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    Ariel Cosplay

    Posted: 09 Dec 2020 08:15 AM PST

    Not even close

    Posted: 08 Dec 2020 08:09 PM PST

    PC: Hey Canach, do you just, get the urge to rip apart all these fleshbags surrounding us, and hang them by their entrails in the name of Mordremoth? Canach: Uuh..no? PC: Yeah me neither

    Posted: 09 Dec 2020 02:34 AM PST

    How I feel about dome/bubble/shield visual effects in GW2

    Posted: 08 Dec 2020 01:15 PM PST

    What are the real rules of this sub reddit?

    Posted: 08 Dec 2020 07:01 PM PST

    A few days ago I had a post removed for no reason. Sure, it contained spoilers, but I marked it as a spoiler and the rules state that it only applies to content less than 3 months old (while i was spoiling events over a year old). No explanation as to why the post, with over 70% upvotes and many comments was removed.

    Yesterday another post was removed, this time it wasn´t by me. It contained some jokes that got some people riled up but it was very innocent, really. Again, lots of comments and time spent gone to the trash bin.

    I read the rules on the right side of the screen and cannot see how these two posts broke the rules, so I am assuming that the rules are outdated? is there a new set of rules we should know about, before we waste our time posting things or comments that are only going to be removed?

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    GW2 Achievement Hunting Recap -- Bound by Blood

    Posted: 08 Dec 2020 03:47 PM PST

    Those of you reading this probably saw my earlier post where I announced this series's inevitable existence, so here it is! If you haven't read that, you might want to for a little context. Note that I've changed the template a bit after receiving feedback. For the very first post in this series, I'll be taking a look at Bound by Blood, the achievement category for the Icebrood Saga's prologue and the first IBS map.Let's get started, shall we?

    Quantity (9/10)

    With a total of 80 achievements, Grothmar has a lot to do. The best part? There's a ton of variety in Grothmar's achievements. Every event in the map has at least one attached achievement, and three of its four metas have several. The map also has four adventures, hidden coins and listening devices, a bunch of achievements attached to the story missions, and quite a few for its Strike Mission. With this much variety, it'll be hard to get bored in Grothmar.

    The meta-achievement requires only 54 achievements, so you're given a decent amount of leeway to avoid achievements you don't like. Actually obtaining the meta-achievement is relatively easy, but will require you to go out of your way for a few, more difficult-to-obtain achievements.

    Challenge (7/10)

    There are quite a few challenging achievements here, so let's take a look.

    • Flash Freeze is encountered in the story step A Race to Arms. It requires you to reach a destination under a very strict time limit. On top of that, you need to go through the entire step, including a boss fight, to attempt it.
    • Divide by Zero is earned during one of the map's four meta-events, the Ooze Pit Trials. To earn it, players must complete the final stage of the fight against the Champion Prismatic Ooze without allowing the three miniature oozes to split apart. This requires a lot of coordination among players, as does even reaching this stage of the event. If you attempt this with a group who're specifically setting out to get it, you shouldn't have much trouble.
    • One of the map's four adventures is a beetle race, the Grothmar Grand Tour. Earning the gold time on this race can be pretty tricky, and will take a lot of practice.
    • Hotshot is an achievement earned in the balloon-shooting game south of the Blood Keep. To earn it, you must shoot 10 balloons in a row without missing. While not as hard as the others on this list, it may still prove to be difficult to some players. Focus on balloons that are relatively close to you, and only fire if the balloon you're aiming at is highlighted.
    • Master of Ceremonies requires the player to successfully complete every mini-event during A Concert for the Ages. Most of these are pretty easy - the main problem is Catch the Leaping Charr. This event only triggers once per meta, and requires a good bit of player coordination to get enough players in each landing space in time.

    Overall, the map has quite a few decently challenging achievements. One criticism I would bring up is that several of these are difficult only because they require a large number of players to coordinate. Sometimes, it doesn't matter how good of a player you are, you still might not get what you want. Other than that, none of these challenges feel unfair (except when Catch the Leaping Charr sometimes glitches out), and they fill my need for a challenge well enough.

    The Grind (8/10)

    I described two types of 'grind' achievements in my original post: those where you complete a daily task, and those where you perform an action a shitton of times. Grothmar has one of the former: Grothmar Tribune requires you to complete dailies in Grothmar 15 times. Grothmar has a lot of the latter, but the question is: are they good? Yeah, I think so. Most of these are related to the map's many events. You can get into a really good rhythm of running between the events to make progress, and since you're constantly doing different tasks, it doesn't end up feeling boring. I'll highlight a few of the especially grindy ones below:

    • Professional Bouncer requires you to defeat a grand total of 500 crazed fans during A Concert for the Ages. You'll need to run the meta a lot of times before you get it, and you'll want to prioritize fighting fans over completing the mini-events.
    • Pest Control requires you to destroy 100 Devourer Nests). These nests have a surprisingly large amount of HP, so destroying them takes a while unless you have an optimized DPS build or a Ascended Weapon. If you don't fit one of those categories, I'd recommend destroying any nests you come across, but not going out of your way to grind them.
    • There are two achievements which require you to place in the top three in the map's two races a total of five times each. (Sorry, all those numbers are a bit confusing...) It's easy to miss these races, so check them often. They have pretty low turnout, so actually winning won't usually be an issue.*Thanks to u/LerianGW for this tip! You can actually complete each of the races multiple times during a single race event, and it counts towards the achievement each time.

    Rewards (6/10)

    Let's go over some achievement rewards, shall we?

    Firstly, completing all of the Grothmar achievements rewards a total of 286 AP and 3 IBS Mastery Points (2 of which are Insights). Not a ton of AP in the long run, but pretty good for a living world episode.

    • The meta-achievement awards the player with a new emote, the /rockout emote! Gaining access to a new emote is a very unique reward, and its nature made me excited to work towards obtaining it. A pretty damn good capstone, if I do say so myself.
    • The unique title "Festival VIP" can be obtained by purchasing the Bootleg VIP Pass and completing VIP Access.
    • Completing Grothmar Tribune awards the player with the "Bloodbound" title and their choice of one of the four Exotic High Legion weapons.
    • Completing Ash Training Course: Gold awards the player with the unique title "The Unseen."
    • Completing the Merchandise Collector collection awards the player with a Metal Legion Band T-Shirt Skin.

    Grothmar doesn't have many unique rewards, but the emote and T-shirt skin are pretty good gets. Note that you can obtain both of these from the Grothmar Valley Reward Track as well.

    Collections

    Grothmar has one collection: Merchandise Collector. It requires you to obtain the following items:

    • Gaze of the Khan-Ur
    • Glower of the Khan-Ur
    • Glance of the Khan-Ur
    • Ebon Pauldrons
    • Ebon Shoulders
    • Ebon Epaulets
    • Banner of the Flame Legion
    • Banner of the Iron Legion
    • Banner of the Ash Legion
    • Banner of the Blood Legion
    • Voice of Metal
    • Flamewaker
    • Ashfall
    • Ironsight
    • Bloodletter

    *Thanks to u/jenniferberry for this tip I happened to miss! The collection only actually requires that you obtain 12 of the 15 items listed. How to obtain all 15 is listed below.

    The first three items, Charr-only helm skins, can only be obtained as a rare drop from a "Recovered" Charr Artifact. All three skins are unlocked by just choosing one weight.

    The three shoulder skins can be obtained from the Shiverpeaks Pass strike mission. You must obtain all three separately. As of now, they can also be purchased from the Ebon Vanguard faction merchant in the Eye of the North, but this is liable to change.

    The four legion banners can be purchased for 1500 volatile magic and 100 hatched chilis each. You can earn three banners of your choice through the Grothmar Valley Reward Track.

    Voice of Metal can be purchased for 2000 volatile magic and 250 hatched chilis, or bought on tp for 158G as of now.

    The four exotic High Legion weapons (Flamewaker, Ashfall, Ironsight, and Bloodletter) are the most difficult to get. The only guaranteed method of getting them is a choice of one after completing Grothmar Tribune and a choice of one earned in the Grothmar Valley Reward Track. buying all four on tp costs a total of 60G.

    Overall (9/10)

    Grothmar Valley does an amazing job with its achievements. They come in a wide variety, and most are easily accessible to casual players. There's still a handful of challenges for veterans, and some long grinds for those that want them. While playing in Grothmar Valley, it's hard to do anything that won't progress an achievement. It always feels like you're accomplishing something, no matter what. Here's to hoping that's a trend that continues in IBS... (Foreshadowing? In my Reddit post!?)

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    TIL Kamohoali'i Kotaki has a shark-chomping animation on critical hits. I've had this thing for a year and never knew this.

    Posted: 08 Dec 2020 12:37 PM PST

    Thoughts about accessing DRMs from their respective map

    Posted: 09 Dec 2020 04:46 AM PST

    I've been thinking a lot about DRMs and their place in the in-game universe lately. This isnt about whether the actual mission content is good or not, imo they're fine, but rather about the philosophy of reusing old content and modifying old areas in the game.
    First off, i really enjoy the idea of old areas being targeted and affected by current story developments, but i fully understand why the devs are hesitant to permanently alter old maps due to continuity issues. Look no further than iron marches, going there now with no prior knowledge of mordremoth kinda spoils the entire mystery of the story around that time.

    Now with DRMs being instanced, i think its a great solution to be able to alter the maps to a much greater extent, while not affecting new and oblivious players. And yet, i cant help but feel like DRMs are weirdly disconnected and feel more like fractals than anything else.

    I think the main reason for this is the fact that theyre only accessible through the Eye. now, youre being tasked to go and save all these remote locations, but you just pop right in from a completely isolated little zone, and pop right back again ready to tackle the next mission. There's no weight to it, and makes the missions feel disembodied from the game's world.

    I think having a way to access these missions through the maps they actually take place in would do a lot to help boost the immersion of these missions. Combine that with an additional Incursion-style event that affects the actual open world, similar to the Awakened events, and immediately the story has a lot more weight to it and feels more like, yknow, a season finale

    and lastly, having entry points in the actual core maps (plus perhaps events) would breathe a lot of life into the old maps, which is always good for new players and gives them incentive to purchase expansions. right now, new players get absolutely nothing from this patch.

    (yes having the missions be available through the eye, together with strikes and visions, makes 110% sense from a gameplay standpoint, im just talking about an *additional* point of entry)(and an open world event would add a LOT of replayability to the patch besides mediocre DRMs)

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    A Very Merry Wintersday Begins December 15 – GuildWars2.com

    Posted: 08 Dec 2020 09:08 AM PST

    Pvp state bots (NA)

    Posted: 09 Dec 2020 05:25 AM PST

    Gold 3 was fine and platinum was okay.... But fcking once I stepped into gold 2, idk what the hell is up getting games with bots?... YOU CAN'T COMMUNICATE WITH THEM, OFFLINE MODE, THEY HAVE A PATTERN OF GOING POINT TO POINT EVEN IF IT'S OUTNUMBER.

    Is gw2 population really that low now for pvp that anet is allowing bots to have a fake population for it?

    And I've seen Mightyteapot play lower ranking games, and it's literally just full of bots... What the fuck is happening to this game?

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    Guild Wars 2 Jormag Rising Trailer Music Breakdown with Bryan Atkinson

    Posted: 09 Dec 2020 09:26 AM PST

    Daily Raid Wing & Raid Difficulties

    Posted: 08 Dec 2020 02:30 PM PST

    These two features could be extremely good for raids.

    1. Daily Raid Wing could help the day to day population. By providing meaningful daily rewards to get more players playing after getting their weekly kills. And an extra incentive for new players to get into raids.
    2. Raid Difficulties would be very beneficial in getting new players to try raids. By attracting players who want a more chill experience and providing a way to curve the training difficulty.

    Anet showed they cared with the new Weekly Raid CMs feature but I'm afraid that it benefits too few players. A Daily Raid Wing feature should be the same amount of work to implement and could help way more.

    Clarification: Daily Raid Wing should work like the general Dailies. Each boss is one achievement and doing the entire wing complete the "meta" achievement.

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    Stance Quick Draw Soulbeast WvW Zerging Ranger Build Guide

    Posted: 08 Dec 2020 09:57 PM PST

    GeForce Now - GW2 Offline

    Posted: 08 Dec 2020 10:02 AM PST

    Mount Licenses in Gem Store

    Posted: 09 Dec 2020 08:05 AM PST

    I'd like to purchase some of the original Mount Licenses, but they're currently unavailable. Is there a specific rotation for when they're available, or like all Gem Store items and simply appears at random please?

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    PSA: Use Ty and Thx to skip LFG suppression

    Posted: 09 Dec 2020 08:26 AM PST

    Adding Ty or Thx to the end of your LFG title will remove suppression allowing you to re-list your group, another solution is to re-order terms in your title. W7 Lf Quickness -> Lf Quickness W7

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    Graphic optimizaiton

    Posted: 08 Dec 2020 05:39 PM PST

    Heyo,

    so i recently upgraded my setup slighty, going from a 970M+4770K to RTX3080+5800X. So first thing i did was bumping my settings in all of my games. But in GW2 happens to struggle even though my GPU chills at about 40% load with ultra settings. i have frame drops sometimes (especially in lions arch; but thats probably due to the number of character models). Does anybody of you experience the same? Is it a common issue with the game?

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    I made a quick mockup of "Spirits of the Wild" from the Icebrood Saga soundtrack!

    Posted: 08 Dec 2020 10:59 AM PST

    Your motivations for playing MMORPG's count!

    Posted: 08 Dec 2020 06:34 AM PST

    Hereby I invite you MMORPG players to take part in this short survey and let you contribute towards research at the University of Amsterdam. Your efforts are highly appreciated!

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    It only takes about 5 minutes to complete.

    Thanks in advance and a merry Christmas!

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