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[MisterB]

I didn't see it in the notes, but item tooltip now says account bound after transmutation, although the user interface still has a soulbound warning. Note that I only used basic stones on fine(blue) quality so far.

My achievement points have been reduced by ~500 or so. I use(d) HoM transmutation quite a bit, so maybe the hobby tinkerer points were subtracted.

Edited by MisterB, 16 November 2012 - 12:06 AM.

[Quietnine]

one of the biggest, most frustrating experiences is the stealth+re-rendering issue in wvw.

this patch did zero to address that. while its clear that fixing rendering will take a long time coming, the absence of any sort of cooldown or cost adjustment on cloak and dagger in the interim is BS. ontop of that, blind no longer counters stealthers because they wont break stealth if they swing and miss.

this patch does zero to address thieves single handedly holding camps from entire zergs. why can you contest a point while stealthed?

wtf guys. for serious.

Edit: lets not forget that these are almost all tooltip fixes for every class. did we not deserve a little more than that?

pets still cant successfully attack moving targets
Spirits proc rate buffed, but without spirit survivability they are still non-viable.
no fix for haste+ ranger shortbow not working
frostbow chill effect nerfed, basic attack still too slow to hit a dead rabbit.
elementalist ranged damage still lower than ranger/warrior ranged damage
necro siphoning skills are updated for mobs. for players, they still dont actually heal enough to provide any value.
necro pet AI unchanged

Edited by Quietnine, 16 November 2012 - 12:19 AM.

[MileZero]

Ranger traps 30s cd, ninja nerf? I hope no, and I hope they fix it ASAP.

[spirit 3ater]

Quietnine, on 16 November 2012 - 12:06 AM, said:

one of the biggest, most frustrating experiences is the stealth+re-rendering issue in wvw.

this patch did zero to address that. while its clear that fixing rendering will take a long time coming, the absence of any sort of cooldown or cost adjustment on cloak and dagger in the interim is BS. ontop of that, blind no longer counters stealthers because they wont break stealth if they swing and miss.

this patch does zero to address thieves single handedly holding camps from entire zergs.

wtf guys. for serious.

Maybe they can't fix it Wouldn't put it past them seeing how they borked a couple things in PvP due to crappy coding.

[Nedra]

Azure Skye, on 15 November 2012 - 11:18 PM, said:

Are you killing humans or real players? Then yes,it is PvP.

It is not considered as PvP because it's too messy and does not require too much skill, just like PvE.

[Roland Der Meister]

Least my glass cannon engi build didn't get nerfed

[ilr]

"We heard your Feedback on Precursors and Hoooow much you loved our RNG deciding everything!

So you'll be glad to know that we've added even MORE R.N.G. to all new Rewards that would otherwise be earned with Dedication or Skill!"

[RyphTheFox]

ilr, on 16 November 2012 - 12:17 AM, said:

"We heard your Feedback on Precursors and Hoooow much you loved our RNG deciding everything!

So you'll be glad to know that we've added even MORE R.N.G. to all new Rewards that would otherwise be earned with Dedication or Skill!"

Well played sir, EXTREMELY well played.

[Xephyr]

Azure Skye, on 15 November 2012 - 11:22 PM, said:

What is mokittengets? >.< I know, I'm stupid for asking that.
I think people will beg to differ and whine about it but i think it is a good update still.

That is the gw2 forums word filter being silly, changing everything offensive to ''kitten''

[Global_GW2]

So the changes labeled "PVP only" do not apply to WvW?

[Vancext]

Hmm, consortium chests are only available for a limited time. I wonder if that means the drops are only available for a limited time as well.

[Arewn]

Nice update, good amount of content, fixes and general updates. Second one in less then 3 months since release too.
And all free

[MrForz]

It is a great day for Bomb Kit and Tool Kit users!

[S00per Dave]

Considering the slaughter the Engineer went through, Mesmers should be relatively pleased save for the change to Phantasmal Mage.  In PvE, mobs don't cast enough for Confusion to hit in a 9 second window.  Moving it down to a smaller window requires even more situational awareness...gee thanks, just more of what is required of us.

[Sepp]

Thanks for testing those 'pvp vs wvw' changes. I don't sPvP, so its good to know that my powers stay the same in pve and wvw.

[ensoriki]

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Tactical Strike: This skill’s damage has been increased by 10% in all formats. This skill’s daze duration has been reduced from 2 seconds to 1.5 seconds in PvP.

God damn Guru curse filters, bottling up my rage. Without a doubt the most frustrating change for me.

Lots of other things to comment on but I'll save that for the respective thief sections.
Other then this completely mind numbing change(and nerfing my dancing dagger Q_Q) love the scale of the update.
GJ Anet.

Edited by ensoriki, 16 November 2012 - 01:04 AM.

[Raani]

I am a very disappointed Ranger.

[Sparrow]

Evasive Arcana was ridiculous before, but removing blast finishers from the skill entirely seems a little overkill lol.

[Featherman]

Yes, ANet. Dancing Dagger was the source of the Thieve's isntagib. Mhmm.

[I'm Squirrel]

Liked everything except:

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Harvesting tools are now account bound.

WHYYY WOULD YOU DO THIS?? Unbelievable.
and

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Mesmer

Portal: This skill’s recharge has been increased to 90 seconds.

Illusionary Duelist, Phantasmal Swordsman, Phantasmal Mage, Phantasmal Defender, Phantasmal Disenchanter, Phantasmal Rogue, Phantasmal Warlock, Illusionary Mariner, Illusionary Whaler, Phantasmal Berserker, and Phantasmal Warden: These skills must now be cast in line-of-sight of the target. These skills now behave as normal attacks that the mesmer must connect in order to summon the phantasm, and they will fail if the mesmer is blind or the ability is cast on an invulnerable target.

Next major patch i'm expecting activities (let's gooo hunger royale!), mesmer buffs<-- much needed in PvE, increased server caps, and tons more.

Edited by I'm Squirrel, 16 November 2012 - 01:26 AM.

[FoxBat]

Azure Skye, on 15 November 2012 - 11:18 PM, said:

Are you killing humans or real players? Then yes,it is PvP.

It's not real players, it's just "realm invaders" >_>

Anet does not label WvW as "PvP" for whatever reason.

[ogrejd]

I, on 16 November 2012 - 01:24 AM, said:

WHYYY WOULD YOU DO THIS?? Unbelievable.

What is so bad about gathering tools going from soulbound to account bound?  Not that it helps much, anyways, since the way gathering's set up, you don't end up with old kits to send over to your other characters (I assume I'm not the only one who keeps low-level tools around so that he doesn't have to use up charges on his expensive tools on low-level stuff).

FoxBat, on 16 November 2012 - 01:25 AM, said:

It's not real players, it's just "realm invaders" >_>

Always found that to be rather sad, really. Why don't they want us to be able to see peoples' names in WvWvW?

Edited by ogrejd, 16 November 2012 - 02:28 AM.

[Scizzor]

FoxBat, on 16 November 2012 - 01:25 AM, said:

It's not real players, it's just "realm invaders" >_>
Anet does not label WvW as "PvP" for whatever reason.

Yea, WvW is not PvP. Probably because it's not organized and requires no skill what so every to kill things in a zerg. Anyways, loved everyone cheering that thieves got a nerf while I was in LA. Little do they know that backstab thief is just as strong in WvW as it was before the patch

*laughs*

[GSSB Lunaspike]

Scizzor, on 16 November 2012 - 02:38 AM, said:

Yea, WvW is not PvP. Probably because it's not organized and requires no skill what so every to kill things in a zerg. Anyways, loved everyone cheering that thieves got a nerf while I was in LA. Little do they know that backstab thief is just as strong in WvW as it was before the patch

*laughs*

It's actually stronger now because of the changes

[Ellipsis]

THANK YOU FOR ADDING SHAMAN GEAR TO PVE!!!!!!!!!

[Ritualist]

Doctor Overlord, on 15 November 2012 - 11:25 PM, said:

Players who killed this thing and other world bosses before they received 'balance passes' should be given a title or something

Run in, spam ranged skills, use the invulnerability skill to continue spamming skills, roll back and wait for cooldowns.
Repeat every minute or so (depending on your invulnerability cooldown).

Why would people approach this fight any different way?


As for the update itself:
Those are all the thief nerfs?
Ranger is still boring as *.
5v5 hot-join!!!!!!!!
Ascended shit.

[sanctuaire]

while not too fond of all the nerfs, instead of bringing lesser used skills up to par,

am actually quite happy that they're going through with the pve-pvp split

[justf0rnow]

Fenice_86, on 15 November 2012 - 11:35 PM, said:

Woohoo Evasive Arcana got nerfed, Armor of earth, healing rain, phoenix, dragon's tooth and much more all reduced!!
I'm so happy!!!

Please dont tell me that is sarcasm. Im devastated when i saw evasive arcana, but im not sure about the rest, a nerf or a buff?
Please tell me you were happy cause its a buff!

[I'm Squirrel]

ogrejd, on 16 November 2012 - 02:26 AM, said:

What is so bad about gathering tools going from soulbound to account bound?  Not that it helps much, anyways, since the way gathering's set up, you don't end up with old kits to send over to your other characters (I assume I'm not the only one who keeps low-level tools around so that he doesn't have to use up charges on his expensive tools on low-level stuff).

They weren't soulbound. Whenever my friends and I were out of gathering tools and we found a rich vein we'd mail each other gathering tools. Saves so much time, rather than walking towards a merchant or spending a silver or 2 to waypoint for a single vein.

[Lordkrall]

Oh, a new set of patch notes and all people do is complain and whine.

How surprising


Be happy that we get updates at all. Especially for free.