to me, it really is. And clearly not things from people who loved the original game.)

Eh, I'm a GW1 fan and I like the sequel. They are different games, and I'd like to customize my skillbar more, but there are advancements in how skills interact in the second game.

I do miss hexes though.

 

[Proven]

I feel the same way, but pretty much exactly in reverse. I expect GW2 to be the best MMORPG ever, and it is from what I've played of it, but GW1 is better than any MMORPG...

But from the last time I posted in this thread, I think it seems to be quite clear that not many GW1 fans are playing GW2. They'd better succeed with that WoW fanbase that they're aiming at, because the game certainly has turned off many GW1 fans. (I mean, so many people actually defending the strict limitations on skillbar stabilizability... mystifying to me, it really is. And clearly not things from people who loved the original game.)

I saw GW1 a lot like a collectible card game. GW2 retains a bit of this customization, but not a lot. In my opinion, it keeps the stuff that matters.

Here's someone who is more eloquent than I cam talking about card game balance in general

http://www.sirlin.net/blog/2012/7/18/a-discussion-of-balance.html
(Scroll down to the Metagame section for Magic: The Gathering talk)

http://www.sirlin.net/blog/2012/8/12/scg4-update.html

The basics is, there are certain things to be gained by limiting options by a certain degree.

 

[Ferrio]

Somebody did the math and figured out that extra character slots as bank mules is the better investment at first: http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic...entory-and-you-maximizing-space-on-the-cheap/

But less convinient.. which is kinda the whole point of extra bag space.

 

[aramanKain]

Somebody did the math and figured out that extra character slots as bank mules is the better investment at first: http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic...entory-and-you-maximizing-space-on-the-cheap/

Hmm, sounds cheaper, but I can't help but think managing your mules is much more inconvenient than managing your shared bank.

 

[Achtius]

so which server are we playing in? haven't been paying too much attention to gw2 lately ;(

 

[Jira]

so which server are we playing in? haven't been paying too much attention to gw2 lately ;(

NA: Stormbluff Isle
EU: Gandara

 

[Achtius]

ty <3

 

[ACE 1991]

So how many hours is it intended to take to get to 80 for the average player?

 

[Emitan]

So how many hours is it intended to take to get to 80 for the average player?

After level 20 (30?) it's supposed to take 90 minutes per level.

 

[Littlegator]

Wayfarer's Cantha took longer than expected. Do you need all 4 just for a shot at a tormented weapon?

 

[aramanKain]

Wayfarer's Cantha took longer than expected. Do you need all 4 just for a shot at a tormented weapon?

Yep.

 

[Etheus]

Hey, anyone have any good mouse recommendations? Something to rebind utility skills to? Thanks so much!

 

[Absinthe]

Hey, anyone have any good mouse recommendations? Something to rebind utility skills to? Thanks so much!

There is a good post by lumpofcole on GAFguild all about custom mousebinds/mice:

http://gafguild.com/index.php?threads/custom-mousebinds.49/#post-1347

 

[Etheus]

There is a good post by lumpofcole on GAFguild all about custom mousebinds/mice:

http://gafguild.com/index.php?threads/custom-mousebinds.49/#post-1347

Awesome, thanks

 

[aramanKain]

From the festival going on in GW1 right now.

 

[etiolate]

A Comely Corpse? That's gotta be a death metal band name.

 

[Littlegator]

I just noticed the end of EOTN says the future calls upon the

Spoiler

"children of the legends" after explicitly saying our characters were the legends.

I thought it was confirmed that

Spoiler

it wasn't our character's children in GW2?

 

[aramanKain]

I just noticed the end of EOTN says the future calls upon the

Spoiler

"children of the legends" after explicitly saying our characters were the legends.

I thought it was confirmed that

Spoiler

it wasn't our character's children in GW2?

I think it was meant as a general statement that all of our characters are descendants of the ones in GW1. There's a very good reason you got a Charr, Norn, and Asura hero in EotN (Sylvari didn't exist at this point).

 

[Arksy]

Edited to remove spoiler info, thanks.

Edit 2: 1 week!

 

[Littlegator]

Spoilers?

Wow, not even sure what I was thinking. Marked. Please unquote that post.

I think it was meant as a general statement that all of our
characters are descendants of the ones in GW1. There's a very good reason you got a Charr, Norn, and Asura hero in EotN (Sylvari didn't exist at this point).

Yeah, but it did say something about

Spoiler

new people rising, and it showed a tree sprouting.

I guess it does make sense that

Spoiler

they're all descendants, but I'd really prefer direct lineage.

I'm not sure why they skimped on that. =\

 

[Complistic]

I don't think it's meant in the literal sense. Though if you want to think it, I don't see why not.

 

[etiolate]

Well, there's the Thackery family.

Unfortunately.

 

[MisterNugNug]

I need one Cloth of the Brotherhood for each GWEN hero right? Or do I need four cloths for each hero?

 

[Littlegator]

One cloth per hero.

 

[Smiley90]

Mhmmmm. How to tell my girlfriend that I have to click "login" for 3h and don't really feel like hanging out... mhmmm.

 

[Piecake]

Mhmmmm. How to tell my girlfriend that I have to click "login" for 3h and don't really feel like hanging out... mhmmm.

Invest in one of these and then turn the volume way up?

 

[MisterNugNug]

One cloth per hero.

Thanks again!

 

[Levyne]

This sight-seeing quest in Tyria really takes you to the farthest out points on every map. haha

 

[Piecake]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2nWBFOwisc&feature=g-u-u

Caraemm has a video up about Storytelling.

 

[Codeblew]

Hmm, sounds cheaper, but I can't help but think managing your mules is much more inconvenient than managing your shared bank.

I agree. "Time is money, friend!"

 

[etiolate]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2nWBFOwisc&feature=g-u-u

Caraemm has a video up about Storytelling.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2nWBFOwisc&feature=player_detailpage#t=290s

Best part of that video