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[GW2]New thread is up. Hope everyone enjoyed the April BWE! It was awesome!
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It's not hard to unlock simple weapon skills, but no you have the utilities/traits you would have out in the normal world. And of course if you aren't Level 30 out there, you wont have an Elite skill.
It's also not right to call things PvE gear or PvP gear, honestly the only thing that makes them different is how you acquire them. As in no stupid god damned PvP stat.
they'd need to throw in some more bells and whistles before i splurged 20 extra bux
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Personally I would say they are not literally worth the $20.
However, I bought the DD anyway. I think the items will be fun, and I am giving ANet a little extra as I like the company.
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If you're asking "Can I pwn nubz?" the answer is "No" (as far as we can tell).
If GW2 follows GW1's endgame, the Rare/Legendary/Wutevah color of your weapon only indicates how rare it is - it will still have pretty much the same stats as stuff you can buy from a vendor.
There are set bonuses, and you can move stats around similar to WoW reforging (so you can build a more "optimal" set based on your particular weapon/trait build), but you can't smack nubz around for double damage by grinding out the Uber PvP Gear while they're in the Lul Starter Gear.
For Competitive PvP, everyone will be given a buff to lvl 80 and will have everything (except armor skins) unlocked. For Wuvwuv you and your gear get buffed to lvl 80 but you don't get skill and skill-related unlocks, so in addition to not having every skill available if you don't have weapon swapping or Elite Skill Slot unlocked for PvE, you wont have it for Wuvwuv either.
My understanding is that stuff like Reds would be really awesome items in terms of appearance, not vastly superior stats. Or, it could be where the color is the rarity of the mod applied to the item, sorta like in GW1.
Either way, you know what kills gear-grinding dead most of all?
No. Raiding. The fact that the biggest group size for "endgame" PvE (and competitive PvP) content is five is one of the best design decisions they've made. =D
Same. I'm kind of hoping there's enough of us vocalizing this that they sweeten the pot a little. I'm here, ready, and willing to drop that extra $20 for more items that aren't temporary boosts...
Colour definitely has some effect on stats. Greens are better stats then blues, for instance. At least from the low-level crafting stuff we've seen.
No clue how that bears out at higher gear rarities.
That would do it. As would some glamour armor. I'm a sucker for that kind of thing.
I was sold on the wolf. Plus hey, influence boost, everyone in the guild wins.
speaking of influence, for shits and giggles which route are we going to be taking?
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Yeah Greens are better than Blues, but I think Yellows are the same as Greens.. they just come with an upgrade-component slotted to begin with. One assumes the same is true for Orange and Red.
Anyway, ANet have said for some time that all players will be able to acquire max-stat gear very shortly after reaching level 80.
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Tuesday is the typical release date for games in the US. Occasionally a game deviates from this, but most seem to release on Tuesdays. I think it's Friday in the EU?
I've purchased neither, yet. However, I am in the boat that if I do, the current extras are not worth $20 (to me). Even throwing in an extra character slot may not be worth it, pending how many we start with. If we start with access to even 2 characters, I doubt I will ever use more than that.
I'd say Architecture I to Guild Workshop first so that we can start building two things simultaneously.
The system could be that you have to purchase a DD copy and link it to your account, like other MMORPGs. Instead of $20, gotta pay an extra $80.
I think they did something like that with some of the GW1 bonuses.
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Yeah, that's the industry standard now. Both Rift and TOR did it with their preorder DDE bonuses.
I can hardly contain my excitement.
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I regret spending the extra $20 on SWTOR as I barely play it now, sticking with standard edi. Also I based release date off gamestops site and the fact that most games are Tuesday releases (or ship dates), I'm thinkin ill just leave work a hour or two early this Friday for the bwe and take a day off for launch.
Do your beta characters from one weekend event carry over to all others?
I'm assuming so until I hear otherwise, and also assuming a wipe before launch.
I concur
Damn working 1p-9p!
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But once I am on I don't leave till I pass out or the BWE ends. Whichever occurs first.
Edit: Probably passing out. Not as young as I used to be.
Im still stayin up late
I feel you, i work 1pm-9pm but can probably get away with leaving at 8pm...stupid commute is an hour in NYC though so id get home around 9pm and i wont stop playing until my eyes bleed. Thank God my GF is addicted to Mario Kart 7 right now.
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