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HOLD THE BOSS
simplius
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just had a short return to this game
and it didnt take long , before the old gripes got refreshed
most of it is quite enjoyable, but the bad Things are enough to drive me away Again
first of all,,the dynamic events
spawning an OP boss in the middle of a newbie levelling area
if i wanted that kind of excitement, i would roll on a PVP server,,but i dont
or i could go in a raid,,but i dont
i chose to level a new character for fun and easy gameplay, and getting ganked isnt fun for me
class balance is one of the worst in current mmos..its as bad, as old school wow
and the storyline quests have huge difficulty spikes,,one mission might be a short 5 min conversation
the next can be a total nightmare, just like some of the old class quests in wow
they can put in the hardcore stuff,,but if they were smart, they would keep it in certain areas
spreading it all over the place only ruins the day for both player types
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If this isn't one of the vaguest, weirdest thread I've ever seen...ever.
Q's are as follows:
1) What class are you?
2) What race are you playing?
3) What "boss" are you referring to spawning? (Humans = Shadow Behemoth; Sylvari = Jungle Worm; Asura = Fire Elemental; Norn = Maw Shaman; and Charr = ...hmm, I don't know ???)
4) Are you using the basic dodge mechanics and moving constantly when fighting mobs such as your personal quests and world mobs?
5) Tacos?
for the life of me I can't think of an "OP" boss in any of the starter areas
the only one I can think of is the Flame Shaman when the game was in beta
cant remember the names, it was the sylvari lvl 15 area
Theres a naga boss at the coast, who is able to oneshot a lot of players
MMOs finally replaced social interaction, forced grouping and standing in a line while talking to eachother.
Now we have forced soloing, forced questing and everyone is the hero, without ever having to talk to anyone else. The evolution of multiplayer is here! We won,... right?
rpg/mmorg history: Dun Darach>Bloodwych>Bards Tale 1-3>Eye of the beholder > Might and Magic 2,3,5 > FFVII> Baldur's Gate 1, 2 > Planescape Torment >Morrowind > WOW > oblivion > LOTR > Guild Wars (1900hrs elementalist) Vanguard. > GW2(1000 elementalist), Wildstar
Now playing GW2, AOW 3, ESO, LOTR, Elite D
lol
Dont think we are playing the same GW2 game.. ;P
hmm, I soloed that champion
but I digress, a lot of champions and bosses can one - shot you. Almost all of them have some kind of wind up animation for those abilities, just have to dodge that.
The Naga is around level 14, you should have some inkling of how the game works by then.
and heres the problem,,dodging
if i wanted to do the boss dance, i would have chosen the content for that
i wanted some easy trigger time,,not to grind points for my next epic
ordering a cup of coffee, but being served a glas of milk because its more healthy
should that make me a happy customer?
looks like it
i made it to 80 on my ranger, without dodging, though
so, i definately got my Moneys worth
but they wont keep me playing for 5+ years, like wow did
and they wont get nowhere near the same amount of $$, that i gave blizzard
rpg/mmorg history: Dun Darach>Bloodwych>Bards Tale 1-3>Eye of the beholder > Might and Magic 2,3,5 > FFVII> Baldur's Gate 1, 2 > Planescape Torment >Morrowind > WOW > oblivion > LOTR > Guild Wars (1900hrs elementalist) Vanguard. > GW2(1000 elementalist), Wildstar
Now playing GW2, AOW 3, ESO, LOTR, Elite D
Pretty much every event tagged as 'group' outside of the dragons and Arah is soloable if you know how to play your class. But thats fair advice to new players.
Regarding the OP:
1) Its fairly obvious based on mob indicators / dynamic event indicators if you are tackling something designed for a group. Champions very rarely spawn without warning and its quite easy to escape. Even if you die, the penalty isnt really enough to warrant rage quitting.
2) Classes are about as balanced as you are going to get in a MMO. Every class has viable builds.
3) Storyline quests range from very easy to easy. I can't even begin to understand how you would fail one.
I hate to say it, but its a learn to play thing. GW2 has a lot of faults, none of the things that you mentioned are included in that list.
Here's how to fix that:
Next time you're in the game, open your settings, specifically the keybind settings.
In the bracket with the movement functions, there's a function called "About face" which makes your character turn around and face the opposite direction. It's unbound by default, so bind it to a key you can reach comfortably.
Next time you run into an area with such a boss, hit that key and keep running.
Problem solved.
oh yea,,the new action mmos,,how did that work out?
TERA? SWTOR? this one?
i think the fat panda shows the answer to that one
Why didn't you just avoid the boss if its that troublesome ._.
And if you think there is a class disbalance, lets PvP it out. You tell me what toon to play, you'll play whatever you want. I'm pretty sure I'll gut you with any class if I play it properly
P.S: You can't lineup this game to SWTOR and TERA, sorry. 1 year in its still successful
Now go learn to play!
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you clearly dont know , what im talking about
if there was a boss , i wouldnt have entered the area in the first place
what pisses me off, is the fact, that even at low level ORDINARY quests, they spawn some of those bosses
hold the sugar doesnt mean put in twice as much milk
does that compute?
try avoiding something , that spawns 2 ms behind you in the middle of a fight
yes you can gut me in PVP..big deal..even my dead canary can do that, because i dont PVP at all
now go find a new customer
Then don't whine about stuff you know nothing about. It's that simple. You have 2 dodges. That alone makes you invulnerable for ~3 seconds if you just spam it out. It's actually easy to solo such boss btw. They are usually slowpokes and/or they are like
"Ey bro ... I'm about to hit you so hard your teeth will fall down, just give me 2-3 seconds to build up some power"
Plenty of time to STEP OUT OF THE WAY. Not even dodge needed. Just focus
You seem to be the only one having this issue... you're supposed to constantly move around in GW2 combat, not stand still, so bosses shouldn't be spawning behind you and surprising you all of the time. This has never happened to me.
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ive looked at the different builds etc
the builds, that i enjoy playing must be abysmal, cos theyre not even on the lists
im fine with the fact , that it excludes me from any dungeon and end game
i can even live without story missions (though i would prefer an easy mode with reduced rewards)
but the low level content should be enjoyable for ALL classes/builds /playstyles
and it isnt
wow is still light years ahead in that respect
they keep their bosses in dungeons, or in special zones
There is NOTHING in the beginner zones that constitutes a boss that isn't a group event. EVERYTHING else can be solo'd.
Seriously stop complaining about the game and learn to dodge. If you can't do that then go play another game. It really is that simple.