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  • ArchArch Trust me, I'm a scientist Registered User regular
    Huh. I played guild wars wayyyyyy back when it first came out

    I wonder If I have any points or whatever

    I wonder if I can remember my password still

  • StupidStupid Registered User regular
    Bethryn wrote: »
    When you were creating an account, it prompts you to write a password for the account.

    This is correct. You create a password, but we don't email it to you. (You can reset it if you forgot it, though.)

    I'm pretty sure this did not happen, but let's assume that it did. How would I go about resetting it? If I go to the account.guildwars2.com site and try to reset my password there, all I get is a single word response: FAILED

    EDIT: When I enter an incorrect password guess, the error message is "Account not found". When I do this on my other (linked) account, I get the error message "ErrBadPasswd".

    I'm not even sure how to start resolving this.



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  • MalkorMalkor Registered User regular
    Well there's a small "Work in Progress" symbol on the top-right corner, and when I logged in it asked me if I wanted to pre-purchase the game.

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  • World as MythWorld as Myth Registered User regular
    Stupid wrote: »
    Bethryn wrote: »
    When you were creating an account, it prompts you to write a password for the account.

    This is correct. You create a password, but we don't email it to you. (You can reset it if you forgot it, though.)

    I'm pretty sure this did not happen, but let's assume that it did. How would I go about resetting it? If I go to the account.guildwars2.com site and try to reset my password there, all I get is a single word response: FAILED

    EDIT: When I enter an incorrect password guess, the error message is "Account not found". When I do this on my other (linked) account, I get the error message "ErrBadPasswd".

    I'm not even sure how to start resolving this.



    The account site is not actually officially usable yet, I don't think. I wouldn't use that as a metric of whether your account is valid. Have you contacted support?

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  • EricsErics Registered User regular
    I'm a bit late to the conversation, but as someone who has used all three of the voice clients (TS, Ventrilo, and Mumble) I can say that Mumble is pretty superior to the other two, and currently have a Mumble server as such.

    I'd offer up the space, but unfortunately I don't think it will fit all the people that would be playing, it's only a 15 man server and we fill it up pretty close just between myself and friends.


    I'd be willing to assist someone else in setting up a Mumble server though, if they so desire!

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  • EntaruEntaru Registered User regular
    Erics wrote: »
    I'm a bit late to the conversation, but as someone who has used all three of the voice clients (TS, Ventrilo, and Mumble) I can say that Mumble is pretty superior to the other two, and currently have a Mumble server as such.

    I'd offer up the space, but unfortunately I don't think it will fit all the people that would be playing, it's only a 15 man server and we fill it up pretty close just between myself and friends.


    I'd be willing to assist someone else in setting up a Mumble server though, if they so desire!

    Please contact Draygo to offer your assistance in server set up. Thank you for any time you put into this.

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  • EnigEnig a.k.a. Ansatz Registered User regular
    @Draygo It is much appreciated, by the way.

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  • CorehealerCorehealer The Apothecary Your Dark Descent FriendRegistered User regular
    Enig wrote: »
    @Draygo It is much appreciated, by the way.

    Very much so.

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  • CaedereCaedere S'no regrets BIRDIESRegistered User regular
    During the BWE, I might hop into whatever voice thing you guys use, but I'll be listen-only. I learned to mute my mic after my experiences in WoW. Apparently, I make people really angry when I talk. This has led to me getting yelled at, channel-muted, and on one occasion, guild-kicked. Sooo... yeah.

    One week left. :shock:

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  • CorehealerCorehealer The Apothecary Your Dark Descent FriendRegistered User regular
    Caedere wrote: »
    During the BWE, I might hop into whatever voice thing you guys use, but I'll be listen-only. I learned to mute my mic after my experiences in WoW. Apparently, I make people really angry when I talk. This has led to me getting yelled at, channel-muted, and on one occasion, guild-kicked. Sooo... yeah.

    One week left. :shock:

    Why would we do something so stupid? How could you piss us off simply by opening your mouth?

    I got yelled at with a friend by a US Army Sergeant with the stereotypical "what is your major malfunction maggot" thing going on in my first WoW guild, and I've dealt with plenty of drama llamas and morons. It's going to take a lot more then the sound of your voice to make me angry.

    Unless your voice is like a 13 year old boy shrieking. :shock:

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  • EnigEnig a.k.a. Ansatz Registered User regular
    Yeah I would find that unacceptable behavior. If there is a problem it should be mentioned politely, not shouted and muted and such.

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  • CorehealerCorehealer The Apothecary Your Dark Descent FriendRegistered User regular
    Enig wrote: »
    Yeah I would find that unacceptable behavior. If there is a problem it should be mentioned politely, not shouted and muted and such.

    We are an equal opportunity and compassionate group of players united in our desire to drink delicious tears in WvWvW and murder internet dragons. Inside voices only, unless we are cheering about capping a keep or something.

    I'm better at articulating things in the written word, but that won't stop me from chatting in VC and streaming all weekend.

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  • EntaruEntaru Registered User regular
    Well, I'm setting up the admin team for the server. I don't think any of us would boot you or anything without talking about it.

    I mean we're all adults here. I hope we can be a safe place for everyone to just enjoy the game and play together while having fun.

    That is the end goal here.

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  • CorehealerCorehealer The Apothecary Your Dark Descent FriendRegistered User regular
    Entaru wrote: »
    Well I'm setting up the admin team for the server. I don't think any of us would boot you or anything without talking about it.

    I mean we're all adults here. I hope we can be a safe place for everyone to just enjoy the game and play together while having fun. That is the end goal here.

    Exactly.

    And we will find a way to guilt Caedere into unmuting. I suggest bambie eyes and gratuitous use of Charr /emotes.

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  • CaedereCaedere S'no regrets BIRDIESRegistered User regular
    I have ADD that is so bad that I am legally disabled because of it. Part of what this means, is that unless I'm paying specific attention to it (like I do at work... which is at a call center :lol: ), I start talking... and talking... and talking... and talking. I'm not even consciously aware of it when it happens. The medication I'm on helps quite a bit in terms of allowing me to focus, but it does nothing for my tendency to run my mouth.

    The other problem is that the stuff I say I find hiiilarriiioooous, but it's really only funny if you're me.

    Trust me, you don't want me talking. Gaming just hooks into the "annoying center" in my brain and pours it out all over the place.

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  • unintentionalunintentional Registered User regular
    well if you really don't want to chat, that's fine
    but don't feel like you've painted yourself into a corner with us, if you change your mind just log on! :P

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  • BloodsheedBloodsheed Registered User regular
    Unsure if I'll have time before the BWE to get voice chat set up for me. I'm also unsure if I'll even be able to run GW2 on this computer (get here faster new computer!).

    In the past I've avoided voice chat for 2 main reasons:

    1- I play off-hours. The likelyhood of more than a small handful of guildies being on during my schedule is low. The chance of any of them being on voice is even lower.

    2- Due to a neurological mutation, I've found certain voice chat programs (TS2 and Vent in particular, though strangely Xbox Live doesn't) to give me very bad headaches. Some of this is due to the pitch (which can, eventually, be adjusted), some of this is due to multiple people talking at once (which acts as a dagger to my skull if it's too loud/too high pitched/too long).

    If I can get time to get it set up before BWE, I'll give it a shot, though.

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  • unintentionalunintentional Registered User regular
    yeah i'm also concerned about my computer being too shit to run gw2 and a voice program simultaneously for the BWEs

    luckily

    i have managed to convince myself that i should buy a new tower before GW2 comes out for real

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  • CorehealerCorehealer The Apothecary Your Dark Descent FriendRegistered User regular
    yeah i'm also concerned about my computer being too shit to run gw2 and a voice program simultaneously for the BWEs

    luckily

    i have managed to convince myself that i should buy a new tower before GW2 comes out for real

    Gotta have some toast to start a day in Tyria off right.
    well if you really don't want to chat, that's fine
    but don't feel like you've painted yourself into a corner with us, if you change your mind just log on! :P

    Indeed. It's up to you Cae, take your time with it. There's no rush.

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  • TolerantZeroTolerantZero Consistently Inconsistent Registered User regular
    Corehealer wrote: »
    I'm better at articulating things in the written word, but that won't stop me from chatting in VC

    Yeah, this sounds a lot like me.

    Glad to hear there's a lot of acceptance going on around here. One less thing for me to worry about, at any rate.

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  • CorehealerCorehealer The Apothecary Your Dark Descent FriendRegistered User regular
    Corehealer wrote: »
    I'm better at articulating things in the written word, but that won't stop me from chatting in VC

    Yeah, this sounds a lot like me.

    Glad to hear there's a lot of acceptance going on around here. One less thing for me to worry about, at any rate.

    Acceptance and inclusiveness is the first step on the road to glory and adventure. How else are we going to accomplish heroic deeds and have an excuse to get drunk afterwards and have a laugh?

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  • override367override367 Registered User regular
    People that have played this and Tera: how do the two compare? Are the quests more engaging in GW2 than Tera?

  • RednazRednaz Registered User
    Caedere wrote: »
    I have ADD that is so bad that I am legally disabled because of it. Part of what this means, is that unless I'm paying specific attention to it (like I do at work... which is at a call center :lol: ), I start talking... and talking... and talking... and talking. I'm not even consciously aware of it when it happens. The medication I'm on helps quite a bit in terms of allowing me to focus, but it does nothing for my tendency to run my mouth.

    Well I'm sorry that your ADD is that bad, but since we know about this problem we (well, at least myself) can be civil and if it does become a problem we can just let you know and deal with it then. I'd say its only a problem if others are mature enough to not take offense to it.
    The other problem is that the stuff I say I find hiiilarriiioooous, but it's really only funny if you're me.

    I'm the same way here, about 50% of the time at least.

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  • DarkewolfeDarkewolfe Registered User regular
    Entaru wrote: »
    Well, I'm setting up the admin team for the server. I don't think any of us would boot you or anything without talking about it.

    I mean we're all adults here. I hope we can be a safe place for everyone to just enjoy the game and play together while having fun.

    That is the end goal here.

    I will boot anyone for any reason. I am a capricious ruler.

  • DarkewolfeDarkewolfe Registered User regular
    People that have played this and Tera: how do the two compare? Are the quests more engaging in GW2 than Tera?

    No one who has played GW2, I think, is supposed to talk about it, except for the few hours at cons or the media.

    I've played Tera, though, and I found the combat to be dull, dull, dull. The game was also really Korean grindy.

  • KadokenKadoken Registered User regular
    Caedere wrote: »
    I have ADD that is so bad that I am legally disabled because of it. Part of what this means, is that unless I'm paying specific attention to it (like I do at work... which is at a call center :lol: ), I start talking... and talking... and talking... and talking. I'm not even consciously aware of it when it happens. The medication I'm on helps quite a bit in terms of allowing me to focus, but it does nothing for my tendency to run my mouth.

    The other problem is that the stuff I say I find hiiilarriiioooous, but it's really only funny if you're me.

    Trust me, you don't want me talking. Gaming just hooks into the "annoying center" in my brain and pours it out all over the place.

    Listen, I can be the most rude asshat, either by getting much too comfortable and spouting off something offensive without thinking it through first, or have some weird confidence where I just say anything (Those might be the same thing). Also if the group or person is being obnoxious on purpose.

    HOWEVER,

    Don't be scared by stuff like what you said. In my experience, PA forumers are *gasp* decent people.

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  • CaedereCaedere S'no regrets BIRDIESRegistered User regular
    I really appreciate the inclusiveness, guys. It's very kind of you. <3

    I'll still be listening in, so I won't be completely absent. =D

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  • Kai_SanKai_San Registered User regular
    Rednaz wrote: »
    Caedere wrote: »

    The other problem is that the stuff I say I find hiiilarriiioooous, but it's really only funny if you're me.

    I'm the same way here, about 50% of the time at least.

    This is basically everyone from PA IMO. Especially including myself. In fact, THINKINg you are hilarious is often hilarious in of itself.

    If you saw my comment about liking to shoot the shit on voice chat as opposed to being SUPER SERIOUS ONLY you would know I am not one to think anyone needs to contain themselves.

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  • EntaruEntaru Registered User regular
    Darkewolfe wrote: »
    Entaru wrote: »
    Well, I'm setting up the admin team for the server. I don't think any of us would boot you or anything without talking about it.

    I mean we're all adults here. I hope we can be a safe place for everyone to just enjoy the game and play together while having fun.

    That is the end goal here.

    I will boot anyone for any reason. I am a capricious ruler.

    That's probably why I haven't recruited you for the admin team. :p

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  • Kai_SanKai_San Registered User regular
    Is admin in teamspeak similar to vent?

    I have a lot of experience admining vent.

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  • CorehealerCorehealer The Apothecary Your Dark Descent FriendRegistered User regular
    Kai_San wrote: »
    Is admin in teamspeak similar to vent?

    I have a lot of experience admining vent.

    Password is pa.

    Everyone use it, we have security to match any abuses of the info being public. Me, Entaru and Draygo are online going through the paces now.

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  • sidhaethesidhaethe Registered User regular
    People that have played this and Tera: how do the two compare? Are the quests more engaging in GW2 than Tera?

    My experience from one of the TERA CB weekends and playing GW2 for around 4 hours at Comic Con and another 4 at PAX Prime last year (from what I can see of the press beta videos, the gameplay and questing has not changed significantly content-wise since) is that GW2 is more fun and engaging and you're more free to do as much or little of any of it as you like.

    I uninstalled TERA after reaching level 6 because I could no longer hack the whole "kill 5 of this kind of tree, now kill 5 of THIS kind of tree (which were wandering around among the first kind of tree but you won't get credit for killing them until now), now kill the BOSS of trees" kind of quest chain.

    In GW2 you are still killing things, collecting things, talking to NPCs, etc. but you aren't told to go and come back and go and come back and no mob is made irrelevant by not having the right quest in your tracker and if at any point you think "fuck this, I'm tired of killing trees," you absolutely need not kill another tree if you don't want to, but will still be rewarded for your contribution to having killed 3 of those trees for the renown heart or dynamic event in that area. Plus branches fall off the trees and you can hit the tree with its own branch. In GW2 an NPC will run up to you and say "help, help! [insert problem here!]" and lead you to something exciting. THAT, in my view, is what makes the questing in GW2 more engaging. You can see the immediate impact of your failing to take action, and the immediate impact of your having taken action, in the world. People run to get your help, they don't wait for you to ask them if you can help (and then, in NPC-speak, act disdainfully toward you. I noticed that a fair bit in the early TERA quests).

    Then you have the whole personal story thing which is instanced and more immediate, and which I didn't see any of in 6 levels of TERA if it exists. Which is something I care about but you might not, so YMMV.

    What I keep hearing from people who like TERA is that they really really REALLY love the combat and will often freely admit that the quality of questing is irrelevant to them because the combat is just THAT much fun for them. I haven't heard anyone actually argue in favor of the quality of TERA quests, though, fwiw.

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  • CaedereCaedere S'no regrets BIRDIESRegistered User regular
    The amount of emotes my charr will spam will more than make up for my silence in TS.

    /sleep /startle /sleep /startle /sleep /startle /sleep /startle over and over again. So cute.

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  • override367override367 Registered User regular
    sidhaethe wrote: »
    People that have played this and Tera: how do the two compare? Are the quests more engaging in GW2 than Tera?

    My experience from one of the TERA CB weekends and playing GW2 for around 4 hours at Comic Con and another 4 at PAX Prime last year (from what I can see of the press beta videos, the gameplay and questing has not changed significantly content-wise since) is that GW2 is more fun and engaging and you're more free to do as much or little of any of it as you like.

    I uninstalled TERA after reaching level 6 because I could no longer hack the whole "kill 5 of this kind of tree, now kill 5 of THIS kind of tree (which were wandering around among the first kind of tree but you won't get credit for killing them until now), now kill the BOSS of trees" kind of quest chain.

    In GW2 you are still killing things, collecting things, talking to NPCs, etc. but you aren't told to go and come back and go and come back and no mob is made irrelevant by not having the right quest in your tracker and if at any point you think "fuck this, I'm tired of killing trees," you absolutely need not kill another tree if you don't want to, but will still be rewarded for your contribution to having killed 3 of those trees for the renown heart or dynamic event in that area. Plus branches fall off the trees and you can hit the tree with its own branch. In GW2 an NPC will run up to you and say "help, help! [insert problem here!]" and lead you to something exciting. THAT, in my view, is what makes the questing in GW2 more engaging. You can see the immediate impact of your failing to take action, and the immediate impact of your having taken action, in the world. People run to get your help, they don't wait for you to ask them if you can help (and then, in NPC-speak, act disdainfully toward you. I noticed that a fair bit in the early TERA quests).

    Then you have the whole personal story thing which is instanced and more immediate, and which I didn't see any of in 6 levels of TERA if it exists. Which is something I care about but you might not, so YMMV.

    What I keep hearing from people who like TERA is that they really really REALLY love the combat and will often freely admit that the quality of questing is irrelevant to them because the combat is just THAT much fun for them. I haven't heard anyone actually argue in favor of the quality of TERA quests, though, fwiw.

    Yea I kind of like TERA's combat but my god

    I designed more interesting quests in mods for neverwinter nights when I was 14, and mostly those quests mentioned boobs half the time

    so they were marginally less juvenile than TERA

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  • SwashbucklerXXSwashbucklerXX Coo! Quaggan Loves You! Tyria/TorontoRegistered User regular
    So I'm not a PVP person, like, at all. Wuvwuv was the most fun I had today. Journos and developers vs. QA. I died a lot less than I thought I would and got to run some siege engines. Good times!

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  • AstaleAstale Registered User regular
    My experience watching all I can get on both TERA and GW2 is thus: "I would like to play them, enough to pay a box price, but not enough to tie up a credit card."

    And what is this! GW2 isn't subscription!


    I suspect TERA is going to have a hell of a time because it looks, and feels, like a game that should be a F2P cash shop game. But refuses to admit it.

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  • StupidStupid Registered User regular
    Rednaz wrote: »
    Caedere wrote: »
    I have ADD that is so bad that I am legally disabled because of it. Part of what this means, is that unless I'm paying specific attention to it (like I do at work... which is at a call center :lol: ), I start talking... and talking... and talking... and talking. I'm not even consciously aware of it when it happens. The medication I'm on helps quite a bit in terms of allowing me to focus, but it does nothing for my tendency to run my mouth.

    Well I'm sorry that your ADD is that bad, but since we know about this problem we (well, at least myself) can be civil and if it does become a problem we can just let you know and deal with it then. I'd say its only a problem if others are mature enough to not take offense to it.
    The other problem is that the stuff I say I find hiiilarriiioooous, but it's really only funny if you're me.

    I'm the same way here, about 50% of the time at least.

    I was thinking about this all afternoon. I think it might actually be entertaining to listen to a "stream of consciousnesses" chat. After all, we're all friends here (aren't we?). Especially if we use mumble. I mean, if it got annoying, it's literally two mouse clicks to mute someone.

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  • EricsErics Registered User regular
    TERA was neat but way too generic MMO to keep my interest. Diablo 3 and Guild Wars 2 are vastly superior so I have no interest in playing it.

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  • CaedereCaedere S'no regrets BIRDIESRegistered User regular
    Erics wrote: »
    TERA was neat but way too generic MMO to keep my interest. Diablo 3 and Guild Wars 2 are vastly superior so I have no interest in playing it.

    This.

    Although, Tera does definitely win in the creeeeeepy department. Holy shit, I had no idea. I'm actually proud that I managed to make a popori girl that didn't look like pedo-bait. She looked....like... 20. :shock:

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  • XagarXagar Registered User regular
    TERA's combat is nice but the quests are insultingly bad.

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