Guild Wars 2 - my colon was impacted because we were raiding for so long

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deadly_pudding: May 13, 2009; who the fuck is scraeming
"LOG OFF" at my house.
show yourself, coward.
i will never log off

LiftAuff posted:

Underwater expansion news incoming this week. Hope y'all crafted your ascended breather and poking sticks. They'll be vital for the underwater raid wings that'll have the new legendary aqua breather as reward.

e: hoping for submarines in the borderlands powered by burning up Quaggan corpses

I hope there's a raid that's just one gigantic parody of Hunt For Red October.

# ? Sep 6, 2016 15:59

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# ? May 10, 2024 08:30

Mover: Jun 30, 2008

The "underwater expansion" should be that the water dragon gets mad and boils away all the seas on the planet forever and no one ever has to fight underwater again.

# ? Sep 6, 2016 16:21

orcane: Jun 13, 2012; Fun Shoe

Mover posted:

The "underwater expansion" should be that the water dragon gets mad and boils away all the seas on the planet forever and no one ever has to fight underwater again.

Seriously though, underwater content could be good, but they obviously don't have time to ever fix it while they have more important things to fix and new shiny features to invent.

# ? Sep 6, 2016 16:31

UchihaHirou: Mar 8, 2007; Active Skill:
Solves all problems.

Finally, my Shark Spear gets some use.

# ? Sep 6, 2016 16:35

MacBook Air Gamer: May 6, 2007; Here I go, deep type flow.
Jacques Cousteau could never get this low.

-Episode 2 of Season 3 coming September 20th
-Next new zone is in Ring of Fire Islands complete with NEW HEARTS!
-New PvP Conquest map

http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/473/feature/11142/Guild-Wars-2-Episode-2-Drops-September-20th-Takes-Us-Back-to-the-Ring-of-Fire.html

quote:

During PAX West 2016, our first appointment of the show was with none other than ArenaNet for Guild Wars 2�s new Living World Episode. We saw none other than Nellie Hughes (renowned for her work on City of Heroes once upon a moon), and Elisabeth Claire to chat about the new episode and how players will be making their return to a zone we haven�t seen since the Prophecies Campaign of Guild Wars 1.

The Ember Bay, set in the Ring of Fire Islands, is the new zone coming with Episode 2, and players would be wise right now to train up their Ley Line Gliding Mastery in order to rove quickly about the pretty large map (that�s the top tier of the Gliding Mastery). That said, if you�ve still got work to do there, don�t fret. Ancient Magic�s 2nd Tier will now have Thermal Propulsion which just costs 3 Mastery XP and allows you to basically be shot around from point to point across Ember Bay. Think of it like Nuhoch Wallows, but more explosive.

The map itself is an absolute work of art. Josh Foreman�s deft hands are all over the place, and yes that means there�s a new Josh Jumping Puzzle right at the heart of the Mursaat Fortress. So keep that in mind. Like any volcanic fantasy place, there are rivers of lava pouring into steamy wakes of ocean water, large craggy rock formations, but also some of the most breathtaking sunrises and sunsets I�ve seen in GW2 because of the smoke and stark contrast between fire and water. The map�s not the same as Prophecies of course. Mordremoth, Zhaitan, and hundreds of years have passed and changed the area.

For those who played Episode 1, you�ll remember the cliffhanger that ended everything. With Primordus risen, bad stuff is happening once again in Tyria. It�s like these guys can�t catch a break with the dragons. Taimi, of course, is the one who wandered off to see what�s up, and so we (the newly coined Dragon�s Watch) are on our way to make sure she doesn�t get in too much trouble.

I think most folks will be happy to hear that the Heart quests from GW2 make a return in Ember Bay. In fact, they�re actually repeatable daily and have plenty of rewards tied to doing them that Nellie and Elisabeth weren�t quite to share. There are new consumables as well � a Skritt Contract that allows you to summon a skritt merchant to hawk your wears, and a weapon skin set that drops in-game only, not available in the Gem store. There are brand new armor pieces to be earned from Achievements too: a new shoulder and a new set of gloves.

Elisabeth and Nellie showed off a few of the Hearts via the demo video we were treated to: one of which is a Fire Sloth that�s wanted as an attraction at for a Circus Group. Thing is, she�s kind of enraged a lot, and you have to feed her and distract her before she eats her young. Another one at the Mursaat Temple Ruins pays homage to the Mursaat, but it�s a memory of what was there before. Another still involves the affectionately named Smooshatron. An asuran researcher is trying to get some data (as they always are) and you must help the Smooshatron fight off a massive fire worm in order to do so.

There are a whole lot of Skritt in Ember Bay too, including a big set of Skritt Pirates lead by the Pirate Queen Hughes (no relation to Nellie). You�ll have to help them create defenses, fend off attacks, and calm down the Pirate Queen by tossing Skritt Juice at her� which may or may not be akin to rum. There are new bosses too, including the Molten Dominator. If you beat him, you�ll unlock special updrafts that can get you to special areas otherwise closed off. It�s a very packed new zone with a slew of new things for players to discover, and it�ll all be here in roughly two weeks on September 20th.

Along with Ember Bay and the continuation of the story, the 9/20 update will be bringing the first new conquest style map in a good while � The Eternal Coliseum. It�s the same 5v5 combat PVP fans have come to know and love, with 3 capture points being vied for while players also try to capture the Sword of Reaping or the Shield of Life. These two items either finish downed players for you or give a bunch of health and shielding as well as one revive should you fall while under its spell. The Pro League World Championships will be held at the ESL in Burbank California on September 17th. Three teams from the EU and three from the NA will be representing, and while you�re watching live on the GW2 twitch, the first footage of the Eternal Coliseum will be broadcast as well.

MacBook Air Gamer fucked around with this message at 17:12 on Sep 6, 2016

# ? Sep 6, 2016 17:06

orcane: Jun 13, 2012; Fun Shoe

I really think you missed an opportunity to hide an asurabutt link in there.

Also yawn dragons.

# ? Sep 6, 2016 17:14

dad on the rag: Apr 25, 2010

I feel cheated. Gonna post weekly on Reddit about this injustice.

# ? Sep 6, 2016 17:15

CLAM DOWN: Feb 13, 2007

MacBook Air Gamer posted:

-Episode 2 of Season 3 coming September 20th
-Next new zone is in Ring of Fire Islands complete with NEW HEARTS!
-New PvP Conquest map

http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/...ng-of-Fire.html

Holy poo poo, hearts!!!!!

# ? Sep 6, 2016 17:26

Lyer: Feb 4, 2008

I wonder if we'll see less dynamic events because of the hearts, if so then lol

# ? Sep 6, 2016 17:32

Waci: May 30, 2011; A boy and his dog.

Holy poo poo, here I was all happy that they had done away with a bad idea after they recognise done but nope

# ? Sep 6, 2016 17:40

gandlethorpe: Aug 16, 2008

Can't wait to collect 40 igneous rocks, get 500 karma, then do the same in a different part of the map.

# ? Sep 6, 2016 17:45

ItBurns: Jul 24, 2007

The new zone sounds awesome sorry about your sadbrains.

# ? Sep 6, 2016 18:23

Lonk: Jan 26, 2012; LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOO

Worth 150 gems.

edit: Inquest pants take dyes in a sorta interesting way.

Lonk fucked around with this message at 20:08 on Sep 6, 2016

# ? Sep 6, 2016 18:29

deadly_pudding: May 13, 2009; who the fuck is scraeming
"LOG OFF" at my house.
show yourself, coward.
i will never log off

Lonk posted:

Worth 150 gems.

he's so happy to see me

# ? Sep 6, 2016 18:31

CLAM DOWN: Feb 13, 2007

ItBurns posted:

The new zone sounds awesome sorry about your sadbrains.

unironically agreeing with Nilgoow *furiously shits jorts*

# ? Sep 6, 2016 18:48

Magres: Jul 14, 2011

Whether you like hearts or not, there's tons of stuff to do at 80 that doesn't involve Hearts and involves big map-wide dynamic events. Let the people who like hearts have their map

Ineptitude posted:

Thanks!

I am on EU time though and am able to play from 19.00 to 23.00 central european time (5 PM to 9 PM UTC i believe)

Get yer butt online!!!

# ? Sep 6, 2016 19:19

Waci: May 30, 2011; A boy and his dog.

Just because there's a plenty of paintings in the world without a turd smeared all over them doesn't mean you should let Nilgoow into the Louvre.

# ? Sep 6, 2016 19:23

gandlethorpe: Aug 16, 2008

Magres posted:

Let the people who like hearts have their map

I see now. Gather them all on one island, then ~~drop a nuke on~~ Foefire it.

# ? Sep 6, 2016 19:25

Bieeanshee: Aug 21, 2000; Not keen on keening.; Grimey Drawer

We'll sacrifice all of you heartless pinkhavers to our gods.

# ? Sep 6, 2016 19:31

CLAM DOWN: Feb 13, 2007

Maybe we could give some kind of badge to the people who like hearts, I'm just saying, you know, so we can tell them apart.

# ? Sep 6, 2016 19:53

Kessel: Mar 6, 2007

I have very many memories of running circles in Perdition Rock looking for elite skills

# ? Sep 6, 2016 19:55

ApeHawk: Jun 6, 2010; All the NPCs will look up and shout, "Do this quest!"
and I'll whisper, "Sure, why not."

Kessel posted:

I have very many memories of running circles in Perdition Rock looking for elite skills

Any of them good?

# ? Sep 6, 2016 19:57

Waci: May 30, 2011; A boy and his dog.

CLAM DOWN posted:

Maybe we could give some kind of badge to the people who like hearts, I'm just saying, you know, so we can tell them apart.

Rework Heartseeker into something useful by making it automatically target the nearest heart-liker.

# ? Sep 6, 2016 19:58

orcane: Jun 13, 2012; Fun Shoe

Lonk posted:

Worth 150 gems.

Confirming:

# ? Sep 6, 2016 19:58

Kessel: Mar 6, 2007

ApeHawk posted:

Any of them good?

the skills were alright but the memories distinctly less so

# ? Sep 6, 2016 20:02

Eltoasto: Aug 26, 2002; We come spinning out of nothingness, scattering stars like dust.

I'm going to do those hearts so fast, and I hope I get to carry an animal while doing it.

# ? Sep 6, 2016 20:18

Roc: Nov 8, 2010

Also this looks pretty cool

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/world-vs-world-skirmishes-arrive-on-september-9/

quote:

World vs. World Skirmishes Arrive on September 9

Hello, everyone,

In our very first World vs. World development poll, we asked the community if we should prioritize quality of life or scoring improvements. Scoring won that poll, and since then, the team has been hard at work bringing the first phase of improvements to fruition. We�re happy to announce that Phase 1 of Skirmishes will be activated on September 9!

What You Can Expect from Skirmishes

Matches are still a week long, but have been split into 2-hour time slices that we are calling Skirmishes. During a skirmish, players will earn War Score normally as they always have, but War Score is now being used to determine the winner of each skirmish. When each 2-hour skirmish ends, War Score is reset, but actual map state and objective status remains unchanged.

Skirmishes award Victory Points based on placement:

1st�3 Victory Points
2nd�2 Victory Points
3rd�1 Victory Point

Victory Points are used to determine the match victor.

Skirmishes will keep the winning and losing scores closer together, allowing the losing worlds a better fighting chance. Skirmishes should also help lessen the severity of runaway matches caused by off-hour coverage.
Skirmishes will be activated for both EU and NA when the EU reset happens on Friday, September 9, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (UTC-7). We cannot turn on Skirmishes separately for EU and NA, so this will result in the last few hours of the NA matchup using the new scoring system.

What�s Next?

We�ll be releasing WvW scoring features in smaller pieces so we can ensure the systems are stable and working as intended before we add additional features. If everything goes smoothly once skirmishes are activated, the next update will give upgraded objectives more War Score based on their upgrade level (secured, reinforced, or fortified). Once that�s in, we�ll be monitoring skirmishes and your feedback to decide what to work on next.
Thank you for your continued feedback and support. We�ll see you in the Mists this Friday!

Roc fucked around with this message at 20:30 on Sep 6, 2016

# ? Sep 6, 2016 20:28

gandlethorpe: Aug 16, 2008

All pointless unless they bring back fireworks in WvW.

# ? Sep 6, 2016 20:41

Alteisen: Jun 4, 2007; by FactsAreUseless

HEARTS HYPE

# ? Sep 6, 2016 20:53

Lonk: Jan 26, 2012; LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOO

So dumb nerds actually voted for better math junk instead of quality-of-life for WvW? Is this a joke?

# ? Sep 6, 2016 20:54

Xun: Apr 25, 2010

Lonk posted:

So dumb nerds "actually voted" for better math junk instead of quality-of-life for WvW?

# ? Sep 6, 2016 21:07

NapoleonAtWaterloo: Jun 28, 2008

gandlethorpe posted:

All pointless unless they bring back fireworks in WvW.

You can use fireworks, you just have to get a different variant of the same item because anet is weird. Get em from this guy. https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Radarr_Boommaker

also

Lonk posted:

So dumb nerds actually voted for better math junk instead of quality-of-life for WvW? Is this a joke?

# ? Sep 6, 2016 21:09

Adhesive Gamin: Sep 29, 2010; Meatoberfest is in full swing.

There's no better quality of life than knowing exactly how much better you are at video games than everyone else.

# ? Sep 6, 2016 21:27

Lonk: Jan 26, 2012; LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhqwjQlV3Uk

Kill me now. I've hit a new low.

# ? Sep 6, 2016 21:58

Lyer: Feb 4, 2008

Don't necessarily think that a better scoring method is a bad thing, but they needed to include reasons why you'd want to win i.e: rewards

# ? Sep 6, 2016 22:02

check out my Youtube: May 26, 2006; Satan's on my side
and you wanna brawl?
When the Devil comes
you better heed his Quall

Yeah there is a conspicuous lack of a reason to give a poo poo about this new scoring system when we already have this other scoring system that will probably show consistent results for who is in first, second, and third.

# ? Sep 6, 2016 22:43

Lonk: Jan 26, 2012; LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOO

Lyer posted:

Don't necessarily think that a better scoring method is a bad thing, but they needed to include reasons why you'd want to win i.e: rewards

Baron Von Pigeon posted:

Yeah there is a conspicuous lack of a reason to give a poo poo about this new scoring system when we already have this other scoring system that will probably show consistent results for who is in first, second, and third.

These. WvW gets jack poo poo for meaningful rewards usually. It's cool we finally got reward tracks, re-tuned cheevos that don't take 12 years to finish and some unique armor but it would be really nice to not be the only game mode with no exclusive legendary backpiece or maybe they could give both WvW and PvP a way to access precursor/legendary armor without it being exclusively tied to dumb raiding. gently caress just stick legendary armor on the gemstore for like $20 bucks and I'd still buy that any day over doing the raid grind for it. As much poo poo as I could talk about Blizzard for WoW's micro-transactions, at least you can value your time over money with that.

I am currently rank 870 in WvW and while that might seem like a lot to plenty of people, it really is not in the grand scheme of WvW ranks and I don't feel like I've been rewarded for nearly any of it. I've gotten maybe 2 or 3 ascended items the entire time from that. Maaaaybe give people a little more than 2 good items for getting nearly 900 ranks.

# ? Sep 6, 2016 22:56

Bieeanshee: Aug 21, 2000; Not keen on keening.; Grimey Drawer

# ? Sep 6, 2016 23:11

kiffkin: Feb 13, 2007; Fool! Women called Nyla are always spies!

LiftAuff posted:

Hope y'all crafted your ascended breather and poking sticks.

Yes, I have done this, being one of the few people who actually likes underwater combat _{_{_{as long as I'm on my druid where I have a pet shark and shoot piranhas at mobs}}}

LiftAuff posted:

They'll be vital for the underwater raid wings that'll have the new legendary aqua breather as reward.

lol no

# ? Sep 6, 2016 23:16

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# ? May 10, 2024 08:30

snograt: Jul 18, 2013; rattus rattus
senile old twattus

ApeHawk posted:

Any of them good?

I loved elite hunting in Perdition Rock -- except there was always one rng spawn on the far side of the map that never showed. Until you finally capped it, after which it was there every drat time you visited.

In fact, I loved RoF period - especially when they finally sped up that escort mission npc.

Good times.

# ? Sep 7, 2016 01:53

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