Softface posted:

CLAM DOWN posted:

This wouldn't have happened if Anet had a public test server.

Orv posted:

Mecha Legs is the best trait in the worst tree.

Macdeo Lurjtux posted:

Kind of wish they would add glider skins for all the backpacks. The ghoul backpack could extend its arms and flap, the blades and karka could spin like a helicopter, the winters day toy pack could fart snow flakes like a Santa jet pack.

Schpyder posted:

It'd be kind of tough, 8 PM for you is 11 PM for me, and running the full train would take us close to 1 AM, when I get up at 6:30.

I'd be amenable to running a half train at 11 EST/8 PST, maybe doing VB one night and AB the next? I'd probably be up for doing that a couple times a week for west coast goons. Sound decent?

Harrow posted:

I would, too, really.

I'll echo what others have said: I'm (mostly) fine with a decent portion of the cosmetic items being tied in one way or another to the gem store (costumes, weapon skins, and Black Lion Claim Ticket weapons), but having to also use a limited resource to use any of those cosmetics other than costumes is kind of lovely. I'd understand more if gem shop cosmetic items didn't require transmutation charges, but even then I'd be annoyed.

I'd even be willing to pay a subscription in exchange for, like, a certain amount of gems per month and unlimited transmutation.

Waci posted:

Chronomancer is great for shatters, and made shatter builds strong in PvE too. You get alacrity on shatters (and from your wells, which are all strong, and from your shield phantasms), together with either quickness (pvp) or regenerated phantasms (pve) on shatter. Congratulations, 4-illusion Mind Wrack every 7.2 seconds.

mike12345 posted:

the shield doesn't flow with the rest (color- or shape-wise), that zephyr skin or whatever it's called is also a noob indicator (to me at least)

LITERALLY A BIRD posted:

Yeah, it's exotic insignias you use to convert ascended armor (thankfully). It's still going to be kind of pricey, though, I think black diamonds are ~4g apiece right now.

oxidation posted:

I'm seeing that I get scaled down a couple levels when I went to Queensdale (I'm a Norn). So hypothetically, doing every single 1-15 zone for all races would be a viable leveling plan? I'm not going to, but I noticed I was lagging behind the level recommendation for the Norn hearts.

kater posted:

I still can't believe there have already been 4 black lion weapon sets since HoT came out. $50 got you what, Chak, Auric, and the Plated line? And those sure as poo poo ain't as easy to get as just handing over more money.

Disco Infiva posted:

Meet my musketeer warrior.







Warriors are the best, but ANET please make rifles more flexible.

Aesis posted:

I'm seeing handful Thieves without Daredevil spec or Engineers not using Hammer, but that's about it. Also sPvP is frustrating no matter what unless you play certain meta builds, due to balancing issues.

Yes and no. Warrior can play without Berserker spec (unless you want to utilize condition damage), but Warrior itself has almost zero competitiveness.

Kenshin posted:

I stand by my rant about WTF were the developers who wrote and code-reviewed the ranking algorithms even loving thinking in light of this further information (ah ha ha I'm kidding myself about the code reviews aren't I?) and where the gently caress were the QAEs during this process. Actually, what TPM designed this? And why did their devs and QA not spot any of these loopholes?

Kenshin posted:

Standard QA testing for idiots or brand new QAEs, maybe. (I'm a professional QAE, literally sitting at my desk right now posting between testing software)

Real QAEs are supposed to question design decisions and, well, do exactly what you said in your second sentence.

Vargs posted:

All current MMOs are bad, and I do not like this because I would much prefer them to be good.

Disco Infiva posted:

At least Scarlet didn't came back.

Alteisen posted:

That's impressive, is that the only effect that can prevent the damage? Probably because then people would cheese it with signet of stone or endure pain.

Agent Kool-Aid posted:

all they do in sfd is check your post history, which begs the question of how i got in, but as long as you don't come off as a weirdo or an rear end in a top hat or some poo poo there's no issue. non-goons can be repped by members already in the guild and all they have to do is make an account on the sfd forums mentioning as much + the rep goon should also post to corroborate with it.

AmericanGeeksta posted:

This is a dumb question, but for legendary collections and the old, pre-HoT legendaries, does the collection give you the precursor at the end and then you craft the legendary as normal, or do the collections result in the legendary itself?

learnincurve posted:

I'm getting the very distinct impression that hunters may suck and no one plays them end game, which is a bummer because I'm one of life's mmo hunters.

Amante posted:

If the next expansion isn't Cantha or Elona then they've really hosed up.

Kenshin posted:

I've got a dragonhunter to pull through, so I'll be online at 9pm eastern this evening to see if it's happening.

Toraen posted:

I meant the troll unguent thing as being less useful to a healing role. Healing Spring gets you a field to blast for even more healing and innately has condition removal + area regen (useful for building up CA), Glyph heals in an area and plants a seed with the trait (which has numerous benefits), and Heal as One has the shortest recharge and with the trait grants AoE regen. Unguent can remove 2 conditions from yourself only, if you trait it, and can't heal allies at all aside from the druid trait that creates an AoE heal off of any heal skill.

Rand Brittain posted:

Also it uninstalled my scanner utility program without telling me it was doing that. What's even up with that?

Schpyder posted:

ATTENTION GOONS (and other interested parties)

Starting this week I am proud to announce the launch of HP Train Tuesdays, aka Choo-Choo-Choosday! (thanks, Funmaster)

At 9PM EDT each Tuesday I'll be leading an HP train through Verdant Brink, Auric Basin, and part of the way into Tangled Depths, with the goal of hitting the 250 HP a brand-spanking-new tomed or boosted level 80 would need to fully unlock their elite spec. I'll be forming a squad 5-10 min before I start, so /sqjoin Fat Hobo around then, or message me in-game (Fat Hobo is probably my easiest alt name to remember).

The ONLY requirements for these trains are Glider Basics, although Updraft Use and Bouncing Mushrooms will be a big help in a lot of cases. Regardless, I'll be taking one of my mesmers each time, so I'll be providing portals past things that require exalted marks/ley line gliding/mushrooms. I also request that if you're going to come along on the trains, please haul your rear end across the Silverwastes and to the first Verdant Brink WP (Shipwreck Peak Waypoint) before I start setting up the train. It's fairly simple to get to, just take the Triforge Point WP in Brisban Wildlands and run north into the fort. There's a portal there to the Silverwastes. Run west along the south side of the map to Amber Sandfall, immediately past it to the west is a door in a rock face that has a portal at the back taking you into Verdant Brink and the Shipwreck Peak waypoint.

Again, this train is open to all comers: goons, dentists, whatever pubs want to tag along. The more the merrier! So bring that neglected alt that you just used the lv80 boost on get their elite spec unlocked!

PS: dragging an alt through an HP train is a GREAT way to get mastery XP, so bring as many XP boosting items as you can! The GH has a flat +10% bonus you can get at the tavern, a number of items offer unique XP boosts of +50% from kills, if you have Celebration boosts that's +100% from kills. Enchanted reward boosts and fine (yellow) XP boosts will give you +50% to ALL sources (absolutely killer when doing HP train, you get a lot from map areas and events). A decent amount of foods and utility boosts also offer 10-15% bonuses to kill XP. Lunar new year fireworks give you another +10% to all sources!

Brain In A Jar posted:

For Daredevil advice guy, remember that staff 4 can instantly blind an enemy, repeatedly, for basically free. Also the dash dodge gives you lots of fast movement and extra iframes, and you can use your elite to pop a whole break bar on your lonesome. Then use the punch one because it's cool

Visidan posted:

2nd fight is a lil buggy, talked to a dev about it they're still working hard on it so keep whining it motivates them.

Dev also refused to comment on something xushin told us so this xushin news is 100% concrete and confirmed.

Crystal Desert, Expansion, September. It's happening