Posts by bsoltan

#3 Spiked Targe q7/15 - 60e

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Fiery Mursaat Hammer of Charrslaying - 2e

Quote from Rushin Roulette

One very small thing Id like to see would be an addition to the "Armbraces to ecto" rate display on the forum overview page to include the Ecto/Zkeys exchange rate.

Over the years Zkeys seem to have transitioned from Chest title opening items to a completely parallel payment method for mid to high end trades.

This is interesting, and with my comment above as well about Ecto to Plat added.

So we could have
Ecto : Platinum
Ecto : Zaishen Key

Ecto : Ambrace

Question is, how can this be defined in order to stay accurate enough to rely on it. Do we need to canvass people who are involved in the game/trades on a regular basis? Ecto:Platinum isn't too bad because you could just take the mean between Trader Buy & Sell, but the others are harder to define.

Sadly no API for GW so it all has to be done manually too.

Quote from Mr Crow

I thought I was transparent with the alliance project since I've talked about it last year on both Facebook and this website, there just isn't a lot of interest.

Yes the discord over all is still linked to FB & this site.

I'm open to suggestions on how to be more transparent in regards to the alliance project.

Maybe I missed the info could you link to it?

Quote from cosyfiep

I will comment on the Xunlai idea of tags and having multiple threads...it didnt work on guru if you remember bsolt (as you were a mod at the time they were around if I remember correctly)...ultimately we got rid of them and got rid of high end as there just wasnt enough threads.

We will, however, look into a better way to 'tag' threads in Xunlai.....

Well, it helped to identify threads iirc but like you say people would still mix up the contents or there wasn't enough to justify it. I doesn't mean it couldn't be implemented in a better way or work better now. The times I look at Xunlai forum I see more and more threads for high-end items worth lots of Ecto and not so much the low-end. We don't need a split forum which there may have been at one point too but as an improvement for people that don't want to click on every thread to know if they can afford what may be mentioned. It's just a thought though, may not be feasible as you say.

Some of the things below I'm thinking of as I write so sorry its a bit long and rambling!

Chat

Chat boxes just get filled with spam, and a bit like the Off-Topic forum couldn't that be used? Or if you want more of a live discussion then theres a Legacy Discord and GW Global Discord. Sure you need another account but it can be accessed in web browser, it is linked to from here and is already populated and moderated and most importantly active.

On the topic of Discord; what is happening with the Guild Wars Legacy Discord? Is it linked to this site any more? Is it linked to GW Legacy Guild/Alliance? Is it linked to the GW New Hope group? Mr Crow seems to have set things up but it hasn't been very transparent.

Forum Layout

Forum wise I think there should be less sub-forums, not more. The current ones could even be consolidated.

For the Builds and Content; Individual, Team, Farming, Speed Clearing could all be put in one that then becomes more active.

Can we bring back the labels/tags for threads? That way you could have one Subforum with tags to identify the threads. Individual/Team/SC/Farm/Chest Run etc.

That way you don't have multiple low activity Sub-Forums but have an easy visual for the topic of individual threads.

Streaming and Video and Creative Works could be combined into one as well.

I don't think it is necessary to have as many/the same sub-forums as GWGuru used to have. There just isn't enough disucssion and content these days to have it separated out.

Guru Archive

Is it possible for you to see how many hits the Guru Archive gets and which parts of it as to its usefulness? Would it be useful to remake guides and information on Legacy and remove access to them on Archive if it is a lot of space/cost to upkeep. Maybe having a Guru Archive while historic isn't the best because it means people don't have to create new content.

Guides

Alot of PvE players are making interesting guides and build theories to try and now optimise and improve as much as possible, but people have taken to using PvX and GWSC wikis(?) (wikii?) for creating build guides rather than posting them here. Could cross-posting even be considered as it might make them easier to find and be commented on/discussed with different areas of the community. Maybe discuss that with the people making them. I see Krschkr used to post some Team Builds on Legacy but now posts to PvX and Reddit.

Xunlai/Trading

The trading forum seems like the most active part of the forum, could there be any improvements made there? I see that auctions are mentioned in this thread, but trading via forum always seemed to be preferrable.

You have in the sidebar the trading rate of Ambraces to Ecto; how often is that updated/how accurate is it? Is it possible to do the same thing for Platinum to Ecto?

These days a lot of people seem to trade in Ecto, even for items that are lower-end. I think it would give some clarity to that for people that might want to do trading but don't have stacks of Ecto and aren't au fait with daily trading rates.

As with the thread tags I mentioned above, could they be introduced for Selling threads to identify when peope are selling really high-end stuff. Allow people to have two threads one in each tag so they can list things and people have an idea of prices.

One of the things with GW trading is it can take a long time to understand the market, not just the price of something but what is worth something and what isn't.

This would be something an auction based site could do if it tracks prices and can average them, but being able to accurately price-check items based on what they're sold for could be really handy.

Forum Content

Mods forum should be renamed to In-Game Modifications/Applications for clarity. Put in some effort to find, host, and explain the more useful texmods. Make a proper guide for setting up and installing umod for GW with an FAQ. Have proper info and examples of the good texmods as Wiki isn't the easiest place to find info and is pretty outdated. You could also have a request a texmod option if there are people out there that would make such things. Now that we're into the stage of the game where QoL things are much more handy people may have good ideas vs turning your bow into a banana.

Legacy General

What is the Articles link in the heading in comparison to the Legacy News forum, couldn't just one be used?

Social Media link on the heading only links to Facebook groups, could that be renamed?

There are 8 people in the 'Legacy Team'/Moderators but I don't think it is that clear what their roles are and how they are involved. Guru used to show the forum moderators on the forum list but this forum doesn't do that. Maybe a page/post with the brakedown of their involvement.

There was a lot of commentary and discussion about the recent Wintersday competition teaser on Reddit/Discord. Some thought into how to publicise future Legacy events with a decent level of transparency.

Req 3 Spear has at least the minimum of 8-12 same as the req 4. Table currently shows 8-13.

I've got Alem's remedy

Thanks for trade.

q5/13 Round Shield (blue) - 15e

q5/13 Shield of the Wing (blue) - 15e

Inscribable Low Requirement Shields

Hi, welcome to my buy thread.

I'm interested in all items listed but I apologise if I can't meet your estimations on a price. If I feel we can make a deal or negotiate I will contact you.

You can contact me by posting in this thread, sending me a PM.

I'll keep this thread updated when I'm looking for new items.

Thanks for looking.

**********

Inscribable Shields

Request for Shields in BLUE RARITY 🔵 (but will also take other rarity if you have).

Thanks again.

Please contact me by posting in this thread, or sending me a PM

ArenaNet on the case:

https://www.reddit.com/r/GuildWars/co…necting/e21guwu

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Any word on the 0% loading bug after disconnecting?

Technical question

Normally it's not too big a deal, if you get disconnected while in town or such you just reload the game and you don't have to worry about it - but it's actually a big problem when doing dungeons and stuff, reconnecting just fine to your current floor but then never loading past 0% when you try to zone to the next floor.

BillFreist ArenaNet

Somehow this issue has eluded my attention. I'll look into it.

It wouldn't even equalise the economy. People already know the best areas to farm and where the popular items drop. That isn't something that would change with this. What will happen is people will just gravitate to the same farms and speedclears but doing it quicker to try and personally benefit.

The population that would want to do something like this is also tiny, if anyone did move over then then I doubt people still wouldn't play Prophecies or do unecesary missions etc. as they would want to end-game as quick as possible.

If the main reason for this is to play the game with other people, then the best thing to do is seek out the people and not try and force a new game mode which will be under-populated.

For example: a group has setup a Discord server for players that wanted to find others and more importantly a schedule to be able to play through campaigns. This has worked very well and become very popular. This is different than just joining a highly populated Guild because the likelyhood of still finding players at the same position in the game is small.

Buying a new account and not going to Kamadan almost has same effect.

There are a lot of people enjoying playing the game back through with no items or money traded down to new characters so that’s happening too.

What reason would there need to be a ‘market’ reset other than to try and make money in a new market.

There's no link to a stream.

Lexx I saw your post on Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/GuildWars/co…d_list/e0nuevt/

Does this mean the some of the text that is currently being spammed in outposts is not detecable by the ChatFilter? I've tried updating my file but I wanted to make sure I wasn't doing it wrong as the messages still appear in-game.

[ChatFilter]
userFilter1=mmosky.com
userFilter2=gw2sale.com
userFilter3=GW2SàLè.com
userFilter4=mmogamersmarket.com
userFilter5=MMOGäMERSMARKÉT.COM
userFilter6=gwshop.com
userFilter6=gwsh0p.com
userFilter7=Free Over 15
userFilter8=Biggest GW 1 Shop
userFilter9=|Limited Stock on Aion Wings,
userFilter10=Min Delivery
userFilter11=MMOSKY.COM
userFilter12=GW1SHOP.COM
userFilter13=Extra on Ecto/Zaishen Key/Armbrache Purchases
userFilter13=Free Over 15$/12€ Spent!
userFilter14=MERSMARK
userFilter15==$
userFilter16==€
userFilter17=MMOGäMERSMARKèT.COM

The arenas aren't required to max your cartographer so mapping them seems pointless, I could see why people purposfully queuing not to fight would trigger some kind of manipulation script on Anets side which is a shame and must have been very annoying!

Getting low level characters into PvP arenas could be interesting though.. specially if they go to the effort of unlocking skills available in other campaigns while keeping their level low enough to compete in the arena.

edit1: I just realised that with tomes that makes that very easy too.

edit2: armour though.

Are you implying Arenanet would ban accounts for moving around a zone without killing enemies?

Hi, I replied to a post about Factions on this topic too, and I don't want to take away from what you want to organise AT ALL. Just to say that there is an existing Discord server where exactly this kind of play-through is being organised across NA and EU, along with others from other timezones.

You could jump on and offer to organise your own slot, there are already lists of people that are willing/waiting to play with others.

It is a good place to get in contact with others looking to play through the game together, all levels of experience are OK.

You'll find more info in the Discord: https://discord.gg/Nnb7E9h

There is a Discord server where exactly this kind of play-through is being organised across NA and EU, along with others from other timezones.

It is a good place to get in contact with others looking to play through the game together, all levels of experience are OK.

You'll find more info in the Discord: https://discord.gg/Nnb7E9h

Anyone wondering why the link in the first post doesn't work, it is because Anet put it on an old post from 2017.

They've now put it on it's own post and reverted the old one:

https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User:Step…News/2018-06-08

New Link: https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User:Step…News/2018-06-08

Hi everyone,

• Some players may be experiencing network issues while trying to login to Guild Wars, as they may have authentication set up on their account and it locked them out of the game. If you’re affected by this, we added in yesterday’s last update a modal dialog to enter the two factor authentication code for your login session. You can also try to authorize your network the following way:

• Check the e-mail to your registered address, or an SMS, or a security code on your mobile authentication app. You should have received an authentication code that needs to be confirmed at https://account.arena.net/security/settings
  As you attempt to log into the website, you will find the system requesting you confirm your log-in. Please use the most recent code you received. Once you’re logged in, confirm your network there. You will then be able to log into the game
  Please also note that you will need to follow these steps each time you attempt to login from a new network address

• If none of those solutions work for you, please contact our Customer Support at https://help.guildwars2.com Provide as much information as you can so that agents can process your request as efficiently as possible.

--Stephane Lo Presti talk 21:12, 8 June 2018 (UTC)

The connection error 242 under study by DrSCW:

https://www.reddit.com/r/GuildWars/co…7MW&sh=c91272a4

There are some really nice things included here.

No longer necessary for two people to open the gate in Pre! (No need for the gate bot).

The FoV slider is impressive!

Timestamp in the chat! Although it would be nicer to have it in 24H not 12H time.

Chat not clearing when you change character/map is pretty cool too.

https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Feedback:…pdates/20180606

Graphics

• Added an Ultra shadow setting. Doubles the distance, doubles the resolution, and quadruples the amount of dynamic shadows.
• The fog/haze when using the Advanced graphics options has been slightly modified.
• The game client restarts properly into Windowed Fullscreen when switching from Fullscreen to Windowed Fullscreen.

General

• Performed server maintenance.
• The loading screen fade has been sped up slightly.
• The game client will no longer increase CPU usage while in the background.
  • This also improves the -fps option CPU usage.
• The installer has been improved when uninstalling and reinstalling to another location.
• The Lakeside County gate to the Northlands will stay open twice as long when its lever is activated.

Camera

• Added a new Field of View slider.
• Field of View now uses a vertical calculation—previously diagonal—which will result in a much better view of the world on widescreen and ultra widescreen monitors. The old Field of View can be reenabled by using the new -oldfov command line argument.
• Added a rotation speed slider.
• Slightly increased the responsiveness of camera rotation.
• The camera maximum zoom-out distance has been slightly increased.

Chat

• Added an option to show chat timestamps for chat log entries.
• Whispers will no longer be lost while loading maps or switching characters.
• The chat log history has been doubled.
• The chat log will no longer clear on map change or switching characters.

Two-Factor Authentication

• Displays correct error when trying to log in from an unauthorized network.
• Command line parameters "-newauth" and "-oldauth" are now ignored.

User Bugs/Problems reported from this update:

• User options with settings and layout are resetting to default after first login.
  • Solved by a hot-fix applied to the same patch.
  • Game update June 6 2018
  • Fixed a bug that would result in UI customizations and keybindings to be reset to defaults.
• Error 242, 244,
  • 
  • Two Factor Authentication: added a dialog window in the login screen to
    enter the two factor authentication code for your login session.

Please provide any solutions if known.

We're going to need a new screenshot competition with the new FoV options.

Thanks Lexx and any other donators. Congrats to the winners.

Awesome. I'll try to tune in although it'll be really late so maybe only the Fridays.

Quote from Lexx

bsoltan changed his previous 10,30,40 to 6,68,86.

Wait, what. I thought you could enter more than one set of numbers. xD

I checked the rules again, my bad - can I go back to 10, 30, 40?

1)

2a)

Hot in Ring of Fire

Must reach Door of Komalie

Mursatt block the way

2b)

Come up with a new boss/creature idea along with skill template and stats for a weapon/item drop. Doesn't have to be an art competiton, just build/stats, but art could be a component.

edit: my thought was a bit like the old weapon design contest.

3)

self edit: RULES: Max 3 numbers/contestant.

6, 68, 86 sticking with 10, 30, 40.

q7/15 Spiked Targe (Tacs) - 85e

Quote from MaxBorken

It’s worth keeping in mind that toolbox has evolved quite a lot since guru went down, with a lot of powerful new features which wouldn’t have been present when those statements were made. Any comments made back then by Anet staff are likely out of date now and so not relevant. We could do with a bit more of their current thinking rather than out-dated opinions. The question of where the line needs to be drawn should be considered carefully.

I was looking for their more direct responces for texmod, Umod, GWMultilaunch, GWDressup, KSMod etc. If my memory serves, and I hope it does, they said all of those were OK to use in their itteration at the time, with the obvious warnings that come with downloading any 3rd party application.

I don't believe any comments have previously been made about toolbox, I'd even go as far as to say there still haven't been any comments made to date. Gaile's is a corporate reply to any question about game modification, not specifically aimed at toolbox.

I think this is a much better quote to take about GWToolbox++

From Anet DrStephenCW on Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/GuildWars/co…oolbox/dzl9vak/

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I have a running copy of Toolbox built from the source code, and in my copious free time I'll look at it and give very specific feedback.

Not EVERYTHING that gives an advantage is expressly disallowed, see texture modifications texmod/Umod. The cartographer modifications give a HUGE advantage, I'd say even more than an autoclicker in terms of completing titles.

I agree comparing something as feature packed and technical as toolbox to an autoclicker isn't the best. However I don't expect Gaile Gray to have the knowledge required about GW mods at this stage.

I'm trying to track down some non generic replies from Anet in the Guru archive but that will take some time. The generic responces (including an original one from Gaile) are actually better than Gaile's latest one:

https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Player-ma…s_from_ArenaNet

Player modifications/QoL bots at this stage is something that is really interesting in the sense keeping the game alive and giving new ways to experience it. However I'm much more interested in keeping access to my account therefore unless Anet have signed off on a specific mod I wouldn't use it despite the growing number of people that use it without any action (and there may never be any).

If they banned anyone that has ever used toolbox then I think it would have a huge impact on the playerbase of the game, I expect a lot of people would abandon it there and then.

Thanks for the contest Lexx.

1)

2a)

Rin is in Ruins

Rurick wants to flee homeland

Lets go to Kryta!

2b)

Vanquish records; reward for vanquishing chosen area(s) in the quickest time. Caveats can be added for builds/party members.

3)

10, 30, 40

Quote from Emma

We have a forum and our discord

Cool, well I'd love in invite. IGN: <removed>

Hi Emma, [pupu],

I’m interested in joining, do you have any Guild/Alliance stuff outside of the game; forum/Discord/Facebook?

Great idea to maintain a list of the sites to keep in the .ini.

Very nice!

Great idea, looks like good fun!

Quote from Legend1

Did anyone watch it Live ?

How was it ?

I coulden't be there..

It was a bit odd in reality. They did Nightfall as it relates to the recent GW2 content. Joe Kimmes and Elisabeth Cardy played as A/W and E/Mo respectively.

Started in Jokanur Diggings doing the mission and just explaining a bit about GW mechanics.

Then they jumpped up to Vabbi and did a bit in some explorables attempting to vanquish.

Moved to the Realm of Torment and did some stuff there.

They were accepting team members from PUG in the explorables which made for a bit of an odd experience and combo of teams, it also meant that what they were doing did exactly go according to plan. For example in Vabbi they were supposed to VQ but another kept running them through portals to towns or other explorables.

It was also a fairly short stream considering it could have been so much more and covering the 13yr anniversary of the Prophecies release. I think they clearly wanted to try and link it to GW2 as much as possible.

Is there a way to hide avatars?

I'll own up, it was on the first page of Google image search when looking for Pleikki. Didn't take long.