Guild Wars 2

[Phred]

Also, is there any plans for a Target of Target icon?

Ctrl-T to mark targets, T to target the marked target.  Different keys, but the same as GW1.

Damn you're batting 1000 at getting my posts today. I mean a character portrait or whatever that shows what your target has targetted.

[Zetor]

Anyone still playing GW that has any idea how much i should try to get for a 7th birthday present and a couple of 6ths?

I typically do this when I need a rough price-check. The guildwarsguru.com forums also have a price check forum which usually gives reasonable estimates. Right now it seems like you can sell an unopened 7th birthday present for anywhere between 25e and 50e depending on patience, though 30-35e seems most likely. 6th birthday present (unopened) seems to be around 14-15e.

(1e = ectoplasm, worth somewhere between 6k and 8k gold)

[Lantyssa]

Damn you're batting 1000 at getting my posts today. I mean a character portrait or whatever that shows what your target has targetted.

This time it's that it is all there is and the only targeting functionality I'm aware of them having/adding.

[Threash]

Anyone still playing GW that has any idea how much i should try to get for a 7th birthday present and a couple of 6ths?

I typically do this when I need a rough price-check. The guildwarsguru.com forums also have a price check forum which usually gives reasonable estimates. Right now it seems like you can sell an unopened 7th birthday present for anywhere between 25e and 50e depending on patience, though 30-35e seems most likely. 6th birthday present (unopened) seems to be around 14-15e.

(1e = ectoplasm, worth somewhere between 6k and 8k gold)

Thanks for that, i guess i should've tried google.  One more question, is that a lot of money? as in, will it get me far in filling up the HoM.

[tazelbain]

I am so excited by this game I actually considering doing the HoM.  I tried a bit but the difficult of EofN outrageous.  My hero builds from Nightfall were worthless.  I saw mes/rit team build earlier is that key to this?  Also so I need to this on all me chars or can I pick one?  I have won all the other campaigns but not necessarily on the same char.

[Numtini]

I'm using a group of necros, ritualists, and mesmers and EOTN isn't too bad in terms of combat. There are some "tricks" to some of the dungeons though and at least once, I had to look them up to be able to get through somewhere and even then it was hard.

[Zetor]

Anyone still playing GW that has any idea how much i should try to get for a 7th birthday present and a couple of 6ths?

I typically do this when I need a rough price-check. The guildwarsguru.com forums also have a price check forum which usually gives reasonable estimates. Right now it seems like you can sell an unopened 7th birthday present for anywhere between 25e and 50e depending on patience, though 30-35e seems most likely. 6th birthday present (unopened) seems to be around 14-15e.

(1e = ectoplasm, worth somewhere between 6k and 8k gold)

Thanks for that, i guess i should've tried google.  One more question, is that a lot of money? as in, will it get me far in filling up the HoM.

It should get you a fair amount of stuff, yea.

It's been a while since I helped my friends fill their HoMs, but generally you should hunt around for cheap white minipets and one rare [yellow] minipet; of course use the ones you got in 1st-5th year presents first. After that you should get a bunch of armor (prices depend on class, but the Prophecies armors are typically the best bang for your buck -- remember you don't need the headpiece for the armor to count in HoM). Weapons can be pricey, I -think- destroyer weapons are still the cheapest, but you'll probably want one of each to maximize your points. Vabbian armor is fucking expensive due to the gems, but it's worth considering if you're out of other options. Obsidian armor is WAY too expensive and not worth the bother imo.

Above that you'll need to get points from doing stuff. The lowest-effort things are hero armor challenges, getting the black moa minipet, a rare pet (if you don't have one yet, soloing the last Factions mission is an easy way to tame a phoenix), and 5 titles (3 from completing the 3 campaigns, 1 for sorrow's furnace - easy and you need it for the black moa anyway - and the last one is a pain -- I suggest getting the luxon/kurzick rank one since you'll want luxon/kurzick armor for another point anyway).


e: following the gwpvx.com top '7 hero player support' build is probably the best idea, but it needs some specialized classes/skills. However you can do normal mode things and hero armor challenges with any sort of balanced group. Using caster (mesmer/rit/necro/monk... ele may be worthwhile now) type heroes is best since they are much better at focus fire, burst, interrupts, and generally not running around like an idiot.

[Murgos]

If you have questions about GW2's basic aspect the SA thread has a great first post:

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3483134

[Spiff]

Not sure where he got the list but from the same post:

Upcoming or planned changes to the game since the previous Beta Weekend!

-Optimization to increase FPS
-General Gemstore changes
-General Profession/Boon/Condition bug fixes
-Shift Ctrl Alt modifiers
-Groups will no longer be separated by overflow
-Clearer access getting in and out of PvP/WvW
-Sell all option for vendor trash/grey items
-Dyes to be account bound
-Slider for vocal emote frequency
-Slider for vocal pitch on character creation
-Siege Weapons to be made cheaper for beta
-Arrow Cart nerf
-Chat Ping on/off option

I'm tentatively pleased.

[murdoc]

I hope the dyes being account bound is a toggle, as each of my chars had a different colour scheme.

[Tyrnan]

I hope the dyes being account bound is a toggle, as each of my chars had a different colour scheme.

It just means when you discover a dye it's available for all characters on your account. I think it used to be that way (or a dev said it would be) but it was on a per character basis last weekend. Which considering there's something like 400 dyes in the game, would be a tad on the retarded side.

Edit: at least I think that's what it means. I guess it could be that you can't trade them with other players? But again, that seems a bit stupid. Guess we'll find out in a few weeks anyway.

[murdoc]

I hope the dyes being account bound is a toggle, as each of my chars had a different colour scheme.

It just means when you discover a dye it's available for all characters on your account. I think it used to be that way (or a dev said it would be) but it was on a per character basis last weekend. Which considering there's something like 400 dyes in the game, would be a tad on the retarded side.

Edit: at least I think that's what it means. I guess it could be that you can't trade them with other players? But again, that seems a bit stupid. Guess we'll find out in a few weeks anyway.

Yeah, I'm totally out to lunch. It means what you said.

[ezrast]

Beta keys for BWE 3 are available at http://www.curse.com/betas/guild-wars-2. Requires a Curse account, I think.

[Tmon]

Also, the final two races will be playable during the bwe

http://www.arena.net/blog/play-asura-and-sylvari-in-the-july-20-22-beta-weekend-event

[KallDrexx]

Beta keys for BWE 3 are available at http://www.curse.com/betas/guild-wars-2. Requires a Curse account, I think.

Thanks got a key.  When is BWE 3?

[Threash]

July 20-22

[HaemishM]

Woot, got a key. Unfortunately, that's the weekend my mother-in-law is coming to visit, but I'm sure I'll get a chance to play at some point.

[Chimpy]

Got in, glad I will get a chance to try it before deciding to throw down money.

[kildorn]

It's HER mom, Haemish. I don't see why you have to be busy 

Hopefully they hand out a mess of keys to entice people a bit.

[01101010]

Keys were all gone by the time I stomped into this thread. I am mildly unhappy about this, but avoiding beta's seems to heighten my enjoyment of the game on release a little - hence the mildly part. Though now that Asura are in, I was much more apt to try for a key.  

[HaemishM]

It's HER mom, Haemish. I don't see why you have to be busy 

Yeah, I'll see how well that works right after I lose the will to live.

[statisticalfool]

I've got a GW (and Nightfall) account that I haven't logged into in forever, and wasn't too far along in. Are any of these early rewards worth it (other than the obvious, you might as well link your accounts)? Like, is this armor better than the starting armor?

[kildorn]

I don't think anyone knows. But I also think you need Eye of the North to use the HoM? I'm like, 90% sure HoM progress is tied to Eye of the North, since that is where it actually lives in the game.

[Lantyssa]

It's not better, per se, it's just a unique look.  There's more of a power differential because of levels, but gear of the same level will all be roughly the same.

You do need the Hall of Monuments to do anything with points as Kildorn says.

[statisticalfool]

Alright, so I get to ignore that. Yay!

Come onnnnn, Beta Test Weekend.

[Threash]

As far as i know everything is cosmetic (some ranger pets also, which i assume are not cosmetic as you can use them in combat but probably no better than regular pets).  Some of the stuff does look quite cool though and it is not hard to get.  Not to mention i actually enjoyed the nightfall and factions storylines.

[Lantyssa]

You can always get the rewards after GW2 launches.  It's easier to do now if you've got nothing else to play, but the HoM will remain linked if something strikes your fancy in the future.

[Phred]

With most companies we'd see this as a cynical attempt at getting sales of an ancient product.

[Lantyssa]

Perhaps, but they've been advertising it for two or so years?

[Tyrnan]

Asura Cinematic Intro Blog

In an ideal world, we want the player to be so busy yelling ‘AWESOME!’ at the end of the cinematic that it takes them a minute to find their keyboard and mouse again.

They've got a ways to go with that intro then . Hopefully it gets some awesome added between now and launch.

[Kageru]

Interesting little mechanic on paid server transfers. It costs real money but the specific cost varies depending on the load of the server you are moving to, so if you just want to gather your friends in one place moving to a lower pop server has an incentive.

[Amaron]

Was this vista's thing in the game before?

[Threash]

Nope that's new.

[ffc]

I saw a Vista marker on the map so I made my way over to its location. Couldn't immediately find it...turns out I had to hop a fence, drop down onto a neighboring roof, platform my way up and then enjoy the view. It's going to take a while for my brain to get out of exclamation point quest marker mode. This is great stuff.

[Der Helm]

Logged out, went to work a few hours, now I am downloading gigs worth of data. What happened ? Did you guys break it ?