The Glade 4.0

I started up a Human Elementalist and a Norn Ranger over the weekend. GW2 is going to be splitting time with MW:O and some Planetside 2, on top of my computer gaming not getting as much time as it did back in the day, so I doubt I'll be advancing quickly. And then we've got the Borderlands 2 release on the horizon, which I'm sure my brother will drag me into. And then X-COM: Enemy Unknown and (presumably) the multiplayer release of The Banner Saga, which ought to also enthrall me.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

I love this game.

I have 1 of everything (yes I bought character slots already). Most of my time this weekend was spent duoing with my wife, either on my Norn Guardian or my Human Ranger, though I did spend a a couple hours exploring the Charr Death Star (Black Citadel) on an Engineer.

I should be searchable under Ulfynn on the contacts list (Y). It'll show Ulfynn.XXXX (some random number I don't remember offhand).

During beta weekends, I played with almost all of the classes for somewhere between 6 and 10 levels each. I think the only class I didn't try out was the Mesmer. At the moment, I've got a Ranger but it honestly wasn't the class I loved best. I think the Engineer won that honor.


Also, I'm currently playing a Sylvari Necromancer.

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Go back to zero, take a pill, and get well ~ Lemmy Kilmister

ROFL this is gold: http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comm ... propriate/

GW2 support answering questions in public about why players have been suspended or banned.

ArenaNet announced they had 400k concurrent users during the head start weekend, over 1 million boxes pre-sold and now climbing with the release.

On the other end of the spectrum we have TSW that just released a financial report saying they basically only sold 200k to date.

Okay, I laughed at "Adolf Critler."

Edit: Wow.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

Just hit level 30 with my Sylvari Ranger tonight. I really am enjoying doing the completion thing. I've finished Caledon Forest and Kessex Hills 100%. It's very solid leveling speed doing it and you get a nice chest full of loot for getting 100%.

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“Strong people are harder to kill than weak people, and more useful in general”. - Mark Rippetoe

I did an underwater boss in some ruins tonight. There were probably 10 people around level 25 and he was really kicking our asses until he got stuck on a wall for an easy win. Dropped like 10 chests full of loot! It was crazy, I didn't even have enough room for it all.

Really love the different experiences that this game is offering. I was rolling around a different newbie area getting crafting mats and found a cave with some animal (Raven, Bear, Leopard) shamans in it. In-between larger platforms where I had to kill a couple of them, there were narrow pathways to platform across littered with ravens that blow you off the ledge if you touch them. For reaching the end I was rewarded with a fancy chest with some level-appropriate (20+) loot inside of it, even though I was in a level 10 area.

Me too. Today I did a little crafting and got level 31 and 32 from it. I only did it for maybe an hour or so too. Then I went to do some more gathering/completing zones and found a really fun jumping puzzle in Metrica Province. Jumping on platforms, wind blowing me off of branches. Fun diversion.

Also did some of my Personal Story quest in which I had to gladiator fight. One guy I had to beat was one of those little Quaggan guys who assured me he was "going to foo up your day"



I play a Sylvari, the plant race, and last night in my Personal Story an Asura called me a Yammering Salad and a Soft Hearted Artichoke.

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“Strong people are harder to kill than weak people, and more useful in general”. - Mark Rippetoe

LOL, Yammering Salad. I'm totally going to use that...

I couldn't agree more. There are so many "easter eggs" that reward exploring. Everything from small events to vistas or item rewards. There's a section of Lion's Arch that reminded me of poking around the sewers of Qeynos.

I just found out there's a bank tab built into every crafting table. I can't believe nobody thought of this before now, but I don't think I ever again want to play an MMO that doesn't have it.

Also, there's a special tab for crafting materials - a particular slot for every variety, and they stack infinitely. You never have to worry about crafting mats overwhelming your bank space.

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Go back to zero, take a pill, and get well ~ Lemmy Kilmister

I think they only stack to 250. Also, I really wish you could use mats without needing them in your inventory :/

Yup. Discovered the 250 stack limit last night.

Found a whole lot of useful tips here, btw, including a couple of things about your inventory that I didn't know.

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Go back to zero, take a pill, and get well ~ Lemmy Kilmister

Anyone that wants some 8 slot bags, become a leather worker real quick, buy 40 rawhide squares off the trading post for 3s or so and make em.

There were rawhide squares on the trading post when you looked?

I ask because I was actually looking for rawhide last night and there was none for sale at any price.

FYI: every armorcrafting discipline has 8-slot bag recipes. It would seem to me that armorsmithing for the chests would be easier than using up leather. Of course, I say this as a Leatherworker / Huntsman who used up a bunch of leather making 8-slot bags before I realized I could have done it with copper instead, but ...

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Go back to zero, take a pill, and get well ~ Lemmy Kilmister

Oh yeah. Thousands of em.

And now the Trading Post is down again

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Go back to zero, take a pill, and get well ~ Lemmy Kilmister

I really love the vistas and jumping puzzles in this game.

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“Strong people are harder to kill than weak people, and more useful in general”. - Mark Rippetoe

Found out last night that the secret to crafting skillups is the Discovery tab. Wish I'd known that before I wasted time and mats doing the WoW-style "make tons of junk to get skillups" method.

Also - yes, much <3 for the vistas. Also, I'm quite happy with the Map Completion and Daily Achievement rewards.

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Go back to zero, take a pill, and get well ~ Lemmy Kilmister

Yeah discoveries are the way to go with crafting. I've heard of people doing 70-80 in 40 minutes just crafting alone.

This is an awesome walkthrough on crafting.

http://gaiscioch.com/tavern/guildwars_c ... 35198.html

Cooking alone will get you ~ 10 levels

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qkj ... edit?pli=1

Personally I saved it for once I got a bit higher.

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“Strong people are harder to kill than weak people, and more useful in general”. - Mark Rippetoe

As of this morning, you can craft without taking items out of your bank

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Go back to zero, take a pill, and get well ~ Lemmy Kilmister